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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus toll soars, lockdowns are extended + Sanders bows out, clearing way for Biden + Saudi coalition declares Yemen ceasefire + Watchdog blames Syria over toxic attacks Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France says it will extend a lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus as the death toll soars across Europe and the US -- though Washington says it sees "glimmers of hope" on the horizon. 800 words 0130 GMT by Herve Bar with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Democrats-Sanders-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Leftist US Senator Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November. 650 words 0330 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture ALSO MOVED: US-vote-politics-Biden,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Sanders,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Sanders,POINTS Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,WRAP RIYADH The Riyadh-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Huthi rebels declares a two-week ceasefire in the country in a bid to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra Syria-conflict-chemical-arms-OPCW,WRAP THE HAGUE The global chemical weapons watchdog for the first time explicitly blames Syria for toxic attacks, saying President Bashar al-Assad's air force used the nerve gas sarin and chlorine three times in 2017. 750 words moved by Jan Hennop and Charlotte van Ouwerkerk. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Singapore-migration,FOCUS SINGAPORE Migrant workers in Singapore are living in fear following a surge of coronavirus infections in their dormitories where they say cramped and filthy conditions make social distancing impossible. 650 words 0300 GMT by Catherine Lai and Sam Reeves. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-UN-conflict-peacekeeping,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS With 110,000 peacekeepers deployed in more than a dozen countries around a world now ravaged by the coronavirus, the United Nations faces twin challenges: keeping those soldiers safe and, more importantly, persuading governments not to bring them home. 800 words 0300 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-robots,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. 700 words 0230 GMT by Julie Jammot Health-virus-Argentina-economy,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES The United Nations warns of an impending food shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic as major exporters such as Argentina find it increasingly difficult to sell their produce. 650 words 0130 GMT by Nina Negron. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-indicator-unemployment,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The United States is set for another jarring look at how badly the coronavirus has marred the economy with new weekly jobless benefit claim data set to be released. 500 words 0230 GMT by Chris Stein Health-virus-US-economy-communities-politics-emergency,FOCUS WASHINGTON A mask on his face and gloves on his hands, Anthony Lorenzo Green navigates a silver Cadillac through the streets of northeast Washington, delivering groceries to needy people, no strings attached. 750 words 0230 GMT by Chris stein Health-virus-WHO-US-China-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON With the United States in the throes of a historic public health crisis, President Donald Trump is aiming fire on the institution at the heart of the response -- the World Health Organization. Some see a scapegoat, but many share concerns over its deference to China. 750 words 0200 GMT by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-Brazil-poverty,VIDEOESSAY RIO DE JANEIRO There are no good options these days in City of God. Venture out in the densely populated Rio de Janeiro favela, and residents risk exposing themselves to coronavirus. Stay in, and many have nothing to eat. 450 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-Texas-Louisiana,SCENE ORANGE, Texas Texas is usually known for its friendliness but the Lone Star State is making things extra lonely for its neighbors to the east -- requiring visitors from coronavirus-stricken Louisiana to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in the state. 450 words moved by Julia Bennarous. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "responding to treatment" as he spends a third day in intensive care battling the coronavirus that has claimed over 6,000 lives nationwide. 800 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Health-virus-WHO-US-China,FOCUS GENEVA The World Health Organization pleads for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump's stinging attack on its handling of the pandemic. 700 words 0130 GMT by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-Spain-religion-Easter,FOCUS MADRID In the week leading to Easter Sunday, hundreds of colourful processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods and centuries-old religious floats traditionally flood the streets of villages and cities across Spain. 650 words 0400 GMT by Alvaro Villalobos and Emmanuel Michel. Picture Health-virus-animal-Europe,FOCUS ATHENS As coronavirus forces billions of people around the world into lockdown, another sizeable population has also been hard hit -- stray animals. 850 words 0430 GMT by John Hadoulis with Tony Gamal-Gabriel in Beirut, Katarina Subasic in Belgrade, Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi in Istanbul, Daniel Silva in Madrid, Diana Simeonova in Sofia. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Syria-conflict-education,FOCUS IDLIB Staring into a smartphone camera in an empty classroom in rebel-held northwest Syria, geography teacher Danielle Dbeis addresses students confined at home away from the novel coronavirus. 800 words 0300 GMT by Aref Tammawi with Delil Suleiman in Qamishli. Picture. Video. Sudan-politics,FOCUS KHARTOUM A year after one of Africa's longest serving leaders, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted from power in the face of mass street protests, Sudan is still reeling from daunting crises including deep economic woes. 800 words 0400 GMT by Abdelmoneim with Menna Zaki in Cairo. File Picture. File Video. Also moved: Sudan-Bashir-trial-corruption Also movong: Sudan-unrest-Bashir-politics,PROFILE Sudan-unrest-politics,CHRONO -- FINANCE -- Health-virus-OPEC-oil LONDON OPEC and its allies will discuss a possible cut in output in the face of a collapse in oil prices as the coronavirus ravages demand and triggers a vicious price war. 650 words by Benoit Pelegrin -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-JPN-athletics-SSudan-virus,FOCUS MAEBASHI, Japan The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was a heavy blow for many athletes, but a team of South Sudanese sprinters training in a Japanese town are hoping to turn the delay to their advantage. 650 words at 0230 GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama. Pictures by Philip Fong. Video by Quentin Tyberghien afp
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