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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump threatens to pull WHO funding + Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine + WHO assembly to push for united front on virus + Cyclone threatens millions in South Asia + Climate change could spark US 'dust bowl' Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump threatens to permanently cut US funding to the World Health Organization or cut ties completely, accusing it of botching the global virus response and of being a "puppet of China". 850 words 1130 GMT GMT by Michael Mathes, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Health-virus-hydroxychloroquine-Trump,3rdlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump makes the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Health-virus-WHO-assembly GENEVA The World Health Organization's annual assembly pursues talks towards a resolution on the coronavirus pandemic after being rocked by an ultimatum from US President Donald Trump. 500 words 1100 GMT by Nina Larson. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone KOLKATA, India Millions of people are being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrels towards India and Bangladesh, but with evacuation plans complicated by coronavirus precautions. 650 words 1000 GMT by Sailendra Sil with Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi and Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka. Graphic. Picture Climate-drought-US-economy PARIS Due to global warming, the United States is today more than twice as likely to endure a devastating "dust bowl" scenario as during the Great Depression, researchers said. 550 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin returns to work after recovering from the coronavirus, with the number of cases approaching 300,000 but officials saying the rate of new infections is on the decline. 500 words 1030 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture Germany-espionage-court-rights,WRAP FRANKFURT Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND) is not allowed to spy on internet data from foreigners abroad, the country's top court rules, siding with a complaint brought by journalists overseas. 500 words 0930 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick Health-virus-EU-Germany-France-Merkel-politics,FOCUS BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel will need to spend much of the political capital she accrued during the coronavirus pandemic to rally Germans behind a massive EU recovery package agreed with France that marks a sharp break with Berlin's budget orthodoxy. 600 words 1030 GMT by Deborah Cole. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-Syria-Russia-conflict,FOCUS BEIRUT While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from both sides are still fighting in Libya on behalf of their Russian and Turkish backers. 600 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Kuwait-marriage,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY Abu Othman, like thousands of Kuwaiti men, struggles to split his time between two wives living in separate homes as the Gulf state imposes a total lockdown to combat the coronavirus. 700 words 1100 GMT Health-virus-Tunisia-religion-Ramadan,FOCUS NICOSIA Hiding snacks under their beds or behind piles of clothes, young Tunisians are finding ways to subvert the Ramadan fast despite being locked down with their Muslim conservative parents. 700 words moved by Oumeima Nechi. File picture Health-virus-Qatar-prisoners DOHA Qatar confirms 12 cases of COVID-19 at a jail as campaign group Human Rights Watch warns other prisoners could be at risk of contracting the disease. 400 words moved -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-politics-Thabane,WRAP MASERU Lesotho's beleaguered Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, 80, finally resigned on Tuesday, ending months of political crisis that engulfed the kingdom since he was accused of participating in his ex-wife's murder. 500 words 1030 GMT by Pascalinah Kabi. File Picture Also moving: Lesotho-politics-Thabane-PROFILE Health-virus-technology-science-Kenya-Ghana-Rwanda-Benin,FOCUS NAIROBI Watching from afar as much of the world was brought to its knees by the coronavirus, African scientists, engineers and innovators have turned to homegrown solutions to prepare for the worst case scenario. 800 words moved by Fran Blandy with AFP Africa bureaus. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia-China-trade-tariff-barley,lead SYDNEY Australia threatens to take China to the World Trade Organisation to counter a fresh round of punitive sanctions, as the two countries clash over an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Health-virus-China-vaccine,FOCUS BEIJING A Chinese laboratory says it has developed a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt, shortening the recovery time for those infected and even offering short-term immunity. 650 words moved by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-animal-farms,lead BEIJING Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-Saudi-crime-shooting-military-Qaeda,WRAP WASHINGTON The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a US naval base in December had longstanding ties to Al-Qaeda and planned an attack before he arrived in the United States, US justice officials say. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he was fully justified in firing an internal watchdog reportedly probing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over alleged misuse of staff as well as an arms deal with Saudi Arabia. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture Health-virus-US-environment-fires,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The wildfire season in the western United States is shaping up to be even more challenging this year because of the pandemic, which has forced firefighters to rethink how they respond to disaster while also protecting themselves. 750 words moved by Lauren Banguet. File Picture -- BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Turkey-economy,FOCUS ISTANBUL Turkey was recovering from its first recession in a decade when the coronavirus hit. Now the economy is on the brink again, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is running out of options. 800 words 1100 GMT by Gokan Gunes. File picture. US-China-internet-lifestyle-TikTok-management SAN FRANCISCO Former Disney executive Kevin Mayer will become the head of TikTok and chief operating officer of the popular video app's parent company, the group announces. 400 words moved US-internet-games-computers-health-Microsoft SAN FRANCISCO Some 126 million people are playing "Minecraft" monthly and more than 200 million copies of the building and exploration game have been sold as online play surges during the pandemic. 400 words moved Thailand-aviation-health-virus-ThaiAirways BANGKOK Thailand's cash-strapped national carrier will look to undergo a restructuring through the kingdom's bankruptcy court, premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha says, as the stricken company is battered by the crash in tourism caused by the coronavirus. 450 words moved -- SPORTS -- Badminton-MAS-CHN-Lee-Lin,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR Fifteen years ago in a packed Kuala Lumpur stadium, rising stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei faced each other in a final for the first time, kicking off badminton's greatest rivalry and attracting a new generation of fans. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves and M. Jegathesan. File picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-food-restaurants-guides PARIS Gastronomic guides are split over whether to continue rating restaurants with many closed across the world because of lockdowns, with Michelin insisting it's business as usual. 450 words 1130 GMT by Olga Nedbaeva. File picture afp
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