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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus closes schools; IMF warns over growth + New boost for Biden as Bloomberg quits race + Putin, Erdogan seek to ease Syrian tensions + Rainforests losing ability to absorb carbon + Latest Bond film release delayed over virus Health-virus,WRAP ROME Almost 300 million students worldwide face weeks at home with Italy with latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urges an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic. 700 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden, counted out just days ago, takes control of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after racking up stunning primary victories over Bernie Sanders and earning the endorsement of deep-pocketed billionaire Michael Bloomberg. 800 words 0200 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Graphic. Video Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey,WRAP MOSCOW The leaders of Russia and Turkey are to meet in Moscow in a bid to ease tensions that have threatened to bring their two countries into direct conflict in Syria. 700 words 0230 GMT by Michael Mainville. Picture. Video Forests-climate-carbon-sink PARIS The world's tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions, with the Amazon rainforest at risk of turning from carbon sink to source within 15 years, researchers warn. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-film-Bond,2ndlead LONDON The makers of the new James Bond movie "No Time to Die", due for global release next month say it will be delayed until November amid fears over the new coronavirus outbreak. 400 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-China-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China The young couple stepped from a Chinese bullet train onto the deserted platform of Wuhan Station and into the epicentre of the world's coronavirus epidemic, home at last after more than 40 days in limbo. 750 words 0400 GMT by Dan Martin. Video. Picture. Health-virus-China-hospital,INTERVIEW BEIJING One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicentre of China's coronavirus epidemic, frontline doctor Ma Yonggang can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. 600 words 0300 GMT by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video. Health-virus-consumer-panic,FOCUS HONG KONG Shelves stripped bare, surgical masks stolen and thousands queueing for medical supplies -- panic-buying is criss-crossing the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains. 650 words 0400 GMT by Ross Adkin US-economy-bank-rate-virus-health,WRAP WASHINGTON The coronavirus outbreak has already disrupted travel and access to goods for US industry, and businesses nationwide sounded the warning that things could get worse, the Federal Reserve says. 550 words moved by Heather Scott Also moved: Health-virus-economy-IMF-WorldBank,WRAP Health-virus-US-LosAngeles,2ndlead Health-virus-Italy-hospital,SCENE CREMONA, Italy A blue tent packed with masked medics in nylon overalls and rubber gloves greets patients outside an Italian hospital at the European epicentre of the new coronavirus epidemic. 600 words moved by Clement Dubrul and Céline Cornu in Milan. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Europe-ECDC,FOCUS Health-virus-Europe,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Warren,FOCUS WASHINGTON Elizabeth Warren rose in the Democratic presidential nomination race on proactive policy strengths but her campaign eventually slipped into political quicksand, and she was overshadowed by two rivals. 650 words 0230 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-politics-vote-Bloomberg-social,FOCUS NEW YORK US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg quits the Democratic presidential race and endorses frontrunner Joe Biden, after blowing more than half a billion dollars on a gamble that failed to inspire voters. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders,FOCUS WASHINGTON The battle for the Democratic US presidential nomination is now set -- two 70-something white men with little in common politically but their determination to defeat Donald Trump in November are going to duke it out. Here's how they compare. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders-Vermont,SCENE US-health-abortion-politics-court,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court hears arguments in a major abortion case for the first time since President Donald Trump appointed two new conservative justices -- with the future of the procedure potentially hanging in the balance. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video. Brazil-weather-climate-flood,FOCUS GUARAJA, Brazil Violent rain has killed scores of people and forced thousands from their homes this year in Brazil's most populous states, a disaster experts blame on climate upheaval but also rampant urbanization. 600 words 0130 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- OPEC-oil-market VIENNA Ministers from the OPEC group of oil-producing countries meet in Vienna to try to overcome their divisions on how to react to the fall in oil prices in the wake of the novel coronavirus epidemic. 550 words 0230 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin -- ASIA -- ICC-Afghanistan-war-crimes THE HAGUE International war crimes judges are set to hand down a ruling on appeal whether a probe into abuses in Afghanistan will go ahead, including possible atrocities committed by US forces. 500 words 0300 GMT by Jan Hennop -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-Huthis-society-women,FOCUS DUBAI In Yemen's north, Huthi rebels are shutting down restaurants where men and women mingle, policing men's hairstyles and enforcing dress codes in a bid to impose their own moral order on Yemenis who have already endured five years of grinding conflict. 900 words 0300 GMT by Sarah Stewart. Picture. Video Egypt-animal-Nubia-pets,FOCUS ASWAN, Egypt Deep in the Nubia, a region along the Nile in southern Egypt, crocodiles play an important role in the culture of the Nubian minority and are a source of income for the community, with tourists paying to marvel at the tamed creature. 700 words 0300 GMT by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Syria-Russia-Turkey-conflict-Idlib,FOCUS MOSCOW When Turkey's president visited Russia last summer, the sun shone as he shared ice cream and admired fighter jets with a friendly Vladimir Putin. But ahead of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Moscow, the clouds have gathered, with the pair in a standoff over Syria. 650 words 0200 GMT by Jonathan Brown Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey-migrants-EU,FOCUS Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-trial,ADVANCER THE HAGUE Four defendants will go on trial next week in the Netherlands over the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, giving families hope of justice even if the suspects are not in the dock. 700 words 0300 GMT by Danny Kemp. File picture. Also moving: Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-trial,Q&A -- SPORT -- India-women-animal-polo,PHOTOESSAY IMPHAL, India Laishram Thadoi's face is a picture of concentration as she adjusts her helmet and prepares to play a polo tournament in Manipur, one of a group of women players challenging the rural region's traditions in the sport. 550 words 0300 GMT by Xavier Galiana. Picture. Video afp
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