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| - Duty Editor: Becca Milfeld Email: washengdesk@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Moscow Covid deaths surge, Asia-Pacific nations lock down + US building collapse toll rises to nine + Secret UK defense documents found at bus stop + Ronaldo, Lukaku resume rivalry in Euro clash + Serena says she's skipping Tokyo Olympics Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Moscow records its worst daily coronavirus death toll and Indonesia sees more than 21,000 infections in a day, also a record, as countries across the Asia-Pacific region extend or reimpose restrictions to tackle fresh waves of cases. 800 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-construction-accident,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower has risen to nine, the local mayor says, as rescue efforts continue more than three days after the building pancaked while residents slept. 800 words 2100 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-accident-construction-memorial,SCENE Britain-defence-army-diplomacy-Russia LONDON Britain investigates how secret defence documents, outlining the movements of a warship that led to Russia firing warning shots off the Crimean coast, were found at a bus stop in England. 400 words moved Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku resume their domestic rivalry on the international stage as holders Portugal and in-form Belgium face off in the last 16 at Euro 2020, aiming to join the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals. 650 words 2130 GMT by Andy Scott with Tom Allnutt in Seville. Picture. Video. Graphic Oly-2020-2021-Tennis-Serena-Wimbledon,lead LONDON Serena Williams says she will not compete at the Tokyo Olympics, joining fellow Grand Slam legend Rafael Nadal in withdrawing from the Games. 400 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Belarus-politics-unrest-tech,FOCUS KIEV Like thousands of others in Belarus, IT specialist Aliaksandr Charnavoki took to the streets of Minsk last year for unprecedented protests against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's 26-year rule. He eventually fled to Ukraine, joining an exodus of tech workers that has left the future of a booming IT sector in doubt. 700 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-India-vaccine-politics-corruption,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO There was something fishy about the invoice: why was a company in Singapore billing Brazil $45 million for an Indian Covid-19 vaccine that hadn't been delivered? That question has put Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the hot seat -- and has opponents hoping the scandal might cost the far-right leader his job. 850 words 1930 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- EUROPE -- France-vote,WRAP PARIS The French far right of Marine Le Pen fails to win any region while the centrist ruling party of President Emmanuel Macron suffers another poll drubbing in the second round of regional elections again marked by a woeful turnout, estimates say. 700 words 2030 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video. US-Italy-Israel-Palestinians-diplomacy-conflict ROME Israel's foreign minister voices concern over US diplomacy with Iran but promises a less confrontational approach in the new government's first high-level talks with the Jewish state's closest ally. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Poland-Israel-Germany-history-WWII-Jews,lead WARSAW Poland and Israel summon each other's envoys amid a row over a new Polish law that experts say could block World War II restitution claims and which the Jewish state slammed as "immoral". 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia,2ndlead SYDNEY Millions of Sydney residents begin the first full day of a two-week coronavirus lockdown, as Australia imposes new restrictions to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. 650 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Bangladesh-labour,lead SREENAGAR, Bangladesh Tens of thousands of migrant workers flee Bangladesh's capital on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-conflict-church,WRAP BENI, DRCongo A makeshift bomb explodes in a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo's conflict-plagued east, injuring two women just an hour before a children's confirmation ceremony. 550 words moved by Seros Muyisa with Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya in Kinshasa. Burundi-unrest NAIROBI At least 15 people are burnt alive or shot dead in a horrific attack in central Burundi after armed men blocked off a road and started killing travellers, security sources say. 210 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Germany-automobile-Volkswagen-pollution BERLIN Volkswagen says it plans to stop producing cars with internal combustion engines in Europe for its eponymous flagship brand between 2033 and 2035, as the Germany auto giant accelerates its drive towards electric vehicles. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Cycling-FRA-Tour-2021,WRAP MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France Mathieu van der Poel wins the second stage of the Tour de France to claim the overall lead and dedicates victory to his grandfather, French icon Raymond Poulidor, who never wore the fabled yellow jersey despite a career of heroic endeavour. 650 words moved by Damian McCall. Picture Auto-Prix-AUT-Styrian,WRAP SPIELBERG, Austria Max Verstappen wins the Styrian Grand Prix, as reigning champion Lewis Hamilton rolls in a distant second in his Mercedes, complaining that the Red Bulls are "faster, they're just faster." 650 words moved Picture afp
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