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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global pandemic fears as Chinese virus cases peak + Weinstein behind bars after rape conviction + Trump and Modi get down to business in India + Tearful Jordan mourns 'little brother' Bryant Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The new coronavirus has peaked in China, the World Health Organization says, but warns of a possible pandemic as new cases mushroom across the world, with global markets tanking over fears of a punishing economic effect. 600 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein is convicted of sexual assault and rape but acquitted of predatory sexual assault charges, in a verdict hailed by the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. 800 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,CHRONO US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,PROFILE India-US-diplomacy-trade,WRAP NEW DELHI US President Donald Trump moves from sightseeing and speech-making to tough trade talks in India, as First Lady Melania visits a Delhi school to witness a "happiness class". 600 words 0300 GMT by Jerome Cartillier and Simon Sturdee. Picture. Video Basket-NBA-Bryant-memorial,WRAP LOS ANGELES A tearful Michael Jordan remembers his "little brother" Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna, who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last month. 700 words by Jocelyne Zablit. Video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Markets-world HONG KONG Tokyo leads broad losses in Asian markets as fears mount that the worldwide spread of coronavirus could hammer the global economy. 600 words 0200 GMT Health-virus-Italy,WRAP CASALPUSTERLENGO Italy reported its seventh death from the new coronavirus, but officials called for calm and reported a lower rise in the number of infections after a spike over the weekend. 750 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-economy-tourism,FOCUS Health-virus-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's government vows to be transparent after being accused of covering up the deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China, dismissing a lawmaker's claim the toll could be as high as 50. 750 words moved. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest-virus-health,FOCUS HONG KONG The new coronavirus has handed Beijing an unexpected gift -- a comprehensive end to Hong Kong's pro-democracy rallies. But many predict the unrest will reignite once the epidemic fades in a city still seething with popular rage. 750 words 0400 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi US-China-toys-trade-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK There is no China Pavilion at this year's Toy Fair owing to the new coronavirus outbreak, as the travails of the world's second-biggest economy hang over the giant trade show. 800 words 0130 GMT by John Biers -- EUROPE -- Germany-crime,WRAP VOLKMARSEN, Germany Some 30 people including children are injured when a car ploughed into a carnival procession in the small German town of Volkmarsen, with police arresting the driver but declining to speculate on a motive. 700 words moved by Ina Fassbender. Graphic. Picture. Video Britain-US-Australia-Assange-court,WRAP LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange claims the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President Donald Trump's "war on leakers and journalists", as the WikiLeaks founder's full extradition hearing opened in Britain. 800 words by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-diplomacy,FOCUS ISTANBUL As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime presses ahead with a relentless campaign, his counterpart across the border in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is battling to avoid being the big loser in the battle for the last rebel bastion of Idlib. 700 words by Ezzedine Said. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-Syria,WRAP GAZA CITY Islamic Jihad resume firing rockets at Israel from Gaza amid ongoing Israeli air strikes, damaging hopes for an end to a two-day flare-up a week before the Jewish state's election. 750 words moved by Sakher Abou El Oun with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Saudi-youth-labour-economy,FOCUS RIYADH Burdened by a bank loan, Ibrahim Ahmed searched for years for a second job before opting for something once seen as menial in oil-rich Saudi Arabia -- driving for a ride-hailing app 650 words 0300 GMT by Haitham El-Tabei. Picture. Video Israel-Jews-religion-society-vote,FOCUS JERUSALEM As the men wearing long black coats approached, Shmuel, a lapsed member of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, lowered his head to avoid being recognised. 950 words 0300 GMT by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Video Iran-health-US-sanctions,FOCUS TEHRAN Aged 49, Iranian diabetic Parviz Sadeghi appears closer to 70 with deep wrinkles surrounding his clear blue eyes and sunken cheeks testifying to shortages at a time of intensifying medical crisis. 900 words 0300 GMT by Lucie Peytermann. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-crime-politics,WRAP MASERU Pressure mounts on Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to step down as he appeared in court over the murder of his estranged wife after failing to turn up for a hearing last week. 550 words moved by Mankholi Ramabitsa. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Sanders,POINTS WASHINGTON His message is clear, his supporters enthusiastic and his pockets flush with cash -- Bernie Sanders is the clear favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination. 750 words moved. File picture Chile-culture-music-crisis,WRAP SANTIAGO Chile's President Sebastian Pinera condemns rioting that disrupted the opening of Latin America's biggest music festival amid fears of a broader return to violence in the troubled South American country. 500 words moved by Miguel Sanchez. File picture Canada-transport-protest-police,WRAP OTTAWA Canadian police move in to clear indigenous protestors fighting against a new pipeline who have caused major disruptions to the Canadian economy by blocking a key east-west rail artery for nearly three weeks. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture -- SPORTS -- fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-WestHam,WRAP LIVERPOOL Jurgen Klopp admits he never expected Liverpool to make such a "special" charge towards the Premier League title after a record-equalling 3-2 victory against West Ham left the runaway leaders four wins from the clinching the trophy. 550 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture -- SPACE -- Mars-science-astronomy-quakes PARIS Mars is a constantly tremoring "living" body, researchers say as they unveil measurements of seismic activity on the red planet showing similar tremble rates to Earth or the Moon. 500 words moved. File picture US-space-people,OBIT WASHINGTON Katherine Johnson, a groundbreaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie "Hidden Figures," dies aged 101, with the space agency hailing "her pioneering legacy." 400 words moved. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-Australia-fires-drought PARIS Australia's wildfires have destroyed more than a fifth of the country's forests, making the blazes "globally unprecedented" following a years-long drought linked to climate change, researchers say. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey afp
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