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| - Duty Editor: Mike Patterson Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Quarter of Italian population under virus lockdown + Saudi princes detained over 'coup plot' + Greece refugee shelter burns as tensions rise over migrant surge + Thousands to rally in Pakistan for women's rights + Judge orders Ronaldinho held over fake passport charge Health-virus,WRAP ROME More than 15 million people are placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy as the government approves drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. 850 words 0600 GMT by Gildas Le Roux and Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video. Graphic Saudi-politics-royal-crackdown,WRAP RIYADH Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman's brother and nephew for allegedly plotting a coup, three sources tell AFP, signalling the de facto ruler's tightening grip on power. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra Europe-migrants-Greece-Turkey-camps,2ndlead LESBOS ISLAND, Greece A fire engulfs a refugee shelter on the island of Lesbos as Greece announced further restrictions towards asylum seekers in response to a migration surge enabled by Turkey. 500 words moved by Alexandros Kottis and Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Pakistan-women-rights ISLAMABAD Thousands of people are expected to rally in cities across Pakistan to call for greater freedoms for women in the ultra conservative South Asian country. 400 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video Fbl-PAR-BRA-Brazil-Paraguay-Ronaldinho-investigation,WRAP ASUNCION Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is behind bars after being arrested for entering Paraguay on a fake passport, a judge in Asuncion confirms. 450 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-pope VATICAN CITY Pope Francis decides to deliver Sunday's prayer by livestream and Italy calls in retired doctors as the escalating coronavirus epidemic empties streets in Europe's worst affected country. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File picture. Graphic Health-virus-US LOS ANGELES Passengers trapped aboard a US cruise ship stranded by a coronavirus outbreak speak of their growing anxiety as New York announces a state of emergency and confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. 750 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit Health-virus-US-cruise-passenger,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES Carolyn Wright's dream vacation to Hawaii on the Grand Princess quickly turned into a nightmare this week after the vessel became stranded off the coast of San Francisco following a coronavirus outbreak on board. 400 words 0530 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle,FOCUS Health-virus-China-accident-hotel BEIJING At least four people are killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China. 500 words 0700 GMT Health-virus-China,FOCUS BEIJING For days now, several cities at the heart of China's deadly coronavirus epidemic have not recorded any new infections -- so residents such as factory worker Tang Wushan have a message for the authorities: it's time to lift their quarantine. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture -- INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY -- Sudan-women-politics-social,FOCUS KHARTOUM Sudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are disappointed at a lack of progress on women's issues. 500 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Brazil-women-rights-dance-8March,FOCUS SAO PAULO White or black, skinny or fat, frizzy-haired or straight: at the Marvelous Women dance academy in Brazil, the only thing that can be said of the average class is that there is no average. 550 words moved by Paula Ramon. Video Also see AFP Features and Special Reports Advisory for a dedicated series of interviews with women in Asia who are tackling issues that resonate worldwide -- ASIA -- US-Afghanistan-Taliban-talks,FOCUS ISLAMABAD A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier by the day, with fighting raging across Afghanistan and no one sure about what comes next. 750 words moved by David Stout and Thomas Watkins NZealand-attacks-politics-vote,FOCUS WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won global acclaim for her response to the Christchurch mosque shootings -- but 12 months on, her political future hangs in the balance and there are signs "Jacinda-mania" has peaked. 650 words moved by Neil Sands -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Sanders-Burlington,FOCUS BURLINGTON, Vermont When self-styled "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders took his first political steps as mayor of Burlington, the small Vermont town would serve as a testing ground for his progressive agenda. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders,lead US-IT-politics-regulate,FOCUS WASHINGTON A bill aimed at curbing online child sex abuse is pitting the US government against the tech sector, in a battle about encryption and liability for illegal online content. 700 words moved by Rob Lever -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-religion,FOCUS NEUFAHRN BEI FREISING, Germany Ozan Iyibas has unleashed a mini earthquake ahead of a municipal election in southern Germany's Bavaria with his candidacy -- as the first Muslim standing for the Christian Social Union (CSU). 600 words 0530 GMT by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video France-vote,ADVANCER PARIS Three years after he swept to power, have the French definitively soured on President Emmanuel Macron? Voters go to the polls next weekend for the first round of municipal elections expected to test backing for his ambitious reform agenda. 750 words moved by Clare Byrne Also moved: France-vote-Paris,FOCUS France-vote-Paris-women,PROFILE Ukraine-conflict-health-social,FOCUS KIEV Vasyl was wounded fighting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Now he is one of the participants in an initiative to help soldiers overcome PTSD with the help of therapy dogs. 650 words moved by Oleksandr Savochenko. Picture. Video afp
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