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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + India sets another record for new Covid cases + US formally begins Afghanistan troop drawdown + Israel buries dead killed in pilgrim stampede + GoT star sues Marilyn Manson for alleged rape + Maradona left 'to fate' ahead of death: panel Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India breaks another global record for daily coronavirus infections, pushing worldwide cases past 150 million, as the first US emergency aid arrives as part of a major international effort to contain the pandemic. 850 words moved by Jalees Andrabi with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-withdrawal,WRAP KABUL The United States formally begins withdrawing its last troops from Afghanistan Saturday, bringing its longest war nearer to an end but also heralding an uncertain future for a country in the tightening grip of an emboldened Taliban. 650 words 0230 GMT by Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video Also moving: Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,CHRONO Israel-accident-religion,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel is burying victims of a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site that killed at least 45 people, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises an investigation into one of the nation's "worst disasters". 800 words moved by Michael Blum with Daphne Lemelin in Meron. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-accident-religion,SCENE Israel-accident-religion,FACTS Entertainment-US-music-crime-Manson,lead LOS ANGELES "Game of Thrones" actor Esme Bianco files a lawsuit against US goth rocker Marilyn Manson setting out graphic allegations of rape, sexual abuse and violence. 450 words moved Argentina-fbl-ARG-Maradona,lead BUENOS AIRES Argentine football icon Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a "prolonged, agonizing period" before he died last year, an expert medical panel concludes. 450 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Iraq-Kurds-rights-justice SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq One night last October in Iraq's far north, police dragged Shivan Saed from his bed and beat him in front of his family before taking him away. Saed, 36, is one of a growing number of activists and journalists in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region subject to arbitrary arrest and unfair trials, detainees' relatives and human rights groups say. 800 words 0200 GMT by Shwan Muhammad -- CORONAVIRUS -- health-virus-India-vaccines NEW DELHI India is due to open up its jumbo vaccination drive to all adults, but many states don't have the stocks as hospitals reel from a vicious Covid surge. 550 words 0330 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moving: virus-health-Australia-India Health-virus-Britain-nightlife LONDON The English city of Liverpool will hold Britain's first dance event in over a year without coronavirus restrictions on Friday and Saturday, as part of a mass gatherings trial. 400 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-pharmaceutical-earnings-AstraZeneca,WRAP -- CENTRAL ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan says shooting at its disputed border with Tajikistan has stopped, boosting peacemaking efforts of top officials after at least 31 were killed and scores injured in the worst frontier violence between the two Central Asian nations in years. 750 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Also moved: Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,BACKGROUND -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-entertainment-Disneyland,SCENE ANAHEIM, California Fans wearing Mickey Mouse ears line up as Disneyland in California finally reopens, more than 400 days after the pandemic forced an unprecedented closure for the self-styled "Happiest Place on Earth." 500 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video US-Ukraine-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine next week in a show of "unwavering" support after Russian troops amassed on its border, the State Department says. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-Russia-diplomacy-health WASHINGTON US senators say that the government is investigating an apparent increase in mysterious directed-energy attacks dubbed "Havana syndrome", amid new reports of potentially brain-damaging incidents inside the country. 400 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Russia adds Alexei Navalny's political network to its database of terrorist and extremist organisations, as Moscow moves closer to shutting down the jailed opposition politician's movement against President Vladimir Putin. 600 words moved Britain-politics-Johnson,WRAP LONDON Revelations that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's personal mobile number has been circulating online for 15 years raise national security concerns, amid a raft of probes into his conduct. 650 words moved by James Pheby and Jitendra Joshi Russia-EU-diplomacy,WRAP MOSCOW Tensions between Russia and the European Union escalate as Moscow bars eight EU officials from entering the country and Brussels warns it could respond in kind. 650 words moved by Maria Panina -- AFRICA -- Chad-conflict,WRAP N'DJAMENA The army in Chad says it has wiped out "several hundred" rebels over two days of fighting in the country's west, where President Idriss Deby Itno suffered mortal wounds at the front line this month. 550 words moved by Amaury Hauchard Nigeria-unrest-Buhari,FOCUS LAGOS With his country ensnared in mounting jihadist violence, bandit attacks and kidnappings, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is under fire from allies and enemies alike for appearing incapable of tackling the security crisis. 800 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi with Emmanuel Anule in Abuja Mozambique-unrest-refugee-UN,WRAP MAPUTO The UN says tens of thousands of people have fled the northern Mozambican town of Palma following jihadist attacks that left dozens dead. 450 words moved -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-SuuKyi,FOCUS BANGKOK Myanmar's deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi completes a third month under military-ordered house arrest -- a period marked by scatter-gun criminal charges and apparent isolation from the chaos engulfing the country. 600 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-blast PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan At least 21 people are killed and nearly 100 wounded when a car bomb explodes in an Afghan city south of the capital that President Ashraf Ghani blamed on the Taliban. 450 words moved by Maqsood Amarkhil with Mushtaq Mojaddidi in Kabul -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-film,2ndlead LONDON The British Academy of Film and Television Arts says it treats sexual misconduct claims against actor and producer Noel Clarke with "utmost seriousness" after suspending his membership and a recent prize. 500 words moved afp
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