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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Blood clot concerns delay AstraZeneca jab rollouts + UK tells nationals to leave Myanmar + Biden to hold summit with Asia-Pacific allies + Digital artwork fetches $69 million at auction + Exotic animal craze in China cafes Health-virus,WRAP HONG KONG Thailand joins several European nations in suspending the Astrazeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, despite a range of health authorities around the world insisting it was safe. 650 words 0630 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Britain advises its citizens to flee Myanmar, as a UN expert warns the junta is likely committing "crimes against humanity" in its attempt to stay in power. 650 words 0530 GMT. Photo. Video. Graphic. US-Japan-India-Australia-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is set to hold a virtual summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan as he ramps up efforts to cement alliances ahead of his administration's first talks with China. 500 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-art-IT-Beeple-auction,WRAP NEW YORK A digital collage by American artist Beeple sells for a record $69.3 million at Christie's auctioneers, as virtual art rapidly establishes itself as a new -- and highly profitable -- creative genre. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain with Ben Sheppard in Washington. Picture Also moved: US-art-IT-Beeple-auction,FACTS China-lifestyle-animal,FOCUS SHANGHAI A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino? Most people may have heard of dog or cat cafes, but Shanghai's animal cafe scene has expanded to include a wider -- and more exotic -- kingdom. 600 words moved by Lan Lianchao and Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil-doctor,PROFILE RIO DE JANEIRO She still gets surprised when people want to hug her at the supermarket, but her studious media appearances analyzing the pandemic have made Dr. Margareth Dalcolmo famous in coronavirus-ravaged Brazil. 700 words 0530 GMT by Pascale Trouillaud. Picture Health-virus-Mexico-police-animal,FOCUS XALAPA, Mexico Their highly superior sense of smell has long been used to sniff out drugs, weapons and dead bodies. Now Latin America's crime-fighting police dogs are being trained to detect Covid-19. 550 words 0530 GMT by Ignacio Carvajal. Picture. Video. Videographics -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Senate-Democrats-filibuster,FOCUS WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden and Democrats hailed passage of historic pandemic relief this week, but other priorities which cleared the House including bolstering voting rights are likely destined for the "graveyard" of a 50-50 Senate. 700 words 0530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture -- ASIA -- India-fashion-economy-discrimination,FOCUS MUMBAI The sound of men punching holes into colourful rubber sheets reverberates across a tiny studio in India's largest slum -- an unlikely birthplace for luxury handbags made by a marginalised community seeking to reclaim its identity. 700 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video China-HongKong-politics,WRAP BEIJING China's plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a "combination of punches" to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official says. 500 words moved by Beiyi Seow and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Italy-history-literature,FEATURE FLORENCE Dante's "Divine Comedy," considered one of the world's greatest literary works, came to light after a miscarriage of justice which Italian legal experts now want to correct -- some seven centuries on. 700 words 0600 GMT by Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video Also moving: Italy-history-literature-Dante,FACTS Kosovo-bears-animal-environment,FOCUS MRAMOR, Kosovo After years of abuse behind cages and in chains, Kosovo's rescued "restaurant bears" are enjoying greener pastures in a mountainside sanctuary. 800 words 0600 GMT by Emmy Varley and Ismet Hajdari. Picture. Video Austria-Hitler-history,FOCUS LINZ, Austria When he was first contacted by a woman claiming to have discovered letters written by Adolf Hitler's father, Roman Sandgruber was understandably wary. 700 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Internet-games-Sweden,FOCUS BRUSSELS If you've felt a recent urge to unleash your inner Viking, you're not alone: millions of people have been riding the waves, swigging mead and slaying the enemy in a craze for the video game "Valheim". 750 words moved by Kilian Fichou. Picture Also moved: Internet-games-Sweden-Vikings,FACTS Internet-games-Sweden-technology,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Turkey-economy-poverty,FOCUS Gulay Avsar is a regular at a market in Ankara's old town, where prices are more reasonable than most other places around the Turkish capital. 700 words 0600 GMT by Burcin Gercek. Picture. Video -- MUSIC -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammys,ADVANCER NEW YORK With a Black Lives Matter protest song and one of the year's hottest hits, Beyonce will strive Sunday to end her streak of snubs at the Grammys, as the music world attempts to turn the page on a devastating 2020. 850 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture. Graphic. Also moving: Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-nominees,FACTS -- BUSINESS -- China-business-tech-Alibaba,lead BEIJING China is considering imposing a record fine of nearly $1 billion on e-commerce giant Alibaba for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, according to a report, as authorities continue to put the screws on the firm as part of a crackdown on the technology sector. 450 words 0600 GMT -- SPORT -- MMA-UFC-CHN-Yan,FOCUS SHANGHAI Yan Xiaonan once sold furry toys at a market but the woman described as a "pit bull" is now charging towards a historic all-Chinese UFC title fight. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video afp
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