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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: Lachlan.Carmichael@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe marks VE-Day under shadow of pandemic + India issues stay-home orders after deadly gas leak + Two arrested in US over murder of black jogger + Accuser says Biden should quit White House race + World leaders under face mask microscope Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Western countries take risky steps towards reopening their economies despite rising US death toll, as the global coronavirus epidemic casts a pall over World War II memorial events. 700 words 1100 GMT by Joseph Schmid and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic India-accident-chemicals,WRAP VISAKHAPATNAM, India Engineers battle to prevent more toxic gas escaping at a chemical plant on India's east coast, a day after a pre-dawn leak killed 12 people and knocked locals unconscious in the street. 650 words moved by Padmanabha Rao. Graphic. Picture. Video US-shooting-race,2ndlead WASHINGTON Police arrest two white men for the shooting death of an unarmed black jogger in Georgia whose killing was captured in a video that went viral, sparking massive public outcry. 650 words moved US-politics-vote-Biden-accuser,lead WASHINGTON The woman who accused Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993 calls on him to drop out of the US presidential race, saying she would take a polygraph about the alleged encounter if he would. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture Health-virus-politics-mask,FOCUS PARIS As the world starts emerging from coronavirus lockdowns, political leaders are being closely scrutinised over their choice to wear a mask -- or not -- and what message they are sending to a worried public. 900 words moved by Mariette Le Roux. Picture -- EUROPE -- WWII-history-Europe-75years-May8,WRAP BERLIN Europe and the United States mark 75 years since the end of World War II in a sombre mood as the coronavirus pandemic forces the cancellation of elaborate ceremonies even as Berlin declares an exceptional holiday for the first time. 700 words 0930 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video Russia-politics-virus-Putin,FOCUS MOSCOW With a grand military parade and vote to potentially extend his rule, it was supposed to be a triumphant spring for Vladimir Putin. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Jonathan Brown Health-virus-education-schools,FOCUS PARIS Authorities worldwide face the formidable challenge of returning millions of children to classrooms as coronavirus lockdowns ease, weighing the need to limit the educational damage against the risks of fuelling a surge in new cases. 900 words 1100 GMT by Joelle Garrus with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-children-school,Q&A Health-virus-Ukraine-zoo-animals,FOCUS DEMYDIV, Ukraine Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in Ukraine, animals in Mykhailo Pinchuk's cash-strapped zoo have had to make do with leaner diets. 600 words moved by Ania Tsoukanova and Olga Shylenko. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Somalia,FOCUS MOGADISHU Adan Abdullahi knows that visiting the mosque for evening prayers is forbidden. There is a curfew in place in the Somali capital, and authorities have pleaded with worshippers to stay home as coronavirus infections rise. 750 words moved by Mustafa Haji Abdinur. File Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-quake,WRAP TEHRAN An earthquake strikes near Iran's highest peak and jolts Tehran, killing at least one person, injuring seven others and sending people fleeing buildings for the safety of the streets. 500 words 0930 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Virus-hit Iran allows worshippers to attend Friday prayers for the first time in more than two months, but the capital remains under lockdown amid the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak. 600 words 1200 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-sports,PFOFILE BAGHDAD Former Iraqi football star Adnan Dirjal swaps his studs for a suit as he is named sports minister, the best-known name in a new cabinet line-up that ends five months of stalemate. 600 words 0930 GMT by Khalil Jalil. Picture Saudi-economy-rights-NEOM,FOCUS RIYADH A rare revolt by a Saudi tribe has spelt fresh trouble for a planned Red Sea megacity, a lynchpin of the crown prince's economic vision already beset by low oil prices. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture Health-virus-world-diplomacy,FOCUS NICOSIA The coronavirus pandemic may have exacerbated some global tensions, but in some cases it has prompted cooperation and medical aid deliveries between longtime rivals. 850 words moved by Paul Raymond with AFP bureaus. File Picture. File Video Health-virus-Syria-conflict,FOCUS HOMS, Syria While there is no proof that hydroxychloroquine works against COVID-19, Syrian factories have been authorised to churn out the controversial antimalarial drug Damascus has mandated to help treat the virus. 