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| - Duty Editor: Katy Lee Email: engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + UN urges probe into deadly Colombia protests + Two dead in Florida concert shooting + African leaders meet to discuss Mali coup + Osaka into second round as French Open kicks off + British PM in 'secret' weekend wedding Colombia-politics-protest-unrest,WRAP CALI, Colombia The UN rights chief calls for an independent probe after Colombia's latest anti-government protests leave at least 13 people dead. 750 words 1600 GMT by Luis Robayo and Andres Carmona. Picture. Video US-crime-shooting,WRAP HIALEAH, Florida Two people are killed and at least 20 wounded after three shooters fire indiscriminately into a crowd outside a concert in Florida, police say. 500 words 1700 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Mali-politics-unrest-coup,WRAP ACCRA West African leaders meet to discuss a response to Mali's second coup in nine months, which has sparked warnings of fresh sanctions and deep concerns over stability in the volatile Sahel region. 600 words 1700 GMT by Kent Mensah. Picture. Video Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka lets her racquet do the talking at the French Open, resolutely maintaining her media boycott but briefly telling a TV interviewer that her clay court game is "a work in progress" as the second Grand Slam tournament of the season gets underway. 650 words 1600 GMT by Dave James. Picture. Graphic Britain-politics-Johnson-wedding LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds marry over the weekend in what media reports have described as a "secret ceremony". 450 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Nepal-HongKong-US-mountaineering-Everest-record KATHMANDU Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung says she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman. 400 words moved. Picture. Video US-automobile-IT-accident-Tesla,FOCUS NEW YORK It was a boozy joyride captured for TikTok with a soundtrack provided by Justin Bieber and with a Tesla serving as the "Designated Driver" for the night. 700 words moved by Ali Bekhtaoui -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-laboratories,FOCUS WASHINGTON The theory that Covid-19 might be the result of scientific experiments has thrown a spotlight on the work of the world's most secure biolabs. 850 words moved by Issam Ahmed, Lucie Arbourg and Paul Handley Health-virus-India-poverty-economy,FOCUS NEW DELHI Rasheeda Jaleel lives in fear that she may not be able to feed her seven children as millions of Indian families are forced into poverty by a new coronavirus wave devastating the country. 650 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video UAE-Dubai-property-health-virus,FOCUS DUBAI Dubai's property market is powering out of a six-year malaise as "lockdown dodgers" and wealthy international investors drive a buying frenzy that is breaking records and fuelling an economic recovery. 700 words moved by Sarah Stewart. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-crime,WRAP LE LARDIN-SAINT-LAZARE, France Police backed by helicopters are hunting for a heavily armed former soldier who allegedly opened fire on officers responding to a domestic violence dispute. 450 words 1530 GMT by Elodie Le Maou and Sabine Wibaux. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli politicians inch closer to forming a coalition that would end the era of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest serving leader. 750 words 1630 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. File picture. File video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Egypt,WRAP CAIRO Israeli and Egyptian officials hold talks in both countries to solidify the Cairo-brokered ceasefire that ended the latest deadly flare-up of violence between the Jewish state and Gaza's Hamas rulers. 700 words 1600 GMT by Mohamed Abouelenen. Picture Iran-justice-France,WRAP TEHRAN Iranian prosecutors have confirmed a French man detained in the Islamic republic a year ago will be tried on charges of espionage and "propaganda against the system", his lawyer says. 400 words moved. File picture Also moved: Iran-diplomacy-rights-justice,BACKGROUND -- AMERICAS -- Environment-US-climate-drought-California,FOCUS OROVILLE, California Summer has not even begun and Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California that provides drinking water to more than 25 million people, is at less than half of its average capacity at this time of year. 750 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Mexico-wrestling-health-virus MEXICO CITY The raucous sounds of roaring applause, lighthearted laughter and derisive whistles are again resounding through the cavernous Arena Mexico in the country's capital, a temple of the colorful "lucha libre" wrestling, as the receding threat of Covid-19 has allowed a return to something closer to normal. 450 words moved by Jean Luis Arce. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Bangladesh-animal COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh More than 20 horses have died of starvation in just one month at Bangladesh's most popular resort district, the animals' owners say, as the country's tourism industry reels from the pandemic's economic fallout. 500 words moved. Picture SriLanka-Singapore-transport-pollution-fire,lead NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan authorities say they will sue the owners of a Singapore-registered cargo carrier which has burned for 11 straight days off the island's west coast and caused some of its worst-ever marine pollution. 400 words moved by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video Indonesia-accident-ferry TERNATE, Indonesia Search teams are looking for one missing person after rescuing all other passengers from a large ferry that caught fire in Indonesia, an official says. 250 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Moto-Prix-ITA-Dupasquier,WRAP MUGELLO, Italy Fabio Quartararo dominates the Italian MotoGP at a Mugello circuit shaken by the death hours earlier of Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier. 600 words 1415 GMT. Picture Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-Chelsea-Tuchel,FOCUS PORTO, Portugal While Manchester City had been building towards what they thought was their moment in the Champions League for five years under Pep Guardiola, Chelsea show with their victory in the final in Porto what can be achieved in just four months. 700 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture. Video afp
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