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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + UK royals hit back at racism claims + US Covid relief package set to clear Congress + Myanmar forces target railway workers + Libyan lawmakers approve interim government + Federer set for return after year's absence US-Britain-royals,WRAP LONDON Britain's royal family has begun a fight back against explosive racism claims made by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, indicating the couple's comments will not go unchallenged as the country divides into partisan camps. 750 words 1600 GMT by Jitendra Joshi and Anna Malpas. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-economy-health,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden's enormous economic relief package is set to clear Congress, delivering a major victory for the US president and a desperately needed cash injection to millions of families and businesses suffering during the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 1530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Hundreds of soldiers and police surround a railway station in Myanmar's biggest city seeking to arrest workers who are striking to protest against the military's coup. 850 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-US-lobbying Myanmar-politics-military-SriLanka-diplomacy Libya-politics,WRAP SIRTE, Libya Libya's parliament votes to approve a unity government to lead the war-ravaged North African nation to December elections, a key step towards ending a decade of chaos. 700 words 1630 GMT. Video Also moved: Libya-revolution-conflict,CHRONO Tennis-ATP-QAT-Federer,WRAP DOHA Roger Federer plays his first match for over a year as he returns from injury to take on British number one Dan Evans at the Qatar Open in Doha. 550 words 1700 GMT by Gregory Walton. File photo -- SPOTLIGHT -- Arab-revolution-conflict-Syria-Turkey-children,FOCUS GAZIANTEP, Turkey Mohammad is five years old, Areej six and Dalaa 10. Syrian refugees in Turkey, these children have inherited from their parents a yearning for a country they know little to nothing about. 750 words moved by Ezzedine Said. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Egypt-animal-pigeons,FOCUS CAIRO Atop his humble wooden dovecote overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids, Abdel-Rahman Gamal sends homing pigeons soaring into the Cairo sky, part of a bird-keeping passion that stretches across borders. 750 words moved by Hager Harabech with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-RedCross GENEVA The Red Cross warns of a glaring gap in the plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines around the world, saying remote communities risk missing out. 450 words moved by Robin Millard Health-virus-US HOUSTON Texas reopens despite warnings the "100 percent" relaxation of coronavirus curbs will exacerbate the spread of worrying variants, as President Joe Biden plans to buy 100 million more doses of J&J's vaccine. 600 words 1600 GMT by Francois Picard. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-tourism-Paris,FOCUS PARIS Despite missing out on museums and meals, a few foreign tourists in Paris are discovering sides of a city they could hardly have imagined before the Covid crisis hit one of the world's most popular destinations. 700 words 1600 GMT by Joseph Schmid and Guillaume Bonnet. Video. Health-virus-school-Panama-LatAm,FOCUS PANAMA CITY Like some 890,000 other pupils, eight-year-old Brithany has not been to class in a year in Panama -- the country with the most missed in-person school days due to the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Moises Avila and Ivan Pisarenko. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-media-politics-Twitter,WRAP MOSCOW Russia says it is disrupting Twitter's services because the platform failed to remove "illegal" content, the latest in a series of moves exerting control over foreign tech giants. 650 words 1430 by Anastasia Clark. US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-monarchy,FOCUS LONDON Prince Harry's bombshell interview is the latest crisis to hit Britain's royal family, and although experts say the institution's immediate survival is assured, cultural rifts exposed by the row could signal trouble ahead. 700 words 1700 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic Turkey-Kurds-politics-rights,FOCUS ANKARA Turkey's pro-Kurdish party is facing a political and legal onslaught that could see it banned and its MPs jailed as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to strengthen his bid to keep power. 700 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Russia-biometrics-technology,FOCUS MOSCOW From cameras crisscrossing the city to payment systems popping up at metro gates and supermarket checkouts, facial recognition is rapidly taking root in Moscow. 700 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-technology-censorship-internet,FOCUS RIYADH Political reform, racism, transgender rights -- the audio app Clubhouse has unleashed unbridled debates about topics deemed dangerously sensitive in Saudi Arabia, but surveillance fears have spooked users in the authoritarian state. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture Lifestyle-Egypt-animal-pigeons,FOCUS CAIRO Atop his humble wooden dovecote overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids, Abdel-Rahman Gamal sends homing pigeons soaring into the Cairo sky, part of a bird-keeping passion that stretches across borders. 800 words moved by Hager Harabech with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- EGuinea-blast-rights LIBREVILLE Blasts that levelled a military camp and the surrounding populated area in Equatorial Guinea at the weekend claimed "far more" lives than the official death toll of 105, Human Rights Watch says, urging an independent investigation into the disaster. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-Japan-SKorea-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will together visit Japan and South Korea next week as President Joe Biden shores up alliances in the face of China on his administration's first foreign travel. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-IT-hacking-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON The potentially devastating hack of Microsoft email servers, the second major cyberattack in months, adds pressure to the Biden administration as it weighs options for "hacking back" or other moves to protect cyberspace. 750 words moved by Rob Lever -- ASIA -- China-business-wealth-Asia,PROFILE BEIJING Until recently, few people had even heard of the Chinese billionaire with a gruff reputation who built a fortune on China's seemingly unquenchable demand for his ubiquitous red-capped bottled water. 650 words moved by Helen Roxburgh with Danni Zhu. Picture Pacific-Fiji-politics-education,FOCUS SUVA It may not be as famous as Oxford, as lauded as MIT or as wealthy as Harvard, but the University of the South Pacific might be the most important school you've never heard of. 600 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-aviation-politics-travel,FOCUS NEW YORK US airlines are set to receive another round of support from Washington as the industry continues to await the first tangible signs of real recovery from the coronavirus downturn 650 words moved by John Biers and Juliette Michel -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-IOC-Bach,WRAP LAUSANNE International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach promises to deliver a "safe, secure" Tokyo Olympics this year as he prepares to be re-elected for a second term on Wednesday. 500 words 1530 GMT by Coralie Febvre. Picture Cricket-ICC-Sawhney NEW DELHI The International Cricket Council has put chief executive Manu Sawhney on forced leave after an investigation found evidence of misconduct, world body sources say. 250 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- climate-environment-UN-pandemic-recovery PARIS The world is missing a once-in-a-generation chance to rebuild a sustainable post-pandemic future, the United Nations says in an assessment showing less than 20 percent of recovery finance can be considered "green". 550 words moved by Patrick Galey and Amelie Bottolier-Depois climate-UN-COP26-BCG,FOCUS PARIS Britain's decision to award the Boston Consulting Group a £1-million contract to help organise the UN's COP26 climate summit poses a "potential conflict of interest" due to its ties to fossil fuel companies, environmental groups have told AFP. 750 words moved by Patrick Galey afp
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