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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls freed: governor + Donor deficit is 'death sentence' for Yemen + Two men extradited to Japan over Ghosn escape + China added 250 new billionaires in 2020 + Stop anal swabs for Covid, Japan tells China Nigeria-kidnapping-conflict-students,WRAP GUSAU, Nigeria All 279 Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school in the northern state of Zamfara have been released and have arrived on government premises, the governor of the state tells AFP. 500 words 0600 GMT Yemen-conflict-UN,WRAP DUBAI The United Nations' chief warns of a "death sentence" for war-torn Yemen as a donor conference yields less than half the funds needed to prevent a devastating famine. 750 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi Also moved: Yemen-conflict-UN,CHRONO US-Japan-Ghosn-Lebanon-Nissan-crime,WRAP TOKYO A US father-son pair accused of helping former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan are extradited to Tokyo to face charges over the audacious escape. 550 words 0830 GMT. China-wealth-economy-HongKong BEIJING The ranks of China's uber-rich swelled last year with the addition of over 250 billionaires, more new super-wealthy than in the rest of the world combined, according to a global tally 350 words 0530 GMT Health-virus-Japan-China-diplomacy TOKYO Japan has asked China to stop using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of "psychological distress". 300 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-US-society-drugs-addiction,FOCUS HOUTZDALE, Pennsylvania Beverly Veres' two sons are addicted to heroin but can't get the help they need, with US health services consumed by the coronavirus pandemic at a time when overdoses are surging. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Italy-Sanremo-music-festival,FOCUS ROME It's been dismissed as immoral, outdated and reality TV kitsch, but the Sanremo Music Festival is also hailed as Italy's national treasure that captures the soul of the country each year. 700 words 0530 GMT by Alexandria Sage. Picture Finland-lifestyle-windsurfing-ice-offbeat,PHOTO ESSAY HELSINKI What to do if you are a windsurfing enthusiast in a country where the sea freezes over for months of the year? For a group of Finns, the answer is to kit out sailboards with skates and take to the ice. 450 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN,FOCUS SHANGHAI In April 2016, China under "avid fan" President Xi Jinping pledged to make the country a leading football power by 2050. Five years later those ambitions appear more distant than ever. 700 words 0300 GMT by Peter Stebbings. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-assault-Cuomo,LEAD NEW YORK A third woman accuses Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior, just hours after the New York governor formally referred himself for investigation over similar allegations from two former aides. 600 words moved US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States presses Saudi Arabia to take further measures after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Washington faces growing criticism that it did not directly target Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Canada-US-China-extradition-court,WRAP VANCOUVER Chinese Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court to fight a final round against extradition to the United States, her lawyers challenging the crux of the case -- that she allegedly hid business dealings in Iran. 750 words moved by David Ball. Picture US-Mexico-diplomacy-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden tells his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that Mexico's success is crucial to the hemisphere and that he will view the US southern neighbor as an equal. 600 words 0200 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture US-politics-Trump-2024,FOCUS WASHINGTON Former president Donald Trump is teasing another White House run in 2024 but his candidacy could face a number of obstacles. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-Sarkozy-corruption-trial,WRAP PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is found guilty of corruption and handed a three-year prison sentence, in a ruling that deals a major blow to any lingering political ambitions. 800 words moved by Anne Lec'hvien. Picture. Video Also moved: France-Sarkozy-politics,PROFILE France-politics-investigation-Libya-Sarkozy,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Vatican-pope-Iraq-security,FOCUS BAGHDAD Security threats, the Covid pandemic, war-ravaged infrastructure: Iraqis are facing major challenges as they plan to host Pope Francis later this week. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily with AFP's Iraq teams. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest,2ndlead KANO Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources say. 350 words moved. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-arrest-media,lead NAIROBI Four media workers in Ethiopia's conflict-wracked Tigray region, including a translator working for Agence France-Presse, have been arrested and detained, their families and employers say. 450 words moved -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-court,WRAP HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists charged with subversion return to court to complete a marathon bail hearing that was adjourned overnight when four defendants were rushed to hospital after hours of legal wrangling. 650 words 0800 GMT by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Oil-OPEC-market,FOCUS LONDON As members of the oil cartel OPEC and its allies meet this week to discuss adjusting output, analysts expect old tensions between oil producer giants to flare up again. 500 words moved by Ben Perry -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-Bruehl,INTERVIEW BERLIN Actor Daniel Bruehl called on some of his more "humiliating" Hollywood experiences for the black comedy "Next Door", his directorial debut premiering in competition at this week's Berlinale film festival. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture. afp
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