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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Confirmed global virus cases hits 3.5 million + Trump promises an early virus vaccine + Venezuela says foiled bid to overthrow Maduro + Bolsonaro rails against Brazil lockdown + Pole-vault kings hold backyard competition Health-virus,WRAP ROME At least 3.5 million people around the world are known to have been infected with coronavirus, new figures show, as Italians begin to emerge from a lockdown that has shuttered Europe's hardest-hit country for two months. 900 words 0530 GMT by James Mannion and 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 Athletics-polevault-offbeat-health-virus,LEAD PARIS Three of the best pole vaulters of all time went head-to-head in a competition from their back gardens, as sport continued to find new ways of taking place despite the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved -- 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 0530 GMT. 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-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 Health-virus-Haiti-economy,FOCUS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti 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 -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy ROME Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks as Europe's hardest-hit country eases back the world's longest nationwide coronavirus lockdown. 700 words moved by Ella Ide and Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video. Live video 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 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 moved 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 -- MIDDLE EAST -- 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 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, according to analysts and intelligence officials. 700 words moved by Salam Faraj. Video. Picture 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. 600 words moved by Mussa Hattar. Picture. Video -- 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 -- SPORT -- RugbyU-NZL-Originals-anniversary WELLINGTON, New Zealand 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 0600 GMT by Neil Sands. Picture. afp
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