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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Prince Philip dies aged 99 + EU regulator to probe J&J jab over clots + Thousands flee volcano eruption in Caribbean + Boeing reveals 'potential' 737 MAX issue + Brazilian pilot survives 38 days in Amazon Britain-royals-Philip LONDON Prince Philip, the longest serving royal consort in British history who was a constant presence at Queen Elizabeth II's side for decades, died on Friday aged 99, Buckingham Palace announces. 900 words 1600 GMT by Joe Jackson, Callum Paton and Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Britain-royals-Philip-public,SCENE -- Please see our special advisory on the death of Prince Philip -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Europe's stuttering vaccine rollout faces multiple shocks as EU regulators review side effects of the Johnson & Johnson shot and France further limits its use of AstraZeneca's jab. 700 words 1500 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic SaintVincent-volcano-evacuation,WRAP ST JOHN'S A volcano erupts for the first time in 40 years on the island of Saint Vincent, prompting thousands of people to leave their homes and flee across the Caribbean. 450 words 1530 GMT by Gemma Handy. File picture US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK US aircraft manufacturer Being says it recommended that 16 clients flying its 737 MAX models address a "potential electric issue", a new setback for its most popular plane. 550 words 1500 GMT by Mathieu Rabechault and John Biers Brazil-environment-accident,INTERVIEW BRASILIA Antonio Sena was flying a single-prop Cessna 210 over the Brazilian Amazon when the engine suddenly stopped, leaving him minutes to find a spot in the jungle to crash-land. 650 words moved by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Vietnam-lifestyle-tattoo,FEATURE HANOI In her tiny Hanoi apartment, tattoo artist Ngoc inks middle-aged women whose lives have been upended by divorce or illness, each of them searching for healing through an art form that is still largely taboo in Vietnam. 650 words by Tran Tri Minh Ha. Picture. Video Sweden-lifestyle-oyster,VIDEOESSAY GREBBESTAD, Sweden On a small boat nosing its way through the frozen waters of the Grebbestad archipelago on Sweden's west coast, Lotta Klemming scans the mist-covered rocks for the perfect spot to find a local delicacy 450 words moved by Tom Litte. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-France-vaccine,2ndlead PARIS France says under 55s who received a first injection of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should be given a second jab from a different producer, but the WHO warned there was not sufficient data to recommend the practice. 500 words moved by Paul Ricard Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead BERLIN German leaders agree to tighten the national coronavirus law in a move to hand Berlin more centralised power in the face of a stalemate over lockdown measures. 500 words moved by Kit Holden, Picture. Video. Live video -- EUROPE -- Russia-law-violence-abuse,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's constitutional court orders stronger laws to punish repeat domestic violence offenders, saying both the penalties as well as protection for victims are insufficient. 520 words moved by Anastasia Clark. File Picture. Tajikistan-Russia-aviation-migration-employment,FOCUS DUSHANBE Tajik workers desperate to return to Russia have been forming long queues at the country's state air ticket agency -- but eye-watering prices are leaving many out in the cold. 650 words 1500 GMT by Khurshed Davronov. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-archaeology,lead CAIRO Archaeologists uncover the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor they say is the "largest" ever found in Egypt and dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. 550 words moved. Picture SKorea-Iran-diplomacy-logistics-shipping,WRAP TEHRAN Iran releases a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized three months ago after a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds. 550 words moved. File picture Iraq-politics-Saddam,FOCUS BAGHDAD Eighteen years ago Saddam Hussein's brutal rule came to an end, but the prospects for young Iraqis who never witnessed his dictatorship remain blighted by insecurity, rampant corruption and joblessness. 800 words moved by Laure Al Khoury. Picture Jordan-politics-anniversary,ADVANCER AMMAN Jordan will mark 100 years of survival Sunday as a resource-poor country in a war-ravaged neighbourhood, but the worst palace crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic threaten to overshadow any celebrations. 900 words moved by Sammy Ketz. File picture Also moved: Jordan-politics-anniversary,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Djibouti-vote,WRAP DJIBOUTI Djibouti's veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh says he is "very confident" of securing a fifth term as president as voters head to the polls in the tiny but strategically important African nation. 600 words 1800 GMT by Marion Douet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Djibouti-vote-facts,COUNTRYFACTFILE Ethiopia-unrest-politics,lead ADDIS ABABA Clashes involving Ethiopia's two largest ethnic groups killed more than 300 people over several days last month, a federal official tells AFP, the latest sign of instability ahead of elections expected in June. 500 words moved. Graphic Benin-vote,WRAP COTONOU, Benin A second person dies a day after Benin troops opened fire with live rounds to break up an opposition protest in the centre of the country just days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election. 450 words 1530 GMT by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video Also moved: Benin-vote-politics,PROFILE Benin-vote-transport,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- Ecuador-politics-vote,ADVANCER QUITO Former president Rafael Correa is living in exile in Belgium avoiding an eight-year sentence for corruption in his homeland, yet he remains a key figure in Ecuador's presidential runoff on Sunday. 750 words moved by Paola Lopez. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Ecuador-politics-vote,PROFILE Ecuador-politics-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Peru-vote,ADVANCER LIMA Peruvians go to the polls Sunday, in the midst of a deadly pandemic surge, to choose a new president to confront the country's multiple challenges from among 18 candidates with no clear favorite. 750 words moved by Francisco Jara. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Peru-vote,PROFILE Peru-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON The UN's special envoy for Myanmar is to embark on an Asian tour to step up diplomatic efforts to tackle the crisis, as the death toll from the junta's brutal crackdown on dissent passes 600. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Indonesia-ETimor-disaster,lead LEMBATA, Indonesia A new cyclone barrels towards Indonesia and threatens to spark floods and landslides, authorities warn, as the archipelago reels from a storm this week that has killed more than 200 people, including victims in neighbouring East Timor. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-IT-labor-Amazon,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO The effort to create the first labor union at Amazon appears headed for defeat as vote-counting ends, with support for the move far outstripped by those who are against. 500 words 1600 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- SPACE -- Space-Russia-US,WRAP ALMATY A three-man crew docks at the International Space Station in a capsule honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space. 650 words moved by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Russia-space-Rogozin,PROFILE -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-France-wine,WRAP PARIS Desperate French farmers counted the cost of several nights' of frost this week which threaten to decimate grape harvests in some of the country's best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. 650 words 1530 GMT by Mariam Lemetayer. Picture. Video afp
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