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| - Duty Editor: Joshua Melvin Contact: joshua.melvin@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israeli strikes kill 42 in deadliest day yet + Blinken begins trip on increasingly coveted Arctic + Fighting flares in Afghanistan as ceasefire ends + Six Myanmar opposition rebels killed in clashes + Boxing: Fury-Joshua bout set for August 14 Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israeli strikes kill 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the worst daily toll yet in almost a week of deadly clashes, as the UN Security Council meets amid global alarm at the escalating conflict. 950 words 2030 GMT by Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-media,FOCUS Arctic-US-Iceland-climate-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves for a trip focused on the future of the Arctic, a source of growing tension with China and a test of the strained US relationship with Russia ahead of an expected Biden-Putin summit meeting. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi Also moved: Arctic-Denmark-Canada-Iceland-Finland-Russia-US-environment,FACTS Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumes in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday. 700 words moved by Rashid Durrani. Picture Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Six opposition rebels are killed after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-junta defence force made up of civilians said, as Britain and the United States condemned the military's violence against civilians. 750 words moved. Picture. video Box-heavy-GBR-KSA-Fury-Joshua,WRAP LONDON Tyson Fury says his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against fellow Briton Anthony Joshua will take place in Saudi Arabia on August 14. 500 words by Julian Guyer 2000 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Britain-health-virus-travel,3rdlead LONDON Britain is confident that existing vaccines will provide protection from a more transmissible Indian coronavirus variant now spreading across the country, Heath Secretary Matt Hancock says. 550 words 1930 GMT by Calum Paton. File picture. Health-virus-Brazil-vaccines,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare. 700 words moved by Louis Genot. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Chile-vote-constitution,WRAP SANTIAGO Polls close in Chile after 48 hours of voting for a body of 155 people that will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution. 500 words 2300 GMT by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video US-politics-crime,FOCUS NEW YORK New York, which has long prided itself on being one of the world's safest cities, is experiencing a surge in crime, with the issue becoming a central theme of a mayoral race set to be decided in June. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN UNITED NATIONS Palestinian and Israeli leaders both appeal for support at a UN Security Council session Sunday but little action is in sight despite soaring violence, with China accusing the United States of obstructionism. 700 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- ASIA -- India-weather-cyclone-health-virus,lead AHMEDABAD, Gujarat, India At least six people die in torrential rain and winds as virus-hit India braces for a powerful cyclone, officials say, with more than 150,000 residents set to be evacuated from their homes. 450 words moved. Picture. Myanmar-military-politics-Vatican-pope,2ndlead VATICAN Pope Francis celebrates mass in honour of Myanmar, repeating his calls for an end to violence in the country roiled by months of bloodshed following a military coup. 600 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-NIreland-lifestyle-restaurant,INTERVIEW LONDON British chef Clare Smyth found out she had won the ultimate accolade of three Michelin stars for her London restaurant during the last coronavirus lockdown. Now she is preparing to reopen as restrictions ease. 700 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video Austria-politics,FOCUS VIENNA Once hailed as a "wunderkind", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen his carefully built image dented amid coronavirus fatigue and an investigation into whether he lied to a parliamentary committee on corruption. 700 words moved by Julia Zappei -- AFRICA -- Africa-economy-debt-summit-France-Sudan,ADVANCER PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron this week hosts African leaders and chiefs of global financial institutions for twin summits that will seek to help Sudan into a new democratic era and provide Africa with critical financing swept away by the Covid-19 pandemic. 700 words moved by Stuart Williams and Eve Szeftel. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-economy-environment-energy-natural-gas-Bitcoin,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the value of bitcoin soars and concerns rise about the energy-intensive process needed to obtain it, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the United States believe they have found a solution in flared natural gas. 800 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. File picture ICoast-agriculture-environment-organic-food-cocoa,FOCUS TIASSALE Cocoa farmers across Ivory Coast, the world's biggest producer of the key ingredient for chocolate, are down in the mouth after prices for their commodity have fallen for the second year running. 800 words moved by David Esnault. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scores a 95th-minute winner as the Reds beat West Brom 2-1 to keep a place in next season's Champions League in their own hands. 600 words by Julian Guyer Picture 2000 GMT Tennis-ATP-WTA-ITA,WRAP ROME Rafael Nadal defeats world number one Novak Djokovic to win a 10th Italian Open title while fellow French Open champion Iga Swiatek whitewashes Karolina Pliskova in just 45 minutes to claim the women's tournament. 600 words 2000 GMT Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Eurovision-Netherlands-health-virus, ADVANCER ROTTERDAM The kitschy glamour of Eurovision is back, with the Dutch hosting a scaled-down, coronavirus-safe version this week after the song contest was cancelled last year. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp Also moved: Entertainment-Eurovision-Cyprus afp
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