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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Stocks slump, Italy on virus lockdown + Oil prices plunge as Saudi starts price war + N. Korea fires 'ballistic missiles' + Afghanistan's duelling presidents sworn in + Visitors vanish from Asia's top spots Health-virus ROME Financial markets around the world crash and millions of people in northern Italy are in lockdown as officials struggle to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. 750 words 1200 GMT by Ella Ide. Picture. Graphic. Video Saudi-oil-energy-markets,Q&A RIYADH Saudi Arabia sends the energy markets into a tailspin after slashing crude prices, a risky gambit to sideline competitors including Russia that will test the fortunes of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 650 words 1200 GMT by Anuj Chopra with Omar Hasan in Dubai NKorea-defence-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL Nuclear-armed North Korea fires what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, a week after a similar weapons test by Pyongyang. 600 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Graphic Afghanistan-politics-inauguration,WRAP KABUL Afghanistan's two rival leaders prepare to hold parallel presidential inaugurations, after failing to reach a deal in the face of a unified and resurgent Taliban. 750 words 1000 GMT by Emal Haidary and Mushtaq Mojaddidi Cambodia-tourism-economy-health virus-epidemic-China SIEM REAP, Cambodia As dawn breaks the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor Wat emerge from the gloom - but for once there are no tourists jostling on its steps to capture Cambodia's most famous sunrise 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-economy ROME Italy says its month-long lockdown of northern regions responsible for 40 percent of all production is designed to save the rest of the economy from falling victim to the new coronavirus. 500 words 1200 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Italy-jails MODENA, Italy Rights campaigners warn Italy's prisons could revolt en masse over coronavirus fears, following riots in several jails and at least three convict deaths. 500 words 1130 GMT. Picture Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The number of US coronavirus cases soars past 500, including two further deaths, as California braces for the arrival of infected cruise ship passengers and calls off a major tennis event. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture China-virus-health-education-children,FOCUS TOKYO Parents across Asia are turning to everything from e-learning to Nintendo to educate and entertain millions of children whose schools have been closed because by the new coronavirus outbreak. 700 words moved by AFP bureaux. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Russia-economy-oil-energy-OPEC,2nd lead MOSCOW The Russian ruble tumbles to a four-year low amid a crash in oil prices as authorities rush to assure the public the country has accumulated enough money to withstand the blow. 600 words 1000 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture ECB-EU-eurozone-banking-inflation-rate,WRAP FRANKFURT Economists increasingly hope for intervention from the European Central Bank at a meeting Thursday, expecting the institution to cushion the impact of the novel coronavirus on the already stuttering eurozone economy. 650 words 0930 GMT by Tom Barfield -- MIDDLE EAST -- Sudan-politics-bomb-attack,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived unharmed an assassination attempt using explosives targeting his car in the capital Khartoum, says his top aide. 500 words 1200 GMT Israel-vote-talks,POINTS JERUSALEM Talks for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel's next government will ramp up again this week, but an agreement to form a coalition may require a political miracle. 600 words 1200 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee Syria-conflict-US-Russia-Kurds,FOCUS QAMISHLI, Syria On a northeast Syria highway, Hussein Abdel Hamid recently found himself trapped inside his car for an hour. A US army patrol had encountered Russian tanks down the road, with neither allowing the other passage. 750 words 1300 GMT by Delil Souleiman with Layal Abu Rahal in Beirut. File picture. File video Health-virus-Israel-religion,FOCUS JERUSALEM Drink a Corona beer to fortify your prayers or get ready for the arrival of the messiah: rabbis in Israel have a offered an array of guidance on how Jews should respond to coronavirus. 550 words 1230 GMT by Michael Blum. Picture -- ASIA -- Japan-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan-surfing,FOCUS MINAMISOMA, Japan Every morning, come rain or shine, 64-year-old surfer Koji Suzuki grabs his board, drives down to the beach and checks out the waves crashing onto the Fukushima coastline, some of the best in Japan. 750 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video. Graphic Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan TOKYO Nine years after the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, Japan's government is hoping for a "Recovery Olympics" that will showcase reconstruction in some of country's hardest-hit regions. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-JAPAN,FOCUS Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan-hotspots,FOCUS Nuclear-Fukushima-JPN-Oly-2020-Japan-plant,POINTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Biden-Harris,WRAP DETROIT, Michigan Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders secure crucial endorsements from prominent black supporters just days ahead of the first round of voting to pit them in a head-to-head contest. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes with Brian Knowlton in Washington. File picture. Graphic Also moved: US-politics- vote-Democrats,FOCUS UN-women-politics-health-virus NEW YORK The United Nations is expected Monday to adopt a stripped-down political declaration on women's rights that seeks to preserve gains under threat but does not advocate new ways to ensure progress toward equality. 500 words moved by Philippe Rater -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-trial,WRAP BADHOEVEDORP The trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 opens in the Netherlands with families of the 298 victims calling for justice. 700 words 1000 GMT by Jan Hennop and Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Britain-Scotland-court-politics-Salmond EDINBURGH Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond goes on trial accused of a string of sexual offences, including an attempted rape at his official residence in 2014. 500 words 1100 GMT by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video. Live video Britain-royals LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will make their last official appearance as senior royals on Monday, joining Queen Elizabeth II for an event in London before they set off on their own. 550 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. File video Lithuania-history,FOCUS VILNIUS Seeking justice for victims of the Soviet regime to heal historical trauma has become a top priority for Lithuania as it marks 30 years since it became the first republic to break away from the USSR. 900 words moved by Baidotas Beniusis. Picture. File picture Also moved: Lithuania-Soviet-politics-history,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- SSudan-food-famine-diplomacy,FOCUS MOGOK, South Sudan The villagers hear the distant roar of jet engines before a cargo plane makes a deafening pass over Mogok, dropping sacks of grain from its hold to the marooned dust bowl below. There is no other way to get food to this starving hamlet in South Sudan. 850 words moved by Nick Perry. Picture. Video afp
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