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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Stock market sell-off as virus spreads globally + 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib + UK talks tough on EU post-Brexit trade deal + Virus-hit Italy urges tourists not to stay away Health-virus,WRAP The spread of the deadly coronavirus to nearly 50 countries pummels global stocks markets, after the World Health Organisation warns all nations of 'fatal' complacency in the face of the pandemic threat. 700 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video Syria-conflict,WRAP ANKARA At least 33 Turkish soldiers are killed in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib after an air strike blamed on Damascus, as NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg condemns "indiscriminate" air strikes by the Assad regime and Russia. 850 words 0200 GMT by Raziye Akkoc with Omar Haj Kadour in Saraqeb. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain puts the prospect of a chaotic Brexit back on the table as it sets out its red lines for upcoming trade talks with the European Union. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie, with Damon Wake in Brussels. File Picture. Video We have also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FACTS Health-virus-Italy ROME Italy urges tourists spooked by the coronavirus not to stay away, but efforts to reassure the world over the outbreak are overshadowed by confusion over case numbers. 500 words 0200 GMT by Ella Ide and Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video We have already moved: Italy-health-virus-quarantine,SCENE -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-China-Beijing,FOCUS BEIJING Fearing a resurgence of crowds as coronavirus cases drop, Beijing is not taking any chances, limiting the number of people in parks, keeping shoppers far apart in supermarkets and preventing filmgoers from sitting side by side. 650 words 0400 GMT by Eva Xiao. Picture. Video Health-virus-diplomacy-trade-China-SouthAsia,FOCUS COLOMBO From an artificial island in Sri Lanka to a bridge in Bangladesh and hydropower projects in Nepal and Indonesia, China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road plan is stuttering because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. 800 words 0330 GMT GMT by Poornima Weerasekara, with Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-California LOS ANGELES Medical staff caring for a California woman with the first US case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin were unable to get her tested for five days because she had not traveled to outbreak-hit regions, a lawmaker reveals. 550 words 0330 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit, with Issam Ahmed in Washington -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-California,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Fiercely progressive California has thrust itself back into the heart of the fight for the presidency in 2020, casting a potentially decisive vote Tuesday on the Democratic nominee to face Donald Trump. 650 words 0300 GMT by Laurent Banguet We have already moved: US-politics-vote-minorities,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Democrats US-politics-religion-Judaism,FOCUS WASHINGTON White House hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg could hardly be more different in their politics, but in one striking way their similarities mark a milestone in US presidential campaigning: both men are Jewish. 750 words 0200 GMT by Michael Mathes. File Picture Canada-indigenous-protest-law,FOCUS OTTAWA A clash of Canadian colonial-era and traditional indigenous laws is behind a flare-up of protests this month in support of chiefs fighting construction of a pipeline on their ancestral lands, experts say. 700 words 0130 GMT by Jacques Lemieux and Michel Comte. File Picture. Video Brazil-science-belief-offbeat,FOCUS SAO PAULO Sitting by a model of the Earth shaped like a pancake, Brazilian restaurant-owner Ricardo lets out an exaggerated laugh: "'Hahaha!' That's how people react when you tell them the Earth is flat," he says. 700 words 0130 GMT by Pascale Trouillaud. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- India-religion-unrest-law,SCENE NEW DELHI Gul Mohammad had a flourishing footwear business until masked men armed with crude petrol bombs burnt down his shops during Delhi's sectarian riots, shattering the harmony between Hindus and Muslims in the neighbourhood. 750 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava, with Jalees Andrabi. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban-negotiators,PROFILE KABUL The path to the US-Taliban deal came down largely to two Afghan men -- one working for the US, the other for the militants, their lives shaped by decades of conflict. 650 words 0400 GMT by Laurent Abadie We have already moved: Afghanistan-conflict-US-Qatar,lead -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE JERUSALEM Veteran rightwinger Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a corruption indictment, is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, a former elite soldier and a close ally of US President Donald Trump. 650 words 0330 GMT by Stephen Weizman. File Picture. File Video We have already moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,2ndlead Israel-vote-Gantz,PROFILE JERUSALEM Former armed forces chief Benny Gantz will take a fresh shot at unseating Israel's veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after two previous electoral showdowns ended in deadlock. 600 words 0300 GMT by Stephen Weizman. File Picture. File Video -- AFRICA -- Angola-politics-corruption,FOCUS LUANDA Angola's former first son Jose Filomeno dos Santos has spent hours contemplating the marble floor and wood-panelled walls of Luanda's Supreme Court where he has been on trial since December. 800 words 0400 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Guinea-vote-politics,WRAP CONAKRY Guineans will be called to vote on Sunday on whether to adopt a new constitution, after months of protests sparked by charges that this is a trick by President Alpha Conde to stay in power. 750 words 0330 GMT by Emmet Livingstone and Mouctar Bah. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Also moving: Guinea-politics,FACTS -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Germany-film-society-equality,FOCUS BERLIN From the Disneyland dreams of a poor Mexican family in the US to the fate of Bangladeshi guest workers in Singapore, films at this week's Berlinale have launched searing criticisms of capitalism and global inequality. 600 words 0330 GMT by David Courbet. Picture Entertainment-US-television-AMC,FOCUS NEW YORK Is it a giant game for adults organised by a secretive company, or something far bigger? That is the premise of "Dispatches from Elsewhere", a new series from cable network AMC that is inspired by a true story. 650 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File Picture afp
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