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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO calls for 'balance' as virus toll passes 1,800 + Bezos commits $10 bn to help tackle climate change + Assad vows no let-up in northern Syria offensive + Gunmen kill 24 in Burkina Faso church attack + 'Ghost ship' washes ashore in Ireland China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The World Health Organization warns against over-reacting about the new coronavirus epidemic which has prompted the cancellations of global events, concerns about cruise ship travel and fears for the economy. 700 words 0230 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. Syria-conflict-Assad-UN,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vows his forces will be relentless in their offensive to flush out the last rebel bastion in northern Syria. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Climate-environment-US-Amazon,WRAP WASHINGTON His company is often criticized for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man, says that he is committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change. 450 words moved Burkina-unrest,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Gunmen kill 24 people and wound 18 in an attack on a Protestant church in a village in northern Burkina Faso, officials say. 500 words moved. Graphic Europe-weather-Ireland-shipping-transport BALLYCOTTON, Ireland A ghost ship drifting without a crew for more than a year washes ashore on Ireland's south coast in high seas caused by Storm Dennis, the coast guard says. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-IT-earnings,2ndlead SAN FRANCISCO US tech giant Apple warns that the novel coronavirus has hit iPhone production in China, and the company is "experiencing a slower return to normal" than planned. 400 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-cinema-entertainment,FOCUS BEIJING On a Friday night in one of Beijing's central shopping districts, the popular Megabox cinema is shuttered -- like entertainment venues across the capital in response to the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words 0330 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Danni Zhu. Picture China-virus-health-economy,FOCUS MELBOURNE Usually bustling century-old Chinatowns from Melbourne to San Fransisco have fallen quiet and businesses are struggling to survive as fears over the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak ripple around the world. 600 words 0300 GMT by Sean Gleeson. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-Russia-court-Yukos,WRAP MOSCOW A Dutch appeals court is set to hand down a landmark ruling in a complex case involving defunct Russian oil giant Yukos whose former shareholders are claiming $50 billion in damages. 600 words 0300 GMT by Andrea Palasciano. File Picture Turkey-politics-coup-trial-unrest,FOCUS ANKARA Wearing a colourful headscarf and long coat, Turkish mother Melek Cetinkaya would not usually catch the attention of the police. But when she dons a vest calling for justice for her imprisoned son, it is only minutes before she is bundled into a white van. 800 words 0300 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Niger-unrest-aid,WRAP NIAMEY, Niger Fifteen women and five children were trampled to death in a stampede for food and money for refugees in southeast Niger, an official says. 500 words 0200 GMT by Boureima Hama SAfrica-politics-racism-apartheid,WRAP JOHANNESBURG South Africa's last apartheid-era president, F.W. De Klerk, withdraws a claim he made earlier this month that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. 550 words moved. Picture Cameroon-unrest-massacre,WRAP YAOUNDE Cameroon's army denies opposition charges that it had massacred villagers in a restive anglophone region, blaming instead an "unfortunate accident" caused by an explosion of fuel during a firefight. 750 words moved -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- EU-Facebook-data-speech,WRAP BRUSSELS A top EU official for digital policy warns that big tech companies could face tougher rules and penalties in Europe if they failed to adequately curb hate speech and disinformation. 500 words moved by Alex Pigman. Video. Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan-pollution-environment-energy,FOCUS BISHKEK Snow-capped peaks used to be clearly visible from the streets of Almaty and Bishkek, two of the largest cities in Central Asia that both lie in plains surrounded by mountains. But now a heavy cloud of dark smog often blots out the view. 800 words 0300 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva, with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty. Picture. Video. -- ENTERTAINMENT, CULTURE & LIFESTYLE -- Morocco-tourism-heritage-film,VIDEO ESSAY AIT-BEN-HADDOU Millions worldwide may have seen the desert fortress in the hit fantasy series "Game of Thrones", but fewer know they can visit the Moroccan village of Ait-Ben-Haddou. 550 words 0300 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali. Video. Picture Lifestyle-Austria-dance-gender,FOCUS VIENNA When Sophie Grau and Iris Klopfer take to the floor as two of the debutants at Vienna's prestigious Opera Ball, they will be dancing their way into history. 500 words 0300 GMT by Celine Jankowiak. Pictures by Joe Klamar. Video by Celine Jankowiak Britain-Ireland-fashion-disabled-Burke,PROFILE LONDON Sinead Burke has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of fashion, pushing for designs to become accessible for all. 600 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture afp
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