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| - Duty Editor: Sarah Titterton Contact: washengdesk@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran's ultraconservatives hail Raisi win + China tops one billion vaccinations + Armenians vote in post-war snap election + Nine children killed in fiery US crash + Wales reach Euro 2020 knockout phase despite Italy loss Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's ultraconservatives hail the election victory of their candidate Ebrahim Raisi, after Washington charged the vote was unfair and Tehran's arch-foe Israel labelled him the "most extremist" president yet. 850 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China announces it has administered its one-billionth shot in the world's biggest coronavirus inoculation drive as Brazil's death toll from the pandemic passes 500,000. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-vote,WRAP YEREVAN Vote counting is underway in Armenia after a post-war parliamentary election that pitted reformist leader Nikol Pashinyan against ex-president Robert Kocharyan. 700 words 1930 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan and Anna Smolchenko. Picture. Video Also moved: Armenia-vote-Pashinyan,PROFILE Armenia-vote-facts,FACTS US-weather-accident,WRAP MIAMI Nine children and an adult are killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway as heavy storms lashed the southeastern United States, authorities say. 450 words moved. Graphic Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP PARIS Wales celebrate reaching the last 16 of Euro 2020 despite losing 1-0 to Italy in Rome, leaving Switzerland to wait before finding out if they will join them. 750 words 2130 GMT by Andy Scott with Emmeline Moore in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Belgium-missing-police,WRAP DILSEN-STOKKEM, Belgium A body found in eastern Belgium is that of a soldier suspected of extreme-right views who went missing after stealing arms from a military base and threatening the country's top virologist. 500 words 2000 GMT by Alessio Pisano. Picture. Video France-vote-politics,WRAP PARIS France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen suffers disappointment in regional elections as her party performs weaker than expected despite record high abstention that most analysts had forecast would help her. 750 words 2030 GMT by Adam Plowright. Picture. Video. Britain-politics,WRAP LONDON The colourful former speaker of Britain's House of Commons John Bercow has left the Conservatives to join the opposition Labour Party, saying the country is "sick of lies" under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 700 words moved by Anna Malpas. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-vote,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA A crucial vote in Ethiopia, twice delayed, hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, violent insecurity, and planning chaos, will be smooth and credible, the electoral board says. 600 words moved by Nick Perry. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-diplomacy-sanctions,3rdlead WASHINGTON The United States is preparing fresh sanctions against Russia over the near-fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a top White House advisor warns. 500 words 2000 GMT. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-coup-Russia,lead MOSCOW Myanmar's junta chief arrives in Moscow to attend a security conference, marking only his second known trip abroad since he seized power in a coup. 400 words moved Afghanistan-conflict-talks-rights-women-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Taliban says they remain committed to peace talks, but insist a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan was the only way to end the war and ensure rights -- including for women. 550 words moved Health-virus-India,SCENE NEW DELHI A few weeks ago, New Delhi's crematoriums were operating around the clock dealing with Covid-19 victims. Now the Indian capital's shopping malls and markets are buzzing again. 600 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-FRA,WRAP LE CASTELLET, France Max Verstappen wins the French Grand Prix to extend his lead over Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' title race and leaves the world champion's Mercedes team "with a big fight" to retain control of their Formula One fiefdom. 650 words moved Picture Fbl-WC-2022-Qatar-Norway-QAT-NOR-rights OSLO Norway's football community votes against boycotting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite pressure from its grassroots over alleged human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf state. 650 words moved afp
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