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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe hit by more grim economic news + US clocks 3.2 mn new jobless claims + 11 dead, hundreds injured in India gas leak + Moscow extends virus lockdown as cases spike + 'Murder hornet' reaches US -- and lights up internet Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Evidence mounts of the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic as hard-hit Europe moves to further ease lockdown measures that ground its economies to a halt. 950 words 1500 GMT by Ben Perry with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment,WRAP WASHINGTON Unemployed workers file 3.2 million new claims for jobless benefits as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world's largest economy, but there's evidence the relentless layoffs are ebbing. 550 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein India-accident-chemicals,WRAP VISHAKHAPATNAM, India Eleven people are killed and hundreds hospitalised after a pre-dawn gas leak at a chemical plant in eastern India that left unconscious victims lying in the streets, authorities say. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Russia,lead MOSCOW Russia reports another record increase in coronavirus infections with more than 11,000 new cases as Moscow extends its virus lockdown and ramps up testing. 500 words 1600 GMT US-environment-hornets,FOCUS LOS ANGELES A deadly Asian giant hornet known as the "murder hornet" has been seen for the first time in the United States, prompting fears it could decimate the honeybee population and creating a buzz on social media. 600 words moved by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells senior ministers the government would adopt "maximum caution" as it moves towards a relaxation of lockdown measures imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words 1800 GMT by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Poland-vote-politics-EU,WRAP WARSAW Polish lawmakers adopt legislation allowing a presidential election delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic to go ahead via a postal ballot, triggering opposition and EU concerns over compliance with democratic standards. 650 words 1400 GMT by Mary Sibierski Health-virus-Albania,VIDEOESSAY TIRANA Exhausted Albanian doctors who have been separated from loved ones for weeks hope a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions won't trigger a fresh inundation of patients in their hospital wards. 450 words 1200 GMT by Briseida Mema. Picture. Video Health-virus-Cyprus-Malta-Iceland,FOCUS AYIA NAPA, Cyprus Cyprus is among a clutch of island nations, also including Iceland, Malta and New Zealand, that are easing lockdown restrictions, having scored impressively in containing the coronavirus. 800 words moved by Duncan Woodside with Jeremie Richard in Reykjavik. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment,Q&A WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic led to a sudden shutdown of the US economy and tens of millions in job losses. It also creates challenges for the government numbers-crunchers who calculate unemployment. 500 words 1700 GMT by Heather Scott Health-virus-US-restaurant-Ripert,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Before coronavirus struck New York, one of the world's premier seafood restaurants Le Bernardin was offering striped bass truffle tartare and grilled lobster mi-cuit. Today it serves up hundreds of plastic trays of roast chicken, rice and cabbage to feed the city's medical workers. 600 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-beer,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexicans have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in many ways, including beer lovers finding it particularly difficult to quench their thirst as supplies run dry due to reduced production. 600 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-race,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO The coronavirus pandemic has a color in Brazil, the epicenter of the outbreak in Latin America: black Brazilians are exposed to greater risk than whites, and are dying at a higher rate. 650 words 1700 GMT by Louis Genot. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli lawmakers approve the formation of a unity government between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his erstwhile rival Benny Gantz, inching closer to ending more than a year of deadlock. 750 words 1500 GMT by Joe Dyke. File picture. Video Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Iraq-politics,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq's former spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi takes office as prime minister facing a staggering economic crisis, a pandemic and the spectre of renewed protests after breaking months of political paralysis. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture. File video Also moved: Iraq-politics-Mahdi,PROFILE Iraq-oil-economy-salaries,FOCUS Iraq-politics-Kadhemi,PROFILE BAGHDAD Iraq's new prime minister, Mustafa Kadhemi, is a pragmatic operator and former intelligence chief whose ties to Washington and Tehran could help steer Baghdad through the multiple crises it faces. 