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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel destroys Gaza tower housing foreign media + Chinese Mars rover touches down on Red Planet + Ethiopia postpones landmark vote indefinitely + 30 sentenced to death over DR Congo violence Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY Israeli air strikes pound the Gaza Strip, killing 10 members of an extended family and demolishing a building housing international media outlets, as Palestinian militants fire back barrages of rockets. 900 words 1530 GMT by Sakher Abou El Oun with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video We will also move: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Science-China-space,WRAP BEIJING China's "Zhurong" rover touches down on Mars, a triumph for Beijing's increasingly bold space ambitions and a history-making feat for a nation on its first-ever Martian mission. 650 words moved by Sebastian Ricci. Graphic Also moved: China-space-science-Mars,FACTS Ethiopia-vote-politics,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says it would be impossible to hold planned June 5 elections that had been touted as the most democratic ever, citing mounting logistical issues and postpones it without giving a new date. 650 words moved DRCongo-unrest-court,2ndlead KINSHASA Thirty people are sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo over anti-police violence marking the end of Ramadan in the capital Kinshasa. 300 words moved -- ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,ANALYSIS JERUSALEM It took just days for decades-old tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to spiral out of control, causing deaths and chaos not just in Gaza but across the Jewish state. 850 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gulf-diplomacy,FOCUS DUBAI The deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians is embarrassing Gulf states which forged ties with the Jewish state and is putting a strain on their Abraham Accords that were billed as a game-changer. 850 words moved by Shatha Yaish. -- SPOTLIGHT -- France-wine-people,FOCUS VILLECROZE,France With the imminent arrival of American movie idol George Clooney, France's rose vineyards cement their status as a prime target for wealthy investors wading into one of the hottest sectors of the wine market. 650 words moved by Claudine Renaud. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-religion-death,SCENE NEW DELHI Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India's resurgent coronavirus crisis -- but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter. 500 words moved by Glenda Kwek with Uzair Rizvi in Lucknow. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-vaccines,lead PARIS France is on track to reach its goal of 20 million initial doses of coronavirus vaccines, officials say days ahead of a hugely anticipated reopening of restaurant terraces as the government begins lifting a nationwide lockdown. 300 words moved. Picture Health-virus-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON To mask or not to mask? That is the question facing US states, businesses and people in their everyday lives in the wake of the bombshell announcement by the top health authority lifting most restrictions for those fully vaccinated against Covid-19. 850 words moved by Lucie Aubourg with Catherine Triomphe in New York Also moved: Health-virus-US-misinformation,FOCUS Health-virus-US-tourism-DC,FOCUS WASHINGTON Selfie-snapping tourists have suddenly reappeared in front of the White House: Washington DC, home to some of the toughest anti-Covid regulations in the country, is now reopening, highlighting the United States's steady transition back to normality. 650 words moved by Delphine Touitou. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-masks,SCENE -- EUROPE -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-France-protest,WRAP PARIS Hundreds of police disperse a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris that was banned by authorities, who are anxious to avoid any flare-up in anti-Semitic violence during the worst fighting between Israel and Hamas since a 2014 war. 600 words 1500 GMT by Alice Lefebvre and Alexandre Marchand. Picture. Video. Greece-Belgium-Europe politics GoldenDawn,WRAP ATHENS A Greek member of the European Parliament and convicted neo-Nazi arrested in Belgium under a European arrest warrant arrives in Athens following his extradition, airport police say. 600 words 1430 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Two of Iran's political heavy-hitters, ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi and moderate conservative Ali Larijani, launch what may be the key contest of next month's presidential election. 600 words 1500 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video1 -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans-Stefanik WASHINGTON US Republicans elect congresswoman Elise Stefanik, an outspoken defender of Donald Trump, as their new House conference chair, as the party scrambles to unify amid an explosive debate about its direction. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes Chile-vote-constitution,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans vote for 155 people who will be charged with re-writing the country's dictatorship-era constitution to address deep-seated social inequality that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. 500 words 1500 GMT by Paula Bustamente and Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Thailand-health-virus-religion-superstition,FOCUS BANGKOK Clasping a chain of amulets, Thai taxi driver Sopee Silpakit mutters a prayer, strings it around his neck then jumps behind the wheel -- buoyed by the peace of mind the ritual gives him against Covid-19. 500 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-POL-GER-Bundesliga-Bayern-Lewandowski BERLIN Robert Lewandowski equals Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old scoring record as the Bayern Munich striker nets his 40th Bundesliga goal of the season at Freiburg. 600 words at 1415GMT by Ryland James. Picture Fbl-ENG-FACUP,WRAP LONDON Thomas Tuchel plans to ruin Leicester's bid to make history, as the Chelsea manager eyes the first trophy of his reign in the FA Cup final at Wembley in front of 21,000 fans. 600 words at 1600GMT by Kierann Canning. Picture. Video afp
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