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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 372-5503 -- TOP STORIES -- + At least 160 killed in Burkina Faso attack + Pope's 'pain' over bodies at Canadian school + Harry and Meghan welcome daughter Lilibet Diana + Mexico votes with president's 'transformation' at stake + History-chasing Serena denied again at French Open Burkina-unrest,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Suspected jihadists massacred at least 160 civilians, including around 20 children, in a village in Burkina Faso's volatile north, the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015, local officials say. 750 words moved. Graphic. File picture Pope-Vatican-Canada-indigenous-school,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis expresses his "pain" over the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a mass grave at a former indigenous boarding school in Canada run by the Church. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Already moved: Canada-indigenous-school,INTERVIEW 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 2200 GMT by Andrew Marszal with Joshua Melvin Washington. File picture. Video. Graphic Mexico-vote,WRAP MEXICO CITY Mexicans vote in elections seen as pivotal to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's promised "transformation" of a country shaken by the coronavirus pandemic, a deep recession and drug-related violence. 650 words 2030 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez and Daniel Rook. Picture. Graphic. Video Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Serena Williams' latest quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ends in the French Open last 16, hours after Roger Federer pulls out of what was possibly his last appearance at Roland Garros. 650 words 2100 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Germany-WWII-history-Russia-Dushman,OBIT BERLIN David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who took part in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in 1945, dies at the age of 98. 500 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- US-EU-health-pandemic-travel-family,FOCUS WASHINGTON Julien Rocher has been able to see his son Zadig, who lives in the United States, only once in 15 months since Washington shut the country's borders over the Covid-19 pandemic. 700 words moved by Cyril Julien. File picture Taiwan-US-politics-diplomacy-China-health-virus TAIPEI A bipartisan delegation of three United States senators lands in Taiwan and announces that Washington will donate 750,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to its ally. 400 words moved. Video. Live video -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-vote,WRAP MEXICO CITY Mexicans vote in elections seen as pivotal to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's promised "transformation" of a country shaken by the coronavirus pandemic, a deep recession and drug-related violence. 650 words 2030 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez and Daniel Rook. Picture. Graphic. Video Peru-vote,WRAP LIMA Peruvians face a polarising choice between right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori and radical leftist Pedro Castillo when they elect a new president, in a country desperate for a return to normalcy after years of political turbulence. 700 words 2330 GMT by Francisco Jara with Carlos Mandujano in Cajamarca. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Peru-vote,CHRONO Peru-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE US-Mexico-Guatemala-diplomacy-migration-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Guatemala and Mexico this week, 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 US. 650 words moved by Alina Dieste Mexico-US-migrant-students,FOCUS MATAMOROS, Mexico Alma Beatriz Serrano Ramirez waves a small board in front of her phone, hoping the students watching on the other end are paying attention to her math lesson. The 38-year-old Honduran migrant had dreamed of settling in the United States but so far has only made it to the Mexican border city of Matamoros. 650 words moved by Francois Picard. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-vote-politics,WRAP MAGDEBURG, Germany Angela Merkel's CDU party scores a strong win in the final regional vote before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor, seeing off the far-right and handing a major boost to her conservative would-be successor. 650 words 2130 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video France-Britain-war-diplomacy-history,WRAP VER-SUR-MER A memorial to almost 22,500 servicemen and women under British command killed during D-Day and subsequent battles is unveiled in northern France, a tribute to their sacrifice seen as long overdue. 650 words moved by Chloe Coupeau. Picture. Graphic -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jerusalem,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli police arrest an activist for Palestinian families resisting eviction from the annexed east Jerusalem district of Sheikh Jarrah where an Al Jazeera journalist was also detained. 700 words 1930 GMT by Hiba Aslan. Picture Israel-politics-Netanyahu,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects accusations of incitement against his political opponents, after security services warn of an escalation in violent discourse. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest KANO, Nigeria Police in northwest Nigeria's Kebbi state say that the death toll from an attack by a gang of cattle thieves on seven villages has risen to 88. 550 words moved. Graphic. File picture -- ASIA -- SriLanka-Singapore-ship-fire-pollution,lead COLOMBO A black box from a container ship sinking off Sri Lanka is recovered but a dive to check for oil leaks has to be aborted, the navy says. 400 words moved. File picture. Video Also moved: SriLanka-India-China-transport-trade,Q&A -- BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY -- US-technology-internet-auction,FOCUS NEW YORK They are technology enthusiasts on the hunt for opportunities in the Wild West market surrounding NFTs: the popular certified digital objects that have spawned a new generation of collectors convinced of their huge potential. 800 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture US-energy-environment-corporate-meeting-ExxonMobil,FOCUS NEW YORK A newly formed San Francisco-based investment group, Engine No.1, is a relative minnow in the world of finance, but now stands poised to steer the iconic US petroleum heavyweight ExxonMobile in a new direction. 750 words moved by John Biers -- ENVIRONMENT -- US-environment-drought-fishing,FOCUS OROVILLE, California With chronic drought drying up rivers earlier than usual this year, California is scaling up a drastic operation to help its famous Chinook salmon reach the Pacific -- transporting the fry by road in dozens of large tanker trucks. 500 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Cricket-ENG-NZL-Test LONDON England and New Zealand draw the first Test at Lord's to leave the two-match series all-square heading into next week's finale at Edgbaston. 500 words 2100 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture Auto-Prix-AZE, WRAP Red Bull's Sergio Perez wins a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton fail to finish. 600 words moved. Picture afp
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