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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Students return to school in big China cities + North Korea's Kim 'alive and well': Seoul + Recovered UK PM Johnson goes back to work + Mnuchin says US economy will 'bounce back' + Turkmenistan defies virus to celebrate horse day Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Children in China's two most important cities go back to school after more than three months at home, as coronavirus restrictions ease and governments around the world begin charting a path out of the pandemic lockdown. 800 words 0730 GMT by Sebastien Ricci and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well", a top security adviser to the South's President Moon Jae-in says, downplaying rumours over Kim's health following his absence from a key anniversary. 550 words 0730 GMT by Sunghee Hwang Health-virus-Britain-PM LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work more than three weeks after being hospitalised for the coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. 500 words moved by David Harding. File picture 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-Turkmenistan-racing ASHGABAT Turkmenistan flouts social distancing conventions introduced across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with spectators packing a hippodrome for festivities honouring its national horse. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia-internet SYDNEY More than one million Australians have downloaded a new government smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier despite concerns about how authorities might use their data. 600 words 0800 GMT by Andrew Beatty -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-food-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The coronavirus epidemic has emptied downtown Washington of its popular food trucks ever since their main customers -- lunchtime office workers -- fled in March the safety of their homes. 700 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture 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 moved 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. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-Saudi-conflict,WRAP RIYADH The Saudi-led military coalition rejects Yemen separatists' declaration of self-rule over the country's south and demands "an end to any escalatory actions". 650 word moved Saudi-punishment-rights RIYADH Saudi Arabia ends the death penalty for crimes committed by minors after effectively abolishing floggings as the kingdom seeks to blunt criticism over its human rights record. 400 words moved 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 -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,3rdlead ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promises Italians they will soon be allowed to stroll in parks and visit relatives as the country emerges from the world's longest coronavirus lockdown. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Sweden-SIPRI-military-spending-China-India STOCKHOLM Global military expenditure saw its biggest uptick in a decade in 2019, researchers say, marking the first year two Asian countries were among the top three spenders. 450 words moved -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Health-virus-ECB-EU-eurozone,ADVANCER FRANKFURT The European Central Bank has launched a series of never-before-seen measures to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic but it looks set to reaffirm Thursday it will do more still, even if some of the options appear limited. 600 words moved by Tom Barfield -- SPORT -- Health-virus-fbl-tennis-socialmedia,FEATURE PARIS Across social media, sports stars denied the chance to play in front of a crowd are increasingly going "live" in sometimes surprising ways to connect with an audience. 700 words moved by Yassine Khiri. File picture Fbl-Asia-CHN-Drogba-Anelka,FOCUS SHANGHAI When Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka made surprising moves to China in 2012, they became the first Premier League stars to play in the country and put Chinese football on the map. 600 words 0600 GMT. File picture afp
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