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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Contact: engdesk@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + N.Ireland casts shadow over first Johnson-Biden meeting + US to 'supercharge' Covid fight with vaccine donation + Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with corruption charges + Navalny team vows to fight on after 'extremism' ruling + Perfect strangers: First-time quartet in French semis Britain-US-G7-NATO-EU-Russia-Biden,WRAP CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom Joe Biden and Boris Johnson hold their first face-to-face meeting, with the visiting US president expected to deliver a stark warning to the British prime minister not to imperil the fragile peace in Northern Ireland. 750 words 1500 GMT by Jerome Cartillier, Jitendra Joshi and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US will donate 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations to "supercharge" the pandemic fight as the WHO warns Europeans not to drop their guard because vaccination levels there remain too low to stop another wave of infections. 650 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON The Myanmar junta hits deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption charges over claims she accepted illegal payments of gold and more than half a million dollars in cash, state media reports. 550 words moved. File Picture Russia-opposition-politics-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group vows to fight on after a court branded it an "extremist" organisation and ordered its closure. 800 words 1700 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,CHRONO Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Maria Sakkari, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Barbora Krejcikova or Tamara Zidansek will continue the recent trend of new Grand Slam champions at this year's French Open after another tournament littered with surprises. 600 words 1500 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture Also moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-Djokovic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Myanmar-politics-military-coup-health,FOCUS YANGON Protesters shot during rallies against Myanmar's military regime are avoiding treatment for their wounds, fearing arrest if they visit junta-run hospitals and searching desperately for sympathetic doctors to operate on them in secret. 700 words moved. Picture US-Europe-Australia-crime-tech-police,FOCUS PARIS In convincing criminal networks to embrace a bogus encrypted messaging app, police relied on cutting-edge tech as well as an old-school trick -- an inside man tasked with winning the trust of a ruthless underworld. 600 words moved by Didier Lauras -- EUROPE -- France-Sahel-military-Mali,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron is set to announce a partial withdrawal of French troops in the Sahel region of Africa, particularly in Mali, three sources tell AFP, as domestic pressure grows for an end to the almost decade-long deployment. 600 words 1530 GMT by Daphne Benoit France-politics-Macron-slap,WRAP PARIS French prosecutors have requested an 18-month jail term for a 28-year-old mediaeval history enthusiast who slapped President Emmanuel Macron, after he told investigators that he acted "without thinking". 600 words 1530 GMT by Daniel Abelous. Picture. Video Turkey-rights-Europe-ECHR-COE-justice,lead STRASBOURG Pan-European rights body the Council of Europe for the first time threatens to launch disciplinary proceedings against Turkey over its failure to implement a court order to release the philanthropist Osman Kavala. 500 words 1530 GMT Health-virus-Britain-politics-Hancock LONDON Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock rejects bombshell claims by Boris Johnson's influential former top aide Dominic Cummings that he had lied to the prime minister and ministerial colleagues about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words 1500 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video Vatican-Pope-religion-Germany-abuse,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis rejects an offer by top German bishop Reinhard Marx to resign over the huge child sex abuse scandal rocking the Church, urging the cardinal known for his reforms to stay and help shape change in the institution. 650 words 1500 GMT by Alvise Armellini and Catherine Marciano. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JENIN, Palestinian Territories Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli special forces who were on a mission to arrest suspected "terrorists" in the occupied West Bank, sources on both sides say. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Lod,FOCUS LOD, Israel Last month's conflict between Israel and Gaza militants saw tensions come to a head in the "mixed" city of Lod, where Jewish and Arab Israelis are now trying to patch things up. 650 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture Iran-rights-religion-Bahais,FOCUS PARIS The Bahai community in Iran is subjected to discrimination in every aspect of life, representatives say, but the country's largest non-Muslim religious minority is still determined to retain its presence. 900 words moved by Stuart Williams Iran-vote-economy,FOCUS TEHRAN When Iranians vote for a new president next week, they will do so in the depths of an economic crisis brought on by crippling sanctions and worsened by the pandemic. 750 words moved by Marc Jourdier. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Iran-vote-candidates,FACTS Iran-vote-politics,CHRONO Algeria-vote,ADVANCER TUNIS Algeria holds parliamentary elections Saturday under the shadow of a boycott by a protest movement and deep scepticism that the North African nation can exit political paralysis or economic crisis. 