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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US relaxes mask rules for vaccinated + Three European journalists killed in Burkina Faso + Eritrean troops loot food aid in Tigray + No mass Covid outbreak after Barcelona test concert + Florida school bans Covid-vaccinated teachers Health-virus-US-masks,2ndlead WASHINGTON Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to mask up outdoors when there is no crowd, President Joe Biden says, before celebrating by taking his first short walk at the White House without the face covering. 500 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Burkina-Spain-Ireland-attack,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Three journalists -- two Spanish and one Irish -- are killed by "terrorists" in Burkina Faso, officials say, after an anti-poaching patrol was attacked in the West African nation. 650 words moved Also moving: Burking-Spain-Ireland-attack,PROFILE Also moved: Burkina-Spain-Ireland-attack,COUNTRYFACTFILE Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-aid,EXCLUSIVE ADDIS ABABA Eritrean soldiers are blocking and looting food aid in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, according to government documents obtained by AFP, stoking fears of starvation deaths as fighting nears the six-month mark. 700 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet Health-virus-Spain entertainment,WRAP BARCELONA Six people out of 5,000 who attended an indoor trial concert last month in Barcelona reported testing positive for Covid-19 afterwards, organisers say, giving hope for the revival of the live music industry. 500 words moved by Maud Watine. File picture. Video Britain-music-celebrity-poetry-France,INTERVIEW Health-virus-US-vaccine-Florida,lead MIAMI A private school in Florida bars teachers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 from coming into contact with students, arguing against all evidence that the educators pose a health risk. 650 words moved by Leila Macor -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Ecuador-Galapagos-science-tourism,FOCUS SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador When the coronavirus pandemic reached South America, human activity on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific west of Ecuador ground almost to a halt, leaving giant tortoises, iguanas and other endemic species to themselves. 750 words 0130 GMT by Florence Panoussian. Picture. Video. Graphic China-economy-lifestyle-toys,FOCUS BEIJING Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue's study in Beijing -- tokens of China's mania for "blind boxes" that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power. 600 words 0330 GMT by Danni Zhu and Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video SKorea-energy-climate-wind-fishing,FOCUS GOCHANG, South Korea Resource-poor South Korea wants to spend billions on wind power to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but its plans are being delayed by fishermen who say the fight against climate change threatens their catches. 850 words 0330 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India,SCENE GHAZIABAD, India Himanshu Verma sighs in relief as a mask is fitted over his mother's face, allowing the Covid-19 sufferer to breathe in oxygen as she sat alongside a busy road on the outskirts of New Delhi. 500 words 0330 GMT by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-politics,WRAP BRASILIA Brazil's Senate opens an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a politically explosive move that could damage President Jair Bolsonaro as he gears up to seek re-election next year. 700 words moved by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-speech-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will use his first address to Congress to urge following up the fight against Covid-19 with a no-less-epic battle for a fairer United States, where the rich do more to help end inequality. 750 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Picture US-Armenia-Turkey-China-genocide-diplomacy,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON In 1994, as 800,000 people were killed in a 100-day bloodbath in Rwanda, the United States hesitated to call it genocide. This year, it has unreservedly made two such declarations, heartening rights advocates -- but experts doubt Washington is entering a new era of consistency over one of humanity's greatest evils. 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-economy-bank-rate WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve has committed to sustaining stimulus to the US economy until it has recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected to remain firm in that stance when it concludes its policy meeting this week. 500 words 0130 GMT Venezuela-agriculture-sanctions-fuel,FOCUS CARACAS "We have gone back about two centuries," groans farmer Alfonso Morales who, for a lack of diesel in oil-rich Venezuela, must now rely on oxen to plow his land. 600 words 0130 GMT. Picture -- ASIA -- US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-Zawahiri,FOCUS PARIS Ten years after the killing of its founder Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda bears little resemblance to the terror network that struck the US on September 11, 2001, but remains a threat even under a starkly different leadership structure. 800 words 0230 GMT by Didier Lauras. File Picture. Graphic -- Please see special advisory moving separately for full filing plan -- -- EUROPE -- France-politics-army,FOCUS PARIS The French government threatens to punish active soldiers who signed an open letter by 25 retired generals warning President Emmanuel Macron that the country is on the brink of social disintegration and headed for "civil war". 750 words moved by Clare Byrne and Didier Lauras. Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny-court,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian court imposes sweeping bans on Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), its director says, as Russia inches toward shutting down the jailed opposition figure's movement. 600 words moved Ukraine-Russia-conflict,SCENE SHROKYNE, Ukraine With gunfire crackling in the distance, soldiers on Ukraine's eastern frontline say there has been little let-up in fighting since Russia pulled back its troops from their country's borders. 650 words moved by Yulia Silina. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-politics-diplomacy-government,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's president has ordered a probe into the "conspiracy" of an audio leak in which the foreign minister bemoans the military's influence, a government spokesman announces. 750 words moved by Amir Havasi. File picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,WRAP JERUSALEM Human Rights Watch says Israel is committing the crime of "apartheid" by seeking to maintain Jewish "domination" over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an explosive allegation fiercely denounced by Israel. 750 words moved by Daniella Cheslow Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FACTS -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest-politics,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed calls for elections and a return to dialogue after the extension of his mandate by two years sparked the country's worst political violence in years. 650 words moved. Video. Picture Chad-politics,WRAP N'DJAMENA At least five people die during banned protests against Chad's new military junta, with its leader pledging national dialogue as the generals take charge following the shock battlefield death of his father and veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno. 700 words moved by Djimet Wiche and Amaury Hauchard afp
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