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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Contact: Engdeskers@afp -- TOP STORIES -- + Global outrage at Myanmar deaths + Palm Sunday bombing rocks Indonesia cathedral + Americans, Canadians sanctioned in Xinjiang row + 300 vessels blocked in Suez Canal + Cities go dark for Earth Hour Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Defence chiefs from a dozen countries jointly condemn the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people -- including several children -- were killed after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters. 750 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-strikes Indonesia-bombings,WRAP MAKASSAR, Indonesia An Indonesian cathedral is rocked by a suicide bombing with body parts littering the chaotic scene as Christians inside celebrated the start of Holy Week. 500 words 1000 GMT by Andi Hajramurni. Picture. Video. China-US-Canada-rights-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING China announces sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body over their criticism of Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs, but Washington says the tit-for-tat measure will only intensify the spotlight on Xinjiang. 650 words moved Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP SUEZ, Egypt Hope rises again that salvage efforts will free a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal and causing a backlog of more than 300 vessels in a blow to international trade. 600 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moving: Egypt-shipping-Suez,Q&A Climate-environment-EarthHour,WRAP BUENOS AIRES From Singapore to Buenos Aires, cities around the world turned off their lights to mark Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-politics-disinformation-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON False and misleading claims about American politics have plummeted since Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account after the January 6 Capitol riot, a trend Twitter and Facebook -- which also blocked Trump but may reverse course -- are keen to take credit for. 800 words moved by Arthur MacMillan Iraq-religion-Judaism,FOCUS BAGHDAD The death of Dhafer Eliyahu hit Iraq hard, not only because the doctor treated the neediest for free, but because with his passing, only four Jews now remain in the country. 750 words moved by Salam Faraj and Sarah Benhaida. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-heritage-culture-history,FOCUS BURY ST EDMUNDS, England The sprawling redbrick house and grounds of Kentwell Hall, built up in the time when the Tudors ruled England, have, like so many of Britain's stately homes, faced an existential threat during the pandemic. 750 words 1000 GMT by Callum Paton. Picture. Video Health-virus-US,FOCUS NEW YORK Three days after testing positive for Covid-19, "everything tasted like cardboard," recalls 38-year-old Elizabeth Medina, who lost her sense of taste and smell at the start of the pandemic. A year later, she fears she will never get them back. 725 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-Belgium-attacks-children,INTERVIEW BRUSSELS The children of European jihadists trapped in Syrian camps after the Islamic State group's battlefield defeat are at risk of radicalisation and should be repatriated soon, a Belgian NGO leader warns. 500 words 1000 GMT by Matthieu Demesteere. Video Russia-media-politics,FOCUS MOSCOW Captured on a CCTV camera late at night, a man on a bicycle with a food delivery backpack approaches the offices of Novaya Gazeta, Russia's leading independent newspaper. 800 words moved by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Entertainment-Niger-Sahel-cinema-France,FOCUS BAMAKO The wall of a house in Torokorobougou, a district in the Malian capital Bamako, suddenly lights up as a black-and-white film starts to roll. 700 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Britain-China-diplomacy-infrastructure WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden has suggested founding an initiative from "democratic" countries to rival China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road infrastructure initiative as tensions spike between the Asian power and Western nations. 400 words moved US-racism-police-trial-Floyd MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Opening arguments begin on Monday in the trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death was captured on video and touched off protests against racial injustice across the United States and around the world. 650 words moved by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture -- ASIA -- Taiwan-Palau-diplomacy-virus-health-travel-pandemic TAIPEI Palau's leader flies into Taiwan as the two coronavirus-free allies prepare to launch a travel corridor and boost their pandemic-hit tourist sectors. 500 words 0930 GMT. -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-economy-banking-work-Goldman,FOCUS NEW YORK A revolt by junior Goldman Sachs' bankers over work weeks that can stretch to as long as 105 hours has inspired both schadenfreude over discontent at the storied investment bank and wider debate about the future of work after the Covid-19 pandemic. 900 words moved by John Biers and Juliette Michel -- SPORT -- Basket-NBA LOS ANGELES Utah's Donovan Mitchell scores 35 points and hands out seven assists as the Jazz boost their NBA-leading record with a 126-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. 670 words moved Auto-Prix-BRN SAKHIR, Bahrain Ahead of the season-opening Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will rise to the challenge of coping with the Formula One rule changes designed to "peg us back", after he was beaten to pole by Max Verstappen. 300 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-pandemic,VIDEOESSAY NEW YORK After a year that saw concert venues go dark and stages moved online, an empty storefront in New York has offered a glimmer of hope to artists and audiences ravenous for live music. 550 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. 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