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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Aid arrives as India ramps up Covid-19 jabs + N.Korea brands Biden's diplomacy 'spurious' + Four ISS astronauts make SpaceX splashdown + Israel holds day of mourning for stampede victims + Man City on title brink with Palace victory Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India struggles to contain one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks with nearly 400,000 new infections, as more international aid arrives in the South Asian nation to help end the crisis. 650 words 1000 GMT by Atish Patel and Glenda Kwek, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics NKorea-US-politics-nuclear-Biden,lead SEOUL North Korea accuses US President Joe Biden of pursuing a hostile policy, dismissing "spurious" American diplomacy and warning of a response. 600 words moved US-space-SpaceX-ISS-science,WRAP WASHINGTON A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashes down off Florida in NASA's first nighttime ocean landing in more than 50 years. 500 words 1000 GMT by Lucie Aubourg. Video. Picture Israel-accident-religion,WRAP JERUSALEM Flags are lowered to half mast as Israel holds a national day of mourning for 45 men and boys killed in a stampede at a packed ultra-Orthodox Jewish festival. 600 words 1100 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City are on the brink of clinching the Premier League title after a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea maintain their hold on fourth place after beating Fulham by the same scoreline. 700 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Russia-military-conscription-politics-opposition,FOCUS MOSCOW In December 2019, police officers came to Ruslan Shaveddinov's Moscow apartment, sawed through the door and placed him in handcuffs before whisking him away for forced military service in the Arctic. 900 words moved by Romain Colas with Marina Koreneva in Luga. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccines,FOCUS PASADENA, Texas It's official: America's Covid-19 immunization campaign is stalling. While vaccination programs are lagging badly in many countries, mass vaccine sites across the US are closing due to dwindling demand, leaving authorities exploring new ways to reach people who haven't yet gotten a shot. 700 words moved by Francois Picard with Issam Ahmed in Washington. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-theater,SCENE NEW YORK Broadway is not due to return until September but New York's longest-running play is already back thanks to its indomitable lead who has played the same role over 13,500 times. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video France-health-toilets-Paris,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus crisis has made finding a toilet in Paris even more of a struggle, with public facilities overwhelmed by people unable to take advantage of bars or cafes that have been closed for months. 500 words 1200 GMT by Pierre Donnedieu and Guillaume Bonnet. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,FOCUS BELFAST Northern Ireland marks its 100th year on Monday, but faltering efforts to commemorate the centenary encapsulate the rift at the heart of the British province. 800 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. File video We also moved: Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,CHRONO Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,SCENE Britain-NIreland-Ireland-unrest-BobbySands,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-Britain-justice-politics,lead LONDON Iran's treatment of detained dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe amounts to "torture", Britain says, after she was convicted anew and banned from leaving the Islamic republic. 500 words moved France-history-Napoleon-Egypt-Palestinians,FOCUS CAIRO Napoleon Bonaparte's bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor's death. 850 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse with Guillaume Lavallee in Gaza. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-minister-corruption NAIROBI Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacks his commerce minister because she risks "compromising the country's economy," as sources in the ruling regime alleges she embezzled airline funds. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-protest-health-virus,lead BRASILIA Several thousand Brazilians march in support of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, ignoring a surging pandemic even as government opponents take their own protests online. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Canada-protest US-politics-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Shut out of the White House and desperate to reclaim power in Congress next year, Republicans are locked in an internal battle over their party's direction, and whether to embrace or jettison the divisive politics of Donald Trump. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-demonstration-unrest,WRAP YANGON Thousands of anti-coup protesters march in Myanmar, calling for a "spring revolution" with the country in its fourth month under a military regime. 700 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- German-management-law-women,FOCUS FRANKFURT Belen Garijo takes over as CEO at German pharmaceuticals giant Merck from May -- the first woman to singlehandedly run a DAX 30-listed company -- as Europe's top economy debates quotas for greater boardroom equality. 650 words 0930 GMT by Jean-Philippe Lacour. File picture China-economy-luxury-fakes,FOCUS BEIJING It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China. 750 words moved by Ye Qian and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Basket-USA LOS ANGELES Luka Doncic posts a triple double with 31 points, 20 assists and 12 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks win their sixth game in the last seven by edging the Washington Wizards 125-124. 550 words moved. Picture afp
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