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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + Gun salutes mark Prince Philip's death + Thousands flee Caribbean volcano eruption + Scores killed in latest Myanmar crackdown + Iran starts new centrifuges in nuclear deal breach + Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old 'lost' city Britain-royals-Philip,WRAP LONDON Gun salutes echo around the United Kingdom as the military pays solemn tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip after his death aged 99. 1,000 words 1700 GMT by Callum Paton, Charlotte Durand and James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Philip-reax-world,REAX SaintVincent-volcano-evacuation,WRAP ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda Ash keeps raining down on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the stench of sulphur fills the air after a volcano erupts for the first time in 40 years. 500 words 1700 GMT by Gemma Handy. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Reports emerge of scores killed in the Myanmar military's latest crackdown, as the country's own ambassador to the United Nations urges "strong action" against the junta. 700 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-nuclear-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran announces it has started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal, days after the start of talks on rescuing the accord. 550 words moved by Marc Jourdier. Picture. Video. Graphic Egypt-archaeology,WRAP LUXOR, Egypt Archaeologists show off their discoveries at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. 600 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Russia-space-Gagarin-US-tourism,FOCUS WASHINGTON Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space. 800 words moved by Lucie Auborg. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP MUMBAI Fresh lockdowns and curfews are imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina as Covid-19 infections surge again and vaccine roll-outs are hampered by shortages and scares over side effects. 750 words moved by Nivrita Ganguly with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-toll,FACTS Health-virus-India-Maharashtra,lead MUMBAI India's most coronavirus-hit state Maharashtra goes into a weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and vaccine shortages. 700 words moved by Nivrita Ganguly. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-students,FOCUS HOUSTON Houston is rushing to get its student population of 300,000 vaccinated as quickly as possible, with worries about the potential for infection among a group chafing under the weight of a year of restrictions and isolation. 700 words moved by Francois Picard. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-royals-Philip-media-television,FOCUS LONDON The announcement of the death of Prince Philip in the UK set in motion abrupt well-rehearsed changes to programming by the publicly-funded BBC but the wall-to-wall tributes have left some viewers complaining of too much coverage. 550 words 1600 GMT by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video Britain-NIreland-Ireland-EU-Brexit-politics-unrest,lead BELFAST Irish prime minister Micheal Martin warns against a "spiral back" into sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, after a week-long streak of unrest continued with 14 police injured in the latest night of clashes. 550 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-NIreland-unrest-Brexit-politics-EU-trade,FOCUS Greece-media-crime,lead ATHENS Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for the "swift resolution" of a probe into a crime journalist's shock murder, condemned by leading EU officials, political parties and unions. 500 words moved by John Hadoulis. Picture -- ASIA -- Indonesia-earthquake,WRAP JAKARTA At least six people are killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off the coast of Indonesia's main Java island, as the country reels from a cyclone disaster in another part of the archipelago. 400 words moved. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-politics-defence-military,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia executes three soldiers for "high treason", the defence ministry says, accusing them of colluding with an unspecified enemy. 550 words 1430 GMT by Anuj Chopra Yemen-conflict-Marib,WRAP DUBAI Fighting for the key Yemeni region of Marib intensifies with 53 pro-government and Huthi rebel fighters killed in the past 24 hours, loyalist military officials say. 450 words moved. Picture Also moved: Yemen-conflict-Marib,FACTS -- AFRICA -- Djibouti-vote,WRAP DJIBOUTI Djibouti's veteran ruler Ismail Omar Guelleh is re-elected for a fifth term as president with more than 98 percent of the vote, according to provisional results, after the election in the tiny but strategically important country was boycotted by the main opposition. 700 words moved by Marion Douet. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, United States George Floyd had heart disease and had consumed drugs but they were not the "direct causes" of his death, the doctor who conducted the autopsy says at the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. 650 words moved by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture Also moving: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,POINTS -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Saudi-Aramco-energy-oil,WRAP RIYADH Energy giant Saudi Aramco says it has struck a 12.4-billion-dollar deal to sell a minority stake in a newly formed oil pipeline business to a consortium led by US-based EIG Global Energy Partners. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra China-enterprises-retail-Alibaba,WRAP SHANGHAI Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position. 650 words moved by Dan Martin. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City suffer just a fourth Premier League defeat of the season as 10-man Leeds United shock the runaway leaders thanks to Stuart Dallas's double in a 2-1 win at the Etihad. 550 words moved. Picture. Video GOLF-USA-Masters,WRAP AUGUSTA Justin Rose carries a one-stroke lead into the third round of the Masters as major winners Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas chase the Englishman in the quest of the champion's green jacket. 600 words at 1530 GMT by Jim Slater. Picture Racing-ENG-National LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom Cloth Cap is the forecast hot favourite for the Grand National at Aintree which for the first time in over 180 years will take place without crowds due to coronavirus restrictions. 600 words at 1700 GMT by Pirate Irwin. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-rap-DMX,OBIT NEW YORK DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose raw, snarling raps chronicled his own inner pain and the struggles of the American street, dies at 50. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video Entertainment-television-US-gender-GameofThrones,FOCUS PARIS Winter came and went, leaving millions disappointed by the ending. But few would argue that HBO's "Game of Thrones", celebrating its 10th birthday soon, was anything less than a televisual phenomenon. 800 words moved by Eric Randolph Also moved: Entertainment-television-literature-theatre-tourism,POINTS afp
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