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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Head of Wuhan lab denies virus link + Hundreds protest US lockdown rules + Music stars play virtual gig + Orthodox Easter services hit by virus + 'We have no coronavirus': Turkmenistan restarts soccer season Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The boss of a laboratory in the Chinese city at ground zero of the global coronavirus pandemic says it is "impossible" the outbreak originated from the facility as US President Donald Trump warns Beijing of consequences if it was "knowingly responsible". 800 words. 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Health-virus-US-protest-politics,3rdlead CONCORD, New Hampshire Hundreds protest in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns -- with encouragement from President Donald Trump -- as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement. 750 words moved by Joseph Prezioso with Catherine Triomphe in New York. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-entertainment-music-aid NEW YORK A virtual concert packed with A-listers -- from The Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish -- entertains fans around the world with a show celebrating health workers. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture Health-virus-Orthodox-Easter,WRAP MOSCOW More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, with church leaders urging worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. 750 words 1000 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video. Turkmenistan-health-virus-fbl,FOCUS ASHGABAT Turkmenistan is rebooting its football season on Sunday, with fans flocking back to stadiums in one of the few countries yet to declare a case of coronavirus. 550 words moved by Anton Lomov, with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty. -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy prepares to take the first cautious steps out of a coronavirus lockdown that has left an estimated half of the working population looking for government help. 450 words 1100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Britain-politics-NHS,FOCUS LONDON Britain's state-run National Health Service, described by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the country's "beating heart" after saving his life, is creaking under the strain of coronavirus after a decade of underinvestment. 650 words moved by Veronique Dupont. File picture Health-virus-Syria-Kurds-France-migrants,FOCUS LAVARDAC, France The lanes of Lavardac, a tiny village in the southwest of France, are largely silent during the nationwide lockdown, but a rhythmic whir can be heard from the upstairs window of one unassuming house. 670 words moved by Benoit Petit. Picture. Video Health-virus-Belgium-elderly,FOCUS BRUSSELS The global coronavirus epidemic is stalking the quiet halls of Europe's care homes for the elderly, a silent threat with sadness and isolation in its wake. 550 words moved by Kilian Fichou. Picture. Video Germany-Russia-WWII-history-camps,FOCUS ORANIENBURG, Germany When Germany's Nazi concentration camps were liberated 75 years ago at the end of World War II, many were immediately put back to use by a new oppressor -- the Soviets. 800 words moved by Isabelle Le Page. Picture. Video -- NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Libya-conflict TRIPOLI Already tired by the tribulations of war, Libyans in the capital are reluctant to respect lockdown measures introduced to forestall the spread of coronavirus, which official figures show has killed 49 people in the country. 600 words by 1330 GMT Rim Taher. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Chad-conflict-jihadists,WRAP N'DJAMENA A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in their prison cell, apparently poisoned, Chad's chief prosecutor announces. 550 words moved. File picture Mali-vote-unrest-health-virus BAMAKO, Mali Mali heads into the final round of legislative elections, aiming to revive public faith in its embattled institutions despite a bloody jihadist conflict and looming viral pandemic. 450 words 1030 GMT by Serge Daniel Health-virus-SAfrica-literature,INTERVIEW JOHANNESBURG South African novelist Deon Meyer wished the deadly virus wrecking havoc in his 2016 thriller "Fever" had not turned into an eerily accurate depiction of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. 755 words 0930 GMT by Philippe Alfroy. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-food,FOCUS NEW YORK American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours for donations in lines of cars stretching as far as the eye can see. 750 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File video. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-Fauci-people,FOCUS WASHINGTON A feisty super senior in Washington is captivating American hearts. Anthony Fauci is everywhere these days -- not just as the straight-talking coronavirus point man at President Donald Trump's daily pandemic briefings but on T-shirts, coffee mugs and, yes, even donuts. 750 words moved by Daxia Rojas. Picture Health-virus-Cuba-tourism-economy,FOCUS HAVANA Havana is a ghost town. The American convertibles swooned over by tourists are back in the garage, while most restaurants and cafes are closed. 700 words moved by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-lifestyle-NewYork-parks,SCENE NEW YORK Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and renewed appreciation for Central Park's beauty during New York's coronavirus lockdown. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-divorce-children,FOCUS CHICAGO It has been more than a month since Jennifer Leeper's ex-husband has seen their 12-year-old daughter, despite him being granted regular contact after the divorce. Leeper is defying the custody settlement fearing that Chloe risks contracting COVID-19 by being with her father. 750 words moved by Bob Chiarito. Picture Health-virus-Colombia-prostitution,FOCUS BOGOTA Ana Maria broke quarantine rules to make a "home visit," while Estefania left home to sell drugs. Survival has become a struggle for Colombia's sex workers during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, as cupboards are bare and bills pile up. 700 words moved by Rodrigo Almonacid. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-migrants-social,FOCUS NEW DELHI Tens of thousands of stranded labourers have been herded into camps and shelters across India like the Yamuna sports complex in Delhi where their suffering has been forgotten amid the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown. 550 words 0930 GMT by Abhaya Srivasta. Video. Fbl-Asia-CHN-health-virus-Wuhan SHANGHAI Wuhan Zall, the Chinese Super League team from the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, made an emotional return to the city after more than three months torn from their families. 400 words moved by Peter Stebbings -- BUSINESS -- US-environment-energy-oil-disaster,ANALYSIS NEW YORK On April 20, 2010, the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling platform claimed the lives of 11 workers and unleashed a torrent of more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. A decade later, deep-water drilling remains widespread off the lengthy coasts of the United States. 800 words moved by Daniel Hoffman afp
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