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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Facebook to lift Australia news ban + Iran restricts UN nuclear inspections + Myanmar generals face renewed pressure + Thousands rally against Georgia regime + French star Depardieu charged with rape Australia-US-IT-media-Facebook,WRAP SYDNEY Facebook says it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news and pay local media companies for content, after a last-gasp deal on pending landmark legislation. 800 words moved by Andrew Beatty. Graphic Also moved: Australia-US-internet-media-Google-Facebook,Q&A Iran-nuclear-politics-IAEA,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it has started to restrict some site inspections by the UN nuclear watchdog in response to the US refusal so far to lift sanctions imposed by former president Donald Trump. 700 words 2100 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's military leaders come under renewed pressure as the world's wealthiest nations condemn the junta for responding to anti-coup demonstrators "with violence", while Indonesia angles for a peace-broker role. 800 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-lawyer,INTERVIEW Malaysia-Myanmar-politics-migration,WRAP Georgia-politics-opposition-arrest,WRAP TBILISI Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Georgia after the arrest of an opposition leader, deepening a political crisis that erupted after disputed elections last year. 650 words moved by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video Entertainment-France-film-celebrity-assault-Depardieu,WRAP PARIS French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in 2018 against an actress in her 20s, a judicial source tells AFP. 500 words 2000 GMT by Guiilaume Daudin and Benjamin Legendre -- SPOTLIGHT -- India-animal-conservation-health-lions,FEATURE GIR NATIONAL PARK, India Three years after a deadly virus struck India's endangered Asiatic lions in their last remaining natural habitat, conservationists are hunting for new homes to help booming prides roam free. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- CLIMATE -- UN-climate-politics,WRAP UNITED NATIONS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls a virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council, urging fellow leaders to take immediate action on the climate crisis or face worsening global instability. 650 words 1930 GMT by Philippe Rater with Issam Ahmed in Wasington. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-basket-NBA-Knicks,SCENE NEW YORK New York Knicks superfan Anthony Donahue will make an emotional return to Madison Square Garden when the NBA side plays in front of home fans for the first time in almost a year. 450 words 1930 GMT by Peter Hutchison Health-virus-Brazil-vaccine,2ndlead BRASILIA Brazil's health regulatory agency approves the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for widespread use, as the country races to secure enough doses to contain one of the world's worst outbreaks. 450 words moved by Jordi Miro. Picture Health-virus-Tunisia-funerals,VIDEOESSAY TUNIS Lotfi Jlassi faces Mecca beside the ambulance carrying the body of his brother, who died of Covid-19, and says a prayer -- one of the few rites still allowed in Tunisia's pared-back funerals. 600 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-pharmaceutical-vaccine Health-virus-CentrAm-hunger-climate Health-virus-Ukraine-vaccines,lead -- AMERICAS -- US-Capitol-unrest-politics-Senate,WRAP WASHINGTON The deadly US Capitol riot on January 6 exposed devastating security and intelligence weaknesses, with military authorities reacting too slowly to calls for National Guard backup against an overwhelming mob, security officials tell Congress. 650 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-Canada-politics-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet by video to calm the waters after the turbulent Donald Trump era, renewing an emphasis on the neighbors' far-reaching alliance. 650 words 1930 GMT by Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture -- AFRICA -- Niger-vote,WRAP NIAMEY Former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum wins Niger's presidential elections with 55.75 percent of the vote, according to provisional results, as the opposition cries foul. 500 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. Pictures. Graphic. Video Also moved: Niger-politics-vote,PROFILE DRCongo-unrest-Italy,WRAP KINSHASA Grim details emerge about the killing of Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo while on a field trip in the country's dangerous east, as a Rwandan Hutu rebel group denies accusations that it was behind the attack. 700 words moved by Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya. Pictures. Graphic. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Hong Kong announces plans to ramp up the ideological vetting of politicians and officials, with anyone seen to be disloyal to China or a national security threat barred from office. 500 words moved -- EUROPE -- Malta-crime-politics-media,WRAP VALLETTA One of three men accused of planting a car bomb that killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 dramatically pleads guilty and is swiftly sentenced to 15 years in jail. 600 words by Albert Galea. File Picture Also moved: Malta-politics-media,CHRONO Spain-politics-history-coup,WRAP MADRID Spain marks 40 years since a failed military coup, but without the presence of former king Juan Carlos whose intervention helped stop the crisis, steering the nation toward democracy. 600 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- Employment-labour-internet-UN-health-virus GENEVA The United Nations calls for urgent international regulations ensuring fair conditions for workers paid via digital platforms such as food delivery apps -- a form of employment that has rocketed during the pandemic. 700 words moved by Agnes Pedrero HongKong-Britain-banking-HSBC-earnings,WRAP HONG KONG HSBC vows to accelerate its Asia pivot despite spiralling tensions between China and the West after it reports a 30 percent plunge in profits for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Jerome Taylor. File picture -- SPACE -- US-space-Spacex,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON By the end of the year, Hayley Arceneaux will be the youngest American in space and one of the first tourists to enter orbit unaccompanied by professional astronauts. 600 words moved by Amel Semmache. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-racism,FACTS PARIS Harry Shearer is stepping back from voicing the black Dr. Hibbert on "The Simpsons" after more than 30 years, the latest white actor to think better of playing non-white parts. 550 words moved by Natalie Handel. File picture France-Entertainment-music-dance,FOCUS PARIS Have Daft Punk really gone for good? Despite announcing their retirement on Monday, no one should write off the inscrutable pair just yet, say those who have closely followed their career. 500 words moved by Philippe Grelard. Video. File picture afp
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