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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar regime 'seizes' embassy in London + US resumes Palestine funding cut by Trump + Biden to announce anti-gun violence plans + Palace turmoil 'over' says Jordan monarch + Mexico duo don disguise to get Covid jabs Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP LONDON Myanmar's ambassador to Britain accuses a Yangon military-linked figure of occupying the embassy and barring him access, in an extraordinary diplomatic stand-off a month after the envoy called for the junta to release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 900 words moved. Picture. Video US-Palestinian-aid-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden restores aid to the Palestinians to the tune of $235 million, drawing a rebuke by ally Israel, as he promises to press for a two-state solution. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-weapons-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will unveil measures aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable "ghost guns". 500 words 0230 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Jordan-politics,WRAP AMMAN Jordan's King Abdullah breaks his silence to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over. 750 words moved. Picture. File picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-crime MEXICO CITY Two Mexican men in their 30s managed to get the coronavirus vaccine in the capital by disguising themselves as senior citizens, but were later caught, the authorities say. 150 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Lebanon-politics-economy-education,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese medical student Mohammad Sleiman travelled to Belarus to become the first doctor in his family, but he now fears his country's economic crisis -- and bans on overseas cash transfers -- will get him expelled. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture Yemen-Entertainment-conflict-music,FOCUS DUBAI Yemen's Huthi rebels, whose austere interpretation of Islam outlaws most forms of music, are increasingly turning to traditional poetry to woo support in a "soft war" against the Saudi-backed government. 750 words 0300 GMT by Shatha Yaish -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE The EU's medicines regulator says blood clots should be listed as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab but the benefits continue to outweigh risks, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls. 850 words moved by Danny Kemp with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FACTS World-health-virus-rights-Amnesty LONDON Richer countries are failing a "rudimentary" test of global solidarity by hoarding Covid vaccines, Amnesty International says as it accuses China and others of exploiting the pandemic to undermine human rights. 650 words moved by Martine Pauwels Also moved: Britain-France-rights-Amnesty,PROFILE -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans-Gaetz,FOCUS WASHINGTON Firebrand congressman Matt Gaetz was a rising Republican star loyal to Donald Trump but now finds himself in an extraordinary imbroglio: under investigation for sex with a minor, amid claims he faced blackmail over an American missing in Iran. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer accused of murdering George Floyd used inappropriate "deadly force" when kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, an expert tells a court in Minneapolis. 600 words moved by Joy Powell with Ben Sheppard in Washington Golf-USA-Woods-crash,WRAP LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods was driving at an "unsafe" speed nearly double the 45 mph limit when he crashed in California in February, Los Angeles County's sheriff says. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- ASIA -- Britain-HongKong-China-politics-Law,lead LONDON Hong Kong Democracy activist Nathan Law says he has been granted asylum in Britain after fleeing the semi-autonomous territory following the introduction of sweeping Chinese security laws. 500 words 0430 GMT China-technology-robots-economy-internet-computers-science NANJING, China It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology. 500 words 0300 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Qian Ye. Picture. Video SKorea-music-social-internet Kpop,FOCUS GWACHEON, South Korea The Brave Girls were on the verge of breaking up and abandoning their dreams of K-pop stardom after years of going nowhere until a pseudonymous YouTuber uploaded a compilation of them performing on South Korean army bases -- and saved their careers. 800 words 0330 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Turkey-EU-diplomacy,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Commission hit out after its chief Ursula von der Leyen was left without a chair as Turkey's president sat down for talks with her male counterpart. 650 words moved by Max Delany. Video. Picture. Russia-politics-opposition,WRAP MOSCOW The health of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is deteriorating as he keeps up his hunger strike in prison with a new numbness in his hands, according to his lawyers, and the White House says it is "disturbed" by the reports. 550 words moved Russia-politics-software-US-sanctions,2ndLead MOSCOW The Kremlin urges Russian companies to develop alternatives to Zoom and a lawmaker warns it could be blocked in the country, after media said the service had restricted access to government agencies. 450 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-Rouhani TEHRAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that talks in Vienna on rescuing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal had opened a "new chapter". 300 words moved. Picture Sudan-unrest-Darfur-toll,lead KHARTOUM Five days of fighting in Sudan's West Darfur region leaves at least 87 people dead, medics say, with thousands fleeing the latest outbreak of violence. 400 words moved Iran-shipping-blast,WRAP TEHRAN An Iranian freighter was hit by an "explosion" in the Red Sea, Tehran says, after US media reported Israel had struck the ship in retaliation for past Iranian strikes on its own vessels. 400 words moved. File picture -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest,WRAP MAPUTO Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi says Islamic State-linked insurgents have been forced out of Palma, a key northern town that the rebels hit in a brazen raid last month, killing dozens of people and sending thousands fleeing. 600 words moved. File picture. Graphic -- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- Archeology-history-research-genetics,LEAD TOKYO Genetic sequencing of human remains dating back 45,000 years has revealed a previously unknown migration into Europe and showed intermixing with Neanderthals in that period was more common than previously thought. 650 words 0130 GMT by Sara Hussein. Picture. Graphic -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-GER-FRA-Bayern PSG,2ndlead MUNICH, Germany Kylian Mbappe insists Paris Saint-Germain still have it all to do after he scores twice in a thrilling 3-2 win at holders Bayern Munich in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg. 600 words moved. Picture afp
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