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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + US virus spread not inevitable: Trump + Gunman kills five in US brewery + Gangs roam Delhi after deadly clashes + Syria rebels re-enter key town + Tennis legend Sharapova bows out at 32 Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump insists that the United States could avoid a major coronavirus outbreak, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed with Jastinder Khera in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Japan,INTERVIEW US-crime-shooting,WRAP WASHINGTON A gunman kills five co-workers at one of America's best-known breweries before turning the weapon on himself in the latest burst of mass gun violence in the US. 650 words moved by Torrence Otten. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict,WRAP SARAQEB, Syria Syrian rebels reenter a key northwestern town they lost earlier this month, reversing one of the main gains of the regime's devastating offensive in the region. 650 words 1030 GMT by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. Video India-unrest-religion,WRAP NEW DELHI Sporadic violence hit parts of Delhi overnight as gangs roamed streets littered with the debris of days of sectarian riots that have killed 33 people. 500 words moved by Jalees Andrabi and Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-RUS-Sharapova PARIS Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world's most recognisable and highest-paid sportswomen, announces her retirement at the age of 32, and is hailed as a "legend" and "great champion". 650 words moved by Luke Phillips. File picture. Video. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-SKorea,WRAP SEOUL The US and South Korean militaries postpone forthcoming joint exercises as the Asian country reports its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases to date. 600 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-China,WRAP Health-virus-Saudi,WRAP 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. 650 words 1100 GMT by Anuj Chopra and Haitham El-Tabei Health-virus-Africa,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The deadly coronavirus is fast spreading to many parts of the globe, but vulnerable sub-saharan Africa has so far been spared, raising questions on whether cases are going undetected on the continent, if the warm climate is limiting its spread or if it is simply luck. 700 words 1130 GMT by Susan Njanji. File picture 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 Health-virus-China-Iran-SKorea,FOCUS BEIJING A month of containment measures to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China seems to be working, but the rise of overseas cases means the country is now facing a fresh challenge -- keeping it out. 650 words moved by Helen Roxbourgh Also moved: Health-virus-SKorea-religion-social,BACKGROUND China-virus-health-Japan-test Japan-virus-health-ship-crew Health-virus-Iraq-religion-economy,FOCUS NAJAF, Iraq Iraq's vital religious tourism sector was already suffering after months of protests, political turmoil and sanctions hitting pilgrims from neighbouring Iran -- then the novel coronavirus arrived. 750 words moved by Haidar Hamdani with Salman Ameen in Karbala. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- 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 Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict,CHRONO Afghanistan-Taliban-conflict,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP CHARLESTON, United States Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, fresh off a feisty debate showing, receives a key endorsement, boosting his hopes of winning the South Carolina primary and blunting the momentum of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. 600 words moved by Leila Macor with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Sanders,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Democratic-candidates,POINTS US-politics-justice-NYTimes-Trump-Russia WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign files suit against The New York Times over an OpEd article about links to Russia, the first legal action of its kind after his regular criticism of the "failing" newspaper and other traditional media organizations. 500 words moved. File Picture US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein-assault,ANALYSIS NEW YORK Prosecutors have long been hesitant to take on cases of acquaintance rape but the conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on charges of rape and sexual assault should move the needle on such cases, and open the door to more prosecutions, legal experts say. 900 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics-rights-migration,FOCUS BEIRUT Eighteen-year-old domestic worker Mary came to Lebanon three years ago to help support her family, but now a financial crisis means she has not sent money home to Ethiopia for months. 700 words 1100 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. 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 Israel-Palestinians-conflict-JordanValley,FOCUS UM ZUKA, Palestinian Territories When the Israeli army's surveillance drone swoops down, briefly scattering a Palestinian shepherd's flock, activist Guy Hirschfeld rightly predicts trouble. 800 words moved by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-history-film-festival-Russia,FOCUS BERLIN In 2018, controversial Russian art project "DAU" scandalised Germany with its plans to rebuild the Berlin Wall and offer visitors an immersive experience of daily life behind the Iron Curtain. Eighteen months later, "DAU" has again caused shock and outrage. 650 words 1030 GMT by Aurelie Mayembo Slovakia-vote-politics,ADVANCER BRATISLAVA Slovakia's populist coalition is fighting for survival in a weekend general election overshadowed by the 2018 gangland-style murder of a journalist that has upended politics in the eurozone country hounded by graft. 750 words moved by Laszlo Juhasz and Martina Konik. Picture. Video Switzerland-religion,FOCUS GENEVA There was a riot last time St Pierre's cathedral in Geneva hosted a Catholic Mass in 1535, with clergymen chased out and statues and treasures looted. On Saturday, the first Catholic Mass since that day in what became a centre of the Protestant Reformation promises to be a more sedate affair. 450 words moved by Christophe de Roquefeuil. Picture -- AFRICA -- Angola-economy-corruption,FOCUS LUANDA Entrepreneur Antonio Almeida has learned to navigate around the potholes of doing business in Angola. 900 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Seychelles-tourism-environment,FOCUS AU CAP, Seychelles It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman's hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles. 700 words moved by Nicolas Delaunay. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Germany-chemicals-pharmaceutical-Bayer, WRAP FRANKFURT The acquisition of seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto remains both boon and burden for German chemical and pharma giant Bayer, ensuring bumper profits in 2019 but miring the company in tens of thousands of legal disputes over a key weedkiller. 600 words 1000 GMT by Tom Barfield. Picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-transfers-health-virus,FOCUS HONG KONG A double blow of the coronavirus and a new salary cap has seen the bottom fall out of Chinese football's transfer market, while Odion Ighalo led what could become an exodus of foreign stars. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture afp
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