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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar leader held in apparent coup + Russian police clamp down on protests + EU announces progress in vaccines push + Republicans battle as Trump trial looms + Barcelona to sue over Messi contract leak Myanmar-politics-army,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's military detain the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an apparent coup, her ruling party's spokesman says. 500 words 0130 GMT. Video Russia-politics-protests-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Police detain more than 4,800 people across Russia and block off the centre of Moscow in a massive clampdown on protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 800 words moved by Thibaut Marchand. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-protests,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN The European Union announces progress in its battle to get the vaccine doses promised it by drugs manufacturers, as protestors in several countries stage fresh demonstrations against their governments' action -- or inaction -- against the coronavirus. 750 words moved by Femke Colborne with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US Republicans brace for a battle over the future of their party after Donald Trump changes lawyers days before his impeachment trial in an apparent sign he is determined to maintain the 2020 election was fraudulent. 700 words 0330 GMT by Ben Sheppard. File picture Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Messi,lead MADRID Barcelona will take legal action after the Spanish newspaper El Mundo published details of Lionel Messi's contract, claiming the Argentinian earns 555 million euros over four years. 500 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-France-politics-Macron,FOCUS PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron has gambled by not imposing a third national lockdown to contain Covid-19 -- against expectations and the advice of his most senior scientific advisers. 650 words moved by Adam Plowright -- AMERICAS -- US-weather-snow,lead WASHINGTON A powerful winter storm is expected to dump deep snow on parts of the northeastern United States that are home to major cities like New York, after blanketing the nation's capital. 400 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video US-politics-economy-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON A group of 10 Republican senators write President Joe Biden to propose an alternative to his massive Covid-19 relief plan, arguing that their approach could garner the bipartisan support he has said he seeks. 700 words moved US-markets-politics-GameStop WASHINGTON Progressive US senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren call for action against what they said were the Wall Street abuses by hedge funds revealed by the recent frenzy over GameStop shares. 400 words moved. File picture -- ASIA -- Vietnam-politics-rights,lead HANOI Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong is re-elected -- a victory that makes him the most powerful leader in decades -- but his win is overshadowed by a serious coronavirus outbreak in the country. 650 words moved. Picture. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-WHO-LongCovid,INTERVIEW GENEVA It is time to start solving the mystery of Long Covid, an aspect of the pandemic blighting millions of lives, the World Health Organization's leader on post-Covid conditions tells AFP. 750 words 0330 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-vaccines,FOCUS LONDON More used to wielding a camera than a needle, taking part in a national vaccination campaign was the last thing documentary director Mike Day expected to be doing before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But he is now one of an army of volunteers -- many with no medical qualifications -- being recruited to help vaccinate 15 million of those most at risk. 700 words 0300 GMT by Martine Pauwels. Picture. Video France-police,FOCUS PARIS The French government begins a public consultation exercise on Monday aimed at devising ways to increase public confidence in the police that has been eroded by repeated scandals over racism and brutality. 500 words 0300 GMT by Alexandre Hielard Health-virus-EU-vaccines,2ndlead BERLIN AstraZeneca will increase its coronavirus vaccine deliveries to the EU by 30 percent, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday as the bloc sought to claw back time lost rolling out the jabs. 450 words -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-vaccines,lead JERUSALEM Israel's defence ministry says it will send 5,000 coronavirus vaccine shots to the Palestinian Authority to inoculate medical personnel, following global calls for Israel to ensure Palestinians are vaccinated. 500 words moved Health-virus-Israel-Judaism JERUSALEM Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews, many not wearing masks, defy Israel's coronavirus lockdown to attend the funeral of a prominent rabbi, with Defence Minister Benny Gantz insisting the community's safety violations must end. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest,WRAP MOGADISHU At least three people including two civilians were killed in a jihadist attack on a Mogadishu hotel, a Somali security source says, adding that the death toll could rise with assailants still inside. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray ADDIS ABABA A Tigrayan media outlet has released a recording of what it said is the ousted leader of Ethiopia's conflict-hit region, in which he issues a fresh call to arms in what would be his first public statement in nearly two months. 500 words moved. File Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Mohamed Salah scores twice as Liverpool muscle their way back into the Premier League title race with a 3-1 win at West Ham after Thomas Tuchel celebrated his first victory as Chelsea boss. 650 words moved by John Weaver. Picture Fbl-FRA-Ligue1-Marseille-US-politics MARSEILLE, France Marseille's American owner Frank McCourt strongly condemns "thugs" who attacked the French football club's training ground, comparing the violent protest to the deadly January 6 assault on the US Congress. 550 words moved. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-entertainment-music-death-celebrity LONDON Hilton Valentine, a founding member and original guitarist for the British 60s pop group The Animals, has died at the age of 77, the band's record label says. 250 words moved afp
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