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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Day of mourning for Israel stampede victims + Taliban, Afghan forces clash as US hands over base + UK downplays report dual national released by Iran + Man Utd-Liverpool clash postponed by fan protest + Colosseum makeover to restore gladiators' viewpoint Israel-accident-religion,WRAP JERUSALEM Flags are flown at half-mast as Israel holds a national day of mourning for 45 men and boys killed in a stampede at a packed Jewish festival. 750 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture Afghanistan-conflict-US,lead KABUL Fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban has left more than 100 insurgents dead in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry says, as it takes control of a US military base in a restive province. 550 words moved. Picture Iran-Britain-justice-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain plays down a report that dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe could be released from years of detention in Iran, after slamming her treatment as "torture". 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Liverpool-fans,WRAP MANCHESTER Manchester United's Premier League clash against Liverpool is postponed after fans invade the Old Trafford pitch as part of a protest against United's owners, the Glazer family. 700 words moved. Picture Italy-history-Colosseum ROME The Italian minister of culture announces the winning bid to restore the Colosseum's arena, a project that will allow visitors to view the archeological wonder from ground level as soon as 2023. 350 words moved. File Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Europe-migration-Tunisia-ICoast,FOCUS SFAX, Tunisia Aminata Traoure survived a shipwreck in which she lost her baby daughter, her sister and her niece but she is determined to embark again on the illegal crossing to Europe. 730 words 0230 GMT by Kaother Larbi. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- France-health-toilets-Paris,FOCUS PARIS With cafes, bars and museums closed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Parisians are learning what tourists have long known -- finding a public toilet in the French capital requires some sleuthing and plenty of patience. 500 words moved by Pierre Donnedieu and Guillaume Bonnet. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Iran-hostages-nuclear-diplomacy,lead WASHINGTON A senior White House official denies reports from Tehran that an agreement has been reached with Iran for the release of four Americans detained there. 400 words moved ElSalvador-politics-justice,WRAP SAN SALVADOR A political storm has erupted in El Salvador as its parliament, newly controlled by President Nayib Bukele's party, dismissed the attorney general and top judges deemed hostile to the populist leader. 750 words moved by Carlos Mario Marquez. Picture. Video US-internet-Apple-Epic,FACTS SAN FRANCISCO While Apple chief Tim Cook touts the brand's App Store as an economic miracle, Fortnite-maker Epic Games says developers suffer under its tyranny. The online shop -- the only way software apps can get onto iPhones or other Apple mobile devices -- is at the heart of a trial opening Monday in federal court. 550 words 0130 GMT by Julie Jammot -- EUROPE -- Britain-G7-diplomacy-health-virus-US-Russia-Ukraine-China,WRAP LONDON Britain this week hosts the first face-to-face meeting of G7 foreign ministers in two years, joined by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as world powers tackle pandemic recovery plus growing tensions with Russia and China. 600 words 0230 GMT by Shaun Tandon and Jitendra Joshi Germany-protest-labour-MayDay-police,lead BERLIN Nearly 100 police officers are injured and over 300 people arrested after May Day rallies in Berlin descended into "unacceptable" violence, police and local authorities say. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,FOCUS BELFAST Northern Ireland marks its 100th year on Monday, but faltering efforts to commemorate the centenary encapsulate the rift at the heart of the British province. 800 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. File video We also moved: Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,CHRONO Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,SCENE Britain-NIreland-Ireland-unrest-BobbySands,FACTS Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,ADVANCER MADRID Madrid votes Tuesday in a closely watched regional election which surveys suggest will deliver a serious drubbing to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party. 600 words moved by Christian Chaise. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-diplomacy-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slams as a "big mistake" remarks by Iran's foreign minister, a week after audio emerged of the latter bemoaning the military's influence on diplomacy. 700 words moved France-history-Napoleon-Egypt-Palestinians,FOCUS CAIRO Napoleon Bonaparte's bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor's death. 850 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse with Guillaume Lavallee in Gaza. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-conservation-animal-breeding,lead PRETORIA South Africa reveals plans to ban the breeding of lions in captivity for trophy hunting or for tourists to pet, in a bid to promote a more "authentic" experience. 500 words moved by Susan Njani. Video Chad-security-curfew N'DJAMENA The military junta that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno named a transition government, the army spokesman said. 500 words moved Burundi-minister-corruption NAIROBI Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacks his commerce minister because she risks "compromising the country's economy," as sources in the ruling regime alleges she embezzled airline funds. 400 words moved afp
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