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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + 'No indication' clots linked to AZ jab: EU regulator + Yangon residents flee flashpoint area + North Korean leader's sister warns US + Prince Philip leaves hospital + Israel unearths ancient scroll fragments Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The EU's medicines regulator says there was "no indication" the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, and urges countries to keep using the jab after many suspended the shots even as infection rates surge. 800 words 1600 GMT by Nina Larson, with Danny Kemp in The Hague and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar's biggest city flee on flatbed trucks and motorbikes as security forces defy global calls for restraint and maintain their use of lethal force against anti-coup rallies. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-US-SKorea-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister warned the United States against actions that could make it "lose sleep", state media report, as top Biden administration officials begin a visit to key allies Tokyo and Seoul. 700 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. File picture Britain-royals-health-Philip,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip leaves a central London hospital after four weeks of treatment that sparked fears for his health. 500 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Israel-archaeology-Bible,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel unveils fragments of a biblical scroll dating back some 2,000 years, in what experts described as the most significant such find since the Dead Sea Scrolls. 600 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-conflict-unrest,FOCUS WUKRO, Ethiopia Kibrom Hailu wasn't too worried when his 15-year-old son stepped out to play volleyball one morning last month near their home in Wukro, in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region. Only when he heard gunfire did Kibrom realise the danger, and by then it was too late. 1,000 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-children,FOCUS WASHINGTON US manufacturer Moderna says it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for thousands of children aged from six months to 12 years, with officials in US schools under mounting pressure to fully reopen as soon as possible. 600 words 1600 GMT by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-Italy-vaccines-politics,ANALYSIS ROME Most of Italy is back in lockdown but the new government hopes its coronavirus vaccine plan will make this one the last -- as long as the AstraZeneca row doesn't derail things. 650 words 1600 GMT by Alvise Armellini. File picture Health-virus-China-vaccine BEIJING China is poised to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners -- including from the US, India and Pakistan -- back in, provided they have taken a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-court-police-kidnap-murder,lead LONDON A British police officer is remanded in custody charged with the kidnap and murder of a woman who vanished as she walked home, as the government pledges better safety and action against male violence. 450 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video Britain-politics-defence-security-diplomacy,WRAP LONDON Britain unveils plans to pivot its strategic focus towards Asia, counter Russia and controversially bolster its nuclear stockpile, in one of the biggest overhauls of security, defence and foreign policy since the Cold War. 700 words 1500 GMT by Callum Paton and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Russia-freediving-Baikal-environment MOSCOW Russian freediver Alexei Molchanov claims to have set a new Guinness World Record after plunging 80 metres in the icy waters of Lake Baikal in Siberia. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Yemen-conflict-migrants,WRAP DUBAI Human Rights Watch says "unidentified projectiles" launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels caused a blaze that killed dozens of migrants at a holding facility in the capital this month. 600 words 1500 GMT by Aziz El Massassi Also moved: Yemen-conflict-protest Yemen-conflict-Qaeda,FOCUS Israel-vote-minorities-crime,FOCUS JALJULIA, Israel It had been days since 14-year-old Mohammed Adas was shot dead outside his home in Israel, but his mother Suheila couldn't bear to wash his scent off his clothes. 750 words moved by Majeda El-Batsh and Claire Gounon. Picture Also moved: Israel-vote-Bennett,PROFILE Israel-vote-Saar,PROFILE Iraq-Kurds-justice-health,FOCUS HALABJA, Iraq Hawker Saber is one of the survivors of the chemical attack Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ordered on the Kurdish town of Halabja 33 years ago, but he needs a respirator to stay alive. 600 words moved by Shwan Muhammad. Picture. