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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO faces virus probe after Trump ultimatum + German court rules against foreign web surveillance + Cyclone threatens millions in South Asia + Chinese family reunited 32 years after toddler kidnapped Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA World Health Organization member states agree to launch an investigation into its coronavirus response, after US President Donald Trump threatened to quit the UN agency and branded it a "puppet of China". 950 words 1600 GMT by Nina Larson, with Michael Mathes in Washington and AFP bureaus. Photo. Video. Graphic Germany-espionage-court-rights,2ndlead KARLSRUHE, Germany Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND) is not allowed to spy on internet data from foreigners abroad, the country's top court rules, siding with a complaint brought by journalists overseas. 500 words moved India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,lead KOLKATA, India Millions of people are being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrels towards India and Bangladesh, but with evacuation plans complicated by coronavirus precautions. 550 words moved by Sailendra Sil with Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi and Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka. Graphic. Picture China-crime-family-rights BEIJING A Chinese man kidnapped as a toddler 32 years ago has been reunited with his biological parents, after police used facial recognition technology to help track him down. 400 words moved by Poornima Weerasekara. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-WHO-assembly,2ndlead GENEVA World Health Organization member states agree to an independent probe into the UN agency's coronavirus response as US criticism mounts over its handling of the pandemic. 700 words 1500 GMT by Nina Larson. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Russia,UPDATE MOSCOW Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin returns to his duties after recovering from the coronavirus, as officials said the crisis was easing despite total infections approaching 300,000. 600 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Health-virus-EU-Germany-France-Merkel-politics,FOCUS BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel will need to spend much of the political capital she banked during the coronavirus pandemic to rally Germans behind a massive EU recovery package agreed with France that marks a sharp break with Berlin's budget orthodoxy. 750 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa,FOCUS LAGOS African nations grappling to contain coronavirus are scrambling to stop the outbreak worsening the impact of other killer diseases. 800 words moved by Sophie Bouillon Lesotho-politics-Thabane,WRAP MASERU Lesotho's beleaguered prime minister Thomas Thabane resigns, ending a months-long political crisis that engulfed the kingdom after he was accused of playing a conspiratory role in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife. 600 words 1500 GMT by Pascalinah Kabi. File picture. Video Mozambique-politics-vote-crime-court,FOCUS MAPUTO Six members of Mozambique's elite police unit go on trial for the murder of a prominent election observer in a case that has gripped the southern African nation. 600 words moved by Joaquim Nhamirre. File picture Burundi-vote-unrest-rights,FOCUS NAIROBI Three years after fleeing persecution in Burundi for refuge in Tanzania, Jean Magorwa returned home, lured by assurances of peace and reconciliation. His family have not heard from him since, and are convinced he is dead. 750 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- 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 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-US-Texas-economy,FOCUS HOUSTON Texas restaurants have starting welcoming back a limited number of customers, with bars to follow this week. But some fear the vast US state is playing with fire by rushing to reopen, as coronavirus cases surge. 600 words 1800 GMT by Julia Benarrous. Picture. Video 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 1600 GMT by Fernando Crispim Sanches, with Eugenia Logiuratto in Rio de Janeiro. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-Syria-Russia-conflict,FOCUS BEIRUT While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from both sides are still fighting in Libya on behalf of their Russian and Turkish backers. 600 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Kuwait-marriage,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY Abu Othman, like thousands of Kuwaiti men, struggles to split his time between two wives living in separate homes as the Gulf state imposes a total lockdown to combat the coronavirus. 700 words moved Health-virus-Tunisia-religion-Ramadan,FOCUS NICOSIA Hiding snacks under their beds or behind piles of clothes, young Tunisians are finding ways to subvert the Ramadan fast despite being locked down with their Muslim conservative parents. 700 words moved by Oumeima Nechi. File picture Health-virus-Qatar-prisoners DOHA Qatar confirms 12 cases of COVID-19 at a jail as campaign group Human Rights Watch warns other prisoners could be at risk of contracting the disease. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Australia-China-trade-tariff-barley,lead SYDNEY Australia threatens to take China to the World Trade Organisation to counter a fresh round of punitive sanctions, as the two countries clash over an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Health-virus-China-vaccine,FOCUS BEIJING A Chinese laboratory says it has developed a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt, shortening the recovery time for those infected and even offering short-term immunity. 650 words moved by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-Kunduz,WRAP KUNDUZ, Afghanistan Eight Afghan soldiers are killed while repelling a fierce Taliban attack on Kunduz, a strategic city in northern Afghanistan that had briefly fallen to the militants twice in the past. 550 words moved by Hakin Hasas, with Emal Haidary in Kabul. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-economy WASHINGTON In a highly unusual joint appearance, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testify, remotely, to the Senate, pledging to do everything to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic amid warnings GDP could collapse by 30 percent or more. 550 words 1700 GMT by Heather Scott Health-virus-Britain-computers-aviation-pandemic,lead LONDON British airline EasyJet says it suffers a "sophisticated" cyber attack, uncovering names and travel details of about nine million customers amid raised concerns over coronavirus-fueled Internet hacking. 250 words moved US-retail-earnings-Walmart NEW YORK Booming demand for groceries and essential items lifted Walmart's first-quarter profits, even as the retail giant struggled at times during the coronavirus crisis to replenish key items like toilet paper and cleaning supplies. 500 words by John Biers Global-markets,WRAP LONDON Europe's major stock markets retreat from the previous session's rally as traders bank profits, digest grim data and mull coronavirus vaccine hopes. 650 words 1600 GMT Health-virus-economy-companies-WEF,lead LONDON A prolonged global slump and surge in bankruptcies arising from the coronavirus pandemic are the foremost concerns for companies surveyed in a new World Economic Forum report. But it said the crisis also gives governments a "unique opportunity" to craft a healthier economy. 550 words moved by Jitendra Joshi -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-Ireland-marathon,2ndlead DUBLIN This year's Dublin marathon scheduled for October 25 is cancelled despite Ireland's move to lift coronavirus lockdown measures, indicating potential long-term disruption caused by the outbreak. 350 words moved Badminton-MAS-CHN-Lee-Lin,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR Fifteen years ago in a packed Kuala Lumpur stadium, rising stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei faced each other in a final for the first time, kicking off badminton's greatest rivalry and attracting a new generation of fans. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves and M. Jegathesan. File picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-food-restaurants-guides PARIS Gastronomic guides are split over whether to continue rating restaurants with many closed across the world because of lockdowns, with Michelin insisting it's business as usual. 450 words 1130 GMT by Olga Nedbaeva. File picture afp
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