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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: washengdesk@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Pope urges vaccines for poor in Easter message + Wave of arrests over plot to 'destabilise' Jordan + Truck driver in tearful apology over Taiwan crash + NASA helicopter dropped on surface of Mars + Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack Health-virus,WRAP ROME Millions of Christians around the world celebrate a second Easter under coronavirus restrictions with Pope Francis calling for vaccines to be shared among the poorest nations as Covid-19 surges. 800 words moved by Alexandria Sage with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Jordan-politics-arrest,WRAP AMMAN Jordan says it has foiled a plot to "destabilise" the kingdom involving Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, a half-brother of King Abdullah II, and arrested at least 16 suspects. 800 words 2130 GMT. Picture. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Jordan-politics-arrest-royal,PROFILE Jordan-politics,CHRONO Jordan-politics-arrest,COUNTRYFACTFILE Taiwan-accident-train,lead TAIPEI A railway maintenance worker whose runaway truck sparked Taiwan's worst train disaster in recent decades makes a tearful apology as investigators say the train driver had little time to react to the collision. 600 words moved by Amber Wang. File picture US-space-Mars-Ingenuity WASHINGTON NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the US space agency says. 400 words moved Entertainment-US-DMX NEW YORK Gritty US rapper DMX, who reigned over the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Party Up," is hospitalized and on life support after a heart attack, his long-time lawyer Murray Richman tells AFP. 350 words moved. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-US-Europe-trade-logistics-shipping-pandemic,FOCUS LIANYUNGANG, China Towering cranes work overtime swinging containers from cargo vessels in the eastern Chinese port of Lianyungang, racing to keep ahead of a perfect storm unleashed by the pandemic, which has created gridlock in global shipping. 900 words moved by Dan Martin and John Biers in New York. Picture. Video Denmark-Greenland-vote-youth,FOCUS NUUK Her traditional hand and face markings a sign of Inuit pride, Seqininnguaq Lynge Poulsen is part of a new generation in Greenland seeking a fresh cultural identity with an eye to independence one day. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Mozambique-conflict,SCENE PEMBA As she stepped off an evacuation boat from the besieged town of Palma in northern Mozambique, Mariamo Assane broke down, reliving the harrowing day she fled a ferocious rampage by Islamist militants. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Vatican-pope-health-virus VATICAN CITY Pope Francis urges Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries. 450 words. Moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video. Live Video Health-virus-vaccines-AstraZeneca,Q&A PARIS Persistent questions on whether rare but serious blood clots among those getting the AstraZeneca jab against Covid-19 are more frequent than in the general population, and what causes them if they are, have continued to undermine confidence in the beleaguered vaccine. 1150 words moved Health-virus-India,lead MUMBAI India's wealthiest state Maharashtra, home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, will impose a weekend lockdown and night curfew on its 110 million people as it battles a spike in Covid-19 cases, authorities say. 600 words moved. Picture. File picture. Video Health-virus-US-religion-Judaism,FOCUS NEW YORK Two months into lockdown, 29-year-old Ella left the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community where she was raised near New York, started wearing trouser pants for the first time and contacted an organization that helps "leavers" adapt to life in wider society. 800 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Florida-environment,lead WASHINGTON Emergency crews in central Florida battle to prevent an environmental catastrophe at a leaking reservoir that risked sending millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater toward nearby homes and into the Tampa Bay. 550 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture US-politics-economy WASHINGTON Republicans open the door to supporting a pared down version of Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, saying concentrating on physical improvements would deliver an "easy bipartisan win" for the US president. 500 words moved by Brian Knowlton US-politics-crime-Capitol WASHINGTON Officials in Washington appeal for balance between securing the US Capitol and public accessibility after the second deadly attack this year targeted the seat of American democracy. 400 words moved -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Tigray-unrest-conflict ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's military is fighting "on eight fronts" in hotspots including the northern Tigray region, where adversaries have adopted "guerrilla" tactics, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 400 words moved Egypt-Ethiopia-Sudan-DRCongo-dam-water-diplomacy KINSHASA Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan kick off negotiations in Kinshasa over Addis Ababa's contested giant dam on the Nile. 300 words moved -- EUROPE -- Bulgaria-vote,WRAP SOFIA The centre-right GERB party of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov comes first in parliamentary elections, according to partial exit polls, but anti-government protest parties also did better than expected. 650 words 2000 GMT by Vessela Sergueva and Diana Simeonova. Picture. Video Kosovo-vote,2ndlead PRISTINA Lawmakers elect Kosovo's most popular politician and anti-corruption crusader Vjosa Osmani as president, overcoming an opposition boycott that had kept parliament short of a quorum one day earlier. 300 words 1930 GMT -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar decorate boiled eggs as Pope Francis in his Easter message expresses solidarity with the country's youth. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Already moved: Myanmar-politics-military-strike-economy,FOCUS Indonesia-flood-disaster,WRAP JAKARTA More than 50 people are killed after flash floods and landslides sweep eastern Indonesia and neighbouring Timor Leste, authorities say, warning the toll could rise further. 600 words moved. Picture India-rebellion-police-Maoists,2ndlead BIJAPUR, India Twenty-two Indian security forces are killed and 30 others injured in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in a central Indian state, police say, in the deadliest ambush of its kind in four years. 400 words moved -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-EU-diplomacy,lead TRIPOLI European Council President Charles Michel offers support to Libya on a visit to Tripoli, as the North African nation seeks to end a decade of chaos following a 2011 revolt. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Two rockets hit near an Iraqi airbase hosting US soldiers north of Baghdad, three days ahead of a new "strategic dialogue" with Washington, a security source tells AFP. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS & TECH -- France-EU-aviation-aid-AirFrance,WRAP PARIS The French government says it has reached a deal with the European Commission allowing it to inject fresh money into flagship airline Air France, whose finances are creaking under the impact of coronavirus restrictions. 750 words moved -- CULTURE -- US-culture-art-museum,FOCUS NEW YORK American museums hit hard by the pandemic are selling paintings to bridge revenue gaps with some going further and using the funds to diversify collections, but critics say the sales betray the institutions' mission of preserving artwork for the public. 750 words moved by Thomas Urbain afp
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