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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe's trust in AstraZeneca shot drops + Second Canadian faces China spying trial + Thousands evacuated after Sydney deluges + Burning through the sky: asteroid fly-by + Panda couple in rare French weekend romp Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Trust in AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine has plunged in many European countries, a poll shows, as the continent grapples with resurgent infections and Germany considers extending restrictions into April. 750 words moved by Hui Min Neo with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics China-Canada-diplomacy-politics,WRAP BEIJING The trial for Michael Kovrig, the Canadian detained more than two years ago in China on espionage charges, starts, with relations between Ottawa and Beijing in freefall. 750 words 0730 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video. Live Video Australia-weather-flood,WRAP SYDNEY Torrential rains worsen once-in-a-century floods across Australia's most populous state, deepening misery for millions following disastrous bushfires a year ago and then the trauma of the pandemic. 650 words 0600 GMT by Andrew Beatty, with Holly Robertson in Brisbane. Picture Space-asteroid SEOUL The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year reaches its closest point to our planet, posing no threat of collision but giving astronomers a rare chance to study a rock formed during the beginning of our solar system. 500 words 0600 GMT by Qasim Nauman. Graphic France-China-animals-panda-offbeat PARIS A couple of giant pandas in captivity engage in a rare weekend of love-making with the hoped-for result, an even rarer panda offspring, still too early to call, a French zoo says. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Attacks-memorial-history,FOCUS PARIS The aftermath of every terror attack places Western countries in the same conundrum: How to honour the victims and show national resilience without giving the perpetrators the place in posterity that they crave? 850 words moved by Didier Lauras. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON "Do not come, the border is closed." Under fire and accused of having provoked an influx of thousands of migrants across the southern US border, the Biden administration goes on the offensive to try to reassure Americans of its ability to manage the first big crisis to emerge on its watch. 650 words moved by Brian Knowlton -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-Kurds,INTERVIEW ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to ensure victory in the next election by "illegally" trying to ban Turkey's pro-Kurdish party, its former leader tells AFP from jail. 650 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. File picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-diplomacy,2ndlead ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan just weeks before Washington is due to withdraw the last of its troops under a deal struck with the Taliban last year. 500 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Anti-coup protesters march against the Myanmar military junta at a pre-dawn rally in the country's second largest city, a day after eight demonstrators were killed there. 550 words 0630 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Oly-2020-2021-Japan-tourism-health-virus-economy,FOCUS TOKYO Toshiko Ishii spent $180,000 renovating her traditional Japanese inn in expectation of a flood of tourists ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, but now she won't be hosting a single overseas fan. 750 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama and Etienne Balmer. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Two days before Israel's election, polls show a knife-edge race, with the performance of small parties likely to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secures an elusive majority. 650 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-vote-Jerusalem-Palestinians,FOCUS Saudi-Aramco-energy-oil,WRAP RIYADH Energy giant Saudi Aramco posts a 44.4 percent slump in 2020 net profit due to lower crude prices, as the coronavirus pandemic has weighed heavily on global demand. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra Egypt-Saadawi-feminism-social,OBIT CAIRO Egypt's famed writer Nawal el-Saadawi, who spent a lifetime vexing politicians and clerics with her fight against the oppression of women and religious taboos, dies aged 89. 650 words moved by Farid Farid. File picture Morocco-Algeria-border,FOCUS FIGUIG, Morocco Moroccan farmers in an isolated oasis on the Algerian border bear the brunt of regional tensions as Algiers expels them from date groves they have farmed for generations. 750 words moved by Sophie Pons. Picture -- AFRICA -- Congo-vote-Kolelas,WRAP BRAZZAVILLE Congolese opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died of Covid-19 as he was being transferred to France for treatment, the day after presidential elections in which he was the main challenger. 450 words 0600 GMT CAfrica-unrest,WRAP BANGUI Central African Republic former president Francois Bozize has taken charge of a rebel alliance aiming to overthrow the central government, the group's spokesman says. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-season-2021,PREVIEW PARIS, Preview Lewis Hamilton begins his bid for an unprecedented eighth drivers' championship this week, facing a cluster of challenges to his crown as Formula One launches its cost-cutting era with a record 23-race global calendar. 850 words moved FBL-ENG-Cup,WRAP LONDON Leicester send Manchester United crashing out of the FA Cup as Kelechi Iheanacho's double seals a 3-1 win, while Chelsea will face Manchester City in the semi-finals after beating Sheffield United. 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. 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