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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + UK urges its citizens to flee Myanmar + Countries pause AstraZeneca jab over clot fears + Controversial Zulu King Zwelithini dies at 72 + Turkey to host Afghan peace talks + Twins peak: double births reach all-time high Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Britain advises its citizens to flee Myanmar, as ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer rejects corruption claims against her by the junta as 'groundless'. 600 words 1100 GMT. Photo. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-corruption Health-virus,WRAP BANGKOK Thailand joins several European nations in suspending the Astrazeneca vaccine over blood clot fears, despite a range of health authorities around the world insisting it was safe. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic SAfrica-royals-death,WRAP JOHANNESBURG Goodwill Zwelithini, the controversial but revered king of the Zulus, South Africa's largest ethnic group, dies aged 72 after weeks in hospital for a diabetes-related illness. 700 words 1200 GMT by Susan Njanji and Hillary Orinde. File Picture. File video Turkey-Afghanistan-diplomacy,conflict,WRAP ANKARA Turkey says it is ready to host an Afghan peace conference in April as a deadline looms for the United States to end its two-decade military involvement in the war-torn country. 450 words 1030 GMT Health-science-children,lead PARIS More twins -- almost one in 40 new arrivals to the world -- are being born than ever before, according to new research citing the rapid rise in medically assisted reproduction as a major factor. 500 words by 1000 GMT -- SPOTLIGHT -- Italy-history-literature,FEATURE FLORENCE Dante's "Divine Comedy," considered one of the world's greatest literary works, came to light after a miscarriage of justice which Italian legal experts now want to correct -- some seven centuries on. 700 words moved by Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video Also moved: Italy-history-literature-Dante,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Turkey-Egypt-politics-diplomacy,WRAP ANKARA Turkey reveals it has held its first diplomatic contacts with regional rival Egypt since President Fattah al-Sisi ousted the Ankara-backed Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi in 2013. 450 words 1130 GMT Kosovo-bears-animal-environment,FOCUS MRAMOR, Kosovo After years of abuse behind cages and in chains, Kosovo's rescued "restaurant bears" are enjoying greener pastures in a mountainside sanctuary. 800 words moved by Emmy Varley and Ismet Hajdari. Picture. Video Austria-Hitler-history,FOCUS LINZ, Austria When he was first contacted by a woman claiming to have discovered letters written by Adolf Hitler's father, Roman Sandgruber was understandably wary. 700 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lifestyle-Egypt-Armenia-culture-crafts,VIDEOESSAY CAIRO Time seems to have stood still at Papazian's, an Armenian Egyptian watchmaker whose almost 120-year-old Cairo shop has withstood the decades, surviving political upheavals and urban transformations. 600 words 0930 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-Japan-India-Australia-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is set to hold a virtual summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan as he ramps up efforts to cement alliances ahead of his administration's first talks with China. 500 words moved by Shaun Tandon China-HongKong-politics,WRAP BEIJING China's plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a "combination of punches" to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official says. 500 words moved by Beiyi Seow and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic China-lifestyle-animal,FOCUS SHANGHAI A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino? Forget dog or cat cafes, Shanghai's animal cafe scene has expanded to include a wider -- and more exotic -- kingdom. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings and Lan Lianchao. Picture. Video India-fashion-economy-discrimination,FOCUS MUMBAI The sound of men punching holes into colourful rubber sheets reverberates across a tiny studio in India's largest slum -- an unlikely birthplace for luxury handbags made by a marginalised community seeking to reclaim its identity. 700 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Senate-Democrats-filibuster,FOCUS WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden and Democrats hailed the passage of historic pandemic relief this week, but other priorities which cleared the House including bolstering voting rights are likely destined for the "graveyard" of a 50-50 Senate. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Internet-games-Sweden,FOCUS BRUSSELS If you've felt a recent urge to unleash your inner Viking, you're not alone: millions of people have been riding the waves, swigging mead and slaying the enemy in a craze for the video game "Valheim". 750 words moved by Kilian Fichou. Picture Also moved: Internet-games-Sweden-Vikings,FACTS Internet-games-Sweden-technology,FACTS China-business-tech-Alibaba,lead BEIJING China denies it is planning to hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a fine of almost $1 billion for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, as authorities put the screws on the firm as part of a crackdown on the technology sector. 500 words moved -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- US-art-IT-Beeple-auction,WRAP NEW YORK A digital collage by American artist Beeple sells for a record $69.3 million at Christie's auctioneers, as virtual art rapidly establishes itself as a new -- and highly profitable -- creative genre. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain with Ben Sheppard in Washington. Picture Also moved: US-art-IT-Beeple-auction,FACTS Health-virus-wine-France,FOCUS PARIS No-one likes to lose their sense of smell or taste -- a common symptom of Covid-19 -- but for the sommeliers and other wine professionals of France, it is particularly traumatic. 600 words moved by Eric Randolph Entertainment-US-music-Grammys,ADVANCER NEW YORK With a Black Lives Matter protest song and one of the year's hottest hits, Beyonce will strive Sunday to end her streak of snubs at the Grammys, as the music world attempts to turn the page on a devastating 2020. 850 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture. Graphic Also moving: Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-nominees,FACTS -- SPORT -- MMA-UFC-CHN-Yan,FOCUS SHANGHAI Yan Xiaonan once sold furry toys at a market but the woman described as a "pit bull" is now charging towards a historic all-Chinese UFC title fight. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video afp
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