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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + One third of planet under lockdown over virus + Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganising Games + Dow jumps 11% in biggest rally since 1933 + US cases rise but Trump says battle close to end Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India orders its billion-plus population to stay inside for three weeks, bringing a third of the world under lockdown as the coronavirus pandemic forces Japan to postpone the Olympics until next year. 850 words 0700 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Health-virus-India,SCENE Health-virus-Oly-2020,WRAP TOKYO Japan starts the unprecedented task of reorganising the Tokyo Olympics after the historic decision to postpone the world's biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic that has locked down one third of the planet. 800 words 0330 GMT by Miwa Suzuki. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Markets-world,WRAP HONG KONG Asian markets follow Wall Street higher after the Dow surged 11.4 percent, its biggest one-day percentage increase since 1933, boosted by signs Congress is nearing agreement on a rescue package for the US economy that could amount to more than $2 trillion. 600 words 0300 GMT Health-virus-US WASHINGTON President Donald Trump declares the beginning of the end of the coronavirus crisis in the US, calling for a quick end to social distancing even as New York's governor compared the growing pandemic to a "bullet train." 700 words 0630 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China,SCENE MACHENG, Hubei Long queues form for trains and buses in China's Hubei province as people seize their first chance to leave after two months under lockdown at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. 450 words 0600 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Photo. Video Health-virus-Oly-2020-property,FOCUS TOKYO Hundreds of luxury apartments overlooking Tokyo Bay that were due to be converted from the Athletes' Village have already been sold -- just one of the many headaches caused by postponing the Tokyo Olympics. 750 words 0800 GMT by Richard Carter and Shingo Ito. File picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Oly-2020-opposition,FOCUS Already moved: Oly-2020-JPN-Japan-economy-virus-health,Q&A Oly-2020-health-virus-Japan-torch,INTERVIEW Oly-2020-health-virus-athletes,REAX Oly-2020-health-virus-Japan- postponement,Q&A Oly-2020-health-virus-Japan-1940-history,FOCUS Oly-2020-health-virus-Japan-disappointment,SCENE Oly-2020-torch-relay-mishaps,FACTS Oly-2020-cancellations,FACTS Health-virus-sport-calendar,FOCUS Health-virus,POINTS Health-virus-China,SCENE MACHENG, Hubei Long queues form for trains and buses in Hubei province as people seize their first chance to travel after two months under lockdown at the epicentre of China's virus outbreak. 450 words 0600 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Photo. Video Health-virus-gaming-internet-computers,FOCUS HONG KONG When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of "FIFA 20" after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled, a stadium-sized virtual audience watched online -- part of a spectacular boom for the digital gaming industry. 650 words 0300 GMT by Sean Gleeson -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-economy-Congress,3rdlead WASHINGTON US lawmakers race against time to finalize a deal that buttresses the teetering economy by giving roughly $2 trillion to hospitals, businesses and ordinary Americans buckling under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Already moved: Health-virus-US-politics-economy,POINTS Health-virus-US-guns,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Gun sales have exploded in the United States in the last two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, with people stocking up on weapons and ammunition out of fear the pandemic might lead to social unrest. 600 words 0700 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit. Video. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-economy-tourism-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON As if presiding over the threatened destruction of the US economy by the coronavirus pandemic is not enough, President Donald Trump is watching another financial drama: the Trump Organization hotel, golf course and real estate business that made him a billionaire. 750 words moved by Paul Handley Health-virus-Chile-Peru-cruise,FOCUS SANTIAGO More than 1,800 people stuck onboard a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of South America, with 42 complaining of flu-like symptoms, are desperately hoping to be allowed to dock -- somewhere. 650 words moved by Paula Bustamante. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Mexico-economy-art,FOCUS Health-virus-US-tourism,FOCUS Health-virus-US-alcohol,FOCUS NEW YORK Spirits shaken by coronavirus? Add some ice and pour out a "quarantini." 500 words moved by Laura Bonilla -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain,SCENE MADRID At the foot of the skyscrapers in Madrid's business district, the streets are empty as the city silently marks day 10 of lockdown to halt the spread of the virus. 800 words moved by Laurence Boutreuax. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Spain,2ndlead Health-virus-Greece-immigration,FOCUS LESBOS, Greece In Europe's biggest asylum seeker camp of Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities are trying to keep residents apart from a population with at least three coronavirus cases. 700 words moved by Natassa Papanikolaou and Anthi Pazianou Health-virus-Balkans-emigration,FOCUS SKOPJE With hospitals lacking equipment and low on doctors who have been steadily moving abroad, Balkans countries fear the worst as they watch the new coronavirus ravage their far richer European neighbours. 800 words moved by Darko Duridanski with Sally Mairs in Belgrade. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN A senior Iranian official rules out "foreign" help on the ground to deal with the coronavirus epidemic after an offer from a France-based medical charity, as the country's death toll from the illness nears 2,000. 650 words moved. Video Health-virus-Syria-conflict-Kurds,FOCUS QAMISHLI, Syria Deprived of cross-border aid and already low on medical supplies, northeast Syria is grappling with the threat of a virus outbreak that aid groups and officials fear could ravage the region. 700 words 0300 GMT by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-Saudi,FOCUS RIYADH Five years after launching its much-criticised military intervention in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is stuck in a costly quagmire with no exit in sight while it grapples with multiple crises at home. 750 words 0330 GMT by Anuj Chopra -- ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE -- Iceland-health-leisure,FOCUS GRINDAVIK, Iceland Using slow, deliberate movements and deep breathing, bathers immerse themselves in the waters of an ice-covered lake in southwestern Iceland. 750 words moved by Jeremie Richard. Picture. Video afp
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