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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Fears of war after Israel clashes + Experts blast pandemic failures + Republicans sideline Trump critic Cheney + Major win for Amazon in EU tax case + Basquiat painting sells for $93 mn Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fuel growing fears that deadly violence between Israel and Palestinians could spiral into "full-scale war". 850 words 1430 GMT by Ben Simon with Mai Yaghi in Gaza City. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-children,SCENE Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-flare-ups,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-World,REAX Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA An expert panel blames bad coordination as well as dithering by national governments and international organisations for the failure to tackle Covid-19 before it became a full-blown pandemic, as India's death toll tops 250,000. 850 words 1700 GMT by Nina Larson and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Republicans WASHINGTON Anti-Trump conservative Liz Cheney is ousted from her leadership role, confirming that the party out of power in Washington is casting its lot with the former US president. 650 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-politics-Republicans-Biden,FOCUS EU-court-Engie-tax-Amazon-US,WRAP LUXEMBOURG Amazon scores a major legal victory as an EU court annuls an order from the bloc's powerful antitrust authority that Luxembourg recoup 250 million euros ($295 million) in back taxes. 650 words moved by Alex Pigman US-painting-auction NEW YORK Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting "In this Case" sells for $93.1 million in an auction at Christie's in New York, the second-highest price paid for a work by the late artist. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-social-economy-ageing-technology,FOCUS BEIJING Exquisitely garbed in a traditional cheongsam dress, 76-year-old Sang Xiuzhu is one of an unlikely vanguard of elderly influencers storming Chinese social media with videos of glamour in the golden years. 700 words moved by Danni Zhu and Noel Celis. Picture. Video ICoast-agriculture-cocoa-labour-children,FOCUS SOUBRE, Ivory Coast Twenty minutes into his meeting with a social worker after being picked up by police, 15-year-old Issouf wrings his hands and admits it: he has been working on a cocoa plantation. 800 words moved by David Esnault. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-hospital-attack-anniversary,FOCUS KABUL It's been a year since Atiqullah Tanha's wife was murdered during a cold-blooded killing spree at a Kabul maternity ward, leaving their twin daughters motherless. But like most attacks in Afghanistan, there was little to no follow up. 700 words moved by Jay Deshmukh and Usman Sharifi. Picture. Video -- ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-TelAviv,SCENE TEL AVIV Shocked residents of a Tel Aviv suburb sift through shattered glass after the first-ever rocket attack to strike the community, one of several hit by Hamas Islamists. 500 words 1700 GMT by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-media,FOCUS DUBAI With Twitter accounts deleted and content blocked on Instagram, Palestinian social media users say they have been censored from showing the reality of the unrest in Jerusalem. 750 words moved by Aziz El Massassi and Shatha Yaish -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-pandemic-panel,3rdlead GENEVA The catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concludes, but a "toxic cocktail" of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded. 750 words 1600 GMT by Robin Millard. Video Also moved: Health-virus-pandemic-panel-diplomacy,Q&A Health-virus-pandemic-panel,POINTS Health-virus-pandemic-panel-WHO,CHRONO Health-virus-India-toll,2ndlead NEW DELHI India's coronavirus death toll passes 250,000 but comparisons of official data with those from people on the frontlines suggested the true number is several times higher. 550 words moved Health-virus-Britain-inquiry,2ndlead LONDON A full, independent public inquiry into the British government's handling of its response to the coronavirus pandemic will be held early next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces. 550 words moved by Callum Paton. Picture. Video Health-virus-Switzerland-research-games,FOCUS GENEVA Swiss health workers busy fighting the pandemic are being encouraged to unwind with a computer game that offers not only distraction but also knowledge to battle Covid-19 in real life. 700 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-vaccination-transport,SCENE NEW YORK Tourists come straight from the airport and commuters stop off on their way to work as a pilot program designed to accelerate vaccinations through free transport rides gets underway at New York's Grand Central station. 