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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + 290 million students stay home over virus fears + Russia-Turkey summit after Syria escalation + Boost for Biden as Bloomberg quits race + UK airline collapses as virus hurts travel + Former UN chief Perez de Cuellar dead at 100 Health-virus,WRAP ROME Almost 300 million students worldwide face weeks at home with Italy with latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urges an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic. 750 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey,WRAP MOSCOW The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow after a surge in fighting in Syria raised fears of their armies clashing and a new refugee crisis. 700 words 1100 GMT by Michael Mainville. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-Russia-Turkey-conflict-Idlib,FOCUS ex-Moscow US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden, counted out just days ago, takes control of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after racking up stunning primary victories over Bernie Sanders and earning the endorsement of deep-pocketed billionaire Michael Bloomberg. 800 words moved by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Graphic. Video Britain-aviation-bankruptcy-virus-Flybe,WRAP LONDON British regional airline Flybe collapses into bankruptcy and partly blames the deadly coronavirus outbreak which has throttled demand for air travel. 700 words 0930 GMT by Roland Jackson Peru-politics-UN-PerezdeCuellar,OBIT LIMA Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war, dies in his native Peru, aged 100, his son says. 700 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-LosAngeles LOS ANGELES California declares a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus as a cruise ship is held off the coast over fears of a new outbreak. 750 words moved by Jocelyn Zablit. Picture Health-virus-China-politics,FOCUS BEIJING From being ostracised by the international community as the centre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, China is seeking to reframe itself as a global expert that can help hard-hit regions battle the disease. 700 words 1000 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video Health-virus-consumer-panic,FOCUS HONG KONG Shelves stripped bare, surgical masks stolen and thousands queueing for medical supplies -- panic-buying is criss-crossing the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains. 650 words moved by Ross Adkin. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China The young couple stepped from a Chinese bullet train onto the deserted platform of Wuhan Station and into the epicentre of the world's coronavirus epidemic, home at last after more than 40 days in limbo. 750 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video. Health-virus-China-hospital,INTERVIEW BEIJING One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicentre of China's coronavirus epidemic, frontline doctor Ma Yonggang can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. 650 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia is treading a tightrope as it bars Muslim pilgrims from Islam's holiest sites to contain the coronavirus, rolling out restrictions that, while essential, could prove both expensive and politically perilous. 680 words 1000 GMT OPEC-oil-market,WRAP VIENNA Ministers from the OPEC group of oil-producing countries start meeting in Vienna to try to overcome their divisions on how to react to the fall in oil prices in the wake of the novel coronavirus epidemic. 600 words 1200 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-schools,FOCUS ROME Italy's schools stayed open through two World Wars and the deadly Spanish flu. But more than 8.5 million children will be staying home because of the new coronavirus -- and neither Italians nor their government can agree on whether this is wise. 500 words 1130 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- US POLITICS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Warren,FOCUS WASHINGTON Elizabeth Warren rose in the Democratic presidential nomination race on proactive policy strengths but her campaign eventually slipped into political quicksand, and she was overshadowed by two rivals. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-politics-vote-Bloomberg-social,FOCUS NEW YORK US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg quits the Democratic presidential race and endorses frontrunner Joe Biden, after blowing more than half a billion dollars on a gamble that failed to inspire voters. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders,FOCUS WASHINGTON The battle for the Democratic US presidential nomination is now set -- two 70-something white men with little in common politically but their determination to defeat Donald Trump in November are going to duke it out. Here's how they compare. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders-Vermont,SCENE -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-trial,ADVANCER THE HAGUE The Netherlands will put four people on trial next week over the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, giving families hope of justice even if the suspects are not in the dock. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. File Picture Also moved: Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-trial-questions,Q&A -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Yemen-Huthis-society-women,FOCUS DUBAI In Yemen's north, Huthi rebels are shutting down restaurants where men and women mingle, policing hairstyles and enforcing dress codes to impose their own moral order on a place that has endured five years of grinding conflict. 900 words moved by Sarah Stewart. Picture. Video Egypt-animal-crocodiles,FOCUS ASWAN, Egypt Deep in the Nubia, a region along the Nile in southern Egypt, crocodiles play an important cultural role and provide income for the community, with tourists paying to marvel at the tamed reptiles. 700 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-weather-climate-flood,FOCUS GUARAJA, Brazil Violent rain has killed scores of people and forced thousands from their homes this year in Brazil's most populous states, a disaster experts blame on climate upheaval but also rampant urbanization. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- FINANCE AND BUSINESS -- US-Indonesia-Ethiopia-accident-aviation-Boeing,ANALYSIS NEW YORK One year after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX that killed 157 people and triggered the worst crisis in Boeing's history, the aviation giant is at a crossroads. 650 words moved by Luc Olinga. Picture Also moved: US-accident-aviation-Ethiopia,PROFILE US-accident-aviation-Ethiopia-Boeing, -- SPORTS -- India-women-animal-polo,PHOTOESSAY IMPHAL, India Laishram Thadoi's face is a picture of concentration as she adjusts her helmet and prepares to play a polo tournament in Manipur, one of a group of women players challenging the rural region's traditions in the sport. 550 words moved by Xavier Galiana. Picture. Video afp
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