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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + UK PM battles virus in intensive care + Cardinal Pell's paedophilia convictions quashed + China reports no new virus deaths for first time + Deadly cyclone smashes through Vanuatu town + Tiger named Covid gives hope to Mexico zoo Health-virus,WRAP LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battles the coronavirus in intensive care as death tolls in the United States and Europe reach new heights in the pandemic sweeping the globe. 900 words 1000 GMT by Alice Ritchie with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-catholic-crime-assault-court,WRAP LARA, Australia Cardinal George Pell is released from prison, hours after Australia's High Court quashed his conviction for child sex abuse, bringing to an abrupt end the most high-profile paedophilia case faced by the Catholic Church. 750 words moved by William West, with Holly Robertson in Brisbane. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Health-virus-China,WRAP WUHAN, China China reports no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, just a day before it plans to lift travel curbs from the contagion's epicentre of Wuhan. 600 words 1000 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Vanuatu-weather-cyclone-health-virus,lead PORT VILA A deadly cyclone destroys much of Vanuatu's second-largest town but early warnings appeared to have prevented mass casualties in the Pacific nation, with some residents sheltered in caves to stay safe, aid workers say. 600 words moved Health-virus-Mexico-animal CORDOBA, Mexico He is small and ferocious with a deadly name, but a Bengal tiger called Covid has given hope to a zoo in Mexico as the pandemic ravages the world. 300 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS THREE MONTHS ON -- Health-virus-world-pandemic,FACTS PARIS In the three months since China first came across a new coronavirus, the world has been plunged into turmoil. A pandemic has been declared, schools and shops from New York to New Delhi shuttered, and half the global population confined in some form, while governments have scrambled to announce massive aid packages amid recession fears. 1,300 words moved by Pascale Juilliard Health-virus,Q&A PARIS Just three months ago, few people even knew the word "coronavirus" but as the disease continues to spread across the globe, it has become a watchword for the daily life of billions. Here are some of the questions that have been raised since coronavirus became headline news. 1,200 words moved by Paul Ricard Health-virus-patients,FOCUS PARIS A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger and the desire to share, or change their life: 12 people from different parts of the world who have survived COVID-19 share emotional and harrowing stories of the pain and fear after catching the virus. 1,800 words moved by AFP bureaus across the world. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus,CHRONO -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spends the night in a hospital intensive care unit battling the coronavirus, prompting serious concerns about his health and the government's response to a still-escalating outbreak. 700 words 1100 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moving: Britain-Johnson-government,Q&A Health-virus-EU-economy BRUSSELS EU finance ministers are expected to agree terms for an economic rescue of those members worst hit by the coronavirus epidemic, but will fall short of the demands from beleaguered Spain and Italy. 600 words 1000 GMT by Alex Pigman Britain-Bond-film,lead LONDON Honor Blackman, one of the most memorable co-stars of the early James Bond films, has died at the age of 94, her family says. 400 words moved. File picture Heath-virus-medicines-Europe,FOCUS THE HAGUE While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit continent. 600 words moved by Sara Magniette and Charlotte Van Ouwerkerk with Julie Charpentrat in Paris and Emmanuelle Michel in Madrid. Health-virus-Spain-pregnancy,FOCUS MADRID Pregnant with twins, Ainhoa Martinez knows she probably should be home being careful rather than putting herself at risk by serving the public every day at her boutique teashop near Madrid. 800 words moved by Hazel Ward Health-virus-economy,FOCUS BERLIN Thousands of self-employed people across Europe have found themselves without work from one day to the next as governments ordered shops shut, events cancelled and gatherings banned to stem contagion of the novel coronavirus. 600 words moved by Raphaelle Logerot with Kelly Velasquez in Rome. Video. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Gulf-prisoners-rights DUBAI Human rights groups have called on the energy-rich Gulf states to release peaceful political activists from jail and scale back detention of migrant workers, to limit the spread of coronavirus. 460 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-asia-prison-rights,FOCUS JAKARTA Sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder on the floor of a crumbling, windowless room, prisoners in Indonesia fear an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus inside its walls is a "disaster waiting to happen". 750 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Pakistan-animals-rights KARACHI, Pakistan Abandoned when Pakistan's largest cities went into lockdown, hundreds of caged cats, dogs and rabbits have been found dead inside pet markets hurriedly shuttered as the coronavirus spread. 350 words moved by Ashraf Khan. Video. Picture Virus-health-Japan-COVID-19-music-offbeat TOKYO The Japanese comedian who stormed the world with his nonsense 'Pineapple-pen' hit and even entertained US President Donald Trump is back with a new message: wash your hands! 300 words moved. File picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Uruguay-Australia-ship,WRAP MONTEVIDEO An Australian cruise ship off South America faces a growing crisis after more than 80 passengers and crew tested positive for the coronavirus, with six of the most seriously ill being taken to hospitals. 750 words moved by Gabriela Vaz. Picture. Video US-space-NASA-Boeing WASHINGTON Boeing will relaunch an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spaceship, after an earlier mission failed due to multiple glitches. 250 words moved US-politics-people-Kennedy WASHINGTON The body of John F. Kennedy's grand-niece who disappeared during a canoe trip with her young son has been recovered. 200 words moved Health-virus-Brazil-Amazon,FOCUS CARAUARI, Brazil Deep in the Amazon rainforest, where rivers are the only highways, the coronavirus pandemic is sharply limiting boat traffic, leaving villages even more cut off from the world than before. 600 words moved by Vitoria Velez. Picture Health-virus-US-deaths,FOCUS NEW YORK Refrigerator trucks parked outside hospital doors, overwhelmed undertakers, and talk about temporary burials in parks: America's coronavirus epicenter of New York is grappling with how to deal with the dead. 550 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON Early complacency, testing failures and the lack of a nationwide response allowed the coronavirus to explode in the US, which has by far the highest number of confirmed cases in the world. 850 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics-vote-Wisconsin,WRAP Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Americans are put on notice not to let up in the fight against the coronavirus, as a grim milestone of 10,000 deaths cast a pall over the first signs of optimism about the trajectory of the outbreak. 700 words moved by Frankie Taggart. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-currency-forex,FOCUS NEW YORK The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and brought the economy to its knees but it has not dethroned the American dollar. 600 words moved by Daniel Hoffman afp
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