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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Tiger Woods 'recovering' after car crash + Ghana gets world's first Covax vaccine doses + German court convicts Syrian in landmark 'torture' trial + Intel failures flagged over US Capitol riot + Chinese court orders man to pay ex-wife for housework Golf-USPGA-Woods-accident,WRAP LOS ANGELES US golf legend Tiger Woods is recovering in a hospital after surgery for serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash that law enforcement officials said he was lucky to survive. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Golf-USPGA-Woods,PROFILE Golf-USPGA-Woods,REAX Golf-USPGA-Woods,FACTS Health-virus-vaccines-Covax-Ghana ACCRA Ghana receives the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free, as the world races to contain the pandemic. 650 words 1000 GMT by Kent Mensah. Picture. Graphic Syria-conflict-Germany-trial-warcrimes,WRAP KOBLENZ, Germany A former Syrian intelligence service agent is sentenced to four and a half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity in the first court case over state-sponsored torture by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. 650 words 0930 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video. Live video US-Capitol-unrest-politics-Senate,WRAP WASHINGTON The deadly US Capitol riot on January 6 exposed devastating security and intelligence weaknesses, with military authorities reacting too slowly to calls for National Guard backup against an overwhelming mob, security officials tell Congress. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture China-social-divorce-marriage BEIJING A Chinese man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife almost $8,000 for years of unpaid housework, in a landmark divorce case that has sparked furious debate in China. 350 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Brazil-gender-twins,FOCUS SAO PAULO Growing up as identical twins, Mayla and Sofia always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. 650 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccines-Britain-EU,lead LONDON Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca says its EU supply chains would only be able to deliver half of an expected supply of Covid-19 vaccines to the bloc in the second quarter -- but that it would look to make up the shortfall from elsewhere. 500 words moved -- EUROPE -- Germany-IS-trial,WRAP CELLE, Germany A German court is to hand down its ruling in a case against Abu Walaa, a notorious Iraqi preacher believed to be the Islamic State jihadist group's de facto leader in Germany. 600 words 1100 GMT by Sebastian Bronst. Picture Spain-archaeology-history-Islam-architecture SEVILLE, Spain They had only just begun renovating the bar in Seville when they made a startling discovery: the building housed a perfectly preserved 12th-century hammam, its walls covered with beautiful paintings. 400 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video Entertainment-France-film-celebrity-assault-Depardieu,WRAP PARIS French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in 2018 against an actress in her 20s, a judicial source tells AFP. 500 words moved by Guillaume Daudin and Benjamin Legendre Also moved: Entertainment-France-film-abuse-Depardieu,FACTS Entertainment-France-Depardieu-film-abuse,PROFILE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-children-family,FOCUS LONDON Once a childcare mainstay for many working parents, Britain's au pair system is under threat after Brexit -- piling pressure on families and forcing some mothers to consider quitting their jobs. 600 words moved by Charlotte Durand. Picture Health-virus-Cyprus-politics,FOCUS NICOSIA Thousands of Cypriot protesters have staged large demonstrations in past weeks, angered by months of lockdown, economic woes and a string of corruption scandals, as well as a rare police crackdown. 720 words moved by Paul Raymond. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-conflict-rockets-Iran-US,FOCUS BAGHDAD Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over America's new administration, analysts say. 790 words moved by Maya Gebeily. File Picture Yemen-conflict,FOCUS MARIB, Yemen As the sound of gunshots and explosions grew closer, Mahfouz Ahmed knew to scoop up his children and run again, before getting caught in the line of fire between Yemen's warring sides. 790 words 1100 GMT by Nabil al-Awzari with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Saudi-rights-politics,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul basks outdoors in a desert camp after nearly three years in jail, but like other released detainees, she endures imprisonment in another form - a travel ban. 790 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File Picture -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-budget-health-virus JOHANNESBURG South Africa unveils government spending plans for the 2021 financial year, as the continent's most industrialised economy grapples to recover from coronavirus and a pre-pandemic recession. 450 words moved. File picture Somalia-women-social-rights,VIDEOESSAY MOGADISHU At 19 years old, Asha Mohamed is divorced and drives a taxi in Somalia, defying conventions in one of the world's most conservative and dangerous countries to support her family. 600 words moved by Abdirazak Hussein Farah. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-aviation-Boeing-incident,WRAP NEW YORK US aviation regulators order inspections of all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that broke up on a Boeing 777 passenger plane over Denver at the weekend, directing the tests be carried out before any return to service. 750 words moved by John Biers and Juliette Michel Also moved: US-aviation-investigation-Boeing,LEAD US-Canada-politics-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden declares Canada and the United States best friends, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls the friendship "extraordinary" in a virtual meeting turning the page on the turbulent Donald Trump era. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture. Video Ecuador-prison-riots,WRAP GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador At least 62 inmates die and several are injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities say. 550 words moved by Xavier Letamendi. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-economics-banking,FOCUS YANGON Early-bird customers of a military-owned bank queue up anxiously as dawn light creeps over Yangon, hoping to withdraw the daily limit from their accounts as rumours fan out of a money shortage in post-coup Myanmar. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Markets-debt-bonds-securities,FOCUS PARIS Rising inflation has spooked stocks and pushed up the cost of government borrowing, leading some analysts to wonder whether the long bull run on financial markets might finally be coming to an end. 680 words moved by Juliette Rabat and Ali Bekhtaoui -- SPORT -- Fbl-SCO-Pr-Celtic-Lennon,WRAP GLASGOW Neil Lennon resigns as Celtic manager after a disastrous season for the Glasgow giants, with fierce rivals Rangers on the brink of a first Scottish Premiership title in a decade. 650 words 1030 GMT by Kieran Canning. File picture Health-virus-US-basket-NBA-Knicks,SCENE NEW YORK New York Knicks superfan Anthony Donahue will make an emotional return to Madison Square Garden when the NBA side plays in front of home fans for the first time in almost a year. 450 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video Fbl-Asia-CHN-Jiangsu,FOCUS SHANGHAI China's Super League champions who nearly signed Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale are in disarray and fighting for their future, just three months after winning the domestic title for the first time. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture Virus-health-cricket-India,SCENE AHMEDABAD, India Excited fans in facepaint and Virat Kohli T-shirts gather for the inaugural match at the world's biggest cricket stadium between India and England, in what could be the biggest sporting event since the pandemic with 55,000 tickets on sale. 500 words 1030 GMT by Faisal Kamal. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE -- Dogs-humans-anthropology-genetics PARIS Scientists say they have discovered the oldest remains of a domestic dog in the Americas dating back more than 10,000 years, suggesting the animals accompanied the first waves of human settlers. 500 words 1000 GMT by Patrick Galey. Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-Italy-fashion,WRAP MILAN Fashionistas will have to log on to soak up the glamour at Milan Fashion Week, which remains online a year after the coronavirus first swept into northern Italy. 600 words moved by Brigitte Hagemann with Isabelle Sciamma in Rome. Picture afp
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