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This is the BBC News with Fiona MacDonald. Hello. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Myanmar for the third day in a row to protest against last week's military coup. Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains in detention. Jonathan Head reports. By mid-morning, the main road into central Yangon was filled with marching people again. Many of them grouped by profession. There were lawyers, civil servants, teachers and engineers in white hard hats. The Stars say some protesters of what they hope will be a general strike across the country. There was also a demonstration by lawyers in Mandalay, the second largest city. In the capital Naypyidaw where the coup leader is based, the police tried but failed to disperse a crowd with water cannon. The massive rallies over the weekend have given new momentum to those opposing last week's coup. But there are still no clear leaders. For now, it's spontaneous and locally organized show of defiance.

The British government has sought to allay concerns about the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, following preliminary research suggesting it was less effective against the South African coronavirus variant. The Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said the Oxford research team remain confident the jab was effective in preventing severe illness, hospital admissions and deaths from that stream. Here's Ferguson Wolf. The current Pfizer and Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines work well against the dominant strain here in the UK. But there is concern about how much the South Africa variant may be spreading in the community. Over 100 cases have been identified and other new variants are inevitable as the virus mutate. New vaccine technology means it is quick and simple to tweak over jabs. Scientists in Oxford are working on several updated vaccines, including ones against the South Africa and Brazil variance. Coronavirus mutates more slowly than flu. So, it's too early to tell how often people would need a booster jab.

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is due to return to court to enter his plea to charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Yolande Knell is in Jerusalem. This will be Mr. Netanyahu’s second appearance in court since the start of his trial last May. Back then, noisy crowd supporting and opposing him gathered outside, and the hallway flanked by ministers from his party. He addressed TV cameras to profess his innocence and say he was being framed. There's expected to be less political drama as Israel's longest serving prime minister now formally responds to the charges in three cases that involve him receiving gifts from millionaire friends and allegedly seeking regulatory favors for media tycoons in return for positive news coverage. Yolande Knell. You're listening to the world news from the BBC.