| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: Rose Troup Buchanan Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pandemic-era Oscars begin in Los Angeles + Nations pledge help for Covid-stricken India + Blaze at Iraqi coronavirus hospital kills 82 + Fashion designer Elbaz dies of Covid aged 52 + NASA mini-helicopter takes third Mars flight Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,WRAP HOLLYWOOD A unique pandemic-era Oscars kicks off in Los Angeles with a movie-style opening credits sequence, as Hollywood A-listers reunite for a ceremony where "Nomadland" is tipped to be the big winner. 850 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI The United States leads international pledges of support for India as its Covid-19 crisis deepens with record daily death rates and severe medical shortages. 650 words 0330 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Iraq-fire-health-virus,WRAP BAGHDAD More than 80 people die when a fire rips through a Baghdad hospital for Covid-19 patients, sparking outrage and the suspension of top officials overseeing Iraq's crumbling health services. 800 words moved by Ammar Karim and Salam Faraj. Picture. Video. Graphic Lifestyle-France-fashion-Elbaz,WRAP PARIS Alber Elbaz, the fashion designer whose playful designs transformed the storied French house Lanvin into an industry darling before his shock ouster in 2015, has died aged 59 after a battle with Covid-19, the Richemont luxury group says. 600 words moved by Alexandra del Peral. File picture US-space-Mars-Ingenuity NEW YORK NASA's mini helicopter Ingenuity on Sunday successfully completed its third flight on Mars, moving farther and faster than ever before, with a peak speed of 6.6 feet per second. 300 words moved. Picture -- OSCARS -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-fashion,lead HOLLYWOOD For the past year, Hollywood's brightest stars have either been forced to wear ball gowns in their living rooms to accept awards -- or they have worn fancy pajamas. They arrived on the Oscars red carpet with flair. 600 words 0400 GMT. Picture. Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-winners,FACTS Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-foreign-Denmark,FOCUS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-director-Zhao,PROFILE HOLLYWOOD Chloe Zhao, the Beijing-born filmmaker whose indie movies chronicle life in the US heartland, becomes only the second woman ever to win best director in the Oscars' 93-year history. 650 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-suppactor-Britain-Kaluuya,PROFILE LONDON Daniel Kaluuya drew on his respect for Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton's principles to produce an Oscar-winning portrayal of the slain 1960s civil rights leader in "Judas and the Black Messiah". 600 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Britain-environment-transport-gardening-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON A busy commuter train station is an unlikely place to find a haven for flowers, bees and hedgehogs. But a decade-old project in London bringing an eco-friendly combination of gardening, horticulture and so-called rewilding to the urban jungle is bearing fruit during the pandemic. 700 words moved by Anna Mackenzie. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-economy ROME Bars, restaurants, cinemas and concert halls will partially reopen across Italy in a boost for coronavirus-hit businesses, as parliament debates the government's 220-billion-euro ($266-billion) EU-funded recovery plan. 650 words 0200 GMT by Alice Ritchie with Brigitte Hagemann in Milan. File picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-100,FOCUS WASHINGTON The daily (hourly) White House melodrama of the Trump era is history, but there has been nothing quiet about Joe Biden's 100 days rush to transform the country he inherited. 900 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-politics-Biden-100,FACTS -- ASIA -- Indonesia-military-submarine,WRAP BALI, Indonesia A missing Indonesian submarine is found cracked apart on the seabed in waters off Bali, the military says, confirming that all 53 crew perished in the disaster. 550 words moved by Sonny Tumbelaka, with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- France-attack-police,WRAP PARIS A Tunisian man who stabbed to death a police employee outside Paris watched jihadist propaganda videos just before the attack, France's anti-terror prosecutor says, adding that a fifth person was detained for questioning. 700 words moved by Murielle Kasprzak and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video. Graphic France-judiciary-religion-Jews,WRAP PARIS Thousands of protesters gather in several French cities and Israel to denounce a court's refusal of a trial for a man who killed a 65-year-old Jewish woman, after experts determined he acted in a "delirious fit" due to heavy marijuana use. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Albania-vote,WRAP TIRANA Albania's opposition claim victory after a parliamentary election seen as crucial to the country's dreams of EU membership, but the ruling party say it was too soon to call a result. 600 words moved by Briseida Mema and Joseph Boyle. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iraq-fire,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraqis see the death of over 80 people in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital fire as more proof of the deadly consequences of mismanagement and corruption. 650 words moved by Sarah Benhaida and Ammar Karim. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,2ndlead JERUSALEM Israeli police allow Palestinians to gather in a flashpoint plaza outside Jerusalem's walled Old City, in a move apparently aimed at easing tensions after days of clashes. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict,WRAP DUBAI Yemen's Huthi rebels have made important gains in the battle for the government's last northern stronghold, advancing close to the centre of Marib city despite heavy casualties, military sources say. 600 words moved -- AFRICA -- Chad-unrest,WRAP N'DJAMENA, Chad Chad's new ruling junta vow to root out a rebel leader accused of "war crimes", seeking help from neighbouring Niger to track him down along with his fighters. 650 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-LCup-ManCity-Tottenham,2ndlead LONDON Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says winning felt much better with fans in attendance after beating Tottenham 1-0 at Wembley to lift the League Cup for the fourth consecutive year in front of 8,000 supporters on Sunday. 600 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture Also moved: fbl-ENG-LCup-ManCity-Tottenham,SCENE Tennis-ATP-ESP-Nadal-Tsitsipas,2ndlead BARCELONA Rafael Nadal saves a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5 and claim a 12th Barcelona Open title in the ATP's longest match of 2021. 500 words moved. Picture afp
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)