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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Covid variants renamed to avoid stigmatising countries + Osaka withdraws from French Open, citing depression + Israel coalition hits obstacles: opposition leader + Aussie softball team first to arrive for Olympics + Global warming blamed for 1 in 3 heat-related deaths Health-virus-WHO-variant-names GENEVA Covid-19 variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to avoid stigmatising nations where they were first detected, the World Health Organization announces. 400 words moved by Robin Millard Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-diplomacy,lead Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open following the bitter fall-out from her decision to boycott all media activity, revealing she has "suffered long bouts of depression" and will now "take some time away from the court". 700 words moved by Jed Court. Picture. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-Osaka Tennis-FRA-Open-Osaka,PROFILE Tennis-FRA-Open-Osaka,FACTS Tennis-FRA-Open-Osaka,QUOTES Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says many obstacles remain before a diverse coalition can unite to oust veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but voices hope it will achieve the "greater goal". 850 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Graphic. Video. Also moved: Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Lapid,PROFILE Israel-politics-Bennett,PROFILE Israel-politics-Netanyahu,CHRONO Israel-vote,CHRONO Israel-politics,Q&A Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-Australia-softball,3rdlead TOKYO Australia's softball team become the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games, which continue to face controversy. 650 words 0230 GMT by Sara Hussein and Quentin Tyberghien. Picture. Video. Live video Climate-health-heat-mortality PARIS More than a third of summer heat-related fatalities are due to climate change, researchers say, warning of even higher death tolls as global temperatures climb. 700 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- SPOTLIGHT -- SKorea-environment-climate-plant,FOCUS BONGHWA, South Korea Hidden in a South Korean mountain tunnel designed to withstand a nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 wild plant species are stored for safekeeping against climate change, natural disaster and war. 650 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccines-patent-WTO,lead GENEVA The EU, Britain and Japan continue to voice doubts at the WTO about a proposed intellectual property waiver on Covid-19 products such as vaccines, a Geneva trade official says. 600 words moved Health-virus-Malaysia-SEAsia KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia imposes a tough, nationwide lockdown to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggle with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants. 450 words 0400 GMT by M. Jegathesan. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-vaccines,2ndlead PARIS France opens up Covid-19 vaccines to all adults, a week before Germany, as Europe races to avoid another wave of infections caused by new virus variants. 700 words moved by Juliette Collen. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Denmark-US-Europe-espionage,WRAP PARIS France, Germany and other European countries demand answers following reports the US spied on its allies using Danish underwater cables, as questions mount over whether Denmark knew about the operation. 800 words moved by Jerome Rivet and Camille Bas-Wohlert in Copenhagen. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-IAEA,2ndlead VIENNA The UN nuclear watchdog voices concern that Iran has not clarified queries over possible undeclared nuclear activity, adding that its enriched uranium stockpile was 16 times over the limit. 600 words moved by Jastinder Khera Iran-justice-France-diplomacy-rights PARIS A Frenchman held for over a year in Iran is an innocent tourist caught in a trap that has nothing to do with him, his sister says after it emerged he faces trial on charges of espionage. 500 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre. Picture. Video Spain-Morocco-WSahara-Polisario-court,WRAP MADRID The leader of Western Sahara's independence movement, whose presence in Spain has angered the Moroccan government, will appear before a Spanish court Tuesday to answer allegations of torture and genocide. 650 words 0200 GMT by Marie Giffard. File picture -- ASIA -- Britain-Afghanistan-immigration-army,2ndlead LONDON Britain announces plans to accelerate its relocation of Afghan staff who worked with the military and their families ahead of a planned withdrawal of US-led NATO forces. 550 words moved Myanmar-politics-military-coup-education,FOCUS YANGON Schools in Myanmar open for the first time since the military seized power, but teachers and students are set to defy the junta's calls for full classrooms in a show of resistance. 650 words 0330 GMT. File Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Canada-indigenous-school-politics,WRAP OTTAWA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledges to expand excavations at old boarding schools across Canada after remains of 215 indigenous children were discovered at one location. 700 words moved Colombia-protest-army,FOCUS CALI, Colombia Inhabitants of Colombia's third largest city react with fear and suspicion to the sight of soldiers patrolling the streets after violent unrest, but others have been cheering them. 700 words 0130 GMT by Andres Carmona. Picture. Video US-psychology-trend-health-philosophy-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Shaken by Covid, some Americans try "manifesting" a positive result, be it love, money or success, through a mix of positive thinking and magical practices. 700 words 0200 GMT by Daxia Rojas. Picture -- AFRICA -- Chad-CAfrica-army-conflict,WRAP N'DJAMENA Chad and the Central African Republic are at loggerheads after the Chadian government accused its southern neighbour of killing six of its soldiers at a border post, five of whom were allegedly abducted and then executed, branding it a "war crime" that would "not go unpunished". 800 words moved. File picture. Graphic Mali-politics-conflict-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita returns home after West African leaders condemned a second coup that cemented his grip on power, calling on him to name a new prime minister but stopping short of reimposing sanctions. 700 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Laurent Lozano in Dakar. Picture. Video Also moved: Mali-politics-conflict,CHRONO DRCongo-unrest-volcano,FOCUS GOMA, DR Congo Fears of looting are gripping the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, whose inhabitants fled last week after warnings that the dreaded Mount Nyiragongo volcano could be on the verge of a catastrophic second eruption. 650 words moved by Heritier Baraka Munyampfura. Picture Also moved: Rwanda-DRCongo-volcano-gas -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-sponsors,FOCUS TOKYO Tokyo 2020 was supposed to be a marketing bonanza, but public opposition and a possible spectator ban over virus fears have left some Japanese sponsors with an Olympic headache. 600 words 0230 GMT by Etienne Balmer Fbl-Copa-2021-health-virus-BRA-ARG-COL,FOCUS BRASILIA When Covid-19 overwhelmed Argentina too badly to host the South American football championships, officials move the tournament to pandemic-battered Brazil of all places, drawing criticism from epidemiologists and a flurry of jokes. 750 words 0200 GMT by Jordi Miro. 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