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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + First astronauts arrive at China's space station + Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper + Ivory Coast ex-leader heads home after acquittal + Collapsed footballer Eriksen to get heart starter + Japan condom makers in pinch over Olympics China-space,WRAP JIUQUAN Three astronauts begin China's first crewed mission to its space station, a three-month expedition that will help cement the nation's status as space superpower. 650 words 0930 GMT by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong national security police conduct a fresh raid on the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, arresting five executives and carting off computers in the latest blow to the outspoken tabloid. 750 words 1100 GMT by Su Xinqi, Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,WRAP ABIDJAN Former president Laurent Gbagbo returns to Ivory Coast for the first time in nearly a decade, after he was cleared of crimes against humanity and his once-bitter rival welcomed him back in the name of reconciliation. 700 words 1030 GMT by Stephane Barbier Also moved: ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,CHRONO ICoast-politics-Gbagbo-massacre,PROFILE ICoast-politics-Gbagbo,DATES Fbl-Euro-2020-DEN-Eriksen-health, WRAP COPENHAGEN The Danish Football Union says Danish star Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during his Euro football debut on Saturday, will have a heart defibrillator implanted, as the Nordic nation prepares to face Belgium. 500 words 1030 GMT Also moving: Fbl-Euro-2020-DEN-health-ICD,Q&A Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-condom,FOCUS TOKYO For Japanese condom makers, the Olympics was supposed to be a golden opportunity, with hordes of eager tourists and tens of thousands of their innovative, ultra-thin prophylactics given to athletes. 650 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. File picture. File video -- SPOTLIGHT -- HongKong-China-virus-health-crime,FOCUS HONG KONG A spiked drink, a puff of dust, missing memories, and an empty bank account. Hong Kong's entertainment district Wanchai has been battered by a coronavirus-driven collapse in tourism and as times get desperate several men have seen their night out turn into a nightmare. 800 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-vote-LePen,FOCUS PARIS Ahead of regional elections this weekend, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has sought to play on popular concerns over security and immigration as her party seeks to break new ground and challenge President Emmanuel Macron. 700 words 1100 GMT by Anne Renaud and Adam Plowright Armenia-politics-vote,ADVANCER YEREVAN Armenians vote Sunday in snap parliamentary elections called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to end a political crisis ignited by his country's humiliating military defeat to Azerbaijan last year. 650 words moved by Anna Smolchenko and Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video Also moved: Armenia-vote-Pashinyan,PROFILE Armenia-vote,FACTS Italy-diplomacy-Russia-China-G7-NATO,FOCUS ROME The ambiguous position of Italy towards Russia and China is over -- at the G7 and NATO summits in recent days, Prime Minister Mario Draghi is clearly chosing the EU and the Atlantic alliance. 650 words 1300 GMT by Ljuban Milasin. Photo. Video Netherlands-history-racism-royals,FOCUS AMSTERDAM A controversial golden carriage belonging to the Dutch royal family which features images of slavery is at the centre of a new exhibition exploring the Netherlands' troubled relationship with its colonial past. 700 words 1200 GMT by Jan Hennop. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN On the eve of Iran's presidential election, widely expected to hand victory to ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, the candidate-vetting Guardian Council insists "the political contest is serious". 500 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Israel-politics-Judaism,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties were once viewed as political kingmakers, but now they have been pushed into opposition by a "change" government they fear will put secular values before theirs. 700 words moved by Michael Blum Egypt-tourism-manufacturing,FOCUS CAIRO Pyramids, Tutankhamun masks, Nefertiti busts -- Egypt's souvenir-makers are pinning their hopes on a new lease of economic life, after tourism was battered by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-election-politics-conflict,PROFILE ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who faces a key electoral test on Monday, took office vowing sweeping reforms that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize, before becoming mired in a gruesome internal conflict that shows no sign of ending. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet Also moved: Ethiopia-Abiy-politics-vote,DATES Mali-politics-coup,BACKGROUND BAMAKO Mali's new government has less than nine months to steer one of the world's most troubled countries back to civilian rule while fighting a jihadist insurgency. 550 words moved. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-summit-diplomacy,FOCUS GENEVA There was no talk of gazing into Vladimir Putin's "soul" and the Russian president didn't try to gaslight a rookie US leader. Instead, Putin's first summit with the fifth US president of his tenure, Joe Biden, was about mutual respect. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Picture US-Russia-summit-hacking,FOCUS GENEVA US President Joe Biden delivers a stern warning to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over ransomware attacks emanating from Russia, saying he is prepared to retaliate against any more cyber assaults on American infrastructure. 550 words moved by Sebastian Smith with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Picture Mexico-accident-rail,WRAP MEXICO CITY An investigation into the Mexico City metro disaster reveals a series of construction flaws in the overpass that collapsed, killing 26 people and prompting angry demands for justice. 600 words moved by Alexander Martinez and Daniel Rook -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-media,PROFILE HONG KONG Over the last 26 years Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper has become the city's most popular tabloid by punching up against a powerful entity that tolerates little criticism: China's communist leadership. 600 words 1200 GMT by Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video Oly-2020-2021-Japan-virus-health,lead TOKYO Japan's government will lift Tokyo's virus emergency a month before the Olympics, but restrictions will likely limit spectators to 10,000 at Games events. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-dissent,FOCUS BANGKOK Burner phones, safehouses, sheltering with rebels and months away from loved ones -- Myanmar anti-coup activists have been driven underground by a brutal crackdown but have no regrets about choosing life on the run. 700 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen. File Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Britain-US-trade-aerospace-tariff-EU,WRAP LONDON Britain agrees a truce with the United States over a 17-year long tariffs dispute involving European planemaker Airbus and rival Boeing, mirroring the US giant's deal with the European Union. 500 words 0930 GMT by Ben Perry. File video. File picture US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell once again tries to assuage fears of rising US inflation, even while a majority of central bank officials now believe interest rates will increase in 2023. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. Graphic. Live video Health-Virus-Britain-Ireland-aviation-travel,WRAP LONDON Irish no-frills airline Ryanair and Manchester Airports Group are to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over its Covid traffic-light travel restrictions. 500 words moved by Roland Jackson Cuba-economy-forex,FOCUS HAVANA Every month, Elis Dania Lopez, 44, receives $100 from her father in the United States, which she uses to buy food, but next week, banks in Cuba will no longer accept cash deposits in greenbacks. 600 words moved by Leticia Pineda. File picture US-auto-automobile-environment-GM,WRAP NEW YORK General Motors is hitting the accelerator on its drive towards electric autos, significantly boosting its near-term investments as it unveils new models and builds production capacity. 750 words moved by John Biers -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Denmark host the world's top-ranked side Belgium at Euro 2020 with the trauma of Christian Eriksen's collapse still raw, while the Netherlands can move into the last 16 on their return to a major tournament. 650 words at 1100 GMT by Martyn Wood. Graphic. Video. Picture Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Ramos,lead MADRID After 16 seasons, more than 670 appearances and over 20 trophies for the club, Sergio Ramos will say adios to Real Madrid in a press conference accompanied by what the club called an "act of tribute and farewell" . 600 words 1230 GMT by Thomas Allnutt. Picture. Video Fbl-Euro-202-2021-WAL-TUR,FOCUS BAKU Half a decade on after starring at the European Championship as Wales reached the semi-finals Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey re-discovered that form in a mature 2-0 win over Turkey. 600 words at 0930 GMT by Illtud Dafydd. Picture afp
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