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| - Duty Editor: Simon Morgan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 + Europe inches up coronavirus shutters + Afghan govt to free 2,000 Taliban prisoners + UK PM Johnson backs aide over lockdown saga + NZ PM unfazed as quake interrupts interview Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Europe inches up its coronavirus shutters a little further as nightclubs, museums and swimming pools reopened in parts of the continent. 850 words 1130 GMT by Laurence Boutreaux, with Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani begins a process to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after the insurgents proposed a surprise ceasefire during the Eid holiday. 650 words 1030 GMT by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails to draw a line under a scandal over the alleged breach of lockdown rules by his top aide Dominic Cummings as pressure mounts on the controversial adviser to go. 500 words 1100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture NZealand-quake,2ndlead WELLINGTON A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand's North Island but fails to crack Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trademark composure as she conducted a live television interview. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain,lead MADRID Hundreds of Madrid residents flood into the city's parks to run or walk as lockdown measures are finally eased in the Spanish capital and in Barcelona, and beaches reopen in parts of the country. 550 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-hospital,FOCUS MADRID After two months in a Madrid hospital fighting off the virus that nearly killed her, Rosa Maria Fernandez is now learning the basics again: walking, speaking and using cutlery. 800 words 1000 GMT by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video Germany-automobile-pollution-trial-Volkswagen,WRAP FRANKFURT A top German court rules that Volkswagen must buy back a diesel car it modified to appear less polluting, a decision that could influence outcomes in thousands of other "Dieselgate" cases. 600 words 1000 GMT by Yann Schreiber. Picture. File video Russia-US-trial-espionage,WRAP MOSCOW The Moscow trial of ex-US marine Paul Whelan on espionage charges is set to conclude, ending a court proceeding that has strained ties with Washington and fuelled speculation of a prisoner exchange. 550 words 1100 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-cleaning-service,FOCUS WASHINGTON Tables, chairs, counters, doors: reopened US businesses and restaurants will have to focus on thorough disinfecting if they want to lure customers, and cleaning companies are preparing for an explosion in demand. 650 words moved by Julie Chabanas. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-politics-Chomsky,INTERVIEW NEW YORK The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, says activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern linguistics. 700 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Video. File Picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-Arquette-entertainment-people,INTERVIEW Health-virus-US-economy-agriculture-trade,FOCUS MOUNT AIRY, Maryland Worried about the pandemic and trade tensions with China, Dave Burrier steers his tractor through a field, following a GPS map as he tries to plant as much corn as possible amid the yellow and green rye covering the ground. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Video. Picture Suriname-vote,WRAP PARAMARIBO, Suriname Suriname's convicted-murderer president Desi Bouterse says he is confident of holding onto power despite polls suggesting his NDP party will lose its majority in Monday's legislative elections. 700 words moved by by Ranu Abhelakh US-space-ISS-aerospace-Musk,FOCUS WASHINGTON Space Exploration Technologies Corp. -- commonly known as SpaceX -- will send two astronauts into space on Wednesday despite not yet being 20 years old. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File Picture Also moved: US-space,CHRONO -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-hospital-attack KABUL Zia Gul gave birth to her daughter hours after escaping from gunmen who rampaged through a Kabul maternity ward and now struggles to reconcile the joys of early motherhood with the trauma of the attack. 580 words 1130 GMT by Elise Blanchard. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest HONG KONG Hong Kong's security chief welcomes China's plans to impose a national security law on the financial hub, saying it was needed to defeat "terrorism" and calls for independence. 550 words 0930 GMT Australia-fire-virus-climate,FOCUS COBARGO, New South Wales, Australia Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Virus-health-Japan,WRAP TOKYO Japan lifts its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus, seeking to gradually reopen the world's third-biggest economy as new cases slow to a crawl. 600 words moved by Richard Carter. Picture Japan-food-animal-environment,FOCUS TOKYO In a steamy Tokyo kitchen, a roasted scent wafts through the air as Yuto Shinohara prepares soup stock for ramen, derived not from pork or chicken, but crickets. 700 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote BUJUMBURA Burundi's election commission is expected to declare Evariste Ndayishimiye the country's next president, with all signs showing the ruling party's candidate on a clear track for victory following last week's poll. 500 words by 1030 GMT. Photo. Video. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Qatar-technology,FOCUS DOHA Privacy concerns over Qatar's coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a rare public backlash and forced officials to offer reassurance and concessions. 700 words moved by Gregory Walton. File picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-health-virus-GER-Bundesliga-Dortmund-Bayern,PREVIEW BERLIN Bayern Munich aim to continue the Bundesliga's current trend of teams winning on the road behind closed doors when they face Borussia Dortmund in a potential title decider on Tuesday. 600 words moved by Ryland James Fbl-health-virus-Eur-transfers,FOCUS PARIS Around Europe, football is waking up from the coronavirus shutdown, but it is different to before for players and supporters and it is changing behind the scenes too. 650 words moved by Andy Scott afp
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