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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Netanyahu leads in vote but gridlock ahead + AstraZeneca stands by Covid vaccine + Ship blocks Suez Canal after 'gust of wind' + Myanmar frees 600 coup detainees + Deadly spider plague warning in Australia Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israelis wake to find that after their fourth election in two years, there is still no clear indication of whether the next government will be led by veteran premier Benjamin Netanyahu or his bitter rivals. 700 words 1000 GMT by Stephen Weizman. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON AstraZeneca says it is standing by its coronavirus vaccine after a US agency raised concerns about trial results that showed the shot to be highly effective in preventing Covid-19. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Egypt-shipping-Suez,WRAP CAIRO A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after a gust of wind blew it off course, the vessel's operator says, bringing marine traffic to a halt along one of the world's busiest trade routes. 600 words 1000 GMT. Graphic. Picture Also moved: Egypt-Suez-Canal,FACTS Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar frees more than 600 coup detainees, including an Associated Press photographer arrested while covering rallies, following fresh outrage over brutal crackdowns on protesters. 700 words moved. Picture. File picture Australia-flood-weather-spiders SYDNEY A "plague" of the world's most venomous spiders could swarm Sydney after torrential rain and flooding, wildlife experts say, warning the deadly arachnids could seek refuge in homes as they escape the deluge. 250 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-EU-trade BRUSSELS The European Commission tightens its export guidelines to give itself the means to prevent what it sees as an unfair one-way flow of vaccines to countries like Britain. 600 words 1200 GMT by Dave Clark Health-virus-China-HongKong-Macau-vaccine,3rdlead HONG KONG Hong Kong suspends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine after being informed some vials from a recent batch had "defective caps" -- although authorities say none of the problematic containers were used on residents. 600 words moved by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. File picture Health-virus-India-vaccine NEW DELHI One year after imposing the world's biggest pandemic lockdown, India is scrambling to vaccinate its 1.3 billion population against the coronavirus as a new surge in cases threatens to derail efforts to get the pandemic under control. 700 words moved by Glenda Kwek and Atish Patel. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-AstraZeneca-vaccine,POINTS WASHINGTON The United States was among the biggest backers of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, but a series of blunders by the company eroded American authorities' confidence and have delayed rollout in the world's hardest-hit country. 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- SPOTLIGHT -- Poland-history-WWII-Jews-Holocaust,FOCUS WARSAW Ewa Bazan, an archivist at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, compares her work on newly-accessible records to piecing together a "puzzle" that is revealing new names and stories of the Nazi death camp's inmates. 650 words moved by Bernard Osser. Picture Taiwan-China-politics-farms-trade-pineapple,FOCUS PINGTUNG, Taiwan A Chinese ban on pineapple imports from Taiwan has sparked a flood of patriotic buying of the fruit and forced restaurants to come up with inventive new menu choices but it has also left many questioning Taipei's overwhelming economic reliance on its giant neighbour. 750 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video Nigeria-transport-China-rail-politics,FOCUS IBADAN, Nigeria The train travels at a stately speed, taking more than two and a half hours to traverse little more than 150 kilometres (90 miles) of countryside in southern Nigeria. But the fledgling service is developing a fanclub among travellers exhausted by the country's notoriously choked, chaotic and dangerous roads. 750 words 1100 GMT by Joel Olatunde Agoi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-unrest-massacre-Tigray,WRAP NAIROBI The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says Eritrean soldiers killed over 100 civilians in a November massacre in war-torn Tigray that may amount to crimes against humanity. 600 words 1100 GMT by Nick Perry. File picture -- ASIA -- Australia-flood-weather,WRAP WINDSOR, Australia Rescue teams race emergency supplies to flood-hit Australians, as trapped residents wait for still-swollen rivers to ebb, so the long, hard clean-up from the "Big Wet" can begin. 700 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Video. Photo. Graphic US-NKorea-SKorea-defence,WRAP WASHINGTON North Korea fires two short-range missiles days after a visit to the region by top US envoys, but President Joe Biden dismisses suggestions it was a provocation. 