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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Shock as Trump bans travellers from Europe over virus + Markets plunge as spectre of recession looms + Iraq fears escalation after rocket attack + World Athletics fines Russia over doping Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump announces a shock 30-day ban on travel from mainland Europe over the coronavirus pandemic that has sparked another financial market meltdown along with unprecedented lockdowns and widespread panic. 850 words 1600 GMT by Frankie Taggart with Alexandria Sage in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Stocks and oil prices tumble as a US ban on flights from mainland Europe to fight the coronavirus pandemic ramps up fears of a worldwide recession. 800 words 1700 GMT Iraq-unrest-rockets-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraqi and United Nations officials scramble to contain the fallout from an unprecedented rocket attack that killed three US-led coalition members and threatened yet another escalation of Iran-US tensions. 700 words 1600 GMT. Graphic. File Picture Athletics-world-RUS-doping-Oly-2020,2ndlead MONACO World Athletics fines Russia's track and field federation $10 million for breaching anti-doping rules and caps at 10 the number of Russians allowed to compete as neutrals at the Tokyo Olympics. 550 words 1430 GMT by Luke Phillips. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump had one job to do in a primetime address on coronavirus: reassure an anxious nation, a panicking stock market and divided world. Instead, he left many confused and more scared. 500 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-US-Europe-travel PARIS Americans caught in Europe after the announcement of US President Donald Trump's coronavirus travel ban clamour to get onto planes home before a weekend cutoff, anxious, confused and annoyed by the extraordinary move. 600 words 1600 GMT by Agnes Coudurier-Curveur with Joe Jackson at London's Heathrow Airport. Picture. Video Health-virus-sport-world PARIS Real Madrid's players and staff are placed in quarantine, Spain's La Liga pauses its season and the NBA halts games indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic rocks world sport. 550 words 1430 GMT. File picture. Live video Also moved: US-health-virus-sport,WRAP Auto-Prix-AUS-health-virus,WRAP Health-virus-US-entertainment-Hanks,5thlead GOLD COAST, Australia Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson test positive for the new coronavirus and enter isolation at a hospital in Australia, where the multi-Oscar-winner had been working on a film. 600 words moved by Abbey Smith. Picture Health-virus-ECB-EU-eurozone-rate,WRAP FRANKFURT European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warns that the coronavirus had delivered a "major shock" to the global economy that requires urgent, coordinated action, as she unveils fresh stimulus to keep credit flowing. 700 words 1430 GMT by Tom Barfield and Michelle Fitzpatrick Health-virus-Arab-humour,FOCUS DUBAI The Arab world looks to laughter to anaesthetise the worst of the fear and speculation swirling around the coronavirus crisis engulfing the world. 600 words 1500 GMT by Shatha Yaish Oly-2020-Japan-JPN-virus-health,WRAP TOKYO Cancelling the 2020 Olympics is "unthinkable" although the classification of the coronavirus as a pandemic will likely have some impact on the Games, says the Tokyo city governor. 600 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture Health-virus-space-Russia-Europe,WRAP MOSCOW A joint Russian-European mission to Mars has been postponed for two years, the Russian and European space agencies say, citing the novel coronavirus and technical issues. 500 words 1430 GMT by Jonathan Brown Health-virus-Italy-coffee,SCENE ROME It's not easy being Italian these days. Especially without coffee. But after the government's latest measures to stem the rise of coronavirus, all bars in Italy, where locals gather to drink coffee, chat and steal a few moments of conviviality before work, are closed. 550 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-life,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy,Q&A ROME Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says he is convinced that the swingeing measures taken by his government will succeed in containing Europe's worst novel coronavirus outbreak. 600 words 1630 GMT by Franck Iovene. Picture Health-virus-Italy-laundry,SCENE ROME How essential is a clean shirt? This slightly existential question may not be bothering too many Romans but is a huge problem for tourists still stuck in the Italian capital during the coronavirus shutdown. 550 words 1430 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-tourism-Paris,FOCUS PARIS Paris hotels and restaurants are bracing for an even bigger hit as coronavirus fears keep tourists away from one of the world's most visited cities, with many business owners worried they are on the brink of "catastrophe". 750 words moved by Marie Elena Bucheli. Video Health-virus-US-IT-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the coronavirus pandemic forces the closure of more schools and workplaces, the health crisis has exposed the "digital divide" which allows some to stay on task remotely, with others left out. 650 words 1600 GMT by Rob Lever Health-virus-patient,INTERVIEW SEATTLE, United States An American woman who has recovered from the novel coronavirus has a simple message for people who are worried: Don't panic -- but do think about high-risk individuals and stay home if you feel ill. 800 words moved by David Albright with Issam Ahmed in Washington. Picture. Video Health-virus-LatAm,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Latin American countries step up measures to slow the advance of the coronavirus, announcing a slew of restrictions on travelers from the worst-affected countries and shutting down major sports events. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict,FOCUS BEIRUT As it enters its 10th year, the war in Syria is anything but abating as foreign powers scrap over a ravaged country where human suffering keeps reaching new levels. 800 words moved by Rouba El-Husseini. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Syria-conflict,SCENE Syria-conflict-Damascus,SCENE Syria-conflict,CHRONO Syria-conflict-interventions,FACTS Syria-conflict-numbers,FACTS -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Australia-assault-crime-Catholic,lead CANBERRA Australia's High Court delays judgement in Cardinal George Pell's appeal against child sex abuse convictions, with a decision now not expected for months. 500 words moved by Holly Robertson -- SCIENCE -- Science-India-amputee NEW DELHI When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate -- even though they were big, dark and hairy, and once belonged to a man. Now though, not only have her new hands become more slender, they have also changed colour to match her skin tone, mystifying the doctors who carried out the rare 13-hour transplant. 550 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture afp
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