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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Nigeria gunmen kidnap over 300 students + US set to accuse Saudi crown prince of Khashoggi murder + Ex-US Olympics coach kills himself after abuse charges + Eritrea troops behind Ethiopia massacre: Amnesty + Turkmen leader fetes favourite dog with state holiday 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 1500 GMT by Aminu Abubakar. Graphic. Video. File picture US-Saudi-politics-murder-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON The US director of national intelligence is expected to release a damning report that fingers Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal murder and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018. 650 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith 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 last year 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. 390 words moved. File picture. -- SPOTLIGHT -- 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 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 WASHINGTON The United States hails progress in turning around its troubled Covid-19 vaccine rollout, as the European Union says it's on track to meet jab targets and Asia's inoculation drive gains pace. 800 words moved by Ben Sheppard, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: US-economy-politics-health-virus Health-virus-US-vaccine-J&J Health-virus-SriLanka-Pakistan-Islam-burial-pandemic COLOMBO Sri Lanka ends forced cremations of people who died of coronavirus, after visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Colombo to respect the funeral rites of the island's minority Muslims. 300 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Hungary-China-vaccines,SCENE BUDAPEST "We should be happy to get any vaccine," says Laszlo Cservak, a pensioner queueing in Budapest for China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine shot, a day after Hungary became the first EU member to start using it. 750 words moved by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-first-death,INTERVIEW KIRKLAND, Washington This time last year, infectious disease physician Francis Riedo was having what he'd consider a fairly typical Friday -- and didn't suspect his hospital would soon report the United States' first death from Covid-19. 600 words moved by David Albright with Lucie Aubourg in Washington File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-Syria-court-appeal,WRAP LONDON Britain's highest court rejects a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson and Anna Malpas. File picture. Video. File video Armenia-politics-opposition-demonstration,WRAP YEREVAN Several thousand opposition supporters march through the capital of Armenia to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over his handling of last year's war with Azerbaijan which many see as a national humiliation. 600 words 1600 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video Georgia-politics-Ivanishvili,FOCUS TBILSI For government critics in Georgia, the latest political crisis sparked by disputed elections has the hallmark signature of a reclusive billionaire who looms over political life in the ex-Soviet country. 700 words moved by Irakli Metreveli. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-US,WRAP BEIRUT The US military has struck Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria, killing at least 22 fighters according to a war monitor, in what the Pentagon said was a message from the new administration after recent rocket attacks targeting American troops in Iraq. 750 words moved by Bachir El Khoury with Paul Handley in Washington. File Picture. Graphic Health-virus-Israel,FOCUS TEL ARAD, Israel Deep in the Negev desert, Bedouin residents of villages deemed illegal by Israel say more houses have been demolished than people vaccinated, despite the Jewish state's world-beating coronavirus inoculation drive. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Morocco-Spain-economy,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco Moroccans living in a town bordering a Spanish enclave face a bleak future after the frontier was closed to stem coronavirus and a smuggling crackdown destroyed their livelihoods. 650 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. Video -- 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 by Emil Touray 1500 GMT. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- 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 1600 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture US-Mexico-Canada-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes his international debut in an unusual fashion befitting strange times - with virtual "trips" to Mexico and Canada from the safety of his office. 550 words 1700 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. Video. -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Riot police in Myanmar disperse hundreds of anti-coup protesters who have rallied daily in the country's largest city against a junta that toppled civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-civilservice,FOCUS SKorea-Asia-enterprises-charity,FOCUS SEOUL Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes -- a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and charity often begins and ends at home. 800 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- G20-economy-world-health-virus,WRAP MILAN G20 finance ministers and central bankers meet to align plans to relaunch the global economy after the coronavirus pandemic and to limit harm to worst-off nations shut out of the race for vaccines. 700 words 1830 GMT by Brigitte Hagemann with Alvise Armellini in Rome. 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 1500 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video India-economy-GDP,WRAP NEW DELHI India's economy grew 0.4 percent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2020, official data shows, ending its first recession since independence as easing coronavirus restrictions sparked a modest recovery. 550 words 1500 GMT by Aishwarya Kumar -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- Germany-transport-rights-gender,FOCUS BERLIN A man lounges across two seats on a crowded Berlin train, oblivious to his surroundings -- until the two women opposite him suddenly spread their legs, revealing a message on their trousers: "Stop spreading." 550 words moved by David Courbet. Picture. Video France-music-celebrity-anniversary-heritage,FOCUS PARIS Charlotte Gainsbourg didn't used to like discussing her father, the pioneering troubadour Serge Gainsbourg, but as France marks the 30th anniversary of his death, she is finally letting go. 650 words moved by Philippe Grelard. File picture 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 SAfrica-viniculture-food-drink,SCENE HEMEL EN AARDE, South Africa Vineyards in the valley of Hemel en Aarde ('Heaven and Earth' in Afrikaans) are carving out a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour. 650 words moved by Gersende Rambourg. Picture. Video -- CLIMATE -- Climate-environment-UN-emissions,WRAP PARIS Renewed promises to slash greenhouse gas emissions from countries as part of the Paris climate deal are "very far" from what is required to avert catastrophic global warming, the United Nations says. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey -- SPORT -- RugbyU-WC2023,WRAP PARIS New Zealand will dive straight into the deep end when they open their bid for a fourth World Cup title against hosts France in the opening game of the 2023 tournament. 600 words moved by Nicholas McAnally. Video. File Picture Fbl-Eur-C3-draw,WRAP PARIS Manchester United and AC Milan will face off in the last 16 of the Europa League after being paired together in the draw from UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, pitting Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic against his former club. 500 words 1430 GMT. File Picture afp
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