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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into force + Arctic nations pledge to fight global warming + William, Harry slam BBC over 1995 Diana interview + Boko Haram leader 'badly wounded' in clashes + Mind-controlled arm restores sense of touch Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip, comes into force after 11 days of deadly fighting that pounded the Palestinian enclave and forced countless Israelis to seek shelter from rockets. 900 words 0300 GMT by Sakher Abou El Oun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Arctic-politics-US-Russia,WRAP REYKJAVIK Arctic countries pledge to fight global warming, which is happening three times faster in the Far North, and to preserve peace in the region as its geopolitical importance rises. 800 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video. Also moved: Arctic-climate-warming,FOCUS Britain-media-royals-Diana-BBC,WRAP LONDON Princes William and Harry hit out at the BBC and journalist Martin Bashir over "the deceitful way" Bashir obtained his explosive TV interview with Princess Diana, their late mother, in which she detailed her troubled marriage to Prince Charles. 900 words moved by James Pheby. File picture. Video Also moved: Britain-media-television-Bashir,PROFILE Nigeria-unrest-Shekau,WRAP KANO, Nigeria Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources say. 600 words moved by Aminu Abubakar with Louise Dewast in Abuja. File picture. Graphic We have also moved: Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram,FACTS US-science-health-robotics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Imagine being able to control a robotic arm from a distance, using only your mind. Now imagine being able to feel when its fingers grasp an object, as though it were your own hand. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Nepal-Everest-mountaineering-health-science-virus,FOCUS KATHMANDU Mountaineer Akash Neggi is fully prepared to take on the world's highest mountain -- after spending weeks sleeping in an oxygen-deprivation tent in his home in New Jersey to reduce his exposure to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping Nepal. 650 words 0330 GMT by Paavan Mathema with Celine Gesret in New York. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-environment-plastic,FOCUS YANGON A humble library for orphans in Yangon, built of recycled plastic waste, stands empty without books or archives. It was supposed to start welcoming young readers earlier this year, but its opening has been indefinitely deferred by Myanmar's bloody coup. 650 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video Vietnam-LGBT-parliament-politics,INTERVIEW HANOI As an LGBTQ activist, legal whizz-kid and Vietnam's first openly gay candidate running for a seat in its rubber-stamp parliament, Luong The Huy is determined to lead long-lasting change for the country's marginalised communities. 600 words 0330 GMT by Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS EU member states reach a deal paving the way for a Covid-19 certificate to open up travel in Europe, just as the operators of the Eiffel Tower announce a July reopening. 800 words moved Also moved: health-virus-Britain-tourism-travel,SCENE Health-virus-India-fungus,lead NEW DELHI States across India order emergency measures to counter a surge in the rare "black fungus" infection among coronavirus sufferers that kills half of all people it infects. 500 words moved Health-virus-US-misinformation,FOCUS WASHINGTON Even as a national coronavirus vaccination campaign led by the White House seeks to end the pandemic in the United States, misinformation has repeatedly undermined the country's response to Covid-19. 750 words moved by W.G. Dunlop Health-virus-Oly-2020-2021-Japan,INTERVIEW-EXCLUSIVE OTTAWA The International Olympic Committee's longest serving member assures that the Tokyo Games are "a go," as IOC officials huddle with local organizers for online talks. 700 words 0130 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture Health-virus-dogs WASHINGTON A pan-species coronavirus test reveals that a canine coronavirus was present in a group of mostly children patients admitted to the hospital for pneumonia in Malaysia in 2017 and 2018. 500 words 0130 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File picture -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FOCUS JERUSALEM A text message, a phone call, or an initial strike on the roof. Israel says it gives Gaza civilians warnings to evacuate before bombardment, but activists say it is not nearly enough. 700 words moved by Daphne Rousseau. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,WRAP FNIDEQ, Morocco Spain accuses Morocco of "blackmail" for allowing a record 8,000 migrants to reach the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, sparking a crisis that saw clashes on the Moroccan side of the border overnight. 800 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali with Hazel Ward in Ceuta. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco-Ceuta,FOCUS Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,FOCUS Belgium-police-missing,3rdlead BRUSSELS Belgian security forces are combing a national park for a soldier suspected of extreme-right views who went missing after stealing arms from a military base and threatening public figures. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Russia-US-diplomacy-energy-gas-Germany-Ukraine,WRAP MOSCOW The Kremlin praises the waiving of US sanctions against the Russian-controlled builder of a Russia-Germany gas pipeline, while Ukraine's leader warns Joe Biden's administration against cancelling the sanctions altogether. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko and Dmytro Gorshkov in Kiev. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he successfully eased out of his hunger strike and has discovered the recipe for being "happy" in prison. 550 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-SKorea-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House to underscore a strategic focus on Asia, while playing down chances of quick progress on the two biggest challenges facing the United States. 600 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Entertainment-US-Britain-series-Harry,ADVANCER NEW YORK In a new documentary series, Prince Harry is once again emphasizing that his family turned a blind eye to the struggles of his wife Meghan Markle, saying he will "never be bullied into silence." 550 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File picture Mexico-vote-gender-rights,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Fighting discrimination, challenging stereotypes and striving for greater rights for their community, dozens of Mexican transgender candidates are seeking political empowerment in next month's midterm elections. 650 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-politics-vote,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's poll body says twice-delayed national elections will now be held on June 21, kicking off a fresh countdown to a major test of democratic reforms under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- RugbyU-NZL-investments-Kirk,INTERVIEW WELLINGTON Former skipper David Kirk has warned the All Blacks' planned private equity deal with US investors is a "slippery slope" that could see the legendary rugby team sold out to commercial interests. 650 words 0400 GMT by Neil Sands. Video Fbl-Eur-C1-UEFA-health-virus LONDON European football clubs are forecast to miss out on 8.7 billion euros ($10.6 billion) in revenue as they struggle to cope with the devastating financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a UEFA report says. 400 words moved afp
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