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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + France's Sarkozy sentenced to prison + Donor deficit is 'death sentence' for Yemen + Two men extradited to Japan over Ghosn escape + US presses Saudi for action on Khashoggi killers + Finland's ice surfers carve up frozen sea France-Sarkozy-corruption-trial,WRAP PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is found guilty of corruption and handed a three-year prison sentence, in a ruling that deals a major blow to any lingering political ambitions. 800 words moved by Anne Lec'hvien. Picture. Video Also moved: France-Sarkozy-politics,PROFILE France-politics-investigation-Libya-Sarkozy,FACTS Yemen-conflict-UN,WRAP DUBAI The United Nations' chief warns of a "death sentence" for war-torn Yemen as a donor conference yields less than half the funds needed to prevent a devastating famine. 750 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi Also moved: Yemen-conflict-UN,CHRONO US-Japan-Ghosn-Lebanon-Nissan-crime,WRAP WASHINGTON An American father and son are handed to Japanese officials after losing an extradition battle over accusations they helped former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to flee Japan. 500 words 0200 GMT US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States presses Saudi Arabia to take further measures after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Washington faces growing criticism that it did not directly target Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Finland-lifestyle-windsurfing-ice-offbeat,PHOTO ESSAY HELSINKI What to do if you are a windsurfing enthusiast in a country where the sea freezes over for months of the year? For a group of Finns, the answer is to kit out sailboards with skates and take to the ice. 450 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP ACCRA Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo becomes the first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine under the global Covax scheme, as US health workers prepare to distribute nearly four million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson jab. 700 words moved by Kent Mensah, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-WHO,lead GENEVA It is unrealistic to think that the world will be done with the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the WHO says. 500 words moved by Robin Millard. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-US-society-drugs-addiction,FOCUS HOUTZDALE, Pennsylvania Beverly Veres' two sons are addicted to heroin but can't get the help they need, with US health services consumed by the coronavirus pandemic at a time when overdoses are surging. 800 words 0130 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Britain-Scotland-whisky-trade-tariff,FOCUS CRIEFF, Scotland It has survived world wars, Prohibition and The Great Depression but this may very well be the toughest time yet for Scotland's oldest whisky maker. 650 words 0230 GMT by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-police-Spain,2ndlead BARCELONA, Spain Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is arrested as part of a police investigation into last year's 'BarcaGate' scandal. 700 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Canada-US-China-extradition-court,WRAP VANCOUVER Chinese Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court to fight a final round against extradition to the United States, her lawyers challenging the crux of the case -- that she allegedly hid business dealings in Iran. 7500 words moved by David Ball. Picture US-Mexico-diplomacy-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden tells his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that Mexico's success is crucial to the hemisphere and that he will view the US southern neighbor as an equal. 600 words 0200 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture US-politics-Trump-2024,FOCUS WASHINGTON Former president Donald Trump is teasing another White House run in 2024 but his candidacy could face a number of obstacles. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin. File picture. Video US-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden took office with promises of a return to diplomacy with Iran, but both sides' determination not to look weak has jeopardized prospects of a quick breakthrough. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- Britain-royals-health-Philip,lead LONDON Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip leaves the private London hospital where he had spent nearly two weeks to have heart tests and treatment at another hospital, Buckingham Palace says. 500 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Vatican-pope-Iraq-security,FOCUS BAGHDAD Security threats, the Covid pandemic, war-ravaged infrastructure: Iraqis are facing major challenges as they plan to host Pope Francis later this week. 750 words 0230 GMT by Maya Gebeily with AFP's Iraq teams. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest KANO Jihadists linked to the Islamic State attack a UN base and overran a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources say. 300 words moved -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists charged with subversion are expected to return to courtto complete a mammoth bail hearing that had to be adjourned overnight when four defendants were rushed to hospital after hours of legal wrangling. 500 words 0130 GMT by Yan Zhao. Picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Oil-OPEC-market,FOCUS LONDON As members of the oil cartel OPEC and its allies meet this week to discuss adjusting output, analysts expect old tensions between oil producer giants to flare up again. 500 words 0230 GMT by Ben Perry -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-Bruehl,INTERVIEW BERLIN Actor Daniel Bruehl called on some of his more "humiliating" Hollywood experiences for the black comedy "Next Door", his directorial debut premiering in competition at this week's Berlinale film festival. 650 words 0130 GMT by Deborah Cole. File picture. afp
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