750 words moved by Philippe Agret. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Algeria-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE Algeria-politics,CHRONO Health-virus-Lebanon-politics-corruption,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanon's cash-strapped leaders are bribing their base with free Covid jabs ahead of next year's elections, in what observers say is the latest variant on an old corruption trick. 850 words moved by Bachir El Khoury Health-virus-Jordan-tourism-animals,FOCUS PETRA, Jordan Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan's Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid the pandemic and the loyal animals are left without a job. 550 words moved by Mussa Hattar. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-unrest-politics,WRAP BANGUI The government resigns in Central African Republic, setting up a political reshuffle in an impoverished country battling rebellion and a bustup with former colonial power France, angered by a blossoming alliance with Russia. 500 words 1430 GMT by Barbara Debout. File picture. Graphic Senegal-religion-monks-music,FOCUS KEUR MOUSSA, Senegal In a Senegalese abbey, Benedictine friars combine worship and music seven times a day, singing the glories of God to the sound of the kora -- the ancient 21-string instrument of West Africa. 600 words moved by Emmet Livingstone. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Peru-vote,WRAP LIMA Leftist Pedro Castillo holds a razor-thin lead in Peru's polarizing presidential election as his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori makes renewed allegations of voter fraud involving half-a-million ballots. 750 words moved by Francisco Jara. Picture. Video. Graphic US-China-Taiwan-diplomacy-trade,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's administration holds virtual talks with a Taiwanese minister on boosting commercial ties, after China warns the United States against pursuing a trade deal. 500 words 1500 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-plane-crash-toll,WRAP YANGON Twelve people are killed when a Myanmar military plane carrying a senior monk and several donors to a religious event crashes in a central region of the country. 450 words moved. Graphic ETimor-US-crime-court-assault-religion,WRAP DILI A defrocked American priest accused of molesting girls for years at an East Timor shelter goes on trial in a case that has split the overwhelmingly Catholic country. 650 words moved by Zevonia Vieira, with Randy Mulyanto in Jakarta. Picture HongKong-China-politics-sexuality-LGBTQ-GayGames HONG KONG Hong Kong's anti-discrimination watchdog slams two prominent pro-Beijing politicians for recent comments warning that next year's Gay Games would "divide the city" and bring "dirty money". 500 words moved. File picture -- CLIMATE -- Climate-environment-biodiversity,lead PARIS The world must tackle the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss together, two UN expert groups meeting together say, warning against measures to combat global warming that harm nature. 500 words 1430 GMT by Patrick Galey -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- France-Germany-automobile-fraud-Citroen,WRAP PARIS France's Citroen becomes the fourth automaker to reveal this week that it was charged in France in connection with the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. 500 words 1500 GMT Also moving: Germany-automobile-pollution-court-investors-Volkswagen,CHRONO US-economy-inflation-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON US consumer prices spiked last month, with the inflation rate accelerating to five percent for the 12 months ending May, adding to fears about an overheating economy. 600 words 1600 GMT by Heather Scott US-Brazil-cyber-attack-JBS,WRAP WASHINGTON JBS, one of the world's biggest meat processors, has paid bitcoin worth $11 million in ransom to hackers to prevent any further disruption after a paralyzing cyberattack believed to have originated in Russia. 550 words moved ECB-EU-eurozone-rate-inflation,WRAP FRANKFURT European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde says it is "too early" to consider winding down pandemic support, even as the economic recovery gathers steam and inflation surges past the bank's target. 600 words 1430 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-Italy-dance-ballet-pandemic,INTERVIEW PARIS Eleonora Abbagnato, an "etoile" -- the highest rank for a ballet dancer in the Paris Opera) -- has had three farewell performances cancelled but is determined that the fourth attempt on Friday will be for real. 450 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-health-virus,WRAP PARIS The delayed Euro 2020 tournament will finally get underway on Friday, a year behind schedule, with Covid-19 still set to cast a shadow over the event. 650 words 1700 GMT. Picture. Graphic fbl-Euro-2020-2021-police,FOCUS THE HAGUE Fewer hooligans will travel to Euro 2020 because of coronavirus but they will be more difficult to trace, European police warn as they unveil a special tournament operations hub in the Netherlands. 500 words 1500 GMT by Danny Kemp. Video Fbl-Euro-2020-2021-UKR-RUS-Ukraine-politics-Russia,WRAP LAUSANNE UEFA has demanded that Ukraine make changes to their jersey for Euro 2020 to remove a "political" slogan that sparked protests from Russia. 450 words moved. File picture Fbl-Copa-2021-BRA-health-virus-court,WRAP BRASILIA Brazil's Supreme Court opens an extraordinary session to decide whether the Copa America can go ahead in three days, the latest threat to a tournament beset by the chaotic fallout of the pandemic. 600 words 1500 GMT by Jordi Miro. Picture afp
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