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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + 'Enormous evidence' virus came from Wuhan lab: Pompeo + N. Korea fires multiple shots towards South + Bid to bar Netanyahu from forming govt + Russia reports 10,000 virus cases in 24 hours Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims "enormous evidence" shows the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in China, fueling diplomatic tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak as Europe cautiously eases lockdowns. 1,000 words 1600 GMT by James Mannion with Ella Ide in Rome and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-military-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, prompting South Korean troops to fire back, Seoul's military says. 550 words moved. File picture Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's top court hears arguments that would bar veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a new government with his former rival as he faces a criminal trial on corruption charges. 650 words 1500 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia is now the European country registering the most new infections, as the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus surges past 130,000. 550 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy is spending its last day in total lockdown, but the partial easing of strict coronavirus measures after a two-month shutdown is causing anxiety and confusion rather than elation. 550 words 1630 GMT by Ella Ide. File Picture Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON Doctors treating Boris Johnson for coronavirus prepared to announce his death after he was taken to intensive care, the British prime minister says, in his first detailed comments about his illness. 500 words moved by Phil Hazlewood Health-virus-France-assault,FOCUS PARIS For many women venturing out during France's coronavirus lockdown, the absence of crowds has made them easier targets for sexual assault and harassment, a threat that could increase as officials prepare to ease stay-at-home orders. 500 words 1500 GMT by Alice Lefebvre and Sarah Brethes Germany-politics-US-nuclear BERLIN Left-leaning allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservatives launch an offensive calling for the withdrawal of US nuclear arms in Germany. 400 words 1500 GMT by Yacine Le Forestier -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-China-diplomacy,2ndlead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says there is "enormous evidence" that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. 500 words 1530 GMT by Brian Knowlton US-politics-vote-Trump-campaign WASHINGTON Donald Trump will wrap himself in the mantle of America's arguably greatest president with a television extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial meant to put the coronavirus crisis behind and relaunch his election campaign. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Venezuela-prison-unrest,2ndlead CARACAS A prison riot in western Venezuela has left at least 47 inmates dead and 75 others wounded. 350 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-HuntingtonBeach-protests LOS ANGELES Sun, sand and surfers: it would have been the classic postcard of Huntington Beach if it weren't for police bent on blocking locals from this famous California haunt, only recently closed in an effort to curb the coronavirus. 500 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-aid-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States has long hailed its aid overseas as a sign of good intentions, but friends and foes alike are seeing opportunities of their own by helping the global power ravaged by the coronavirus. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture Health-virus-US-prison,FOCUS WASHINGTON A massive wave of coronavirus infections is blasting through the world's largest prison population in the United States even as officials begin opening up their economies, saying the disease has plateaued. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-LasVegas,FOCUS LAS VEGAS A smattering of cars drive past the eerily quiet hotels and casinos, shuttered since mid-March, while a handful of tourists gather by the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign to take photos. But beneath the quiet of the world-famous Strip, Sin City is in turmoil. 750 words moved by Valerie Miller Health-virus-US-artist-children,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It was during a phone conversation with her sister back in Qatar that the idea clicked for Hollywood animation artist Reem Ali Adeeb. Young children in the Middle East were confined at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was not nearly enough original content online in Arabic to keep them entertained. 650 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iran-religion,3rdlead TEHRAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says mosques will reopen across large parts of the country Monday as officials report a drop in the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-schools,FOCUS MEVASSERET ZION, Israel The protective mask covering half her face could not hide the broad smile of little Mayaan Ben Itzhak as she reunited with her classmates after two long months of lockdown. 700 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Israel-social-bar-prostitution,FOCUS TEL AVIV Tel Aviv's Pussycat used to bill itself as the premier strip club in the Middle East. Now the mirrored building near the beach that once hosted it serves as a centre for social activism and community programmes. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions his country's coronavirus numbers, and calls on the authorities to investigate "sabotage" at the national laboratory - where he says a goat and a papaya tested positive. 450 words moved Health-virus-Guinea-politics,FOCUS CONAKRY Far from pulling together in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guineans remain mired in discord after a deadly, months-long political crisis, hampering efforts to contain the virus in the poor West African state. 650 words 1600 GMT by Mouctar Bah and Carol Valade -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Philippines-cremation,FOCUS MANILA Families of coronavirus victims in the Philippines are being denied traditional death rites in favour of hurried, impersonal cremations, with virus restrictions often meaning they are forbidden a last look at their loved ones. 550 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-quarantine-tech,FOCUS BEIJING Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people. 650 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ITA-SerieA-Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy offers Serie A clubs a glimmer of hope after it says footballers could take part in individual training sessions as the strictest coronavirus lockdown measures begin to ease. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Iraq-entertainment,FOCUS BASRA, Iraq Bushy moustaches, thick Syrian accents, fistfights in 1930s Damascus and ... medical masks? A parody of a popular Syrian TV show is raising awareness on curbing the coronavirus outbreak in Iraq. 650 words moved by Dawood Salmane with Ayman Henna in Baghdad afp
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