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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel buries victims of pilgrimage crush + India, Brazil coronavirus death tolls climb + EU accuses Apple in competition case + Russia adds Navalny group to 'extremist' list + UK PM's phone number 'online for years' Israel-accident-religion,WRAP MERON, Israel Israel buries victims of a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage that killed at least 45 people, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises an investigation into one of the nation's "worst disasters". 800 words 1430 GMT by Daphne Lemelin. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video. Also moving: Israel-accident-religion,SCENE Also moved: Israel-accident-religion,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India posts another global record for daily coronavirus infections, pushing worldwide cases past 150 million as a pandemic that has killed almost 3.2 million worldwide continues to wreak devastation. 700 words moved by Jalees Andrabi and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic EU-Apple-tech-antitrust,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU formally accuses Apple of unfairly squeezing out music streaming rivals through its App Store in one of the biggest-ever competition cases to hit the iPhone maker. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Russia adds Alexei Navalny's political network to its database of terrorist and extremist organisations, as Moscow moves closer to shutting down the jailed opposition politician's movement against President Vladimir Putin. 600 words moved Britain-politics-Johnson,WRAP LONDON Revelations that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's personal mobile number has been circulating online for 15 years raise national security concerns, and fresh questions about his conduct amid a raft of probes. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi and James Pheby. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Belgium-beer,FOCUS SILLY, Belgium Belgium's cafe terraces will not reopen to thirsty beer drinkers for another week but the country's renowned brewers are already all hands to the pump. 800 words moved by Dave Clark. Picture. Video Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-conflict-culture-heritage-religion,FOCUS NEGASH, Ethiopia Sacred buildings and ancient sites that are the common treasure of humanity find themselves in the front line of Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, now nearing the six-month mark. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Britain-transport-technology-environment-oceanography,FOCUS PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom The "Mayflower 400" -- the world's first intelligent ship -- bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's southwest coast, before self-activating a hydrophone designed to listen to whales. 650 words moved by Anna Cuenca. Picture. Video SAfrica-mining-poverty-environment,FOCUS ERMELO, South Africa Thousands of informal coal miners across unemployment-plagued South Africa toil in dangerous abandoned shafts for low pay, even as the country promises to slash use of the fuel. 800 words moved by Claire Doyen. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil,2ndlead RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpasses 400,000, as the country struggles to secure enough vaccines and the Senate investigates whether President Jair Bolsonaro's government exacerbated the crisis. 650 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-nightlife LONDON The English city of Liverpool will hold Britain's first dance event in over a year without coronavirus restrictions on Friday and Saturday, as part of a mass gatherings trial. 400 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Scotland-heritage Health-virus-Britain-pharmaceutical-earnings-AstraZeneca,WRAP Health-virus-India-diaspora,FOCUS SINGAPORE Seema Devgan has all but abandoned her day job as she and a loose collection of overseas volunteers scramble to locate desperately needed supplies for Covid-19 stricken family, friends and strangers in India. 700 words moved by Catherine Lai with Imran Marashli in London. Video. Picture Also moved: Heath-virus-India-diaspora-Australia,FOCUS Virus-health-Maldives-India-tourism Health-virus-Philippines-food-charity,FOCUS MANILA Community-run stalls offering free food to the needy have multiplied across the Philippines, with many struggling to feed their families as coronavirus restrictions bite and government help falls short. 500 words moved by Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-bullfighting,FOCUS MADRID Cries of "Toro, toro!" echo round the empty stands at Madrid's world-famous bullring where two young apprentice bullfighters have seen their promising careers abruptly halted by the pandemic. 750 words moved by Marie Giffard. Picture. Video -- CENTRAL ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,WRAP BISHKEK At least 31 people are killed in heavy fighting on the disputed border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as officials from the two ex-Soviet countries meet in a bid to defuse tensions. 750 words 1530 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Also moved: Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-conflict,BACKGROUND -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-vote,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas says elections have been postponed until there is a guarantee voting can take place in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, further delaying polls in a society which last voted in 2006. 800 words moved by Saleh Hamad. Picture. Video Britain-Syria-prisoners-rights LONDON The majority of British women and children detained in displacement camps in northeast Syria are trafficking victims being failed by the UK government, rights group Reprieve says. 550 words moved by Joe Jackson Syria-conflict-economy-Ramadan,FOCUS DAMASCUS Year after year Ramadan meals become more frugal in war-torn Syria as the economy worsens, but Damascus dwellers say a traditional wafer-thin crispy pancake caller "naaem" is here to stay. 450 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Jordan-tobacco,FOCUS AMMAN Already saddled with one of the world's highest rates of smoking, Jordan has seen the numbers lighting up soar since coronavirus restrictions began last year, sparking fears of a double pandemic. 650 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Haiti-kidnapping-religion-Catholic-release,3rdlead PORT-AU-PRINCE The remaining Catholic clergy who were kidnapped in Haiti earlier in April, including a French priest and nun, have been released, a missionary group says. 500 words 1430 GMT by Amelie Baron -- EUROPE -- Burkina-unrest-Spain-Ireland,WRAP TORREJON DE ARDOZ, Spain The bodies of three Europeans killed in Burkina Faso are flown to Spain, with Madrid pledging to keep up a "relentless" fight against the jihadist insurgency raging in Africa's Sahel region. 450 words moved by Noemi Gragera. Picture. Video Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,FOCUS MADRID Voters express dismay at the deep polarisation that has blighted campaigning for the May 4 regional election in Madrid, disheartened by the absence of debate about everyday issues. 450 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. Video Turkey-diplomacy-water-transport,FOCUS ISTANBUL Not content with shaping Turkey's history, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is about to change its geography too by building an alternative to the Bosphorus, raising hackles at home and alarm in Russia. 800 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest-refugee-UN,WRAP MAPUTO At least 30,000 people have fled the northern Mozambican town of Palma following jihadist attacks late last month that left dozens dead, the UN says. 450 words moved. File Picture Nigeria-unrest-Buhari,FOCUS LAGOS With his country ensnared in mounting jihadist violence, bandit attacks and kidnappings, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is under fire from allies and enemies alike for appearing incapable of tackling the security crisis. 800 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi with Emmanuel Anule in Abuja Also moved: Nigeria-unrest-bandits Somalia-unrest-politics,FACTS NAIROBI Somalia is witnessing its worst political crisis in years, with deadly clashes and armed rivals in Mogadishu after the head of state extended his mandate by two years without elections being held. Here are five things to know about the deadlock. 800 words moved by Nick Perry. File picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- Indonesia-military-submarine,lead BALI, Indonesia Indonesia says it will salvage a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, as grieving relatives pay their respects to the dozens of crew killed in the disaster. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic. HongKong-China-politics-court HONG KONG Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty alongside three others to joining a banned candlelight vigil for victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. 450 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- EU-economy-growth,WRAP BRUSSELS The eurozone economy fell into a second recession in less than a year in the first quarter, data show, as slow vaccinations and pandemic lockdowns stopped a rebound. 550 words 1430 GMT -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-Hashimoto,INTERVIEW TOKYO This summer's virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto tells AFP, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe. 650 words moved by Natsuko Fukue and Andrew McKirdy. Picture afp
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