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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China targets Hong Kong but wary of economy + Outrage in HK at bid to impose security law + Trump urges quicker reopening from lockdown + Khashoggi's sons say they 'forgive' killers + Bill Clinton to unveil crime thriller novel China-politics-health-virus-economy,WRAP BEIJING China moves to impose a controversial security law on Hong Kong at the opening of its annual parliamentary session, with Premier Li Keqiang also warning of the "immense" economic challenges caused by the coronavirus. 800 words 0530 GMT by Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video China-HongKong-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG China has launched one of its fiercest assaults on Hong Kong's treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law, pro-democracy campaigners say as they vowed to take to the streets in protest. 700 words 0600 GMT by Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su. Picture Also moving: China-HongKong-politics-law,Q&A Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump presses for a further reopening of the United States as coronavirus job losses mount, while China's premier warns of "immense" challenges facing the world's second-biggest economy. 800 words 0630 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. Saudi-rights-politics-Khashoggi,WRAP RIYADH The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they "forgive" the killers of their father, an announcement analysts say will effectively lead to clemency. 550 words moved. File Picture. Graphic US-politics-Clinton-book-literature NEW YORK Former US president Bill Clinton will publish another crime novel, co-author James Patterson says, this time centred on the kidnapping of an American first daughter. 200 words moved. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-NATO-military-aviation-treaty,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announces he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact Trump has abrogated since coming to office. 750 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Job losses in the United States are slowing but totaled an unheard-of 38.6 million since the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns began, while officials debate what additional steps will be needed to rescue the beleaguered economy. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Graphic Health-virus-US-tourism,FOCUS SAVANNAH, Georgia Tired of claustrophobic coronavirus stay-at-home orders, some restless Americans are opting for a change of scenery and heading to states like Georgia and South Carolina, preferred destinations of quarantine-defying tourists. 600 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-demographics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also partly by poverty and the need to work. 700 words moved by Louis Genot. File picture -- ASIA -- China-politics-health-virus-economy-indicator,3rdlead BEIJING China's communist rulers avoid setting an annual growth target for the first time in decades as they struggle to deal with the "immense" economic challenges caused the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 0600 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video China-politics-health-virus-economy,SCENE BEIJING The annual session of China's legislature is usually a chance for Xi Jinping and the rest of China's leadership to put on a stage-managed show of representative democracy -- but this year's undoubted focus is the coronavirus. 700 words 0430 GMT by Dan Martin and Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-Indonesia-Malaysia-religion,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Bazaars in Kabul are bustling, Pakistani shopping malls are busy and Indonesian markets are packed as Muslims across Asia ready for the annual Eid al-Fitr holiday despite coronavirus cases rising. 500 words 0800 GMT by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Ireland-poetry,FOCUS DUBLIN Ireland has sought solace in its poetic tradition to overcome the coronavirus crisis and provide poignant words of hope to tackle grief and the hardship of lockdown. 650 words moved GMT by Joe Stenson Health-virus-Italy-nightlife,FOCUS ROME The sun is shining and for many Italians, that means one thing -- Aperol spritzes at a terrace cafe with friends. But days after most coronavirus restrictions were lifted, authorities are saying not so fast. 650 words moved by Alexandria Sage. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Sudan-unrest-minorities,FOCUS KHARTOUM An upsurge in bloody tribal clashes in Sudan has killed at least 59 people and wounded over 100 this month, heaping more pressure on the country's fragile transitional government. 750 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Health-virus-UAE-prison,SCENE DUBAI Dubai's Al-Awir central prison is using video conferencing systems to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease among inmates and staff. 650 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-health-virus-unrest-Ebola,FOCUS GOMA Coronavirus has swiftly gained status as the world's No. 1 threat but in eastern DR Congo, one of Africa's most volatile regions, militia killings and ethnic violence are an older and -- for now -- far greater source of dread. 550 words moved by Albert Kambale in Goma and Ricky Ombeni in Bukavu -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Commodities-oil-price-energy,ANALYSIS LONDON World crude prices have staged a modest recovery from last month's dizzying collapse, prompting analysts to wonder whether the worst of the 2020 oil crisis is over. 600 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin -- SPORT -- Golf-USLPGA-KOR-SKorea-education,FOCUS SEOUL Driven parents, intense training and a culture of competitiveness have turned South Korea into the dominant force in women's golf, providing eight of the world's current top 20 players. 800 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video Cricket-NZL-ENG-anniversary,FOCUS WELLINGTON It has been described as New Zealand cricket's darkest day, the 1955 Test against England when the Black Caps were skittled for just 26, a record low that still stands today. 600 words moved by Neil Sands afp
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