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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with second charge + US, UN alarmed by rebel advance in Yemen + United States hit by record winter storm + Deep space comet wiped out dinosaurs: study + Barcelona to host PSG in Champions League Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's military earns fresh international scorn by slapping a new charge on deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as the generals impose a third straight overnight internet shutdown in an attempt to grind down an anti-coup uprising. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-China-politics-military,lead Yemen-conflict,WRAP DUBAI The United Nations and United States voice alarm over a Huthi rebel advance on the Yemeni government's last northern stronghold of Marib amid fears the assault could endanger millions of civilians. 750 words 2000 GMT by Shatha Yaish. Picture US-weather,WRAP WASHINGTON Millions are left without power as a deadly winter storm grips the southern and central United States, as weather chaos elsewhere sees at least three people killed after a tornado smashed into their community. 500 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Greece-weather,lead Science-space-astronomy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Harvard astronomers say the object that wiped out the dinosaurs was a comet that originated in a region of icy debris on the edge of the solar system. 650 words by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg. Picture fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-FRA-Barcelona-PSG BARCELONA Barcelona welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Camp Nou in the Champions League last-16 first leg, in a repeat of the teams' famous 2017 clash at the same stage of the competition. 500 words 2200 GMT by Tom Allnutt. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Nigeria-unrest-politics-Fulani-crime,FOCUS IBADAN, Nigeria The smouldering remains of the market in a southwestern Nigerian city testify to the violence of ethnic clashes that have shocked a local community famed for living in harmony. 750 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi. Picture. Video 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 THE HAGUE A Dutch court orders the government to lift a nationwide coronavirus curfew that sparked riots in the Netherlands, as frustration mounts throughout the world against virus measures almost a year into the deadly pandemic. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-espionage-diplomacy-health-virus,WRAP 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. 600 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is sidestepping a divided Congress and going straight to the nation with a televised town hall in Wisconsin seeking support for his $1.9 trillion economic rescue package. 600 word 1930 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- AFRICA -- Sahel-France-unrest-Macron,WRAP PARIS President Emmanuel Macron pledges to keep French troops in the Sahel to help to "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local forces are struggling to hold back. 650 words by Lucie Peytermann and Jerome Rivet. Picture. File picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Sahel-France-unrest,FACTS CAfrica-unrest-ICC-trial,WRAP THE HAGUE A former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo plead not guilty to war crimes charges as their trial begins at the International Criminal Court. 600 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video. File picture -- MIDEAST -- Iraq-US-rockets,WRAP ARBIL,Iraq The United Nations warns tensions in Iraq could escalate after a rocket attack on the Kurdish regional capital Arbil killed a foreign contractor for the US military and wounded others. 750 words moved. Picture. File picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-US-rockets,CHRONO -- 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 says are aimed at silencing him. 550 words moved by Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- 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 Bangladesh-US-religion-court-murder,lead DHAKA Five Islamist extremists are sentenced to death over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American writer and rights activist six years ago. 400 words moved India-accident,WRAP NEW DELHI Thirty-nine people are killed when a bus plunges into a deep canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials say, with seven others managing to swim to safety. 500 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Video -- 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 -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- Forex-market-Bitcoin-internet,WRAP LONDON Bitcoin soars above $50,000 for the first time as corporate heavyweights increasingly back the world's most popular virtual currency. 500 words moved Health-virus-economy-coffee,FOCUS BOGOTA As cafes and office canteens shuttered worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, coffee growers feared 2020 would be a bitter year for business. But the sector was saved from ruin by a blend of rising home consumption, good prices, and better-than-expected production yields in some countries. 750 words 2000 GMT by Lina Vanegas -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic smashes his racquet to bits and then sweeps Alexander Zverev out of the Australian Open as the defending champion follows Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka into the semi-finals. 500 words moved. Picture Cricket-IND-ENG,WRAP CHENNAI India captain Virat Kohli says his side showed more "grit" and "determination" to close out a crushing 317-run win against England in the second Test and plays down complaints about the difficult pitch. 600 words by Faisal Kamal afp
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