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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Email: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US and China pledge climate cooperation before summit + Israelis shed masks in vaccination milestone + Germany mourns Covid dead + Africa's model of democracy votes + French WWII vet, Normany landings hero, dies aged 106 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 Health-virus-Israel-masks,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israelis step into the street without masks for the first time in a year, a key milestone as the country vaccinates its way out of a coronavirus nightmare. 500 words 1200 GMT by Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Germany-ceremony,lead BERLIN Germany holds a national memorial service for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, sharing the pain of grieving families and putting aside for a moment bitter national divisions over Covid restrictions. 650 words 1200 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video CapeVerde-vote,WRAP PRAIA Voters in Cape Verde, a bastion of democracy in Africa, began casting their ballot on Sunday after a campaign dominated by the Covid pandemic and its impact on a tourism-dependent economy. 450 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video France-WWII-veteran RENNES, France Hubert Faure, one of the last surviving members of a French commando team which took part in the 1944 Normandy landings, dies aged 106, with President Emmanuel Macron leading the tributes on Saturday. 300 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India,2ndLead NEW DELHI New Delhi reports a record 24,000 coronavirus cases in one day and its leader warns of a "grim" battle ahead as major cities across India go into a weekend lockdown in a bid to curtail a nationwide pandemic surge. 600 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-India,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Britain-royals-Philip,WRAP WINDSOR, United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II bids farewell to her husband, Prince Philip, at a royal funeral like no other, restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service. 1100 words moved by Charlotte Durand, James Pheby, Phil Hazlewood and Imran Marashli. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Philip,SCENE Britain-royals-Philip,OBIT Britain-royals-Philip-funeral,CHRONO Britain-royals-Philip-funeral-guests,FACTS Britain-royals-Philip-funeral,QUOTES Britain-royals-Philip-funerals,FACTS fbl-ENG-Pr-Britain-royals-Philip Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,2ndlead MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warn, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner. 600 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Czech-Russia-espionage-diplomacy,WRAP PRAGUE The Czech government says it will expel 18 Russian diplomats identified by local intelligence as secret agents of the Russian SVR and GRU services that are suspected of involvement in a 2014 explosion. 650 words moved. Picture Spain-politics-Madrid-election,ADVANCER MADRID With virus cases rising and its vaccination drive delayed, Madrid heads into an election campaign ahead of a vote likely to cement the right-wing's hold on Spain's wealthiest region. 700 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT Beirut roads are riddled with potholes and many street lamps no longer work. But as Lebanon's currency collapses, wary contractors are steering clear of any deals in Lebanese pounds to fix them. 900 words 1300 GMT 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 North African 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 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 -- AFRICA -- CapeVerde-health-virus-economy-tourism-vote,FOCUS TARRAFAL, Cape Verde Way back in B.C. -- Before Covid -- Domingos Pereira made a living as a tourist guide, showing visitors the many natural wonders of Cape Verde 700 words moved by Alexandre Martins Lopes and Maria Da Luz Neves. Pictures -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-golf,lead WILMINGTON, Delaware President Joe Biden plays golf for the first time in his presidency, hitting the fairways in his home city of Wilmington -- and taking a page from his golf-obsessed predecessor Donald Trump's book. 500 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture 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,WRAP YANGON Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will join a special ASEAN summit next week, the Thai foreign ministry says, his first official trip since masterminding a coup which deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 800 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Russia-US-Israel-retail-deliveries-internet,FOCUS MOSCOW Even after coronavirus restrictions were lifted in Moscow, Yuri Nekrasov has stuck to ordering groceries online from rapid delivery companies that promise everything from milk and eggs to toilet paper in as little as 15 minutes. 700 words by Andrea Palasciano with Juliette Michel in New York. 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 -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-FACup,WRAP LONDON Chelsea end Manchester City's bid for a quadruple of trophies with a 1-0 win in the FA Cup semi-finals. 600 words by Kieran Canning moved. Picture Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Bayern-Flick,WRAP BERLIN Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick drops a bombshell by revealing he wants to leave the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season, a decision that could lead to him taking charge of the German national team. 600 words by Ryland James moved. Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- 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 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 by Florian Cazeres. Picture. Video -- 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 afp
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