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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Quarter of Italians under virus lockdown + Thousands rally in Asia for women's rights + China quarantine hotel collapse kills 10 + Judge orders Ronaldinho held on fake passport charge Health-virus,WRAP MILAN More than 15 million people are placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy as the government imposes drastic measures to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. 850 words 1200 GMT by Miguel Medina and Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic IWD-women-asia-virus BANGKOK Thousands take to the streets across Asia for International Women's Day as the coronavirus outbreak reduces the turnout and forces cancellation of some events. 450 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Also moving: Pakistan-women-rights Health-virus-China-accident-hotel BEIJING The death toll rises to 10 following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China. 500 words 1000 GMT Fbl-PAR-BRA-Brazil-Paraguay-Ronaldinho-investigation,WRAP ASUNCION Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is behind bars after being arrested for entering Paraguay on a fake passport, a judge in Asuncion confirms. 450 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy MILAN Vast areas of Italy's north wake to find themselves cut off from the rest of the country as the goverment imposes a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. 500 words 1000 GMT by Miguel Medina with Ella Ide in Rome. Video. Health-virus-pope VATICAN CITY Pope Francis delivers the Angelus prayer by livestream to keep crowds from descending on Saint Peter's Square in a bid to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. 450 words 1300 GMT. Live Video. Picture. Video Health-virus-China,FOCUS BEIJING For days now, several cities at the heart of China's deadly coronavirus epidemic have not recorded any new infections -- so residents such as factory worker Tang Wushan have a message for the authorities: it's time to lift their quarantine. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture Health-virus-US LOS ANGELES A US cruise ship hit by coronavirus is given permission to dock, while New York announces a state of emergency as confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. 650 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit Health-virus-US-cruise-passenger,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES Carolyn Wright's dream vacation to Hawaii on the Grand Princess quickly turned into a nightmare this week after the vessel became stranded off the coast of San Francisco following a coronavirus outbreak on board. 450 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle,FOCUS -- MIDEAST -- Saudi-Gulf-markets-energy,WRAP DUBAI Shares in the energy-dependent Gulf plunge to multi-year lows after OPEC and its allies failed to clinch a deal on production cuts to support prices that have been hit by the novel coronavirus. 600 words 0930 GMT by Omar Hasan. Picture. Video -- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY -- Sudan-women-politics-social,FOCUS KHARTOUM Sudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are disappointed at a lack of progress on women's issues. 500 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Brazil-women-rights-dance-8March,FOCUS SAO PAULO White or black, skinny or fat, frizzy-haired or straight: at the Marvelous Women dance academy in Brazil, the only thing that can be said of the average class is that there is no average. 550 words moved by Paula Ramon. Video Also see AFP Features and Special Reports Advisory for a dedicated series of interviews with women in Asia who are tackling issues that resonate worldwide -- EUROPE -- Britain-economy-budget-politics,ADVANCER LONDON Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday and analysts expect Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press ahead with major spending on infrastructure, despite the economic fallout from the coronavirus. 700 words 1100 GMT by Ben Perry and Roland Jackson. File picture Greece-EU-migrants-welcome,ANALYSIS ATHENS Five years ago, Greece offered hospitality to a huge wave of migrants at the height of the Syrian civil war -- but today, hostility greets those seeking a new life. 600 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. File Picture Germany-politics-religion,FOCUS NEUFAHRN BEI FREISING, Germany Ozan Iyibas has unleashed a mini earthquake ahead of a municipal election in southern Germany's Bavaria with his candidacy -- as the first Muslim standing for the Christian Social Union (CSU). 600 words 0530 GMT by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video France-vote,ADVANCER PARIS Three years after he swept to power, have the French definitively soured on President Emmanuel Macron? Voters go to the polls next weekend for the first round of municipal elections expected to test backing for his ambitious reform agenda. 750 words moved by Clare Byrne Also moved: France-vote-Paris,FOCUS France-vote-Paris-women,PROFILE Ukraine-conflict-health-social,FOCUS KIEV Vasyl was wounded fighting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Now he is one of the participants in an initiative to help soldiers overcome PTSD with the help of therapy dogs. 650 words moved by Oleksandr Savochenko. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Health-virus-climate-economy-energy,ANALYSIS PARIS Economic shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak have curbed carbon pollution from China and beyond, but hopes for climate benefits from the slowdown are likely to be dashed quickly, experts say. 800 words 1000 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- ASIA -- US-Afghanistan-Taliban-talks,FOCUS ISLAMABAD A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier by the day, with fighting raging across Afghanistan and no one sure about what comes next. 750 words moved by David Stout and Thomas Watkins NZealand-attacks-politics-vote,FOCUS WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won global acclaim for her response to the Christchurch mosque shootings -- but 12 months on, her political future hangs in the balance amid signs "Jacinda-mania" has peaked. 650 words moved by Neil Sands -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Sanders-Burlington,FOCUS BURLINGTON, Vermont When self-styled "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders took his first political steps as mayor of Burlington, the small Vermont town would serve as a testing ground for his progressive agenda. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders,lead US-IT-politics-regulate,FOCUS WASHINGTON A bill aimed at curbing online child sex abuse is pitting the US government against the tech sector, in a battle about encryption and liability for illegal online content. 700 words moved by Rob Lever afp
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