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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Gunman kills eight in latest US shooting + Hong Kong jails activists over protests + China's economy surges in virus rebound + Changing of the guard in Communist Cuba + Britain grapples with gnome shortage US-crime-shooting,WRAP INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana A gunman kills at least eight people at a FedEx facility in the midwestern US city of Indianapolis before turning the gun on himself in the latest in a string of mass shootings in the country, authorities say. 650 words 1600 GMT by Jeff Dean. Picture. Video HongKong-politics-justice,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is jailed for 14 months along with four other veteran democracy activists for their roles in protests that helped trigger a sweeping crackdown on dissent by China. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-media-Lai-unrest,PROFILE HongKong-China-politics-demonstration,CHRONO China-economy-GDP-growth,WRAP BEIJING China's economy expands at a record pace in the first quarter as the country continues its rapid recovery from last year's pandemic-fuelled slump, helped by a sharp pick-up in consumer activity. 600 words moved by Beiyi Seow Cuba-politics-party,WRAP HAVANA Cuba's leadership is passing to a younger generation, with the last Castro leaving office to end a 60-year family monopoly but little other change as power remains firmly with the Communist Party. 800 words 1830 GMT by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Cuba-politics-party-Castro,CHRONO Also moving: Cuba-politics-Communism-world-weaponry-conflict,FACTS Health-virus-Britain-shipping-offbeat LONDON High demand during lockdown and supply problems following the Suez Canal blockage have caused a shortage of garden gnomes in Britain. 350 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Myanmar-politics-military-ethnic-minorities-rebels,FOCUS MAE HONG SON, Thailand Myanmar's coup has opened an unexpected window of opportunity for various ethnic rebel outfits, which have no loyalty to either the junta or to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but if they band together could prove an unprecedented threat to the army's rule. 800 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Chad-poverty-work-women,FOCUS N'DJAMENA In one hand Idjele grips a heavy hammer, in the other a block of concrete that she smashes into pieces with heavy blows that narrowly miss her fingers, her gaze towards the horizon. 700 words moved by Emmanuel Giroud. Picture. Video Namibia-homosexuality-justice-court-SAfrica,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG On a calm autumn afternoon, new-born twins Maya and Paula lay peacefully on a mattress at a Johannesburg house, blissfully taking turns to bottle-feed and nap, oblivious of the uncertainty over their citizenship status. 550 words moved by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video UN-climate-environment-India-gender-youth-demonstration-internet,FEATURE MOLLEM, India Fronted by a 20-year-old in pigtails, the dancing flash mob swings into action, campaigning to save a threatened wildlife reserve -- part of a growing, youth-led environmental movement rattling Indian authorities. 700 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video China-society-health,PROFILE NANJING, China On a grey and rainy morning, Chen Si patrols the two-mile-long Nanjing bridge soaring above China's Yangtze river, determined to stop the desperate from jumping into the swirling waters below. 750 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Kyrgyzstan,lead BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan officials announce that a poisonous root is a safe treatment against the coronavirus, despite health warnings, as the country battles a new wave of infections. 500 words 1430 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-politics,FOCUS MADRID With infections again on the rise and Europe's vaccine rollout delayed over clotting concerns, the Spanish government is under pressure to extend a state of emergency to fight the pandemic. 650 words moved by Daniel Silva Health-virus-Uruguay,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Battling the world's highest coronavirus infection rate as ambulances queue to deposit patients at hospitals bulging at the seams, Uruguay has gone from a shining example of Covid control to a nation in pandemic crisis. 650 words 1800 GMT by Gabriela Vaz. File picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-US-sanctions-diplomacy,WRAP MOSCOW The Kremlin says it is "good" that US President Joe Biden was seeking dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin but criticises the United States for a fresh round of sanctions on Moscow. 