| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel-Palestinian ceasefire holds + IMF pledges $50 bn to end pandemic + Eurovision brings angel wings, cheesy lyrics + Nigeria's top army commander dies in air crash + Air India says data on 4.5m passengers stolen Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories The ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza holds as humanitarian aid begins to enter the Israeli-blockaded enclave ravaged by 11 days of bloodshed. 900 words moved by Adel Zaanoun with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP MONTEVIDEO The IMF proposes a $50 billion plan to end the Covid-19 pandemic, aiming to expand global immunisation drives, just as Latin America and the Caribbean pass one million deaths. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-music-Eurovision-Netherlands,WRAP ROTTERDAM, Netherlands The Eurovision Song Contest final returns in Rotterdam after a year off, bringing giant angel wings, cheesy lyrics and a message of hope in the time of coronavirus. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture Nigeria-military-crash,WRAP ABUJA Nigeria's top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers are killed when their plane crashes in bad weather in the country's north, officials say. 550 words moved by Louise Dewast with Aminu Abubakar in Kano. File picture India-aviation-hacking MUMBAI Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the latest breach reported by a major airline. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-LatAm,FOCUS Montevideo Covid-19 has caused the deaths of more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine roll-outs are preventing an exit from the pandemic crisis. 700 words moved by Maria Salas with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Graphic Also moved: health-virus-Germany-Britain,lead Health-virus-Spain-tourism-Britain,3rdlead Health-virus-G20-Italy-EU,2ndlead Health-virus-death-toll,FOCUS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,SCENE BEIT HANOUN, Palestinian Territories Walking down a sandy path in the Gaza Strip's Beit Hanoun, 39-year-old Palestinian Ramez al-Masri points to a huge crater left where his home used to be. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,Q&A Israel-Palestinians-conflict-tunnels,FACTS -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-politics-conflict,lead ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia for the first time accuses troops from neighbouring Eritrea of killing 110 civilians in a massacre in the war-hit Tigray region. 550 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram-Shekau,Q&A KANO, Nigeria In the 12 years since Nigeria's jihadist insurgency erupted in the northeast, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been reported dead several times, only to reappear unscathed. On Wednesday, intelligence sources say, rival Islamic State-allied jihadists attacked Shekau's faction in their stronghold. 850 words moved by Camille Malplat with Aminu Abubakar in Kano. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-SKorea-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden acknowledges there is no easy path to getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons but reaffirms his "iron-clad" commitment to the US alliance with South Korea after talks with President Moon Jae-in. 800 words moved. Picture US-politics-prisoners-conflict-Guantanamo WASHINGTON The approved release of three detainees locked up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for nearly two decades has raised expectations that President Joe Biden might try to close the notorious US military prison. 800 words moved by Paul Handley US-environment-parks-health NEW YORK A new public park skimming the surface of the Hudson River atop 132 concrete "tulips" opens for New Yorkers eager to emerge from a year of onerous pandemic restrictions. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Argentina-economy-food-beef,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES It is an age-old ritual for Argentines to get together over a jaw-dropping "asado" of choice cuts of meat, but because of economic woes this treat is increasingly out of many people's reach. 800 words moved by Nina Negron. Picture. Video Lifestyle-US-food-environment,FOCUS NEW YORK This week's rousing stock market debut of dairy alternative Oatly underlines anew the enduring appetite for vegan products. If anything, that hunger has grown during the Covid-19 pandemic. 700 words moved by Juliette Michel Chile-women-politics-election,INTERVIEW SANTIAGO Until last Sunday, Iraci Hassler was a relative unknown in her native Chile, but the 30-year-old economist is set to take the reins as the first communist mayor of the municipality of Santiago, the area at the heart of the capital. 700 words moved by Paula Bustamante. Picture. Graphic Mexico-women-children-indigenous,FOCUS METLATONOC, Mexico Eloina Feliciano begged her mother not to sell her into marriage aged 14 under an ancestral tradition in their indigenous community in Mexico, but her pleas were in vain. 650 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-Virus-India-politics-Modi,Q&A NEW DELHI India is suffering a coronavirus catastrophe with millions of infections and nearly 300,000 dead but it is likely to have a limited impact on the political fortunes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 650 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar and Bhuvan Bagga. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- G7-climate-coal-energy-Germany,WRAP LONDON The Group of Seven wealthy nations agree to end state financing of coal-fired power plants by the end of this year, and to "mostly decarbonise" their electricity supplies in the 2030s. 700 words moved by Joe Jackson with Hui Min Neo in Berlin Also moved: Poland-energy-solar-science,WRAP -- BUSINESS & FINANCE -- US-bitcoin-markets-forex,FOCUS WASHINGTON First he loved them, then he doubted them, but is he manipulating them? Tesla boss Elon Musk's tweets about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are annoying their devotees and raising eyebrows among market watchers. 650 words moved by Virginie Montet US-IT-court-antitrust-Epic-Apple,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Apple's online marketplace would become a "toxic" mess if the iPhone maker were forced to allow third-party apps without reviewing them, chief executive Tim Cook tells a high-stakes trial challenging the company's tight control of its platform. 600 words moved by Julie Jammot with Rob Lever in Washington 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)