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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Sydney braces for floods as dam overflows + Angry rallies in Europe against Covid curbs + Rowdy spring breakers force curfew in Miami + 2021's biggest asteroid set for Earth visit Australia-flood-weather,lead SYDNEY Sydney braces for its worst flooding in decades after record rainfall causes its largest dam to overflow and as deluges prompt mandatory mass evacuation orders along Australia's east coast. 450 words moved. Picture Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS An accelerating third wave of the coronavirus forces EU leaders to plan a summit by videoconference instead of in-person to discuss the crisis, as thousands of protesters angry at new restrictions rally across Europe. 650 words 1300 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Health-virus-US-tourism-Florida,WRAP MIAMI BEACH Throngs of revelers flocking to Miami Beach, Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities impose a curfew they hope will spoil the party. 550 words moved. File picture. Video Space-asteroid PARIS The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will swing closest on Sunday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at a space rock that formed at the dawn of our solar system. 400 words moved. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Switzerland-children-education-space,FOCUS LAUSANNE, Switzerland While the world has been riveted by the escapades of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, a group of Swiss primary school children has been eagerly preparing their own mission to the red planet. 770 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video. Brazil-politics-rights,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO When police knocked on Brazilian influencer Felipe Neto's door to tell him he was being investigated for threatening national security, he says his heart skipped a beat. His crime: criticizing President Jair Bolsonaro. 700 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccine-Republicans,FOCUS MARTINSBURG, West Virginia Patients stream steadily into the Covid vaccine center that Todd Engle can almost touch from his West Virginia backyard. But like scores of other Republican voters, force would likely be required to get a dose into his arm. 800 words moved by Joshua Melvin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-lifestyle-tourism,FOCUS TULUM, Mexico Tourists writhe their bodies to pumping techno beats on dance floors along Mexico's Caribbean coast -- a magnet for people from around the world who want to party during a pandemic. 750 words moved by Alejandro Castro. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Greece-Turkey-history,ADVANCER ATHENS Greece will next week celebrate the 200th anniversary of the uprising that created its modern state, a romantic revolution that experts say captivated both elites and the masses around the world. 750 words moved by John Hadoulis. Picture. Hungary-music-politics-Orban,FOCUS BUDAPEST A Hungarian government plan to reinvigorate the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship. 800 words moved by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-food-drink-lifestyle, FOCUS ST ALBANS, United Kingdom Pots of paint rather than barrels of beer are the order of the day at the Great Northern pub in St Albans, one year after the UK entered its first Covid lockdown. 550 words moved by Ben Perry. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel is two days away from its fourth election in two years, with polls predicting a tight race that could see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure a long-elusive majority. 500 words 1100 GMT Israel-vote-Jerusalem-Palestinians,FOCUS JERUSALEM Even if they pay their taxes to Israel, east Jerusalem Palestinians will be barred from voting in Tuesday's election because the Jewish state does not consider them citizens. 750 words 1100 GMT by Hiba Aslan Morocco-Algeria-border,FOCUS FIGUIG, Morocco Moroccan farmers in an isolated oasis on the Algerian border bear the brunt of regional tensions as Algiers expels them from date groves they have farmed for generations. 650 words 1100 GMT by Sophie Pons. Picture. Video Libya-media,FOCUS TRIPOLI A decade after the fall of Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi and the end of his regime's stranglehold on information, hopes for a free media remain a mirage. 600 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. File picture. Video Tunisia-rights-police,FOCUS TUNIS Hamza Nasri, a young Tunisian activist, hit the streets as part of anti-government protests in recent months. Now he says he is under police watch and afraid for his friends. 750 words moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Congo-vote,WRAP BRAZZAVILLE The Republic of Congo votes in a presidential election boycotted by the main opposition and attacked by critics as tilted towards veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso. 600 words 1300 GMT Also moved: Congo-vote,CHRONO Congo-vote,FACTFILE Congo-vote-candidates,PROFILE -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Funerals are under way for victims of weekend violence in Myanmar, as security forces shoot dead a protester and injure at least two others in the centre of the country. 400 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-arts,FOCUS HONG KONG After successfully muzzling Hong Kong's democracy protests and opposition, Beijing's loyalists are now taking aim at the arts as they seek to impose mainland-style orthodoxy on culture and purge the city of dissent. 750 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture China-technology-politics,FOCUS SHANGHAI Tighter regulations, billions in lost overseas share value and government pledges to get even tougher -- Chinese tech giants are reeling under what looks like a sustained Big Brother assault on innovation and enterprise. 800 words moved by Dan Martin. File picture India-politics-education,FOCUS NEW DELHI The resignation of one of India's most prominent intellectuals and a fierce government critic from a top university has sparked student protests and worries about freedom of speech in the world's biggest democracy. 600 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Saudi-Aramco-energy-oil,WRAP RIYADH Energy giant Saudi Aramco posts a 44.4 percent slump in 2020 net profit due to lower crude prices, as the coronavirus pandemic has weighed heavily on global demand. 450 words moved Health-virus-Britain-business-bakery,FOCUS LONDON When Britain first entered lockdown in March last year, Sophia Sutton-Jones decided to try making sourdough bread. A year later she is running her own popular bakery. 550 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video afp
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