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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel-Palestinian ceasefire holds + IMF pledges $50 bn to end pandemic + BBC under fire over Diana interview + Nigeria's top army commander dies in air crash + Stop kissing poultry, US officials plead 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 0300 GMT 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 0230 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-media-royals-Diana-BBC,WRAP LONDON The British government warns of potential action against the BBC, after unprecedented criticism from the royal family about its use of deception to secure a 1995 interview with princess Diana, piling pressure on the corporation as it fights attacks on several fronts. 800 words moved by Anna Malpas. File picture. Video 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 Health-US-salmonella-poultry-offbeat WASHINGTON The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been criticized lately for its confusing messaging, but if there's one thing they're very clear about, it's that you really need to stop kissing your live poultry. 200 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 0130 GMT 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 Health-virus-US-vaccines-dating-offbeat WASHINGTON Vaxxing, not waxing, is the new must-do before a hot date, with dating apps joining the White House to promote Covid-19 shots. 400 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST AND 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 Europe-migrants-Libya-conflict,FOCUS TRIPOLI Driven from home by desperation and warded off European shores, hundreds of migrants in Libya are resigned to staying in the conflict-hit country, even while struggling to survive on odd jobs. 750 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Entertainment-music-Eurovision-Netherlands,WRAP ROTTERDAM 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 0200 GMT by Danny Kemp Germany-trial-jihadist DRESDEN, Germany A Syrian jihadist receives a life sentence for stabbing a German tourist to death and severely wounding his partner in a homophobic attack in Dresden. 550 words moved by Andrea Hentschel with Deborah Cole in Berlin. Picture -- AFRICA -- 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 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 -- 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 0200 GMT 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 0200 GMT. 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 0200 GMT 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 0130 GMT 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 0200 GMT by Paula Bustamante. Picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- Health-Virus-India-politics-Modi,Q&A NEW DELHI India is suffering a coronavirus catastrophe with perhaps a million people dead, but Narendra Modi will most likely survive as prime minister. observers say. 600 words 0330 GMT 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 US-media-newspaper-Tribune,WRAP WASHINGTON A hedge fund wins approval after a bitter campaign to acquire Tribune Publishing and create the second-largest US newspaper chain, in the latest consolidation in the battered sector, raising fears of deeper job cuts. 550 words moved by Rob Lever US-economy-tax-EU-France-Germany,WRAP LISBON The US breathes new hope into global tax talks with a proposal, welcomed by Germany and France, to set a minimum rate of 15 percent on profits of multinationals worldwide. 700 words moved by Daniel Aronssohn with Aurelia End in Paris. 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