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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden urges assault weapon ban after Colorado shooting + Doubts raised over AstraZeneca US trial data + Netanyahu claims Israel vote win but majority uncertain + Container vessel blocks Suez Canal, paralysing shipping + Banksy work fetches £16.75 mn for UK health service US-shooting-crime,WRAP BOULDER, Colorado President Joe Biden calls for a US ban on assault weapons, after the country's second mass shooting in a week left 10 people dead in Colorado and sparked urgent new calls for gun control. 800 words moved by Jason Connolly. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-shooting-crime,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON A US health agency raises concerns that AstraZeneca may have included out-of-date information during trials of its Covid-19 vaccine as European nations tighten restrictions while warning of a new wave of infections. 750 words 0200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party is on track to win the most seats in Israel's election, the fourth in less than two years, but he is not guaranteed to secure a majority. 750 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Also moved: Israel-vote,SCENE Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-vote-Lapid,PROFILE Israel-vote,CHRONO Israel-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE Egypt-shipping-Suez CAIRO A large container vessel gets stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, tracking websites show, blocking ships and bringing marine traffic to a shuddering halt along one of the world's busiest trade routes. 400 words 0200 GMT. Graphic Britain-Banksy-auction-virus,WRAP LONDON A painting by the elusive street artist Banksy sells for a record £16.75 million ($23.08 million, 19.44 million euros) at Christie's, with proceeds going to staff at Britain's state-run National Health Service. 500 words moved by Anna Malpas. File picture. File video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Taiwan-China-politics-farms-trade-pineapple,FOCUS PINGTUNG, Taiwan A Chinese ban on pineapple imports from Taiwan has sparked a flood of patriotic buying of the fruit and forced restaurants to come up with inventive new menu choices but it has also left many questioning Taipei's overwhelming economic reliance on its giant neighbour. 750 words 0330 GMT by Amber Wang. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-AstraZeneca-vaccine,POINTS WASHINGTON The United States was among the biggest backers of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, but a series of blunders by the company eroded American authorities' confidence and have delayed rollout in the world's hardest-hit country. 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-anniversary,4thlead Health-virus-EU-UK-vaccines-pharmaceutical-exports,lead Health-virus-pandemic-TB,FOCUS PARIS In the year since Covid-19 flipped the world on its head, diagnosis and treatment of another serious lung disease -- tuberculosis -- has plummeted, leaving experts fearful that progress in tackling that pandemic will be lost. 700 words 0300 GMT by Patrick Galey -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A jury is seated for the high-profile trial of the white police officer facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose last breaths were captured on video. 600 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. 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Video EU-US-diplomacy-summit,WRAP BRUSSELS President Joe Biden will join the European Union summit by video link on Thursday, as the new US leader looks to "revitalise" ties with the bloc strained by predecessor Donald Trump. 550 words moved by Max Delany US-politics-media,FOCUS NEW YORK Tensions have cooled between the news media and the White House after four tumultuous years -- potentially bad news for outlets struggling with a long downtrend in the industry. 700 words 0200 GMT by Thomas Urbain, with Rob Lever in Washington US-economy-politics-taxation-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signals President Joe Biden is willing to hike corporate taxes to pay for his administration's priorities, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplays inflation fears. 550 words moved by Chris Stein Peru-politics-vote,INTERVIEW LIMA Despite facing a potential 30-year prison sentence for corruption, Keiko Fujimori is determined to follow in her father's footsteps and claim Peru's presidency at the third attempt. 550 words 0200 GMT by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia flood weather,WRAP SYDNEY Rescue teams deliver emergency supplies to Australians isolated by floodwaters, while residents wait for still-swollen rivers to ebb. 500 words 0300 GMT by Andrew Beatty. Photo. Video. US-NKorea-SKorea-defence,WRAP WASHINGTON North Korea fired two missiles days after a visit to the region by top US envoys, the White House and Seoul officials say, in Pyongyang's first such move since Joe Biden's inauguration. 700 words 0400 GMT by Paul Handley, with Kang Jin-kyu in Seoul. File picture -- EUROPE -- Spain-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP MADRID Two former Spanish prime ministers appear in court to testify as witnesses in the trial of a former treasurer of the rightwing Popular Party accused of operating a slush fund. 400 words 0400 GMT. File picture China-diplomacy-EU-Uyghurs-sanctions,WRAP PARIS France, Germany and other EU nations call in Chinese ambassadors to protest at sanctions imposed by Beijing targeting their citizens, as China and Europe face off over claims of rights abuses against China's Muslim Uyghur minority. 700 words moved by Joseph Schmid. Picture Hungary-medicine-Holocaust-survivor,INTERVIEW BUDAPEST Hungarian family doctor and Holocaust survivor Istvan Kormendi, widely considered the oldest in his profession, is still practising his "passion" of healing patients at the age of 97. 500 words moved by Peter Murphy and Balazs Wizner. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-conflict-diplomacy-Tigray-Sudan,WRAP ADDIS ABABA After months of denials by both countries, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits that troops from neighbouring Eritrea are present in conflict-torn Tigray and suggests they may have been involved in abuses. 600 words moved. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Sudan-Ethiopia-border,Q&A Congo-vote,WRAP BRAZZAVILLE Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for 36 of his 77 years, is re-elected with 88.57 percent of the vote -- a result that many had expected after a ballot boycotted by the main opposition and overshadowed by the death from Covid of his main rival. 600 words moved -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- Music-internet-business,WRAP PARIS The global recorded music business grew by 7.4 percent last year, an industry body says, as streaming continued to drive a fast-paced recovery from the doldrums of the piracy era. 550 words moved by Eric Randolph -- SPORT -- ESports-KOR-SKorea-technology-game-business,FOCUS SEOUL A Nike-sponsored gym, support staff including nutritionists, and English language classes are all part of the set-up at T1, one of the world's top eSports organisations, where around 70 gamers are looking to emulate its highest-profile member, League of Legends giant Faker. 750 words 0300 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. 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