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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Contact: jenny.vaughan@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + China warns on slump as virus kills world jobs + Hydroxychloroquine shows no coronavirus benefit: study + Pakistan passenger plane crashes with 98 aboard + Outrage in Hong Kong as China pushes security law + Khashoggi sons 'forgive' killers Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China warned Friday that its huge economy will suffer an immense hit from the coronavirus, as the ongoing pandemic and national lockdowns cause massive global job losses and Russia faces a steep increase in deaths. 750 words 1600 GMT by Leo Ramirez, with AFP bureaus. Graphic. Videographic. Picture. Video Health-virus-hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine,2ndlead PARIS A study of nearly 100,000 COVID-19 patients shows there was no benefit in treating them with anti-viral drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine and even increased their risk of dying in hospital. 400 words 1530 GMT by Patrick Galey Pakistan-aviation-accident,WRAP KARACHI A Pakistani plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, with a government minister reporting two survivors pulled from the wreckage. 650 words 1430 GMT by Ashraf Khan. Graphic. Picture. Video China-HongKong-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong vowed Friday to take to the streets in protest over what they said was China's fiercest assault on the city's treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law. 700 words 1430 GMT by Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su. Picture Also moved: China-HongKong-politics-law,Q&A Also moving: China-HongKong-politic-US,FOCUS Saudi-rights-politics,WRAP RIYADH The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they "forgive" the killers of their father, an announcement analysts say effectively grants clemency to the five convicts on death row. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai. File picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-vaccines,FOCUS LONDON Britain has the world's second-worst death toll in the coronavirus pandemic but Prime Minister Boris Johnson is touting the country as a global leader, in the big-money investment race to find a vaccine. 700 words 1500 GMT by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia,UPDATE MOSCOW Russia is expected to register a spike in mortality for the month of May, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova says, as the country battles a coronavirus outbreak and registers record virus deaths. 500 words 1530 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video US-Russia-EU-NATO-defence-treaty,3rdLead PARIS France, Germany and other European nations say they "regret" US President Donald Trump's decision to exit an international military surveillance treaty over alleged noncompliance by Russia, as NATO envoys meet to weigh their response. 600 words 1500 GMT by Didier Lauras Health-virus-France-election,2ndLead PARIS France plans to call some 16 million voters to polls on June 28 for a second round of municipal elections, more than three months after they were called off during the coronavirus lockdown. 600 words 1500 GMT by Joseph Schmid Health-virus-Italy-restaurant,FOCUS ROME The reopening of Italy's restaurants, cafes and stores brings hopes of a return to normality, but many establishments say they cannot or will not resume services. 750 words 1500 GMT by Franck Iovene and Alexandria Sage. Video. Picture Health-virus-Russia-Kazakhstan-oil,FACTS MOSCOW Coronavirus outbreaks sweep through several oil, gas and mining sites in Russia and Kazakhstan, where major international firms from Total to Chevron and local giants like Gazprom are operating. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-politics,FOCUS MADRID Nightly pot-banging protests and rising political tensions pile pressure on Spain's minority government as it seeks to lead the nation cautiously out of lockdown and tackle the economic chaos triggered by the pandemic. 700 words 1500 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-parks-phantom PARIS A phantom lock picker has become a folk hero in Paris for opening up the city's shuttered parks for families stuck in tiny, sweltering apartments. 400 words 1500 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Navajo,FOCUS MONUMENT VALLEY, United States Monument Valley would normally be teeming with thousands of tourists at this time of year -- instead it's becoming the latest COVID-19 hotspot inside the hard-hit Navajo Nation, America's biggest Native American territory. 700 words 1430 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-tourism,FOCUS SAVANNAH, Georgia Tired of claustrophobic coronavirus stay-at-home orders, some restless Americans are opting for a change of scenery and heading to states like Georgia and South Carolina, preferred destinations of quarantine-defying tourists. 600 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-demographics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also partly by poverty and the need to work. 700 words moved by Louis Genot. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says it is an "Islamic duty" to fight for the "liberation of Palestine" in a landmark speech amid rising tensions with regional arch-enemy Israel. 700 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Morocco-prison,SCENE CASABLANCA Prisoners in Morocco are doing their bit in the country's fight against the spread of coronavirus -- by making thousands of face masks for fellow inmates. 600 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-investigation-UN,WRAP THE HAGUE Former Rwandan defence minister Augustin Bizimana, one of the top suspects wanted over the country's 1994 genocide, has died around 2000, the UN tribunal prosecuting him announces. 650 words moved by Sara Magniette. Picture Also moving: Rwanda-genocide-Bizimana,PROFILE Health-virus-Senegal-television,FOCUS DAKAR Senegal has a new coronavirus-themed TV series that is entertaining and educating viewers after they break their evening fast during Ramadan. Every episode, a doctor shows up with health advice for characters living through the pandemic. 400 words 1600 GMT by Malick Ba. Picture. Video Guinea-music-Kante,WRAP CONAKRY Renowned Guinean singer Mory Kante died in his native country's capital Conakry on Friday after succumbing to chronic health problems. The legendary musician, best known for his 1988 hit "Yeke Yeke," is credited with bringing African music to the world stage. 550 words 1500 GMT by Carol Valade. File picture -- ASIA -- China-politics-health-virus-economy,WRAP BEIJING China moves to quash Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement by unveiling plans for a new security law at the start of its annual parliamentary session that also laid bare the "immense" economic challenges caused by the coronavirus. 800 words moved Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video China-politics-health-virus-economy-indicator,3rdlead BEIJING China's communist rulers avoid setting an annual growth target for the first time in decades as they struggle to deal with the "immense" economic challenges caused the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video China-politics-health-virus-economy,SCENE BEIJING The annual session of China's legislature is usually a chance for Xi Jinping and the rest of China's leadership to put on a stage-managed show of representative democracy -- but this year's undoubted focus is the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Dan Martin and Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video Japan-PacMan-offbeat-games-lifestyle TOKYO Forty years ago, a new video game featuring a bright yellow, dot-chomping, pill-popping, ghost-dodging character called Pac-Man appeared in Tokyo. It would become the most successful arcade game of all time. 500 words moved by Richard Carter. File video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-France-US-dogs-Uggie PARIS Uggie the adorable terrier from the Oscar-winning film "The Artist" wins the prize for the greatest canine performance ever at the Cannes film festival. 550 words 1600 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons. Video. File picture. afp
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