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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Afghans dance as week-long truce under way + Fear over coronavirus deaths outside China + Sanders warns Russia on election tampering + Iran's conservatives tipped for vote gains + The one with the reunion: Friends comeback Afghanistan-US-Taliban-violence,WRAP KABUL A week-long partial truce takes hold across Afghanistan, with some jubilant civilians dancing in the streets as the war-weary country wakes up to what is potentially a major turning point in its long conflict. 600 words 0600 GMT by Emal Haidary and Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Fears mount over new cases and fatalities outside China from the new coronavirus outbreak, as the World Health Organization warns of a shrinking window to stem the deadly outbreak's spread. 750 words 0700 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-SouthKorea,WRAP US-politics-vote-Russia-Germany-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders warns Russia not to meddle in the Democratic presidential race, as Donald Trump angrily dismisses assertions that Moscow was again seeking to boost his election chances. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon and Michael Mathes. Picture Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iran extends voting twice in an election expected to see conservatives tighten their grip on parliament, amid voter apathy after the disqualification of thousands of candidates. 800 words moved by Amir Havasi. Video. Picture Also moved: Iran-vote,SCENE Iran-politics-Rouhani,CHRONO US-entertainment-television-Friends-reunion LOS ANGELES It's finally happening! The cast of the hit US sitcom "Friends" is reuniting for an upcoming 25th anniversary special, much to the delight of fans who lit up social media with the announcement. 300 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-survivor,FOCUS BEIJING Xiao Yao doesn't know when or where he caught the new coronavirus. He suspects it happened on his train journey home to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Jingzhou city, in central China's Hubei province. 600 words moved by Qian Ye. Picture. Video China-health-virus-food-restaurants,FOCUS SHANGHAI China's armies of racing, swerving motorcycle deliverymen have been hailed as saviours during the coronavirus crisis, keeping shut-in citizens fed and stocked up. But it's come with major adjustments for couriers like Gao Yuchao. 500 words 0530 GMT by Lan Lianchao. Picture. Video China-virus-health-Italy-towns,FOCUS ROME An Italian man becomes the first European to die after being infected with the coronavirus, just hours after 10 towns in the country were locked down following a flurry of new cases. 650 words moved by Ella Ide -- AFGHANISTAN TRUCE -- Afghanistan-peace-ceasefire-internet,FOCUS KABUL With a partial truce under way and a deal between the US and the Taliban on the horizon, Afghans are daring to dream of the war ending and their country finally opening up. 700 words 0530 GMT by Emal Haidary Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is often criticised as a bull in a china shop when it comes to foreign policy, but the US deal with the Taliban will let him declare victory on a key election promise. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats,WRAP LAS VEGAS From glitzy Las Vegas casinos to dusty desert crossroads, Nevada Democrats vote for who should challenge President Donald Trump in November's election, with leftist Bernie Sanders riding high in the saddle. 700 words 0630 GMT by Andrew Marszal, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Nevada-Filipinos,FOCUS LAS VEGAS Manny Pacquiao, roast pig dinners and prayer services: Activists are using every tool possible to get the booming Filipino-American community in Las Vegas to the polls for Saturday's Democratic nomination vote. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture US-banking-fine-investigation-WellsFargo,WRAP NEW YORK Wells Fargo has agreed to pay US regulators $3 billion to settle three investigations into the bank's damaging fake accounts scandal, the Department of Justice says. 650 words moved by Luc Olinga Canada-transport-politics-protests,WRAP OTTAWA Crippling blockades of key Canadian rail arteries "must now come down," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, acknowledging that attempts at dialogue to end two weeks of indigenous protests had failed. 550 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture. Video Mexico-health-cancer-children,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Five-year-old Dhana Rivas is fighting for her life on two fronts, fending off the acute lymphoblastic leukemia eating away at her frail body while her family simultaneously battles the shortage of cancer drugs plaguing Mexico. 850 words moved by Miguel Bravo. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia,WRAP ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to halt the Syrian regime's offensive in northwest Syria as France calls for an urgent summit with those leaders to end the bloodshed and humanitarian crisis. 600 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Germany-racism-attack-politics-farright, WRAP BERLIN Under pressure to protect migrants and Muslims, German ministers promise to ramp up security and put more police on the streets, two days after a racist gunman killed nine people. 700 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Germany-attack-racism,ANALYSIS -- AFRICA -- Togo-vote LOME Togo votes in an election expected to see President Faure Gnassingbe claim a fourth term in power and extend his family's half-century domination of the West African nation. 450 words moved by Emile Kouton and Celia Lebur -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-culture,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's carnival celebrations are among the wildest parties in the world, but someone has to reign over them -- and being "queen" can be a year-round job. 580 words 0130 GMT by Louis Genot and Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Lifestyle-US-architecture-luxury,FOCUS MIAMI In the heart of Miami, among the towering skyscrapers that rise above Biscayne Bay, the eye-catching new luxury condo building by late star architect Zaha Hadid dominates the skyline. 550 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- RugbyU-6Nations-ENG-IRL,PREVIEW LONDON Farrell will attempt to end the Grand Slam hopes of father Andy when England face Ireland in the Six Nations. 650 words moved by Julian Guyer afp
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