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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Witness to Floyd death regrets 'not doing more' + Pushback at WHO-approved Covid origins report + Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 520 + French strike in Mali killed 19 civilians: UN + 'Voltswagen'? Apparent US rebrand sparks buzz US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The teenager who took the viral video of George Floyd's death tells the trial of the white police officer charged with killing the 46-year-old Black man that she regrets not being able to save his life. 700 words 2130 GMT by Joy Powell and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States leads a chorus of concern from a group of nations over a WHO-backed report into the origins of the coronavirus in China, with accusations swirling that Beijing failed to give proper access to the investigators. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Nina Larson and Robin Millard in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-China,FOCUS Health-virus-world,FACTS Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON The death toll in the Myanmar military's crackdown on protesters passes 520, as armed rebel groups threaten the junta with retaliation if the bloodshed does not stop. 800 words moved. Graphic. Picture Mali-unrest-France,WRAP BAMAKO A French air strike killed 19 civilians in Mali in January, a UN report says, prompting a strong denial from France in a case that stoked controversy in the West African state. 600 words moved. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Mali-unrest-France,Q&A Germany-US-automobile-environment,WRAP NEW YORK Volkswagen's US subsidiary says it will rename itself "Voltswagen," an announcement that bolsters its electric car campaign even as it generates talk of an April Fool's day stunt. Either way, the move won the company's new electric auto more attention. 650 words 2130 GMT by John Biers -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-gender-social-LGBTQ-culture,FOCUS BEIJING Leather, glitter, stilettos and a strut -- voguing, the underground dance phenomenon, has seized Beijing and given China's LGBT community a "playground" to celebrate their identities. 700 words moved by Laurie Chen. Video. Picture Environment-Tunisia-pollution,FOCUS SIJOUMI, Tunis Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia's capital threatened by urban expansion. 700 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video SKorea-aerospace-drone-technology,FOCUS HWASEONG, South Korea In a South Korean rice field, the teenage world champion of drone-racing is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet's fastest and highest-tech sports. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil-food-hunger,FOCUS SAO PAULO Miguel da Silva clutches a package of rice, vegetables and meat after waiting with 300 other people in Sao Paulo. The lines of homeless and other needy Brazilians waiting for free meals are growing longer as the Covid-19 pandemic rages out of control. 750 words 2000 GMT by Rodrigo Almonacid, with Eugenia Logiuratto in Rio de Janeiro. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-swimming,FOCUS LONDON People taking post-lockdown dips this week in the chilly waters of Hampstead Heath's ponds are part of a recent surge in the appeal for open water swimming, as gyms and leisure centres remained shuttered for months. 600 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-rights-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States will defend human rights everywhere including in allies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows, turning a page from Donald Trump's selective approach as the new administration denounces a global deterioration. 550 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture Brazil-politics-army,WRAP BRASILIA President Jair Bolsonaro replaces all three commanders of Brazil's armed forces, in a second day of upheaval in Brasilia as the far-right leader braces against mounting pressure created by an explosion of Covid-19 deaths. 600 words 2000 GMT by Jordi Miro. File picture -- EUROPE -- Cyprus-EU-food-halloumi NICOSIA Cyprus hails a European Union decision to recognise halloumi cheese as a product distinct to the divided eastern Mediterranean island after a seven-year wait. 400 words moved. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-shipping-Suez-transport,WRAP ISMAILIA, Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledges investment to avoid any repetition of the past week's closure of the Suez Canal as he pays a celebratory visit to the reopened trade artery. 700 words by moved. Photo. Graphic. Video Syria-conflict-IS-France,FOCUS ROJ, Syria In a Syrian detention camp for people linked to the Islamic State group, French mother-of-five Emilie Konig has swapped her all-engulfing black robe for a sweatshirt and baseball cap. 850 words moved by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-UN-EU-aid,WRAP BRUSSELS International donors pledge $6.4 billion in aid for Syria and refugees in neighbouring countries, falling well short of a UN target aimed at dealing with growing needs. 600 words 1930 GMT by Max Delany. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest,WRAP PEMBA, Mozambique Sporadic clashes break out in Palma as thousands of residents hide around the besieged northern Mozambique town, scrambling to escape the area overrun by jihadist militants, aid agencies say. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Mozambique-unrest-jihadists-energy,FOCUS Africa-conflict-jihadists,FOCUS -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics,WRAP BEIJING Chinese leaders endorse a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, creating powers to vet anyone standing for public office and slashing the number of directly elected politicians. 600 words moved by Beiyi Sow and Xinqi Su Also moved: HongKong-China-politics,FACTS Myanmar-politics-military-Thailand-wounded MAE SUAT, Thailand Civilians wounded in Myanmar air strikes on rebel positions speak of their terrifying ordeal, after trekking through jungle to seek medical treatment across the border in Thailand. 600 words moved by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-rebels,Q&A -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Egypt-Romania-Spain-Suez-shipping-livestock,FOCUS PARIS The blockage of the Suez Canal has cast a light on a very delicate kind of cargo: The millions of livestock shipped each year in conditions denounced by animal rights groups. 650 words moved by Nicolas Gubert Also moved: World-economy-health-virus-shipping,FOCUS -- CLIMATE -- Climate-economy-coal-gas-subsidies PARIS No major economy in the world has carbon pricing policies even remotely in line with the Paris climate treaty goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degree Celsius, the OECD reports. 550 words 2000 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- SPACE -- Space-interstellar-discovery PARIS A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System, according to a pair of studies detailing its unique characteristics. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey and Marlowe Hood. File picture -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Brazil-television,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian TV is perhaps best known for its "telenovelas," but another kind of show has been captivating the country and holding a mirror up to its changing face for 21 seasons: reality franchise "Big Brother Brazil." 700 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture afp
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