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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US, Europe eye lockdown exits with caution + UK leader Johnson back at work after virus + North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'alive and well' + Two mln Aussies download virus tracing app + Chop, chop! Swiss barbers back in business Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Several European countries and about a dozen US states begin taking steps to reopen economies abruptly shut down by the coronavirus pandemic which has caused more than 200,000 deaths around the globe. 800 words 2100 GMT by Chris Lefkow and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Britain LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes his first public appearance since being hospitalised with coronavirus three weeks ago, saying Britain was beginning to "turn the tide" on the outbreak but rejecting calls to ease a nationwide lockdown. 700 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video NKorea-SKorea-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well", a top security adviser to the South's President Moon Jae-in says, downplaying rumours over Kim's health following his absence from a key anniversary. 650 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Video. Picture. File Picture Also moved: NKorea-politics-Kim,Q&A Health-virus-Australia-internet SYDNEY Nearly two million Australians rush to download a new smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier, the government says, overlooking privacy concerns in the hope of speeding up the end of social-distancing lockdowns. 500 words moved by Andrew Beatty. Picture Health-virus-Switzerland-deconfinement,SCENE GENEVA Barbers do a roaring trade among shaggy-haired customers as Switzerland starts to ease restrictions imposed to control the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK More US states begin lifting lockdown orders but New York -- America's economic engine and coronavirus epicenter -- is in no hurry, with hospitalization rates still high. 450 words 1930 GMT by Peter Hutchison with Michael Mathes in Atlanta. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Health-virus-US-Georgia-economy-restaurant,SCENE ATLANTA, Georgia Sitting at a Waffle House counter has never felt so satisfying for Kim Kaseta, who was enjoying her sausage and egg breakfast in relative solitude in Atlanta. 500 words 1930 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-politics-health-virus-Trump-media,lead WASHINGTON The White House abruptly cancels, then reinstates Monday's daily media briefing after President Donald Trump, ridiculed for his suggestion to inject coronavirus patients with disinfectant, rails against "enemy" journalists. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-US-clotting,FOCUS WASHINGTON News that a 41-year-old Broadway actor suffering from COVID-19 had to have a leg amputated has brought to the fore an issue doctors have been grappling with: many patients are developing mysterious, at times life-threatening blood clots. 700 words 2200 GMT by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-politics-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON Confined to his home to respect anti-virus measures and facing an accusation of sexual assault, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is finding it hard to get his message across in a country laser-focused on the health crisis. 650 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File picture US-UN-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration has persistently trashed a nuclear deal with Iran. But it hopes still to be considered a participant as it seeks to extend an arms embargo, provoking skepticism from diplomats. 550 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Philippe Rater at the United Nations Health-virus-Canada-economy,lead OTTAWA Canada begins a staggered loosening of pandemic restrictions as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges vigilance and baby steps to avoid a COVID-19 resurgence. 500 words 2000 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-religion ROME Italian Prime minister Giuseppe Conte comes under attack from Catholic bishops and even some of his own cabinet members for refusing to allow Mass once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted. 450 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-France-Britain-streetart,FOCUS PARIS Having made their names skirting illegality, some of the world's best known street artists are posting their creations online rather than breach the coronavirus lockdowns. 700 words moved by Natalie Handel. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany,VIDEOESSAY BERLIN Germans begin wearing masks on public transport and in most shops, even buying them from vending machines, as the country becomes the latest to cover up in the fight against the coronavirus. 500 words moved by Raphaelle Logerot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-politics FOCUS BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been praised at home and abroad for her reaction to the coronavirus crisis, but as voices of discontent grow louder, support for the government's strategy could be on the wane. 600 words moved by Yacine Le Forestier -- MIDEAST -- Yemen-Saudi-conflict,WRAP RIYADH The Saudi-led military coalition in war-torn Yemen rejects a declaration of self-rule by separatists in the country's south and demands "an end to any escalatory actions". 750 words moved. Video Saudi-rights-reax,REAX RIYADH Human rights campaigners cautiously welcome Saudi moves to abolish court-ordered floggings and end the death penalty for crimes committed by minors, but point out "loopholes" in the reforms. 650 words moved -- BUSINESS -- US-economy-aviation-Boeing-corporate-meeting, WRAP NEW YORK Boeing's head says that restoring the dividend could take three to five years as the company girds for a slow air travel recovery in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. 630 words 2100 GMT by John Biers -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-season-health-virus,WRAP PARIS Formula One boss Chase Carey says he hopes the coronavirus-hit season will start in Austria on July 5 after the French Grand Prix was cancelled and spectators were barred from the British race at Silverstone. 700 words moved by Raphaelle Peltier. Picture Cricket-PAK-Umar-fixing-ban,2NDLEAD LAHORE Controversial Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal is banned from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches, the country's cricket board announces. 400 words moved. Picture. Video. File Video Fbl-Asia-CHN-Drogba-Anelka,FOCUS SHANGHAI When Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka made surprising moves to China in 2012, they became the first Premier League stars to play in the country and put Chinese football on the map. 600 words moved. File picture afp
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