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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + World at 'decisive point' on virus: WHO + Delhi death toll from riots rises to 38 + Britain puts chaotic Brexit back on table + Syrian rebels retake key northern town + Opera's Domingo rows back abuse apology Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization says the new coronavirus epidemic is at a "decisive point" as countries across the globe from Saudia Arabia to Japan to Italy battle to contain the deadly outbreak. 800 words 2000 GMT by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video. Graphic India-unrest-religion,WRAP NEW DELHI Tensions remain high in India's capital, as thousands of riot police and paramilitaries patrol streets littered with the debris from days of sectarian riots that have killed 38 people. 500 words moved by Jalees Andrabi and Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain puts the prospect of a chaotic Brexit back on the table in a new set of red lines for upcoming trade talks with the European Union. 650 words moved Alice Ritchie and Damon Wake in Brussels Syria-conflict,WRAP SARAQEB, Syria Syrian rebels reenter a key northwestern town they had lost earlier this month, reversing one of the main gains of the government's devastating offensive in the region. 650 words 1930 GMT by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. Video Spain-US-opera-assault-Domingo,WRAP MADRID Scandal-hit opera star Placido Domingo rows back on an apology he made over sexual harassment allegations just two days earlier, after his mea culpa triggered a backlash and cancellations in Spain. 800 words moved by Hazel Ward. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Saudi RIYADH Saudi Arabia suspends visas for visits to Islam's holiest sites for the "umrah" pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the hajj, which starts in July. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra and Haitham El-Tabei. Picture. File video Health-virus-SKorea SEOUL The US and South Korean militaries postpone forthcoming joint exercises as the Asian country reports its biggest increase in coronavirus cases to date. 650 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Japan-school TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urges schools nationwide to close for several weeks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, as authorities reported the country's fourth death linked to the outbreak. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama and Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy urges tourists spooked by the coronavirus not to stay away, but efforts to reassure the world over the outbreak are overshadowed by confusion over case numbers. 500 words moved by Ella Ide and Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Also moved: Italy-health-virus-quarantine,SCENE Health-virus-NKorea SEOUL North Korea has postponed the new school term to prevent the possible spread of the new coronavirus, the latest measure as the ill-equipped country ramps up efforts to prevent a devastating outbreak. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Africa-health-virus,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world's most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared -- and experts want to know why. 650 words moved by Susan Njanji. File picture. File video Also moved: Health-virus-China-Iran-SKorea,FOCUS Health-virus-economy-US-EU Health-virus-Iraq-religion-economy,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy-politics,FOCUS Health-virus-tourism-world -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-minorities,FOCUS GEORGETOWN, South Carolina South Carolina's primary is just days away, but Will Jackson still hasn't made up his mind which of the three candidates he has checked out in recent days has the best chance of beating Donald Trump in November. 700 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Syria-conflict-Idlib-Kafranbel,FOCUS IDLIB, Syria The Syrian town of Kafranbel was long a symbol of humourous defiance to Damascus, famed for its witty posters, murals and cartoons, so its recapture by regime forces spells a heavy blow, activists say. 700 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. File Video Syria-conflict-Idlib-Kafranbel,FOCUS IDLIB, Syria The Syrian town of Kafranbel was long a symbol of humourous defiance to Damascus, famed for its witty posters, murals and cartoons, so its recapture by regime forces spells a heavy blow, activists say. 700 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. File Video Lebanon-politics-rights-migration,FOCUS BEIRUT Eighteen-year-old domestic worker Mary came to Lebanon to help support her family, but now a financial crisis is preventing her from sending money home to Ethiopia. 700 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video US-Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-Qatar,ADVANCER DOHA Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a deal to secure America's exit from its longest war through gradually withdrawing troops and starting talks between Kabul and the insurgents. 750 words moved by Gregory Walton. File video -- EUROPE -- Britain-court-extradition-US-Assange LONDON A British judge pauses until mid-May Julian Assange's extradition hearing following days of intense wrangling over a US request for the WikiLeaks founder to stand trial there on espionage charges. 500 words moved by Joe Jackson -- AFRICA -- GBissau-vote-politics,WRAP BISSAU Opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo swears himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau, defying a bitter ongoing row about the outcome of elections nearly two months earlier. 750 words moved by Allen Yero Embalo. File picture Also moved: Guinea-politics-vote,SCENE Guinea-politics-vote,Q&A AfricanUnion-Sahel-conflict-troops,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The African Union says it expects to send a temporary deployment of 3,000 troops to West Africa's Sahel region, where regional forces are struggling to respond to a nearly eight-year-old onslaught by armed Islamists. 600 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video Also moved: France-Mali-unrest-Sahel-diplomacy -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-France-film-abuse-Polanski,WRAP PARIS Controversial film director Roman Polanski says will not attend the French Oscars because he fears a "public lynching" by feminist activists. 650 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. File picture -- HEALTH -- Britain-health-music,INTERVIEW EAST COWES, United Kingdom Emerging from the depths of slumber, Dagmar Turner had barely a chance to notice the hushed intensity of the operating theatre when someone thrust her violin into her hands. It was time to play the performance of her life. 550 words moved by Kate Gillam. Picture. Video afp
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