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| - Duty Editor: Bryan McManus Tel: +33 1 4041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Northern Italy in lockdown to halt coronavirus + China quarantine hotel collapse kills 10 + Thousands rally for women's rights + Erdogan to discuss refugee crisis in Brussels + Italy Serie A football plays in empty stadiums Health-virus,WRAP ROME Over 15 million people across a vast swathe of northern Italy are cut off from the rest of the country, after the government imposed a virtual lockdown to prevent the coronavirus spreading. 800 words 1730 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Health-virus-China-accident-hotel BEIJING At least ten people are killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, with 23 others still feared trapped in the rubble. 500 words moved. Women-activism-virus-Asia PARIS Thousands take to the streets across the globe to mark International Women's Day even as the coronavirus outbreak forces the cancellation of a slew of events in Asia. 750 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Europe-migrans-Turkey-EU,lead ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will hold talks in Brussels Monday as he calls on Greece to "open the gates" for migrants at Turkey's border trying to get to Europe. 400 words moved. FBL-ITA-SerieA-Italy-health-virusROME Serie A kicks off its first weekend of matches behind closed doors after Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadaford called for the immediate halt to top flight matches as the country fights a deadly coronavirus outbreak. 500 words by 1500 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump defends his administration's response to the coronavirus as it comes under heavy fire for a containment strategy that has failed to stop the epidemic spreading rapidly across the country. 600 words 1700 GMT by Frankie Taggart Also moved: Health-virus-US-cruise-passenger,INTERVIEW Italy-health-pope,2ndlead VATICAN CITY Pope Francis expresses solidarity with the victims of the novel coronavirus in his first livestreamed prayer from the Vatican. 500 words 1430 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video. Health-virus-Italy,SCENE MILAN While some packed their bags and fled, many in northern Italy stayed to brave a lockdown imposed by the government on some 15 million people, as it ramps up the fight against the deadly coronavirus. 500 words by 1530 GMT. Picture. Health-virus-China,FOCUS BEIJING For days now, several cities at the heart of China's deadly coronavirus epidemic have not recorded any new infections -- so residents such as factory worker Tang Wushan have a message for the authorities: it's time to lift their quarantine. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Health-virus-US LOS ANGELES A US cruise ship hit by coronavirus is given permission to dock, while New York announces a state of emergency as confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. 650 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO For people hunkering down due to the coronavirus epidemic, the tech sector has become their new best friend with an array of lifestyle solutions making "social distancing" easier. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman Health-virus-Syria-conflict BEIRUT Aid agencies are moving to prevent a novel coronavirus outbreak in conflict-plagued northwestern Syria, where damaged health infrastructure and massive displacement make containment a nearly impossible task. 420 words moved Health-virus-climate-economy-energy,ANALYSIS PARIS Economic shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak have curbed carbon pollution from China and beyond, but hopes for climate benefits from the slowdown are likely to be dashed quickly, experts say. 800 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP DETROIT, Michigan Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders secure crucial endorsements from prominent black supporters ahead of the first round of voting to pit them in a head-tohead contest. 600 words 1630 GMT by Michael Mathes with Brian Knowlton in Washington. Picture. Video Already moved: US-politics-vote-Sanders-Burlington,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Britain-economy-budget-politics,ADVANCER LONDON Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday and analysts expect Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press ahead with major spending on infrastructure, despite the economic fallout from the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Ben Perry and Roland Jackson. File picture Greece-EU-migrants-welcome,ANALYSIS ATHENS Five years ago, Greece offered hospitality to a huge wave of migrants at the height of the Syrian civil war -- but today, hostility greets those seeking a new life. 600 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. File Picture Germany-politics-religion,FOCUS NEUFAHRN BEI FREISING, Germany Ozan Iyibas has unleashed a mini earthquake ahead of a municipal election in southern Germany's Bavaria with his candidacy -- as the first Muslim standing for the Christian Social Union (CSU). 600 words moved by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video France-vote,ADVANCER PARIS Three years after he swept to power, have the French definitively soured on President Emmanuel Macron? Voters go to the polls next weekend for the first round of municipal elections expected to test backing for his ambitious reform agenda. 750 words moved by Clare Byrne Also moved: France-vote-Paris,FOCUS France-vote-Paris-women,PROFILE -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-Gulf-markets-energy,WRAP DUBAI Shares in the energy-dependent Gulf plunge to multi-year lows after OPEC's failure to agree on a coronavirus action plan prompted fears of an all-out oil price war. 570 words moved by Omar Hasan. Picture. Video Lebanon-economy-debt,FOCUS BEIRUT Crisis-hit Lebanon has decided to default on its Eurobond debt for the first time. Now it faces a complicated phase that experts say will serve as a test for the new government. 700 words 1600 GMT by Bachir El-Khoury Sudan-women-politics-social,FOCUS KHARTOUM Sudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but, 11 months on, activists are disappointed at a lack of progress on women's issues. 500 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-Afghanistan-Taliban-talks,FOCUS ISLAMABAD A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier by the day, with fighting raging across Afghanistan and no one sure about what comes next. 750 words moved by David Stout and Thomas Watkins -- SPORTS -- RUGBYU-6NATIONS-SCO-FRA,WRAP EDINBURGH France continue their bid for a first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2010 as they take on Scotland at Murrayfield after Italy's trip to Ireland was postponed over coronavirus fears 550 words by Illtud Dafydd by 1730 GMT. Picture. Live video afp
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