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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + N.Korea to skip Tokyo Olympics + Hunt for missing after Indonesia floods + Jordan bans reporting on royal rift + IMF predicts stronger growth despite Covid + Dutch arrest suspect over Van Gogh theft Indonesia-ETimor-flood-disaster-landslide,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Rescuers are searching for dozens of people still missing after floods and landslides swept away villages in Indonesia and East Timor, killing at least 120 people and leaving thousands more homeless. 700 words moved by Handrianus Emanuel with Maria Vieira in Dili. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-diplomacy-Oly-2020,WRAP SEOUL North Korea will not attend this year's Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang's sports ministry says, blowing the final whistle on Seoul's hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed neighbour. 750 words moved by Claire Lee. File picture Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-health-virus Jordan-politics,WRAP AMMAN Jordan seeks to throw a veil over its public palace feud by ordering its media to stop reporting on an alleged plot the government says involves the half-brother of King Abdullah II. 700 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Jordan-politics-royals-investigation,Q&A IMF-economy-virus-health,WRAP WASHINGTON Accelerated vaccinations and a flood of government spending, especially in the United States, have boosted the outlook for the global economy, but more must be done to prevent permanent scars, the IMF says. 650 words 1600 GMT by Heather Scott. Graphic Netherlands-art-crime-VanGogh-Hals,WRAP THE HAGUE Dutch police arrest a 58-year-old man on suspicion of stealing two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from museums in the Netherlands last year. 500 words moved by Danny Kemp -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccines WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is reportedly set to announce that all adult Americans across the country will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines by April 19 -- well ahead of the already ambitious previous target. 450 words 1500 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-travel-NZealand-Australia WELLINGTON New Zealanders and Australians rush to book trans-Tasman flights as the beleaguered tourism industry welcomes the "lifeline" of a quarantine-free travel bubble between the largely Covid-free neighbours. 600 words moved. File picture. Video Health-virus-India NEW DELHI The Indian capital imposes an immediate night curfew a day after the nation posted a record coronavirus surge, with financial hub Mumbai also introducing similar restrictions. 400 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Germany-Saarland,lead SAARBRUECKEN, Germany Foodies and fitness fanatics brave sleet and rain to return to restaurants, gyms and other venues as the German state of Saarland begins easing virus curbs, even as the rest of the country battles a third wave. 500 words 1600 GMT by Marie Julien with Kit Holden in Berlin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Denmark,FOCUS COPENHAGEN Denmark begins requiring people to use a new Covid certificate to enter certain businesses or face fines, one of the first European countries to do so, as it attempts to reopen society. 550 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-diplomacy,WRAP VIENNA Talks aimed at salvaging an international agreement on Iran's nuclear programme take place in Austria's capital, with the US joining indirectly for the first time since President Joe Biden's arrival in the White House. 600 words 1500 GMT by Julia Zappei. Picture. Video Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's president nominates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to form a government, two weeks after the latest inconclusive election, but voices doubt that any lawmaker can forge a parliamentary majority. 700 words 1630 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-Italy-Greece-diplomacy,WRAP TRIPOLI The prime ministers of Italy and Greece join a growing number of foreign leaders visiting Libya as it seeks to emerge from a decade of post-revolution chaos under a UN-sponsored peace process. 400 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video UAE-nuclear-energy,WRAP ABU DHABI The United Arab Emirates announces its Barakah nuclear power plant has started commercial operations in a first for the Arab world. 400 words moved. File picture. File video Lebanon-politics-technology,FOCUS BEIRUT Away from the mud-slinging of social media and the perennial polarisation of debate in Lebanon, audio app Clubhouse is hosting a new kind of conversation in the crisis-hit country. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran -- EUROPE -- Ukraine-Russia-conflict-NATO,WRAP KIEV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges NATO to speed up his country's membership in the alliance, saying it is the only way to end fighting with pro-Russia separatists. 