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| - Duty Editor: Mike Smith Tel: +33 1 44 88 74 72 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden set to unveil climate plans + Putin hails extension of US nuclear treaty + Heavy security after Delhi farmer riots + Olympic chief to respond to Tokyo fears + Wuhan next-of-kin say China silencing them US-environment-climate-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden will announce new bans on oil and gas drilling on federal lands, and a US-hosted climate summit in April, as part of a raft of actions taking aim at global warming, according to reports and a White House memo. 750 words 1600 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Russia-US-diplomacy-disarmament,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the extension of a key nuclear pact a positive development in reducing global tensions, as lawmakers unanimously vote to ratify the agreement to prolong New START in a rare moment of cooperation between Moscow and Washington. 600 words moved. Picture. Video India-agriculture-politics-demo,WRAP NEW DELHI Indian police impose heavy security and close several main roads around New Delhi, a day after farmers went on the rampage in the capital, leaving one person dead and several hundred injured. 650 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar with Bhuvan Bagga in Singhu. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-agriculture-politics-demo,Q&A Oly-2020-2021-IOC-virus-health,WRAP LAUSANNE With the coronavirus pandemic threatening the re-arranged Tokyo Olympics, IOC chief Thomas Bach is expected to set out how a "safe" Games could be organised and respond to growing questions on vaccinating competitors. 550 words 1800 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-rights-families,FOCUS WUHAN, China Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead say authorities have deleted their social media groups and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team is in the city to investigate the pandemic's origins. 700 words moved by Leo Ramirez with Dan Martin in Shanghai. Video. File picture. -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-France-restaurants,FOCUS PARIS Parisians looking to break the monotony of coronavirus restrictions are embracing "roving aperitifs" of mulled wine doled out from cafes and restaurants that can only offer drinks to go. 600 words 1500 GMT by Anouk Riondet. Video Balkans-Serbia-assault-gender-theatre-film,FOCUS BELGRADE When a Serbian actress accused her former drama teacher of rape last week, the reaction was seismic: thousands of women across the Balkans have since come forward with their own stories, united under the banner "You are not alone". 850 words moved by Marion Dautry. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Daily global deaths from Covid-19 top 18,000 for the first time while a row erupts between the European Union and AstraZeneca over vaccine doses as the pandemic surges. 700 words 1530 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-EU-vaccine BRUSSELS A fierce row erupts between the European Commission and AstraZeneca, as Brussels rejects the drugs firm's explanation for why it is late delivering vaccine doses and demands it fulfil its contract. 650 words 1500 GMT by Marc Burleigh. Picture. Video Health-virus-Netherlands-demonstration-group,FOCUS THE HAGUE The Dutch government has vowed not to bow to those it labelled "scum" and "criminals" after riots against a coronavirus curfew, with analysts saying a diverse mix of people ranging from bored teenagers to hardcore Covid-19 conspiracy theorists are involved. 650 words moved by Jan Hennop. File picture Health-virus-Brazil,FOCUS MANAUS With more than 3,000 burials in January alone, the Amazon rainforest city of Manaus does not remember a deadlier month. Its cemetery expands daily to accommodate the flood of coronavirus coffins. 750 words 1700 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-economy-growth,WRAP FRANKFURT The German government is expected to trim its 2021 growth forecast, as prolonged virus shutdowns slow the pandemic recovery in Europe's top economy. 600 words 1430 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video. Live video -- EUROPE -- Germany-history-politics-Holocaust,lead BERLIN Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch calls for a stronger defence of the country's "fragile" democracy and issues a searing rebuke to the far right: "We will fight for our Germany". 600 words 1430 GMT by Deborah Cole. Picture. Video. Live video France-history-heritage-Napoleon,2ndlead PARIS Napoleon Bonaparte's account of his stunning victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, which he dictated in exile on the island of Saint Helena, goes on sale in Paris for one million euros. 400 words 1500 GMT by Jean-Louis de la Vaissiere. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-investigation-France-court,SPECIALREPORT BISESERO, Rwanda A stunned silence, and then cries of joy ring out in the green Bisesero hills. Survivors of one of the most terrible episodes of the genocide in Rwanda have just spotted Alain Gauthier -- their lifeline to justice. 2,200 words by Lucie Peytermann. Pictures by Simon Wohlfahrt in Rwanda and Francois Nascimbeni in France. Video by Simon Wohlfahrt in Rwanda and Guillaume Bonnet in France Also moved: Rwanda-genocide-investigation-France-court-survivor,SPECIALREPORT Somalia-vote-politics,WRAP NAIROBI UN special envoy James Swan warns that Somalia was approaching "unpredictable territory" should its political leaders not broker an urgent settlement over how to proceed with delayed elections. 550 words 1500 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON Former president Donald Trump looks increasingly likely to dodge impeachment after all but a handful of senators from his own party signalled their opposition to his trial, fuelling new efforts to instead censure him over the ransacking of the US Capitol. 600 words 1800 GMT by Michael Mathes US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reports to work as he looks to turn the page on four divisive years and renew shaken alliances. 500 words 1500 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture -- ASIA -- SriLanka-UN-rights-conflict,FOCUS GENEVA, Switzerland The UN human rights chief calls for an International Criminal Court investigation into Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist conflict and sanctions on military officials accused of war crimes, according to a report obtained by AFP. 650 words moved by Christophe Vogt in Geneva and Amal Jayasinghe in Colombo. Picture Singapore-NZealand-religion-security SINGAPORE A Singaporean teenager planned to attack two mosques in the city-state on the anniversary of a massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, authorities say. 300 words moved -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-aviation-aerospace-earnings-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing concludes a bruising 2020 with another unpleasant surprise: a $6.5 billion hit from delays to its new 777X plane that exacerbated its annual loss. 600 words 1500 GMT by John Biers -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-health-virus-Japan,lead TOKYO, Japan The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media reports. 250 words moved Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-health-virus-Japan-Ito,INTERVIEW -- OFFBEAT -- SKorea-animal-panda-offbeat SEOUL Video footage of an adorable baby giant panda clinging desperately to her zookeeper's leg in South Korea garners more than four million hits on YouTube. 200 words moved. 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