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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan + Iran nuclear talks resume in tense climate + US cop charged over killing of Daunte Wright + Kerry in China to discuss environment + Crypto exchange Coinbase surges on Nasdaq debut US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden announces it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Also moved: Afghanistan-Taliban-US-conflict,Q&A US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict-Biden-war,FOCUS Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP VIENNA Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel. 600 words 1000 GMT by Jastinder Khera Also moved: Iran-nuclear-politics,Q&A US-racism-police,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer who shot dead Black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser is arrested on manslaughter charges. 700 words moved by Ben Sheppard with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video China-US-climate-diplomacy,WRAP SHANGHAI US climate envoy John Kerry meets with his Chinese counterparts in Shanghai, in the first visit to China by an official from a Biden administration seeking to re-establish America's leadership on the environment. 600 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video US-stock-cryptocurrency-Coinbase,WRAP NEW YORK Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase makes a scorching stock market debut amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. 600 words moved by Daniel Hoffman -- SPOTLIGHT -- Kenya-environment-health-pandemic-research-virus,FOCUS MACHAKOS, Kenya Kicking and grunting under the restraint of three men, the camel makes its displeasure known as Kenyan veterinarian Nelson Kipchirchir swirls a giant swab in the nostril of the grumpy dromedary -- part of a search for the next deadly virus. 800 words moved by Marion Douet. Picture. Video UN-climate-environment-Tunisia,FOCUS GHAR EL MELH, Tunisia Farmers near a seaside lagoon in northern Tunisia are fighting to preserve a traditional irrigation system that has sparked renewed interest as North Africa's water shortages intensify. 650 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video - Please also see our special advisory on climate -- Libya-reconstruction-heritage,FOCUS TRIPOLI In alleys criss-crossing the Libyan capital's Old City, construction crews are hard at work restoring to former glory architectural treasures neglected under ex-dictator Moamer Kadhafi and in the decade since. 850 words moved by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Europe-migrants-Spain-Syria-conflict-media,FOCUS MADRID Before arriving in Madrid, Muhammed, Ayham, Okba and Moussa honed their skills as journalists during Syria's bloody civil war and now they have opened Spain's first refugee-led digital magazine. 650 words moved by Javier Soriano. Picture. Video India-economy-gender-food,FOCUS MUMBAI The fairytale success of Lijjat Papad -- a multi-million-dollar venture founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of 80 rupees ($1.10) -- belies its revolutionary feminist aspirations. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Pictu Australia-indigenous-prisoners-death,FOCUS BRISBANE, Australia Thirty years after sweeping reforms were recommended to end Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia, a spate of recent fatalities and soaring Aboriginal incarceration rates highlight failures to act. 800 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India NEW DELHI India's daily coronavirus caseload has doubled in 10 days, with more than 200,000 new infections logged as authorities grapple with shortages of vaccines, treatments and hospital beds. 450 words moved Health-virus-Britain-vaccines-Ramadan,FOCUS LONDON As the afternoon call to prayer reverberated through the East London Mosque, local residents of all religions and none flocked to place their faith in science and receive their Covid-19 vaccine. 600 words 1030 GMT by Imran Marashli. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lebanon-dogs,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese doctor Riad Sarkis says he can help curb Covid-19 globally. As he speaks at Beirut airport, one of his secret weapons is wagging its tail next to him. 700 words 1300 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Senegal-vaccines,FOCUS MBAO, Senegal While people around the world wait impatiently to be vaccinated against Covid-19, an inoculation site in Senegal was empty on a recent day -- a sign of the ambivalence nationwide. 750 words moved by Malick Rokhy Ba. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-conflict-US,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq An explosives-packed drone slammed into Arbil airport in the first reported use of such a weapon against a base used by US-led coalition troops in Iraq, officials say. 600 moved by Hamid Mohammed. Graphic Also moving: Iraq-US-attack-rockets,CHRONO Iran-nuclear-politics-US-sanction,FACTS WASHINGTON Reviving the Iran nuclear deal would seem like a simple task for US President Joe Biden. But as Iran and the United States resume indirect talks, the US administration faces the question of which sanctions exactly are on the table. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Israel-Iran-conflict,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel and Iran have for years clashed directly or indirectly in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. But more recently the shadow war has moved to the high seas with mysterious sabotage attacks. 700 words 1300 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-royals-Philip-attitudes,FOCUS LONDON Some said they were shocked. Others said they were indifferent. Reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip reflects split views on the monarchy itself. 750 words 1200 GMT by Charlotte Durand. File picture Germany-property-court-politics,WRAP BERLIN Germany's highest court rules that a policy to freeze rents in Berlin for five years to combat soaring housing costs is unlawful, in a blow to millions of tenants. 650 words 1030 GMT by Deborah Cole Germany-politics-Laschet-Soeder,PROFILE BERLIN Armin Laschet and Markus Soeder have split Germany's ruling conservatives down the middle as they battle to become the CDU-CSU chancellor candidate for a general election in September -- the first in 16 years not to feature Angela Merkel. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole and Femke Colborne. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-justice-fraud-Madoff,WRAP NEW YORK Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest financial scam in history that unraveled during the 2008 economic crisis, has died in jail aged 82, US prison officials say. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File Picture US-politics-slavery-reparations,WRAP WASHINGTON A US congressional panel votes to advance to the whole House of Representatives a bill on federal slavery reparation payments to African Americans, in a historic step on an issue gaining momentum during the nation's reckoning on racial justice. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-racism-police-trial-families,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Justin Teigen's lifeless body was found in a dumpster in 2009 -- a death that his fiancee says was one of many police killings covered up by authorities in the US state of Minnesota. 750 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture Also moved: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,lead -- ASIA -- China-climate-diplomacy-France-Germany,WRAP BEIJING Chinese president Xi Jinping will join a virtual climate summit with France and Germany, joining the European summit even while US climate envoy John Kerry is on a visit in Shanghai over environmental challenges. 550 words 1030 GMT Japan-US-diplomacy-security-China TOKYO Japan's prime minister heads to Washington to become the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with US President Joe Biden, with concerns about China topping the agenda. 650 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa Pakistan-France-religion-unrest,WRAP ISLAMABAD The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week. 550 words 1030 GMT -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,2ndlead TOKYO A senior Japanese politician says cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility, as a surge in cases renews concerns about the Games with less than 100 days to go. 700 words moved Fbl-Eur-C1-GER-ENG-Dortmund-ManCity-Guardiola-Foden LONDON At the fifth time of asking, Pep Guardiola has guided Manchester City to a Champions League semi-final as rising star Joe Foden helped them see off Borussia Dortmund and the demons of previous quarter-final disappointments. 500 words moved. Picture. Also moved: Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ESP-Liverpool-RealMadrid Auto-Prix-ITA,PREVIEW IMOLA, Italy Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team expect Max Verstappen and Red Bull to bounce back and give them a torrid test of speed at this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the second round of this year's world championship. 450 words moved. File picture Oly-2020-2021-swim-SIN-Schooling SINGAPORE Singapore's Joseph Schooling famously upset the great Michael Phelps to win 2016 Olympic gold but he says "my biggest rival is myself" as he bids to shake off a form slump in time for the Tokyo Games. 500 words moved by Martin Abbugao. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-television-merger-Mexico-US,2ndlead MEXICO CITY Spanish-language television giants Televisa of Mexico and Univision of the United States join forces to compete with Netflix and Amazon in the booming market for digital streaming. 500 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. File picture afp
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