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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Worldwide coronavirus cases top 100 million + Biden signals tougher stance in Putin call + Wuhan relatives say China wants to silence them + Delhi police clamp down after tractor violence + US female soldiers allowed a touch of style Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an AFP tally, as newly inaugurated President Joe Biden pledged to ramp up the United States's struggling vaccine program. 900 words moved by Ben Sheppard and AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden signals a tougher US stance on Russia in his first phone call with President Vladimir Putin, raising concerns over human rights and "aggression" against Ukraine, but welcoming cooperation on a new nuclear weapons accord. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-WHO-families WUHAN, China Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead say authorities have deleted their social media groups and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team is in the city to investigate the pandemic's origins. 500 words 0800 GMT by Leo Ramirez. Video. File picture. India-agriculture-demonstration-Republic,WRAP NEW DELHI The Indian government orders 2,000 paramilitary reinforcements to New Delhi after thousands of farmers fight street battles with police and storm the landmark Red Fort as they take protests against agriculture reforms into the capital, reports say. 650 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga, Glenda Kwek and Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video Also moved: India-agriculture-farms-protest,SCENE US-military-fashion WASHINGTON Women in the US army are going to be able to dress up a little. The Pentagon announces that female soldiers will be able to grow their hair long, color their nails and don earrings. 300 words moved -- ASIA -- SriLanka-UN-rights GENEVA The UN human rights chief has called for an International Criminal Court investigation into Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist conflict and sanctions on military officials accused of war crimes, according to a report obtained by AFP. 600 words 0700 GMT. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-environment-climate-politics-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden plans to announce new bans on oil and gas drilling on federal lands as part of a raft of actions that take aim at climate change, according to reports and a White House memo. 750 words 0530 GMT by Issan Ahmed. Picture US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON He's gone, he's golfing, but from his palm-lined Florida hideaway Donald Trump is also plotting revenge. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture. File video. Graphic US-politics-diplomacy-Blinken,PROFILE WASHINGTON Unfailingly calm and courteous, America's new top diplomat Antony Blinken advocates a more humble approach to build alliances but, more than his boss, has advocated military power when human rights are in question. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture Also moved: US-politics-economy-Yellen,PROFILE -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-unemployment-offices,FOCUS NEW YORK Boarded-up stores, shuttered restaurants and empty office towers: Covid-19 has turned New York's famous business districts into ghost towns, with companies scrambling to come up with ways to entice workers to return post-pandemic. 750 words moved by Peter Hutchinson. Picture Health-virus-US-vaccines-California,SCENE LOS ANGELES Young "vaccine chasers" with sleeping bags, warm hoodies and folding chairs are lining up for hours outside Los Angeles inoculation centers in the hope of obtaining coronavirus jabs from leftover vials that would otherwise end up in the trash. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-prison,FOCUS LONDON Concern is growing about the potential long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on prisoners in England and Wales, even though jails have avoided the worst predictions about infections. 750 words 0600 GMT by Joe Jackson. File picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. File video Also moved: Italy-politics-scenarios,FACTS Italy-politics-Conte,PROFILE Italy-politics-Renzi,PROFILE Health-virus-Netherlands-demonstration-arrest,lead THE HAGUE Cities across the Netherlands see a return to relative calm after three nights of rioting against a coronavirus curfew as authorities vow to crack down, blaming "scum" for the looting and arson and deploying a huge police presence on the streets. 700 words moved by Jan Hennop. Picture. Video Russia-opposition-politics-protests,2ndlead MOSCOW Aides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny call for new anti-government rallies in Moscow this weekend outside the FSB security agency and Vladimir Putin's presidential administration. 550 words moved Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Putin-Navalny,FACTS Switzerland-France-lifestyle-ski-mountains,FOCUS GINGINGS, Switzerland France and Switzerland find themselves in a cold war with each other -- over a cross-border car park which serves Swiss ski slopes but has been closed by the French due to the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Agnes Pedrero. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Leisure-Egypt-heritage-tourism,VIDEOESSAY ASWAN, Egypt Over a century since it first cruised the glittering waters of the Nile, the Steam Ship Sudan draws tourists following the trail of legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie. 500 words moved by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Holocaust,FOCUS HAIFA, Israel When the face of 86-year-old Holocaust survivor Naomie Lichthaus appeared on their screen, staff at the call centre of Israel's Yad Ezer La-Haver foundation were ready to respond. 500 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict MOGADISHU Somalia is under growing pressure to explain the fate of soldiers whose families fear they were secretly deployed from training camps in neighbouring Eritrea to fight in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. 750 words moved. Video -- ECONOMY, BUSINESS & FINANCE -- US-economy-bank-rate,lead WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve will on Wednesday conclude its first meeting since US President Joe Biden took office, and while the central bank is certain to comment on the health of the country's economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say it's unlikely to change its main policies. 400 words moved IMF-economy-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global economy is expected to see a strong rebound this year but the coronavirus crisis is causing severe damage, and will slash tens of trillions off world GDP, the IMF says. 600 words moved by Heather Scott. Graphic Also moved: IMF-economy-Health-virus,TABLE -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-health-virus-Japan-Ito,INTERVIEW TOKYO Japanese table tennis star Mima Ito said she's ready to play without fans at the Tokyo Olympics, as long is it means the Games can go ahead. 600 words moved by Andrew McKirdy. File picture Fbl-ENG-Pr-WestBrom-ManCity,lead WEST BROMWICH, England Manchester City storm to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of West Brom to extend their winning streak to 11 games. 500 words moved. Picture AmFoot-NFL-SuperBowl-television-advertising WASHINGTON This year's Super Bowl will be missing some of the familiar big names on its advertising roster, with several major brands choosing to remain on the sidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Rob Lever with Thomas Urbain in New York afp
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