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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Dozens killed in Israeli pilgrimage stampede + India, Brazil coronavirus death tolls climb + Palestinian election postponed over Jerusalem + UK PM's phone number 'online for 15 years' + Three charged over attack on Lady Gaga's dog walker Israel-accident-religion,WRAP MERON, Israel A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site kills at least 44 people in northern Israel, blackening the country's largest Covid-era gathering. 750 words 1000 GMT by Daphne Lemelin. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Also moved: Israel-accident-religion,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India posts another global record for daily coronavirus infections, pushing worldwide cases past 150 million as a pandemic that has killed almost 3.2 million worldwide continues to wreak devastation. 700 words moved by Jalees Andrabi and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict-vote,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas says elections have been postponed until there is a guarantee voting can take place in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, further delaying polls in a society which last voted in 2006. 800 words moved by Saleh Hamad. Picture. Video Britain-politics-Johnson,WRAP LONDON Revelations that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's personal mobile number has been circulating online for 15 years raise national security concerns, and fresh questions about his conduct amid a raft of probes. 600 words 1100 GMT by Jitendra Joshi and James Pheby. File picture Entertainment-US-music-Gaga-dogs LOS ANGELES Three men are charged with attempted murder and robbery in the theft of singer Lady Gaga's dogs in February, a crime that saw her dog walker shot on a street in Hollywood. 300 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Belgium-beer,FOCUS SILLY, Belgium Belgium's cafe terraces will not reopen to thirsty beer drinkers for another week but the country's renowned brewers are already all hands to the pump. 800 words moved by Dave Clark. Picture. Video Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-conflict-culture-heritage-religion,FOCUS NEGASH, Ethiopia Sacred buildings and ancient sites that are the common treasure of humanity find themselves in the front line of Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, now nearing the six-month mark. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Also moved: Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-conflict-politics,Q&A Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-conflict-timeline,CHRONO Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict,FACTS Britain-transport-technology-environment-oceanography,FOCUS PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom The "Mayflower 400" -- the world's first intelligent ship -- bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's southwest coast, before self-activating a hydrophone designed to listen to whales. 650 words moved by Anna Cuenca. Picture. Video SAfrica-mining-poverty-environment,FOCUS ERMELO, South Africa Thousands of informal coal miners across unemployment-plagued South Africa toil in dangerous abandoned shafts for low pay, even as the country promises to slash use of the fuel. 800 words moved by Claire Doyen. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil,2ndlead RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpasses 400,000, as the country struggles to secure enough vaccines and the Senate investigates whether President Jair Bolsonaro's government exacerbated the crisis. 650 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture. Video Health-Virus-Britain-pharmaceutical-earnings-AstraZeneca,WRAP LONDON British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca reveals that its Covid vaccine generated $275 million in sales, delivering some 68 million doses worldwide in the first three months of the year. 500 words 0930 GMT by Roland Jackson Virus-health-Maldives-India-tourism COLOMBO The Maldives is still welcoming Bollywood stars and other rich Indians to its secluded beaches and crystal-clear lagoons even as countries snap up flights because of a brutal Covid surge. 550 words 1100 GMT by Amal Jayasinghe. File picture Health-virus-India-diaspora,FOCUS SINGAPORE Seema Devgan has all but abandoned her day job as she and a loose collection of overseas volunteers scramble to locate desperately needed supplies for Covid-19 stricken family, friends and strangers in India. 700 words moved by Catherine Lai with Imran Marashli in London. Video. Picture Heath-virus-India-diaspora-Australia,FOCUS SYDNEY Living half a world away from Covid-stricken Indian relatives, Sydney doctor Yadu Singh has beat back his frustration at being unable to help by providing lifesaving medical guidance via phone, text and video chat. 600 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Video. Picture Health-virus-Philippines-food-charity,FOCUS MANILA Community-run stalls offering free food to the needy have multiplied across the Philippines, with many struggling to feed their families as coronavirus restrictions bite and government help falls short. 500 words moved by Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-Scotland-heritage EDINBURGH Heritage sites reopen across Scotland for the first time this year and after the longest closure since World War II as coronavirus restrictions are gradually eased. 