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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus infections top five million worldwide + India, Bangladesh ravaged by deadly cyclone + China lawmakers propose Hong Kong security law + Olympics chief says 2021 'last option' for Games + 'Green gold' fern touted as magic virus cure in Madagascar Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Global infections from the novel coronavirus pass five million as the pandemic plays out unevenly across the planet, with China eager to declare a victory, Europe tentatively emerging from its shell and deaths still rising in hotspots in Latin America. 750 words 1630 GMT GMT by Valentine Graveleau with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,WRAP SATKHIRA, Bangladesh India and Bangladesh begin a massive clean-up after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 kills at least 84 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. 750 words 1500 GMT by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sal in Kolkata. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone-surge,FACTS India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,SCENE China-HongKong-politics-law,WRAP BEIJING China's parliament will discuss a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, state news agency Xinhua reports, in a move likely to stoke unrest in the semi-autonomous city. 500 words 1500 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng Health-virus-Oly-2020-Bach,lead TOKYO Olympics chief Thomas Bach says that 2021 is the "last option" for holding the delayed Tokyo Games, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever. 500 words moved Health-virus-Madagascar-medicine,FOCUS ANTANANARIVO A cannabis-like fern is taking many African countries by storm as the go-to cure for COVID-19, with its promoter-in-chief, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina, dubbing artemisia "green gold". But detractors dismiss the substance as a magic potion that is at best useless and at worst dangerous. 1,000 words 1700 GMT by Tsiresena Manjakahery, with African bureaus. Picture. File video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Cyprus NICOSIA Cyprus ends a strict coronavirus lockdown, reopening outdoor restaurants, beaches and barber shops but keeping the Mediterranean resort island's airports and hotels closed for now. 650 words moved by Charlie Charalambous. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lithuania-food-drink-fashion-offbeat VILNIUS Some wear bags over their heads and others stylish black fedoras but dozens of mannequins are dressed to the nines as they silently wait in restaurants and cafes across Lithuania's capital Vilnius. 350 words moved. Picture. Health-virus-Belgium-trace,FOCUS BRUSSELS With Belgian leaders still debating how to set-up and deploy a coronavirus tracing smartphone app, authorities have set up old-fashioned call centres to interview the infected. 800 words moved by Matthieu Demeestre. Video. Picture Hungary-migration-EU-politics,2ndlead BUDAPEST Hungary closes "transit zone" camps where hundreds of asylum seekers and migrants have been held, following a ruling by EU's top court against their detention. 500 words moved by Geza Molnar. File picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tanzania,lead DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli says universities and sports events will resume next month, after declaring that prayer had spared the country the worst of the coronavirus, even as critics say cases are soaring. 600 words moved. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Navajo,INTERVIEW CASAMERO LAKE, New Mexico Weeks of delays in delivering vital coronavirus aid to Native American tribes exacerbated the outbreak, the president of the hard-hit Navajo Nation said, lashing the administration of President Donald Trump for botching its response. 750 words 1430 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON Xi Jinping, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and the World Health Organization want any vaccine against the new coronavirus to be a "global public good," but President Donald Trump has one priority: to vaccinate America. 700 words 1600 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-social,FOCUS WASHINGTON Rico Montego, 22, is out and about in the US capital on his daily routine, chatting with friends on a street corner despite the strict stay-at-home orders. Compliance with the lockdown in Washington has been patchy. 650 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-cemetery,FOCUS SAO PAULO The day after Brazil registered a record 1,179 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, Sao Paulo grave digger Moises Francisco notched a bleak milestone of his own. 650 words 1700 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Iran-politics-internet,FOCUS JERUSALEM Hacked Israeli websites, a reported cyber attack on an Iranian port, a Twitter war between Benjamin Netanyahu and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- the arch rivals' animosity is flaring on the internet. 600 words 1700 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee Lebanon-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab pledges to stem devaluation and introduce subsidies on food imports, as his cabinet marks 100 days since it was formed to rescue a free-falling economy. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Saudi-television-Ramadan-Israel,FOCUS RIYADH Two Ramadan television dramas on a Saudi-controlled network have stirred controversy as they test public perceptions over quietly warming relations between the Gulf monarchy and Israel. 850 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video Iraq-health-virus-Islam-Ramadan,FOCUS BAGHDAD Baghdad, a city of nearly ten million residents, is running on an unusual rhythm this Ramadan since Iraq imposed an overnight curfew to curb the spreading coronavirus. 700 words moved by Ayman Henna. Picture. File video Syria-conflict-economy-religion,FOCUS DAMASCUS In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummages through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid al-Fitr that isn't too expensive. War-ravaged and heavily sanctioned Syria is grappling with a severe economic crisis. 700 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia-sewage,FOCUS MELBOURNE Australia is getting down and dirty to combat the coronavirus pandemic -- unrolling a vast programme of sewage testing this week in the hope of finding hidden clusters of the virus. 550 words moved by Tania Lee. Picture. Video US-Japan-court-auto-Ghosn,WRAP TOKYO Japanese prosecutors say they will seek the extradition of a former special forces soldier and his son arrested in the United States and accused of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan. 700 words moved by Miwa Suzuki. Picture China-politics-health-virus BEIJING China's annual high-level political meetings opens with a minute's silence for the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed over 4,600 lives in the country since emerging late last year. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-NZealand-bar WELLINGTON Wellington pub owner Matt McLaughlin is all smiles as a barman pours his establishment's first beer in two months, but he remains fearful trouble is brewing for an industry hit hard by coronavirus. 550 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture Japan-health-research-children TOKYO Doctors in Japan successfully transplant liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world first that could provide new treatment options for infants. 300 words moved -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-EU-eurozone-economy,2ndlead BRUSSELS The eurozone's economic slump has "likely bottomed out" after the bloc suffered a disastrous collapse under lockdowns to contain coronavirus, a closely watched survey by IHS Markit says. 550 words moved by Marc Burleigh. Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Layoffs in the United States are slowing but have reached an unheard-of 38.6 million since the coronavirus pandemic intensified, as lawmakers in Washington debate another stimulus measure. 550 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-Fbl-KOR-SKorea-social SEOUL South Korea's FC Seoul are fined a record $81,000 for using sex dolls to fill seats at a closed-door match with K-League officials saying the football club "deeply humiliated women fans". 300 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-sports-stadiums-innovations,POINTS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-court-education-entertainment-corruption,WRAP NEW YORK American actress Lori Loughlin will plead guilty to conspiracy charges linked to the United States' sprawling college admissions scandal, US prosecutors say. 550 words 1600 GMT by Maggy Donaldson afp
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