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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU Covid vaccine drive faces new shortfalls + Anger as UK police break up vigil for murdered woman + Myanmar 'shadow' gvt rallies anti-coup protesters + US protesters mark one year since Breonna Taylor killing + Man City stretch Premier League lead to 17 points Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The European Union faces more shortfalls in its coronavirus jab programme after Anglo/Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca warns production problems and export restrictions would reduce planned deliveries of its vaccine. 750 words 0730 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-police-murder-arrest,WRAP LONDON Police in London draw widespread criticism after handcuffing mourners at a vigil for a woman who was murdered after setting out to walk home, in a case that has sparked a national debate about violence against women. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Myanmar is in its "darkest moment" according to a group of MPs in hiding, urging protesters to move with "invincibility" as the coup-hit nation neared its seventh week under military rule. 450 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video US-justice-police-shooting-racism,lead LOUISVILLE, Kentucky Demonstrators demand justice and police reforms as they march on the one-year anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, a young Black woman mistakenly shot and killed by police during a raid of her apartment. 600 words moved by Eleonore Sens. Picture. Video fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON A much-changed Manchester City stretch their Premier League lead to 17 points with a 3-0 win at Fulham, while Chelsea give those in the race for a place in next season's Champions League hope with a 0-0 draw at Leeds. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Bolivia-politics-prosecution,WRAP LA PAZ Bolivia's former acting president Jeanine Anez is arrested on terrorism and sedition charges over what her predecessor and political rival Evo Morales denounced as a "coup" that unseated him. 850 words moved by Jose Arturo Cardenas. Picture. File picture. Video Also moved: Bolivia-politics-prosecution,CHRONO Bolivia-politics-Anez,PROFILE Health-virus-Canada-design-art,PHOTOESSAY OTTAWA Andrew Lewis is bringing bright colours to Canadians to counter their pandemic gloom one parcel at a time -- delivered by postal trucks wrapped in his psychedelic design. 600 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture Health-virus-US-NewYork-entertainment-Broadway,FOCUS NEW YORK "We will be back!" a dozen singers proclaim in the middle of New York's Times Square, in a pop-up event commemorating the one-year anniversary of Broadway going dim. A clear sense of optimism fills the air -- despite the "Closed" signs still darkening the doors of nearby theatres. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- health-virus-travel-Australia-Singapore SYDNEY Australia is "working with Singapore" to create a travel bubble between the two nations as early as July, officials say, in an effort to restart tourism and travel put on hold by Covid-19. 350 words moved SriLanka-rights-justice-Rajapaksa,lead COLOMBO Sri Lanka announces a controversial anti-terror law to deal with religious extremism and gives itself sweeping powers to detain suspects for up to two years for "deradicalisation". 450 words moved -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-vote-health-virus STUTTGART, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are bracing for a rout in two key regional polls, with voters expected to punish Germany's largest party for a face-mask corruption scandal and a series of pandemic setbacks. 650 words moved by Pauline Curtet with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. Picture Russia-politics-opposition-arrest,WRAP MOSCOW Russian police arrest around 200 opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a Moscow conference as authorities tighten the screws on Kremlin critics ahead of parliamentary elections. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-family,FOCUS HARBANOUSH, Syria Syria's war robbed 83-year-old Abderrazaq Khatoun of 13 of his children and one of his wives, but he was forced to overcome his grief quickly to raise 11 orphaned grandchildren. 650 words moved by Ahmad al-Atrash. Picture. Video Also moving: Syria-conflict-anniversary-disabled-migration,PHOTOESSAY Arab-revolution-Syria-conflict,CHRONO Israel-vote,ADVANCER JERUSALEM Israel this month will hold its fourth election in under two years, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoping goodwill from a world-beating coronavirus vaccination campaign can finally secure him an elusive majority government. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture. File video Also moving: Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-vote-politics-army,FOCUS Entertainment-Iraq-Jordan-Ilham-music-health-virus,INTERVIEW AMMAN The Arab world's favourite troubadour Ilham al-Madfai, who last year had to perform in an empty Roman amphitheatre and scrub concert dates across Europe and the Gulf, can't wait to get back on stage. 750 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-attack,WRAP KANO Jihadists ambush a Nigerian military convoy, killing 15 soldiers and four militia fighters in the northeastern state of Borno, in the latest attack in a decade-long conflict. 500 words moved by Aminu Abubakar Nigeria-unrest-school-kidnap,Lead KANO Nigerian security forces step up efforts to rescue dozens of abducted college students as the media ran videos they said showed hostages pleading for help. 500 words moved by Aminu Abubakar with Joel Olatunde Agoi in Lagos. -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammys,WRAP NEW YORK / LOS ANGELES Nearly a year to the day after Covid-19 grounded tours and forced performance venues to close, the music world will celebrate its stars at the Grammys -- and try to move past a crushing 2020. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson and Laurent Banguet. File picture. Graphic. Also moving: Entertainment-US-music-Grammys-nominees,FACTS -- SPORT -- Auto-GBR-Prix-Walker-television,lead LONDON Murray Walker, the British broadcaster regarded as the 'Voice of Formula One' during more than 30 years as a commentator for the BBC and ITV, has died aged 97. 450 words moved afp
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