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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden doubles US emissions cut target + Russia orders end to drills near Ukraine + UEFA weighs Super League revenge + SpaceX set to send third crew to ISS + French army dog wins posthumous award US-summit-climate-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden doubles US ambitions on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, leading Japan and Canada at a summit in making new commitments that bring the world closer to limiting the worst climate change. 1,000 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. Video Russia-Ukraine-conflict-Crimea,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's defence minister orders an end to military drills near Ukraine involving tens of thousands of troops and dozens of warships that have exacerbated tensions with the West. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture. Video Fbl-UEFA-Super-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP LAUSANNE, Switzerland UEFA meet with revenge on some members' minds following the attempted Super League breakaway, while the fate of a handful of European Championship host cities is also on the agenda. 650 words 0200 GMT by Coralie Febvre US-Europe-space-SpaceX,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida SpaceX is set to launch its third crew to the International Space Station, reusing a rocket and crew capsule in a human mission for the first time. 700 words 0130 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture Also moved: US-Europe-space-health,INTERVIEW Britain-France-conflict-animal-military-award LONDON A French special forces dog called Leuk is awarded a British animal charity's top award for gallantry, after he saved lives by cornering insurgents during an anti-terrorist operation in Mali. 450 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Philippines-religion-internet,FOCUS MANILA After delivering sermons and visiting slums, Philippine priest Fiel Pareja tends to his Gen-Z flock on TikTok, creating videos of himself praying, dancing and lip-syncing Christian pop music for 1.6 million followers. 800 words 0330 GMT by Mikhail Flores and Lucille Sodipe. Video. Picture Indonesia-court-crime-virus,FOCUS JAKARTA Indonesia has sentenced scores of prisoners to death over Zoom and other video apps during the pandemic in what critics say is an "inhumane" insult to those facing the firing squad. 700 words 0330 GMT by Haeril Halim -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Mexico-wrestling,FOCUS CUAUTITLAN IZCALLI, Mexico Wrestlers pound each other into bloody submission in a backyard outside the Mexican capital, but since the pandemic struck the legendary fighters' most fearsome foe is no longer the reigning champion: Covid-19 has claimed the lives of dozens of Mexico's "lucha libre" wrestlers. 550 words 0130 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video France-health-virus-lingerie,lead PARIS Frustrated lingerie retailers in France are protesting their closure during lockdown by sending underwear to Prime Minister Jean Castex along with requests they be classed as essential businesses. 500 words moved by Adam Plowright -- AMERICAS -- Chile-environment-woods-beavers,FOCUS TIERRA DEL FUEGO, Chile The Karukinka natural park on Chile's side of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago guards a treasure trove of ancient beech trees saved from the chainsaws of loggers. Today, the leafy giants face a new threat: a flourishing community of beavers brought to Patagonia from Canada. 600 words 0130 GMT by Pablo Cozzaglio and Martin Bernetti. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Pakistan-France-religion-protests,WRAP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's parliament resumes debating the fate of the French ambassador after the government appears, for now, to put a lid on bloody anti-France protests that rocked the country for a week. 400 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-protest-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Alexei Navalny's private doctors urge him to "immediately" call off his hunger strike as the jailed Kremlin critic says he is full of "pride and hope" after nationwide protests. 650 words moved by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Ukraine-environment-nuclear-animals-Chernobyl,SCENE CHERNOBYL, Ukraine Down an overgrown country road, three startled wild horses with rugged coats and rigid manes dart into the flourishing overgrowth of their unlikely nature reserve: the Chernobyl exclusion zone. 500 words 0300 GMT by Ania Tsoukanova. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Jordan-politics-royals,WRAP AMMAN Jordan releases 16 people detained for "sedition" at the request of King Abdullah II, the state prosecutor says, weeks after an alleged plot to destabilise the country was foiled. 550 words moved Palestinians-vote-Hamas,INTERVIEW GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Any change to the timetable for the first Palestinian elections in 15 years would deal a heavy blow to efforts to reconcile the rival administrations in Gaza and the West Bank, a top Hamas official warns. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict -- AFRICA -- Chad-politics-Deby-funeral N'DJAMAENA Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country's democratic future. 550 words 0400 GMT by Djimet Wiche Moved: Chad-politics-Sahel-unrest,FOCUS Chad-politics-Nigeria-conflict,FOCUS Chad-politics-Deby-security,Q&A Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict-aid-RedCross,INTERVIEW GENEVA The Red Cross voices alarm over "horrific" accounts of sexual violence in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region, amid fears that rape is being used as a weapon of war. 500 words moved by Nina Larson. Video -- CLIMATE -- Climate-science-forests-oceans-tipping PARIS Global warming thresholds in Earth's climate system that could see the Amazon rainforest become savannah or tip massive ice sheets into irreversible melting have "grace periods", giving humanity more time to draw down planet-warming carbon emissions, researchers say. 650 words moved by Marlowe Hood Also moved: Climate-energy-flood-Europe Climate-weather-science-Europe-Arctic,Q&A -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-summit-climate-diplomacy-IMF,Q&A WASHINGTON World leaders participating in the virtual Earth Day summit are unanimous: fighting climate change will be good for economic growth worldwide. 700 words 0230 GMT by Delphine Touitou -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,ADVANCER HOLLYWOOD The Oscars on Sunday will mirror the movie industry they honor: transformed by the pandemic, forced to experiment with new venues and formats, and likely to be dominated by "Nomadland." 800 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File picture. Graphic Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-nominees,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-moments,POINTS Entertainment-US-film-diversity,WRAP LOS ANGELES Female and minority actors were proportionately represented in Hollywood for the first time last year in a "watershed moment for diversity," according to a report suggesting change may have been accelerated by the pandemic. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture Entertainment-US-film-television-streaming-Netflix,FOCUS NEW YORK Netflix has a massive global subscriber base and has proven its ability to create pop culture moments -- "Tiger King" was a breakout pandemic hit -- but is this the year it becomes an Oscars powerhouse, with several films in contention? 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain with Carole Guirado in Paris -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-vaccine,FOCUS TOKYO Three months before it hosts the Olympics -- the biggest international event since the pandemic began -- Japan has vaccinated just one percent of its population in a cautious, slow-moving programme. 700 words 0230 GMT by Katie Forster and Natsuko Fukue. Picture afp
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