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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Contact: engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Children killed in Russia school shooting + Death toll mounts in Israel unrest + China's population growth slows + Queen Elizabeth returns to public stage + 'Brightest star': Bob Marley feted, 40 years on Russia-shooting-school,WRAP MOSCOW At least nine people, most of them children, are confirmed dead after a lone teenage gunman opens fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan, officials say. 800 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu vows to intensify strikes on Islamist groups in Gaza as the foes trade heavy fire that killed at least 28 people, in an escalation of violent unrest in Jerusalem. 750 words 1430 GMT by Ben Simon with Mai Yaghi in Gaza. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-hospital,SCENE China-population-demographics,WRAP BEIJING China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday, highlighting fears of a looming crisis over an ageing society. 600 words moved by Laurie Chen and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video Britain-politics-royals,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II outlines her government's post-pandemic legislative agenda as she opens a new session of the UK parliament, in her first public appearance since the funeral of her late husband Prince Philip. 750 words moved by Joe Jackson and Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-Jamaica-music-reggae-Marley,FOCUS KINGSTON, Jamaica It's been four decades since Bob Marley's death, a period longer than the reggae icon's brief but potent life that skin cancer ended when he was 36. 700 words moved by Andre Rich. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Syria-conflict-Ramadan-Sufi-dance,FOCUS DAMASCUS Three-year-old Anas al-Kharrat raises one hand to the sky as his long white robe twirls around his tiny spinning body. His dancing skills run in the family -- his dervish dancer father is whirling next to him. 600 words moved by Maher Al-Mounes. Picture. Video DRCongo-children-malnutrition,FOCUS MBUJI-MAYI, Democratic Republic of Congo Acute malnutrition stalks the diamond-rich but fragile Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- the world's worst-hit country for food insecurity, according to UN figures. 850 words moved by Marthe Bosuandole. Pictures. Video. Graphic Australia-NZealand-consumers-food,FOCUS SOMERSBY, Australia Beekeepers in New Zealand are seeking the exclusive right to use the "manuka" label for their honey, pitting them against rival Australian farmers over a prestige product that can fetch hundreds of dollars per jar. 750 words moved by Gregory Plesse. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States authorises the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years old, while in India the devastating outbreak rages on. 750 words moved by Torrence Otten. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-EU-vaccines-AstraZeneca,lead BRUSSELS The EU executive sues British-Swedish pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca to force it to deliver 90 million more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine before July. 500 words moved by Marc Burleigh. Video France-tourism-health-virus,FOCUS PARIS France joins the race to woo tourists on the move again after a year of having their wings clipped by Covid-19, launching a multi-million-euro campaign targeted mainly at Europeans. 650 words moved by Clare Byrne Also moved: France-tourism-health-virus EU,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-unrest,WRAP BELFAST A coroner in Northern Ireland rules that the British army used "clearly disproportionate" force during violence nearly 50 years ago that saw 10 civilians shot dead. 550 words 1600 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video France-politics-religion,FOCUS PARIS The head of French President Emmanuel Macron's political party threatens to withdraw support for one of its own candidates in upcoming regional elections after she was pictured wearing a headscarf in a campaign poster. 550 words 1530 GMT by Adam Plowright -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Ashkelon,SCENE ASHKELON, Israel Residents of the Israeli city of Ashkelon have been running to shelters as air raid sirens wail, after Islamist group Hamas threatened to turn the community into "a hell" and rockets killed two women. 600 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Graphic. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The flare-up in violence in the Middle East is thrusting President Joe Biden into the conflict sooner than he would like as he walks a tight-rope faced with growing criticism of Israel within his Democratic Party. 650 words 1700 GMT by Shaun Tandon Iran-vote-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iranian hopefuls throw their hats into the ring, starting the battle to succeed moderate President Hassan Rouhani in a June election. 650 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Tigray-Eritrea-aid,WRAP ADDIS ABABA A campaign to prevent farming is unfolding in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray, a top regional official says, warning bluntly that the result will be "starvation". 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON He meets with opponents in the White House, in Congress, over video, even on an airport runway. But however many Republican hands Joe Biden shakes he can't get to grips with one extraordinary problem: most Republicans still won't accept he's the legitimate president. 800 words 1430 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- ASIA -- China-animal-zoo-leopard SHANGHAI, China Residents in a Chinese city were warned to stay indoors as authorities released flocks of chickens as bait to track down a leopard that escaped from a safari park, state media reports. 500 words moved. File picture Pakistan-offbeat-barber LAHORE Hoping to prove a cut above the competition, Pakistani barber Ali Abbas relies on an unusual array of tools to practice his craft -- including blowtorches, meat cleavers, and even broken glass. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT -- Britain-environment-whale LONDON A juvenile minke whale that became stranded in London's River Thames has been put down after its condition deteriorated and vets decided it could not survive in the open water. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,WRAP TOKYO Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka admits she is "not really sure" the coronavirus-hit Tokyo Olympics should go ahead, as doubts grow about the Games just weeks before the opening ceremony. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Basket-NBA-Westbrook,lead LOS ANGELES Russell Westbrook writes his way into NBA history, bagging the 182nd triple-double of his career to break Oscar Robertson's 47-year-old record. 600 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-entertainment-music-award-health-virus LONDON Rising stars Arlo Parks and Olivia Rodrigo perform to 4,000 guests at the Brit Awards, where soul singer Celeste and hit machine Dua Lipa are both tipped to win big. 550 words 1900 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video afp
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