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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Stocks swing wildly as virus death toll tops 3,000 + Taliban end partial truce as Afghan violence resumes + Erdogan says 'millions' of migrants headed to Europe + Boost for Biden as second centrist quits W.House race + Vatican opens Holocaust-era archives on 'silent' pope Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization voices alarm at the coronavirus's spread outside of China, as the global death toll tops 3,000, airlines cancel flights and stock markets swing wildly. 850 words 2000 GMT by Nina Larson with Dave Clark in Brussels and Laurent Thomet in Beijing. Graphic. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Taliban call an abrupt end to a partial truce, just two days after signing a deal with the US that was meant to bring peace at last to Afghanistan. 700 words 1930 GMT by Usman Sharifi and Email Haidary. Picture. Video Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-family,FOCUS Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-migrants,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns that "millions" of migrants will soon head for Europe, drawing a sharp rebuke from EU leaders over his efforts to pressure them into greater assistance with the Syrian conflict. 750 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP HOUSTON Joe Biden's presidential hopes receive a major boost with fellow centrist Amy Klobuchar dropping out and preparing to endorse the former vice president on the eve of "Super Tuesday." 700 words 2000 GMT by Julia Benarrous and Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-SuperTuesday,POINTS Vatican-pope-Jews-history VATICAN CITY Historians begin combing the archives of the world's most contentious pope, hoping to glean why Pius XII stayed silent during the Nazi extermination of Jews in the Holocaust. 650 words moved by Catherine Marciano. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN A plane carrying UN medical experts and aid touches down in Iran on a mission to help it tackle the world's second-deadliest outbreak of coronavirus, as European powers pledge to send further help. 500 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Iran,SCENE TEHRAN Cooped up at home for days because of Iran's coronavirus outbreak, Parmis was desperate, so her mother took her out shopping -- even though they only had one face mask between them. 500 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Iran-Islam,FOCUS Iran-health-sanctions-US-virus,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy-tourism,lead MILAN Milan's lace-like Duomo cathedral swings open its gates to tourists as Italy's financial capital tries to get back on its feet after landing in the heart of Europe's coronavirus outbreak. 600 words 1930 GMT by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-economy Health-virus-SKorea-religion,INTERVIEW GWACHEON, South Korea Stigma and discrimination over their beliefs are preventing members of the secretive religious group at the centre of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak from cooperating with emergency checks and quarantine efforts, a top representative tells AFP. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-Kyu. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy-bank-rate,Q&A WASHINGTON The US stock market is tanking, and the first death from the new coronavirus was reported on American soil, but what can the Federal Reserve do to help support the economy? And will it work? 700 words 1930 GMT by Heather Scott Also moved: Health-virus-economy-G7-eurozone,WRAP Also moving: Health-virus-US Health-virus-sport PARIS The coronavirus is disrupting sport around the world with the MotoGP races in Qatar and Thailand postponed, a host of football matches put off to a later date and increasing concerns surrounding the Tokyo Olympics later this year. 700 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-media-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States cuts by nearly half the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Beijing's state-run media in the US, vowing reciprocity after a crackdown in China. 600 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video US-vote-politics-Buttigieg,FOCUS WASHINGTON Pete Buttigieg made a spectacular entrance to the US political stage with his presidential bid. While he has quit the 2020 race, the 38-year-old won a public standing that will allow him to launch future bids -- as long as he can broaden his appeal from his largely white voter base. 600 words 2100 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-California-Sanders,FOCUS US-politics-vote-campaign-Bloomberg,FOCUS US-politics-vote-immigration-minorities,SCENE -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP JERUSALEM Polls close in Israel's third election in 12 months, with voters hoping for an end to political deadlock and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eyeing re-election two weeks before his trial on corruption charges. 750 words 2030 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Gantz,PROFILE Israel-vote-health-virus,SCENE Libya-conflict-UN,2ndlead TRIPOLI The UN's envoy to war-plagued Libya, Ghassan Salame, announces his resignation citing health reasons, nearly three years after taking up the post. 500 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. File video Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Protest-torn Iraq faces more political gridlock after prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew overnight, accusing lawmakers of obstructing his attempt to form a government. 650 words moved by Sarah Benhaida. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-Greece-migrants,WRAP KASTANIES, Greece Greek security forces attempt to prevent thousands of migrants from crossing the border from Turkey, prompting the UN refugee agency to warn Athens that it has no legal justification for its action. 600 words 2000 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. Picture Germany-religion-Catholic-abuse,WRAP BERLIN German bishops begin key talks that will see them choose a new leader to steer the country's Catholic Church through a controversial reforms process and settle compensation demands from sexual abuse victims. 650 words moved by Isabelle Le Page. File picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS British and EU trade negotiators hold the first day of what could be months of talks aimed at forging a new post-Brexit relationship, with timing tight and the sides far apart on key issues. 750 words moved Clement Zampa and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- NKorea-defence-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires what appear to be two short-range ballistic missiles weeks after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a "new strategic weapon" and its deadline for Washington to offer sanctions relief expired. 700 words moved by Sunghee Hwang Philippines-police-crime,WRAP MANILA A sacked security guard gives himself up and set free dozens of hostages he seized at gunpoint in a Manila mall, ending a day-long standoff that terrified shoppers and left one man wounded. 450 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video China-Xinjiang-politics-rights-retail,2ndlead BEIJING China is transferring tens of thousands of Uighur detainees out of internment camps and into factories that supply some of the world's leading brands, an Australian think tank says. 500 words moved. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-road-accident,3rdlead JOHANNESBURG Twenty-five people are killed when a bus rolled down a steep embankment in South Africa's coastal Eastern Cape province. 350 words moved. Graphic. Video Malawi-politics-army,FOCUS BLANTYRE In a continent where armies often prop up governments, crush dissent and interfere in mainstream politics, Malawi in southern Africa has been an exception for decades. 700 words moved by Jack McBrams. File picture -- FASHION -- Lifestyle-France-Britain-fashion-environment-McCartney,INTERVIEW PARIS British fashion designer Stella McCartney tells AFP that she is not afraid to be called to stupid for trying make the world's biggest luxury group sustainable from the inside. 600 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture afp
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