620 words moved by Maher al-Mounes. Picture. Video History-Holocaust-Nazi-Jews-Israel,INTERVIEW JERUSALEM Days after Israel's spectacular announcement that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann had been captured and brought to Israel for trial, Gabriel Bach was given an assignment that forever changed his life. 900 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture Also moved: History-Holocaust-Nazi-Jews-Israel,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Russia-investigation-Flynn,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Justice Department withdraws its case against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn, handing President Donald Trump a major political victory. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-crime,FOCUS CHICAGO The streets of Chicago may be largely empty as residents hunker down from coronavirus but some of the city's most deprived neighborhoods are still echoing to the sound of deadly gunfire and raucous partying. 600 words moved by Bob Chiarito. File picture Health-virus-US-tourism-cruise,FOCUS MIAMI The cruise industry has taken a beating during the coronavirus crisis -- on-board outbreaks, refusal of port access and no clear idea of when ships can sail once again. Now, tens of thousands of crew members are stranded at sea. 900 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Portugal-Argentina-tourism,INTERVIEW Health-virus-US-casinos-LasVegas,FOCUS -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia-beer SYDNEY, Australia Trucks laden with thousands of beer kegs headed to Australia's remote Northern Territory on Friday as pubs there prepare to reopen after a weeks-long virus shutdown. 350 words Health-virus-Pakistan-alcohol-social,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Drinking alcohol in Pakistan can be a complicated affair at the best of times, but for 25-year-old student Iram, the coronavirus pandemic has made getting a beer nearly impossible. 750 words moved by Joris Fioriti with Ashraf Khan in Karachi. File Picture Health-virus-India-marriage,FOCUS NEW DELHI Under lockdown and far apart, Sushen Dang and Keerti Narang went online to say their marriage vows -- and pulled off a spectacular Indian wedding complete with thousands of guests and raucous Bollywood dancing. 700 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest HONG KONG, China Rival Hong Kong lawmakers clash inside the city's legislature, raising political tensions weeks after Beijing sparked a constitutional row by calling for filibustering opposition politicians to be removed from office. 500 words. Picture. Video China-space,WRAP BEIJING China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon. 450 words moved by Beiyi Seow and Ludovic Ehret. Graphic -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-economy-employment-indicator WASHINGTON With shops and factories closed nationwide due to COVID-19, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade have been wiped out in a single month. 550 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Graphic US-economy-employment-indicator,FACTS US-IT-lifestyle-transport-earnings-Uber-pandemic,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Uber says its losses widened in the first quarter as the pandemic bit hard into ridesharing but that it saw signs of recovery and a booming appetite for its Eats meal delivery helping it through the crisis. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-food-agriculture-environment-lifestyle-animal,FOCUS NEW YORK Champions of plant-based meat see an opportunity to make inroads with American shoppers in the wake of coronavirus outbreaks at US slaughterhouses that have pressured meat supply. 650 words moved by Juliette Michel and John Biers -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-Italy-sport-economy LADISPOLI, Italy Italian kitesurfers shed tears of joy in the salty blue waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea as they returned to the wind and water after a seemingly interminable coronavirus lockdown. 400 words 1000 GMT by Charles Onians. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-Sport-stadiums,FOCUS NEW YORK American professional sports leagues plotting their path back from the coronavirus shutdown are preparing for a future played out behind closed doors or to sparsely populated arenas, scenarios that analysts say are likely to carry a heavy financial burden and could lead to profound changes. 900 words moved by Thomas Urbain Health-virus-SKorea-fbl-KOR,WRAP JEONJU, South Korea South Korea's towering Jeonju World Cup Stadium stands empty as football restarts behind closed doors after the coronavirus outbreak, but the match is attracting unprecedented international TV audiences. 650 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video afp
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