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| - Duty Editor: Katy Lee Email: engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Delta variant forces lockdowns as Europe eases curbs + Engineer warned of danger at collapsed Florida building + Colombia president's helicopter hit by gunfire + Tour de France kicks off with action-packed first stage + Italy seeks to break 82-year record at Euro 2020 Health-virus,WRAP SAINT PETERSBURG Australia's largest city Sydney enters a two-week lockdown to contain a sudden coronavirus surge and Russia's Saint Petersburg announces a record death toll, as several European nations lift restrictions despite the global spread of the Delta variant. 750 words 1600 GMT by Marina Koreneva with Andrew Leeson in Sydney. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-NZealand-Australia-travel,lead US-accident-construction,WRAP SURFSIDE, Florida An engineer warned of "major structural damage" at a Florida apartment building three years before it partially collapsed, a report says, as rescuers race to find 159 people still unaccounted for in the mountain of debris. 700 words 1500 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-accident-construction,SCENE US-accident-construction-building,FOCUS Colombia-Venezuela-violence-border,WRAP BOGOTA President Ivan Duque says the helicopter he was flying in near the border with Venezuela was hit by gunfire in the first attack against a Colombian head of state in nearly 20 years. 500 words moved. File picture Cycling-Tour-FRA BREST, FRANCE All eyes are on defending champion Tadej Pogacar as the Tour de France kicks off with a first stage guaranteed to deliver a drama-filled finish. 500 words by Damian McCall 1600 GMT. Picture. Graphic Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Italy could break an 82-year national record when they take on Austria in the last 16 at Euro 2020, while Wales must find a way to stop neutrals' favourites Denmark. 600 words 1830 GMT by Martyn Wood with Andy Scott in Amsterdam. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-animal-environment-elephant,FOCUS BEIJING The mammoth trek across southern China of a herd of elephants that has captivated the world with their playful antics has thrown a spotlight on the loss of their habitat and conservation challenges. 650 words moved by Poornima Weersaekara. File picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Australia-Sydney,2ndlead SYDNEY Sydney's usually bustling harbourside restaurants are shut and city streets nearly deserted as a two-week lockdown begins across Australia's largest city to contain a rapidly spreading outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant. 550 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-mask MADRID A few smiles are visible in Madrid but most keep their faces covered as Spain drops its requirement for people to wear masks in the street. 500 words 1500 GMT Health-virus-India ALLAHABAD, India Seasonal flooding of the Ganges is flushing out shallow graves and exposing some of the hundreds of bodies that were buried by the river during India's recent Covid-19 surge. 200 words moved -- EUROPE -- Germany-crime-knife,WRAP WUERZBURG, Germany Investigators are racing to pinpoint the motive of the man who went on a deadly knife rampage in the German city of Wuerzburg, killing three people and leaving five seriously injured. 650 words 1500 GMT by Pauline Curtet with Hui Min Neo in Berlin. Picture. Video. Live video US-France-Germany-Italy-diplomacy-Blinken,FOCUS PARIS After four turbulent years with president Donald Trump, European allies are barely concealing their joy as they welcome Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his more collaborative approach. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video France-architecture-arts-environment ARLES, France Rising high beyond an ancient Roman arena in Arles, a tall, twisted tower created by Frank Gehry shimmers in the sun, the latest futuristic addition to this southern French city known for its World Heritage sites. 550 words moved by Isabelle Wesselingh -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial MINNEAPOLIS Former policeman Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of African American George Floyd, the killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. 800 words moved by Joy Powell with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Also moved: US-racism-police-justice,FOCUS US-racism-police-trial-Chauvin,PROFILE -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-politics-vote ADDIS ABABA The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says that while there was some violence recorded during the country's elections, it did not observe "massive, widespread and systematic human rights abuses". 350 words moved -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-Kunduz KUNDUZ, Afghanistan About 5,000 Afghan families have fled their homes in Kunduz after days of fighting between the Taliban and government forces, officials say, with the insurgents continuing to surround the key northern city. 400 words moved. Video Indonesia-culture-religion PROBOLINGGO, Indonesia Thousands of worshippers trudge up an active Indonesian volcano to cast livestock and other offerings down its smouldering crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. 350 words moved. Photos. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- China-automobile-Tesla BEIJING Electric car giant Tesla will "recall" over 285,000 cars from the Chinese market after an investigation found issues with its assisted driving software that could cause road collisions, a government regulator announces. 350 words moved afp
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