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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + AstraZeneca Covid jab is safe: UN health agency + Fresh protests in Myanmar after candlelight vigil + Minneapolis to pay George Floyd's family $27 mn + Eight killed, 47 injured in Afghan car bombing + Digital objects set off revolution in art world Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization says there is no reason to stop using AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine after several countries suspended the rollout over blood clot fears while some nations begin warning of another virus wave. 700 words moved by Robin Millard with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Protesters return to the streets across Myanmar after an overnight crackdown by authorities saw the death of three anti-coup protesters, as hundreds defied a curfew to hold vigils in honour of those killed since the military seized power. 700 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Alsoy moved: Myanmar-politics-military-India Myanmar-politics-military-press Myanmar-politics-military-US-refugee,2ndlead US-racism-police-trial-settlement,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota city of Minneapolis reaches a $27 million "wrongful death" settlement with the family of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being arrested by a white police officer, sparking mass protests for racial justice across the United States. 600 words moved by Joy Powell. File picture. Video Afghanistan-unrest-conflict HERAT, Afghanistan A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan kills at least eight people and wounds dozens more, authorities say, as the United Nations condemns attacks on civilians in the country. 400 words moved. Picture US-IT-technology-NFT NEW YORK The technology is behind a piece of digital art auctioned for $69.3 million on Thursday and the sale of Jack Dorsey's first tweet -- so-called NFTs have set off a revolution in collectables. 500 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- US-Japan-India-Australia-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON India will produce more than one billion more Covid vaccine doses by the end of next year in an initiative launched with the United States, Japan and Australia, challenging China as the four leaders held their first-ever joint summit. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Bhuvan Bhagga in New Delhi and Shingo Ito in Tokyo. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-racism-Asian-minorities,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged America, Esther Lim grew more worried by the day for her parents' welfare and her own -- not just for their health, but their safety in the face of rising attacks against Asian-Americans. 850 words moved by Tori Otten with Susana Mendoza in Oakland. File picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Cuomo,WRAP NEW YORK New York's embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will not step down despite calls to do so by heavyweights within his Democratic Party, as he faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate touching. 600 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-vaccines NEW DELHI India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca shot next week although no cases of blood clots have been reported so far, an official tells AFP. 450 words moved Health-virus-Malaysia-lifestyle-gardening KUALA LUMPUR Learning to tell your elephant ears from your flamingo flowers has become the latest virus lockdown escape in Malaysia, where houseplants are very much in season. 350 words moved by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Grammys-Nigeria-music-BurnaBoy,PROFILE LAGOS Already an Afrobeat superstar and this year a leading voice of his country's youth protests, Nigeria's Burna Boy is now hoping to add a Grammy to his growing list of accomplishments. 700 words moved by Caleb Okereke. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-Scotland-crime-guns-Dunblane,FOCUS DUNBLANE, Scotland People in the Scottish town of Dunblane mark the 25th anniversary of Britain's worst mass shooting, which led to the introduction of some of the world's toughest gun laws. 750 words moved by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-EU-vaccines,FOCUS PRAGUE Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has sown division among former Eastern Bloc countries once ruled by Moscow, analysts say, with some seeing it as a godsend and others as a Kremlin propaganda tool. 750 words moved by Jan Flemr Greece-Turkey-history-museum ATHENS Hundreds of rare items dating to the 1821 Greek revolution go on virtual display in Athens this month, with bicentenary events scaled back because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 400 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-film-award-gender-virus,WRAP PARIS There is a fiercely political air to France's annual celebration of cinema, Les Cesars, as frustrations are unleashed over the months-long shutdown of theatres. 500 words moved by Francois Becker. Picture. Graphic US-arts-festival-health-virus,PHOTOESSAY PALM SPRINGS, California The giant, white letters standing astride a California mountainscape look a lot like the Hollywood sign, but their message could hardly be more different -- this is "INDIAN LAND." The monumental work is part of Desert X, one of the first large-scale art festivals to reopen in the pandemic. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-SAfrica-television-Noah,PROFILE NEW YORK Trevor Noah, once the relative unknown who took over for Jon Stewart at "The Daily Show," is set to host the Grammys as one of the biggest names in comedy. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture afp
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