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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Angry rallies in Europe against Covid curbs + Protests after Turkey shreds women's treaty + Rowdy spring breakers force curfew in Miami + 2021's biggest asteroid set for Earth visit + FA Cup win keeps City quadruple dream alive Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Thousands of protesters angry at coronavirus restrictions rally in cities across Europe as several nations reimpose partial lockdowns to fight new surges in infections. 650 words 0600 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Turkey-politics-women-rights,WRAP ISTANBUL Thousands protest in Turkey calling for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to withdraw from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women. 750 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. File picture Health-virus-US-tourism-Florida,WRAP MIAMI BEACH Throngs of revelers flocking to Miami Beach, Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities impose a curfew they hope will spoil the party. 550 words moved. File picture. Video Space-asteroid PARIS The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will swing closest on Sunday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at a space rock that formed at the dawn of our solar system. 400 words moved. Graphic Fbl-ENG-FACup,lead LONDON Manchester City's quest for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies remains intact after seeing off Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals as Southampton also book their place in the last four. 600 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Several European countries introduce new lockdown measures as they battle surging coronavirus infections, while Tokyo Olympics organisers are forced to announce an "unavoidable" ban on overseas fans to keep the Games safe. 800 words moved by Katy Lee with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus,FACTS Health-virus-US-vaccine-Republicans,FOCUS MARTINSBURG, West Virginia Patients stream steadily into the Covid vaccine center that Todd Engle can almost touch from his West Virginia backyard. But like scores of other Republican voters, force would likely be required to get a dose into his arm. 800 words moved by Joshua Melvin. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Brussels-attacks-anniversary-survivor,FOCUS TERVUREN, Belgium Four months in hospital, 13 operations, a dead leg but still alive: For Sebastien Bellin, seriously injured in the jihadist attacks of 2016 in Brussels, "rebuilding" is still an ordeal. 650 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video Also moved: Belgium-attacks-politics-anniversary,INTERVIEW Brazil-politics-rights,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO When police knocked on Brazilian influencer Felipe Neto's door to tell him he was being investigated for threatening national security, he says his heart skipped a beat. His crime: criticizing President Jair Bolsonaro. 700 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Mexico-lifestyle-tourism,FOCUS TULUM, Mexico Tourists writhe their bodies to pumping techno beats on dance floors along Mexico's Caribbean coast -- a magnet for people from around the world who want to party during a pandemic. 750 words moved by Alejandro Castro. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia-flood-weather,lead SYDNEY Sydney braces for its worst flooding in decades after record rainfall causes its largest dam to overflow and as deluges prompt mandatory mass evacuation orders along Australia's east coast. 400 words moved. Picture Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Health workers in Myanmar's second biggest city rally in the streets at first light in defiance of a brutal military crackdown on anti-coup protesters which claimed four more lives the previous day. 450 words 0630 GMT. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-arts,FOCUS HONG KONG After successfully muzzling Hong Kong's democracy protests and opposition, Beijing's loyalists are now taking aim at the arts as they seek to impose mainland-style orthodoxy on culture and purge the city of dissent. 750 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture China-technology-politics,FOCUS SHANGHAI Tighter regulations, billions in lost overseas share value and government pledges to get even tougher -- Chinese tech giants are reeling under what looks like a sustained Big Brother assault on innovation and enterprise. 800 words moved by Dan Martin. File picture India-politics-education,FOCUS NEW DELHI The resignation of one of India's most prominent intellectuals and fierce government critic from a top university has sparked student protests and worries about freedom of speech in the world's biggest democracy. 600 words 0600 GMT by Aishwarya Kumar. File picture -- EUROPE -- Malta-politics-crime-media-corruption VALLETTA A top aide to former Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat accused of graft by journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, whose brutal murder rocked the nation, is charged with money laundering and fraud. 550 words moved by Albert Galea with Alice Ritchie in Rome Hungary-music-politics-Orban,FOCUS BUDAPEST A Hungarian government plan to reinvigorate the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship. 800 words moved by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-vote-protest,WRAP JERUSALEM Thousands of Israelis rally outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence to protest his policies and premiership, days before a general election that could see the long-standing leader removed from power. 500 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-Saudi,WRAP RIYADH The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it has launched air strikes in support of pro-government forces battling a quickening advance by Iran-backed Huthi rebels on the northern city of Marib. 600 words moved. File Picture. Video. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Congo-vote BRAZZAVILLE The Republic of Congo heads into a presidential election boycotted by the main opposition and attacked by critics as tilted towards veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso. 500 words moved Also moving: Congo-vote,CHRONO Congo-vote,FACTFILE Congo-vote-candidates,PROFILE afp
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