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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels diplomats + Chauvin won't testify in Floyd murder trial + India battered by second Covid wave + China's Xi to join European climate summit + Canada lawmaker sorry for baring all on Zoom US-Russia-diplomacy-sanction,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States announces sanctions and the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin's US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. 800 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith Also moved: US-Russia-sanction,FACTS US-Russia-hacking-sanction-SolarWinds,FACTS US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Former police officer Derek Chauvin decides not to testify at his murder trial for the death of George Floyd as a policewoman facing manslaughter charges for the death of another Black man makes her first court appearance. 650 words 2030 GMT by Ben Sheppard and Chris Lefkow. File picture. Video. Graphic. Heath-virus NEW DELHI India's huge coronavirus second wave accelerates with a record number of infections reported, as a top Japanese politician warns Covid-19 could still derail the already delayed Olympics. 650 words moved. Picture. Video China-US-climate-diplomacy,WRAP SHANGHAI Chinese President Xi Jinping will join a virtual climate summit with France and Germany, Beijing announces, as US envoy John Kerry visits Shanghai to drum up support from the world's biggest polluter for America's drive to address environmental challenges. 600 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video CAN-politics-nudity-parliament-offbeat OTTAWA A Canadian lawmaker left red-cheeked after appearing stark naked on a House of Commons Zoom conference call has apologized to his colleagues. 300 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Kenya-environment-health-pandemic-research-virus,FOCUS MACHAKOS, Kenya Kicking and grunting under the restraint of three men, the camel makes its displeasure known as Kenyan veterinarian Nelson Kipchirchir swirls a giant swab in the nostril of the grumpy dromedary -- part of a search for the next deadly virus. 800 words moved by Marion Douet. Picture. Video UN-climate-environment-Tunisia,FOCUS GHAR EL MELH, Tunisia Farmers near a seaside lagoon in northern Tunisia are fighting to preserve a traditional irrigation system that has sparked renewed interest as North Africa's water shortages intensify. 650 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video -- Please also see our special advisory on climate -- -- CORONAVIRUS/HEALTH -- Health-virus-Argentina,VIDEOESSAY FLORENCIO VARELA, Argentina At an ICU unit in a low-income Buenos Aires suburb, exhausted staff are bracing for a new wave of coronavirus admissions. 450 words by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video Health-virus-vaccines-WTO-WHO,FOCUS GENEVA The gap between rich and poor countries' access to Covid-19 vaccines grows ever-more glaring by the day -- but nobody has yet managed to conjure up the golden solution. 750 words moved by Christophe Vogt Also moved: Health-virus-Africa-vaccines,lead Health-virus-Britain-vaccine-Ramadan,SCENE LONDON As the afternoon call to prayer reverberates through the East London Mosque, local residents of all beliefs flock in to put their faith in science and receive a Covid-19 vaccine. 650 words moved by Imran Marashli. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lebanon-dogs,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese doctor Riad Sarkis says he can help curb Covid-19 globally. As he speaks at Beirut airport, one of his secret weapons is wagging its tail next to him. 650 words moved by Jean Marc Mojon. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-court,2ndlead WASHINGTON A group of congressional Democrats launches a daunting bid to expand the US Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices, angering Republicans who accuse their rivals of attempting a power grab to enact President Joe Biden's agenda. 650 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP VIENNA Diplomats say the latest talks in Vienna to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal were positive despite fresh tensions over Tehran's announcement on ramping up uranium enrichment in response to an attack it blamed on arch-foe Israel. 800 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Ukraine-Russia-conflict,WRAP KIEV Kiev accuses Russia of flagrantly threatening Ukraine with destruction ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky's talks with the leaders of France and Germany. 650 words moved by Olga Shylenko. Picture. Video Britain-royals-Philip-funeral,WRAP LONDON British royals William and Harry will not walk side by side in the procession at this weekend's funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, as Buckingham Palace reveals eagerly-awaited details about the service. 850 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Philip-funeral-guests,POINTS Britain-royals-Philip-LandRover Britain-royals-Philip-attitudes,FOCUS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-conflict-US,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq An explosives-packed drone slammed into Arbil airport in the first reported use of such a weapon against a base used by US-led coalition troops in Iraq, officials say. 650 moved by Hamid Mohammed. Graphic Also moved: Iraq-US-attack-rockets,CHRONO Israel-Iran-conflict,FOCUS JERUSALEM Arch-foes Israel and Iran have long fought an undeclared shadow war across the Middle East. More recently, the battle has moved to the high seas with a series of mysterious attacks and sabotage incidents. 850 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee Also moved: Iran-Israel-conflict,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-Damasak,WRAP KANO, Nigeria At least 10 people are killed when jihadists attack a northeast Nigerian town, burning down a UN office and prompting thousands to flee across the border into Niger, local officials and the UN says, in the latest assault on the region. 650 words moved by Aminu Abubakar and Louise Dewast in Abuja. Video. Graphic Mali-vote,WRAP BAMAKO Presidential and legislative elections in Mali will take place next February, the country's post-coup government announces, saying it is honouring the timetable it promised to the international community. 600 words moved Benin-vote,lead COTONOU, Benin Benin's constitutional court approves the provisional results of this week's election giving incumbent President Patrice Talon a landslide victory after he faced only two little-known opponents. 450 words moved -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-diplomacy-conflict,WRAP KABUL US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows the United States will have a lasting partnership with Afghanistan even after it withdraws all forces from the country before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. 600 words moved by Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video Also moving: US-Afghanistan-conflict,Q&A Japan-US-diplomacy-security-China TOKYO Japan's prime minister heads to Washington to become the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with US President Joe Biden, with concerns about China topping the agenda. 650 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa Pakistan-France-religion-unrest,WRAP ISLAMABAD French nationals and companies in Pakistan advised by their embassy to temporarily leave after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,2ndlead TOKYO A senior Japanese politician says cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility, as a surge in cases renews concerns about the Games with less than 100 days to go. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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