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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Hundreds wounded in fresh Jerusalem violence + Europe eases lockdowns as virus grips India + US blames 'Russia-based' group for pipeline hack + Afghan Taliban declare ceasefire for Eid + NBC drops Golden Globes in diversity row Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel launches deadly air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by Palestinian militants, as violence spirals following unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. 750 words 1930 GMT by Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jerusalem,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Al-Aqsa,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Schools and stores reopen in parts of Europe, easing out of months of Covid-19 lockdowns, but the devastating outbreak rages on across the sub-continent and health experts declare the virus mutation in India a "variant of concern". 800 words moved by Nina Larson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-IT-oil-crime-hacking-pipeline,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden says a Russia-based group was behind the ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of the largest oil pipeline in the eastern United States. 500 words 2030 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture Afghanistan-conflict-blasts,WRAP KABUL The Taliban and Afghan government declare a three-day ceasefire for this week's Eid al-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan. 700 words 1930 GMT by Jay Deshmukh and Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-Hazara,Q&A Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,WRAP LOS ANGELES The future of the Golden Globes is plunged into jeopardy as NBC cancels its broadcast of next year's prestigious awards, days after major Hollywood studios and stars such as Scarlett Johansson lined up to slam the organization over its diversity record. 500 words 2000 GMT by Andrew Marszal -- SPOTLIGHT -- Yemen-conflict-religion,VIDEOESSAY MARIB, Yemen Markets in war-torn Yemen's embattled Marib city are bustling with people gearing up for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, despite fighting that has raged nearby between government forces and Huthi rebels. 500 words moved by Nabil al-Awzari. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON People in England will be able to eat and drink in indoor venues from next week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, as the country reports no coronavirus deaths for the first time in over a year. 600 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-data,INTERVIEW PARIS At just 25 years old, Guillaume Rozier is devising the most popular tools to emerge during France's Covid-19 pandemic -- the data websites charting the costs of the crisis, and the progress in the fight to end it. 550 words moved by Laurent Barthelemy Health-virus-US-business-offices,FOCUS NEW YORK From business district buildings slowly coming back to life to the return of lunchtime queues at salad bars: signs that workers are returning to New York's offices are multiplying. 750 words 1830 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture China-Nepal-Himalayas-health-virus BEIJING China will set up a "separation line" on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state media report, after dozens were taken ill from the summit's base camp. 400 words moved. File picture Health-virus-US-LatAm-vaccines,FOCUS MIAMI BEACH A long line of people snake across the sand of Miami Beach, Florida, as dozens of travelers from Latin America waited their turn at a pop-up coronavirus vaccination booth. 550 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Colombia-politics-protest-unrest,FOCUS BOGOTA Faced with angry street protests and international criticism over his security forces' response, Colombian President Ivan Duque is coming across as erratic and out of touch with a country in crisis, analysts say. 650 words moved by David Salazar. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-politics-military,WRAP PARIS The government of French President Emmanuel Macron reacts with furyafter a group of serving French soldiers publish an open letter warning that "civil war" was brewing over his "concessions" to Islamism, weeks after a similar message from elements in the military rocked the elite. 600 words moved by Stuart Williams France-murder-Fourniret,WRAP PARIS French serial killer Michel Fourniret, the "Ogre of the Ardennes" who confessed to killing 11 people, has died aged 79, potentially taking his final secrets to the grave and denying families of victims long-awaited justice. 550 words moved by Eleonore Dermy. File picture. File video Also moved: France-Belgium-Fourniret-killer,OBIT France-Fourniret,CHRONO Georgia-politics,WRAP TBILISI Georgia releases jailed opposition leader Nika Melia on bail posted by the European Union, in a move expected to defuse a political crisis in the Caucasus country. 700 words moved by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics-UN,lead TEHRAN Iran says it may extend an agreement allowing UN inspectors to monitor some key activities if talks with world powers on its nuclear programme continue "on the right track". 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON A judge orders Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to appear in person in court for the first time on May 24, her lawyer says, after weeks of delays in her case. 500 words moved. File picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-100days YANGON One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters on her knees in the street says the coup has cast a pall of fear and depression over the country. 800 words moved. Picture. Graphic. File video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-women,FOCUS Myanmar-politics-military-timeline,CHRONO China-politics-anniversary-media-tourism YAN'AN, China Tourists pose for photos on Chairman Mao's bed as the Chinese Communist Party -- much-criticised overseas -- marks its centenary year at home with PR push including office history outings, big-budget movies and carefully constructed media tours. 600 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says the "great majority" of those killed in a massacre in the war-hit Tigray region were fighters and not civilians, contradicting multiple independent accounts. 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video -- CLIMATE -- Britain-environment-whale LONDON Fears grow for the fate of an infant whale that was rescued from the banks of the River Thames in London, after it swam upstream instead of back out to sea. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Climate-economy-energy-investment-recovery PARIS G7 nations should collectively spend a trillion dollars a year over the next decade to set the world on a path towards sustainable growth, according to an independent report requested by Britain's prime minister. 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- BUSINESS & TECH -- Britain-US-Cryptocurrency-internet,FACTS LONDON Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency originally created as a joke, has grabbed the headlines thanks to repeated interest from tech billionaire Elon Musk -- and despite doubts in the financial community. 550 words moved Environment-economy-electronics-recycling PARIS Recovering precious elements from e-waste is a security imperative for Europe that should be written into law, according to a report that says it is "crucial" to ensure industry competitiveness and sustain tech-dependent lifestyles in the region. 600 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020 PARIS Postponed last year because of the pandemic, Euro 2020 finally kicks off in a month's time when Italy face Turkey in Rome but the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cast a shadow over a tournament being held for the first time at venues all across the continent. 700 words moved by Andy Scott. 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