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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Ultraconservative elected Iran president + Moscow sets new high for virus infections + Hong Kong pro-democracy media executives in court + UN urges members to stop flow of arms into Myanmar + Germany under pressure at Euro 2020 Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. 800 words 1000 GMT by Frank Zeller and Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video. Graphic We have also moved: Iran-vote-Raisi,PROFILE Health-virus-Russia,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's capital Moscow registers a pandemic high for new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day, as the city's hospitals are flooded with new patients due to the Delta variant. 550 words 1000 GMT by Evan Gershkovich HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Two executives from Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily appear in court charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. 600 words moved by Yan Zhao and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Live Video Myanmar-politics-military-UN-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The UN General Assembly takes the rare step of calling on member states to "prevent the flow of arms" into Myanmar, part of a non-binding resolution condemning the military coup in the violence-wracked country. 600 words moved Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Germany are under fierce pressure going into a crucial Euro 2020 game against Portugal as world champions France look to clinch a place in the last 16 and Spain chase a first win. 700 words 1100 GMT by Andy Scott with Ryland James in Munich. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Germany-museum-history-politics,FOCUS BERLIN A new museum dedicated to the long-silenced trauma of German civilians forced to flee eastern Europe at the end of World War II opens next week after decades of wrenching debate. 900 words moved by Deborah Cole. Video. Picture SAfrica-history-apartheid-jobs,FOCUS SOWETO, South Africa Thirty years ago South Africa's apartheid laws were formally struck down, bringing a dizzying jolt of hope to millions of disenfranchised citizens. Today that optimism has all but fizzled out -- particularly among the young. 600 words moved by Claire Doyen and Michelle Gumede. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-vote,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party will hold its congress Saturday ahead of September parliamentary elections that come amid a sweeping crackdown on the beleaguered opposition. 700 words 1300 GMT by Evan Gershkovich. File Picture. Europe-migrants-Spain-fashion,FOCUS BARCELONA When he left Senegal, risking his life to make the dangerous boat trip to Spain's Canary Islands, Lamine Sarr never thought he'd end up selling fake goods on the streets of Barcelona. 700 words moved by Rosa Sulleiro Austria-women-architecture,FOCUS VIENNA When it comes to designing public spaces and buildings, women's voices have too often been silenced. A visionary project in Vienna aims to turn that notion on its head, with a suburb in the Austrian capital designed by and for women. 800 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Eritrea-Sudan-Egypt-Somalia-politics-diplomacy,FACTS ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia has projected power in the Horn of Africa for centuries, remaining fiercely independent as the rest of the region fell to colonial rule, and warring with neighbours to defend its vast realm. 800 words moved by Nick Perry. Graphic. Nigeria-lifestyle-fashion-modelling,FOCUS LAGOS Champagne corks popped and sequins sparkled like a thousand tiny stars in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, where an international model casting was on the hunt for the face of the future. 700 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Video. Picture Switzerland-Liberia-conflict-warcrimes-trial-verdict,WRAP GENEVA A former Liberian warlord is jailed for 20 years in Switzerland, becoming the first person from the country to be convicted of war crimes committed during the bloody conflict there a generation ago. 650 words moved by Nina Larson Also moved: Switzerland-Liberia-conflict-warcrimes,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- Canada-US-pornography-internet-lawsuit,WRAP MONTREAL Pornhub is increasingly under the gun as the adult video site is sued by 34 women who say they appeared without consent in footage showing rape, sexual abuse, revenge porn or images of them when they were minors. 600 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. File picture US-Britain-painting-auction NEW YORK A piece of art weaving together one of the great statesmen of the 20th century, an icon of the jet set and the world's first "super yacht" will go under the hammer at New York auction house Phillips on June 23. 350 words moved. Picture. Video Peru-accident-mining,2ndlead LIMA A bus carrying miners plunges into a ravine on a mountain road in southern Peru, killing at least 27, their employer says. 300 words moved -- ASIA -- Australia-China-diplomacy-trade-wine,3rdlead SYDNEY Australia will take China before the World Trade Organization over Beijing's imposition of crippling tariffs on Australian wine exports, it announces, in the latest sign of worsening tensions between the two countries. 650 words moved Myanmar-coup-politics-military YANGON Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar don flowers in their hair to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week. 550 words moved. Video. Picture. -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-ENG-SCO GLASGOW Scotland emerge from a 0-0 draw against old enemy England with their pride, a point and a chance of making the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time ever. 500 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture. fbl-Euro-2020-2021-ENG-SCO LONDON Harry Kane's lacklustre form at Euro 2020 has left Gareth Southgate facing a selection dilemma as England look to bounce back from their limp 0-0 draw against Scotland on Friday. 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture. India-athletics-Oly-MilkhaSingh-IND,OBIT NEW DELHI India mourns the loss of track legend Milkha Singh, who overcame childhood tragedy to seek Olympic glory, after he died aged 91 following a long battle with Covid-19. 550 words moved. File picture. -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Lifestyle-games-economy,FOCUS BRUSSELS Retro-futurist video game Cyberpunk 2077 will be back in the Playstation store on Monday after a disastrous launch marred by bugs forced a 184-day time-out. 650 words moved by Kilian Fichou. File Picture -- HEALTH -- Health-colorectal-cancer-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON A new paper in the journal Cancer Discovery has identified specific patterns of DNA damage triggered by diets rich in red meat -- further implicating the food as a carcinogen while heralding the possibility of detecting the cancer early and designing new treatments. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- ENVIRONMENT -- Mexico-environment-nature-climate,FOCUS NAUCALPAN DE JUAREZ, Mexico Adriana Veliz whispers affectionately as she removes a colony of bees from inside a statue in a Mexican backyard -- part of her mission to help save them from extinction. 500 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. Picture. Video afp
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