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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Americans, Europeans embrace life post-lockdown + Storm of the century shatters India, Bangladesh + Almost 40 mln US jobs lost in COVID-19 pandemic + Experts warn of 'above normal' hurricane season + US actress to admit guilt in admissions scandal Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Parts of Europe and the United States embrace post-lockdown life as summer approaches, with beaches welcoming tourists and stores reopening, as the global number of coronavirus cases passes five million. 900 words 2130 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,WRAP SATKHIRA, Bangladesh India and Bangladesh begin a massive clean-up after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 kills at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. 750 words 1930 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 Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Job losses in the United States are slowing but total an unheard-of 38.6 million since the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began, while officials debate what additional steps will be needed to rescue the beleaguered economy. 700 words 2000 GMT by Chris Stein US-weather-hurricane-NOAA-health-environment,WRAP MIAMI US forecasters predict an "above normal" Atlantic hurricane season and emergency officials say they are factoring the coronavirus pandemic into potential relief efforts. 500 words moved by Leila Macor with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture 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, prosecutors say. 550 words moved by Maggy Donaldson -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-NATO-military-aviation-treaty,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says the United States will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact he has quashed since coming to office. 600 words 2100 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture 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 moved 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 moved by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-politics-crime-Cohen,lead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is released from prison to home confinement as part of a push to stem the spread of coronavirus among inmates. 400 words moved 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 moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-nightlife,FOCUS ROME The sun is shining and for many Italians, that means one thing -- Aperol spritzes at a terrace cafe with friends. But days after most coronavirus restrictions were lifted, authorities are saying not so fast. 650 words moved by Alexandria Sage. File picture Health-virus-France-spies PARIS The French secret service is looking to recruit geeks rather than budding young James Bonds as it adapts to new demands in the post-coronavirus world. 400 words moved. File picture 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 -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Madagascar-medicine,FOCUS ANTANANARIVO A drink made from a bright-green fern-like plant is being promoted in African countries as the go-to cure for COVID-19. But detractors dismiss the concoction as at best useless -- and at worst dangerous. 1,000 words moved by Tsiresena Manjakahery with African bureaus. Picture. File video Burundi-unrest-vote-virus,WRAP BUJUMBURA The head of Burundi's election commission appeals for patience as ballots are collected and tallied following a tense poll to decide who will replace long-serving leader Pierre Nkurunziza. 600 words moved -- MIDEAST -- 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. 700 words 1930 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics-law,WRAP BEIJING China's parliament says it will introduce a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move likely to stoke more unrest in the financial hub. 750 words 2000 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng with Xinqi Su in Hong Kong. Picture China-politics-health-virus BEIJING Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will address the nation on the coronavirus, economy and other high-stakes issues to kick off an annual legislative session in the shadow of the global pandemic. 450 words 2100 GMT. 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 -- BUSINESS & TECH -- Health-virus-EU-aviation BRUSSELS The EU's air safety agency EASA is recommending airlines and airports impose measures such as masks and social distancing to limit the risk of coronavirus for passengers. 600 words moved by Marc Burleigh Health-virus-Belgium-trace,FOCUS BRUSSELS With Belgian leaders still debating how to 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. -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-Oly-2020-Bach,lead TOKYO Olympics chief Thomas Bach says 2021 is the "last option" for holding the delayed Tokyo Games, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever. 500 words moved afp
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