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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released + US sanctions Russians over Navalny poisoning + Live rounds fired at Myanmar protesters + Reggae great Bunny Wailer dead at 73 + Dr. Seuss books pulled over 'racist' images Nigeria-kidnapping-conflict-students,WRAP GUSAU, Nigeria Hundreds of girls seized last week from a boarding school in Nigeria's latest mass abduction are freed as President Muhammadu Buhari urges the security forces to hunt down their kidnappers. 700 words moved by Aminu Abubakar. Pictures. Graphic US-Russia-EU-diplomacy-dissent,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States imposes sanctions on senior Russian officials in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence concludes that Moscow orchestrated the near fatal poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 650 words 2130 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File picture. File video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar security forces fire live rounds and tear gas at protesters again, leaving at least three people critically injured as regional powers rebuke the junta over its deadly crackdown. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-Jamaica-music-Wailer,OBIT KINGSTON Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, who co-founded The Wailers with Bob Marley in the 1960s, has died in Kingston at the age of 73, the Jamaican government says. 500 words moved by Andre Rich. File picture US-culture-literature-books-racism,lead NEW YORK They are beloved by generations of early readers for their wacky rhyming tales and mischievous plotlines, but six Dr. Seuss books are being pulled because of imagery now considered racist. 500 words 2030 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Climate-economy-energy-business,ANALYSIS PARIS The world appears to have finally woken up to the existential threat of global warming, and the drive to fix the problem is accelerating across the board. 1,500 words moved by Marlowe Hood Finland-lifestyle-windsurfing-ice-offbeat,PHOTOESSAY HELSINKI What to do if you are a windsurfing enthusiast in a country where the sea freezes over for months of the year? For a group of Finns, the answer is to kit out sailboards with skates and take to the ice. 450 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Nigeria-vaccines,3rdlead ABUJA Millions of coronavirus jabs arrive in Nigeria and Angola from the Covax free jabs scheme, as African countries seek to ramp up their vaccine rollouts. 550 words moved by Louise Dewast with AFP Africa bureaus. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines-Covax,lead Health-virus-Iraq-vaccine Health-virus-Germany-Merkel,3rdlead BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to ease curbs on socialising from next week, a document shows, as Europe's top economy bets on mass rapid testing and the arrival of vaccines to ward off another Covid surge. 700 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture Health-virus-Britain-charity-education LONDON Children worldwide have lost more than a third of the standard global 190-day school year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Save the Children says following a wide-ranging research review. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-accident-road,2ndlead LOS ANGELES At least 15 people are killed in southern California when a vehicle packed with people collides with a large truck, officials say. 400 words 2030 GMT by Sebastien Vuagnat. Picture. Video US-politics-assault-Cuomo,WRAP NEW YORK Embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces a growing fight for his political future after a third woman accuses him of inappropriate behavior. 650 words 2330 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File picture US-politics-extremism-unrest-Congress-FBI,lead WASHINGTON The FBI director defends his bureau's handling of intelligence ahead of the January 6 US Capitol riot, while telling lawmakers of a recent spike in domestic terrorism cases. 550 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Gorbachev-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW Mikhail Gorbachev, the historic reformer who presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union, marks his 90th birthday in quarantine and like everyone else is "tired" of virus restrictions, his spokesman says. 500 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Armenia-politics,FOCUS YEREVAN Anger caught in Mari Hovhannisyan's throat as she demanded Armenia's leadership resign more than three months on from a disastrous war that saw swathes of territory lost to Azerbaijan. 700 words moved by Max Delany. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-aid,INTERVIEW DUBAI Famine could become part of war-torn Yemen's "reality" in 2021, a top UN official warns, after a donor conference raising funds to keep millions from starvation fell short by over half. 500 words by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video Lebanon-economy-forex-politics,2ndlead BEIRUT The Lebanese pound hits an all-time low against the dollar, causing dozens to protest a deepening economic crisis that has thrown more than half of the population into poverty. 600 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Japan-US-automobile-Nissan-Ghosn-Taylor-court,WRAP TOKYO A US father-son pair accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in his audacious escape from Japan arrive in Tokyo after losing their battle against extradition. 700 words moved. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-court,WRAP HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents charged with subversion are returned to custody, after a second straight marathon bail hearing ends without conclusion in a case that has renewed international criticism of Beijing's crackdown on dissent. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Japan-China-diplomacy TOKYO Japan has asked China to stop using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of "psychological distress". 300 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Sweden-Volvo-company-China,lead PARIS Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo says it will produce only electric vehicles by 2030 and sell them all exclusively online. 500 words moved. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-energy-coal-renewables-CO2-IEA PARIS Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency says. 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-US-Turner BERLIN Music legend Tina Turner is the subject of one of the most successful biopics ever made but a new documentary sees her confront her demons in her own voice. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-police-Spain,WRAP BARCELONA Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is conditionally released after appearing before a judge probing last year's "Barcagate" scandal, just days before the Spanish club holds presidential elections. 680 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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