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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Millions of students stay home to stem virus spread + Turkey, Russia agree ceasefire in Syria's Idlib + Afghan war crimes probe must go ahead: ICC judges + Elizabeth Warren ends White House campaign + Dubai ruler ordered daughters' abduction: UK judge Health-virus,WRAP ROME Almost 300 million students worldwide face weeks at home with Italy and India the latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as health officials warn many countries are not doing enough to fight the outbreak. 900 words 2100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks, with AFP bureaux. Video. Picture. Graphic Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey,WRAP MOSCOW Turkey and Russia agree to halt fighting in northern Syria that sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears of their armies clashing, with a ceasefire due to take effect within hours. 700 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mainville and Maria Panina. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Syria-Russia-Turkey-conflict-Idlib,FOCUS Afghanistan-war-ICC,WRAP THE HAGUE International war crimes judges rule that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities committed by US forces, as they overturned a previous court ruling. 650 words 1930 GMT by Jan Hennop. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, once a favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination, drops out of the race, setting up a two-man duel between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. 800 words 1930 GMT by Amanda Sabga and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-Warren,FOCUS Britain-UAE-Jordan-royals-court,WRAP LONDON Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and subjected his former wife to a "campaign of fear and intimidation", forcing her to flee to London with their two children, according to a British court ruling. 700 words 2030 GMT by Phil Hazlewood -- CORONAVIRUS -- Britain-aviation-bankruptcy-virus-Flybe,WRAP EXETER, United Kingdom British regional airline Flybe crashes into bankruptcy after the deadly coronavirus proves to be the final nail in its coffin, leaving its planes and passengers stranded. 700 words moved by Geoff Caddick with Roland Jackson in London. Picture. Video. Graphic We have also moved: N.Ireland-Belfast-economy-aviation-Brexit,FOCUS Health-virus-aviation,WRAP OPEC-oil-market,WRAP VIENNA Ministers from the OPEC cartel of oil-producing countries recommend a drastic production cut of 1.5 million barrels per day to their allies to counter a slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin. Picture. Video Also moved: Energy-oil-OPEC,FOCUS ECB-EU-eurozone-economy-banking-health-virus,FOCUS Also moving: Health-virus-Britain-BoE Health-virus-China-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China The young couple stepped from a Chinese bullet train on to the deserted platform of Wuhan Station and into the epicentre of the world's coronavirus epidemic, home at last after more than 40 days in limbo. 750 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-China-hospital,INTERVIEW Health-virus-China-politics,FOCUS Health-virus-consumer-panic,FOCUS HONG KONG Shelves stripped bare, surgical masks stolen and thousands queueing for medical supplies -- panic-buying is criss-crossing the globe with the coronavirus, defying repeated calls for calm and disrupting supply chains. 650 words moved by Ross Adkin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia is treading a tightrope as it bars Muslim pilgrims from Islam's holiest sites to contain the coronavirus, rolling out restrictions that while essential could prove both expensive and politically perilous. 700 words moved. Health-virus-Italy-Rome-teachers,SCENE ROME Julius Caesar, whose statue looms over a Rome schoolyard, saw only teachers walk by as millions of students skipped class because of the new conovirus scare. They were determined to keep teaching -- if only they could figure out how. 450 words 2000 GMT Ivana Jurisa. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-schools,FOCUS Britain-health-coronavirus-animals Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The US Congress passes an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to address the coronavirus crisis as infections spread to at least 14 states and deaths reach 11. 500 words 2030 GMT by Issam Ahmed -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Trump-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump makes no secret of the scorched earth campaign he'll mount against Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden -- complete with questioning the former vice president's cognitive abilities and accusing him constantly of corruption. 500 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-JillBiden,FOCUS Mexico-crime-missing,FOCUS SALINAS VICTORIA, Mexico Leticia Hidalgo smears her face with sunscreen and walks steadily across a desolate patch of land she has come to know as one of Mexico's killing fields. 700 words 2030 GMT by Jennifer Gonzalez. Picture. Video Argentina-health-poverty,FOCUS SALTA, Argentina In parched and dusty villages in northern Argentina, children have been dying of hunger and disease linked to a lack of clean water and nutrition, despite living in one of Latin America's richest economies. 800 words moved by Sonia Avalos. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Greece-refugee-Turkey-migration,FOCUS KASTANIES, Greece Farmers, hunters, fishermen and animal breeders have been enlisted in Greece to patrol its borders with Turkey, where thousands of migrants have gathered after Ankara pledged to open its doors to the EU. 700 words moved by Marina Rafenberg. Picture Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey-Greece-migrants,CHRONO NATO-Turkey-EU-Syria-conflict-migrants,FOCUS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Egypt-animal-crocodiles,FOCUS ASWAN, Egypt Deep in the Nubia, a region along the Nile in southern Egypt, crocodiles play an important cultural role and provide income for the community, with tourists paying to marvel at the tamed reptiles. 700 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote-politics,WRAP YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he will not run in October's election, ending months of speculation over whether he would seek a third term. 650 words 2000 GMT by Patrick Fort. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demands an immediate reduction in violence in Afghanistan but says he still has confidence that Taliban insurgents are committed to a landmark agreement to end the war. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture afp
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