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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden wants 70% to have had a vaccine shot by July 4 + Ex-cop convicted of Floyd murder seeks new trial + Mexico vows full probe after 24 die in metro accident + Wine that spent year on space station to be auctioned + Belgian landowner accidentally occupies France Health-virus-US-vaccines-adolescents WASHINGTON President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of American adults to have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine by the July 4 holiday, and has made vaccinating adolescents a key part of the next phase of the country's immunization campaign. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg US-racism-trial-police-Floyd-social,2ndlead WASHINGTON Derek Chauvin, the white ex-policeman convicted of murdering the African-American man George Floyd, asks for a new trial on claims of jury and prosecution misconduct. 500 words 0230 GMT Mexico-accident-train,WRAP MEXICO CITY Mexico's president promises an in-depth investigation to find those responsible for the deaths of at least 24 people in the collapse of an elevated metro train line with a history of problems. 700 words moved by Sofia Miselem and Daniel Rook. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Mexico-accident-train,SCENE Mexico-accident-train,CHRONO Mexico-accident-train-line,BACKGROUND US-wine-space-Christies NEW YORK If a bottle of Petrus 2000 that Christie's is selling tastes out of this world it might be because it aged for 14 months aboard the International Space Station. 300 words moved. File picture Belgium-France-border-offbeat BRUSSELS A Belgian landowner risked triggering an international incident by moving an old stone boundary marker that has denoted his country's border with France since the 1820 Treaty of Kortrijk. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Taiwan-indigenous-hunting-culture-court,FOCUS TAITUNG COUNTY, Taiwan The freedom of Taiwan's Indigenous communities hangs on a landmark ruling set for Friday that could decide if hunting limitations placed on the tribes are discriminatory and unconstitutional. 750 words 0330 GMT by Amber Wang. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- US-pharmaceutical-earnings-health-Pfizer,WRAP NEW YORK Pfizer sharply increases its projections for 2021 revenues and profits following strong earnings, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales as it prepares for a "durable" revenue stream in the wake of the pandemic. 800 words moved by John Biers Britain-G7-diplomacy-health-virus-vaccines LONDON The Group of Seven wealthy democracies meet to talk vaccines as they face growing pressure to share stockpiles and know-how with poor nations trailing far behind on fighting Covid-19. 650 words 0230 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-IT-Facebook-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON Facebook's independent oversight board will rule on the platform's ban of former US president Donald Trump in a case that could set a precedent for how social media handles harmful content from world leaders. 800 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever. Picture Also moved: US-IT-politics-Trump,FACTS US-IT-people-charity-divorce-Gates,FACTS NEW YORK Following the shock announcement that Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing, AFP answers key questions surrounding their powerful charity, from what projects it finances to its impact on the pandemic. 750 words moved. File picture Colombia-protest-taxation-military,FOCUS BOGOTA In Colombia, a country still reeling from six decades of civil war and battling ongoing spurts of violence, fears have been raised of a creeping militarization as police and soldiers have forcefully clamped down on recent protests. 800 words 0130 GMT by Diego Legrand. Picture Also moved: Colombia-protest-taxation-UN-rights,WRAP Venezuela-health-education-contraception,FOCUS VIDONO, Venezuela Teenage pregnancies are an increasing issue in poor rural communities such as Vidono, Venezuela where there's a lack of sexual and reproductive education and even less public promotion of contraception methods. 600 words 0130 GMT by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-immigration-award-employment-science LONDON Winners of major prizes for film, theatre, science and technology -- including Oscars -- can now apply to live and work in Britain in a simpler process, the UK government says. 400 words moved Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,WRAP MADRID Madrid residents hand a resounding victory to the region's hardline leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso who has soared in prominence for stubbornly resisting virus restrictions. 650 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Spain-politics-vote-Madris-Podemos-Iglsias,PROFILE France-climate-emissions-politics,WRAP PARIS French lawmakers approve a new law to limit climate change that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will burnish his green credentials ahead of elections next year, though critics say the measures fall short of what is necessary. 650 words moved by Adrien de Calan and Adam Plowright. Picture France-history-Napoleon-politics,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron is to lay a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death on Wednesday after months of debate about the legacy of the country's most famous autocrat. 700 words moved by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video Also moved: France-history-Napoleon-legacy,FOCUS Italy-France-history Napoleon,FOCUS France-history-Napoleon,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's mandate to form a government following an inconclusive election expires, giving his rivals a chance to take power and end the divisive premier's record tenure. 700 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Iraq-environment-pollution-heritage,FOCUS CHIBAYISH, Iraq In southern Iraq, putrid water gushes out of sewerage pipes into the country's storied marshes, threatening the already fragile UNESCO world heritage site. 750 words 0330 GMT by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video Egypt-Turkey-diplomacy,FOCUS CAIRO Turkey and Egypt have begun slowly warming ties as they vie for regional primacy a decade after the Arab Spring, but analysts say deep-seated mistrust means full normalisation will take time. 850 words 0330 GMT by Farid Farid Iraq-conflict-US-rockets,WRAP BAGHDAD The Iraqi army says two rockets have been fired at a base hosting Americans, in the third such attack in three days and as a US government delegation visits the country. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-politics,lead ABUJA Nigeria's armed forces dismiss suggestions that they should take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, who is facing mounting pressure over the country's worsening insecurity. 600 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-FRA-ManCity-PSG MANCHESTER Manchester City reach the Champions League final for the first time in the club's history as Riyad Mahrez's double sees off Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 to seal a 4-1 aggregate win. 700 words moved by Kieran Canning. 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