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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Contact: washengdesk@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel mulls truce, hammers Gaza from air + New India cyclone warning as death toll rises + Arctic nations pledge to fight global warming + World's biggest iceberg breaks off Antarctica + New sensation: bionic arm with all the feels Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Diplomatic efforts gather pace for a ceasefire on the 11th day of deadly violence between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza, as air strikes again hammer the enclave. 850 words 2030 GMT by Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-disability,SCENE India-weather-cyclone-health-virus,WRAP AHMEDABAD, India A major new storm is brewing in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast, forecasters warn, just days after the biggest cyclone to hit the west of the country in decades left at least 120 people confirmed dead. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Arctic-politics-US-Russia,WRAP REYKJAVIK Arctic countries pledge to fight global warming, which is happening three times faster in the Far North, and to preserve peace in the region as its geopolitical importance rises. 700 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video. Also moved: Arctic-climate-warming,FOCUS Environment-Antarctica-climate-iceberg,WRAP PARIS A huge ice block has broken off from western Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg in the world and earning the name A-76. 750 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois and Kelly Macnamara. Picture. Video. Graphic US-science-health-robotics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Imagine being able to control a robotic arm from a distance, using only your mind. Now imagine being able to feel when its fingers grasp an object, as though it were your own hand. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Sweden-Arctic-Russia-defence,FOCUS BODEN, Sweden In a snow-draped forest in northern Sweden, hundreds of soldiers in white-camouflage uniforms built dugouts, patrolled on skis and laid mock ambushes to test their readiness to fight in Arctic environments. 850 words moved by Tom Little. Picture. Video Fashion-technology-climate-US-Britain-Netherlands,FOCUS PARIS From making algae-sequin dresses, dyeing clothes with bacteria to planting trackable pigments in cotton, an emerging tide of technological innovations offers the fashion industry a chance to clean up its woeful environmental record. 850 words moved by Eric Randolph. Picture -- ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN,2ndlead UNITED NATIONS The Palestinian foreign minister and Israel's ambassador both level accusations of "genocide" during a special United Nations debate as deadly crossfire between Israeli forces and Palestinian militant groups enters its 11th day. 500 words 2000 GMT Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FOCUS JERUSALEM A text message, a phone call, or an initial strike on the roof. Israel says it gives Gaza civilians warnings to evacuate before bombardment, but activists say it is not nearly enough. 700 words moved by Daphne Rousseau. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-Gaza-conflict-diplomacy-France-US,FOCUS PARIS With Europe divided and the United States wary of antagonising Israel, world powers have failed to rein in the Gaza conflict, in a new sign of the international community's inability to put any Middle East peace process on track. 950 words moved by Valerie Leroux -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS EU member states reach a deal for a Covid-19 certificate to open up travel in Europe, as the operators of one of the continent's biggest tourist attractions, the Eiffel Tower, announce it will reopen in July. 700 words 2030 GMT. Picture Health-virus-US-misinformation,FOCUS WASHINGTON Misinformation has repeatedly undermined America's response to Covid-19, but even as a vaccination drive seeks to end the pandemic, those spreading falsehoods are exploiting official data to raise fears about the shots. 750 words moved by W.G. Dunlop Health-virus-India-fungus,lead NEW DELHI States across India order emergency measures to counter a surge in the rare deadly "black fungus" infection among coronavirus sufferers. 500 words moved. Picture Japan-health-virus-vaccines-Oly-2020-2021 TOKYO A Japanese government panel recommends approval of Moderna and AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines, as criticism mounts over the slow start to inoculations with just two months until the Olympics. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-vote-gender-rights,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Fighting discrimination, challenging stereotypes and striving for greater rights for their community, dozens of Mexican transgender candidates are seeking political empowerment in next month's midterm elections. 650 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-media-royals-Diana-BBC,WRAP LONDON Princess Diana's brother blames deceptive practices used to secure her explosive TV interview, in which she lifted the lid on her troubled marriage to Prince Charles, for contributing to her death nearly two years later. 750 words moved by James Pheby. File picture Also moved: Britain-media-television-Bashir,PROFILE Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,WRAP FNIDEQ, Morocco Spain accuses Morocco of "blackmail" for allowing a record 8,000 migrants to reach the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, sparking a crisis that saw clashes on the Moroccan side of the border overnight. 750 words 2000 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali with Hazel Ward in Ceuta. Picture. Video Also moved: Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco-Ceuta,FOCUS Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,FOCUS Russia-US-diplomacy-energy-gas-Germany-Ukraine,WRAP MOSCOW The Kremlin praises the waiving of US sanctions against the Russian-controlled builder of a Russia-Germany gas pipeline, while Ukraine's leader warns Joe Biden's administration against cancelling the sanctions altogether. 650 words moved by Anna Smolchenko and Dmytro Gorshkov in Kiev. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition France-politics-corruption-trial,lead PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over claims of illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, just weeks after the rightwing heavyweight was convicted in a landmark corruption case. 600 words moved. Picture. File video. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-Shekau,WRAP KANO, Nigeria Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists, two intelligence sources say, in a major blow to his faction. 550 words 1930 GMT by Aminu Abubakar with Louise Dewast in Abuja. File picture We have also moved: Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram,FACTS Ethiopia-politics-vote,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's poll body says twice-delayed national elections will now be held on June 21, kicking off a fresh countdown to a major test of democratic reforms under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-IT-lifestyle-Snapchat,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Snapchat, the social network popular with young smartphone users, says it has 500 million monthly active users amid surging growth in many parts of the world. 450 words 1930 GMT China-economy-technology-Bytedance,Lead BEIJING The boss of the Chinese company behind viral video platform TikTok says he will leave the role because he lacks managerial skills and preferred "reading and daydreaming" to running the tech giant. 500 words moved. File picture Also moved: China-US-technology-internet-TikTok,PROFILE -- ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-Russia-Eurovision-politics-Manizha,PROFILE MOSCOW Russia's unlikely entry to the Eurovision song contest, a Tajik-born refugee and feminist activist, knows she is riling the country's conservatives. 650 words moved by Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video Also moved: Entertainment-music-Eurovision-Netherlands-health-virus Entertainment-Cyprus-Eurovision afp
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