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| - Duty Editor: Simon Morgan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel-Palestinian ceasefire holds + IMF pledges $50 bn to end pandemic + Eurovision brings angel wings, cheesy lyrics + Nigeria's top army commander dies in air crash + Firefighters battle forest fires near Athens Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories The first shipments of humanitarian aid begin trickling in to the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire ended a devastating 11-day conflict between Israel and the blockaded enclave's Islamist rulers Hamas. 750 words 1000 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Health-virus,WRAP MONTEVIDEO The IMF proposes a $50-billion plan to end the Covid-19 pandemic, aiming to expand global immunisation drives, just as Latin America and the Caribbean pass one million deaths. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-music-Eurovision-Netherlands,WRAP ROTTERDAM, Netherlands The Eurovision Song Contest final returns in Rotterdam after a year off, bringing giant angel wings, cheesy lyrics and a message of hope in the time of coronavirus. 700 words 1330 GMT by Danny Kemp. Picture Nigeria-military-crash,WRAP ABUJA Nigeria's top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers are killed when their plane crashed in bad weather in the country's north, officials say. 550 words moved by Louise Dewast with Aminu Abubakar in Kano. File picture Greece-fire,WRAP ATHENS Hundreds of Greek firefighters battle a forest fire near Athens for a third day in a row, but bring the main front of the blaze under control as weather conditions improve. 400 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-LatAm,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Covid-19 has caused the deaths of more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine rollouts are preventing an exit from the pandemic crisis. 700 words moved by Maria Salas with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Germany-Britain,lead Health-virus-Spain-tourism-Britain,3rdlead Health-virus-G20-Italy-EU,2ndlead Health-virus-death-toll,FOCUS Health-virus-Europe-travel,Q&A BRUSSELS It has been through a series of name changes and much scientific and political discussion, but the "EU digital Covid certificate" comes into use on July 1. How will it use data on coronavirus vaccinations, tests and immunity to usher in a return to summer tourism and non-essential travel across the 27-nation bloc? 600 words 1000 GMT by Anne-Laure Mondesert. File picture Health-virus-Hungary-vaccine-Roma,FOCUS KISTARCSA, Hungary Hungary's Roma community has been largely left out of the country's aggressive Covid-19 immunisation rollout and has been forced to fend for itself, leaders of the poverty-stricken minority say. 700 words moved by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Greece-language-education-history-game,FOCUS ATHENS Whenever Marilena returns to Crete, it only takes a short spell with friends before her native island dialect kicks back in. But the 44-year-old mother of two knows that her young son and baby daughter will likely never fully learn the distinctive oral tradition of her ancestors that dates back centuries. 800 words moved by John Hadoulis. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,FOCUS JERUSALEM Amid a ceasefire with Israel, Islamist group Hamas has claimed "victory" for Palestinians from Gaza to Jerusalem, but the militants' success may instead be seen more in marginalising rivals Fatah, analysts say. 650 words 1200 GMT by Claire Gounon Already moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-SKorea-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden acknowledges there is no easy path to getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons but reaffirms his "iron-clad" commitment to the US alliance with South Korea after talks with President Moon Jae-in. 800 words moved. Picture US-politics-prisoners-conflict-Guantanamo WASHINGTON The approved release of three detainees locked up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for nearly two decades has raised expectations that President Joe Biden might try to close the notorious US military prison. 800 words moved by Paul Handley US-environment-parks-health NEW YORK A new public park skimming the surface of the Hudson River atop 132 concrete "tulips" opens for New Yorkers eager to emerge from a year of onerous pandemic restrictions. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Argentina-economy-food-beef,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES It is an age-old ritual for Argentines to get together over a jaw-dropping "asado" of choice cuts of meat, but because of economic woes this treat is increasingly out of many people's reach. 800 words moved by Nina Negron. Picture. Video Lifestyle-US-food-environment,FOCUS NEW YORK This week's rousing stock market debut of dairy alternative Oatly underlines anew the enduring appetite for vegan products. If anything, that hunger has grown during the Covid-19 pandemic. 700 words moved by Juliette Michel Chile-women-politics-election,INTERVIEW SANTIAGO Until last Sunday, Iraci Hassler was a relative unknown in her native Chile, but the 30-year-old economist is set to take the reins as the first communist mayor of the municipality of Santiago, the area at the heart of the capital. 700 words moved by Paula Bustamante. Picture. Graphic Mexico-women-children-indigenous,FOCUS METLATONOC, Mexico Eloina Feliciano begged her mother not to sell her into marriage aged 14 under an ancestral tradition in their indigenous community in Mexico, but her pleas were in vain. 650 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-aviation-hacking MUMBAI Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the latest breach reported by a major airline. 300 words moved Health-Virus-India-politics-Modi,Q&A NEW DELHI India is suffering a coronavirus catastrophe with millions of infections and nearly 300,000 dead but it is likely to have a limited impact on the political fortunes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 650 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar and Bhuvan Bagga. Video -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- France-water-environment,FOCUS VOLVIC, France The lush volcanic hills surrounding Volvic in central France have long been a source of mineral water prized worldwide, but locals and geologists warn that too much is now being pumped out, putting the entire region at risk. 750 words moved by Celine Castella. Picture Space-China-science-Mars SHANGHAI China's Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface on Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency says, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the Red Planet. 400 words moved -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Italy-Venice-architecture-leisure,FOCUS VENICE, Italy The world's most prestigious architecture event, the Venice Architecture Biennale, opens for a six-month show exploring the question of coexistence in a post-pandemic world. 550 words moved by Kelly Velasquez. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Golf-USPGA,WRAP KIAWEH ISLAND Phil Mickelson, chasing a historic sixth major title at age 50, shared the lead with South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen after the second round of the PGA Championship at windy Kiawah Island. 730 words moved by Jim Slater. Picture. Video afp
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