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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + India reports 4,000 new virus deaths for first time + Chinese rocket set to re-enter atmosphere + More than 160 wounded in Jerusalem clashes + Calls for probe after bloody Rio police raid + Texas reckons with racist place names Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India reports more than 4,000 new Covid-19 deaths for the first time as it struggles with one of the world's worst outbreaks, but the global immunisation effort is boosted by WHO approval for the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine. 650 words 0530 GMT by Aishwarya Kumar, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-vaccines China Sinopharm,2ndlead Health-virus-world,FACTS China-space-rocket,lead BEIJING A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere over the weekend, but Beijing has downplayed fears and said there is a very low risk of any damage. 450 words 0600 GMT. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM More than 160 people are wounded after Israeli riot police clash with Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West Bank. 750 words moved by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video Brazil-police-drugs-rights,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Police in Brazil face outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 28 people dead -- some reportedly killed in cold blood. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. Video US-racism-Texas-geography-history,FOCUS HOUSTON, Texas Racist and offensive Texas place names are holdovers from a dark past, but they are poised to finally change as a reckoning on how white America treats Black people washes over the United States. 600 words moved by Francois Picard. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Sweden-Norway,FOCUS SVINESUND, Norway They haven't been allowed to have each other over to their homes for a year now because of Covid. So come rain or shine, two 73-year-old Swedish twins have met every Saturday, each on their side of the border, on a bridge that links Norway and Sweden. 550 words moved by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-politics,FOCUS MORADABAD, India People in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh are fighting not just a raging pandemic but also a prickly Hindu nationalist local government that many say is in denial. 650 words moved. Video. Picture Health-virus-EU-vaccines,FOCUS BRUSSELS The EU voices scepticism over the United States' sudden push to waive Covid vaccine patents to boost supply to poorer countries, while defending its own record as the world's biggest exporter of doses. 550 words moved by Marc Burleigh. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines-pharmaceutical-patent-WTO,POINTS Health-virus-pharmaceutical-trade,FOCUS Health-virus-drugs PARIS Taking anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen does not increase the risk of developing a severe form of Covid-19 or of dying from it, according to a new study, the largest so far on this class of medicines. 450 words moved by Paul Ricard Health-virus-Spain-politics,FOCUS MADRID Spain is poised for a surge in internal travel after a national state of emergency ends on Sunday, a move regional governments fear weakens their hand in the fight against the pandemic. 650 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-economy-employment,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States added just 266,000 jobs in April -- a quarter of the number expected -- in a surprise setback for President Joe Biden's efforts to revive an economy blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic. 850 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-economy-employment,POINTS US-politics-media-rights-Trump WASHINGTON The Trump administration secretly obtained the phone records of Washington Post journalists who reported on allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the newspaper reports, prompting concerns over freedom of speech. 350 words moved by Sarah Titterton US-politics-Harris-immigration,FOCUS WASHINGTON US vice presidents always yearn for a chance to share the spotlight, but when Kamala Harris got put in charge of the Mexico border mess, she might have been forgiven for secretly wishing she could return to the shadows. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Mexico-accident-rail,FOCUS MEXICO CITY The collapse of a Mexico City metro overpass that left 25 people dead could have been caused by defects in the steel beams or damage to the joints, experts say. 600 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias -- EUROPE -- EU-India-summit,WRAP PORTO, Portugal The EU and India are expected to further bolster warming ties by relaunching long-stalled trade talks and agreeing to work together against the pandemic battering the south Asian giant. 500 words moved by Thomas Cabral, with Christian Spillman in Brussels Britain-vote,WRAP HARTLEPOOL, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes early election results in Britain's first major vote since Brexit and the pandemic, including a stunning by-election victory for his Conservative party in an opposition Labour stronghold. 800 words moved by Oli Scarff with Mathilde Bellenger in Glasgow and Joe Jackson in London. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-vote-Labour,ANALYSIS EU-summit-economy,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders stress the importance of fighting poverty and inequality as the continent emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, but remain divided about Brussels' role in rebuilding a fair economy. 700 words moved by Thomas Cabral with Alex Pigman in Brussels. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-Israel-Khamenei,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls arch-foe Israel "not a country, but a terrorist base" during a speech on Al-Quds Day, an annual show of solidarity with the Palestinians. 550 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Iran-nuclear-politics-US,WRAP VIENNA The fourth round of talks between world powers on Iran's nuclear programme open in Vienna, with diplomats voicing hope of progress towards an agreement in the coming weeks. 550 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest-politics MOGADISHU Opposition fighters withdraw from the Somali capital, ending a tense standoff with pro-government troops after a dispute over delayed elections triggered the country's worst political violence in years. 500 words moved. File picture -- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- US-space-Mars-Ingenuity-audio,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time captured the low-pitched whirring of the Ingenuity helicopter's blades as it flies through the rarefied Martian atmosphere. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Serbia-festival-health-virus,FOCUS BELGRADE Pulsating crowds, booming open-air sound systems, megastars lapping up the adoration of thousands -- music festivals are fast receding into distant memory thanks to Covid, but one event in Serbia is refusing to yield. 600 words moved by Miodrag Solvilj. File picture afp
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