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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + German football giants return as virus wanes + Israel ends crisis with new unity government + Rival Afghan leaders sign power sharing deal + India delays reopening as coronavirus surges + Qatar vows to jail those refusing face masks Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN German football champions Bayern Munich win their first match in more than two months oas Spain and Britain record their lowest daily coronavirus death tolls since March, but the devastating pandemic remains on the march elsewhere. 900 words 2200 GMT by Ryland James, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's parliament swears in a new unity government on Sunday led by Prime Minister Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz, ending the longest political crisis in the nation's history. 800 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-politics-Netayahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Gantz,PROFILE Israel-politics,CHRONO Israel-politics-Netanyahu,CHRONO Afghanistan-politics-Ghani-Abdullah,WRAP KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah sign a power-sharing deal, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the country into political crisis. 800 words moved by Usman Sharifi and Emal Haidary. Picture Health-virus-India,2ndlead NEW DELHI India extends its coronavirus lockdown until the end of May as it reports its biggest single-day jump in cases, but says some sectors will be permitted to open up to ease the economic pain. 650 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Health-virus-Qatar-masks DOHA Qatar begins enforcing the world's toughest penalties of up to three years' prison for failing to wear face masks in public, as it battles one of the world's highest coronavirus infection rates. 450 words moved by Gregory Walton. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The White House rebukes the top US health agency, saying "it let the country down" on providing testing crucial to the battle against the coronavirus outbreak. 600 words 2130 GMT by Frankie Taggart US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo-Navarro,WRAP WASHINGTON The White House hit backs at fierce criticism over the firing of the State Department's top watchdog, suggesting he was a disloyal member of a "Deep State" conspiracy out to get President Donald Trump. 500 words 2000 GMT by Ian Timberlake. File picture Health-virus-Mexico-liquor,FOCUS PUEBLA, Mexico Scores of Mexicans are dying from drinking adulterated liquor, a consequence of the shortage of beer and other mainstream alcoholic beverages during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities say. 600 words 2030 GMT by Roman Ortega, Ivan Duarte and German Campos. File picture Health-virus-US-Hollywood-premieres,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Red-carpet premieres are the pinnacle of any new Hollywood blockbuster's publicity blitz. With California coronavirus restrictions easing, and major movies like "Tenet" eyeing July release dates, Tinseltown's marketing gurus are scrambling for ways to safely roll out those carpets once again. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France PARIS Deaths from the novel coronavirus in France pass 28,000, the health ministry announces, as officials try to contain outbreaks in two abattoirs. 400 words 2000 GMT. Picture Health-virus-Spain,2ndlead MADRID Spain reports 87 coronavirus deaths over a 24-hour period, the first time in two months that the daily toll has dropped below 100. 400 words 2030 GMT. Picture Health-virus-Britain LONDON Britain reports 170 more coronavirus deaths -- its lowest number since late March, when lockdown restrictions were introducedd. 550 words by Joe Jackson moved. Picture Rwanda-France-genocide-justice,FOCUS PARIS The arrest of Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in a suburb of Paris has raised some difficult questions for France. 850 words moved by Lucie Peytermann and Sofia Bouderbala. File picture -- MIDEAST -- Syria-politics-Assad-Makhlouf DAMASCUS Syria's top tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a first cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, says the regime is threatening to arrest him and close his telecom empire unless he hands over profits. 500 words by 1930GMT -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest,3rdlead KINSHASA Women and children were among at least 20 civilians murdered in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, local officials tell AFP. 450 words 2000 GMT -- ASIA -- Taiwan-politics-rights-social-gay TAIPEI Taiwan marks the one-year anniversary of the legalisation of same-sex marriage, as gay couples and rights groups call for full recognition of unions involving foreigners. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-Amazon,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism from activists, politicians and others who question the tech giant's growing influence. 650 words moved by Julie Jammot US-automobile-health-virus-GM-Ford-FCA-Tesla,ADVANCER DETROIT Detroit's auto giants are keen to resume production this week, but there will be unease on assembly lines where social distancing is difficult and worries about the deadly coronavirus persist. 700 words moved by Joseph Szczesny - SPORTS -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-health-virus-pandemic BERLIN Bayern Munich maintain a four-point lead in the Bundesliga by brushing aside Union Berlin 2-0 behind closed doors in their first match in two months but fans protest over 'ghost games' taking place without supporters in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words by Ryland James 2000 GMT Health-virus-SKorea-golf-LPGA SEOUL The world's first big-purse post-coronavirus golf tournament wraps up in South Korea, marked by a ban on spectators and stringent safety measures that saw competitors having to sit apart while eating. 400 words moved Basket-NBA-Jordan-auction,FOCUS NEW YORK The immense global success of the documentary "The Last Dance" amid the coronavirus lockdown has boosted sales of collectibles related to NBA icon Michael Jordan, some of which are trading in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. 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