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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US, China clash in first talks under Biden + EU regulators say AstraZeneca jab safe + China hearing on Spavor spy charge finshed + North Korea severs ties with Malaysia + Mouse plague sweeps rural Australia US-China-diplomacy,WRAP ANCHORAGE, Alaska US and Chinese diplomats clash in their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office, with the world's top two powers each digging in on a laundry list of issues on which they diverge broadly as the meeting opens in Alaska. 800 words 0600 GMT by Frederic J. Brown, with Francesco Fontemaggi in Washington. Picture. File picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France and Germany resume AstraZeneca vaccinations after EU regulators gave the jab the all-clear, and Joe Biden says his administration will meet its goal of innoculating 100 million Americans weeks ahead of schedule. 700 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Viceo. Graphic China-Canada-politics-diplomacy-Huawei, WRAP DANDONG The hearing for a Canadian man detained in China for more than two years on espionage charges has finished after less than three hours, with relations between Ottawa and Beijing at their lowest point in decades. 550 words 0530 GMT by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video NKorea-Malaysia-US-diplomacy-extradition,WRAP SEOUL North Korea severs diplomatic ties with Malaysia, abruptly shutting down a once-close relationship that took a major downturn following the shock assassination of Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother in Kuala Lumpur airport four years ago. 600 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video Australia-plague-mice-farming-weather SYDNEY Swathes of Australia's rural east are battling a "plague" of mice that is infesting crops and producing hair-raising scenes of rodents running amok. 200 words moved. -- SPOTLIGHT -- HongKong-China-environment-reefs,FOCUS HONG KONG In jade waters off Hong Kong's eastern shoreline, scientists are thrilled to spot a cuttlefish protecting her eggs inside an artificial, 3D-printed clay seabed helping to restore the city's fragile coral reefs. 750 words moved by Sarah Lai. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Spain-economy-poverty,FOCUS MADRID Even though her face is covered by a black mask, Rita Carrasco still wears bright red lipstick. But her easy smile faltered when she had to join Madrid's "hunger lines" for food aid. 650 words moved by Emmanuelle Michel. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-Florida-Miami,FOCUS MIAMI BEACH, Florida The warm sands of Miami Beach in Florida are again packed with revelers -- a sight that Americans view either as a proof of progress at last against Covid-19, or of a recklessness that could set back the nation's recovery. 800 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture Health-virus-Iceland,FOCUS KEFLAVIK, Iceland Show the magic proof and open sesame: Iceland on Thursday became the first Schengen country to welcome all international travellers who can prove they've either recovered from Covid-19 or been vaccinated. 700 words moved by Jeremie Richard. File picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-shooting-racism-Asian,WRAP ATLANTA, Georgia Asian-American communities are on alert after a shooting rampage that left six women of Asian origin dead and stoked fears in a population already alarmed by a surge in hate crimes during the coronavirus pandemic. 850 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-shooting-crime-racism-gender,FOCUS US-politics-immigration-family,FOCUS BROWNSVILLE, Texas Amanda Garcia struggles to hold back her tears. After 30 days on the road, waiting in this Texas border town for a bus to Dallas, she is just hours from her goal -- a better life in the United States. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Roads out of Myanmar's biggest city are choked with people fleeing the military's deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees. 600 words 0600 GMT. File Photo. File Video. -- EUROPE -- Russia-US-diplomacy-politics,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin mocks Joe Biden for calling him a "killer" -- saying "it takes one to know one" -- as ties between Moscow and Washington sink to new lows. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko Spain-euthanasia-law,WRAP MADRID Spain's parliament passes a law legalising euthanasia, making the country one of the few to allow terminally ill or gravely injured patients to end their own suffering. 750 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video Also moved: Spain-euthanasia-law,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-vote,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's voters, who include settlers in the occupied West Bank, Tel Aviv residents eyeing change and Arabs in annexed east Jerusalem, are days away from their fourth election in less than two years. AFP asked five of them about their voting intentions. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Already moved: Israel-vote-farright,FOCUS Israel-vote-Judaism,FOCUS Syria-conflict-sanctions-internet-streaming,FOCUS DAMASCUS Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are blocked, Mohammad Habash feels increasingly disconnected. 750 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video Sudan-Ethiopia-border,FOCUS WAD KAWLI, Sudan Under a thatched roof, Sudanese dream of returning to farmland at the heart of a decades-old dispute with Ethiopia that has turned violent and threatened to ignite a wider conflict. 850 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video Iran-politics-tradition-health-virus,FOCUS TEHERAN Battered by punishing US sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic, Iranians are readying for a gloomy Nowruz, the traditional Persian New Year festival on Saturday. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania is in mourning over the sudden death of President John Magufuli, an authoritarian leader and Covid sceptic who leaves behind a divided legacy and a question mark over his fatal illness. 850 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,SCENE Tanzania-politics-Hassan,PROFILE Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-timeline, CHRONO Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-facts,FACTS SAfrica-royals,WRAP NONGOMA, South Africa South African politicians, traditional leaders and celebrities bid farewell to Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini, with tributes led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who declared "a huge tree has fallen." 900 words moved by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY -- Music-technology-telecommunication-culture,lead PARIS Spotify launches a new website addressing questions on how it pays out royalties, but fails to dampen mounting anger from musicians struggling to survive in the streaming era. 550 words moved by Eric Randolph Technology-media-science,FOCUS PARIS Audio stimulates our brains more powerfully than video, and slots neatly into our new patterns of voracious cultural consumption -- making this a revolutionary time for aural entertainment. 750 words moved by Eric Randolph and Carole Guirado US-IT-lifestyle-Clubhouse,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO An internet spin on talk radio, the new invitation-only social network Clubhouse has become a sandbox for people tinkering with ways to win fans and make money with audio. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Also moved: US-IT-lifestyle-Clubhouse-talk,POINTS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-celebrity-television-Kardashians,FOCUS NEW YORK It's a cultural abyss for some, an addictive melodrama for others, but no matter your view "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", which premieres its 20th and final season, succeeded in syncing reality television with social media -- and making the clan a fortune. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. 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