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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + IMF warns of lasting pandemic damage + China tests whole city for Covid-19 + Biden heads to battleground Florida + Apple unveils ultra-fast 5G iPhones + Ronaldo tests positive for Covid-19 IMF-economy-recession-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global economic crisis will not be quite as grim as feared this year, but GDP will still contract 4.4 percent and the damage inflicted by the pandemic will be felt for years, the IMF said. 750 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: IMF-US-economy-recession-health-virus,INTERVIEW Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China rushes to test an entire city of nine million people within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak in the sprawling country, a far cry from the struggle in Europe to tackle surging infections with new partial lockdowns. 800 words 1930 GMT by Beiyi Seow with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-vote,WRAP PEMBROKE PINES, Florida Joe Biden heads for Florida to court elderly Americans who helped elect Donald Trump four years ago but appear to be swinging to the Democratic candidate for the White House this time around amid the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 2030 GMT by Jim Watson with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic US-IT-lifestyle-Apple,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Apple joins the 5G revolution with four new iPhones using the ultrafast network, which could mark a turning point for the new technology. 550 words 2000 GMT by Julie Jammot with Rob Lever in Washington fbl-EUR-Nations-health-virus-Ronaldo,WRAP LISBON Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese football federation announces. 550 words moved by Levi Fernandes. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-celebrity-fbl,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Greece-Turkey-EU-diplomacy-energy,WRAP WASHINGTON Turkey's two key Western allies, the United States and Germany, urge it to pull back a ship it has returned to waters contested with Greece, with Washington denouncing the "calculated provocation." 550 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Charlie Charalambous in Nicosia Cyprus-politics-corruption-probe,WRAP NICOSIA Cyprus says it will scrap its controversial "golden passports" scheme for foreign investors next month over alleged abuses uncovered in a television programme. 500 words moved by Charlie Charalambous. File picture. File video Armemia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP TERTER Armenian and Azerbaijani forces engage in new fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region despite pleas to observe a ceasefire, as the Red Cross warns hundreds of thousands were already affected by the conflict. 800 words moved by Dmitry Zaks and Aris Messinis in Stepanakert. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-basements,SCENE Turkey-theatre-politics-Kurds,lead ISTANBUL Turkish authorities have banned a Kurdish-language play that was due to open in Istanbul's municipal theatre for the first time in its 106-year history, organisers tell AFP. 500 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video WTO-EU-US-aerospace-aviation-aerospace,WRAP GENEVA The World Trade Organization rules that the European Union could impose tariffs worth $4.0 billion on US imports in retaliation for illegal American aid to plane maker Boeing, a year after the EU was sanctioned for its support of Airbus. 550 words moved by Nina Larson -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says she will set personal and religious beliefs aside when deciding landmark cases, but withholds her legal views of hot-button issues like abortion and healthcare. 750 words 2100 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-vote-court-Barrett,PROFILE US-banking-earnings-JPMorgan-Citigroup, WRAP NEW YORK Large US banks report better-than-expected results on an improving economy, but caution that the recovery could falter if Washington fails to enact new stimulus measures. 600 words 2100 GMT by John Biers -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-democracy-protest BANGKOK Police arrest 21 protesters during a Bangkok rally that saw dozens of people give a royal motorcade a three-fingered salute -- a show of defiance by Thai pro-democracy activists calling for reforms to the monarchy. 450 words moved. Picture. Video India-animal-technology-offbeat NEW DELHI An Indian government unit established to develop soaps and medicinal products from cow dung has branched out with a "chip" it claims can protect people from cellphone radiation. 250 words moved Australia-China-trade-diplomacy-mining-coal,2nd lead SYDNEY Australia calls for China to clarify whether restrictions have been placed on the import of Australian coal, a move that would deal a serious blow to the country's already struggling economy. 500 words moved -- AFRICA -- Mali-conflict-attack,WRAP BAMAKO Twenty-four people, including 12 soldiers and 12 civilians, have been killed in a twin attack in central Mali, in the largest loss of life in the country since young army officers launched a coup on August 18. 450 words moved by Serge Daniel. File picture WAfrica-elections-democracy-rights,FOCUS CONAKRY Voters in Guineas head to the polls on Sunday in the first of a string of elections in West Africa, but observers warn of "democratic backsliding" across the region. 850 words moved by Laurent Lozano. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- IMF-economy-recession-health-virus-China,lead BEIJING China's economy is expected to grow 1.9 percent this year, almost twice as much as previously forecast, the IMF says, tagging the superpower as the only major nation likely to expand in the face of the coronavirus. 500 words moved Health-virus-reinfections-immunity,FOCUS PARIS The patient walked into the Washoe County community testing station in the US state of Nevada on April 18 with a sore throat, dry cough and a headache, but no reason to worry. 1,000 words moved by Patrick Galey. File picture. Graphic -- SPORTS -- Cycling-ITA-Giro-health-virus,3rdlead LANCIANO, Italy Dutch title contender Steven Kruijswijk, his Jumbo-Visma team and the entire Australian cycling team Mitchelton are pulled out of the ongoing Giro d'Italia stage race after positive Covid-19 tests. 500 words moved by Jean Montois. File picture afp
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