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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + At least 160 killed in Burkina Faso massacre + Pope's 'pain' over bodies at Canadian school + Harry, Meghan welcome daughter Lilibet Diana + Polls close in tight Peru presidential clash + Megastars Serena, Federer exit Roland Garros Burkina-unrest,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Suspected jihadists massacred at least 160 civilians, including around 20 children, in a village in Burkina Faso's volatile north, the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015, local officials say. 750 words moved by Armel Baily. Graphic. File picture Also moved: Burkina-attacks,CHRONO Pope-Vatican-Canada-indigenous-school,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis expresses his "pain" over the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a mass grave at a former indigenous boarding school in Canada run by the Church. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Already moved: Canada-indigenous-school,INTERVIEW US-Britain-royals-birth,WRAP LOS ANGELES Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce the birth of their daughter Lilibet Diana -- named for Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his late mother -- in a moment of joy capping a year of increasingly strained ties between the couple and the British royal family. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal with Joshua Melvin in Washington. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,FOCUS Peru-vote,WRAP LIMA Right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori and radical leftist Pedro Castillo are locked in a "statistical draw" in an exit poll as voting closes in Peru's presidential election. 800 words 0400 GMT by Francisco Jara with Carlos Mandujano in Cajamarca. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Peru-vote,CHRONO Peru-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Serena Williams' latest quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ends in the French Open last 16, hours after Roger Federer pulls out of what was possibly his last appearance at Roland Garros. 750 words moved by Martyn Wood. Picture Also moved: tennis-FRA-Open-Serena-Rybakina,3rdlead tennis-FRA-Open-Federer-withdraws,WRAP -- SPOTLIGHT -- Pakistan-India-EU-economy-rice,FOCUS LAHORE From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the latest tussle between the bitter rivals. 700 words 0300 GMT by Cyril Belaud and Kaneez Fatima. Picture. Video Yemen-Socotra-environment,FOCUS SOCOTRA, Yemen Centuries-old umbrella-shaped dragon's blood trees line the rugged peaks of Yemen's Socotra -- a flagship symbol of the Indian Ocean archipelago's extraordinary biodiversity, but also a bleak warning of environmental crisis. 900 words 0200 GMT by Peter Martell. Picture. File video Also moving: Yemen-Socotra-environment-UAE,BACKGROUND -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Spain-tourism MALAGA, Spain Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 0300 GMT by Marie Giffard Health-virus-Britain-dating LONDON Popular dating apps launch a campaign encouraging British users to post "I got my shot" on their profiles as the UK rollout reaches young adults. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-HIV-vaccines,Q&A WASHINGTON In the four decades since the first cases of what would come to be known as AIDS were documented, scientists have made huge strides in HIV treatment, transforming what was once a death sentence to a manageable condition. What we still don't have is a vaccine. 800 words 0130 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture Mexico-vote,WRAP MEXICO CITY Mexicans vote in legislative elections seen as a referendum on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's more than two years in office overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic and cartel-related violence. 650 words 0300 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez and Daniel Rook. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Mexico-vote-crime-drugs,SCENE Colombia-protest-police,WRAP BOGOTA Colombia announces an effort to "modernize" the police, who have been widely criticized internationally for the violent repression of anti-government protests. 400 words moved. Picture US-Mexico-Guatemala-diplomacy-migration-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Guatemala and Mexico this week, bringing a message of hope to a region hammered by Covid-19 and which is the source of most of the undocumented migrants seeking entry to the US. 650 words moved by Alina Dieste. Picture -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-vote-CDU,WRAP BERLIN Angela Merkel's conservatives heave a sigh of relief after a convincing win in the last regional vote before a general election that also exposed the weaknesses of the Green party, their main rival at the national level. 700 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-court,WRAP BADHOEVEDORP, Netherlands Dutch judges will start hearing evidence against three Russian suspects and a Ukrainian in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine in 2014. 500 words 0230 GMT by Danny Kemp Russia-politics-opposition,WRAP MOSCOW Prominent Kremlin critic and former opposition lawmaker Dmitry Gudkov says he has left Russia for Ukraine due to pressure from authorities ahead of September parliamentary elections. 550 words moved by Anna Smolchenko Germany-WWII-history-Russia-Dushman,OBIT BERLIN David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who took part in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in 1945, dies at the age of 98. 500 words moved -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram-IslamicState,WRAP ABUJA Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died. 600 words moved Also moved: Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram,PROFILE Mali-politics BAMAKO Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office Monday as transitional president despite international condemnation of the power grab. 650 words 0200 GMT Also moving: Mali-politics-army-unrest,PROFILE -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-rebellion,lead Yemen's Huthi rebels acknowledge that they targeted a military base in strategic northern city Marib, a day after the internationally recognised government said the attack killed 14 civilians at a nearby petrol station. 350 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jerusalem-arrest,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli police detain for several hours two prominent activists whose campaign against the threatened expulsion of Palestinian families from homes in the flashpoint Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah has found a global audience. 850 words moved by Hiba Aslan. Picture. Video Israel-politics-Netanyahu,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects accusations of incitement against his political opponents, after security services warn of an escalation in violent discourse. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- fbl-Euro-2020-2021-UKR-RUS-Russia-Ukraine-politics,lead MOSCOW Ukraine provokes Moscow's ire as its football federation unveils Euro 2020 kits that feature Russian-annexed Crimea and popular nationalist slogans. 550 words moved. Picture Cricket-ENG-NZL,WRAP LONDON England captain Joe Root defends his side's approach by saying the "series is very much alive" after they laboured to a draw in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday. 550 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture Also moved: Cricket-ENG-NZL-Robinson-racism,WRAP fbl-Euro-2020-2021-ENG-ROU,lead MIDDLESBROUGH, England England manager Gareth Southgate admits the boos that met his side taking the knee ahead of Sunday's 1-0 friendly win over Romania in Middlesbrough sadly came as no surprise. 600 words moved. Picture Auto-Prix-AZE,WRAP BAKU Red Bull's Sergio Perez wins a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton fail to finish. 600 words moved. Picture afp
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