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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pushback at calls to waive Covid vaccine patents + Rio favela drug raid leaves 25 dead + Maldives ex-president hurt in assassination attempt + Blinken presses Russia on trip to Ukraine + Sharks read magnetic fields for directions Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON A bold US bid to waive patents on much-needed coronavirus vaccines is strongly opposed by Germany, threatening to derail the proposal that requires the consensus of World Trade Organization members to pass. 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Brazil-police-drugs,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela leaves 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and drawing condemnation from rights groups 750 words moved by Mauro Pimentel. Picture. Video. Graphic Maldives-politics-blast,WRAP MALE An assassination attempt leaves the Maldives first democratically elected president and current parliamentary speaker wounded and in hospital. 500 words 0330 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Ukraine-US-diplomacy-Russia-conflict,WRAP KIEV US Secretary of State Antony Blinken demands that Russia end its "aggressive" actions towards Ukraine, warning on a solidarity visit to Kiev that the giant neighbour has yet to withdraw most forces from a recent buildup. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon and Olga Shylenko. Picture. Video US-Science-animal-sharks WASHINGTON Forget Google Maps -- sharks can read the Earth's magnetic field like a GPS navigator to find their way, a study in Current Biology shows. 400 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Pakistan-religion-Ramadan,FOCUS RAWALPINDI, Pakistan Schools and restaurants have closed, shops pull down their shutters early every evening, and the military has been mobilised to combat the spread of coronavirus -- but night after night the faithful flock to mosques across Pakistan for prayers. 600 words 0330 GMT by David Stout and Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-agriculture,FOCUS AL-HAYJANA, Syria Syrian farmer Mohammad Saasaani grew up grazing sheep in the vast Badia rangelands, but today it is rife with jihadists, a place too dangerous to take the herd. 650 words 0200 GMT by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Oly-2020-2021-health-virus-vaccine-Pfizer,2ndlead BRUSSELS US drugs giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announce a deal with the International Olympic Committee to provide vaccines to competitors and staff at the Tokyo Games. 500 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-lifestyle-cafes,FOCUS Health-virus-Africa-WHO -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-employment WASHINGTON The US government is set to release data that could show huge numbers of workers found new jobs last month, the latest sign Covid-19 vaccines are breathing new life into the economy more than a year after the pandemic caused its worst collapse in a generation. 600 words 0200 GMT by Chris Stein US-diplomacy-Iran-nuclear-sanction-prisoners,lead WASHINGTON A deal to salvage the Iran nuclear accord is possible in the coming weeks before the Islamic republic holds elections in June, a senior State Department official says, one day before talks are due to resume in Vienna. 500 words moved US-environment-nature-animal-cicada WASHINGTON Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas emerge after 17 years underground. 500 words 0130 GMT by Ines Bel Aiba Cuba-car-US,VIDEOESSAY PLACETAS, Cuba In Cuba, where American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, Pablo Manso makes his living in a very particular niche: repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957. 450 words moved by Katell Abiven. Pictures and video by Adalberto Roque -- EUROPE -- Britain-vote,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives are bidding for an upset in a northern industrial seat after Britain held its first major electoral test since Brexit and the coronavirus crisis. 550 words 0130 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video. Graphic France-Brexit-Jersey-Britain-protest-fishing,WRAP SAINT HELIER, Jersey A tense post-Brexit standoff between France and Britain eases, as London recalled two navy vessels sent to Jersey and protesting French fishermen returned home without blockading the island's main port. 750 words moved by Sameer Al Doumi with Adam Plowright in Paris and Joe Jackson in London. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: EU-Britain-fishing-politics,FACTS France-Jersey-Britain-fishing-environment-diplomacy,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Qatar-politics-crime,2ndlead DOHA Qatar's finance minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi is arrested over alleged abuse of power and misuse of public funds, state media say. 500 words moved Israel-politics,Q&A JERUSALEM Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid hopes to forge a coalition that ends Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive rule. But doing so will require walking a tightrope unrivalled in Israeli political history. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- ICC-Uganda-warcrimes-Ongwen-LRA,WRAP THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court sentences Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became a commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), to 25 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 750 words moved by Charlotte van Ouwerkerk. Picture. Graphic. Video -- BUSINESS -- US-economy-tourism-automobile-rental,FOCUS NEW YORK Talk about sticker shock: The $600 price tag for Michigan businessman Joe Pohlen to rent a car for two days was twice as expensive as his plane ticket. The experience is becoming more common for US travelers -- an unexpected consequence of the pandemic. 650 words 0230 GMT by Juliette Michel. File picture -- CLIMATE -- Climate-warming-pollution-methane-UN PARIS Industry could cheaply and easily slash humanity's methane emissions by at least 30 percent in a decade, the United Nations says, adding that such cuts would slow global warming and prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Singapore-food-environment-lifestyle,FOCUS SINGAPORE From faux-chicken satay to imitation beef rendang, a high-tech Singapore laboratory is replicating popular Asian dishes with plant-based meat alternatives to feed the region's growing appetite for sustainable food. 400 words 0330 GMT by Martin Abbugao. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Colombia-music-film-JBalvin,FOCUS NEW YORK A new documentary about reggaeton superstar J Balvin set out to explore how a kid from Medellin rose to global fame -- but against the backdrop of Colombian protests, it became a meditation on artists' social responsibility. 600 words 0200 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C3-ITA-ENG-Roma-Gambia-refugee-Darboe ROME Former African child refugee Ebrima Darboe, who arrived in Italy alone four years ago and now plays top-flight football for Roma, tells of his delight at lining up against his idols Manchester United. 350 words moved. Picture afp
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