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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus death toll passes 94,000 + Major oil producers agree cuts + EU signs fiscal rescue package + Yemen rebels dismiss ceasefire + Trashy fashion: lockdown style Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic sees the global death toll surpass 94,000, although there are tentative signs of hope that the crisis is peaking in the United States and Europe. 800 words 0600 GMT by Dave Clark and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Also moved: Health-virus-IMF-economy-recession,WRAP Health-virus-OPEC-oil,WRAP LONDON Major oil producers except Mexico agree to cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels per day, after marathon talks to counter a collapse in prices. 750 words 0700 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin Health-virus-EU-economy-epidemic,WRAP BRUSSELS EU finance ministers agree a 500-billion-euro rescue for European countries hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic, but put aside demands from Italy and France for pooled borrowing. 630 words moved by Alex Pigman. Video Health-virus-Yemen-Saudi-UAE-conflict,WRAP RIYADH The Saudi-led coalition says it began observing a unilateral ceasefire in war-wracked Yemen aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus but Huthi rebels dismiss the initiative as political manoeuvering. 750 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-Mideast-conflict,FOCUS Yemen-conflict-Saudi,CHRONO Yemen-conflict-Saudi-rebels,FACTS Health-virus-bin-costumes-offbeat SYDNEY Staying at home all day is rubbish, so people around the world are dressing up to take the bins out and sharing photos of their outfits online to cheer up others in lockdown. 350 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON US health officials make cautiously optimistic noises about coronavirus despite a jump in deaths, suggesting Americans might be able to take summer holidays, as falling hospitalization rates hint at a turning point in the battle against COVID-19. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: US-health-virus-US-economy-indicator-unemployment,WRAP Health-virus-US-China-Taiwan-WHO,LEAD Health-virus-US-politics-election-voting,FOCUS Health-virus-politics-diplomacy-UN,2NDLEAD Health-virus-US-politics-media-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON "Nasty," Donald Trump calls one reporter, "third-rate," he brands another. The US president seems to loathe journalists but at his tempestuous coronavirus press conferences he just keeps coming back for more. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics-election-voting,FOCUS US-vote-politics,FOCUS Health-virus-US-prison-Chicago,lead CHICAGO A Chicago judge rejects a bid by inmates to be released or transferred from a jail housing 4,500 detainees which has emerged as one of the largest coronavirus clusters in the US. 700 words moved by Bob Chiarito. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Ecuador,FOCUS US-health-virus-prostitution,FOCUS LOS ANGELES "Being a prostitute has always been a good option in times of crisis... until this one," says Bruno, a sex worker who fears catching the deadly coronavirus at a time when those in his trade are more vulnerable than ever. 500 words 0530 GMT by Javier Tovar Health-virus-US-internet-crowdfunding,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Musicians, podcasters, writers, strippers and others denied income by the coronavirus pandemic are turning to the power of online community spirit on crowd support platforms like GoFundMe to make ends meet. 800 words 0530 GMT -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, where he had spent the three previous days receiving treatment for coronavirus. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson and David Harding. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Also moved: Health-virus-epidemic-disease-art,FACTS Health-virus-Easter VATICAN CITY Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a world-wide coronavirus lockdown. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks Health-virus-events-economy-religion-sport-fbl-Eur,FOCUS PARIS Congregations of a secretive South Korean sect, an assembly of French evangelists and major European football matches: as the new coronavirus radiated across the planet it seeded clusters of infections at mass gatherings that helped magnify its spread. 1,200 words 0600 GMT by Kelly Macnamara Britain-music-Beatles-anniversary,FOCUS LONDON When The Beatles went their separate ways in the early 1970s, few thought that half a century later the pioneering band would still influence pop music culture. 750 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture Health-virus-Bosnia-religion,FOCUS MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia A Bosnian shrine with a reputation for miraculous healing powers is deserted by Catholic pilgrims amid the global coronavirus shutdown, emptying the town for the first time since the Virgin Mary was said to appear on a nearby hillside four decades ago. 650 words 0700 GMT by Rusmir Smajilhodzic. Picture. Video Health-virus-Europe-beer,FOCUS PARIS Shuttered bars, cancelled concerts and no sporting matches: European beer brewers large and small are bracing for a catastrophic summer as demand dries up during the lockdowns imposed to curtail the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words moved by Nicolas Gubert and AFP bureaus -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-Easter,FOCUS JERUSALEM Eggs on the table and a toy rabbit on the dresser -- with a few decorations, Palestinian Christian Sawsan Bitar attempts to salvage some normality from an Easter hit by coronavirus. 600 words moved by Claire Gounon and Hiba Aslan. -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Burundi BUJUMBURA, Burundi In Burundi, the delayed arrival of coronavirus was attributed to "God's protection". Now that the country has three cases, authorities again see divine intervention at work, and little reason to interrupt everyday life. 650 words moved. Video. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-rights-internet,FOCUS HONG KONG Hundreds of people have been arrested across Asia for purportedly sharing false coronavirus information, raising freedom of expression concerns as governments seek to crackdown on "fake news". 750 words 0800 GMT by Katie Forster and Spencer Feingold Pakistan-tourism-ski,FOCUS MALAM JABBA, Pakistan It survived the dark days of Taliban rule, the destruction of its main hotel and a major flood. Now, the little Pakistani ski resort of Malam Jabba is facing a new challenge from the coronavirus pandemic, just as it had hoped to showcase its revamped facilities to the world. 750 words 0600 GMT by Joris Fioriti. Picture. Video afp
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