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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire + Myanmar protesters defy military threat + US nears 500,000 Covid deaths + Italian ambassador killed in DRC attack + Gasp! Munch scribbled on 'The Scream' US-aviation-Boeing-incident,WRAP WASHINGTON Boeing grounds dozens of its 777 aircraft globally after the engine of a United Airlines plane caught fire and scattered debris over a suburb of Denver, Colorado. 600 words 1600 GMT by John Biers. Picture Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters rally across Myanmar after a clear threat from the junta that it is prepared to use lethal force to crush what it brands as "anarchy". 650 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-coup,CHRONO Myanmar-politics-military-UN-rights,lead Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States stands on the brink of 500,000 Covid-related deaths, while the vaccination rollout picked up pace globally including with the first shots in Australia. 700 words 1600 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic DRCongo-unrest-Italy,WRAP GOMA, DR Congo Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo is among three people killed when a UN convoy comes under attack in an eastern region plagued by armed groups. 600 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: DRCongo-unrest-attack-Italy-Attanasio,PROFILE Also moving: DRCongo-unrest-Italy-east,FACTS Norway-art-museum OSLO A mysterious inscription on Edvard Munch's famed painting 'The Scream' has baffled the art world for years, but Norwegian experts have now concluded it was written by none other than the artist himself. 300 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Iraq-Christians-Vatican-pope,SPECIAL REPORT BAGHDAD Some fled after the US-led invasion, others during sectarian bloodshed and more following jihadist attacks. Iraq's last two violent decades have hollowed out its Christian community, which dates back two millennia. 1,700 words moved by Sarah Benhaida with AFP bureaus. File picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-Christians-Vatican-housing,FOCUS Iraq-Christians-Vatican-Mosul,FOCUS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines the unwinding of England's third and potentially final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide inoculation drive relieves pressure on overstretched hospitals. 650 words 1630 GMT by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Health-virus-rights-UN,lead GENEVA The United Nations harshly criticises countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism. 650 words moved by Nina Larson. Video Health-virus-WHO-vaccines GENEVA The World Health Organization blasts wealthy countries for not only hogging Covid vaccines but in doing so, undermining the pathway for poorer nations to get them too. 500 words 1500 GMT by Robin Millard. Video Health-Britain-virus-minorities,FOCUS LONDON Coronavirus vaccines do not contain pork or make you infertile: a celebrity advertising pitch is striving to counter a worrying lag among certain ethnic minorities affecting Britain's otherwise impressive inoculation campaign. 750 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. File picture -- EUROPE -- EU-diplomacy-Russia-Myanmar-Venezuela-US-sanctions,WRAP BRUSSELS EU foreign ministers impose sanctions on four Russian officials seen as responsible for the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and a crackdown on his supporters. 650 words 1530 GMT by Max Delany. Video. Picture Greece-crime-assault-politics,lead ATHENS Greece's embattled conservative government vows to promote a new ethics code, rejecting calls to sack the culture minister after a top theatre appointee is arrested over rape allegations. 550 words 1600 GMT by Helene Colliopoulou. Turkey-France-politics-university,FOCUS ISTANBUL More than a dozen French professors at a top Turkish university face the threat of expulsion after being denied work permits while a diplomatic feud rages between Paris and Ankara. 700 words moved by Gokan Gunes -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-politics-IAEA,WRAP TEHRAN Iran hails a visit by the UN nuclear watchdog chief and a temporary agreement on site inspections as a "significant achievement" amid international efforts to salvage its troubled nuclear deal. 650 words moved. Picture. Video US-Iran-diplomacy-Oman,INTERVIEW MUSCAT Iran must refrain from any provocation as Washington steps up efforts to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the head of US forces in the Middle East tells AFP. 620 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture Algeria-politics-protest,WRAP ALGIERS Thousands of Algerians march in the capital and other cities to mark the second anniversary of the North African nation's anti-government "Hirak" protest movement, in the biggest protests for nearly a year. 600 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-justice-Garland WASHINGTON Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland tells a confirmation hearing he will depoliticize the Justice Department and prosecute Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol on January 6. 500 words 1600 GMT by Paul Handley US-economy-business-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Aiming to help the smallest businesses that have been overlooked amid the pandemic, President Joe Biden unveils reforms to a key aid program 500 words 1530 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video Brazil-economy-oil-politics,WRAP SAO PAULO Shares in Brazilian state oil company Petrobras plummet after President Jair Bolsonaro changed the company's chief executive, fueling fears he will try to block further energy price hikes as he eyes re-election next year. 500 words 1500 GMT by Florence Goisnard. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,lead HONG KONG A top Chinese official outlines plans to ensure only "patriots" run Hong Kong as Beijing seeks to neuter any remaining democratic opposition and take a more direct role in how the business hub is run. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Australia-animal-shark,FOCUS CROWDY BAY NATIONAL PARK, New South Wales The first rule of Bite Club is you talk to Dave Pearson, a shark attack survivor who connects hundreds of people from around the world to support each other "beyond the bite". 850 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Australia-US-Internet-Media-Facebook-NewsCorp,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia's push to regulate tech giants has become a power struggle between two of the world's most powerful men, with Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg locked in a generational battle for media dominance. 750 words moved by Andrew Beatty -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic MELBOURNE Not content with challenging Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the men's Grand Slams record, Novak Djokovic has Serena Williams and Margaret Court in his sights after claiming an astonishing ninth Australian Open title. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-five,POINTS -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-France-theatre-history PALACE OF VERSAILLES, France Pandemic or not, it's a theatre space that very rarely sees an audience: Marie-Antoinette's personal playhouse in the grounds of Versailles is a fragile historical gem in need of delicate care. 400 words moved by Rana Massaoui. Picture. Video afp
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