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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Economic carnage forecast, virus surges in US + Kosovo president charged with war crimes + Pilots' virus chat blamed for Pakistan crash + Patriotic parade before vote on Putin rule + 'Hamilton' hits small screen amid racism reckoning Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The IMF lays out the unprecedented economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic as the WHO says it expected cases to hit 10 million worldwide in the next week and infections surge in the Americas. 700 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-WHO Also moving: Health-virus=economy-recession-IMF,Q&A Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF=risks Health-virus-economy-recession=IMF=indicator,TABLE Kosovo-Hague-warcrimes-conflict,WRAP THE HAGUE Prosecutors at a special tribunal in The Hague charges Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci with 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the country's 1990s conflict. 650 words moved by Jan Hennop and Ismet Hajdari Also moved: Kosovo-court-warcrimes-politics,PROFILE UN-Serbia-Bosnia-warcrimes,FACTS Pakistan-aviation-accident,WRAP ISLAMABAD The pilots of a plane that crashed last month in Pakistan, killing 98 people, were pre-occupied by the coronavirus crisis and tried to land with the aircraft's wheels still up, according to initial official reports. 700 moved by Zain Zaman Janjua and Sajjad Tarakzai. File picture. File video Russia-army-history-politics-pandemic MOSCOW Columns of tanks and troops parade through Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. 700 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-television-Hamilton-racism LOS ANGELES Broadway smash "Hamilton" is bringing its groundbreaking blend of hip-hop musical numbers, color-blind casting and political revolution to Disney+ at a poignant moment in US racial history, its creator and original cast says. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US MIAMI With coronavirus cases surging across the US South and West, officials are once again imposing tough measures, from stay-at-home advice in worst-hit states to quarantines to protect recovering areas like New York. 650 words 2200 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture US-Poland-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump meets his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda at the White House for a controversial visit that comes just four days before elections in Poland. 650 words 2030 GMT by Jerome Cartillier and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video US-politics-justice,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrats accuse Donald Trump's administration of politicizing the US Justice Department after a federal appeals court orders criminal charges dropped against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn 650 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture US-politics-racism-IT,2ndlead WASHINGTON An African-American man has filed a complaint against the Detroit police department alleging he was wrongfully arrested on the basis of a flawed facial recognition algorithm. 500 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever -- EUROPE -- France-Libya-migration-virus,FOCUS ON THE OCEAN VIKING Helmets and masks to halt coronavirus spread are complicating the already arduous task of volunteer rescuers pulling stranded migrants from the sea. 500 words moved by Shahzad Abdul. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The United Nations and European and Arab powers warn Israel that its plans to annex Palestinian land would deal a major blow to peace but the United States offers its green light. 600 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,ADVANCER Lebanon-rights-labour-migration-Ethiopia,FOCUS BEIRUT After preparing dozens of rice packages for out-of-work domestic staff, 30-year-old Tirsit breaks down in tears recounting life as a foreign housekeeper in crisis-hit Lebanon. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-politics-judiciary-protest,WRAP KINSHASA Police in DR Congo's capital fire tear gas for a second straight day to break up violent protests outside parliament over proposed changes in the judiciary. 500 words moved by Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and Samir Tounsi. Picture Malawi-vote,WRAP BLANTYRE Malawi's electoral commission appeals for "peace and calm" as it tallies ballots following a historic poll to re-elect a president after Peter Mutharika's victory was overturned. 550 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suspended plans for military action against the South, state media report, in an apparent sudden dialling down of tensions after Pyongyang blew up a liaison office. 600 words moved Mongolia-politics-elections,WRAP ULAANBAATAR Mongolia's ruling party wins a landslide election victory to retain an overwhelming majority in parliament, rewarded by voters for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to near-complete results. 650 words 1930 GMT by Khaliun Bayartsogt. Picture. Video Japan-entertainment-health-virus-horror,FOCUS TOKYO A car horn beeps and the horror begins: a bloody murder and rampaging zombies. But this drive-in haunted house in Japan protects against the most terrifying enemy of all -- coronavirus. 600 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY AND BUSINESS -- Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF WASHINGTON The global coronavirus pandemic has sparked an economic "crisis like no other", sending world GDP plunging 4.9 percent and with major economies in Europe facing double-digit collapses, the IMF says in its latest forecasts. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-IMF-economy-Saudi-Mideast Health-virus-SAfrica-economy,2ndlead Germany-US-chemicals-health-court-Bayer,WRAP FRANKFURT German chemical giant Bayer agrees to pay over $10 billion (9 billion euros) in a mass settlement with American plaintiffs who say their cancers were caused by the Roundup weedkiller made by its Monsanto unit. 600 words 1930 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. File picture Health-virus-aviation-aid-Germany-Lufthansa,WRAP FRANKFURT Top Lufthansa shareholder Heinz Hermann Thiele vows to back a state rescue plan for the airline, quashing fears that the German billionaire could torpedo the deal in a crucial vote. 600 words 1930 GMT by Yann Schreiber. Picture -- SPORT -- Athletics-marathon-USA-NewYork-GER-Berlin-health-virus NEW YORK Marathons in New York -- the world's largest -- and Berlin are cancelled due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved Health-virus-tennis-Djokovic BELGRADE World number one Novak Djokovic was widely condemned for hosting a tennis exhibition where he was one of four players to test positive for the coronavirus, a lapse that sent shudders through a sport struggling to get back on its feet. 700 words moved. File picture. Graphic afp
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