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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump pushes for US economy to reopen + Lockdown could cause surge in TB deaths + Wuhan students back to school in virus epicentre + Trump denies role in Venezuela 'invasion' + Five-year-old driver pulled over in US Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump makes his first major foray out of the White House since the coronavirus lockdown began, pushing for the US economy to reopen, even as the American death toll spikes again. 800 words 0530 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Health-virus-TB-risk PARIS The global lockdown caused by COVID-19 risks a "devastating" surge in tuberculosis cases, with nearly 1.4 million additional deaths from the world's biggest infectious killer by 2025, new research shows. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-Wuhan-education,lead BEIJING Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan file back to class, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. 550 words 0730 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video Venezuela-Colombia-crisis-politics-defense-US-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States denies involvement and alleged propaganda by leftist-led Venezuela after two Americans are said to have been arrested following a mysterious, deadly sea invasion. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-Utah-child-driver-offbeat LOS ANGELES A police officer in the western US state of Utah was stunned after stopping what he thought was an impaired driver on a highway only to find a five-year-old behind the wheel. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Philippines-politics-media-rights MANILA The shutting down of the Philippines top broadcaster is a dangerous erosion of democracy that sends a clear warning to anyone that dares criticise President Rodrigo Duterte, watchdogs say. 550 words 0630 GMT by Joshua Melvin. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-religion-discrimination,FOCUS NEW DELHI Gayur Hassan's Hindu neighbours came at night, throwing stones at his family's home and setting his workshop on fire -- the latest ugly incident in the wake of a torrent of coronavirus misinformation that is stoking hostility towards India's Muslims. 750 words 0530 GMT by Jalees Andrabi and Uzair Rizvi. Picture Health-virus-Thailand-social,FOCUS BANGKOK Gourmet take-out delivered by a butler in a black sedan -- Thailand's super-rich have not forgone luxury during a pandemic that has locked the country down, crushed the economy and left millions unemployed. 450 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-lab,Q&A BEIJING The Chinese biosafety laboratory accused by top US officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic studies the world's most dangerous diseases, including viruses that live in bats. 800 words moved by Beiyi Seow. File Picture. File Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-tests-California,FOCUS LOS ANGELES For two weeks now, Dr Matthew Budoff has been overseeing a coronavirus antibody testing site in Los Angeles, offering people a rapid answer to a question on everyone's mind. 650 words 0530 GMT by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-politics-Trump-masks,FOCUS PHOENIX, Arizona President Donald Trump concedes that more Americans will die in reopening the US economy but underlines his insistence on a dwindling coronavirus threat by refusing to wear a mask, even as he tours a mask-making factory. 600 words moved by Brendan Smialowski, with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-France-economy-food,FOCUS Health-virus-US-Washington Health-virus-Brazil-doctors,PROFILE SAO PAULO Neither of the Sztajnboks is getting much sleep these days. Jaques and Fabiane, husband-and-wife doctors both fighting COVID-19 in Brazil, are living on the front line of the pandemic. 550 words moved by Florence Goisnard. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-IT-psychology,FOCUS WASHINGTON "It's so good to hear your voice." "I was worried about you." "What would you like to do today?" What sounds like ordinary banter between friends is in fact from a chatbot created with artificial intelligence, intended to be virtual friends for people needing a connection. 850 words moved by Rob Lever. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Ferguson LONDON A top scientist who advised British leaders on coronavirus lockdown measures resigns from a key government panel after admitting to breaking the country's rules on social distancing. 350 words moved Health-virus-Iceland-swimming,FOCUS REYKJAVIK Birdsong now fills the air around Iceland's outdoor swimming pools, closed for weeks because of the new coronavirus to the dismay of locals, for whom the popular spots lie at the very heart of Icelandic life. 750 words 0830 GMT by Jeremie Richard. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-Europe-food-agriculture,FOCUS FRANKFURT Food prices in Europe have spiked as growers grapple with the ripple effects of lockdowns that have snarled supply chains and upended demand. 700 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick with Mary Sibierski in Warsaw and AFP bureaus. File picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Morocco-drones,FOCUS RABAT Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. 700 words moved by Sophie Pons. Picture. Video Sudan-women-health-rights,FOCUS KHARTOUM Hakam Ibrahim was seven when, like most Sudanese girls, she became a victim of female genital mutilation -- an age-old practice decried as horrific that the post-revolution government is now banning. 700 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-economy,FOCUS CAIRO Egypt's economy had just started to recover after years of political turmoil and militant attacks when the coronavirus crisis hit, impacting especially its vital tourism sector. 750 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-employment-indicator,ADVANCER WASHINGTON Like a global tsunami, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge loss of life and taken a massive economic toll. In the US economy, skyrocketing unemployment is the most-visible sign of the devastation: almost overnight, at least 30 million workers lost their jobs. 750 words moved by Heather Scott. Graphic. File picture Also moved: US-economy-employment-indicator,FACTS US-internet-games-health-computers-earnings-Activision-EA,lead SAN FRANCISCO US video game titans Activision and Electronic Arts see earnings climb as people staying home due to the coronavirus pandemic turn to games such as "Call of Duty." 750 words moved by Glenn Chapman afp
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