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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Jordan: foiled plot against nation involves prince + Netanyahu begins coalition talks, corruption trial + Leaky Florida wastewater reservoir threatens Tampa + Indonesia, E. Timor floods leave more than 75 dead + United come from behind to cut City's Premier lead Jordan-politics-arrest,WRAP AMMAN Jordan says it has foiled a plot to "destabilise" the kingdom involving Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, a half-brother of King Abdullah II, and arrested at least 16 suspects. 800 words moved. Picture. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Jordan-politics-arrest-royal,PROFILE Jordan-politics,CHRONO Jordan-politics-arrest,COUNTRYFACTFILE Israel-politics-court,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's legal and political dramas converge, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due in court for his corruption trial and the president to launch talks to help form a government. 700 words moved by Ben Simon US-Florida-environment,lead WASHINGTON Emergency crews in central Florida battle to prevent an environmental catastrophe at a leaking reservoir that risks sending millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater toward nearby homes and into the Tampa Bay. 550 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture Indonesia-ETimor-flood-disaster-landslide,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia More than 75 people are dead with dozens more still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor, turning small communities into wastelands of mud and uprooted trees. 600 words 0600 GMT by Handrianus Emanuel. Picture. Video. Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester United come from behind to beat Brighton and cut Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League, while Tottenham's top-four challenge suffers a setback as Joe Willock's late strike rescues a 2-2 draw for lowly Newcastle. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Denmark-Greenland-vote-youth,FOCUS NUUK Her traditional hand and face markings a sign of Inuit pride, Seqininnguaq Lynge Poulsen is part of a new generation in Greenland seeking a fresh cultural identity with an eye to independence one day. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Mozambique-conflict,SCENE PEMBA As she stepped off an evacuation boat from the besieged town of Palma in northern Mozambique, Mariamo Assane broke down, reliving the harrowing day she fled a ferocious rampage by Islamist militants. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Mozambique-conflict-unrest -- CORONAVIRUS -- Vatican-pope-health-virus VATICAN CITY Pope Francis urges Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries. 450 words. Moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video. Live Video Health-virus-vaccines-AstraZeneca,Q&A PARIS Persistent questions on whether rare but serious blood clots among those getting the AstraZeneca jab against Covid-19 are more frequent than in the general population, and what causes them if they are, have continued to undermine confidence in the beleaguered vaccine. 1150 words moved -- ASIA -- China-Xinjiang-diplomacy,Q&A BEIJING After a brief lull, China's "wolf warrior" diplomats are back firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies following renewed global pressure over Beijing's treatment of the Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. 800 words moved by Beiyi Seow Malaysia-politics-corruption-1MDB,lead PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak begins an appeal against his conviction on corruption charges and 12-year jail term linked to the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. 500 words 0800 GMT by M. Jegathesan. Picture. Video Australia-Myanmar-prisoners-politics SYDNEY Two Australians who were detained in Myanmar late last month have been released and have left Yangon, Canberra's foreign affairs department says. 200 words moved -- EUROPE -- EU-Turkey-diplomacy,ADVANCER BRUSSELS The EU's top two officials head to Turkey on Tuesday to lay out to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the bloc's conditions for improved ties after a dip in tensions. 750 words moved by Max Delany and Christian Spillman Britain-health-virus-travel-politics LONDON Britain will on Monday set out plans to restart international travel, using a "traffic-light" system as the country cautiously emerges from lockdown. 450 words moved Bulgaria-vote,WRAP SOFIA The centre-right GERB party of outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has come first in parliamentary elections with around 25 percent of the vote, according to exit polls. 700 words moved by Vessela Sergueva and Diana Simeonova. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Tigray-unrest-conflict ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's military is fighting "on eight fronts" in hotspots including the northern Tigray region, where adversaries have adopted "guerrilla" tactics, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 400 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-television-SAG,WRAP LOS ANGELES Critical hit films such as "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" and "Minari" vie to be judged the year's best performance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards -- a prestigious prize that would strengthen their case for the Oscars later this month. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video afp
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