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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Lockdowns tighten across the planet + Amazon workers protest over virus safety + Harry and Meghan formally step aside + What we still don't know about the virus + US man arrested for teaching dog to drive Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Tightened lockdowns around the planet keep billions of people at home in a bid to stem the coronavirus pandemic, as deaths accelerate in the United States and near 38,000 worldwide. 800 words 1100 GMT by Mariette Le Roux with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-labor-retail,2ndlead NEW YORK Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery shoppers join protests to press safety demands, highlighting the health risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 700 words moved by Angela Weiss. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-automobile-politics-GM,Q&A Britain-US-royals-Harry-Meghan LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan step down as senior members of the British royal family as they start a controversial new life in the United States. 650 words 1200 GMT by David Harding and Joe Jackson Health-virus-medicine,FACTS PARIS From whether it is airborne to will it die off in warm weather, we set out five things we still don't know about the coronavirus. 700 words 1230 GMT by Olivier Thibault US-crime-dog-driving-offbeat LOS ANGELES A resident of the western US state of Washington is arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man's pit bull behind the wheel. 250 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-G20-economy-Saudi,WRAP RIYADH Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 major economies will hold a second round of virtual talks to push ahead the coronavirus response, the Saudi hosts say. 450 words moved Health-virus-Israel-IT-biometrics,FOCUS JERUSALEM One app tells you if you've been in the vicinity of a COVID-19 carrier and another aims to assess whether you have the virus based purely on the sound of your voice -- Israel has seen a flurry of new technologies designed to contain contagion. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Jonah Mandel. Picture. Algeria-politics-Bouteflika,FOCUS ALGIERS A year after the unexpected downfall of Algeria's longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ailing octogenarian remains holed up in his plush and medically adapted home, with his detractors still demanding justice. 600 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah. File picture. File video. Also moved: Algeria-politics-Bouteflika,CHRONO Health-virus-Palau-Pacific,FOCUS KOROR, Palau A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic -- but residents on Palau say life right now is far from idyllic. 700 words moved by Bernadette Carreon. Picture Virus-health-Japan-work,FOCUS TOKYO The longstanding stereotype of Japan's office-bound "salaryman" is being tested as companies cautiously embrace working from home in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Thailand-animal-elephants-tourism,FOCUS BANGKOK Campaigners warn many elephants working in Thailand's tourism sector, underfed and chained up for endless hours, may starve, be sold to roadside zoos or shifted into the illegal logging trade as the coronavirus decimates visitor numbers. 600 words moved by Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa LAGOS Nigeria's sprawling megacity of 20 million people Lagos and capital Abuja wake up under lockdown as Africa steps up efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. 500 words 1130 GMT by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-pandemic,FACTS NAIROBI Six of Africa's 54 nations are among the last in the world yet to report cases of the new coronavirus. Authorities claim they are spared by god, or simply saved by low air traffic to their countries, however some fear it is lack of testing that is hiding the true impact. 750 words moved. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-hospital,INTERVIEW NEW YORK With the rapid rise of hospitalizations and a health system nearly at capacity, New York doctor Shamit Patel is preparing for the worst over the next few days, all while hoping he won't have to start choosing which coronavirus patients to treat. 500 words moved by Laura Bonilla Cal. Picture Health-virus-US NEW YORK A military hospital ship docks in New York as America's coronavirus epicenter gears up for the peak of the pandemic, with President Donald Trump extending emergency restrictions amid grim warnings about the death toll. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Health-virus-Panama-ship-US Health-virus-Russia-US-sanction-politics,4thlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discuss plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, as Trump says Moscow is pressing for an end to US sanctions. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-US-virus-seamstress,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From amateur seamstresses and sewing clubs to Hollywood costume-makers, a patchwork army of volunteers across the United States is churning out gowns and masks for emergency workers battling coronavirus. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal and Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-Colombia-ELN,WRAP BOGOTA Colombia's last recognized leftist guerrilla group, the ELN, announces a month-long ceasefire in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a statement says. 550 words moved by Hector Velasco. File Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON European stock markets extend gains after a largely positive showing across Asia and as oil prices rebound, with a jump in Chinese factory activity providing a surprise boost for the virus-hit global economy. 700 words 1030 GMT -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus-scenarios,FOCUS LONDON The English Premier League, Europe's wealthiest, is reportedly considering a range of options to deal with the season halted by the coronavirus pandemic, ranging from rushing through the remaining matches in neutral venues in a made-for-TV format without spectators, to scrapping it altogether, a move that would deprive runaway leaders Liverpool of their first title for 30 years. 650 words moved by Steve Griffiths. File picture Health-virus-sports-psychology,FOCUS HONG KONG Fear, stress and money worries: coronavirus lockdown is hard for anyone, but athletes are facing extra mental health risks as they go from highly active lifestyles to isolation and boredom, experts warn. 600 words moved by Talek Harris. File picture afp
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