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| - Duty Editor: Ben Richardson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pakistan train collision kills at least 34 + Spain opens doors to vaccinated tourists + Kamala Harris in Guatemala with message of 'hope' + At least 160 dead in Burkina Faso jihadist attack + Djokovic, Nadal face future of tennis at French Open Pakistan-train-crash,WRAP KARACHI At least 34 people are killed and dozens injured when a packed Pakistani inter-city train ploughs into carriages from another express that had earlier derailed, officials said. 500 words 0930 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Germany-vote-politics,WRAP Health-virus-Spain-tourism,lead MALAGA, Spain Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video US-Mexico-Guatemala-diplomacy-migration-vaccines,WRAP WASHINGTON US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Guatemala, bringing a message of "hope" to a region hammered by Covid-19 and which is the source of most of the undocumented migrants seeking entry to the United States. 650 words moved by Alina Dieste. Picture Burkina-unrest,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Suspected jihadists massacre at least 160 civilians, including around 20 children, in the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015, local officials say. 750 words moved by Armel Baily. File Picture. Graphic Also moved: Burkina-attacks,CHRONO Also moving: Burkina-attacks,Q&A Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal come face-to-face with the future of tennis as the French Open moves on from the shock exits of Roger Federer and Serena Williams. 600 words 1200 GMT by Dave James. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Yemen-Socotra-environment,FOCUS SOCOTRA, Yemen Centuries-old umbrella-shaped dragon's blood trees line the rugged peaks of Yemen's Socotra -- a flagship symbol of the Indian Ocean archipelago's extraordinary biodiversity, but also a bleak warning of environmental crisis. 900 words moved by Peter Martell. Picture. File Video Also moved: Yemen-Socotra-environment-UAE,BACKGROUND Pakistan-India-EU-economy-rice,FOCUS LAHORE From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the latest tussle between the bitter rivals. 700 words moved by Cyril Belaud and Kaneez Fatima. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-EU-tourism,FOCUS PARIS European tourism has had its worst time in living memory as coronavirus lockdowns, curfews and hotel and restaurant closures have threatened the industry's livelihood and frustrated travellers eager for a change of scenery. 800 words 1000 GMT by Jurgen Hecker and AFP bureaus in Europe -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram-IslamicState,WRAP KANO, Nigeria A rival Nigerian jihadist group claims Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has killed himself, potentially clearing the way for Islamic State-allied fighters to consolidate control and challenge an army already struggling after more than a decade of conflict. 650 words 1300 GMT by Aminu Abubakar. File Picture Mali-politics BAMAKO Malian strongman Assimi Goita is scheduled to be sworn into office as transitional president despite international condemnation of the military's second power grab in nine months. 650 words 1200 GMT. File Picture. Graphic Also moved: Mali-politics-army-unrest,PROFILE Mali politics conflict,CHRONO -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-vote-CDU,WRAP BERLIN Angela Merkel's centre-right party celebrates a thumping win over the far right in the last regional vote before a general election that also exposed the weaknesses of the Greens, their main rivals at the national level. 650 words 0930 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's parliament is to decide when parties united against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can make their bid to topple him, but the combative incumbent is refusing to go without a fight. 650 words 1100 GMT by Maggy Donaldson and Daphne Rousseau. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Peru-vote,WRAP LIMA Right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori holds a narrow lead over radical leftist Pedro Castillo following a partial vote count in Peru's presidential election. 800 words moved by Francisco Jara with Carlos Mandujano in Cajamarca. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Peru-vote,CHRONO Peru-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Mexico-vote,WRAP MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's party loses its absolute majority in the lower house in elections, initial results indicate, in a setback to his promised "transformation" of the country. 650 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez and Daniel Rook. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Mexico-vote-crime-drugs,SCENE -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP NAYPYIDAW The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer told AFP Monday, with the Nobel laureate facing an eclectic raft of charges, from possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies to flouting coronavirus restrictions during last year's election campaign. 550 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video Pakistan-India-EU-economy-rice,FOCUS LAHORE From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the latest tussle between the bitter rivals. 700 words moved by Cyril Belaud and Kaneez Fatima. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- France-internet-media-advertising-regulator-Google,WRAP PARIS France's competition regulator fines Google 220 million euros ($267 million) after finding it had abused its dominant market position for placing online ads, the latest move by European authorities to take tougher stances against US tech giants. 400 words 1100 GMT by Joseph Schmid ECB-EU-rate-inflation-eurozone,ADVANCER FRANKFURT Surging inflation and an economic rebound as virus curbs ease will be in focus when European Central Bank policymakers meet, testing their commitment to keeping pandemic-era stimulus measures in place. 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick China-economy-trade BEIJING China's exports rose 27.9 percent in May while imports grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade as the global economy powers back from the pandemic crisis, official data shows. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Box-Internet-Mayweather-Paul,lead MIAMI Floyd Mayweather predictably dominates YouTube star Logan Paul in an eight-round exhibition fight in Miami before admitting it could have been his final performance. 500 words moved. Video Basket-NBA,2ndlead LOS ANGELES Kawhi Leonard finishes with 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Clippers win game seven at home with a 126-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks to punch their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs. 600 words moved. Picture Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,ADVANCER PARIS With the Covid-19 situation on the continent gradually improving, the delayed Euro 2020 finally kicks off on Friday in Rome when Italy host Turkey while Cristiano Ronaldo and a deep Portugal squad prepare to defend the title they won in France five years ago. 700 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-Britain-royals-birth,WRAP LOS ANGELES Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce the birth of their daughter Lilibet Diana -- named for Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his late mother -- in a moment of joy capping a year of increasingly strained ties between the couple and the British royal family. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal with Joshua Melvin in Washington. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,FOCUS afp/pbr
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