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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Dozens killed in Taiwan train crash + Myanmar junta under fire over child deaths + Niger president to take office after 'coup bid' + WHO blasts Europe's slow vaccine rollout + Swagg Man: Conman posing as millionaire rapper Taiwan-train-accident,WRAP HUALIEN, Taiwan Dozens of people are killed when a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan at the start of a long holiday weekend, the island's worst railway accident in decades. 650 words 1100 GMT by Sean Chang with Amber Wang in Taipei. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's junta faces fresh international criticism over the deaths of nearly 50 children and the "forced disappearance" of hundreds of people in its crackdown on pro-democracy protests. 550 words moved. Graphic. Picture. Video Niger-politics-unrest,WRAP NIAMEY Niger's newly-elected president Mohamed Bazoum is due to be sworn into office in a democratic watershed that has been overshadowed by jihadist violence and an alleged coup bid two days ago. 500 words 1130 GMT by Boureima Hama. File picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP SANTIAGO South American nations severely tighten coronavirus travel curbs, including shutting the border with Brazil where infections are spiralling, as the WHO slams Europe's "unacceptably slow" vaccine rollout. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Health-virus-Europe-US,FACTS Tunisia-rapper-internet-fraud,FOCUS TUNIS On social media he burned 500-euro notes and flaunted "his Bentley". In real life, Swagg Man is accused of having ripped off young fans to the tune of $1.8 million. 600 words moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- SKorea-automobile-technology,FOCUS YONGIN, South Korea Decades before the race to build a self-driving car became a multi-billion-dollar contest between tech giants such as Tesla and Google, a South Korean professor built an autonomous vehicle and test-drove it across the country -- only for his research to be consigned to the scrapheap. 750 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-justice,FOCUS TARHUNA, Libya "They spared no child, no woman, no old man," says Mohamed Amer, mourning those murdered during a reign of terror by six brothers who ruled a Libyan town with bloodshed. 750 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video US-migration-Guatemala-Honduras-ElSalvador-Mexico,SCENE McAllen, Texas It will be the first time on a plane for most of the undocumented families that arrive daily at the McAllen, Texas airport, holding envelopes that read "Please help me, I don't speak English." 750 words moved by Laura Bonilla Cal. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Canada-politics,FOCUS MONTREAL Canada's two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, head into the Easter weekend tightening public health measures to slow a possible third wave of Covid-19, as federal authorities promise to step up the lagging vaccines rollout. 650 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. File picture Health-virus-Syria-conflict,FOCUS DAMASCUS Inside the emergency room of a hospital in the Syrian capital, an elderly woman with Covid-19 waits for a bed at an intensive care unit packed with coronavirus patients. 700 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region risks dragging on for months and even years, with both sides eyeing a military "knockout blow" that appears unrealistic, says the International Crisis Group. 600 words 1030 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File Picture Nigeria-environment-pollution,VIDEOESSAY LAGOS In blistering heat, several dozen volunteers are busy collecting plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene boxes as they launch a cleanup of the longest beach in Lagos. 450 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A paramedic testifies that George Floyd was already dead when he arrived at the scene and Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is being tried for murder, still had his knee on the neck of the 46-year-old black man. 750 words moved by Kerem Yucel with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture. Graphic. Video US-climate-energy-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON It's no coincidence US President Joe Biden chose manufacturing hub Pittsburgh to unveil his $2 trillion green infrastructure plan, a bold pitch to Americans used to hearing that climate action will wreck industry. So how does "The American Jobs Plan" place the environment at the heart of America's future growth? 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg and Issam Ahmed. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Russia-politics-rights,lead MOSCOW Rights groups in Moscow urge Russians to take responsibility for abuses in Syria as they release a damning report on the country's role in the decade-old conflict. 550 words 1030 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-Thailand-refugee,FOCUS MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar -- a sight that brought back vivid memories back for its ethnic Karen residents. 700 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Bulgaria-vote,ADVANCER SOFIA Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's centre-right party tipped to finish first despite a huge wave of anti-government protests last summer. 650 words moved by Vessela Sergueva. File picture -- SPORT -- Cricket-virus-health-IND-Tendulkar,lead MUMBAI Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is admitted to hospital to be treated for coronavirus, the highest profile victim of a new wave of the pandemic to hit the country. 400 words 1030 GMT. File picture Health-virus-US-baseball-MLB,SCENE NEW YORK Wearing catchers' mitts, team jerseys and face masks, fans return to New York's Yankee Stadium for the first time since October 2019 as the new Major League Baseball season begins. 500 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video -- CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- US-Nike-music-court-entertainment NEW YORK The makers of the 'Satan Shoe', a collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X, are ordered to stop selling them after Nike filed a lawsuit against them, according to court documents seen by AFP. 400 words 1100 GMT US-EU-poetry-language-racism,FOCUS PARIS Poet Amanda Gorman made her name with a call for unity within the United States, but the job of translating her work in Europe has sparked divisive debate. 600 words moved by Hugues Honore Britain-EU-Brexit-diplomacy-trade-music,FOCUS LONDON Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly has garnered some of Britain's highest honours for her work in music. But such recognition is in stark contrast to the treatment experienced by musicians post-Brexit, she says. 700 words moved by Callum Paton. Picture Britain-games-law-regulation-credit-parliament,FOCUS LONDON British online betting groups, booming thanks to the pandemic, are under increasing pressure to discourage gamblers at risk of addiction as parliament prepares to intervene with major new laws. 650 words moved by Veronique Dupont afp
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