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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Economy, virus loom over Chinese parliament + Beijing's plan for Hong Kong law spark fury + Trump urges quicker reopening from lockdown + Khashoggi's sons say they 'forgive' killers + Bill Clinton to unveil crime thriller novel China-politics-health-virus-economy,WRAP BEIJING China's legislature opens its annual session under the shadow of a stuttering economy and the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic as its planned changes to Hong Kong's law draw widespread criticism. 650 words 0230 GMT by Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video China-HongKong-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG China will move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong in what furious pro-democracy campaigners say is the end of the city's treasured autonomy and a likely trigger for further unrest. 650 words 0200 GMT by Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su. Picture Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump presses for a broader reopening of the United States as coronavirus-related job losses mount, while parts of Europe embrace post-lockdown life. 900 words 0130 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. Saudi-rights-politics-Khashoggi,WRAP RIYADH The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they "forgive" the killers of their father, an announcement analysts say will effectively lead to clemency. 500 words 0200 GMT. File Picture. Graphic US-politics-Clinton-book-literature NEW YORK Former US president Bill Clinton will publish another crime novel, co-author James Patterson says, this time centred on the kidnapping of an American first daughter. 200 words moved. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-NATO-military-aviation-treaty,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announces he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact Trump has abrogated since coming to office. 750 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture US-court-education-entertainment-corruption,WRAP NEW YORK American actress Lori Loughlin is set to plead guilty and accept prison time over her role in a sprawling college admissions scandal, US prosecutors say. 550 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Job losses in the United States are slowing but totalled an unheard-of 38.6 million since the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began, while officials debate what additional steps will be needed to rescue the beleaguered economy. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Graphic Health-virus-US-tourism,FOCUS SAVANNAH, Georgia Tired of claustrophobic coronavirus stay-at-home orders, some restless Americans are opting for a change of scenery and heading to states like Georgia and South Carolina, preferred destinations of quarantine-defying tourists. 600 words 0130 GMT by Sebastien Duval Health-virus-Brazil-demographics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also partly by poverty and the need to work. 650 words 0400 GMT by Louis Genot. Picture -- ASIA -- China-politics-health-virus-economy,SCENE BEIJING The annual session of China's legislature is usually a chance for Xi Jinping and the rest of China's leadership to put on a stage-managed show of representative democracy -- but this year's undoubted focus is the coronavirus. 700 words 0430 GMT by Dan Martin and Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-Indonesia-Malaysia-religion ISLAMABAD Pakistanis throng city markets, traditional bazaars and shopping malls ahead of the annual Eid al-Fitr holiday, ignoring coronavirus guidelines even as the number of cases accelerates. 500 words 0300 GMT by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-nightlife,FOCUS ROME The sun is shining and for many Italians, that means one thing -- Aperol spritzes at a terrace cafe with friends. But days after most coronavirus restrictions were lifted, authorities are saying not so fast. 650 words moved by Alexandria Sage. File picture Health-virus-race-inequality,FOCUS PARIS After COVID-19 first appeared in China late last year, doctors quickly realised what made some patients more vulnerable to the virus than others: age, gender and underlying health problems all played a part. 1,300 words 0130 GMT by Patric Galey -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Sudan-unrest-minorities,FOCUS KHARTOUM An upsurge in bloody tribal clashes in Sudan has killed at least 59 people and wounded over 100 this month, heaping more pressure on the country's fragile transitional government. 750 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Health-virus-UAE-prison,SCENE DUBAI Dubai's Al-Awir central prison is using video conferencing systems to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease among inmates and staff. 650 words 0200 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-health-virus-unrest-Ebola,FOCUS GOMA Coronavirus has swiftly gained status as the world's No. 1 threat but in eastern DR Congo, one of Africa's most volatile regions, militia killings and ethnic violence are an older and -- for now -- far greater source of dread. 550 words 0230 GMT by Albert Kambale in Goma and Ricky Ombeni in Bukavu -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Commodities-oil-price-energy,ANALYSIS LONDON World crude prices have staged a modest recovery from last month's dizzying collapse, prompting analysts to wonder whether the worst of the 2020 oil crisis is over. 600 words 0230 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin -- SPORT -- Golf-USLPGA-KOR-SKorea-education,FOCUS SEOUL Driven parents, intense training and a culture of competitiveness have turned South Korea into the dominant force in women's golf, providing eight of the world's current top 20 players. 800 words 0400 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video Cricket-NZL-ENG-anniversary,FOCUS WELLINGTON It has been described as New Zealand cricket's darkest day, the 1955 Test against England when the Black Caps were skittled for just 26, a record low that still stands today. 600 words 0200 GMT by Neil Sands afp
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