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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies + Pangolin identified as potential coronavirus link + Democrats in TV clash ahead of New Hampshire vote + Final campaigning day before Ireland goes to polls + Queen's granddaughter to wed Italian businessman China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China's new coronavirus dies from the pathogen, sparking an outpouring of grief and anger over a worsening crisis that has now killed more than 630 people. 850 words moved 2000 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-censorship,FACTS China-health-virus-environment,2ndlead BEIJING The endangered pangolin may be the link that facilitated the spread of the novel coronavirus across China, Chinese scientists say. 550 words moved. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-animals,Q&A US-politics-vote,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Democratic presidential candidates tangle on the debate stage as Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg seek to turn their strong Iowa performances into a win in the next nominating contest in New Hampshire. 700 words 2130 GMT by Michael Mathes with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Ireland-vote,WRAP ENNIS, Ireland Irish politicians scramble for last-minute votes, on the final day of campaigning before this weekend's election, as polls predicted a historic three-way fight for control of the next government. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ireland-vote-social,FOCUS Britain-royals-wedding LONDON Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Princess Beatrice is to marry Italian businessman Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in London later this year, Buckingham Palace announces 250 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-WHO-shortage,2ndlead GENEVA The world is running out of masks and other protective equipment against the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization chief warns. 400 words moved Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-world-company,FACTS China-health-virus-luxury,FACTS China-virus-health-Shanghai,SCENE SHANGHAI For more than a week, the rare resident of Shanghai who dared venture outside has encountered something unfamiliar: a surreal peace and quiet. 500 words by moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA At least 61 people on board a cruise ship off Japan test positive for the new coronavirus, as thousands of passengers and crew face a two-week quarantine. 700 words moved by Quentin Tyberghien. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-Japan-cruise-offbeat,SCENE China-health-virus-doctor,FOCUS BEIJING The death of a whistleblowing doctor whose early warnings about China's new coronavirus outbreak were suppressed by the police has unleashed a wave of anger at the government's handling of the crisis -- and bold demands for more freedom. 850 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus,CHRONO China-health-virus-WHO-shortage,lead China-health-virus-economy-auto-SKorea,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Germany-parties-politics,FOCUS FRANKFURT German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are in crisis mode after regional MPs sided with the far right in a key vote, causing nationwide outrage and testing her leadership. 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture France-EU-defence-nuclear,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron urges European nations to play a direct role in halting a new nuclear arms race, saying they "cannot remain spectators" against a threat to the continent's collective security. 700 words 2000 GMT by Jerome Rivet and Valerie Leroux. Picture. Video Russia-WWII-history-family MOSCOW Two Russian sisters have been reunited 78 years after they were separated by the turmoil of World War II, thanks to a television show and a police search. 350 words moved. Video -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Israeli forces shoot dead a Palestinian during clashes in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says, part of a spike in violence after Washington announced a controversial Middle East plan. 500 words moved. Picture Iraq-politics-protests-Shiite-sermon,WRAP KARBALA, Iraq Iraq's top Shiite cleric condemns recent deadly attacks on anti-government demonstrators, chastising security forces for not doing more to prevent violence in protest squares across the country. 600 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Malawi-politics-vote,WRAP BLANTYRE Malawi's electoral commission is seeking to suspend a landmark court order that annulled last year's re-election of President Peter Mutharika, court papers show. 550 words 2000 GMT by Jack McBrams. Video Botswana-conservation-animal-hunting-elephants,WRAP GABORONE Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, holds its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since scrapping a hunting ban last year. 600 words moved. File picture. File video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Buttigieg-military,FOCUS MERRIMACK, New Hampshire Democratic White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg's national political background is minimal, but he claims something none of his chief Democratic rivals -- or President Donald Trump -- can: military experience. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-economy-employment-unemployment-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON The American economy saw an explosion of new hiring in January, adding 225,000 and bolstering President Donald Trump's economic record. 600 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Graphic Also moving: US-politics-economy-employment-vote,POINTS Switzerland-banking-espionage-management,WRAP ZURICH The head of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, says he will step down next week, as a ballooning spying scandal rocks Switzerland's second largest bank. 650 words moved by Nathalie Olof-Ors. File picture -- SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT -- US-science-animal-ethics,FOCUS-EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON Mice being baked to death after a heating system failure is among the animal welfare failures at the laboratories of the National Institutes of Health, the steward of US medical and behavioral research. 950 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Australia-fire-climate-weather,lead SYDNEY Heavy rain raises hopes for an end to Australia's unprecedented bushfire crisis, as downpours douse blazes that have burned out of control for months. 450 words moved by David Millikin -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,ADVANCER HOLLYWOOD Hollywood's award season reaches its extravagant finale at the Oscars on Sunday, with war epic "1917" tipped to dispatch a brigade of winners to the stage at the movie industry's biggest night. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-nominees,FACTS afp
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