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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar generals cut internet again + 10 die as Arctic weather grips US + N.Korea tried to hack Pfizer: Seoul + UN warning after Iraq rocket attack + Norway moves mountains to help skiers Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's generals impose a second straight overnight internet shutdown, ignoring international condemnation as they work to grind down a popular uprising against their coup. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-weather,WRAP HOUSTON At least 10 people die and millions are without power in the United States as frigid Arctic weather is set to continue, sending temperatures plunging, dumping deep snow and bringing perilous conditions across swathes of the country. 700 words 0930 GMT by Francois Picard with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video NKorea-SKorea-espionage-diplomacy-health-virus,lead SEOUL North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea's spy agency says, according to reports. 500 words 0930 GMT Iraq-US-rockets,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq The UN warns Iraq could spin out of control after a rocket attack on the Kurdish regional capital Arbil killed a contractor with the US-led coalition and wounded Iraqis and foreigners. 750 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video Norway-skiing-snow-offbeat,FOCUS OSLO Norwegians, the saying goes, are born with skis on their feet. But with a lack of snow and the pandemic this year leaving many in despair, authorities are bringing snow and ski trails to downtown Oslo. 600 words moved by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Kenya-agriculture-livestock-climate-locusts,FOCUS MERU, Kenya As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race to find roosting locusts before the sun warms their bodies and sends them on a ravenous flight through farmland. 850 words moved by Fran Blandy. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Kenya-Ethiopia-Somalia-environment-agriculture-locusts,FACTS Iraq-tradition-shopping,FOCUS ARBIL As the sun rises over Arbil's historic bazaar, shopkeepers sweep their stoops and eagerly await the "istiftah" -- the first customer of the day, believed to be a good omen. 750 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization approves the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, in a boost for poorer countries where millions of doses are set to be distributed. 700 words moved by Robin Millard with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-zero-Covid,FOCUS PARIS Hit the virus quick and hard, undergoing drastic short-term measures in order to allow life to return to normal. Several nations in Asia and Oceania have pursued "Zero Covid" strategies. Can European countries do likewise? 700 words 1030 GMT by Paul Ricard -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-unrest-ICC-trial,WRAP THE HAGUE A former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo go on trial at the International Criminal Court charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. 600 words 1130 GMT by Danny Kemp. Live Video. Video. File picture Sahel-France-unrest,WRAP N'DJAMENA Chad will send 1,200 troops to combat jihadists in a flashpoint Sahel border zone, its president says, as France looks to reduce its longstanding military presence in the vast, volatile region. 650 words moved by Ali Aba Kaya with Amaury Hauchard in Bamako. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-Marib DUBAI The UN's humanitarian chief says he is "alarmed" as Huthi rebels advance on the Yemen government's last northern stronghold, saying an assault on the city of Marib would endanger millions of civilians. 500 words 1000 GMT by Shatha Yaish Saudi-politics-US-diplomacy,FOCUS RIYADH Under a new US glare, Saudi Arabia is rushing to release some political prisoners and make up with regional rivals, attempting to clean up its act as it braces for a policy reset in Washington. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-trial,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian prosecutor calls for Alexei Navalny to face a $13,000 fine in a defamation case, one of a series of legal proceedings the jailed Kremlin critic has denounced as politically motivated. 500 words 1030 GMT by Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video France-politics-Islam-religion,WRAP PARIS The French parliament votes on a bill to battle Islamist extremism, which the state argues is needed to bolster the secular system but critics say breaches religious freedom. 600 words 1200 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video France-politics-Islam-religion-law,Q&A PARIS After months of controversy and 135 hours of parliamentary debate, MPs in France are set to approve a draft law to crack down on "Islamist separatism". AFP examines what is, and what isn't, in the new legislation. 700 words 1200 GMT by Adam Plowright Spain-politics-rights-music,WRAP BARCELONA Spanish police arrest a rapper who barricaded himself inside a university after he was controversially sentenced to nine months in jail over a string of tweets, a case that has sparked debate over free speech in the country. 600 words 1000 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,lead HONG KONG Veteran Hong Kong activists go on trial for organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019, part of a sweeping crackdown targeting Beijing's critics. 550 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video Australia-politics-assault,lead SYDNEY A former Australian government staffer says she was raped in a minister's office in parliament and failed by her bosses after coming forward, prompting an apology from the prime minister. 700 words moved India-accident,lead NEW DELHI At least 37 passengers were killed when a bus plunged into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police tell AFP. 400 words 0930 GMT Health-virus-Japan-travel-cruise,FOCUS TOKYO David Abel and his wife Sally might have had the cruise from hell last year on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess, but they can't wait to get back to sea. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein. File picture India-agriculture-demonstration-politics-demo,SCENE MAKRAULI, India Blasting a catchy pro-farmer song from a speaker, an electric-blue tractor rattles down a small road collecting pails of milk from villagers -- one of many donations helping to sustain massive protest camps outside New Delhi. 600 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Argentina-politics-Menem-death BUENOS AIRES Former Argentine president Carlos Menem is buried in a ceremony with military honors in a Buenos Aires Islamic cemetery next to his late son. 550 words moved. Picture US-politics-investigation,POINTS WASHINGTON Most Republicans in the US Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump in last week's impeachment trial, but the former president's woes are far from over. 700 words moved. File picture -- SPACE EXPLORATION -- US-Mars-space,ADVANCER WASHINGTON After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after negotiating a risky landing that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Video Also moved: US-Mars-space-Ingenuity -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE, Australia Record-seeking Serena Williams faces Simona Halep in the Australian Open semi-finals as eight-time winner Novak Djokovic puts his abdominal injury to the test against US Open runner-up Alexander Zverev. 600 words 1000 GMT. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-Russians,FOCUS MELBOURNE, Australia Men's tennis has been dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic since Marat Safin was the last Russian man to win a Grand Slam at the 2005 Australian Open. But as the Big Three era draws to a close, it is Russia who could take over at the top. 650 words moved. 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