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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + N Korea fires two suspected ballistic missiles + Vaccine woes dominate EU summit + Virus-delayed Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins + Western brands targeted in China over Xinjiang + New 'Sesame Street' muppets tackle racial bias 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 Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union will look for ways to end its vaccine struggles at a summit, as a Covid-19 surge takes the death toll in Brazil past 300,000. 700 words 1100 GMT by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Oly-2020-2021-Japan-relay,WRAP IWAKI, Japan The Tokyo Olympics torch relay gets underway after a year's coronavirus delay, with officials hoping it will be a "ray of light" after the problems caused by the pandemic. 700 words 0930 GMT by Andrew McKirdy with Sara Hussein in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-relay,FACTS Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,CHRONO China-politics-rights,WRAP BEIJING Chinese celebrities cut ties with Nike for registering concerns over forced labour in Xinjiang while H&M faces calls for a boycott, as a backlash builds against Western firms speaking out on human rights. 600 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. File picture. Video US-racism-children-television-media NEW YORK US children's television show "Sesame Street" features two new muppets to educate children about race, stressing that despite differences in appearance we are all human. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- 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 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 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 looming third wave of coronavirus and Europe's struggles to mount a vaccination drive will dominate an EU video summit, despite a welcome guest appearance by Joe Biden. 700 words 1000 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 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Live video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Allies of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny demand information about his health and whereabouts after Russia's prison service said his condition was stable but prevented lawyers from meeting with him. 500 words 0930 GMT by Jonathan Brown. File picture. File video Belarus-politics-unrest-demonstration,WRAP MINSK The opposition in Belarus are preparing for fresh protests to breathe life into demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko that fizzled this winter in the face of a severe crackdown. 600 words 1000 GMT. File Picture 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 1100 GMT by John Hadoulis and Chantal Valery. Picture. Video EU-diplomacy-Turkey,FOCUS BRUSSELS EU leaders are set to offer Turkey the prospect of diplomatic and economic incentives to continue improving ties, but will keep Ankara waiting and the threat of sanctions in case it backtracks. 600 words 1100 GMT by Max Delany 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 1100 GMT by Adam Plowright -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP CAIRO Egyptian tug boats, dredgers and bulldozers work to free a giant container vessel stuck in the Suez Canal that threatens to disrupt one of the world's busiest maritime trade routes for days. 600 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Graphic Iraq-politics-rights,FOCUS BAGHDAD The arrest of a prominent political commentator has revived bad memories in Iraq, where laws dating back to Saddam Hussein's regime are still being used to silence critics 18 years after his ouster. 500 words moved by Ammar Karim -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- 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 0930 GMT. 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 0930 GMT by David Fox. File picture 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 India-vote-unrest,ADVANCER MAKRAMPUR, India Shoubhik Dolai was riddled with bullets in West Bengal, the killing fields of Indian politics where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing hard to win power for the first time in elections starting Saturday. 700 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-immigration-Mexico-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden tasks Vice President Kamala Harris with tackling an influx of migrants on the Mexican border, aiming to take charge of a situation that has energized opponents of the new administration. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier and Shaun Tandon US-politics-employment-rights-gender,WRAP WASHINGTON US soccer star Megan Rapinoe brings her high-profile fight for women's equality to Washington, testifying before Congress and joining President Joe Biden at a White House event urging an end to the gender pay gap. 550 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture 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 US-justice-executions,WRAP WASHINGTON Virginia becomes the first southern US state to abolish the death penalty and the 23rd state in the country to end capital punishment. 500 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture -- AFRICA -- Liberia-rights-crime,FOCUS MONROVIA Witnesses have come forward in the first war-crimes trial held in Liberia, against former rebel Gibril Massaquoi, to testify about alleged rape and ritual murder during the country's brutal civil war. 650 words moved by Zoom Dosso -- BUSINESS/TECH -- US-IT-politics-internet,WRAP WASHINGTON Tech CEOs defend their platforms' practices as they gird for a fresh grilling from US lawmakers angered over rampant disinformation about the US elections, the Capitol attack and Covid-19. 650 words moved by Rob Lever, With Glenn Chapman in San Francisco. File picture -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-BRN,PREVIEW MANAMA Lewis Hamilton's team chief Toto Wolff is confident that champions Mercedes can bounce back from a poor pre-season test and fight for victory in Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- PEOPLE/ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp-appeal LONDON Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp will find out if he can appeal against a British court ruling that upheld claims he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard. 500 words 1100 GMT US-celebrity-technology-Teigen LOS ANGELES American model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen quits Twitter, becoming the latest celebrity to ditch the platform after facing abuse. 550 words moved France-literature-history-US,FOCUS PARIS Few authors have been as obsessively studied as France's Marcel Proust, but it turns out there are still surprises to uncover, including the real-life inspiration for one of his central characters. 500 words moved by Hugues Honore afp
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