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| - Duty Editor: Ben Sheppard Email: ben.sheppard@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Pope prays for Iraq's victims of war + Saudi-led coalition jets pound Yemen capital + Biden's Covid rescue plan clears Senate + Myanmar protesters defy military crackdown + British royals brace for Harry and Meghan interview Vatican-pope-Iraq,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq Pope Francis vows to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concludes the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country's dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue. 750 words moved by Catherine Marciano. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Also moved: Vatican-Pope-Iraq-Qaraqosh,SCENE Yemen-conflict-Saudi,WRAP RIYADH A Saudi-led military coalition mounts air strikes on Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa after it intercepted 10 drones launched at the kingdom by the Iran-backed rebels. 500 words 1930 GMT by Anuj Chopra with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture US-politics-economy-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Senate votes to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package in what President Joe Biden called a "giant step" towards reviving the pandemic-stricken American economy, capping frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Thousands of Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators defy an ongoing military crackdown following overnight raids in Yangon in which an official from Aung San Suu Kyi's party was beaten to death and several others were detained. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-unrest-protester,VIDEOESSAY US-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP NEW YORK Britain's royal family brace for further revelations from Prince Harry and his American wife, Meghan, as a week of transatlantic claim and counter-claim reaches a climax with the broadcast of their interview with Oprah Winfrey. 700 words 2100 GMT by Thomas Urbain with Ben Sheppard in Washington. File picture Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry,PROFILE Britain-US-royals-Meghan,PROFILE -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Israel-vaccines JERUSALEM Israel takes another major step toward post-pandemic normalcy as restaurants, bars and cafés reopen to vaccinated "green pass" holders, with about 40 percent of the population fully inoculated against the coronavirus. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-vaccines,ADVANCER GENEVA Global players are gathering online from Monday to brainstorm ways to rapidly boost vaccine production and fight a still-virulent coronavirus that has hobbled the world for 14 months. 700 words moved by Christophe Vogt. Picture. Graphic. Health-virus-France-vaccines,FOCUS PARIS In southwest Paris, mayor Philippe Goujon answered the government's call for a "national mobilisation" to accelerate vaccinations this weekend -- but he wonders why the surge has taken so long. 800 words moved by Adam Plowright. Picture Health-virus-Germany-vote-Merkel,FOCUS BERLIN With just a week to go before two key regional elections, support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has hit a one-year low on growing anger over the country's pandemic crisis management. 650 words moved by Yacine Le Forestier with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-voting,lead WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden signs an executive order to make it easier for Americans to vote, to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights march when peaceful activists were attacked by police in Selma, Alabama. 500 words moved US-racism-police-trial,ADVANCER MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Nine months after George Floyd's death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black man is going on trial. 700 words moved by Joy Powell with Charlotte Plantive. File picture Also moved: US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,PROFILE US-racism-police-trial-Chauvin,PROFILE -- AFRICA -- EGuinea-army-blast,WRAP MALABO At least four powerful blasts hit a military camp in Equatorial Guinea, causing casualties, state television has reported. 500 words 2230 GMT ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's main opposition party claim victory in a legislative election in the West African nation, alleging that preliminary results were riddled with irregularities. 500 words moved by David Esnault. Picture. Video. Graphic Senegal-politics-unrest,WRAP DAKAR Pressure mounts on Senegalese President Macky Sall to address a wave of deadly civil unrest as the country braces for a fresh round of opposition protests from Monday. 650 words moved by Emmet Livingstone. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-Iran-politics-rights,WRAP LONDON The UK government calls for the immediate release of a British-Iranian woman after her five-year sentence for sedition ended in Iran, as a new court summons causes further uncertainty about her fate. 700 words moved by Callum Paton. File picture. Video. File video Also moving: Britain-Iran-politics-rights,CHRONO Switzerland-vote-Islam-burqa,WRAP GENEVA Swiss voters narrowly back a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a bulwark against radical Islam but branded as discriminatory by opponents. 650 words 2000 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Graphic France-aviation-Dassault-accident,WRAP PARIS French billionaire Olivier Dassault, a politician and scion of the Dassault aircraft-making family, has been killed in a helicopter crash, with President Emmanuel Macron paying tribute to the 69-year-old as a "captain of industry". 400 words 1930 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-Ireland,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urges Europe to avoid "threats or pressure" in any negotiations with Tehran, as he receives Ireland's foreign minister amid diplomatic efforts to revive a landmark nuclear deal. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-Rohingya-Myanmar-Kashmir SRINIGAR, India Scores of Rohingya who fled persecution in Myanmar are being held in a detention centre in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir, an official says, after being rounded up ahead of their expected deportation to the protest-wracked nation. 450 words moved. Picture. Video India-politics-election KOLKATA Up to 800,000 people turn out for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state election rally, as he seeks to unseat one of his fiercest critics in a campaign hit by violence. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester United shatter Manchester City's record winning streak with an impressive 2-0 victory against the Premier League leaders, while Liverpool hit a new low as relegation-threatened Fulham win at Anfield. 700 words by Kieran Canning and Steve Griffiths 2000GMT Picture Tennis-ATP-QAT-Federer,WRAP DOHA Roger Federer insists retirement was never an option during his battle with injury, insisting the pain is "completely under control" ahead of his return to competitive tennis after more than a year on the sidelines. 650 words by Greg Walton 2000GMT -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Switzerland-vote-Indonesia-trade-agriculture GENEVA Voters in Switzerland narrowly approve a free trade deal signed with Indonesia, opening up a vast potential market with the world's fourth most populous country. 550 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Videographic afp
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