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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU regulator to rule on AstraZeneca vaccine + Atlanta shooter charged with murder + Putin mocks Biden over 'killer' comment + Tanzania mourns death of Covid-sceptic president + Call me Salmon: Name changes for free sushi in Taiwan Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE Europe's medical regulator is set to give its verdict on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine, following a chaotic few weeks that has seen nations suspend its use over blood clot fears. 800 words 1500 GMT by Danny Kemp, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-crime-shooting-racism-Asian,WRAP ATLANTA The shooting of six women of Asian origin in Atlanta has laid bare the worst fears of an Asian-American community already on edge over a spike in hate crimes because of the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 1530 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video Russia-US-diplomacy-politics,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin mocks Joe Biden for calling him a "killer" -- saying "it takes one to know one" -- as ties between Moscow and Washington sank to new lows. 700 words 1630 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania is plunged into mourning over the sudden death of President John Magufuli, an authoritarian leader and Covid sceptic who leaves behind a divided legacy and a question mark over his fatal illness. 800 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video. File Video. Graphic Also moved: Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,SCENE Tanzania-politics-Hassan,PROFILE Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-timeline, CHRONO Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-facts,FACTS Taiwan-food-offbeat TAIPEI A top Taiwanese official issues a plea for people to stop changing their name to "salmon" after dozens made the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion. 300 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Yemen-women-energy,FOCUS SANAA Ten trailblazing Yemeni women have overcome scepticism and ridicule to bring power to their villages, illuminating lives with a micro-grid solar business they hope to expand across the war-torn region. 650 words moved by correspondents in Sanaa with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai. Picture. Video 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 but could be confronting a new threat to his natural realm: surging demand for avocados. 900 words moved by Nick Perry. Picture. Video Kazakhstan-China-rights-diplomacy,FOCUS ALMATY Gulnur Kosdaulet's daily journey to protest over her husband's detention in China begins with a shared taxi that she hails outside her modest farm, where towering mountains give way to Kazakhstan's vast steppe. 800 words moved by Chris Rickleton. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-Bergamo,SCENE BERGAMO, Italy Images of army trucks transporting piled-up coffins out of the Italian town of Bergamo provided a shocking testament to the horrors of coronavirus. One year on, the memories are still raw. 650 words moved by Brigitte Hagemann. Picture. Video Indonesia-religion-discrimination,FOCUS JAKARTA Siti Rohani remembers the day her teenaged daughter came home in tears after being bullied for not wearing a hair-covering hijab at her Indonesian school. 650 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-Florida-Miami,FOCUS MIAMI BEACH, Florida When the coronavirus first began to sweep the globe, many were horrified to see the sandy shores of Miami Beach packed with wild revelers. And this year is no different, as the United States once more chastises the southern Florida city and those who vacation there. 700 words 1600 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture Health-virus-France,lead PARIS The French capital braces for new restrictions after a surge in Covid-19 infections that has strains hospitals and forces the government to consider much-resisted new lockdown measures. 600 words 1530 GMT by Laurence Benhamou and Adam Plowright. Picture. Video Health-virus-HongKong-China,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong health authorities defend the practice of physically restraining some babies and children in coronavirus isolation wards after criticism over the treatment of families under the city's strict anti-virus measures. 600 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-UN-refugees Health-virus-PNG -- EUROPE -- Spain-euthanasia-law,WRAP MADRID Spain's parliament votes through a law legalising euthanasia, becoming one of the few nations to allow terminally ill or gravely injured patients to end their own suffering. 650 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video Netherlands-politics,WRAP THE HAGUE Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte eyes coalition partners for a fourth term in office after claiming victory in coronavirus-dominated elections. 600 words 1700 GMT by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Netherlands-politics-Rutte,PROFILE Also moving: Netherlands-politics-parties,FACTS Armenia-politics-vote,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia's embattled Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announces snap polls in a bid to defuse a political crisis that has shaken the country since last year's military defeat to Azerbaijan. 600 words 1600 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan. File picture Britain-US-court-Depp-media,WRAP LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp's bid to overturn a high-profile British libel ruling over reports he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard is back in court, as the actor seeks formal permission to appeal. 