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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + US to pull troops from Afghanistan by 9/11 + Iran vows to ramp up uranium enrichment + Third night of clashes over US police shooting + Coinbase brings cryptocurrencies to Wall Street + 100 days to delayed Tokyo Olympics US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, finally ending America's longest war despite mounting fears of a Taliban victory, officials say. 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says its decision to boost uranium enrichment to 60 percent is a response to arch-foe Israel's "nuclear terrorism" against its Natanz facility. 600 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Iran-nuclear-politics,Q&A US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS Protesters face off with police for a third night in the American city of Minneapolis over the killing of a young Black man shot by an officer, with more than 60 people arrested, law enforcement officials said. 850 words moved by Ben Sheppard with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,FOCUS US-stock-cryptocurrency-Coinbase,FOCUS NEW YORK The arrival of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Nasdaq is one of the most anticipated events of the year on Wall Street, where enthusiasm for record-breaking bitcoin is in full swing, despite questions about the sustainability of the market. 700 words moved by Daniel Hoffman Oly-2020-2021-Japan-100days,WRAP TOKYO A western Japanese city cancels the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases, fueling fresh worries about whether the event should go ahead with 100 days until the pandemic-postponed games open. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-100days,CHRONO Oly-2020-Tokyo-Japan-100days,FACTS Oly-2020-2021-stars-100days,FACTS Oly-1964-2020-2021-Japan-history-100days,FOCUS -- SPOTLIGHT -- Greece-Turkey-family-history,FOCUS ATHENS Diplomatic ties between rivals Greece and Turkey are once again strained over conflicting eastern Mediterranean border and energy claims. But mixed Greek-Turkish couples in Athens are used to distancing themselves from their countries' disputes. 700 words moved by Alexandros Kottis. Picture SAfrica-music-culture,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The coronavirus pandemic has silenced many artists, but South Africa's house music pioneer, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has been rocking it -- dropping an album and creating a streaming platform. 700 words 0930 GMT by Michelle Gumede. Picture Italy-piano-virus-health,FOCUS BORGO VENETO, Italy At the age of 23, Luigi Borgato decided to build his first piano, for himself. In the decades that ensued, the Italian craftsman grew his business into a prestigious brand capable of attracting buyers from all over the world -- until the coronavirus pandemic abruptly put a halt to it all. 750 words moved by Brigitte Hagemann. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-business-retail,FOCUS HONG KONG Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, but it is now struggling to get its designs made in China, where clothes bearing his avian characters have been seized by authorities for "advocating violence". 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video Gymnastics-Oly-2020-2021-CHN,PHOTOESSAY BEIJING Under the twin emblems of the Chinese flag and the Olympic rings, two tiny boys dangle from the high bar in a cavernous gym -- the cradle of China's elite gymnasts. 450 words moved by Nicolas Asfouri with Danni Zhu. Picture. Video Mexico-US-CentrAm-migrants,FOCUS APIZACO, Mexico Greyssi Venegas devours her first meal in three days at a Mexican shelter near the railroad where migrants risk their lives clinging to freight trains on their grueling journey north to the United States. 650 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video Russia-housing-art,FOCUS MOSCOW Sergei Alexandrov has just a few weeks to take down the colourful landscapes and seaside sunsets that have brightened the walls of his Moscow studio ahead of a deadline to demolish it. 700 words 1030 GMT by Thibaut Marchard. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US health authorities have recommended pausing the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 shot over blood clot fears, with the company announcing it would delay its European rollout in a setback for global immunization efforts. 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Graphic. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany,FOCUS FREISING, Germany A triangle with an exclamation mark has the word "variant" written on it -- a warning that has become increasingly common on wards where coronavirus patients are being treated in the Bavarian hospital in Freising. 500 words moved by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Ukraine-Russia-conflict-diplomacy-NATO-US,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden urges his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ease mounting tensions with neighboring Ukraine, joining a pushback against a build-up of troops along their border that has alarmed NATO allies. