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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Climate change impacts sooner than feared: UN + Russia says fired warning shots at UK ship + Pro-democracy HK newspaper folds after arrests + EU agency says Delta variant rising fast in Europe + No booze, no hugs: Tokyo unveils Olympics rules Climate-IPCC-report,WRAP PARIS Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN's climate science advisors obtained by AFP. 1,330 words moved by Marlowe Hood, with Patrick Galey and Kelly Macnamara. Graphic. File picture -- Please see Special Advisory on the UN draft climate report for a full list of stories -- Russia-Britain-navy,WRAP MOSCOW Russia says it fired warning shots at a British navy destroyer in the Black Sea after it violated the country's territorial waters, but the UK denies the incident occurred. 650 words 1430 GMT by Anastasia Clark. File picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily prints its final edition after authorities raided its newsroom and froze its assets using a sweeping new national security law, silencing the city's most China-critical media outlet. 750 words 1500 GMT by Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-media,PROFILE Health-virus-Europe,2ndlead STOCKHOLM The Delta variant, identified for the first time in India, could account for 90 percent of new Covid cases in the European Union in the coming months, the bloc's disease control agency warns. 500 words 1500 GMT by Helene Dauschy Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,WRAP TOKYO No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveil tough new rules for spectators at the pandemic Games, as they mark one month until the opening ceremony. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein and Andrew McKirdy. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-Tibet-music-youth-society,FOCUS LHASA In his flashy tracksuit, chunky silver chain and sparkling trainers, MC Tenzin would look like any other rapper if not for the backdrop of towering Himalayan peaks in his videos and his rhyme-dropping about karma. 700 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-prisoners-rights,FOCUS BEIRUT Syrian mother Umm Saeed was so desperate to find her two jailed sons she even sold the family furniture to pay "fixers", but a decade of deceit has left her no closer to the truth. 950 words moved by Rouba El-Husseini. File Picture Afghanistan-US-conflict-Bagram,FOCUS BAGRAM, Afghanistan Squatting in the dust by the main road to Afghanistan's biggest airbase, Mir Salam sifts through a pile of broken electronics in front of him, salvaged from departing US troops. 800 words moved by Anne Chaon and Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-US-virus-vaccination-teens,WRAP WASHINGTON A panel of experts convened by the top US health agency will hold a meeting to review data surrounding more than 300 confirmed cases of heart muscle inflammation among adolescents and young adults after receiving mRNA Covid vaccines. 650 words 1700 GMT by Issam Ahmed -- EUROPE -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-Germany-Hungary-politics-gays-rights,WRAP MUNICH, Germany EU leaders and Hungary trade insults over Budapest's anti-LGBTQ law, as Germany stages a defiant display of rainbows following UEFA's refusal to light Munich's Euro 2020 stadium in rainbow colours. 700 words 1430 GMT by Yann Schreiber with Femke Colborne in Berlin. Picture. Video Spain-politics-Catalonia-prisoners-pardon,WRAP SANT JOAN DE VILATORRADA, Spain Nine Catalan separatists who were serving long prison sentences for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid are released from jail, a day after being pardoned by Spain. 650 words 1500 GMT by Rosa Sulleiro. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Germany-diplomacy,WRAP BERLIN The United States and Germany promise to work together to press Russia as they sought to move past a still raw row over the Nord Stream pipeline. 650 words 1530 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video. Live video France-trial-fbl-theft-celebrity,WRAP PARIS A gang of cat burglars accused of scaling buildings to steal millions in jewellery, fashion items and other valuables from the rich and famous, including Paris Saint-Germain football star Thiago Silva, go on trial in the French capital. 600 words 1600 GMT by Anne Lec'hvien Britain-court-police-fbl-AstonVilla-Atkinson LONDON A British police officer who tasered ex-Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson and kicked him twice in the head is convicted of manslaughter but cleared of murder in a verdict labelled "historic" by campaigners. 450 words moved France-media-politics,FOCUS PARIS Billionaire Vincent Bollore's bid to shake up the French news media by catering to conservative and right-wing voters is facing resistance from journalists at his next target, one of the country's biggest private radio stations. 700 words moved by Adam Plowright. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy-Germany,WRAP BERLIN World powers gather in Berlin to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring the conflict-wracked North African country stays firmly on the path towards general elections on December 24. 650 words 1430 GMT by Hui Min Neo and Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video. Live video Iran-nuclear-sabotage,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it has foiled a sabotage attack on an atomic energy agency building, in a mysterious incident that comes as the US blocks Iran-linked websites and as talks to revive a nuclear deal progress. 