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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global banks respond as virus death toll surges + Biden, Sanders hammer Trump over virus response + China industry shrinks for 1st time in 30 years + Japanese man to face verdict over mass killings + Spanish king steps away from scandal-hit father Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve and other central banks unveil emergency measures to prop up the coronavirus-battered global economy, as the three worst-hit European countries record their deadliest days of the pandemic. 800 words 0630 GMT by Heather Scott, with Richard Carter in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON White House hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders launch a joint attack on Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic as they face off in a high-stakes debate, accusing the president of undermining his own scientists with misinformation. 800 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video China-economy-industry-retail,2ndlead BEIJING China's industrial production contracted for the first time in three decades as the coronavirus epidemic wreaked havoc on the economy, official data shows. 500 words moved. Picture. Graphic Japan-homicide-court-crime,WRAP YOKOHAMA A Japanese court hands down its verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering 19 disabled people at a care home in 2016, in one of the country's worst mass killings. 600 words 0600 GMT by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video Spain-royals-politics,WRAP MADRID King Felipe VI of Spain moves to distance himself from his scandal-hit father, stripping him of his palace allowance and renouncing what he was due to inherit from him. 550 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-China-toll,2ndlead BEIJING China tightens quarantine measures for international arrivals as the country worries about a rise in imported cases of the deadly coronavirus, with anger online over Europe's handling of the pandemic. 600 words 0700 GMT by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video. Health-virus-US WASHINGTON America ramps up its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the Federal Reserve takes sweeping action to stem the economic fallout, Puerto Rico declares a curfew, and New York and Los Angeles orders bars and restaurants to close their doors. 750 words 0530 GMT by Jim Mannion. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-NewYork,SCENE Health-virus-US-bank-rate-politics Health-virus-Venezuela-LatAm,WRAP CARACAS Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro orders a "collective quarantine" in seven states, including the capital Caracas to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, part of stepped-up measures throughout Latin America. 800 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy,2ndlead ROME Pope Francis leaves Vatican City to pray in one of Rome's cathedrals for victims of the coronavirus pandemic as Italy's death toll hits a one-day high of 368. 550 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Health-virus-Turkey-Saudi ISTANBUL Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, officials say, as the country records a dozen more coronavirus cases. 500 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan Health-virus-Oly-2020-Japan-JPN TOKYO With the prospects of holding the 2020 Olympics as scheduled dimming with every coronavirus case, people in Tokyo appear increasingly doubtful their city can host the "Greatest Show on Earth." 600 words 0530 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Video HongKong-China-virus-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's rival political camps have embraced a new tactic to woo potential voters as the city hunkers down during the coronavirus pandemic: free face masks. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Israel-politics-Netanyahu,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's president taps ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a government, calling for an end to a year of political stalemate to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Stephen Weizman. File picture. Video Health-virus-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies. 450 words moved by Kaouther Larby. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-explosion,3rdlead LAGOS A gas explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos kills at least 15 people, injures many more and destroys around 50 buildings, emergency services say. 300 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-vote-health-virus,WRAP PARIS France's municipal elections see record-low turnout as coronavirus fears kept millions of voters from polling stations, prompting calls to cancel the second round of voting as authorities scramble to curtail the outbreak. 600 words moved by Mariette Le Roux and Joseph Schmid. picture. Video Britain-economy-bank-BoE-Bailey LONDON Andrew Bailey on Monday takes over the helm at the Bank of England just days after the BoE, under predecessor Mark Carney, slashed its key interest rate to combat the coronavirus. 550 words moved by Roland Jackson and Ben Perry Also moved: Britain-economy-bank-BoE-Bailey,PROFILE -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Canada-film-boxoffice-health-virus WASHINGTON Under the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak, the North American box office had its lowest weekend ticket sales in two decades as viewers stayed home and some theaters limited their capacities to ensure patrons could sit near empty seats. 300 words moved afp
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