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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Opposition to Myanmar coup faces critical test + Trump team blasts 'absurd' impeachment + AstraZeneca vaccine should not be dismissed: WHO + India glacier disaster leaves 26 dead + Fake teeth under the hammer in Beverly Hills Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Popular opposition to the military coup in Myanmar faces a critical test after the ruling generals draw a line on further mass protests by banning gatherings and imposing night-time curfews. 650 words 0430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON On the eve of Donald Trump's impeachment trial, his legal team denounces the case as unconstitutional, calling it "absurd" to hold the former president responsible for the deadly riot at the US Capitol. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: US-politics-vote-timeline,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment-trial-figures,POINTS US-politics-justice-impeachment-Trump,FOCUS US-politics-justice-impeachment-Trump,INTERVIEW US-politics-Cheney,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization insists that the AstraZeneca vaccine is still a vital tool in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after South Africa delayed the start of its inoculation programme over concerns about its efficacy against a variant. 850 words 0300 GMT by Nina Larson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FOCUS Health-virus-WHO-vaccines-AstraZeneca Health-virus-SAfrica-vaccines, FOCUS India-climate-glacier-flood,WRAP TAPOVAN, India Emergency workers in India race against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood -- thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off -- killed at least 26 people. 750 words moved by Jalees Andrabi. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: India-climate-glacier-flood-survivors,SCENE US-Russia-auction-spy,FOCUS BEVERLY HILLS Cyanide-filled fake teeth and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the Soviet spy gadgets going under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this week. 450 words 0200 GMT by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video. -- SPOTLIGHT -- Britain-arts-books-gender-cartoon,INTERVIEW LONDON Not all superheroes wear capes: some prefer dresses. Cartoonist Steven Appleby drew on his own cross-dressing to create August Crimp, who transforms into "Dragman" whenever he puts on women's clothes. 650 words 0300 GMT by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-masks,POINTS WASHINGTON As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts say it's more important than ever to wear higher quality masks. 550 words moved by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-Mexico-economy,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexico's coronavirus death toll is soaring and the capital is on maximum alert, but for many workers who scrape out a living in the street, staying at home is not an option. 500 words 0200 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video. Health-virus-France-tourism,FOCUS PARIS It's February and the palm-fringed beaches of French islands in the Caribbean should be dotted with mainland tourists on mid-term holidays. 700 words 0300 GMT by Emmanuelle Trecolle with AFP correspondents in the Caribbean -- AMERICAS -- US-hacking-water-chemicals WASHINGTON An unknown hacker breaks into a Florida city's water supply and briefly pushes levels of a potentially dangerous additive up 100-fold. 350 words moved. File picture. US-rights-UN-diplomacy,WRAP GENEVA The United States says it will "re-engage" with the UN Human Rights Council, nearly three years after former president Donald Trump's administration withdrew. 600 words moved by Nina Larson. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong's top court is set to hand down a judgment in the first major legal challenge to Beijing's sweeping national security law, deciding whether media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be granted bail. 650 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Live video India-agriculture-politics-demonstration-Tikait,FOCUS NEW DELHI The Tikait family has a history of being a thorn in the side of Indian governments that take on the country's farmers, and their emotional appeal has again energised a showdown with authorities. 650 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video Turkmenistan-rights-Ennals-mass-media,PROFILE ALMATY Soltan Achilova, who found her calling late in life, may have fallen into one of the hardest jobs in the world: being a reporter in secretive and repressive Turkmenistan. 700 words 0300 GMT by Christopher Rickleton. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-EU-diplomacy-Navalny,WRAP BERLIN Germany, Sweden and Poland each throw out a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow's expulsion last week of their diplomats for allegedly taking part in protests in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 550 words moved Also moved: Russia-politics-diplomacy-Navalny,FACTS Belarus-politics-unrest,ADVANCER MINSK Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko is convening hundreds of loyal delegates at a people's assembly this week to unveil promised reforms, in a display the embattled opposition has dismissed as political theatre. 650 words 0200 GMT. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies corruption charges during a brief court appearance as his graft trial resumes weeks ahead of a fourth national election within two years. 750 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-politics-corruption-trial,FACTS Syria-conflict-IS,WRAP QAMISHLI, Syria The Islamic State group kills 26 pro-regime fighters in eastern Syria as alarm grows following a spate of murders including beheadings in a camp housing families of the jihadists. 600 words moved by Delil Souleiman with Hashem Osseiran in Beirut. File picture Lifestyle-Jordan-art-make-up,FOCUS AMMAN A young Jordanian make-up artist has beaten the lockdown blues and shot to online fame with videos of herself imitating famous figures from across the Arab world and beyond. 550 words 0200 GMT by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video Kuwait-women-abuse,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY Women in Kuwait are defying conservative norms and a culture of "shame" to speak out against harassment for the first time, in a social media campaign sparked by a popular fashion blogger. 700 words 0300 GMT by Salima Lebel with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-unrest,WRAP BANGUI An aid convoy reaches Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, after a 50-day blockade by rebels who had cut off the city's lifeline, the UN said. 500 words moved by Camille Laffont. File pictures. Graphic -- BUSINESS & FINANCE -- Tesla-US-bitcoin,WRAP NEW YORK Tesla helps push bitcoin to an all-time high after the carmaker announced a $1.5 billion investment in the digital money and plans to accept the cryptocurrency from customers buying its electric vehicles. 550 words moved by John Biers -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- UAE-space-Mars,WRAP DUBAI A tense half-hour will determine the fate of the UAE's "Hope" probe to Mars, as the Arab world's first space mission carries out a tricky manoeuvre to enter the Red Planet's orbit. 500 words 0200 GMT by Dana Moukhallati. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE -- France-cinema-film-literature-Carriere,OBIT PARIS French novelist and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, who is best known for his work with Luis Bunuel and Milos Forman, has died at the age of 89, his daughter tells AFP. 450 words 0200 GMT. File picture afp
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