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| - Duty Editor: Mike Smith Tel: +33 1 40.41.49.93 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with second charge + Biden seeks support for massive stimulus + US hit by deadly record cold snap + Bitcoin tops $50,000 for first time + Djokovic, Williams advance at Australian Open Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's generals impose a second straight overnight internet shutdown, ignoring international condemnation as they work to grind down a popular uprising against their coup. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-China-politics-military,lead US-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden sidesteps a divided Congress and goes straight to the nation with a televised town hall in Wisconsin to get support for his $1.9 trillion economic rescue package. 550 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-weather,WRAP WASHINGTON A tornado kills at least three people when it rips through the state of North Carolina, while elsewhere much of the US remains in the grips of a record cold snap. 500 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Forex-market-Bitcoin-internet,WRAP LONDON Bitcoin soars above $50,000 for the first time as an increasing number of corporate heavyweights, including electric carmaker Tesla and Wall Street giant BNY Mellon, back the world's most popular virtual currency. 500 words 1530 GMT by Roland Jackson Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Eight-time winner Novak Djokovic smashes his racquet en route to a tense four-set win over Alexander Zverev to reach the Australian Open semi-finals after Serena Williams steps up a gear to thrash Simona Halep and set up a semi-final meeting with Naomi Osaka. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Kenya-agriculture-livestock-climate-locusts,FOCUS MERU, Kenya As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race to find roosting locusts before the sun warms their bodies and sends them on a ravenous flight through farmland. 850 words moved by Fran Blandy. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Kenya-Ethiopia-Somalia-environment-agriculture-locusts,FACTS Iraq-tradition-shopping,FOCUS ARBIL As the sun rises over Arbil's historic bazaar, shopkeepers sweep their stoops and eagerly await the "istiftah" -- the first customer of the day, believed to be a good omen. 750 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE A Dutch court orders the government to lift a nationwide coronavirus curfew that sparked riots in the Netherlands, as frustration mounts against virus measures almost a year into the deadly pandemic. 600 words 1500 GMT by Danny Kemp with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-espionage-diplomacy-health-virus,WRAP SEOUL North Korean hackers tried to break into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in a search for information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology, South Korea's spy agency says, according to reports. 600 words moved Health-virus-Japan-travel-cruise,FOCUS TOKYO David Abel and his wife Sally might have had the cruise from hell last year on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess, but they can't wait to get back to sea. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein. File picture Health-virus-Brazil-vaccines,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO In hard-hit Brazil, hope unleashed by the first Covid-19 shots is giving way to frustration that the government's vaccination campaign is beset by the same chaos that has marked its pandemic response from the start. 600 words 1600 GMT by Louis Genot. File picture -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-unrest-ICC-trial,WRAP THE HAGUE A former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo plead not guilty to war crimes charges as their trial begins at the International Criminal Court. 600 words 1700 GMT by Danny Kemp. Video. File picture Nigeria unrest politics Fulani crime,FOCUS IBADAN, Nigeria The smouldering remains of the market in a southwestern Nigerian city testify to the violence of ethnic clashes that have shocked a local community famed for living in harmony. 750 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi. Picture. Video DRCongo-unrest-UN GENEVA More than 2,000 civilians were killed in three eastern DR Congo provinces in 2020, mostly by armed groups, the United Nations says as it voices alarm over ongoing attacks. 400 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-US-rockets,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq The United Nations warns tensions in Iraq could escalate after a rocket attack on the Kurdish regional capital Arbil kills a foreign contractor for the US military and wounds others. 750 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict,WRAP DUBAI The UN's humanitarian chief says he is "alarmed" as Huthi rebels advance on the Yemen government's last northern stronghold, saying an assault on the city of Marib would endanger millions of civilians. 700 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Picture. Video Saudi-politics-US-diplomacy,FOCUS RIYADH Under a new US glare, Saudi Arabia is rushing to release some political prisoners and make up with regional rivals, attempting to clean up its act as it braces for a policy reset in Washington. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- EUROPE -- Spain-politics-rights-music,WRAP BARCELONA Spanish police storm a university and arrest a rapper who had barricaded himself inside after being sentenced to nine months in jail over tweets attacking the monarchy and accusing police of torture and murder. 650 words 1530 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. File Picture. Video Also moving: Spain-politics-rights-music-Hasel,PROFILE France-politics-Islam-religion,WRAP PARIS The French parliament votes on a bill to battle Islamist extremism, which the state argues is needed to bolster the secular system but critics say breaches religious freedom. 600 words 1730 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video France-politics-Islam-religion-law,Q&A PARIS After months of controversy and 135 hours of parliamentary debate, MPs in France are set to approve a draft law to crack down on "Islamist separatism". AFP examines what is, and what isn't, in the new legislation. 700 words moved by Adam Plowright Russia-politics-Navalny-trial,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian prosecutor calls for Alexei Navalny to face a $13,000 fine in a defamation case, one of a series of legal proceedings the jailed Kremlin critic says are aimed at silencing him. 570 words moved by Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video Sahel-France-unrest-Macron,2ndlead PARIS President Emmanuel Macron pledges no "immediate" reduction in the 5,100 French troops fighting an Islamist insurgency in western Africa, but also sets out his strategy for a far lighter presence over time. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Greece-weather,lead ATHENS Heavy snowfall not seen in over a decade and gale-force winds leave two dead in Greece whilst paralysing road and sea transport, and forcing the state to cancel Covid vaccinations in the capital. 500 words 1600 GMT by Will Vassilopoulos and Helene Colliopoulou. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-opposition-media,lead MINSK Police in Belarus raid the homes and offices of 25 journalists, rights defenders and trade union members on Tuesday, investigators and activists say, as part of a probe into mass protests. 450 words moved Europe-migrants-Germany-crime-trial BERLIN A German soldier will stand trial in May for allegedly plotting to carry out an attack targeting prominent politicians while posing as a Syrian refugee, a court in Frankfurt says. 400 words moved by Hui Min Neo -- ASIA -- Australia-politics-assault,lead SYDNEY A former Australian government staffer says she was raped in a minister's office in parliament and failed by her bosses after coming forward, prompting an apology from the prime minister. 700 words moved Bangladesh-US-religion-court-murder,lead DHAKA Five Islamist extremists are sentenced to death over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American writer and rights activist six years ago. 400 words moved India-accident,lead NEW DELHI Thirty-nine people were killed when a bus plunged into a deep canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials say, with seven others managing to swim to safety. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-investigation,POINTS WASHINGTON Most Republicans in the US Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump in last week's impeachment trial, but the former president's woes are far from over. 700 words moved. File picture -- SPACE EXPLORATION -- US-Mars-space,ADVANCER WASHINGTON After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after negotiating a risky landing that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Video Also moved: US-Mars-space-Ingenuity -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-ENG,WRAP CHENNAI India captain Virat Kohli says his side showed more "grit" and "determination" to close out a crushing 317-run win against England in the second Test and plays down complaints about the difficult pitch. 600 words by Faisal Kamal afp
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