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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Prosecutors wrap up Trump impeachment case + Washington sanctions Myanmar coup leaders + US acquires 200 mn more jabs in vaccine drive + Meghan Markle wins claim against UK news group + Jazz fusion pioneer Chick Corea dies aged 79 US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON House prosecutors wrap up their impeachment case against Donald Trump with an impassioned appeal to the Senate to convict the former president of inciting the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol and bar him from ever holding office again. 900 words 0230 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-trial-takeaways,POINTS Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON The United States imposes sanctions on the leaders of Myanmar's junta and warns of further measures to come, as protesters prepare to return to the streets of Yangon, defying warnings from coup leaders. 650 words 0400 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-shooter Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden announces plans to vaccinate all Americans by the end of July with the help of 200 million newly acquired doses, as the country's inoculation campaign kicks off a new phase in drugstores and supermarket pharmacies. 850 words 0130 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Britain-US-court-royals,WRAP LONDON Meghan Markle wins her high-profile privacy case against a British newspaper group for publishing a private letter that she wrote to her estranged father. 650 words moved by Anna Malpas. File picture. Video. File video Entertainment-US-music-jazz-Corea,WRAP NEW YORK Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the traditional boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79. 750 words 0400 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Singapore-food-culture-UNESCO,FOCUS SINGAPORE After the pandemic torpedoed his chance to work at a Michelin-starred New York restaurant, Lim Wei Keat returned to his roots by becoming a Singapore street-food chef cooking local fare. 600 words 0330 GMT by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video Pakistan-lifestyle-comedy,VIDEOESSAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan Wearing a bowler hat and familiar toothbrush moustache, Pakistan's Usman Khan darts through traffic swinging a cane, teasing motorists and shopkeepers for laughs and a few rupees with a Charlie Chaplin impersonation that has become a viral sensation. 300 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-culture-museums-internet,FOCUS NEW YORK Take a guided tour of Elvis Presley's home from your sofa or marvel at old masters' paintings in The Met without visiting New York: museums, forced to adapt by the pandemic, are now offering paid virtual tours -- but how big a source of income will they become? 600 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain Also moving: Health-virus-Canada-museum,VIDEOESSAY Health-virus-Belgium-vaccines,FOCUS WAVRE, Belgium A small country with an outsize reputation in research and pharmaceuticals, Belgium has emerged with a strategic role in the world's battle against the coronavirus. 700 words 0200 GMT by Matthieu Demeestere and Julien Girault. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy-politics-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden reveals that his first phone call with Xi Jinping lasted a marathon two hours, during which he challenged his Chinese counterpart on human rights, trade and regional muscle-flexing. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith US-politics-impeachment-trial-digital,FOCUS WASHINGTON The tradition-bound US Senate has sat in judgment of presidents before, including Donald Trump last year, but this week's prosecution, with its hours of chilling video aired before dismayed lawmaker-jurors, marks a first -- an impeachment trial for the digital age. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Colombia-Panama-Africa-migration,FOCUS NECOCLI, Colombia Ahmed Kabeer fled his homeland of Sudan where he was tortured and traveled thousands of miles to find himself in a new hell: the ominous jungle that straddles Colombia and Panama. 850 words 0130 GMT by Juan Sebastian Serrano. Picture. Video Cuba-US-economy,FOCUS HAVANA Cuba is undergoing a paradigm shift: after decades of tight, centralized control, the communist government is opening up the bulk of its economy to the private sector. 750 words 0130 GMT by Katell Abiven. File picture Mexico-crime-police-corruption MEXICO CITY The massacre of a group of migrants whose charred bodies were found in northern Mexico has shone a spotlight on the entrenched links between police and criminals in the violence-ridden country. 550 words 0130 GMT by Jean Luis Arce -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-economy-coup,FOCUS BANGKOK Mines, banks, petroleum, agriculture, tourism: large swathes of Myanmar's economy are linked to its ruling junta, providing the powerful military with a colossal -- and closely guarded -- fortune that the United States has targeted with sanctions. 800 words 0330 GMT by Sophie Deviller. File Picture China-Britain-diplomacy-media-BBC,WRAP BEIJING China's broadcasting regulator bans BBC World News, accusing it of flouting guidelines after a controversial report on its treatment of the country's Uighur minority. 750 words moved. File picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics,lead ROME Members of Italy's populist Five Star Movement vote to support a government of national unity under Mario Draghi, clearing the way for the ex-European bank chief to become prime minister. 550 words moved ICC-warcrimes-prosecutor THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court's member countries are set to elect a new chief prosecutor for the war crimes tribunal, a gruelling job whose current holder is under US sanctions. 650 words 0200 GMT by Danny Kemp Spain-politics-Catalonia-vote,ADVANCER BARCELONA More than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain, Catalonia goes to the polls Sunday for an election that Madrid hopes will unseat the region's ruling separatists. 650 words 0230 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video Also moving: Spain-politics-Catalonia-vote-dates,CHRONO Kosovo-politics-vote,ADVANCER PRISTINA With promises to root out corruption, a new generation of Kosovo politicians is trying to break the old guard's hold on power in elections on Sunday that could usher in a new era. 700 words 0230 GMT by Ismet Hajdari and Sally Mairs. Picture Also moving: Kosovo-politics-vote,PROFILE Kosovo-politics-vote,FACTS -- MIDEAST -- Saudi-rights-politics-prison,WRAP RIYADH The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul says US President Joe Biden's election win helped secure her release after nearly three years' imprisonment, but cautioned she was still far from free. 600 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Video Also moved: Saudi-rights-politics,FACTS Palestinians-politics-vote,FOCUS GAZA CITY A deal reached between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas to hold elections is aimed at renewing confidence in Palestinian governance ahead of a diplomatic push and talks with Israel, experts say. 700 words 0300 GMT by Adel Zaanoun. Picture Lifestyle-UAE-dating-Valentines DUBAI In Dubai, known for its luxury haunts and parties, Lindsey knows she has reasons to be happy. But like many young expatriates, she's sure her quest for a partner will force her to leave. 700 words 0230 GMT by Aziz El Massassi. File picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Tigray-unrest-rights,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian forces shelled heavily populated areas in the first weeks of the conflict in the Tigray region, killing at least 83 civilians and displacing thousands, according to Human Rights Watch. 600 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet Ethiopia-unrest-minorities-massacre,FOCUS CHAGNIA, Ethiopia On the night before Orthodox Christmas last month, Ethiopian priest Girmay Getahun donned a white robe and, Bible in hand, walked down the dirt road to his church to prepare for services. Around midnight, heavily armed fighters arrived in his village, sending Girmay fleeing into the forest to hide for two days. 850 words 0300 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY US-Australia-media-internet-Microsoft-Google-Facebook SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft lobbies for other countries to follow Australia's lead in forcing online giants like Google and Facebook to pay news outlets for the stories that appear on their platforms. 500 words moved US-Australia-media-internet-Microsoft-Google-Facebook,Q&A SYDNEY As Australia moves a step closer to world-first legislation that would force tech giants to pay for news, we look at what the new rules would do and why companies like Google and Facebook are so strongly opposed. 500 words 0400 GMT -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-sexism-Mori,WRAP TOKYO Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign over a sexism row, but his apparently hand-picked successor -- an 84-year-old sports administrator -- is already coming under fire. 500 words 0200 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture afp
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