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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Gunmen kills at least 10 people in US + Germany announces coronavirus lockdown + Australia facing 'catastrophic' floods + China, Western nations row over Xinjiang + Postcards reveal deepest lockdown secrets US-shooting-crime,WRAP BOULDER, Colorado A gunman kills at least 10 people at a grocery store in Colorado, the latest shooting to hit the western state -- scene of two of the most infamous US mass murders. 700 words 0630 GMT by Jason Connolly with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles. Picture. Video China-diplomacy-rights-sanctions-EU-US-Britain,WRAP Beijing China bristles after western nations line up to impose sanctions over its treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, the first concerted international action against Beijing since Joe Biden took office. 600 words 0600 GMT. Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany announces plans to go into a strict lockdown for five days over Easter to fight soaring coronavirus infections, while a row over exports of the AstraZeneca vaccine festers in Europe. 700 words 0600 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-flood-weather,WRAP WINDSOR Military helicopters, jet skis and rubber boats are deployed to reach people stranded by "catastrophic" floods along Australia's densely populated east coast, with thousands of homes damaged and farms destroyed. 650 words 0630 GMT by Andrew Leeson and Holly Robertson. Photo. Video. Health-virus-Britain-people-arts,FOCUS LONDON Luxuriant body hair, stashes of sex toys and taboo desires: hundreds in Britain have revealed their deepest lockdown secrets on postcards sent to a London stationery shop. 550 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-society-culture-marriage,FOCUS SHANGHAI From a small office in Shanghai, marriage counsellor Zhu Shenyong live-streams advice over several phones simultaneously to an attentive audience keen to save their relationships. 800 words moved by Hector Retamal with Laurie Chen in Beijing. Video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO-vaccines,3rdlead GENEVA The World Health Organization blasts the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines administered in rich and poor countries, branding the inequity a global "moral outrage". 600 words moved by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-long-Covid-symptoms PARIS At least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health, according to a review of studies looking at the lasting impact of the disease. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic Also moving: Health-virus-Britain-epidemic-anniversary -- ASIA -- Australia-flood-weather,SCENE WINDSOR Seventeen year old Rory Kirkland has lived in Australia for three years, but he has already experienced the full gamut of the nation;s extreme weather -- from searing heat to unprecedented bushfires and now floodwaters lapping the door of his family home. 500 words 0800 GMT by Andrew Leeson. Photo. Video. Australia-politics-sexism,2ndlead SYDNEY Leaked videos of staff from Australia's conservative government performing sex acts in parliament, including one man masturbating over a female MP's desk, have left Scott Morrison's administration facing yet another major scandal. 550 words moved Bangladesh-fire-refugees-Myanmar-Rohingya,WRAP COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh A huge fire that swept through parts of the world's biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh has claimed at least seven lives and destroyed the shanty homes of tens of thousands of people who fled a brutal military offensive in neighbouring Myanmar. 600 words 0600 GMT by Suzauddin Rubel. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-history-housing CHICAGO Council members in Evanston city outside Chicago vote in favor of giving funds to Black residents as a form of reparations for housing discrimination -- the first city in the United States to take such action. 400 words moved US-politics-immigration-Mexico,FOCUS WASHINGTON After two months of relatively smooth sailing, Joe Biden has landed in choppy waters: faced with a migrant rush on the border with Mexico, the Democratic president stands accused of failing to respond effectively -- and of lacking transparency with the media. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Venezuela-death-poverty,FOCUS CARACAS Dragging a dead rat by a string, 11-year-old Jendry scoots on a single roller skate amongst the tombs and graves at a massive cemetery in the south of Caracas. He has lived there for two years and he is not alone. 650 words moved by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video. US-politics-Congress-Washington,lead WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats and Washington's mayor make their case for statehood for the US capital, proclaiming the disenfranchisement of the city's residents one of the last glaring violations of American civil rights. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- NATO-defence-diplomacy-security,WRAP BRUSSELS US Secretary of State Antony Blinken launches a European charm offensive on his first official trip to Brussels, looking to rebuild ties with NATO allies and the EU. 550 words moved by Max Delany. File picture Europe-migrants-Spain-Canaries,FOCUS MADRID She was just two years old. And her death this weekend after days fighting for her life puts a harrowingly human face on the surging migrant crisis in the Canary Islands. 750 words moved by Hazel Ward. File picture. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel holds its fourth election in under two years Tuesday, with voters still divided over the question that has mired the country in unprecedented political gridlock: should Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stay or go? 700 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-vote-Lapid,PROFILE Israel-vote,CHRONO Israel-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Yemen-conflict-Socotra-tourism,VIDEOESSAY SOCOTRA, Yemen With its lush landscape, distinctive trees, unique animals and turquoise waters home to dolphins, Yemen is hoping its Socotra archipelago will become a dream destination despite the country's nightmarish conflict. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Saudi-conflict-Yemen,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia offers Yemen's Huthi rebels a "comprehensive" UN-supervised ceasefire, as part of a series of fresh proposals aimed at ending a catastrophic six-year conflict. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai. Picture. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Niger-unrest,WRAP NIAMEY Scores of people die in the deadliest suspected jihadist massacre ever to hit Niger, the government says, underscoring the huge security challenge facing new President Mohamed Bazoum. 550 words moved. Graphic Also moved: Africa-Niger-Sahel,FACTS Congo-vote,WRAP BRAZZAVILLE Veteran Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso appears well on course for a fourth term after elections overshadowed by the sudden death of his main rival, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, who passed away from coronavirus on polling day. 650 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Congo-vote-Kolelas,OBIT -- CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT -- SKorea-film-people-Youn,PROFILE SEOUL Septuagenarian Youn Yuh-jung, the first South Korean actress nominated for an Oscar, has spent decades portraying nonconformist characters, from a vicious heiress to an ageing prostitute, challenging social norms in both her career and life. 750 words 0630 GMT by Claire Lee. File Picture afp
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