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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Buttigieg drops out of US presidential race + Global coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 + Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian troops + Israelis vote for third time in 12 months + German ice wine wiped out by climate change US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay US presidential candidate from a major party, ends his campaign to be the Democratic nominee -- giving a boost to fellow centrist Joe Biden. 600 words 0230 GMT by Ben Sheppard. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpasses 3,000 with more people dying at its epicentre in China, as cases soar abroad and US officials face criticism over the country's readiness for an outbreak. 650 words 0200 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Graphic. Video. Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-military,WRAP ANKARA Turkish drone strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province kill 19 government soldiers, a war monitor reports, as tensions soar between Damascus and Ankara. 900 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Israelis are set to vote for a third time in 12 months, with embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to end the country's political crisis and save his career. 700 words 0200 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-vote-corruption-trial,FOCUS Israel-vote-politics-Russia,FOCUS Germany-wine-weather-climate FRANKFURT An unusually mild winter has left Germany without an ice wine harvest for the first time, the country's wine institute says, fuelling fears that the sweet dessert wine will become a rarity in future. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-SKorea-religion,FOCUS GWACHEON, South Korea Social stigma and discrimination attached to their beliefs are preventing members of the secretive religious group at the centre of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak from co-operating with emergency testing and quarantine efforts, a top representative tells AFP. 800 words 0330 GMT by Kang Jin-Kyu. Picture. Video Health-virus-US,lead WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence defends the US administration's handling of the coronavirus epidemic after the first confirmed death on American soil and rising criticism of the state of US preparedness. 600 words 0300 GMT by Jim Mannion. Picture Health-virus-US-insurance,FOCUS WASHINGTON Like many Americans, bartender Danjale Williams is worried about the growing threat of the novel coronavirus. What makes the 22-year-old even more frightened: Medical bills she just can't afford, as one of almost 27.5 million people in the United States who don't have health insurance. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-campaign-Bloomberg,FOCUS MCLEAN, Virginia Any national election campaign in the vast United States needs an army of volunteer workers if it is to have much hope of success. 850 words 0200 GMT by Lucie Aubourg. Picture US-politics-vote-immigration-minorities,SCENE HOUSTON, Texas In Elizabeth Warren's Houston campaign office, one early morning in February, volunteers bustled around arranging chairs in a circle and tacking Spanish-language posters to the walls. 750 words 0200 GMT by Julia Benarrous. Video. Picture US-politics-vote-SuperTuesday,POINTS WASHINGTON Americans eager to know which Democrat will face President Donald Trump in November's election may have a clearer view after "Super Tuesday" -- sure to be a defining moment in the race. 650 words 0230 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Graphic US-health-abortion-politics,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The future of abortion in the United States could be at stake when the Supreme Court on Wednesday hears what may be its most significant case on the controversial subject in decades. 700 words 0230 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Also moving: US-health-abortion-politics,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq's prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi bows out from the task of forming a government, as two rockets crash near the US embassy in the capital's Green Zone. 600 words moved. Picture Iran-health-sanctions-US-virus,FOCUS KARAJ, Iran A lab-coated technician leans over a bioreactor at an Iranian pharmaceutical plant producing cancer drugs -- a tall order since equipment imports fell victim to US sanctions. 750 words 0300 GMT by Lucie Peytermann. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-demonstration-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraqi protesters had been rallying against government incompetence, poor public services and foreign meddling months before a novel coronavirus outbreak. Then the epidemic arrived and breathed new life to their grievances. 750 words 0330 GMT by Hashem Osseiran and Haydar Indhar in Diwaniya. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-migration-Greece,FOCUS KASTANIES, Greece Greece is on a state of alert as it faced an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross the border from Turkey, with locals fearing a new immigration crisis. 800 words moved by Vassilis Kyriakoulis with Will Vassilopoulous in Lesbos and Katerina Nikolopoulou in Athens. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS With Brexit "done" as far as London is concerned, UK and EU negotiators begin talks aimed at forging a future relationship -- while brandishing red lines that may yet prove to be irreconcilable. 800 words 0300 GMT by Marc Burleigh and Francoise Michel Vatican-religion-health-pope,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis suffers two coughing spells while announcing that he is pulling out of an annual spiritual retreat south of Rome because of a "cold". 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Barcelona MADRID Real Madrid win the Clasico and may have saved their season as they end their slump in the best way possible, by beating Barcelona 2-0 and returning to the top of La Liga. 650 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture afp
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