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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus cases top three million worldwide + Trump returns after abandoning media briefings + Blood clots are COVID-19's latest lethal surprise + Amazon defends safety efforts amid virus protests + Surfs up at Bondi Beach as Australia eases virus curbs Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Confirmed coronavirus cases top three million worldwide as hard-hit France and Spain are set to detail their exit strategies from lockdowns imposed to contain the pandemic. 850 words 0330 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video US-politics-health-virus-Trump-media,2ndlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was so angry at the media, and so sore from ridicule over his suggestion that coronavirus patients be injected with disinfectant, that he abandoned his daily briefings. Well, for a couple hours anyway. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-US-clotting,FOCUS WASHINGTON Blood clots are occuring among COVID-19 patients at rates far higher than would otherwise be expected, causing pulmonary embolisms, heart attacks, and strokes -- the latest deadly complication of the disease. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-IT-employee-Amazon SAN FRANCISCO Amazon defends its coronavirus safety efforts as it faces renewed protests from warehouse workers, which have drawn support from some of the US giant's technology employees. 450 words moved Health-Virus-Australia-leisure SYDNEY Hundreds of Sydney-siders rush into the waves at the city's famous Bondi Beach as Australia takes the first steps in easing coronavirus restrictions. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK More US states begin lifting lockdown orders but New York -- America's economic engine and coronavirus epicenter -- is in no hurry, with hospitalization rates still high. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison with Michael Mathes in Atlanta. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-Georgia-economy-restaurant,SCENE ATLANTA, Georgia Sitting at a Waffle House counter has never felt so satisfying for Kim Kaseta, who was enjoying her sausage and egg breakfast in relative solitude in Atlanta. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON Confined to his home to respect anti-virus measures and facing an accusation of sexual assault, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is finding it hard to get his message across in a country laser-focused on the health crisis. 650 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File picture Health-virus-Canada-economy,lead OTTAWA Canada begins a staggered loosening of pandemic restrictions as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges vigilance and baby steps to avoid a COVID-19 resurgence. 500 words moved by Michel Comte. File picture US-UN-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration has persistently trashed a nuclear deal with Iran. But as it seeks to extend an arms embargo, it is making the case that it still has a seat at the table. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Philippe Rater at the United Nations Health-virus-film-US-lifestyle,VIDEOESSAY OCALA, Florida Since the United States closed its movie theaters in March to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a small drive-in cinema in Florida has enjoyed a revival that recalls life in the 1950s. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Italy-transport-accident-bridge GENOA, Italy A final section of a new bridge in Genoa, built after a deadly 2018 motorway collapse, is to be slotted into place, providing a much-needed symbol of renewal for coronavirus-hit Italy. 550 words 0600 GMT by Arman Soldin with Ella Ide in Rome. File picture Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes his first public appearance since being hospitalised with coronavirus three weeks ago, saying Britain is beginning to "turn the tide" on the outbreak but rejecting calls to ease a nationwide lockdown. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video. Live video Czech-Russia-police-history PRAGUE Prague's mayor says that he is under police protection, following Czech media reports that he had been targeted by Russia for removing a statue of a Soviet war hero. 350 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-women-economy-social,FOCUS RIYADH Like thousands of Saudi women, Roua al-Mousa has entered the workforce under social and economic changes sweeping the ultra-conservative kingdom, and she is certain that neither grumbling male bosses nor the coronavirus will change that. 800 words moved by Haitham el-Tabei. Picture Israel-virus-health,FOCUS JERUSALEM Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on the frontline of the country's fight against the novel coronavirus. 650 words moved by Majeda El-Batsh. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Nigeria-protest LAGOS Scores of workers at a construction site that includes a refinery being built by Africa's richest man riot against lockdown measures in Nigeria's megacity Lagos, police say. 250 words moved -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-SKorea-baseball-KOR,FOCUS SEOUL Years after giving up on their dreams of Major League stardom, the coronavirus pandemic is offering journeymen US baseball players in South Korea a moment in the spotlight. 650 words 0800 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Pictures by Ed Jones. Video by Daniel de Carteret Basket-NBA-Bulls-Jordan-documentary-health-virus,lead NEW YORK A new Michael Jordan television documentary has become a smash hit for NBA fans whose hope of watching the playoffs these days was scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved Health-virus-fbl-ENG-Pr,FOCUS LONDON Will Liverpool get the chance to end their long wait for the Premier League title or will there forever be an asterisk against a season that remains unfinished due to coronavirus? 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. File picture afp
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