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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + G7 leaders to agree climate, conservation targets + Israel parliament vote expected to end Netanyahu rule + Euro 2020 in shock after Danish star's collapse + Swiss vote in referendum on pesticides ban + Trip to space with Jeff Bezos sells for $28 mn G7-summit,WRAP CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom G7 leaders hear calls for them to take urgent action to curb climate change and secure the future of the planet, as they finalise three days of meetings where revived Western unity has been to the fore. 750 words 1000 GMT by Jitendra Joshi and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu faces the likely end of his 12-year reign as parliament looks set to vote into power a diverse "change" coalition united only in their desire to oust the indicted leader. 700 words 1100 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Bennett,PROFILE Israel-politics-Lapid,PROFILE Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS England open their Euro 2020 campaign on a revenge mission against Croatia at Wembley with the tournament in shock after Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed and had to be revived by medics on the pitch during his country's defeat to Finland. 750 words at 0930 GMT by Guy Jackson with Terry Daley in Copenhagen. Graphic. Picture. Video Switzerland-voting-agriculture-environment-terrorism,lead GENEVA Switzerland starts counting the ballots after voting on proposals to ban synthetic pesticides, in a campaign that has sharply divided opinion and shattered the idyllic image of peaceful Swiss Alpine pastures. 650 words 1030 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. File video US-space-BlueOrigin,WRAP WASHINGTON A mystery bidder pays $28 million at auction for a seat alongside Jeff Bezos, when the first crewed spaceflight of the billionaire's company Blue Origin blasts off from a Texas desert next month. 600 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-health,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Her eyes glued to a cellphone photo of her sister and four children killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza, Ola lets out the painful words: "I was hoping we'd find them alive". 850 words moved by Mai Yaghi and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture -- EUROPE -- Spain-politics-Catalonia-prisoners,WRAP MADRID Right-wing protesters are due to hit the streets of Madrid to denounce controversial Spanish government plans to offer pardons to the jailed Catalan separatists behind the failed 2017 independence bid. 650 words moved by Alvaro Villalobos with Rosa Sulleiro in Barcelona. Picture. Video Switzerland-ballet-Bejart-abuse,FOCUS GENEVA Switzerland's prestigious Bejart Ballet Lausanne company faces a probe as allegations of drug use, harassment and abuse of power raise the question why nothing apparently changed after an earlier investigation raised similar issues. 750 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Britain-media-television-GBNews,FOCUS LONDON GB News -- the first dedicated television news channel to launch in Britain in more than two decades -- goes live for the first time on Sunday. 750 words moved by Callum Paton -- MIDDLE EAST -- UAE-economy-G7-US-taxation,FOCUS DUBAI Tax advantages paired with a life of luxury have long drawn foreigners and multinationals to the UAE, which is aiming to remain attractive whether or not it signs up to a global tax initiative. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi -- AMERICAS -- Canada-crime-Islam-funeral,WRAP LONDON, Ontario Several hundred people gather in London, Ontario to pay homage to a Muslim family deliberately mowed down by the driver of a pick-up truck, in an attack that has shocked Canadians and which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced as "terrorist." 550 words moved by Nicole Osborne with Philippe Sauvagnargues in Montreal. Picture. Video Peru-vote-Fujimori,WRAP LIMA Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori insists that Peru's presidential election was marred by fraud, as final vote counting drags on with her leftist rival slightly ahead. 550 words moved. Picture. Video US-IT-games-E3 SAN FRANCISCO The world's premier video game trade show, E3, kicks off online, celebrating play that "kept us sane" during the pandemic, venturing into new fantasy worlds with Ubisoft's fresh offering "Avatar," and promising a real-world gathering next year. 550 words moved by Glenn Chapman. Picture -- ASIA -- China-accident,WRAP BEIJING At least 12 people were killed and nearly 140 others injured when a gas line explosion ripped through a residential compound in central China's Hubei province, local officials say. 400 words by 1200 GMT. Video Malaysia-France-Switzerland-crime-children-kidnapping KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia deports a leading figure in conspiracy circles who is wanted in France over the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl, sources tell AFP. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-China-Europe-manufacturing-trade-metal,FOCUS NEW YORK What if China were to cut off the United States and Europe from access to rare minerals that are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and drones? With the transition to green energy under way, Washington and Brussels want to avoid this scenario by investing in the market. 750 words moved by Ali Bekhtaoui. File picture US-banking-investment-bitcoin,FOCUS NEW YORK Investing in bitcoin and other digital currencies remains a risky game, and some US financial heavyweights are staying on the sidelines -- but others are proceeding cautiously into the growing world of crypto-assets. 700 words moved by Juliette Michel US-economy-bank-rate,ADVANCER WASHINGTON Even in the face of rising inflation, the lackluster progress on restoring jobs lost during the pandemic means the US Federal Reserve is unlikely to budge on monetary policy when it meets next week. 650 words moved by Heather Scott -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open PARIS Novak Djokovic can become the first man in more than half a century and only the third in history to win all four Grand Slam titles twice when he takes on Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. 600 words by Dave James 1300 GMT Picture Graphic afp
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