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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US pledges 'historic' half-billion vaccine donation + N.Ireland shadow over first Johnson-Biden meeting + Call for action to end 'nightmare' in Ethiopia's Tigray + Wife of 'El Chapo' pleads guilty to drug trafficking + Four months jail for Frenchman who slapped Macron Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden calls a US donation of 500 million Covid vaccine doses to poorer countries a "historic step" in the fight against the pandemic, as the WHO warns Europeans not to drop their guard. 750 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Britain-US-G7-NATO-EU-Russia-Biden,WRAP CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plays down reported tensions with US President Joe Biden over the impact of Brexit on the fragile peace in Northern Ireland, after the pair hold their first face-to-face talks on the eve of a G7 summit. 750 words moved by Jerome Cartillier, Jitendra Joshi and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Britain-US-politics-diplomacy-Biden fashion Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict,WRAP BRUSSELS The US and EU issue an impassioned plea for greater international efforts to tackle an emerging famine in Ethiopia's Tigray and end the conflict wracking the region. 650 words moved. US-Mexico-drugs-Coronel,WRAP WASHINGTON The wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleads guilty to helping her husband smuggle narcotics into the United States. 500 words moved France-politics-Macron-slap,WRAP PARIS A court sentences to four months in prison a man who slapped President Emmanuel Macron across the face after being angered by what he said was the French leader's "friendly and mendacious" look. 750 words moved by Ulysse Bellier. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-Europe-Australia-crime-tech-police,FOCUS PARIS In convincing criminal networks to embrace a bogus encrypted messaging app, police relied on cutting-edge tech as well as an old-school trick -- an inside man tasked with winning the trust of a ruthless underworld. 600 words moved by Didier Lauras -- AMERICAS -- Peru-vote,WRAP LIMA A Peruvian prosecutor seeks preventive custody for presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori, who is disputing thousands of votes cast four days ago as she trails in the prolonged, nail-biting final count. 700 words 2100 GMT by Francisco Jara. Picture. Video. Graphic US-China-Taiwan-diplomacy-trade,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's administration commits to resuming trade talks with Taiwan in its highest-level contact yet with the island, brushing off warnings by Beijing against pursuing an economic pact. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture US-politics-Congress-antiSemitism,WRAP WASHINGTON US congresswoman Ilhan Omar faces a new, furious backlash from colleagues across the political spectrum after the Muslim lawmaker accuses the United States and Israel of "unthinkable atrocities" comparable to those of Hamas and the Taliban. 650 words 2100 GMT by Michael Mathes Canada-crime-court-Islam,WRAP OTTAWA A Canadian man accused of slamming his pick-up truck into a Muslim family in London, Ontario, killing four people, makes a brief court appearance as new details emerge about him in the local press. 600 words 1930 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-opposition-politics-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group vows to fight on after a court branded it an "extremist" organisation and ordered its closure. 900 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,CHRONO Vatican-Pope-religion-Germany-abuse,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis rejects an offer by top German bishop Reinhard Marx to resign over the huge child sex abuse scandal rocking the Church, urging the cardinal known for his reforms to stay and help shape change in the institution. 650 words moved by Alvise Armellini and Catherine Marciano. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JENIN, Palestinian Territories Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli special forces who were on a mission to arrest suspected "terrorists" in the occupied West Bank, sources on both sides say. 500 words moved by Jaafar Ashtiyeh. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Lod,FOCUS Algeria-vote,ADVANCER TUNIS Algeria holds parliamentary elections Saturday under the shadow of a boycott by a protest movement and deep scepticism that the North African nation can exit political paralysis or economic crisis. 750 words 2000 GMT by Philippe Agret. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Algeria-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE Algeria-politics,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- France-Sahel-military-Mali,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron is set to announce a partial withdrawal of French troops in the Sahel region of Africa, particularly in Mali, three sources tell AFP, as domestic pressure grows for an end to the almost decade-long deployment. 550 words moved by Daphne Benoit Already moved: Sahel-France-unrest-facts Africa-Niger-Sahel,FACTS CAfrica-unrest-politics,WRAP BANGUI Central African Republic Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada and his government resign, setting the stage for a political reshuffle in an impoverished country struggling with a rebellion and a bustup with its traditional ally France. 550 words moved. -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON The Myanmar junta has hit deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media report. 600 words moved. File picture. File video. Graphic. Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-coup-health,FOCUS ETimor-US-crime-court-assault-religion,WRAP DILI A defrocked American priest accused of molesting girls for years at an East Timor shelter goes on trial in a case that has split the overwhelmingly Catholic country. 650 words moved by Zevonia Vieira, with Randy Mulyanto in Jakarta. Picture -- CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT -- US-wildlife-wolves,lead WASHINGTON Colorado reports its first litter of gray wolf pups in 80 years, a major milestone in the western state's efforts to reintroduce the iconic species even as it stands imperiled in other parts of the country. 500 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- US-economy-inflation-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON US consumer prices spiked last month, with the inflation rate accelerating to the fastest pace in over a decade, adding to fears the American economic rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic is overheating. 650 words moved by Heather Scott France-Germany-automobile-fraud-Citroen,WRAP PARIS France's Citroen becomes the fourth automaker to reveal this week that it was charged in France in connection with the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. 420 words moved Also moved: Germany-automobile-pollution-court-investors-Volkswagen,CHRONO -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-Italy-dance-ballet-pandemic,INTERVIEW PARIS Eleonora Abbagnato, an "etoile" -- the highest rank for a ballet dancer in the Paris Opera) -- has had three farewell performances cancelled but is determined that the fourth attempt on Friday will be for real. 450 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beats Tamara Zidansek to reach a first Grand Slam final at the French Open at a record 52nd attempt, as great rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic prepare for their blockbuster clash. 600 words 2000 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture Already moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-Djokovic Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-health-virus,WRAP PARIS The delayed Euro 2020 tournament will finally get underway on Friday, a year behind schedule, with Covid-19 still set to cast a shadow over the event. 750 words moved. Picture. Graphic Also moved: fbl-Euro-2020-2021-police,FOCUS Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-UKR-RUS-Ukraine-politics-Russia,WRAP Fbl-Copa-2021-BRA-health-virus-court,WRAP BRASILIA Brazil's Supreme Court holds an extraordinary session to decide whether the country can host the Copa America in three days, the latest threat to a tournament beset by the chaotic fallout of the pandemic. 600 words 2100 GMT by Jordi Miro. Picture afp
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