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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Merkel slams 'poison' of racism after shooting + China virus cases drop, but more deaths abroad + Bloomberg lashed at Democratic debate + Trump ally Stone to be sentenced + Rare Ethiopia crown returned after 21 years in apartment Germany-attack-farright-terrorism,WRAP HANAU, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel condemns the "poison" of racism after a shooter with suspected far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the German city of Hanau. 750 words 1430 GMT by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Germany-attack-farright-terrorism-suspect,FACTS Germany-attacks-farright,CHRONO China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China touts a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are working, but the toll grows abroad with deaths in Japan and South Korea. 800 words 1430 GMT by Laurent Thomet, with Miwa Suzuki in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-SKorea-religion-social,3rdlead China-health-virus-count China-health-virus-Nepal-media-diplomacy US-politics-vote-Nevada-debate,WRAP LAS VEGAS Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg endures a punishing assault in his debut Democratic presidential debate from rivals who savaged him for parachuting in late and throwing astronomical amounts of money at the race. 750 words 1630 GMT by Andrew Marszal with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture US-politics-justice-Stone-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone is to be sentenced for trying to sabotage a congressional investigation amid a firestorm over the US president's interference in the case. 750 words 1600 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Ethiopia-Netherlands-religion-culture ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's government assumes custody of a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his apartment in the Netherlands for two decades. 300 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP TOKYO Two elderly former passengers from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess die, as fears mount for those who have left the ship after testing negative for the virus. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-Cambodia-ship China-health-virus-entertainment,FOCUS HONG KONG As the world confronts the spread of a deadly new virus, interest in disease-themed movies, games and TV series has exploded, with worried viewers turning to documentaries and disaster flicks for answers and ways to cope. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Graphic China-health-virus-Japan-ship-captain,PROFILE TOKYO Cracking jokes and delivering critical health information in his lilting Italian accent, the captain of the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess has soothed nerves and won plaudits for his leadership. 700 words moved by Richard Carter with Franck Iovene in Rome. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Oly-2020-CHN,FOCUS HONG KONG The coronavirus has destroyed the Tokyo Olympic dreams of some Chinese athletes and disrupted the preparations of others, forcing them to miss tournaments and train in strict isolation -- sometimes in masks. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Ireland-politics-parliament,WRAP DUBLIN Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar prepares to resign but stay on as interim leader, with the three main parties still locked in coalition talks after an inconclusive election. 500 words 1500 GMT by Joe Stenson Britain-US-Russia-Georgia-hacking,WRAP LONDON Britain and the United States accuse Russia's military intelligence service of orchestrating a "reckless" campaign of cyber attacks against Georgia last year. 500 words 1500 GMT by Joe Jackson EU-summit-budget,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders clash at the start of a stormy summit to decide the bloc's seven-year budget, with bitter divisions between parsimonious rich nations, poorer ones wanting to preserve spending and others wanting to fund grand global ambitions. 750 words 1530 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture. Graphic. Video France-energy-nuclear,FOCUS FESSENHEIM, France France will start closing its oldest atomic power plant after 43 years in operation, the first in a series of reactor shutdowns but hardly a signal the country will reduce its reliance on nuclear energy anytime soon. 800 words moved by Beatrice Roman-Amat and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlements,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, a controversial project unveiled less than two weeks before elections. 550 words 1430 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-children,SCENE DARET EZZA, Syria Mustafa and Ines were helping their parents load the van once again to flee advancing Syrian troops, when bombardment hit the area and sewed panic on the street. 600 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. Video Algeria-protest-politics,FOCUS PARIS The December election of a regime insider to replace longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has triggered questions about the future of Algeria's year-long "Hirak" protest movement. 700 words 1430 GMT by Aymeric Vincenot -- AFRICA -- SSudan-conflict-politics,WRAP JUBA South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agree to form a unity government on Saturday, a long-delayed step towards ending six years of war. 700 words 1430 GMT. File Picture. Video Lesotho-crime-politics, WRAP MASERU Lesotho's beleaguered Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announces he will step down in July as he awaits to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, who was gunned down two days before he took office in 2017 550 words 1430 GMT by Mankholi Ramabitsa. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Nevada-casinos,FOCUS LAS VEGAS With the grand prize of their party's nomination up for grabs, Democratic candidates have converged on Las Vegas' casino-packed Strip, where fortunes are won and lost on a daily basis. 600 words 1500 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Brazil-politics-society-media,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has no qualms about offending opponents with political incorrectness and far-right diatribes, but he is taking heavier fire than usual for suggesting a respected journalist tried to get dirt on him with offers of sex. 600 words 1700 GMT by Louis Genot. File picture -- SPORTS -- Switzerland-fbl-corruption-investigation-FR-QAT,WRAP LAUSANNE Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke have been indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption in the attribution of football broadcasting rights. 750 words moved by Eric Bernaudeau. afp
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