750 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. File Picture. Video Lifestyle-Israel-food-environment,FOCUS NESS ZIONA, Israel It looks like chicken and tastes like chicken; but diners in Israel are tucking into laboratory-grown "meat" that scientists claim is an environmentally friendly way to feed the world's growing population. 800 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video Tunisia-agriculture,FOCUS BIZERTE, Tunisia Wading knee-deep in the calm waters of a lagoon, workers in northern Tunisia harvest red seaweed, in a nation dubbed a Mediterranean "trailblazer" in cultivating the in-demand plant. 550 words moved by Kaouther Larbi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's former rebel leader and ex-prime minister Guillaume Soro gets a life sentence for plotting to overthrow the government of his estranged ally and current president Alassane Ouattara at the end of 2019. 500 words 1500 GMT. File picture SAfrica-train-health,VIDEOEASSAY SOWETO, South Africa A 19-coach train pulls into the Dube station of South Africa's emblematic Soweto township early in the morning to bring desperately-needed and virtually free medical services to poor residents. 300 words moved by Catherine Schenck. Picture. Video Germany-history-culture-politics-Nigeria,FOCUS BERLIN With their wide eyes, intricate head coverings and elaborate armour, the Benin bronzes are among the most prized possessions of Berlin's Ethnological Museum. But the 16th-18th century metal plaques and sculptures that once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin may never see the light of day in a German museum again. 800 words moved by Femke Colborne -- AMERICAS -- US-justice-crime-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden presents a slate of new measures to tackle surging gun violence against a backdrop of rising crime, a deterioration that his Republican rivals have seized on for weeks. 500 words 1600 GMT by Jerome Cartilier. Picture. Video US-politics-voting-rights,WRAP WASHINGTON US Senate Republicans torpedo a Democratic effort to protect voting rights and expand ballot access for all Americans, a flashpoint issue months after an election marred by Donald Trump's baseless allegations of fraud. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-NewYork,WRAP NEW YORK Former policeman Eric Adams takes an early lead in a New York City primary that will all but certainly select the next mayor tasked with shaping the post-pandemic future of America's largest metropolis. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-media,SCENE HONG KONG As Apple Daily journalists burned the midnight oil to produce their final edition, Hong Kongers gathered outside the newspaper's building, shouting messages of encouragement and flashing phone lights. 500 words 1700 GMT by Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video Afghanistan-Tajikistan-conflict-Taliban,WRAP KUNDUZ, Afghanistan Taliban are in control of Afghanistan's main crossing with Tajikistan following a blistering onslaught across the country's north, as President Ashraf Ghani prepared to visit Washington. 500 words moved by Hakim Hasas. Graphic -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson extols Britain's decision to "take back control of our destiny", five years after a divisive Brexit referendum whose political and economic aftershocks are still reverberating. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. File picture. Video. File video We have also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-business,FOCUS Britain-NIreland-EU-Brexit-politics Britain-Scotland-poilitics-independence EU-advertising-tech,FOCUS BRUSSELS Highly personalised targeting of web users for advertising is a central part of the internet today, but some in the EU want to ban it, potentially upending a business model that made Google and Facebook giants. 700 words moved by Alex Pigman US-IT-politics-antitrust,WRAP WASHINGTON US lawmakers take a first step toward regulating Big Tech with a vote on a series of bills with potentially massive implications for large online platforms and consumers who use them. 700 words 1730 GMT by Rob Lever. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Spain and reigning champions Portugal are at risk of a shock early exit from Euro 2020 as the group stage comes to a close, while Germany take on Hungary looking for a last 16 spot against the backdrop of UEFA again defending its decision to stop Munich from illuminating the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours. 700 words by 1830 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Oly-2020-2021-swim-doping-CHN-Sun,WRAP SHANGHAI "Pride of China" Sun Yang is "a victim of political posturing" and did not break doping rules, his lawyer says, after a ban of more than four years forced the swimming star out of the Tokyo Olympics. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Video. File picture -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- France-luxury-retailing,SCENE PARIS Crowds swarm the iconic Samaritaine department store as it opened its doors after a 16-year renovation, eager to discover -- or rediscover -- the Art Nouveau Paris landmark. 500 words moved by Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-music-Britney,WRAP LOS ANGELES Under a controversial legal guardianship since 2008, US pop singer Britney Spears is scheduled to address a Los Angeles court in the battle over her father's control of her affairs. 600 words 2130 GMT by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video afp
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