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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Record US virus deaths, Trump optimistic + Sanders bows out, clearing way for Biden + Saudi coalition declares Yemen ceasefire + Watchdog blames Syria over toxic attacks Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic notches up another round of record death tolls in the United States and Europe, dousing the optimism of US President Donald Trump who insists there is light at the end of the tunnel. 800 words 0730 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Democrats-Sanders-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Leftist US Senator Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-vote-politics-Biden,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Sanders,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Sanders,POINTS Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,WRAP RIYADH The Riyadh-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Huthi rebels declares a two-week ceasefire in the country in a bid to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra Syria-conflict-chemical-arms-OPCW,WRAP THE HAGUE The global chemical weapons watchdog for the first time explicitly blames Syria for toxic attacks, saying President Bashar al-Assad's air force used the nerve gas sarin and chlorine three times in 2017. 750 words moved by Jan Hennop and Charlotte van Ouwerkerk. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-China-virus-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China Hairstylist "A Ping" is back in business now that Wuhan's coronavirus lockdown has been lifted, but his salon has no customers, only empty chairs and lingering fears over a contagion that continues to haunt the city and slow its recovery. 750 words 0800 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-poverty,FOCUS GHAZIABAD, India With his rickshaw sitting idle outside his one-room shack, Sailesh Kumar is one of hundreds of millions of poor Indians hit the hardest by the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown. 650 words 0600 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava, with Vishal Manve and Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai. Picture Health-virus-Singapore-migration,FOCUS SINGAPORE Migrant workers in Singapore are living in fear following a surge of coronavirus infections in their dormitories where they say cramped and filthy conditions make social distancing impossible. 650 words moved by Catherine Lai and Sam Reeves. Picture. Video Tonga-Fiji-Vanuatu-weather-cyclone-virus,2ndlead NUKU'ALOFA A resurgent Tropical Cyclone Harold flattened tourist resorts in Tonga Thursday, extending a week-long trail of destruction across four South Pacific island nations that has claimed more than two dozen lives. 550 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Graphic. -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Cuba-doctors,FOCUS HAVANA Cuban doctors are back in global demand as overwhelmed national healthcare services tap their crisis experience as they battle with the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0530 GMT by Carlos Batista and Moises Avila Health-virus-UN-conflict-peacekeeping,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS With 110,000 peacekeepers deployed in more than a dozen countries around a world now ravaged by the coronavirus, the United Nations faces twin challenges: keeping those soldiers safe and, more importantly, persuading governments not to bring them home. 800 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-robots,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. 700 words moved by Julie Jammot Health-virus-WHO-US-China-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON With the United States in the throes of a historic public health crisis, President Donald Trump is aiming fire on the institution at the heart of the response -- the World Health Organization. Some see a scapegoat, but many share concerns over its deference to China. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "responding to treatment" as he spends a third day in intensive care battling the coronavirus that has claimed over 6,000 lives nationwide. 800 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-religion-Easter,FOCUS MADRID In the week leading to Easter Sunday, hundreds of colourful processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods and centuries-old religious floats traditionally flood the streets of villages and cities across Spain. 650 words moved by Alvaro Villalobos and Emmanuel Michel. Picture Space-health-virus-Russia-US-Kazakhstan ALMATY A three-man crew is set to travel to the International Space Station, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0530 GMT by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Sudan-politics,FOCUS KHARTOUM A year after one of Africa's longest serving leaders, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted from power in the face of mass street protests, Sudan is still reeling from daunting crises including deep economic woes. 800 words moved by Abdelmoneim with Menna Zaki in Cairo. File Picture. File Video. Also moved: Sudan-Bashir-trial-corruption Sudan-unrest-Bashir-politics,PROFILE Sudan-unrest-politics,CHRONO -- FINANCE -- Health-virus-OPEC-oil LONDON Top crude producers will hold a crucial teleconference to discuss a possible cut in output after a collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus and a damaging Saudi-Russia price war caused a crash in the market. 650 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-indicator-unemployment,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The United States is set for another jarring look at how badly the coronavirus has marred the economy with new weekly jobless benefit claim data set to be released. 500 words moved by Chris Stein Health-virus-US-economy-communities-politics-emergency,FOCUS WASHINGTON A mask on his face and gloves on his hands, Anthony Lorenzo Green navigates a silver Cadillac through the streets of northeast Washington, delivering groceries to needy people, no strings attached. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture Health-virus-Argentina-economy,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES The United Nations warns of an impending food shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic as major exporters such as Argentina find it increasingly difficult to sell their produce. 650 words moved by Nina Negron. File picture -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-JPN-SSD-athletics-virus-SSudan,FOCUS MAEBASHI, Japan The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was a heavy blow for many athletes, but a team of South Sudanese sprinters training in a Japanese town are hoping to turn the delay to their advantage. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video afp
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