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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + 500 million vaccine jabs given globally + Eritrea to withdraw troops from Tigray + West hits back at China in Xinjiang standoff + Egypt train collision kills 32 passengers + France seeks heritage status for baguette Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Health officials have now rolled out more than 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses around the world, but with wide gaps between countries the WHO urges donations to help poorer nations start inoculations. 800 words 2100 GMT by Joseph Boyle with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world-vaccine,FACTS Health-virus-WHO-vaccines-transport Ethiopia-Eritrea-unrest-conflict-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Eritrea will pull its troops out of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says, in a potential breakthrough in a drawn-out conflict that has seen atrocities carried out against civilians. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-unrest,FACTS Ethiopia-Eritrea-conflict-unrest-refugee-UN,lead China-Britain-EU-US-diplomacy-Uyghurs,WRAP WASHINGTON Western powers push back at China in a standoff over Beijing's treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority, as major global brands were pulled into the deepening row. 750 words 2030 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video. Graphic Egypt-accident-rail,WRAP TAHTA, Egypt A collision between two trains kills at least 32 passengers and leaves more than 160 injured in southern Egypt, a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance. 750 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video. Graphic France-food-heritage-history PARIS France chooses the baguette as its candidate for UNESCO intangible cultural heritage status, seeking recognition for that most quintessential of French symbols. 450 words moved by Eric Randolph -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-France-Britain-vaccine-EU,FOCUS PARIS A row over Covid-19 vaccine access escalates, with France accusing Britain of "blackmail" in its dealings with the EU, and Russia and China of misusing vaccines to boost their foreign policy clout. 650 words moved by Jurgen Hecker -- SPOTLIGHT -- SKorea-internet-entertainment-social,FOCUS SEOUL From a converted storeroom on the roof of his mother's Seoul apartment, Kim Min-kyo plays video games for up to 15 hours a day -- and makes a fortune from the thousands of fans watching him. 800 words moved by Daniel De Carteret and Lim Seong-uk. Picture. Video SAfrica-agriculture-avocado-theft,FOCUS TZANEEN, South Africa They call it "green gold": plump protein-rich avocados which South African farmers are selling to the lucrative European market. And just like gold, the high value of the millennials' favourite breakfast attracts thieves. 900 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP CAIRO An attempt to refloat a megaship blocking Egypt's Suez Canal failed, the vessel's managers say, as the crisis forced companies to re-route services from the vital shipping lane around Africa. 750 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video. Videographic. Graphic Also moved: Egypt-shipping-Suez,Q&A Egypt-shipping-Suez-Netherlands-Smit,FACTS Egypt-shipping-Suez-Russia-Arctic,2ndlead Yemen-conflict,WRAP SANAA Thousands of people march through Yemen's capital Sanaa to mark the sixth anniversary of a Saudi-led military intervention against Huthi rebels, as the United Nations renewed calls for a ceasefire. 750 words moved by Mohammed Huwaiss with Aziz El Massassi in Dubai. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-China-climate-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden has invited 40 leaders including counterparts Xi Jinping of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia to a virtual climate summit next month, meant to mark Washington's return to the front lines of the fight against climate change. 600 words 2100 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi US-IT-politics-labor-Amazon,WRAP BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Amazon clashes with lawmakers over its working conditions as progressive Senator Bernie Sanders arrives to support a landmark organizing drive that could lead to the first union on US soil for the massive tech and e-commerce firm. 600 words 2100 GMT by Julie Jammot. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-history-France,WRAP PARIS France bears overwhelming responsibilities over the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and was "blind" to preparations for the massacres, a report by historians says, while adding there was no evidence Paris was complicit in the killings. 800 words 2000 GMT by Lucie Peytermann and Cecile Feuillatre. Picture. Video Also moved: Rwanda-France-genocide-history,CHRONO -- EUROPE -- Turkey-media-rights-Armenia,WRAP ISTANBUL An Istanbul court hands life sentences to two former police chiefs and two top ex-security officers over the gangland-style killing of a top Turkish-Armenian journalist who promoted cross-cultural ties. 550 words moved by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-Britain-EU-diplomacy-Uyghurs,WRAP LONDON Britain accuses China of "gross human rights violations" against the Muslim Uyghur minority after Beijing slaps sanctions on UK lawmakers and lobby groups, widening a rift with Western powers over alleged abuses in Xinjiang. 800 words 2000 GMT by Jitendra Joshi with Beiyi Seow in Beijing. Picture. Video. Graphic Bangladesh-diplomacy-unrest-Modi,WRAP CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh Five supporters of a hardline Islamist group are shot dead in Bangladesh during violent demonstrations across the country against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said. 730 words moved by Shamsuddin Illius. Picture. Video Also moved: Bangladesh-politics-history-rights Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar activists call for major anti-coup protests this weekend as the junta marks Armed Forces Day, after a firebomb attack on deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party headquarters. 800 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Video -- BUSINESS -- US-enterprises-stock-IT-WeWork-lifestyle,WRAP NEW YORK WeWork announces it plans to enter public markets through a merger transaction that raises $1.3 billion, valuing the office-sharing firm at a fraction of the sum discussed in its unsuccessful pre-pandemic effort to go public. 600 words 2100 GMT by John Biers and Rob Lever Germany-automobile-Volkswagen-pollution-damages,WRAP BERLIN German auto giant Volkswagen says it will seek unspecified damages from two former CEOs over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal that has cost it tens of billions of euros. 600 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture -- LIFESTYLE/TECHNOLOGY -- China-art-technology-culture BEIJING Bitcoin-inspired sculpture and nightmarish faces conjured up by artificial intelligence, the global craze for "NFTs" sweeps into Beijing as curators opened one of the world's first exhibitions dedicated to blockchain art. 450 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT -- Russia-conservation-nature-leopard MOSCOW Russian conservationists hail a rare sighting of an Amur leopard mother with three cubs in the Far East as proof of the efficiency of the country's efforts to boost the population of the endangered species. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- RugbyU-6Nations-FRA-SCO PARIS France are 80 minutes away from a first Six Nations title in more than a decade but host a Scotland side aiming to gatecrash the party. 600 words 2130 GMT by Illtud Dafydd. Picture Auto-Prix-BRN,WRAP SAKHIR, Bahrain Max Verstappen tops the times and then tries to play down his early advantage over Lewis Hamilton after practice for this weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. 600 words 2000 GMT. Picture afp
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