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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Promising US vaccine trial sparks hope + WHO agrees to review pandemic response + Naval base attacker had Qaeda ties: US + Pandemic could make US wildfires worse Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Promising early results from trials of an experimental vaccine to fight coronavirus spark optimism, as Donald Trump reveals he is taking an anti-malaria drug as a preventative measure, despite official advice. 850 words 0330 GMT by Michael Mathes with AFP bureaus. Graphic. Picture. Video Health-virus-WHO-assembly GENEVA The WHO says it will launch an independent review of its response to the coronavirus pandemic as US President Donald Trump renews his attack on the global health body, branding it a "puppet of China". 700 words 0230 GMT by Nina Larson. Video. Live video. Picture. Graphic US-Saudi-crime-shooting-military-Qaeda,WRAP WASHINGTON The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a US naval base in December had longstanding ties to Al-Qaeda and planned an attack before he arrived in the United States, US justice officials say. 600 words 0230 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-environment-fires,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The wildfire season in the western United States is shaping up to be even more challenging this year because of the pandemic, which has forced firefighters to rethink how they respond to disaster while also protecting themselves. 700 words 0200 GMT by Lauren Banguet. File Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-vaccine,FOCUS BEIJING A Chinese laboratory says it has developed a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt, shortening the recovery time for those infected and even offering short-term immunity from the virus. 650 words 0330 GMT by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-vaccine-Moderna WASHINGTON US biotech firm Moderna reports promising early results from the first clinical tests of an experimental vaccine against the novel coronavirus performed on a small number of volunteers. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File picture Health-virus-hydroxychloroquine-Trump,3rdlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump makes the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. 650 words 0230 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he was fully justified in firing an internal watchdog reportedly probing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over alleged misuse of staff as well as an arms deal with Saudi Arabia. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Mediterranean-heatwave NICOSIA Across the Mediterranean with its tantalising beaches, a record heatwave has hit countries just as they cautiously ease COVID-19 lockdowns, stoking hopes the new season will help fight the virus. 550 words moved by Guillaume Klein with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Germany-trial KOBLENZ, Germany A Syrian former intelligence officer denies beating and torturing detainees in prison as he faces trial in a German court for crimes against humanity. 600 words moved by Yannick Pasquet. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy-US,lead JERUSALEM Israel's new foreign minister says that US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace proposal offers a "historic opportunity" but also that regional peace deals must be maintained during its implementation. 450 words moved Israel-Palestinians-conflict-crime,WRAP LOD, Israel An Israeli court convicts a Jewish settler on three counts of murder over a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. 700 words moved by Nir Kafri with Joe Dyke in Duma. Picture. Video Libya-Syria-Russia-conflict,FOCUS BEIRUT While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced fighting between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from the two sides have continued fighting in Libya on behalf of their Russian and Turkish backers. 750 words 0300 GMT. File picture Health-virus-Tunisia-religion-Ramadan,FOCUS NICOSIA Hiding snacks under their beds or behind piles of clothes, young Tunisians are finding ways to subvert the Ramadan fast -- despite being locked down with their Muslim conservative parents. 700 words 0300 GMT by Oumeima Nechi -- HEALTH AND SCIENCE -- Health-virus-science,FOCUS PARIS Hydroxychloroquine, double-blind studies, convalescent plasma, herd immunity -- the coronavirus pandemic has thrust the language of science into public view as never before. 750 words 0200 GMT by Stephane Orjollet Health-virus-technology-science-Kenya-Ghana-Rwanda-Benin,FOCUS NAIROBI Watching from afar as much of the world was brought to its knees by the coronavirus, African scientists, engineers and innovators have turned to homegrown solutions to prepare for the worst case scenario. 800 words 0230 GMT by Fran Blandy with AFP Africa bureaus. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-drought-US-economy PARIS Due to global warming, the United States is today more than twice as likely to endure a devastating "dust bowl" scenario than during the Great Depression, researchers said. 550 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-France-film-Piccoli,OBIT PARIS Michel Piccoli, one of the most original and versatile French actors of the last half century, dies aged 94, his family says. 600 words moved. File Picture. File Video afp
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