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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Italy virus toll hits one-day record + Coronavirus row roils US-China ties + Four hanged in India over 2012 rape + Japan in subdued Olympic flame hello + Popstars bring in 'End of the World' Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The number of coronavirus deaths in Italy surges past 4,000 as New York joins California in ordering a lockdown in a bid to bring the outbreak in the United States under control. 900 words 2130 GMT by Peter Hutchison and Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-China-diplomacy,lead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demands that China reveal details about the novel coronavirus as Beijing angrily accuses him of lying and trying to shift blame for the pandemic. 500 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. India-crime,WRAP NEW DELHI India executes four men for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion. 650 words moved by Jalees Andrabi and Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: India-court-execution-crime,FACTS India-crime-death-world,FACTS Oly-2020-JPN-Japan-virus-health-torch,WRAP MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan The Olympic flame arrives in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony as doubts grow over whether the Tokyo Games will go ahead on schedule with the coronavirus pandemic causing chaos around the world. 650 words moved by Quentin Tyberghien. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-Ireland-music,FOCUS PARIS Superstar singers like Bono and Michael Stipe are leading pop music's response to the epidemic, posting songs which reflect the "end of the world as we know it". 700 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons and Philippe Grelard. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK New York follows California in locking down to stem the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump declares the United States is already "winning" the war despite a rapid rise in confirmed cases and deaths. 600 words 2130 GMT by Peter Hutchison and Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Live video Also moving: Health-virus-US-economy-California,POINTS Health-virus-US-politics-Burr,WRAP WASHINGTON An independent watchdog demands an investigation after two Republican senators aware of the looming coronavirus disaster dump their stocks even as the White House plays down the threat. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-kindness,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From grocery shopping for the elderly to delivering meals or offering free classes online, acts of kindness during the coronavirus pandemic are providing uplifting moments of joy in a United States beset by anxiety. 600 words moved by Laurent Banguet -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Italy reports a record 627 new deaths from the novel coronavirus and sees its world-topping toll surpass 4,000 despite government efforts to stem the pandemic's spread. 450 words 2000 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-priests,FOCUS Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead BERLIN Two German states institute a lockdown to prevent coronavirus infections, the most extreme measure in the country so far, as the government prepares to discuss nationwide measures. 500 words moved by Kit Holden. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Germany-food,FOCUS Health-virus-Britain-hospital,FOCUS LONDON British doctors and health workers have raised the alarm about a lack of sufficient protective kit to treat potential coronavirus patients, potentially exposing themselves and putting vulnerable patients at risk. 600 words moved by Pauline Froissart Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran marks a downbeat Persian New Year beset by the novel coronavirus, even as a rising death toll fails to dissuade millions from ignoring official advice and travelling for the holiday. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. Health-virus-Egypt-prisoners,FOCUS CAIRO In Egypt's overcrowded and putrid jails, families of prisoners fear a potentially catastrophic coronavirus outbreak and are calling for their imminent release as the rest of the country hunkers down. 800 words 1930 by Farid Farid. File picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-attack,WRAP KABUL At least two dozen Afghan security forces are killed in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, officials tell AFP, as fighting rages in the war-weary country while efforts to start talks with the Taliban stall. 650 words moved Health-virus-China-travel,FOCUS BEIJING Under pressure from anxious parents, Chinese citizens living in virus-hit Europe are flocking back home, with some even flying on private jets to escape the spiralling number of infections overseas. 700 words moved by Ludovic Ehret. File picture. Video -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- US-aviation-government-health-Boeing, FOCUS NEW YORK Twelve years after the US government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, Washington policy makers are debating how to spare Boeing as it reels from dual crises over the coronavirus and 737 MAX. 600 words 2000 GMT by Luc Olinga Markets-world, WRAP NEW YORK Global stocks were mixed in volatile trading as central banks unveiled more emergency measures in response to a further freezing of activity in major economies. 650 words 2230 GMT by John Biers Health-virus-US-economy-transport-food,FOCUS WASHINGTON Monica Ortega has been delivering groceries for three years, but with American life transformed by the coronavirus outbreak and many people staying indoors, her job has never felt more vital. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture -- SPORTS -- Amfoot-NFL-Buccaneers-Brady,2ndlead NEW YORK Six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady announced Friday he has signed an NFL contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who confirmed the blockbuster free agent signing. 650 words moved. File picture. File video -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Canada-Britain-music,FOCUS PARIS To release or not to release? That is the question haunting the music industry as the coronavirus casts doubt over a slew of forthcoming albums. 600 words moved by Aurelie Mayembo and Philippe Grelard. File picture afp
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