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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Anger over Facebook's Australia news ban + US winter storm threatens more havoc + Dozens arrested after Spain riots + Myanmar hackers target govt sites + NASA rover searches for life on Mars Australia-US-IT-media-Facebook,WRAP BRISBANE Facebook is branded "arrogant" and "unconscionable" for banning Australian users from sharing news, as its defiant response to government regulation inadvertently cripples the pages of several emergency services. 800 words moved by Holly Robertson with Andrew Beatty in Sydney. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Australia-media-internet-Facebook,FOCUS US-Australia-media-internet-Microsoft-Google-Facebook,Q&A US-weather,WRAP NEW YORK A historic winter storm that brought record-busting cold to the southern and central United States pushes up the East Coast, with forecasters warning of heavy snowfall and dangerous ice buildups. 750 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: US-energy-electricity-Texas,Q&A Spain-rights-music-protest,WRAP MADRID Dozens of people are arrested in Spain following a second night of clashes over the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets, with the violence sparking a political backlash. 650 words 1430 GMT by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: 700 words moved by Marie Giffard. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Hackers target Myanmar government websites to protest against the military coup, as the junta presses on with its attempts to stymie nationwide opposition with internet blockades and troop deployments. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-demonstration-roads US-Mars-space,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA's Perseverance rover prepares for touchdown on Mars to search for signs of microbial life that might have existed billions of years ago. 750 words 1700 GMT by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Graphic Also moved: US-Mars-space,POINTS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-vaccine-AstraZeneca,FOCUS BERLIN Doctors and public health officials plead with Germans to take up AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus after muddled communication about the efficacy of the British-made jabs hit demand. 650 words 1530 GMT by Deborah Cole Health-virus-HongKong-China-vaccines,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong's government approves the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine after a panel of experts fast-tracks its recommendation despite comparatively low efficacy and limited published data. 300 words moved Health-virus-US-celebrity-podcast,FOCUS WASHINGTON Cooped up like many of us, movie stars, politicians and reality show types eager to hold onto their fans are turning to podcasts to get through the pandemic, converting their homes -- even a bathroom in one case -- into makeshift recording studios. 750 words moved by Daxia Rojas. File picture Health-virus-Canada-skating,VIDEOESSAY MONTREAL With health authorities restricting public gatherings and other social activities, more Canadians than ever are embracing an old winter tradition -- the backyard ice rink. 500 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest-media-trial,WRAP MINSK A court in Belarus sentences two young television reporters to two years in prison for their coverage of protests last year, the first lengthy prison term for journalists in a growing legal crackdown. 680 words moved. Picture. File Video France-politics-rape-trial,lead PARIS A former French government minister begins serving a three-year jail term after a court found him guilty of raping an employee during "foot massages", as France confronts a new wave of sexual assault allegations. 500 words 1530 GMT. Video. Sketch Georgia-politics,WRAP TBILISI A top Georgian opposition leader calls for snap parliamentary polls after the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister resigned over plans to arrest the politician, deepening the political crisis that has gripped the nation since elections last year. 650 words 1500 GMT by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video Iran-nuclear-politics-diplomacy,WRAP PARIS Foreign ministers from European powers and the United States hold talks to see how to revive the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear drive, days ahead of a deadline set by Tehran that could hinder the efforts by limiting inspections. 700 words 1600 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video Italy-politics,WRAP ROME After securing the overwhelming support of the Senate, Mario Draghi seeks approval from the lower parliamentary chamber before starting work as prime minister of virus-scarred Italy. 500 words 1500 GMT by Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-unrest-trial-France,WRAP ALGIERS The trial opens in Algeria of the main suspect in the 2014 kidnapping and beheading of a French mountaineer, claimed by a jihadist faction affiliated to the Islamic State group. 500 words 1500 GMT by Abdelhafid Daamache. Picture. Video Arab-revolution-Morocco-politics-rights,FOCUS RABAT Ten years after Morocco's short-lived protest movement, campaigners say rights in the kingdom have been rolled back and the authorities are using smear tactics and fear to silence dissent. 600 words 1430 GMT by Sophie Pons. File Picture. File Video Brtiain-UAE-royals-rights,INTERVIEW LONDON Campaigners Human Rights Watch have called for proof of life of the daughter of Dubai's ruler and international pressure to free her after footage emerged apparently showing the royal in distress. 400 words moved. Video UAE-Dubai-Saudi-economy,FOCUS DUBAI Modern infrastructure and a business-friendly attitude have made Dubai the regional base of choice for international companies, but Riyadh's remarkable rise has woken a long-sleeping heavyweight competitor. 850 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi Lifestyle-Tunisia-food-agriculture,FOCUS TABARKA, Tunisia A Tunisian entrepreneur growing edible flowers says she is surprised by the appetite for her homegrown product in the North African country and hopes to see a "new culinary culture" bloom. 500 words moved by Kaouther Larbi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-students-kidnapping,WRAP KAGARA, Nigeria Nigerian security forces track the armed gang that kidnapped more than 40 people from a school a day earlier, as families and a survivor describe how students fled gunfire during the early morning abduction. 600 words 1530 GMT by Sodiq Akelakun. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-retail-earnings-Walmart NEW YORK Walmart reports another round of strong sales amid the coronavirus pandemic as it announces significant investments on higher employee wages and technology for growing e-commerce demand. 600 words 1600 GMT by John Biers -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE, Australia Japan's Naomi Osaka brutally halts Serena Williams's latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, as Novak Djokovic writes the final chapter of qualifier Aslan Karatsev's fairy-tale run. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Serena-Slams,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-fans,SCENE MELBOURNE, Australia Excited fans drift back to the Australian Open after a snap five-day lockdown in Melbourne was eased, determined to create some atmosphere over the final days of a tournament severely disrupted by the coronavirus. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Oly-Japan-2020-2021-Hashimoto-Mori,WRAP TOKYO Tokyo 2020's new president Seiko Hashimoto vows to "regain trust" in the Olympic organising committee after an embarrassing sexism row, with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games. 750 words moved by Sara Hussein and Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,CHRONO Oly-2020-2021-Japan-politics-Hashimoto,PROFILE Fbl-Palestinians-gender-women,VIDEOESSAY AL-RAM, Palestinian Territories When Hanine Abu Mariam first refereed a men's football match, she was overcome by fear, but her trepidation soon turned to motivation to become a rare Palestinian referee in international football. 350 words 1700 GMT by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-pollution-health-virus KUALA LUMPUR Serious pollution caused around 160,000 premature deaths in the world's five most populous cities last year, even as air quality improved in some places due to coronavirus lockdowns, an environmental group says. 350 words moved afp
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