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| - Duty Editor: Mike Smith Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump acquittal exposes Republican divide + Guinea hit by new Ebola 'epidemic' + Strong quake hurts dozens off Japan's Fukushima + New Zealand orders Auckland lockdown + Dutch take to their canals -- on skates US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Two impeachments, two acquittals: Despite failing to convict former president Donald Trump for his role in inciting the January 6 insurrection, the Democrats believe they have won a moral and political victory and laid bare the divisions in the Republican Party as it grapples for a post-Trump identity. 600 words 1630 GMT. Guinea-health-virus-Ebola,WRAP CONAKRY The head of Guinea's health agency says the country has plunged into an Ebola "epidemic situation" with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths. 500 words moved by Philippe Siuberski. File Pictures. Graphics. Japan-quake,WRAP TOKYO A 7.3-magnitude earthquake off Japan's Fukushima injures dozens of people nearly 10 years after the eastern region was hit by a huge quake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown. 600 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-NZealand-pandemic,WRAP WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern orders the country's biggest city Auckland into a snap lockdown for the first time in nearly six months after three coronavirus cases emerge in the community. 500 words moved Netherlands-weather THE HAGUE The Dutch lace up their ice skates to take advantage of the last day of persistent cold, which partially freezes Amsterdam's famous canals for the first time in nearly three years. 350 words 1530 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-economy-politics-minorities-stimulus,FOCUS WASHINGTON For the past 11 months, Reign Free has done everything she can think of to keep her catering company open after the pandemic hit -- a fight shared by many Black-owned businesses across the United States. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-Austria-Czech,FOCUS KIEFERSFELDEN, Germany Germany partially closes its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, drawing a swift rebuke from the European Union. 600 words moved by Pauline Curtet and Marko Cubrilo. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Lebanon BEIRUT Lebanon gives its first Covid-19 vaccine dose to a medical doctor in an inoculation drive it hopes will keep the outbreak in check amid a deepening economic crisis. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-education,FOCUS WASHINGTON Faced with long school closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, many US parents have taken to homeschooling to ensure their children's education continues despite the massive disruptions of the past year. 700 words moved by Cyril Julien UN-virus-diplomacy-vaccines,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS At the initiative of Britain, which boasts of having an effective vaccination program, the UN Security Council on Wednesday will debate the problem of global access to Covid-19 vaccines, raising issues likely to underscore sharp differences between council members. 600 words moved by Philippe Rater -- EUROPE -- Kosovo-politics-vote-WRAP PRISTINA Kosovars vote in an early election that could see a new generation of politicians take the lead after tapping into widespread frustration and fatigue with the political establishment. 700 words 1500 GMT by Ismet Hajdari and Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Also moved: Kosovo-politics-vote,FACTS Kosovo-politics-vote,PROFILE Spain-politics-Catalonia-vote,WRAP BARCELONA Catalonia votes in a close election overshadowed by the pandemic and which Madrid hopes will unseat the region's ruling separatists more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. 600 words 1530 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-future WASHINGTON Trump's acquittal in an unprecedented second impeachment trial raises questions about what's next for the 74-year-old former president, the Republican Party and President Joe Biden. 850 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Jerome Cartillier. File picture US-military-NATO,ADVANCER WASHINGTON US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week will reaffirm Washington's commitment to NATO and reassure allies they will be consulted on decisions, in a bid to turn the page after four years of haranguing and sidelining by former president Donald Trump. 650 words 1500 GMT by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture. US-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-deadline,Q&A WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden ran supporting a return to diplomacy with Iran but made clear he will not be rushed into re-entering a 2015 nuclear deal trashed by Donald Trump. Nonetheless, a series of dates are coming up that will force the new US administration to show its hand. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's new military regime warns the public not to harbour fugitive political activists after issuing arrest warrants for veteran democracy campaigners supporting massive nationwide anti-coup protests. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military-religion,FOCUS YANGON Otherworldly forces are displeased with the generals behind Myanmar's coup, according to the ornately dressed spirit mediums joining street protests to denounce the country's sudden turn back to army rule. 450 words moved. File picture Afghanistan-accident-fire-oil,WRAP KABUL At least 100 oil and gas tankers have been destroyed by fire in a "catastrophe" at Afghanistan's biggest trade crossing with Iran, causing millions of dollars of losses, officials say. 560 words moved. Picture India-glacier-climate-flood TAPOVAN, India Rescuers pull the first bodies from a blocked tunnel at a power complex in a northern Indian valley devastated by a flash flood a week ago, where 161 people remain missing. 300 words moved. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict DUBAI Dozens were killed in overnight clashes in Yemen as Iran-backed Huthi rebels have intensified attacks to seize the government's last northern stronghold. 430 words moved. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-ICC,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories During the 2014 Gaza war, Nevine Barakat lost her husband and saw three of her children wounded in an Israeli bombardment. Now she hopes the International Criminal Court will bring them justice. 800 words moved by Mai Yaghi. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE US Open champion Dominic Thiem becomes the first major men's casualty of the Australian Open, as Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams survive scares to reach the quarter-finals. 550 words moved. Picture RugbyU-6Nations-IRL-FRA DUBLIN Six Nations favourites France take on Ireland in Dublin with Fabien Galthie's side hoping to make it two from two after last week's wide-margin win over Italy. 500 words at 1645 GMT. Picture Ski-world-ITA-men-downhill,WRAP CORTINA D'AMPEZZO Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr won world downhill gold, becoming the first skier in 16 years, and just the third racer, to claim a speed double at the same championships on Cortina d'Ampezzo's testing 2.6km-long Vertigine course. 550 words moved by Luke Phillips. picture Cricket-ENG-IND CHENNAI Inspired by a diehard England fan's 10-month vigil to see his team play in Sri Lanka, a group of expats have travelled across India to become the lone Barmy Army fans singing in support of England in the second Test. 700 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture. Picture. Video afp
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