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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Email: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Dozens killed in Myanmar crackdown + Human error may be behind Suez blockage + France, other EU nations tighten virus curbs + Americans, Canadians sanctioned in Xinjiang row + Facebook freezes Maduro's page over Covid claim Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP NAYPYIDAW Myanmar's security forces kill at least 91 people in the bloodiest day since the military seized power, as the junta stages a major show of might for its annual Armed Forces Day. 850 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military- strikes Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP SUEZ, Egypt Egypt's Suez Canal chief says "technical or human errors" could be behind the grounding of a huge container ship blocking the vital waterway, causing a backlog of over 300 vessels. 750 words 2000 GMT by Mohamed Abouelenen with Farid Farid in Cairo. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France, Belgium and Poland tighten curbs as coronavirus cases surge in Europe despite vaccinations while the Philippines prepares for a giant lockdown and Chile confines more than 80 percent of its population to their homes. 750 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video China-US-Canada-rights-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING China announces tit-for-tat sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body, in response to sanctions imposed earlier this week by the two countries over Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs. 650 words moved Venezuela-Maduro-Facebook-health-virus,2nd lead CARACAS Facebook is "freezing" Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for a month after repeated violations of the platform's rules against Covid-19 misinformation. 500 words moved. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Chile-vaccines,FOCUS SANTIAGO Chile is a world leader in its coronavirus vaccination program and has already given at least one dose to almost a third of its population. And yet, the country this week put more than 80 percent of the country's 19 million people in lockdown. 700 words moved by Paula Bustamante and Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video Health-virus-Philippines,WRAP MANILA The Philippines announces that more than 24 million people in and around Manila will go into lockdown next week, as hospitals in the capital struggle to cope with a surge in coronavirus infections. 550 words moved. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-travel,FOCUS WASHINGTON Jem Jenkins Jones was stuck at home in Wales for much of the past year amid pandemic lockdowns but managed to fulfil a promise to her 10-year-old daughter to see the northern lights from Iceland and South Africa's game reserves -- in virtual reality. 750 words moved by Rob Lever. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-EarthHour,WRAP PARIS Cities around the world turn off their lights for Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19. 500 words 2000 GMT -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest, WRAP MAPUTO Islamist militants seize control of a town in northern Mozambique, killing several people including at least one foreign worker, near a huge gas project involving France's Total and other energy companies, security sources say. 650 words 1930 GMT by Joaquim Nhamirre. File Picture. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Egypt-accident-rail,WRAP TAHTA, Egypt Egypt buries the dead from a train collision that killed at least 19 people and injured 185, according to a revised toll, as investigators probe the country's latest deadly rail crash. 750 words 1930 GMT by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video Iran-China-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran and China sign a 25-year cooperation agreement in the latest expansion of Beijing's flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals build closer ties. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-unrest-diplomacy,3rdLead DHAKA At least five people are shot dead as police clash with Islamist demonstrators in Bangladesh, a day after clashes between police and hardline Islamist protesters against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left another five dead. 750 words moved. Picture. Video NKorea-US-military-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea threatens a further military build-up in response to Joe Biden's condemnation of this week's missile launches, a weapons test that marked Pyongyang's first substantive provocation since the US president took office. 800 words moved -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest-demonstration MINSK Police in Belarus detain more than 100 people, including five journalists, a rights group says, as the opposition resumed rallies against strongman Alexander Lukashenko. 400 words moved. Picture Poland-health-politics-abortion,FOCUS WARSAW In the wake of Poland's near-total ban on abortions, the need for support for pregnant women with severe foetal defects is greater than ever but few know there are specialised clinics they can turn to for help. 700 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek. Picture. Video -- 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 -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-BRN SAKHIR, Bahrain Max Verstappen claims pole position for Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with a flawless final lap in a tense qualifying session, beating defending champion Lewis Hamilton by three-tenths of a second. 650 words moved Picture Fbl-WC-2022-NED-Eur-QAT-Qatar-rights THE HAGUE The Netherlands national football team protest in support of human rights in Qatar ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Latvia after similar gestures from Norway and Germany's players. 600 words 2100GMT Picture RugbyU-6Nations,ANALYSIS LONDON A 2021 Six Nations many feared would be a sterile spectacle as a result of being played entirely behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic ended in thrilling fashion. 600 words moved by Julian Guyer. 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