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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Death toll climbs in Israel-Gaza conflict + Spain vows to restore order after migrant surge + Deadly cyclone batters Covid-stricken India + Argentina bans beef exports to curb price hikes + Panicked shoppers flee trembling China skyscraper Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Heavy air strikes and rocket fire in the Israel-Gaza conflict claim more lives on both sides as tensions flare in Jerusalem and the West Bank where Palestinians have launched a "day of anger" general strike. 850 words 1430 GMT by Sakher Abou El Oun, with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,WRAP FNIDEQ, Morocco Spain's prime minister vows to "restore order" in the North African enclave of Ceuta after a record 6,000 migrants reach its beaches from Morocco, raising diplomatic tensions between Madrid and Rabat. 750 words 1500 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali with Hazel Ward in Madrid. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco-WSahara,FACTS India-weather-cyclone-health-virus,WRAP MAHUVA, India At least 24 people are dead and almost 100 missing after a monster cyclone slammed into western India, compounding the country's woes as it battles a devastating coronavirus surge. 700 words moved by Sam Panthaky. Picture. Video Also moved: India-weather-cyclone-climate,Q&A Argentina-economy-exports-beef,WRAP BUENOS AIRES President Alberto Fernandez says Argentina's suspension of foreign meat sales amid rising prices is aimed at "getting the sector in order" as industry groups push back. 500 words 1800 GMT. File picture China-construction-accident BEIJING One of China's tallest skyscrapers is evacuated after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Lifestyle-technology-sex-education-Arab,FOCUS BEIRUT Porn, masturbation and anal sex: taboo-breaking podcasts for Arab audiences are shattering the silence that has stymied sex education at home and in the classroom. 700 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Video Netherlands-art-slavery-racism-museum,FOCUS AMSTERDAM From leg irons that once chained slaves by the ankles for punishment to a pair of Rembrandt portraits, dozens of objects go on show at a landmark exhibition on slavery highlighting the Netherlands' dark colonial past. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video -- ISRAEL/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,SCENE GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories In a Gaza hospital, Mohammad al-Hadidi cradles his baby boy Omar -- his only surviving child after Israeli air strikes killed his wife and four other sons in the night. 550 words moved by Yahya Hassouna and Mai Yaghi. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-aid-UN,2ndlead GENEVA The United Nations welcomes an Israeli decision to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow aid into Gaza, and urges the opening of a second location to let in humanitarian workers. 600 words moved by Nina Larson Israel-Palestinians-conflict-military-Hamas-Iran,FACTS PARIS Hamas is able to count on abundant reserves of rockets and other weaponry in the current conflict against Israel, with the Palestinian militant group boasting a deeper and more effective arsenal than in previous standoffs. 650 words moved by Didier Lauras Israel-Palestinian-conflict-US-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON As it has for decades, Israel has counted on the United States as a diplomatic shield in its latest crisis. But once unwavering US support is looking increasingly precarious as calls grow on the left to advance Palestinian rights. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco-WSahara,ANALYSIS MADRID Morocco has turned a blind eye to thousands of migrants heading to Spain's Ceuta enclave in order to pressure Madrid to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara, analysts say. 650 words 1530 GMT by Daniel Silva Also moved: Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco-WSahara Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's lower house of parliament approves draft legislation that would ban members of "extremist" organisations from being elected as lawmakers, a move targeting supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 500 words 1600 GMT. Video Belarus-politics-media,WRAP MINSK Authorities in Belarus raid the offices of the country's largest independent news outlet and take down its website, signalling a widening crackdown in the wake of historic opposition protests last year. 700 words moved. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Egypt-tourism,INTERVIEW DUBAI Egypt is prioritising the vaccination of tourism workers to support the sector's recovery and is on track to announce full inoculation of two resort areas this month, its tourism minister says. 500 words moved by Aziz El Massassi -- AFRICA -- Africa-diplomacy-France-economy-debt,WRAP PARIS The African Union hails Emmanuel Macron for trying to forge a "new deal" as the French leader hosts a summit to gather key aid after coronavirus depleted the continent's coffers. 650 words 1600 GMT by Eve Szeftel. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-religion-Catholic-Vatican,2ndlead HONG KONG Hong Kong's newly appointed Catholic bishop says he would need to tread carefully with Beijing as it cracks down on dissent -- but vowed to plead with authorities to defend religious freedoms. 550 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee-Rohingya-UN GENEVA The United Nations launches a 2021 response plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, saying $943 million is needed to ensure the wellbeing of more than 880,000 refugees in Bangladesh. 500 words 1430 GMT by Robin Millard. Video -- BUSINESS/TECH -- Germany-justice-IT-antitrust-Amazon-US,WRAP BERLIN Germany's competition authority says it has opened an inquiry into online retail giant Amazon over potential "anti-competitive practices", using a new law giving regulators more power to rein in big tech companies. 600 words moved by Kit Holden US-retail-earnings-Walmart,WRAP NEW YORK Walmart and other US retailers are upbeat about 2021 given a strong first quarter fueled in part by government stimulus payments even as questions loom about raw materials inflation and tight labor supply. 550 words 1530 GMT by John Biers US-IT-Microsoft-Gates,FOCUS WASHINGTON Bill Gates's tenure at Microsoft has come under scrutiny amid revelations that the tech giant probed the billionaire founder's intimate relationship with a staffer before he left the board of directors. 600 words moved by Delphine Touitou. File picture. File video Brazil-economy-investments-politics,FOCUS BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro boasts he has restored investor confidence in Latin America's biggest economy, but analysts and executives say he still has a long way to go to deliver on his promised reforms. 650 words moved by Jordi Miro -- SCIENCE/CLIMATE -- Climate-energy-IEA-netzero,WRAP PARIS All future fossil fuel projects must be scrapped if the world is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to stand any chance of limiting warming to 1.5C, the International Energy Agency says. 700 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Eurovision-Netherlands-health-virus,FOCUS ROTTERDAM The mood is defiant among the trickle of Eurovision Song Contest fans who have made their way to Rotterdam -- like the mood of the Dutch port city itself as it braves the coronavirus pandemic to host the event. 600 words 1600 GMT by Julie Capelle. Video afp
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