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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Queen vows to address Meghan racism claims + Myanmar forces target barricaded protesters + Russia, China to launch lunar space station + China pioneers 'virus passports' for travel + Biden pet in dog house for 'biting incident' US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II responds to explosive racism claims from her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, voicing deep concern and sympathising with their troubles with royal life. 900 words 1930 GMT by Phil Hazlewood, Anna Malpas and James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON People barricaded in a Yangon neighbourhood overnight say that security forces searched their homes room by room for anti-coup protesters, targeting apartments flying the flag of Aung San Suu Kyi's party. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-religion-nun Russia-China-politics-space,WRAP MOSCOW Russia and China unveil plans for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions. 600 words moved by Anastasia Clark. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-Russia--Vaccine Sputnik,2ndlead Russia-China-Japan-US-SKorea space,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China launches a system of so-called "virus passports" to kickstart international travel, as Russia seals its first deal to manufacture the Sputnik V jab in the European Union. 750 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Moved: Health-virus-travel-world,Q&A US-politics-Biden-dog-offbeat,FOCUS WASHINGTON He came into the White House promising to bring sanity and even a bit of fun, but less than two months later, the Bidens' dog Major is in disgrace after what officials are calling a "biting incident." 500 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Japan-tsunami-anniversary-earthquake-nuclear-disaster-communities,FOCUS NAMIE, Japan Masakazu Daibo has reopened his family's eel restaurant in part of Japan's Fukushima region declared a no-go zone after the 2011 nuclear disaster, but so far he has barely a single neighbour. 1,050 words moved by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Graphic ** Please see our special advisory on the 10th anniversary of the Japanese tsunami ** Egypt-France-Switzerland-ballet-gender,FOCUS PARIS Surrounded by little girls and mocked at school when he first tried ballet, it took serious determination for Luca Abdel-Nour to become the first Egyptian prizewinner at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne. 500 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-economy-health,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on the verge of clearing Congress, providing a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Moved: US-economy-politics-stimulus,FACTS US-economy-politics-stimulus-history,FACTS US-racism-police-trial,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Jury selection gets underway in the high-profile trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death laid bare racial wounds in the United States and sparked protests across the globe. 650 words 2130 GMT by Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive. Photo. Video. Graphic Brazil-politics-corruption-Lula,FOCUS SAO PAULO The ruling that overturned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions has upended Brazilian politics and set up a potential election showdown between the tarnished left-wing icon and his nemesis, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. 700 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture. Video Also moved: Brazil-politics-corruption-Lula,PROFILE India-US-Japan-Australia-China-diplomacy,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden will meet virtually Friday with the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan, boosting an emerging four-way alliance often cast as a bulwark against China. 500 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-royals-racism-politics,FOCUS LONDON Prince Harry and Meghan's interview has sparked new debate about race in Britain, and calls for "honest self-reflection" about everyday prejudice, institutional bias and the country's colonial past. 900 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. File picture. Video. File video Also moved: US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-poll US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-Morgan Britain-US-royals-racism-politics,FOCUS EU-parliament-Spain-Catalonia-politics,2ndlead BARCELONA Spain's foreign minister hails the European Parliament's decision to lift the immunity of three wanted Catalan MEPs, although the reaction is mixed on the streets of Catalonia. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Turkey-Russia-politics-trial,WRAP ANKARA A Turkish court sentences five suspects to life in jail for the 2016 murder of a Russian ambassador by a gunman who sought vengeance for Moscow's backing of Syrian forces' destruction of Aleppo. 550 words moved by Burcin Gercek -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-politics,WRAP TRIPOLI Libya's prime minister-designate demands the departure of an estimated 20,000 foreign fighters as he seeks support from lawmakers to help end a grinding civil war in the North African nation. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Syria-espionage JERUSALEM Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is working to repatriate the remains of Eli Cohen, an Israeli agent executed in 1965 after working deep undercover in Syria. 400 words moved. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Senegal-politics-unrest,WRAP DAKAR Senegal's opposition calls for fresh protests over after a rape accusation against a rival to President Macky Sall sparks the country's worst unrest for years. 650 words 1930 GMT by Laurent Lozano and Alexandre Martins-Lopes. File picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Loyalty to China's Communist Party will be key to deciding if a Hong Konger is a "patriot", a senior Chinese official says, as Beijing draws up new laws to vet the finance hub's politicians. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Live video -- ECONOMY -- World-economy-growth-OECD,WRAP PARIS The OECD sharply raises its 2021 global growth forecast as the deployment of vaccines and a huge US stimulus programme greatly improve economic prospects. 500 words moved by Eve Szeftel. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-film-award, LONDON Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand are the biggest names on the Bafta film awards shortlist, which includes a diverse raft of actors and directors following criticism last year. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-GER-Loew,WRAP BERLIN Germany's World Cup-winning head coach Joachim Loew will step down after the European Championship this July, leaving his post a year earlier than anticipated after a decade and a half in charge. 550 words moved by Ryland James. File picture Also moved: Fbl-Euro-2020-GER-Loew-successors,POINTS Fbl-Euro-2020-GER-Loew,PROFILE Fbl-Euro-2020-GER-Loew-Liverpool-Klopp-Eur-C1,lead Oly-2020-2021-Japan-torch-health-virus,2ndlead TOKYO Japan has decided to exclude overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympics over fears an influx of visitors from aboard could bring an increase in coronavirus infections, local media report. 450 words moved Fbl-Eur-C1-ITA-POR-Juventus-Porto TURIN, Italy Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus face a must-win clash at home to Porto as the Italian giants attempt to overturn a 2-1 deficit in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. 500 words 2230 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture afp
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