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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus toll surges as China changes counting + Japan virus cruise tally hits 218 + Sanders, Buttigieg stake frontrunner claims + WhatsApp tops 2bn users + Tiny Dancer: scientists decode bee 'waggles' China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China's official death toll and infection numbers from a new coronavirus spikes dramatically after authorities changes their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported. 700 words 0600 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP TOKYO The number of cases of the novel coronavirus detected on a cruise ship off Japan jumps to 218, as authorities say they will begin allowing elderly passengers who test negative to move into government-designated lodging. 600 words 0630 GMT by Miwa Suzuki. Picture. 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. 700 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 CRISIS -- RugbyU-HKG-Asia-China-health-virus HONG KONG The Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens look set to be postponed as Asian sport reels from the deadly coronavirus, with the Chinese Grand Prix, golf and numerous football fixtures among the long list of casualties. 500 words 0600 GMT by Talek Harris China-health-virus-Cambodia SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia A US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over concerns that a passenger could have been infected with the new coronavirus arrives off Cambodia, as frustrated holidaymakers express hope that their ordeal may soon be over. 500 words by Suy Se by 0700. Photo. Live video. 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 moved 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 0700 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 0600 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture -- CULTURE -- Entertainment-film-Oscars-SKorea-social-Lee,PROFILE SEOUL The woman who stepped up to make the final acceptance speech when Bong Joon-ho's satire Parasite - about the gap between rich and poor - won the Best Film Oscar is herself a member of South Korea's wealthiest family and has spearheaded its corporate push into Hollywood. 700 words 0700 GMT by Claire Lee. File picture. File 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 moved 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 moved 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 moved 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 Argentina-economy-debt-IMF,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Recession-hit Argentina opens talks with a team from the IMF, seeking relief from what President Alberto Fernandez says is an unsustainable foreign debt. 600 words moved by Nina Negron. Picture. Video 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 moved 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 moved 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 moved 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 moved. Picture. Video afp
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