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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Brazil virus deaths surge, WHO agrees to probe + Sharp drop in CO2 emissions due to lockdowns + Huge cyclone churns off Bay of Bengal + Hoverflies: more humble than the bumble bee + WWII veteran Captain Tom to be knighted Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil records its highest number of coronavirus deaths as Latin America begins to feel the full force of the pandemic, while the World Health Organization agrees to investigate its response to the crisis. 850 words 0330 GMT by Pascal Trouillaud with AFP Bureaus. Graphic. Picture. Video Health-virus-climate-environment-economy PARIS Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers report. 800 words moved by Marlowe Hood India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone KHULNA, Bangladesh The Bay of Bengal's fiercest cyclone in decades bears down on millions of people in eastern India and Bangladesh, with forecasts of a potentially devastating and deadly storm surge. 600 words 0330 GMT by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-animal-research-bees-hoverfly TOKYO That bee you see buzzing from flower to flower might actually be an undercover operator: a hoverfly. And a team of scientists wants you to stop taking them for granted. 550 words moved by Sara Hussein. File Picture Health-virus-Britain-charity-Moore LONDON Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore will be knighted after raising nearly $40 million for healthcare charities, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, calling him a "beacon of light" during the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words 0200 GMT. File Picture. File Video -- ASIA -- China-politics-health-virus,ADVANCER BEIJING China's biggest political event of the year opens Friday after months of delay over coronavirus fears, with President Xi Jinping determined to project strength and control over the outbreak despite international criticism and a wounded economy. 750 words 0330 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Also moving: China-politics-law,FACTS Thailand-health-virus-traffic-crime-pollution,WRAP PATHUM THANI, Thailand Plummeting traffic deaths and falling crime are among the unforeseen benefits registered by several Asian nations starting to assess the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. 600 words 0330 GMT by Pitcha Dangprasith and Lillian Suwanrumpha. Picture. Video India-lifestyle-economy-gender-social,FOCUS MUMBAI After exfoliating his face and buffing his nails, Lakshay Narula crossed another grooming frontier -- applying hair removal cream to his chest and with it, upending India's rigid gender norms. 750 words 0330 GMT by Vishal Manve. Picture. Video Afghanistan-virus-economy-weddings,FOCUS KABUL Afghanistan's coronavirus crisis has freed young couples in Kabul to consider something that once seemed unthinkable: downsizing their weddings. 650 words 0330 GMT by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Taiwan-China-diplomacy,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON With its impressive response to the coronavirus pandemic and the convincing re-election of its president, Taiwan is enjoying a groundswell of support in the United States, whose leaders are eager to promote it as a model against China. 650 words 0400 GMT by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-US-Trump-doctors,FOCUS WASHINGTON While US President Donald Trump admits he's not actually a doctor, he's long been convinced of his natural scientific talents -- and the coronavirus pandemic is proving a big stage for his unproven pet theories. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,VIDEOESSAY MANAUS, Brazil Far from lab coat and face mask territory, a group of indigenous healers with feather and leaf headdresses is working its way up the Amazon river, looking for medicinal plants to treat the new coronavirus. 400 words moved by Fernando Crispim Sanches, with Eugenia Logiuratto in Rio de Janeiro. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-espionage-court-rights,WRAP KARLSRUHE, Germany Germany's foreign intelligence service violated the constitution by spying on internet data from foreigners abroad, the nation's top court rules in a victory for overseas journalists who brought the case. 650 words moved by Carsten Hauptmeier France-politics-Macron-parliament PARIS Left-leaning lawmakers defect to rob President Emmanuel Macron's party of its outright majority in France's National Assembly in a symbolic setback for the embattled reformist leader. 400 words moved Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin returns to his duties after recovering from the coronavirus, as officials say the crisis is easing despite total infections approaching 300,000. 600 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-Germany-economy-Macron-Merkel,FOCUS PARIS President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel have jump-started the Franco-German "motor" at the heart of Europe by jointly pitching a hugely ambitious economic recovery plan, even if it faces a bumpy road ahead. 700 words 0200 GMT by Valerie Leroux. Picture Health-virus-Sweden,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Sweden has taken a soft approach to virus restrictions and although its rules are likely to be in place longer than in other countries, officials are adamant their strategy is a winner in the long term. 600 words 0300 GMT by Johannes Ledel. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote-unrest-health-virus BUJUMBURA Burundians bring the curtain down on President Pierre Nkurunziza's 15-year-long rule in elections that are taking place despite a largely ignored outbreak of coronavirus. 650 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Africa-stigma,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Across sub-Saharan Africa, the stigma attached to the coronavirus is so strong that some choose not to seek treatment to avoid facing unbearable hostility. 750 words 0230 GMT by Camille Malplat with AFP bureaus. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Yemen-conflict-politics,FOCUS DUBAI Thirty years after unification, Yemen is on the verge of fragmentation as a result of armed conflicts, regional rivalries and foreign interference. 700 words 0300 GMT. Also moving: Yemen-conflict-history,CHRONO Yemen-conflict-south,FACTS Lebanon-rights-labour-migration-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT A week after her Lebanese employer kicked her out without her luggage, pay or passport, all Ethiopian domestic worker Sofia wants is to go home as Lebanon begins repatriations. 750 words 0300 GMT by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Germany-automobile-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT Volkswagen puts to bed one of the most potentially damaging cases in its "Dieselgate" scandal, paying nine million euros in an out-of-court settlement to prevent its two bosses going to trial over market manipulation charges. 550 words moved by Yann Schreiber afp
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