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| - Duty Editor: Anita Beattie Contact: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + India's Covid death toll hits new record + N.Korea brands Biden's diplomacy 'spurious' + Four ISS astronauts make SpaceX splashdown + Day of mourning for Israel stampede victims + Legendary New York play back as Broadway waits Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI International aid to alleviate India's dire oxygen shortage arrives in the South Asian nation, as its coronavirus death toll climbs to a grim new record. 750 words 2000 GMT by Atish Patel and Glenda Kwek, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics NKorea-US-politics-nuclear-Biden,lead SEOUL North Korea accuses US President Joe Biden of pursuing a hostile policy, dismissing "spurious" American diplomacy and warning of a response. 600 words moved US-space-SpaceX-ISS-science,WRAP WASHINGTON A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashes down off Florida in NASA's first nighttime ocean landing in more than 50 years. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-accident-religion,WRAP JERUSALEM Flags are flown at half-mast as Israel holds a national day of mourning for 45 men and boys killed in a stampede at a packed Jewish festival. 750 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture Health-virus-US-theater,SCENE NEW YORK Broadway is not due to return until September but New York's longest-running play is already back thanks to its indomitable lead who has played the same role over 13,500 times. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Russia-military-conscription-politics-opposition,FOCUS MOSCOW In December 2019, police officers came to Ruslan Shaveddinov's Moscow apartment, sawed through the door and placed him in handcuffs before whisking him away for forced military service in the Arctic. 900 words moved by Romain Colas with Marina Koreneva in Luga. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- France-health-toilets-Paris,FOCUS PARIS With cafes, bars and museums closed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Parisians are learning what tourists have long known -- finding a public toilet in the French capital requires some sleuthing and plenty of patience. 500 words moved by Pierre Donnedieu and Guillaume Bonnet. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-US,lead KABUL Fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban has left more than 100 insurgents dead in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry says, as it takes control of a US military base in a restive province. 550 words moved. Picture India-vote-politics,lead KOLKATA Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist party suffers a setback when it loses a tightly contested and violence-hit state poll. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Thousands of anti-coup protesters march in Myanmar, calling for a "spring revolution" with the country in its fourth month under a military regime. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Germany-protest-labour-MayDay-police,lead BERLIN Nearly 100 police officers are injured and over 300 people arrested after May Day rallies in Berlin descended into "unacceptable" violence, police and local authorities say. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,FOCUS BELFAST Northern Ireland marks its 100th year on Monday, but faltering efforts to commemorate the centenary encapsulate the rift at the heart of the British province. 800 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. File video We also moved: Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,CHRONO Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,SCENE Britain-NIreland-Ireland-unrest-BobbySands,FACTS Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,ADVANCER MADRID Madrid votes Tuesday in a closely watched regional election which surveys suggest will deliver a serious drubbing to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party. 600 words moved by Christian Chaise. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-diplomacy-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemns as a "big mistake" remarks by his foreign minister, a week after audio emerged of the latter bemoaning the military's influence on the Islamic republic's diplomacy. 700 words 1930 GMT France-history-Napoleon-Egypt-Palestinians,FOCUS CAIRO Napoleon Bonaparte's bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor's death. 850 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse with Guillaume Lavallee in Gaza. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-conservation-animal-breeding,lead PRETORIA South Africa reveals plans to ban the breeding of lions in captivity for trophy hunting or for tourists to pet, in a bid to promote a more "authentic" experience. 500 words moved by Susan Njani. Video Chad-security-curfew N'DJAMENA Chad's new ruling junta announces that it has lifted a curfew introduced after the shock death of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno and the installation of a military council led by his son. 380 words moved Burundi-minister-corruption NAIROBI Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacks his commerce minister because she risks "compromising the country's economy," as sources in the ruling regime alleges she embezzled airline funds. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Shut out of the White House and desperate to reclaim power in Congress next year, Republicans are locked in an internal battle over their party's direction, and whether to embrace or jettison the divisive politics of Donald Trump. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture ElSalvador-politics-justice,WRAP SAN SALVADOR El Salvador's new parliament votes to dismiss the attorney general and top judges seen as hostile to populist President Nayib Bukele, triggering a political storm as the opposition derides the move as a coup. 660 words 2100 GMT by Carlos Mario Marquez. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- German-management-law-women,FOCUS FRANKFURT Belen Garijo has taken over as CEO at German pharmaceuticals giant Merck -- the first woman to singlehandedly run a DAX 30-listed company -- as Europe's top economy debates quotas for greater boardroom equality. 700 words moved by Jean-Philippe Lacour. File picture China-economy-luxury-fakes,FOCUS BEIJING It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China. 750 words moved by Ye Qian and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Liverpool-fans MANCHESTER Manchester United's Premier League clash against Liverpool is postponed after fans invade the Old Trafford pitch as part of a protest against United's owners, the Glazer family. 650 words 2000GMT. Picture Auto-Prix-POR,WRAP PORTIMAO Lewis Hamilton delivers a flawless drive in his Mercedes to win the Portuguese Grand Prix from his arch title rival Max Verstappen. 600 words moved. Picture Fbl-ITA-SerieA-InterMilan,WRAP MILAN Inter Milan claim the Serie A title for the first time in 11 years to end Juventus' nine-year reign in Italy. 650 words 2000 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture. Video afp
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