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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Sport events under threat as Russia faces Delta surge + US air strikes hit Iran-backed militia groups + Swedish PM resigns after no-confidence vote + Florida building collapse toll climbs to nine + Djokovic's sights on sixth Wimbledon win Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's Saint Petersburg posts record Covid-19 deaths Monday as it prepares to host a Euro 2020 quarter-final despite the worrying spread of the Delta variant, which is fuelling infection surges around the world and causing a headache for major sporting events. 750 words moved by Evan Gershkovich with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-Iraq-conflict-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq condemns US air strikes against Iran-backed armed groups on the Syrian-Iraqi border that killed at least seven fighters and sparked calls for revenge from Iraqi armed factions. 750 words 1430 GMT by Laure Al Khoury with Tony Gamal-Gabriel in Beirut. Picture. Video. Graphic Sweden-politics,WRAP STOCKHOLM Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigns one week after he lost a historic vote of no confidence in parliament, leaving it up the speaker to begin the search for a replacement. 650 words 1430 GMT by Johannes Ledel. Picture. Video US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida Families wait in agony for news of relatives trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Florida apartment block as questions mount over pre-existing critical weaknesses in the building's structure. 750 words 1600 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-GBR-Wimbledon,WRAP LONDON Novak Djokovic begins his bid for a sixth Wimbledon title and 20th Grand Slam as rain causes havoc to the schedule at the All England Club, one year after the tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 650 words 1500 GMT by Pirate Irwin. Picture. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Brazil-India-vaccine-politics-corruption,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO There was something fishy about the invoice: why was a company in Singapore billing Brazil $45 million for an Indian Covid-19 vaccine that hadn't been delivered? That question has put Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the hot seat -- and has opponents hoping the scandal might cost the far-right leader his job. 850 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-EU-certificate-travel,FOCUS BRUSSELS An EU-wide Covid certificate for easier travel comes into force on Thursday, just in time for Europe's busy summer vacation period, but the more-infectious Delta variant is already threatening to curtail its use. 700 words moved by Marc Burleigh. File Video. File Picture -- EUROPE -- France-politics,FOCUS PARIS The parties of President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen suffer setbacks in the final round of regional polls, the last electoral test before French presidential elections next year. AFP looks at the five key questions raised by the results from record abstention to the resurgence of traditional parties. 650 words moved by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video Also moved: France-vote-politics,PROFILE US-Vatican-pope-religion-diplomacy,WRAP VATICAN CITY US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to Vatican leaders about ways forward in crisis-torn Venezuela as he became the first senior official under President Joe Biden to meet Pope Francis. 550 words 1430 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture UN-rights-racism,WRAP GENEVA The UN rights chief calls for systemic racism against black people to be immediately dismantled around the world to avoid repeating outrages like the killing of George Floyd. 650 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Sudan-unrest-army,FOCUS KHARTOUM Integrating a powerful paramilitary force into the army has emerged as the latest stumbling block in Sudan's transition to civilian rule following three decades under ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir. 750 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali and Menna Zaki. File picture US-Italy-Syria-diplomacy-conflict-IS,WRAP ROME Secretary of State Antony Blinken presses US allies to bring back citizens arrested overseas for joining the Islamic State group, warning they cannot be held indefinitely in Syria. 650 words 1530 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest,WRAP BENI, DR Congo The eastern DR Congo city of Beni closes its schools, markets and churches for 48 hours after three bomb attacks over the weekend spark fears of further violence. 450 words 1430 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-accident-construction-search,SCENE SURFSIDE, Florida Firefighters, faces tight with exhaustion, tunnel piece by jagged piece into the debris, searching for any sign of more than 150 people missing after their 12-story beachside apartment block collapsed in the middle of a sweltering Florida summer night. 600 words 1430 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video US-Canada-weather,WRAP OTTAWA Canada records its highest ever temperature as the country's west and swathes of the United States frazzle in an unprecedented heatwave, forcing schools and Covid-19 testing centers to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event. 550 words 1530 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture US-LGBTQ-retirement-senior-citizens,FOCUS HOUSTON Life has thrown a lot of roadblocks at Dina Jacobs, a transgender woman, for trying to live authentically. But now, she can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in the modest one-bedroom apartment she rents for less than $500 a month in the first residence in the southern United States exclusively for LGBTQ people. 750 words moved by Francois Picard. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-politics-party-anniversary,ADVANCER CHANGSHA, China Hair windswept, handsome and 32-metres high, a statue of Mao Zedong presides over a crowd of millennials alternating between selfies and bubble teas -- drawing a thread through the past, present and future of China's Communist Party in its red heartland. 900 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video China-social-economy-politics,FOCUS HUAXI, China It was a gilt-edged gift to Communist propaganda: a village led by a Party visionary who transformed farmers into millionaires while tacking close to China's collectivist ideals. But Huaxi's success story has soured. 900 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video Health-virus-Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh Thousands of people are stranded in Bangladesh's capital as authorities halt almost all public transport ahead of a sweeping lockdown imposed to combat a deadly resurgence of Covid-19 infections. 400 words moved China-environment-energy-dams BEIJING China begins operating the world's second-largest hydropower station in what officials hail as a milestone towards Beijing's carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Spain-IT-telecommunication-lifestyle,WRAP BARCELONA A scaled-back version of the world's biggest mobile fair gets underway in Spain under tight virus controls, with top firms avoiding an in-person presence after the pandemic derailed last year's edition. 650 words 1530 by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia-politics-economy MELBOURNE Australia faces stalled population growth and budget deficits until at least 2060 as a result of emergency Covid-19 measures, the government warns. 450 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-TomorrowWar,FOCUS LOS ANGELES With a top Hollywood star, a dark "Terminator"-esque sci-fi premise and a reported $200 million price tag, "The Tomorrow War" would ordinarily be shaping up as one of the summer's biggest and smartest blockbusters, but the movie won't be troubling box offices at all, having been sold to Amazon for a whopping fee back in January. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- SPORT -- fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS World Cup holders France face the tricky challenge of Switzerland in Bucharest as they look to claim a place in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals, while Luka Modric leads Croatia into battle against Spain. 700 words by Andy Scott 1830 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Cycling-Tour-FRA PONTIVY, France British team Ineos are given a fright when their main rider Geraint Thomas falls during stage three of the Tour de France where a bunch sprint finish could give Mark Cavendish a stage win and should leave Mathieu van der Poel in the overall lead. 600 words 1530 GMT by Damian McCall. Picture Cricket-IND-UAE-T20WC,2ndlead NEW DELHI The Twenty20 World Cup will move to the United Arab Emirates from India due to the coronavirus pandemic, an Indian cricket board official tells AFP. 350 words moved afp
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