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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + New York deploys National Guard to fight virus + Biden racks up new primary wins over Sanders + Kabul to free 5,000 Taliban if violence eases + Cardinal Pell's final appeal opens in Australia + Amazon could collapse in 50 years: scientists Health-virus,WRAP ROME Locked-down Italy records its deadliest day of the novel coronavirus outbreak, as airlines halted flights and neighbouring countries clamped down on borders to prevent contagion. 700 words 0300 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP DETROIT, Michigan Joe Biden takes another big step closer to clinching the Democratic nomination to challenge US President Donald Trump, with wins projected over leftist rival Bernie Sanders in Mississippi and Missouri, two of six states holding primaries. 800 words 0200 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Afghanistan-US-conflict-military-politics,WRAP KABUL The Afghan government will gradually release 5,000 Taliban prisoners starting this week if the insurgents significantly reduce violence, President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman says, seeking to resolve a dispute that has delayed peace talks. 800 words moved by Usman Sharifi and Ammu Kannampilly. Video. File Picture Australia-court-assault-Catholic,WRAP CANBERRA Lawyers for Cardinal George Pell argue the senior Catholic cleric's conviction on child sex abuse charges was flawed by "compounding improbabilities" as they launch a final appeal with Australia's top court. 600 words 0300 GMT by Holly Robertson Climate-environment-Amazon-corals PARIS The Amazon rainforest is nearing a threshold which, once crossed, would see one of the world's largest and richest ecosystems morph into arid savannah within half a century, scientists say. 650 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Taiwan,FOCUS TAOYUAN, Taiwan Behind the barbed wire walls of Taipei Prison, a small group of inmates are hunched over clacking sewing machines, working overtime to churn out face masks and help ward off the new coronavirus. 500 words 0400 GMT by Sean Chang and Amber Wang. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-transport,FOCUS ROME Italy's transport links with the outside are thrown into chaos -- but not shut down totally -- in the wake of the government's drastic restrictions on travel to contain the coronavirus. 600 words 0130 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin and Ella Ide in Florence. Photo. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Italy-tourism,SCENE Also moved: Health-virus-Italy,SCENE Health-virus-Italy-economy,2ndlead Health-virus-Italy-Slovenia,SCENE Health-virus-politics-Britain,2ndlead LONDON British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus, she says, raising concerns about whether senior government figures have been infected. 400 words moved Health-virus-healthcare-hospitals,FOCUS PARIS People at low risk of falling seriously ill with the new coronavirus must do everything possible to avoid overwhelming hospitals, experts warn. 750 words moved by Paul Ricard Health-virus-EU-summit,2ndlead BRUSSELS EU leaders seek to reassure business and markets they will do what it takes to protect the bloc's economy from the effects of the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 650 words moved by Dave Clark and Damon Wake. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-dating,FOCUS PARIS At a time that people are advised against cheek-kissing and handshakes for fear of coronavirus spread, some on the dating scene are reassessing their mission to get up close and personal with new acquaintances. 650 words moved by Alice Lefebvre and Daphne Rousseau. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-France-religion-Mulhouse,SCENE Health-virus-US-economy,3rdlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's push for economic stimulus measures to combat market turmoil in the midst of the growing coronavirus crisis gets a slow start after talks with skeptical lawmakers. 650 words moved by Chris Stein Also moved: Health-virus-US-music-Coachella Health-virus-US-labor,FOCUS Health-virus-US-testing Health-virus-US-NewYork Health-virus-US-cruise Health-virus-Fbl-ESP-FRA-ITA-GER,WRAP PARIS Football matches in the top two divisions in Spain and France will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks, officials announce, following the decision by Italy's government to suspend top-flight games until April 3 due to the coronavirus epidemic. 700 words moved. File picture Also moved: FBL-SerieA-ITA-virus,FOCUS Fbl-Asia-CHN-training-virus-health -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-politics-protest,WRAP CARACAS Venezuelan riot police fire tear gas to break up a demonstration in Caracas called by opposition leader Juan Guaido as he seeks to ramp up demands for elections to replace leftist President Nicolas Maduro. 700 words moved by Esteban Rojas. Picture. Video Fbl-PAR-BRA-Ronaldinho,WRAP ASUNCION Brazilian football great Ronaldinho will remain in pre-trial detention in Paraguay after being refused bail or house arrest on accusations of entering the country with a fake passport. 550 words moved Entertainment-US-opera-harassment-Domingo,WRAP LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Opera says its investigation into star Placido Domingo had found accusations of "inappropriate conduct" against its former director to be credible. 700 words moved Lifestyle-US-games-eSports,FOCUS WASHINGTON In a windowless room in downtown Washington, the city's most promising new basketballers are honing their skills and readying to compete against adversaries they sometimes don't even meet. 800 words 0130 GMT by Chris Stein. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-constitution,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin lays out a path to staying in power beyond 2024, as lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to the constitution. 800 words moved by Michael Mainville and Maria Antonova. Picture. Video Britain-economy-budget-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget with all eyes on emergency government measures to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus outbreak. 600 words 0330 GMT Lithuania-history,FOCUS VILNIUS Seeking justice for victims of the Soviet regime to heal historical trauma has become a top priority for Lithuania as it marks 30 years since it became the first republic to break away from the USSR. 900 words 0400 GMT by Vaidotas Beniusis. Pictures by Petras Malukas Also moving: Lithuania-Soviet-politics-history,CHRONO -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Libya-conflict,FOCUS TRIPOLI Despite advice from health authorities to shun public gatherings, Moayed al-Missaoui and friends watched an Italian football match in a buzzing cafe in the war-torn Libyan capital, largely cut off from the outside world. 550 words 0230 GMT by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Israel-religion-Purim,SCENE -- AFRICA -- Angola-climate-women,FOCUS LUBANGO, Angola Tehandjila Quessale's heart sank every time her mother sent her to fetch water for their crops, up in the mountains of Angola's southern Huila region. 850 words 0430 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Ethiopia-accident-aviation,WRAP TULU FARA, Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines marks the one-year anniversary of the crash of Flight 302, bringing together victims' families for a ceremony and six minutes of silence in memory of the time the jet took to go down. 650 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN,FOCUS SHANGHAI One Chinese Super League club is on the brink of going bust and a dozen lower-tier teams have already gone to the wall, indicating the problems facing football in China run far deeper than the current coronavirus suspension. 700 words 0200 GMT by Peter Stebbings. File picture afp
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