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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU agency says AZ clot risk 'very rare' + Jordan king to speak out on palace turmoil + Wealthy firms can do more to help virus recovery: IMF + Islamist militants 'chased' from Mozambique's Palma + EU ire over von der Leyen 'sofagate' Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE The EU's medicines regulator says blood clots are a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca jab, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls. 800 words 1500 GMT by Danny Kemp with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Jordan-politics,WRAP AMMAN King Abdullah is due to break his silence for the first time since news of an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah erupted, issuing a statement to the nation, state television says. 550 words 1430 GMT IMF-economy-tax,WRAP WASHINGTON Wealthy firms that have done well during the pandemic can pay more in taxes to finance recovery efforts, the IMF says, as it backs a push for governments to unify their corporate tax rates. 600 words 1530 GMT by Heather Scott Mozambique-unrest,WRAP MAPUTO Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi says Islamic State-linked insurgents have been forced out of Palma, a key northern town that the rebels hit in a brazen raid last month, killing dozens of people and sending thousands fleeing. 600 words moved. File picture. Graphic Turkey-EU-diplomacy,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Commission hits out over a diplomatic snub that left its chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair as Turkey's president sat down for talks with her male counterpart. 550 words moved by Max Delany. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Sudan-Judaism-religion-Israel-diplomacy,FOCUS KHARTOUM In a shabby Khartoum neighbourhood, Hebrew-lettered gravestones jut up from a rubble-strewn plot, remnants of the small but vibrant Jewish community that once lived in Sudan. 850 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,VIDEOESSAY TAEZ, Yemen Between the mountain ranges of Taez, dozens of fresh graves are being hastily dug in Yemen's third city to deal with a spike in deaths from Covid-linked complications. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy-education,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese medical student Mohammad Sleiman travelled to Belarus to become the first doctor in his family, but he now fears his country's economic crisis -- and bans on overseas cash transfers -- will get him expelled. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- World-health-virus-rights-Amnesty LONDON Richer countries are failing a "rudimentary" test of global solidarity by hoarding Covid vaccines, Amnesty International says as it accuses China and others of exploiting the pandemic to undermine human rights. 650 words moved by Martine Pauwels Also moved: Britain-France-rights-Amnesty,PROFILE Health-virus-Britain-vaccines,2ndlead LONDON Britain begins rolling out a third coronavirus vaccine, from US company Moderna, as safety concerns mount over jabs from the country's main supplier, AstraZeneca. 600 words 1530 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- France-Rwanda-genocide,WRAP PARIS Rwandan President Paul Kagame signals he is ready for a new phase in ties with France after a landmark report on French responsibility in the 1994 genocide, as Paris opens up key archives closed for years. 600 words 1530 GMT by Lucie Peytermann. Picture. Video ICoast-politics,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara declares that his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo is welcome to return home, after he was definitively acquitted of crimes against humanity during the brief civil war that pitted them against each other a decade ago. 600 words 1430 GMT. File picture Ethiopia-Sudan-Egypt-water-diplomacy,lead ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says it will not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, sparking new warnings from downstream countries worried about their water supply. 550 words moved Health-virus-ICoast-attacks-tourism,FOCUS GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast Over the past five years, Ivory Coast's prime holiday destination has struggled with a terror attack, political violence and floods -- devastating setbacks to which Covid can be added. 600 words moved by Christophe Koffi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-coup-trial,WRAP ANKARA A Turkish court jails 32 former soldiers for life in a mass trial involving nearly 500 military defendants implicated in a failed 2016 bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 550 words 1500 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture France-politics-Philippe,FOCUS PARIS After keeping a low-profile after leaving office, former French prime minister Edouard Philippe has suddenly reemerged, igniting speculation he could mount a right-wing challenge to President Emmanuel Macron in 2022 elections. 650 words 1500 GMT by Jeremy Marot and Stuart Williams. File picture France-health-euthanasia,ADVANCER PARIS A bill to legalise euthanasia goes before a deeply divided French parliament, with right-wingers planning to torpedo any vote with thousands of amendments and the government not taking sides. 