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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU regulator to rule on AstraZeneca vaccine + Atlanta shooting suspect denies racist motive + North Korea accuses US of 'lunatic theory' + Tokyo Olympic official quits over pig insult + 'Cosmic web' reveals maze of dwarf galaxies Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE Europe's medical regulator is set to give its verdict on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine following a chaotic few weeks that has seen nations suspend its use over blood clot fears. 700 words 0800 GMT by Danny Kemp with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Graphic Also moving: Health-virus-EU-vaccines-EMA-AstraZeneca-questions,Q&A Also moved: Virus-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FACTS Health-virus-WHO-vaccines-Johnson,2ndlead Health-virus-travel-EU-world,Q&A US-shootings-spa,WRAP ATLANTA, Georgia A 21-year-old with what police describe as an addiction to sex is charged with murdering eight people in spas around the US city of Atlanta, in attacks that have deeply shaken the Asian-American community. 750 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: US-shootings-spa-racism,SCENE Also moved: US-shootings-spa-suspect,FACTS US-SKorea-NKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL North Korea accuses the new US administration of "lunatic theory" as President Joe Biden's top envoys hold talks in Seoul. 700 words 0830 GMT by Sylvie Lanteume and Sunghee Hwang Picture. Video Also moving: US-NKorea-diplomacy-nuclear,Q&A Oly-2020-2021-Japan-discrimination,WRAP TOKYO The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies resigns for suggesting a female comedian appear as a pig, weeks after the Games' chief stepped down over insulting remarks about women. 700 words 0600 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video. Live video Science-cosmology-astronomy-universe PARIS Peering into the early Universe 12 billion years ago, scientists in France have for the first time seen the incandescent filaments of hydrogen gas known as the "cosmic web". 400 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Covid-reinfection PARIS Surviving Covid-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six months, but elderly patients are more likely to be laid low by the virus a second time, researchers report. 550 words moved Health-virus-Colombia-doctor,FOCUS BOGOTA Colombian doctor Norberto Medina has lived all facets of the coronavirus epidemic. He has seen patients die and nursed others back to health. He contracted the virus himself, stared death in the face in intensive care, and donated blood plasma containing antibodies with which to treat others afflicted. He has also received the vaccine. 800 words moved by Lina Vanegas. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories As Israel pushes on with one of the world's most intense Covid vaccination campaigns, Palestinians without access to the jabs are flooding hospitals already at breaking point. 700 words moved by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Kazakhstan-China-rights-diplomacy,FOCUS ALMATY Gulnur Kosdaulet's daily journey to protest over her husband's detention in China begins with a shared taxi that she hails outside her modest farm, where towering mountains give way to Kazakhstan's vast steppe. 800 words moved by Chris Rickleton. Picture. Video Kenya-conservation-agriculture-animal-environment-food,FOCUS KIMANA, Kenya Just after dawn, Tolstoy lumbers into view. A wandering giant, with tusks almost scraping the earth, this great elephant has roamed beneath Mount Kilimanjaro for nearly 50 years but could be confronting a new threat to his natural realm: surging demand for avocados. 900 words 0600 GMT by Nick Perry. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Canada-China-US-politics-diplomacy-trial,WRAP OTTAWA China will put two Canadians on trial within days following their arrests more than two years ago in apparent retaliation for the detention of a top Huawei executive, the Canadian government says. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. File picture US-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Russia calls its US ambassador back to Moscow for consultations after Joe Biden describes Vladimir Putin as a "killer" who would "pay a price" for election meddling, prompting the first major diplomatic crisis for the new American president. 850 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Francesco Fontemaggi. File picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP Myanmar's generals prepare to hit ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with another corruption charge, as more anti-coup protesters are confirmed killed in the junta's crackdown. 600 words by 0630 GMT. Photo. Video. Graphic US-Afghanistan-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden says it will be "tough" to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump. 600 words moved by Ben Sheppard. File picture -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-vote,WRAP THE HAGUE Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claims an "overwhelming" victory in elections, vowing to use his fourth term in office to rebuild the country after the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Graphic Turkey-politics-Kurds,WRAP ANKARA Turkey's pro-Kurdish party is fighting for its political survival after a prosecutor asks the country's top court to shut it down for alleged links to militants waging a deadly insurgency against the state. 750 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Britain-US-court-Depp-media LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp's bid to overturn a high-profile British libel ruling over reports he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard will head back to court, as the actor seeks formal permission to appeal. 550 words moved by James Pheby. File picture France-health-isolation,FOCUS TARASCON-SUR-ARIEGE, France A year after France entered uncharted territory with its first coronavirus lockdown, a small group of volunteers has embarked on a more extreme confinement: nearly six weeks underground, with no notion of time, to study the effects of acute isolation. 450 words moved by Marison Rifai. Pictures Spain-euthanasia-law,WRAP MADRID Spain's parliament will give final approval to a law legalising euthanasia, becoming one of the few nations to allow terminally ill or gravely injured patients to end their own suffering. 650 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video Also moved: Spain-euthanasia-law,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-investigation,lead TEHRAN Iran releases its final report on the Ukrainian passenger jet it shot down last year killing 176 people, devoting two paragraphs to causes and absolving the armed forces. 600 words moved Israel-vote-Judaism,FOCUS JERUSALEM Before previous Israeli elections, Aharon had considered voting against the party that traditionally speaks for his ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, but after entering the polling booth he always remained loyal -- until now. 800 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture Moved: Israel-vote-Michaeli,PROFILE Israel-vote-US-politics,FOCUS Jordan-Israel-diplomacy-US,FOCUS Yemen-women-energy,FOCUS SANAA Ten trailblazing Yemeni women have overcome scepticism and ridicule to bring electricity to their villages, illuminating lives with a micro-grid solar business they hope to expand across their war-torn region. 650 words moved by correspondents in Sanaa with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai. Lifestyle-Saudi-economy-tourism-health,FOCUS RIYADH Well-heeled Saudis frolic in an artificial oasis built on salmon-coloured dunes, splashing the cash after a year-long pandemic lock-in that dovetails with efforts to discourage citizens from splurging overseas. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies aged 61 from a heart condition, his vice president said, after more than five years of divisive, authoritarian rule capped by his refusal to take Covid-19 seriously. 800 words moved. Video. File picture Also moved: Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,OBIT Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-facts,FACTS Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-timeline,CHRONO SAfrica-royals,WRAP NONGOMA, South Africa Zulu mourners, many wearing traditional leopard skins, accompanied the body of their king Goodwill Zwelithini, the late leader of South Africa's largest ethnic group, to the royal palace ahead of his burial. 750 words moved by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video Germany-Gambia-crime-justice-timeline,FOCUS BANJUL An army hit squad assassinated AFP correspondent Deyda Hydara in The Gambia in 2004, in a case which shocked many but lay mostly dormant until German authorities arrested a man connected to the killing this week. 650 words moved by Emil Touray. File picture Also moved: Germany-Gambia-crime-justice,WRAP -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Marvel,FOCUS LOS ANGELES "Avengers: Endgame" just lost its crown as the biggest box office hit of all time, but the Marvel superhero spectacular still looms large over parent company Disney's plans for the small screen with the release of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." 500 words moved GMT by Andrew Marszal. File picture. afp
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