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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + 'Parasite' makes Oscar history + China work resumes despite as virus toll hits 900 + Thailand picks up pieces after deadly gun rampage + Sanders, Buttigieg lock horns as New Hampshire looms + Solar Orbiter probe launches from Florida Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,WRAP HOLLYWOOD Movie history is made at the Oscars as South Korea's black comedy "Parasite" becomes the first non-English-language film to win best picture, Hollywood's biggest prize of all. 850 words 0600 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Video. Picture. Graphic China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Millions of people in China return to work after an extended holiday aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, as the death toll climbs above 900. 700 words 0730 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Graphic Thailand-crime-shooting NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand Grieving relatives of 29 people murdered by a rogue soldier in Thailand hold Buddhist prayer ceremonies, as questions multiply over how and why the unprecedented shooting spree happened. 500 words at 0600 GMT. Video. Live video. Photo. We will also move: Thailand-army-crime-gunman,PROFILE US-politics-vote,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg lock horns in their fight for the Democratic presidential nomination as they scrap for votes with just two days to go before New Hampshire's closely-watched primary. 750 votes 0530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Video, Picture, Graphic Space-science-solar-orbiter-US,WRAP MIAMI The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launches from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Earth. 700 words moved. Graphic. Picture -- OSCARS -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-SKorea-Bong,PROFILE SEOUL South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has been on quite a wild ride this awards season. That trip has reached its climax as he secures his country's first-ever Oscars for "Parasite," including best picture honors. 600 words 0600 GMT by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-SKorea-Parasite,FOCUS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-moments,POINTS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-music,POINTS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-fashion,lead Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-winners,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-animated-ToyStory4,PROFILE Entertainment-US-film-Oscar-actress-Zellweger,PROFILE HOLLYWOOD Renee Zellweger's best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Judy Garland on a late-in-life comeback tour marks a stunning renaissance for her own wide-ranging career. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-suppactress-Dern,PROFILE Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-actor-Phoenix,PROFILE HOLLYWOOD Enigmatic A-lister Joaquin Phoenix wins the best actor Oscar for his anti-hero role in dark comic book tale "Joker," capping an unpredictable and often uncomfortable rise to Hollywood stardom. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-suppactor-Pitt,PROFILE HOLLYWOOD Brad Pitt's Oscar win marks a fitting comeback for the veteran actor whose personal life, rather than his on-screen roles, have dominated headlines in recent years. 700 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-economy,FOCUS BEIJING Wang Li's guesthouse sits a stone's throw from the Great Wall, an idyllic setting for a weekend getaway. But in these uncertain times of the new coronavirus, Wang and her family are the only occupants. 800 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Video. Picture China-health-virus-HongKong,FOCUS HONG KONG Coronavirus fear is transforming Hong Kong as residents in one of the world's most densely populated cities hunker down in their cramped apartments, panic-buy at supermarkets, scramble to find face masks and fret about the future. 750 words 0600 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg lock horns in their fight for the Democratic presidential nomination as they scrap for votes with just two days to go before New Hampshire's closely-watched primary. 800 words 0530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Video. Picture. Graphic US-internet-lifestyle-marriage-divorce,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Online dating is not only transforming the way people hook up, it is changing the way single people spend their money and shaping the nature of household spending, according to one investor taking an interest in the emerging sector. 750 words moved by Juliette Michel -- EUROPE -- Ireland-vote,WRAP DUBLIN Nationalist party Sinn Fein wins the popular vote in Ireland's general election, ballot counts reveal, with the one-time political wing of the IRA disrupting a duopoly of centre-right parties which have historically controlled the Republic. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Graphic. Video Europe-weather-storms,WRAP LONDON Hundreds of flights and train services are cancelled across northwest Europe as Storm Ciara sweeps in packing powerful winds after lashing Britain and Ireland, where tens of thousands of homes were left without power. 650 words 0800 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-technology-internet,FOCUS MOSCOW Muscovites are mystified by a flood of bomb hoaxes forcing the evacuation of courts, schools and malls while authorities appear unable to find the culprits even after months of disruption to public life. 700 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-aerospace-satellite,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it successfully launches a satellite but fails to put it into orbit, in a blow to its space programme that the US alleges is a cover for missile development. 750 words moved by Amir Havasi. File picture. Video Syria-conflict-Idlib,WRAP BEIRUT At least 20 civilians were killed as Syrian regime forces poised to retake a key motorway connecting Damascus to second city Aleppo, after weeks of battles in the rebel-held Idlib region, a monitor says. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-politics-vote,WRAP YAOUNDE Cameroon votes in polls overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. 700 words moved by Joseph Sotinel. Picture. Video Egypt-religion-Christians-Copts,FOCUS CAIRO Egyptian Copt Amal Hanna says she is determined to fight the long-standing application of Islamic inheritance laws to Christians, as recent court victories embolden Coptic women. 750 words moved by Menna Zaki afp
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