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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email:frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden presses Putin on Navalny, Ukraine + Italy in political turmoil after PM quits + India sends extra forces into riot-hit Delhi + Britain tops 100,000 Covid-19 cases + Chic abayas on catwalk in rare Saudi fashion show -- TOP STORIES -- US-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden in his first phone call with Vladimir Putin since taking office raises concerns with the Kremlin leader over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russian "aggression" against Ukraine, the White House says. 650 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. File video Also moved: Italy-politics-scenarios,FACTS Italy-politics-Conte,PROFILE Italy-politics-Renzi,PROFILE India-agriculture-demonstration-Republic,WRAP NEW DELHI The Indian government orders 2,000 paramilitary reinforcements to New Delhi after thousands of farmers fight street battles with police and storm the landmark Red Fort as they take protests against agriculture reforms into the capital, reports say. 650 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga, Glenda Kwek and Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain surges past the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths, as other European nations look to tighten their borders hoping to keep out new more transmissible virus strains. 700 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-variant-Britain,FACTS Lifestyle-Saudi-fashion-women,FOCUS RIYADH Donning chic neck-to-toe abayas, models saunter in high heels around a swimming pool in a glitter-filled fashion show staged in the unlikeliest of places: Saudi Arabia. 700 words moved by Anuj Choprah. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-SAfrica-morgues,SCENE JOHANNESBURG South Africa is starting to use refrigerated shipping containers as temporary morgues as deaths from coronavirus soar. 550 words moved by Claire Doyen. Picture. Video Nepal-Pakistan-mountaineering-K2,FOCUS KATHMANDU Nepali mountaineers who conquered one of the world's most treacherous peaks return home to a rapturous welcome, with cheering supporters hailing their first-ever winter summit of K2 as a triumph for their Himalayan nation. 750 words moved by Paavan Mathema. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Nepal-Pakistan-mountaineering-Nirmal-Purja-K2,PROFILE Leisure-Egypt-heritage-tourism,VIDEOESSAY ASWAN, Egypt Over a century since it first cruised the glittering waters of the Nile, the Steam Ship Sudan draws tourists following the trail of legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie. 500 words moved by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Netherlands-demonstration-arrest,lead THE HAGUE The Dutch government will not back down on its coronavirus curfew despite three nights of rioting by "scum", ministers say after the worst unrest to hit the Netherlands for four decades. 650 words moved by Jan Hennop. Picture. Video AmFoot-NFL-SuperBowl-television-advertising WASHINGTON This year's Super Bowl will be missing some of the familiar big names on its advertising roster this year, with several major brands choosing to remain on the sidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 2030 GMT by Rob Lever with Thomas Urbain in New York Health-virus-Lebanon-poverty,FOCUS TRIPOLI, Lebanon Lebanon may be under a strict pandemic lockdown to stem raging coronavirus rates, but father-of-six Omar Qarhani is still working, desperate to support his family. 800 words moved by Jana Dhayby with Bachir El-Khoury in Beirut. Picture. Video Health-virus-Indonesia,2ndlead JAKARTA Indonesia passes more than one million Covid-19 cases, as the archipelago launches one of the world's biggest vaccine drives to clamp down on a soaring infection rate. 650 words moved by Dessy Sagita. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON He's gone, he's golfing, but from his palm lined Florida hideaway Donald Trump is also plotting revenge. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture. File video. Graphic US-politics-diplomacy-Blinken,PROFILE WASHINGTON Unfailingly calm and courteous, America's new top diplomat Antony Blinken advocates a more humble approach to build alliances but, more than his boss, has advocated military power when human rights are in question. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture Also moved: US-politics-economy-Yellen,PROFILE Health-virus-Colombia,3rdlead BOGOTA Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo has died of coronavirus complications. He was 69. 500 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-Russia,WRAP MOSCOW Russia says it is up to Washington to take the first steps if US President Joe Biden wants to salvage the landmark Iran nuclear deal. 700 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-opposition-politics-protests,2ndlead MOSCOW Aides of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny call for new anti-government rallies in Moscow this weekend outside the FSB security agency and Vladimir Putin's presidential administration. 550 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Putin-Navalny,FACTS -- ASIA -- Australia-indigenous-demonstration-health-virus,WRAP SYDNEY Thousands of Australians defy coronavirus rules to protest the country's national day, held on the anniversary of British colonisation of the vast continent that its Indigenous population calls "Invasion Day". 650 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Vietnam-politics-rights,WRAP HANOI Vietnam's secretive, twice-a-decade political transition kicks off, with the Communist Party poised to select its future leaders who will have to contend with an increasingly assertive China and ramped-up trade tensions with the United States. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-military,WRAP LAGOS Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari replaces the country's top military commanders in a surprise overhaul after months of pressure over his response to deteriorating security. 550 words moved by Patrick Markey and Emmanuel Anule. File picture Also moved: Nigeria-army-unrest -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-Chelsea-Tuchel,WRAP LONDON Former Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel is appointed on an 18-month contract as the successor to Frank Lampard at Chelsea, tasked with hauling the underperforming club back into the Champions League next season. 650 words 1930 GMT by Kieran Canning. File video We have also moved: Fbl-ENG-Pr-Chelsea-Tuchel,PROFILE -- ECONOMY -- IMF-economy-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global economy is expected to see a strong rebound this year but the coronavirus crisis is causing severe damage, and will slash tens of trillions off world GDP, the IMF says. 600 words moved by Heather Scott. 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