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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Contact: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Variant Covid strains prompt border restrictions + Protesters in France rally again against security bill + After coup fears, Myanmar military vows to respect constitution + Israel finds traces of dye dating back to era of King David Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Several countries tighten their borders against a surge in variant strains of the deadly coronavirus as the United States orders travellers to wear masks on most public transport. 750 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-vaccine-AstraZeneca,FOCUS France-demonstration,lead PARIS Protesters turn out again in dozens of French cities to protest a security bill they say will restrict the filming -- and posting to social media -- of images of police brutality. 500 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Carole Buirado and AFP bureaus. Myanmar-politics-army,2ndlead YANGON Myanmar's military vows to abide by the country's constitution, in an apparent backtracking after its commander-in-chief spurred fears of a coup when he suggested the charter could be repealed. 500 words moved Israel-archaeology JERUSALEM Israeli researchers find scraps of fabric colored with a purple dye dating from the eras of King David and King Solomon in the south of the country. 370 words moved. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-NIreland-vaccines,lead LONDON Britain expects its contractual arrangements on coronavirus vaccines to be honoured following disagreements with the EU over supplies of the shot, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says. 550 words moved by Callum Paton. File Picture -- EUROPE -- France-environment-trade-Amazon-protest,2ndlead Fournes,FRANCE Anti-capitalist and environmental protesters rally in several French towns against Amazon, including at one site where the US e-commerce giant plans to build a big warehouse. 500 words 1930 GMT by Isabelle Ligner. Picture. Belgium-heritage-architecture,VIDEOESSAY BRUSSELS An emblematic Art Nouveau mansion designed by Belgian architect Victor Horta has opened its doors to the public in Brussels, revealing a long hidden jewel of the city's Belle Epoque glory. 500 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video US-racism-Nobel-peace-Norway PARIS Black Lives Matter, a movement which became a rallying cry after the killing by US police of an unarmed black man, has been proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian MP says. 250 words moved. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-WHO,2ndlead WUHAN, China A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of the coronavirus tours a propaganda exhibition celebrating China's recovery from the pandemic in Wuhan, after a meeting at the hospital that treated the first confirmed Covid-19 cases over a year ago. 550 words moved by Hector Retamal and Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video. Live Video. India-agriculture-protests-security NEW DELHI Indian police tighten security around camps where farmers have been protesting against new agricultural reform laws, as thousands more arrive to join the campaign. 300 words moved. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-music-Sundance,FOCUS LOS ANGELES What do Mike Myers, Neil Gaiman, Duran Duran and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have in common? They are all mega-fans of the cult, oddball, if-you-know-you-know band Sparks, according to a new documentary from Edgar Wright which premieres at the Sundance festival Saturday. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture Entertainment-US-film-virus-Sundance,WRAP LOS ANGELES A virus horror film and a last-day-on-Earth comedy -- both entirely devised, shot and edited during the pandemic -- bring an apocalyptic flavor to the Sundance film festival, which has moved online due to Covid. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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