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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0683 -- TOP STORIES -- + Over 100 dead in Indonesia, East Timor floods + Prince pledges loyalty to king of crisis-hit Jordan + Netanyahu on trial as coalition talks ramp up + India faces record virus surge as Saudi curbs pilgrimages + 1,800 inmates escape in giant Nigerian jailbreak Indonesia-ETimor-flood-disaster-landslide,WRAP LEMBATA, Indonesia Tropical cyclone Seroja pounds Indonesia and East Timor after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 113 people and left dozens more missing. 650 words moved by Handrianus Emanuel with Maria Vieira in Dili. Picture. Video. Graphic Jordan-politics,WRAP AMMAN Jordan's Prince Hamzah pledges to remain "loyal" to the king as a rift within the royal family that saw the prince placed under house arrest appears to ease, the palace says. 850 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Jordan-politics-king,PROFILE Israel-politics-court,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's legal and political dramas converge as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces his corruption trial while his bid to form a government after another inconclusive election reaches a critical phase. 800 words 2000 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India ramps up its fight against coronavirus to try to dampen record-breaking daily infection rates, as Saudi Arabia says it will allow only "immunised" pilgrims into its holiest sites. 750 words moved by Bhuvan BAGGA with Nivrita Ganguly in Mumbai and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Nigeria-attack-prison,WRAP ABUJA More than 1,800 inmates escape after heavily armed men attack a prison in southern Nigeria using explosives, authorities say, in one of the West African country's largest jailbreaks. 400 words moved. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-France-politics-justice,WRAP PARIS A report by a French television channel alleging "clandestine" luxury dinners in Paris despite the pandemic sparks an investigation and a political furore over the claims the elite were brazenly ignoring rules they themselves had set. 600 words moved by Guillaume Daudin and Stuart Williams Health-virus-India,2ndlead NEW DELHI India's worst-hit state ramps up its coronavirus restrictions as the nationwide daily infection total exceeds 100,000 for the first time. 600 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga with Nivrita Ganguly in Mumbai. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion,2ndLead RIYADH Saudi authorities say only people immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims. 500 words moved. Britain-virus-health-travel-politics-4thlead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that pubs and restaurants can reopen to serve outdoors in a week's time, as Covid restrictions are lifted, but sounds a note of caution on international travel resuming. 600 words moved by Callum Paton and Stuart Graham. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The head of the Minneapolis Police Department discusses training and de-escalation techniques on the witness stand at the trial of the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd. 600 words 2130 GMT by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-military-canal,WRAP ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses dozens of retired admirals of eyeing a "political coup" by attacking his plans for a canal linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. 600 words moved by Raziye Akkoc and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul. File picture. Graphic Russia-politics-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin gives final approval to legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms, opening the possibility for him to stay in power until 2036. 680 words moved. Bulgaria-vote,WRAP SOFIA Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's centre-right GERB party came first in the weekend's parliamentary elections, partial results show, but with protest parties surging it has no clear partner to form a governing coalition. 650 words moved by Diana Simenova. Picture.Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,lead MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he is suffering from a heavy cough and fever but will continue a hunger strike he launched last week demanding adequate medical treatment. 430 words moved -- AFRICA -- Sudan-unrest-Darfur,WRAP KHARTOUM At least 40 people have been killed and 58 injured in three days of clashes in Sudan's West Darfur state, the United Nations says. 400 words moved Mozambique-conflict,WRAP MAPUTO Mozambique's military says it is regaining territory in the northern town and gas hub of Palma, seized by Islamic State-linked jihadists last month, claiming a "significant" number of militants had since been killed in fighting. 600 words moved. File picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-accident-ferry,WRAP NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh The search for survivors from a ferry disaster in Bangladesh is called off, officials say, with the death toll rising to 28 when rescuers pull the vessel from the water and find bodies inside. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-Turkey KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has drawn up a new proposal for peace with the Taliban ahead of an international conference aimed at jump-starting faltering talks between the two warring sides, official sources say. 400 words moved Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON An Australian couple is released from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country, as protests against the military junta continue. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- US-IT-court-copyright-Google-Oracle,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court gives Google a major win in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle, ruling that it was "fair use" to copy elements of the Java programming language for the Android mobile operating system. 700 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever. File Picture US-economy-politics-taxation,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States is pushing in the G20 to adopt a global minimum corporate tax to stem the erosion of government revenues halt the 'race to the bottom,' US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. 600 words 1930 GMT by Heather Scott. Live video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Iceland-volcano,lead REYKJAVIK Iceland's spectacular, two-week old volcanic eruption enters a new phase as television pictures show a fresh fissure has opened up and begun spitting out lava. 300 words moved. Picture France-environment-Paris PARIS A "dirty and ugly" urban centre spoiled by rubbish piling up and flotsam floating in the water? A viral hashtag has which has provoked Parisians' anger is a far cry from the romantic image of the French capital promoted in books and films. 400 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-television-SAG,WRAP LOS ANGELES "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" is judged the year's best performance at the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Awards -- a verdict that strengthens the film's case for the Oscars later this month. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga MADRID Barcelona can move to within a point of leaders Atletico Madrid if they defeat Real Valladolid. 600 words at 2100 GMT by Tom Allnutt. Picture afp
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