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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Saudi prince approved Khashoggi murder: US report + Nigeria gunmen kidnap over 300 students + Ex-US Olympics coach kills himself after abuse charges + Eritrean troops behind Ethiopia massacre: Amnesty + Turkmen leader fetes favourite dog with state holiday US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden declassifies a report that finds that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and announces measures to punish perpetrators. 800 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon. File Picture Moved: US-Saudi-politics-rights-Khashoggi,PROFILE US-Saudi-politics-rights-prince,PROFILE Saudi-politics-Khashoggi-Turkey-US,CHRONO Nigeria-unrest-kidnap-school,WRAP KANO, Nigeria More than 300 students are kidnapped at a girls' school in northwestern Nigeria, the latest in a string of shocking mass abductions. 700 words moved by Aminu Abubakar. Graphic. Video. File picture US-Oly-gymnastics-justice,WRAP LOS ANGELES Former US Olympics women's gymnastics coach John Geddert dies by suicide, his body found hours after he was charged with human trafficking and abuse of athletes in his care, Michigan's attorney general said. 750 words moved by Rebecca Bryan. File picture Eritrea-Ethiopia-unrest-rights,WRAP NAIROBI Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre in a likely crime against humanity, according to Amnesty International. 700 words moved by Fran Blandy. Video Turkmenistan-politics-animal ASHGABAT Turkmenistan's authoritarian ruler recognises a national dog breed with a state holiday, government media reports, elevating the canine to the same status as the gas-rich country's beloved horses. 400 words moved. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Colombia-agriculture-environment-bees,FOCUS ARMENIA, Colombia the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms. Urrego has no proof, but he suspects pesticides which have been fuelling a commercial avocado boom. 800 words 2000 GMT by Juan Sebastian Serrano. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-politics,SCENE MEKELE, Ethiopia In the regional capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents glare with hatred at the Kalashnikov-toting federal forces who have taken over the city, where schools are now camps for those displaced by conflict and children nurse shrapnel wounds in hospitals. 1,000 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Also moved: Eritrea-Ethiopia-unrest-rights,WRAP Japan-lifestyle-tech-robots-health-virus,FOCUS TOKYO Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her singing companion Charlie, one of a new generation of cute and clever Japanese robots whose sales are booming in the pandemic. 700 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Some of the world's most powerful countries issue a rare unified call for better vaccine access for poorer nations, as inoculation campaigns strengthen and governments cautiously envision a post-Covid future. 800 words 2000 GMT by Philippe Rater with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-vaccine-J&J WASHINGTON A US panel of independent experts meets to discuss whether to grant Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 shot emergency approval, likely paving the way for a third vaccine to start shipping in the world's hardest-hit country. 650 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed Also moved: Health-virus-SriLanka-Pakistan-Islam-burial-pandemic Health-virus-US-first-death,INTERVIEW -- AMERICAS -- US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence-diplomacy,Q&A WASHINGTON The explosive US finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi promises fresh turbulence between the allies, although some doubt Washington can sever ties with the kingdom's de facto ruler. 800 words 2030 GMT by Shaun Tandon and Francesco Fontemaggi US-Mexico-Canada-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes his international debut in an unusual setup befitting extraordinary times - with virtual "trips" a short walk from his office. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. Video. US-politics-Republicans-Trump-CPAC,FOCUS WASHINGTON Brace yourself for Donald Trump 2.0, America. The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed billionaire can win again in 2024. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture ElSalvador-vote-politics,ADVANCER SAN SALVADOR El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, accused of authoritarianism by detractors, stands to win an absolute majority in parliament in elections for which his party is polling strongly. 550 words 1930 GMT by Marco Sibaja and Carlos Mario Marquez. File picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-DRCongo-UN-diplomacy-conflict ROME The Italian ambassador killed in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo while travelling on a UN convoy was "betrayed" by someone close to the family, his widow says in an interview. 500 words moved. Picture Russia-politics-Navalny-prison,2ndlead MOSCOW Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a penal colony where he will serve out his jail sentence, the head of Russia's prison service says. 450 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Also moved: Russia-politics-Navalny-prison,CHRONO -- MIDEAST -- Yemen-conflict-Marib,WRAP ABU DHABI More than 60 fighters are killed in clashes in Yemen between Iran-backed Huthi rebels and government forces in the strategic northern province of Marib, government sources say. 400 words moved by Fawaz Al Haidari with Shatha Yaish in Dubai Syria-conflict-US,WRAP BEIRUT Syria condemns a deadly US air strike on Iran-backed militias in its far east as a bad omen from the administration of new US President Joe Biden. 800 words 2030 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with Paul Handley in Washington. File Picture. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Gambia-rights,FOCUS BANJUL Witnesses in The Gambia come forward to offer testimony about the massacre of some 50 migrants in 2005, one of the most notorious atrocities that occurred under ex-president Yahya Jammeh. 550 words moved by Emil Touray. File picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's envoy to the United Nations urges for the "strongest possible action" to end the military's rule, an appeal that comes as riot police violently disperse protesters in three major cities. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-civilservice,FOCUS -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- G20-economy-world-health-virus-US MILAN The G20 looks closer to an agreement on a global digital tax after a change of heart from the United States removes a key stumbling block in the discussions. 700 words moved by Brigitte Hagemann and Alvise Armellini. File Picture Germany-France-luxury-footwear-Birkenstock,WRAP BERLIN Germany's unabashedly frumpy but comfortable flat sandal maker Birkenstock steps into the luxury league, with an LVMH-backed company and the French group's billionaire owner snapping up the iconic brand. 600 words moved by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- Japan-entertainment-Pokemon-games,FOCUS TOKYO Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020. 700 words moved by Katie Forster and Mathias Cena. Picture. File video afp
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