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| - Duty Editor: Rose Troup Buchanan Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Shock as Harry and Meghan unload on royals + Myanmar security forces cordon 200 protesters + Jury selection delayed in George Floyd trial + Equatorial Guinea blast death toll rises to 98 + Neanderthals fossils older than once thought US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Suicidal thoughts, a racist relative and an heir-to-the-throne trapped by tradition -- Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have lifted the lid on life inside Britain's royal family with an explosive interview that reverberated around the world. 900 words moved by Anna Malpas, Thomas Urbain and Ben Sheppard. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,REAX US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-racism,REAX US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-internet,REAX US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-questions,Q&A Britain-US-royals-crises,FACTS Britain-US-royals-politics,PROFILE Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Hundreds of peaceful anti-coup protesters were "barricaded" by Myanmar security forces in apartment buildings in Yangon, the UN secretary-general said, calling for their release "without violence or arrests". 800 words moved. Video. Picture. Graphic US-racism-police-trial,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Jury selection is delayed in the trial of the white policeman charged with killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death sparked mass protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the US and around the world. 800 words moved by Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,INTERVIEW US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,PROFILE US-racism-police-trial-Chauvin,PROFILE US-racism-police-trial,WRAP EGuinea-blast,WRAP MALABO The death toll from accidental explosions that rocked a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and the surrounding area rises sharply to 98 with hundreds wounded, the vice president says, as the scale of the disaster became clearer. 500 words moved by Samuel Obiang. Graphic. Picture. Video Science-archaeology-anthropology-Europe WASHINGTON Neanderthal fossils from a cave in Belgium believed to belong to the last survivors of their species ever discovered in Europe are thousands of years older than once thought, a new study says. 500 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-communities,FOCUS NAMIE, Japan Masakazu Daibo has reopened his family's eel restaurant in part of Japan's Fukushima region declared a no-go zone after the 2011 nuclear disaster, but so far he has barely a single neighbour. 1050 words 0300 GMT by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Graphic ** Please see our special advisory on the 10th anniversary of the Japanese tsunami ** Afghanistan-religion-history-Taliban-Buddha-anniversary,FOCUS BAMIYAN Afghanistan's giant Buddhas stood watch over the picturesque Bamiyan valley for centuries, surviving Mongol invasions and the harsh environment until the Taliban arrived with an apocalyptic worldview that paid little mind to one of the great wonders of antiquity. 750 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Czech-internet,FOCUS PRAGUE As the Czech Republic struggles to cope with the world's highest coronavirus infection rate, a tidal wave of disinformation and a bungled government response are hampering vaccination efforts. 800 words 0130 GMT by Ladka Mortkowitz. File picture Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Italy passes the grim milestone of 100,000 official coronavirus deaths, amid warnings that the spread of new variants is fuelling a fresh wave of infections. 500 words moved by Alvise Armellini. Video Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-vaccines JERUSALEM Israel launches a campaign to vaccinate some 100,000 Palestinians in the West Bank who hold permits to work in Jewish settlements in the occupied territory and inside the Jewish state. 550 words moved by Ahmad Gharabli. Picture. Video Health-virus-vaccine WASHINGTON People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-politics-court-corruption-Lula,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian Supreme Court justice overturns graft convictions against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, clearing the way for the left-wing leader to run in the 2022 presidential election. 500 words 0130 GMT by Valeria Pacheco. File picture Also moved: Brazil-politics-court-corruption-Lula,CHRONO Afghanistan-conflict-US-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is testing whether he can bring sweeping changes in Afghanistan, including a potential government involving the Taliban, in a high-risk strategy as he weighs whether to honor a May deadline to end America's longest war. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon Women-rights,WRAP MEXICO CITY Tens of thousands defy coronavirus restrictions, gathering worldwide on International Women's Day to denounce gender violence and inequalities. 900 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Hong Kong's leader praises China's plan to ensure only "patriots" remain in politics, denying the move was a purge of the opposition. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Bangladesh-prostitution-gender-vaccines,VIDEOESSAY DAULATDIA, Bangladesh Meherun Nisa walks along the narrow lanes of Bangladesh's largest brothel every day, knocking on the doors of small shacks where sex workers live to persuade them to get vaccinated for Covid-19. Picture. Video 600 words moved by Sam Jahan -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-vote-politics,ADVANCER THE HAGUE Dutch voters head to the polls next week in the first major test of a European government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte on course to win a fourth term in office. 700 words 0200 GMT by Danny Kemp. Video Also moving: Netherlands-politics-vote-Klaver,INTERVIEW Netherlands-politics-vote-Wilders,INTERVIEW Netherlands-politics-vote-Rutte,PROFILE -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict-Assad,FOCUS BEIRUT A decade of war may have ravaged his country, but Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has clung to power and looks determined to cement his position in presidential elections this year. 1200 words 0300 GMT. File picture. File video ** For more see AFP's special advisory on 10 years of war in Syria ** Libya-politics,WRAP SIRTE, Libya Libya's prime minister-designate urges lawmakers to vote for his new government in the first reunited session of parliament in years that the UN hails as "historic". 750 words moved by Hamza Mekouar and Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-protest,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanese protesters block key roads with burning barricades in rage at the country's political paralysis and deep economic crisis, after its currency hit record lows on the black market. 700 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-assault-unrest-conflict,FOCUS MEKELE, Ethiopia It was "like they were fetching water," 40-year-old Tirhas recalls. Once a day, she says, Ethiopian soldiers would line up outside her cell in a military camp, sometimes as many as 10 men waiting their turn to rape her. 1000 words 0400 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video. Picture Senegal-unrest-protest,WRAP DAKAR Senegal's main opposition leader calls for "much larger" protests, but urges non-violence after days of deadly clashes in the West African state sparked by his recent arrest. 700 words moved by Malick Rokhy Ba and Laurent Lozano. Graphic. Picture. Video Mauritius-environment-accident-shipping,2ndlead PORT LOUIS Mauritius deploys its coastguard and armed forces after a Chinese-flagged trawler containing 130 tonnes of oil runs aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. 400 words moved. Video. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-Jiangsu-fans,FOCUS SHANGHAI Fans of Chinese football champions Jiangsu FC say police have warned them not to protest or "make trouble" after the club's abrupt financial collapse, describing themselves as angry, heartbroken and powerless. 600 words 0200 GMT by Peter Stebbings. File picture tennis-ATP-rankings-Djokovic,lead PARIS Novak Djokovic sets a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb's sights. 600 words moved. File picture Oly-2022-sskate-KOR-CHN-diplomacy SEOUL A South Korean Olympic short-track speed skating champion banned from the national team for sexual harassment has taken Chinese citizenship and will skate for the hosts at next year's Beijing Winter Games, reports say. 450 words moved -- CLIMATE -- Climate-OECD-Cormann,lead PARIS The Australian politician seeking to head the OECD should be ruled out of the role due to "grave concerns" over his record on climate change, leading environmental groups say. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey afp
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