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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Dozens killed in Israeli pilgrimage stampede + Brazil's Covid death toll surpasses 400,000 + Navalny network disbands as he appears in court + Shock as sumo wrestler dies after head injury + Three charged over theft of Lady Gaga's dogs Israel-accident-religion,WRAP MERON, Israel A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site kills dozens of people in northern Israel, leaving emergency workers scrambling to evacuate the critically injured. 600 words 0200 GMT. Video Health-virus-Brazil,2ndlead RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpasses 400,000, as the country struggles to secure enough vaccines and the Senate investigates whether President Jair Bolsonaro's government exacerbated the crisis. 650 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture. Video Russia-politics-Navalny-court,WRAP MOSCOW Alexei Navalny's political network says it is disbanding, as the jailed Kremlin critic appears in court, gaunt and shaven headed, for the first time since ending his hunger strike. 700 words moved by Anatasia Clark. Picture. Video Japan-sumo-sports-injury,lead TOKYO A 28-year-old Japanese sumo wrestler dies after landing on his head during a bout last month in a horrifying injury that caused shockwaves and calls for reform in the sport. 500 words 0230 GMT Entertainment-US-music-Gaga-dogs LOS ANGELES Three men are charged with attempted murder and robbery in the theft of singer Lady Gaga's dogs in February, a crime that saw her dog walker shot on a street in Hollywood. 300 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Syria-conflict-economy-Ramadan DAMASCUS Year after year Ramadan meals become more frugal in war-torn Syria as the economy worsens, but Damascus dwellers say a traditional wafer-thin crispy pancake caller "naaem" is here to stay. 450 words 0200 GMT by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Jordan-tobacco AMMAN Already saddled with one of the world's highest rates of smoking, Jordan has seen the numbers lighting up soar since coronavirus restrictions began last year, sparking fears of a double pandemic. 650 words 0200 GMT by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-diaspora,FOCUS SINGAPORE Seema Devgan has all but abandoned her day job, as she and a loose collection of overseas volunteers scramble to locate desperately needed supplies for Covid-19 stricken family, friends and strangers in India. 700 words 0300 GMT by Catherine Lai with Imran Marashli in London. Video. Picture Heath-virus-India-diaspora-Australia,FOCUS SYDNEY Living half a world away from Covid-stricken Indian relatives, Sydney doctor Yadu Singh has beat back his frustration at being unable to help by providing lifesaving medical guidance via phone, text and video chat. 600 words 0300 GMT by Andrew Leeson. Video. Picture Health-virus-Philippines-food-charity,FOCUS MANILA Community-run stalls offering free food to the needy have multiplied across the Philippines, with many struggling to feed their families as coronavirus restrictions bite and government help falls short. 500 words 0330 GMT by Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-Scotland-heritage EDINBURGH Heritage sites, including Edinburgh Castle, reopen across Scotland for the first time this year and after the longest closure since World War II, as coronavirus restrictions are gradually eased. 500 words 0200 GMT by Stuart Graham. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-vote,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas says that elections have been postponed until there is a guarantee voting can take place in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, further delaying polls in a society which last voted in 2006. 800 words moved by Saleh Ahmed. Picture. Video Iran-Saudi-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran welcomes a "change of tone" from Saudi Arabia that could clear the way to a new era of cooperation between the rival regional powers. 450 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-economy-Congress,FOCUS WASHINGTON With US President Joe Biden's maiden address to Congress in the books, the real heavy lifting begins: convincing rival Republicans -- and some recalcitrant Democrats -- to sign on to his ambitious remaking of America. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture -- EUROPE -- Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan says that three people, including a child, died in clashes at its disputed border with Tajikistan, shortly after announcing the Central Asian rivals had agreed to a ceasefire. 500 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest,WRAP KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi vows to implement "radical measures" against armed groups in the country's east that have killed thousands of civilians and set tens of thousands more to flight. 600 words moved -- SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-energy-Nobel PARIS The failure to halt climate change, the destruction of nature and other intertwined global crises poses an existential risk to humanity, ten Nobel laureates say following the first-ever Nobel Prize Summit. 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood Lebanon-environment-fish,lead QARAOUN, Lebanon Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the shore of a highly polluted lake in eastern Lebanon in the past few days, an official says. 450 words moved by Alice Hackman. 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Video -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- US-IT-pandemic-earnings,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO A week of blockbuster earnings reports from Big Tech culminates with Amazon crushing forecasts of how much money it would rake in from pandemic-revved online shopping and growing reliance on internet-hosted services. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington US-economy-growth-employment,WRAP WASHINGTON The US recovery from the destruction inflicted by Covid-19 is accelerating amid widespread vaccinations and massive government stimulus, with new data showing another jump in growth in and further signs lost jobs are being restored. 750 words moved by Heather Scott Energy-oil-earnings-Europe,WRAP PARIS European oil majors post strong quarterly profits as a recovery in crude prices fuels their rebound from the coronavirus crisis. 700 words moved by Julien Mivielle -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-swim-Myanmar-politics-military BANGKOK A Myanmar swimmer is sacrificing his dream of competing in the Tokyo Olympics to protest at the junta ruling his homeland, saying that taking part would be "propaganda" for the regime. 600 words 0200 GMT by Dene-Hern Chen. 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