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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Fears of 'full-scale war' after Israel clashes + India's Covid deaths pass 250,000 + Panic buying after US pipeline shutdown + Russia buries school shooting victims + China's geriatric influencers cash in Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fuel growing fears that violence between Israel and Palestinians that has claimed 40 lives could spiral into "full-scale war". 850 words 0930 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India's Covid-19 death toll passes 250,000 as the World Health Organization says the virus variant fuelling the country's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries across the globe. 500 words moved by Jalees Andrabi. Picture. Video. Graphic US-oil-hacking-pipeline,WRAP WASHINGTON Fears the shutdown of a major fuel pipeline would cause a gasoline shortage leads to some panic buying and prompts US regulators to temporarily suspend clean fuel requirements in three eastern states and the nation's capital. 700 words moved by Heather Scott Russia-shooting-school,WRAP KAZAN, Russia Mourners gather for the funerals of students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a school in central Russia, a tragedy that shook the country and spurred calls for tightened security measures. 650 words 1030 GMT by Andrey Borodulin. Picture. Video. Graphic China-social-economy-ageing-technology,FOCUS BEIJING Exquisitely garbed in a traditional cheongsam dress, 76-year-old Sang Xiuzhu is one of an unlikely vanguard of elderly influencers storming Chinese social media with videos of glamour in the golden years. 700 words moved by Danni Zhu and Noeil Celis. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Afghanistan-conflict-hospital-attack-anniversary,FOCUS KABUL It's been a year since Atiqullah Tanha's wife was murdered during a cold-blooded killing spree at a Kabul maternity ward, leaving their twin daughters motherless and horrifying a war-weary nation already deeply scarred by decades of conflict. But like most attacks in Afghanistan, there was little to no follow up. 700 words moved by Jay Deshmukh and Usman Sharifi. Picture. Video ICoast-agriculture-cocoa-labour-children,FOCUS SOUBRE, Ivory Coast Twenty minutes into his meeting with a social worker after being picked up by police, 15-year-old Issouf wrings his hands and admits it: he has been working on a cocoa plantation. 800 words moved by David Esnault. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-toll,2ndlead NEW DELHI India's coronavirus death toll passes 250,000 but comparisons of official data with those from people on the frontlines suggested the true number is several times higher. 550 words moved Health-virus-US-lifestyle-hair,FOCUS NEW YORK Shortly after coronavirus shut down New York last spring, Herman James picked up his clippers, headed outside and found himself a new identity: the Central Park barber. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-unrest LONDON British former prime minister Tony Blair calls for a South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland, to address historical crimes on both sides of "The Troubles", as anger mounts over a bid to prevent prosecutions. 550 words moved by Jitendra Joshi Britain-Germany-Portugal-missing-Madeleine LONDON The parents of Madeleine McCann mark their daughter's 18th birthday, just over 14 years since she disappeared on holiday in Portugal, in one of Britain's most high-profile missing person cases. 450 words moved by Callum Paton and Femke Colborne. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinian-conflict-US-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden entered the White House hoping to avoid entanglement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But, like US presidents before him, a crisis is dragging him in sooner than he would have liked. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon and Francesco Fontemaggi Iran-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's ultra-conservative ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad puts his name forward as a candidate to succeed moderate President Hassan Rouhani in elections next month. 400 words 1300 GMT. Picture Sudan-unrest-protest KHARTOUM Two people are killed and dozens wounded as Sudanese security forces disperse a rally demanding justice for protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations two years ago. 450 words moved Libya-conflict-politics,ANALYSIS TUNIS A new unity government in Libya had raised hopes the war-ravaged North African nation had turned a corner towards peace -- but analysts warn that major stumbling blocks remain. 700 words moved by Hamza Mekouar -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-pageant YANGON A former Myanmar beauty queen has joined ethnic rebels to take up arms against the country's military junta, posting photos of herself with an assault rifle. 400 words moved. File Picture. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans WASHINGTON A vote by House Republicans over ousting anti-Trump conservative Liz Cheney from her leadership role will almost certainly confirm that the party out of power in Washington is casting its lot with the former US president. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-politics-Republicans-Biden,FOCUS -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- EU-court-tax-Amazon,WRAP BRUSSELS An EU court is to rule on an appeal by online giant Amazon and Luxembourg against an order that the small EU country recoup 250 million euros ($295 million) in unpaid taxes. 500 words 1030 GMT by Alex Pigman France-Brazil-accident-aviation-trial,WRAP PARIS Air France and Airbus must stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight that killed all 228 people on board, a Paris court rules. 500 words 1030 GMT by Eleonore Hughes and Jurgen Hecker. File picture EU-eurozone-economy,2ndlead BRUSSELS The EU sharply revises its growth forecasts for this year and next, saying an accelerated vaccination drive and the bloc's landmark recovery plan would lift Europe out of recession. 450 words 1000 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Japan-telecommunications-tech-SoftBank-earnings,WRAP TOKYO Investment giant Softbank Group report an annual net profit of $45.8 billion, the best ever for a Japanese company, reaping the rewards of tech share rallies to recover from last year's record loss. 550 words moved by Natsuko Fukue, Katie Forster. Picture US-automobile-energy-environment-retail,FOCUS MONTCLAIR, New Jersey It has been a long road for electric cars in the United States, but myriad announcements by major automakers signal they are at last moving towards the mainstream. 800 words moved by John Biers. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManCity-title,WRAP MANCHESTER Manager Pep Guardiola hails "relentless" Manchester City after they clinched the "hardest" of his three Premier League titles, sparking wild celebrations among supporters who had gathered outside the Etihad Stadium 750 words moved. Picture. Video Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManCity-generation,FOCUS LONDON Pep Guardiola's deft introduction of a new generation at Manchester City inspired their latest Premier League title triumph, laying the foundations for a burgeoning dynasty at the Etihad Stadium. 700 words moved by Steven Griffiths Fbl-Asia-CHN-offbeat SHANGHAI Two Chinese football teams purposely scored own goals to try to lose a farcical match in what has been described as "an unbelievable" scene and "a smear" on the game. 200 words moved -- SCIENCE/CLIMATE -- Climate-environment-cities-economy-infrastructure-energy-disaster-politics PARIS Hundreds of cities have no climate adaptation plans in place despite rising threats like floods, heatwaves and pollution, according to a report that said this could put 400 million people at risk across the world. 600 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Health-science-bacteria-resistance PARIS Using higher doses of antibiotics in a bid to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance may end up strengthening certain bacteria, according to research highlighting a previously unthought-of risk. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-entertainment-music-award-health-virus,WRAP LONDON Dua Lipa wins the coveted British Album of the Year prize at the Brit Awards, in a ceremony that saw female artists dominate the mixed categories. 550 words moved by James Pheby Entertainment-US-film-Snyder,FOCUS LOS ANGELES After a decade making some of Hollywood's biggest superhero movies, director Zack Snyder's "Army of the Dead" returns to the monsters who helped make his name -- zombies, who this time have taken over Las Vegas. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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