700 words moved by Paul Handley, with Kang Jin-kyu in Seoul. File picture -- EUROPE -- Spain-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP MADRID Two former Spanish prime ministers will testify as witnesses Wednesday in the trial of a former treasurer of the right-wing Popular Party accused of operating a slush fund. 500 words 1200 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. File picture Russia-exhibit-probe MOSCOW Russian investigators say they will probe an exhibition in Moscow that displays corpses as artworks, after complaints that it could insult religious believers. 250 words moved Latvia-aviation-military-museum,VIDEOESSAY RIGA An 82-year-old former Soviet flight engineer who turned his collection of dozens of aircraft built up over half a century into a private museum in Latvia is facing closure. 400 words 1100 GMT by Imants Liepinsh. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A jury is seated for the high-profile trial of the white police officer facing murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose last breaths were captured on video. 600 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture. Graphic. Video US-politics-media,FOCUS NEW YORK Tensions have cooled between the news media and the White House after four tumultuous years -- potentially bad news for outlets struggling with a long downtrend in the industry. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain, with Rob Lever in Washington Peru-politics-vote,INTERVIEW LIMA Despite facing a potential 30-year prison sentence for corruption, Keiko Fujimori is determined to follow in her father's footsteps and claim Peru's presidency at the third attempt. 550 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- US-internet-politics-Facebook-Twitter-Google,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO The heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify before Congress Thursday on disinformation, following a tense US election, Capitol attack and rise of a new administration seemingly intent on doing battle with Big Tech. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-economy-politics-taxation-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signals President Joe Biden is willing to hike corporate taxes to pay for his administration's priorities, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplays inflation fears. 550 words moved by Chris Stein Russia-market-environment-paper-Europe,FOCUS VOLOGDA, Russia In a dense forest northeast of Moscow, logging machines cut down rows of trees as Russia taps foreign demand for its wood as part of efforts to reduce its dependence on oil exports. 650 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE -- Science-palaeontology-kangaroo-Australia PARIS Even more remarkable than the nearly perfect fossils of 40-kilo kangaroos which mysteriously evolved to climb trees was where they were found: the famously barren Nullarbor Plain -- as in "Null" for none, "arbor" for tree -- of southwestern Australia. 550 words 1030 GMT by Marlowe Hood. Picture -- HEALTH -- Health-virus-pandemic-TB PARIS In the year since Covid-19 flipped the world on its head, diagnosis and treatment of another serious lung disease -- tuberculosis -- has plummeted, leaving experts fearful that progress in tackling that pandemic will be lost. 700 words moved by Patrick Galey -- PEOPLE AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-royals-Harry-US-health SAN FRANCISCO Britain's Prince Harry adds to his growing portfolio of post-royal jobs, becoming chief "impact officer" at a San Francisco startup that bills itself as the global leader in mobile-based coaching, counseling and mentorship. 450 words moved Entertainment-US-film-television-Segal,OBIT WASHINGTON US actor George Segal, whose long film and television career spanned from the 1960s to the present day, has died at age 87. 400 words moved Entertainment-Russia-Eurovision-politics-Manizha,PROFILE MOSCOW Russia's unlikely entry to Eurovision song contest, sung by a refugee and feminist activist, was making headlines even before a controversy with conservative groups kicked off. 600 words 1100 GMT by Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Moto-Prix-2021-season-five PARIS The 2021 MotoGP season sparks into life in Qatar on Sunday. AFP Sport looks at five talking points ahead of the curtain-raiser at the Losail International circuit. 700 words moved Fbl-ENG-Euro-2020-WC-2022 LONDON Three World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland over the next week provide England manager Gareth Southgate with his final chance to experiment before he names his squad for the delayed Euro 2020. 650 words moved ESports-KOR-SKorea-technology-game-business,FOCUS SEOUL A Nike-sponsored gym, support staff including nutritionists, and English language classes are all part of the set-up at T1, one of the world's top eSports organisations, where around 70 gamers are looking to emulate its highest-profile member, League of Legends giant Faker. 750 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Video afp
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