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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Nations tighten borders against coronavirus + Britain begins visa scheme for Hong Kongers + Navalny allies plan fresh rallies in Russia + UK seeks Asia-Pacific trade bloc membership + New protests in France against security law Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Several countries tighten their borders against a surge in variant strains of the deadly coronavirus as the United States orders travellers to wear masks on most public transport. 750 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic HongKong-politics-China-UK,WRAP HONG KONG A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship goes live as the city's former colonial master opens its doors to those wanting to escape China's crackdown on dissent. 700 words 0400 GMT by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepare for a second weekend of anti-government demonstrations despite authorities ramping up pressure on the opposition with arrests and criminal probes. 550 words 0230 GMT by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-trade-government-diplomacy,WRAP LONDON Britain will apply to join Pacific free-trade area the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the government announces as part of its post-Brexit plans. 550 words 0230 GMT by Callum Paton France-demonstration,LEAD PARIS Tens of thousands of protesters turn out in dozens of French cities against a security bill they say will restrict the filming and publicising of images of police brutality, but also to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions. 500 words moved by Carole Buirado and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-economy-debt,FOCUS WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion plan to revive the US economy has been met with howls from the Republican opposition in Washington, with conservative lawmakers saying it is full of money-wasting programs at a time when the country doesn't need any more debt. 600 words 0130 GMT by Julie Chabanas. Picture US-IT-lifestyle-charity-Scott-Bezos,FOCUS WASHINGTON Food banks, immigrant rights groups and struggling colleges across the United States discovered a surprise benefactor last year as billions of dollars flowed into organizations hurting during the pandemic from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. 750 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever. File picture US-politics-economy-wage,FOCUS NEW YORK When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan's hefty price tag or sweeping scope. More striking was Biden's inclusion of a measure to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15. 800 words 0330 GMT by John Biers and Delphine Touitou Also moving: US-politics-economy-wage,Q&A -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-NIreland-vaccines,LEAD LONDON Britain expects its contractual arrangements on coronavirus vaccines to be honoured following disagreements with the EU over supplies of the shot, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says. 550 words moved by Callum Paton. File picture France-environment-trade-Amazon-protest,2NDLEAD Fournes,FRANCE Hundreds rally in several French towns in protest against Amazon called by anti-capitalist and environmental groups, including at one site where the US e-commerce giant plans a massive warehouse. 500 words moved by Isabelle Ligner. Picture Russia-politics-opposition-protests,FACTS MOSCOW Underwear and toilet brushes, snowball fights and frost graffiti. Russia's burgeoning protest movement aimed at freeing jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny features a growing array of symbols. 550 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Sweden-cinema-virus,FOCUS MARSTRAND, Sweden A front-line Swedish nurse is getting some Covid downtime with a week of private screenings of the Gothenburg film festival, in a former lighthouse off the country's west coast. 600 words 0330 GMT by Tom Little. Picture. Video US-racism-Nobel-peace-Norway PARIS Black Lives Matter, a movement which became a rallying cry after the killing by US police of an unarmed black man, has been proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian MP says. 250 words moved. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-tradition,FOCUS TAWERGHA, Libya In an abandoned school in troubled Libya, Halima Mohamad uses traditional skills handed down over the generations -- reconnecting her to a way of life nearly destroyed by the chaos of conflict. 550 words 0330 GMT by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City open up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand to come as Pep Guardiola's men beat Sheffield United 1-0, while Manchester United play out a goalless draw at Arsenal. 550 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture afp
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