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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Cricket suspended as India Covid cases surge + Mexico vows probe of deadly metro disaster + How will Gates divorce impact charity? + Facebook panel readies Trump ban ruling + Space-aged wine hoped to fetch $1mn Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India's coronavirus caseload tops 20 million as the relentless surge finally forces the suspension of the nation's lucrative cricket competition involving some of the sport's biggest global stars. 800 words 2000 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Cricket-IND-IPL-India-health-virus,WRAP Mexico-accident-train,WRAP MEXICO CITY Mexico's president promises an in-depth investigation to find those responsible for the deaths of at least 24 people in the collapse of an elevated metro train line with a history of problems. 700 words 2000 GMT by Sofia Miselem and Daniel Rook. Picture. Video. Graphic US-IT-people-charity-divorce-Gates,FACTS NEW YORK Following the shock announcement that Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing, AFP answers key questions surrounding their powerful charity, from what projects it finances to its impact on the pandemic. 700 words moved. File picture US-politics-IT-Facebook-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Facebook's independent oversight board readies a momentous decision on the platform's ban of former US president Donald Trump, as debate swirls on the role of social media in curbing hateful and abusive speech while facilitating political discourse. 600 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever Also moving: US-politics-IT-Trump,FACTS US-wine-space-Christies NEW YORK If a bottle of Petrus 2000 that Christie's is selling tastes out of this world it might be because it aged for 14 months aboard the International Space Station. 350 words 1930 GMT. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Morocco-agriculture-social,FOCUS KELAAT MGOUNA, Morocco To earn a dollar, rose picker Izza in Morocco's Atlas Mountains wakes up at dawn to collect three kilos of flowers -- eventually distilled into precious oil costing $18,000 per kilo. 650 words moved by Sophie Pons. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccines-adolescents,FOCUS WASHINGTON The imminent authorization of the Pfizer Covid shot in adolescents is expected to give the United States' stalling immunization campaign a boost, but some experts warn against targeting low-risk populations when the same doses could be used to prevent needless deaths across the world. 750 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead BERLIN People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to abide by curfews and contact restrictions in Germany under a draft law agreed by the cabinet. 500 words moved by Femke Colborne -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-accident-train,SCENE MEXICO CITY Commuters riding Mexico City's metro just a day after one of its worst ever accidents say they worry for their safety but have little choice other than to use the network anyway. 500 words 1930 GMT by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias and Natalia Cano. Picture. Video Also moved: Mexico-accident-train,CHRONO Mexico-accident-train-line,BACKGROUND Colombia-protest-taxation-UN-rights,WRAP CALI, Colombia The UN, European Union and international rights groups condemn an "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia after nearly 20 people died and hundreds were injured in days of anti-government protests. 550 words 2030 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,WRAP MADRID Madrid residents vote in a regional election expected to hand a comfortable victory to its hardline leader, who has soared in prominence for stubbornly resisting virus restrictions. 650 words moved by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video. Graphic France-climate-emissions-politics,WRAP PARIS French lawmakers approve a new law to limit climate change that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will burnish his green credentials ahead of elections next year, though critics say the measures fall short of what is necessary. 650 words moved by Adrien de Calan and Adam Plowright. Picture France-history-Napoleon-politics,ADVANCER PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron is to lay a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death on Wednesday after months of debate about the legacy of the country's most famous autocrat. 700 words moved by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video Also moved: France-history-Napoleon-legacy,FOCUS Italy-France-history Napoleon,FOCUS France-history-Napoleon,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a midnight deadline to form a government, a daunting task that would likely require convincing the Jewish far-right to cooperate with an Islamic party. 700 words 2130 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Iraq-conflict-US-rockets,WRAP BAGHDAD The Iraqi army says two rockets have been fired at a base hosting Americans, in the third such attack in three days and as a US government delegation visits the country. 450 words moved Egypt-armament-France,WRAP CAIRO Egypt's military has ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation, part of a multi-billion-dollar defence mega-deal confirmed by France. 450 words moved. File picture Lebanon-Israel-diplomacy-oil-gas,lead NAQURA, Lebanon Lebanon and Israel hold US-mediated negotiations over their disputed maritime border after a months-long hiatus, in efforts to clear the way for offshore oil and gas exploration. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-politics,lead ABUJA Nigeria's armed forces dismiss suggestions that they should take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, who is facing mounting pressure over the country's worsening insecurity. 600 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi Chad-politics-unrest,FOCUS N'DJAMENA Casimir says he has little faith in his country's new leaders as he helps to bury fellow young Chadians killed last week in protests against the military junta. 650 words moved by Djimet Wiche and Amaury Hauchard. Video -- ASIA -- Britain-G7-diplomacy,WRAP LONDON The Group of Seven wealthy democracies discuss how to form a common front towards an increasingly assertive China, in the foreign ministers' first in-person talks in two years. 650 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-pharmaceutical-earnings-health-Pfizer,WRAP NEW YORK Pfizer sharply increases its projections for 2021 revenues and profits following strong earnings, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales as it prepares for a "durable" revenue stream in the wake of the pandemic. 700 words 2100 GMT by John Biers Saudi-Aramco-energy,WRAP RIYADH Energy giant Saudi Aramco posts a 30 percent jump in first quarter profits, beating forecasts in a sign of recovery from last year's oil market crash fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Nigeria-France-music-celebrity,FOCUS PARIS Legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who pioneered Afrobeat alongside his old band mate Fela Kuti, was knocking out rhythms right up until his death last year at the age of 79 and a new album shows he never stopped pushing boundaries. 500 words moved by Philippe Grelard. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-FRA-ManCity-PSG MANCHESTER, England Manchester City attempt to qualify for a first Champions League at the expense of last year's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain, who must overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit away from home to avoid another painful exit. 600 words 2130 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture. Video afp
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