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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU faces new AstraZeneca jab shortfall + Three killed in fresh Myanmar protests + Bolivia ex-president arrested in 'coup' probe + Man City aim step closer to title Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The European Union faces more shortfalls in its coronavirus jab programme after Anglo/Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca warns production problems and export restrictions would reduce planned deliveries of its vaccine. 800 words moved by James Pheby with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON At least three people are killed when demonstrators take to the streets again across Myanmar, after a deadly overnight crackdown as hundreds defy a curfew to hold vigils in honour of those killed since the military seized power. 800 words 1600 GMT. Photo. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-India Myanmar-politics-military-press Myanmar-politics-military-US-refugee,2ndlead Bolivia-politics-prosecution,WRAP BOLIVIA Bolivia's former interim president Jeanine Anez is arrested on terrorism and sedition charges over what the leftist government says was a coup attempt in the fall of her predecessor and political rival, Evo Morales. 750 words 1600 GMT by Jose Arturo Cardenas Also moving: Bolivia-politics-prosecution-Anez,PROFILE Fbl-ENG-Pr LONDON Chelsea aim to cement their place in the top four against old rival Leeds, while Manchester City can move a step closer to the Premier League title when the runaway leaders face Fulham. 500 words at 1430 by Steve Griffiths. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-arrest,WRAP MOSCOW Russian police arrest around 200 opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a Moscow conference as authorities tighten the screws on Kremlin critics ahead of parliamentary elections. 600 words 1530 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Britain-Scotland-crime-guns-Dunblane,FOCUS Dunblane, SCOTLAND People in the Scottish town of Dunblane mark the 25th anniversary of Britain's worst mass shooting, which led to the introduction of some of the world's toughest gun laws. 750 words 1600 GMT by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-Scotland-crime-guns-Dunblane,INTERVIEW Britain-China-HongKong-politics,2ndLEAD LONDON China is no longer compliant with Hong Kong's joint declaration after Beijing announced sweeping changes to the region's electoral system, Britain says Saturday. 500 words moved by James Pheby Kazakhstan-aviation-crash,WRAP ALMATY Four people die and two more are injured after a military plane crashes while trying to land in Kazakhstan's largest city Almaty, the latest fatal accident to hit the ex-Soviet country's aviation industry. 400 words 1500 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Jordan,2ndlead SALT, Jordan At least seven Covid-19 patients die when a Jordanian hospital runs out of oxygen, triggering an outcry in the kingdom and forcing the health minister to resign. 550 words 1530 GMT. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Grammys-Nigeria-music-BurnaBoy,PROFILE LAGOS Already an Afrobeat superstar and a leading voice of his country's recent youth protests, Nigeria's Burna Boy is now hoping to add a Grammy to his growing list of accomplishments. 700 words moved by Caleb Okereke. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Cuomo,WRAP NEW YORK New York's embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will not step down despite calls to do so by heavyweights within his Democratic Party, as he faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate touching. 600 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. File picture -- ASIA -- SriLanka-rights-justice-Rajapaksa,lead COLOMBO Sri Lanka announces using a controversial anti-terror law to deal with religious extremism and gives itself sweeping powers to detain suspects for up to two years for "deradicalisation". 450 words moved. Afghanistan-unrest-conflict HERAT, Afghanistan A powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan kills at least eight people and wounds dozens more, authorities say, as the United Nations condemns attacks on civilians in the country. 400 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Malaysia-lifestyle-gardening KUALA LUMPUR Learning to tell your elephant ears from your flamingo flowers has become the latest virus lockdown escape in Malaysia, where houseplants are very much in season. 350 words moved by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-vaccines NEW DELHI India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca shot next week although no cases of blood clots have been reported so far, an official tells AFP. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- RugbyU-6Nations ROME Grand-Slam chasing Wales are in Rome to take on perennial Six Nations strugglers Italy with France then emerging from a coronavirus scare to tackle old foes England at Twickenham 600 words at 1600 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-arts-festival-health-virus,PHOTOESSAY PALM SPRINGS, California The giant, white letters standing astride a California mountainscape look a lot like the Hollywood sign, but their message could hardly be more different -- this is "INDIAN LAND." The monumental work is part of Desert X, one of the first large-scale art festivals to reopen in the pandemic. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-SAfrica-television-Noah,PROFILE NEW YORK Trevor Noah, once the relative unknown who took over for Jon Stewart at "The Daily Show," is set to host the Grammys as one of the biggest names in comedy. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture afp
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