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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Fauci warns of out-of-control outbreaks in US + Pompeo arrives in Israel for annexation talks + Taliban, Afghan forces poised for new battles + Supreme Court mulls demand for Trump tax data + Spain's oldest woman, 113, recovers from virus Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The top US infectious diseases official warns that ending lockdowns too quickly could trigger uncontrollable new outbreaks, as the global coronavirus death toll closes in on 300,000. 850 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Israel for talks on regional security and the Jewish state's controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. 700 words 0530 GMT by Ben Simon. File Picture. Afghanistan-unrest-hospital,WRAP KABUL The Taliban warns it is ready to fight back after Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani orders forces to resume strikes in response to a series of deadly attacks, further unravelling a tentative peace process. 450 words by Usman Sharifi. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-justice-Trump-taxes,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's claim of a near absolute right to keep his finances secret rises to the Supreme Court, the culmination of a years-long showdown over the balance of power in the US government. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Health-virus-Spain-offbeat MADRID A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest person living in Spain, has beaten the coronavirus at a retirement home where several other residents died from the pandemic, the residence says. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-IT,FOCUS BEIJING To enter many Chinese venues, people must now show an app based on their travel history. And while the idea of such technology has raised concerns in Europe, it has already spread widely in China. 750 words moved by Ludovic Ehret. File Picture Afghanistan-police-Taliban,FOCUS KABUL In his six years working as a cop in northern Afghanistan, Azim Khan operated more like a soldier, but now the 25-year-old patrols Kabul as part of the police's transition into a crime-fighting force under a peace process with the Taliban. 800 words moved by Elsie Blanchard. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Colombia-rights-justice-conflict,INVESTIGATION BOGOTA During Colombia's interminable battle against left-wing guerrillas, extrajudicial killings by the armed forces became the norm, according to former colonel Gabriel de Jesus Rincon. 900 words moved by Hector Velasco. Picture. Video. Graphic US-stocks-unemployment-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK Last week's Labor Department report showing the United States lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April prompted a decisive response from Wall Street: Major indices surged nearly two percent. 700 words moved by Juliette Michel Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-sharing,FOCUS WASHINGTON "Sharing economy" firms like Uber and Airbnb were seeing surging growth and predictions they would reshape several economic sectors. Then the pandemic hit. 750 words moved by Rob Lever. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics Health-virus-infant-mortality -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany-technology-3Dprinting,FOCUS DARMSTADT, Germany A German workshop is turned into a hub to assemble face shields that are sent to health workers across the country, and even as far off as a refugee camp in Greece. 600 words moved by Tom Barfield. Picture. Video Health-virus-IT-elderly-Britain,FOCUS LONDON Before entering coronavirus lockdown with the rest of Britain in March, 73-year-old Pamela Cox had never shopped or banked online. Now she is one of many in her generation finding a new IT proficiency later in life. 700 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. File Picture -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-entertainment-lions,FOCUS CAIRO In his Cairo living room, Egyptian Ashraf al-Helw reprimanded his lioness Joumana for not obeying him after bringing her home for live streamed performances during the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania-DRCongo SSudan NAIROBI Every day hundreds of trucks fan out from East Africa's main ports in Kenya and Tanzania carrying cargo to the landlocked hinterland, and fears are rising they are becoming a major vector for the coronavirus. 900 words 0830 GMT by Fran Blandy and East Africa correspondents. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPORT -- Golf-KOR-health-virus-SKorea,PREVIEW SEOUL Leading professional golfers will return to competitive action for the first time in three months after the coronavirus shutdown when three of the world's top 10 women tee off at a tournament in South Korea. 500 words moved. Picture Oly-2020-fencing-Japan-health-virus-Miyake-JPN,FOCUS TOKYO With the Olympics postponed due to the coronavirus, top Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has swapped his metal mask and foil for a bike and backpack as a Tokyo UberEats deliveryman. 600 words by Jarumi Ozawa. Picture. Video afp
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