600 words 1500 GMT by James Pheby. File Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-Sweden-rights-UN GENEVA Tehran must immediately release Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who is reportedly in a critical condition after months of prolonged solitary confinement while awaiting execution, say UN rights experts. 450 words moved Yemen-conflict DUBAI The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen must be lifted before a ceasefire agreement can be reached, a Huthi rebel spokesman says amid UN calls for an immediate halt to fighting. 500 words moved Iran-politics-tradition-health-virus,FOCUS TEHERAN Battered by punishing US sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic, Iranians are readying for a gloomy Nowruz, the traditional Persian New Year festival on Saturday. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-vote-farright,FOCUS JERUSALEM Itamar Ben-Gvir has described a Jewish extremist who massacred 29 Palestinians as his "hero", but he could be elected to Israel's parliament next week thanks partly to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 700 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture Also moved: Israel-vote-Judaism,FOCUS Jordan-Israel-diplomacy-US,FOCUS AMMAN When Jordan sabotaged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's triumphant pre-election trip to the United Arab Emirates last week, analysts say it was sending him a message: stop marginalising us. 800 words moved by Mussa Hattar Lifestyle-Saudi-economy-tourism-health,FOCUS RIYADH Well-heeled Saudis frolic in an artificial oasis built on salmon-coloured dunes, splashing the cash after a year-long pandemic lock-in that dovetails with efforts to discourage citizens from splurging overseas. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-royals,WRAP NONGOMA South African politicians, traditional leaders and celebrities bid farewell to Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini, with tributes led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who declared "a huge tree has fallen." 800 words moved by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video Senegal-economy-politics,FOCUS DAKAR An eruption of protests in Senegal has shone a spotlight on simmering frustrations over joblessness and a year of coronavirus restrictions. 650 words moved by Emmet Livingstone. Picture. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy,WRAP ANCHORAGE The US and Chinese top diplomats meet in Alaska for the highest level face-to-face between the two countries since President Joe Biden took office, in talks set to lay bare the deep differences opposing the fierce geopolitical rivals. 700 words 1530 GMT by Fred Brown. Picture. Video US-history-racism-reparations,FOCUS EVANSTON, United States A Chicago suburb is set to become the first city in the United States to offer reparations to its Black residents, with a plan to distribute $10 million over the next decade -- a first step towards answering the longstanding, massive and complex question of what the country owes to African Americans. 850 words 1700 GMT by Bob Chiarito. Picture -- ASIA -- US-SKorea-NKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL North Korea accuses the new US administration of adopting "lunatic theory", ruling out any engagement with Washington unless it changes course, as President Joe Biden's top envoys hold talks in Seoul. 750 words moved by Sylvie Lanteume and Sunghee Hwang Picture. Video Also moved: US-NKorea-diplomacy-nuclear,Q&A Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces fresh corruption charges from the ruling junta that her lawyer says are "groundless" but could ensure she would never return to politics. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-diplomacy-Afghanistan-Taliban,lead MOSCOW Russia hosts faltering Afghan peace talks, hoping to cement its role as a powerbroker ahead of a looming deadline for US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. 400 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: US-Afghanistan-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Britain-economy-forex-rate,WRAP LONDON The Bank of England leaves record low interest rates unchanged as it weighs Britain's vaccine-driven pandemic recovery alongside stubborn fears of rising inflation. 600 words moved by Roland Jackson China-internet-technology,lead BEIJING Chinese authorities say they have summoned 11 tech companies including Tencent, Alibaba and TikTok owner ByteDance for talks on "deep fakes" and internet security, as regulators try to reel in the country's runaway digital sector. 350 words moved -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-discrimination,WRAP TOKYO The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies resigns for suggesting a female comedian appear as a pig, weeks after the Games' chief stepped down over insulting remarks about women. 700 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video. Live video Oly-2020-2021-spectators-health-virus LAUSANNE An Olympics under the dark cloud of Covid-19 may not be the experience athletes had hoped for, but they are still eager to grab their chance to shine, be there fans or not. 750 words moved by Coralie Febvre -- SCIENCE -- Science-cosmology-astronomy-universe PARIS Peering into the early Universe 12 billion years ago, scientists in France have for the first time seen the incandescent filaments of hydrogen gas known as the "cosmic web". 400 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-celebrity-television-Kardashians,FOCUS NEW YORK It's a cultural abyss for some, an addictive melodrama for others, but no matter what "Keeping Up with The Kardashians", which premieres its 20th and final season, succeeded in syncing reality television with social media -- and making the clan a fortune. 700 words 1600 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File picture afp
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