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| - Duty Editor: Sarah Titterton Email: sarah.titterton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar imposes martial law in Yangon + British-Iranian back in Tehran court + Ireland suspends AstraZeneca jabs + Bolivia tensions over 'coup' arrests + Music world gets Covid-era Grammys Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's junta imposes martial law in two densely populated Yangon townships after at least 18 protesters are killed in one of the deadliest days since the February 1 coup. 850 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video Iran-Britain-trial-rights,WRAP TEHRAN British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is back in a Tehran court, charged with "propaganda against the system", a week after she finished serving a five-year term in the Islamic republic. 700 words 2000 GMT. File picture Health-virus,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland becomes the latest country to suspend use of AstraZeneca jabs over fears of side-effects even as the firm insists there is no risk. 750 words 2100 GMT by Joe Stenson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Bolivia-politics-prosecution,WRAP LA PAZ Bolivian prosecutors seek six months of pre-trial detention for ex-president Jeanine Anez as opposition groups call for protests against her arrest on charges widely denounced as political score-settling. 750 words moved by Jose Arturo Cardenas. Picture. Video Also moved: Bolivia-politics-prosecution,CHRONO Bolivia-politics-Anez,PROFILE Entertainment-US-music-Grammys,WRAP NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES Nearly a year to the day after Covid-19 grounded tours and forced performance venues to close, the music world will celebrate its stars at the Grammys -- and try to move past a crushing 2020. 750 words 2130 GMT by Maggy Donaldson and Laurent Banguet. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-nominees,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,lead WASHINGTON The United States' top pandemic advisor says that authorities are considering cutting social distancing rules to three feet (one meter), a move that would change a key tenet of the global fight against Covid-19. 500 word moved by Brian Knowlton Health-virus-Canada-design-art,PHOTOESSAY OTTAWA Andrew Lewis is bringing bright colours to Canadians to counter their pandemic gloom one parcel at a time -- delivered by postal trucks wrapped in his psychedelic design. 600 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP STUTTGART, Germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party suffers heavy losses in two key regional elections, as voters vent their anger over pandemic setbacks and a face-mask procurement scandal. 650 words 1930 GMT by Pauline Curtet with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. Picture. Video Iran-Britain-trial,INTERVIEW LONDON The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells AFP his wife is a "political bargaining chip" for Iran who will be convicted again, as she faces new charges a week after finishing a five-year sentence. 650 words 1930 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video Britain-police-crime,WRAP LONDON London police defend their handling of a protest calling for greater public safety for women after male officers scuffle with the crowd and restrain female demonstrators. 600 words moved by James Pheby. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM When Israel this month holds its fourth election in less than two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hope goodwill from a world-beating Covid vaccination campaign can finally secure him an elusive majority government. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. File Video. Also moved: Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-vote-politics-army,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-vote,WRAP BANGUI The Central African Republic votes in the second round of legislative elections as it battles back against a rebel insurgency the government has called an attempted coup. 400 words 2100 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-unrest-police-media DHAKA A court in Bangladesh orders a probe into claims by a formerly jailed cartoonist that he was tortured before police detained him under the country's harsh internet laws, his lawyer says. 350 words moved. File picture Australia-demonstration-women-feminism-politics SYDNEY Thousands protest in Australia's Perth, kicking off a nationwide campaign for gender equality as anger swells over rape accusations that have rocked the country's halls of power. 400 words moved SriLanka-China-Amazon-diplomacy COLOMBO Sri Lanka asks retail giant Amazon to take down bikinis, briefs and doormats featuring the nation's lion flag from its site, two days after it protested against the Chinese-made products. 350 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Arsenal recover from Erik Lamela's astonishing opener to beat 10-man Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester United face West Ham, hoping to eat into Manchester City's huge lead in the Premier League. 650 words 2000 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture RugbyU-6Nations-SCO-IRL,WRAP EDINBURGH Ireland end Scotland's hopes of the Six Nations title with a 27-24 victory at Murrayfield in a thrilling encounter. 600 words 2000 GMT. Picture afp
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