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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Email: Lachlan.Carmichael@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Over 200 million vaccine doses worldwide + At least two killed in Myanmar protests + Russia upholds Navalny jail ruling + Russia detects first H5N8 in humans + Osaka tennis triumph greeted in space Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered worldwide passes 200 million, while wealthy G7 countries ramp up their pledges to support access for the less well-off. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON, Myanmar At least two people are killed in Myanmar's second largest city as security forces open fire with live rounds -- the latest show of force from authorities under a junta regime that has faced two straight weeks of anti-coup demonstrations. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Russia-politics-trial-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW A Moscow court upholds a ruling to jail the Kremlin's most prominent opponent, Alexei Navalny, sealing his first lengthy prison sentence after a decade of legal battles with Russian authorities. 650 words 1600 GMT by Maria Panina and Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-animals,2ndLEAD MOSCOW Russia says its scientists have detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization. 400 words moved tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka-Japan-JPN-reax TOKYO, Japan Japan's celebrations for Naomi Osaka's fourth Grand Slam title go into orbit, with an astronaut tweeting congratulations from the International Space Station. 400 words moved. Picture Also moved: tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka-celebration -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Italy-Codogno,SCENE CODOGNO,Italy Entering the gate of the Codogno cemetery, with its four massive pillars and "Resurrection" written in Latin overhead, the ravages of coronavirus are not immediately apparent. 850 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video US-space-Mars-human-mission,FOCUS WASHINGTON With its impeccable landing, NASA's Perseverance became the fifth rover to reach Mars -- so when can we finally expect the long-held goal of a crewed mission to materialize? 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg. File picture Also moved: US-space-Mars-images -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Moscow announces it has registered its third vaccine against the coronavirus and promised to introduce the jab to the Russian population by March. 300 words moved. Picture Health-virus-EU-Russia-vaccines,Q&A THE HAGUE Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is still waiting for the European Medicines Agency to start the countdown to its launch across the 27-nation bloc. With Moscow and Brussels trading barbs over the length of time the Amsterdam-based regulator is taking, here is what we know. 550 words moved by Danny Kemp Health-virus-Mexico-economy-women,FOCUS MEXICO CITY On the outskirts of Mexico City, a group of women prepare tortillas in a community kitchen that has provided sanctuary from gender violence and the economic fallout of the pandemic. 500 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- US-Germany-Nazi-immigration-justice,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States deports to Germany a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who has been living in America for decades. 500 words 1500 GMT. File Picture Russia-politics-protests-teachers,FOCUS MOSCOW Physics teacher Alexei Alexeyev says he still cannot believe he was fired on the spot after taking part in a rally in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 600 words moved by Romain Colas. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-politics-IAEA,WRAP TEHRAN UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi visits Tehran for talks on the eve of Iran's deadline for US sanctions to be lifted, as President Joe Biden called for "careful diplomacy". 650 words 1700 GMT. File Picture Algeria-politics,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria frees more than 30 pro-democracy activists, including a prominent journalist, in the first releases under presidential pardons issued ahead of the second anniversary of a popular uprising. 750 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah with Salsabil Chellali in Nicosia. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Sudan-Ethiopia-refugee,FOCUS UM RAQUBA, Sudan In remote eastern Sudan, refugee activists are keeping the flame burning for the former rebels who dominated Ethiopian politics before being ousted from their regional stronghold of Tigray last year. 500 words 1500 GMT by Hussein Ery. Picture. Video SSudan-unrest-conflict-peace,FOCUS JUBA On the eve of its first anniversary, South Sudan's unity government is in trouble, with the country's fragile peace process in doubt and old rivalries again threatening a return to war. 850 words moved by Waakhe Simon Wudu. File picture. File video Nigeria-police-protest,FOCUS LAGOS The Lekki tollgate in Lagos, Nigeria's sprawling megacity of 20 million people, has frozen in time since October when security forces shot at peaceful protesters. 700 words moved by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-weather-conservation-energy,WRAP HOUSTON Frustrated Texans queue for hours for safe drinking water after an unprecedented and deadly "polar plunge" burst pipes and left millions in the US state shivering without power or clean water for days. 700 words moved by Kacey Cherry. Picture. Video US-diplomacy-allies,FOCUS WASHINGTON As President Joe Biden takes up crises from Iran to Myanmar to climate change, one aspect of his approach has been strikingly consistent -- seeking rock-solid cooperation with allies. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- ASIA -- China-India-conflict-diplomacy BEIJING, China Dramatic footage released by Chinese state media purportedly shows deadly clashes between troops at the Indian border last year -- a rare insight into violence at the tense, remote frontier. 350 words moved Pakistan-wildlife-zoo,FOCUS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A rundown Pakistan zoo once home to what was dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant" and notorious for housing animals in cramped concrete enclosures has launched an ambitious $7.5 million makeover plan. 500 words moved by Nasir Jaffry. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE, Australia Japan's Naomi Osaka dismisses Jennifer Brady in straight sets to win her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and underline her new status as the dominant force in women's tennis. 600 words 1430 GMT. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka-Slams,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-women-stats,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Osaka,PROFILE RugbyU-NZL-Carter,2nd lead WELLINGTON, New Zealand All Blacks legend Dan Carter, a three-time world player of the year and double World Cup winner, announces his retirement. 550 words moved. File picture Tennis-AUS-Open-men,PREVIEW MELBOURNE, Australia Novak Djokovic says going unbeaten in eight Australian Open finals will give him confidence in Sunday's decider, but he'll need more than that to overcome "the man to beat" -- red-hot Russian Daniil Medvedev. 550 words moved. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic,PROFILE Tennis-AUS-Open-Medvedev,PROFILE Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Medvedev,FACTS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-celebrity-Kardashian-Kanye,WRAP LOS ANGELES Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage, her publicist tells AFP. 500 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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