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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israeli jet bombard Gaza as death toll rises + Chinese Mars rover touches down on Red Planet + WHO issues grim warning on 2021 Covid deaths + Afghan enemies meet over stalled peace talks + 'Last hope' climate summit to still go ahead Israel-conflict-Palestinians,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israeli fighter jets hit targets in central Gaza overnight, the army says, after a day of deadly violence rocks the West Bank and unprecedented unrest persists inside Israel. 900 words 0130 GMT by Adel Zaanoun with Hossam Ezzedine in Ramallah. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-China-space,WRAP BEIJING China's "Zhurong" rover touches down on Mars, a triumph for Beijing's increasingly bold space ambitions and a history-making feat for a nation on its first-ever Martian mission. 550 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Ricci. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization issues a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be "far more deadly", as Japan extends a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped. 850 words moved by Robin Millard with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-politics-health-virus Oly-2020-2021-Japan-Paralympics-health-virus,INTERVIEW Afghanistan-conflict-US,WRAP KABUL Negotiators from the Afghan government and Taliban teams meet to discuss speeding up stalled peace talks, officials say, as a deadly mosque blast shatters the calm of a holiday ceasefire in Afghanistan. 650 words moved by Emal Haidary, with Rashid Durrani in Kandahar. Picture. File video Climate-Britain-talks,WRAP LONDON Britain still plans to hold an in-person global climate summit in Glasgow later this year despite the pandemic, the event's president says, calling it the planet's "last hope" of averting catastrophe. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture -- ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gulf-diplomacy,FOCUS DUBAI The deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians is embarrassing Gulf states which forged ties with the Jewish state and is putting a strain on their Abraham Accords that were billed as a game-changer. 800 words 0200 GMT by Shatha Yaish Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,SCENE GAZA CITY Gazan teenager Mohammed Najib says that Israel's bombardment of the coastal enclave and the barrages of rockets unleashed by Palestinian armed groups is like "watching a horror movie". 600 words moved by Adel Zaanoun. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-France-protest,5th lead PARIS A French court upholds a police ban on a pro-Palestinian demonstration planned for Saturday in Paris, but the organisers say they are not cancelling the march. 600 words moved by Emmanuel Duparcq Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Denmark-protest Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Lebanon,2ndlead -- SPOTLIGHT -- France-wine-people,FOCUS VILLECROZE With the imminent arrival of American movie idol George Clooney, France's rose vineyards cement their status as a prime target for wealthy investors wading into one of the hottest sectors of the wine market. 650 words moved by Claudine Renaud. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON To mask or not to mask? That is the question facing US states, businesses and people in their everyday lives in the wake of the bombshell announcement by the top health authority lifting most restrictions for those fully vaccinated against Covid-19. 850 words moved by Lucie Aubourg with Catherine Triomphe in New York Also moved: Health-virus-US-misinformation,FOCUS Health-virus-US-tourism-DC,FOCUS WASHINGTON Selfie-snapping tourists have suddenly reappeared in front of the White House: Washington DC, home to some of the toughest anti-Covid regulations in the country, is now reopening, highlighting the United States's steady transition back to normality. 650 words 0200 GMT by Delphine Touitou. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-US-masks,SCENE Health-virus-India-religion-death,SCENE NEW DELHI Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India's resurgent coronavirus crisis -- but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter. 500 words 0300 GMT by Glenda Kwek with Uzair Rizvi in Lucknow. Picture. Video Health-virus-Greece-tourism-leisure,2ndlead HERAKLION,Greece Tourists bask in the warmth, sun and crystal waters of Crete on long-awaited holidays as Greece kickstarts its tourism season after last year's pandemic misery. 700 words moved by Mina Economou. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Republicans-Stefanik WASHINGTON US Republicans elect congresswoman Elise Stefanik, an outspoken defender of Donald Trump, as their new House conference chair, as the party scrambles to unify amid an explosive debate about its direction. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes US-oil-hacking-pipeline,WRAP WASHINGTON Russia-based cyber-extortionist Darkside appears out of business after unknown actors shut down the servers of the group, which had forced the closure of a large US oil pipeline in a multi-million dollar ransomware scam. 750 words moved by Paul Handley Science-health-animals WASHINGTON A team of Japanese scientists has shown it is possible for mammals to absorb oxygen via the anus, and say the finding might also apply to humans who are in respiratory distress when ventilators are not available or inadequate. 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-Japan-journalist,2ndlead TOKYO A Japanese journalist arrested while covering the aftermath of the Myanmar coup arrives in Tokyo, after charges against him were dropped as a diplomatic gesture. 600 words moved. Picture HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong authorities announce they have frozen the assets of billionaire pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, including shares in his media publications, for breaching the city's national security law. 450 words moved Thailand-health-virus-religion-superstition,FOCUS BANGKOK Clasping a chain of amulets, Thai taxi driver Sopee Silpakit mutters a prayer, strings it around his neck then jumps behind the wheel -- buoyed by the peace of mind the ritual gives him against Covid-19. 500 words 0300 GMT by Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-politics-vote-internet,FOCUS TEHRAN As Iran gears up for a presidential election, people from across the political spectrum are taking to the audio app Clubhouse as a rare forum for debate inside the country. 850 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. File picture Lebanon-Turkey-electricity,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon loses as much as a quarter of its mains electricity supply as a Turkish firm halts power generation, the latest blow to the crisis-hit country already suffering long blackouts. 650 words moved by Alice Hackman with Gokan Gunes in Istanbul. File Picture. File Video Algeria-protest-arrest,WRAP ALGIERS Algerian police prevent a pro-democracy protest rally from taking place in the capital Algiers and detain several people including journalists, among them an AFP photographer, AFP correspondents say. 550 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-US-Czech,WRAP MOSCOW Russia formally designates the United States and the Czech Republic as "unfriendly states" amid the biggest crisis in ties between Moscow and Washington in years. 450 words moved Also moved: Russia-politics-media,2nd lead Russia-Ukraine-conflict-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to respond to what he says is the persecution of Moscow-friendly politicians in Ukraine, accusing the West of turning a blind eye to Kiev's political "clean-up." 600 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture Ireland-health-computers-politics,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland's health authority shuts down its computer systems after experiencing a "significant ransomware attack", a week after the largest US fuel pipeline network was also targeted. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Russia,WRAP YEREVAN Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for military support after accusing Azerbaijani troops of crossing the country's southern border and trying to claim territory. 750 words moved by Mariam Harutyunyan -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-indigenous-IT-Amazon,FOCUS CAPE TOWN A legal battle looms over plans to build the African headquarters of online retail giant Amazon on land cherished by South Africa's indigenous Khoisan ethnic group. 700 words moved by Linda Givetash -- SPORT -- Tennis-ATP-WTA-ITA,WRAP ROME World number one Ashleigh Barty retires from the Italian Open with an arm injury just two weeks before the start of Roland Garros as Rafael Nadal reaches the semi-finals of a Masters event for the 75th time. 700 words moved. Picture Moto-Prix-ESP-FRA-Marquez,INTERVIEW PARIS Marc Marquez heads into the French Grand Prix at Le Mans this weekend aware that he is not yet in the shape that carried him to six world MotoGP titles between 2013 and 2019. 600 words moved by Pablo San Roman. Picture afp
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