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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Death toll from Florida building collapse climbs to five + Delta variant forces new lockdowns as Europe eases curbs + Colombia offers reward in leader helicopter attack probe + Italy beat Austria to join Denmark in Euro 2020 quarters + Alaphilippe leads Tour de France on crash-strewn stage 1 US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida The death toll from the partial collapse of a Florida high-rise apartment building rises to five as officials continue to hold out hope for survivors, following the release of an engineering report from three years ago that warned of "major structural damage." 800 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP SAINT PETERSBURG Australia's largest city Sydney enters a two-week lockdown to contain a sudden coronavirus surge and Russia's Saint Petersburg announces a record death toll, as several European nations lift restrictions despite the worrying spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. 850 words moved by Marina Koreneva with Andrew Leeson in Sydney. Picture. Video. Graphic Colombia-Venezuela-attack BOGOTA The Colombian government says it is offering a reward of nearly $800,000 for information leading to the capture of those behind a gun attack on a helicopter carrying President Ivan Duque near the Venezuela border. 500 words moved Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP LONDON Italy overcomes stubborn Austria 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as Denmark breezes through by hammering Wales 4-0. 650 words moved by John Weaver. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: fbl-Euro-2020-2021-ITA-AUT,3rdlead Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-WAL-DEN,lead Cycling-Tour-FRA-2021,WRAP BREST, FRANCE Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe dusts himself off from a fall to claim the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France, winning stage one by a clear margin on a crash-marred opening day. 600 words moved by Damian McCall. Picture. Graphic Also moved: cycling-2021-FRA-Tour-Froome -- SPOTLIGHT -- Iraq-unrest-tribes-social,FOCUS BAGHDAD In Iraq, a war-scarred country awash with weapons, a row over a duck or a cockerel or even squabbling between children can degenerate into deadly tribal clashes. 700 words moved by Salam Faraj. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-SAfrica,lead JOHANNESBURG The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African Covid-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and forcing authorities to mull tighter restrictions, the government and scientists say. 400 words moved Health-virus-Spain-mask MADRID A few smiles are visible in Madrid but most keep their faces covered as Spain drops its requirement for people to wear masks in the street. 500 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-demonstration -- AMERICAS -- US-accident-construction-memorial,SCENE SURFSIDE, Florida The scores of people missing in the collapse of the beachfront condo building in Florida are no longer just a dry number but now have names and faces thanks to a makeshift memorial erected nearby. 600 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video US-politics-Trump,WRAP WELLINGTON, Ohio Donald Trump holds his first big campaign-style rally since leaving the White House, giving a vintage, rambling speech to an adoring crowd in the first of a series of appearances ahead of next year's midterm elections. 500 words moved by Fabian Erik Schluter. Picture. Video US-health-opioids-J&J,WRAP WASHINGTON Johnson & Johnson, one of the pharmaceutical giants accused of fueling the deadly opioid crisis in the United States, reaches a settlement with the state of New York for $230 million and confirms it will stop making or selling opioids in the US. 650 words moved by Delphine Touitou US-racism-education-minorities,FOCUS NEW YORK The recent dismissal of a white New York professor for reading aloud the "N-word" from a Mark Twain novel has shone a spotlight on the use of racial slurs in American classrooms. 700 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File picture -- ASIA -- China-diplomacy-politics,FOCUS BEIJING For over a year they've whipped up outrage against the West, but as China's "wolf warrior" diplomats are told to tone down the fury they face an unexpected source of opposition: nationalists at home. 700 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. File picture India-food-celebrity-lifestyle,INTERVIEW MUMBAI The coal-fired tandoor oven sends a mouth-watering scent wafting through the Mumbai kitchen as celebrity chef Saransh Goila, maker of the world's "best butter chicken" according to Masterchef Australia, takes a break from Covid-19 relief efforts and resumes work. 600 words moved by Nivrita Ganguly. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- US-Italy-Israel-Palestinians-diplomacy-conflict PARIS US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's new top diplomat Yair Lapid, in the United States' first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed government that seeks a less combative approach with its main ally Washington. 650 words 0530 GMT by Shaun Tandon France-vote,WRAP PARIS France votes in the second round of regional elections on Sunday after a first round that saw a drubbing for President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party, disappointment for Marine Le Pen's far-right and record low turnout. 700 words 0700 GMT by Pierre Donadieu and Stuart Williams Britain-politics-health-Hancock,WRAP LONDON UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigns following revelations he broke government coronavirus restrictions during an affair with a close aide, with former finance minister Sajid Javid taking up the role. 550 words moved. File picture Germany-crime-knife,WRAP WUERZBURG, Germany Investigators are examining whether radicalisation or psychiatric problems drove a 24-year-old man to go on a knife rampage in the German city of Wuerzburg, stabbing three women to death and leaving six other people seriously injured. 700 words moved by Pauline Curtet with Hui Min Neo in Berlin. Picture. Video. Live video Poland-Vatican-religion-cardinal-abuse WARSAW The Vatican says it is investigating an influential aide to late pope John Paul II, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, following allegations of abuse cover-ups. 350 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-economy-politics-protest BEIRUT Lebanese protesters try to storm central bank offices in two major cities, state media report, after the national currency plunges to a new record low on the black market. 400 words moved. Picture Palestinians-unrest-politics RAMALLAH Palestinian protesters clash with Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah, AFP reporters say, the third day of demonstrations sparked by an activist's death in custody. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-US-drones ARBIL, Iraq Three explosives-laden drones hit near the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, where the United States has a consulate, Iraqi Kurdish officials say. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-politics-vote ADDIS ABABA The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says that while there was some violence recorded during the country's elections, it did not observe "massive, widespread and systematic human rights abuses". 350 words moved -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-AUT-Styrian,WRAP SPIELBERG, Austria World Championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull claims pole position for the Styrian Grand Prix as Mercedes driver Valterri Bottas complains of getting "screwed over". 500 words moved. Picture RugbyU-GBR-IRL-Lions-Jones,WRAP EDINBURGH Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray is named as the new captain of the British and Irish Lions after original skipper Alun Wyn Jones is ruled out of the tour of South Africa by a dislocated shoulder. 600 words moved. Picture fbl-Maradona-ARG-justice-Argentina,ADVANCER BUENOS AIRES Argentine prosecutors will on Monday question Diego Maradona's personal physician, implicated with six other medical professionals in having neglected the ailing football icon in his final days. 550 words moved. Graphic afp
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