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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus toll surges as China changes counting + Sanders, Buttigieg emerge as Democratic frontrunners + WhatsApp defends encryption as it tops 2bn users + Tiny Dancer: scientists decode bee 'waggles' China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The number of deaths and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak spikes dramatically after authorities change the way they count infections, in a move that will likely fuel speculation that the severity of the outbreak has been under-reported. 700 words 0300 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. US-politics-vote,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg step forward as undisputed frontrunners in the race to take on President Donald Trump in November after finishing first and second in the New Hampshire primary. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes with Jerome Cartillier in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-Sanders,POINTS US-IT-lifestyle-Facebook-WhatsApp,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp says it now has more than two billion users around the world as it reaffirms its commitment to strong encryption to protect privacy. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-animal-bees,FOCUS WASHINGTON US biologists have decoded the meaning of over 1,500 honey bee dances, providing conservation groups trying to boost the imperiled species' population with new insights into their foraging preferences. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Graphic. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS BEIJING Banners rallying the nation behind a cause and panicked citizens who hide in their homes and report on each other: The Chinese Communist party has deployed an old toolkit to battle a new enemy. 800 words 0400 GMT Patrick Baert. Picture China-health-virus-Wuhan-foreigners,FOCUS HONG KONG Hunkered down at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic and cut off from the world, the remaining foreigners in Wuhan are eking out a life in fear. 700 words 0330 GMT by Alex Nicoll China-health-virus-manufacturing,FOCUS BEIJING A diaper manufacturer in eastern China was closed for the Lunar New Year holiday when it heard from officials -- there was a mask shortage and factories needed to chip in to help in the battle against a deadly virus epidemic. 500 words 0400 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture China-health-virus-Spain-mobile,WRAP BARCELONA Organisers of the World Mobile Congress says they have cancelled the world's top mobile trade fair due to fears stemming from the coronavirus that sparked an exodus of industry heavyweights. 700 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- UN-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,WRAP GENEVA The UN releases a list of 112 companies with activities in Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, including Airbnb, Expedia and TripAdvisor. 600 words moved by Nina Larson Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey's president accuses Russia of committing "massacres" in its support of the Syrian government, escalating a war of words as more Turkish reinforcements arrived on the ground. 750 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video Tunisia-diplomacy-UN,FOCUS TUNIS Tunisian President Kais Saied's first major foray into international affairs appears to have backfired, with his diplomatic strategy called into question over the dismissal of Tunis' UN envoy. 700 words 0300 GMT by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File picture Lifestyle-Palestinians-Israel-conflict-chocolate,FOCUS GAZA CITY Off a bumpy dirt road in Gaza city, a group of children stood outside a half-open factory door, desperate to get their hands on what was being made inside: chocolate biscuits and a spread dubbed "Natalia". 750 words 0300 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee and Joe Dyke. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Vatican-religion-pope,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis pleads for social justice and environmental respect for the Amazon basin, but does not recommend the controversial idea of married priests. 700 words moved by Catherine Marciano and Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video. Graphic Italy-politics-migrants,WRAP ROME Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini will stand trial on charges of illegally detaining migrants at sea, after senators voted to strip him of his parliamentary immunity. 700 words moved by Ella Ide. Picture. Video Also moved: Italy-politics-Salvini,PROFILE Switzerland-US-Germany-espionage-encryption-defence,REAX GENEVA Outraged commentators warn that revelations the CIA and Germany's intelligence service had for decades used a Swiss encryption company for spying had seriously damaged Switzerland's cherished reputation for neutrality. 650 words moved by Christophe De Roquefeuil Germany-history-war-anniversary-farright FRANKFURT, Germany Germany will mark 75 years since the destruction of Dresden in World War II on Thursday, with the far right seeking to inflate victim numbers and play down Nazi crimes. 650 words 0300 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. File picture Also moving: Germany-history-WWII-anniversary-Britain,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Warren,FOCUS WASHINGTON A few months ago, Elizabeth Warren was at the top of polls for the Democratic presidential nomination, endearing herself to voters with her ready plans for all problems, but now her campaign is hanging by a thread after a dismal showing in New Hampshire. 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-Trump-Buttigieg-language,FOCUS US-politics-society-law,FOCUS EVELETH, Minnesota Haylee Ann Rucker lives in a small rural town in Minnesota. The 19-year-old was born in the United States to American parents. But legally, she did not exist for nearly her entire life. 900 words 0130 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video US-health-politics-gender-children,FOCUS WASHINGTON A simmering debate is under way in the United States over the health of transgender youth, who now face the prospect of being barred from receiving hormonal or surgical treatment in a dozen states, to the dismay of their families and the medical community. 650 words 0200 GMT by Charlotte Plantive -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-politics-anniversary-Ramaphosa,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG When Cyril Ramaphosa took office as South African president two years ago, the media coined the term "Ramaphoria" to describe the giddy expectations he had stoked. Those heady days now seem firmly in the past. 750 words 0300 GMT by Michelle Gumede and Susan Njanji. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Norway-environment-plastic-recycling,FOCUS FETSUND, Norway One at a time, the elderly lady places her empties into the gaping hole of a machine at the entrance to an Oslo supermarket. With a well-functioning deposit system, Norway recycles almost all of its plastic bottles. 650 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video afp
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