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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + West on war footing over virus + Sanders mulls next step after drubbing by Biden + Three billion 'lack soap and water in virus fight' + Don't share that joint says cannabis lobby Health-virus,WRAP ROME Western powers are on a war footing against the coronavirus pandemic as they unleash nearly one trillion dollars to rescue the global economy and extend lockdowns, with Italy's death toll surging but China reporting zero new domestic cases for the first time. 800 words 1100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks with Laurent Thomet in Beijing. Picture. Graphic. Video. Videographic US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders is talking to advisers as pressure mounts on the leftist senator to end his White House campaign following a drubbing by Joe Biden in the latest Democratic primaries. 750 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Paul Handley. Picture. Video Health-virus-soap-water,FOCUS PARIS As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass lock downs and travel bans, UN experts warn that some three billion people lack even the most basic weapons to protect themselves: soap and running water. 800 words 1100 GMT by Kelly Macnamara. Graphic Health-virus-US-cannabis WASHINGTON To avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, marijuana smokers should avoid sharing joints and should favor edible products, US cannabis industry figures says. 250 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia-politics,FOCUS MOSCOW While President Vladimir Putin seeks to reassure the public that the virus pandemic is under control, many Russians instinctively distrust the official claims and fear the true situation is much worse. 750 words 1130 GMT by Thibaut Marchand. Video. Picture Health-virus-Italy-elderly,FOCUS ROME Leaning out of his window, the dashing octogenarian looks down on the little street in the ancient heart of Rome. It looks desperately empty, again, and Roberto Fichera could very well not see another human being today -- a growing problem in Europe's oldest country. 600 words 1300 GMT by Gildas La Roux Health-virus-Ireland-gin,FOCUS TENURE, Ireland The gin stills of the Listoke Distillery have been repurposed in the fight against the coronavirus, producing precious hand sanitiser currently in vanishingly short supply across Ireland. 550 words 1100 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-tourism-economy,FOCUS JERUSALEM Munib Abu Assab, a tour operator in Jerusalem's Old City, has seen deserted streets before, but he says not even past conflicts over the contested land compare with the impact of coronavirus. 700 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Iraq-oil-economy-crisis-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Between plummeting oil prices, political deadlock and reduced global appetite for granting a bail-out, Iraq is on the cusp of financial calamity that could force austerity measures and renew anti-government protests. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia-NZealand,WRAP SYDNEY Australia and New Zealand move to seal off their borders, announcing unprecedented bans on entry for non-residents in the hope of stemming the rise of COVID-19 infections. 550 words moved by Andrew Beatty. Picture Health-virus-Philippines-poverty,FOCUS TONDO, Philippines Mary Grace Aves is terrified of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, but the best weapons to protect her family -- isolation and sanitation -- are unreachable luxuries in the Manila shantytown they call home. 700 words moved by Joshua Melvin and Ron Lopez. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK The United States is to deploy military hospital ships to fight the coronavirus, Donald Trump says, as he likens himself to a "wartime president" and invokes a Korean War-era law. 700 words moved by Peter Hutchison with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video Health-virus-LatAm MONTEVIDEO Chile's President Sebastian Pinera declares a "state of catastrophe" over the coronavirus outbreak, while Cuba records its first death and a slew of countries announce nighttime curfews in a widening Latin American lockdown. 650 words 0630 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-millennial,FOCUS NEW YORK Before shutdowns swept the globe and many were urged -- or mandated -- to stay indoors to stymie coronavirus's spread, Divya Sonti sensed the worst was yet to come. 750 words 0530 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture Also moved: US-social-lifestyle-technology-dating,FOCUS US-health-virus-Florida-students,FOCUS Health-virus-US-music-economy,FOCUS Health-virus-US-retail-Amazon,FOCUS Health-virus-US-IT-Facebook,lead US-China-media-politics-health-virus,2ndlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump criticizes China's unprecedented decision to expel American journalists from three major US newspapers, as media advocates fear that tensions between the two powers provided cover for Beijing to target the press. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Colombia-drugs-military,FOCUS TUMACO, Colombia For years, they were referred to in hushed tones simply as "Bigfoot" -- a mythical creature rumored but never seen -- but these days, the narco-submarines used by Colombia's drug cartels have become almost commonplace. And the navy is fighting back. 900 words moved by Florence Panoussian. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- Markets-World,WRAP LONDON European stock markets rebound on news of a vast eurozone stimulus to combat the coronavirus crisis, but analysts warn of more losses to come after Asian equities tank again -- and the dollar spikes as investors seek a safe haven. 800 words 1100 GMT by Roland Jackson Health-virus-epidemic-finance-rates-politics,FACTS LONDON Governments and central banks are injecting eye-popping sums and emergency policy remedies into the global economy as the coronavirus pandemic upends all normal life. 800 words moved by Jitendra Joshi Health-virus-transport-aviation,FOCUS HONG KONG With commercial airlines engulfed by the maelstrom of the coronavirus pandemic, one sector of the industry favoured by the wealthy is thriving: private jets. 650 words moved by Rose Troup Buchanan Health-virus-Gulf-oil-stocks,FOCUS DUBAI Gulf stocks plunge despite massive government stimulus as the energy-rich region undertakes unprecedented shutdowns to contain the coronavirus amid an oil price crash and gloomy economic prospects. 650 words 1300 GMT by Omar Hasan -- SPORTS -- Golf-Asia-health-virus-Oly-2020,INTERVIEW HONG KONG The Olympics going ahead in Tokyo this year is "highly unlikely", the boss of Asian golf tells AFP. 600 words moved by Daniel Hicks Oly-2020-surfing-JPN-Igarashi-Japan-health-virus,INTERVIEW TOKYO Japan's top surfer Kanoa Igarashi is already seeing his training for the Tokyo 2020 games hit by the coronavirus outbreak, but he's still hoping a 'heartbreaking' Olympic cancellation can be avoided. 550 words moved by Shingo Ito. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- SKorea-music-social-people,INTERVIEW SEOUL Thirty years ago his floppy hair, make-up, and flamboyant fashion sense outraged audiences, who threw stones at him as he performed on stage and threatened to beat him at shows. Today, 50-year-old Korean-American singer Yang Joon-il is enjoying an unlikely comeback. 800 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video afp
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