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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe opens up as lockdowns hit economies + Race to extinguish virus in Rohingya mega-camp + US ramps up sanctions on Huawei + Philippines typhoon forces thousands into shelters + Football ready for kickoff in Germany Health-virus,WRAP VIENNA More parts of Europe open up as the world tries to get back on the road to recovery from coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave of the pandemic which has claimed more than 300,000 lives worldwide and ravaged major economies such as the US and Germany. 850 words 1700 GMT by Jastinder Khera with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee-Rohingya,2ndlead COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh Emergency teams race to prevent a coronavirus "nightmare" in the world's largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases in a sprawling city of shacks housing nearly a million Rohingya. 700 words moved US-IT-telecom-politics-Huawei,WRAP WASHINGTON US officials move to cut off Chinese tech giant Huawei from global chipmakers, ramping up sanctions on the company seen by Washington as a national security risk. 550 words 1500 GMT by Rob Lever Health-virus-Philippines-typhoon,WRAP MANILA Tens of thousands of people are forced into cramped shelters by a powerful storm pounding the Philippines, making social distancing nearly impossible as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus,WRAP BERLIN The German league will on Saturday become the first top European football competition to resume during the coronavirus pandemic, with one coach admitting it feels like "flying blind". 650 words 1430 GMT by Ryland James. Picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU and Britain end their latest round of post-Brexit trade talks in a state of deadlock, with both sides urging the other to fundamentally change its strategy. 650 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS LONDON Despite deadlock in post-Brexit EU trade talks and the disruption of coronavirus, London still refuses to consider delaying December's deadline -- and the outbreak may even have toughened its stance. 650 words 1600 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia pushes ahead with plans to ease coronavirus restrictions despite reporting more than 10,000 new cases, with its football league set to return next month and thousands being tested for antibodies. 600 words moved by Michael Mainville. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics-parliament,FOCUS LONDON It took a global pandemic to bring Britain's parliament into the 21st century but the government wants to abandon the new virtual debates and voting from June -- and not everybody is happy. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture. Video Health-virus-Austria,SCENE VIENNA Cafes and restaurants are the latest part of Austria's economy to reopen as it eases coronavirus restrictions -- but they will have to observe strict new safety conditions. 500 words moved by Jastinder Khera with Femke Colborne in Berlin. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-NewYork,FOCUS NEW YORK New York City extends a two-month lockdown, even as parts of its state begin to open up, leaving America's cultural and commercial capital wondering what its future holds. 650 words 1430 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iran,2ndlead TEHRAN Iran reports its highest number of new coronavirus infections in more than a month as it warns of clusters hitting new regions. 400 words moved Health-virus-UAE-Dubai-gold-tourism,FOCUS DUBAI Evening dresses made of gold mesh, gilded sunglasses and glittering crowns are sparkling again from the windows of Dubai's historic gold souk which was shuttered during the coronavirus lockdown. 750 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-economy,FOCUS RIYADH A coronavirus-triggered austerity drive in Saudi Arabia has left the kingdom's mostly young population coping with a new reality of reduced incomes, fewer jobs and a lifestyle downgrade. 850 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Malawi-politics,FOCUS BLANTYRE Officials and experts are sounding the alarm as Malawi shifts to top campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented presidential re-run despite the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Jack McBrams. File picture Ethiopia-migration-rights-Mozambique ADDIS ABABA As the truck travelled south, Yosef Moliso and the other Ethiopian migrants trapped inside its sealed cargo container pounded on the walls for help while struggling to breathe. By the time border guards in Mozambique stopped the vehicle for inspection, Yosef had passed out. 800 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Mali-Burkina-Niger-Sahel-conflict,FOCUS BAMAKO Al-Qaeda and the Islamic state group have turned their guns on each other in the Sahel, according to experts, fracturing a period of cooperation that has held for years. 700 moved by Amaury Hauchard. File picture Burundi-vote-health-virus-economy,FOCUS BUJUMBURA Five years of political crisis have battered Burundi's economy, and there is little hope of a turnaround ahead of elections next week, as feeble signs of recovery have been dashed by the coronavirus crisis. 750 words moved. File picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States presses forward with efforts to salvage the Afghanistan peace process after grisly attacks -- but indicates it is still going ahead no matter what with withdrawing troops. 550 words 1800 GMT by Shaun Tandon Afghanistan-hospital-attack,SCENE KABUL As armed men rampaged through an Afghan hospital, shooting dead mothers and babies, a group of pregnant women hid in a room with one of them about to give birth. 350 words moved by Emal Haidary. File picture. File video Also moved: Afghanistan-hospital-attack-MSF,WRAP Health-virus-Australia-bars,lead SYDNEY Sydney's bars and restaurants open their doors to customers as a weeks-long lockdown eases, with owners hoping a busy booking calendar will make up for restrictions on crowd numbers. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Asia-virus-pandemic-traffic HANOI The mopeds are back in Hanoi, cars once more clog Karachi's streets and gridlock has returned to Beijing's ring roads -- as lockdowns caused by the coronavirus ease, the temporary respite from traffic has also been broken. 300 words moved. Picture Health-virus-HongKong-China,PHOTOESSAY HONG KONG Squashed inside the tiny living space she shares with her son, Wong Mei-ying knows social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic is all but impossible. 400 words moved by Yan Zhou. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON Newly released economic data shows the US economy is in a terrible state and may not rebound quickly even when the devastating lockdowns imposed to stop the coronavirus are lifted. 550 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein Health-virus-Germany-economy-politics BERLIN The coronavirus pandemic has tipped Germany into a recession, with Europe's top economy suffering its steepest quarterly contraction in more than a decade as lockdown measures began to bite. 600 words 1430 GMT by Florian Cazeres Lebanon-politics-economy,INTERVIEW BEIRUT In an exclusive interview with AFP, Lebanon's finance minister says his crisis-hit country is prepared to comply with an IMF request to float the struggling local currency after receiving foreign aid. 650 words 1500 GMT by Rouba El-Husseini and Bachir El-Khoury. Picture. File video Health-virus-Saudi-economy,FOCUS RIYADH A coronavirus-triggered austerity drive in Saudi Arabia has left the kingdom's mostly young population coping with a new reality of reduced incomes, fewer jobs and a lifestyle downgrade. 850 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- SPORTS -- Fbl-HAI-Haiti-assault,FOCUS PORT AU PRINCE At a training facility outside the Haitian capital, where young female football players are living under a coronavirus lockdown, the atmosphere is heavy, following allegations that the head of the sport's national federation raped several teenage girls there. 750 words 1700 GMT by Amelie Baron. Picture afp
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