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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + World scrambles to contain economic disaster + Sanders bows out, clearing way for Biden + Saudi coalition declares Yemen ceasefire + Cyclone flattens Tonga tourist resorts + Astronauts leave virus-hit planet for ISS Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS World leaders and top finance officials scramble to build a global response to the catastrophic economic harm caused by the coronavirus epidemic, as the grim death tolls in the US and Europe hit new highs. 850 words 1030 GMT by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-politics-Democrats-Sanders-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Leftist US Senator Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-vote-politics-Biden,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Sanders,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Sanders,POINTS Health-virus-Yemen-Saudi-UAE-conflict,WRAP RIYADH A unilateral ceasefire in Yemen's long war begins, with the Saudi-led coalition hopeful that the initiative to fend off coronavirus in the impoverished country will lead to a wider political solution. 500 words 0930 GMT Also moving: Health-virus-Mideast-conflict,FOCUS Yemen-conflict-Saudi,CHRONO Tonga-Fiji-Vanuatu-weather-cyclone-virus,lead NUKU'ALOFA A resurgent Tropical Cyclone Harold flattens tourist resorts in Tonga, extending a week-long trail of destruction across four South Pacific island nations that has claimed more than two dozen lives. 550 words moved by Mary Lyn Fonua. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-Russia-US-Kazakhstan,WRAP ALMATY, Kazakhstan A three-man Russian-US crew blasts off to the International Space Station, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spends a fourth day in intensive care "improving" in his battle with coronavirus, as his government prepares to extend a nationwide lockdown introduced last month. 650 words 1200 GMT by Joe Jackson and David Harding. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video. Health-virus-EU-economy,WRAP BRUSSELS EU finance ministers meet for the second round of crisis talks this week to try to agree an economic rescue plan for the members hit hardest by the coronavirus, after the Netherlands blocked a previous attempt at compromise. 650 words 1000 GMT by Alex Pigman Health-virus-animal-Europe,FOCUS ATHENS As coronavirus forces billions of people around the world into lockdown, another sizeable population has also been hard hit -- stray animals. 850 words by John Hadoulis with AFP bureaus in Europe. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Syria-conflict-education,FOCUS IDLIB, Syria Staring into a smartphone camera in an empty classroom in rebel-held northwestern Syria, geography teacher Danielle Dbeis addresses students confined at home away from the novel coronavirus. 800 words moved by Aref Tammawi with Delil Suleiman in Qamishli. Picture. Video. Health-virus-NAfrica,FOCUS ALGIERS From an acute shortage of regional staple couscous to a surge of confidence tricks and counterfeiting, authorities in North Africa have been busy tackling coronavirus challenges that go beyond health care. 750 words 1000 GMT Abdellah Cheballah with Tunis and Rabat bureaus Health-virus-Israel-Palestinian-conflict-Shtayyeh RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories The contrast could hardly have been starker -- an octogenarian president giving a brief pre-recorded speech followed by a dynamic prime minister fielding in-depth questions. With the Palestinians' long-time leader all but absent, premier Mohammed Shtayyeh has taken the coronavirus lead. 750 words 1100 GMT by Joe Dyke. File picture -- ASIA -- China-Wuhan-health-virus,FOCUS WUHAN, China Hairstylist "Ah Ping" is back in business now that Wuhan's coronavirus lockdown has been lifted, but his salon has no customers, only empty chairs and lingering fears over a contagion that continues to haunt the city. 800 words 1000 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-poverty,FOCUS GHAZIABAD, India With his rickshaw sitting idle outside his one-room shack, Sailesh Kumar is one of the hundreds of millions of poor Indians hit the hardest by the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava, with Vishal Manve and Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai. Picture Health-virus-WHO-Taiwan,lead TAIPEI Taiwan demands an apology from the World Health Organization chief after he accused the island's government of leading personal attacks against him and his agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Singapore-migration,FOCUS SINGAPORE Migrant workers in Singapore are living in fear following a surge of coronavirus infections in their dormitories where they say cramped and filthy conditions make social distancing impossible. 650 words moved by Catherine Lai and Sam Reeves. Picture. Video Health-virus-Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh Bangladesh has imposed a "complete lockdown" in Cox's Bazar district, home to over a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, to halt the spread of coronavirus, officials say. 350 words moved. File picture -- AFRICA -- Sudan-politics,FOCUS KHARTOUM A year after one of Africa's longest serving leaders, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted from power in the face of mass street protests, Sudan is still reeling from daunting crises including deep economic woes. 800 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali with Menna Zaki in Cairo. File Picture. File Video. Also moved: Sudan-unrest-Bashir-politics,PROFILE Sudan-unrest-politics,CHRONO -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Cuba-doctors,FOCUS HAVANA Cuban doctors are back in global demand as overwhelmed national healthcare services tap their crisis experience as they battle with the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Carlos Batista and Moises Avila Health-virus-UN-conflict-peacekeeping,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS With 110,000 peacekeepers deployed in more than a dozen countries around a world now ravaged by the coronavirus, the United Nations faces twin challenges: keeping those soldiers safe and, more importantly, persuading governments not to bring them home. 800 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-WHO-US-China-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON With the United States in the throes of a historic public health crisis, President Donald Trump is aiming fire on the institution at the heart of the response -- the World Health Organization. Some see a scapegoat, but many share concerns over its deference to China. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-OPEC-oil,WRAP LONDON Top crude producers hold a crucial teleconference to discuss a possible cut in output after a collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus and a damaging Saudi-Russia price war caused a crash in the market. 650 words 1200 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Stock markets climb as traders react to data showing the coronavirus outbreak may be close to reaching its peak, while crude futures extend gains waiting to see if top producers will agree to cut oil output as COVID-19 slashes global demand. 700 words 1100 GMT Health-virus-US-economy-indicator-unemployment,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The United States is set for another jarring look at how badly the coronavirus has marred the economy with new weekly jobless benefit claim data set to be released. 500 words moved by Chris Stein Health-virus-US-economy-communities-politics-emergency,FOCUS WASHINGTON A mask on his face and gloves on his hands, Anthony Lorenzo Green navigates a silver Cadillac through the streets of northeast Washington, delivering groceries to needy people, no strings attached. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture Health-virus-Argentina-economy,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES The United Nations warns of an impending food shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic as major exporters such as Argentina find it increasingly difficult to sell their produce. 650 words moved by Nina Negron. File picture -- TECHNOLOGY -- Health-virus-US-IT-robots,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. 700 words moved by Julie Jammot -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-JPN-SSD-athletics-virus-SSudan,FOCUS MAEBASHI, Japan The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was a heavy blow for many athletes, but a team of South Sudanese sprinters training in a Japanese town are hoping to turn the delay to their advantage. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video afp
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