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| - Duty Editor: Mike Patterson Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Gun salutes as Britain mourns Prince Philip + New virus lockdowns as vaccine efforts stumble + Thousands flee Caribbean volcano eruption + China fines Alibaba $2.8bn for market abuses + DMX, rap's tortured star, dies at 50 Britain-royals-Philip,WRAP LONDON Military gun salutes will be fired across Britain and sporting events will fall silent as part of worldwide tributes to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip. 850 words 0800 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Philip,OBIT Britain-royals-Philip-public,SCENE Britain-royals-Philip-funeral,FACTS -- Please see our special advisory on the death of Prince Philip -- Health-virus,WRAP MUMBAI Fresh lockdowns and curfews are imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina as Covid-19 infections surge again and vaccine roll-outs are hampered by shortages and scares over side effects. 750 words 0530 GMT by Nivrita Ganguly and AFP bureaus. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-vaccines Health-virus-WHO-vaccines-mixing-France,lead SaintVincent-volcano-evacuation,WRAP ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda Ash and hot gravel rain down on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, after powerful eruptions from a volcano that had been dormant for decades sent thousands of panicked locals fleeing to safety. 650 words moved by Gemma Handy. Picture. Video. Graphic China-enterprises-retail-Alibaba,WRAP SHANGHAI Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position. 650 words moved by Dan Martin. File picture Entertainment-US-rap-DMX,OBIT NEW YORK DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose raw, snarling raps chronicled his own inner pain and the struggles of the American street, dies at 50. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-Maharashtra,lead MUMBAI India's most coronavirus-hit state Maharashtra goes into a weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and vaccine shortages. 500 words 0630 GMT by Nivrita Ganguly. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-students,FOCUS HOUSTON Houston is rushing to get its student population of 350,000 vaccinated as quickly as possible, with worries about the potential for infection among a group chafing under the weight of a year of restrictions and isolation. 700 words moved by Francois Picard. File picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-IT-labor-Amazon,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO A contentious unionization drive at an Amazon warehouse in the southern US state of Alabama fails as a vote count showed a wide majority of workers rejecting the move. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington. File picture US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK US aircraft manufacturer Boeing says it had recommended that 16 airlines flying its 737 MAX planes address a "potential electrical issue" in a new setback for the top-selling model. 700 words moved by John Biers, Mathieu Rabechault Iran-diplomacy-nuclear-US,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States says it offered "very serious" ideas on reviving the Iran nuclear accord but was waiting for Tehran to reciprocate as partner nations voiced optimism following talks in Vienna. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Jastinder Khera in Vienna US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, United States George Floyd had heart disease and had consumed drugs but they were not the "direct causes" of his death, the doctor who conducted the autopsy says at the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. 650 words moved by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture Also moving: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,POINTS -- ASIA -- Pakistan-martial-arts-women QUETTA, Pakistan Hundreds of Pakistani Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts booms within the marginalised community. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright,WRAP BERLIN The far-right AfD will firm up its election manifesto this weekend as Germany prepares for the post-Merkel era, with the party seeking to reverse a lag in support amid infighting and an ailing effort to capitalise on the pandemic. 650 words moved by Femke Colborne. File picture Britain-NIreland-unrest-Britain,WRAP BELFAST Unrest in Northern Ireland abates after a week of riots, as the death of Britain's Prince Philip dampened flaring tempers in the deeply divided province. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video. Graphic Portugal-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP LISBON A Portuguese court clears the way for former prime minister Jose Socrates to stand trial for alleged money laundering and falsifying documents, but clears him of corruption charges in the years-long case. 500 words moved by Thomas Cabral. Picture. Video Greece-media-crime,WRAP ATHENS A veteran Greek crime reporter is gunned down outside his Athens home, police say, sending shockwaves in a country unaccustomed to media killings. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Djibouti-vote,WRAP DJIBOUTI Djibouti's veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh is re-elected for a fifth term as president with more than 98 percent of the vote, according to provisional results, after the election in the tiny but strategically important country was boycotted by the main opposition. 700 words moved by Marion Douet. Picture. Video. Graphic Mozambique-unrest,WRAP MAPUTO Twelve decapitated bodies were found after a jihadist raid on the Mozambique town of Palma last month, strewn in front of a hotel where dozens had sought safety, army and private security sources say. 500 words moved -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Lifestyle-France-wine,WRAP PARIS Desperate French farmers counted the cost of several nights' of frost this week which threaten to decimate grape harvests in some of the country's best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. 700 words moved by Mariam Lemetayer with AFP bureaus around France. Picture. Video -- SPACE -- Russia-space-Gagarin-US-tourism,FOCUS WASHINGTON Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space. 800 words moved by Lucie Auborg. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-2020-2021-health-virus-spectators,WRAP LAUSANNE Eight of the 12 host cities for this year's delayed European Championship say they will allow spectators at matches based on projections of an improving Covid-19 situation, but the remaining four risk being dropped as hosts altogether. 600 words moved Also moved: Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Barcelona-Zidane,lead afp
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