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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US to have enough vaccines for adults in May + Washington sanctions Russians over Navalny poisoning + 'Racist' Dr Seuss books pulled + Reggae legend Bunny Wailer dies + Moon spots: Billionaire offers seats on rocket Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States will have enough Covid-19 vaccine for its entire adult population by the end of May, President Joe Biden says, while Brazil's troubles deepened as it registers its highest 24-hour death toll. 700 words 0300 GMT by Ben Sheppard US-Russia-EU-diplomacy-dissent,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States imposes sanctions on senior Russian officials in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence concludes that Moscow orchestrated the near fatal poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture. File video US-culture-literature-books-racism,lead NEW YORK They are beloved by generations of early readers for their wacky rhyming tales and mischievous plotlines, but six Dr. Seuss books are being pulled because of imagery now considered racist. 500 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture Entertainment-Jamaica-music-Wailer,OBIT KINGSTON Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, who co-founded The Wailers with Bob Marley in the 1960s, has died in Kingston at the age of 73, the Jamaican government says. 500 words 0130 GMT by Andre Rich. File picture Space-Japan-aerospace-SpaceX-Maezawa-Moon TOKYO It's the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight participants from around the world. 550 words 0300 GMT. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Nigeria-vaccines,WRAP ABUJA Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme arrive in Nigeria, DR Congo and Angola as African countries ramp up their vaccine rollouts. 650 words moved by Louise Dewast with AFP Africa bureaus. picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-conflict-massacre,INVESTIGATION DENGOLAT Residents recount what they say was a massacre by Eritrean troops in Dengolat, a village in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region where AFP has interviewed survivors and viewed mass graves. 1000 words 0300 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-budget-cabinet,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden suffers his first cabinet defeat as he pulls an ill-fated cabinet nomination, the clearest signal yet that immensely powerful Democratic moderates in the deadlocked Senate can imperil his administration's ambitious agenda. 650 words 0200 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-accident-road,WRAP LOS ANGELES At least 13 people are killed in California when a vehicle packed with passengers collides with a large truck close to the Mexico border. 600 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video US-politics-extremism-unrest-Congress-FBI,lead WASHINGTON The FBI director defends his bureau's handling of intelligence ahead of the January 6 US Capitol riot, while telling lawmakers of a recent spike in domestic terrorism cases. 550 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-defense-army-racism,FOCUS WASHINGTON Nearly two months after some active service personnel and veterans took part in the deadly attack on the US Capitol, the United States military has begun to tackle extremism within its ranks. 700 words 0130 GMT by Sylvie Lanteaume Dominican-Haiti-migration,FOCUS SANTO DOMINGO Experts have hit out at a plan by the Dominican Republic government to build a wall on its border with Haiti to reduce illegal immigration, claiming it won't work unless accompanied by development. 650 words 0130 GMT by Erika Santelices. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-court,WRAP HONG KONG A marathon bail hearing enters its third day as dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists return to court in a subversion case that has reignited international concern over Beijing's crackdown on dissent. 550 words 0300 GMT -- EUROPE -- Vatican-pope-Iraq-religion-Islam,ANALYSIS VATICAN CITY Pope Francis, on a historic trip to Iraq, will on Saturday hold a hugely symbolic meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, seeking to deepen his cautious dialogue with Muslim leaders. 800 words 0200 GMT by Catherine Marciano. Graphic. File picture Lithuania-Russia-politics-Navalny,INTERVIEW VILNIUS A top aide of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny calls for sanctions on top Russian oligarchs in an interview with AFP, as the United States follows the EU in imposing sanctions on some officials. 550 words 0200 GMT by Vaidotas Beniusis. Picture. Video France-China-rights-Uighurs-book,INTERVIEW PARIS Gulbahar Haitiwaji knew that China would not be happy about her book describing nearly three years of imprisonment, brainwashing and harassment at the hands of the authorities simply because she is Uighur. 600 words 0230 GMT. Picture Sweden-telecoms-wireless-Ericsson-Bluetooth,FOCUS STOCKHOLM One of the best-known modern technologies owes its name and logo to a Viking-era king with a bad tooth: a quarter century ago, two engineers hatched the idea for the moniker "Bluetooth" over beers. 600 words 0300 GMT by Helene Dauschy. File Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-traffic-technology,FOCUS CAIRO In gridlocked and heavily polluted Cairo, start-ups are searching for technological solutions to solve the transport headaches for an expanding megacity already struggling with over 20 million people. 650 words 0300 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture Israel-army-social,FOCUS TEL AVIV Israel's military is facing a challenge on the home front unrelated to traditional threats against the Jewish state: it's over facial hair, and activists say the army's future is at stake. 500 words 0330 GMT by Alexandra Vardi. Picture afp
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