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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus isolation deepens as air links cut + Biden, Putin to hold first summit in July + US vows reopened Jerusalem consulate, Gaza aid + Hundreds of thousands of Indians flee cyclone + Tasmanian devils born on Australian mainland Belarus-politics-aviation-arrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus's regime is increasingly isolated as Europe cuts air links and calls grow for more action over its diversion of an airliner and arrest of a dissident on board. 800 words moved Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-politics-Lukashenko,PROFILE US-Russia-politics-diplomacy-summit,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will hold their first summit next month in Geneva, though no breakthrough is expected in the fraught relationship. 650 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows to rebuild US relations with Palestinians by reopening a consulate in Jerusalem, as well as giving millions in aid to help the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. 850 words 1930 GMT by Jonah Mandel with Hossam Ezzedine in Ramallah. Picture. Video India-weather-cyclone KOLKATA The second powerful cyclone to hit India in two weeks bears down on the east coast, sending hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for emergency shelters ahead of the devastating winds and rain. 550 words at 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Australia-animal-conservation SYDNEY Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild on Australia's mainland 3,000 years after the marsupials disappeared from the continent, conservation groups say, raising hopes that a major rewilding effort could succeed. 450 words moved. Video. Picture. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Mozambique-unrest-children-therapy,FOCUS METUGE, Mozambique Twice a week, dozens of Mozambican children gather under the shade of a big mango tree for what looks at first glance like a community play date. 650 words moved by Sysan Njanji. Picture. Video IT-security-US-cyber-defense,FOCUS WASHINGTON If the Pentagon's Cyber Command launches an online attack and nobody knows about it, does it deter anyone? Many Americans are asking what the country's army of cyber warriors are doing after repeated attacks on US computer systems by Chinese, Russian and other hackers. 750 words moved by Paul Handley ** Please see AFP's special advisory on cybersecurity ** US-food-environment,PHOTOESSAY WASHINGTON After 17 years underground, swarms of cicadas are emerging across the eastern United States -- and for one Washington chef, the rare bug invasion was his cue for a cookout, with a side of food ethics. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-origin,FOCUS WASHINGTON Long dismissed as a kooky conspiracy theory espoused by the US far right, the idea that Covid-19 emerged from a lab leak in the Chinese city of Wuhan is gaining traction across America. 650 words 2030 GMT by Lucie Aubourg Moved: Health-virus-WHO-US-China-diplomacy,lead Health-virus-HongKong,3rdlead HONG KONG Hong Kong may soon have to throw away unused coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry date and not enough people have signed up for the jabs, an official warns. 600 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Graphic. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-justice-politics-race-Floyd,WRAP WASHINGTON The daughter of George Floyd says her father is going to "change the world" one year on from the African-American man's murder by a white police officer, as the family pushes Washington to reach a deal on law enforcement reform. 700 words 2200 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture US-police-minorities,VIDEOESSAY CHELSEA, Massachusetts With US police under renewed scrutiny since George Floyd's murder, the attention is starting to weigh on officers in Boston, who feel good cops are being unfairly lumped in with the bad ones. 600 words moved by Joseph Prezioso with Thomas Urbain in New York. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-arrest-Poland-parents,INTERVIEW WROCLAW, Poland From their new home in Poland, the parents of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich have been in anguish ever since he was arrested after his Ryanair flight was diverted and forced to land. 600 words moved by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video. Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says Russian authorities have launched three new criminal probes against him in a move his allies fear could keep him behind bars for many more years. 550 words moved -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-society,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories The latest escalation in the Middle East conflict served to unite the geographically fragmented Palestinian community in a way not seen in years, analysts say. 850 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights-UN Iran-politics-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iran approves seven hopefuls to run in next month's presidential poll, a list dominated by ultraconservatives and deemed "indefensible" by one senior official. 750 words moved. File Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-conflict,WRAP BAMAKO Political turmoil in the West African state of Mali deepens as the country's strongman pushes out transitional leaders tasked with steering the return to civilian rule following last August's coup. 700 words moved. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Mali-politics-conflict,CHRONO Mali-politics-conflict,COUNTRY FACTFILE DRCongo-volcano,WRAP GOMA, DR Congo Powerful aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano rock the eastern DR Congo city of Goma as the death toll from the disaster climbs to 32 and thousands are feared homeless. 800 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-Australia-US-NATO-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP KABUL Australia abruptly announces it will shutter its embassy in Afghanistan this week, expressing fears over the "increasingly uncertain security environment" in Kabul as foreign troops withdraw. 700 words moved by Emal Haidary and Andrew Beatty in Sydney. Picture Science-astronomy-moon-eclipse-Australia SYDNEY Stargazers across the Pacific Rim can cast their eyes skyward on Wednesday night and behold a "Super Blood Moon", as the heavens align to bring a rare celestial twin treat. 450 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- US-IT-retail-antitrust-Amazon,WRAP WASHINGTON Amazon is hit with an antitrust suit from the US capital city Washington, claiming the tech giant abuses its dominant position in online retail sales, harming consumers. 500 words moved by Rob Lever Germany-US-internet-antitrust-Google,WRAP BERLIN Germany's antitrust regulator says it has opened an investigation into Google over anti-competitive practices, wielding a new law that has already been used to scrutinise other US tech giants. 500 words moved by Femke Colborne -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C3-ENG-ESP-ManUtd-Villarreal,PREVIEW GDANSK Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the hero of one of Manchester United's greatest European nights, will try to guide the club to a first title in four years against a Villarreal side led by Europa Legaue specialist Unai Emery. 600 words at 1930 GMT by Martyn Wood. 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