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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel hammers Gaza, as calls for peace go unheeded + Blinken heads to Arctic for anticipated Russia meet + Deadly cyclone bears down on Covid-stricken India + Superhero series 'WandaVision' wins big at MTV awards + Bengal tiger found well after week missing in Texas Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israeli air strikes hammer the Gaza Strip, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants left more than 200 dead as international calls for de-escalation go unheeded. 800 words 0730 GMT by Adel Zaanoun, with Claire Gounon in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-media,FOCUS Also moving: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Arctic-US-Iceland-climate-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves for a trip focused on the future of the Arctic, a source of growing tension with China and a test of the strained US relationship with Russia ahead of an expected Biden-Putin summit meeting. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi Also moved: Arctic-Denmark-Canada-Iceland-Finland-Russia-US-environment,FACTS Health-virus-India-weather-cyclone,WRAP AHMEDABAD, India A massive cyclone bears down on India, packing winds of up to 185 kilometres per hour and threatening a destructive storm surge, disrupting the country's urgent response its deadly Covid-19 outbreak. 500 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-US-film-television-MTV LOS ANGELES Marvel superhero series "WandaVision" is the big winner at the MTV Movie and TV Awards, as Sacha Baron Cohen pokes fun at his recent Oscars loss -- with a little help from Borat, Bruno and the gang. 400 words moved. File picture US-offbeat-tiger,2ndlead HOUSTON A Bengal tiger last seen a week ago roaming the lawns of suburban Houston and terrifying locals has been found unharmed and moved to an animal sanctuary. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Chile-vote-constitution,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans vote for people not aligned to political parties to form the bulk of a 155-member body that will rewrite a dictatorship-era constitution widely blamed for deep social inequality. 700 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN UNITED NATIONS Palestinian and Israeli leaders both appeal for support at a UN Security Council session Sunday but little action is in sight despite soaring violence, with China accusing the United States of obstructionism. 700 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian court is set to hear an "extremism" case against the political network of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as Moscow seeks to outlaw the opposition to President Vladimir Putin. 600 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Also moving: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,CHRON0 Health-virus-Britain-leisure-travel LONDON Most of the UK takes a major step towards normality on Monday as coronavirus restrictions are eased, despite concerns over the spread of a more transmissible Indian variant of the disease. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Africa-Sudan-France-summit,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron hosts African leaders, diplomats and lenders at a summit aimed at helping Sudan in its transition after years of conflict-riven authoritarian rule. 650 words moved by Laurence Banhamou and Stuart Williams Health-virus-France-reopening PARIS With coronavirus vaccinations accelerating and infections down, the French are looking forward to the loosening of many coronavirus restrictions Wednesday, although outdoor lunches at restaurants risk being rained off. 450 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois. File picture. Austria-politics,FOCUS VIENNA Once hailed as a "wunderkind", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen his carefully built image dented amid coronavirus fatigue and an investigation into whether he lied to a parliamentary committee on corruption. 700 words moved by Julia Zappei -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN UNITED NATIONS Palestinian and Israeli leaders both appeal for support at a UN Security Council session Sunday but little action is in sight despite soaring violence, with China accusing the United States of obstructionism. 700 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington Lifestyle-Iraq-eSports-technology,FOCUS BAGHDAD Bashar Abo Khalil's PUBG character dashes around a wall in a pink dress and samurai helmet, thwacking an enemy with a frying pan -- standard fare in the mobile game that is a mega-sensation in Iraq. 800 words moved by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video Lebanon-crisis-education-refugee,FOCUS BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon In a camp for Syrian refugees in east Lebanon, Mohammad and his three sisters fear they will be out of school for a third consecutive year because remote learning is out of reach. 750 words moved by Bachir El-Khoury. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-US-beauty-pageant-MissUniverse WASHINGTON Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar used her stage time to draw attention to the bloody military coup in her country. 500 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker's dramatic 95th-minute goal gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion to maintain their bid to play in next season's Champions League. 600 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture Tennis-ATP-WTA-ITA,WRAP ROME Rafael Nadal defeats world number one Novak Djokovic to win a 10th Italian Open title while fellow French Open champion Iga Swiatek whitewashed Karolina Pliskova in just 45 minutes to claim the women's tournament. 650 words moved. Picture Box-heavy-GBR-KSA-Fury-Joshua,WRAP LONDON Tyson Fury says his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against Anthony Joshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on August 14. 500 words moved by Julian Guyer afp
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