| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Italy virus toll overtakes China's + Pressure mounts on Tokyo Olympics + Stocks spike on 'kitchen sink' virus steps + US fast-tracks anti-malarial to treat virus + Bon appetit, virus or no virus, say French Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Italy passes a grim milestone in overtaking China as the country with most reported deaths from the new coronavirus sweeping the planet, as the UN chief warns "millions" could die if the pandemic spreads unchecked. 850 words 2030 GMT by Mariette le Roux with Dmitry Zaks in Rome and AFP bureaus worldwide. Picture. Graphic. Video Oly-2020-JPN-Japan-virus-health-torch,WRAP TOKYO The Olympic flame arrives in Japan, with what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically downscaled as doubts grow over whether the Tokyo Games can go ahead during the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 2100 GMT by Richard Carter. Picture. Video Also moved: Golf-Asia-health-virus-Oly-2020,INTERVIEW Oly-2020-surfing-JPN-Igarashi-Japan-health-virus,INTERVIEW Markets-world, WRAP NEW YORK Beaten-down world stock markets rise as massive central bank action finally garners the attention of investors who had earlier shrugged off dizzying amounts of liquidity pouring into the financial system to fight the coronavirus impact. 650 words 2130 GMT by John Biers Health-virus-US-treatment WASHINGTON The US is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump says, following encouraging early results in France and China. 650 words 1930 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-food,FOCUS PARIS The streets may be empty, with police stopping those who dare to venture outside, but the coronavirus is leaving the French art of eating well unscathed. 700 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Iran-Lebanon-prisoners,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States hails the release of its citizens in Iran and Lebanon as it says the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the urgency of efforts to free prisoners. 600 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. Health-virus-US-politics-Congress,FOCUS WASHINGTON With two US lawmakers testing positive for coronavirus and several others quarantined, concerns are mounting in Congress -- where 200 members are 65 or older -- over the pandemic's impact on Capitol Hill. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-US-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Amid growing evidence of the damage already inflicted on the US economy by the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is urging Congress to pass a $1 trillion emergency stimulus package immediately. 750 words 2100 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture Health-virus-Canada-cannabis,FOCUS MONTREAL To manage the stress of the coronavirus pandemic or just pass the time under quarantine with a buzz, Canadians and tourists have been lining up at the country's pot shops and flooding online retailers to stock up on cannabis supplies. 600 words moved by Jacques Lemieux. Picture. Video Also moved: US-social-lifestyle-technology-dating,FOCUS Health-virus-US-music-economy,FOCUS Health-virus-US-retail-Amazon,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,3rdlead ROME Italy overtakes China's coronavirus death total and braces for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II. 600 words 2000 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-elderly,FOCUS Health-virus-France-Italy-funerals PARIS Families forced to stay away from their loved ones' funerals, mourners fined for following a hearse, and undertakers setting up live links to burials because no one is allowed at the graveside. 750 words moved by Jean-Francois Guyot and Karine Perret Health-virus-EU-Britain-Brexit-trade,FOCUS BRUSSELS The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier tests positive for coronavirus, raising the pressure on Britain to extend a EU trade talks deadline beyond the end of the year. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-politics,FOCUS MOSCOW While President Vladimir Putin reassures the public that the virus pandemic is under control, many Russians instinctively distrust the official claims and fear the true situation is much worse. 700 words moved by Thibaut Marchand. Video. Picture Health-virus-Europe-rural,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus lockdown in much of Europe has pitted rural people against city-dwellers invading the countryside to wait out the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the continent. 650 words moved by Pierre Donadieu with AFP bureaus Health-virus-Ireland-gin,FOCUS DROGHEDA, Ireland The gin stills of the Listoke Distillery have been repurposed in the fight against the coronavirus, producing precious hand sanitiser currently in vanishingly short supply across Ireland. 550 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-Scotland-restaurant,FOCUS EDINBURGH An award-winning restaurateur in Edinburgh is offering the chance to "self-isolate in style", allowing customers wanting fine-dining during the coronavirus outbreak to order meals to eat at home. 450 words moved by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video Health-virus-EU-transport-economy-labour,FOCUS VIENNA Return home or stay to earn a living far from your loved ones? That's the dilemma being thrown up for workers who rely on shuttling across frontiers in Central Europe now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen several countries shut their borders. 650 words moved by Sophie Makris with Peter Murphy in Budapest Picture. File Picture. Video Health-virus-soap-water,FOCUS PARIS As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass lockdowns and travel bans, UN experts warn that some three billion people lack even the most basic weapons to protect themselves: soap and running water. 850 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran announces 149 new deaths in 24 hours from the novel coronavirus -- one every 10 minutes -- as calls mounted for the government to take stricter measures against the disease. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-tourism-economy,FOCUS JERUSALEM Munib Abu Assab, a tour operator in Jerusalem's Old City, has seen deserted streets before, but he says not even past conflicts over the contested land compare to the impact of coronavirus. 700 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Iraq-oil-economy-crisis-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Between plummeting oil prices, political deadlock and reduced global appetite for granting bail-outs, Iraq is on the cusp of financial calamity that could force austerity measures and renew anti-government protests. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa,2ndlead LAGOS African countries led by Nigeria and South Africa ramp up action against coronavirus, a day after the continent recorded its first fatality from the disease and the UN's health chief warned it was time to "wake up" to the threat. 850 words moved by Max Delaney and AFP bureaus in Africa -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia-NZealand-travel-politics,WRAP SYDNEY Australia and New Zealand move to seal off their borders, announcing unprecedented bans on entry for non-residents in the hope of stemming the rise of COVID-19 infections. 650 words moved by Andrew Beatty. Picture Health-virus-Philippines-poverty,FOCUS TONDO, Philippines Mary Grace Aves is terrified of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, but the best weapons to protect her family -- isolation and sanitation -- are unreachable luxuries in the Manila shantytown they call home. 700 words moved by Joshua Melvin and Ron Lopez. Picture. Video afp
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)