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| - Duty Editor: Ben Sheppard Contact: ben.sheppard@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Pompeo says virus came from Chinese lab + N. Korea fires shots towards South + Court bid to bar Netanyahu government + Russia emerges as new virus hotspot + Glimmer of hope for Serie A footballers Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims "enormous evidence" shows the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in China, fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak as Europe cautiously eases lockdowns. 900 words 2200 GMT by James Mannion with Ella Ide in Rome and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-military-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, prompting South Korean troops to fire back, Seoul's military says. 550 words moved. File picture. File Video Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's top court hears arguments that would bar veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a new government with his former rival as he faces a criminal trial on corruption charges. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia is now the European country registering the most new infections, as the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus surges past 130,000. 550 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture Fbl-ITA-SerieA-Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy offers Serie A clubs a glimmer of hope after it says footballers could take part in individual training sessions as the strictest coronavirus lockdown measures begin to ease. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Trump-campaign WASHINGTON Donald Trump will wrap himself in the mantle of America's arguably greatest president with a television extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial meant to put the coronavirus crisis behind and relaunch his election campaign. 700 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-US-China-diplomacy,2ndlead WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo steps up a US campaign to hold China accountable for the spread of the deadly coronavirus, asserting there is "enormous evidence" the virus originated in a laboratory in the city of Wuhan. 750 words moved by Brian Knowlton Venezuela-Colombia-crisis-defense-politics CARACAS Venezuela's leftist government says it foiled an incursion from the sea by alleged mercenaries bent on "terrorist acts" aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro. 500 words 2000 GMT by Margioni Bermudez -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy is spending its last day in total lockdown, but the partial easing of strict coronavirus measures after a two-month shutdown is causing anxiety and confusion rather than elation. 550 words moved by Ella Ide. File Picture Health-virus-Britain-lockdown,lead LONDON The British government says the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures is likely to be gradual, as it announces a further rise in the overall death toll. 550 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video. Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON Doctors treating Boris Johnson for coronavirus prepared to announce his death after he was taken to intensive care, the British prime minister says, in his first detailed comments about his illness. 500 words moved by Phil Hazlewood Health-virus-France-assault,FOCUS PARIS For many women venturing out during France's coronavirus lockdown, the absence of crowds has made them easier targets for sexual assault and harassment, a threat that could increase as officials prepare to ease stay-at-home orders. 550 words moved by Alice Lefebvre and Sarah Brethes Germany-politics-US-nuclear BERLIN Left-leaning allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservatives launch an offensive calling for the withdrawal of US nuclear arms in Germany. 400 words moved by Yacine Le Forestier Health-virus-Germany-aviation-Lufthansa,2ndlead BERLIN Europe's biggest airline group Lufthansa says it is close to a deal with the German government on state aid to ease the impact of the coronavirus crisis. 500 words moved. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iran-religion,3rdlead TEHRAN Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says mosques will reopen across large parts of the country Monday as officials report a drop in the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-schools,FOCUS MEVASSERET ZION, Israel The protective mask covering half her face could not hide the broad smile of little Mayaan Ben Itzhak as she reunited with her classmates after two long months of lockdown. 720 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Entertainment-music-Algeria-France,LEAD ALGIERS Algerian singer Idir, a leading cultural ambassador of his native Kabylie and its Berber language, dies in Paris aged 70, his family announces. 480 words moved by Amer Ouali. File picture. -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions his country's coronavirus numbers, and calls on the authorities to investigate "sabotage" at the national laboratory - where he says a goat and a papaya tested positive. 450 words moved Health-virus-Guinea-politics,FOCUS CONAKRY Far from pulling together in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guineans remain mired in discord after a deadly, months-long political crisis, hampering efforts to contain the virus in the poor West African state. 700 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Philippines-cremation,FOCUS MANILA Families of coronavirus victims in the Philippines are being denied traditional death rites in favour of hurried, impersonal cremations, with virus restrictions often meaning they are forbidden a last look at their loved ones. 550 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-quarantine-tech,FOCUS BEIJING Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people. 650 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Video Conservation-animal-India SHIMLA, India A rare snow leopard captured as it savaged livestock in a remote village in the Indian Himalayas will be sent to a zoo instead of being released, officials say, triggering outrage from activists. 400 words moved afp
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