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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + "Enormous evidence" virus began in China lab: Pompeo + Trump promises early virus vaccine + Venezuela says foiled bid to overthrow Maduro + Bolsonaro rails against Brazil's virus lockdown + Pole-vault kings hold backyard competition Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says "enormous evidence" shows the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fuelling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak. 900 words 0400 GMT by James Mannion with Ella Ide in Rome and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Trump-campaign WASHINGTON President Donald Trump relaunches his election campaign with a live TV event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them to embrace an "incredible" future. 700 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Venezuela-Colombia-crisis-defense-politics,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela's leftist government says it foiled an incursion from the sea by alleged mercenaries bent on "terrorist acts" aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro. 550 words 0130 GMT by Margioni Bermudez Health-virus-Brazil-Bolsonaro BRASILIA Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro rails against the country's lockdown in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections passes 100,000, with more than 7,000 deaths. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Athletics-polevault-offbeat-health-virus,LEAD PARIS Three of the best pole vaulters of all time went head-to-head in a competition from their back gardens, as sport continued to find new ways of taking place despite the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Canada-pandemic-medicine-Quebec,FOCUS MONTREAL As retirement homes in Quebec were being ravaged by COVID-19, a surgeon, an ophthalmologist and a gastroenterologist were among many medical professionals who volunteered to help overstretched staff. 700 words 0200 GMT by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-theater-musical-pandemic,FOCUS NEW YORK New York's celebrated Broadway theaters have been shuttered since March 12 and may well not reopen before September. The very real fear is that some may never reopen at all. 700 words 0200 GMT by Thomas Urbain Health-virus-Haiti-economy,FOCUS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti When the coronavirus reared its head in Haiti, authorities and humanitarian experts panicked given the extreme weakness of the country's health system -- but the pandemic's economic consequences could prove yet more deadly for the nation's poor. 600 words 0200 GMT by Amelie Baron -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy ROME Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks as Europe's hardest-hit country eases back the world's longest coronavirus lockdown. 700 words 0300 GMT by Ella Ide and Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Russia-migration-economy-Tajikistan,FOCUS DUSHANBE At an odd jobs market in the capital of Tajikistan, the crowds of desperate men hoping to land work are growing. 700 words 0300 GMT by Khurshed Davronov with Tolkun Namatbayeva in Bishkek. Picture. Video Serbia-Yugoslavia-Tito-anniversary,WRAP BELGRADE A benevolent unifier or power-hungry dictator? On the 40th anniversary of his death, the legacy of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito remains a subject of debate in the Balkan lands once united by his grip. 600 words 0400 GMT by Katarina Subasic with Lajla Veselica in Zagreb and Rusmir Smajilhodzic in Sarajevo. File picture. File video Also moving: Yugoslavia-politics-history-communisim-Tito,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-Judaism,FOCUS JERUSALEM Serge Bokobza's family didn't want him to be buried anywhere but Jerusalem so when he died of coronavirus they transferred the body from France, despite the difficulties during a pandemic. 650 words 0330 GMT by Michael Blum. File picture Iraq-conflict-jihadists,FOCUS BAGHDAD Islamic State group remnants in Iraq are exploiting a coronavirus lockdown, coalition troop withdrawals and simmering political disputes to ramp up deadly attacks, according to analysts and intelligence officials. 700 words 0300 GMT by Salam Faraj. Video. Picture Health-virus-Jordan-Entertainment,FOCUS AMMAN An online talent contest created to keep young Jordanians busy as they sit out their country's coronavirus lockdown has proved a hit, with thousands participating and millions watching. 600 words 0300 GMT by Mussa Hattar. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions his country's coronavirus numbers, and calls on the authorities to investigate "sabotage" at the national laboratory -- where he says a goat and a papaya tested positive. 450 words moved -- ASIA -- HongKong-Vietnam-crime-history-refugee,FOCUS HONG KONG Three decades after he landed on Hong Kong shores as a child refugee, Vo Van Hung is fighting efforts to deport him to Vietnam now that he has finished a lengthy jail sentence -- for murder. 700 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture Conservation-animal-India SHIMLA, India A rare snow leopard captured as it savaged livestock in a remote village in the Indian Himalayas will be sent to a zoo instead of being released, officials say, triggering outrage from activists. 400 words moved afp
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