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| - Duty Editor: Simon Morgan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi murder + Police open fire on protesters in Myanmar's Yangon + House passes $1.9-trillion Covid plan + US panel recommends authorising J&J vaccine + Lady Gaga's dogs returned safe and sound US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States for the first time publicly accuses Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, unveiling a raft of punitive measures but stopping short of directly targeting the powerful heir apparent. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon. File picture Also moved: US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence-diplomacy,Q&A Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon, after the country's ambassador to the United Nations breaks ranks to make an emotional plea for action against the military junta. 600 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video US-economy-politics-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US House passes an enormous $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package, hailed by Democrats as a critical step in funneling new funding toward vaccinations, overburdened local governments, and millions of families devastated by the pandemic. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON A US panel recommends Johnson & Johnson's one-dose Covid-19 shot for emergency approval, as some of the world's most powerful countries issue a unified call for better vaccine access for poorer nations. 800 words moved by Ben Sheppard and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-US-music-Gaga-dogs LOS ANGELES Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood have been safely returned, Los Angeles police say. 300 words moved. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Colombia-agriculture-environment-bees,FOCUS ARMENIA, Colombia For the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms. Urrego has no proof, but he suspects pesticides that have been fuelling a commercial avocado boom. 800 words moved by Juan Sebastian Serrano. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Mexico,FOCUS MEXICO CITY After Areli Torres caught the coronavirus, the fever and headache disappeared in a few days, but she says it took seven months for Mexican doctors to correctly diagnose the debilitating long-term effects. 700 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias -- AMERICAS -- US-Mexico-Canada-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes his international debut in an unusual setup befitting extraordinary times -- with virtual "trips" a short walk from his office. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. Video US-politics-Republicans-Trump-CPAC,FOCUS WASHINGTON Brace yourself for Donald Trump 2.0, America. The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed billionaire can win again in 2024. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture ElSalvador-vote-politics,ADVANCER SAN SALVADOR El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, accused of authoritarianism by detractors, stands to win an absolute majority in parliament in elections for which his party is polling strongly. 550 words moved by Marco Sibaja and Carlos Mario Marquez. File picture -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-kidnap-school,WRAP KANO, Nigeria More than 300 schoolgirls are abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said. 700 words moved by Aminu Abubakar. Graphic. Video. File picture Nigeria-unrest-kidnapping,school,FOCUS LAGOS Jihadists in northeastern Nigeria have long outraged the world with mass abductions of schoolchildren but now armed gangs elsewhere in the country are using the same tactic, sparking warnings that no school is safe. 750 words 1000 GMT by Camille Malplat and Louise Dewast in Abuja. Picture. Video. Graphic Mozambique-unrest-aid-food,FOCUS PEMBA, Mozambique Brutal jihadist violence forced them to flee their homes, but now hunger has driven some in Mozambique to risk their lives by sneaking back to their old residences to gather food -- or even resume farming. 650 words moved by Emidio Jozine and Alfredo Zuniga. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-US-diplomacy,FOCUS RIYADH US President Joe Biden's decision not to sanction Saudi Arabia's crown prince has left campaigners frustrated after an intelligence report said he approved a journalist's murder, underscoring Washington's delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid a diplomatic rupture. 650 words 1100 GMT Iraq-politics-Sinjar,FOCUS BAGHDAD Nearly six years since Iraq's Sinjar region was recaptured from jihadists, a tangled web of geopolitical tensions risks sparking a new conflict that could prolong the dire situation of minority Yazidis. 750 words moved by Salam Faraj -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-unrest-press DHAKA Hundreds of people take part in a second day of demonstrations after the death of a writer in a high security prison which has sparked international concerns. 400 words moved. Picture India-aviation-politics-diplomacy-UN-UAE NEW DELHI India hits back at UN rights experts who accused the country of arbitrarily jailing a British arms dealer extradited from the United Arab Emirates as part of a suspected swap for a runaway princess. 350 words 0930 GMT -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-health-virus,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The weeks building up to Hollywood's awards season are usually a whirlwind of glitzy Los Angeles parties, lavish celebrity "gifting suites" and the raucous Golden Globes themselves -- but not this year. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,POINTS Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-HFPA,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-Britain-Cohen,PROFILE Entertainment-film-festival-Germany,ADVANCER BERLIN The world premiere of a documentary about music legend Tina Turner and an "impressive" pack of pandemic-era movies will take the spotlight at an all-virtual Berlin film festival starting Monday. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture afp
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