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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Fed leads charge against virus threat to economy + EU pledges aid to Greece over migrant surge + Biden resurgent as US votes in crucial primaries + Trump says had 'very good talk' with Taliban leader + Architecture's top prize awarded to two women Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve announces an emergency rate cut responding to the growing economic risk posed by the coronavirus epidemic after the UN health agency said the world has entered "uncharted territory" with the outbreak's rapid spread. 750 words 2030 GMT by Heather Scott with AFP Bureaux. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-economy-markets-G7,lead Greece-Turkey-EU-immigration-diplomacy,WRAP KASTANIES, Greece EU chiefs pledge millions of euros to Greece to help tackle a migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, warning against those wishing to "test Europe's unity". 750 words moved by Yannick Pasquet and Vassilis Kyriakoulis. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey-Greece-EU-migrants-rights US-politics-vote,WRAP LOS ANGELES Former vice president Joe Biden, basking in the endorsements from his defeated rivals, hopes to blunt the momentum of frontrunner Bernie Sanders as Democrats vote in 14 states for a nominee to face Donald Trump in November. 800 words 2000 GMT by Javier Tovar and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-candidates,POINTS US-politics-vote-SuperTuesday,POINTS Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban,WRAP KABUL US President Donald Trump has what he calls a "very good" telephone conversation with Taliban fighter-turned-negotiator Mullah Baradar, as fresh violence erupted across Afghanistan following a brief period of relative calm. 700 words 2030 GMT by Usman Sharifi and Emal Haidary Ireland-architecture-award-US-Pritzker,WRAP NEW YORK Dublin-based Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara are awarded the Pritzker prize -- the first time a female duo has scooped architecture's most prestigious award. 600 words 2100 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- US-economy-bank-rate-virus-epidemic,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve leads the charge in the global response to the growing economic risk posed by the coronavirus, announcing an emergency interest rate cut to boost confidence. 750 words 2130 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video Health-virus-pope,3rdlead VATICAN CITY Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper report as Italy battles Europe's worst outbreak. 600 words 1930 GMT by Ella Ide. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-pizza,lead Health-virus-Africa,FOCUS KINSHASA Their continent has so far only registered two coronavirus cases, but sub-Saharan African governments are looking to their experience with Ebola as they prepare their fragile public systems for outbreaks of the new virus. 800 words moved by Samir Tounsi, with Malick Ba in Dakar. File Picture Also moved: Health-virus-research-trials,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- US-weather-Tennessee,WRAP WASHINGTON At least 22 people die as tornadoes rip through Tennessee, destroying buildings and toppling power lines hours before the southern US state was to vote in Super Tuesday primaries. 650 words 1930 GMT by Becca Milfeld. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Sanders,SCENE BURLINGTON Bernie Sanders isn't short of supporters in his Vermont stronghold, but many appear hesitant to vote for him on Super Tuesday out of fear the self-described "Democratic socialist" can't beat the party establishment or win the White House. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video US-trade-beverage-wine,FOCUS NEW YORK The wine business dodged a bullet last month when the Trump administration held off on imposing a 100 percent tariff on European wines, but the industry is not exactly celebrating at a big trade show here, even though Champagne is being sampled. 650 words 1930 GMT by John Biers US-health-abortion-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON For seven years, Julie Burkhart worked alongside Dr. George Tiller until his death in 2009, when he was shot in a Kansas church by an anti-abortion extremist. Since then, Burkhart has taken up the torch. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture Chile-protests,lead SANTIAGO Chile's capital experienced its worst night of anti-government violence in weeks after stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in running battles across the city, forcing public transport to shut down. 450 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,2nd lead MOSCOW Russia's main opposition leader Alexei Navalny says authorities have frozen all of his bank accounts and those of his family -- including his elderly parents -- at a time when the Kremlin appears to be seeking to consolidate power during a sensitive transition period. 600 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture Iran-politics-nuclear-IAEA,WRAP VIENNA The head of the UN's atomic watchdog demands "clarifications" over an undeclared site in Tehran where uranium particles were found late last year. 700 words moved by Didier LAURAS and Jastinder KHERA -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-economy-recession-politics,WRAP JOHANNESBURG South Africa slips into recession in the final three months of 2019, the second contraction to hit the continent's most industrialised economy in as many years, in a blow to President Cyril Ramaphosa vows to revive growth. 650 words moved by Beatrice Debut. File Picture Ethiopia-Egypt-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia accuses the United States of being "undiplomatic" in its push to resolve a regional row over a giant dam on the Nile River but vowed to continue with ongoing talks. 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerges victorious after Israel's third election in a year despite a looming corruption trial, dismaying the Palestinians who were angered by his hardline campaign pledges. 750 words moved by Joe Dyke. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-vote-Arabs Israel-vote,POINTS Israel-vote,POINTS JERUSALEM Two weeks before he stands trial on corruption charges, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pulled off his best-ever electoral performance. Here are five reasons why. 600 words moved by Joe Dyke -- ASIA -- NKorea-defence-diplomacy-Kim,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister condemns Seoul as a "frightened dog barking" over its response to a weapons drill by Pyongyang, state media reports. 700 words moved by Claire Lee. File picture US-China-politics-diplomacy-media,WRAP BEIJING China threatens to retaliate against US "bullying" after Washington imposed staff cuts on Chinese state media, two weeks after expelling three Wall Street Journal reporters. 440 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. File picture. Video Women-activism-Vietnam-environment-energy,INTERVIEW HANOI As a child, Nguy Thi Khanh used to lie in the grass in her Vietnamese village and watch toxic emissions from nearby coal plants float past like clouds. Today she is one of the few voices in Vietnam taking on the industry -- a rare female climate crusader pushing for renewables in a country where dirty energy is on the rise. 850 words moved by Jenny Vaughan. Picture afp
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