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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33. 01. 40. 41. 46. 36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Gun salutes as Britain mourns Prince Philip + New virus lockdowns as vaccine efforts stumble + Thousands flee Caribbean volcano eruption + Iran starts up new centrifuges + DMX, rap's tortured star, dies at 50 Britain-royals-Philip,WRAP LONDON Military guns are fired and sporting events fall silent as part of worldwide tributes to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip. 900 words 1100 GMT by Callum Paton and James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Philip,OBIT Britain-royals-Philip-public,SCENE Britain-royals-Philip-funeral,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP MUMBAI Fresh lockdowns and curfews are imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina as Covid-19 infections surge again and vaccine roll-outs are hampered by shortages and scares over side effects. 750 words moved by Nivrita Ganguly and AFP bureaus. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-vaccines Health-virus-WHO-vaccines-mixing-France,lead SaintVincent-volcano-evacuation,WRAP ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda Ash and hot gravel rain down on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, after powerful eruptions from a volcano that had been dormant for decades sent thousands of panicked locals fleeing to safety. 650 words moved by Gemma Handy. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran announces it has started up advanced centrifuges that enrich uranium more quickly, in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal as talks on rescuing it are underway. 450 words 1000 GMT. File picture Entertainment-US-rap-DMX,OBIT NEW YORK DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose raw, snarling raps chronicled his own inner pain and the struggles of the American street, dies at 50. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-Maharashtra,lead MUMBAI India's most coronavirus-hit state Maharashtra goes into a weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and vaccine shortages. 700 words moved by Nivrita Ganguly. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-students,FOCUS HOUSTON Houston is rushing to get its student population of 350,000 vaccinated as quickly as possible, with worries about the potential for infection among a group chafing under the weight of a year of restrictions and isolation. 700 words moved by Francois Picard. File picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-IT-labor-Amazon,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO A contentious unionization drive at an Amazon warehouse in the southern US state of Alabama fails as a vote count showed a wide majority of workers rejecting the move. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington. File picture US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK US aircraft manufacturer Boeing says it had recommended that 16 airlines flying its 737 MAX planes address a "potential electrical issue" in a new setback for the top-selling model. 700 words moved by John Biers, Mathieu Rabechault Iran-diplomacy-nuclear-US,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States says it offered "very serious" ideas on reviving the Iran nuclear accord but was waiting for Tehran to reciprocate as partner nations voiced optimism following talks in Vienna. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Jastinder Khera in Vienna US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, United States George Floyd had heart disease and had consumed drugs but they were not the "direct causes" of his death, the doctor who conducted the autopsy says at the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. 650 words moved by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture Also moving: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,POINTS -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Reports emerge of scores killed in the Myanmar military's latest crackdown, as the country's own ambassador to the United Nations urges "strong action" against the junta. 700 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Germany-Myanmar-dissident-military,INTERVIEW BERLIN Up until recently, one of Chaw Kalyar's tasks at the Myanmar embassy in Berlin consisted of providing assistance to fellow nationals stripped of their citizenship by their country's former military rulers. Today, the diplomat faces the same predicament. 550 words 0930 GMT by David Courbet India-politics-vote,lead KOLKATA Five people are killed in fresh election bloodshed in the Indian state of West Bengal, including four shot dead by paramilitary troops "in self-defence", officials say. 250 words moved Pakistan-martial-arts-women QUETTA, Pakistan Hundreds of Pakistani Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts booms within the marginalised community. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-unrest-politics-EU-trade,FOCUS LONDON In the febrile build-up to Britain's Brexit deal with the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson emphatically ruled out a trade border down the Irish Sea. But a de facto border does exist, stoking discontent in the province. 795 words 1030 GMT by Jitendra Joshi Germany-politics-farright,WRAP BERLIN The far-right AfD will firm up its election manifesto this weekend as Germany prepares for the post-Merkel era, with the party seeking to reverse a lag in support amid infighting and an ailing effort to capitalise on the pandemic. 650 words moved by Femke Colborne. File picture -- NORTH AFRICA AND AFRICA -- Egypt-archaeology,WRAP LUXOR, Egypt Egyptologists show off their finds at what they say is the site of the "largest" ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. 600 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video. Morocco-WSahara-drone,FOCUS RABAT Morocco's reported killing of a key Western Sahara independence fighter in a drone strike would, if confirmed, mark a turning point in the long-running conflict, experts say. 700 words 1200 GMT by Sophie Pons. File picture Djibouti-vote,WRAP DJIBOUTI Djibouti's veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh is re-elected for a fifth term as president with more than 98 percent of the vote, according to provisional results, after the election in the tiny but strategically important country was boycotted by the main opposition. 700 words moved by Marion Douet. Picture. Video. Graphic Burkina-unrest-volunteers,FOCUS OUAGADOUGOU A volunteer force set up to help Burkina Faso's beleaguered military fight jihadists has suffered huge casualties since it was created less than 16 months ago. 550 words 0930 GMT by Armel Baily -- BUSINESS -- China-enterprises-retail-Alibaba,WRAP SHANGHAI Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position. 650 words moved by Dan Martin. File picture Saudi-Aramco-energy-oil,WRAP RIYADH Energy giant Saudi Aramco says it has struck a 12.4-billion-dollar deal to sell a minority stake in a newly formed oil pipeline business to a consortium led by US-based EIG Global Energy Partners. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- SPACE -- Russia-space-Gagarin-US-tourism,FOCUS WASHINGTON Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space. 800 words moved by Lucie Auborg. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-television-US-gender-GameofThrones,FOCUS PARIS Winter came and went, leaving millions disappointed by the ending. But few would argue that HBO's "Game of Thrones", celebrating its 10th birthday soon, was anything less than a televisual phenomenon. 800 words 0930 GMT by Eric Randolph Also moving: Entertainment-television-literature-theatre-tourism,POINTS afp
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