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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + US warns of 'consequences' if Navalny dies as protests called + 7 Pakistan police taken hostage by anti-France protesters + Iran asks Interpol to arrest Nantanz 'sabotage' suspect + Call for US police reform at protest over Wright killing + Masks off as Israel vaunts virus victory Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny-demonstration,WRAP MOSCOW Washington warns of "consequences" if hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison, as his team calls for protests across Russia to help save his life. 700 words 1500 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture. Video Pakistan-France-protest-unrest-religion,WRAP LAHORE At least seven Pakistan police officers and special rangers are taken hostage by supporters of a radical Islamist party, officials say, after days of violent anti-France protests. 500 words 1430 GMT. Picture Iran-nuclear-Interpol,lead TEHRAN Iran says it has asked Interpol to help arrest a suspect it names as 43-year-old Reza Karimi in a sabotage attack on its Natanz nuclear facility which it blames on Israel. 400 words moved. Picture. Video US-racism-police-protest BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota, United States High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters calls for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joins the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young Black man shot dead by a white policewoman. 500 words moved Health-virus-Israel-masks,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israelis step into the streets without face masks for the first time in a year, a key milestone as the country vaccinates its way out of a coronavirus nightmare. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Michael Blum. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-toll,FACTS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-ceremony,3rdlead BERLIN Germany holds a national memorial service for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, with the president urging the country to put aside deep divisions over Covid restrictions to share the pain of grieving families. 650 words 1500 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-France-medics,FOCUS PARIS After a year working brutally long hours on the "Covid front-line", hospital interns in France are at the breaking point, to the extent that some of them have even committed suicide, according to a national union. 500 words moved by Laurence Coustal. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-espionage-diplomacy,lead MOSCOW Russia says it will retaliate against the Czech government's "unprecedented" decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats identified as secret agents. 250 words moved Spain-politics-Madrid-election,lead MADRID With virus cases rising and the vaccination drive delayed, the campaign opens for regional elections in the Spanish capital that are likely to cement the right-wing's hold on the country's wealthiest region. 700 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture Cyprus-history-Crusades,FOCUS LIMASSOL, Cyprus Fables of the Knights Templar are legend, but deep beneath a castle on Cyprus -- an island once owned by the Crusader brotherhood -- lies a legacy historians say still resonates today. 800 words moved by Peter Martell. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-politics-vote,WRAP DAMASCUS Syria, devastated by a decade of civil war, will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is expected to keep Bashar al-Assad in power. 550 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-vote,CHRONO Lebanon-politics-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT The roads of Lebanon's capital Beirut are riddled with potholes, walls are covered in anti-government graffiti and countless street lamps have long since gone dark. 900 words moved by Rouba El Husseini. Picture. Video Algeria-protest-minorities,FOCUS ALGIERS Twenty years ago, an Algerian teenager's death in police custody in the heartland of the country's Berber minority sparked an uprising that helped blaze the trail for future protests. 750 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Algeria-protest-minorities-history,FACTS -- AFRICA -- CapeVerde-vote,WRAP PRAIA Voters in Cape Verde, a bastion of democracy in Africa, begin casting their ballot after a campaign dominated by the Covid pandemic and its impact on a tourism-dependent economy. 600 words 1530 GMT by Alexandre Martins-Lopes and Maria Da Luz Nevez. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Haiti-unrest-religion-church,FOCUS PORT-AU-PRINCE Might the Catholic Church help chart a way out of the multiple crises facing Haiti? By openly criticizing governmental "inaction" and demonstrating its capacity for wide-scale mobilization, the church has at least made clear that it plans to take a more direct role in addressing the country's daunting challenges. 650 words moved by Robenson Geffrard -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military YANGON Myanmar's shadow government urges Southeast Asian leaders to give it a seat at the table during crisis talks next week, and not to recognise the military regime that seized power in a February coup. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- CLIMATE -- US-China-climate-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and China are "committed to cooperating" on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides say, issuing the pledge days ahead of a key summit hosted by President Joe Biden. 650 words moved by Anita Chang Beattie US-climate-summit,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers -- can the United States be trusted to lead? 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon Canada-climate-politics,INTERVIEW OTTAWA President Joe Biden must show he is serious and committed about US re-engagement on climate change, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in an interview with AFP ahead of a virtual climate summit opening this week. 900 words moved by Eric Thomas and Michel Comte. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Germany-environment-automobile-technology-Tesla,FOCUS BERLIN In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned "gigafactory". 650 words moved by Florian Cazeres. Picture. Video US-games-Supergiant,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO No work email after 5 pm on Fridays, mandatory vacations: the tiny outfit behind role-playing video game sensation "Hades" doesn't believe you have to go through hell to reach the top. Yet Supergiant's own-way approach seems to be working as it gains on the goliaths of the multi-billion dollar gaming industry. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars LOS ANGELES A "teeny-tiny" red carpet, no invitations for Hollywood's most powerful moguls, and a "central" role for masks -- next weekend's in-person Oscars are taking no risks when it comes to Covid-19, but the event still would have been "impossible" to hold just weeks earlier, producers say. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Bayern-Flick,lead BERLIN Julian Nagelsmann is top of the German media's list of contenders to become the next head coach of Bayern Munich as the club says it "disapproves" of Hansi Flick's bombshell announcement that he wants to leave the club world champions. 500 words moved by Ryland James FBL-FRA-Ligue1,lead PARIS Mauro Icardi drags Paris Saint-Germain to within one point of Ligue 1 leaders Lille with the last-gasp winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Saint-Etienne. 500 words 1430 GMT. Picture Auto-Prix-ITA,lead IMOLA Reigning seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton starts from his 99th career pole as he seeks a second straight win of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. 500 words 1700. Picture afp
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