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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden, Putin hail positive first summit + China to launch first crew to new space station + Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper + EU lifts Covid restrictions for US travellers + Wales get key win as Italy eye Euro 2020 knockout US-Russia-summit,WRAP GENEVA Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin sought to cool tensions in the combustible US-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva, with the US president saying his Kremlin counterpart doesn't want a new Cold War. 850 words moved by Sebastian Smith and Maria Panina. Video. Picture. Graphic. China-space,WRAP JIUQUAN, China The first astronauts for China's new space station are set to blast off for the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. 500 words 0200 GMT by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrest five executives under the city's national security law, including chief editor Ryan Law, as part of China's relentless crackdown on dissent in the city. 650 words 0200 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Live video. Picture Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU agrees to lift coronavirus restrictions for US travellers as Western countries move toward a return to pre-Covid life, but in a stark reminder that the global pandemic is far from over, Moscow orders mandatory jabs over a "dramatic" rise in infections. 800 words moved by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Wales take a big step towards the Euro 2020 knockout phase with a 2-0 victory over Turkey in Baku, before rejuvenated Italy look to seal their place in the last 16 with victory against Switzerland. 750 words moved by Jed Court with Illtud Dafydd in Baku. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- HongKong-China-virus-health-crime,FOCUS HONG KONG A spiked drink, a puff of dust, missing memories, and an empty bank account. Hong Kong's entertainment district Wanchai has been battered by a coronavirus-driven collapse in tourism and as times get desperate several men have seen their night out turn into a nightmare. 800 words 0330 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Russia-Moscow,3rdlead MOSCOW The mayor of Moscow orders mandatory vaccinations for residents of the Russian capital working in the service industry, citing a "dramatic" rise in coronavirus infections. 650 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Health-virus-treatment-pharmaceutical PARIS A cocktail of synthetic antibodies reduces deaths among severe Covid patients who are unable to mount a strong immune response, results from a major clinical trial showed. 400 words moved -- BIDEN/PUTIN SUMMIT -- US-Russia-summit-diplomacy,FOCUS GENEVA There was no talk of gazing into Vladimir Putin's "soul" and the Russian president didn't try to gaslight a rookie US leader. Instead, Putin's first summit with the fifth US president of his tenure, Joe Biden, was about mutual respect. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Picture US-Russia-summit-hacking,FOCUS GENEVA US President Joe Biden delivers a stern warning to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over ransomware attacks emanating from Russia, saying he is prepared to retaliate against any more cyber assaults on American infrastructure. 550 words moved by Sebastian Smith with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-accident-rail,WRAP MEXICO CITY An investigation into the Mexico City metro disaster reveals a series of construction flaws in the overpass that collapsed, killing 26 people and prompting angry demands for justice. 600 words moved by Alexander Martinez and Daniel Rook -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-dissent,FOCUS BANGKOK Burner phones, safehouses, sheltering with rebels and months away from loved ones -- Myanmar anti-coup activists have been driven underground by a brutal crackdown but have no regrets about choosing life on the run. 700 words 0330 GMT by Dene-Hern Chen. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Armenia-vote,ADVANCER YEREVAN Armenians vote Sunday in snap parliamentary elections called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to end a political crisis ignited by his country's humiliating military defeat to Azerbaijan last year. 700 words 0300 GMT by Anna Smolchenko nad mariam Harutyunyan. Picture Also moving: Armenia-vote,FACTS Armenia-vote-Pashinyan,PROFILE Germany-police-fbl-Euro-FRA-GER-environment,lead FRANKFURT The environmental activist who made an emergency landing into the stadium hosting the Germany-France Euro 2020 match in Munich only narrowly avoided being shot down by snipers because police spotted the Greenpeace logo, a minister reveals. 500 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video ICC-warccrimes-prosecutor,WRAP THE HAGUE Britain's Karim Khan takes office as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a promise to "revive" the troubled tribunal after several high-profile failures. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Palestinian militants again launch incendiary balloons from Gaza, hours after Israeli strikes in response to earlier cross-border fire attacks, the first flare-up since hundreds were killed in last month's conflict. 800 words moved by Mai Yaghi with Hossam Ezzedine in Ramallah. Picture. Video Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN The candidate field thins out two days ahead of Iran's presidential election, in which a victory by ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is widely seen as a foregone conclusion. 800 words moved by Marc Jourdier and Frank Zeller. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iran-vote-youth,FOCUS Iran-vote,FACTS Iran-vote-Iraq-refugees-Kurds,FOCUS Yemen-conflict-fishing ADEN, Yemen For Yemeni fisherman Fares Abdulhakeem and his friends, the day was like any other as they headed out to sea to earn a living in the war-torn country -- until they hit the jackpot in the belly of a whale. 450 words moved. Video Egypt-tourism-manufacturing,FOCUS CAIRO Pyramids, Tutankhamun masks, Nefertiti busts -- Egypt's souvenir-makers are pinning their hopes on a new lease of economic life, after tourism was battered by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 0230 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video Israel-politics-Judaism,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties were once viewed as political kingmakers, but now they have been pushed into opposition by a "change" government they fear will put secular values before theirs. 700 words 0230 GMT by Michael Blum -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,WRAP ABIDJAN Former president Laurent Gbagbo returns to Ivory Coast for the first time in nearly a decade, after he was cleared of crimes against humanity and his once-bitter rival welcomed him back in the name of reconciliation. 700 words 0400 GMT by Stephane Barbier Also moving: ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,CHRONO ICoast-politics-Gbagbo-massacre,PROFILE ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,DATES -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell once again tries to assuage fears of rising US inflation, even while a majority of central bank officials now believe interest rates will increase in 2023. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. Graphic. Live video Cuba-economy-forex,FOCUS HAVANA Every month, Elis Dania Lopez, 44, receives $100 from her father in the United States, which she uses to buy food, but next week, banks in Cuba will no longer accept cash deposits in greenbacks. 600 words 0200 GMT by Leticia Pineda. File picture -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-condom,FOCUS TOKYO For Japanese condom makers, the Olympics was supposed to be a golden opportunity, with hordes of foreign tourists, and tens of thousands of their premium prophylactics handed out to athletes. But they've been left with deflated dreams. 650 words 0230 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. File picture. File video Malaysia-MAS-swim,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR A former Malaysian national team swimmer says she hopes to become a "catalyst for change" after her taboo-breaking decision to open up about alleged sexual assault by a coach. 650 words 0200 GMT by Sam Reeves. Picture Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Denmark host the world's top-ranked side Belgium at Euro 2020 with the trauma of Christian Eriksen's collapse still raw, while the Netherlands can move into the last 16 on their return to a major tournament. 600 words 0130 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture. Video. Graphic Moved: fbl-Euro-2020-2021-DEN-Eriksen-health Fbl-Copa-2021-BRA-health-virus,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Driving by his neighborhood stadium, Paulo Torres looks it over in disbelief. "What? Messi is going to play here?" Like many in normally football-mad Brazil, he just isn't feeling the fever for the controversial Copa America. 700 words 0130 GMT by Rodrigo Almonacid. Picture. Video afp
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