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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Rage, criticism over European clubs Super League plan + EU foreign ministers to meet on Putin critic Navalny + Moscow expels diplomats after Czech spy accusation + Flight on Mars: Can NASA's Ingenuity helicopter fly? + Celebrations after Australian-NZ travel bubble opens Fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1,WRAP PARIS Twelve of Europe's most powerful clubs announce the launch of a breakaway European Super League in a potentially seismic shift in the way football is run, but face accusations of greed and cynicism. 900 words 0900 by Jed Court with Kieran Canning in London Moving: Fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1,POINTS Also moved: fbl-Eur-Super-ECA-C1 fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1,QUOTES fbl-Eur-Super-ENG-C1-politics-Johnson-Britain,2ndlead EU-Russia-Ukraine-diplomacy-politics-opposition,WRAP BRUSSELS EU foreign ministers are set for talks on the health of dissident Alexei Navalny, as the United States warns Moscow of "consequences" if the Kremlin critic dies in prison, and tensions soar over a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border. 500 words 0830 GMT by Max Delany US-space-Mars-Ingenuity,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA is hoping to make history when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic Russia-Czech-espionage-diplomacy,WRAP MOSCOW Tensions between Moscow and Prague spiral with Russia ordering out 20 diplomats, a day after the Czech Republic accused the suspects in the Skripal poisoning of being behind a deadly 2014 explosion on its soil. 500 words moved by Anna Smolchenko with Jan Flemr in Prague. Picture. Video NZealand-Australia-travel-virus-pandemic, 2ndlead QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand Families reunite in emotional scenes as Australia and New Zealand launch a quarantine-free travel bubble, throwing open the borders almost 400 days after pandemic-enforced closures. 650 words by Andrew Leeson by 0600 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Environment-Sudan-nature-conservation,FOCUS DINDER, Sudan Tucked away by the Ethiopian border, Sudan's Dinder National Park boasts the country's most diverse wildlife, but rangers face a daily battle to protect it as human encroachment mounts. 550 words by Menna Zaki moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The hard-hit United States passes a hopeful milestone as half its adults have had at least one vaccine dose and from Monday all its over 18s will be eligible to get their shot. 700 words moved by Tori Otten with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Virus-health-India NEW DELHI An Indian religious festival attended by millions of people and slammed as a potential virus "super spreader" event thins out as coronavirus cases soar past 15 million. 500 words 0700 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-masks-outdoors,FOCUS WASHINGTON Where does the evidence lie on wearing masks outdoors now that the top experts believe Covid is primarily airborne? 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS A jury is to hear closing arguments in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test of police accountability. 850 words moved by Robin Legrand and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture US-climate-summit,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers -- can the United States be trusted to lead? 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon Canada-budget OTTAWA Canada is set to channel funds into child care, wage subsidies and other pandemic recovery measures as the government presents its new budget Monday ahead of possible snap elections. 650 words 0600 GMT by Michel Comte Canada-climate-politics,INTERVIEW OTTAWA President Joe Biden must show he is serious and committed about US re-engagement on climate change, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in an interview with AFP ahead of a virtual climate summit opening this week. 900 words moved by Eric Thomas and Michel Comte. Picture. Video Mexico-US-immigration-crime,FOCUS MEXICO CITY The tide of migrants sweeping across Mexico to the US border is not just a humanitarian crisis -- it is also a highly organized, multibillion-dollar trafficking business dominated by the drug cartels. 750 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez with Henrika Martinez in Ciudad Juarez. Picture Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-disability,FOCUS LOS ANGELES This year, the Oscars will feature a best picture contender about a drummer with hearing loss, a nominated documentary exploring a hippie camp for disabled youths, and a nod for the first film ever to star a deafblind actor -- a step forward for disability representation in Hollywood. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- Pakistan-France-protests-religion,WRAP LAHORE Eleven Pakistani police officers seized by supporters of a radical Islamist group as part of their campaign to get the French ambassador expelled have been released, officials said, but the group threatens more disruption unless its demands are met 600 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-Greens BERLIN Germany's opposition Greens will name their candidate to succeed Angela Merkel at September's general election, challenging the chancellor's conservatives who are locked in increasingly vicious infighting for her crown. 700 words moved by Hui Min Neo. File picture -- AFRICA -- CapeVerde-vote,WRAP PRAIA Cape Verde's prime minister declares victory after results showed his party on course to win legislative elections dominated by the Covid pandemic and its impact on a tourism-dependent economy. 500 words by Alexandre Martins-Lopes and Maria Da Luz Nevez moved. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN,PREVIEW SHANGHAI China will attempt to move on from the collapse of champions Jiangsu FC when the new Super League season kicks off with a Guangzhou derby in front of about 30,000 fans on Tuesday. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture. We have also moved Fbl-Asia-CHN-five, POINTS afp
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