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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar regime 'seizes' London embassy + Biden to announce anti-gun violence plans + Northern Ireland battles fresh riots + US resumes Palestinian funding cut by Trump + Turkey blames EU for 'sofagate' scandal Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP LONDON Britain condemns "bullying" by the Myanmar junta after the country's ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 750 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-weapons-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will unveil measures aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable "ghost guns". 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Britain-NIreland-unrest-Brexit,WRAP BELFAST The British and Irish governments condemn a fresh outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland involving petrol bombs, as the region's lawmakers head into emergency talks. 600 words 1230 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video US-Palestinians-aid-UN,lead AMMAN The cash-strapped UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA praises President Joe Biden for resuming US financial support, saying it comes at a "critical moment" amid the Covid pandemic. 500 words moved. Picture Turkey-diplomacy-EU,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey blames the European Union for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting in Ankara with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 450 words 1030 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-vaccines-politics LONDON Britain scrambles to reassure the public over the safety of its vaccine campaign, after experts opted to offer under-30s an alternative to the AstraZeneca Covid jab over clotting concerns. 500 words 1000 GMT by Callum Paton Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FACTS Health-virus-India-vaccines MUMBAI More than 700 million people across India face coronavirus vaccine shortages, local media reports, with the inoculation drive faltering as the country registers another daily record for infections. 650 words 0930 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-vaccines-China,FOCUS BEIJING Tickets to tourist attractions, shopping coupons, and report cards naming and shaming stores where staff haven't been vaccinated: China is veering from compulsion to persuasion in its bid to inoculate its population from Covid. 500 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Health-virus-Venezuela-internet-crowdfunding,FOCUS CARACAS Four family members with Covid-19, zero savings and no relief from Venezuela's collapsed public health system: Gabriela Rodriguez sees no option but to seek help from crowdfunding. 600 words moved Health-virus-Mexico-crime MEXICO CITY Two Mexican men in their 30s managed to get the coronavirus vaccine in the capital by disguising themselves as senior citizens, but were later caught, the authorities say. 150 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-gender-health-sports,FOCUS WASHINGTON On soccer fields, in locker rooms and even at the doctor's office, the rights of US transgender youths have become a political lightning rod, with dozens of recent bills attempting to dictate their fate in conservative states. 700 words moved by Camille Camdessus. Picture. File picture Mexico-softball-gender-indigenous,FOCUS HONDZONOT, Quintana Roo, Mexico Barefoot and resplendent in traditional embroidered garments, women from an indigenous Mayan community in rural Mexico are challenging gender stereotypes and the country's machismo culture on a dusty softball field. 600 words moved by Alejandro Castro. Picture Health-virus-Poland-women-rights,INTERVIEW WARSAW Worried about reports of rising domestic violence during lockdown, Polish teen Krysia Paszko set up a website purporting to be a cosmetics shop that actually offers victims covert help. 600 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-entertainment-music,FOCUS DUBAI Yemen's Huthi rebels, whose austere interpretation of Islam outlaws most forms of music, are increasingly turning to traditional poetry to woo support in a "soft war" against the Saudi-backed government. 750 words moved by Shatha Yaish -- EUROPE -- Ukraine-Russia-conflict-politics,WRAP KIEV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to the country's eastern frontline after a surge in clashes with separatist forces and a spike in tensions with Moscow. 500 words 1000 GMT by Olga Shylenko. Picture. Video France-health-euthanasia,WRAP PARIS A bill to legalise euthanasia goes before a deeply divided French parliament, with right-wingers planning to torpedo any vote with thousands of amendments and the government not taking sides. 650 words 1100 GMT -- ASIA -- Britain-HongKong-China-politics-law,WRAP BEIJING China accuses the UK of sheltering "wanted criminals" after prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said he had been granted political asylum there. 600 words 1030 GMT. Video Indonesia-ETimor-disaster,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Two Indonesian navy ships packed with aid arrive in a cyclone-ravaged section of the archipelago, as the disaster's death toll rises to nearly 180 people, including dozens killed in neighbouring East Timor. 550 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-internet-democracy-protest-Twitter-MilkTeaAlliance HONG KONG Twitter has launched an emoji to spotlight the "#MilkTeaAlliance" online protest movement that has forged links between pro-democracy activists across Asia, the social media giant says. 400 words moved -- AFRICA -- Benin-vote,WRAP SAVE, Benin Benin troops fire tear gas to clear opposition protesters blockading a major road in the central city of Save, days before President Patrice Talon faces an election with little opposition in his bid for a second term. 600 words 1030 GMT by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video Also moved: Benin-vote-politics,FACTFILE Benin-vote-politics,CHRONO Mozambique-unrest,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The violent escalation of an insurgency in northern Mozambique last month has whipped up fresh concerns about security in southern Africa, a region that has enjoyed relative stability in recent decades. 750 words moved by Sofia Christensen -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- UAE-Libya-diplomacy-politics,WRAP ABU DHABI The UAE, which had previously backed war-scarred Libya's eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar, throws its support behind Tripoli's new unity government produced as a result of UN-sponsored peace talks. 400 words 1100 GMT. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans-Gaetz,FOCUS WASHINGTON Firebrand congressman Matt Gaetz was a rising Republican star loyal to Donald Trump but now finds himself in an extraordinary imbroglio: under investigation for sex with a minor, amid claims he faced blackmail over an American missing in Iran. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer accused of murdering George Floyd used inappropriate "deadly force" when kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, an expert tells a court in Minneapolis. 650 words moved by Joy Powell with Ben Sheppard in Washington. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-health-virus,3rdlead PARIS The French Open is delayed by a week to May 30-June 13 in the hope that heightened Covid-19 restrictions in France will have eased by then to allow the maximum number of fans to attend the event. 600 words 1030 GMT. File picture Fbl-Eur-C1-GER-FRA-Bayern-PSG,2ndlead MUNICH, Germany Kylian Mbappe insists Paris Saint-Germain still have it all to do in the return match after he scored twice in a thrilling 3-2 win at holders Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. 550 words moved. Picture -- LIFESTYLE/TECHNOLOGY -- China-technology-robots-economy-internet-computers-science NANJING, China It's whip fast, obeys commands and doesn't leave unpleasant surprises on the floor -- meet the AlphaDog, a robotic response to two of China's burgeoning loves: pets and technology. 500 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Qian Ye. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- SKorea-music-social-internet-Kpop,FOCUS GWACHEON, South Korea The Brave Girls were on the verge of breaking up and abandoning their dreams of K-pop stardom after years of going nowhere until a pseudonymous YouTuber uploaded a compilation of them performing on South Korean army bases -- and saved their careers. 800 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video afp
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