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| - Duty Editor: Mike Patterson Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US alarm at Russian build-up on Ukraine border + Biden attempts to tackle US gun violence 'epidemic' + George Floyd died from lack of oxygen: doctor + New AZ setback as nations scramble for vaccines + Archaeologists unearth lost Egyptian city Ukraine-Russia-conflict,WRAP KIEV The US says it is increasingly concerned over Russian militarisation along Ukraine's border, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky travels to the eastern frontline. 800 words moved by Olga Shylenko. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-weapons-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden brands US gun violence an "epidemic" and an "international embarrassment" at a White House ceremony to unveil his first attempt at getting the problem under control. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture. Video US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A respiratory doctor testifies that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen and that police officer Derek Chauvin's knee was on his neck almost all the time he was facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back. 750 words moved by Joy Powell with Ben Sheppard and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The fallout over the AstraZeneca jab persists with several countries halting its use among younger people, as nations race to secure much-needed vaccines in the face of fresh virus surges. 850 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Egypt-archaeology CAIRO Archaeologists hail the discovery of "the largest" ancient city found in Egypt, buried under the sands for millenia, which experts said was one of the most important finds since unearthing Tutankhamun's tomb. 550 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-vaccine-Russia,4thlead BERLIN Germany sparks controversy after launching talks with Russia about purchasing doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine without waiting for coordinated EU action. 700 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture Health-virus-Philippines,FOCUS MANILA Angelo Barrera's father struggled to breathe from Covid-19 as he was driven around the Philippine capital in search of a hospital bed. After five hours he got on a waitlist, but died before he could get inside. 800 words 0330 GMT by Allison Jackson and Cecil Morella. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON Apprehensions of undocumented migrants on the US border with Mexico soared 70 percent in March to 172,331, hitting the highest level in 15 years, data shows, in a mounting challenge for the administration of President Joe Biden. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. File Picture Ecuador-politics-vote,ADVANCER QUITO Former president Rafael Correa is living in exile in Belgium avoiding an eight-year sentence for corruption in his homeland, yet he remains a key figure in Ecuador's presidential runoff on Sunday. 750 words 0130 GMT by Paola Lopez. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Ecuador-politics-vote,PROFILE Ecuador-politics-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Peru-vote,ADVANCER LIMA Peruvians go to the polls Sunday, in the midst of a deadly pandemic surge, to choose a new president to confront the country's multiple challenges from among 18 candidates with no clear favorite. 750 words 0130 by Francisco Jara. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Peru-vote,PROFILE Peru-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Brazil-environment-accident,INTERVIEW BRASILIA Antonio Sena was flying a single-prop Cessna 210 over the Brazilian Amazon when the engine suddenly stopped, leaving him minutes to find a spot in the jungle to crash-land. 650 words 0130 GMT by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video US-Japan-art-culture-tourism,ADVANCER NEW YORK Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama grew up among plants. Now, the 92-year-old's sculptures stretch across the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx in a major exhibition that was delayed by a year because of the pandemic. 550 words 0130 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP LONDON Britain condemns "bullying" by the Myanmar junta after the country's ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-unrest-Brexit,WRAP BELFAST Northern Ireland police face a barrage of petrol bombs and rocks, an AFP journalist says, as violence once again flares in Belfast despite pleas for calm. 750 words moved by Joe Stenson and Paul Faith. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-Saddam,FOCUS BAGHDAD Eighteen years ago Saddam Hussein's brutal rule came to an end, but the prospects for young Iraqis who never witnessed his dictatorship remain blighted by insecurity, rampant corruption and joblessness. 800 words 0200 GMT by Laure Al Khoury. Picture Jordan-politics-anniversary,ANNIVERSARY AMMAN Jordan will mark 100 years of survival Sunday as a resource-poor country in a war-ravaged neighbourhood, but the worst palace crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic threaten to overshadow any celebrations. 900 words 0200 GMT by Sammy Ketz Also moving: Jordan-politics-anniversary,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-ICC,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel says it has formally decided not to cooperate with an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation into the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. 550 words moved by Ben Simon Also moved: Israel-conflict-Palestinians-US-aid,FOCUS US-Palestinians-aid-UN,lead -- AFRICA -- Djibouti-vote,WRAP DJIBOUTI Djibouti goes to the polls as Ismail Omar Guelleh seeks an all-but assured fifth term as president of the small but strategically-located nation he has ruled for 22 years. 550 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Djibouti-vote-facts,COUNTRYFACTFILE -- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- Space-Russia-US ALMATY A three-man crew will blast off to the International Space Station in a capsule honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space. 550 words 0230 GMT by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video. Graphics. Videographic Also moving: Russia-space-Rogozin,PROFILE US-science-Switzerland-history-palaeontology,FOCUS WASHINGTON Modern brains are younger than originally thought, possibly developing as recently as 1.5 million years ago, according to a study -- after the earliest humans had already begun walking on two feet and had even started fanning out from Africa. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg, Picture Climate-environment-species-biodiversity-extinction PARIS Unless nations dramatically improve on carbon cutting pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate treaty, the planet's richest concentrations of animal and plant life will be irreversibly ravaged by global warming, scientists warn. 650 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-health-virus,3rdlead PARIS The French Open is delayed by a week to May 30-June 13 in the hope that heightened Covid-19 restrictions in France will have eased by then to allow the maximum number of fans to attend the Grand Slam tournament. 600 words moved afp
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