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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US records fewer virus deaths, WHO hails progress + Trump plays down fears of White House virus spread + Musk to 'restart' Tesla plant, defying authorities + Classical music returns to London... at a distance + Premier League gets green light for June kick-off Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States records its second consecutive day of fewer than 900 deaths from coronavirus, as the World Health Organization hails global progress in the fight against the pandemic, but warns "extreme vigilance" will be needed as restrictions begin to ease. 850 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-WhiteHouse WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump dismisses concerns over the possible spread of coronavirus in the White House but said he may limit contact with Vice President Mike Pence. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics-Trump-journalist Health-virus-US-auto-Tesla,lead Health-virus-US-China-hacking Health-virus-US-auto-Tesla,lead SAN FRANCISCO Tesla chief Elon Musk says he is resuming production at the company's California auto assembly plant, defying authorities and escalating a feud over the Pacific state's pandemic shutdown. 550 words moved by Julie Jammot Health-virus-Britain-music LONDON One of Britain's leading classical music venues announces a programme of live concerts as the country eases out of lockdown measures, featuring virtuosos such as pianist Mitsuko Uchida. 400 words moved Fbl-ENG-PR-health-virus,WRAP LONDON Premier League clubs receive a boost to their hopes of completing the season as the government publishes a "roadmap" that could see the return of elite sport in England from June 1. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-crisis-politics CARACAS Two advisors to Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido resign after being accused by the government of President Nicolas Maduro of links to a botched "invasion" by mercenaries. 400 words moved Health-virus-US-AIDS-research,FOCUS WASHINGTON If lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are succeeding in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, health experts warn that the measures could unintentionally undermine efforts to contain another potentially deadly disease: HIV. 700 words 0130 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-oil,FOCUS VAN HORN, Texas For the companies that drill the highest-producing deposit of oil and natural gas in the world, straddling the border between Texas and New Mexico, the crash in oil prices has led to spectacular losses. 500 words 0200 GMT by Julia Benarrous. Picture. Video Health-virus-Canada-US-diplomacy,FOCUS TORONTO At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian nurse Nikki Hillis-Walters was asked to choose between her two healthcare jobs in Canada and the United States. She picked the latter, telling AFP: "It just felt like I was needed (more) there." 650 words 0200 GMT by Olivier Monnier. Picture US-vote-politics-Biden-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden is rapidly scaling up his digital campaign as he scrambles to compete with Donald Trump's formidable online operation, but Democrats say the presidential hopeful must move beyond flat speeches delivered from his basement. 750 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes Health-virus-Brazil,PHOTOESSAY MANAUS, Brazil Ulisses is used to seeing death up close. It comes with the territory when you're a grave digger. But it had never come at him at the speed and scale it has since Manaus, his hometown in the Brazilian Amazon, got swept up in the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved by Michael Dantas, with Valeria Pacheco in Brasilia. Picture -- EUROPE -- Greece-migration-refugee-unrest,SCENE ARNISSA, Greece When plans were leaked to move dozens of asylum seekers from an island camp to a hotel in the northern Greek village of Arnissa, retribution was swift. 650 words 0200 GMT by Vassilis Kyriakoulis. Picture -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Iran-Syria-conflict-Lebanon,FOCUS JERUSALEM Comments by an unnamed Israeli defence official that Iran was reducing its presence in Syria sparked fierce debate about Tehran's next moves and how the Jewish state should respond. 700 words 0300 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Ethiopia-pandemic-doctors,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA Every weekday at noon, radio host Mehret Debebe heads to his studio for a live call-in show devoted to a single topic: what the coronavirus means for Ethiopia. 900 words 0430 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. Video -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- Health-virus-retail-Europe,SCENE BRUSSELS Queues of shoppers -- many with unkempt hair or beards -- form in parts of Europe, as more countries further ease anti-virus lockdowns. 400 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere with Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-aviation,WRAP LONDON Britain's aviation sector grapples with news that international arrivals will soon face a 14-day quarantine to stop new infections of coronavirus, which has already ravaged travel demand worldwide. 700 words moved by Roland Jackson. File picture -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-IPL-virus-health NEW DELHI Scrapping the money-spinning Indian Premier League this year because of the coronavirus pandemic would cost the country's cricket governing body more than half a billion dollars, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal tells AFP. 600 words 0400 GMT by Faisal Kamal. File picture afp
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