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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Queen Elizabeth responds to Harry and Meghan + Congress set to pass Biden virus relief plan + Myanmar forces surround striking rail workers + Russia and China unveil lunar station plans + Bit biter: presidential pup in the doghouse US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II responds to explosive racism claims from her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, voicing deep concern and sympathising with their troubles with royal life. 800 words moved by Phil Hazlewood, Anna Malpas and James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-economy-health,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on track to cross the finish line with a final House vote, stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic and offering a lifeline for millions of families. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-economy-politics-stimulus,FACTS US-economy-politics-stimulus-history,FACTS US-politics-Biden,FOCUS Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Hundreds of soldiers and police surround a railway station in Myanmar's biggest city seeking to arrest workers who are striking to protest against the military's coup. 600 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video Russia-China-politics-space,WRAP MOSCOW Russia and China unveil plans for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions. 600 words moved by Anastasia Clark. File picture US-politics-Biden-dog-offbeat,FOCUS WASHINGTON He came into the White House tasked with bringing sanity and even a bit of fun, but less than two months later, the Bidens' dog Major has bitten off more than he can chew. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- AMERICAS -- India-US-Japan-Australia-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden will meet virtually with the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan, boosting an emerging four-way alliance often cast as a bulwark against China. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-racism-police-trial,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The first jurors are selected in the high-profile trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd, an African-American man whose death laid bare racial wounds in the United States and sparked "Black Lives Matter" protests across the globe. 750 words moved by Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive. Photo. Video. Graphic US-IT-hacking-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON The potentially devastating hack of Microsoft email servers, the second major cyberattack in months, adds pressure to the Biden administration as it weighs options for "hacking back" or other moves to protect cyberspace. 750 words moved by Rob Lever Brazil-politics-corruption-Lula,FOCUS SAO PAULO The ruling that overturned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions has upended Brazilian politics and set up a potential election showdown between the tarnished left-wing icon and his nemesis, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. 700 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture. Video Also moved: Brazil-politics-corruption-Lula,PROFILE Health-virus-school-Panama-LatAm,FOCUS PANAMA CITY Like some 890,000 other pupils, eight-year-old Brithany has not been to class in a year in Panama -- the country with the most missed in-person school days due to the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Moises Avila and Ivan Pisarenko. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-business-wealth-Asia,PROFILE BEIJING Until recently, few people had even heard of the Chinese billionaire with a gruff reputation who built a fortune on China's seemingly unquenchable demand for his ubiquitous red-capped bottled water. 650 words moved by Helen Roxburgh with Danni Zhu. Picture Pacific-Fiji-politics-education,FOCUS SUVA It may not be as famous as Oxford, as lauded as MIT or as wealthy as Harvard, but the University of the South Pacific might be the most important school you've never heard of. 600 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-royals-racism-politics,FOCUS LONDON Prince Harry and Meghan's interview has sparked new debate about race in Britain, and calls for "honest self-reflection" about everyday prejudice, institutional bias and the country's colonial past. 900 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. File picture. Video. File video Also moved: US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-poll US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-Morgan Britain-US-royals-racism-politics,FOCUS EU-parliament-Spain-Catalonia-politics,3rdlead BARCELONA Spain's foreign minister hails the European Parliament's decision to lift the immunity of three wanted Catalan MEPs, although the reaction is mixed on the streets of Catalonia. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-technology-censorship-internet,WRAP RIYADH Political reform, racism, transgender rights -- the audio app Clubhouse has unleashed unbridled debates about topics deemed dangerously sensitive in Saudi Arabia, but surveillance fears have spooked users in the authoritarian state. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture Lifestyle-Egypt-animal-pigeons,FOCUS CAIRO Atop his humble wooden dovecote overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids, Abdel-Rahman Gamal released 20 homing pigeons sending them soaring up into the Cairo sky reddened by the setting sun. 800 words moved by Hager Harabech with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Arab-revolution-conflict-Syria-Turkey-children,FOCUS GAZIANTEP, Turkey Mohammad is five years old, Areej six and Dalaa 10. Syrian refugees in Turkey, these children have inherited from their parents a yearning for a country they know little to nothing about. 750 words by Ezzedine Said 0600 GMT. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's party won a majority in last weekend's legislative elections, official results show, in a vote that raises hopes the country's recent violent tensions are behind it. 700 words moved by Stephane Barbier and David Esnaul. File picture BFaso-unrest,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU While he was on the campaign trail for elections last November, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore had a mantra -- "We shall not negotiate" -- when talking about Burkina Faso's jihadist insurgency. 700 words moved by Armel Baily and Amaury Hauchard in Bamako. SLeone-politics-corruption,FOCUS FREETOWN After casting itself as a fighter against corruption, Sierra Leone's government is under fire over allegations of irregular spending by its first lady and a senior minister. 500 words 0600 GMT by Saidu Bah -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- Britain-finance-business-Greensill-jobs,FOCUS LONDON The collapse of UK finance firm Greensill sparks ripples of global panic and threatens 50,000 jobs, in particular at the sprawling steel empire of Indian-British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta. 650 words 0600 GMT by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier Health-virus-markets-world-anniversary,FOCUS PARIS A year ago, stock markets plunged into free-fall as the scale of the coronavirus crisis became apparent and countries desperately locked down to try to halt the pandemic. 600 words moved by Juliette Rabat -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ITA-POR-Juventus-Porto TURIN, Italy Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus crash out of the Champions League last 16 for the second year running, losing to 10-man Porto on away goals despite winning the second leg 3-2 in Turin. 700 words moved by Emmeline Moore. 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