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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Telephone: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Brazil police facing fury after deadly raid + WHO gives first OK to Chinese Covid-19 shot + Violence flares at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque + Maldives ex-president wounded in bomb blast + UEFA sanctions Super League breakaway clubs 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 25 people dead -- some reportedly killed in cold blood. 700 words 2000 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization approves the first Covid-19 vaccine from China in a bid to boost global inoculation drives, as India logs yet another record number of infections that have spilled over into neighbouring countries. 800 words moved by Robin Millard with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphics Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-vaccines China Sinopharm,2ndlead Health-virus-world,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Rare clashes break out at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound between Israeli police and Palestinian worshipers capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West Bank. 750 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Maldives-politics-blast-president,WRAP MALE Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is in a "critical" condition following an assassination attempt, doctors say. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Maldives-politics,FACTS Fbl-Eur-Super-C1-UEFA,WRAP PARIS UEFA announces sanctions, including financial punishments, against nine of the 12 clubs behind the aborted Super League project, after the clubs "apologised" and acknowledged "a mistake". 600 words 2000 GMT -- 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 Health-virus-Pakistan-religion-Ramadan,FOCUS RAWALPINDI, Pakistan Schools and restaurants have closed, shops pull down their shutters early every evening, and the military has been mobilised to combat the spread of coronavirus -- but night after night the faithful flock to mosques across Pakistan for prayers. 600 words moved by David Stout and Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- 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-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 Health-virus-Nepal-Everest-mountaineering,FOCUS EVEREST BASE CAMP More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain. 700 words moved by Prakash Mathema with Paavan Mathema in Kathmandu. Picture -- EUROPE -- 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 2000 GMT by Thomas Cabral with Alex Pigman in Brussels. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- 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. 500 words 1430 GMT. 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 -- AMERICAS -- US-violence-schools,FOCUS WASHINGTON Students in many US states are just returning to classrooms after months of remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic -- but the move back has come with an unfortunate uptick in gun violence. 600 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture -- ECONOMY -- 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. 650 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video Also moved: US-economy-employment,POINTS -- SPACE -- Space-China-US-science,WRAP BEIJING China says the risk of damage from a rocket falling back to Earth is "extremely low", after the United States warned it could crash down onto an inhabited area. 600 words moved by Ludovic Ehret and Helen Roxbrough 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. 650 words 0000 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,lead LOS ANGELES The scandal-hit organization behind film and television's Golden Globe Awards votes for sweeping reforms after being slammed by Hollywood for its record on diversity. 500 words moved by Andrew Marszal 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 Entertainment-US-Colombia-music-film-JBalvin,FOCUS NEW YORK A new documentary about reggaeton superstar J Balvin set out to explore how a kid from Medellin rose to global fame -- but against the backdrop of Colombian protests, it became a meditation on artists' social responsibility. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture -- SPORT -- Health-Virus-Britain-Travel-Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG,WRAP LONDON Britain says it is willing to step in to host the all-English Champions League football final, after the government places Turkey on a coronavirus travel red list. 600 words 2000 GMT afp
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