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| - greeDuty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Deadly virus spreads further outside China + Rockstar rally for Trump in India + Assange accused of endangering sources at trial + Pregnant HIV patients 'sterilised' in S.Africa + Stilettos liberate women says Louboutin China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Fears of a global coronavirus pandemic deepen as new deaths and infections in Europe, the Middle East and Asia trigger more drastic efforts to stop people travelling. 700 words 1430 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moving: Markets-world,WRAP India-US-Trump-diplomacy-trade,WRAP AHMEDABAD, India US President Donald Trump gets a rapturous and romantic welcome to India, addressing a huge rally in a maiden official visit big on photo opportunities but short on concrete results. 750 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga and Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Live Video Britain-US-Australia-Assange-court,WRAP LONDON The United States accuses WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of risking the lives of intelligence sources by publishing classified US government documents, as his extradition hearing opens in a London court. 700 words by Joe Jackson and Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video. Live Video SAfrica-health-AIDS-women,lead JOHANNESBURG A South African inquiry into the forced sterilisation of dozens of HIV-positive pregnant women concludes that their rights were breached and calls for government action. 450 words moved by Sofia Christensen. File Picture Lifestyle-France-fashion-Louboutin,INTERVIEW PARIS Super high-heeled shoes can free women, insists the French designer Christian Louboutin, and women do not want to stop wearing them. 650 words 1530 GMT by Olga Nedbaeva. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy,WRAP CASTALPUSTERLENGO, Italy Italy reports its fifth death from the new coronavirus, as the number of people contracting the disease continues to mount and officials call for calm. 600 words 1500 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Italy,SCENE Also moving: Health-virus-Italy-economy-tourism,FOCUS Health-virus-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's government vows to be transparent after being accused of covering up the deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China, dismissing claims the toll could be as high as 50. 750 words 1630 GMT by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video China-virus-health-food,FOCUS BEIJING The lockdown of Guo Jing's neighbourhood in Wuhan -- the city at the heart of China's new coronavirus epidemic -- came suddenly and without warning. 800 words moved by Eva Xiao and Haomin Li. Picture Also moving: China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS China-health-virus-Oly-2020-fbl-Asia-CHN-women,FOCUS HONG KONG China's women's football team has emerged as a symbol of defiance against the coronavirus after coming out of quarantine to stand on the verge of an unlikely spot at the Tokyo Olympics. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture fbl-Eur-C1-Italy-China-health-virus-ITA MILAN Sport in Italy is being heavily disrupted by a surge in the number of new coronavirus cases but Napoli's Champions League match against Barcelona in the south of the country on Tuesday is not at risk. 500 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-politics-trial-Fillon,WRAP PARIS Former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope appear in a Paris court over claims they embezzled over a million euros in a fake-jobs fraud. 700 words moved by Juliette Montesse and Anne-Sophie Lasserre. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-negotiations-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS EU envoys meet to finalise a negotiating mandate for Brexit trade talks with Britain, with France insisting on strict red lines to uphold European standards. 700 words 1700 GMT. Video Germany-politics-CDU,WRAP BERLIN Germany's centre-right CDU says it will choose a new leader at a special congress on April 25, as the crisis-racked party scrambles to prepare for the post-Merkel era. 650 words 1430 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-oil-diplomacy-UN-rights,WRAP GENEVA Libya's warring sides hash out a draft ceasefire agreement but a final deal remains uncertain, even as the UN-recognised government decries international inaction in the war-ravaged country. 550 words 1500 GMT by Nina Larson. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-Syria,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel and Islamic Jihad exchange fire in the Gaza Strip for a second day, in an escalation a week before the Jewish state holds an election. 600 words 1500 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-crime-politics,WRAP MASERU Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane appears in court over the murder of his estranged wife after a weekend in which he was said to be receiving emergency medical care in South Africa. 550 words 1630 GMT by Mankholi Ramabitsa. File Picture Mauritania-diplomacy-security-unrest,FOCUS NOUAKCHOTT In the middle of the desert, just inside the Mauritanian border, stands a tent. Inside is a VHF radio. 800 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Isselmou Ould Salihi SSudan-conflict-peace,FOCUS JUBA South Sudan's main rivals are once again uncomfortably sharing power, but analysts warn it will be a long and perilous path to peace for the war-ravaged nation. 800 words 1600 GMT Togo-vote,WRAP LOME Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe hails a crushing election victory that gave him a fourth term in office, as his main rival insists he had won and calls on people to "defend" their votes. 550 words moved by Celia Lebur and Emile Kouton. Picture. Video Also moved: Togo-politics-vote-Gnassingbe,PROFILE -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-markets-finance,FOCUS NEW YORK Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders likes to take aim at Wall Street and everything it represents -- big money, big power. But even in the world of New York finance, he has supporters. 750 words moved by Daniel Hoffman. Picture -- ASIA -- Malaysia-politics,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resignes in a shock move after his political allies sought to bring down the government and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves and M. Jegathesan. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-music,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro kicks off its annual carnival parades in a swirl of glitter, sequins and barely covered skin, an over-the-top spectacle that this year is packed with political commentary on Brazil's far-right government. 600 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. Video Germany-Brazil-politics-festival-film,FOCUS BERLIN With nearly 20 films on the programme and a spot on the jury for acclaimed director Kleber Mendonca Filho, Brazilian cinema is having a moment at the Berlin film festival. 550 words moved afp
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