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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump to ban immigration over pandemic threat + Seoul downplays reports N. Korea's Kim is ill + Oil rebounds after crash into negative prices + Virgin Australia collapses under virus strain + Surfing's 'Indiana Jones' paddles for a cause Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump says he will temporarily ban immigration to the United States because of the "Invisible Enemy" of the coronavirus, as angry Americans take to the streets to demand an end to crippling lockdowns. 800 words 0830 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL South Korea plays down a report that the North's leader Kim Jong Un is being treated after surgery, as speculation mounts over his absence from a key anniversary. 650 words 0530 GMT Oil-energy-market SINGAPORE US oil prices rebound above zero a day after futures ended in negative territory for the first time as a coronavirus-triggered collapse in demand leaves the world awash in crude. 450 words 0700 GMT Health-virus-Australia-aviation-Virgin,2ndlead BRISBANE Cash-strapped Virgin Australia goes into voluntary administration, making it the largest airline to collapse under the shock of the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words 0200 GMT by Holly Robertson. Picture Environment-climate-US LONDON Adventure filmmaker Alison Teal's paddle along the River Thames in bubblegum-pink swimwear, fishing out plastic rubbish, is part of a surreal photoshoot with the vivid message: protect our planet. 400 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-computers-business,FOCUS MUMBAI Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry, as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all. 700 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly, with Cecil Morella in Manila. Picture Health-virus-China-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China A bride in a white gown poses by Wuhan's East Lake while a grandfather swings his tiny grandson in a hammock strung between trees, and families enjoy a picnic on a sunny afternoon: Wuhan is returning to normal after enduring a 76-day quarantine. 650 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Video Picture Also moving: China-fish-environment,FOCUS Health-virus-Asia-Muslim-Ramadan-religion,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Across Asia, home to about half of the world's Muslims, the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan is on a collision course with the coronavirus pandemic, as clerics call on the faithful to cram into mosques. 750 words 0530 GMT by David Stout and Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture Health-virus-RugbyU-NZL-Kirwan-technology,INTERVIEW WELLINGTON After years battling his own demons, All Black legend John Kirwan is attempting to help fellow Kiwis struggling through COVID-19 lockdown by releasing a mobile phone app he calls "a mental wellbeing coach in your pocket". 650 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-demonstration,SCENE HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania The incessant clang of car horns rings out in the US state of Pennsylvania as hundreds of vehicles circle the Capitol building in a protest against confinement measures aimed at combatting the coronavirus. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video. Health-virus-US-smallbusiness-aid-politics,WRAP NEW YORK A giant emergency lending program for small American businesses devastated by coronavirus shutdowns comes under fresh scrutiny after upscale burger chain Shake Shack returns a $10 million loan. 800 words moved by John Biers Canada-police-crime-shooting,WRAP MONTREAL Investigators scour crime scenes from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history to try to understand why a dental worker with no criminal past killed at least 18 people. 700 words moved by Eric Thomas. Picture. Video. Graphic. Health-virus-LatAm-violence-women,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America, where the number of calls to helplines have soared, made by victims of domestic violence who cannot flee. 700 words moved by Sonia Avalos with AFP bureaus in Latin America. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-UAE-Dubai-delivery DUBAI Tamara, one of Dubai's many foreign residents, hasn't been to a petrol station in years -- a click on a smart phone app is all it takes to bring a mini tanker to her doorstep. 800 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Picture. Video Iraq-US-Iran-Lebanon-Hezbollah,FOCUS BAGHDAD Months after the United States killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, it has offered millions for any details on the mysterious man filling his boots -- Hezbollah power-broker Muhammad Kawtharani. 750 words moved by Ali Choukeir -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Switzerland-homelessness-hotels,FOCUS GENEVA Sofiane Rahmani can hardly believe his luck -- after years of living on the street, he now has his own hotel room, personal bathroom and all meals provided. And it's all thanks to the coronavirus crisis. 750 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics-parliament LONDON The British parliament returns from an extended Easter break, with MPs encouraged to attend via videolink for the first time as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 400 words moved Health-virus-media-rights PARIS The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating threats to press freedom around the world, with authoritarian states including China and Iran suppressing details of the outbreak, Reporters Without Borders says. 550 words moved by Severine Rouby and Stuart Williams -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Malawi,FOCUS BLANTYRE While much of the world labours under strict coronavirus lockdowns, Malawi has bucked the trend after a court blocked attempts to restrict its population -- much to the relief of some residents. 600 words moved by Jack McBrams. Video. File picture afp
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