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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Hopes for breakthrough in Iran nuclear deal + N.Korea brands Biden's diplomacy 'spurious' + Thousands rally for Bolsonaro across Brazil + 4 ISS astronauts prep for SpaceX splashdown + Man City on title brink with Palace victory Iran-US-nuclear-diplomacy,2ndlead VIENNA Parties to the Iran nuclear agreement adjourn the third round of negotiations in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the accord, with the Russian side expressing "cautious and growing optimism" and saying they hoped to achieve concrete results within three weeks. 550 words moved. Picture NKorea-US-politics-nuclear-Biden,lead SEOUL North Korea brands US diplomacy "spurious", dismissing the idea of talks with Washington a day after the Biden administration said it was open to diplomatic negotiations on denuclearization, state media report. 450 words 0200 GMT. Brazil-protest-health-virus,lead BRASILIA Several thousand Brazilians march in support of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, ignoring a surging pandemic even as government opponents take their own protests online. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Canada-protest US-space-SpaceX-ISS-science WASHINGTON Four astronauts leave the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX vessel, after more than 160 days in space which will culminate in a splash landing off the Florida coast. 500 words 0230 GMT Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City are on the brink of clinching the Premier League title after a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea maintain their hold on fourth place after beating Fulham by the same scoreline. 700 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Britain-technology-pandemic,VIDEOESSAY TAUNTON, Britain The rural county of Somerset in southwest England is best known for its cider, and seems an unlikely setting for cutting-edge technological innovation. 450 words moved by Arman Soldin. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Belgium-protest,lead BRUSSELS Belgian police fire water cannon and tear gas as they move in Saturday to clear a crowd of several hundred gathered in a park to protest anti-virus lockdown rules. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- CENTRAL ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan claim another breakthrough in their bid to end the worst clashes at their shared border in memory as several thousand Kyrgyz demonstrators rally against what they called an invasion attempt by their Central Asian neighbour. 750 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- France-history-Napoleon-Egypt-Palestinians,FOCUS CAIRO Napoleon Bonaparte's bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor's death. 850 words 0200 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse with Guillaume Lavallee in Gaza. Picture. Video Israel-accident-religion,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel resumes funerals for victims of a stampede that killed 45 people at a Jewish pilgrimage site, one of the nation's worst peacetime disasters. 750 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: Israel-accident-religion,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-vaccines,FOCUS PASADENA, Texas It's official: America's Covid-19 immunization campaign is stalling. While vaccination programs are lagging badly in many countries, mass vaccine sites across the US are closing due to dwindling demand, leaving authorities exploring new ways to reach people who haven't yet gotten a shot. 700 words 0130 GMT by Francois Picard with Issam Ahmed in Washington. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-theater,SCENE NEW YORK Broadway is not due to return until September but New York's longest-running play is already back thanks to its indomitable lead who has played the same role over 13,500 times. 600 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video US-politics-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Shut out of the White House and desperate to reclaim power in Congress next year, Republicans are locked in an internal battle over their party's direction, and whether to embrace or jettison the divisive politics of Donald Trump. 750 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-Spain-Germany-protest-labour-MayDay,WRAP PARIS Thousands rally in France, Spain and Berlin to mark May Day in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic as police scuffle with protesters in Paris and fired tear gas. 650 words moved by Caroline Taix with Hazel Ward in Madrid. Picture. Video Italy-Libya-migrants,lead MARSEILLE, France More than 200 rescued migrants, half of them unaccompanied minors, disembark from the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship at an Italian port. 350 words moved. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest-politics,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed relaunches talks over the holding of fresh elections, in a move welcomed by the opposition following the country's worst political crisis in years. 650 words moved. Video DRCongo-conflict-siege,FOCUS KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo's move to impose a "state of siege" on two violence-wracked eastern provinces brings praise from local leaders but also sparks concern in a country where the army faces allegations of rights abuses. 600 words moved by Samir Tounsi Nigeria-unrest-bandits KANO, Nigeria A Nigerian bandit chief who led the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolchildren has been killed in armed clashes with a rival gang, sources say, just days after reneging on an amnesty deal with authorities. 450 words moved by Aminu Abubakar. File picture SAfrica-politics-corruption-crime,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The scene is set for a bruising battle within South Africa's ruling African National Congress after its secretary general, Elias Magashule, ignored a party deadline to quit over graft allegations. 800 words moved by Michelle Gumede. File picture -- ASIA -- China-economy-luxury-fakes,FOCUS BEIJING It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeit equivalents -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel hand bag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China. 750 words 0300 GMT by Ye Qian and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-POR,WRAP PORTIMAO, Portugal Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying. 500 words moved. Picture afp
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