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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + New clusters of coronavirus spark fresh concerns + Vigils in Germany after racist gunman kills nine + Trump ally Stone handed 40-month prison sentence + Turkey seeks to lower Syria tensions with Russia + Rome to unveil tomb of wolf-suckled King Romulus China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Clusters and outbreaks of coronavirus cases in South Korea, Iran and Beijing hospitals raise new concerns about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people. 650 words 0230 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. Germany-attack-racism,WRAP HANAU, Germany Thousands of people take part in vigils across Germany after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs kills nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the city of Hanau. 800 words moved by Yann Schreiber with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Germany-attack-racism,SCENE Germany-attack-racism-suspect,BACKGROUND Germany-attacks-racism,FACTS US-politics-justice-Stone-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone is sentenced to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president's political interference in the justice system. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia,WRAP ANKARA Turkey says it wants no "face off" with Russia over its Syrian ally's months-long offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria. 750 words moved by Raziye Akkoc with Anna Malpas in Moscow Italy-Romulus-history-archaeology ROME An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome's founder Romulus will be presented to the world, bringing to a head months of investigation by history sleuths. 450 words 0300 GMT by Franck Iovene. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-SKorea,lead DAEGU, South Korea More than 2 million people are told to stay indoors in Daegu, the home of a religious sect that has seen a sudden spike in the number of coronavirus cases, making South Korea the worst-infected country outside China. 500 words 0400 GMT. Picture. Video. Live Video China-virus-health-NKorea,FOCUS SEOUL North Korea's self-imposed isolation in the face of the coronavirus epidemic raging in neighbouring China is its only method of protection from an outbreak that would wreak havoc given its crumbling health system, analysts say. 750 words 0330 GMT by Sunghee Hwang in Seoul. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-social-gender-sanitation-health,FOCUS PUNE, India Like many Indian women, college student Suvarna Dongare dreads taking long trips in case she ever needs to use the bathroom, with hygienic public toilets in short supply across the country 450 words 0400 GMT. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Germany-politics-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump replaces his intelligence chief as reports emerge that the US president was furious with the official over a briefing given to lawmakers about Russian interference in the 2020 election campaign. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-vote-Nevada-debate,WRAP LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential candidates fan out on a quest for votes following a bruising debate that saw billionaire Michael Bloomberg take a pummeling from his rivals. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture US-politics-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders is 78 years old. So is Michael Bloomberg. Joe Biden is 77. The trio of septuagenarians topping the national polls for the Democratic presidential nomination tout their advanced years as the experience that is needed to serve in the White House. 600 words 0130 GMT by Chris Lefkow. File picture US-politics-vote-Nevada-casinos,FOCUS LAS VEGAS With the grand prize of their party's nomination up for grabs, Democratic candidates have converged on the Las Vegas Strip, where fortunes are won and lost on a daily basis. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video US-immigration-Myanmar-Rohingya,FOCUS CHICAGO A refugee from Myanmar's tyrannized Rohingya minority, Lila Mubarak embodies perfectly the "poor, huddled masses" welcomed to the United States for more than a century by a bronze plaque at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. 850 words 0130 GMT by Bob Chiarito. Picture Argentina-economy-debt,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Backed by the IMF, Argentina is looking to renegotiate its debt but it faces a race against time to secure short term relief. 600 words 0130 GMT by Yemeli Ortega. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Ireland-politics-parliament,WRAP DUBLIN Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar resigns but stay on as interim leader, with the three main parties still locked in coalition talks after an inconclusive election. 600 words moved by Joe Stenson Kazakhastan-animal-environment-court,WRAP KARAGANDA, Kazakhastan A court in Kazakhstan is set to deliver its verdict in the high-profile murder case of a ranger beaten to death by poachers hunting the endangered saiga antelope. 500 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlements,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, a controversial project unveiled less than two weeks before elections. 550 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. We have also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlements,CHRONO Algeria-protest-politics ALGIERS Algeria prepares to mark a year since the birth of an unprecedented protest movement -- one that quickly forced an ailing president from power, but is now looking to maintain momentum. 570 words 0300 GMT Also moving: Algeria-protest-politics-Arab-Iran,CHRONO Iran-vote TEHRAN Iran votes in key elections which conservatives are expected to dominate, capitalising on public anger against moderate President Hassan Rouhani over a ravaged economy, corruption and multiple crises. 740 words 0400 GMT by Abhik Kumar Chanda Iraq-politics-corruption-protests,FOCUS BAGHDAD With Iraq rocked by months of protests against corruption and nepotism, the judiciary is investigating allegations ministeries are up for sale as politicians wrangle to form a new government. 750 words 0430 GMT by Ammar Karim. -- LIFESTYLE -- Austria-diving-lifestyle,PROFILE WEISSENSEE, Austria It was not the way Christian Redl's latest deep-diving record attempt was meant to end: being hauled to the surface of Austria's frozen Weissensee lake after losing consciousness in the icy waters. 750 words 0400 GMT by Julia Zappei. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-religion,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO The sanctuary at her evangelical mega-church in Rio de Janeiro is where Eleonor Teresa Sousa comes to feel closer to God, and farther from the sin of a city gearing up for carnival. 700 words 0130 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. File picture Also moved: Haiti-carnival-crime-poverty,FOCUS Lifestyle-UAE-falcon,FOCUS ABU DHABI Eid al-Qobeissy's two falcons perch majestically in the waiting room of a falcon hospital in Abu Dhabi, where the birds are both a national symbol and treasured tradition. 650 words 0300 GMT by Dana Moukhallati. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Germany-film-culture-people,WRAP BERLIN Europe's first major film festival of 2020 opens in Berlin, with Helen Mirren and Hillary Clinton among those expected on the star-studded red carpet -- even as a deadly shooting and diversity row threaten to mar festivities. 500 words moved by Aurelia Mayembo. Picture. Video afp
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