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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar regime 'seizes' embassy in London + US resumes Palestine funding cut by Trump + Biden to announce anti-gun violence plans + Asia democracy protests get Twitter emoji + Mexico duo don disguise to get Covid jabs Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP LONDON Diplomats loyal to Myanmar's junta seize the country's embassy in London, leaving the ambassador locked out in the street after he called for the release of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 700 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Myanmar-politics-military-celebrity US-Palestinian-aid-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden restores aid to the Palestinians to the tune of $235 million, drawing a rebuke by ally Israel, as he promises to press for a two-state solution. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-weapons-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will unveil measures aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable "ghost guns". 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture US-internet-democracy-protest-Twitter-MilkTeaAlliance HONG KONG Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the "#MilkTeaAlliance" online protest movement that has forged links between pro-democracy activists across Asia, the social media giant says. 400 words moved Health-virus-Mexico-crime MEXICO CITY Two Mexican men in their 30s managed to get the coronavirus vaccine in the capital by disguising themselves as senior citizens, but were later caught, the authorities say. 150 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Lebanon-politics-economy-education,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese medical student Mohammad Sleiman travelled to Belarus to become the first doctor in his family, but he now fears his country's economic crisis -- and bans on overseas cash transfers -- will get him expelled. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture Yemen-Entertainment-conflict-music,FOCUS DUBAI Yemen's Huthi rebels, whose austere interpretation of Islam outlaws most forms of music, are increasingly turning to traditional poetry to woo support in a "soft war" against the Saudi-backed government. 750 words 0300 GMT by Shatha Yaish -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE The EU's medicines regulator says blood clots should be listed as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab but the benefits continue to outweigh risks, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls. 850 words moved by Danny Kemp with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FACTS Health-virus-vaccines-China,FOCUS BEIJING Colour-coded grades at restaurants showing how many staff have been vaccinated, free eggs and phone cases autographed by priests -- China is using a mix of force and reward to hasten the uptake of its Covid-19 jabs. 500 words 0600 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Video. Picture Health-virus-Venezuela-internet-crowdfunding,FOCUS CARACAS Four family members with Covid-19, zero savings and no relief from Venezuela's collapsed public health system: Gabriela Rodriguez sees no option but to seek help from crowdfunding. 600 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans-Gaetz,FOCUS WASHINGTON Firebrand congressman Matt Gaetz was a rising Republican star loyal to Donald Trump but now finds himself in an extraordinary imbroglio: under investigation for sex with a minor, amid claims he faced blackmail over an American missing in Iran. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer accused of murdering George Floyd used inappropriate "deadly force" when kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, an expert tells a court in Minneapolis. 650 words moved by Joy Powell with Ben Sheppard in Washington. Picture. Video US-gender-health-sports,FOCUS WASHINGTON On soccer fields, in locker rooms and even at the doctor's office, the rights of US transgender youths have become a political lightning rod, with dozens of recent bills attempting to dictate their fate in conservative states. 700 words 0600 GMT by Camille Camdessus. Picture. File picture Mexico-softball-gender-indigenous,FOCUS HONDZONOT, Quintana Roo, Mexico Barefoot and resplendent in traditional embroidered garments, women from an indigenous Mayan community in rural Mexico are challenging gender stereotypes and the country's machismo culture on a dusty softball field. 600 words 0600 GMT by Alejandro Castro. Picture -- ASIA -- Britain-HongKong-China-politics-Law,lead LONDON Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law says he has been granted asylum in Britain after fleeing the semi-autonomous territory following the introduction of sweeping Chinese security laws. 500 words 0700 GMT Indonesia-ETimor-disaster,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Two Indonesian navy ships packed with aid arrive in a cyclone-ravaged section of the archipelago, as the disaster's death toll rises to nearly 180 people, including dozens killed in neighbouring East Timor. 500 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic China-technology-robots-economy-internet-computers-science NANJING, China It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology. 500 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Qian Ye. Picture. Video SKorea-music-social-internet Kpop,FOCUS GWACHEON, South Korea The Brave Girls were on the verge of breaking up and abandoning their dreams of K-pop stardom after years of going nowhere until a pseudonymous YouTuber uploaded a compilation of them performing on South Korean army bases -- and saved their careers. 800 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition,WRAP MOSCOW The health of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is deteriorating as he keeps up his hunger strike in prison with a new numbness in his hands, according to his lawyers, and the White House says it is "disturbed" by the reports. 550 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Jordan-politics,WRAP AMMAN Jordan's King Abdullah breaks his silence to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over. 750 words moved. Picture. File picture. Video Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-Rouhani TEHRAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that talks in Vienna on rescuing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal had opened a "new chapter". 300 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest,WRAP MAPUTO Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi says Islamic State-linked insurgents have been forced out of Palma, a key northern town that the rebels hit in a brazen raid last month, killing dozens of people and sending thousands fleeing. 600 words moved. File picture. Graphic -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-GER-FRA-Bayern PSG,2ndlead MUNICH, Germany Kylian Mbappe insists Paris Saint-Germain still have it all to do after he scores twice in a thrilling 3-2 win at holders Bayern Munich in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg. 600 words moved. Picture afp
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