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest-Britain-children,lead LONDON Children as young as 11 have been targeted by violence and beheaded in northeast Mozambique during a jihadist insurgency in the region, the charity Save the Children says. 400 words moved Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict-unrest-general,WRAP ADDIS ABABA A "dirty war" causing suffering for "defenceless" victims is unfolding in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, an Ethiopian general has told diplomats, according to an audio recording of his comments obtained by AFP. 650 words 1500 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet Tanzania-politics-Magufuli-health,FOCUS DAR ES SALAAM Where is Tanzania's President John Magufuli? The 61-year-old hasn't been seen in public for 17 days, and despite a clamour of rumours of ill-health, authorities have yet to provide clear answers as to his whereabouts. 750 words moved. File Picture SAfrica-royals-tradition,ADVANCER JOHANNESBURG South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulus, will bid farewell on Thursday to their king Goodwill Zwelithini, who for half a century was their charismatic but also controversial figurehead. 650 words moved by Claire Doyen and Susan Njanji. File picture Sudan-Ethiopia-border,Q&A KHARTOUM A decades-old border dispute over fertile farmland between Sudan and Ethiopia is feeding regional rivalry and even sparking fears of broader conflict, analysts say. 850 words moved. File picture. Graphic Burkina-Mali-unrest-refugees,SCENE DORI, Burkina Faso Malian refugees fleeing violence return to a camp in northeastern Burkina Faso, happy to come back to their haven despite their uncertain future. 600 words moved by Armel Baily. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-soldier,FOCUS YANGON Dressed in his army uniform, Shing Ling flashes a three-finger salute for defiant social media posts after deserting Myanmar's military to join the democracy movement. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-India-flee,FOCUS US-Japan-China-diplomacy,WRAP TOKYO The United States and Japan warn Beijing against "coercion and destabilising behaviour" after top-level diplomatic and defence talks aimed at bolstering their alliance against rising Chinese influence. 800 words moved. Picture. Live video. Video Defence-diplomacy-US-Taiwan-China-Japan TOKYO China's accelerated military modernisation poses a clear and growing threat to Taiwan, and US intervention might only risk intensifying pressure from Beijing, US defence officials say. 600 words moved -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-pharma-addiction-bankrupcy-Purdue,WRAP WASHINGTON The addiction to opioid sales that made vast sums for Purdue Pharma now spells the end of the company, and the Sackler family has offered to pay billions to settle lawsuits over its role in the overdose crisis that swept the country -- an offer states are rejecting as too small. 500 words 1600 GMT Finland-telecoms-Nokia-jobs,WRAP HELSINKI Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia announces it will slash up to 11 percent of its workforce within two years as the firm looks to cut costs and focus on a few key areas in the face of tough competition over super-fast 5G networks. 550 words 1500 GMT by Sam Kingsley US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve opens its two-day policy meeting which is expected to produce a more upbeat growth outlook, despite data showing the economy slowed in February, as $1.9 trillion in stimulus is starting to flood into the economy. 550 words 1700 GMT by Heather Scott Health-virus-Britain-economy-poverty,FOCUS BLACKPOOL, United Kingdom Its ghost train ride stands idle and the golden beach is deserted. For seaside resort Blackpool, the Covid roller coaster has dealt another hammer blow to one of England's most deprived towns. 700 words moved by Veronique Dupont. Picture. Video US-economy-spending-stimulus,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus will start flooding into the US economy soon, and some analysts say much of that money could end up invested in stocks or even bitcoin. 550 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-SWE-WC-2022-Ibrahimovic,2ndlead STOCKHOLM Zlatan Ibrahimovic will reverse his international retirement to return to Sweden's squad after an almost five-year hiatus to play in World Cup qualifiers at the end of March and announces the news with an Instagram post saying: "The return of the God". 400 words 1430 GMT by Helene Dauschy. File picture Yachting-AmCup AUCKLAND Team New Zealand have reached match point in the America's Cup against Luna Rossa but were denied a chance to clinch the trophy when fickle winds forced the day's second race to be abandoned. 450 words moved. Picture -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- Health-virus-pollution-environment,WRAP PARIS Deadly small particle pollution in four of five nations exceeded World Health Organization recommendations last year despite Covid lockdowns, according to a new report. 550 words 1000 GMT by Marlowe Hood Science-space-meteorite-solar-system,FOCUS PARIS Scientists believe they have identified a meteorite formed in the first million years of our solar system, making it the oldest known meteor of volcanic origin. 550 words moved by Pierre Celerier. File picture -- ARCHITECTURE -- US-France-architecture-award-Pritzker,WRAP NEW YORK The Pritzker Prize -- architecture's most prestigious award -- is awarded to French duo Jean-Philippe Vassal and Anne Lacaton for their affordable, eco-friendly spaces that prioritize the wellbeing of the many. 650 words 1430 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. File picture afp
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