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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Millions of Europeans emerge from lockdown + Trump promises early virus vaccine + Venezuela 'foiled bid to overthrow Maduro' + Bolsonaro rails against Brazil lockdown + Virus raises fears for future of Broadway Health-virus,WRAP ROME Millions of Europeans emerge from lockdown, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement. 900 words 0930 GMT by Charles Onians with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Trump-health-virus WASHINGTON President Donald Trump relaunches his election campaign with a live TV event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them to embrace an "incredible" future. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Venezuela-Colombia-crisis-defense-politics,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela's leftist government says it foiled an incursion from the sea, killing eight members of a group of alleged mercenaries bent on "terrorist acts" aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro 550 words moved by Margioni Bermudez Health-virus-Brazil-Bolsonaro BRASILIA Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro rails against the country's lockdown in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections passes 100,000, with more than 7,000 deaths. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-theater-musical-pandemic,FOCUS NEW YORK New York's celebrated Broadway theaters have been shuttered since March 12 and may well not reopen before September. The very real fear is that some may never reopen at all. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-world-vaccine BRUSSELS Europe hosts a teleconference for world leaders and philanthropists seeking more than seven billion euros to kick start a far larger drive to crete, produce and distribute a vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words 1100 GMT by Dave Clark Health-virus-Europe,POINTS ROME Construction sites bang away in Rome, Madrid police distribute free masks to commuters and schools reopen in Vienna as Europe gingerly takes steps out of its coronavirus lockdown. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Healh-virus-Italy,lead ROME Stir-crazy Italians are free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks as Europe's hardest-hit country ease back the world's longest remaining coronavirus lockdown. 700 words 0930 GMT by Ella Ide and Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Serbia-Yugoslavia-Tito-anniversary,WRAP BELGRADE A benevolent unifier or power-hungry dictator? On the 40th anniversary of his death, the legacy of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito remains a subject of debate in the Balkan lands once united by his grip. 600 words 1030 GMT by Katarina Subasic with Lajla Veselica in Zagreb and Rusmir Smajilhodzic in Sarajevo. File picture. File video Also moved: Yugoslavia-politics-history-communisim-Tito,FACTS Yugoslavia-Tito-history-anniversary,FACTS Health-virus-France-literature-Houellebecq PARIS French writer Michel Houellebecq says the world will not be changed by the coronavirus epidemic, it is just going to become a little bit worse. 400 words 1100 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons Health-virus-Russia-migration-economy-Tajikistan,FOCUS DUSHANBE At an odd jobs market in the capital of Tajikistan, the crowds of desperate men hoping to land work are growing. 700 words moved by Khurshed Davronov with Tolkun Namatbayeva in Bishkek. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Supreme Court considers whether parts of a coalition government agreement between veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former election rival violate the law. 450 words 1000 GMT by Stephen Weizman. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy,Q&A BEIRUT Protest-hit Lebanon has approved an economic rescue plan and requested international aid as it battles its worst financial crisis in decades. How did it happen, and what can be done? 700 words 1100 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal. File video Iraq-conflict-jihadists,FOCUS BAGHDAD Islamic State group remnants in Iraq are exploiting a coronavirus lockdown, coalition troop withdrawals and simmering political disputes to ramp up deadly attacks, analysts and intelligence officials say. 700 words moved by Salam Faraj. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Judaism,FOCUS JERUSALEM Serge Bokobza's family didn't want him to be buried anywhere but Jerusalem so when he died of coronavirus they transferred the body from France, despite the difficulties during a pandemic. 650 words moved by Michael Blum. File picture -- ASIA -- HongKong-Vietnam-crime-history-refugee,FOCUS HONG KONG Three decades after he landed on Hong Kong shores as a child refugee, Vo Van Hung is fighting efforts to deport him to Vietnam now that he has finished a lengthy jail sentence -- for murder. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture Japan-health-virus,WRAP TOKYO Japan's prime minister extends a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, as the government warns it is too soon to lift restrictions. 650 words moved by Miwa Suzuki. Picture. Video Health-virus-Vietnam-school HANOI Millions of schoolchildren in Vietnam return to class after the country reports its 17th straight day of no domestically transmitted coronavirus infections. 350 words moved. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-court-health-virus WASHINGTON After a pause occasioned by the coronavirus, the US Supreme Court will resume hearing cases, but in a small revolution for the tradition-bound institution the justices will participate from home, with live audio broadcast on radio and television. 500 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Canada-pandemic-medicine-Quebec,FOCUS MONTREAL As retirement homes in Quebec were being ravaged by COVID-19, a surgeon, an ophthalmologist and a gastroenterologist were among many medical professionals who volunteered to help overstretched staff. 700 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video Health-virus-Haiti-economy,FOCUS PORT-AU-PRINCE When the coronavirus reared its head in Haiti, authorities and humanitarian experts panicked given the extreme weakness of the country's health system -- but the pandemic's economic consequences could prove yet more deadly for the nation's poor. 600 words moved by Amelie Baron -- SPORT -- RugbyU-NZL-Originals-anniversary WELLINGTON An unheralded group of New Zealand rugby players set sail for Europe 115 years ago on a tour that would revolutionise the way the game was played and forge the All Blacks' formidable legacy. 600 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture Cricket-virus-IND-Shami NEW DELHI India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has revealed how he thought of committing suicide while struggling with personal problems before making a spectacular comeback to the national side. 350 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture Health-virus-Fbl-ITA-SerieA,WRAP ROME Italian Serie A football clubs begin to return to individual training sessions this week after a two-month lockdown but the sports minister has warned that team training cannot begin before May 18 and with Italy still in the grip of the pandemic a resumption of matches remains uncertain. 500 words 1230 GMT. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Jordan-entertainment,FOCUS AMMAN An online talent contest created to keep young Jordanians busy as they sit out their country's coronavirus lockdown has proved a hit, with thousands participating and millions watching. 650 words moved by Mussa Hattar. Picture. Video afp
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