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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.88.52 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kidnapped Nigeria schoolgirls released + Myanmar forces fire on protesters + CO2 emissions bounce back + Ghosn escape aides extradited to Japan + China's billionaires boom Nigeria-kidnapping-conflict-students,WRAP GUSAU, Nigeria All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises 800 words moved. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military, WRAP YANGON At least three protesters were critically injured when authorities fired live rounds at protesters in northwestern Myanmar, medical workers say, as regional powers rebuke the military junta for its deadly use of force to quell dissent. 550 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Climate-energy-coal-renewables-CO2-IEA PARIS Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency says. 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood US-Japan-Ghosn-Lebanon-Nissan-crime,WRAP TOKYO A US father-son pair accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in his audacious escape from Japan arrive in Tokyo after losing their battle against extradition. 600 words 0930 GMT China-economy-wealth-Hurun-billionaires BEIJING More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year as booming stock markets and a flood of new listings offset the ravages of the virus pandemic, according to a global tally. 400 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-US-society-drugs-addiction,FOCUS HOUTZDALE, Pennsylvania Beverly Veres' two sons are addicted to heroin but can't get the help they need, with US health services consumed by the coronavirus pandemic at a time when overdoses are surging. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Italy-Sanremo-music-festival,FOCUS ROME It's been dismissed as immoral, outdated and reality TV kitsch, but the Sanremo Music Festival is also hailed as Italy's national treasure that captures the soul of the country each year. 700 words 0530 GMT by Alexandria Sage. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Africa-research PARIS Just four percent of scientific research published on Covid-19 is relevant to Africa despite the continent containing close to a fifth of humanity, according to a new analysis. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-Japan-China-diplomacy TOKYO Japan has asked China to stop using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of "psychological distress". 300 words moved Health-Virus-Britain-economy-budget,ADVANCER LONDON Britain is expected to keep vast emergency financial support propping up the UK's virus-battered economy when unveiling its annual budget Wednesday, but could also raise tax to fight surging debt. 600 words moved GMT by Ben Perry -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Gorbachev-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW Mikhail Gorbachev, the historic reformer who presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union, marks his 90th birthday in quarantine and like everyone else was "tired" of virus restrictions, his spokesman says. 500 words 1230 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Armenia-politics,FOCUS YEREVAN Anger caught in Mari Hovhannisyan's throat as she demanded Armenia's leadership resign more than three months on from a disastrous war that saw swathes of territory lost to Azerbaijan. 700 words 1000 GMT by Max Delany. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Vatican-pope-Iraq-security,FOCUS BAGHDAD Security threats, the Covid pandemic, war-ravaged infrastructure: Iraqis are facing major challenges as they plan to host Pope Francis later this week. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily with AFP's Iraq team. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-arrest-media,lead NAIROBI Four media workers in Ethiopia's conflict-wracked Tigray region, including a translator working for Agence France-Presse, have been arrested and detained, their families and employers say. 450 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-assault-Cuomo,lead NEW YORK A third woman accuses Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior, just hours after the New York governor formally referred himself for investigation over similar allegations from two former aides. 600 words moved US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States presses Saudi Arabia to take further measures after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Washington faces growing criticism that it did not directly target Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Canada-US-China-extradition-court,WRAP VANCOUVER Chinese Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court to fight a final round against extradition to the United States, her lawyers challenging the crux of the case -- that she allegedly hid business dealings in Iran. 750 words moved by David Ball. Picture US-Mexico-diplomacy-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden tells his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that Mexico's success is crucial to the hemisphere and that he will view the US southern neighbor as an equal. 600 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture US-politics-Trump-2024,FOCUS WASHINGTON Former president Donald Trump is teasing another White House run in 2024 but his candidacy could face a number of obstacles. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-court,WRAP HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists charged with subversion return to court to complete a marathon bail hearing that was adjourned overnight when four defendants were rushed to hospital after hours of legal wrangling. 650 words moved by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Britain-Scotland-whisky-trade-tariff,FOCUS CRIEFF, Scotland It has survived world wars, Prohibition and The Great Depression but this may very well be the toughest time yet for Scotland's oldest whisky maker, the Glenturret Distillery. 700 words moved GMT by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video US-weather-energy-electricity-Texas-Brazos HOUSTON, Texas The largest electricity co-operative in Texas has filed for bankruptcy protection after it received a $2.1 billion bill from the state's grid operator following last month's winter storm that left millions without power. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN,FOCUS SHANGHAI In April 2016, China under "avid fan" President Xi Jinping pledged to make the country a leading football power by 2050. Five years later those ambitions appear more distant than ever. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture -- BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-Turner BERLIN Music legend Tina Turner is the subject of one of the most successful biopics ever made but she tells the makers of a new documentary at the Berlin film festival on her triumph over abuse, racism and misogyny there's much more to her story. 600 words 1200 GMT by Deborah Cole. File picture. Video Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-Bruehl,INTERVIEW BERLIN Actor Daniel Bruehl called on some of his more "humiliating" Hollywood experiences for the black comedy "Next Door", his directorial debut premiering in competition at this week's Berlinale film festival. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture afp
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