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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden, Putin hail positive first summit in Geneva + EU opens to US travelers, Moscow virus cases soar + Israel struck again by 'arson balloons' from Gaza + Chinese to launch first crew to new space station + Wales get key win as Italy eye Euro 2020 knockout US-Russia-summit,WRAP GENEVA Biden and Vladimir Putin seek to cool tensions in the combustible US-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva, but the US president draws a red line at cyberattacks, declaring them "off limits." 850 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Maria Panina. Video. Picture. Graphic. -- Please see AFP's special advisory on the Putin-Biden summit -- Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU agrees to lift coronavirus restrictions for US travellers as Western countries move toward a return to pre-Covid life, but in a stark reminder that the global pandemic is far from over, Moscow orders mandatory jabs over a "dramatic" rise in infections. 800 words 2030 GMT by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Palestinian militants again launch incendiary balloons from Gaza, hours after Israeli strikes in response to earlier cross-border fire attacks, the first flare-up since hundreds were killed in last month's conflict. 800 words moved by Mai Yaghi with Hossam Ezzedine in Ramallah. Picture. Video China-space BEIJING The first astronauts for China's new space station are set to blast off for the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. 300 words 2100 GMT by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Wales take a big step towards the Euro 2020 knockout phase with a 2-0 victory over Turkey in Baku, before rejuvenated Italy look to seal their place in the last 16 with victory against Switzerland. 750 words 2130 GMT by Jed Court with Illtud Dafydd in Baku. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Canada-pornography-internet,FOCUS MONTREAL, Canada For years, Rachel had no idea she had been sexually assaulted by her own husband as she lay unconscious. She only made the grim discovery last August when she stumbled across a video of the attack that had been shared all over the internet. 800 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. File Picture Health-virus-Mexico-lifestyle-internet,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Before the pandemic, Herlanlly Rodriguez worked as a manicurist. Today she is part of Mexico's new generation of social media stars and millennial influencers whose lives were transformed by confinement. 500 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Russia-Moscow,3rdlead MOSCOW The mayor of Moscow orders mandatory vaccinations for residents of the Russian capital working in the service industry, citing a "dramatic" rise in coronavirus infections. 650 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Health-virus-treatment-pharmaceutical PARIS A cocktail of synthetic antibodies reduces deaths among severe Covid patients who are unable to mount a strong immune response, results from a major clinical trial showed Wednesday. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-summit-diplomacy,FOCUS GENEVA Three years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin was widely seen as dominating Donald Trump in their summit. With Joe Biden, the two leaders see themselves as equal adversaries -- and signal they may bring more stability in the turbulent relationship. 700 words 2130 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Shaun Tandon in Washington US-Russia-summit-hacking,FOCUS GENEVA US President Joe Biden delivers a stern warning to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over ransomware attacks emanating from Russia, signaling he is prepared to retaliate and that "Putin knows it." 600 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Paul Handley in Washington. Picture. Video Mexico-accident-rail,WRAP MEXICO CITY The collapse of a Mexico City metro overpass that left 26 people dead was caused by a structural failure linked to deficiencies in the construction process, according to an initial investigation by independent experts. 450 words 1930 GMT. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-police-fbl-Euro-FRA-GER-environment,lead FRANKFURT The environmental activist who made an emergency landing into the stadium hosting the Germany-France Euro 2020 match in Munich only narrowly avoided being shot down by snipers because police spotted the Greenpeace logo, a minister reveals. 500 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video ICC-warccrimes-prosecutor,WRAP THE HAGUE Britain's Karim Khan takes office as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a promise to "revive" the troubled tribunal after several high-profile failures. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN The candidate field thins out two days ahead of Iran's presidential election, in which a victory by ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is widely seen as a foregone conclusion. 800 words moved by Marc Jourdier and Frank Zeller. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iran-vote-youth,FOCUS Iran-vote,FACTS Iran-vote-Iraq-refugees-Kurds,FOCUS Yemen-conflict-fishing ADEN, Yemen For Yemeni fisherman Fares Abdulhakeem and his friends, the day was like any other as they headed out to sea to earn a living in the war-torn country -- until they hit the jackpot in the belly of a whale. 450 words moved. Video -- ASIA -- China-France-nuclear-energy-environment-safety,lead BEIJING A handful of damaged fuel rods is behind a build-up of radioactive gases at a nuclear power station in southern China, authorities say, describing the problem as "common" with no need for concern. 500 words moved. File picture Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban,FOCUS ANDAR, Afghanistan With Afghan troops in retreat and soon to lose vital American air support, Taliban commanders are voicing exuberance about quickly seizing full control of the country and re-establishing their version of an Islamic state. 850 words moved by Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-China-EU-diplomacy-G7,FOCUS WASHINGTON The global infrastructure plan announced by G7 leaders aims to offer developing nations a credible alternative to China's much-criticized Belt and Road Initiative -- but it faces major hurdles on the ground. 600 words moved by Delphine Touitou. File picture US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON US inflation is rising but the Federal Reserve believes it won't last, though the latest meeting of its policy setting committee ended with a majority of members predicting a rate hike in 2023. 500 words 1930 GMT by Heather Scott. Graphic. Live video US-automobile-environment-GM,WRAP NEW YORK General Motors is hitting the accelerator on its drive towards electric autos, significantly boosting its near-term investments as it unveils new models and builds production capacity. 700 words 2100 GMT by John Biers afp
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