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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Hardliner Raisi elected Iranian president + Moscow sets new record for Covid cases + Hong Kong pro-democracy media executives in court + UN urges members to stop flow of arms into Myanmar + Germany under pressure at Euro 2020 Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. 850 words 1500 GMT by Frank Zeller and Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Russia,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's capital Moscow registers a pandemic high for new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day, as the city's hospitals are flooded with new patients due to the Delta variant. 650 words moved by Evan Gershkovich HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily appear in court charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. 600 words moved by Yan Zhao and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Live Video Myanmar-politics-military-UN-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The UN General Assembly takes the rare step of calling on member states to "prevent the flow of arms" into Myanmar, part of a non-binding resolution condemning the military coup in the violence-wracked country. 600 words moved Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Germany are under intense pressure as they face holders Portugal in a crucial Euro 2020 game while world champions France look to clinch a place in the last 16 as they play Hungary. 750 words 1530 GMT by Andy Scott with Ryland James in Munich. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Germany-museum-history-politics,FOCUS BERLIN A new museum dedicated to the long-silenced trauma of German civilians forced to flee eastern Europe at the end of World War II opens next week after decades of wrenching debate. 900 words moved by Deborah Cole. Video. Picture SAfrica-history-apartheid-jobs,FOCUS SOWETO, South Africa Thirty years ago South Africa's apartheid laws were formally struck down, bringing a dizzying jolt of hope to millions of disenfranchised citizens. Today that optimism has all but fizzled out -- particularly among the young. 600 words moved by Claire Doyen and Michelle Gumede. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-vote,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin pledges billons of rubles in spending ahead of September parliamentary polls that could see his deeply unpopular United Russia party struggle. 740 words moved by Evan Gershkovich. Picture. Video Europe-migrants-Spain-fashion,FOCUS BARCELONA When he left Senegal, risking his life to make the dangerous boat trip to Spain's Canary Islands, Lamine Sarr never thought he'd end up selling fake goods on the streets of Barcelona. 700 words moved by Rosa Sulleiro Austria-women-architecture,FOCUS VIENNA When it comes to designing public spaces and buildings, women's voices have too often been silenced. A visionary project in Vienna aims to turn that notion on its head, with a suburb in the Austrian capital designed by and for women. 800 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Guinea-health-virus-Ebola,3rdlead NZEREKORE, Guinea The World Health Organization officially announces the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which was declared in February and claimed 12 lives. 450 words moved Ethiopia-vote-religion,SCENE BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia Draped in sacred white cloth, the procession drifts silently towards a priest calling the faithful to celebrate the Archangel Michael, a revered saint in Ethiopia. 550 words moved by Marion Douet. Picture. Video Nigeria-lifestyle-fashion-modelling,FOCUS LAGOS Champagne corks pop and sequins sparkle like a thousand tiny stars in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, where an international model casting agency is on the hunt for the face of the future. 700 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Video. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-vote-Raisi,PROFILE TEHRAN Dressed in a black turban and cleric's coat, Iranian ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi casts himself as an austere and pious figure and an corruption-fighting champion of the poor. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Iran-vote-opposition,lead PARIS Exiled opposition groups hail a "boycott" of Iran's presidential polls won by hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi as a blow to its theocratic leadership, accusing the authorities of exaggerating even historically low official turnout numbers. 500 words 1430 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-slavery-Houston,SCENE HOUSTON A Houston neighborhood founded and built in the 19th century by former slaves has been designated the Texas city's first heritage district, just as the United States marks a new national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery. 750 words 1500 GMT by Francois Picard. Picture. Video US-politics-racism-holiday,WRAP NEW YORK Americans observe the 19th century end of slavery in the United States with a brand new national holiday that comes into effect after historic protests against police violence and racism. 450 words 1700 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video Canada-US-pornography-internet-lawsuit,WRAP MONTREAL Pornhub is increasingly under the gun as the adult video site is sued by 34 women who say they appeared without consent in footage showing rape, sexual abuse, revenge porn or images of them when they were minors. 600 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. File picture US-Britain-painting-auction NEW YORK A piece of art weaving together one of the great statesmen of the 20th century, an icon of the jet set and the world's first "super yacht" will go under the hammer at New York auction house Phillips on June 23. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia-China-diplomacy-trade-wine,3rdlead SYDNEY Australia will take China before the World Trade Organization over Beijing's imposition of crippling tariffs on Australian wine exports, it announces, in the latest sign of worsening tensions between the two countries. 650 words moved Myanmar-coup-politics-military YANGON Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar don flowers in their hair to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week. 550 words moved. Video. Picture. -- SPORT -- India-athletics-Oly-MilkhaSingh-IND,OBIT NEW DELHI India mourns the loss of track legend Milkha Singh, who overcame childhood tragedy to seek Olympic glory, after he died aged 91 following a long battle with Covid-19. 550 words moved. File picture. -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Lifestyle-games-economy,FOCUS BRUSSELS Retro-futurist video game Cyberpunk 2077 will be back in the Playstation store on Monday after a disastrous launch marred by bugs forced a 184-day time-out. 650 words moved by Kilian Fichou. File Picture -- HEALTH -- Health-colorectal-cancer-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON A new paper in the journal Cancer Discovery has identified specific patterns of DNA damage triggered by diets rich in red meat -- further implicating the food as a carcinogen while heralding the possibility of detecting the cancer early and designing new treatments. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- ENVIRONMENT -- Mexico-environment-nature-climate,FOCUS NAUCALPAN DE JUAREZ, Mexico Adriana Veliz whispers affectionately as she removes a colony of bees from inside a statue in a Mexican backyard -- part of her mission to help save them from extinction. 500 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. Picture. Video afp
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