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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + US to pull troops from Afghanistan by 9/11 + Charges for cop who killed black motorist + EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early + Ponzi schemer Madoff dies in prison + Coinbase sizzles in Wall Street debut US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden announces it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. 800 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Also moved: Afghanistan-Taliban-US-conflict,Q&A US-racism-police,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer who shot dead Black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser is arrested and will face manslaughter charges. 700 words 2000 GMT by Ben Sheppard with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video Also moved: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,lead US-racism-police-trial-families,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU says it will get 50 million Pfizer vaccine doses earlier than expected, as rival drugmaker AstraZeneca faces a fresh setback after Denmark banned its use over blood clot links. 800 words 1900 GMT by Marc Burleigh with Camille Bas-Wohlert in Copenhagen. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-Denmark-AstraZeneca-vaccines,2ndlead US-crime-justice-fraud-Madoff,WRAP NEW YORK Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest financial scam in history that unraveled during the 2008 economic crisis, has died in jail aged 82, US prison officials say. 650 words 2030 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File Picture US-stock-cryptocurrency-Coinbase,WRAP NEW YORK Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase makes a scorching stock market debut amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. 625 words 2100 GMT by Daniel Hoffman -- SPOTLIGHT -- France-prison-food-Instagram,FOCUS PARIS The chocolate sauce bubbling in a bain-marie is a staple of cookery programmes, but this is food porn with a twist, as France's newest celebrity chef cooks up a storm in a corner of his prison cell. 650 words moved by Daphne Rousseau. Picture Greece-Turkey-family-history,FOCUS ATHENS Diplomatic ties between rivals Greece and Turkey are once again strained over conflicting eastern Mediterranean border and energy claims. But mixed Greek-Turkish couples in Athens are used to distancing themselves from their countries' disputes. 700 words moved by Alexandros Kottis. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany,FOCUS FRIESING, Germany A triangle with an exclamation mark has the word "variant" written on it -- a warning that has become increasingly common on wards where coronavirus patients are being treated in the Bavarian hospital in Freising. 500 words moved by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Brazil-P1,Q&A -- AMERICAS -- US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict-Biden-war,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Joe Biden, who is ending America's longest-ever military mission in Afghanistan, turned into a vocal opponent of "forever wars" after being haunted by his vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq. 600 words 2000 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi Haiti-politics-unrest,WRAP PORT AU PRINCE Haiti's government has resigned and a new prime minister has been appointed, President Jovenel Moise announces, saying the change was aimed at tackling insecurity in the country, which is grappling with a rise in violence and ongoing political crisis. 500 words moved by Robenson Geffrard. Picture. Video US-politics-slavery-reparations,WRAP WASHINGTON A US congressional panel launches a debate on federal slavery reparation payments to African Americans ahead of a historic first vote on an issue gaining momentum during the nation's reckoning on racial justice. 500 words 2200 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader warns against protracted talks on the country's atomic programme, in remarks on the eve of another round of negotiations aimed at reviving a landmark nuclear accord. 750 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic We have also moved: Iran-nuclear-politics,Q&A -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-media,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan is released after more than four years in prison on charges of involvement in a failed 2016 coup attempt that he had always denied. 600 words 1930 GMT by Gokan Gunes. File picture Italy-archaeology-museum,lead ROME History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome's "Area Sacra", perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar's ghost, after the site becomes an open-air museum next year. 500 words moved by Alexandria Sage. File picture Britain-royals-Philip-Queen,FOCUS LONDON Queen Elizabeth II faces the twilight of her record-breaking reign without her most trusted adviser and personal confidant -- husband Prince Philip. 750 words moved by James Pheby. File picture -- AFRICA -- Somalia-politics,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed signs a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community. 700 words moved Also moved: Somalia-politics,Q&A Benin-vote,WRAP COTONOU Benin's Patrice Talon is easily re-elected to a second term according to provisional results, after a weekend ballot critics said was already stacked in his favour following a crackdown on his opponents. 600 words moved by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video Niger-fire-school,SCENE NIAMEY At a school on the outskirts of the country's capital Niamey, where some 20 children aged between three and five were killed in a fire that ravaged their wood and straw classrooms, parents and students are still in shock. 400 words moved by Bouremia Hama. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- US-China-SKorea-climate-diplomacy,4thlead SHANGHAI US climate envoy John Kerry is due in China for what Beijing says will be a four-day trip, as the two countries seek cooperation over the environment despite acrimony on other fronts. 500 words moved -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- IMF-Europe-economy-growth,WRAP WASHINGTON Europe faces more risks to its economic recovery due to Covid-19 variants and delays in vaccination campaigns that threaten to prolong the health crisis, and need a new shot of fiscal support, the IMF urged. 500 words 2200 GMT by Delphine Touitou. Video. Picture. US-banking-earnings-JPMorgan-Goldman, WRAP NEW YORK US banking giants JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo report surging profits thanks to an improving macroeconomic backdrop that has reduced the need to set aside funds for bad loans. 650 words 2100 GMT by John Biers -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-television-merger-Mexico-US,2ndlead MEXICO CITY Spanish-language television giants Televisa of Mexico and Univision of the United States join forces to compete with Netflix and Amazon in the booming market for digital streaming. 500 words 2000 GMT by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE -- Environment-pollution-noise-plants PARIS Noise pollution poses a long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity that may persist even after the sources of excess noise are removed, according to new research. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey -- SPORTS -- Cricket-ZIM-ICC-Streak-corruption,WRAP PARIS Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak is banned for eight years by the International Cricket Council on corruption charges after being implicated for his dealings with a shadowy Indian gambler identified only as 'Mr X'. 500 words moved Fbl-Eur-C1,WRAP PARIS Liverpool look to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals second leg while Manchester City hold a 2-1 advantage over Borussia Dortmund. 600 words 2200 GMT. Picture afp
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