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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe's vaccine row worsens amid supply crunch + Russia's Navalny kept in jail ahead of protests + Virus curbs spark fears of Lunar New Year chaos + Hefty prison terms for two Algerian ex-premiers + Botticelli sells for $92 mn at New York auction Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Europe's row with AstraZeneca worsens after Germany recommends against giving the firm's Covid vaccine to older people, while a worrisome new strain of the virus has been detected for the first time in the US. 800 words 2030 GMT by Hui Min Neo in Berlin and Jitendra Joshi in London. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Health-virus-China,4thlead Health-virus-world,FACTS Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny-demonstration,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny denounces Kremlin pressure and a biased judiciary during a hearing in which he is ordered to remain behind bars ahead of anti-government protests this weekend. 700 words moved by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Beijing BEIJING The travel plans of tens of millions of Chinese people are thrown into disarray by cancelled trains, flights and government advice to stay at home ahead of the Lunar New Year, a sign of Beijing's determination to keep coronavirus cases low at all costs. 600 words moved by Sebastian Ricci. Picture Algeria-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP ALGIERS An Algerian court upholds hefty prison sentences for two former prime ministers of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a trial that exposed widespread corruption under the former autocrat. 500 words moved. File Picture US-art-auction,WRAP NEW YORK A portrait by Italian renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli sells for $92 million at an online Sotheby's auction, smashing the record price for the artist. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-AstraZeneca,3rdlead BERLIN Germany's vaccine commission says it is recommending the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine only for under-65-year-olds, the latest twist in a dispute over the jab that has put Britain and the EU on a collision course. 780 words moved by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-France-restaurant-lockdown,lead NICE, France A restaurant owner who flouted France's Covid restrictions by serving lunch to dozens of people is released from custody, although further protest action appears likely as President Emmanuel Macron weighs a new virus lockdown. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Lebanon-unrest-health-virus,SCENE TRIPOLI Angry crowds gather outside the Tripoli homes of some of Lebanon's top politicians, torching rubbish and smashing surveillance cameras as rage grows over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 580 words moved by Dylan Collins. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Africa-vaccines,FOCUS Health-virus-Britain-hospital,FOCUS -- SPOTLIGHT -- Afghanistan-Hazara-violence,FOCUS BAMIYAN, Afghanistan The choice was straightforward for Hamidullah Asadi, a member of Afghanistan's minority Hazara community -- wait for the next deadly attack or join a growing militia in the mountains. 850 words moved by David Stout and Najiba Noori. Picture. Video Serbia-sculpture-architecture,VIDEO ESSAY BELGRADE A new gargantuan statue of a medieval Serbian prince in Belgrade has sparked a fierce debate: is it a "beautiful" tribute to a historical icon or "monstrous" kitsch spoiling a public square? 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON In taking a tough line on Russia but extending an arms deal, President Joe Biden in his first week is taking nearly the exact opposite approach as his predecessor Donald Trump -- but already has one achievement to show. 650 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-homicide-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT A German neo-Nazi is sentenced to life in prison for murdering pro-migration politician Walter Luebcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. 650 words moved by Annalena Doerner with Femke Colborne in Berlin. Picture, Video Britain-Scotland-politics-health-virus,WRAP EDINBURGH Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejects calls for a second referendum on independence in Scotland, building his case for a continued United Kingdom on the joint effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak. 700 words moved by Stuart Graham with Joe Jackson and James Pheby in London. Picture -- MIDEAST -- Yemen-conflict DUBAI Two Yemeni families file a petition against the US government over the "unlawful" killing of 34 relatives, including nine children, in counter-terrorism operations, says human rights group Reprieve. 500 words moved Iraq-religion-pope,WRAP BAGHDAD Pope Francis is to meet top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March, a senior Catholic cleric tells AFP. 500 words moved by Sarah Benhaida Mideast-US-Trump-Biden-diplomacy,POINTS DUBAI Former US president Donald Trump's mould-breaking approach has reshaped decades of Middle East diplomacy, but his legacy in the troubled region has quickly come under attack from his successor. 800 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi -- ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-politics,WRAP BISHKEK Populist Sadyr Japarov is sworn in as president of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, completing a remarkable transformation from prisoner to president in just a few months. 600 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Pakistan-UK-US-crime-Pearl,WRAP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the release of a British-born militant convicted of masterminding the kidnap and brutal murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, who was beheaded by jihadists in 2002. 650 words moved by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video Also moved: Pakistan-US-Britain-Sheikh-Pearl,PROFILE -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-politics,lead KINSHASA DR Congo's prime minister indicates that he will quit as an overwhelming majority emerges in parliament for President Felix Tshisekedi, who has been embroiled in a struggle for power with supporters of his predecessor. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-UN-tourism-economy,2ndlead MADRID The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $1.3 trillion in lost revenue in 2020 as the number of people travelling plunged, the UN says, calling it "the worst year in tourism history". 400 words moved US-economy-growth-unemployment,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States saw growth contract as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy last year, but there are tentative signs the country is on a path of recovery -- at least for now. 550 words moved by Chris Stein and Heather Scott afp
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