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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + France virus restrictions go nationwide + Biden unveils $2 tn infrastructure plan + Kremlin critic Navalny on hunger strike + BBC reporter leaves China after threats + Football: Home has edge even without fans Health-virus,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron announces a nationwide limited lockdown including school closures as the country battles soaring Covid-19 cases, while Brazil ends its deadliest month of the pandemic so far. 800 words 2030 GMT by Daniel Lawler with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-France-Macron,UPDATE Health-virus-France,FOCUS Health-virus-Brazil US-politics-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will unveil a $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at modernizing the United States' crumbling transport network, creating millions of jobs and enabling the country to "out-compete" China. 700 words 2130 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he is launching a hunger strike to demand proper medical treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. 650 words moved by Maxime Popov. File picture China-Ireland-Britain-politics-diplomacy-media,lead BEIJING A senior BBC correspondent says he has left China for Taiwan, after facing legal threats and pressure from authorities over his reporting on Xinjiang rights abuses and the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved Fbl-science-health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON Even with spectators absent during the Covid-19 pandemic, European professional football teams playing at home enjoy a significant edge over visiting teams, a new study shows. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- SPOTLIGHT -- EU-media-Netflix-internet,FOCUS BRUSSELS "Lupin", a French reboot set in postcard Paris, has made Omar Sy a global star and fulfilled a long lost dream for Europeans: the confidence to take on Hollywood. 750 words moved by Alex Pigman. File picture India-culture-sport-athletics,FEATURE JAMBUR, India Rohit Majgul has weathered racism and rejection in India as part of a marginalised community tracing its roots back to Africa -- but he still dreams of bringing sporting glory to his country. 700 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Yemen-conflict ADEN, Yemen War-torn Yemen receives its first shipment of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines, a week after a local committee called for a public health "state of emergency". 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A store clerk says at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin that he regretted accepting the fake $20 bill from George Floyd that led to his arrest and eventual death. 600 words 2100 GMT by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic US-crime-racism-Asian,WRAP NEW YORK New York police charge a suspect in a brutal, videotaped assault of a 65-year-old Asian-American woman that sparked outrage amid a surge of anti-Asian violence in the United States. 550 words 2030 GMT by Peter Hutchison -- AFRICA -- Niger-politics-unrest,WRAP NIAMEY Niger forces have thwarted an "attempted coup", the government says, just two days before the inauguration of newly-elected president Mohamed Bazoum -- an event hailed as a democratic watershed in the country's troubled history. 600 words moved by Boureima Hama. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Niger-politics-unrest,FACTS ICC-ICoast-unrest-Gbagbo,WRAP THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court upholds the acquittal of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges, paving the way for his return home after a decade away. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video Also moved: ICoast-unrest-politics-ICC-Gbagbo,PROFILE Mozambique-unrest-jihadists,WRAP PEMBA, Mozambique More than 5,000 people reach safety outside the northern Mozambican town of Palma a week after it was besieged by jihadists, the UN says, as thousands remain stranded in the area. 800 words moved. Picture CAfrica-conflict-Russia-rights,WRAP GENEVA UN experts express concern over reports of "grave human rights abuses" by Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic, where they have supported the embattled government's military. 600 words moved -- EUROPE -- Italy-Russia-espionage,WRAP ROME Italy expels two Russian officials after an Italian navy captain was caught red-handed by police selling secret documents to the Russians. 650 words moved by Alvise Armellini. Picture Britain-racism-politics,2ndlead LONDON Prejudice persists in Britain but the country is not "institutionally racist", according to a much-anticipated study by a government commission which triggers a fierce outcry from equality campaigners. 700 words moved by Joe Jackson and Jitendra Joshi. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-prisoners,WRAP ZAWIYAH, Libya Authorities in western Libya release 120 fighters from a rival eastern force, the latest move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process aimed at ending years of violence. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in good health despite two months of detention, her legal team says, as the UN Security Council meet to discuss the crisis. 750 words 2100 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-wounded,lead Indonesia-accident-aviation,lead JAKARTA Indonesian investigators find a crashed jet's cockpit voice recorder, which could offer more clues as to why the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into the sea more than two months ago just minutes after takeoff, killing all 62 passengers and crew. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-politics-taxation-Biden,FOCUS NEW YORK President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure spending proposal is brand new, but the package is already drawing condemnation from corporations who face potential tax hikes reversing Trump-era policies. 600 words 2100 GMT by Juliette Michel Egypt-shipping-Suez-transport,FOCUS CAIRO The near week-long shutdown of the Suez Canal threw Egypt under an uncomfortable global spotlight, but experts see limited overall fallout for its commercial shipping reputation. 800 words moved. Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-agriculture-health-climate-economy PARIS Disease-carrying mosquitoes, crop-ravaging rodents, forest-eating insects and even the domestic cat are all "exotic" intruders whose cost to humanity and the environment is vast and growing, according to a sweeping study. 800 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-music-Glastonbury-livestream,lead LONDON The Glastonbury Festival announces a livestreamed concert featuring Coldplay in May at its famous farm site in England, after the pandemic led to the blockbuster event's cancellation for the second consecutive summer. 550 words moved by Callum Paton. File picture. File video Entertainment-celebrity-music-court-health PARIS Britney Spears says she was "embarrassed" and "cried for two weeks" over her portrayal in a recent documentary about her career and mental health problems 250 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-WC-2022-Eur,WRAP PARIS Germany, Italy and England bid to maintain their perfect start to 2022 World Cup qualifying, while defending champions France face a tricky tie away to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain take on Kosovo in a match overshadowed by a diplomatic row. 650 words 2100 GMT by Martyn Wood afp
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