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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: washengdesk@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + India tops 4,000 virus deaths in one day + 30 dead in blast near Afghan girls' school + Chinese rocket set to re-enter atmosphere + World powers urge end to Jerusalem violence + Chelsea deny Man City Premier League party Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI New Covid-19 deaths surge past 4,000 for the first time in India in one of the world's worst outbreaks, as the EU calls on the United States to offer a concrete plan for lifting vaccine patents. 750 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Afghanistan-conflict-blast,WRAP KABUL A blast outside a girls' school in an area of the Afghan capital populated largely by the Shiite Hazara community kills more than 30 people including students and wounds scores more, officials say. 650 words 2000 GMT by Jay Deshmukh and Usman Sharifi. Picture 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 is downplaying fears and saying the risk of any damage is very low. 450 words moved. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli police use water cannon to disperse Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem after overnight clashes wounded more than 200 people, prompting world powers to call for an end to days of escalating violence. 750 words 1930 GMT by Daniella Cheslow. Picture. Graphic. Video Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Chelsea force Manchester City to put their Premier League title party on hold, winning 2-1 to boost their own chances of a top-four finish in a dress rehearsal for the Champions League final. 650 words by John Weaver 2000GMT Picture and Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Mali-Sahel-France-conflict-journalism,FOCUS BAMAKO Recent killings and kidnappings of reporters in the Sahel highlight the severe risks journalists face in the war-torn African region, with some describing themselves as "sick with fear". 650 words moved by Ismael Diallo with Armel Baily in Ouagadougou and Boureima Hama in Niamey 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 -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO-India,INTERVIEW GENEVA A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, fuelling the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist tells AFP. 700 words 2000 GMT by Nina Larson. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-India-politics,FOCUS Health-virus-EU-US-summit-vaccine,4thlead PORTO, Portugal Europe passes the ball back to Washington in a debate over Covid vaccine patents, pushing the US for a concrete proposal and a commitment to export much needed jabs. 750 words moved by Thomas Cabral. Live Video. Video. Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-conflict-religion,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church accuses the government of wanting to "destroy" the country's northern Tigray region, in rare public criticism from a high-profile figure about the war there. 600 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet -- EUROPE -- EU-India-summit,WRAP PORTO The EU and India boost warming ties at a virtual summit by relaunching long-stalled trade talks and vowing to work together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic as it batters the south Asian giant. 600 words moved by Thomas Cabral with Max Delany in Brussels. Video. Live video. Picture Britain-vote,WRAP EDINBURGH The leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, says there are no grounds for Westminster to block a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom after her party wins a fourth term in power in the devolved parliament. 800 words 2000 GMT by Stuart Graham. Picture. Graphic. Also moved: Britain-Scotland-politics-vote Britain-vote-Scotland,COUNTRY-FACTFILE Britain-Scotland-vote-Sturgeon,PROFILE Britain-Scotland-vote-Sturgeon,PROFILE -- NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-France-history-anniversary,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria honours thousands killed by French forces in 1945, as the North African country waits for Paris to apologise for its colonial-era crimes. 750 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah with Philippe Agret in Paris. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-accident-rail,FOCUS MEXICO CITY The collapse of a Mexico City metro overpass that left 26 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 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 -- ASIA -- Maldives-politics-attack-president,2ndlead MALE Maldives police say "religious extremists" staged the attempt to assassinate former president Mohamed Nasheed, who remains in intensive care after major surgery. 400 words moved. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga,WRAP DORTMUND, Germany Bayern Munich win a ninth successive Bundesliga title, an achievement capped by a 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach with hat-trick scorer Robert Lewandowski left just one goal short of Gerd Mueller's all-time season record. 650 words 2000 GMT by Ryland James Auto-Prix-ESP,WRAP BARCELONA World champion Lewis Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix and declares "It's like my first!". 600 words moved Picture Fbl-FRA-Ligue1-BRA-Neymar,WRAP PARIS Neymar signs a contract extension that will see him stay at Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the 2024-2025 season, the French champions announce. 500 words moved -- SCIENCE -- 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. 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