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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0683 -- TOP STORIES -- + US alarm at Russian build-up on Ukraine border + Britain slams Myanmar over embassy standoff + New AZ setback as nations scramble for vaccines + Japan's Matsuyama among early Masters leaders + Archaeologists unearth lost Egyptian city Ukraine-Russia-conflict,WRAP KIEV The US expresses alarm over Russian militarisation along Ukraine's border calling it the biggest build up since a 2014 conflict as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky travels to the eastern frontline and German Chancellor Angela Merkel asks Moscow to reduce its troops buildup. 750 words 1930 GMT by Olga Shylenko. Picture. Graphic. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP LONDON Britain condemns "bullying" by the Myanmar junta after the country's ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The fallout over the AstraZeneca jab persists with several countries halting its use among younger people, as nations race to secure much-needed vaccines in the face of fresh virus surges. 800 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Golf-Masters,WRAP AUGUSTA, Georgia Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is among the early leaders at the 85th Masters, where lightning-fast greens are wreaking havoc among many of the world's top golfers. 700 words 2100 GMT by Jim Slater. Picture Egypt-archaeology CAIRO Archaeologists hail the discovery of "the largest" ancient city found in Egypt, buried under the sands for millenia, which experts said was one of the most important finds since unearthing Tutankhamun's tomb. 500 words 1930 GMT -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-gender-health-sports,FOCUS WASHINGTON On soccer fields, in locker rooms and even at the doctor's office, the rights of US transgender youths have become a political lightning rod, with dozens of recent bills attempting to dictate their fate in conservative states. 700 words moved by Camille Camdessus. Picture Mexico-softball-gender-indigenous,FOCUS HONDZONOT, Quintana Roo, Mexico Barefoot and resplendent in traditional embroidered garments, women from an indigenous Mayan community in rural Mexico are challenging gender stereotypes and the country's machismo culture on a dusty softball field. 600 words moved by Alejandro Castro. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-vaccines,lead MUMBAI Vaccination centres in parts of India turn people away and large parts of the country reportedly ran low on doses, just as infections rose at their fastest rate since the pandemic began. 650 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN Iran's confirmed Covid infections pass the two-million mark, while the daily caseload sets a new record in what a health official labels a "meteoric" spike. 500 words moved. File picture. Video Health-virus-vaccines-China,FOCUS BEIJING Tickets to tourist attractions, shopping coupons, and report cards naming and shaming stores where staff haven't been vaccinated: China is veering from compulsion to persuasion in its bid to inoculate its population from Covid. 500 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Health-virus-ECHR-justice-Czech,3rdlead STRASBOURG The European Court of Human Rights rules that democratic governments can make vaccinations obligatory, in a landmark judgement rejecting complaints brought by Czech families penalised for refusing compulsory jabs for their children. 650 words moved by Herve Asquib with Stuart Williams in Paris -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-weapons-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden brands US gun violence an "epidemic" and an "international embarrassment" at a White House ceremony to unveil his first attempt at getting the problem under control. 650 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A respiratory doctor testifies that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen and police officer Derek Chauvin's knee was on his neck "more than 90 percent of the time" that he was lying facedown in the street with his hands cuffed behind his back. 700 words 2130 GMT by Joy Powell with Ben Sheppard and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture US-politics-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON Apprehensions of migrants on the US-Mexico border soared 70 percent in March to a 15-year high, posing a growing social and political challenge to the Biden administration. 700 words 1930 GMT by Paul Handley. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-unrest-Brexit,WRAP BELFAST British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish counterpart Micheal Martin call for "calm" in Northern Ireland following days of violence that included a petrol-bomb attack on a moving bus. 750 words moved by Joe Stenson and Paul Faith. Picture. Graphic. Video Turkey-EU-diplomacy,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey and the EU blame each other for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 650 words 1930 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-ICC,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel says it has formally decided not to cooperate with an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation into the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. 500 words moved by Ben Simon. Also moved: Israel-conflict-Palestinians-US-aid,FOCUS US-Palestinians-aid-UN,lead -- AFRICA -- Benin-vote,WRAP SAVE, Benin One person is killed and at least five are wounded by gunfire, local officials and witnesses say, after troops in Benin clear protesters in a flashpoint city days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election. 750 words moved by Camille Malplat with Josue Mehouenou in Cotonou. Picture. Video Mozambique-unrest,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The violent escalation of an insurgency in northern Mozambique last month has whipped up fresh concerns about security in southern Africa, a region that has enjoyed relative stability in recent decades. 700 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture -- ASIA -- Britain-HongKong-China-politics-law,WRAP BEIJING China accuses the UK of sheltering "wanted criminals" after prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said he had been granted political asylum there. 600 words moved. Video Indonesia-ETimor-disaster,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Two Indonesian navy ships packed with aid arrive in a cyclone-ravaged section of the archipelago, as the disaster's death toll rises to nearly 180 people, including dozens killed in neighbouring East Timor. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic China-technology-robots-economy-internet-computers-science NANJING, China It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology. 500 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Qian Ye. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- IMF-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON Warning that the recovery from the pandemic crisis is not yet over, the IMF called on policymakers to continue to spend money to shore up the global economy and ensure no one is left behind. 650 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-health-virus,3rdlead PARIS The French Open is delayed by a week to May 30-June 13 in the hope that heightened Covid-19 restrictions in France will have eased by then to allow the maximum number of fans to attend the Grand Slam tournament. 600 words moved afp
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