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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Markets nosedive, Italy on lockdown over virus + N. Korea fires 'ballistic missiles' + Oil prices plunge as Saudi starts price war + Afghanistan's duelling presidents sworn in + Italian footballers revolt over outbreak games Health-virus,WRAP ROME Financial markets slump heavily and a swathe of northern Italy is sealed off as authorities struggle to contain the spread and impact of the deadly coronavirus. 700 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video NKorea-defence-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, a week after a similar weapons test by Pyongyang. 550 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Graphic Market-energy SINGAPORE Oil prices plunge by almost a third, the biggest drop since the 1991 Gulf War, as top exporter Saudi Arabia launches a price war over a a failure by leading producers to strike a deal. 550 words 0630 GMT Afghanistan-politics-inauguration,WRAP KABUL Afghans brace for the bizarre spectacle of two presidential inaugurations, with the incumbent and his bitter rival both claiming the premiership amid fears their bickering could derail upcoming Taliban talks. 550 words 0600 GMT by Mushtaq Mojaddidi and Emal Haidary Health-virus-Italy-ITA-fbl-SerieA,FOCUS ROME Italy's chaotic football season witnesses a player revolt over the idea of having to play matches during the coronavirus outbreak -- and the league demand for the games to go ahead. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The number of US coronavirus cases soars past 500, including two further deaths, as California braces for the arrival of infected cruise ship passengers and calls off a major tennis event. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture Health-virus-Italy MILAN The sun shines on deserted squares in Milan and empty gondolas in Venice as a quarter of Italy's population comes to grips with being cut off from the rest of the country. 750 words moved by Miguel Medina with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-pope Health-virus-Italy-entertainment-Raphael China-virus-health-education-children,FOCUS TOKYO Parents across Asia are turning to everything from e-learning to Nintendo to educate and entertain millions of children whose schools have been closed because by the new coronavirus outbreak. 700 words 0600 GMT by AFP bureaux. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi RIYADH Saudi Arabia cordons off an oil-rich Shiite stronghold, suspends air and sea travel to nine countries and closes schools and universities, in a series of measures to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus. 500 words moved Health-virus-Syria-conflict,2ndlead BEIRUT Aid agencies are moving to prevent a novel coronavirus outbreak in conflict-plagued northwestern Syria, where damaged health infrastructure and massive displacement make containment a nearly impossible task. 550 words moved -- ASIA -- Japan-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan-surfing,FOCUS MINAMI-SOMA, Japan Every morning, come rain or shine, 64-year-old surfer Koji Suzuki grabs his board, drives down to the beach and checks out the waves crashing onto the Fukushima coastline, some of the best in Japan. 750 words 0830 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-JAPAN,Focus Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan-hotspots,FOCUS Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan-plant,POINTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Biden-Harris,WRAP DETROIT, Michigan Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders secure crucial endorsements from prominent black supporters just days ahead of the first round of voting to pit them in a head-to-head contest. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes with Brian Knowlton in Washington. File picture. Graphic UN-women-politics-health-virus NEW YORK The United Nations is expected Monday to adopt a stripped-down political declaration on women's rights that seeks to preserve gains under threat but does not advocate new ways to ensure progress toward equality. 500 words moved by Philippe Rater -- EUROPE -- Europe-migrants-Turkey-EU-children,WRAP BRUSSELS Migration crisis talks are held between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and EU officials in Brussels, as Germany says the bloc is considering taking in 1,500 child refugees. 550 words 0530 GMT Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-trial BADHOEVEDORP, Netherlands The trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 opens in the Netherlands, even though the suspects are still at large. 700 words moved by Jan Hennop and Danny Kemp. File picture. File video. Graphic Britain-royals LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan make their last official appearance as senior royals, joining Queen Elizabeth II for an event in London before they set off on their own. 550 words moved by Alice Ritchie Lithuania-history,FOCUS VILNIUS Seeking justice for victims of the Soviet regime to heal historical trauma has become a top priority for Lithuania as it marks 30 years since it became the first republic to break away from the USSR. 900 words moved by Baidotas Beniusis. Picture. File picture Also moved: Lithuania-Soviet-politics-history,CHRONO -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote-talks,POINTS JERUSALEM Talks to form Israel's next government will ramp up again this week, but an agreement to form a coalition may require a political miracle. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee UN-Iran-nuclear-weaponry-diplomacy,Q&A VIENNA Tehran's nuclear programme is back under the spotlight after the UN's nuclear watchdog revealed the extent of Iran's uranium enrichment drive and reprimanded it for denying access to two locations. 700 words moved -- AFRICA -- SSudan-food-famine-diplomacy,FOCUS MOGOK, South Sudan The villagers hear the distant roar of jet engines before a cargo plane makes a deafening pass over Mogok, dropping sacks of grain from its hold to the marooned dust bowl below. There is no other way to get food to this starving hamlet in South Sudan. 850 words moved by Nick Perry. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- ECB-EU-eurozone-banking-inflation-rate,ADVANCER FRANKFURT, Germany Economists increasingly hope for intervention from the European Central Bank at a meeting Thursday, expecting the institution to cushion the impact of the novel coronavirus on the already stuttering eurozone economy. 700 words moved afp
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