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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel vows to restore calm in Jerusalem + Afghan Taliban declare ceasefire for Eid + Facebook rules in a 'shambles' say panel + Kentucky Derby winner tests positive + Dracula castle offers visitos Covid jabs Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel vows to restore order in Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinian protesters were wounded in weekend clashes with Israeli security forces, as a key court hearing on a flashpoint property dispute was postponed. 800 words 0230 by Guillaume Lavalee, Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FOCUS Afghanistan-conflict-blasts,WRAP KABUL The Taliban declare a three-day ceasefire across Afghanistan to mark this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, just two days after being blamed for killing more than 50 people -- mostly young girls -- in a bomb attack outside a school in the capital. 700 words 0400 GMT by Jay Deshmukh and Emal Haidary. Picture. Video US-IT-politics-Facebook-Trump-ban WASHINGTON Donald Trump encouraged the Capitol rioters and therefore earned his Facebook ban, but the social media giant's rules are in "shambles," the co-chair of the network's oversight panel says. 550 words moved by Virginie Montet Racing-USA-Derby,WRAP WASHINGTON Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tests positive for a banned substance, its trainer says, acknowleding that the horse could be stripped of its history-making victory. 500 words moved by Jim Slater. File picture Health-virus-Romania-tourism-literature BRAN, Romania Visitors to Romania's forbidding Bran Castle, widely known as the inspiration for the lair of Dracula, are being jabbed with needles rather than vampiric fangs in a coronavirus vaccination drive. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Iceland-volcano,SCENE FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano lies quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava high into the air, visible from the capital Reykjavik in an awe-inspiring display of "earth's power". 550 words moved by Jeremie Richard. File Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-IT-crime-hacking-pipeline WASHINGTON The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remains largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected, its operating company says. 350 words moved US-crime-shooting-Colorado,lead WASHINGTON A gunman opens fire at a birthday party in a mobile home park in Colorado, killing six people before taking his own life, US police says. 400 words moved Haiti-kidnapping-religion-Catholic-release,INTERVIEW PORT-AU-PRINCE Living in squalid conditions, fearing execution and constantly being shuffled to new locations -- a nun who was among a group of 10 people captured in Haiti told AFP she believed their bodies would be burned or dumped into a mass grave. 650 words 0130 GMT by Amelie Baron. Picture. Video Bolivia-viniculture,FOCUS TARIJA, Bolivia At almost 2,000-meters above sea level, Bolivian wine-growers are continuing a centuries-old tradition started by Jesuit missionaries in a bid to capture a niche market with their unique product. 5550 words 0130 GMT by William Wroblewski. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Malaysia-environment-conservation-bees,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR Placing his bare hands into a swarm of thousands of bees, a Malaysian man uses his fingers to gently guide some of them into a rattan basket. 550 words 0230 GMT by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-France-fishing-Brexit-Jersey,SCENE SAINT HELIER "If it goes on like this, there won't be any more fishing around here," warns Loic Farnham, a 30-year-old fisherman, after post-Brexit rule changes prompt a furious French protest. 700 words moved by Sylvain Peuchmaurd. File picture Russia-politics-history-WWII-military,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin vows that Russia will "firmly" defend national interests and denounces the return of "Russophobia", as the country marks the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote-army-politics,FOCUS TEHRAN A string of military figures among the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic's politics. 600 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video. File Picture Iraq-protests-killing,WRAP KARBALA, Iraq An Iraqi journalist is in intensive care after being shot in the head, doctors say, only 24 hours after a leading anti-government activist was killed. 600 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video. Egypt-crime-execution-Copts,WRAP CAIRO Egyptian authorities execute a Coptic Christian monk convicted over the 2018 killing of the abbot of an ancient desert monastery, the monk's family tells AFP. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Climate-environment-Kenya-tea PARIS Climate change is set to devastate Kenya's tea production as the world's largest exporter faces rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and insect infestations, according to analysis released on Monday. 450 words moved Chad-unrest N'DUJUMENA Chad's military junta declares victory after a month-long operation against rebels in the northwest of the Sahel country, parading 156 prisoners before the press in the capital N'Djamena. 300 words moved. Video. Picture. -- SPORT -- fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations are put on hold again as Manchester United fight back to win 3-1 at Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion are relegated after losing to Arsenal by the same score. 700 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture afp
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