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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns coronavirus may never go away + US says China hacking COVID-19 research + Santiago under quarantine as cases jump + US, Cuba accuse each other of terrorism + Buzzfeed shutters in Britain, Australia Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization warns, as the global death toll from the disease nears 300,000. 850 words 530 GMT by Robin Millard with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Health-virus-US-politics-China-science-hacking WASHINGTON US authorities warn that Chinese hackers are attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington's war with Beijing over the pandemic. 650 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-Chile SANTIAGO Chile orders a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago's seven million people after authorities report a 60 percent spike in coronavirus infections in 24 hours, dealing a stunning blow to hopes the economy would soon reopen. 500 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Argentina,FOCUS US-Cuba-Colombia-diplomacy-terrorism,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Cuba trade accusations of support for terrorism as President Donald Trump's administration blacklists the communist island, saying it has not fully cooperated on counterterrorism. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon, with Moises Avila in Havana Australia-Britain-media-health-virus-Buzzfeed SYDNEY Groundbreaking website Buzzfeed says it will shutter part of its loss-making news operations in Britain and Australia, as it scales back global ambitions to cut costs. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- Virus-health-Japan,FOCUS TOKYO With the world's oldest population and one of the most crowded megacities on the planet as its capital, Japan should have provided a fertile breeding ground for the deadly coronavirus. 750 words moved by Richard Carter and Natsuko Fukue -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-WHO-mental GENEVA The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warns, calling for urgent action to address the psychological suffering brought on by the pandemic. 500 words moved by Nina Larson Health-virus-US-tracing,FOCUS NEW YORK Contact tracing is supposed to be one of the key weapons in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, and US authorities have touted the need for an "army" of tracers for months. But the hiring process has only just begun. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. File picture Health-virus-US-nurses,FOCUS WASHINGTON Dayna James has been an emergency nurse for 17 years and thought the COVID-19 pandemic would mean she'd have more work than ever. Instead, she's filing for unemployment benefits -- and she's not alone. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne and Issam Ahmed. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia-doctors,FOCUS MOSCOW When President Vladimir Putin promised in April that doctors would get a monthly bonus for treating virus patients, Maria thought it was compensation for increased risk and workload. What happened was quite different. 700 words moved by Maria Antonova. File picture. Graphic Already moved: Health-virus-Russia,2ndlead -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,FOCUS KHOKHA, Yemen In a desolate camp for Yemenis displaced by war, Nasima Ahmed wonders how she and her four children can possibly protect themselves as the coronavirus stalks the country. 700 words moved by Khaled Ziad with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-religion-technology,FOCUS NAJAF, Iraq Every year, Maher al-Rubaye would marvel at the gold-leaf walls of Iraq's Imam Ali mausoleum. He still visits the shrine today -- through a screen from his living room. 600 words moved by Haidar Hamdani. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-diplomacy,FOCUS CAIRO A slickly produced video from the office of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shows crates of medical supplies -- stamped in English and Arabic with the words "from the Egyptian people to the American people" -- being loaded onto a military cargo plane. 850 words moved by Farid Farid. Video. Picture -- ECONOMY, FINANCE & BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Africa-oil-Nigeria,FOCUS LAGOS The collapse in oil prices linked to the coronavirus crisis has seen Nigeria's revenues from crude dry up and left Africa's largest economy more threatened than ever by its dependence on black gold. 700 words moved by Celia Lebur. File picture. File video Also moving: Health-virus-Africa-oil,Q&A Health-virus-US-economy-bankruptcy-business-bonds,FOCUS NEW YORK Larger companies have generally survived the initial blow from the coronavirus crisis, but still face existential challenges to get through what will probably be a long and grinding recovery. 800 words 0130 GMT by John Biers. File Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-entertainment-US-music-gaming,FOCUS NEW YORK With concerts on hold to halt the spread of coronavirus, the gaming world is increasingly catering to music lovers, with artists becoming animated performers in virtual realms to the trippy delight of millions. 750 words 0200 GMT by Maggy Donaldson and Thomas Urbain. File picture -- SPORT -- Health-virus-SKorea-golf-KOR,lead YANGJU, South Korea Birdsong and the rattle of the ball dropping into the hole -- accompanied by camera shutters -- are among the few sounds to be heard as professional women's golf enters the post-coronavirus era on a closed South Korean course. 600 words 0800 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video afp
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