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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus cases spike in S. Korea as Italy, Iran clamp down + Russia pushing virus conspiracy theories, US says + Bernie Sanders leads in Nevada, early results show + S. Sudan rebel leader rejoins govt of ravaged nation + Japan emperor says ill empress has 'ups and downs' China-health-virus-Italy,WRAP CODOGNO South Korea reports a sharp jump in coronavirus cases, while Italy and Iran take drastic containment steps as worldwide fears over the epidemic spiralled higher. 750 words 0800 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin with Dan Martin in Shanghai. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus,FACTS China-health-virus-Russia-US-disinformation,WRAP-EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to fight the epidemic, US officials say. 900 words moved by Arthur Macmillan and Shaun Tandon US-politics-vote-Democrats,WRAP LAS VEGAS, Nevada Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders earns a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses, solidifying his frontrunner status in the race to choose the Democratic nominee who faces President Donald Trump in November's election. 850 words 0700 GMT by Andrew Marszal, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Also moved: US-politics-vote-Nevada,SCENE SSudan-politics-conflict,WRAP JUBA South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar is sworn in as first vice president, formally rejoining the government in the latest bid to bring peace to a war-ravaged nation. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: SSudan-unrest-independence-government,CHRONO SSudan-conflict-peace-diplomacy,FACTS Japan-emperor-royals TOKYO Japan's Emperor Naruhito has said his wife Empress Masako "still has ups and downs" as she battles to recover from a longstanding stress-induced illness related to her royal duties. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-economy-food,FOCUS BEIJING It is lunchtime in Beijing, but the only diner in Cindy's Cafe is an employee having a staff meal -- it has been closed for more than three weeks as China battles a deadly virus epidemic. 800 words 0530 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video China-health-virus-economy-tourism,FOCUS HONG KONG Deadly viruses, chickenpox outbreaks and mass cases of the runs: sometimes luxury cruise ship holidays on the high seas are not the trips of a lifetime elderly passengers had hoped for. 650 words 0530 GMT by Peter Stebbings. Picture Italy-virus-epidemic-China,SCENE CODOGNO The streets are silent, shops are shuttered and the few people who venture from their homes shun company in the small Italian town of Codogno under the shadow of a new coronavirus outbreak. 550 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin. Picture. Video fbl-ITA-SerieA-virus-health,WRAP ROME Italian authorities order the postponement of three Serie A football matches on Sunday over coronavirus fears in northern Italy. 700 words by Emmeline Moore. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-music,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro kicks off its annual carnival parades, the first of two nights of glittering, over-the-top spectacle set to pack a heavy dose of political commentary on Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. 600 words 0530 GMT by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture Gymnastics-USA-Nassar-abuse NEW YORK A proposed USA Gymnastics tiered settlement system would pay some sexual assault victims of former US team doctor Larry Nassar only $82,550, according to multiple reports detailing the payment plans. 700 words moved -- ASIA -- India-US-diplomacy-trade-preparations AHMEDABAD US President Donald Trump makes his first official visit to India on Monday and work has been going on around the clock to spruce things up -- to the annoyance of some locals as well as monkeys. 600 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar and Premal Balan -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,ADVANCER JERUSALEM Israel braces for an unprecedented third election in under a year, with voters eyeing an end to the deadlock but polls indicating another tight race despite criminal charges against the prime minister. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE Israel-vote,CHRONO Israel-vote-Netanyahu,CHRONO Israel-vote-budget,FOCUS Iraq-Iran-US-Muhandis-politics,SCENE NAJAF, Iraq A minibus stops outside the world's largest cemetery in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf. Five women get out, telephone cameras filming the scene, and dash towards the grave of paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. 650 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-displaced,SCENE KAFR LUSIN Abu Jabber has a plan to escape any further advance by Syrian regime forces: he built a ladder from rusty metal to climb a cement wall along Turkey's border with his 11 children. 750 words moved by Aaref Watad. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-summit,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he would hold a summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on March 5 to discuss the escalating violence in Syria's last rebel enclave of Idlib. 600 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan Germany-Hamburg-vote,WRAP HAMBURG Voters in the German city-state of Hamburg head to the polls, with the centre left expected to hold its own against the environmentalist Greens, who have been enjoying rising popularity across the country. 600 words moved by Sebastian Bronst with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt Germany-politics-farright,FOCUS BERLIN The extreme political right in Germany is on the defensive and stands accused of inciting last week's racist attacks in Hanau and others with its anti-migrant diatribes. 600 words moved by Yacine Le Forestier. File Picture. File Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Cuba-economy-debt-US-diplomacy-EU,FOCUS HAVANA Foreign companies going unpaid, creditor countries told to be patient: as the Cuban government struggles under the weight of American sanctions it has been struggling to pay its debts, raising serious concern among its partners. 850 words moved by Katell Abiven. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS -- Entertainment-Britain-music-pianist,PROFILE LONDON British composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench, a rising black star in the overwhelmingly white world of classical music, is on a mission "to change the narrative" that the genre is stuffy and outdated. 700 words 0700 GMT. Video. Profile afp
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