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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0683 -- TOP STORIES -- + Burning bodies pile up as Covid overwhelms India + Myanmar junta resists pleas to end violence + Israel committing 'apartheid' against Palestinians: HRW + Eritrean troops loot food aid in Tigray: documents + Florida school bans Covid-vaccinated teachers Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI Bodies of Covid victims lay burning in funeral pyres cramming New Delhi's sidewalks and parking lots amid an explosion of new cases, as foreign aid begins arriving in surging hotspot India in efforts to keep the pandemic at bay. 850 words 2000 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video We have already moved: Health-Virus-India-remdesivir,SCENE Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's junta says it will heed regional pleas to stop violence only when the coup-hit country 'returns to stability', as fresh fighting erupts with an ethnic rebel group. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,WRAP JERUSALEM Human Rights Watch says Israel is committing the crime of "apartheid" by seeking to maintain Jewish "domination" over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an explosive allegation fiercely denounced by Israel. 750 words 1930 GMT by Daniella Cheslow Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FACTS 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 Health-virus-US-vaccine-Florida,WRAP 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. 500 words 2030 GMT by Leila Macor -- SPOTLIGHT -- US-social-lifestyle-tattoo,FOCUS NEW YORK Neither a permanent mark nor a paper transfer: a New York start-up has created the first tattoos that fully disappear after a while, aiming to open the body inking market to new clientele. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- 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 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-Mexico,lead MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomes signs of an easing of the pandemic in his hard-hit country, in stark contrast to the new wave of infections hitting other parts of Latin America. 500 words 2030 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. 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. 600 words 2000 GMT by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain entertainment,WRAP BARCELONA Six people out of 5,000 who attended an indoor trial concert last month in Barcelona reported testing positive for Covid-19 afterwards, organisers say, giving hope for the revival of the live music industry. 500 words moved by Maud Watine. File picture. Video Britain-music-celebrity-poetry-France,INTERVIEW -- AMERICAS -- US-Armenia-Turkey-China-genocide-diplomacy,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON Twice this year, the United States has declared that genocide has taken place -- by Ottoman Turks against Armenians and, in the present day, by Beijing against Uyghurs -- but experts believe it will still be a long wait before Washington is consistent on when it uses one of humanity's strongest accusations. 700 words 2130 GMT by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- France-politics-army,FOCUS PARIS The French government threatens to punish active soldiers who signed an open letter by 25 retired generals warning President Emmanuel Macron that the country is on the brink of social disintegration and headed for "civil war". 750 words moved by Clare Byrne and Didier Lauras. Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny-court,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian court imposes sweeping bans on Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), its director says, as Russia inches toward shutting down the jailed opposition figure's movement. 600 words moved Ukraine-Russia-conflict,SCENE SHROKYNE, Ukraine With gunfire crackling in the distance, soldiers on Ukraine's eastern frontline say there has been little let-up in fighting since Russia pulled back its troops from their country's borders. 650 words moved by Yulia Silina. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iran-politics-diplomacy-government,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's president has ordered a probe into the "conspiracy" of an audio leak in which the foreign minister bemoans the military's influence, a government spokesman announces. 750 words moved by Amir Havasi. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Chad-politics,WRAP N'DJAMENA Chad's new junta leader pledges national dialogue as at least five people die during banned protests against his generals, who took power after the shock battlefield death of his father and veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno. 650 words moved by Djimet Wiche and Amaury Hauchard Burkina-Spain-Ireland-attack,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Three journalists -- two Spanish and one Irish -- were killed by "terrorists" in Burkina Faso, officials say, after an anti-poaching patrol was attacked in the West African nation. 650 words 2000 GMT Also moving: Burking-Spain-Ireland-attack,PROFILE Also moved: Burkina-Spain-Ireland-attack,COUNTRYFACTFILE -- ASIA -- Pakistan-India-Kashmir-conflict,SCENE POONCH, Pakistan The guns have gone silent, schools have reopened and the bunkers are empty along Pakistan's restive border with arch-rival India, but even as residents in disputed Kashmir relax thanks to an uneasy truce, they fear fighting may erupt at any time. 500 words moved by David Stout. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Switzerland-Japan-banking-US-Archegos,WRAP TOKYO The collapse of US hedge fund Archegos deals new blows to global banking giants as Switzerland's UBS discloses a surprise hit and Japan's Nomura reveals a bigger financial blow than expected. 600 words moved by Etienne Balmer with Nathalie Olof-Ors in Zurich Also moving: Switzerland-Japan-banking-US-Archegos-bankruptcy,Q&A Russia-computers-politics-Apple-US,WRAP MOSCOW Russia imposes a $12.1 million fine on Apple for "abusing" its dominant position in the market by giving preference to its own applications, a government regulator says. 500 words moved. Picture. Video OPEC-Russia-oil,FOCUS LONDON Russia and OPEC leader Saudi Arabia have made a fragile oil alliance work during the pandemic, but their marriage of convenience could be undone as a rebounding market dredges up old tensions, analysts say. 650 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin. File picture afp
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