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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Markets slump as Europe extends lockdown + Pandemic casts doubts over Olympics + Biden, Sanders hammer Trump over virus response + Japanese man sentenced to death over mass killings + Air pollution could increase virus deaths: experts Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Stocks tumble despite emergency central bank measures to prop up the virus-battered global economy, as countries across Europe started the week in lockdown and major US cities shut bars and restaurants. 900 words 1630 GMT by Tanya Willmer with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphics. Videographics Health-virus-Oly-2020-Japan-JPN,lead TOKYO Doubts grow in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. 650 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Video US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON White House hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders launch a joint attack on Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic as they face off in a high-stakes debate, accusing the president of undermining his own scientists with misinformation. 800 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video Japan-homicide-court-crime,WRAP YOKOHAMA A Japanese man is sentenced to death for the stabbing murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, in one of the country's worst ever mass killings. 650 words moved by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video Health-virus-pollution-mortality PARIS Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to increase mortality from the novel coronavirus in cities, public health experts tell AFP. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey -- CORONAVIRUS -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Stocks and oil go into freefall as analysts fear that central banks will run out of firepower in the fight against a looming recession due to the coronavirus spread, after interest rate cuts and promises of free cash galore failed to reassure markets. 700 words 1700 GMT Health-virus-world-aviation,WRAP LONDON Major airlines temporarily slash almost all flights as the worsening coronavirus outbreak sparks travel bans by governments worldwide, ravaging demand and sending shares plunging as some carriers call for state help. 700 words 1530 GMT by Roland Jackson Health-virus-finance-rates-G7,Q&A LONDON Can G7 leaders do what their central bankers have failed to, in arresting the pandemic panic gripping global financial markets? Analysts are sceptical. 600 words 1200 GMT by Jitendra Joshi Health-virus-Fbl-Euro-2020-UEFA,lead PARIS A decision over whether to postpone football's Euro 2020 by up to a year, with all the sporting and financial consequences that would entail, is set to be made when UEFA holds a crisis meeting on Tuesday as Europe battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 1630 GMT by Andy Scott with Eric Bernadeau in Lausanne Health-virus-sport,lead PARIS Silent stadiums and empty venues made for a gloomy weekend for sports fans but the fear is it could only get worse amid the widening coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 1630 GMT by Charles Whelan -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-teenagers,FOCUS ROME School is out but the bars and nightclubs are closed and there is nowhere for the teens of Rome to hang out during the coronavirus pandemic. And to most of them -- anxious and disoriented like the rest of Italians -- that is just fine. 600 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin. File picture Russia-politics-constitution-court,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's Constitutional Court approves a package of amendments to the country's basic law that will allow President Vladimir Putin the option to run for more two more terms. 500 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mainville Health-virus-Cyprus,FOCUS LARNACA, Cyprus On the counter of a Cyprus hotel, health questionnaires on the novel coronavirus sit untouched next to a bottle of hand sanitizer -- there is hardly a guest as tourism has collapsed on the Mediterranean island. 700 words 1500 GMT by Lisa Golden. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK Major cities across the United States follow their European counterparts and shut down -- closing schools, public buildings, cinemas, restaurants and bars in a desperate bid to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 550 words 1600 GMT by Peter Hutchison and Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-politics-Pence,FOCUS WASHINGTON Caricatured as Donald Trump's meek and loyal yes man, Vice President Mike Pence has surprised even critics with his authoritative performance during the coronavirus crisis. 500 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's ex-military chief Benny Gantz is nominated to try to form a government but further talks are expected with his bitter rival, premier Benjamin Netanyahu, on an emergency alliance to fight coronavirus. 650 words 1700 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-politics-Gantz,PROFILE Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN The novel coronavirus has killed a top Iranian cleric, the Islamic republic says as it reports yet another record high single-day death toll in one of the world's worst-hit countries. 650 words 1430 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lebanon-Tripoli-politics,FOCUS TRIPOLI, Lebanon In Lebanon's anti-government protests hotspot Tripoli, Amim Mahbani has struggled to rescue his clothes shop from a freefalling economy. Now the novel coronavirus has left its very survival in doubt. 660 words 1600 GMT by Jana Dhayby. Picture Health-virus-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs market in Tunis, anxious shoppers are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies. 450 words moved by Kaouther Larby. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Gabon-health-virus-pangolin,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon's capital Libreville, but since they were blamed for trasmitting the novel coronavirus to humans, the illegal trade in the scaly mammal has plummeted. 600 words 1500 GMT by Joseph Sotinel. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-toll,3rdlead BEIJING China tightens quarantine measures for international arrivals as the country worries about a rise in imported cases of the deadly coronavirus and anger rages online at how Europe and the United States are handling the pandemic. 600 words moved by Laurie Chen and Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Fbl-Asia-CHN-health-virus SHANGHAI Most Chinese Super League clubs fled abroad when the deadly coronavirus hit the country but they are now rushing back again as it takes hold elsewhere. 350 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-opera-music PARIS Some of the world's greatest orchestras and opera houses are streaming concerts for free to console music lovers through these trying virus-struck times. 650 words 1530 GMT by Rana Moussaoui and Fiachra Gibbons afp
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