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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Afghan Taliban declare ceasefire for Eid + Israel vows to restore calm in Jerusalem + Myanmar counts cost of coup, 100 days on + Facebook rules in a 'shambles' say panel + China's virus curbs reach Everest summit Afghanistan-conflict-blasts,WRAP KABUL The Taliban declare a three-day ceasefire across Afghanistan to mark this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, just two days after being blamed for killing more than 50 people -- mostly girls -- in a bomb attack. 650 words 0600 GMT by Jay Deshmukh and Mushtaq Mojadidi. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Afghanistan-conflict-Hazara,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel vows to restore order in Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinian protesters were wounded in weekend clashes with Israeli security forces, as a key court hearing on a flashpoint property dispute was postponed. 800 words moved by Guillaume Lavalee, Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FOCUS Myanmar-politics-military-100days YANGON One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters on her knees in the street says the coup has cast a pall of fear and depression over the country. 800 words moved. Picture. Graphic. File video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-women,FOCUS Myanmar-politics-military-timeline,CHRONO US-IT-politics-Facebook-Trump-ban WASHINGTON Donald Trump encouraged the Capitol rioters and therefore earned his Facebook ban, but the social media giant's rules are in "shambles," the co-chair of the network's oversight panel says. 550 words moved by Virginie Montet China-Nepal-Himalayas-health-virus BEIJING China will set up a "separation line" on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state media report, after dozens were taken ill from the summit's base camp. 400 words moved. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Iceland-volcano,SCENE FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano lies quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava high into the air, visible from the capital Reykjavik in an awe-inspiring display of "earth's power". 550 words moved by Jeremie Richard. File Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain is set to announce a further easing of its coronavirus lockdown, joining several European nations in gradually reopening its economy, but India remains in the grip of a devastating outbreak. 650 words 0600 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Health-virus-US-LatAm-vaccines,FOCUS MIAMI BEACH A long line of people snake across the sand of Miami Beach, Florida, as dozens of travelers from Latin America waited their turn at a pop-up coronavirus vaccination booth. 550 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-IT-crime-hacking-pipeline,lead WASHINGTON The US government declares a regional emergency as the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remains largely shut down, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected. 600 words moved by Virginie Montet US-Germany-architecture-Jahn WASHINGTON German-born American architect Helmut Jahn, known for his postmodern steel-and-glass structures, has died aged 81 in Illinois in a crash involving two vehicles while he was riding his bicycle. 250 words moved Haiti-kidnapping-religion-Catholic-release,INTERVIEW PORT-AU-PRINCE Living in squalid conditions, fearing execution and constantly being shuffled to new locations -- a nun who was among a group of 10 people captured in Haiti told AFP she believed their bodies would be burned or dumped into a mass grave. 650 words moved by Amelie Baron. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Malaysia-environment-conservation-bees,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR Placing his bare hands into a swarm of thousands of bees, a Malaysian man uses his fingers to gently guide some of them into a rattan basket. 550 words moved by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-France-fishing-Brexit-Jersey,SCENE SAINT HELIER "If it goes on like this, there won't be any more fishing around here," warns Loic Farnham, a 30-year-old fisherman, after post-Brexit rule changes prompt a furious French protest. 700 words moved by Sylvain Peuchmaurd. File picture Russia-politics-history-WWII-military,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin vows that Russia will "firmly" defend national interests and denounces the return of "Russophobia", as the country marks the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Romania-tourism-literature BRAN, Romania Visitors to Romania's forbidding Bran Castle, widely known as the inspiration for the lair of Dracula, are being jabbed with needles rather than vampiric fangs in a coronavirus vaccination drive. 250 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote-army-politics,FOCUS TEHRAN A string of military figures among the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic's politics. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. File Picture Iraq-protests-killing,WRAP KARBALA, Iraq An Iraqi journalist is in intensive care after being shot in the head, doctors say, only 24 hours after a leading anti-government activist was killed. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. Egypt-crime-execution-Copts,WRAP CAIRO Egyptian authorities execute a Coptic Christian monk convicted over the 2018 killing of the abbot of an ancient desert monastery, the monk's family tells AFP. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Climate-environment-Kenya-tea PARIS Climate change is set to devastate Kenya's tea production as the world's largest exporter faces rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and insect infestations, according to analysis released on Monday. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- Racing-USA-Derby,WRAP WASHINGTON Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for a banned substance, trainer Bob Baffert says, and the horse could be stripped of its history-making victory. 500 words moved by Jim Slater. File picture afp
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