600 words moved Also moving: Germany-Russia-crime-politics,2ndlead Also moved: EU-Russia-diplomacy-espionage,FOCUS Ukraine-Russia-conflict-diplomacy-France-Germany,WRAP PARIS The French and German leaders hold talks with Ukraine's president in a show of support for his pro-Western government after a Russian military build-up on its eastern borders raised fears of an invasion. 700 words 1530 GMT by Valerie Leroux and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video Britain-royals-Philip,WRAP WINDSOR, United Kingdom Final preparations are made for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, with the ceremony pared back due to coronavirus restrictions but still reflecting his life of military and public service. 700 words moved by Adrian Dennis with Anna Malpas in London. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Philip-funerals,FACTS SriLanka-Britain-royals-car Britain-politics-finance-Greensill-Fbl-Newcastle-Saudi,Q&A LONDON The collapse in March of specialist finance company Greensill Capital has morphed into a broadening scandal that is ensnaring Conservative politicians and top civil servants in Britain. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it has begun producing uranium at 60 percent purity, in another breach of its commitments to the international community which is concerned about its nuclear programme. 600 words moved. File Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Ramadan-Jerusalem,WRAP JERUSALEM Thousands of Palestinians stream to Al-Aqsa mosque in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the largest such gathering since the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-US-Iran,FOCUS BAGHDAD Armed pro-Iran Iraqi groups, striving to oust all foreign forces from their country, upped the stakes with a drone attack, a technique favoured elsewhere in the Middle East, experts say. 700 words moved Saudi-agriculture-culture,VIDEOESSAY TAIF, Saudi Arabia Every spring, roses bloom in the western Saudi city of Taif, turning pockets of the kingdom's vast desert landscape a vivid and fragrant pink. 300 words moved by Rania Sanjar. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Pakistan-France-unrest-religion-technology,WRAP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's government orders an hours-long shutdown of social media and instant messaging platforms after days of violent anti-France protests. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON A "parliament" working in hiding to oust Myanmar's junta from power announces a new shadow government, with deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi at its helm alongside ethnic minority politicians. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,POINTS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Defense witnesses took the stand during the third week of the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder for the death of George Floyd. Highlights from their testimony. 600 words 1530 GMT. File picture US-police-racism,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota More shocking bodycam footage, more fatal shootings by officers, and a murder trial nearing its conclusion -- public trust in the US police has seldom been more strained. 600 words 1600 GMT by Ben Sheppard. Picture. Video US-Japan-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will receive Japan's prime minister for his first in-person summit, with the leaders expected to announce a $2 billion 5G initiative as part of a concerted US push to compete with China. 700 words 1700 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest,WRAP KANO, Nigeria Tens of thousands of people flee the northeastern Nigeria town of Damasak following a series of jihadist attacks that killed at least 18 people, government and UN officials say, with some escaping by crossing the border into Niger. 500 words 1530 GMT by Aminu Abubakar Also moved: Nigeria-unrest-education-kidnap,FOCUS CapeVerde-health-virus-economy-tourism-vote,FOCUS TARRAFAL, Cape Verde The tropical Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde is desperate to wind the clock back to B.C. -- Before Coronavirus -- when hundreds of thousands of tourists used to fly in from Europe, filling its beaches, hotels and restaurants. 650 words moved by Alexandre Martins Lopes and Maria Da Luz. Picture -- SPORT -- Athletics-doping-CAS-USA-Coleman-Oly 2020 2021,WRAP GENEVA World 100m champion Christian Coleman's suspension over doping test violations has been upheld on appeal but reduced to 18 months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says. 400 words moved -- ARTS -- France-Venezuela-US-opera-Dudamel-people,INTERVIEW PARIS Gustavo Dudamel, bringing a gust of flamboyant celebrity to the Paris Opera as its new musical director, tells AFP he wants to break down the walls of the fabled institution in search of new audiences. 600 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. Picture. Video Also moved: Entertainment-France-music-opera-Venezuela-US-Dudamel,PROFILE afp
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