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| - Duty Editor: Rose Troup Buchanan Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump mulls 2024 run, seeks to reassert Republican party dominance + Myanmar's Suu Kyi in court after bloody army crackdown + Iran says time not 'suitable' for nuclear deal meeting + Hollywood award season begins with Golden Globes + Scientists discover 140-million-year old titanosaur US-politics-Republicans-Trump-CPAC,WRAP ORLANDO, Florida Donald Trump tells conservatives he is considering running for president again in 2024, as he seeks to reassert dominance over the Republican Party and warns of a "struggle" for America's very survival. 750 words moved by Chandan Khanna with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has not been seen since the military staged a coup more than a month ago, faces a preliminary court hearing a day after security forces deployed lethal force to quell relentless protests against the takeover. 600 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Iran-nuclear,WRAP TEHRAN Iran dismisses Europe's offer for an informal meeting involving the United States on the troubled 2015 nuclear deal, saying the time is not "suitable" as Washington has failed to lift sanctions. 700 words moved by Amir Havasi Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,WRAP LOS ANGELES Hollywood's awards season gets underway at a very different Golden Globes, with nominees dialling in remotely to a pandemic-era ceremony set to boost or dash the Oscars hopes of early frontrunners like "Nomadland" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7." 800 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Science-palaeontology-Argentina-dinosaur BUENOS AIRES A colossal dinosaur dug up in Argentina could be the oldest titanosaur ever found, having roamed what is now Patagonia some 140 million years ago at the beginning of the Cretaceous period, scientists say. 200 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain says that more than 20 million of its people have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while the rest of Europe lags behind, with the hard-hit Czech Republic turning to Russia's Sputnik V jab as it fights the world's highest infection rate. 750 words moved by Anna Malpas with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-SAfrica JOHANNESBURG South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country will start relaxing coronavirus restrictions, moving from alert level three down to level one, after a "dramatic decline" in infections. 350 words moved Health-virus-US-schools-Fauci,lead WASHINGTON The United States could start vaccinating older children against Covid-19 by the fall and younger ones by year-end or early 2022, the White House's top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci says. 450 words moved -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents are to appear in court charged with subversion in the largest use yet of Beijing's sweeping new national security law, as authorities seek to cripple the financial hub's democracy movement. 650 words 0400 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Live video Thailand-politics-democracy-protest,WRAP BANGKOK Thai police shoot rubber bullets and use water cannon and tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok at a rally outside a military barracks housing the prime minister's residence. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Oman-heritage-tourism,FOCUS MISFAT AL-ABRIYEEN, Oman Perched on an Oman mountain top, the village of Misfat al-Abriyeen has changed its fortunes by transforming mud-brick homes into boutique hotels, drawing tourists to a region famed for hiking trails and tales of genies. 700 words 0230 GMT by Khalid Orabi. Picture. Video Saudi-Yemen-conflict,WRAP SANAA Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claim missile and drone strikes that targeted neighbouring Saudi Arabia overnight and threaten more attacks, as fighting in the grinding civil war escalates. 700 words moved. Video. File picture Also moved: Yemen-conflict-UN,INTERVIEW -- EUROPE -- France-Sarkozy-corruption-trial,WRAP PARIS A French court is to hand down its verdict in the corruption trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy, with prosecutors demanding prison time for the 66-year-old. 600 words 0230 GMT by Anne Lec'hvien. File picture. File video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is transferred to a penal colony east of Moscow to serve a prison term for violating parole, a public commission that monitors detainees' rights says. 600 words moved by Maxime Popov -- AMERICAS -- Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-fashion LOS ANGELES With the stars at home or in hotel rooms for the Golden Globes due to pandemic restrictions, what is usually one of Hollywood's biggest red carpet nights is certainly deprived of some of its glamour. But the A-listers are working hard to create fashion buzz with their Zoom close-ups. 600 words 0300 GMT by Valerie Macon with Susan Stumme in Washington. Picture. Video Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-winners,FACTS ElSalvador-vote-politics,2ndlead SAN SALVADOR Salvadorians elect new lawmakers and mayors in a vote that could see President Nayib Bukele and his allies obtain an absolute majority in parliament. 500 words moved by Carlos Mario Marquez and Marco Sibaja. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- Russia-pollution-environment,FOCUS NIKEL Freezing winds blow through a vast hangar in the Russian Arctic, where once-gleaming giant machines are at a standstill and a layer of snow has covered empty vats. 700 words 0300 GMT by Maxime Popov. Picture. Video afp
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