500 words moved by Stuart Graham. File picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-bullfighting,FOCUS MADRID Cries of "Toro, toro!" echo round the empty stands at Madrid's world-famous bullring where two young apprentice bullfighters have seen their promising careers abruptly halted by the pandemic. 750 words 1100 GMT by Marie Giffard. Picture. Video Health-virus-Austria-ski-tourism-court,FOCUS VIENNA The last time Sieglinde Schopf hugged Hannes, her husband of almost 50 years, was before he boarded a train to go skiing in Austria's popular Alpine province of Tyrol last March. 700 words moved by Denise Hruby. File picture -- CENTRAL ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,WRAP BISHKEK Officials in Kyrgystan and Tajikistan seek to ease tensions after a dispute over water resources provoked the biggest clashes in decades between the ex-Soviet neighbours in Central Asia. 650 words 1100 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,BACKGROUND ALMATY After the heaviest clashes in decades broke out between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, here are five things to know about the two ex-Soviet countries in Central Asia and the long dispute over their post-independence borders. 550 words 1100 GMT -- EUROPE -- Burkina-unrest-Spain-Ireland,WRAP MADRID The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife activist killed during an attack on an anti-poaching patrol in Burkina Faso arrive in Spain by military plane. 450 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,FOCUS MADRID Voters express dismay at the deep polarisation that has blighted campaigning for the May 4 regional election in Madrid, disheartened by the absence of debate about everyday issues. 450 words 1000 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. Video Turkey-diplomacy-water-transport,FOCUS ISTANBUL Not content with shaping Turkey's history, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is about to change its geography too by building an alternative to the Bosphorus, raising hackles at home and alarm in Russia. 800 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Indonesia-military-submarine,lead BALI, Indonesia Indonesia says it will salvage a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, as grieving relatives pay their respects to the dozens of crew killed in the disaster. 500 words 1100 GMT Picture. Video. Graphic. HongKong-China-politics-court HONG KONG Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty alongside three others to joining a banned candlelight vigil for victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-bandits KANO, Nigeria A Nigerian bandit chief who led the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolchildren before accepting an amnesty deal has reneged on his peace accord, local government sources say, in a blow to efforts to curb a wave of violence in the country's northwest. 700 words 1000 GMT by Aminu Abubakar -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-economy-Ramadan,FOCUS DAMASCUS Year after year Ramadan meals become more frugal in war-torn Syria as the economy worsens, but Damascus dwellers say a traditional wafer-thin crispy pancake caller "naaem" is here to stay. 450 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Jordan-tobacco,FOCUS AMMAN Already saddled with one of the world's highest rates of smoking, Jordan has seen the numbers lighting up soar since coronavirus restrictions began last year, sparking fears of a double pandemic. 650 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-Congress,FOCUS WASHINGTON With US President Joe Biden's maiden address to Congress in the books, the real heavy lifting begins: convincing rival Republicans -- and some recalcitrant Democrats -- to sign on to his ambitious remaking of America. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH Switzerland-banking-Archegos-US-Greensill-Britain-CreditSuisse,WRAP ZURICH Credit Suisse announces that one of its board members will step aside after shareholders called for his head following major losses linked to the collapses of the Archegos and Greensill financial firms. 700 words 1200 GMT by Nathalie Olof-Ors US-IT-pandemic-earnings,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO A week of blockbuster earnings reports from Big Tech culminates with Amazon crushing forecasts of how much money it would rake in from pandemic-revved online shopping and growing reliance on internet-hosted services. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington US-economy-growth-employment,WRAP WASHINGTON The US recovery from the destruction inflicted by Covid-19 is accelerating amid widespread vaccinations and massive government stimulus, with new data showing another jump in growth in and further signs lost jobs are being restored. 750 words moved by Heather Scott -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-Hashimoto,INTERVIEW TOKYO This summer's virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto tells AFP, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe. 650 words moved by Natsuko Fukue and Andrew McKirdy. Picture Oly-2020-2021-swim-Myanmar-politics-military BANGKOK A Myanmar swimmer is sacrificing his dream of competing in the Tokyo Olympics to protest at the junta ruling his homeland, saying that taking part would be "propaganda" for the regime. 600 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video Japan-sumo-sports-injury,2ndlead TOKYO A Japanese sumo wrestler dies a month after landing on his head during a bout and lying unattended for several minutes, raising fresh concerns about the care of fighters. 550 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa afp
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