650 words 1530 GMT by Olga Shylenko Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP POKROV, Russia Several supporters of Alexei Navalny are detained outside his penal colony east of Moscow after they are denied access to the jailed Kremlin critic, who is on hunger strike demanding proper medical treatment. 650 words 1500 GMT by Ekaterina Anisimova. Picture. Video Turkey-EU-diplomacy-trade,WRAP ANKARA The European Union's top two officials pay a rare visit to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at testing his avowed commitment to revamp ties. 600 words 1700 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Also moved: Turkey-EU-diplomacy,CHRONO Denmark-Greenland-vote,WRAP NUUK The autonomous Danish territory of Greenland votes in a legislative election, after a campaign focused on a disputed mining project, as the Arctic island confronts first-hand the effects of global warming. 750 words 1530 GMT by Christian Solbeck with Camille Bas-Wohlert in Copenhagen. Picture. Graphic. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-politics-health-media,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan says it is "not proper to ignore" the coronavirus pandemic, in a broad speech outlining several major key policy shifts from her late Covid-sceptic predecessor. 600 words 1500 GMT Benin-vote,lead COTONOU Protests break out in six cities across Benin as opposition leaders call for demonstrations ahead of presidential elections in which incumbent Patrice Talon is frontrunner. 450 words 1500 GMT by Josue Mehouenou. Picture Nigeria-unrest-prison,lead OWERRI, Nigeria Tension grips the town of Owerri in southeastern Nigeria after gunmen blast their way into a prison, free more than 1,800 inmates and loot a police station. 450 words moved. Graphic Senegal-Islam-funeral,FOCUS DAKAR In Senegal, an organisation of Muslim faithful provides funerals for people who have died anonymously or whose bodies have not been claimed, determined that no-one should be denied rites whatever their status. 700 words moved by Malick Ba. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar activists daub pavements and bus stops with red paint to protest at the junta's bloody crackdown on protests, as an online fundraising drive to support the movement nears the $10 million mark. 550 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-PSG,FOCUS PARIS Paris Saint-Germain are seeking revenge for their defeat in last season's final when they renew acquaintances with Bayern Munich in the Champions League last eight this week, but the French giants appear to have gone backwards since then despite the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as coach. 650 words moved by Andy Scott Asia-MAS-fbl-women,INTERVIEW KUALA LUMPUR A women's version of the AFC Champions League will be launched in 2023, Asian football's governing body says, hoping a new international club tournament can boost the women's game in the region. 650 words moved by Sam Reeves. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Switzerland-banking-investments-CreditSuisse,WRAP ZURICH Credit Suisse says it has taken a $4.7 billion hit from its links to troubled hedge fund Archegos Capital Management, cut dividends and announces the departure of two senior executives. 600 words moved by Nathalie Olof-Ors. Picture EU-France-government-aviation-AirFrance-aid,WRAP PARIS The EU authorises the French government to double its stake in Air France and inject up to four billion euros into the airline after the pandemic hit passenger traffic. 650 words moved by Tangi Quemener with Daniel Aronssohn in Brussels US-economy-politics-taxation,FOCUS WASHINGTON With the support of both the US government and the IMF, the prospect of establishing a global minimum corporate tax and ending fiscal competition between countries is moving closer to reality. 500 words 1800 GMT by Virginie Montet IMF-economy-health-virus-Europe,2ndlead BRUSSELS The IMF says the eurozone economy would expand faster than previously expected in 2021, but Europe will be slower than the US to recover from the pandemic shock. 600 words 1430 GMT by Alex Pigman Economy-virus-health-IMF-China,lead BEIJING The International Monetary Fund raises its 2021 growth forecast for China to 8.4 percent, as it projected a stronger global rebound from the pandemic but warned of "divergences in the speed of recovery". 300 words moved -- SPACE/SCIENCE -- US-space-Mars-Ingenuity WASHINGTON NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, the US space agency says, hailing it as "a major milestone" for the tiny craft as it prepares for its first flight. 500 words moved. Graphic Singapore-science-biology-technology SINGAPORE Remote-controlled Venus flytrap "robo-plants" and crops that tell farmers when they are hit by disease could become reality after scientists developed a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation. 450 words moved by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video afp
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