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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Vaccine deliveries for poor nations delayed + North Korea launches 'ballistic missiles' + 'Extreme difficulty' dislodging Suez ship + African elephants devastated by poaching + Rare Van Gogh up for grabs at Sotheby's Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS A co-founder of the global scheme to provide vaccines for poor people says India is delaying exports of much-needed jabs, as EU leaders meet for crisis talks in Brussels to try to solve supply issues on the badly-hit continent. 850 words 1700 GMT by Dave Clark, with Robin Millard in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic NKorea-SKorea-US-defence-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, in what would be its first substantive provocation to the new US administration of Joe Biden. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. File picture Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP CAIRO The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez Canal say they are facing "extreme difficulty" refloating it as Egypt suspends navigation through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Egypt-shipping-Suez,Q&A Environment-Africa-elephants-IUCN,WRAP GENEVA Decades of poaching and shrinking habitats have devastated elephant populations across Africa, conservationists say, warning that one sub-species found in rainforests was a step away from extinction. 700 words moved by Nina Larson. Video France-art-auction-VanGogh,WRAP PARIS One of the few paintings of Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands is put up for auction alongside a host of other early modern artworks in one of the most anticipated sales this year. 500 words 1700 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Kenya-conservation-agriculture-animal-environment-food,FOCUS KIMANA, Kenya Just after dawn, Tolstoy lumbers into view. A wandering giant, with tusks almost scraping the earth, this great elephant has roamed beneath Mount Kilimanjaro for nearly 50 years. 950 words 1500 GMT by Nick Perry. Pictures by Yasuyoshi Chiba. Video by Raphael Ambasu Uruguay-agriculture-environment-climate-livestock,FOCUS CERRO PELADO, Uruguay Rotating cattle to keep the grass long, synching cows' pregnancies and improving bovine diet are just some of the tactics Uruguayan farmers are using to mitigate the impact of cattle on climate change. 650 words moved by Gabriela Vaz. Picture. Video India-religion-children-jobs,FEATURE HARIDWAR, India As a stream of Hindu devotees dip into India's sacred Ganges river for a ritual believed to purify their souls, a young boy plunges into the water to find his fortune. 550 words moved by Jalees Anbrabi. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-EU-summit-US BRUSSELS A cameo appearance by US President Joe Biden will do little to distract from the danger of Europe's looming third wave of coronavirus infections at the EU video summit. 700 words 1530 GMT by Dave Clark and Anne-Laure Mondesert. Picture. Video Health-virus-India NEW DELHI India records over 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first since October, as a new wave of infections takes hold a year after one of the world's tightest lockdowns was imposed. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-France-lockdown,FOCUS PARUS Is it a lockdown, a loose lockdown or not at all? A week after introducing new restrictions in Paris and elsewhere, many residents in the capital are unsure and the government is still refining its strategy. 650 words 1500 GMT by Adam Plowright. Picture. -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Russia says that jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny is in "satisfactory" condition, but fails to reassure his allies who demanded clarity about his health and whereabouts. 600 words 1600 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-demonstration,WRAP MINSK The opposition in Belarus were preparing for fresh protest actions to breathe life into demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko that fizzled this winter in the face of a severe crackdown. 600 words 1700 GMT. File Picture EU-diplomacy-Turkey,FOCUS BRUSSELS European Union leaders weigh offering diplomatic and economic incentives to encourage southeastern neighbour Turkey to continue improving its fraught ties with the bloc. 600 words 1700 GMT by Max Delany. Picture. Video Greece-history-conflict,WRAP ATHENS Greece celebrates 200 years since the start of its independence war against the Ottoman Empire with parades and ceremonies attended by foreign dignitaries, with events scaled back under the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by John Hadoulis and Chantal Valery. Picture. Video France-politics-immigration-Zemmour,FOCUS PARIS France's best-known far-right ideologue Eric Zemmour has won a growing following but also sparked a backlash for his television monologues lambasting immigration and crime while refusing to rule out presidential ambitions. 800 words moved by Adam Plowright. File picture. -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP TRIPOLI Libya's new unity government demands the immediate withdrawal of foreign mercenaries as it plans elections by year's end, a call backed by the visiting top diplomats of France, Germany and Italy. 