700 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture Health-virus-UAE-India,WRAP DUBAI The first wave of a massive exercise to bring home hundreds of thousands of Indians stuck abroad gets under way, with two flights preparing to leave from the United Arab Emirates. 600 words 1600 GMT by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-UAE-unemployment,FOCUS Health-virus-Ramadan-NAfrica-food,FOCUS ALGIERS North African Muslims miss the taste of Ramadan as coronavirus restrictions deprive them of traditional mealtime gatherings, evening outings and beloved sweets during the holy month. 500 words moved by Abdelhafid Daamache with Tunis and Rabat bureaus. Picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kenya-economy-poverty,FOCUS NAIROBI Since Kenya confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 13, authorities have adopted various measures to curb the spread of the virus while stopping short of imposing a full lockdown. 1,100 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-internet,FACTCHECK DAKAR The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust of Western medical research. 1,000 words moved by AFP Fact Check Africa -- ASIA -- Australia-Catholic-assault-abuse-children-Pell,lead SYDNEY Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests, according to a top-level inquiry. 750 words moved by Holly Robertson. File picture HongKong-Ecuador-crime-animal,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong seizes 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, in the largest bust of its kind in the southern Chinese city. 450 words moved. Picture Health-virus-China-education,SCENE SHANGHAI At Shanghai High School, masks and social distancing have muted the adolescent buzz, classmates talk through glass in the canteen, and graduation ceremonies remain in doubt. 500 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture Health-virus-India-tiger KOLKATA, India With the humans of West Bengal under virus lockdown, tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest in the eastern Indian state are coming out to play, with park rangers reporting a jump in sightings of the big cats. 300 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Nepal-business KATHMANDU The lucrative annual trek to harvest a caterpillar fungus nicknamed "Himalayan Viagra" that can fetch three times the price of gold in China will be banned amid Nepal's coronavirus lockdown, officials say. 400 words moved. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Stock markets rise as investors look beyond grim economic news to focus on easing coronavirus lockdown measures, with surprisingly strong Chinese export data adding to the positive vibe. 550 words 1600 GMT Health-virus-Germany-aid-aviation-Lufthansa,2ndlead FRANKFURT German airline giant Lufthansa confirms that it is in talks for Berlin to offer support worth nine billion euros in exchange for a 25-percent stake in the company, as the coronavirus batters the world's carriers. 600 words 1500 GMT by Tom Barfield China-economy-trade,3rdlead BEIJING China's exports saw a shock 3.5 percent rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures show, partly due to rising medical exports. 700 words moved. File video. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Bundesliga clubs race to get ready for the restart of the season in nine days' time, amid concerns about whether the players will stick to the strict hygiene measures put in place to ensure the campaign is completed. 600 words 1700 GMT by Ryland James. Picture Baseball-TPE-health-virus-Taiwan,FOCUS TAIPEI Foreign fans starved of baseball are tuning in to Taiwan's often-overlooked league as the island basks in the glow of being one of the few places in the world hosting live sports. 700 words moved by Amber Wang with Rob Woollard in Los Angeles. Picture. Video Tennis-AUS-Open-health-virus-pandemic SYDNEY Tennis Australia conceds that January's Australian Open faces cancellation under a worst-case scenario, but said it is looking at a range of options in hope the COVID-19 crisis eases. 300 words moved -- HEALTH/SCIENCE -- Health-virus-disease-vaccination-children,FOCUS PARIS As COVID-19 deaths climb ever higher in Europe and the United States, millions of lives are at risk in developing nations where lockdowns and overwhelmed medical systems are disrupting vital testing, vaccination and treatment for other killer diseases. 1,200 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-drugs-prisons PARIS Years of repressive drug enforcement programmes has had a disastrous effect on society and health systems, global experts warn, as more and more countries release thousands of non-violent offenders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 500 words 1600 GMT by Patrick Galey Health-virus-pandemic-disease,FOCUS PARIS Every week the list of COVID-19 symptoms -- affecting nearly every organ in the body -- grows menacingly longer, but that doesn't mean the new coronavirus is a uniquely dangerous super-bug, experts say. 950 words 1730 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-US-France-music-Madonna,lead PARIS Singer Madonna says she has recovered from COVID-19, which she said forced her to cancel the final dates of her world tour. 400 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. 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