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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU buys more doses as S. Africa, Japan launch vaccine drives + Gunmen kidnap dozens from Nigeria school + Myanmar protesters hold biggest rallies yet + Trial opens for Hotel Rwanda 'hero' + Outrage in India over Rihanna topless pic Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union struck a deal Wednesday to buy up to 300 million more coronavirus shots, as vaccination rollouts were launched in Japan and South Africa. 800 words 1430 GMT by Marc Burleigh and AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Nigeria-unrest-students-kidnapping,WRAP KANO, Nigeria Gunmen believed to members of a criminal gang storm a school in central Nigeria, killing one student and kidnapping dozens of other pupils, teachers and relatives, in the country's latest mass abduction. 600 words 1530 GMT by Aminu Abubakar. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's anti-coup protesters return to the streets in force with the biggest demonstrations since troops fanned out around the country to quell opposition to the new military junta. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military,Q&A Myanmar-politics-military-music-demonstration,FOCUS Myanmar-coup-army-politics Rwanda-court-trial-genocide,WRAP KIGALI Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie "Hotel Rwanda," goes on trial in a closely-watched case in Kigali where he stands accused of serious crimes including terrorism. 650 words moved. Picture. Video India-celebrity-religion-agriculture-Rihanna NEW DELHI Pop icon Rihanna is accused of mocking a Hindu god after being pictured topless with a pendant of Ganesha around her neck, sparking a furore in India. 250 words moved. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Thailand-crime-drugs-health,FOCUS BANGKOK Thailand has long been a global gateway for exports of methamphetamine, but the coronavirus pandemic's sudden disruption of international transport has seen a surge in cut-price "yaba" tablets in the local market. 650 words moved by Lisa Martin and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video Colombia-environment-indigenous-animal,FOCUS PURACE, Colombia Rosendo Quira silently shakes a medicinal plant to attract a condor to the bait. The bird of prey glides through the clouds over Colombia towards a mountain pass some 3,200 meters above the sea. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-SAfrica-vaccines,3rdlead CAPE TOWN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is among the first to be inoculated as the country - the worst hit on the continent - kicks-off its coronavirus vaccine campaign using Johnson & Johnson jabs, after the rollout was delayed. 500 words 1500 GMT Picture. Video Health-virus-Japan-vaccines-Oly-2020-2021,lead TOKYO Japan begins vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus, as it rolls out a cautious inoculation programme with just over five months until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 650 words moved by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-UN-vaccines UNITED NATIONS The United Nations holds a high-level meeting on vaccines for Covid-19 amid fears that inequitable distribution will prolong the pandemic. 600 words 1530 GMT by Philippe Rater Health-virus-Australia-NZealand MELBOURNE Major cities in Australia and New Zealand lift stay-at-home orders for millions of residents after successfully using snap lockdowns to quash outbreaks of virulent strains of Covid-19. 500 words moved Health-virus-Israel,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel, the global leader in Covid vaccinations per capita, launches a "green badge" plan to reopen services to those fully inoculated, stirring controversy about unequal access for those who opt out of the jabs. 620 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-vaccines Health-virus-Cyprus-tourism,VIDEOESSAY MONI, Cyprus Half a dozen cruise ships have been stranded for up to nine months off Cyprus, looming large over a fishing village on the holiday island hit by the coronavirus pandemic. 540 words moved by David Vujanovic and Roy Issa. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-court,WRAP STRASBOURG The European Court of Human Rights orders the immediate release of Alexei Navalny as Russia comes under mounting pressure to set free the jailed Kremlin critic. 600 words 1530 GMT Belarus-politics-opposition-unrest,WRAP MINSK A leading opposition figure goes on trial in Belarus, where authorities are pursuing a series of criminal cases against activists and journalists following months of anti-government protests last year. 550 words 1600 GMT. Picture. File video Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Prime Minister Mario Draghi pledges to use "all means" to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated Italy, and said it presented an opportunity for the country to rebuild as it did after World War II. 700 words moved by Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video Also moved: Italy-politics-government,FACTS Britain-London-auction-signs-history,VIDEO ESSAY LONDON Anglophiles, collectors and Beatles fans are set for a bidding battle as a bevy of original London street signs, including the iconic Abbey Road, go up for auction. 450 words by Anna Mackenzie 1500 GMT. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-revolution-anniversary,WRAP TRIPOLI Libyans mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the uprising that toppled longtime ruler Moamer Kadhafi, ending a long-lived dictatorship but throwing the country into a decade of violent lawlessness. 650 words 1700 GMT by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-revolution-anniversary,CHRONO Entertainment-Iran-games-technology,FOCUS TEHRAN Iran's millions-strong legion of gamers revel in online worlds, but they have to fight daily real-life obstacles imposed by US sanctions in their quest to level up and keep playing. 900 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-pirates,FOCUS LAGOS Pirates have long been a risk in Gulf of Guinea, but raids far out at sea and sophisticated tactics are prompting pleas for a more robust foreign naval presence like the mission to curb Somalia piracy. 850 words moved by Patrick Markey. Graphic. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump is back to his raging, attention-grabbing best, but US President Joe Biden says it's time to forget the "former guy" and talk about something else. 500 words 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture US-weather,WRAP AUSTIN, Texas Millions of Americans struggle without electricity as bitter cold from a deadly winter storm system maintains its grip on Texas and across other southern and central states. 600 words 1700 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-women-court,lead NEW DELHI A former minister loses a defamation suit against a woman who accused him of sexual harassment, in a verdict hailed as a major victory for India's #MeToo movement. 450 words moved. File picture. File video HongKong-China-property-recession HONG KONG Hong Kong may be in its worst recession in years but its luxury property market is still thriving after a five-bedroom apartment broke records with its $59 million price tag. 400 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Also moved: HongKong-China-property-recession,FACTS -- ECONOMY -- US-economy-retail-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON US shoppers resumed spending in January, the first increase since September and one of a growing chorus of data showing a boost of optimism as President Joe Biden works to win approval for his $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan. 500 words 1530 GMT by Heather Scott -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE, Australia Stefanos Tsitsipas ends Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam record bid in five gripping sets, as home hopes are dashed when top-ranked Ashleigh Barty is knocked out in the Australian Open quarter-finals. 600 words moved. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-women-semis,PREVIEW MELBOURNE, Australia Serena Williams knows she must raise another level against "cool cat" Naomi Osaka to keep alive her dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown, wary of again falling victim to the Japanese superstar. 600 words moved. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka-Williams,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka-Williams,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Muchova-Brady,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Karatsev,PREVIEW Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Karatsev,FACTS Fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-FRA-Barcelona-Messi-Mbappe PARIS Kylian Mbappe had already won the World Cup, but the 22-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward had not yet produced a Champions League performance on the level of the devastating hat-trick that blew away Lionel Messi and Barcelona. 650 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture Fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-FRA-PSG-Barcelona-Koeman-Messi,FOCUS MADRID Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said his side were not ready yet to win the biggest trophies but Paris Saint-Germain showed them on Tuesday exactly how far they have to go with a crushing 4-1 Champions League victory. 600 words moved by Tom Allnutt. Picture afp
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