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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden honours victims of Tulsa race massacre + Mali suspended from AU after second coup + US halts oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge + Striken Sri Lanka ship 'in danger of sinking' + Elephant rampage leaves damage in China US-politics-racism-massacre-history,WRAP TULSA President Joe Biden leads emotional commemorations to honor victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saying the United States must learn from one of the worst episodes of racist violence in the country's history. 750 words moved by Lea Dauple. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-racism-Biden,POINTS Mali-politics-diplomacy-coup-AU,WRAP NAIROBI The African Union announces it is suspending Mali with immediate effect, after a second military coup in nine months in the impoverished country. 500 words 0600 GMT. US-environment-oil,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden's administration announces it is halting petroleum development activity in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a move by former president Donald Trump to allow drilling. 550 words moved SriLanka-Singapore-transport-pollution-fire,WRAP COLOMBO A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka's worst maritime environmental disaster is in imminent danger of sinking with several hundred tonnes of oil still in its fuel tanks, the navy says. 500 words 0600 GMT by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video China-animal-nature BEIJING A herd of 15 wandering elephants on an epic trek through southwestern China have entered villages to gorge on crops, broken into barns and caused a million dollars of losses. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Malaysia-education-internet,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam's unexpected rise from anonymous pupil to national leader against school harassment began with a teacher allegedly joking about rape. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves. Picture. Video Egypt-LGBT-rights,FOCUS CAIRO Farida Ramadan, a transgender woman, overcame major hurdles to transition in conservative Egypt, but she is still fighting for her rights in a country where LGBTQ+ people face acute stigma. 800 words moved by Hager Harabech. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India,FOCUS NEW DELHI Low pay, 24-hour shifts and severe shortages of staff and protective gear have left doctors on the frontlines of India's brutal pandemic wave near breaking point and fearful for their lives. 600 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture -- TECH -- China-IT-Huawei-software-telecom SHENZHEN Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei will launch its Harmony OS operating system for mobile phones, as it struggles for survival after the US blocked it from continuing to use Google's Android platform. 500 words 0800 GMT by Dan Martin. -- ASIA -- China-population-society,FOCUS BEIJING China wants its women to have more children but for many young people, the government's big promises of support mean little because of soaring living costs and changing mindsets about families. 650 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-investigation-Poland,WRAP MOSCOW Prominent Kremlin critic Dmitry Gudkov is detained and faces possible jail time as authorities ramp up pressure on dissenters ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli politicians battling to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have only until midnight Wednesday, as they race against the clock to build a "change" coalition of bitter ideological rivals. 900 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-politics-BenGvir,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-vote-health-virus-poverty,FOCUS IZTAPALAPA, Mexico The coronavirus pandemic has claimed thousands of lives in his impoverished district of Mexico City, but Edgar Alonso is still determined to go out and vote in Sunday's midterm elections. 700 words 0530 GMT by Jean Luis Arce. Picture US-fires-drought-California,FOCUS PARADISE, California "Now, when there's smoke here, everybody panics," says Steve Crowder, mayor of the small town of Paradise that was almost wiped off the map by California's deadly 2018 wildfires. 800 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Cuba-dance-Internet,FOCUS HAVANA In the country of salsa and rumba, a troupe of sneaker-wearing Cuban youngsters have burst onto the dance scene with a style until recently all but unheard of on the isolated island nation: hip hop. 750 words moved by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video Colombia-politics-protest-youth-volunteers,FOCUS BOGOTA By day they are publicists, YouTubers or market vendors. By night they dodge tear gas and stun grenades to tend to the wounded in clashes between the police and young people spearheading an unprecedented social upheaval in Colombia. 550 words moved by Juan Sebastian Serrano. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-volcano,WRAP GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo Streets in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma return to life, five days after residents fled following warnings that the nearby Nyiragongo volcano could erupt again. 550 words moved by Heritier Baraka Munyampfura. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: DRCongo-volcano,PHOTOESSAY Uganda-politics-unrest,WRAP KAMPALA Uganda's transport minister is shot in what police said was a "targeted drive-by shooting" which left the former top general's daughter and bodyguard dead. 550 words moved by Grace Matsiko and Michael O'Hagan. Picture. Video ICoast-politics,FOCUS ABIDJAN Supporters of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo are seeking to allay misgivings over his expected return, insisting his homecoming a decade after civil war will heal divisions, not deepen them. 600 words moved by Stephane Barbier. File picture -- BUSINESS -- EU-law-parliament-tax-multinationals BRUSSELS European Union member states and MEPs reach a deal on tougher tax transparency measures for multinationals as international pressure grows for greater scrutiny of major companies. 350 words moved -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-Osaka,WRAP PARIS Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open, after revealing her battle with depression and anxiety, has cast a harsh light on the mental health of the sport's superstars with one expert even accusing the media of "voyeurism". 750 words moved by Dave James Also moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-Osaka-Japan,lead Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Ancelotti,WRAP MADRID Carlo Ancelotti rejoins Real Madrid as coach for the next three seasons, the Spanish club says. "Hello Madrid!" the 61-year-old Italian who succeeds Zinedine Zidane posts on Twitter. 650 words moved. File picture Also moved: Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Ancelotti,PROFILE Fbl-Copa-2021-BRA-health-virus,WRAP SAO PAULO Brazil confirms it has agreed to stand in as emergency host for the troubled Copa America, though the threats of a Covid-19 surge, political divisions and a court battle still loom over the tournament. 650 words moved. File picture afp
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