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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump mulls in-person G7 despite pandemic + 'Super cyclone' Amphan batters Bangladesh + Palestinians warn Israel over annexations + China slams US over Taiwan congratulation + World's best chef back with takeaway soup Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he is considering holding the annual G7 summit in person at his Camp David retreat instead of remotely as Brazil reports a record number of deaths and the coronavirus pandemic ravages the globe. 800 words 2100 GMT by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaus. Photo. Video. Graphic Moved: US-G7-summit-diplomacy-health-virus,2ndlead India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,WRAP KHULNA, Bangladesh The strongest cyclone in decades slams into Bangladesh and eastern India, sending water surging inland and leaving a trail of destruction as the death toll rises to at least nine. 750 words 2100 GMT by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sal in Kolkata. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone-surge,FACTS India-health-virus-weather-cyclone,SCENE Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warns that Israeli annexations in the occupied West Bank will spell the end of all security coordination, as international opposition to the plans grows. 780 words moved by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Taiwan-politics-China-US,WRAP TAIPEI China slams the United States for its "dangerous" decision to congratulate Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration, as the self-ruled island becomes the latest flashpoint between the world's two largest economies. 650 words moved by Amber Wang with Ludovic Ehret in Beijing. Live video. Picture. Video. Graphic Moved: Health-virus-US-China-Taiwan-diplomacy,ANALYSIS Health-virus-France-food-restaurants-Savoy,INTERVIEW PARIS Two months ago diners had to wait months for a table at the world's best restaurant. But with the lockdown, chef Guy Savoy is struggling to rustle up customers for takeaway soup. 700 words moved by Olga Nedbaeva. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Japan-court-auto-Ghosn,WRAP BOSTON, Massachusetts A father and son suspected of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan in December are arrested in the United States, justice officials and court documents say. 600 words 2200 GMT. Picture US-Japan-court-auto-Ghosn-Taylor,PROFILE NEW YORK The American men accused of smuggling former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn out of Japan are a former US special forces operative who spent time in prison and his football-playing son. 500 words 1930 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,lead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faces calls to testify before Congress over his firing of an internal watchdog, as he brushes off allegations against him as "crazy stuff." 550 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-politics-medicine,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro neatly sums up how thoroughly politics has hijacked the debate over using malaria drugs against the new coronavirus: "Right-wingers take chloroquine." 650 words 2100 GMT by Louis Genot. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-NIreland,WRAP LONDON Britain concedes that new checks will be required on goods entering Northern Ireland after Brexit, but tempers flare with the European Union over the lack of progress in trade talks. 600 words moved by Alice Ritchie with Alex Pigman in Brussels Health-virus-Britain-testing LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the country will have 25,000 virus tracing staff recruited by June so the country can "make progress" in its strategy to keep easing the nationwide lockdown. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Greece-tourism,3rdlead ATHENS Greece will restart its tourism season on June 15 and gradually restore international flights from July 1 to boost its economy after the virus lockdown, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says. 500 words moved by John Hadoulis -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-politics-trial-rights,WRAP ALGIERS Algerian courts jail three activists over their Facebook posts as rights groups charge the regime is stepping up repression after the coronavirus lockdown stifled a popular protest movement. 700 words moved. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote-unrest-health-virus,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundians vote in a tense election to replace long-ruling President Pierre Nkurunziza, that is proceeding despite an outbreak of coronavirus which has been largely ignored in the east African nation. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP KABUL The leader of the Taliban says militants were committed to a landmark deal with the US, despite being accused of carrying out thousands of attacks in Afghanistan since it was signed. 700 words moved by Usman Sharifi. File picture China-politics-health-virus,ADVANCER BEIJING China's biggest political event of the year opens Friday after months of delay over coronavirus fears, with President Xi Jinping determined to project strength and control over the outbreak despite international criticism and a wounded economy. 750 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Also moved: China-politics-law,FACTS -- CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-Antarctica-green PARIS Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change colour as "green snow" caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with global temperatures increasing, new research shows. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey. Picture. Video Science-animal-research-bees-hoverfly TOKYO That bee you see buzzing from flower to flower might actually be an undercover operator: a hoverfly. And a team of scientists wants you to stop taking them for granted. 550 words moved by Sara Hussein. File Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus LONDON Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is optimistic about the chances of completing the Premier League season as the champions-elect return to training in small groups, but England international defender Danny Rose says players are being treated as "lab rats". 600 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture afp
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