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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + UN launches global virus vaccine push + Muslims mark Ramadan under lockdown + US state of Georgia gambles on reopening + Brazil justice minister quits in Bolsonaro clash + Inject disinfectant? Trump claims baffle nation Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United Nations launches a global push for a coronavirus vaccine while President Donald Trump comes under fire for suggesting treating COVID-19 with disinfectant and the US death toll passes 50,000. 900 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley with Anuj Chopra in Riyadh. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Health-virus-Islam-Ramadan RIYADH Mosques stand empty and fast-breaking feasts are cancelled as Muslims around the world begin marking Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown, while a pushback in some countries sparks fears of a surge in infections. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Haeril Halim in Jakarta. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Palestinians-Ramadan,FOCUS Health-virus-US ATLANTA, Georgia Gyms, hair salons and tattoo parlors had a green light to reopen in the US state of Georgia as the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic soared past 50,000 in the United States. 700 words 2230 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Brazil-politics-government-corruption-police,WRAP BRASILIA Sergio Moro, Brazil's justice and security minister, resigns after clashing with President Jair Bolsonaro over the sacking of the federal police chief. 650 words 2030 GMT by Jordi Miro and Eugenia Logiuratto. File picture Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Top White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx shrank in horror and around the nation comedians sharpened their pens: President Donald Trump had just asked if virus victims couldn't be injected with disinfectant. 750 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture. File video -- RACE FOR VIRUS VACCINE -- Health-virus-Gavi-vaccine GENEVA The race is on to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 but it is not certain that one can be found, the head of the global vaccines alliance says. 500 words moved by Robin Millard Health-virus-China-vaccines BEIJING A novel coronavirus vaccine has for the first time "largely protected" monkeys from infection during an animal trial, data from a Chinese pharmaceutical giant shows. 550 words moved Health-virus-sunlight,FOCUS WASHINGTON Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus? A White House presentation on a mysterious government study claims so -- but scientists have called for more proof. 600 words 2030 GMT by Issam Ahmed -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-SouthDakota-business,FOCUS RAPID CITY, South Dakota Jessica Wise has never been so busy since she and her sister started their tanning salon in South Dakota, one of the few American states not under pandemic lockdown. 600 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Canada-crime-police-shooting,lead OTTAWA The worst mass shooting in Canada's history started with the suspect assaulting his girlfriend, and this may have been the "catalyst" for the 22 grisly slayings that followed, say police. 600 words 2000 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Gulf-labour-rights,FOCUS ABU DHABI After all nine men in his dormitory caught the coronavirus, 27-year-old Nurudhin was bussed to a remote quarantine camp -- becoming one of many migrant workers in Gulf states who are struggling to manage. 750 words moved. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-toll LONDON The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus outbreak nears 20,000 as the government faces calls for greater transparency for its exit strategy from stringent social distancing measures. 600 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP Health-virus-Germany,FOCUS FRANKFURT Left empty as the coronavirus pandemic forced events to be cancelled, Berlin's exhibition centre Messe is getting a makeover with the help of German soldiers -- to reemerge as a hospital in a few weeks' time. 650 words moved by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-Chechnya,FOCUS MOSCOW Elena Milashina has received death threats before, but never so brazen as when Chechnya's strongman leader put out an open call for violence because of her journalism about the coronavirus. 770 words moved by Jonathan Brown. File Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest-conservation-park,2ndlead GOMA, DR Congo At least 18 people, including 12 rangers, are killed in an attack in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 450 words moved Health-virus-Africa,PROFILE DAKAR A cast of obscure health and government officials across Africa have been propelled into the public eye amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some are social-media savvy newcomers, others veterans of the fight against AIDS and Ebola. 800 words moved by Emmet Livingstone. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Liberia,FOCUS Health-virus-Djibouti,FOCUS DJIBOUTI Djibouti has seen a rapid spike in coronavirus cases, with the Horn of Africa nation now recording the highest prevalence on the continent as the population largely ignores measures imposed by authorities. 800 words moved. File picture Health-virus-SAfrica-drugs,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG South Africa's coronavirus lockdown has opened a window of opportunity for homeless substance users as methadone programs are rolled out in shelters. 800 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Pictures. Video -- ASIA -- China-rights,INTERVIEW BEIJING Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang says he is drained after years in jail but ready to fight to reunite with his family in Beijing as authorities keep him confined in a distant province. 650 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Nepal-quake-anniversary-poverty,FOCUS BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL It has been five years since an earthquake devastated Nepal, but Krishna Maya Khadka is still struggling to come to terms with losing her husband and the home she lived in for generations. 600 words moved by Paavan Mathema. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-recession,WRAP WASHINGTON As data showing the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic piles up, the Congressional Budget Office said the US budget defict will explode this year to $3.7 trillion. 500 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott. File picture. -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ARG-gender,FOCUS LA PLATA, Argentina Out on the pitch, they finally can feel like themselves. In addition to the sheer joy that football brings them, Mara Gomez and Marcos Rojo have the extra satisfaction of knowing that after a long and difficult journey, they are blazing a trail for transgender players in Argentina. 750 words 2100 GMT by Nina Negron. Picture. Video Fbl-Asia-CHN-stadium-economy-construction,FOCUS SHANGHAI China is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge on new football stadiums, ramping up ambitions to be a superpower in the sport and host a World Cup as early as 2030. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture -- LIFESTYLE/ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook unveils a new video chat service with virtual "rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic. 600 words 2000 GMT by Glenn Chapman afp
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