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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO reports biggest daily jump in virus cases + US pair accused of helping Ghosn escape Japan + 'Super cyclone' kills 10 in Bangladesh, India + Pompeo dismisses allegations as 'crazy stuff' + Klopp vows no risks as group training resumes Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The World Health Organization reports the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases as Donald Trump proposes hosting world leaders for a G7 summit as a sign of "normalisation." 800 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Japan-court-auto-Ghosn,WRAP BOSTON, Massachusetts A father and son suspected of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan in December are arrested in the United States and taken to court, where they face a judge in a rare online appearance. 600 words moved by Joseph Prezioso, with Charlotte Plantive in Washington. Picture. Also moved: US-Japan-court-auto-Ghosn-Taylor,PROFILE India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,WRAP KHULNA, Bangladesh The strongest cyclone in decades slams into Bangladesh and eastern India, killing at least 10 people as it sends water surging inland, leaving scenes of destruction in its wake. 750 words 0300 GMT by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sal in Kolkata. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone-surge,FACTS India-health-virus-weather-cyclone,SCENE US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,lead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faces calls to testify before Congress over his firing of an internal watchdog, as he brushes off allegations against him as "crazy stuff." 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus LONDON Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he will not put his players at risk or force them back into action against their will as the Premier League leaders return to training in small groups. 600 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-social,FOCUS WASHINGTON Rico Montego, 22, is out and about in the US capital on his daily routine, chatting with friends on a street corner despite the strict stay-at-home orders. Compliance with the lockdown in Washington has been patchy. 650 words 0230 GMT by Ben Sheppard. Picture. Health-virus-US-nurse,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Seven weeks ago, Dianne King left her Alabama home to fight COVID-19 in hard-hit New York, a city she'd never seen before. Now, the 43-year-old nurse is returning home this week with renewed motivation. 650 words 0200 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-politics-medicine,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro neatly sums up how thoroughly politics has hijacked the debate over using malaria drugs against the new coronavirus: "Right-wingers take chloroquine." 750 words 0200 GMT by Louis Genot. File Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Greece-tourism,3rdlead ATHENS Greece will restart its tourism season on June 15 and gradually restore international flights from July 1 to boost its economy after the virus lockdown, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says. 500 words moved by John Hadoulis Health-virus-Britain-France-migrants,FOCUS LONDON The number of unaccompanied young migrants crossing the Channel from France to Britain has spiked during the coronavirus outbreak, as travel restrictions force them onto boats rather than trucks. 650 words 0200 GMT by Pauline Froissart. Video Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-NIreland,WRAP LONDON Britain concedes that new checks will be required on goods entering Northern Ireland after Brexit, but tempers flare with the European Union over the lack of progress in trade talks. 600 words moved by Alice Ritchie with Alex Pigman in Brussels Health-virus-Britain-testing LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the country will have 25,000 virus tracing staff recruited by June so it can "make progress" in its strategy to keep easing the nationwide lockdown. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warns that Israeli annexations in the occupied West Bank will spell the end of all security coordination, as international opposition to the plans grows. 750 words moved by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Algeria-politics-trial-rights,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria sentences three opposition activists to jail over Facebook posts, in what rights groups say is the latest sign of increased repression after the coronavirus lockdown stifled a popular protest movement. 700 words moved. File picture Iraq-health-virus-Islam-Ramadan,FOCUS BAGHDAD Baghdad, a city of nearly 10 million residents, is running on an unusual rhythm this Ramadan since Iraq imposed an overnight curfew to curb the spreading coronavirus. 680 words 0230 GMT by Ayman Henna. File picture. Video Syria-conflict-economy-religion,FOCUS DAMASCUS With most of the Syrian population living in poverty, many have turned to flea markets to purchase clothes ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as an already severe economic crisis is compounded by a coronavirus lockdown. 740 words 0300 GMT by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video Saudi-television-Ramadan-Israel,FOCUS RIYADH Two Ramadan television dramas on a Saudi-controlled network have stirred controversy as they test public perceptions over quietly warming relations between the Gulf monarchy and Israel. 850 words 0400 GMT by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote-unrest-health-virus,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundians vote in tense elections to replace their long-ruling president, with the opposition crying foul over arrests and intimidation, and little attention paid to the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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