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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israeli parties agree coalition to oust Netanyahu + Iran navy vessel sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman + NASA unveils two new missions to Venus + Serena Williams inches closer to 24th Grand Slam + France's David Diop wins Booker with WWI novel Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid says he has succeeded in forming a coalition to end the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest serving leader. 750 words 0230 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-politics-Lapid,PROFILE Israel-politics-Bennett,PROFILE Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Netanyahu,CHRONO Iran-navy-accident,WRAP TEHRAN One of Iran's largest naval ships sinks after catching fire while on a "training mission" off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy says. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. File Picture. Video. File Video. Graphic US-space-NASA-Venus WASHINGTON NASA announces two new missions to Venus that will launch at the end of the decade and are aimed at learning how Earth's nearest planetary neighbor became a hellscape while our own thrived. 450 words moved Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Serena Williams survives a French Open scare to extend her latest bid for an elusive 24th Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu, while men's fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and world number two Daniil Medvedev also reach the third round. 650 words moved by Jed Court. Picture. Graphic Britain-France-books-literature-award LONDON French novelist David Diop wins the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, "At Night All Blood is Black". 400 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Afghanistan-conflict-Britain-US-translators,FOCUS LONDON Like thousands of Afghan translators who served with NATO forces, Nazir Ahmad fears for his life as the US-led alliance scrambles to pull out of the country in the coming weeks. 900 words 0300 GMT by Callum Paton with Mushtaq Mojaddidi in Kabul. Picture. Video Also moving: Afghanistan-Britain-conflict-translators,FOCUS Indonesia-music-metal-gender,FOCUS JAKARTA Indonesia's hijab-wearing, headbanging VOB count some of rock music's biggest stars among their fans, but the all-female heavy metal band faced a tougher battle in winning over their parents. 500 words 0330 GMT by Agnes Anya. Video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-unemployment-ILO,2ndlead GENEVA The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more than 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN says, after working hours plummeted and access to good-quality jobs evaporated. 700 words moved by Nina Larson. Graphic -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-Tiananmen,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kongers are seeking innovative ways to commemorate the victims of China's deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown after authorities banned an annual vigil and vowed to stamp out any protests come Friday's anniversary. 750 words 0330 GMT by Yan Zhao. Video. Picture Thailand-Cambodia-politics-activist,FOCUS BANGKOK From the moment he was dragged into a car in broad daylight on the streets of Phnom Penh on June 4 last year, nothing has been seen or heard of Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsakit. 750 words 0330 GMT by Pathom Sangwongwanich with Suy Se in Phnom Penh. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON American businesses remain optimistic about their recovery from the pandemic, but a Federal Reserve report shows supply disruptions and labor shortages have begun to boost prices and crimp output. 600 words moved by Heather Scott Nicaragua-politics-opposition-arrest,WRAP MANAGUA Nicaraguan police place opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro -- a possible challenger to President Daniel Ortega in November elections -- under house arrest, her family says, after government claims that she is guilty of money laundering. 650 words moved. Picture Mexico-US-migrants-religion,FOCUS MATAMOROS, Mexico Once, Abraham Barberi was known as the "pastor of rappers," host of Christian hip-hop concerts targeting young drug dealers in Mexico in hopes of putting them on a different path. Now, he is making headlines by caring for a new flock: more than 200 people hoping to reach the United States. 700 words 0130 GMT by Francois Picard. Picture. Video. Canada-indigenous-school,FOCUS KAMLOOPS, Canada On the verge of tears, Stephanie Gutierrez helps place 215 tiny pairs of children's shoes on the steps of the Kamloops courthouse in western Canada in honor of kids whose remains were found at an indigenous boarding school -- a gesture she says symbolizes her intent "to stand strong for my people." 700 words moved by Julien Besset. Picture. Video. Also moved: Canada-indigenous-school-church,lead -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition,WRAP MOSCOW Russian authorities widen a crackdown on the country's beleaguered opposition as the legislature advances a bill that would bar opponents from polls and a court jails another well-known Kremlin critic. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Denmark-migration-politics,FOCUS COPENHAGEN Denmark already has one of Europe's harshest stances on immigration, but the wealthy Scandinavian country is set to adopt legislation enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live. 800 words 0200 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert Germany-politics-vote,ADVANCER BERLIN Angela Merkel's conservatives could face a far-right upset at key state polls on Sunday, the last big test of Germany's political mood before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. 650 words 0200 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Spain-Morocco-WSahara-Polisario,WRAP ALGIERS The leader of Western Sahara's independence movement returns to Algeria after six weeks of medical treatment in Spain that unleashed a tetchy diplomatic standoff between Rabat and Madrid. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Iraq-tradition-music,FOCUS BAGHDAD In the Karrada district of Iraq's capital, residents awake to a gas bottle deliveryman's dulcet tones -- once a country-wide tradition, but now a solo act. 550 words 0200 GMT by Sammy Ketz. Picture. Video -- LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Britain-fashion-royals,FOCUS LONDON Princess Diana's wedding dress for her 1981 marriage to Prince Charles was one of the best-kept secrets in fashion history. It sparked such intense interest that young designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel locked the gown in a safe at night. 750 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video afp
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