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| - Duty Editor: Katy Lee Contact: Engdeskers@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + India's Covid death toll hits new record + N.Korea brands Biden's diplomacy 'spurious' + Four ISS astronauts make SpaceX splashdown + Day of mourning for Israel stampede victims + Legendary New York play back as Broadway waits Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI More international aid arrives in India as the daily Covid-19 death toll reaches a new record in the crisis-hit South Asian nation. 800 words 1600 GMT by Atish Patel and Glenda Kwek, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics NKorea-US-politics-nuclear-Biden,lead SEOUL North Korea accuses US President Joe Biden of pursuing a hostile policy, dismissing "spurious" American diplomacy and warning of a response. 600 words moved US-space-SpaceX-ISS-science,WRAP WASHINGTON A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashes down off Florida in NASA's first nighttime ocean landing in more than 50 years. 500 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Video. Picture Israel-accident-religion,WRAP JERUSALEM Flags are lowered to half mast as Israel holds a national day of mourning for 45 men and boys killed in a stampede at a packed ultra-Orthodox Jewish festival. 600 words 1600 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-theater,SCENE NEW YORK Broadway is not due to return until September but New York's longest-running play is already back thanks to its indomitable lead who has played the same role over 13,500 times. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Russia-military-conscription-politics-opposition,FOCUS MOSCOW In December 2019, police officers came to Ruslan Shaveddinov's Moscow apartment, sawed through the door and placed him in handcuffs before whisking him away for forced military service in the Arctic. 900 words moved by Romain Colas with Marina Koreneva in Luga. Picture. Video France-history-Napoleon-Egypt-Palestinians,FOCUS CAIRO Napoleon Bonaparte's bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor's death. 850 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse with Guillaume Lavallee in Gaza. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccines,FOCUS PASADENA, Texas It's official: America's Covid-19 immunization campaign is stalling. While vaccination programs are lagging badly in many countries, mass vaccine sites across the US are closing due to dwindling demand, leaving authorities exploring new ways to reach people who haven't yet gotten a shot. 700 words moved by Francois Picard with Issam Ahmed in Washington. Picture. Video France-health-toilets-Paris,FOCUS PARIS With cafes, bars and museums closed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Parisians are learning what tourists have long known -- finding a public toilet in the French capital requires some sleuthing and plenty of patience. 500 words moved by Pierre Donnedieu and Guillaume Bonnet. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,FOCUS BELFAST Northern Ireland marks its 100th year on Monday, but faltering efforts to commemorate the centenary encapsulate the rift at the heart of the British province. 800 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. File video We also moved: Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,CHRONO Britain-NIreland-Ireland-history-partition,SCENE Britain-NIreland-Ireland-unrest-BobbySands,FACTS Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,ADVANCER MADRID Madrid votes Tuesday in a closely watched regional election which surveys suggest will deliver a serious drubbing to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party. 600 words moved by Christian Chaise. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Spain-politics-Madrid-vote,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-accident-religion,FOCUS JERUSALEM Thirteen-year-old "Azi", a "sweet" boy who loved learning, was one of at least 16 children and teens among the 45 killed in a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage in Israel. 550 words moved by Daniella Cheslow Iran-Britain-justice-politics,WRAP LONDON Iran's treatment of detained dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe amounts to "torture", Britain says, after she was convicted anew and banned from leaving the Islamic republic. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture France-history-Napoleon-Egypt-Palestinians,FOCUS CAIRO Napoleon Bonaparte's bloody campaign in Egypt and Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor's death. 850 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse with Guillaume Lavallee in Gaza. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-conservation-animal-breeding PRETORIA South Africa reveals plans to ban the breeding of lions in captivity for trophy hunting or for tourists to pet, in a bid to promote a more "authentic" experience. 350 words moved Chad-security-curfew N'DJAMENA Chad's new ruling junta announces that it has lifted a curfew introduced after the shock death of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno and the installation of a military council led by his son. 400 words moved Burundi-minister-corruption NAIROBI Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacks his commerce minister because she risks "compromising the country's economy," as sources in the ruling regime alleges she embezzled airline funds. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-demonstration-unrest,WRAP YANGON Thousands of anti-coup protesters march in Myanmar, calling for a "spring revolution" with the country in its fourth month under a military regime. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Shut out of the White House and desperate to reclaim power in Congress next year, Republicans are locked in an internal battle over their party's direction, and whether to embrace or jettison the divisive politics of Donald Trump. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture ElSalvador-politics-justice SAN SALVADOR El Salvador's new parliament votes to dismiss the attorney general and top judges seen as hostile to populist President Nayib Bukele, triggering a political storm as the opposition derides the move as a coup. 600 words 1600 GMT by Carlos Mario Marquez. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- German-management-law-women,FOCUS FRANKFURT Belen Garijo has taken over as CEO at German pharmaceuticals giant Merck -- the first woman to singlehandedly run a DAX 30-listed company -- as Europe's top economy debates quotas for greater boardroom equality. 650 words moved by Jean-Philippe Lacour. File picture China-economy-luxury-fakes,FOCUS BEIJING It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China. 750 words moved by Ye Qian and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-POR,WRAP PORTIMAO Valtteri Bottas is on pole with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes front-row lockout at the Portuguese Grand Prix, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen waiting to pounce on the second row in Portimao. 600 words 1630 GMT. Picture FBL-ITA-SerieA-InterMilan,lead MILAN Inter can claim their first Scudetto since 2010 if the only team that can catch them, Atalanta, fail to win at Sassuolo. 500 words 1530 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture FBL-ENG-Pr,lead MANCHESTER Manchester City will clinch the Premier League title if their neighbours Manchester United lose at home to Liverpool. 500 words 1730 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture afp
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