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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Nations in lockdown as virus spreads + Markets in timid rebound after carnage + US strikes hit pro-Iran targets in Iraq + Sports calendar shredded by coronavirus + Brazil's Bolsonaro tests negative for virus Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization declares Europe the new epicentre of the coronavirus as countries across the globe seal borders, shut shops and schools and cancel top cultural and sporting events in a frenzied bid to slow the ballooning pandemic. 800 words 1930 GMT by Nina Larson. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-Europe-measures,FACTS Markets-world,WRAP NEW YORK Global stocks rise moderately in a hesitant effort to bounce back from a major rout amid escalating fears the coronavirus pandemic will trigger a global recession. 600 words 2230 GMT by John Biers Iraq-unrest-US-rockets,WRAP BAGHDAD US air strikes targeting pro-Iranian military factions in Iraq kill one civilian and five security personnel, the Iraqi military says, warning the raids risk a bloody escalation for the war-battered country. 700 words moved Also moved: Iraq-unrest-rockets-US-McKenzie,LEAD Health-virus-sport-world PARIS The collapse of sports events worldwide gathers pace with England's Premier League, Europe's Champions League and the Masters golf major among competitions swept aside by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-US-politics RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro says he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, after a scare over a trip on which at least one infected member of his staff rubbed shoulders with US President Donald Trump. 600 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is expected to declare a state of emergency, finally acknowledging the gravity of the situation as the coronavirus pandemic forces the shutdown of everything from schools to major sporting events. 700 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Peter Hutchinson in New York. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-economy-politics,4thlead Health-virus-US-tests,2ndlead WASHINGTON The United States announces it was funding development of rapid diagnostic kits for the novel coronavirus as people across the country reported they were unable to get tested for the illness because of shortages. 650 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File picture Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran says its security forces will clear the streets nationwide within 24 hours so all citizens can be checked for coronavirus -- its most stringent measure yet to combat an outbreak that has killed 514 people. 600 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-museum-Louvre,2ndlead PARIS Paris' top tourists sites, including the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, close because of the coronavirus, as France says it is banning all gatherings of more than 100 people. 500 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons and Rana Moussaoui. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-tourism-bars,SCENE MADRID Fewer and fewer locals can be seen having a beer and tapas at Madrid's much-loved bars and restaurants as residents heed calls to stay home to try and halt the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 650 words moved by Laurence Boutreux. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-NHS LONDON Britain has adopted a light touch approach to coronavirus measures, opting so far not to shut schools, with the aim of staggering demand on the health service and developing "herd immunity" in the population -- but the strategy is controversial. 750 words moved by Alice Ritchie with Patrick Galey in Paris Health-virus-Africa,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG After escaping mostly unscathed by the coronavirus pandemic, sub-Saharan Africa starts to suffer its first outbreaks of the illness that has already engulfed China and Italy and spread to other parts of the globe. 850 words moved by Sofia Christensen and Africa bureaux. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-SAfrica,SCENE Health-virus-politics-China-US,FOCUS BEIJING A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a row with the United States, with a Beijing official promoting conspiracy theories and Washington calling it the "Wuhan virus". 750 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng Also moved: Health-virus-China,CHRONO Health-virus-Nepal-Everest-mountaineering,3ndlead KATHMANDU Mount Everest is sealed off over the coronavirus epidemic as Nepal follows China in suspending climbing permits ahead of the busy spring season. 600 words moved by Paavan Mathema. File picture. File Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-politics-US-vote-Louisiana,3rdlead WASHINGTON Four major US states announce they will go ahead with Democratic presidential primaries next week despite the coronavirus crisis, after Louisiana became the first to postpone its contest. 600 words 2000 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. File picture Also moving: US-politics-vote-offbeat,POINTS -- EUROPE -- Britain-France-aviation-Fbl-Sala ALDERSHOT, United Kingdom Footballer Emiliano Sala was killed when the unlicensed pilot of his plane lost control and flew too fast as he tried to avoid bad weather, British aviation investigators say. 550 words moved by David Harding. File picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-trade-talks,WRAP BRUSSELS Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier says he has sent an "ambitious" first draft of what could be a new post-Brexit trade deal with Britain to EU capitals. 700 words moved by Dave Clark and Clement Zampa -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-aid-refugee,SCENE KAFR LUSIN, Syria Hamad al-Abdallah has installed wifi and insulation in his new concrete room, trying to make the most of the desperate conditions his family has endured since fleeing Syrian regime bombardments. 600 words moved by Ezzedine Said. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-Idlib,FOCUS Israel-parliament-women-social,FOCUS NAZARETH, Israel Newly elected Israeli MP Iman al-Khatib, greeting supporters in Nazareth, shakes hands with women but taps her heart with her right hand for men. 750 words moved by Majeda El-Batsh. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's ruling party names the prime minister as its candidate for the October presidential election, after President Alassane Ouattara ended months of speculation and said he would not seek a controversial third term. 500 words moved by Patrick Fort and Christophe Koffi Tanzania-politics DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania's opposition leader Freeman Mbowe is released from jail, after paying a fine following his conviction alongside other opposition figures and lawmakers on charges related to a banned demonstration. 350 words moved afp
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