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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Email: engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted + WHO slams Europe's slow vaccine rollout + Chilling footage shown at Floyd trial + UN envoy warns of 'civil war' in Myanmar + Bald truth: why stress makes mice shed HongKong-China-politics-trial,WRAP HONG KONG Nine veteran Hong Kong activists face jail after they are convicted for their roles in organising one of the biggest democracy protests against Chinese rule in 2019. 700 words moved by Yan Zhao and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN The WHO slams Europe's "unacceptably slow" vaccine rollout, warning of a "worrying" surge in infections, as France becomes the latest country to impose new restrictions to combat rising cases. 800 words 1200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Chilling police body camera footage is shown to a US jury at the trial of the white policeman accused of killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose death touched off anti-racism protests around the world. 700 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File Picture. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces another court hearing, after a UN envoy warned of the risk of civil war and an imminent "bloodbath" as the junta represses pro-democracy protests. 750 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Research-science-hair-medicine TOKYO Stressed mice shed fur because a hormone produced when they are under pressure interrupts normal growth cycles, according to a new study that could offer hope for treating humans. 600 words moved by Sara Hussein. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-politics-immigration-Mexico-Central America,FOCUS ROMA, TEXAS Around midnight, Silvia hears the doorbell ring at her home in the small community of Roma, Texas, where she is a teacher. She lives opposite a sandy path that sees hundreds of undocumented immigrants take their first steps into the United States after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico. 950 words moved by Laura Bonilla Cal. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-tourism-animal,VIDEOESSAY MULEGE, Mexico A giant barnacle-encrusted gray whale nuzzles her calf next to a small boat of excited tourists in the waters off the Baja California peninsula in northwestern Mexico. The annual arrival of the migratory mammals has provided a much-needed boost to the region's battered tourism industry. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-prisoners-children,INVESTIGATION KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories Cradling her newborn at her Gaza home, Iman al-Qudra knows it will be years before her son, conceived through IVF using sperm smuggled from her imprisoned husband, meets his father. 850 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Europe-vaccines,2ndlead COPENHAGEN The World Health Organization slams Europe's "unacceptably slow" vaccine rollout which it says is prolonging the pandemic, as the region sees a "worrying" surge in coronavirus infections. 400 words 0930 GMT Taiwan-Palau-virus-health-travel,WRAP TAOYUAN, Taiwan Taiwan and Palau launch a rare holiday travel bubble as the two diplomatic allies try to kickstart their battered tourist industries after successfully keeping infections at bay. 600 words moved. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-women,FOCUS ISTANBUL Turkey's contentious withdrawal from a treaty combating gender-based violence has had a sympathetic response from at least one quarter: a top women's group that includes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's daughter. 700 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,Wrap MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he is launching a hunger strike to demand proper medical treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. 650 words moved by Maxime Popov. File picture Croatia-agriculture-animal-goat-tourism,FOCUS VELENIKI, Croatia With wavy horns and a sturdy build, the Istrian goat stands proudly on Croatia's national flag. But in the pastures where the white-furred animal hails from, the breed is almost nowhere to be seen. 800 words moved by Lajla Veselica. Picture. Video Ukraine-Russia-language-politics,FOCUS MARIUPOL, Ukraine Galyna Lekunova, a veterinarian in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, was left fuming by a new law in January mandating the use of Ukrainian in the service industry. 650 words moved by Sergey Volsky with Olga Shylenko in Kiev -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-archaeology,ADVANCER CAIRO The mummified remains of 22 ancient Egyptian kings and queens will be paraded through the streets of Cairo Saturday evening, in a carnival procession to a new resting place. 750 words 1000 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse. File picture. Video Entertainment-Tunisia-film-refugee,FOCUS TUNIS It's a troubling political fable shot with a sophisticated aesthetic, and Tunisia's first-ever Academy Award nomination: "The Man Who Sold His Skin". 550 words moved by Najeh Mouelhi-Makni and Caroline Nelly Perrot. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-racism-Asian,WRAP NEW YORK New York police charge a suspect in a brutal, videotaped assault of a 65-year-old Asian-American woman that sparked outrage amid a surge of anti-Asian violence in the United States. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture. File video. -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-trial-Lee,PROFILE HONG KONG Among the Hong Kong activists facing jail is an octogenarian barrister dubbed the "Father of Democracy" who Beijing once asked to help draft the city's mini-constitution and was often dismissed by younger advocates for being too moderate. 600 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture India-politics-vote NANDIGRAM, India Two people are killed during an Indian state election as huge crowds of opponents clash on the streets despite a ban on large gatherings. 400 words moved by Sailendra Sil. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-internet,FOCUS BANGKOK As Myanmar descends into chaos, smartphone warriors in the anti-coup movement are seeking revenge online against the junta, hounding people with family ties to the military as a form of "social punishment". 750 words 1030 GMT by Lisa Martin. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-WC-2022-Eur-GER-MKD,REAX BERLIN The defeat of four-time World Cup winners Germany against tiny North Macedonia in a qualifier for the 2022 tournament sparks calls for coach Joachim Loew to stand down immediately after what the press called a "debacle". 450 words 1100 GMT. Picture Tennis-ATP-WTA-USA,WRAP MIAMI Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev crashes out of the Miami Open on a day of upsets that also saw Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka ousted from the quarter-finals. 700 words moved. Picture afp
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