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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe hit by more grim economic news + Millions at risk from known diseases + India chemical leak kills seven + Pell 'knew of paedophile priests' + Madonnna says she had coronavirus Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The economic carnage unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic is brought into sharper focus with grim data showing major slumps in German and French industrial output and the British economy forecast to slump 14 percent this year. 850 words 0930 GMT by Ben Perry with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-disease-vaccination-children,FOCUS PARIS As COVID-19 deaths climb ever higher in Europe and the United States, millions of lives are at risk in developing nations where lockdowns and overwhelmed medical systems are disrupting vital testing, vaccination and treatment for other killer diseases. 1,200 words 1100 GMT by Patrick Galey India-accident-chemicals,WRAP VISHAKHAPATNAM, India At least seven people are killed and hundreds hospitalised after a pre-dawn gas leak at a chemical plant in eastern India that left unconscious victims lying in the streets, authorities say. 700 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-Catholic-assault-abuse-children-Pell,lead SYDNEY Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests, according to a top-level inquiry. 750 words moved by Holly Robertson. File picture Health-virus-music-Madonna PARIS Madonna says she has had the coronavirus, but told her 15 million followers on Instagram that she was not currently sick. 250 words 0930 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerges victorious after beating a high court challenge against his right to rule and is set to launch his new coalition government next week. 650 words 1000 GMT by Joe Dyke Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Iraq-politics,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq's former spy chief Mustafa Kadhemi takes office as premier after months of political deadlock but faces a staggering economic crisis, a pandemic and the spectre of renewed protests. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture. File video Also moved: Iraq-politics-Mahdi,PROFILE Also moving: Iraq-oil-salaries-economy,FOCUS Iraq-politics-Kadhemi,PROFILE BAGHDAD Iraq's new prime minister, Mustafa Kadhemi, is a pragmatic operator and former spy chief whose ties to Washington and Tehran could help steer Baghdad through the multiple crises it faces. 700 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture UN-Libya-Russia-Wagner-security,lead UNITED NATIONS Mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization seen as being close to Vladimir Putin, are fighting in Libya, UN diplomats say, citing an experts' report on the country's arms embargo. 600 words moved Health-virus-UAE-India,WRAP DUBAI The first wave of a massive exercise to bring home hundreds of thousands of Indian nationals stuck abroad is due to begin with two flights to depart from the United Arab Emirates. 500 words 0930 GMT by Aziz El Massassi Also moved: Health-virus-UAE-unemployment,FOCUS Health-virus-Ramadan-NAfrica-food,FOCUS ALGIERS North African Muslims miss the taste of Ramadan as coronavirus restrictions deprive them of traditional mealtime gatherings, evening outings and beloved sweets during the holy month. 500 words moved by Abdelhafid Daamache with Tunis and Rabat bureaus. Picture. File video -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-US-crisis-politics-diplomacy defense,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela will try two Americans allegedly captured during a failed bid by mercenaries to invade the country, President Nicolas Maduro says, as the US vows to "use every tool available" to bring them home. 700 words moved by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia registers a new record of more than 11,000 coronavirus cases and 88 deaths in 24 hours, cementing its place as an emerging virus hotspot with the 4th total cases in Europe. 500 words 1000 GMT by Jonathan Brown Health-virus-Poland-sex,FOCUS WARSAW The coronavirus pandemic has closed down Poland's strip clubs and massage parlours, leaving many sex workers struggling to make ends meet but also inspiring solidarity via an online fundraising campaign. 700 words moved by Michel Viatteau. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-ambulance,FOCUS SABADELL, Spain Although the pandemic has weakened its deadly grip on Spain, there has been no let-up in the "constant tension" faced by ambulance crews who know the coronavirus could be lurking anywhere. 700 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture Health-virus-Italy-cities,FOCUS ROME Italian architects are urging policymakers to reduce the risk of future pandemics by encouraging people to leave cities and repopulate abandoned villages in the mountains and countryside. 550 words moved by Kelly Velasquez and Ella Ide. File picture Health-virus-Albania,VIDEOESSAY TIRANA Exhausted Albanian doctors who have been separated from loved ones for weeks hope a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions won't trigger a fresh inundation of patients in their hospital wards. 450 words 1200 GMT by Briseida Mema. Picture. Video Health-virus-Cyprus-Malta-Iceland,FOCUS AYIA NAPA, Cyprus Cyprus is among a clutch of island nations, including Iceland, Malta and New Zealand, that are easing lockdown restrictions, having scored impressively in containing the coronavirus. 800 words moved by Duncan Woodside with Jeremie Richard in Reykjavik. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-Ecuador-crime-animal,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong seizes 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, in the largest bust of its kind in the southern Chinese city. 450 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kenya-economy-poverty,FOCUS NAIROBI Since Kenya confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 13, authorities have adopted various measures to curb the spread of the virus while stopping short of imposing a full lockdown. 1,100 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-internet,FACTCHECK DAKAR The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust of Western medical research. 1,000 words moved by AFP Fact Check Africa -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-restaurant-Ripert,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Before coronavirus struck New York, one of the world's premier seafood restaurants Le Bernardin was offering striped bass truffle tartare and grilled lobster mi-cuit. Today it serves up hundreds of plastic trays of roast chicken, rice and cabbage to feed the city's medical workers. 600 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-travel-US-subway,FOCUS Health-virus-US-politics-Oklahoma,FOCUS Health-virus-US-education-graduation,FOCUS Health-virus-US-immigration,FOCUS -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- China-economy-trade,3rdlead BEIJING China's exports saw a shock 3.5 percent rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures show, partly due to rising medical exports. 700 words moved. File video. Picture Argentina-economy-debt,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES A war of nerves between Argentina and international creditors over restructuring its massive debt is likely to continue unabated past a Friday deadline, analysts say. 650 words moved by Daniel Merolla. File picture US-IT-politics-rights-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook announces the first members of its independent "supreme court" empowered to make binding decisions about what content should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman Also moved: US-IT-politics-rights-Facebook-list -- SPORT -- Health-virus-Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany BERLIN The Bundesliga ramps up preparations to return to action in just eight days' time but clubs still have to settle a host of hygiene issues and leading players say they bear a heavy responsibility to stick to the stringent measures put in place to prevent coronavirus infections. 500 words 1130 GMT by Ryland James. Picture. File picture Fbl-ITA-SerieA-health-virus-Italy ROME The fate of the Serie A championship hangs in the balance as government scientists meet football bosses in a last-gasp bid to save the pandemic-interrupted season. 500 words 1100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. File picture Baseball-TPE-health-virus-Taiwan,FOCUS TAIPEI Foreign fans starved of baseball are tuning in to Taiwan's often-overlooked league as the island basks in the glow of being one of the few places in the world hosting liv 700 words moved by Amber Wang with Rob Woollard in Los Angeles. Picture. Video Tennis-AUS-Open-health-virus-pandemic SYDNEY Tennis Australia conceds that January's Australian Open faces cancellation under a worst-case scenario, but said it is looking at a range of options in hope the COVID-19 crisis eases. 300 words moved -- LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-Mexico-beer,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexicans have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in many ways, including beer lovers finding it particularly difficult to quench their thirst as supplies run dry due to reduced production. 600 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- US-environment-hornets,FOCUS LOS ANGELES A deadly giant insect known as the "murder hornet" has been seen for the first time in the United States, prompting fears it could decimate the honeybee population and creating a buzz on social media. 600 words moved by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video afp
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