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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + New coronavirus cases fall for third day + Japan cruise ship infections climb to 355 + South Sudan rebels reject peace offer + France holds Russian activist over sex video China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The number of new cases from China's coronavirus epidemic drops for a third consecutive day, as the World Health Organisation chief warns it is "impossible" to predict how the outbreak would develop. 750 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country's health minister says, as the United States, Canada and Hong Kong prepare to repatriate their residents on board. 550 words moved. Picture. Video SSudan-politics-conflict,WRAP JUBA South Sudan rebels reject a government peace offer to return to a system of 10 states, dashing hopes of breaking a deadlock to end a six-year conflict. 500 words moved France-politics-investigation,WRAP PARIS French police hold a Russian activist and his girlfriend for questioning over the release of a sex video that brought down President Emmanuel Macron's candidate for Paris mayor. 650 words 1600 GMT by Mehdi Cherifia and Clare Byrne. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-Saudi,WRAP RIYADH The fate of the crew of a Saudi warplane that crashed in Yemen remains uncertain after Iran-linked Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down the aircraft. 500 words moved. Picture Gulf-Qatar-diplomacy,WRAP DOHA Talks between Doha and Riyadh to resolve a two-year regional spat have stalled, Qatar's foreign minister says, after a flurry of diplomacy late last year raised hopes the damaging rift was being healed. 700 words moved by Gregory Walton Iraq-unrest-rockets-US BAGHDAD Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone high-security enclave, the latest in a series of attacks against American assets in the country. 440 words moved Iran-vote-parliament,Q&A TEHRAN Conservatives are expected to make a resurgence Friday when Iranians elect a new parliament, a legislative chamber that shapes debate in the Islamic republic. 650 words moved Saudi-women-smoking-social,FOCUS RIYADH Rima settles in a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully and, seeing no one she recognises, drags on her electronic cigarette and exhales a cloud of smoke. 650 words moved by Haitham El-Tabei. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-weather,lead LONDON Storm Dennis sweeps across Britain with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds and officials warning it could be "life-threatening" in South Wales. 400 words 1500 GMT. Picture Britain-television-Flack,lead LONDON The management team of British TV presenter Caroline Flack, who committed suicide on Saturday, accuses prosecutors of pursuing a "show trial" over domestic abuse claims against the "vulnerable" star. 400 words 1500 GMT. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Sudan-unrest-Darfur,FOCUS NYALA, Sudan In Sudan's sprawling Camp Kalma, people who fled the Darfur conflict are overjoyed at a pledge by the country's new authorities to finally deliver ex-president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic SAfrica-mining-electricity-energy,FOCUS CAPE TOWN South South Africa's announcement that it will open up electricity generation to other players, effectively breaking Eskom's monopoly, has been welcomed by many, especially the mining industry, a key sector in Africa's most industrialised economy. 550 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. Picture -- ASIA -- China-Mekong-health-virus-economy-tourism,FOCUS LUANG PRABANG, Laos Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. 700 words moved by Aidan Jones with Dene-Hern Chen in Pattaya, Thailand. Picture. Video Asia-aviation-environment-Singapore,FOCUS SINGAPORE From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from a sci-fi movie to electric aircraft and sustainable fuel, the aviation industry is ramping up efforts to go green as consumer pressure grows. 650 words moved by Catherine Lai and Sam Reeves. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-media-Blair,FOCUS WASHINGTON Christopher Blair produces false stories he insists are easily identifiable as satire rather than news. His pages can rack up millions of views, and at least part of that audience believes the material is true. 800 words moved by W.G. Dunlop. Picture US-IT-voting-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON West Virginia's disabled residents and overseas military personnel will be able to vote by smartphone in the US presidential election this year, the latest development in a push to make balloting more accessible despite persistent security fears. 900 words moved by Rob Lever -- TECHNOLOGY -- US-internet-computers-Amazon-Google-Microsoft,POINTS SAN FRANCISCO With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of our daily lives. Its potential to become an even bigger part of people's daily existence is sky-high. 800 words moved by Julie Jammot afp
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