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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO suspends trials of drug backed by Trump + Hong Kong moves to calm nerves over new law + Biden emerges for first time since March 15 + Virgin rocket fails to reach orbit on debut + Africa's superstars join in virtual concert Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The WHO suspends trials of the drug Donald Trump has promoted as a coronavirus defence, fuelling concerns about the US president's handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans. 850 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG China's plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong will not erode freedoms, the city's leader says as she tries to reassure international businesses and foreign governments alarmed by the proposal. 650 words 0800 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao US-politics-Biden-health-virus,2ndlead NEW CASTLE, Delaware Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, emerges from more than two months of seclusion, wearing a black face mask during a visit to lay a wreath on the day the United States honors its war dead. 400 words moved. Picture. Video US-satellite-space LOS ANGELES The first test launch of a rocket that is released from a jumbo jet at 35,000 feet and then propels itself into orbit to deploy a satellite fails, the Virgin Orbit company says. 500 words moved. File Picture Health-virus-Africa-entertainment-music ABIDJAN Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour and Grammy-winner Angelique Kidjo are among a galaxy of African talent brought together for a virtual concert to raise awareness of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Patrick Fort. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-diplomacy-US,ANALYSIS BEIJING China has played two roles in the global battle against the coronavirus: benevolent aid donor yet combative superpower as Beijing mixes soft power with its increasingly assertive approach on the world stage. 750 words 0730 GMT Health-virus-Maldives-Bangladesh-labour,FOCUS MALE Tens of thousands of impoverished foreign labourers have been left stranded and ostracised in one of the world's most densely packed cities as the tourist paradise of the Maldives battles coronavirus. 650 words moved. Picture Health-virus-China-economy,FOCUS BEIJING China's ramping-up of mask production to counter the coronavirus outbreak has claimed unlikely victims -- nappies, wet wipes and sanitary towels that are made with the same raw materials. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. File Picture Vietnam-accident-health-traffic,PHOTOESSAY HANOI On the tarmac of a dark Hanoi street, motorbike taxi driver Pham Quoc Viet mops the bloodied knee of a fellow rider, one of hundreds of traffic victims the volunteer has tended in the chaotically congested Vietnamese capital. 500 words moved. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-Iran-diplomacy-fuel,WRAP CARACAS The first of five Iranian tankers carrying much-needed gasoline and oil derivatives docks in Venezuela amid concern in Washington over the burgeoning relationship between countries it sees as international pariahs. 700 words moved by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-television-HBOMax,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Decades before glossy Netflix and Amazon shows began luring Hollywood A-listers to the small screen, cable network HBO helped invent premium television. Now the home of "The Sopranos," "The Wire" and "Game of Thrones" is scrambling to catch up with its newfound online rivals, launching its own multi-billion-dollar streaming platform --- HBO Max -- this Wednesday. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings defies calls to resign over allegations that he broke coronavirus rules and undermined the government's response to the health crisis. 700 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-politics-Cummings,PROFILE Health-virus-economy-recovery PARIS Trillions of dollars pouring into post-pandemic economies must build a "healthy and green recovery" to boost resilience against future crises, 200 medical groups representing 40 million health professionals worldwide tell G20 leaders in an open letter. 500 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-Russia,lead TRIPOLI Forces backing Libya's unity government say hundreds of Russian mercenaries fighting for their rival, military commander Khalifa Haftar, have been evacuated from combat zones south of Tripoli. 500 words moved Health-virus-Egypt-politics,INTERVIEW CAIRO State surveillance is on the rise globally as governments such as Egypt's take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, warns exiled historian and public intellectual Khaled Fahmy. 700 words moved by Farid Farid. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundi's ruling party candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye is declared the winner of the country's presidential election, but the opposition vows to contest the results of what it dismisses as an "electoral farce". 700 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Burundi-vote-unrest,PROFILE -- MISINFORMATION SERIES -- Health-virus-misinformation,FOCUS PARIS With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began. He is among a growing number of doctors, academics and institutions trying to counter a deluge of misinformation. 800 words moved by Julie Charpentrat -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-China-corruption,FOCUS SHANGHAI When Tianjin Tianhai surprisingly thrashed Rafael Benitez's Dalian Yifang 5-1 to stay in the Chinese Super League in November, disgruntled fans were quick to allege corruption -- the legacy of a murky past that exploded into scandal 10 years ago. 750 words 0530 GMT by Peter Stebbings. File picture RugbyL-AUS-NRL-health-virus,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia's National Rugby League has battled player scandals, top-level resignations and dire financial revelations during the coronavirus shutdown, but against the odds it returns this week to bring relief to team owners and a sports-starved nation. 550 words moved. File picture afp
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