550 words moved by Christophe de Roquefeuil Also moved: France-euthanasia-Europe,FACTS Britain-NIreland-EU-Brexit-politics-unrest,FOCUS DUBLIN A week of rioting in Northern Ireland is the first evidence Brexit turbulence may be boiling into unrest in the British province, where post-EU rules are stoking fury among pro-UK sections. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-US-Iran-diplomacy,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi faces daily pressure from pro-Iranian groups at home, but that has not stopped him from reaching out to Tehran's enemies. 800 words moved Iran-shipping-blast,WRAP TEHRAN An Iranian freighter was hit by an "explosion" in the Red Sea, Tehran says, after US media reported Israel had struck the ship in retaliation for past Iranian strikes on its own vessels. 400 words moved. File picture -- ASIA -- Indonesia-ETimor-flood-disaster-landslide,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Indonesia's navy readies hospital ships to help treat injured survivors of a cyclone that has killed about 160 in the archipelago and neighbouring East Timor, as fears grow over coronavirus outbreaks in cramped evacuation shelters. 600 words moved by Handrianus Emanuel. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Indonesia-ETimor-disaster,SCENE Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON A group representing Myanmar's ousted civilian government says it has gathered 180,000 pieces of evidence showing rights abuses by the junta including torture and extrajudicial killings. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Pakistan-women-assault-Khan ISLAMABAD Pakistan rights campaigners accuse Prime Minister Imran Khan of "baffling ignorance" after the former playboy cricketer linked a rise in rape cases to how women dress. 450 words moved. File video. File picture Palau-Taiwan-China-politics-diplomacy-US,INTERVIEW HONG KONG He leads one of the world's smallest nations, but Surangel Whipps says Palau will not be bullied by anyone into deciding its future -- least of all by China. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans-Gaetz,FOCUS WASHINGTON Firebrand congressman Matt Gaetz, a rising Republican star loyal to Donald Trump, now finds himself in an extraordinary imbroglio: under investigation for sex with a minor, amid claims he faced blackmail over an American missing in Iran. 600 words 1730 GMT by Michael Mathes. File picture -- SPORT -- Greece-abuse-gymnastics-GRE,WRAP ATHENS Nearly two dozen Greek gymnasts have alleged they suffered abuse and neglect "bordering on torture" at the hands of their coaches dating back to 1985. 650 words moved by John Hadoulis Fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-ENG-RealMadrid-Liverpool-Zidane MADRID Real Madrid have made a habit of saving their best for the biggest moments of the season and their 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League suggested they could be ready to do it again. 600 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-relay-Osaka,lead TOKYO The Olympic torch relay will be barred from public roads across Japan's Osaka region, the governor said, after a spike in virus cases there prompted officials to declare a medical emergency. 500 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Japan-company-economy-Britain-Toshiba-merger,4thlead TOKYO Toshiba is considering a buyout offer from a British private equity fund, it says, with reports suggesting the deal could be worth about $20 billion. 450 words moved GMT Saudi-economy-UAE-investment,FOCUS RIYADH On sun-dappled skyscrapers, construction workers put finishing touches to a long-delayed financial district in Riyadh that is taking centre stage as competition heats up with Dubai to attract foreign firms. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video -- PEOPLE -- US-business-entertainment-billionaire-Kardashian WASHINGTON Reality television star, influencer and business owner Kim Kardashian West is officially a billionaire, according to an estimate from Forbes, making her debut on the exclusive global list only one year after her younger sister Kylie Jenner fell off it. 300 words moved SriLanka-celebrity-assault COLOMBO A Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner who had her crown yanked off by last year's champion in an ugly on-stage fracas has been re-declared the victor and says she will sue. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- 60th ANNIVERSARY OF GAGARIN LAUNCH -- Russia-space-Gagarin-aerospace,FOCUS MOSCOW Sixty years after the Soviet Union made history by launching Yuri Gagarin into space on April 12, 1961, Russia continues to have lofty extraterrestrial ambitions, but its ability to realise them is more down to earth. 800 words moved by Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva. Picture. Video Russia-space-Gagarin-legend,FOCUS MOSCOW Sixty years after he became the first person in space, there are few figures more universally admired in Russia today than Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, whose legend lives on as a source of national pride. 650 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Russia-space-Gagarin-history,FACTS Russia-space-Gagarin-science-history,FACTS Russia-space-Gagarin-US-Germany,FACTS Russia-space-Gagarin-US-China,CHRONO afp
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