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| - Duty Editor: Jonny Jacobsen Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Two reports offer virus vaccine hope + Iran executes alleged CIA, Mossad spy + Nazi camp guard apologises in court + UAE launches first Arab mission to Mars + Heard tells court of Depp's 'violence' Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Two new medical papers offer fresh hope for a coronavirus vaccine, as divided EU leaders resume talks to salvage an $860-billion coronavirus aid package. 750 words 1530 GMT by AFP bureaux. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-espionage-US-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran executes a former translator convicted of spying for the United States and Israel, including helping to locate a top Iranian general killed later by the Americans. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi Germany-court-WWII-Holocaust-genocide-history,Lead HAMBURG A 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard apologises to Holocaust victims ahead of the verdict in a high-profile trial over his complicity in the World War II atrocities, prompting a dismissive response from one survivor. 550 words moved by Sebastian Bronst. Picture. Space-science-Mars-UAE-Japan,WRAP TOKYO The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed "Hope", blasts off from Japan in a bid to reveal more about the atmosphere on the Red Planet. 750 words moved by Miwa Suzuki and Dana Moukhallati in Dubai. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Space-science-Mars-UAE-Japan,FACTS Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Amber Heard claims that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threatened to kill her on a number of occasions, as she took the stand in his high-profile London libel action. 650 words 1500 GMT by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit,WRAP BRUSSELS Fractious EU leaders try to get their deadlocked summit on a huge coronavirus rescue package back on track after a row about bail-outs for member states threatened to derail it. 650 words 1600 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Britain-China-HongKong-diplomacy-extradition LONDON Britain is expected to announce changes to its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, risking further diplomatic tensions with China. 500 words 1530 GMT Britain-Russia-US-media-Steele,WRAP LONDON A Russian tech entrepreneur begins a defamation claim against the British author of a controversial report at the heart of 2016 US election meddling allegations first leaked to BuzzFeed. 600 words 1700 GMT by Dmitry Zaks Health-virus-Britain-royal-Beefeaters-layoffs LONDON The guardians of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London face job losses because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on tourism, the charity running the venue says. 400 words moved -- NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-royals,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman is admitted to hospital in Riyadh for gall bladder inflammation, prompting the postponement of the Iraqi prime minister's high-profile visit. 670 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture. File video NAfrica-racism-migrants,FOCUS ALGIERS The global wave of anti-racism protests since the US police killing of George Floyd has barely touched North Africa, despite everyday discrimination in a region with a long slave trading history. 790 words moved by Amal Belalloufi with North Africa bureaus. File picture Israel-archaeology-arts-history,FOCUS GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights could offer new insight into an enigmatic culture that thrived thousands of years ago. 780 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video Health-virus-Tunisia-Morocco-tourism,FOCUS DJERBA, Tunisia Tourists are back on Tunisia's beaches after charter flights resumed to the North African country following a break of more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Akim Rezgui. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-unrest BAMAKO Opponents of Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita erect barricades in the capital Bamako after international mediators failed to resolve a weeks-long political crisis in the West African state. 400 words 1500 GMT Sudan-court-politics,ADVANCER KHARTOUM Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir, ousted amid a popular pro-democracy uprising last year, faces trial from Tuesday over the coup that brought him to power more than three decades ago. 690 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-NewYork-tourism,FOCUS NEW YORK People fleeing town, widespread joblessness, a rising crime rate: the coronavirus pandemic has plunged New York into crisis -- deeply concerning for many, but for others a chance for this famously dynamic city to reinvent itself. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture Health-virus-US-food-poverty,FOCUS LOS ANGELES On a sidewalk in Los Angeles stands a shiny, clean refrigerator packed with milk, fruit, vegetables, chicken and other food, marked clearly as free for the taking. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-UK-politics-rights,2ndlead BEIJING China warns that Britain is heading down "a wrong path" as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces the suspension of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, raising tensions between the countries. 550 words moved. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-polio ISLAMABAD Pakistan resumes its polio vaccination campaign after the coronavirus outbreak prompted a four-month pause that health authorities fear will cause a surge in cases of the crippling disease. 500 words moved. Picture. Video China-flood-emergency BEIJING Chinese authorities blow up part of a dam in eastern Anhui province to relieve flood pressure, local media report, as heavy rains continue to swell rivers across parts of the country. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Finland-France-Norway-music-Makela,INTERVIEW PARIS He's the latest of the Flying Finns revolutionising classical music. At only 24 Klaus Makela has been handed the baton of the Orchestre de Paris as well as leading the Oslo Philharmonic. 700 words 1600 GMT by Rana Moussaoui. Picture by Francois Guillot -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-CSL-health-virus SHANGHAI Chinese Super League clubs are warned their season will be over if they break strict coronavirus rules, as Wuhan Zall leads teams into a sealed-off hotel that will be their home for more than two months. 350 words moved afp
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