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Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Dozens killed in Taiwan train crash + WHO blasts Europe's slow vaccine rollout + Ukraine says Russia troops massing on border + Myanmar junta slammed over deaths of 50 children + Ice, First Lady: Jill Biden dishes out dessert Taiwan-train-accident,WRAP TAIPEI Dozens of people are feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan at the start of a long holiday weekend, with rescuers still scrambling to reach others trapped inside. 600 words 0600 GMT. Video. Graphic. Health-virus,WRAP SANTIAGO The WHO slams Europe's "unacceptably slow" vaccine rollout and warns of a worrying surge in cases, as borders are closed in South America in a desperate bid to stem spiralling coronavirus infections 700 words 0700 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphics Also moved: Health-virus-Europe-US,FACTS 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 junta faces fresh international criticism over the deaths of nearly 50 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests. 550 words 0600 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video US-politics-firstlady-offbeat WASHINGTON US First Lady Jill Biden pranked reporters and staff flying back from a trip with her on Thursday, passing out ice cream bars disguised as a flight attendant for April Fool's. 200 words 0530 GMT -- 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 moved 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 moved 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 moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-Thailand-refugee,FOCUS MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar -- a sight that brought back vivid memories back for its ethnic Karen residents. 700 words 0530 GMT by Pitcha Dangprasith and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- 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. 800 words moved by Kerem Yucel with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture. Video. Graphic 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 Health-virus-US-baseball-MLB,SCENE NEW YORK Wearing catchers' mitts, team jerseys and face masks, fans returned 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 -- 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 moved 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. 550 words moved by Danny Kemp. 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 moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File Picture afp
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