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Max Delaney in Brussels. Picture Also moved: Russia-Ukraine-conflict,FACTS Russia-politics-dissent,lead Russia-Ukraine-conflict-US,FOCUS MOSCOW US President Joe Biden's invitation to Vladimir Putin to hold a summit is being hailed in Moscow as a sign that Washington has blinked first in the West's showdown with Moscow over Ukraine. 650 words 1030 GMT by Michael Mainville Britain-royals-Philip-Queen,FOCUS LONDON Queen Elizabeth II faces the twilight of her record-breaking reign without her most trusted adviser and personal confidant. But the death of her husband Prince Philip is not expected to change the monarch's commitment to duty. 750 words 1100 GMT by James Pheby. File picture Turkey-politics-nationalism,FOCUS ANKARA Some call him Turkey's ultranationalist kingmaker, others see him pulling the strings of the state's security policy. Yet for a man whose far-right MHP party won only 11 percent in a 2018 election, Devlet Bahceli's influence over the government stretches far wider than his vote share. 750 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-homelessness-magazine LONDON Britain's hard-pressed retail and hospitality sectors are not the only ones to welcome the partial easing of coronavirus restrictions: vendors of a magazine to help the homeless also have customers to sell it to again. 500 words 1100 GMT by Imran Marashli. File picture -- AFRICA -- Somalia-politics,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed signs a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community. 700 words 1100 GMT Benin-vote,WRAP COTONOU Benin's Patrice Talon is easily re-elected to a second term according to provisional results, after a weekend ballot critics said was already stacked in his favour following a crackdown on his opponents. 600 words 1130 GMT by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-China-SKorea-climate-diplomacy,3rdlead SHANGHAI US climate envoy John Kerry is due in China for what Beijing says will be a four-day trip, as the two countries seek cooperation over the environment despite acrimony on other fronts. 500 words 1030 GMT Also moved: China-environment-climate,FACTS Afghanistan-Taliban-US-conflict,Q&A KABUL With Washington announcing all US troops will leave Afghanistan by this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and the Taliban unwilling to commit to a multi-national conference aimed at mapping out the country's future, ordinary Afghans have little hope that their lives are about to get any easier. 650 words 0930 GMT by Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video Egypt-shipping-Suez-logistics TOKYO The Japanese owner of a megaship seized after blocking the Suez Canal has said it is negotiating with Egyptian authorities after they demanded $900 million in compensation for its release. 300 words moved. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Argentina-architecture-viniculture,FOCUS MENDOZA, Argentina The Argentine province of Mendoza is synonymous with Malbec wine, but what's not so well known is that it has become a reference for wine cellar architecture. 650 words moved by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video US-politics-California-recall,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Eighteen years after Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed to power, California is likely to hold its second-ever governor recall election -- but this time campaign veterans say the odds are stacked in incumbent Gavin Newsom's favor. 750 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-port-economy-politics,FOCUS BEIRUT Eight months after a massive blast ripped through Beirut port and nearby districts of the Lebanese capital, a host of foreign companies with a variety of interests are competing to rebuild it. 650 words moved by Bachir El Khoury. File Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-GER-Bundesliga-Bayern-Flick,REAX BERLIN Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick admits he is considering his future after the holders were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain. 415 words moved by Ryland James. Picture Fbl-Eur-C1-PSG PARIS Paris Saint-Germain's relationship with the Champions League over the last decade has been fraught with disappointment and littered with spectacular defeats, but an aggregate victory against holders Bayern Munich is the most significant of the Qatar era as they aim to finally get their hands on the trophy. 600 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture. Video Golf-JPN-Matsuyama,FOCUS TOKYO A breakthrough Masters win just months from the Tokyo Olympics has catapulted Japanese golf into the spotlight, bringing deserved recognition for a country that loves the game. 600 words moved by Andrew McKirdy. File picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-pollution-noise-plants PARIS Human noise pollution reduces the diversity of plant life in an ecosystem even after the noise has been removed, researchers report. 500 words 1100 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- BUSINESS -- Japan-company-Toshiba-economy-Britain-merger,WRAP TOKYO Toshiba's president Nobuaki Kurumatani resigns as a buyout offer from a private equity fund stirs turmoil inside the Japanese company. 550 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa and Etienne Balmer. File picture Also moved: Japan-industry-business-Toshiba,CHRONO afp
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