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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Moscow, Indonesia post record Covid deaths + France's Macron, Le Pen face new poll test + US building collapse toll rises to five + UK secret defence documents found at bus stop + Ronaldo, Lukaku resume rivalry in Euro clash Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Moscow and Indonesia post record coronavirus daily death tolls, as countries across the Asia-Pacific extend or reimpose restrictions to tackle fresh waves of infections. 650 words 1530 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic France-vote,WRAP PARIS France votes in the second round of regional elections seen as a test for centrist President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right of Marine Le Pen, but with voter participation so far showing no improvement from the woeful first phase turnout. 700 words 1430 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video. US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida The death toll from the partial collapse of a Florida high-rise apartment building rises to five as officials continue to hold out hope for survivors, following the release of an engineering report from three years ago that warned of "major structural damage." 800 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-defence-army-diplomacy-Russia LONDON Britain investigates how secret defence documents, outlining the movements of a warship that led to Russia firing warning shots off the Crimean coast, were found at a bus stop in England. 400 words moved Fbl-Euro-2020-2021 PARIS Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku resume their domestic rivalry on the international stage as holders Portugal and in-form Belgium face off in the biggest tie of Euro 2020's last 16. 600 words 1830 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Belarus-politics-unrest-tech,FOCUS KIEV Like thousands of others in Belarus, IT specialist Aliaksandr Charnavoki took to the streets of Minsk last year for unprecedented protests against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year rule. 700 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture -- EUROPE -- US-Italy-Israel-Palestinians-diplomacy-conflict ROME US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's new top diplomat Yair Lapid in Rome, in the United States' first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed government that seeks a less combative approach with its main ally Washington. 700 words 1730 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida A team of Israeli engineers and rescue specialists reach the site of a Florida apartment building that partially collapsed three days ago, killing at least five people with 156 still missing. 650 words 1530 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moved: US-accident-construction-memorial,SCENE US-politics-Trump,WRAP WELLINGTON, Ohio Donald Trump holds his first big campaign-style rally since leaving the White House, giving a vintage, rambling speech to an adoring crowd in the first of a series of appearances ahead of next year's midterm elections. 500 words moved by Fabian Erik Schluter. Picture. Video US-racism-education-minorities,FOCUS NEW YORK The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the "N-word" from a Mark Twain novel has shone a spotlight on the use of racial slurs in American classrooms. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia,2ndlead SYDNEY Millions of Sydney residents begin the first full day of a two-week coronavirus lockdown, as Australia imposes new restrictions to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. 650 words moved. Picture China-diplomacy-politics,FOCUS BEIJING For over a year they've whipped up outrage against the West, but as China's "wolf warrior" diplomats are told to tone down the fury they face an unexpected source of opposition: nationalists at home. 700 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. File picture Health-virus-Bangladesh-labour SREENAGAR, Bangladesh Tens of thousands of migrant workers flee Bangladesh's capital on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-unrest-tribes-social,FOCUS BAGHDAD In Iraq, a war-scarred country awash with weapons, even a row over a duck or a cockerel or squabbling between nine-year-olds can degenerate into deadly tribal clashes. 700 words by Salam Faraj. Picture -- AFRICA -- DR-Congo-conflict-church,WRAP BENI, DRCongo A makeshift bomb explodes in a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo's conflict-plagued east, injuring two women just an hour before a children's confirmation ceremony. 550 words 1430 GMT by Seros Muyisa with Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya in Kinshasa. -- BUSINESS -- Germany-automobile-Volkswagen-pollution BERLIN Volkswagen says it plans to stop producing cars with internal combustion engines in Europe for its eponymous flagship brand between 2033 and 2035, as the Germany auto giant accelerates its drive towards electric vehicles. 400 words moved -- LIFESTYLE -- India-food-celebrity-lifestyle,INTERVIEW MUMBAI The coal-fired tandoor oven sends a mouth-watering scent wafting through the Mumbai kitchen as celebrity chef Saransh Goila, maker of the world's "best butter chicken" according to Masterchef Australia, takes a break from Covid-19 relief efforts and resumes work. 600 words moved by Nivrita Ganguly. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-Oly-2020-2021-Serena-Wimbledon LONDON Serena Williams says she will not compete at the Tokyo Olympics next month, joining fellow Grand Slam legend Rafael Nadal in withdrawing from the Games. 400 words moved Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-DEN-Dolberg AMSTERDAM Could a tournament that started so awfully end in unlikely glory for Denmark? That romantic notion is beginning to look like a genuine possibility after Kasper Hjulmand's team tore apart Wales 4-0 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. 600 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture. Video Fbl-Maradona-ARG-justice-Argentina,ADVANCER BUENOS AIRES Argentine prosecutors will on Monday question Diego Maradona's personal physician, implicated with six other medical professionals in having neglected the ailing football icon in his final days. 550 words moved. Graphic afp
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