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| - Duty Editor: Mike Smith Contact: engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Lockdowns dampen another Easter worldwide + Officer killed in US capitol ramming attack + Taiwan mourns worst rail disaster in decades + Baseball moves game over US state's voting law + Pharaohs rule the streets in Egypt mummy parade Health-virus,WRAP ROME Millions of Christians face another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but there is good news from the hard-hit United States, which crosses the milestone of 100 million vaccinations. 800 words 1800 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-crime-Capitol,WRAP WASHINGTON A US Capitol police officer is killed and a second injured after a vehicle rams through security and crashes into a barrier at the Washington complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress. 850 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Taiwan-train-accident,WRAP HUALIEN, Taiwan Grieving relatives of those who died in Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades hold prayers at the crash site as salvage crews work to remove the tangled mass of wrecked carriages. 700 words moved by Sean Chang with Amber Wang in Taipei. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Taiwan-train-accident,SCENE Baseball-NLM-AllStars-USA-politics,lead NEW YORK Major League Baseball moves its 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta after concerns that a new Georgia state law would negatively impact the ability of Black citizens to vote. 650 words moved Egypt-archaeology-parade,WRAP CAIRO The mummified remains of 22 Egyptian pharaohs, including the most powerful ancient queen, are set to be paraded through the streets of Cairo, in a procession to a new resting place. 700 words 1430 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse. File picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Britain-assault-school-internet,INTERVIEW LONDON The founder of a website that has exposed Britain's "rape culture" through thousands of anonymous testimonies tells AFP she is surprised by the reaction to her campaign and that the next step is stamping out such behaviour, both in the UK and globally. 700 words moved by Anna Malpas. Video. Picture China-Xinjiang-politics-rights,FOCUS BEIJING A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by Hollywood blockbuster "La La Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population. 650 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-entertainment-theater,SCENE NEW YORK Caroline Baron is wearing a big smile and shoes she has not worn in a year as she walks into The Shed, one of the few major venues in America's cultural capital New York to begin hosting live performances again for the first time since March 2020. 500 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Ten of Myanmar's major rebel groups throw their support behind the country's anti-coup movement, fanning fears that a broader conflict could erupt in a country long plagued by fighting between the military and the ethnic armies. 800 words moved. Picture. Video US-NKorea-SKorea-Japan-diplomacy-nuclear,LEAD WASHINGTON The United States, Japan and South Korea show a united front on concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as President Joe Biden completes a review on the way forward. 450 words moved. File picture HongKong-China-politics-election HONG KONG Candidates for public office in Hong Kong will have their entire history vetted, its top justice official says, after China announced a radical overhaul to ensure only "patriots" run the city. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS Police officer Derek Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd was "totally unnecessary," the longest-serving officer in the Minneapolis Police Department testifies. 700 words moved by Kerem Yucel with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Congress-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON With massive investment to create "millions of jobs" hot on the heels of an equally titanic economic stimulus plan, new president Joe Biden is thinking big in his first weeks in office. He has to -- he knows that his narrow window for action may close as soon as 2022. 750 words 1700 GMT by Elodie Cuzin US-racism-trial-police-Floyd-testimony,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The opening week of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, has featured dramatic and emotional testimony. 650 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture -- AFRICA -- ICoast-trial-conflict,FOCUS ABIDJAN Odette Klahon takes the witness stand, her burgundy red wrap a sign of mourning, then recounts the violence a decade ago that left her without her husband, her grandson and her left hand. 650 words moved by Christophe Koffi. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-shipping-Suez-transport,WRAP CAIRO Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said Saturday that a shipping traffic jam caused by a giant container vessel getting stuck on the crucial waterway for almost a week has been cleared. 450 words moved -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr LONDON Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel suffers the first defeat of his reign as struggling West Bromwich Albion takes advantage of Thiago Silva's red card to earn a stunning 5-2 win. 650 words moved by Steve Griffiths. Picture Golf-Masters,PREVIEW AUGUSTA Augusta National is back at its formidable best, ready to welcome the world's top golfers next week for the 85th Masters with lightning-fast greens and blossoming spring flowers. 700 words moved by Jim Slater Golf-Masters-Woods AUGUSTA Severe leg injuries in a February car crash ensured Tiger Woods won't be playing in this year's Masters on the 20th anniversary of his "Tiger Slam" victory at Augusta National. 500 words moved by Jim Slater afp
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