650 words 1600 GMT by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video Palestinians-Israel-voting-parliament,FOCUS AL-WALAJA, Palestinian Territories As weary Israelis count votes from yet another tight election, Palestinians are beginning to prepare for their first polls in 15 years, juggling hope and despair. 700 words moved by Daniella Cheslow Iraq-politics-rights,FOCUS The arrest of a prominent political commentator has revived bad memories in Iraq, where laws inherited from Saddam Hussein's regime are still being used to silence critics 18 years after his ouster. 500 words moved by Ammar Karim Libya-heritage-crime,FOCUS SHAHAT, Libya The spectacular ruins of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene survived Libya's 2011 revolution and a decade of lawlessness, but today they face new threats: plunder and bulldozers. 650 words moved by Mohammed Elshaiky and Abdullah Doma. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-rights-police-murder,WRAP KINSHASA Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo launch an investigation into a former police chief over the murder of a leading human rights activist in 2010. 500 words 1430 GMT. File pictures -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-media,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden is set to hold the first press conference of his presidency, just over 60 days since taking office, in a highly-anticipated exchange as his administration faces mounting challenges from immigration to gun control and the still-worrying coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1800 GMT by Jerome Cartillier US-IT-politics-Internet,WRAP WASHINGTON US lawmakers take on social media CEOs in what is likely to be a tumultuous hearing on election disinformation, Covid-19 and the violent attack on the US Capitol in January. 600 words 1530 GMT by Rob Lever US-shooting-crime-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Two US mass shootings in a week have thrust back to the fore the nation's plague of gun violence, which did not let up during the pandemic and may have been further fueled by spiking firearm sales in 2020. 700 words moved by Cyril Julien. File picture US-racism-police-Floyd-MNFF,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Armed with AR-15 rifles and sporting bulletproof vests, members of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters (MNFF), a Black self-defense group formed after the death of George Floyd, describe themselves as a "bridge" between the police and the African-American community. 650 words moved by Kerem Yucel and Chrlotte Plantive in Washington. Picture -- ASIA -- Australia-flood-weather,WRAP RICHMOND, Australia Thousands of flood-stricken residents along Australia's east coast begin a massive clean-up effort, as waters start to recede revealing damaged homes, piles of debris and mud-caked roads. 650 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Security forces open fire on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's eastern Karen state, as demonstrators take to the streets in nationwide dawn strikes to demand a return to democracy. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Pakistan-US-crime-Pearl,WRAP ISLAMABAD A British-born militant sentenced to death for the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl is ordered to be let out of prison by a Pakistan court in the latest twist to a legal saga spanning nearly two decades. 600 words moved by David Fox. File picture Afghanistan-France-conflict-politics,INTERVIEW PARIS The son of anti-Islamist Afghan commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, killed by Al-Qaeda days before the September 11 attacks, tells AFP he is "really worried" about the future of this country and is sceptical if Doha-based peace talks with the Taliban can work. 700 words 1500 GMT by Lucie Peytermann. Picture. Video Bangladesh-politics-Pakistan-history-conflict,FOCUS GAZIPUR, Bangladesh Bangladesh turns 50 this week as an economic success story but also an increasingly repressive de facto one-party state where a cartoon or Facebook post can land you in jail, or worse. 800 words moved by Shafiqul Alam. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- China-politics-rights,WRAP BEIJING China launches a PR war on Western brands critical of rights abuses against Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang, with celebrities severing ties to Nike and Adidas, H&M facing a boycott and Burberry dumped from a deal with a gaming giant. 700 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. File picture. Video -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-relay,WRAP IWAKI, Japan The Tokyo Olympics torch relay gets under way after a year's coronavirus delay, with officials hoping it will be a "ray of light" after the problems caused by the pandemic. 750 words moved by Andrew McKirdy with Sara Hussein in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Live Video Fbl-FIFPro-racism PARIS The general secretary of global players' union FIFPro has reiterated calls for social media companies to do more to tackle abuse following recent cases involving some of football's leading names. 500 words moved by Andy Scott -- PEOPLE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp-appeal,WRAP LONDON Actress Amber Heard and British tabloid The Sun say they are vindicated after a UK court on Thursday refused Johnny Depp the right to appeal against a ruling that he was a wife-beater. 600 words moved by Callum Paton. File picture. File video afp
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