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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released + US sanctions Russians over Navalny poisoning + Myanmar forces fire on anti-coup protesters + CO2 emissions bounce back + Dr Seuss books pulled over 'racist' images Nigeria-kidnapping-conflict-students,WRAP GUSAU, Nigeria Hundreds of girls seized last week from a boarding school in Nigeria's latest mass abduction are freed, as President Muhammadu Buhari urges the security forces to hunt down their kidnappers. 700 words moved by Aminu Abubakar. Pictures. Graphic US-Russia-EU-diplomacy-dissent,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States imposes sanctions on seven senior Russians as it says its intelligence concluded that Moscow was behind the poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 550 words 1500 GMT by Shaun Tandon Myanmar-politics-military, WRAP YANGON Myanmar security forces fire live rounds and tear gas at protesters again, leaving at least three people critically injured as regional powers rebuke the junta over its deadly crackdown. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Climate-energy-coal-renewables-CO2-IEA PARIS Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency says. 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood US-culture-literature-books-racism NEW YORK The publisher of the bestselling Dr. Seuss children's books announces it is taking six of the titles out of print because of imagery now considered racist. 400 words 1530 GMT -- SPOTLIGHT -- Climate-economy-energy-business,ANALYSIS PARIS The world appears to have finally woken up to the existential threat of global warming, and the drive to fix the problem is accelerating across the board. 1,500 words 1430 GMT by Marlowe Hood Finland-lifestyle-windsurfing-ice-offbeat,PHOTO ESSAY HELSINKI What to do if you are a windsurfing enthusiast in a country where the sea freezes over for months of the year? For a group of Finns, the answer is to kit out sailboards with skates and take to the ice. 450 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-society-drugs-addiction,FOCUS HOUTZDALE, Pennsylvania Beverly Veres' two sons are addicted to heroin but can't get the help they need, with US health services consumed by the coronavirus pandemic at a time when overdoses are surging. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Nigeria-vaccines,2ndlead ABUJA Nearly four million coronavirus jabs arrive in Nigeria, making Africa's most populous nation the latest country to receive vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to provide free inoculations. 450 words 1430 GMT by Louise Dewast Health-virus-Germany-Merkel,3rdlead BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to ease curbs on socialising from next week, a document shows, as Europe's top economy bets on mass rapid testing and the arrival of vaccines to ward off a new virus surge. 650 words 1500 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture Health-virus-Iraq-vaccine BAGHDAD Iraq begins coronavirus vaccinations, inoculating medical staff hours after a military plane brought in 50,000 Sinopharm doses donated by China. 600 words 1500 GMT. Picture Health-virus-vaccines-Covax,lead GENEVA Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia and Bangladesh are each in line to receive more than 10 million free Covid-19 doses through the Covax scheme by the end of May, say the facility's organisers. 550 words 1600 GMT by Robin Millard Health-virus-Britain-charity-education LONDON Children worldwide have lost more than a third of the standard global 190-day school year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Save the Children says following a wide-ranging research review. 500 words moved Health-virus-Japan-China-diplomacy TOKYO Japan has asked China to stop using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of "psychological distress". 300 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Gorbachev-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW Mikhail Gorbachev, the historic reformer who presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union, marks his 90th birthday in quarantine and like everyone else is "tired" of virus restrictions, his spokesman says. 500 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Britain-Ireland-racism-company-leisure,lead LONDON One of Britain's biggest holiday park operators has agreed to corporate changes after it was found to have run a secret blacklist targeting members of the Irish Traveller community, the UK equality commissioner announces. 400 words moved Belarus-politics-trial MINSK A Belarusian journalist and a doctor are handed jail terms for disclosing the medical records of a protester who died after being detained by police during historic rallies in the ex-Soviet country last year. 400 words 1430 GMT Armenia-politics,FOCUS YEREVAN Anger caught in Mari Hovhannisyan's throat as she demanded Armenia's leadership resign more than three months on from a disastrous war that saw swathes of territory lost to Azerbaijan. 700 words moved by Max Delany. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-politics-murder-media,WRAP PARIS Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it filed a criminal case in a German court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for "crimes against humanity" in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 550 words moved by Joseph Schmid. File picture Vatican-pope-Iraq-security,FOCUS BAGHDAD Security threats, the Covid pandemic, war-ravaged infrastructure: Iraqis are facing major challenges as they plan to host Pope Francis later this week. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily with AFP's Iraq team. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-aid-army,WRAP ABUJA Suspected Islamic State jihadists attack the northeastern Nigerian town of Dikwa, in what the UN says is a direct assault on aid facilities that has hit efforts to help nearly 100,000 people in need. 400 words 1500 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-assault-Cuomo,WRAP NEW YORK New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, widely praised for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, fights for his political future after a third woman accuses him of inappropriate behavior. 550 words 1600 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File picture -- ASIA -- US-Japan-Ghosn-Lebanon-Nissan-crime,WRAP TOKYO A US father-son pair accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in his audacious escape from Japan arrive in Tokyo after losing their battle against extradition. 600 words moved HongKong-China-politics-court,WRAP HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists charged with subversion return to court to complete a marathon bail hearing that was adjourned overnight when four defendants were rushed to hospital after hours of legal wrangling. 650 words moved by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Australia-China-politics-discrimination SYDNEY More than a third of Chinese-Australians surveyed reported facing discrimination last year, in a report that points to a souring relationship with Beijing and Covid-19 as driving forces. 400 words moved China-economy-wealth-Hurun-billionaires BEIJING More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year as booming stock markets and a flood of new listings offset the ravages of the virus pandemic, according to a global tally. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Sweden-Volvo-company-China,lead PARIS Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo said Tuesday it will produce only electric vehicles by 2030 and sell them all exclusively online. 500 words moved. File picture World-innovation-patent-China-US-UN GENEVA China, which last year overtook the United States as the world's top filer of international patents, a key measure of technical innovation, increased its lead significantly in 2020, the UN says. 500 words moved by Nina Larson -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-police-Spain,WRAP BARCELONA Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is conditionally released after appearing before a judge investigating last year's "Barcagate" scandal, just days before the Spanish football club holds presidential elections. 650 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video Fbl-Asia-CHN,FOCUS SHANGHAI In April 2016, China under "avid fan" President Xi Jinping pledged to make the country a leading football power by 2050. Five years later those ambitions appear more distant than ever. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Music-streaming-US-Britain-Germany-France,2ndlead PARIS SoundCloud says it will become the first streaming service to direct subscribers' fees only to the artists they listen to, a move welcomed by musicians campaigning for fairer pay. 700 words 1430 GMT by Eric Randolph Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-Turner,lead BERLIN Music legend Tina Turner is the subject of one of the most successful biopics ever made but she tells the makers of a new documentary at the Berlin film festival on her triumph over abuse, racism and misogyny there's much more to her story. 600 words 1730 GMT by Deborah Cole. File picture. Video Entertainment-film-festival-Germany-Bruehl,INTERVIEW BERLIN Actor Daniel Bruehl called on some of his more "humiliating" Hollywood experiences for the black comedy "Next Door", his directorial debut premiering in competition at this week's Berlinale film festival. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture afp
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