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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus toll tops 100,000 at Europe epicenter + 44 jihadists found dead in Chad prison + World primed for all-star virtual concert + Hong Kong activists arrested over rallies + Trekkers stranded in Kathmandu lockdown Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Coronavirus deaths at the pandemic's European epicenter surge past 100,000, while across the Atlantic protesters backed by President Donald Trump rally in several cities against crippling lockdown orders. 750 words 2100 GMT by Michel Moutot with Julia Benarrous in Austin, Texas. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead Health-virus-Spain,2ndlead Chad-conflict-jihadists,WRAP N'DJAMENA A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in the cell, Chad's chief prosecutor announces. 400 words 2100 GMT. File picture Virus-health-US-entertainment-music-aid NEW YORK A star-studded digital show got underway Saturday with celebrities performing from their homes in support of health care workers, ahead of an all-star event to feature Taylor Swift and The Rolling Stones. 650 words 2000 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File Picture HongKong-democracy-court,WRAP HONG KONG, China Police in Hong Kong carry out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners, arresting 15 activists on charges related to massive protests that rocked the Asian financial hub last year. 600 words moved. Picture Nepal-tourism-health-pandemic-virus KATHMANDU Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown. 400 words moved. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-protest-politics,lead CONCORD, New Hampshire Hundreds of people demonstrate in cities across America against coronavirus-related stay-at-home rules -- with the explicit encouragement of President Donald Trump -- as resentment against prolonged confinement grows. 600 words 2100 GMT by Joe Prezioso with Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video. Health-virus-neurology,FOCUS WASHINGTON A pattern is emerging among novel coronavirus patients arriving at hospitals in New York: Beyond fever, cough and shortness of breath, some are deeply disoriented to the point of not knowing where they are or what year it is. 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-Canada-elderly,FOCUS MONTREAL Elderly residents left soiled and unfed after their caregivers fled, 31 deaths in the space of a few weeks: a nursing home in Montreal has become the symbol of the terrible toll coronavirus is taking in Canada's long-term care homes. 700 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-unemployment-realestate,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Terra Thomas, one of the millions of Americans who have lost their income due to the coronavirus pandemic, was stuck between a rock and a hard place -- pay her rent or put food on the table? 800 words moved by Julie Jammot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Ecuador,FOCUS GUAYAQUIL Darwin Castillo's father died in Guayaquil during the coronavirus pandemic that has caused the Ecuadoran city's health system to collapse. But when Castillo went to the overwhelmed morgue to recover him, he opened a body bag to find the person inside wasn't his father. 700 words moved by Xavier Letamendi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-politics,ANALYSIS ROME Italy's worst recession since World War II could bolster the far-right and damage the country's love affair with the European Union, analysts say. 1,450 words moved by Ella Ide. File Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-Bergamo. Health-virus-Sweden-immigration,FOCUS STOCKHOLM People in Sweden with foreign backgrounds are disproportionately affected by the new coronavirus, underscoring the grim reality of segregation and raising fears that a "blind spot" is masking some communities. 900 words moved by Johannes Ledel. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-pandemic-hospital,FOCUS AACHEN, Germany After making it through the first night breathing on her own, 60-year-old Martina Hamacher can only say: "I've been lucky." 700 words moved by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video Health-virus-Ukraine-religion-Orthodox,FOCUS KIEV A bearded Orthodox priest carefully assembles a plastic visor as he works with a group of volunteers to provide Ukrainian medics with much-needed personal protective equipment. 600 words moved by Ania Tsoukanova. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-economy-Iran TEHRAN Iran allows some shuttered Tehran businesses to reopen despite the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak, as many face a bitter choice between risking infection and economic ruin. 700 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-politics-military,WRAP MASERU Lesotho's embattled prime minister announces he has sent troops onto the streets to "restore order", accusing unnamed law enforcement agencies of undermining democracy. 750 words moved by Pascalinah Kabi and Mankholi Ramabitsa. Picture. Video. Health-virus-SAfrica-food,FOCUS CAPE TOWN "Mr President we are in the middle of a food crisis. It's war out here", a township leader warns as South Africa's poor reel under a coronavirus lockdown. 680 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. File picture. File video. Health-virus-Zimbabwe-politics HARARE Zimbabwe celebrates the 40th anniversary of its independence, but without the traditional pomp and nationwide rallies because of a coronavirus lockdown. 400 words moved. File picture. Also moved: Zimbabwe-history-politics,FOCUS Zimbabwe-politics-independence-anniversary afp
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