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| - Duty Editor: Kelly Macnamara Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Spike in China virus deaths and cases + New clashes in Libya despite UN ceasefire call + British finance minister quits in reshuffle upset + Germany marks 75th anniversary of Dresden bombing + Aussie croc wrangler joins Indonesia bid to save reptile China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China's official death toll and infection numbers from a new coronavirus spikes dramatically after authorities changes their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported. 800 words 1430 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI Rival forces clashed in the Libyan capital, witnesses and pro-Government of National Accord forces say, a day after a UN Security Council resolution called for a "lasting ceasefire". 500 words 1600 GMT Britain-politics-government-economy,WRAP LONDON British Finance Minister Sajid Javid resigns in a shock upset to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempts to reshuffle his top team, just weeks after Brexit and a month before the government's annual budget. 700 words 1500 GMT by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video Germany-history-war-anniversary-farright,WRAP FRANKFURT Germany marks 75 years since the destruction of Dresden in World War II, with the far right using the anniversary to inflate victim numbers and play down Nazi crimes. 650 words 1500 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. File picture. File video. Graphic Indonesia-Australia-offbeat-crocodile PALU, Indonesia An Australian television personality has thrown his hat in the ring to help capture a giant Indonesian crocodile and remove a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan Japan reports the first death of a person infected with novel coronavirus, as the number of cases on a quarantined cruise ship offshore soared over 200. 600 words moved by Harumi Ozawa with Miwa Suzuki in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic China-health-virus-Spain-mobile BARCELONA Cancelling the world's top mobile trade fair was the "only option" after coronavirus fears prompted dozens of companies to bolt the upcoming show, organisers say. 500 words moved China-health-virus-events,FOCUS PARIS Cancel, delay or go ahead: the organisers of industry events are faced with a difficult choice as international gatherings of thousands or even of tens of thousands of people pose a risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus. 650 words moved by Valentin Bontempts and Pierre Donadieu China-health-virus-EU BRUSSELS European health ministers express concern about stocks of medicine and medical supplies and urge EU member states to work together against the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak. 600 words 1400 GMT by Anne-Laure Mondesert. Picture. Video RugbyU-HKG-Asia-China-health-virus HONG KONG Rugby's Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens are postponed from April to October over the coronavirus, joining the Chinese Grand Prix, golf and football fixtures on the growing list of sporting casualties. 500 words moved by Talek Harris. File picture. File video Also moved: China-health-virus-Wuhan-foreigners,FOCUS China-health-virus-manufacturing,FOCUS China-health-virus-Cambodia SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have been infected with the new coronavirus docks at a Cambodian pier, as frustrated holidaymakers express hope their ordeal may soon be over. 600 words moved by Suy Se. Photo. Video. Live video China-health-virus-Vietnam,WRAP BINH XUYEN,WRAP More than 10,000 people in villages near Vietnam's capital were placed under quarantine after six cases of the deadly new coronavirus were discovered there, authorities say. 550 words moved by Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video. Live video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA-- Syria-conflict-Armenia-Turkey-genocide,WRAP DAMASCUS Syria's parliament recognises the 1915-1917 murder of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide, as tensions run high with Turkey after deadly clashes in northwest Syria. 450 words 1600 GMT Iraq-politics-protest-women-Sadr BAGHDAD Hundreds of Iraqi women of all ages flood central Baghdad alongside male anti-government protesters, defying an order by powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr to separate the genders in the rallies. 480 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-UN-health-Jordan,FOCUS AMMAN Mohammed Hussein looks sadly at his wife as she lies in bed in a Jordanian hospital where she is being treated for cancer -- far from the devastating war back home in Yemen. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Palestinians-Israel-conflict-chocolate,FOCUS GAZA CITY Off a bumpy dirt road in Gaza city, a group of children stand outside a half-open factory door, desperate to get their hands on what is being made inside: chocolate biscuits and a spread dubbed "Natalia". 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Tunisia-diplomacy-UN,FOCUS TUNIS Tunisian President Kais Saied's first major foray into international affairs, over the controversial US Mideast peace plan, appears to have backfired, with his strategy called into question over the dismissal of Tunis' UN envoy. 700 words moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-politics-finance-Sunak,PROFILE LONDON Rishi Sunak, a 39-year-old high-flying business investor who only entered politics five years ago, has enjoyed a rapid rise to become Britain's new finance minister. 550 words 1500 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Also moved: Britain-politics-government-economy-Javid,PROFILE Britain-politics-climate-COP26-energy Britain-heritage-parliament-BigBen,lead LONDON The bill to repair London's iconic Big Ben clock tower has increased by millions of pounds after the discovery of World War II bomb damage, pollution and asbestos, Britain's parliament says. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- India-economy-technology-romance-hotels,FOCUS MUMBAI A new raft of Indian apps which offer rooms to unmarried couples are helping overturn traditional norms in a country where premarital sex remains taboo. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Sudan-US-Yemen-attack-justice,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudan says it has signed a deal with the families of the victims of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, meeting a key condition for removing the country from Washington's terrorism blacklist. 550 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali and Jay Deshmukh. File picture US-Africa-diplomacy,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The United States is moving to cut military support and visas for Africa, and President Donald Trump has been notoriously disparaging about the continent, but when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pays his first visit, he will voice hope for greater cooperation. 650 words 1730 GMT by Shaun Tandon Lifestyle-SAfrica-beauty-pageant-MissUniverse,SCENE JOHANNESBURG, South Africa South Africans step out of offices and university classes to catch a glimpse of Zozibini Tunzi, applauding her homecoming tour after she was crowned Miss Universe in December. 500 words 1430 GMT by Lauriane Vofo Kana and Yolanda Mdzeke. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Iran-politics-Congress-defense,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Senate is set to pass a resolution to limit President Donald Trump's ability to launch military operations against Iran -- delivering a foreign policy rebuke a week after voting to acquit him in his impeachment trial. 500 words 1800 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-media-newspaper-bankruptcy-McClatchy,WRAP WASHINGTON McClatchy, the second largest US newspaper group, seeks bankruptcy protection in the latest sign of turmoil for the reeling media sector. 450 words 1500 GMT by Rob Lever -- ENVIRONMENT -- EU-Malaysia-trade,INTERVIEW BRUSSELS Palm-oil power Malaysia urges Europe not to forget the world's poor farmers when it reaches to meet its Green New Deal ambition for carbon neutrality. 500 words 1500 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture afp
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