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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Email: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Clashes at Colombia anti-government protests leave at least 10 dead + DR Congo volcano situation serious but 'under control': president + Man City, Chelsea set for Champions League final + Joyful Mexican wrestling fans celebrate return of 'lucha libre' + $980 concert 'discount' for vaccinated US fans Colombia-politics-protest-unrest,WRAP Cali, Colombia At least 10 people in the city of Cali are killed in a day of anti-government protests, authorities say, as Colombia enters its second month of demonstrations that have met violent repression. 650 words 2030 GMT by Luis Robayo and Andres Carmona. Picture. Video DRCongo-volcano,WRAP GOMA, DR Congo The situation is serious but "under control" following the eruption of a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi says, after his government mistakenly announces that another volcano has erupted. 750 words 2000 GMT by Alexis Huguet. Picture. Graphic Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ManCity-Chelsea,WRAP PORTO Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea clash in an-all English Champions League final in Porto with thousands of fans flying in to watch the climax to the European season under strict coronavirus protocol. 600 words 2100 GMT by Andy Scott and Kieran Canning. Picture. Video. Graphic Lifestyle-Mexico-wrestling-health-virus MEXICO CITY The raucous sounds of roaring applause, laughter and derisive whistles are again resounding through the cavernous Arena Mexico in the country's capital, a temple of "lucha libre" wrestling, as the receding threat of Covid-19 has allowed a return to something closer to normal. 450 words 2000 GMT by Jean Luis Arce. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-vaccine-lottery MIAMI, Florida US authorities eager to get people vaccinated against Covid-19 have offered inducements ranging from free beer to million-dollar lottery prizes, and now rock concert promoters in Florida have their own twist: a $980 ticket 'discount'. 400 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Rwanda-France-diplomacy-genocide-history,INTERVIEW KIGALI Rwandan President Paul Kagame says France's recent acknowledgement over its part in the 1994 genocide in his country is "a big step" -- even if it didn't come with an apology. 800 words moved by Simon Valmary. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Vietnam,2ndlead HANOI Vietnam has discovered a new Covid-19 variant that spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the Indian and British strains, health officials confirm. 500 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Belgium-demonstration BRUSSELS Hundreds of maskless protesters demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions in front of EU buildings in Brussels, with many yelling "Freedom" and claiming Covid-19 is no worse than the flu. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-aviation-Russia MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin takes Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko for a boat trip, as the close allies meet for a second day and hold "informal talks" amid the outcry after Minsk diverted a European plane. 400 words moved by Anna Smolchenko Also moved: Belarus-politics-arrest-Poland-demo-Lithuania,lead Britain-climate-environment-retail-food,FOCUS LONDON Ella Shone's small electric truck used to deliver milk but now she drives it around London, selling groceries and household goods that are free of plastic packaging. 550 words moved by Linda Abi Assi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita leaves the capital Bamako on his first full day as president, headed for Ghana where West African leaders will decide on a response to the country's second coup in nine months. 500 words moved by Serge Daniel with Laurent Lozano in Dakar. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-Haftar-politics,FOCUS TRIPOLI Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar is polishing his political image ahead of elections, after a crippling rout on the battlefield and with his support waning at home and abroad, analysts say. 650 words moved by Jihad Dorgham and Hamza Mekouar -- ASIA -- SriLanka-Singapore-transport-pollution-fire,lead COLOMBO Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top official warns. 600 words moved by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-coup BANGKOK A shadow government in Myanmar seeking to reverse the February 1 coup says it has joined forces with a rebel group to "demolish" junta rule. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-Men,PREVIEW PARIS Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will set their sights on more Grand Slam history at the French Open as Roland Garros embraces a new but eerily empty era of night time tennis. 600 words moved by Dave James. File picture Tennis-FRA-Open-Women,PREVIEW PARIS Iga Swiatek heads into the French Open trying to become the first player since Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2016 to successfully defend a women's Grand Slam singles title, with injuries and poor clay form clouding the hopes of several of her chief rivals. 600 words moved. File picture Cricket-IND-IPL,2ndlead NEW DELHI The Indian Premier League, suspended as a new coronavirus wave hit India, will be finished in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, India's national cricket board says. 500 words moved. File picture. afp
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