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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Overwhelmed India logs 200,000 Covid deaths + Leaked Iran FM comments stoke controversy + Samsung heirs to pay $10 bn inheritance bill + Embattled Somali leader calls for election + Man tries to smuggle finches for singing contests Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India's coronavirus death toll crosses 200,000 as a relentless wave of new cases swamps hospitals and sends desperate families out into the streets of the capital in search of oxygen supplies and medicine. 750 words 1000 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN An audiotape of Iran's top diplomat bemoaning the military's influence was leaked to sow "discord" during talks on reviving a nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani says, after the recording stirred controversy in the Islamic republic. 600 words 1000 GMT by Amir Havasi. File Picture. Video SKorea-taxation-telecommunication-Samsung-people,lead SEOUL The heirs to South Korea's Samsung group announce their plans to pay more than $10 billion in death duties -- one of the world's biggest-ever inheritance tax settlements -- including donating Picasso and Monet artworks. 600 words moved by Sunghee Hwang and Kang Jin-kyu. Picture Somalia-unrest-politics,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed calls for elections and a return to dialogue after the extension of his mandate by two years sparked the country's worst political violence in years. 700 words 1300 GMT US-animal-airport NEW YORK Customs officials at New York's JFK Airport discovered 35 live finches attached to a man's jacket and ankles as he attempted to smuggle them into the country for singing competitions, federal prosecutors say. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-Tigray-aid,EXCLUSIVE ADDIS ABABA Eritrean soldiers are blocking and looting food aid in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, according to government documents obtained by AFP, stoking fears of starvation deaths as fighting nears the six-month mark. 700 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet Turkey-environment-space-Mars,FOCUS LAKE SALDA, Turkey Boasting azure waters and white sands, a Turkish lake that NASA thinks hides secrets about Mars threatens to become too popular for its own good. 750 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Ecuador-Galapagos-science-tourism,FOCUS SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador When the coronavirus pandemic reached South America, human activity on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific west of Ecuador ground almost to a halt, leaving giant tortoises, iguanas and other endemic species to themselves. 750 words moved by Florence Panoussian. Picture. Video. Graphic Venezuela-agriculture-sanctions-fuel,FOCUS CARACAS "We have gone back about two centuries," groans farmer Alfonso Morales who, for a lack of diesel in oil-rich Venezuela, must now rely on oxen to plow his land. 600 words moved by Margioni Bermudez China-economy-lifestyle-toys,FOCUS BEIJING Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue's study in Beijing -- tokens of China's mania for "blind boxes" that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power. 600 words moved by Danni Zhu and Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video SKorea-energy-climate-wind-fishing,FOCUS GOCHANG, South Korea Resource-poor South Korea wants to spend billions on wind power to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but its plans are being delayed by fishermen who say the fight against climate change threatens their catches. 850 words moved Graphic. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India,SCENE GHAZIABAD, India Himanshu Verma sighs in relief as a mask is fitted over his mother's face, allowing the Covid-19 sufferer to breathe in oxygen as she sat alongside a busy road on the outskirts of New Delhi. 500 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-politics,WRAP BRASILIA Brazil's Senate opens an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a politically explosive move that could damage President Jair Bolsonaro as he gears up to seek re-election next year. 700 words moved by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-masks,2ndlead WASHINGTON Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to mask up outdoors when there is no crowd, President Joe Biden says, before celebrating by taking his first short walk at the White House without the face covering. 500 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-US-vaccine-Florida,lead MIAMI A private school in Florida bars teachers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 from coming into contact with students, arguing against all evidence that the educators pose a health risk. 650 words moved by Leila Macor -- EUROPE -- EU-Britain-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Parliament overwhelmingly ratifies the EU's post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, but promises to keep a close eye on London with cross-channel bitterness still high. 600 words 1000 GMT by Alex Pigman -- ASIA -- US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-Zawahiri,FOCUS PARIS Ten years after the killing of its founder Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda bears little resemblance to the terror network that struck the US on September 11, 2001, but remains a threat even under a starkly different leadership structure. 800 words moved by Didier Lauras. File Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-speech-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will use his first address to Congress to urge following up the fight against Covid-19 with a no-less-epic battle for a fairer United States, where the rich do more to help end inequality. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Picture -- SPORT -- RugbyU-NZL-finance,FOCUS WELLINGTON New Zealand Rugby is poised to vote on the sale of a multi-million dollar stake in its legendary All Blacks franchise to a US private equity firm, opening a new front in the battle over big money in sport. 750 words moved by Neil Sands. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-economy-bank-rate WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve has committed to sustaining stimulus to the US economy until it has recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected to remain firm in that stance when it concludes its policy meeting this week. 500 words moved -- HEALTH -- Health-virus-AIDS-Unitaid GENEVA Poorer countries are set to see their access to HIV self-tests increase dramatically following a deal to slash prices in half and boost production, Unitaid says 450 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-Lebanon-Arab-film,FOCUS BEIRUT "Alephia 2053", an Arabic-language animated feature set in a bleak future, has struck a chord in a region all too familiar with autocratic rule and bold, bloody resistance. 550 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video Spain-food-gastronomy-restaurant-women,FOCUS SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain From the fourth generation of one of Spain's most celebrated culinary families, Elena Arzak has won plaudits for taking traditional Basque cuisine in a new direction. 850 words moved by Marie Giffard. Picture US-IT-media-lifestyle,FOCUS NEW YORK Anna Codrea-Rado built a name for herself as a freelance journalist, building an audience of 2,500 for her email newsletter -- then in 2019 joined writers charging a subscription fee using the Substack platform, moving to the direct-to-consumer model. 750 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture afp
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