Duty Editor: David Fox Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + UN envoy warns of Myanmar violence escalation + Japan starts vaccines as world virus cases fall + Millions without power as record storm hits US + Deep-space comet killed the dinosaurs: study + PSG hopes up as Mbappe hat-trick stuns Barca Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON UN special envoy on Myanmar warns of the potential for an escalation of violence in the country as anti-coup protesters are expected to face off once again with the military. 650 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Also moving: Myanmar-politics-military,Q&A Myanmar-politics-military-music-demonstration,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP TOKYO Japan launches its coronavirus vaccination programme, five months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, as the World Health Organization reports a fall in cases around the world. 650 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. US-weather,WRAP WASHINGTON Millions are left without power as a deadly winter storm grips the southern and central United States, and at least three people were killed after a tornado smashed into their community. 600 words 0330 GMT by Thomas Watkins. Picture. Video Also moved: Greece-weather,LEAD Science-space-astronomy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic "impact winter" that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg. Picture fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-FRA-Barcelona-PSG,lead BARCELONA Kylian Mbappe rips Barcelona apart by scoring a stunning hat-trick in a 4-1 rout to put Paris Saint-Germain on the brink of the Champions League quarter-finals. 700 words moved. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Entertainment-Iran-games-technology,FOCUS TEHRAN Iran's millions-strong legion of gamers revel in online worlds, but they have to fight daily real-life obstacles imposed by US sanctions in their quest to level up and keep playing. 900 words 0300 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Cuomo,FOCUS NEW YORK New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's straight-talking and empathetic approach to the coronavirus crisis raging in his state earned him national adoration last spring, contrasting sharply with the often-confusing mixed messages from former President Donald Trump. 700 words 0130 GMT by Peter Hutchinson. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is sidestepping a divided Congress and going straight to the nation with a televised town hall in Wisconsin seeking support for his $1.9 trillion economic rescue package. 600 word 0330 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-diplomacy-politics-Saudi-Israel-Biden,lead US-politics-Republicans-Trump,2ndlead -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-politics-Fulani-crime,FOCUS IBADAN, Nigeria The smouldering remains of the market in a southwestern Nigerian city testify to the violence of ethnic clashes that have shocked a local community famed for living in harmony. 750 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Yemen-conflict,WRAP DUBAI The United Nations and United States voice alarm over a Huthi rebel advance on the Yemeni government's last northern stronghold of Marib amid fears the assault could endanger millions of civilians. 750 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Picture Britain-UAE-royals-rights,lead LONDON The daughter of Dubai's ruler says she is being held captive and fears for her life after a foiled attempt to flee, according to footage broadcast. 500 words moved. Video. File picture Libya-conflict-technology-business,FOCUS TRIPOLI For those needing space to do business in Libya, a country beset by frequent blackouts and internet cuts after a decade of war, coworking has become increasingly popular. 750 words 0230 GMT by Rim Taher. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Denmark-Greenland-mining-politics,FOCUS COPENHAGEN A rare-earth mining project in Greenland has reignited dreams of the autonomous Arctic territory's full independence from Denmark one day, but environmentalists fear large-scale mining could harm the remote island's pristine landscape. 900 words 0230 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert. File Picture WTO-trade-diplomacy,ANALYSIS GENEVA The coronavirus pandemic, log-jammed trade talks and a long-delayed meeting of member states are just a few of the crises awaiting Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization next month. 700 words 0300 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Graphic. File Picture Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi is to unveil his rescue plan for the country two weeks after he was drafted in to tackle the coronavirus crisis. 650 words 0230 GMT by Alvise Armellini. Picture NATO-diplomacy-Afghanistan-conflict-US,WRAP BRUSSELS NATO defence ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners. 600 words 0300 GMT by Max Delany -- ASIA -- Thailand-crime-drugs-health,FOCUS BANGKOK Thailand has long been a global gateway for exports of the drug but the coronavirus pandemic's sudden disruption of international transport has seen a surge in cut-price "yaba" tablets in the local market. 650 words 0230 GMT by Lisa Martin. Picture. Video -- SPACE -- US-Mars-space,ADVANCER WASHINGTON After a seven-month journey, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to touch down on Mars on Thursday after negotiating a risky landing that will mark the start of its multi-year search for signs of ancient microbial life. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Video Also moved: US-Mars-space-Ingenuity --ENVIRONMENT -- Colombia-environment-indigenous-animal,FOCUS PURACE, Colombia Rosendo Quira silently shakes a medicinal plant to attract a condor to the bait. The bird of prey glides through the clouds over Colombia towards a mountain pass some 3,200 meters above the sea. 650 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-France-music-Spielberg,INTERVIEW PARIS Buzzy Lee is a musical alias that hides a famous name: Sasha Spielberg, daughter of the legendary American film director Steven Spielberg. But there is little hiding on her confessional debut album, "Spoiled Love". 500 words 0300 GMT by Philippe Greland. 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