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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Myanmar protesters back after deadliest day + Europe looks to bolster vaccine drives + Police warn of new plot to storm US Capitol + Meghan says palace 'perpetuating falsehoods' + SpaceX rocket explodes after landing Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to cities and towns across Myanmar after dozens of people were killed in the deadliest day of the junta's crackdown, with global powers condemning the "brutal violence". 750 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The UK agrees with four other nations to fast-track vaccines modified to cope with new coronavirus variants, as the European Union begins to review Russia's Sputnik V shot. 600 words 1200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-unrest-Capitol-extremism WASHINGTON Washington's security posture has been bolstered after threats of a possible Thursday "breach" of the US Capitol, with the House of Representatives changing its voting plans to avoid gathering members on a day of potential unrest. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Britain-US-royals-Meghan,WRAP LOS ANGELES Meghan Markle says Buckingham Palace is "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and her husband Prince Harry, according to part of an interview she has done with Oprah Winfrey. 650 words moved US-space-SpaceX,WRAP WASHINGTON Third time's a charm? Not so for SpaceX, whose unmanned rocket explodes on the ground after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful flight and landing -- fresh on the heels of two fiery crashes. 500 words moved. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Japan-tsunami-anniversary-children-earthquake,FOCUS ISHINOMAKI, Japan Yuto Naganuma watches silently as the cold sea breeze sweeps over the crumbling walls of the school where his little brother was lost in Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami. 1000 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Graphic ** Please see our special advisory on the 10-year anniversary of the tsunami** Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-displaced,FOCUS YEREVAN Friends and family of Arman Sarkisian, 20, who died fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, buried him this week in Yerevan, since his home is now controlled by Azerbaijan's forces. 700 words moved by Max Delany. Picture. Video Egypt-scorpions-health-research,FOCUS DAKHLA OASIS, Egypt Surrounded by thousands of live scorpions in a laboratory deep in Egypt's desert, Ahmed Abu al-Seoud carefully handles one of the curved-tailed arachnids and extracts a drop of its venom, highly prized in pharmaceutical research. 780 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-EU-Russia-vaccines,2ndlead THE HAGUE The EU's drug watchdog begins an in-depth review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, a key step towards approval for use across the 27-nation bloc. 500 words 1000 GMT by Danny Kemp Health-virus-SAfrica-medics, FOCUS THEMBISA, South Africa After a year battling coronavirus, exhausted health workers in South Africa are celebrating a drop in cases but dread another wave of infections -- a scenario that could strike just months from now. 600 words moved by Maryke Vermaak. Picture. Video Health-virus-Entertainment-film-festival-Germany,FACTS BERLIN Coronavirus pushed this week's Berlin international film festival entirely online, and its movies are offering little escape from the pandemic as the industry grapples with new realities dictated by the outbreak. 600 words 1100 GMT by David Courbet and Deborah Cole. File picture -- EUROPE -- France-politics-trial-corruption,WRAP PARIS A French court is set to hand down a verdict on former prime minister Edouard Balladur over a decades-old campaign financing scandal, days after ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption. 600 words 1030 GMT by Anne-Sophie Lasserre Italy-history-archaeology-tourism,SCENE ROME After centuries of neglect, the enormous mausoleum of Augustus, the founder of the Roman empire, reopened this week after a major renovation. 550 words 1230 GMT by Gildas Le Roux. Picture. Video France-politics-Macron-LePen,FOCUS PARIS A leading French daily has rattled the ruling party and sparked intense speculation about next year's presidential election by suggesting that voters won't come to Emmanuel Macron's aid if he finds himself in a rematch with the far-right. 700 words moved by Clare Byrne Switzerland-vote-burqa-Islam,ADVANCER GENEVA Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets. 750 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Mideast-youth-UN,INTERVIEW AMMAN A decade since Arab Spring protests rocked the Middle East and North Africa, many of its youth are in need and at risk, the UN children's agency's regional director tells AFP. 650 words moved by Sammy Ketz. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy-Blinken,lead WASHINGTON Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States is ready to confront China where need be, calling the Asian power the "biggest geopolitical test" of the century. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Mexico-politics-energy-environment,lead MEXICO CITY Mexican lawmakers approve controversial electricity reforms which environmental campaigners see as a major setback to efforts to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. 500 words moved by Natalia Cano. File picture Venezuela-army-poverty,FOCUS CARACAS Dressed in camouflage, her face covered in mud, Ismaira Figueroa holds her position on a hill, rifle in hand, as she takes part in military exercises simulating an invasion. 700 words moved. Picture US-China-art-auction NEW YORK How about this for bargain-hunting? A small bowl bought for $35 in a yard sale in the US turned out to be a rare 15th century Chinese artifact possibly worth $500,000. 250 words moved -- ASIA -- SKorea-defence-social-gender CHEONGJU, South Korea A transgender South Korean soldier who was forcibly discharged from the army after gender-reassignment surgery has been found dead, police say, prompting anger and calls for legal reforms. 750 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture Afghanistan-conflict JALABAD, Afghanistan A female doctor was killed in a bomb blast in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad in what appeared to be another targeted hit, officials say, just days after three women media workers were gunned down in the area. 300 words moved Australia-politics-assault,Lead SYDNEY Australia's scandal-hit government apologises for calling an alleged rape victim a "lying cow," sparking fresh claims of a "toxic" culture in the country's corridors of power. 500 words moved. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Germany-airline-earnings-Lufthansa-health-virus,WRAP FRANKFURT German flag carrier Lufthansa says it lost a record 6.7 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel and left aircraft grounded. 550 words moved by Yann Schreiber and Hui Min Neo in Berlin. File picture Oil-market-trade-pandemic LONDON Members of the OPEC group of oil producers and allies are expected to raise output in response to a rebound in demand and prices. 450 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-entertainment-television-MTV-RealWorld NEW YORK Widely considered the first major reality television program, MTV's "The Real World" is set to return nearly 30 years after its debut -- with seven members of the original cast appearing in the same New York loft where they first gathered in 1992. 450 words moved Entertainment-US-film-Disney-Raya-racism,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Even as racist attacks on Asian-Americans have risen during the pandemic, Asian cinema is having a moment in Hollywood -- something the stars of Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon" say can't come soon enough. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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