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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Scores dead as heatwave grips Canada and US + Russia posts second-straight Covid death record + N.Korea chiefs fired over 'crucial' Covid incident + Rebels in Ethiopia's Tigray gain more ground + England to face Ukraine after beating Germany at Euros Canada-US-weather-climate-death,WRAP VANCOUVER, British Columbia Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a gruelling heat wave, authorities say, as the country records its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extend to the US Pacific Northwest. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-toll,2ndlead MOSCOW Russia reports a record number of coronavirus fatalities for the second day in a row with President Vladimir Putin expected to address the surge during a televised phone-in with the nation. 650 words by 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-NKorea,5thlead SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaces several senior officials after a "crucial" coronavirus incident, state media report, potentially signalling a breach in the country's epidemic defences. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict-Eritrea,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Rebel fighters in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray seize control of more territory after retaking the local capital and vowing to drive all "enemies" out of the region. 800 words moved. File video. Graphic Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS England will face Ukraine in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 after Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling scored to beat Germany to end decades of hurt while Belgium, Italy and Spain are the favourites alongside the English. 600 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Liberia-conflict-religion,FOCUS MONROVIA Former Liberian rebel General Butt Naked, notorious for sacrificing children and charging into battle in the nude, now spends his time trying to rescue ex-child soldiers from drugs. 800 words 0930 GMT by Zoom Dosso. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military-coup,FOCUS BANGKOK With bars shuttered, universities empty and hook-up apps poleaxed by internet blackouts, dating got much harder in post-coup Myanmar, but young people are still finding love -- often in the heady rush of anti-junta protests. 750 words moved by Natalia Che, with Ei San in Hong Kong. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-EU-tourism,FOCUS PARIS With the arrival of an EU-wide Covid certificate for easier travel, European tourism hopes to emerge from its worst period in living memory, as key destinations accelerate their preparations for the return of foreign visitors. 900 words 1130 GMT by Jurgen Hecker and AFP bureaus in Europe Health-virus-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON Neither the threat of dying from Covid nor an array of inducements from lottery tickets to guns and marijuana have been enough to sway America's staunchest vaccine holdouts. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- EUROPE -- Serbia-Bosnia-Croatia-warcrimes-court-UN,WRAP THE HAGUE Two former Serbian spy chiefs in Slobodan Milosevic's regime face a UN court verdict in a retrial on charges of running death squads in the 1990s Balkans wars. 600 words 1100 GMT by Danny Kemp Italy-Afghanistan-diplomacy-defence-NATO-US,lead ROME Italy has completed its troop pull-out from Afghanistan, Rome announces, ending a 20-year deployment there as part of an accelerated withdrawal of NATO forces. 300 words moved Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-immigration-children,FOCUS LONDON Children like Adam and Nastashia are already scarred from the trauma of a troubled upbringing and being placed in care, but Brexit has placed another new terrifying burden on them. 750 words moved by Martine Pauwels. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-accident,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida US President Joe Biden will visit the site of a deadly apartment building collapse in southern Florida later this week, the White House announces, as rescuers scoured the wreckage in an increasingly desperate search for survivors. 650 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-accident-construction-survivors,SCENE US-accident-construction-climate,INTERVIEW US-economy-infrastructure-Biden LA CROSSE, Wisconsin President Joe Biden speaks in an oily, machinery filled warehouse in Wisconsin on his multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plans, arguing that America needs everything from bridges to broadband to remain competitive. 500 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Peru-vote-Montesinos,FOCUS LIMA Peru's feared ex-spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos, known as the "Rasputin of the Andes," is back in the spotlight after being caught allegedly trying to manipulate the outcome of June 6 presidential elections, from prison. 550 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros and Francisco Jara. File picture -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-rights-security-law,lead Hong Kong Hong Kong's national security law has created a "human rights emergency", Amnesty International says, a year after China imposed it on the city to crush a pro-democracy movement. 550 words moved Health-malaria-China,2ndlead GENEVA China is certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. 600 words moved by Robin Millard -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-rights-executions,INTERVIEW TEHRAN Iran's use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not violate human rights, a senior Iranian official insists to AFP in response to UN criticism. 500 words 1300 GMT. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,INTERVIEW HEBRON, Palestinian Territories When he was locked up last week by Palestinian security forces, rights activist Issa Amro said he was thinking about his friend Nizar Banat, who would be dead within days. 650 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video -- CLIMATE -- Climate-coal-Asia KUALA LUMPUR Five Asian countries are responsible for 80 percent of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with the projects threatening goals to fight the climate crisis, a report warns. 450 words moved by Sam Reeves -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Spain-telecom-health-virus,FOCUS BARCELONA Earphones embedded in pearl earrings, a smartwatch that measures body temperature, a diamond ring that monitors sleep patterns: The wearable gadgets market has boomed as the pandemic boosts interest in health monitoring and working from home. 600 words 1130 GMT by Daniel Silva. Picture US-aviation-travel-United-Boeing-Airbus, WRAP NEW YORK United Airlines announces the largest order in its history, unveiling major purchases from Boeing and Airbus in a significant bet on the travel industry's recovery from Covid-19. 750 words moved by John Biers IMF-Sudan-economy-debt-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The IMF approves a $2.5 billion loan for Sudan, and with the World Bank seals a landmark deal that unlocks nearly $50 billion in debt relief for the impoverished African nation. 600 words moved -- SPORT -- Tennis-GBR-Wimbledon,WRAP LONDON Five-time champion Novak Djokovic targets the third round at rain-hit Wimbledon as serious questions are asked over the quality of the fabled Centre Court where Serena Williams suffered her tearful, tournament-ending injury. 650 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Graphic afp
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