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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden offers America an 'almost normal' July 4th + UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar + Biden to hold summit with Asia-Pacific allies + Digital artwork fetches $69 million at auction + Exotic animal craze in China cafes Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden offers his Covid-weary nation a glimpse of an almost normal July 4th in a primetime speech outlining how the United States is closing in on defeating the coronavirus pandemic. 850 words 0230 GMT by Sebastian Smith with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's military is likely committing "crimes against humanity" in its attempt to stay in power, a UN expert says, as the junta claims that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted illegal payments of cash and gold. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Japan-India-Australia-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is set to hold a virtual summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan as he ramps up efforts to cement alliances ahead of his administration's first talks with China. 500 words 0230 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-art-IT-Beeple-auction,WRAP NEW YORK A digital collage by American artist Beeple sells for a record $69.3 million at Christie's auctioneers, as virtual art rapidly establishes itself as a new -- and highly profitable -- creative genre. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain with Ben Sheppard in Washington. Picture China-lifestyle-animal,FOCUS SHANGHAI A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino? Most people may have heard of dog or cat cafes, but Shanghai's animal cafe scene has expanded to include a wider -- and more exotic -- kingdom. 600 words 0300 GMT by Lan Lianchao and Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-J&J,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Johnson & Johnson's single-dose Covid vaccine has been authorized in the European Union, the fourth shot greenlighted by the bloc. AFP spoke to J&J's Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels about what it means for the fight to end the pandemic. 700 words 0230 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Dominican-Haiti-migration,FOCUS DAJABON, Dominican Republic Barefoot and with their pant legs rolled up, Haitians wade through a river into the neighboring Dominican Republic. They do this every morning on their way to work, and return by the same arduous route at day's end to avoid paying bribes to border guards. 700 words moved by Erika Santelices. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-jury,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS Millions of people have watched the video of George Floyd's death -- a dozen will decide the fate of the white policeman seen kneeling for nearly nine minutes on his neck. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive and Chris Lefkow in Washington -- ASIA -- India-fashion-economy-discrimination,FOCUS MUMBAI The sound of men punching holes into colourful rubber sheets reverberates across a tiny studio in India's largest slum -- an unlikely birthplace for luxury handbags made by a marginalised community seeking to reclaim its identity. 700 words 0300 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-police-murder-arrest,2ndlead LONDON British police say they have been granted more time to hold a fellow officer, serving in London's diplomatic protection branch, arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering a missing woman. 600 words moved by Joe Jackson and Callum Paton. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-crime-women-safety,FOCUS Health-virus-wine-France,FOCUS PARIS No-one likes to lose their sense of smell or taste -- a common symptom of Covid-19 -- but for the sommeliers and other wine professionals of France, it is particularly traumatic. 600 words 0200 GMT by Eric Randolph Austria-Hitler-history,FOCUS LINZ, Austria When he was first contacted by a woman claiming to have discovered letters written by Adolf Hitler's father, Roman Sandgruber was understandably wary. 700 words 0300 GMT by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Internet-games-Sweden,FOCUS BRUSSELS If you've felt a recent urge to unleash your inner Viking, you're not alone: millions of people have been riding the waves, swigging mead and slaying the enemy in a craze for the video game "Valheim". 750 words 0400 GMT by Kilian Fichou. Picture Also moving: Internet-games-Sweden-Vikings,FACTS Internet-games-Sweden-technology,FACTS Britain-US-royals-racism,WRAP LONDON Prince William defends the British royal family after his younger brother Harry and wife Meghan accused them of racism in a bombshell interview watched around the world. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-US-royals-media,FOCUS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-UAE-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates, citing a disagreement with Jordan over crossing its airspace. 550 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mauritania-politics-corruption,WRAP NOUAKCHOTT A judge in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott charges ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and about ten other figures with corruption, following an investigation into his decade-long rule. 600 words moved by Hademine Ould Sadi -- MUSIC -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammys,ADVANCER NEW YORK With a Black Lives Matter protest song and one of the year's hottest hits, Beyonce will strive Sunday to end her streak of snubs at the Grammys, as the music world attempts to turn the page on a devastating 2020. 850 words 0130 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File picture. Graphic. Also moving: Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-nominees,FACTS -- SPORT -- MMA-UFC-CHN-Yan,FOCUS SHANGHAI Yan Xiaonan once sold furry toys at a market but the woman described as a "pit bull" is now charging towards a historic all-Chinese UFC title fight. 550 words 0200 GMT by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video afp
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