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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + N Korea fires two suspected ballistic missiles + Biden puts Harris in charge of border influx + Virus-delayed Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins + Western brands targeted in China over Xinjiang + New 'Sesame Street' muppets tackle racial bias NKorea-SKorea-US-defence-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, in what would be its first substantive provocation to the new US adminstration of Joe Biden. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. File picture US-immigration-Mexico-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden tasks Vice President Kamala Harris with tackling an influx of migrants on the Mexican border, aiming to take charge of a situation that has energized opponents of the new administration. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier and Shaun Tandon Oly-2020-2021-Japan-relay,WRAP FUKUSHIMA, Japan The Tokyo Olympics torch relay gets off to a low-key start after a year's coronavirus delay, embarking on a four-month journey across Japan that will end at the opening ceremony on July 23. 700 words 0630 GMT by Andrew McKirdy with Sara Hussein in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-relay,FACTS Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,CHRONO China-politics-rights,WRAP Beijing Chinese celebrities cut ties with Nike for registering concerns over forced labour in Xinjiang while H&M faces calls for a boycott, as a backlash builds against Western firms speaking up on human rights. 600 words 0630 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. File photo. Video. US-racism-children-television-media NEW YORK US children's television show "Sesame Street" features two new muppets to educate children about race, stressing that despite differences in appearance we are all human. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Uruguay-agriculture-environment-climate-livestock,FOCUS CERRO PELADO, Uruguay Rotating cattle to keep the grass long, synching cows' pregnancies and improving bovine diet are just some of the tactics Uruguayan farmers are using to mitigate the impact of cattle on climate change. 650 words moved by Gabriela Vaz. Picture. Video. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union will look for ways to end its coronavirus vaccine struggles at a summit, as a Covid-19 surge takes the death toll in Brazil past 300,000. 650 words 0600 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-employment-rights-gender,WRAP WASHINGTON US soccer star Megan Rapinoe brings her high-profile fight for women's equality to Washington, testifying before Congress and joining President Joe Biden at a White House event urging an end to the gender pay gap. 550 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-shooting-crime-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Two US mass shootings in a week have thrust back to the fore the nation's plague of gun violence, which did not let up during the pandemic and may have been further fueled by spiking firearm sales in 2020. 700 words moved by Cyril Julien. File picture. US-racism-police-Floyd-MNFF,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Armed with AR-15 rifles and sporting bulletproof vests, members of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters (MNFF), a Black self-defense group formed after the death of George Floyd, describe themselves as a "bridge" between the police and the African-American community. 650 words moved by Kerem Yucel and Chrlotte Plantive in Washington. Picture US-justice-executions,WRAP WASHINGTON Virginia becomes the first southern US state to abolish the death penalty and the 23rd state in the country to end capital punishment. 500 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture -- ASIA -- Australia-flood-weather,WRAP RICHMOND, Australia Flood-stricken residents along Australia's east coast begin a massive clean-up effort, as waters start to recede revealing damaged homes, piles of debris and mud-caked roads. 650 words 0630 GMT by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Bangladesh-politics-Pakistan-history-conflict,FOCUS GAZIPUR, Bangladesh Bangladesh turns 50 this week as an economic success story but also an increasingly repressive de facto one-party state where a cartoon or Facebook post can land you in jail, or worse. 800 words moved by Shafiqul Alam. Picture. Video India-vote-unrest,ADVANCER MAKRAMPUR, India Shoubhik Dolai was riddled with bullets in West Bengal, the killing fields of Indian politics where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing hard to win power for the first time in elections starting Saturday. 700 words 0830 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video India-religion-children-jobs,FEATURE HARIDWAR, India As a stream of Hindu devotees dip themselves in India's sacred Ganges river for a ritual believed to purify their souls, a young boy plunges into the water to find his fortune. 550 words by Jalees Anbrabi. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp-appeal LONDON Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp will find out if he can appeal against a British court ruling that upheld claims he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard. 400 words 0600 GMT Belarus-politics-unrest-demonstration,WRAP MINSK The opposition in Belarus calls for fresh demonstrations to breathe life into a protest movement against strongman Alexander Lukashenko that fizzled this winter in the face of a severe crackdown. 600 words 0600 GMT. File picture Health-virus-EU-summit-US,WRAP BRUSSELS The looming third wave of coronavirus infections and Europe's struggle to mount a vaccination drive will dominate the EU's video summit despite a welcome guest appearance by Joe Biden. 750 words moved by Anne-Laure Mondesert and Dave Clark. Picture. Video Also moved: EU-diplomacy-Turkey,FOCUS Greece-history-conflict ATHENS Greece will mark 200 years since the start of its independence war with the Ottoman Empire, with parades and ceremonies attended by foreign dignitaries, though the pandemic forced officials to scale back events. 500 words moved by John Hadoulis. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP CAIRO Tug boats work to free a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal after it veered off course in a sandstorm, creating huge tailbacks on one of the world's busiest trade routes. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Egypt-Suez-Canal,FACTS Egypt-shipping-Suez-trade,Q&A Libya-heritage-crime,FOCUS SHAHAT, Libya The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and an ensuing decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. 650 words moved by Mohammed Elshaiky and Abdullah Doma. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-rights,FOCUS BAGHDAD The arrest of a prominent political commentator has revived bad memories in Iraq, where laws inherited from Saddam Hussein's regime are still being used to silence critics 18 years after his ouster. 500 words moved by Ammar Karim -- SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-science-forests-soil-CO2 PARIS The world is counting too heavily on soil and plants to soak up planet-ravaging carbon pollution, researchers caution. 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMY -- US-IT-politics-internet,WRAP WASHINGTON Tech CEOs defend their platforms' practices as they gird for a fresh grilling from US lawmakers angered over rampant disinformation about the US elections, the Capitol attack and Covid-19. 650 words moved by Rob Lever, With Glenn Chapman in San Francisco. File picture afp
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