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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Millions of students stay home to stem virus spread + Putin, Erdogan look to defuse Syria crisis + Afghan probe must go ahead: ICC judges + UK airline Flybe goes bankrupt + Berlusconi gets new girlfriend, 54 years his junior Health-virus,WRAP ROME Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy and India the latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out global offensive against the epidemic. 800 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey,WRAP MOSCOW The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow after a surge in fighting in Syria raised fears of their armies clashing and launched a new migrant crisis. 750 words 1600 GMT by Michael Mainville and Maria Panina. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Syria-Russia-Turkey-conflict-Idlib,FOCUS Afghanistan-war-ICC,WRAP THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court's appeal judges rule that a probe into wartime atrocities in Afghanistan must go ahead including investigating possible abuses by US forces, a move bitterly opposed by Washington. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jan Hennop. Video Britain-aviation-bankruptcy-virus-Flybe,WRAP EXETER, United Kingdom British regional airline Flybe crashed into bankruptcy Thursday after the deadly coronavirus proved to be the final nail in its coffin, leaving its planes and passengers stranded. 750 words 1700 GMT by Geoff Caddick with Roland Jackson in London. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Britain-aviation-Flybe-NIreland-economy-EU-Brexit,FOCUS Italy-politics-people-Berlusconi ROME Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, famed for his steamy dinner parties, has split from his longterm girlfriend reportedly to date a woman 54 years his junior. 500 words moved by Ella Ide. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy,FOCUS ROME Some Italian schools managed to stay open through the darkest days of World War II. But more than 8.5 million children and teens will now miss classes because of coronavirus. 550 words moved. Picture Health-virus-US-LosAngeles LOS ANGELES California declares a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus as a cruise ship is held off the coast over fears of a new outbreak. 750 words moved by Jocelyn Zablit. Picture Health-virus-consumer-panic,FOCUS HONG KONG Shelves stripped bare, surgical masks stolen and thousands queueing for medical supplies -- panic-buying is criss-crossing the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains. 650 words moved by Ross Adkin. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China The young couple stepped from a Chinese bullet train on to the deserted platform of Wuhan Station and into the epicentre of the world's coronavirus epidemic, home at last after more than 40 days in limbo. 750 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia is treading a tightrope as it bars Muslim pilgrims from Islam's holiest sites to contain the coronavirus, rolling out restrictions that while essential could prove both expensive and politically perilous. 700 words 1430 GMT by Anuj Chopra ECB-EU-eurozone-economy-banking-health-virus,FOCUS FRANKFURT Dramatic action taken by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks over the coronavirus outbreak has piled pressure on ECB chief Christine Lagarde to follow suit, but analysts warn she has little firing power left. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jean-Philippe Lacour OPEC-oil-market,WRAP VIENNA Ministers from the OPEC cartel of oil-producing countries recommend a production cut of 1.5 million barrels per day to their allies as they seek to counter the slump in demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 650 words 1700 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin. Picture. Video Also moved: Energy-oil-OPEC,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Greece-refugee-Turkey-migration,FOCUS KASTANIES, Greece Farmers, hunters, fishermen and animal breeders have been enlisted in Greece to patrol its borders with Turkey, where thousands of migrants have amassed after Ankara pledged to open its doors to the EU. 700 words 1600 GMT by Marina Rafenberg. Picture France-train-accident,WRAP INGENHEIM, France A French high-speed TGV train derailed after an embankment collapsed into the tracks in eastern France, seriously injuring the driver and hurting 21 others. 600 words moved by Marie Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-Huthis-society-women,FOCUS DUBAI In Yemen's north, Huthi rebels are shutting down restaurants where men and women mingle, policing hairstyles and enforcing dress codes to impose their own moral order on a place that has endured five years of grinding conflict. 900 words moved by Sarah Stewart. Picture. Video Egypt-animal-crocodiles,FOCUS ASWAN, Egypt Deep in the Nubia, a region along the Nile in southern Egypt, crocodiles play an important cultural role and provide income for the community, with tourists paying to marvel at the tamed reptiles. 700 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote-politics,WRAP YAMOUSSOUKRO Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he will not run in October's election, ending months of speculation over whether he would seek a third term in the key ballot. 500 words 1630 GMT by Patrick Fort. File picture. Video Nigeria-unrest-jihadists KANO, Nigeria Jihadists have kill five policemen in an attack on a northern Nigerian town where more than 100 schoolgirls were abducted two years ago, underscoring still fragile security after a decade of conflict. 360 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden, counted out just days ago, took control of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after racking up stunning primary victories over Bernie Sanders and earning the endorsement of deep-pocketed billionaire Michael Bloomberg. 900 words by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-JillBiden,FOCUS WASHINGTON As Joe Biden surges back into the White House race, his wife of four decades Jill -- who dramatically fended off a protester lunging at her husband on stage -- has grabbed the spotlight too. 600 words 1730 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Picture US-politics-vote-Democrats-Warren,FOCUS WASHINGTON Elizabeth Warren rose in the Democratic presidential nomination race on proactive policy strengths but her campaign eventually slipped into political quicksand, and she was overshadowed by two rivals. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-Bloomberg-social,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders-Vermont,SCENE Argentina-health-poverty,FOCUS SALTA, Argentina In parched and dusty villages in northern Argentina, children have been dying of hunger and disease linked to a lack of clean water and nutrition, despite living in one of Latin America's richest economies. 800 words 1500 GMT by Sonia Avalos. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- US-Indonesia-Ethiopia-accident-aviation-Boeing,ANALYSIS NEW YORK One year after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX that killed 157 people and triggered the worst crisis in Boeing's history, the aviation giant is at a crossroads. 650 words moved by Luc Olinga. Picture Also moved: US-accident-aviation-Ethiopia,PROFILE US-accident-aviation-Ethiopia-Boeing,FEATURE -- SPORTS -- India-women-animal-polo,PHOTOESSAY IMPHAL, India Laishram Thadoi's face is a picture of concentration as she adjusts her helmet and prepares to play a polo tournament in Manipur, one of a group of women players challenging the rural region's traditions in the sport. 550 words moved by Xavier Galiana. Picture. Video afp
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