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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Battle to contain European virus spread + Modi calls for peace after deadly clashes + Democrats round on Sanders in TV debate + Egypt holds military funeral for Mubarak + Welsh singer Duffy reveals rape ordeal Heath-virus,WRAP ROME World governments scramble to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after new infections emerge linked to European hotspot Italy, with dire warnings that countries are not ready to contain the outbreak 700 words 1030 GMT by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic India-unrest-religion,WRAP NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for "peace and brotherhood" after clashes over his new citizenship law trigger battles between Hindus and Muslims that claim at least 20 lives. 700 words 1000 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga and Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote,WRAP CHARLESTON, United States Democratic White House hopefuls round on leftist frontrunner Bernie Sanders at a feisty debate, attacking him as too extreme for American voters and a flawed challenger to President Donald Trump. 850 words moved by Leila Macor with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Sanders,FOCUS Egypt-politics-Mubarak,WRAP CAIRO Egypt lays to rest in a military funeral former president Hosni Mubarak, the autocrat who ruled for three decades before he was ousted amid the Arab Spring protests in 2011. 500 words 1100 GMT by Farid Farid. Picture. Video Entertainment-Britain-music-assault-Duffy LONDON The Welsh soul singer Duffy attributes her long musical hiatus to a violent assault that saw her "raped and drugged and held captive over some days". 250 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS-- Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accuses the United States of trying to spread "fear" over an outbreak of coronavirus that has killed 15 people and infected nearly 100 in the Islamic republic. 500 words 1000 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Health-virus-NKorea,FOCUS SEOUL Loudspeakers blaring hygiene messages, foreign diplomats locked in their compounds and state media demanding "absolute obedience" to health authorities -- North Korea is keeping to type as it seeks to prevent a crippling coronavirus outbreak. 750 words moved by Sunghee Hwang Health-virus-US-spread,lead WASHINGTON American health authorities say they ultimately expect the novel coronavirus to spread in the United States and are urging local governments, businesses, and schools to develop plans like cancelling mass gatherings or switching to teleworking. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed Pakistan-Afghanistan-health-virus,FOCUS ISLAMABAD With porous borders, creaking hospitals and large illiterate populations, Afghanistan and Pakistan face a potentially devastating health crisis after the new coronavirus erupted in neighbouring Iran. 800 words 1000 GMT by David Stout, with Maaz Khan in Taftan. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-IT-disinformation,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep misinformation about the disease is also stepping up -- Google, Facebook and other platforms are struggling to keep ahead of scammers, trolls, and others with ill intent who routinely use major tragedies or disasters as opportunities to swindle or manipulate people. 750 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- EUROPE -- Italy-US-trial-murder,WRAP ROME Two US students are expected to appear in an Italian court on the first day of their trial over the fatal stabbing last year of a policeman during a botched drugs bust. 550 words 1130 GMT by Ella Ide and Alexandria Sage Germany-euthanasia-court-politics,WRAP FRANKFURT Germany's highest court decides a 2015 law banning professional assisted suicide is unconstitutional, ruling that it robs terminally ill patients of the right to determine their own death. 500 words 1000 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick Montenegro-Serbia-religion-politics-Orthodoxy,FOCUS OSTROG, Montenegro Pressed into a rocky cliff-face in the heart of Montenegro, the Ostrog monastery welcomes Orthodox pilgrims to its tranquil sanctuary. But the peaceful setting belies the religious turmoil that is dividing the small Balkan state beneath. 750 words 0930 GMT by Olivera Nikolic and Sally Mairs. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics-EU,WRAP VIENNA The remaining parties to the faltering Iran nuclear deal hold their first meeting since Britain, France and Germany launched a dispute process over Tehran's successive pullbacks. 500 words 1100 GMT by Blaise Gauquelin. Picture. Video Saudi-racing-diplomacy RIYADH Saudi Arabia this week hosts the world's richest horse race, with $20 million in cash prizes on offer in the latest international sports extravaganza designed to boost its battered global image. 750 words moved by Haitham El-Tabei Israel-vote-social-economy,FOCUS RAMLA, Israel At Ramla market, on the eastern outskirts of Tel Aviv and the fringes of Israel's economic boom, veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now campaigning for reelection, is still king. 700 words moved by Delphine Matthieussent. Picture. Video Israel-vote-left,FOCUS JERUSALEM The Israeli left, once the country's dominant political force, has become an endangered species, with the mainstream Labour party severely weakened and the social-democrat Meretz fighting to stay in parliament. 700 words moved by Claire Gounon and Stephen Weizman. Picture. Video Qatar-environment-climate-recycling,FOCUS DOHA In Qatar, not often associated with zero-waste initiatives, one weekend market is bucking the trend and converting visitors to sustainable choices. 650 words moved by Gregory Walton and Anne Levasseur. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-economy-politics-budget,WRAP CAPE TOWN South Africa's finance minister is expected to walk a tightrope during the annual budget presentation to parliament, as the economy teeters on the edge of a fiscal cliff. 550 words 1300 GMT by Tanya Steenkamp. File picture Togo-energy-renewable-solar,FOCUS TAKPAPIENI, Togo Not so long ago, whenever he wanted to watch a football match or recharge his phone, Ousmane Kantcho had to go "into town" -- a 15-kilometre (nine-mile) ride by bicycle on poor roads in the savannah. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghan-conflict-US-Taliban,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States voices optimism about reaching an accord to end the war in Afghanistan as a partial truce holds with the Taliban, warning rival leaders in the Kabul government not to scuttle the "enormous opportunity". 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Usman Sharifi in Kabul. Picture. Video Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban,Q&A US-Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-Qatar,FOCUS DOHA Providing neutral space for talks on ending Afghanistan's 18-year conflict has boosted Qatar's international profile and helped it defy a painful embargo enforced by neighbours and former allies. 780 words moved by Gregory Walton. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- LatAm-politics-rights-women,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Women across Latin America are organising a wave of protests to force gender politics into the public arena amid staggering rates of femicide and highly restrictive abortion laws. 650 words moved by Jordane Bertrand afp
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