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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Email: tom.barfield@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + China tops one billion vaccinations + Iran's ultraconservatives hail Raisi win + Armenians vote in post-war snap election + Wales face Italy seeking Euro last-16 ticket Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China announces it has administered its one-billionth shot in the world's biggest coronavirus inoculation drive as Brazil's death toll from the pandemic passes 500,000. 650 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's ultraconservatives hail the election victory of their candidate Ebrahim Raisi, after Washington charged the vote was unfair and Tehran's arch-foe Israel labelled him the "most extremist" president yet. 800 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-vote,WRAP YEREVAN Armenians vote in early parliamentary elections, called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an attempt to heal divisions after a disastrous war with Azerbaijan and renew his mandate. 700 words 1600 GMT by Anna Smolchenko and Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video. Also moved: Armenia-vote-Pashinyan,PROFILE Armenia-vote-facts,FACTS Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP ROME Wales and Gareth Bale can secure a place in the knockout phase of Euro 2020 when they face Italy in Rome as the tournament moves into the final round of group matches. 700 words 1830 GMT by Emmeline Moore with Andy Scott in Paris. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Libya-migrants-women-slavery,FOCUS MEDENINE, Tunisia For Aisha, sexual slavery was something you only heard about happening to others in television reports, until she found herself locked in a living "hell" in Libya. 700 words moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belgium-missing-police,WRAP BRUSSELS A body found in eastern Belgium is probably that of a soldier suspected of extreme-right views who went missing after stealing arms from a military base and threatening the country's top virologist. 500 words 1500 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture France-vote-politics,WRAP PARIS France goes to the polls for the first round of regional elections that could see Marine Le Pen's far-right party make gains and step further into the political mainstream. 700 words 1700 GMT by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video Britain-politics,WRAP LONDON The colourful former speaker of Britain's House of Commons John Bercow has left the Conservatives to join the opposition Labour Party, saying the country is "sick of lies" under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 700 words moved by Anna Malpas. File Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-Kadhafi-housing,FOCUS TRIPOLI Before Moamer Kadhafi's ouster, Libyans steered well clear of the Bab al-Aziziya compound from where the dictator ruled, but a housing shortage in Tripoli has forced squatters to move in. 650 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. File Picture. Video Saudi-culture-religion-society,FOCUS RIYADH Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on mosque loudspeakers is among contentious reforms seeking to shake off the Muslim kingdom's austere image. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-vote,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA A crucial vote in Ethiopia, twice delayed, hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, violent insecurity, and planning chaos, will be smooth and credible, the electoral board says. 600 words moved by Nick Perry. Picture. Video Mali-coup-Ecowas ACCRA West African states say they will carry on monitoring events in Mali following a coup before lifting its suspension from a regional bloc. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-parade-LGBT,lead WASHINGTON The driver of a pickup truck slams into a crowd gathering for a Pride parade in south Florida, killing one man and injuring another, authorities say. 500 words moved. Video. Picture US-crime-business-health-virus,FOCUS CHICAGO Businesses in downtown Chicago that survived the pandemic-related economic slump and two spasms of looting last summer should be ecstatic with Monday's reopening of America's third-largest city. Yet, many are batting a new hardship -- a surge in crime that is keeping customers, and their money, away. 800 words moved by Bob Chiarito. Picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-talks-rights-women-Taliban KABUL The Taliban say they remain committed to peace talks but insist a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan is the only way to end the war and ensure rights -- including for women. 400 words moved Health-virus-India,SCENE NEW DELHI A few weeks ago, New Delhi's crematoriums were operating around the clock dealing with Covid-19 victims. Now the Indian capital's shopping malls and markets are buzzing again. 600 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video China-politics-rights,PROFILE BEIJING In a small, book-strewn apartment on Beijing's outskirts lives one of the last Chinese academics who refuses to be silenced by the ruling Communist Party's relentless crackdown on intellectuals. 700 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-IT-politics-antitrust,FOCUS WASHINGTON The antitrust overhaul package unveiled in Congress targeting Big Tech, if enacted, could have far-reaching effects on how people use the internet and on America's biggest and most successful companies. 850 words moved by Rob Lever -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-FRA,WRAP LE CASTELLET, France Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle for supremacy in the French Grand Prix in the latest instalment of this season's delicately-poised title battle. 500 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Cricket-WTC-IND-NZL,WRAP SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson dismisses Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant in quick succession on his way to a superb five-wicket haul as India are bowled out for 217 in their first innings of the World Test Championship final. 500 words 1530 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture Basket-NBA,lead LOS ANGELES Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in a thrilling game seven that went to overtime to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. 500 words moved. Picture afp
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