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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Officer killed in US Capitol car-ramming attack + Taiwan mourns worst rail disaster in decades + Millions face second Easter under Covid curbs + Use of force on Floyd 'totally unnecessary': top cop + 'Bridgerton' star Page absent from second series US-politics-crime-Capitol,WRAP WASHINGTON A US Capitol police officer is killed and a second injured after a vehicle rams through security and crashes into a barrier at the Washington complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Taiwan-train-accident,WRAP HUALIEN, Taiwan Salvage teams begin removing mangled train carriages after Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people, as flags flew at half mast across an island plunged into mourning. 700 words 0830 GMT by Sean Chang with Amber Wang in Taipei. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Taiwan-train-accident,SCENE Health-virus,WRAP ROME Millions of Christians around the world prepare to spend another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but there is good news from the hard-hit United States, which crosses the milestone of 100 million vaccinations. 650 words 0530 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Police officer Derek Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd was "totally unnecessary," the longest-serving officer in the Minneapolis Police Department testifies. 700 words moved by Kerem Yucel with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture. Graphic. Video Entertainment-US-television-Bridgerton LOS ANGELES Rege-Jean Page will not return for the second season of record-breaking Regency romance "Bridgerton," Netflix said Friday, prompting howls of despair from fans of the dashing Duke of Hastings. 350 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-Xinjiang-politics-rights,FOCUS BEIJING A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by Hollywood blockbuster "La La Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population. 650 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Picture Britain-assault-school-internet,INTERVIEW LONDON The founder of a website that has exposed Britain's "rape culture" through thousands of anonymous testimonies tells AFP she is surprised by the reaction to her campaign and that the next step is stamping out such behaviour, both in the UK and globally. 700 words moved by Anna Malpas. Video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States reaps the fruits of its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 as it becomes the first nation to reach 100 million people, but Europe's rollout faces fresh impediments and South America tightens restrictions in the face of Brazil's soaring infections. 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Health-virus-Easter-Israel-Christianity,FOCUS JERUSALEM Huddled in a corner of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Angele Percenita struggled to contain her tears, overwhelmed to be marking Good Friday in Jerusalem's Old City after last year's lockdown. 500 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-entertainment-theater,SCENE NEW YORK Caroline Baron is wearing shoes she has not worn in a year and a big smile as she walks into The Shed, one of the few major venues in America's cultural capital New York to begin hosting live performances again for the first time since March 2020. 500 words 0600 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture -- MIDEAST -- Iran-nuclear-US-EU-diplomacy,WRAP BRUSSELS The United States and Iran will open indirect talks next week in Vienna as the European Union spearheads efforts to bring President Joe Biden's administration back into a nuclear accord. 750 words moved by Max Delany with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- EUROPE -- Russia-Ukraine-conflict-politics,WRAP KIEV US President Joe Biden affirms his "unwavering support" for Ukraine in a call to President Volodymyr Zelensky after Kiev accused Moscow of building up military forces on its border. 700 words moved by Olga Shylenko with Anastasia Clark in Moscow. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Russia-Ukraine-conflict-politics,Q&A -- AMERICAS -- US-ICC-Afghanistan-diplomacy-warcrimes,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden revokes sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court as the new administration seeks a more cooperative approach, resolving an intense disagreement with European allies. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-economy-employment-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden celebrates a massive rebound in US jobs as a sign of hope "at long last" that the end of the pandemic is within sight, with businesses reopening nationwide and vaccine access quickly opening up. 700 words moved by Heather Scott US-racism-trial-police-Floyd-testimony,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The opening week of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, has featured dramatic and emotional testimony. 650 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture -- AFRICA -- Niger-politics-unrest,WRAP NIAMEY Niger's new President Mohamed Bazoum lashes out at jihadists who have carried out devastating attacks on his country, accusing them of "war crimes" as he takes the helm of the troubled nation. 750 words moved by Boureima Hama. Picture. Video. Also moved: Niger-politics-Bazoum,PROFILE Also moved: Niger-politics-challenges,POINTS Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-unrest-diplomacy,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The G7 group of leading nations calls for the "swift" withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern Tigray region, as the International Crisis Group warns of a prolonged stalemate. 800 words moved Mozambique-unrest-natural-gas-TOTAL,WRAP MAPUTO French energy giant Total has shut its operations and withdrawn all staff from a gas site in northern Mozambique following last week's deadly jihadist attack in the area, security sources say. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Mali-unrest-UN BAMAKO Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday when suspected jihadists staged a major attack on their camp in Aguelhok, northern Mali, the UN mission said. 550 words moved. File video afp
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