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| - Duty Editor: Simon Morgan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China warns on virus-hit economy as US job losses mount + Outrage in Hong Kong at bid to impose security law + Khashoggi's sons say they 'forgive' killers + Race is key factor in coronavirus deaths + Gobble gobble: Pac-Man turns 40 Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China warns that its giant economy faces an immense challenge in the wake of the world coronavirus lockdown, as job losses mount steeply in the United States and Latin America. 750 words 1000 GMT. PIcture. Video. Graphic China-HongKong-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG China has launched one of its fiercest assaults on Hong Kong's treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law, pro-democracy campaigners say as they vowed to take to the streets in protest. 700 words moved by Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su. Picture Also moved: China-HongKong-politics-law,Q&A Saudi-rights-politics,WRAP RIYADH The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they "forgive" the killers of their father, an announcement analysts say effectively grants clemency to the five convicts on death row. 600 words 0930 GMT by Anuj Chopra with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai. File picture. Graphic Virus-race-inequality,FOCUS PARIS As the pandemic kills hundreds across the world each day, experts say evidence is mounting that other socioeconomic factors -- specifically connected to race and income -- influence who become sick and who dies. 1300 words moved by Patrick Galey Japan-PacMan-offbeat-games-lifestyle TOKYO Forty years ago, a new video game featuring a bright yellow, dot-chomping, pill-popping, ghost-dodging character called Pac-Man appeared in Tokyo. It would become the most successful arcade game of all time. 500 words 0930 GMT by Richard Carter. File video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Albania-animal-ecosystem,FOCUS KORCE, Albania With factories and farms quieted by the coronavirus shutdown, Albania's bees have been busier than ever, stirring excitement among farmers expecting an unparalleled honey harvest thanks to a respite from pollution and pesticides. 600 words 1030 GMT by Briseida Mema. Picture. Video Health-virus-Ireland-poetry,FOCUS DUBLIN Ireland has sought solace in its poetic tradition to overcome the coronavirus crisis and provide poignant words of hope to tackle grief and the hardship of lockdown. 650 words moved GMT by Joe Stenson -- ASIA -- China-politics-health-virus-economy,WRAP BEIJING China moves to quash Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement by unveiling plans for a new security law at the start of its annual parliamentary session that also laid bare the "immense" economic challenges caused by the coronavirus. 800 words 1030 GMT by Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video China-politics-health-virus-economy-indicator,3rdlead BEIJING China's communist rulers avoid setting an annual growth target for the first time in decades as they struggle to deal with the "immense" economic challenges caused the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video China-politics-health-virus-economy,SCENE BEIJING The annual session of China's legislature is usually a chance for Xi Jinping and the rest of China's leadership to put on a stage-managed show of representative democracy -- but this year's undoubted focus is the coronavirus. 700 words 1100 GMT by Dan Martin and Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-Indonesia-Malaysia-religion,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Bazaars in Kabul are bustling, Pakistani shopping malls are busy and Indonesian markets are packed as Muslims across Asia ready for the annual Eid al-Fitr holiday despite coronavirus cases rising. 500 words 0930 GMT by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video Health-virus-Afghanistan-cyclist JALALABAD, Afghanistan Afghan cyclist Idrees Syawash is determined to help curb the spread of the coronavirus so he pedals across rural areas encouraging people to wear masks and wash their hands. 450 words moved by Noorullah Shirzada. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-NATO-military-aviation-treaty,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announces he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact Trump has abrogated since coming to office. 750 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Job losses in the United States are slowing but totaled an unheard-of 38.6 million since the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began, while officials debate what additional steps will be needed to rescue the beleaguered economy. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Graphic Health-virus-US-tourism,FOCUS SAVANNAH, Georgia Tired of claustrophobic coronavirus stay-at-home orders, some restless Americans are opting for a change of scenery and heading to states like Georgia and South Carolina, preferred destinations of quarantine-defying tourists. 600 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-demographics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also partly by poverty and the need to work. 700 words moved by Louis Genot. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says it is an "Islamic duty" to fight for the "liberation of Palestine" in a landmark speech amid rising tensions with regional arch-foe Israel. 600 words 0930 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Sudan-unrest-minorities,FOCUS KHARTOUM An upsurge in bloody tribal clashes in Sudan has killed at least 59 people and wounded over 100 this month, heaping more pressure on the country's fragile transitional government. 750 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Health-virus-UAE-prison,SCENE DUBAI Dubai's Al-Awir central prison is using video conferencing systems to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease among inmates and staff. 650 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture Health-virus-Morocco-prison,SCENE CASABLANCA Prisoners in Morocco say they are happy to be helping their country's fight against the spread of coronavirus -- by making thousands of masks for fellow inmates. 550 words 1030 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundi's main opposition leader rejects early signs the ruling party is heading for victory in this week's general election, describing the results from 12 percent of municipalities as "fantasy." 500 words 1300 GMT. File Picture. Video. DRCongo-health-virus-unrest-Ebola,FOCUS GOMA Coronavirus has swiftly gained status as the world's No. 1 threat but in eastern DR Congo, one of Africa's most volatile regions, militia killings and ethnic violence are an older and -- for now -- far greater source of dread. 550 words moved by Albert Kambale in Goma and Ricky Ombeni in Bukavu -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Commodities-oil-price-energy,ANALYSIS LONDON World crude prices have staged a modest recovery from last month's dizzying collapse, prompting analysts to wonder whether the worst of the 2020 oil crisis is over. 600 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin -- SPORT -- Golf-USLPGA-KOR-SKorea-education,FOCUS SEOUL When South Korea's domestic women's golf tour held its premier event last week -- without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic -- no fewer than three of the world's top 10 players took part. 800 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video Cricket-NZL-ENG-anniversary,FOCUS WELLINGTON It has been described as New Zealand cricket's darkest day, the 1955 Test against England when the Black Caps were skittled for just 26, a record low that still stands today. 600 words moved by Neil Sands afp
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