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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump urges calm after first US virus death + Biden revives campaign with South Carolina win + US, Taliban sign Afghanistan deal in Doha + Turkey raises Europe pressure over Syria + Top Berlin film fest prize for Iran dissident Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump urges Americans not to panic over the novel coronavirus after the first death on US soil is confirmed, as France ramps up its security measures by cancelling all mass gatherings. 750 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Health-virus-US Health-virus-world,CHRONO US-politics-vote,WRAP COLUMBIA, United States Former vice president Joe Biden wins the South Carolina primary, reviving his flagging campaign and positioning him as the leading rival to frontrunner Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. 750 words 0230 GMT by Leila Macor, with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video Already moved: US-politics-vote,SCENE Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban,WRAP DOHA After nearly two decades of conflict that has ravaged Afghanistan's impoverished population, the United States and the Taliban sign an accord that Washington hopes will mark the beginning of the end of its longest war. 850 words moved by Gregory Walton and Francesco Fontemaggi, with Ammu Kannampilly in Kabul. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Turkey PAZARKULE, Turkey Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe and warns Damascus would "pay a price" after dozens of Turkish troops were killed inside Syria. 850 words moved by Kadir Demir, with Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey, WRAP Entertainment-Germany-film-festival-Iran-politics,WRAP BERLIN Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof wins the top prize at the Berlin film festival for "There Is No Evil", a searingly critical work about the death penalty in his country. 750 words moved by Aurelie Mayembo and Kit Holden. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-Milan,FOCUS MILAN Empty streets and subways. Shuttered museums and schools. Deserted cafes and restaurants. Milan, Italy's usually bustling economic and fashion capital, has been twiddling its thumbs since Monday, paralysed by the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words moved by Celine Cornu and Clement Dubrul. Picture Health-virus-mortality,FOCUS PARIS As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across 61 countries hits 86,000 with nearly 3,000 deaths to date, the profile of those most at risk of dying is coming into focus, experts tell AFP. 850 words 0200 GMT Health-virus-China-economy-manufacturing,FOCUS WENZHOU, China The Xuda Shoes Company is usually bustling at this time of year, with workers having long returned from a Lunar New Year holiday in their hometowns to kick-start production of tens of thousands of shoes daily. But China's coronavirus epidemic has changed all that. 850 words 0330 GMT by Dan Marton. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-insurance,FOCUS WASHINGTON Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. What makes the 22-year-old even more frightened: Medical bills she just can't afford, as one of almost 27.5 million people in the United States who don't have health insurance. 850 words 0230 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-entertainment-Hollywood,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From Tom Hanks to Scarlett Johansson, Hollywood A-listers determined to see President Donald Trump defeated are badly split over the best Democratic candidate to back with their silver-screen dollars. 700 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File Picture US-politics-vote-IT,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO The young and idealistic voters in Silicon Valley are largely united against US President Donald Trump, but split over the rival Democratic hopefuls as the crucial Super Tuesday primaries loom. 750 words 0130 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Afghanistan-conflict-gender,PROFILE KABUL As US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, opening the door for a potential Taliban comeback, women across the war-torn country are nervous about losing their hard-won freedoms in the pursuit of peace. 750 words 0400 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-migrants-Turkey-Greece,SCENE KASTANIES, Greece Some attempt to cut through a barbed wire fence while others hunt for wood and rocks to throw at police. The thousands of migrants at the Kastanies border town between Turkey and Greece are desperate to reach Europe and furious with Greeks who "won't open the gates". 750 words moved by Vassilis Kyriakoulis, with Ozan Kose in Pazarkule. Picture. Video Slovakia-vote-politics,WRAP BRATISLAVA Slovak voters hand a resounding victory to the centre-right, anti-graft OLaNO opposition party in Saturday's general election, dominated by an angry backlash over the 2018 murder of a journalist probing corruption in the eurozone state. 750 words moved by Laszlo Juhasz. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Slovakia-vote-politics-leaders,POINTS Slovakia-vote-culture,FACTS Russia-ballet-clothing,FOCUS MOSCOW Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip. 600 words 0300 GMT by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video Tajikistan-vote,WRAP DUSHANBE Ex-Soviet republic Tajikistan votes in parliamentary polls expected to be dominated by the ruling party of President Emomali Rakhmon, with only one genuinely critical party participating and the former main opposition banned. 700 words 0400 GMT Britain-politics-Johnson,WRAP LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announce that they are expecting a baby and have got engaged. 550 words moved. File Picture. File Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP TEL AVIV Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz wrap up another bitter election campaign, neck and neck in the polls less than 48 hours before voters were to cast their ballots for the third time in 12 months. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool's unbeaten season in the Premier League ends in spectacular fashion as Ismaila Sarr's double moves Watford out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win at Vicarage Road. 550 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture afp
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