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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + New coronavirus cases fall for third day + Japan cruise ship infections climb to 355 + Rockets hit near US embassy in Iraq + Rising star turns up glamour at London Fashion Week + Liverpool's Klopp revels in 'insane' 25-point lead China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The number of new cases from China's coronavirus epidemic drops for a third consecutive day, as the World Health Organisation chief warns it is "impossible" to predict how the outbreak would develop. 700 words 1030 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country's health minister says, as the United States, Canada and Hong Kong prepare to repatriate their residents on board. 550 words 0930 GMT Picture. Video Iraq-unrest-rockets-US BAGHDAD Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone enclave, the latest in a flurry of attacks against American assets in the country. 400 words moved Britain-fashion-climate-demonstration LONDON Richard Quinn, the rising star of British design, dazzles London fashion week, playing the glamour card with a sumptuous, flower-filled show. 700 words moved. Picture Fbl-ENG-Pr-Norwich-Liverpool,2ndlead LONDON Jurgen Klopp describes his team's 25-point lead at the top of the Premier League as "insane" after Sadio Mane strikes to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at storm-hit Norwich. 650 words moved -- AFRICA -- SSudan-politics-conflict,WRAP JUBA South Sudan rebels reject a government peace offer to return to a system of 10 states, dashing hopes of breaking a deadlock to end a six-year conflict. 500 words 1000 GMT. -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- China-Mekong-health-virus-economy-tourism, LUANG PRABANG, Laos Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. 700 words moved by Aidan Jones, with Dene-Hern Chen in Pattaya, Thailand. Picture. Video Asia-aviation-environment-Singapore,FOCUS SINGAPORE From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from a sci-fi movie to electric aircraft and sustainable fuel, the aviation industry is ramping up efforts to go green as consumer pressure grows. 650 words moved by Catherine Lai and Sam Reeves. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-media-Blair,FOCUS WASHINGTON Christopher Blair produces false stories he insists are easily identifiable as satire rather than news. His pages can rack up millions of views, and at least part of that audience believes the material is true. 800 words moved by W.G. Dunlop. Picture US-IT-voting-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON West Virginia's disabled residents and overseas military personnel will be able to vote by smartphone in the US presidential election this year, the latest development in a push to make balloting more accessible despite persistent security fears. 900 words moved by Rob Lever -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote-parliament,Q&A TEHRAN Conservatives are expected to make a resurgence Friday when Iranians elect a new parliament, a legislative chamber that shapes debate in the Islamic republic. 650 words 0930 GMT Sudan-unrest-Darfur,FOCUS NYALA, Sudan In the sprawling Camp Kalma, refugees displaced by the Darfur conflict are overjoyed at the decision by Sudan's new authorities to finally deliver former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic Saudi-women-smoking-social,FOCUS RIYADH Rima settles in a chair at an upscale Riyadh cafe, looks around carefully and, seeing no one she recognises, drags on her electronic cigarette and exhales a cloud of smoke. 650 words moved by Haitham El-Tabei. Picture -- BUSINESS & TECH -- US-internet-computers-Amazon-Google-Microsoft,POINTS SAN FRANCISCO With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of our daily lives. Its potential to become an even bigger part of people's daily existence is sky-high. 800 words moved by Julie Jammot afp
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