| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump compares virus to Pearl Harbor, 9/11 + US 'mercenaries' to be tried in Venezuela + India chemical plant leak kills at least 6 + Pell knew of paedophile priests: inquiry + Kraftwerk co-founder Schneider dies at 73 Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump says the coronavirus pandemic is a worse "attack" on the United States than either Pearl Harbor or 9/11, taking aim once again at China, which he said should have stopped the disease in its tracks. 850 words 0830 GMT by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Venezuela-US-crisis-politics-diplomacy defense,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela will try two Americans allegedly captured during a failed bid by mercenaries to invade the country, President Nicolas Maduro says, as the US vowed to "use every tool available" to bring them home. 700 words moved by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video India-accident-chemicals,WRAP VISAKHAPATNAM, India At least six people are killed and 1,000 hospitalised after a gas leak at a chemicals plant on the east coast of India, authorities say as they warn the death toll will climb. 700 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-Catholic-assault-abuse-children-Pell,lead SYDNEY Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests, according to a top-level inquiry. 700 words 0530 GMT by Holly Robertson. File picture Germany-music-Kraftwerk-Schneider,OBIT BERLIN Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, co-founder of the pioneering electronic music group that re-wired the future of pop, has died, the group's management says. He was 73 years old. 700 words moved by David Courbet with Maggy Donaldson in New York. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- UN-Libya-Russia-Wagner-security,lead UNITED NATIONS Mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization seen as being close to Vladimir Putin, are fighting in Libya, UN diplomats say, citing an experts' report on the country's arms embargo. 600 words moved Health-virus-US-restaurant-Ripert,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Before coronavirus struck New York, one of the world's premier seafood restaurants Le Bernardin was offering striped bass truffle tartare and grilled lobster mi-cuit. Today it serves up hundreds of plastic trays of roast chicken, rice and cabbage to feed the city's medical workers. 600 words 0600 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-travel-US-subway,FOCUS Health-virus-US-politics-Oklahoma,FOCUS Health-virus-US-education-graduation,FOCUS Health-virus-US-immigration,FOCUS Health-virus-Mexico-beer,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexicans have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic in many ways, including beer lovers finding it particularly difficult to quench their thirst as supplies run dry due to reduced production. 600 words 0600 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video US-environment-hornets,FOCUS LOS ANGELES A deadly Asian giant hornet known as the "murder hornet" has been seen for the first time in the United States, prompting fears it could decimate the honeybee population and creating a buzz on social media. 600 words 0530 GMT by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain-ambulance,FOCUS SABADELL, Spain Although the pandemic has weakened its deadly grip on Spain, there has been no let-up in the "constant tension" faced by ambulance crews who know the coronavirus could be lurking anywhere. 700 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture Health-virus-Russia,FOCUS MOSCOW As Russia's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches new highs, its official death toll remains remarkably low compared to other European countries. 650 words moved by Thibaut Marchand and Marina Lapenkova-Maximova Health-virus-Italy-cities,FOCUS ROME Italian architects are urging policymakers to reduce the risk of future pandemics by encouraging people to leave cities and repopulate abandoned villages in the mountains and countryside. 550 words moved by Kelly Velasquez and Ella Ide. File picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Supreme Court approves a coalition deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival-turned-ally Benny Gantz, paving the way for a unity government to be sworn in next week. 700 words moved by Ben Simon Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Iraq-government-economy,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraqi premier Mustafa Kadhemi formally takes office after parliament approves his cabinet line-up, taking the reins amid a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the spectre of renewed protests. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture Also moved: Iraq-politics-Kadhemi,PROFILE Health-virus-UAE-transport-India,FOCUS DUBAI Indian migrants in the UAE voice skepticism after New Delhi announces a "massive" operation to bring back some of the hundreds of thousands of its nationals stranded by coronavirus restrictions. 500 words moved by Aziz El Massassi Health-virus-Ramadan-NAfrica-food,FOCUS ALGIERS North Africans say they are missing the taste of Ramadan, as coronavirus restrictions deprive them of traditional mealtime gatherings, evening outings and beloved sweets during the Muslim holy month. 500 words moved by Abdelhafid Daamache with Tunis and Rabat bureaus. Picture. File Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kenya-economy-poverty,FOCUS NAIROBI Since Kenya confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 13, authorities have adopted various measures to curb the spread of the virus while stopping short of imposing a full lockdown. 1,100 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-internet,FACTCHECK DAKAR The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust of Western medical research. 1,000 words moved by AFP Fact Check Africa -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Argentina-economy-debt,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES A war of nerves between Argentina and international creditors over restructuring its massive debt is likely to continue unabated past a Friday deadline, analysts say. 650 words 0530 GMT by Daniel Merolla. File picture US-IT-politics-rights-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook announces the first members of its independent "supreme court" empowered to make binding decisions about what content should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman Also moved: US-IT-politics-rights-Facebook-list Bitcoin-market-finance-computers,FOCUS LONDON Bitcoin miners, whose computer processors enable the running of the world's most popular virtual currency, will soon face a quadrennial event that alters the profitability of the hi-tech industry. 600 words moved by Roland Jackson. File picture afp
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)