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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar security forces search protest district + UK royal family under pressure after racism claim + European Parliament waives immunity of Catalan MEPs + China launches virus passports + Fukushima struggles to rebuild a decade after nuclear disaster Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON People barricaded in a Yangon neighbourhood overnight say that security forces searched their homes room by room for anti-coup protesters, targeting apartments flying the flag of Aung San Suu Kyi's party. 750 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON The British royal family comes under pressure to respond to explosive claims of racism by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, plunging the monarchy into a crisis not seen since his late mother Diana's revelations more than 25 years ago. 750 words 1100 GMT by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video. Graphic EU-parliament-Spain-Catalonia-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Parliament lifts the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two allies wanted by Spain following Catalonia's independence attempt in 2017. 500 words 1000 GMT by Aldo Gamboa Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China launches a health certificate programme for Chinese international travellers, with the US and Britain among other countries also considering so-called virus passports, as a row flares over Russia's Sputnik vaccine. 800 words 1200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-communities,FOCUS NAMIE, Japan Masakazu Daibo has reopened his family's eel restaurant in part of Japan's Fukushima region declared a no-go zone after the 2011 nuclear disaster, but so far he has barely a single neighbour. 1,050 words moved by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Graphic -- Please see our special advisory on the 10th anniversary of the Japanese tsunami -- -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-assault-unrest-conflict,FOCUS MEKELE, Ethiopia It was "like they were fetching water," 40-year-old Tirhas recalls. Once a day, she says, Ethiopian soldiers would line up outside her cell in a military camp, sometimes as many as 10 men waiting their turn to rape her. 1,000 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video. Picture Afghanistan-religion-history-Taliban-Buddha-anniversary,FOCUS BAMIYAN Afghanistan's giant Buddhas stood watch over the picturesque Bamiyan valley for centuries, surviving Mongol invasions and the harsh environment until the Taliban arrived with an apocalyptic worldview that paid little mind to one of the great wonders of antiquity. 700 words moved by Usman Sharifi. Video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-economy-poverty MILAN Eyes on the ground, they queue in silence for a food parcel outside Milan's Pane Quotidiano charity. Since coronavirus swept across Italy a year ago, the line has grown and grown. 600 words moved by Brigitte Hagemann. Video. Picture Health-virus-Czech-internet,FOCUS PRAGUE As the Czech Republic struggles to cope with the world's highest coronavirus infection rate, a tidal wave of disinformation and a bungled government response are hampering vaccination efforts. 800 words moved by Ladka Mortkowitz. File picture -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-vote-politics,ADVANCER THE HAGUE Dutch voters head to the polls next week in the first major test of a European government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte on course to win a fourth term in office. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video Also moved: Netherlands-politics-vote-Klaver,INTERVIEW Netherlands-politics-vote-Wilders,INTERVIEW Netherlands-politics-vote-Rutte,PROFILE -- MIDDLE EAST -- Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict-heritage,FOCUS PALMYRA, Syria A decade of war has not only destroyed Syria's present and poisoned its future, it has damaged beyond repair some of its fabled past. 1,300 words moved by Maher al-Mounes with Jean-Marc Mojon in Beirut. Picture. Video Also moved: Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict-Assad,FOCUS Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict-opposition,FACTS Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict-Kurds,Q&A Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict-anniversary,FACT -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-mining-music,VIDEOESSAY LUBUMBASHI,DR Congo The cone-shaped slag heap at the southeastern Congolese city of Lubumbashi is a mighty symbol of the time when copper was king. 350 words moved by Samir Tounsi. Picture. Video Lifestyle-SAfrica-fashion-sneakers,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Queueing outside an upmarket Johannesburg clothing store, young fashion lovers hope to lay their hands on the latest sneakers to come out of the United States. 700 words moved by Michelle Gumede. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-politics-court-corruption-Lula,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO A Brazilian Supreme Court justice overturns the graft convictions against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, clearing the way for the left-wing leader to run in the 2022 presidential election. 650 words moved by Valeria Pacheco. File picture Also moved: Brazil-politics-court-corruption-Lula,CHRONO US-racism-police-trial,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Jury selection is delayed in the trial of the white policeman charged with killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death sparked mass protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the US and around the world. 800 words moved by Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,INTERVIEW US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,PROFILE US-racism-police-trial-Chauvin,PROFILE US-Venezuela-crisis-politics-migration,3rdlead WASHINGTON The United States will allow potentially tens of thousands of Venezuelans to seek refuge, in a significant policy shift from the former Trump era, officials say. 650 words moved Afghanistan-conflict-US-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is testing whether he can bring sweeping changes in Afghanistan, including a potential government involving the Taliban, in a high-risk strategy as he weighs whether to honor a May deadline to end America's longest war. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon Mexico-crime-politics,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexico is reeling from a surge in political violence ahead of upcoming elections, with dozens of politicians murdered at the hands of criminal gangs vying for influence. 550 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-religion-nun YANGON Kneeling before them in the dust of her Myanmar home city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begs a group of heavily armed police officers to spare "the children" and take her life instead. 650 words 1000 GMT. Picture Pakistan-Yousafzai-television-Apple ISLAMABAD Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt, signs a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce dramas and documentaries that focus on women and children. 350 words moved HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Loyalty to China's Communist Party will be key to deciding if a Hong Konger is a "patriot", a senior Chinese official says, as Beijing draws up new laws to vet the finance hub's politicians. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Live video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-Jordan-forests-climate,FOCUS KUFRANJAH, Jordan On a bare hill in Jordan's verdant Ajloun region, dozens of people plant saplings as part of a reforestation effort that aims to reach 10 million trees in 10 years. 540 words 1200 GMT by Mussa Hattar. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-Jiangsu-fans,FOCUS SHANGHAI Fans of Chinese football champions Jiangsu FC say police have warned them not to protest or "make trouble" after the club's abrupt financial collapse, describing themselves as angry, heartbroken and powerless. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture Oly-2020-2021-Japan-torch-health-virus TOKYO The starting ceremony for this month's Olympic torch relay will likely be held without spectators, a Japanese newspaper reports, but fans will still be able to line the route. 250 words moved afp
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