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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Anger over European football Super League plan + NASA helicopter in historic flight over Mars + Kremlin critic Navalny moved to hospital + George Floyd trial hears closing arguments + Old English Sheepdog faces extinction fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1,WRAP PARIS A planned breakaway Super League announced by 12 of European football's most powerful clubs is roundly condemned by fans and federations across the continent, with UEFA meeting to hold crisis talks over the threat posed to its flagship competitions. 900 words 1430 GMT by Andy Scott with AFP bureaus. File picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1-EU-politics fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1,QUOTES fbl-Eur-Super-UEFA-C1,FACTS fbl-Eur-Super-ENG-Pr-Arsenal-Tottenham-fans,SCENE fbl-Eur-Super-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Liverpool-ManCity-Chelsea-Tottenham-Arsenal,FOCUS US-space-Mars-Ingenuity,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA successfully flies its tiny helicopter Ingenuity on Mars, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat a top engineer called "our Wright brothers' moment." 600 words 1530 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Graphic Also moving: US-space-Mars-Ingenuity,FACTS EU-Russia-Ukraine-diplomacy-politics-opposition,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's penitentiary service transfers ailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a prison hospital, as the EU warns it will hold Moscow responsible for the state of his health. 800 words 1600 GMT by Jonathan Brown with Max Delany in Brussels. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Russia-espionage-diplomacy,FOCUS Also moved: Russia-opposition-health-Navalny,FACTS Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,CHRONO US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota A jury hears closing arguments in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd, a case that laid bare racial wounds in the United States and has come to be seen as a pivotal test of police accountability. 800 words 1530 GMT by Robin Legrand with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video Britain-animal-dogs LONDON The Old English Sheepdog, one of Britain's most recognisable dog breeds, has been listed for the first time as vulnerable to extinction after a drop in popularity, The Kennel Club says. 350 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Environment-Sudan-nature-conservation,FOCUS DINDER, Sudan Tucked away by the Ethiopian border, Sudan's Dinder National Park boasts the country's most diverse wildlife, but rangers face a daily battle to protect it as human encroachment mounts. 550 words by Menna Zaki moved. Picture. Video Mexico-US-immigration-crime,FOCUS MEXICO CITY The tide of migrants sweeping across Mexico to the US border is not just a humanitarian crisis -- it is also a highly organized, multibillion-dollar trafficking business dominated by the drug cartels. 750 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez with Henrika Martinez in Ciudad Juarez. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India will lock down its capital New Delhi for a week from Monday night to try and control a raging coronavirus outbreak, as the hard-hit United States passes a hopeful milestone of giving at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to half its adults. 650 words 1600 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava and Jalees Andrabi with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NZealand-Australia-travel-virus-pandemic,2ndlead QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand Families reunite in emotional scenes as Australia and New Zealand launch a quarantine-free travel bubble, throwing open the borders almost 400 days after pandemic-enforced closures. 650 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Health-virus-India,4thlead NEW DELHI India opens its Covid-19 vaccination drive to all adults from May 1, as the vast nation battles a massive spike in infections that has overwhelmed its healthcare system. 750 words 1430 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava and Jalees Andrabi with Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video Health-virus-Switzerland LAUSANNE The Swiss hit the dining terraces and get pumping iron in the gym as the country reopens its sports halls and outdoor cafes despite rising Covid case rates. 450 words 1630 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. Video Health-virus-masks-outdoors,FOCUS WASHINGTON Where does the evidence lie on wearing masks outdoors now that the top experts believe Covid is primarily airborne? 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Cuba-politics-party HAVANA It is the end of an era: power in Cuba transfers out of the hands of the Castro clan after six decades, as the first civilian leader takes over. 500 words 1500 GMT By Leticia Pineda. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Cuba-politics-party-Castro,PROFILE Cuba-politics-party-DiazCanel,PROFILE -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-Greens,WRAP BERLIN Germany's Green party names its co-chair Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, throwing down the gauntlet to the chancellor's conservatives who are locked in vicious infighting for her crown. 550 words 1430 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Germany-politics-Baerbock,PROFILE Germany-politics-CDU-CSU,lead -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-Iran-diplomacy-Iraq,WRAP BAGHDAD Middle East rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have held official-level talks in Baghdad, hoping to rebuild diplomatic relations severed five years ago. 600 words 1530 GMT by Sarah Benhaida. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-fire-university,WRAP CAPE TOWN Firefighters in Cape Town battle strong winds as a major blaze advances along the iconic Table Mountain towards the city centre, forcing officials to evacuate residential buildings. 550 words 1430 GMT by Linda Givetash. Picture. Video Rwanda-France-genocide-history-report,WRAP KIGALI France "bears significant responsibility" for enabling the genocide in Rwanda and still refuses to acknowledge its true role in the horror, says a report commissioned by Kigali. 700 words moved Also moved: Rwanda-France-genocide-history,CHRONO Rwanda-France-genocide-history,FACTS Namibia-homosexuality-court-children,WRAP WINDHOEK A Namibian court throws out a bid by a same-sex couple to have their month-old twin daughters, to a South African surrogate mother, issued documents to travel to Windhoek. 450 words 1600 GMT. Picture. File video Chad-conflict-Libya-vote,WRAP N'DJAMENA The Chad military says it killed 300 heavily-armed rebels who raided the north of the country on election day this month, and claims calm has been restored. 600 words 1600 GMT -- ASIA -- Pakistan-France-protests-religion,WRAP LAHORE Eleven Pakistani police officers seized by supporters of a radical Islamist group as part of their campaign to get the French ambassador expelled have been released, officials said, but the group threatens more disruption unless its demands are met 600 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU imposes sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters, European officials said. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Canada-budget OTTAWA Canada is expected to channel funds into childcare, wage subsidies and other pandemic recovery measures as the government presents its new budget ahead of possible snap elections. 700 words moved by Michel Comte -- SPORT -- fbl-ENG-Pr-Tottenham-Mourinho LONDON Jose Mourinho is sacked by Tottenham just six days before they play Manchester City in the League Cup final as the Portuguese boss pays the price for a turbulent campaign. 700 words moved by Steven Griffiths Also moved: fbl-ENG-Pr-Tottenham-Mourinho,PROFILE fbl-ENG-Pr-Tottenham-Mourinho,FOCUS Fbl-Asia-CHN,PREVIEW SHANGHAI China will attempt to move on from the collapse of champions Jiangsu FC when the new Super League season kicks off with a Guangzhou derby in front of about 30,000 fans on Tuesday. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture Also moved: Fbl-Asia-CHN-five,POINTS -- CLIMATE -- US-climate-summit,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden hopes to give a shot of adrenaline to the planet's sluggish fight against climate change with an Earth Day summit but a question lingers -- can the United States be trusted to lead? 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon UN-climate-weather GENEVA The UN's World Meteorological Organization launches its State of the Global Climate 2020 report, ahead of this week's climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden. 650 words 1530 GMT by Robin Millard. Video. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-disability,FOCUS LOS ANGELES This year, the Oscars will feature a best picture contender about a drummer with hearing loss, a nominated documentary exploring a hippie camp for disabled youths, and a nod for the first film ever to star a deaf-blind actor -- a step forward for disability representation in Hollywood. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture. 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