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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus hammers US economy as Germany urges unity + Historic 20 mn US jobs lost in April + Europe marks VE-Day under virus shadow + To mask or not to mask? World leaders weigh options Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The coronavirus epidemic sends US jobless totals soaring to historic highs, increasing pressure on authorities to follow Europe in phasing out lockdown measures despite still climbing American death tolls. 1,000 words 1600 GMT by Heather Scott with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-economy-employment-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON With US shops and factories closed by the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all the jobs created in the last decade have been wiped out in a single month, driving unemployment to 14.7 percent. 600 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott. Graphic. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment,PROFILE US-economy-employment-indicator,FACTS WWII-history-Europe-75years-May8,UPDATE BERLIN The world must draw lessons from the past and work together to beat the coronavirus pandemic, European leaders urge, as the continent marks 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe. 700 words 1430 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-politics-mask,FOCUS PARIS As the world starts emerging from coronavirus lockdowns, political leaders are being closely scrutinised over their choice to wear a mask -- or not -- and what message they are sending to a worried public. 900 words moved by Mariette Le Roux. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia,lead MOSCOW Russia registers more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the sixth day in a row, after emerging as a new hotspot of the pandemic. 300 words moved Health-virus-education-schools,FOCUS PARIS Authorities worldwide face the formidable challenge of returning millions of children to classrooms as coronavirus lockdowns ease, weighing the need to limit the educational damage against the risks of fuelling a surge in new cases. 900 words moved by Joelle Garrus with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-children-school,Q&A Britain-EU-politics-Brexit BRUSSELS Britain and the EU embark on a fresh round of trade talks on Monday that downbeat officials in Brussels said showed little promise of advancing amid the added turmoil of coronavirus outbreak. 500 words 1500 GMT by Alex Pigman Health-virus-Austria-ski-courts,FOCUS VIENNA Throngs of skiers have filed a legal complaint blaming local authorities in Austria's famed alpine resorts in Tyrol for not acting quickly enough to protect travellers from the new coronavirus. 700 words 1500 GMT by Sophie Makris. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-quake,WRAP TEHRAN An earthquake strikes near Iran's highest peak and jolts Tehran, killing at least one person, injuring seven others and sending people fleeing buildings for the safety of the streets. 600 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Virus-hit Iran allows worshippers to attend Friday prayers for the first time in more than two months, but the capital remains under lockdown amid the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak. 600 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-sports,PROFILE BAGHDAD Former Iraqi football star Adnan Dirjal swaps his studs for a suit as he is named sports minister, the best-known name in a new cabinet line-up that ends five months of stalemate. 600 words moved by Khalil Jalil. Picture -- AFRICA -- Malawi-court-election, WRAP LILONGWE Malawi's top appeals court rejects President Peter Mutharika's bid to overturn a landmark ruling quashing his controversial re-election, paving the way for a rerun in July. 450 words by 1400 GMT by Jack McBrams -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-crime-vigilantes,FOCUS NEW YORK Wearing a military-style red beret with matching sateen bomber jacket, volunteer crime fighter Arnaldo Salinas patrols a New York neighborhood experiencing a spike in burglaries during the coronavirus shutdown. 700 words 1800 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video US-food-agriculture-environment-lifestyle-animal,FOCUS NEW YORK Champions of plant-based meat see an opportunity to make inroads with American shoppers in the wake of coronavirus outbreaks at US slaughterhouses that have pressured meat supply. 650 words moved by Juliette Michel and John Biers -- ASIA -- India-accident-chemicals,WRAP VISAKHAPATNAM, India Engineers battle to prevent more toxic gas escaping at a chemical plant on India's east coast, a day after a pre-dawn leak killed 12 people and knocked locals unconscious in the street. 650 words 1430 GMT by Padmanabha Rao. Graphic. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest HONG KONG, China Rival Hong Kong lawmakers clash inside the city's legislature, raising political tensions weeks after Beijing sparked a constitutional row by calling for filibustering opposition politicians to be removed from office. 500 words moved. Picture. Video China-space,WRAP BEIJING China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon. 450 words moved by Beiyi Seow and Ludovic Ehret. Graphic China-environment-pollution-virus,FOCUS BEIJING The coronavirus pandemic had cleared smog from China's skies for months, but air pollution has returned with a vengeance as factories rush to ramp up output after going idle during the outbreak. 700 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Markets-world,WRAP PARIS Global stock markets rise as optimism over easier lockdown measures and reopening economies outweighs signs that the planet may be headed for its worst downturn since the Great Depression. 600 words 1600 GMT by Jurgen Hecker -- HEALTH & LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-defence-espionage,FOCUS PARIS The devastating toll from the COVID-19 crisis and the haphazard efforts by many officials to contain it have underscored the need to adapt spycraft to the 21st-century threat of deadly germs that spread like wildfire, experts say. 650 words 1600 GMT by Didier Lauras Health-virus-mutations,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus' constant mutation is unlikely to change its potency or its contagiousness, disease experts say, despite recent research suggesting the emergence of a more virulent strain. 650 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois Health-virus-Italy-sport-economy LADISPOLI, Italy Italian kitesurfers shed tears of joy in the salty blue waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea as they returned to the wind and water after a seemingly interminable coronavirus lockdown. 400 words 1000 GMT by Charles Onians. 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Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Health-virus-IFAB-substitutes,lead LAUSANNE Football teams will be allowed to use five substitutes when play resumes after the coronavirus pandemic, the sport's law-making body announced on Friday. 350 words moved by Eric Bernaudeau fbl-SerieA-ITA-virus MILAN Italian football giants Inter Milan and AC Milan were both back training Friday two months after a strict lockdown which has hit the northern Italian city hard. 650 words moved by Emmeline Moore Health-virus-US-Sport-stadiums,FOCUS NEW YORK American professional sports leagues plotting their path back from the coronavirus shutdown are preparing for a future played out behind closed doors or to sparsely populated arenas, scenarios that analysts say are likely to carry a heavy financial burden and could lead to profound changes. 900 words moved by Thomas Urbain Health-virus-SKorea-fbl-KOR,WRAP JEONJU, South Korea The towering 42,477-capacity Jeonju World Cup Stadium stands empty as South Korea opened football's post-coronavirus era without fans, but with an unprecedented international TV audience. 750 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. 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