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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Financial leaders fear financial crisis over coronavirus + EU diplomats head to Turkey, Greece over migrant crisis + US votes in crucial primaries after Biden gets boost + Netanyahu claims Israel election win + Pope tests negative for coronavirus Health-virus PARIS Global financial leaders seek to ward off a major financial crisis caused by the coronavirus, as the World Health Organization warns the world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly outbreak. 800 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Turkey-Greece-EU-migrant,WRAP ISTANBUL The EU dispatches its highest officials to Turkey and Greece amid concern over a fresh migrant crisis and allegations that Ankara is trying to "blackmail" the bloc by opening its borders to thousands of refugees trying to reach Europe. 800 words 1500 GMT by Eric Randolph. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey-drones,FOCUS US-politics-vote,WRAP HOUSTON, Texas Americans vote in Super Tuesday primaries that play a major role in who will challenge Donald Trump for the presidency, after Joe Biden's hopes are boosted by key endorsements aiming to blunt surging leftist Bernie Sanders. 750 words 1600 GMT by Julia Benarrous with Chris Lefkow in Washington Moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-candidates,POINTS US-politics-vote-Trump-rally,SCENE US-politics-vote-Buttigieg,FOCUS US-politics-vote-SuperTuesday,POINTS Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerges victorious after Israel's third election in a year despite a looming corruption trial, dismaying the Palestinians who were angered by his hardline campaign pledges. 750 words 1530 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Israel-vote-Netanyahu,PROFILE Also moving: Israel-vote-Arabs Israel-vote,POINTS Health-virus-pope,2ndlead VATICAN CITY Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper reports, as Italy battles Europe's worst outbreak. 500 words 1800 GMT by Ella Ide. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-economy-markets-G7,Lead PARIS G7 finance officials vow to use "all appropriate policy tools" to prevent the new coronavirus outbreak from damaging economic growth, following the rout on global stock markets last week, though they held back on announcing specific measures for now. 700 words 1500 GMT by Richard Lein and Joseph Schmid Health-virus-Africa,FOCUS KINSHASA Their continent has only registered two coronavirus cases so far, but sub-Saharan African governments are looking to their experience with Ebola for lessons to prepare their fragile public systems for outbreaks of the new virus. 800 words 1500 GMT by Samir Tounsi, with Malick Ba in Dakar. File Picture Health-virus-research-trials,FOCUS PARIS The novel coronavirus outbreak has exposed a lack of global research on ways to combat the spread of infectious diseases, with health authorities failing to learn lessons from previous flare-ups, experts say. 550 words moved Health-virus-Twitter-Google-internet SAN FRANCISCO, California Twitter staff across the world are asked to work from home in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epidemic. 400 words moved Health-virus-Italy-France ROME Virus-hit Italy is outraged by a gag advert on French television for "pizza corona", in which a coughing chef hacks green phlegm onto the country's prized national dish. 450 words 1500 GMT by Ella Ide Health-virus-Italy-fbl-ITA ROME Italy's football schedule has been thrown into disarray by the new coronavirus and its bosses are taking out their frustrations via social media and calling each other names. 550 words moved by Dmitri Zaks. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Greece-Turkey-EU-migrants-diplomacy,WRAP KASTANIES, Greece EU chiefs pledge millions of euros of financial assistance to Greece to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, warning against those wishing to "test Europe's unity". 600 words 1500 GMT by Yannick Pasquet and Vassilis Kyriakoulis. Picture. Video Also moving: Greece-Turkey-EU-migrant,WRAP Iran-nuclear-UN,WRAP PARIS Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is more than five times the limit agreed under a 2015 deal with global powers, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog, which demands "clarifications" over an undeclared site in Tehran. 600 words 1500 GMT by Didier Lauras, with Jastinder Khera in Vienna Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,2nd lead MOSCOW Russia's main opposition leader Alexei Navalny says authorities have frozen all of his bank accounts and those of his family -- including his elderly parents -- at a time when the Kremlin appears to be seeking to consolidate power during a sensitive transition period. 600 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture Britain-vote-mayor-housing LONDON London Mayor Sadiq Khan launches his re-election campaign, attacking Prime Minister Boris Johnson for failing to tackle a crisis in affordable housing in the British capital. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Ireland-Britain-royals DUBLIN Prince William and his wife Kate begin a tour of Ireland, in the latest high-profile trip by senior British royals since Queen Elizabeth II's landmark state visit in 2011. 600 words 1700 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-economy-recession-politics,WRAP JOHANNESBURG South Africa slipped into recession in the final three months of 2019, the second contraction to hit the continent's most industrialised economy in as many years. 550 words 1530 GMT by Beatrice Debut. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-trade-beverage-wine, FOCUS NEW YORK The wine business dodged a bullet last month when the Trump administration held off on imposing a 100 percent tariff on European wines, but the industry is not exactly celebrating at a big trade show here, even though Champagne is being sampled. 650 words 1700 GMT by John Biers US-health-abortion-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Julie Burkhart worked with physician George Tiller, a prominent practitioner of late-term abortions, for years until he was shot dead by an extremist in 2009. Since then, she has taken up the torch. 600 words 1800 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture -- ASIA -- US-China-politics-diplomacy-media,WRAP BEIJING China threatens to retaliate against US "bullying" after Washington imposed staff cuts on Chinese state media, two weeks after expelling three Wall Street Journal reporters. 440 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. File picture. Video -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- SAfrica-economy-recession-politics,WRAP JOHANNESBURG South Africa slipped into recession in the final three months of 2019, the second contraction to hit the continent's most industrialised economy in as many years. 550 words moved by Beatrice Debut. File Picture -- LIFESTYLE & FASHION -- Lifestyle-France-fashion-women-Chanel PARIS Chanel designer Virginie Viard puts an end to brand's Paris fashion week themed spectaculars, a year after the death of her legendary predecessor Karl Lagerfeld. 500 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video afp
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