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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden: world must curb Iran's nuclear ambitions + Harry and Meghan quit royal duties for good + After Trump, Biden and G7 refocus on pandemic + Dubai says princess 'home' after proof-of-life demand + Japan's Osaka eyes fourth Grand Slam in Australia Iran-US-nuclear-politics-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden says global powers must curb Iran's "destabilizing" nuclear ambitions, as he commits to returning to negotiations with Tehran. 700 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley with Karim Abou Merhi in Tehran. Picture, videographics, video Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan have permanently quit royal duties, Buckingham Palace says, just over a year after they rocked the British monarchy by announcing plans to "step back" from their roles. 700 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture. File video Britain-G7-Germany-diplomacy-security-health,WRAP LONDON Wealthy G7 powers ramp up health funding for poorer nations after accusations they are hoarding coronavirus vaccines, as US President Joe Biden and the rest of the leaders declare a "turning point" from the psychodramas of the Trump era. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture UAE-royals-UN-rights,WRAP GENEVA Dubai's royal family insists that Sheikha Latifa was being "cared for at home" after the United Nations demanded proof that she was still alive following "disturbing" footage aired this week. 600 words moved by Robin Millard. Video Tennis-AUS-Open MELBOURNE Japan's Naomi Osaka will take her perfect record in Grand Slam deciders into the Australian Open final on Saturday, where she will attempt to make it four out of four at the expense of America's Jennifer Brady. 650 words 2100 GMT. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Medvedev -- SPOTLIGHT -- Climate-environment-mountains-flood-India,FOCUS CHAMOLI, India Long before this month's deadly flash flood in a remote Indian Himalayan valley, Kundan Singh Rana knew that all the construction work in the fragile region would one day mean disaster. 700 words moved by Jalees Andrabi. Picture. Video France-technology-space,FOCUS SAINT-SENIER-DE-BEUVRON, France To realise his dream of satellite-powered internet, tech billionaire Elon Musk needs to install antennas around the world. In northern France, a village hopes he'll decide to keep those antennas far away. 600 words moved by Chloe Coupeau. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-attack-crime-farright-Hanau,WRAP BERLIN A year after nine people were killed in a racist shooting in the German city of Hanau, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urges all Germans to unite against far-right extremism. 600 words moved by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video. Live video Spain-rights-music-protests,WRAP MADRID Spain's government will confront all forms of violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says following a third night of violent protests over the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets. 600 words moved by Daniel Silva, Hazel Ward. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-trial,WRAP MINSK A journalist and doctor go on trial in Belarus on charges of disclosing the medical records of a protester who died after being detained by police during historic anti-government protests. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest-politics,WRAP MOGADISHU Gunfire breaks out in the Somali capital Mogadishu as the opposition tries to march against delayed elections. 550 words moved. Video Niger-vote,ADVANCER NIAMEY Niger will choose between two heavyweights in a presidential run-off vote set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country's history. 600 words moved by Boureima Hama and Amaury Hauchard. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Niger-vote,CHRONO; Niger-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE; Niger-vote,PROFILE -- MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-politics,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria releases a dozen Hirak protest movement activists from jail, the first batch freed following presidential pardons issued ahead of the second anniversary of a popular uprising. 600 words 1930 GMT by Abdellah Cheballah with Salsabil Chellali in Nicosia. Picture. Video Also moved: Algeria-politics,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Bedouins,FOCUS KHIRBAT HUMSAH, Palestinian Territories With shattered glass at her feet smashed by Israeli soldiers, Fadwa Abdelghani wearily recounts the latest order to leave her home, a flashpoint in the struggle over the West Bank. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-weather-conservation-energy,WRAP NEW YORK Winter weather alerts are in place for tens of millions in the US northeast as hard-hit Texans struggle with broken pipes and boil water advisories. 500 words 2000 GMT by Peter Hutchison with Francois Picard in Houston. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON A young protester dies, more than a week after being shot in anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar, offering a fresh source of anger inside the country as international pressure grows on the generals who seized power. 800 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-protester,PROFILE Myanmar-politics-military-LGBT NZealand-earthquake-history-anniversary,FOCUS CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand Although a decade has passed, New Zealander Gordon Cullen still vividly recalls his daring escape from a high-rise tower block during the deadly Christchurch earthquake on February 22, 2011. 750 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ECONOMY, BUSINESS & TECH -- IMF-US-economy-inflation,WRAP WASHINGTON Even as the US economy is poised to recover from the pandemic crisis, fears inflation could spiral out of control due to a massive US stimulus package are overblown, the IMF said. 650 words 2130 GMT by Heather Scott. File picture Forex-market-internet-bitcoin-services,lead LONDON The total value of all bitcoin tops $1.0 trillion, capping a spectacular record-breaking week for the world's most popular cryptocurrency. 500 words moved by Roland Jackson Britain-US-transport-Uber,WRAP LONDON Britain's top court rules that drivers for US ride-hailing giant Uber are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the so-called "gig economy". 750 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier, James Pheby. File picture, file video Australia-US-Internet-Media-Google-Facebook,lead SYDNEY Australia and Facebook hold high-stakes talks after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users, as Canberra insists it won't back down on a new law that would force the tech firm to pay for journalistic content. 500 words moved Also moved: Australia-US-IT-media-Facebook,FOCUS afp
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