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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + World coronavirus deaths top 100,000 + Major oil producers in cuts standoff + Yemen reports first COVID-19 patient + Fab fortune! Hey Jude lyrics auction Health-virus,WRAP ROME The global coronavirus death toll tops 100,000 as Easter celebrations around the world kick off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic's deadly march. 1,000 words 0130 GMT by Dmitry Zaks with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-pandemic,ANALYSIS Health-virus-OPEC-oil-G20,WRAP RIYADH Top oil producers struggle to finalise production cuts during a virtual summit held by G20 energy ministers, despite US President Donald Trump's mediation efforts to end a standoff with Mexico. 800 words 0200 GMT by Anuj Chopra with Benoit Pelegrin in London Health-virus-Yemen,WRAP DUBAI Yemen reports its first case of coronavirus in a southern government-controlled province, raising fears of an outbreak in the war-torn country as air strikes blamed on the Saudi-led coalition test a unilateral truce. 800 words 0200 GMT Entertainment-US-Britain-music-Beatles LOS ANGELES A sheet of paper bearing Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to "Hey Jude" sells for $910,000 in an online auction to mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' historic split. 250 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-racism,FOCUS BEIJING Africans in southern China's largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as the country steps up its fight against imported infections. 750 words 0300 GMT by Laurie Chen. File picture Health-virus-Pakistan-religion-Easter,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Days after the coronavirus crisis took hold in Pakistan, Aamir Gill, a cleaner and member of the country's Christian underclass, was fired with no warning or severance by the wealthy Islamabad family he had helped look after. 550 words 0300 GMT by David Stout and Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Florida-weather-hurricane,FOCUS MIAMI What could be worse than a pandemic overwhelming health care systems and causing global economic collapse? Florida knows the answer: a pandemic that rages into hurricane season, which is already on the horizon and causing the Sunshine State to dramatically update its storm preparations. 750 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor. File picture Health-virus-US-religion,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Faith in divine protection, defending the economy, or simply an ideological stance: A handful of rural US states, many fierce supporters of President Donald Trump, have stubbornly refused to issue statewide stay-at-home orders despite the ravages of coronavirus. 550 words 0230 GMT by Laurent Banguet US-politics-Democrats-Biden-health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON When Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clinched their Democratic presidential nominations, they celebrated the historic milestones in front of thousands of ecstatic supporters. The coronavirus denied Joe Biden such an enthusiastic campaign launch this week. 700 words 0300 GMT by Elodie Cuzin Health-virus-Uruguay-Australia-ship MONTEVIDEO An Australian cruise ship stranded off the coast of Uruguay for two weeks with more than 100 people aboard infected with the new coronavirus arrives at the port of Montevideo. 600 words 0200 GMT by Gabriela Vaz. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-US-virus-NewYork,Q&A NEW YORK New York has more coronavirus cases than any country and accounts for around half of all deaths in the United States. Why was is so badly hit and could its leaders have done anything differently? 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture Health-virus-testing-pandemic,FOCUS WASHINGTON As COVID-19 tests become more widely available across the US, scientists have warned about a growing concern: Many people with negative results might actually have the virus. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Health-virus-US-IT-Google-Apple,2ndlead SAN FRANCISCO Google and Apple unveil a joint initiative to develop a coronavirus smartphone "contact tracing" tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman Health-virus-US-defense-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON With an aircraft carrier forced into port and staff at bases handling nuclear missiles hit by COVID-19, the US military wants rivals to understand: don't test us, we have not been weakened. 700 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain,FOCUS TOMELLOSO, Spain After burying five elderly people in one morning, the local priest can finally remove his gloves, a job all too familiar in this central Spanish town blighted by death. 700 words 0330 GMT by Laurence Boutreux. Picture Health-virus-Sweden,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Furloughed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, airline and hotel employees in Sweden are retraining to work as hospital and nursing home assistants as the death toll nears 900 in the Scandinavian country. 650 words 0300 GMT by Tom Little. Video. Picture Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte refuses to bow to business pressure and extends the Mediterranean country's economically-crippling lockdown until May 3. 550 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-drone,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy-food,PHOTOESSAY Health-virus-Turkey,SCENE ISTANBUL Cheered by her doctors, 93-year-old Alye Gunduz, was discharged from an Istanbul hospital in a wheelchair after recovering from the novel coronavirus following 10 days of treatment. 800 words 0400 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Pictures by Ozan Kose. Video by Kadir Demir Also moved: Health-virus-Turkey-measures,2ndlead -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa-aid,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Desperately needed aid for millions of people across sub-Saharan after is under threat as the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeps a continent already facing a volley of crises. 800 words 0300 GMT by Camille Malpiat with AFP bureaus in Africa Madagascar-social-rights-tradition-woman,FOCUS AMBOVOMBE, Madagascar Domestic violence is an evil that exists in every society. But in patriarchal Madagascar, the problem is entrenched and seems bound to worsen in the coronavirus lockdown. 700 words 0400 GMT by Tsiresena Manjakahery. Video by Volana Razafomanantsoa Health-Ebola-virus-DRCongo,PROFILE KINSHASA Few generals would choose to fight a war on two fronts, against a foe that is nearly invisible and at times seems to have the terrifying ability to surface anywhere. Yet this is exactly the mission that Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe has taken upon himself, and at the age of 78. 700 words moved by Samir Tounsi. File picture Also moved: DRCongo-health-Ebola,FACTS -- ECONOMY -- Health-virus-economy-recession,FOCUS WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic has hit like a worldwide hurricane, shutting activity in most economies simultaneously, but some forecasters are more optimistic about the prospects for recovery once the worst has past. 600 words moved by Heather Scott Health-virus-US-economy-agriculture,FOCUS NEW YORK With industries from restaurants to department stores forced to close, farmers haven't stopped working, but are finding demand unpredictable and supply chains are struggling to adapt to the new conditions. 600 words moved by Juliette Michel. File picture Health-virus-US-smallbusiness-aid,FOCUS NEW YORK A week after its launch, a giant federal lending program to support small businesses devastated by coronavirus shutdowns is still struggling to completely get off the ground. 800 words moved by John Biers afp
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