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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + US, Iran-backed militias exchange fire in Syria + Ethiopia declares truce as rebels advance + Sports under threat as Russia faces Delta surge + Questions mount over Florida building collapse + Spain end Croatian Euro dreams in eight-goal thriller Syria-Iraq-conflict-US,WRAP BEIRUT Pro-Iranian militias exchange fire with a US-led military coalition in eastern Syria, in retaliation for deadly US air strikes the previous night, a war monitor says. 750 words 2000 GMT by Bachir El-Khoury with Laure Al Khoury in Baghdad. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict,WRAP MEKELE, Ethiopia Ethiopia's federal government declares a "unilateral ceasefire" in its war-torn Tigray region, state media report, as rebel fighters enter the regional capital Mekele sparking celebrations in the streets. 650 words 2200 GMT. File video Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's Saint Petersburg posts record Covid-19 deathsas it prepares to host a Euro 2020 quarter-final despite the worrying spread of the Delta variant, which is fuelling infection surges around the world and causing a headache for major sporting events. 750 words 1930 GMT by Evan Gershkovich with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida Families wait in agony for news of relatives trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Florida apartment block as questions mount over pre-existing critical weaknesses in the building's structure. 750 words 2100 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Alvaro Morata nets an all-important goal in extra time as Spain progress to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 by beating Croatia 5-3 in the game of the tournament so far, ahead of world champions France's clash with Switzerland. 700 words 2130 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Brazil-India-vaccine-politics-corruption,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO There was something fishy about the invoice: why was a company in Singapore billing Brazil $45 million for an Indian Covid-19 vaccine that hadn't been delivered? That question has put Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the hot seat -- and has opponents hoping the scandal might cost the far-right leader his job. 850 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-EU-certificate-travel,FOCUS BRUSSELS An EU-wide Covid certificate for easier travel comes into force on Thursday, just in time for Europe's busy summer vacation period, but the more-infectious Delta variant is already threatening to curtail its use. 700 words moved by Marc Burleigh. File Video. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-accident-construction-search,SCENE SURFSIDE, Florida Firefighters, faces tight with exhaustion, tunnel piece by jagged piece into the debris, searching for any sign of more than 150 people missing after their 12-story beachside apartment block collapsed in the middle of a sweltering Florida summer night. 600 words 2100 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video US-Canada-weather,WRAP OTTAWA Canada braces for its highest ever temperature as the country's west and swathes of the United States bake in an unprecedented heat wave, forcing schools and Covid-19 vaccination clinics to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event. 550 words 2130 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture fbl-Maradona-ARG-justice BUENOS AIRES Diego Maradona's personal physician denies through his lawyer any responsibility for the football icon's death in which he and six other medical personnel are being investigated for manslaughter. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Sweden-politics,WRAP STOCKHOLM Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigns one week after he lost a historic vote of no confidence in parliament, leaving it up the speaker to begin the search for a replacement. 700 words moved by Johannes Ledel. Picture. Video France-politics,FOCUS PARIS The parties of President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen suffer setbacks in the final round of regional polls, the last electoral test before French presidential elections next year. AFP looks at the five key questions raised by the results from record abstention to the resurgence of traditional parties. 650 words moved by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video Also moved: France-vote-politics,PROFILE US-Vatican-pope-religion-diplomacy,WRAP VATICAN CITY US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to Vatican leaders about ways forward in crisis-torn Venezuela as he becomes the first senior official under President Joe Biden to meet Pope Francis. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlements,2ndlead JERUSALEM Jewish settlers agree to leave a new outpost in the occupied West Bank that has stirred weeks of Palestinian protests following a deal with Israel's government, officials say. 400 words 2000 GMT -- ASIA -- China-politics-party-anniversary-show BEIJING President Xi Jinping leads the applause at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium for a spectacular celebration of Communist Party history, with China's rebound from the coronavirus given special treatment. 350 words moved. Video. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Spain-IT-telecommunication-lifestyle,WRAP BARCELONA A scaled-back version of the world's biggest mobile fair gets underway in Spain under tight virus controls, with top firms avoiding an in-person presence after the pandemic derailed last year's edition. 650 words moved by Daniel Silva and Emmanuelle Michel. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-TomorrowWar,FOCUS LOS ANGELES With a top Hollywood star, a dark "Terminator"-esque sci-fi premise and a reported $200 million price tag, "The Tomorrow War" would ordinarily be shaping up as one of the summer's biggest and smartest blockbusters, but the movie won't be troubling box offices at all, having been sold to Amazon for a whopping fee back in January. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- SPORT -- Tennis-GBR-Wimbledon,WRAP LONDON Novak Djokovic overcomes an early wobble before getting his bid for a sixth Wimbledon and record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title off to a winning start and then sees potential semi-final opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas crash out. 650 words by Pirate Irwin 2100GMT Picture Cycling-Tour-FRA MORBIHAN, France Ace sprinter Caleb Ewan is out of the Tour de France with a broken collarbone as another series of crashes mars stage 3 with race favourites Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas, as well as Peter Sagan all hitting the tarmac. 700 words moved. Picture. Graphic afp
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