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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel pounds Gaza with artillery, air strikes + US lifts mask-wearing rules for vaccinated + UK warns of last hope talks to prevent climate disaster + Ireland shuts health IT system after ransomware attack + Picasso painting sells for $103 million Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY Israel bombards Gaza with artillery and air strikes in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, intensifying a conflict that has now claimed more than 120 lives. 900 words 1030 GMT by Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The top US health agency says it is lifting mask-wearing guidance for people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a watershed moment that President Joe Biden called "a great day" in the long pandemic fight. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video. Graphic Climate-Britain-talks,WRAP LONDON The head of the upcoming UN climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow warns the summit is the planet's "last hope" of preventing runaway temperature increases. 600 words 1000 GMT by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Ireland-health-computers-politics,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland's health authority shuts down its computer systems after experiencing a "significant ransomware attack", a week after the largest US fuel pipeline network was also targeted. 500 words 1000 GMT by Joe Stenson. Video US-art-Picasso-painting-auction NEW YORK Pablo Picasso's "Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese)" sells for $103.4 million at Christie's in New York. 450 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Albania-environment-dams-energy,FOCUS ANEVJOSE, Albania Cutting into craggy mountains, meandering through plains and eventually hitting Albania's shimmering Adriatic, the Vjosa river's untouched landscapes are a national treasure, but one that is under imminent threat. 850 words moved by Briseida Mema and Joseph Boyle. Video. Picture China-society-tourism-Titanic,FOCUS SUINING, China The Titanic is being brought back from the deep, more than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a landlocked Chinese theme park where tourists can soon splash out for a night on a fullscale replica. 550 words moved by Noel Celis and Qian Ye. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-rights-women,FOCUS BANGKOK Beaten, kicked in the groin and threatened with sexual violence -- a young Myanmar teenager detained by the junta's security forces described the treatment suffered by some women and girls behind bars. 750 words moved. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-politics-health-virus TOKYO Japan's government expands a virus state of emergency, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submit a petition over 350,000 signatures urging the Games be scrapped. 650 words 1000 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video Health-virus-Greece-tourism-leisure CHANIA, Crete Greece kickstarts its tourism season, with both the government and travel operators hoping the lure of sun, sand and sea will bring a sorely-needed revenue boost after last year's miserable holiday season. 650 words 1030 GMT by Will Vassilopoulous. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-villages,SCENE UNMAO, India As coronavirus silently ravages India's vast rural hinterland, people are relying on quacks and herbal concoctions while loved ones are hastily buried in shallow graves or given up to rivers without a proper funeral, locals say. 750 words 1000 GMT by Sanjay Kanojia with Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi. Picture Health-virus-Islam-Eid-Israel-Palestinians,WRAP RIYADH Muslims around the world mark a sombre Eid al-Fitr amid rising hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, in the second celebration in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Anuj Chopra with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-teens-vaccinations,SCENE BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan Harrison Hunger, 14, received his Covid shot at a clinic in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and now has pastries on his mind. 500 words moved by Jeff Kowalsky with Peter Hutchison in New York and Cyril Julien in Washington. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-restaurant,FOCUS LONDON Pub and restaurant owners across England will breathe a sigh of relief on Monday, as months of coronavirus restrictions are lifted, allowing them to serve groups of six or two households inside. 700 words moved by Martine Pauwels. File picyture. Video Health-virus-Italy-population economy,FOCUS CALTAGIRONE, Italy When Daniela Vicino started work as a teacher in Sicily three decades ago, she had up to 30 children in her classes. With the birth rate tumbling, that number has almost halved. 750 words moved GMT by Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-animals-politics-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT Ibrahim al-Dika raised his dog since she was a pup but had to sell her to repay a bank loan in Lebanon, where many are being forced to give up their pets amid an economic crisis. 650 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Libya-motorbike,FOCUS BENGHAZI Bikers of Libya's Mediterranean city of Benghazi, the cradle of its 2011 revolution and a one-time Islamist bastion, rev up their motors to show another side to their war-scarred country. 400 words moved by Mohammed Elshaiky. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-indigenous-IT-Amazon,FOCUS CAPE TOWN A legal battle looms over plans to build the African headquarters of online retail giant Amazon on land that is dear to South Africa's indigenous Khoisan ethnic group. 550 words 1130 GMT by Linda Givetash. SAfrica-corruption-trial-politics-Zuma, ADVANCER JOHANNESBURG Forced to resign three years ago in the face of a litany of corruption scandals, embattled former South African president Jacob Zuma is due back in court on Monday in a graft case dating back more than two decades. 600 words 1100 GMT by Gersende Rambourg. File Picture. File Video Djibouti currency people money women,FOCUS DJIBOUTI They are a familiar sight on the busy streets of Djibouti: women clutching handbags bulging with dollars, euros, riyals and rupees, the money changers keeping the informal economy ticking over. 650 words moved GMT by Marion Douet. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-politics-Bolsonaro,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has seen happier days: his poll numbers have plunged and the Senate is investigating his chaotic handling of Covid-19. What to do? Hop on his trusty blue motorcycle and rally his hardline supporters. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-wage-restaurants-politics-McDonald's-Amazon,WRAP NEW YORK McDonald's announces it will hike wages at US company-owned restaurants as it seeks another 10,000 employees, while Amazon launches a North American recruitment drive with signing bonuses of up to $1,000. 850 words moved by John Biers US-internet-energy-environment-Bitcoin,ANALYSIS NEW YORK Cryptocurrency fans have counted Tesla boss Elon Musk as among their champions, but this week he rocked their world by questioning the future of the digital assets and singling out carbon emissions from bitcoin mining for particular criticism. 600 words moved by Ali Bekhtaoui US-leisure-investments-internet,FOCUS NEW YORK Anyone can easily own a Basquiat painting, a pair of Yeezy sneakers or even a Ferrari -- at least, that's the promise of a growing number of fractional ownership platforms that sell shares of these rare items, starting at just a few dollars. 800 words moved by Thomas Urbain -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-Paralympics-health-virus,INTERVIEW TOKYO Paralympics chief Andrew Parsons acknowledges "anger" over holding the Tokyo Games as virus cases surge in Japan, but says the chances that athletes will spread the virus are "really remote". 600 words moved by Andrew McKirdy RugbyU-NZL-investments Wellington New Zealand's Rugby Players' Association unveil a funding proposal designed to keep the legendary All Blacks in Kiwi hands, sparking a furious reaction from administrators who are pursuing a deal with US investors. 448 words moved. File picture Fbl-Eur-C1-women-ManCity-Barcelona-England LONDON In an interview with AFP, Chelsea striker Beth England says beating Barcelona to win the women's Champions League on Sunday could "open the door" for English clubs to break the stranglehold of German and French clubs in Europe. 610 words moved by Kiern Canning. File picture -- SCIENCE -- space-China-Mars,lead BEIJING Anticipation mounts for the landing on Mars of China's "Zhurong" rover, a few months behind America's latest probe to the Red Planet, as Beijing presses ahead with its increasingly bold space ambitions. 500 words 1200 GMT. Graphic Also moving: China-space-science,FACTS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Friends LOS ANGELES "The One Where They Get Back Together" is finally upon us -- and the cast of "Friends" will be joined by famous fans from Justin Bieber to David Beckham, HBO Max announces. 350 words moved afp
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