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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Death toll from coronavirus exceeds 1,500 in China + Saudi fighter jet crashes in Yemen + Indian 'buffalo jockey' likened to Usain Bolt China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING France reports the first fatality from the new coronavirus outside Asia fuelling global concerns about the epidemic, as the death toll from the outbreak jumped past 1,500 in China. 750 words 1930 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurent Thomet. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moving: China-health-virus-countries Yemen-conflict-Saudi,WRAP RIYADH A Saudi fighter jet crashes in conflict-torn Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition supporting the government announces, as the Iran-backed Huthi rebels say they downed the plane. 650 words 1930 GMT by Anuj Chopra with Shatha Yaish in Dubai India-racing-buffalorace NEW DELHI Indian sports authorities announce they will hold trials for a buffalo jockey whose record-setting performance in a traditional footrace has seen him compared to Usain Bolt. 300 words moved. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-France,2ndlead PARIS An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died from the new coronavirus in France, the first death confirmed outside of Asia, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn says. 400 words moved. Graphic. Video Also moved: China-health-virus,CHRONO China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS BEIJING China's government is purging unpopular local officials and commandeering heroic stories of doctors on the frontline as it tries to shield itself from public rage over the handling of the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 850 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng China-health-virus-test,Q&A BEIJING A sudden surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases in China has put a spotlight on the ways patients are tested for the illness, from lung imaging to uncomfortable lab tests that are not always accurate. 850 words moved China-health-virus-exercise-fitness,FOCUS HONG KONG A fanatical runner jogs the equivalent of an ultra marathon inside the small massage shop that is also his home, as people in virus-hit China desperately try to keep fit while cooped up indoors. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings with Danni Zhu in Beijing. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Japan-US,WRAP TOKYO Americans will be removed from a cruise ship quarantined off Japan and flown home, the US embassy said as dozens more cases of the new coronavirus were diagnosed on board. 700 words moved -- EUROPE -- Germany-US-diplomacy-defence-energy,WRAP MUNICH US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo trades barbs with European leaders over diminishing Western influence, rejecting as "grossly over-exaggerated" their claims that Washington has retreated from the global stage. 700 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video France-labour-strike-skiing MOUTIERS,France French protests at planned labour reforms hit ski resorts, with chairlift operators and other seasonal staff downing tools over fears their livelihoods could be on a slippery slope. 400 words moved. Video Germany-demonstration-parties-politics-farright,WRAP FRANKFURT AM MAIN Thousands of people demonstrate in Erfurt, capital of Thuringia state in Germany's former communist east, where far-right lawmakers last week helped install a new state premier. 700 words 2000 GMT by Mathieu Foukes. Picture Syria-conflict-Turkey-US-diplomacy,WRAP ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discusses with US counterpart Donald Trump ways to end the crisis in Idlib, Syria's last major rebel bastion, and condemns Damascus' attacks there.; 550 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-vote,ADVANCER TEHRAN Iranians vote next week in a crucial parliamentary election that is widely expected to herald the return of conservatives and heap pressure on beleaguered President Hassan Rouhani. 800 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video Also moved: Iran-vote,CHRONO Iran-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE -- AFRICA -- SSudan-conflict-politics,WRAP JUBA South Sudan's president says he will return to a system of 10 states, a key opposition demand, paving the way for a unity government and an end to the country's civil war. 550 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- China-Vatican-politics-religion,WRAP BEIJING The foreign ministers of China and the Vatican meet in the first high-level encounter between the sides -- a new sign of improving relations between two states with no diplomatic ties. 550 words moved by Laurent Thomet. Picture Australia-environment-climate-politics,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia's "black summer" of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are raging on. 700 words moved by Andrew Beatty Pakistan-Afghanistan-refugees-politics,FOCUS PESHAWAR Afghan boys sell fresh fruit on carts and restaurants in the bustling bazaar sell Afghan dishes such as Kabuli pulao. But this "mini Kabul" is in Pakistan, which this week marks 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees. 750 words moved by Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- US-telecom-China-Huawei-defence,3rdlead MUNICH Top US officials fire a fresh broadside at Huawei, warning the Chinese tech giant poses a threat to NATO if allies allow it to build new 5G communications networks. 650 words moved by Damon Wake. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT-- Britain-fashion-climate-demonstration LONDON Extinction Rebellion activists block traffic outside London Fashion Week to protest against the industry's "exploitation" of the environment. 400 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ManCity,FOCUS LONDON Manchester City have enjoyed a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to serial trophy winners thanks to the deep pockets of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour. But now they face their biggest challenge of the new era. 700 words moved by Kieran Canning RugbyL-RugbyU-Super-FRA-ENG-AUS-Folau PERPIGNAN, France Israel Folau, who was sacked by Rugby Australia over a homophobic social media post, makes a try-scoring Super League debut for Catalans Dragons. 500 words 2000 GMT. Picture AFP
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