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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan + US keeps halt on J&J vaccine over clot fears + US cop charged over killing of Daunte Wright + Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison + Crypto exchange Coinbase surges on Nasdaq debut US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden announces it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Also moved: Afghanistan-Taliban-US-conflict,Q&A US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict-Biden-war,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US is to maintain a halt on the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine while possible blood clot links are investigated as the EU says 50 million Pfizer doses should arrive earlier than expected. 800 words 0200 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS US-racism-police,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer who shot dead Black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser is arrested on manslaughter charges. 700 words 0300 GMT by Ben Sheppard with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video US-crime-justice-fraud-Madoff,WRAP NEW YORK Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest financial scam in history that unraveled during the 2008 economic crisis, has died in jail aged 82, US prison officials say. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File Picture US-stock-cryptocurrency-Coinbase,WRAP NEW YORK Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase makes a scorching stock market debut amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. 625 words moved by Daniel Hoffman -- SPOTLIGHT -- India-economy-gender-food,FOCUS MUMBAI The fairytale success of Lijjat Papad -- a multi-million-dollar venture founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of 80 rupees ($1.10) -- belies its revolutionary feminist aspirations. 750 words 0330 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video Australia-indigenous-prisoners-death,FOCUS BRISBANE, Australia Thirty years after sweeping reforms were recommended to end Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia, a spate of recent fatalities and soaring Aboriginal incarceration rates highlight failures to act. 800 words 0200 GMT by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video Libya-reconstruction-heritage,FOCUS TRIPOLI In alleys criss-crossing the Libyan capital's Old City, construction crews are hard at work restoring former glory to architectural treasures neglected under ex-dictator Moamer Kadhafi and in the decade since. 850 words 0300 GMT by Rim Taher. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-families,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Justin Teigen's lifeless body was found in a dumpster in 2009 -- a death that his fiancee says was one of many police killings covered up by authorities in the US state of Minnesota. 750 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture Also moved: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,lead Haiti-politics-unrest,WRAP PORT AU PRINCE Haiti's government has resigned and a new prime minister has been appointed, President Jovenel Moise announces, saying the change was aimed at tackling insecurity in the country, which is grappling with a rise in violence and ongoing political crisis. 500 words moved by Robenson Geffrard. Picture. Video US-politics-slavery-reparations,WRAP WASHINGTON A US congressional panel launches a debate on federal slavery reparation payments to African Americans ahead of a historic first vote on an issue gaining momentum during the nation's reckoning on racial justice. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Entertainment-television-merger-Mexico-US,2ndlead MEXICO CITY Spanish-language television giants Televisa of Mexico and Univision of the United States join forces to compete with Netflix and Amazon in the booming market for digital streaming. 500 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. File picture -- ASIA -- China-US-diplomacy-environment,WRAP SHANGHAI US climate envoy John Kerry is set to begin talks in Shanghai with his Chinese counterparts, in the first visit to China by an official from the Biden administration. 400 words 0430 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader warns against protracted talks on the country's atomic programme, in remarks on the eve of another round of negotiations aimed at reviving a landmark nuclear accord. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iran-nuclear-politics,Q&A Also moving: Iran-nuclear-politics-US-sanction,FACTS Turkey-politics-media,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan is released after more than four years in prison on charges of involvement in a failed 2016 coup attempt that he had always denied. 600 words 1930 GMT by Gokan Gunes. File picture Turkey-US-Ukraine-Russia-warships ANKARA The United States has cancelled this week's planned deployment of two warships to the Black Sea, Turkish officials and media say, amid high tensions between Russia and Ukraine. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Italy-archaeology-museum,lead ROME History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome's "Area Sacra", perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar's ghost, after the site becomes an open-air museum next year. 500 words moved by Alexandria Sage. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ESP-Liverpool-RealMadrid,lead LIVERPOOL, England Jurgen Klopp bemoans Liverpool's inability to turn dominance into goals as Real Madrid hold out for a 0-0 draw at Anfield to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League 3-1 on aggregate. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture Also moved: fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ESP-Liverpool-RealMadrid,REAX fbl-Eur-C1,FOCUS afp
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