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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US virus hope, depression fear + PM Johnson leaves COVID-19 ICU + EU signs fiscal rescue package + Yemen rebels dismiss ceasefire + Three new astronauts reach ISS Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Tentative signs of hope emerge that the coronavirus pandemic is peaking in the West, as the European Union seals a rescue package to help the hard-hit continent. 900 words 0130 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Dave Clark in Brussels and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Also moved: Health-virus-IMF-economy-recession,WRAP Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, where he had spent the three previous days receiving treatment for coronavirus. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson and David Harding. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Also moved: Health-virus-epidemic-disease-art,FACTS Health-virus-EU-economy-epidemic,WRAP BRUSSELS EU finance ministers agree a 500-billion-euro rescue for European countries hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic, but put aside demands from Italy and France for pooled borrowing. 630 words moved by Alex Pigman. Video Health-virus-Yemen-Saudi-UAE-conflict,WRAP RIYADH The Saudi-led coalition says it began observing a unilateral ceasefire in war-wracked Yemen aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus but Huthi rebels dismiss the initiative as political manoeuvering. 750 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-Mideast-conflict,FOCUS Yemen-conflict-Saudi,CHRONO Yemen-conflict-Saudi-rebels,FACTS Health-virus-Russia-US-Kazakhstan,WRAP ALMATY A three-man crew docks successfully at the International Space Station, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON US health officials make cautiously optimistic noises about coronavirus despite a jump in deaths, suggesting Americans might be able to take summer holidays, as falling hospitalization rates hint at a turning point in the battle against COVID-19. 700 words 0130 GMT by Ivan Couronne with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: US-health-virus-US-economy-indicator-unemployment,WRAP Health-virus-US-China-Taiwan-WHO,lead Health-virus-US-politics-election-voting,FOCUS Health-virus-US-politics-media-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON "Nasty," Donald Trump calls one reporter, "third-rate," he brands another. The US president seems to loathe journalists but at his tempestuous coronavirus press conferences he just keeps coming back for more. 750 words 0230 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-politics-diplomacy-UN,2ndlead UNITED NATIONS UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges the Security Council to display unity as it meets to discuss what he called the "fight of a generation" -- the global coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 0300 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-prison-Chicago,lead CHICAGO A Chicago judge rejects a bid by inmates to be released or transferred from a jail housing 4,500 detainees which has emerged as one of the largest coronavirus clusters in the US. 700 words 0300 GMT by Bob Chiarito. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-weddings,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The flowers had been ordered, the band, the caterer and the venue were booked, and the wedding dress and tuxedo were ready. But then the COVID-19 pandemic struck, bringing to a screeching halt Kinnon Chapman and Cullom Walker's plans to tie the knot on April 4. 650 words 0130 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video Health-virus-Ecuador,FOCUS GUAYAQUIL A fetid smell seeps out when an official dressed in full virus protection gear steps out of Los Ceibos hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. A crowd stands before him as he reads names from a list, hoping their wait is over. 700 words 0130 GMT by Xavier Letamendi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Easter VATICAN CITY Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a world-wide coronavirus lockdown. 500 words 0300 GMT by Dmitry Zaks Health-virus-events-economy-religion-sport-fbl-Eur,FOCUS PARIS Congregations of a secretive South Korean sect, an assembly of French evangelists and major European football matches: as the new coronavirus radiated across the planet it seeded clusters of infections at mass gatherings that helped magnify its spread. 1,200 words 0400 GMT by Kelly Macnamara Britain-music-Beatles-anniversary,FOCUS LONDON When The Beatles went their separate ways in the early 1970s, few thought that half a century later the pioneering band would still influence pop music culture. 750 words 0230 GMT by Joe Jackson. File picture Health-virus-Europe-beer,FOCUS PARIS Shuttered bars, cancelled concerts and no sporting matches: European beer brewers large and small are bracing for a catastrophic summer as demand dries up during the lockdowns imposed to curtail the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words 0300 GMT by Nicolas Gubert and AFP bureaus -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-Easter,FOCUS JERUSALEM Eggs on the table and a toy rabbit on the dresser -- with a few decorations, Palestinian Christian Sawsan Bitar attempts to salvage some normality from an Easter hit by coronavirus. 600 words 0300 GMT by Claire Gounon and Hiba Aslan. Iraq-politics-government,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraqi President Barham Saleh nominates spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi as the country's third prime minister-designate this year, moments after his predecessor ends his bid to form a government. 650 words moved by Ali Choukeir. Picture Also moved Iraq-politics-Kadhemi,PROFILE -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Burundi BUJUMBURA, Burundi In Burundi, the delayed arrival of coronavirus was attributed to "God's protection". Now that it has three cases, authorities again see divine intervention at work, and little reason to interrupt everyday life. 650 words 0330 GMT. Video. Picture -- ASIA -- Pakistan-tourism-ski,FOCUS MALAM JABBA, Pakistan It survived the dark days of Taliban rule, the destruction of its main hotel and a major flood. Now, the little Pakistani ski resort of Malam Jabba is facing a new challenge from the coronavirus pandemic, just as it had hoped to showcase its revamped facilities to the world. 750 words 0300 GMT by Joris Fioriti. Picture. Video -- CLIMATE CHANGE -- Climate-warming-extinction-oceans PARIS Global warming will cause "catastrophic" biodiversity loss across the world if greenhouse gas emissions aren't curbed, with some ecosystems liable to collapse as soon as 2030, according to new research into where and when die-offs may occur. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-OPEC-oil,WRAP LONDON Top oil producers attempt to finalise a crucial agreement on output cuts in a bid to counter a collapse in prices due to the coronavirus pandemic and a Saudi-Russian price war. 660 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin afp
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