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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar shuts down internet amid largest protests yet + Libya embarks on new transition phase with unity govt + Netanyahu vows to fight 'anti-Semitic' ICC ruling + US to delist Yemen's Huthi rebels as terrorists + Biden says 'erratic' Trump won't get intel briefings Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar sees its largest anti-coup protests yet with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country's new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-politics,WRAP TRIPOLI Libya embarks on a new phase of its post-Kadhafi transition after the selection of a unity government to lead the country until December elections following a decade of chaos. 700 words 1530 GMT by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-politics-Dbeibah,PROFILE Israel-Palestinians-conflict-ICC-Netanyahu,lead JERUSALEM Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily rejects an International Criminal Court's ruling that paves the way for a war crimes probe into the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, condemning it as "pure anti-Semitism". 450 words moved. Video US-Yemen-Huthis-conflict-terrorism,WRAP WASHINGTON The US has moved to delist Yemen's Huthi rebels as a terrorist organization, removing a block that humanitarian groups said jeopardized crucial aid, as the country's warring sides welcomed a push for peace from new president Joe Biden. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon and Shatha Yaish in Dubai. File picture US-politics-intelligence WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden says that his predecessor Donald Trump, who is awaiting a Senate impeachment trial on charges of inciting an attack on the US Capitol, should not receive classified intelligence briefings, as is customary for former presidents. 350 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Myanmar-politics-military-rights,FOCUS BANGKOK Carrying just a small bag, lifelong democracy activist Mya Aye was escorted from his home in the dead of the night by Myanmar soldiers just as an internet blackout shrouded the country and a dawn coup ousted its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 700 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen and Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video US-space-astronomy-Loeb,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Discovering intelligent life beyond our planet could be the most transformative event in human history -- but what if scientists decided to collectively ignore evidence suggesting it already happened? 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture ICoast-economy-environment-honey,FOCUS ASSOUNVOUE, Ivory Coast Night has just fallen in central Ivory Coast and the hour has come for two men, venturing forth in protective suits, veils and gloves, to steal honey from their bees. The art of beekeeping has spread swiftly in Assounvoue, in the heart of the world's top cocoa producer. 750 words moved by Patrick Fort. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-China WUHAN Thousands of Chinese social media users pay tribute to Li Wenliang, marking the one year anniversary of the death of the doctor who first blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-Texas,FOCUS HOUSTON Mary Donegam is almost 90 and says with a chuckle that she does not want to die young, as she gets vaccinated against the coronavirus at a five-lane, drive-through vaccination center in Houston which is proving a hit with seniors and helping to accelerate the nationwide innoculation drive. 600 words 1500 GMT by Francois Picard. Picture Health-virus-US-vaccination-stadium,FOCUS NEW YORK Defying the cold and rain, hundreds of people bundled up in thick coats come to get vaccinated in the famous Yankees baseball stadium in the Bronx, a New York borough that has been particularly badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi wraps up a first round of talks aimed at forming a new Italian government, hoping to drag the country out of its economic and Covid-19 crises. 600 words 1500 GMT by Gael Branchereau. Picture. Video EU-migrant-Frontex-rights,FOCUS BRUSSELS Pressure is growing on the head of the EU's border patrol agency after new accusations of abuses that were deemed "very worrying" by Brussels. 450 words moved by Anne-Laure Mondesert. File picture -- AFRICA -- Somalia-politics,vote,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's leaders trade blame after failing to break a deadlock over how to hold elections, with no clear path to a vote just days before the government's mandate expires. 700 words 1530 GMT by Mustafa Haji Abdinur. Africa-pandemic-diplomacy-AU,WRAP ADDIS ABABA African leaders open a two-day virtual summit to discuss the continent's Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during the pandemic. 700 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video Chad-vote-politics,WRAP N'DJAMENA Chad's ruling party endorses a bid by veteran President Idriss Deby Itno to win a sixth term in an election in the central African state later this year. 450 words moved by Ali Abba Kaya Also moved: Chad-vote-politics-Deby,PROFILE -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy-rights,3rdlead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presses Beijing on its treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans and Hong Kong in the first conversation between top officials of the two powers since President Joe Biden took office. 550 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture Brazil-corruption-politics-economy-investigation,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO One of the biggest corruption investigations in history, Brazil's "Operation Car Wash", which felled presidents and powerful players across Latin America, wrapped up this week after falling into scandal itself. 850 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- ASIA -- India-Kashmir-Pakistan-internet-unrest SRINIGAR, India An internet clampdown in Indian-administered Kashmir, described by rights groups as one of the world's longest, is set to end, authorities say just days after international criticism from celebrities over shutdowns in the national capital. 350 words moved -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-sexism-Mori-Osaka,lead MELBOURNE Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka slams "ignorant" remarks from the Tokyo Olympics' chief organiser after a sexism row that triggered an angry backlash and calls for his resignation. 550 words moved. Picture RugbyU-6Nations,SCENE PARIS England open their pursuit of a second Six Nations title in five months with a showdown against their oldest rivals Scotland, but will be looking over their shoulders at another threat in blue. 600 words moved by Peter Berlin Cricket-IND-ENG,WRAP CHENNAI Joe Root's landmark double century for England against India in the opening Test made his teammates look "rubbish", Ben Stokes says in a tribute to his captain. 550 words moved -- SPACE -- Space-China-Mars BEIJING China's Tianwen-1 space probe sends back its first image of Mars as it prepares to touch down on the red planet later this year. 400 words moved. Picture afp
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