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| - Duty Editor: Rose Troup Buchanan Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Ethiopia votes in poll overshadowed by Tigray famine + Armenia PM claims victory in post-war snap polls + Nine children among 10 killed in multi-vehicle crash + NZ weightlifter to be first openly transgender Olympic athlete + Wales reach Euro 2020 knockout phase despite Italy loss Ethiopia-vote-famine-conflict,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia goes to the polls in a closely-watched election taking place as famine grips the war-torn Tigray region and doubts linger about the credibility of the twice-delayed vote. 600 words 0200 GMT by Nick Perry and Marion Douet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Ethiopia-vote,CHRONO Ethiopia-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Armenia-vote,WRAP YEREVAN Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claims victory in snap parliamentary elections he called in an effort to defuse a political crisis after a disastrous war with Azerbaijan but his top rival alleges fraud. 700 words 0330 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan and Anna Smolchenko. Picture. Video Also moved: Armenia-vote-Pashinyan,PROFILE Armenia-vote-facts,FACTS US-weather-accident,WRAP MIAMI Nine children and an adult are killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway as heavy storms lashed the southeastern United States, authorities say. 450 words moved. Graphic Oly-2020-2021-weightlifting-NZL-Hubbard-gender WELLINGTON New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is confirmed as the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games when Kiwi officials name her in the squad for Tokyo next month. 400 words 0230 GMT Also moving: Oly-2020-2021-weightlifting-NZL-Hubbard-gender,FOCUS Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Wales celebrate reaching the last 16 of Euro 2020 despite losing 1-0 to Italy in Rome, leaving Switzerland to wait before finding out if they will join them. 750 words moved by Andy Scott with Emmeline Moore in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic -- OLYMPICS -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-spectators-health-virus TOKYO Tokyo Olympic organisers and local officials meet to decide how many local spectators, if any, will be in the stands at the pandemic-postponed Games, weeks before they open. 550 words 0230 GMT by Sara Hussein -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China announces it has administered its one-billionth shot in the world's biggest coronavirus inoculation drive as Brazil's death toll from the pandemic passes 500,000. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Thailand-crime-television-Serpent,FEATURE BANGKOK Nearly half a century after he sowed fear along the 1970s "hippie trail", French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, the "Serpent" of the hit TV drama series, still haunts the lives of those who crossed his path. 1100 words 0330 GMT by Sophie Deviller and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-vote-politics,WRAP PARIS French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's party performs weaker than expected in the first round of regional elections, in a vote marked by record levels of abstention. 700 words moved by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video. Spain-politics-Catalonia-prisoners,WRAP BARCELONA Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will deliver a major speech in Barcelona as his government is poised to pardon the jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid. 600 words 0230 GMT by Rosa Sulleiro with Alvaro Villalobos in Madrid. File picture Sweden-politics-government,WRAP STOCKHOLM Sweden's government is under threat of being toppled as it faces a no confidence vote that could trigger snap polls, only a year ahead of the 2022 general election. 700 words 0230 GMT by Helene Dauschy. File picture. File video Germany-politics-CDU-Laschet BERLIN German conservatives will unveil a plan to win voters in a future without Angela Merkel, as chancellor candidate Armin Laschet looks to extend his lead ahead of September's election. 600 words 0230 GMT by Femke Colbourne. File picture Belgium-missing-police,WRAP DILSEN-STOKKEM, Belgium A body found in eastern Belgium is that of a soldier suspected of extreme-right views who went missing after stealing arms from a military base and threatening the country's top virologist. 500 words moved by Alessio Pisano. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-homicide-justice-execution,FOCUS WASHINGTON Director Patrick Forbes hopes his new documentary "The Phantom" could be the spark prompting President Joe Biden to act against the death penalty thanks to its powerful message: "An innocent man was executed." 750 words 0130 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Video US-Russia-diplomacy-sanctions,3rdlead WASHINGTON The United States is preparing fresh sanctions against Russia over the near-fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a top White House advisor warns. 500 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-coup-Russia,lead MOSCOW Myanmar's junta chief arrives in Moscow to attend a security conference, marking only his second known trip abroad since he seized power in a coup. 400 words moved Afghanistan-conflict-talks-rights-women-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Taliban says they remain committed to peace talks, but insist a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan was the only way to end the war and ensure rights -- including for women. 550 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's ultraconservatives hail the election victory of their candidate Ebrahim Raisi, after Washington charged the vote was unfair and Tehran's arch-foe Israel labelled him the "most extremist" president yet. 850 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Libya-conflict-Germany-diplomacy,ADVANCER BERLIN Germany will seek to broker lasting peace in Libya on Wednesday, gathering world powers in Berlin to extract a firm promise to withdraw foreign fighters and keep the North African country on track for its December 24 election. 550 words 0900 GMT by Hui Min Neo. File picture Also moving: Libya-politics,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Bedouin,FOCUS RAHAT, Israel From her tin-roof home in the sweltering Negev desert, Umm Jawad Abu Qwaider offers her bleak assessment of the first Arab party to back an Israeli government -- a shoulder shrug. 700 words 0300 GMT by Majeda El-Batsh. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-FRA,WRAP LE CASTELLET, France Max Verstappen wins the French Grand Prix to extend his lead over Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' title race and leaves the world champion's Mercedes team "with a big fight" to retain control of their Formula One fiefdom. 650 words moved. Picture Fbl-WC-2022-Qatar-Norway-QAT-NOR-rights OSLO Norway's football community votes against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state. 650 words moved afp
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