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| - Duty Editor: Ben Sheppard Contact: Ben.Sheppard@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Lockdowns ease, Spanish kids venture out + Kim Jong Un train spotted amid health speculation + Yemeni separatists declare self-governance + Mnuchin sees US economy bouncing back + Dolphins glide back into Bosphorus Strait Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK New York says it may partially reopen in mid-May and Spanish children go outside for the first time in weeks as governments gradually ease lockdowns aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly three million people. 1,000 words 2130 GMT by Thomas Urbain with Thomas Perroteau in Madrid and AFP bureaus. Pictures. Graphics. Video. NKorea-politics SEOUL A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been spotted at a resort town in the country's east, satellite photos reviewed by a US-based think tank show, as speculation persists over his health. 500 words moved. Picture. File Picture. File Video Yemen-Saudi-conflict,WRAP ADEN Yemeni separatists declare self-rule of the country's south as a peace deal with the government crumbles, complicating a long and separate conflict with Huthi rebels who control much of the north. 800 words moved by Saleh al-Obeidi with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insists the US economy will come roaring back even amid warnings from another White House adviser of longer-term impacts of the coronavirus pandemic's unprecedented shock to the economy. 550 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Turkey-dolphins ISTANBUL A lull in boat traffic and a fishing ban in Istanbul forced by the coronavirus pandemic has proved good news for some of the city's most-loved inhabitants -- the dolphins that swim in the fish-rich waters of the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Georgia-churches,SCENE TOWNSEND, Georgia With the biggest health crisis in the world forcing major places of worship to shut their doors, Shauna Riggs seeks spiritual comfort at The Smallest Church in America. 500 words 2030 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-aviation,SCENE RAPID CITY, South Dakota Ghostly airports, countless flight cancellations, shops boarded up: the coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with air travel in the United States. A rare upside: no lines to get through the security checks. A close-up look at what it's like today to fly in the US. 450 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Pictures. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-politics JERUSALEM Israel's Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, whose handling of the coronavirus crisis within his own religious community has been criticised, says he wants a different cabinet post in the next government. 400 words moved Health-virus-Gulf-labour-rights,FOCUS After all nine men in his squalid dormitory fell victim to coronavirus, 27-year-old Nurudhin was packed in a bus and sent to a remote quarantine camp -- one of the many migrant workers who Gulf states are struggling to test and treat, or pushing to send back home. 770 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,3rdlead ROME Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte vows to reopen schools by September and allow many businesses to resume in the coming weeks as the country emerges from a near-total shutdown. 600 words 2030 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Germany-politics-farright-racism,2ndlead FRANKFURT AM MAIN Germany's far-right AfD suspends a longtime spokesman, reportedly after he describes himself as a fascist and praises his "Aryan grandfather". 450 words moved. File picture Health-virus-workers-unions-May1,ADVANCER PARIS Millions of workers traditionally take to the streets for May Day, but with half of humanity in lockdown, this is going to be a May 1 like no other. 800 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre and AFP bureaus. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-politics-hygiene BEIJING Beijing has banned "uncivilised" behaviour such as not covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, the city government says, in a new set of regulations to improve public hygiene during the coronavirus outbreak. 350 words moved Australia-technology-virus-pandemic SYDNEY Australia launches a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients despite privacy concerns that authorities insist are unwarranted. 400 words moved Bangladesh-textile-health virus-pandemic DHAKA Hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories defy a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen, raising fears the industry's vulnerable and largely female workforce could be exposed to the contagion. 400 words moved. Video. Picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Comoros-religion MORONI Security forces in the Comoros use teargas against Muslims who had gathered in mosques in violation of coronavirus lockdown rules. 200 words moved afp
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