Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO blasts Europe's slow vaccine rollout + Paramedic says Floyd was dead when he arrived + Ukraine says Russia troops massing on border + Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi broke secrets law + Cuba erects giant concrete flag at US embassy Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN The WHO slams Europe's "unacceptably slow" vaccine rollout and warns of a "worrying" surge in cases, as France becomes the latest country to impose new restrictions to combat soaring coronavirus infections. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphics Also moved: Health-virus-Europe-US,FACTS US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A paramedic testifies that George Floyd was already dead when he arrived at the scene and Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is being tried for murder, still had his knee on the neck of the 46-year-old Black man. 750 words moved by Kerem Yucel with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture. Graphic. Video Russia-Ukraine-politics-conflict,WRAP KIEV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warns Russia against "intimidating" Ukraine. 750 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, as Britain ramps up sanctions against the junta and the UN Security Council condemns the deaths of hundreds of civilians. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Cuba-US-politics-diplomacy HAVANA Cuba has erected a giant concrete flag in front of the US embassy in the capital Havana as hopes of an improvement in relations under the Joe Biden administration fade on the island nation. 400 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- SKorea-automobile-technology,FOCUS YONGIN, South Korea Decades before the race to build a self-driving car became a multi-billion-dollar contest between tech giants such as Tesla and Google, a South Korean professor built an autonomous vehicle and test-drove it across the country -- only for his research to be consigned to the scrapheap. 750 words 0330 GMT by Claire Lee. Picture. Video US-migration-Guatemala-Honduras-ElSalvador-Mexico,SCENE MCALLEN, Texas It will be the first time on a plane for most of the undocumented families that arrive daily at the McAllen, Texas airport, holding envelopes that read "Please help me, I don't speak English." 750 words 0130 GMT by Laura Bonilla Cal. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-baseball-MLB,SCENE NEW YORK Wearing catchers' mitts, team jerseys and face masks, fans return to New York's Yankee Stadium for the first time since October 2019 as the new Major League Baseball season begins. 475 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Syria-conflict,FOCUS DAMASCUS Inside the emergency room of a hospital in the Syrian capital, an elderly woman with Covid-19 waits for a bed at an intensive care unit packed with coronavirus patients. 700 words 0230 GMT by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-arts-politics-religion,FOCUS NEW DELHI A comedian jailed for a joke he did not tell, threats against theatre directors and a religious backlash to a blockbuster TV drama have left India's arts community fearing a rising nationalist assault on free speech. 700 words 0330 GMT. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-climate-energy-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON It's no coincidence US President Joe Biden chose manufacturing hub Pittsburgh to unveil his $2 trillion green infrastructure plan, a bold pitch to Americans used to hearing that climate action will wreck industry. So how does "The American Jobs Plan" place the environment at the heart of America's future growth? 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg and Issam Ahmed. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-politics-unrest,WRAP PEMBA, Mozambique More than a week after jihadists staged a deadly raid on the northern Mozambican town of Palma, survivors stream into the port of Pemba, capital of gas-rich Cabo Delgado province. 700 words moved by Alfredo Zuniga with the AFP Johannesburg bureau. Video. Picture Nigeria-environment-pollution,VIDEOESSAY LAGOS In blistering heat, several dozen volunteers are busy collecting plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene boxes as they launch a cleanup of the longest beach in Lagos. 450 words 0230 GMT by Sophie Bouillon. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-politics-Rutte,WRAP THE HAGUE Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte narrowly survives a no confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition over claims he lied about coalition talks. 450 words 0200 GMT. Picture Health-virus-Belgium-gathering-police,lead BRUSSELS Police on horseback and using water cannon charge a crowd of up to 2,000 people gathered in a Brussels park for a fake concert announced on social media as an April Fool's Day prank. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-vote,lead JERUSALEM The head of a conservative Islamic party who has emerged as a kingmaker following Israel's latest inconclusive election calls for change, without endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his rivals. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-justice,FOCUS TARHUNA, Libya "They spared no child, no woman, no old man," said Mohamed Amer, mourning those murdered during a reign of terror by six brothers who ruled a Libyan town with bloodshed. 750 words by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video Tunisia-rapper-internet-fraud,FOCUS TUNIS On social media he burned 500-euro notes and flaunted "his Bentley". In real life, Swagg Man is accused of having ripped off young fans to the tune of $1.8 million. 600 words 0300 GMT by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File Picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Britain-games-law-regulation-credit-parliament,FOCUS LONDON British online betting groups, booming thanks to the pandemic, are under increasing pressure to discourage gamblers at risk of addiction as parliament prepares to intervene with major new laws. 650 words 0300 GMT by Veronique Dupont afp