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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Toll rises in Israel-Palestinian unrest + Nine dead in Russia school shooting + China population growth slowest in decades + Queen Elizabeth returns to public stage + Man City crowned Premier League champs Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP TEL AVIV Palestinian militants Hamas launch a barrage of rockets at Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv in retaliation for an Israeli strike that flattened a 12-storey building in Gaza, as the foes trade their heaviest fire for several years. 750 words 1930 GMT by Alexandra Vardi with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Russia-shooting-school,WRAP MOSCOW At least nine people, most of them children, are confirmed dead after a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan. 800 words moved by Andrey Borodulin. Picture. Video. Graphic China-population-demographics,WRAP BEIJING China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday, highlighting fears of a looming crisis over an ageing society. 600 words moved by Laurie Chen and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video Britain-politics-royals,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II outlines her government's post-pandemic legislative agenda as she opens a new session of the UK parliament, in her first public appearance since the funeral of her late husband Prince Philip. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManCity,WRAP LONDON Manchester City are crowned Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons as Manchester United crashes to a 2-1 defeat against Leicester. 650 words 1930 GMT by Steve Griffths. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Syria-conflict-Ramadan-Sufi-dance,FOCUS DAMASCUS Three-year-old Anas al-Kharrat raises one hand to the sky as his long white robe twirls around his tiny spinning body. His dancing skills run in the family -- his dervish dancer father is whirling next to him. 600 words moved by Maher Al-Mounes. 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 Australia-NZealand-consumers-food,FOCUS SOMERSBY, Australia Beekeepers in New Zealand are seeking the exclusive right to use the "manuka" label for their honey, pitting them against rival Australian farmers over a prestige product that can fetch hundreds of dollars per jar. 750 words moved by Gregory Plesse. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-oil-hacking-pipeline,WRAP WASHINGTON Fears the shutdown of a major fuel pipeline would cause a gasoline shortage led to some panic buying and prompted US regulators to temporarily suspend clean fuel requirements in three eastern states and the nation's capital. 550 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture US-unemployment-layoffs-states,WRAP WASHINGTON A handful of US states announce they will end extra unemployment benefits provided by the federal government, which they blame for a shortage of workers. 750 words moved by Heather Scott -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-unrest,WRAP LONDON British soldiers used "clearly disproportionate" force during violence in Northern Ireland that saw 10 civilians shot dead nearly 50 years ago, a coroner rules, finding the victims all innocent of any crimes. 750 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-hospital,SCENE JERUSALEM Palestinians wounded in fierce clashes with Israeli riot police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound fill an east Jerusalem hospital. Several have lost an eye after being hit by rubber bullets. 600 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video We have also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-IronDome,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,FOCUS Iran-vote-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iranian hopefuls throw their hats into the ring, launching the battle to succeed moderate President Hassan Rouhani in June 18 elections. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Iran-US-defence-Navy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they warned US vessels after Washington said warning shots were fired near Iranian attack boats, the latest confrontation between the rivals in the Gulf. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Tigray-Eritrea-aid,lead ADDIS ABABA A deliberate "campaign" to prevent farming is unfolding in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray, a top regional official says, warning that the result will be "starvation". 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON He meets with opponents in the White House, in Congress, over video, even on an airport runway. But however many Republican hands Joe Biden shakes he can't get to grips with one extraordinary problem: most Republicans still won't accept he's the legitimate president. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-Thailand-press,WRAP BANGKOK Thailand says it is seeking a "humanitarian" solution for three Myanmar journalists arrested after fleeing across the border, as protesters across the coup-hit nation march for democracy on the 100th day of military rule. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Thailand-demonstration-court-dissent BANGKOK A prominent Thai democracy protest leader facing royal defamation charges is granted bail amid deteriorating health following a hunger strike that lasted more than 50 days. 450 words moved. Picture Pakistan-offbeat-barber LAHORE Hoping to prove a cut above the competition, Pakistani barber Ali Abbas relies on an unusual array of tools to practice his craft -- including blowtorches, meat cleavers, and even broken glass. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-agriculture-forests-trade-land PARIS Whether it's turning forests into cropland or savannah into pastures for cattle, humanity has repurposed land over the last 60 years equivalent in area to Africa and Europe combined, researchers say. 600 words 2030 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Britain-politics-finance-business-Australia-Greensill,WRAP LONDON Australian financier Lex Greensill takes full responsibility for the collapse of his finance group Greensill Capital, as he refuses to be drawn over the company's links to UK government lobbying. 650 words moved by Ben Perry. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-entertainment-music-award-health-virus LONDON Rising stars Arlo Parks and Olivia Rodrigo perform to 4,000 guests at the Brit Awards, where soul singer Celeste and hit machine Dua Lipa are both tipped to win big. 550 words 1930 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Moto-Rally-Dakar PARIS The 2022 Dakar Rally will feature more sand dunes as the epic car and moto stage race heads back to Saudi Arabia for the third time with organisers playing down accusations of sportswashing by the Gulf kingdom. 550 words moved by Olivier Levrault afp
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