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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns coronavirus may never go away + US says China hacking COVID-19 research + Santiago under quarantine as cases jump + US, Cuba accuse each other of terrorism + Italy's Serie A says eyeing June return Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization warns the coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live it, as the United States records a spike in its death toll for a second day. 850 words 0330 GMT by Sarah Titterton with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Health-virus-US-politics-China-science-hacking WASHINGTON US authorities warn that Chinese hackers are attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington's war with Beijing over the pandemic. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-Chile SANTIAGO Chile orders a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago's seven million people after authorities report a 60 percent spike in coronavirus infections in 24 hours, dealing a stunning blow to hopes the economy would soon reopen. 500 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Argentina,FOCUS US-Cuba-Colombia-diplomacy-terrorism,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Cuba trade accusations of support for terrorism as President Donald Trump's administration blacklists the communist island, saying it has not fully cooperated on counterterrorism. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon, with Moises Avila in Havana FBL-ITA-SerieA-virus-health,2ndlead ROME Italy's Serie A clubs say they want to return to competition on June 13 if they get the all-clear from the government. Sport in Italy has been suspended since early March. 550 words moved by Emmeline Moore -- ASIA -- Virus-health-Japan,FOCUS TOKYO With the world's oldest population and one of the most crowded megacities on the planet as its capital, Japan should have provided a fertile breeding ground for the deadly coronavirus. 750 words 0230 GMT by Richard Carter and Natsuko Fukue -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-tracing,FOCUS NEW YORK Contact tracing is supposed to be one of the key weapons in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and US authorities have touted the need for an "army" of tracers for months. But the hiring process has only just begun. 800 words 0230 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. File picture Health-virus-US-nurses,FOCUS WASHINGTON Dayna James has been an emergency nurse for 17 years and thought the COVID-19 pandemic would mean she'd have more work than ever. Instead, she's filing for unemployment benefits -- and she's not alone. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne and Issam Ahmed. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia-doctors,FOCUS MOSCOW When President Vladimir Putin promised in April that doctors would get a monthly bonus for treating virus patients, Maria thought it was compensation for increased risk and workload. What happened was quite different. 700 words 0330 GMT by Maria Antonova. File picture. Graphic Already moved: Health-virus-Russia,2ndlead Health-virus-Italy-poverty ROME Within 10 minutes, the food was gone. As Italy begins to feel the effects of its most punishing economic crisis since World War II, triggered by the coronavirus epidemic, the number of people in need has exploded. 1,300 words 0330 GMT by Alexandria Sage. File Photo. File Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy-US,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Israel a day before its new government is to be sworn in to discuss plans to annex much of the occupied West Bank into the Jewish state. 800 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-WestBank Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,FOCUS KHOKHA, Yemen In a desolate camp for Yemenis displaced by war, Nasima Ahmed wonders how she and her four children can possibly protect themselves as the coronavirus stalks the country. 700 words 0300 GMT by Khaled Ziad with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-religion-technology,FOCUS NAJAF, Iraq Every year, Maher al-Rubaye would marvel at the gold-leaf walls of Iraq's Imam Ali mausoleum. He still visits the shrine today -- through a screen from his living room. 600 words 0330 GMT by Haidar Hamdani. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-diplomacy,FOCUS CAIRO A slickly produced video from the office of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shows crates of medical supplies -- stamped in English and Arabic with the words "from the Egyptian people to the American people" -- being loaded onto a military cargo plane. 850 words 0330 GMT by Farid Farid. Video. Picture -- AFRICA -- Niger-conflict-Mali,SCENE TILLABERI, Niger The women of Gadbo, a small village in western Niger, gather around Zalika Issa and offer their condolences. Her nephew, shot dead in front of a crowd near the village well, was one of 20 people massacred last Friday during a triple attack by armed men. 850 words moved by Boureima Hama. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY, FINANCE & BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-economy-bankruptcy-business-bonds,FOCUS NEW YORK Larger companies have generally survived the initial blow from the coronavirus crisis, but still face existential challenges to get through what will probably be a long and grinding recovery. 800 words 0130 GMT by John Biers. File Picture Health-virus-Africa-oil-Nigeria,FOCUS LAGOS The collapse in oil prices linked to the coronavirus crisis has seen Nigeria's revenues from crude dry up and left Africa's largest economy more threatened than ever by its dependence on black gold. 700 words 0230 GMT by Celia Lebur. File picture. File video Also moving: Health-virus-Africa-oil,Q&A -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-entertainment-US-music-gaming,FOCUS NEW YORK With concerts on hold to halt the spread of coronavirus, the gaming world is increasingly catering to music lovers, with artists becoming animated performers in virtual realms to the trippy delight of millions. 750 words 0200 GMT by Maggy Donaldson and Thomas Urbain. File picture afp
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