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| - Duty Editor: James Legge Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Condemnation after Myanmar's deadliest day since coup + Human error may be behind Suez blockage + Americans, Canadians sanctioned in Xinjiang row + France, other EU nations tighten virus curbs + Cities go dark for Earth Hour Myanmar-politics-military NAYPYIDAW Global condemnation swirls after the bloodiest day since Myanmar's generals seized power, with dozens killed in 24 hours -- including several children -- when the military opened fire on protesters. 500 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military- strikes Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP SUEZ, Egypt Egypt's Suez Canal chief says "technical or human errors" could be behind the grounding of a huge container ship blocking the vital waterway, causing a backlog of over 300 vessels. 800 words moved by Mohamed Abouelenen with Farid Farid in Cairo. Picture. Video. Graphic China-US-Canada-rights-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING China announces tit-for-tat sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body, in response to sanctions imposed earlier this week by the two countries over Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs. 650 words 0200 Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France, Belgium and Poland tighten curbs as coronavirus cases surge in Europe while the Philippines readied for a giant lockdown and Chile confined over 80 percent of its population. 750 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Video Climate-environment-EarthHour,WRAP NEW YORK Cities around the world turn off their lights for Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19. 600 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-politics-disinformation-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON False and misleading claims about American politics have plummeted since Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account after the January 6 Capitol riot, a trend Twitter and Facebook -- which also blocked Trump but may reverse course -- are keen to take credit for. 800 words 0130 GMT by Arthur MacMillan Iraq-religion-Judaism,FOCUS BAGHDAD The death of Dhafer Eliyahu hit Iraq hard, not only because the doctor treated the neediest for free, but because with his passing, only four Jews now remain in the country. 750 words 0300 GMT by Salam Faraj and Sarah Benhaida. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-Maduro-Facebook-health-virus,2ndlead CARACAS Facebook says it is "freezing" Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for a month after repeated violations of the platform's rules against Covid-19 misinformation. 450 words moved. Picture US-Britain-China-diplomacy-infrastructure WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden has suggested founding an initiative from "democratic" countries to rival China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road infrastructure initiative as tensions spike between the Asian power and Western nations. 400 words moved US-racism-police-trial-Floyd MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Opening arguments begin on Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death was captured on video and touched off protests against racial injustice across the United States and around the world. 650 words 0130 GMT by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture Health-virus-US,FOCUS NEW YORK Three days after testing positive for Covid-19, "everything tasted like cardboard," recalls 38-year-old Elizabeth Medina, who lost her sense of taste and smell at the start of the pandemic. A year later, she fears she will never get them back. 725 words 0130 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture Entertainment-US-music-pandemic,VIDEOESSAY NEW YORK After a year that saw concert venues go dark and stages moved online, an empty storefront in New York has offered a glimmer of hope to artists and audiences ravenous for live music. 550 words 0130 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-unrest-diplomacy,3rdLead DHAKA At least five people are shot dead as police clash with Islamist demonstrators in Bangladesh, a day after clashes between police and hardline Islamist protesters against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left another five dead. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-health-politics-abortion,FOCUS WARSAW In the wake of Poland's near-total ban on abortions, the need for support for pregnant women with severe foetal defects is greater than ever but few know there are specialised clinics they can turn to for help. 700 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek. Picture. Video Russia-media-politics,FOCUS MOSCOW Captured on a CCTV camera late at night, a man on a bicycle with a food delivery backpack approaches the offices of Novaya Gazeta, Russia's leading independent newspaper. 800 words 0400 GMT by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-accident-rail,WRAP TAHTA, Egypt Egypt buries the dead from a train collision that killed at least 19 people and injured 185, according to a revised toll, as investigators probe the country's latest deadly rail crash. 750 words moved by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video Iran-China-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran and China sign a 25-year cooperation agreement in the latest expansion of Beijing's flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals build closer ties. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest, WRAP MAPUTO Islamist militants seize control of a town in northern Mozambique, killing several people including at least one foreign worker, near a huge gas project involving France's Total and other energy companies, security sources say. 700 words moved by Joaquim Nhamirre and Susan Njanji in Johannesburg. File Picture. Graphic -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- Health-virus-Italy-tourism,FOCUS MILAN Just over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town. Portofino, a colourful playground for the jet-set on the Ligurian coast, and Varenna on the shores of Lake Como are also deserted. 650 words 0300 GMT by Brigitte Hagemann. File picture -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-BRN,WRAP SAKHIR, Bahrain Max Verstappen claims pole position for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with a flawless final lap in a tense qualifying session, beating defending champion Lewis Hamilton by three-tenths of a second. 650 words moved. Picture RugbyU-6Nations,ANALYSIS LONDON A 2021 Six Nations many feared would be a sterile spectacle as a result of being played entirely behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic ended in thrilling fashion. 600 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture afp
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