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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China coronavirus cases rise again + Biden revives White House hopes + Afghanistan protests US-Taliban deal + Turkey confirms Syria military operation + Pope cancels retreat over 'cold' Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China reported a fresh spike in coronavirus infections, as US President Donald Trump urges calm after the first death on American soil and Australia registered its first fatality. 850 words 1600 GMT by Patrick Baert, with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-toll,FACTS US-politics-vote,WRAP COLUMBIA, United States Former vice president Joe Biden revives his White House hopes with a decisive victory in South Carolina, but that could all change as the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heads into a make-or-break Super Tuesday showdown. 750 words 1600 GMT by Leila Macor, with Brian Knowlton in Washington. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-primary,POINTS Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL Afghanistan's weakened government protests against a key component of a deal between the US and the Taliban, setting the scene for fractious talks when Kabul and the insurgents meet to strike a separate agreement. 750 words moved by Thomas Watkins and Emal Haidary. Picture. Also moving: Afghanistan-conflict-social,SCENE Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-gender,PROFILE Afghanistan-conflict-social,SCENE Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-military,WRAP ANKARA Turkey confirms the launch of an offensive against the Moscow-backed Syrian regime, as Ankara put pressure on Europe by opening its border and encouraging migrants to seek passage to the continent via Greece. 800 words 1500 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moving: Syria-conflict-Greece-Turkey-migrants,FOCUS Vatican-religion-health-pope,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis suffers two coughing spells while announcing that he is pulling out of an annual spiritual retreat south of Rome because of a "cold". 500 words 1430 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-China-economy-manufacturing,FOCUS WENZHOU, China The Xuda Shoes Company is usually bustling at this time of year, with workers having long returned from a Lunar New Year holiday in their hometowns to kick-start production of tens of thousands of shoes daily. But China's coronavirus epidemic has changed all that. 900 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-insurance,FOCUS WASHINGTON Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. What makes the 22-year-old even more frightened: Medical bills she just can't afford, as one of almost 27.5 million people in the United States who don't have health insurance. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture Health-virus-Iran,FOCUS PARIS International experts are questioning the scale of the new coronavirus epidemic in Iran, where the official death toll is second only to China and risks creating a regional epicentre of contagion. 700 words moved by Pierre Donadieu. Picture Health-virus-Gulf-markets,lead DUBAI Stock markets in the oil-rich Gulf states plunge over fears about the impact of the new coronavirus, a market trend that also battered global bourses last week. 600 words moved -- EUROPE -- Slovakia-vote-politics,WRAP BRATISLAVA A centre-right anti-graft party is on course to form Slovakia's next government after voters ousted the governing leftists in polls marked by backlash over a journalist's killing in the eurozone state. 700 words 1500 GMT by Laszlo Juhasz and Mary Sibierski. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Slovakia-vote-politics,PROFILE Vatican-pope-Judaism-history,ADVANCER VATICAN CITY The Vatican unseals the archives of history's most contentious pope on Monday, potentially shedding light on why Pius XII stayed silent during the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust. 700 words moved by Catherine Marciano. Picture Also moved: Vatican-pope-Judaism-history,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu vows to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank within "weeks" if re-elected, a pledge likely aimed at energising his right-wing base a day before the country's third election in a year. 600 words 1800 GMT by Stephen Weizman. Picture. Video Israel-vote-corruption-trial,FOCUS TEL AVIV A prime minister who has become the first head of government in the country's history to be indicted in office may appear ripe for electoral defeat -- but final polls show him holding steady. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-unrest-aid,FOCUS LIBREVILLE In Cameroon's anglophone regions, humanitarian workers are increasingly caught up in the country's separatist conflict, facing threats and violence from both sides as they struggle to deliver aid. 950 words moved by Camille Malplat moved. File Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-IT,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO The young and idealistic voters in Silicon Valley are largely united against US President Donald Trump, but split over the rival Democratic hopefuls as the crucial Super Tuesday primaries loom. 750 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- ASIA -- Malaysia-politics,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR A staunch Muslim nationalist backed by a scandal-mired party has been sworn in as Malaysia's premier after a reformist government's collapse, but ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 94, has slammed the move as illegal. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves and Patrick Lee. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-theatre-film-Bellucci-Callas-celebrity,INTERVIEW PARIS It seems hard to believe, but Monica Bellucci -- who has spent four decades in the limelight as a model and actress -- says she suffers from stage fight. 550 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture US-politics-vote-entertainment-Hollywood,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From Tom Hanks to Scarlett Johansson, Hollywood A-listers determined to see President Donald Trump defeated are badly split over the best Democratic candidate to back with their silver-screen dollars. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File Picture afp
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