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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus deaths pass 10,000 as California shuts down + Stock markets rise on huge economic support plans + Four hanged in India over 2012 bus gang-rape + Olympic flame arrives in Japan as doubts grow + Singing in lockdown: Popstars latest to riff on virus Health-virus,WRAP PARIS More than 10,000 people have now died in a coronavirus pandemic that has swept from China throughout the world, forcing the confinement of tens of millions in their homes. 900 words 1500 GMT by Joseph Boyle with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles and Hazel Ward in Madrid. Picture. Video. Graphic Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Global stock markets push higher at the end of another volatile week, as weary investors welcome a worldwide fightback against the coronavirus fallout by governments and central banks. 750 words 1700 GMT by Roland Jackson India-crime,WRAP NEW DELHI India executes four men for the fatal gang-rape 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. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-court-execution-crime,FACTS India-death-world-crime,FACTS Oly-2020-JPN-Japan-virus-health-torch,WRAP MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan The Olympic flame arrives to a scaled-down reception in Japan as the coronavirus pandemic raises increasing doubts about whether the Tokyo Games will go ahead on schedule. 700 words moved by Quentin Tyberghien. Picture. Video. Live 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 -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany,lead BERLIN Germany's largest state institutes 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 Health-virus-Germany-food,FOCUS BERLIN When the Michelin-starred Tulus Lotrek restaurant in Berlin closed its doors on Saturday night, the owners had no idea how long it would be before they could open again. But they decided to start cooking for healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1500 GMT by Larissa Rausch. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-politics-diplomacy,FOCUS MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the economy can weather the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices, but the two-pronged crisis is a huge challenge to his promises to reduce poverty and boost growth. 750 words 1500 GMT by Andrea Palasciano. Picture 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 We have also moved: Health-virus-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics Health-virus-Italy-priests,FOCUS ROME They come to bless those suffering the most from the novel coronavirus. And then, more and more often, Italy's priests die themselves. 500 words moved by Franck Iovene. File picture Health-virus-education,FOCUS PARIS As millions of families hunker down amid the coronavirus crisis, the sudden reality of schooling from home risks widening the education gap between those with the means and support to keep up with lessons, and those who risk falling behind. 700 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre with AFP bureaus -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iranians hit the road for Persian New Year despite calls from the authorities to stay at home to stem the spread of coronavirus which has killed more than 1,400 people in the Islamic republic. 500 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic 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 moved by Farid Farid. File picture Health-virus-Gaza,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Palestinians in Gaza may be trying to make light of coronavirus on social media, comparing lockdowns to the Israeli blockade, but fears of a disastrous outbreak in the Strip are growing. 750 words moved by Adel Zaanoun with Joe Dyke in Ramallah. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-IS-Baghouz,SCENE BAGHOUZ, Syria A year after the last black flag of the Islamic State group was lowered in the Syrian village of Baghouz, local farmer Hamad al-Ibrahim is trying to restore his damaged land. 750 words moved by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US 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. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-politics-Congress,FOCUS WASHINGTON With two US lawmakers testing positive for coronavirus and others entering quarantine, 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 Health-virus-US-banking,FACTS NEW YORK The US Federal Reserve is pumping money into an economy that may already be in a deep recession, to ensure banks continue to lend to households and businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1430 GMT by Luc Olinga 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 1530 GMT by Chris Stein. 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 abound in the United States. 600 words 1700 GMT by Laurent Banguet Health-virus-Brazil-Amazon,FOCUS CARAUARI, Brazil Located in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a week's trip upriver by boat, Carauari is not a place that's easy to reach. But the global panic over the coronavirus pandemic has arrived. 650 words moved by Vitoria Velez. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-attack,WRAP KABUL At least two dozen Afghan security forces were killed in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, officials tell AFP, as fighting raged in the war-weary country while efforts to start talks with the Taliban stalled. 500 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. Picture. Video. -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa,WRAP JOHANNESBURG Africa's coronavirus infections spiral as South Africa's case load breaches the 200 mark and the government warns that the country is in for the long haul in its fight against the disease. 600 words 1600 GMT by Susan Njanji and African bureaux. Pcture. Video Health-virus-SAfrica-testing,SCENE JOHANNESBURG Peter Serati rolls down the car window and opens his mouth as a lab worker reaches in to take a swab at a drive-in coronavirus testing centre in Johannesburg. Those who can afford it are turning to private health care testing, but that is coming at a steep price. 650 words 1530 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-economy,Q&A LONDON The mammoth bailout sums unleashed to combat the 2008 financial crisis fuelled populist backlashes in many countries as taxpayers were handed a whopping bill. This time feels different. 650 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi and Corentin Dautreppe in Paris -- 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 Health-virus-Germany-fbl-GER-Bundesliga,FOCUS BERLIN Long despised by German fans as the face of big-money football, billionaire Dietmar Hopp is now being held up by some as a national hero in the coronavirus crisis. 600 words moved by Christophe Beaudufe. File picture -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-US-France-Russia-ballet,FOCUS PARIS Ballet starts are staying on their toes despite many of the world's top companies being laid up by the virus, thrilling fans with home exercise routines on social media like doing the ironing en pointe. 700 words 1500 GMT by Rana Moussaoui. File picture afp
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