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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Tributes, calls for justice at Floyd funeral + Europe demands pandemic plan for future + Burundi leader dies after 15 years in office + HBO removes 'Gone with the Wind' in racism row + Canada's visiting humpback whale dead US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP HOUSTON Houston says farewell to George Floyd in a rousing hometown funeral, with poignant tributes and calls for justice for the 46-year-old African American whose death "touched the world" and ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. 850 words moved by Cyril Julien and Julia Benarrous. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-race-unrest-Floyd,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS Europe's most powerful countries urge the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the coronavirus, as Moscow emerges from lockdown despite Russia still being in the grip of a surging epidemic. 650 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, just months before he was to step down after 15 turbulent years at the head of the troubled nation. 800 words moved. Picture. Graphic. File picture Also moved: Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,OBIT Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,CHRONO Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,COUNTRYFILE Entertainment-US-television-race-politics,lead LOS ANGELES "Gone with the Wind" is removed from HBO Max streaming platform, as mass protests against racism and police brutality prompt television networks to reassess their offerings. 500 words 0630 GMT Canada-environment-animal-whale,2ndlead SOREL, Canada A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada's major rivers, delighting Montrealers who packed the shores for a glimpse of the first of the species in local waters, is believed to have died. 350 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Graphic. -- ASIA -- Philippines-press-Rappler-court,INTERVIEW MANILA High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says the libel charge that could see her jailed next week is a government ploy to intimidate all critical voices, but she refuses to be silenced and still holds hope of winning. 700 words 0700 GMT by Joshua Melvin. File picture. Video Pakistan-agriculture-locusts-famine,FOCUS LAHORE Chickens in Pakistan have been feasting on captured locusts under an initiative to combat swarms of the gluttonous insects that are threatening food supplies in the impoverished country. 600 words moved by Kaneez Fatima with Ashraf Khan in Karachi. Video. File Picture Health-virus-aviation,FOCUS SINGAPORE Cabin crew in protective suits, health certification for passengers, mandatory face masks, and longer check-in times. Welcome to the new reality of mass air travel. 850 words moved by Martin Abbugao with Haeril Halim in Jakarta. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-prisoners,FOCUS KABUL Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-stakes gambit to ensure the insurgent group begin peace talks with Kabul. 650 words moved by Elise Blanchard and Mushtaq Mojaddidi. File Picture. File Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-unrest-race-history-military-slavery WASHINGTON A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery South could be in for name changes as pressure builds to rid the country of monuments associated with repression of blacks. 400 words moved. File picture US-racism-dictionary-Merriam-Webster NEW YORK The American reference dictionary Merriam-Webster will change its definition of the word racism at the suggestion of a young black woman, who wanted it to better reflect the oppression of people of color. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- US-Russia-nuclear-diplomacy-disarmament,WRAP WASHINGTON Russia calls on the United States to make a "positive" proposal as the powers open talks on a major disarmament treaty, warning that US insistence on including China could scuttle efforts. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture Sweden-politics-murder-probe STOCKHOLM In a highly anticipated announcement, Swedish prosecutors will reveal Wednesday whether they are pressing charges or closing the investigation into the unsolved 1986 murder of prime minister Olof Palme. 650 words moved by Pia Ohlin. File picture -- AFRICA -- Sudan-Darfur-warcrimes-ICC-CAfrica,WRAP THE HAGUE Longtime fugitive militiaman Ali Kushayb has turned himself in to the International Criminal Court where he faces war crimes charges for his role in Sudan's Darfur conflict. 700 words moved by Jan Hennop Also moved: Sudan-unrest-Darfur-ICC,CHRONO Nigeria-unrest-jihadists KANO, Nigeria Fighters from an IS-linked jihadist group on kill 59 people in a raid on a herding village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local militia and residents tell AFP. 350 words moved Uganda-energy-electricity-environment-tourism,FOCUS MURCHISON FALLS, Uganda Tens of thousands visit northwest Uganda every year to marvel as the force of the Nile crashes into a jungle-clad ravine. But a proposal to build a hydroelectric dam nearby has caused an uproar, and debate over the merits of development at all costs. 750 words moved by Cyril Belaud. Picture. Video afp
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