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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 78 3 57 87 21 -- TOP STORIES -- + UN pushes for vaccine as virus toll nears 200,000 + Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging + Australia, NZ hold driveway vigils for Anzac Day + Italy to cap prices of face masks + 99-year-old WWII veteran tops UK music charts Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization warns that recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection as the death toll from the pandemic approaches 200,000 around the globe. 990 words 1430 GMT by Gael Branchereau with AFP bureas. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Saudi-punishment-rights,lead RIYADH Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission says, hailing a "major step forward" in the reform programme launched by the king and his powerful son. 600 words moved Australia-NZealand-Anzac-health-virus-military-WWI,lead SYDNEY Australians and New Zealanders hold dawn Anzac Day vigils from the isolation of their own driveways to honour their armed forces, as parades are cancelled and ceremonies closed to the public over coronavirus fears. 600 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Italy announces plans to set price limits on face masks and ramp up antibody testing as it nears the end of the world's longest active national coronavirus lockdown. 500 words 1700 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-cycling,PHOTOESSAY Health-virus-Britain-charity-music LONDON A 99-year-old British World War II veteran who shot to fame raising millions for health workers fighting the coronavirus has become the oldest artist to reach No. 1 in the UK music singles charts. 350 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain, lead LONDON Coronavirus fatalities in the UK are set to top 20,000 as Boris Johnson's government is embroiled in a political row after it emerged his chief advisor attended meetings of the main scientific group advising ministers on the coronavirus pandemic in Britain. 550 words 1500 GMT by David Harding Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Johnson Health-virus-Albania-Islam-Ramadan,FOCUS TIRANA With mosques closed due to coronavirus restrictions, 81-year-old Osman Hoxha and his family mark a quiet Ramadan inside their Tirana apartment, recalling the dark days of communism when practicing religion could lead to a death sentence. 600 words moved by Briseida Mema. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-Syria-dance,PHOTOESSAY PARIS Syrian dancer Yara al-Hasbani is used to drawing crowds. But with Paris under a strict lockdown, she struck a series of spectacular ballet poses in front of the deserted monuments of the French capital. 300 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Italy-cycling,PHOTOESSAY COLLEGNO, Italy He really should be training for the Giro d'Italia instead of making deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. But how else is a professional Italian cyclist supposed to stay in shape? 500 words 0930 GMT by Marco Bertorello. Picture Health-virus-Spain,FACTS BARCELONA In Spain, one of the hardest-hit countries in the pandemic, the coronavirus spread quickly and widely without being detected -- especially among the elderly, experts tell AFP. 750 words moved by Daniel Bosque Turkey-politics-Kurds-rights,FOCUS MARDIN, Turkey The fury and disappointment among residents was palpable in the Turkish city of Mardin after the government replaced the popular mayor with a trustee. Forty out out of 65 municipalities won by a pro-Kurdish party in last year's local elections have been put under the control of such trustees. 700 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS The feared impact of coronavirus on Tunisia's fragile public health system has provoked a flurry of innovation, from robotics to digitalisation efforts, to bolster the North African country's pandemic response. 600 words moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US ATLANTA, United States Gyms, hair salons and tattoo parlors have a green light to reopen in the state of Georgia as the United States surpasses the grim milestone of 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-Rushmore,FOCUS KEYSTONE, South Dakota In normal times, the monumental sculpture of four US presidents carved into a hillside in South Dakota draws thousands of visitors. Now amid the COVID-19 crisis, the national memorial and nearby attractions are nearly deserted -- but for a few brave or perhaps foolhardy tourists. 650 words 1600 GMT by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Pakistan-doctors,lead LAHORE Dozens of Pakistani doctors and nurses have launched a hunger strike demanding adequate protective equipment for frontline staff treating coronavirus patients, the lead organiser of the protest says. 550 words moved by Kaneez Fatima. Picture Taiwan-HongKong-China-politics,lead TAIPEI A Hong Kong publisher previously detained by Chinese authorities reopens his bookstore in Taiwan, defying what he called attempts linked to Beijing to intimidate him. 500 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video Health-virus-Myanmar-tradition-offbeat,FOCUS YANGON Myanmar lawyer Thiri had been excited about her wedding and new job this year -- before the coronavirus threw both into doubt. With the stars very much unaligned, she turned to an astrology app for help. 550 words moved. Picture -- BUSINESS -- US-aerospace-Boeing-Embraer,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing announces it is pulling out of a proposed $4.2 billion deal to acquire the commercial plane division of its Brazilian rival Embraer. 400 words 1600 GMT -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ARG-gender,FOCUS LA PLATA, Argentina On the pitch, they finally can feel like themselves. In addition to the sheer joy that football brings them, Mara Gomez and Marcos Rojo have the extra satisfaction of knowing they are blazing a trail for transgender players in Argentina. 600 words moved by Nina Negron. Picture. Video Health-virus-sport-commentators LONDON Dogs chasing rubber bones, "competitive" road crossing and the thrills of grilled chicken have become the new currency for sports commentators looking to entertain fans during the coronavirus lockdown. 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. File picture afp
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