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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Ultraconservative set to win Iranian election + Moscow coronavirus cases hit pandemic high + Global displacement doubles in a decade: UN + England lock horns with Scotland at Euro 2020 + Bear killed after rampage in Japan city Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iranians vote in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory after all serious rivals were barred from running. 850 words 1530 GMT by Frank Zeller and Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Also moving: Iran-vote,SCENE Already moved: Iran-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Iran-vote-history,CHRONO UN-refugee-migrants-conflict-health-virus,WRAP GENEVA Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continues rising with global displacement climbing to a record 82 million plus -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN says. 750 words moved by Nina Larson. Video. Graphic fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP LONDON England can join Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands in the last 16 of Euro 2020 if they get the better of neighbours Scotland in a grudge match at Wembley. 650 words 1530 GMT Japan-animal-bear TOKYO Hunters shoot and kill a brown bear in northern Japan after it rampaged through a city, injuring four people including a soldier and lumbering across busy roads. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-politics-social,PHOTOESSAY BEIJING China is ramping up a propaganda blitz ahead of the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party, with banners and billboards around the country reminding citizens to live a "civilised" life and obey authorities. 350 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Philippines-leisure-economy,FOCUS SAN JUAN, Philippines After months cooped up in coronavirus-hit Manila, Tanya Mariano fled the Philippine capital to work from the beach, joining a growing number of digital nomads helping a devastated tourism industry stay afloat. 750 words moved by Allison Jackson. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-social-US-tradition,FOCUS NEW YORK Banished at the start of the pandemic, the handshake is making something of a comeback, thanks to vaccinations and the lifting of social restrictions -- but pressing the flesh faces an uncertain future. 800 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture Oly-2020-2021-Japan-virus-health,2ndlead TOKYO Thousands of Olympic volunteers and officials begin receiving vaccines in Tokyo, five weeks before the Games, as experts warn it would be safest to hold the event without fans. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-politics-EU-Brexit,WRAP DUBLIN Northern Irish politics plunges into disarray with the future of the fragile power-sharing executive in doubt after the region's largest party enters self-destruct mode in a Brexit-charged melodrama. 650 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. File video Britain-politics-justice-rape LONDON The British government apologises for failing rape victims, acknowledging that swingeing cuts to the legal system in recent years contributed to plunging conviction rates. 450 words moved Armenia-vote,WRAP YEREVAN Armenian leaders make a final pitch for votes ahead of snap polls to end a political crisis sparked by the small South Caucasus country's humiliating military defeat to Azerbaijan last year. 650 words 1530 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan and Anna Smolchenko. Picture. Video Italy-fashion-virus-health MILAN Lights, camera, real live audiences -- Milan fashion welcomes back actual people to its shows in a sign the industry is ready to start turning the page on virtual formats adopted during the pandemic. 450 words moved by Brigitte Hagemann. File Picture - AFRICA - Switzerland-Liberia-conflict-warcrimes-trial-verdict, WRAP GENEVA A former Liberian warlord is jailed for 20 years in Switzerland, becoming the first person from the country to be convicted of war crimes committed during the bloody conflict there a generation ago. 550 words 1600 GMT by Nina Larson Rwanda-genocide-trial,WRAP KIGALI Prosecutors in Rwanda seek sought a life sentence for "Hotel Rwanda" hero and government critic Paul Rusesabagina, who is charged with terrorism in a trial denounced as political by his supporters. 500 words moved. File picture. File video ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast has successfully negotiated a day big on risk after its former president Laurent Gbagbo returned home, but analysts say the high emotions underscore the need for national healing. 600 words moved by Stephane Barbier. Pictures. Video SAfrica-history-apartheid-jobs,FOCUS SOWETO, South Africa Thirty years ago apartheid laws were formally struck down, bringing hope to millions. But that optimism has all but fizzled out among young South Africans plagued by unemployment. 550 words 1500 GMT by Michelle Gumede and Claire Doyen. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Canada-US-pornography-internet-lawsuit MONTREAL The noose tightens around Pornhub as the adult video site is sued by 34 women who say they appeared without consent in footage showing rape, sexual abuse, revenge porn or images of them when they were minors. 600 words 1800 GMT by Anne-Sophie Thill. File picture US-politics-racism-holiday,FOCUS WASHINGTON Schools close in Washington, embassies shut down and government employees get an unexpected day off after the sudden declaration of a federal holiday to commemorate "Juneteenth," marking the end of slavery in the United States. 500 words 1630 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture Haiti-refugee-gangs,FOCUS PORT-AU-PRINCE Daniella Francois sleeps on a foam mattress in a gym-turned-emergency shelter in Haiti's capital because her neighborhood is in the grips of a gang war. 600 words moved by Amelie Baron. Picture US-politics-Democrats-Pelosi,FOCUS WASHINGTON For years Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, was the most powerful woman in American politics, regularly squaring off against Donald Trump. Today her fiercest battles are not against an intransigent White House but rebellious progressives in her own caucus. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG A day after police raided its newsroom, Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper hit the news stands with an extra large print run and a characteristic message of defiance emblazoned on its front: "We must press on". 500 words moved by Yan Zhao. Picture. Video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-media,FOCUS NKorea-US-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country should be "fully prepared for confrontation" with the United States, while keeping the door open for dialogue with US President Joe Biden. 550 words moved Afghanistan-conflict-militia,FOCUS LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan As fighting between government forces and the Taliban rages across Afghanistan, a covert militia is also engaging the insurgents in fierce battles in the southern province of Helmand. 450 words moved by Rashid Durrani. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-climate-Jordan-fish,FOCUS FIFA NATURE RESERVE, Jordan Jordan is racing against time to save a tiny rare fish from extinction as falling water levels partly triggered by global warming threaten to dry up its last habitat. 700 words moved by Mussa Hattar. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-marketing-beverage-Ronaldo,FOCUS PARIS When Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba removed branded drinks bottles during press conferences at Euro 2020, it was the latest example of sports stars rejecting products that do not correspond to their personal values, posing a headache for sponsors, analysts say. 450 words moved. Picture Fbl-Copa-2021,2ndlead RIO DE JANEIRO A tearful Neymar inspires hosts Brazil to become the first side to qualify for the Copa America knock-out stages following a 4-0 win over Peru in Rio de Janeiro. 650 words moved by Rodrigo Almonacid. Picture Oly-2020-2021-athletics-PAK-Nadeem,FOCUS LAHORE, Pakistan Arshad Nadeem once dreamed of becoming a star cricketer, but after a switch to athletics as a teenager he now has an opportunity to grab Pakistan's first individual Olympic medal in more than 30 years. 750 words 0400 GMT by Shahid Hashmi. Picture. Video MMA-JPN-Murata,FOCUS HONG KONG Kanako Murata seemed destined to represent Japan at the Tokyo Olympics as a freestyle wrestler, but that all changed when she saw MMA icon Ronda Rousey fight. 500 words moved by Mathew Scott. File Picture afp
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