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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + France, Spain to reveal lockdown exit plans + Trump says US may seek damages from China over virus + Clashes as Lebanese protest over ailing economy + 2021 Olympics to be 'cancelled if pandemic not over' + Genoa bridge completion offers ray of hope for Italy Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France and Spain are set to unveil plans to lift strict coronavirus lockdowns that have endured for weeks, while on the other side of world surfers return to Bondi Beach as Australia takes its own first steps to ease restrictions. 850 words 1100 GMT by Stuart Williams with AFP bureaus. Graphic. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-China-Trump-politics,lead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump suggests he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread around the world. 450 words 0930 GMT Lebanon-politics-protest-health-virus,WRAP TRIPOLI, Lebanon Lebanese protesters angered by deep economic troubles scuffle with security forces as anti-government rallies gain momentum again in defiance of a coronavirus lockdown. 650 words 1230 GMT. Picture Oly-2020-health-virus-Mori,WRAP TOKYO The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising committee's president warned, ruling out further delays. 600 words moved by Shingo Ito. File picture. Graphic Italy-transport-accident-bridge,WRAP GENOA,Italy A final section of a new bridge in Genoa, built after a deadly 2018 motorway collapse, is slotted into place, in a much-needed symbol of renewal for coronavirus-hit Italy. 600 words 1000 GMT by Arman Soldin with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Live Video. -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-politics,lead PARIS France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe outlines the plan for easing the coronavirus lockdown starting May 11, which aims to get people back to work while limiting the risk of a new wave of infections. 600 words 1200 GMT by Mariette Le Roux and Stuart Williams. Picture. Health-virus-toll,FACTS PARIS The daily count of fatalities of the COVID-19 pandemic, whose official toll has now passed 200,000, is a sensitive business, with data often incomplete and differing methods between countries. 700 words 0930 GMT by Jean-Philippe Chognot. Graphic - MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel,FOCUS HAIFA, Israel Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on the frontline of the country's fight against the novel coronavirus. 650 words moved by Majeda El-Batsh. Picture. Video Saudi-women-economy-social,FOCUS RIYADH Like thousands of Saudi women, Roua al-Mousa has entered the workforce under social and economic changes sweeping the ultra-conservative kingdom, and she is certain that neither grumbling male bosses nor the coronavirus will change that. 800 words moved by Haitham el-Tabei. Picture UAE-agriculture-food-environment-dates,FOCUS AL-AIN, United Arab Emirates Said Al-Ajani looks proudly over his lush date plantation, which recently survived a plague of red weevils -- a destructive insect wreaking havoc across the Middle East and North Africa. 770 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica, FOCUS Johannesburg Almost five weeks of a strict lockdown in South Africa slow the increase in coronavirus cases, buying precious time for hospitals to prepare for an expected surge in infections later this year. 750 words 1130 GMT by Sofia Christensen. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-health-virus-Trump-media,2ndlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was so angry at the media, and so sore from ridicule over his suggestion that coronavirus patients be injected with disinfectant, that he abandoned his daily briefings. Well, for a couple hours anyway. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Brazil-politics-government-corruption-police,2ndlead BRASILIA A Brazilian supreme court judge orders a probe into accusations by former justice and security minister Sergio Moro that President Jair Bolsonaro sought to "interfere" with police investigations. 600 words moved. File picture Health-virus-US NEW YORK More US states begin lifting lockdown orders but New York -- America's economic engine and coronavirus epicenter -- is in no hurry, with hospitalization rates still high. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison with Michael Mathes in Atlanta. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-blood-clots,FOCUS WASHINGTON Blood clots are occuring among COVID-19 patients at rates far higher than would otherwise be expected, causing pulmonary embolisms, heart attacks, and strokes -- the latest deadly complication of the disease. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-IT-employee-Amazon SAN FRANCISCO Amazon defends its coronavirus safety efforts as it faces renewed protests from warehouse workers, which have drawn support from some of the US giant's technology employees. 450 words moved Health-virus-US-Georgia-economy-restaurant,SCENE ATLANTA, Georgia Sitting at a Waffle House counter has never felt so satisfying for Kim Kaseta, who was enjoying her sausage and egg breakfast in relative solitude in Atlanta. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON Confined to his home to respect anti-virus measures and facing an accusation of sexual assault, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is finding it hard to get his message across in a country laser-focused on the health crisis. 650 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File picture US-UN-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration has persistently trashed a nuclear deal with Iran. But as it seeks to extend an arms embargo, it is making the case that it still has a seat at the table. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Philippe Rater at the United Nations -- ASIA -- Health-Virus-Australia-leisure SYDNEY Hundreds of Sydney-siders rush into the waves at the city's famous Bondi Beach as Australia takes the first steps in easing coronavirus restrictions. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-SKorea-baseball-KOR,FOCUS SEOUL Years after giving up on their dreams of Major League stardom, the coronavirus pandemic is offering journeymen US baseball players in South Korea a moment in the spotlight. 650 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Pictures by Ed Jones. Video by Daniel de Carteret -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-fbl-ENG-Pr,FOCUS LONDON Will Liverpool get the chance to end their long wait for the Premier League title or will there forever be an asterisk against a season that remains unfinished due to coronavirus? 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. File picture afp
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