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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Contact: engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israeli parties agree coalition to oust Netanyahu + Thousands of volunteers quit ahead of Olympics + Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sinking ship + Denmark tightens tough anti-immigration laws + Cinematic gold: Cannes unveils official selection Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israelis eye the end of an era after a motley alliance of parties from across the political spectrum agree to form a government to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 750 words 1600 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Israel-politics,FACTS Israel-politics-court-Netanyahu,FACTS Israel-politics-Netanyahu,CHRONO Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-volunteers,2ndlead TOKYO The Tokyo Olympics' chief says the Games will only be cancelled in extreme circumstances as organisers reveal 10,000 volunteers have quit, mainly over coronavirus fears and a sexism row. 600 words moved. Picture. Video SriLanka-Singapore-ship-fire-pollution,WRAP COLOMBO Sri Lankan authorities say they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil slick from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo's main harbour. 600 words moved by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: SriLanka-Singapore-ship-fire-pollution,Q&A Denmark-migration-politics,WRAP COPENHAGEN Denmark ratchets up its tough anti-immigration laws by adopting new legislation enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live. 750 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert France-film-Cannes,WRAP PARIS A rich crop of past Palme d'Or winners and arthouse favourites are set to return to the Cannes Film Festival in July as organisers announce a bumper selection for its competition. 750 words moved by Francois Becker and Eric Randolph. Picture Also moved: Entertainment-France-film-festival-Cannes-selection -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-unrest-election-minorities-politics,FOCUS ATAYE, Ethiopia Ethnic violence in central Ethiopia has cast a lengthening shadow over elections on June 21 in which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will bid for a new term in office. 900 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Iraq-tradition-music,FOCUS BAGHDAD In the Karrada district of Iraq's capital, residents awake to a gas bottle deliveryman's dulcet tones -- once a country-wide tradition, but now a solo act. 550 words moved by Sammy Ketz. Picture. Video Namibia-Germany-genocide,FOCUS WINDHOEK Descendants of victims of massacres committed by German colonisers -- recently recognised as a genocide -- have scoffed at an agreement between the Namibian government and the southern African country's former rulers. 750 words moved by Petrus Haufiku and Sofia Christensen. File Picture Indonesia-music-metal-gender,FOCUS JAKARTA Indonesia's hijab-wearing, head-banging VOB count some of rock music's biggest stars among their fans, but the all-female heavy metal band faced a tougher battle in winning over their parents. 500 words moved by Agnes Anya. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-economy,WRAP SAINT PETERSBURG A flagship economic forum kicks off in Saint Petersburg this week with Russia trying to signal it has moved beyond the coronavirus pandemic and is open for business despite political tensions. 600 words moved by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Health-virus-EU-transport-aviation,FOCUS PARIS A year after the coronavirus pandemic emptied airports, air travel associations fear chaos during Europe's summer holiday season as travellers could wait hours before boarding planes due to health checks. 650 words moved by Tangi Quemener France-telecommunication-emergency-Orange,WRAP PARIS A seven-hour breakdown of emergency phone line numbers in France is linked to possibly three deaths, leading to urgent investigations to determine the extent of the human cost. 650 words moved by Tiphaine Le Liboux and Katia Dolmadjian France-politics-religion-Islam-trial,WRAP PARIS Thirteen people go on trial on charges of online harassment targeting a teenage girl over a social media rant against Islam, which saw her placed under police protection and forced to change schools. 550 words moved by Anne-Sophie Lasserre. Picture France-politics-vote-Macron PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron says he plans to make "difficult" decisions this summer, again refusing to confirm he will seek another five-year term in what is expected to be a hotly contested election next year. 500 words moved by Laurence Benhamou. Picture. Video France-parliament-terrorism-bill PARIS French MPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of tightening the country's anti-terror laws, including placing curbs on the movements of convicted radicals and using algorithms to detect online extremists. 400 words moved by Gregory Danel -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-crime-kidnapping-children,WRAP ABUJA A state government in central Nigeria confirms that gunmen seized 136 children from an Islamic seminary at the weekend, the latest in a string of mass kidnappings in the country. 450 words moved. File picture. Graphic Health-virus-Africa-pandemic-vaccines,lead JOHANNESBURG With vaccine deliveries at a near standstill and struggling with an under-equipped health infrastructure, Africa is ill-prepared for the coronavirus's third wave, the UN's World Health Organization warns. 500 words 1600 GMT by Michelle Gumede -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-UN-tribunal,WRAP THE HAGUE A UN-backed court cancels the opening of a new trial of one of the killers of Lebanese ex-premier Rafic Hariri as it faces a severe funding crisis that could force it to close. 500 words 1600 GMT by Danny Kemp Israel-politics-Palestinians,FOCUS JERUSALEM For the first time in Israel's history a party representing Arab citizens of Palestinian descent has signed on to form a coalition government, breaking with decades of political marginalisation. 650 words 1700 GMT by Majeda al-Batsh and Claire Gounon. -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-US-migrants-religion,FOCUS MATAMOROS, Mexico Once, Abraham Barberi was known as the "pastor of rappers," host of Christian hip-hop concerts targeting young drug dealers in Mexico in hopes of putting them on a different path. Now, he is making headlines by caring for a new flock: more than 200 people hoping to reach the United States. 700 words moved by Francois Picard. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-culture-youth BEIJING Ground down by the sapping realties of modern city life, China's youth are "lying flat", the latest buzzword for those tapping out of a culture of endless work with little reward. 800 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture HongKong-China-politics-Tiananmen,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kongers are seeking innovative ways to commemorate the victims of China's deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown after authorities banned an annual vigil and vowed to stamp out any protests come Friday's anniversary. 750 words moved by Yan Zhao. Video. Picture Thailand-Cambodia-politics-activist,FOCUS BANGKOK From the moment he was dragged into a car in broad daylight on the streets of Phnom Penh on June 4 last year, nothing has been seen or heard of Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit. 750 words moved by Pathom Sangwongwanich with Suy Se in Phnom Penh. Video. Picture -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-aviation-technology-UnitedAirlines,WRAP NEW YORK United Airlines announces plans to buy 15 planes from airline startup Boom Supersonic in a move that could revive the high-speed form of air travel. 600 words 1600 GMT by John Biers US-cinema-stocks-AMC,WRAP NEW YORK Shares of "Reddit Rebellion" darling AMC Entertainment gyrate as it announces plans to capitalize on the latest wave of frenzied investor interest by selling up to 11.6 million shares. 600 words 1700 GMT by Virginie Montet US-economy-unemployment-services,WRAP WASHINGTON A surge in private hiring and a drop in weekly jobless claims are the latest signs Americans are returning to work in large numbers after the Covid-19 pandemic caused mass layoffs a year ago. 600 words 1530 GMT by Chris Stein and Heather Scott -- SPACE -- US-space-SpaceX-ISS-science,lead WASHINGTON SpaceX launches a resupply mission to the International Space Station loaded with an unusual research cargo including tardigrades -- the microscopic animals also known as water bears -- and a fleet of baby squid. 400 words 2000 GMT -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS 'Heartbroken' world number one and former champion Ashleigh Barty limps out of Roland Garros, throwing the battle for the women's title wide open as Rafael Nadal prepares to celebrate his 35th birthday inside an empty stadium. 650 words 1500 GMT by Dave James. Picture. Graphic -- CONSERVATION -- Australia-animal-conservation-technology BRISBANE, Australia Australian researchers are launching a koala "facial recognition" study that aims to better monitor the marsupials' behaviour and ultimately aid in their conservation. 300 words moved afp
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