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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + One dead, scores missing in Florida building collapse + Canada shaken as 750 unmarked school graves found + Air strike on war-torn northern Ethiopia kills 64 + New species of ancient humans identified + A little history: miniatures show Hong Kong past US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida Rescue teams comb through the rubble of an oceanfront apartment block near Miami Beach that partially collapsed, killing at least one person and leaving at least 99 unaccounted for amid fears of a much higher death toll. 750 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video Canada-indigenous-school-graves,WRAP MONTREAL More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Catholic boarding school for indigenous children in western Canada, a tribal leader says -- the second such shock discovery in less than a month. 700 words moved by Eric Thomas. File picture. Live video. Video. Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict-unrest,WRAP MEKELE At least 64 people are killed and 180 are injured in an air strike on a market in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, a local health officer says, as the army denies targeting civilians. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-archaeology-anthropology-palaeontology,lead JERUSALEM Researchers working in Israel identify a previously unknown type of ancient human that lived alongside our species more than 100,000 years ago. 550 words 0530 GMT HongKong-China-lifestyle-architecture,FOCUS HONG KONG In a packed metropolis where old buildings are frequently replaced by gleaming skyscrapers, two Hong Kong model makers are trying to preserve the city's architectural past -- in painstakingly detailed miniature form. 750 words moved by Michael Zhang. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Australia-Sydney,lead SYDNEY Central Sydney and its popular eastern beaches are ordered into lockdown as Australian authorities try to contain an expanding outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19. 600 words 0730 GMT by Andrew Leeson Health-virus-Nepal,FOCUS KATHMANDU A ventilator "bank" where hospitals can rent critical care machines for Covid-19 patients has given Nepal's cash-strapped healthcare system a much needed lifeline. 550 words moved by Paavan Mathema. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-vaccines,FOCUS MOSCOW Like many in Russia, Sergei is deeply wary of the homegrown Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. So as the government moves to make vaccinations mandatory, Sergei and his fellow sceptics are finding ways -- from black market certificates to falsified medical registrations -- to fake their way out of getting jabbed. 790 words moved by Evan Gershkovich. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-accident-construction,SCENE SURFSIDE, Florida Staring into space or sobbing, relatives of people missing in the Florida apartment building collapse wait in anguish for news of loved ones, while others scramble for a new place to live after their home was destroyed. 500 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture US-politics-infrastructure,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden announces a deal reached with a bipartisan group of senators to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, likely unlocking the most funding for roads, bridges, ports and broadband in decades. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier and Michael Mathes. Picture US-Afghanistan-conflict-Ghani,FOCUS WASHINGTON Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani faces the cold reality of the end of US military presence in Afghanistan when he meets with President Joe Biden in the White House. 700 words moved by Paul Handley and Jerome Cartillier US-racism-police-trial-Chauvin,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Former policeman Derek Chauvin could be ordered behind bars for 30 years when he is sentenced for the murder of African American George Floyd, a killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. 550 words 0530 GMT by Kerem Yucel with Charlotte Plantive in Washington. File picture. File video Also moved: US-racism-police-trial-Chauvin,PROFILE Also moved: US-racism-police-justice,FOCUS -- ASIA -- China-fire,WRAP BEIJING At least 18 people are killed and 16 injured after a fire broke out at a martial arts school in central China, according to the local government. 500 words 0630 GMT by Laurie Chen. Graphic China-politics-party-anniversary-members,FOCUS SHANGHAI Wang Ying is young, educated and an unquestioning believer in the Communist Party's sole right to rule China -- exactly what the increasingly conformist institution seeks as it enters a new century. 800 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Also moving: China-politics-party-anniversary,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- EU-summit-Hungary,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders holding a summit attack Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban over a new law in his country banning LGBT content in schools which they view as homophobic and contrary to EU values. 600 words moved by Marc Burleigh. Video. Picture Also moved: Hungary-politics-LGBT-rights,FACTS EU-Germany-diplomacy-summit,FOCUS EU-Turkey-diplomacy EU-Russia-diplomacy-sanction-Ukraine,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders have rejected a push from Germany and France to restart meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says. 600 words moved by Max Delany. Video. Picture Czech-weather,lead PRAGUE An unknown number of people die and dozens are injured after a tornado razes houses to the ground in the Czech Republic's southeast, rescuers say. 350 words moved. Picture Britain-Ireland-NIreland-EU-Brexit-politics-trade DUBLIN The Irish government signals a truce is in the works between the European Union and Britain over a post-Brexit "sausage war" heading into a tense period for Northern Ireland. 550 words moved by Joe Stenson and Jitendra Joshi in London. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Palestinians-police-rights,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories A human rights activist and staunch critic of the Palestinian Authority dies after security forces storm his house and violently arrest him, his family says, triggering angry protests in the occupied West Bank. 700 words moved by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video Jordan-debt-justice,FOCUS AMMAN Cash-strapped and struggling to care for his two disabled children, Mohammad Sabha took out a loan. Now he fears ending up in a Jordanian prison because he can't repay it. 700 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-conflict-UN-report-deaths LAGOS A 12-year-old conflict in northeast Nigeria has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five, mostly from disease and hunger, the UN warns. 400 words moved. Video -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- Japan-business-politics-Toshiba,WRAP TOKYO Toshiba shareholders vote to eject the firm's chairman in the latest twist for a company that has endured years of scandal and allegations of mismanagement, in a rare victory for activist investors in corporate Japan. 500 words 0600 GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama and Natsuko Fukue US-IT-politics-antitrust-internet,WRAP WASHINGTON US lawmakers advance legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech firms with a sweeping reform of antitrust laws, setting the stage for a tough floor fight in Congress. 700 words moved by Rob Lever with Glenn Chapman in San Francisco UAE-economy-transport-rail,FOCUS ABU DHABI In the desert emirate of Abu Dhabi, Ibrahim al-Hammadi inspects a freight train on the UAE's first railway line. He climbs aboard the locomotive, does a final systems check and then it's full steam ahead. 800 words moved by Dana Moukhallati. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS A showdown between old rivals England and Germany at Wembley is the standout tie going into the last 16 of Euro 2020 after Joachim Loew's side scraped through on a dramatic final night of group-stage action. 750 words moved by Andy Scott with Ryland James in Berlin Auto-Rally-KEN NAIROBI Silent for 19 years, the Safari Rally returns to Kenya with thousands of fans gathering in Nairobi for the landmark moment in Africa. 550 words moved by Aileen Kimutai, Hillary Orinde. Picture afp
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