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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Buttigieg drops out of US presidential race + Global coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 + North Korea fires 'projectiles' + Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian troops + Ice wine? nein: Climate change kills off German tipple US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay prominent US presidential candidate, ends his campaign to be the Democratic nominee -- giving a major boost to fellow centrist Joe Biden. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. Graphic. Video. Picture Also moved: US-vote-politics-Buttigieg,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpasses 3,000 after dozens more die at its epicentre in China and cases soar around the world, with a second fatality on US soil. 750 words 0630 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-defence-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, the South's military says, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range missile tests over. 600 words 0700 GMT by Sunghee Hwang Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-military,WRAP ANKARA Turkish drone strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province kill 19 government soldiers, a war monitor reports, as tensions soar between Damascus and Ankara. 900 words 0530 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video. Graphic Germany-wine-weather-climate FRANKFURT An unusually mild winter has left Germany without an ice wine harvest for the first time, the country's wine institute says, fuelling fears that the sweet dessert wine will become a rarity in future. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-SKorea-religion,INTERVIEW GWACHEON, South Korea Stigma and discrimination over their beliefs are preventing members of the secretive religious group at the centre of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak from co-operating with emergency checks and quarantine efforts, a top representative tells AFP. 800 words moved by Kang Jin-Kyu. Picture. Video Health-virus-US,LEAD WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence defends the US administration's handling of the coronavirus epidemic after two confirmed deaths on American soil and rising criticism of the state of US preparedness. 700 words moved by Jim Mannion. Picture Health-virus-US-insurance,FOCUS WASHINGTON Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. What makes the 22-year-old even more frightened: Medical bills she just can't afford, as one of almost 27.5 million people in the United States who don't have health insurance. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-California-Sanders,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Bernie Sanders is heading into California's primary as the clear favorite among Democrats, enjoying a massive lead over his competitors, notably among young voters and Latinos. 800 words 0530 by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture US-politics-vote-campaign-Bloomberg,FOCUS MCLEAN, Virginia The billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a Democratic hopeful in this year's presidential race, went about recruiting his own "army" in an unusual way -- relying on goodwill generated over the years by his own activism and millions of dollars of charitable donations. 850 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture US-politics-vote-immigration-minorities,SCENE HOUSTON, Texas In Elizabeth Warren's Houston campaign office, one early morning in February, volunteers bustled around arranging chairs in a circle and tacking Spanish-language posters to the walls. 750 words moved by Julia Benarrous. Video. Picture US-politics-vote-SuperTuesday,POINTS WASHINGTON Americans eager to know which Democrat will face President Donald Trump in November's election may have a clearer view after "Super Tuesday" -- sure to be a defining moment in the race. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Graphic US-Israel-politics-diplomacy-AIPAC,WRAP WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assails US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, whose unprecedented boycott of the leading pro-Israel US lobby has laid bare divisions among Democrats. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture US-health-abortion-politics,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The future of abortion in the United States could be at stake when the Supreme Court on Wednesday hears what may be its most significant case on the controversial subject in decades. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Also moved: US-health-abortion-politics,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israelis vote for a third time in 12 months, with embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to end the country's political crisis and save his career. 700 words 0600 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-vote-corruption-trial,FOCUS Israel-vote-politics-Russia,FOCUS Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq's prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi bows out from the task of forming a government, as two rockets crash near the US embassy in the capital's Green Zone. 600 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Iraq-demonstration-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraqi protesters had been rallying against government incompetence, poor public services and foreign meddling months before a novel coronavirus outbreak. Then the epidemic arrived and breathed new life to their grievances. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran and Haydar Indhar in Diwaniya. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-migration-Greece,FOCUS KASTANIES, Greece Greece is on a state of alert as it faces an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross the border from Turkey, with locals fearing a new immigration crisis. 800 words moved by Vassilis Kyriakoulis with Will Vassilopoulous in Lesbos and Katerina Nikolopoulou in Athens. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS With Brexit "done" as far as London is concerned, UK and EU negotiators begin talks aimed at forging a future relationship -- while brandishing red lines that may yet prove to be irreconcilable. 800 words moved by Marc Burleigh and Francoise Michel -- SPORT -- Moto-prix-THA-virus-health-China BANGKOK Thailand's MotoGP scheduled for next month will be "postponed" due to the coronavirus, deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul says, a day after the season-opening Qatar race was cancelled. 450 words by 0600 GMT. Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Barcelona MADRID Real Madrid win the Clasico and may have saved their season as they end their slump in the best way possible, by beating Barcelona 2-0 and returning to the top of La Liga. 650 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture afp
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