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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Italy closes schools as virus death toll hits 107 + Bloomberg quits as Biden surges in W.House race + Turkey denies using migrants to 'blackmail' EU + Peace process in doubt as US strikes Taliban + Latest Bond movie delayed on virus fears Health-virus,WRAP ROME Europe's coronavirus hotspot Italy shuts all schools and universities for 10 days to stop the deadly coronavirus outbreak, as countries around the world boost protective measures. 800 words 2000 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Italy,2ndlead Health-virus-Iran US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden reclaims the frontrunner mantle in the Democratic White House race after notching up stunning Super Tuesday primary victories over leftist Bernie Sanders and receiving the endorsement of billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who dropped out and backed his former rival. 800 words 2030 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Biden,FOCUS US-politics-vote,RESULTS Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-Greece-migrants,WRAP ANKARA Turkey warns that a fresh migrant crisis could be resolved only if Europe supports its efforts in Syria but denies claims of "blackmail", as violent clashes break out between refugees and police on the Greek border. 750 words 2000 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey-migrants-EU,FOCUS Greece-Turkey-immigration,lead India-virus-Italy-health,2ndlead Afghanistan-US-conflict-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The US launches an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt. 750 words moved by Emal Haidary and Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video Health-virus-film-Bond,2ndlead LONDON The makers of the new James Bond movie "No Time to Die", due for global release next month say it will be delayed until November amid fears over the new coronavirus outbreak. 400 words moved -- SUPER TUESDAY -- US-politics-vote-Bloomberg,FOCUS NEW YORK US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg exits the Democratic presidential race, earning ridicule after blowing more than half a billion dollars on a gamble that failed to inspire voters. 550 words 1930 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture US-politics-vote-Sanders-Biden,Vermont,SCENE BURLINGTON In Bernie Sanders' Vermont stronghold, leftists say they could vote for once-again Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, backing him as "a charming guy" capable of reducing tensions in the United States. 500 words 2030 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Biden-Sanders,FOCUS WASHINGTON They might look superficially similar if you squint -- but the two silver-haired 70-somethings vying to challenge Donald Trump for the White House are hardly peas in a pod. 650 words 1930 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-economy-IMF-WorldBank,WRAP WASHINGTON IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva calls for an all-out, "no regrets" response to the new coronavirus epidemic which poses a "serious threat" to the global economy. 600 words 2100 GMT by Heather Scott Picture. Video Also moving: US-economy-bank-rate-virus,WRAP Also moved: Health-virus-Gulf-economy,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy-hospital,SCENE CREMONA, Italy A blue field tent packed with masked doctors in nylon overalls and rubber gloves greets patients in front of an Italian hospital at the European epicentre of the new coronavirus epidemic. Welcome to the "sorting" room for possible COVID-19 cases. 600 words 1930 GMT by Clément Dubrul and Céline Cornu in Milan. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Europe-ECDC,FOCUS Health-virus-Europe,FACTS Health-virus-Saudi-religion RIYADH Saudi Arabia suspends the year-round "umrah" pilgrimage over fears of the new coronavirus spreading to Islam's holiest cities, an unprecedented move that raises fresh uncertainty over the annual hajj. 500 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- AMERICAS -- US-health-abortion-politics-court,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court hears arguments in a major abortion case for the first time since President Trump appointed two new conservative justices -- with the future of the procedure potentially hanging in the balance. 750 words 2000 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: US-health-abortion-politics,INTERVIEW Brazil-economy-growth,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO The Brazilian economy slowed in President Jair Bolsonaro's first year in office, official figures show, disappointing news for markets that bet on the far-right leader to engineer an economic take-off. 550 words moved by Jorge Svartzman. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-politics,FOCUS LONDON Three months after his triumphant re-election, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to save one of his top ministers from a bullying scandal that has exposed tensions at the heart of his government. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video Germany-politics,WRAP ERFURT, Germany Lawmakers in eastern German state Thuringia re-elect its state premier, with Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party sitting out the vote after a first try sank it into a deep crisis. 650 words moved by Manuel Waltz with Kit Holden in Berlin -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,FOCUS JORDAN VALLEY, Palestinian Territories In the Palestinian village of Ein al-Beida, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's surprise election win has raised fears among residents that their land will be annexed. 600 words moved by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video Israel-politics-Netanyahu-trial,FOCUS JERUSALEM The possible consequences of bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges filed against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are hard to predict, but one thing is clear: days after his apparent election win, Israel is facing an unprecedented legal quandry. 650 words moved by Stephen Weizman and Ben Simon. Picture. Syria-conflict-Idlib-displaced,VIDEOESSAY IDLIB, Syria In the carpark and under the terraces of a football stadium in northwest Syria, families with nowhere else to go after fleeing war live in flimsy white tents. 600 words moved by Aaref Watad. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Idlib-Turkey BEIRUT A three-year-old girl taught to laugh off the sound of shelling in war-torn Syria has left with her family and started a new life in neighbouring Turkey, her father says. 400 words. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-village,INVESTIGATION MOPTI, Mali Less than a year after more than 160 Fulani civilians were massacred at dawn in Ogossagou in central Mali, terror has returned to the small village, underscoring the struggle to control the violence that has riven the country since 2012. 950 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File picture -- ASIA -- India-Kashmir-Pakistan-conflict-internet SRINAGAR, India Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir restore access to the internet and social media nearly seven months after New Delhi imposed limits when it revoked the semi-autonomous status of the disputed region. 400 words moved -- CLIMATE -- EU-environment-economy,WRAP BRUSSELS Europe unveils a landmark green growth law but fails to impress teenage activist Greta Thunberg, who dubs it a "surrender" to the threat of climate change. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Forests-climate-carbon-sink PARIS The world's tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions, with the Amazon rainforest at risk of turning from carbon sink to source within 15 years, researchers warn. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- Italy-art-painting-Raphael,lead ROME Italy is marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael with a blockbuster exhibition whose preparations were marred by a row over a treasured portrait some feared was too fragile to move. 700 words moved by Kelly Velasquez afp
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