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| - Duty Editor:Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + EU regulator says AstraZeneca vaccine 'safe and effective' + 'Takes one to know one': Putin mocks Biden 'killer' remark + Tanzania mourning president's death after mystery sickness + Atlanta shootings expose fears of Asian-American community + Last call for US TV hit 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE Several countries say they will resume AstraZeneca vaccinations after Europe's medical regulator announces the jab is "safe and effective" and not associated with a higher blood clot risk after days of furore around the shot. 800 words 2100 GMT by Danny Kemp with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Russia-US-diplomacy-politics,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin mocks Joe Biden for calling him a "killer" -- saying "it takes one to know one" -- as ties between Moscow and Washington sink to new lows. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania is plunged into mourning over the sudden death of President John Magufuli, an authoritarian leader and Covid sceptic who leaves behind a divided legacy and a question mark over his fatal illness. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Tanzania-politics-Magufuli,SCENE Tanzania-politics-Hassan,PROFILE Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-timeline, CHRONO Tanzania-politics-death-Magufuli-facts,FACTS US-crime-shooting-Asian-racism,WRAP ATLANTA, Georgia The shooting rampage in Atlanta by a 21-year-old white man that left six women of Asian origin dead lays bare the fears of an Asian-American community already on edge over a spike in hate crimes because of the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 2030 GMT by Cyril Julien. Photo. Graphic. Video Entertainment-US-celebrity-television-Kardashians,FOCUS NEW YORK It's a cultural abyss for some, an addictive melodrama for others, but no matter what "Keeping Up with The Kardashians", which premieres its 20th and final season, succeeded in syncing reality television with social media -- and making the clan a fortune. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Indonesia-religion-discrimination,FOCUS JAKARTA Siti Rohani remembers the day her teenaged daughter came home in tears after being bullied for not wearing a hair-covering hijab at her Indonesian school. 650 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-Florida-Miami,FOCUS MIAMI BEACH, Florida The warm sands of Miami Beach in Florida are again packed with revelers -- a sight that Americans view either as a proof of progress at last against Covid-19, or of a recklessness that could set back the nation's recovery. 700 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture Health-virus-HongKong-China,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong health authorities defend the practice of physically restraining some babies and children in coronavirus isolation wards after criticism over the treatment of families under the city's strict anti-virus measures. 600 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-PNG -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy,WRAP ANCHORAGE US and Chinese diplomats meet in Alaska for their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office, with the world's top two powers set to discuss a laundry list of issues upon which they diverge broadly. 700 words 2030 GMT by Frederic J. Brown, with Francesco Fontemaggi in Washington. Picture. Video US-history-racism-reparations,FOCUS EVANSTON, United States A Chicago suburb is set to become the first city in the United States to offer reparations to its Black residents, with a plan to distribute $10 million over the next decade -- a first step towards answering the longstanding, massive and complex question of what the country owes to African Americans. 850 words moved by Bob Chiarito. Picture -- EUROPE -- Spain-euthanasia-law,WRAP MADRID Spain's parliament votes through a law legalising euthanasia, becoming one of the few nations to allow terminally ill or gravely injured patients to end their own suffering. 700 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video Also moved: Spain-euthanasia-law,FACTS Netherlands-politics,WRAP THE HAGUE Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte eyes coalition partners for a fourth term in office after claiming victory in coronavirus-dominated elections. 600 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Netherlands-politics-parties,FACTS Armenia-politics-vote,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia's embattled Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announces snap polls in a bid to defuse a political crisis that has shaken the country since last year's military defeat to Azerbaijan. 600 words moved by Mariam Harutyunyan. File picture Germany-religion-church-abuse,WRAP BERLIN An independent study into child sex abuse in Germany's Roman Catholic Church reveals hundreds of alleged cases and leads to the resignation of the archbishop of Hamburg. 650 words moved by Isabelle Le Page and Deborah Cole. Picture. Video Also moved: World-religion-church-abuse,FACTS -- MIDEAST -- Yemen-conflict DUBAI The Saudi-led blockade of Yemen must be lifted before a ceasefire agreement can be reached, a Huthi rebel spokesman says amid UN calls for an immediate halt to fighting. 500 words moved Iran-politics-tradition-health-virus,FOCUS TEHERAN Battered by punishing US sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic, Iranians are readying for a gloomy Nowruz, the traditional Persian New Year festival on Saturday. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-vote-farright,FOCUS JERUSALEM Itamar Ben-Gvir has described a Jewish extremist who massacred 29 Palestinians as his "hero", but he could be elected to Israel's parliament next week thanks partly to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 700 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture Also moved: Israel-vote-Judaism,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-royals,WRAP NONGOMA South African politicians, traditional leaders and celebrities bid farewell to Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini, with tributes led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who declared "a huge tree has fallen." 800 words moved by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-SKorea-NKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL North Korea accuses the new US administration of adopting "lunatic theory", ruling out any engagement with Washington unless it changes course, as President Joe Biden's top envoys hold talks in Seoul. 750 words moved by Sylvie Lanteume and Sunghee Hwang Picture. Video Also moved: US-NKorea-diplomacy-nuclear,Q&A Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces fresh corruption charges from the ruling junta that her lawyer says are "groundless" but could ensure she would never return to politics. 850 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Music-technology-telecommunication-culture,lead PARIS Spotify launches a new website addressing questions on how it pays out royalties, but fails to dampen mounting anger from musicians struggling to survive in the streaming era. 550 words 2000 GMT by Eric Randolph afp
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