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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China and West in tit-for-tat row over Xinjiang + 'Multiple' fatalities in Colorado shooting + US trial data boosts AstraZeneca vaccine + Australia floods spread as disaster worsens + Postcard project reveals deepest lockdown secrets EU-China-US-Britain-diplomacy-rights-sanctions,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union, the United States, Britain and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, and Beijing responds by hitting Europeans with immediate tit-for-tat measures. 750 words 0330 GMT by Max Delany US-shooting-crime,WRAP BOULDER, Colorado Several people are killed in a shooting at a grocery store in the US state of Colorado, and a suspect is in custody, police say, without revealing anything about a possible motive. 550 words 0330 GMT by Jason Connolly with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca say that US trials show its Covid-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in preventing severe disease, as a row simmers between Britain and the EU over much-needed supplies of the jab. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-flood-weather,WRAP SYDNEY Rescue workers on rubber boats and helicopters haul people trapped from their submerged homes along Australia's densely populated east coast, as authorities warn a flooding crisis is far from over. 550 words 0300 GMT by Andrew Leeson and Holly Robertson. Photo. Video. Health-virus-Britain-people-arts,FOCUS LONDON Luxuriant body hair, stashes of sex toys and taboo desires: hundreds in Britain have revealed their deepest lockdown secrets on postcards sent to a London stationery shop. 550 words 0300 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-society-culture-marriage,FOCUS SHANGHAI From a small office in Shanghai, marriage counsellor Zhu Shenyong live-streams advice over several phones simultaneously to an attentive audience keen to save their relationships. 800 words 0330 GMT by Hector Retamal with Laurie Chen in Beijing. Video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO-vaccines,3rdlead GENEVA The World Health Organization blasts the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines administered in rich and poor countries, branding the inequity a global "moral outrage". 600 words moved by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-US-Miami-spring,WRAP MIAMI BEACH, Florida The US city of Miami Beach, overrun by crowds of spring break tourists throwing Covid caution to the wind, has extended a state of emergency to stem the chaos -- drawing accusations of unfairly tough tactics against mostly Black revelers. 600 words moved by Leila Macor. File picture. Video Health-virus-long-Covid-symptoms PARIS At least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health, according to a review of studies looking at the lasting impact of the disease. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic Also moving: Health-virus-Britain-epidemic-anniversary -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-immigration-Mexico,FOCUS WASHINGTON After two months of relatively smooth sailing, Joe Biden has landed in choppy waters: faced with a migrant rush on the border with Mexico, the Democratic president stands accused of failing to respond effectively -- and of lacking transparency with the media. 750 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Venezuela-death-poverty,FOCUS CARACAS Dragging a dead rat by a string, 11-year-old Jendry scoots on a single roller skate amongst the tombs and graves at a massive cemetery in the south of Caracas. He has lived there for two years and he is not alone. 650 words 0230 GMT by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video. US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Jury selection is nearly complete in the high-profile trial of the white Minneapolis police officer facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose dying breaths were captured on videotape. 650 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture. Graphic. Live video. US-politics-Congress-Washington,lead WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats and Washington's mayor make their case for statehood for the US capital, proclaiming the disenfranchisement of the city's residents one of the last glaring violations of American civil rights. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- NATO-defence-diplomacy-security,WRAP BRUSSELS US Secretary of State Antony Blinken launches a European charm offensive on his first official trip to Brussels, looking to rebuild ties with NATO allies and the EU. 550 words 0200 GMT by Max Delany. File picture Europe-migrants-Spain-Canaries,FOCUS MADRID She was just two years old. And her death this weekend after days fighting for her life puts a harrowingly human face on the surging migrant crisis in the Canary Islands. 750 words moved by Hazel Ward. File picture. Graphic Britain-Banksy-auction-virus LONDON A painting by UK street artist Banksy is expected to raise millions of pounds for the staff of Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) at auction. 400 words 0300 GMT. File picture Iceland-volcano,SCENE FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland Thousands of curious onlookers flock to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smoldering embers. 600 words moved by Jeremie Richard. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Australia-politics-sexism,WRAP SYDNEY Australia's conservative government reels from another sexual scandal after a whistleblower leaks videos of political staff performing sex acts in parliament. 550 words 0400 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel holds its fourth election in under two years Tuesday, with voters still divided over the question that has mired the country in unprecedented political gridlock: should Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stay or go? 700 words 0200 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-vote-Lapid,PROFILE Israel-vote,CHRONO Israel-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Yemen-conflict-Socotra-tourism,VIDEOESSAY SOCOTRA, Yemen With its lush landscape, distinctive trees, unique animals and turquoise waters home to dolphins, Yemen is hoping its Socotra archipelago will become a dream destination despite the country's nightmarish conflict. 400 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video Saudi-conflict-Yemen,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia offers Yemen's Huthi rebels a "comprehensive" UN-supervised ceasefire, as part of a series of fresh proposals aimed at ending a catastrophic six-year conflict. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai. Picture. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Niger-unrest,WRAP NIAMEY Scores of people die in the deadliest suspected jihadist massacre ever to hit Niger, the government says, underscoring the huge security challenge facing new President Mohamed Bazoum. 550 words moved. Graphic Also moved: Africa-Niger-Sahel,FACTS Congo-vote,WRAP BRAZZAVILLE Veteran Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso appears well on course for a fourth term after elections overshadowed by the sudden death of his main rival, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, who passed away from coronavirus on polling day. 650 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Congo-vote-Kolelas,OBIT -- CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT -- SKorea-film-people-Youn,PROFILE SEOUL Six Academy Award nominations for "Minari", a family drama about Korean immigrants in the US, raise the prospect of a second multi-Oscar haul for a Korean-language film in successive years, among them septuagenarian best supporting actress contender Youn Yuh-jung. 750 words 0330 GMT by Claire Lee. File Picture -- SPORT -- Oly-Japan-2020-2021-virus-health-Fukushima-relay FUKUSHIMA, Japan When the Tokyo Olympic torch relay kicks off in Fukushima on Thursday, runners are hoping it will prove the area is no "nuclear wasteland" a decade after the 2011 disaster. 700 words 0400 GMT by Harumi Ozawa with Andrew McKirdy in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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