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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + G7 pledges 'whatever it takes' on global economy + Coronavirus spread casts doubt on Japan Olympics + Election campaign moves online as US closes down + Japanese man handed death sentence over massacre + Pandemic paper chase: hunt for the loo-rolly grail Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Leaders of the G7 industrial powerhouses pledge to join forces to halt economic freefall triggered by the "human tragedy" of the coronavirus pandemic. 900 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moving: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-finance-rates-G7,Q&A Moved: Health-virus-Europe-measures,FACTS Health-virus-Oly-2020-Japan-JPN,2ndlead LAUSANNE, Switzerland The International Olympic Committee will hold high-level talks on Tuesday, as doubts grow over the Tokyo Games and with some in Japan urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. 650 words at 1930 GMT. Video Moved: Health-virus-Oly-2020-Japan-JPN,lead Health-virus-Fbl-Euro-2020-UEFA,lead US-politics-vote-Democrats-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Constrained by emergency anti-virus measures, Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are campaigning in the virtual realm across four states where residents vote Tuesday for who they think should challenge Donald Trump in November. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Japan-homicide-court-crime,WRAP YOKOHAMA A Japanese man is sentenced to death for the stabbing murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, in one of the country's worst ever mass killings. 650 words moved by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video. File video Health-virus-toilet-paper,FOCUS WASHINGTON From the US to France to Australia, rows of empty supermarket shelves where toilet paper used to be, the result of coronavirus-induced panic buying. But why? 500 words 2100 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Markets-world,WRAP NEW YORK Stock markets and oil prices go into freefall as interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus measures by central banks fail to lift confidence. 650 words 2130 GMT by John Biers Health-virus-US-vaccine,2ndlead WASHINGTON The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials say, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease. 600 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture Health-virus-vaccines-treatments,FOCUS WASHINGTON The race is on to find vaccines and treatments for the novel coronavirus, with pharmaceuticals big and small in on the action. 1,500 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US NEW YORK New Jersey imposes a curfew in a major escalation of attempts to contain the deadly coronavirus pandemic, as the United States follows European nations in shutting down schools, public buildings, cinemas, restaurants and bars. 750 words 2030 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video Moved: Health-virus-US-politics-Pence,FOCUS Health-virus-China-US-diplomacy,lead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns China to stop spreading "outlandish rumors" about the novel coronavirus as the two powers openly clash over the pandemic. 500 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon Moved: Health-virus-China-toll,3rdlead Health-virus-Iran,lead TEHRAN Iran closes four key Shiite pilgrimage sites to stop a coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 850 people out of nearly 15,000 cases recorded in the Islamic republic. 700 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Health-virus-world-aviation NEW YORK Major world airlines axed almost all flights on a temporary basis as the worsening coronavirus crisis sparks travel bans, ravages demand and sends shares into freefall, triggering pleas to help carriers survive. 800 words 2100 GMT by Roland Jackson Health-virus-Canada,2ndlead OTTAWA Canada is closing its borders to most travellers to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces. 500 words 2100 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture. Video Health-virus-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs market in Tunis, anxious shoppers are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies. 450 words moved by Kaouther Larbi. Picture. Video Gabon-health-virus-pangolin,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon's capital Libreville, but since they were blamed for transmitting the novel coronavirus to humans, the illegal trade in the scaly mammal has plummeted. 600 words moved by Joseph Sotinel. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's ex-military chief Benny Gantz is nominated to try to form a government but further talks are expected with his bitter rival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on an emergency alliance to fight coronavirus. 650 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-politics-Gantz,PROFILE Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-opera-music PARIS Some of the world's greatest orchestras and opera houses are streaming concerts for free to console music lovers through these trying virus-struck times. 650 words moved by Rana Moussaoui and Fiachra Gibbons afp
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