400 words 1730 GMT by Catherine Triomphe Health-virus-Brazil-carnaval,PROFILE RIO DE JANEIRO Raquel Poti barely stands five feet tall, but the diminutive stilt-walker towers over the crowd at Rio de Janeiro's carnival -- whose cancelation due to Covid-19 has made her reinvent her art form to keep it alive. 600 words 1500 GMT by Vitoria Velez. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-lifestyle-hair,FOCUS NEW YORK Shortly after coronavirus shut down New York last spring, Herman James picked up his clippers, headed outside and found himself a new identity: the Central Park barber. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-shooting-school,WRAP KAZAN, Russia Mourners gather for the funerals of students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a Russian school, a tragedy that has spurred calls for tighter controls on guns and the internet. 750 words 1630 GMT by Andrey Borodulin. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-politics-Johnson-debt LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose personal finances are under scrutiny after several scandals, has failed to pay a small debt nearly seven months after a court order, documents show. 400 words moved Britain-NIreland-unrest LONDON British former prime minister Tony Blair calls for a South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland to address historical crimes on both sides of "The Troubles", as government plans to prevent prosecutions causes fury. 550 words moved by Jitendra Joshi -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-politics,ANALYSIS TUNIS A new unity government in Libya had raised hopes the war-ravaged North African nation had turned a corner towards peace -- but analysts warn that major stumbling blocks remain. 700 words moved by Hamza Mekouar Iran-politics TEHRAN Iranian ultra-conservative ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad puts his name forward as a candidate to succeed moderate President Hassan Rouhani in elections next month. 600 words moved. Picture Sudan-unrest-protest KHARTOUM Two people are killed and dozens wounded as Sudanese security forces disperse a rally demanding justice for protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations two years ago. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Uganda-politics KAMPALA Uganda's Yoweri Museveni is sworn for his sixth term as president as police surround the home of his main opposition rival, Bobi Wine, who attacks the inauguration as a "sham". 400 words moved. Picture DRCongo-violence-rape,FOCUS KANANGA Hundreds of people are coming forward as victims of sexual assault and rape in Kasai, a central region of the Democratic Republic of Congo where Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says it treated nearly 1,400 victims in the first three months of 2021. 700 words 1600 GMT by Marthe Bosuandole. Pictures. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-pageant YANGON A former Myanmar beauty queen has joined ethnic rebels to take up arms against the country's military junta, posting photos of herself with an assault rifle. 400 words moved. File Picture. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- France-Brazil-accident-aviation-trial,WRAP PARIS Air France and Airbus will stand trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight that killed all 228 people on board, a Paris court rules. 650 words moved by Eleonore Hughes and Jurgen Hecker. File picture EU-eurozone-economy,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU sharply revises its growth forecasts for this year and next, saying an accelerated vaccination drive and the bloc's landmark recovery plan will lift Europe out of recession. 500 words moved by Alex Pigman. Video Japan-telecommunications-tech-SoftBank-earnings,WRAP TOKYO Investment giant Softbank Group report an annual net profit of $45.8 billion, the best ever for a Japanese company, reaping the rewards of tech share rallies to recover from last year's record loss. 550 words moved by Natsuko Fukue, Katie Forster. Picture Britain-politics-internet LONDON Britain's online regulator could be given powers to impose hefty fines on technology companies that fail to remove harmful content, as part of draft legislation unveiled by the government. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-Barcelona-RealMadrid-Juventus,lead LAUSANNE UEFA initiates disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three clubs yet to renounce the aborted European Super League project. 300 words moved Fbl-Asia-CHN-offbeat SHANGHAI Two Chinese football teams purposely scored own goals to try to lose a farcical match in what has been described as "an unbelievable" scene and "a smear" on the game. 200 words moved -- LIFESTYLE -- France-Germany-Judaism-photography PARIS Never-before-seen photos going on display in Paris this week shine a light on a dark moment in France's role in rounding up Jews to send to Nazi death camps during World War II. 400 words moved by Alexandra Del Peral. Picture afp
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