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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pandemic fuels historic US job losses + Second White House staffer positive for virus + US accuses China, Russia of virus conspiracy + Venezuela charges Americans with terrorism + Drug cocktail can shorten COVID recovery: study Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States records its steepest job losses in history over the coronavirus pandemic as Europe, faced with rising deaths, moves to keep its borders shut for another month. 850 words 0330 GMT by Shaun Tandon with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Health-virus-US-politics-Trump-testing,2ndlead WASHINGTON The US vice president's spokeswoman becomes the second White House staffer this week to test positive for coronavirus, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in their 90s. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Health-virus-US-China-Russia-media-internet,lead WASHINGTON The United States accuses China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus pandemic, saying Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques honed by Moscow. 600 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi Venezuela-US-crisis-politics-diplomacy,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela has charged two former US soldiers with terrorism and conspiracy for allegedly taking part in a failed bid to topple President Nicolas Maduro, the attorney general says. 550 words moved by Andrea Tosta. Video Health-virus-pharmacology-study PARIS Researchers in Hong Kong have found that patients suffering milder illness caused by the new coronavirus recover more quickly if they are treated with a three-drug antiviral cocktail soon after symptoms appear. 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- AMERICAS -- US-shooting-race WASHINGTON Authorities in the southern US state of Georgia say they have "more than sufficient probable cause" to charge two white men over the killing of an unarmed black jogger, but did not explain why it took 74 days for the suspects to be detained. 550 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture Health-virus-UN-US UNITED NATIONS The United States stuns other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations to better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats say. 650 words 0230 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-employment-indicator WASHINGTON With shops and factories closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade were wiped out in a single month. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Graphic US-politics-investigation-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump claims sweeping vindication over the Russian election meddling investigation that he has long branded a hoax and a witch hunt, after the Justice Department dropped its prosecution of his former national security advisor Michael Flynn. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-LasVegas,SCENE LAS VEGAS The marble statues at Caesar's Palace are fenced off, the Venetian hotel's gondolas sit empty, and the New York-New York casino rollercoaster has ground to a halt. In the absence of bustling crowds and packed poker tables, the slogan "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" has never felt more redundant. 550 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Brazil-environment-health-virus,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO It has not gotten much attention with the world focused on coronavirus, but deforestation has surged in the Amazon rainforest this year, raising fears of a repeat of last year's record-breaking devastation -- or worse. 750 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Belgium-UN-science-animal GHENT, Belgium Belgium's top researchers looking for a coronavirus treatment insist that their efforts to isolate an antibody grown in a llama is based on a solid lead. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Russia-politics-history-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Russia will hold only muted celebrations on Saturday for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II after postponing a Red Square parade over the virus pandemic. 450 words 0130 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-sexwork,FOCUS MADRID With the coronavirus pandemic emptying the streets of Madrid, life has become even more precarious for Evelyn, Alenca and Beyonce, sex workers who have been left high-and-dry by the lockdown. 700 words 0200 GMT. Picture Health-virus-Belgium-lifestyle-farming-chickens,FOCUS WAVRE, Belgium Whether it's for fresh eggs or to entertain children feeling cooped up in coronavirus lockdown, a craze for keeping chickens is sweeping Belgium. 550 words 0230 GMT by Marine Laouchez. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-diplomacy,2ndlead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel in a show of support for the new coalition government, resuming travel after a coronavirus suspension, the State Department announces. 500 words moved. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-people-birthday CAPE TOWN South African Fredie Blom celebrates his 116th birthday unfazed by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister. 350 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. Picture. Video -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Greece-arts,FOCUS ATHENS Despite being one of Greece's best-known folk singers, Natassa Bofiliou is among thousands of artists worried about the impact of coronavirus lockdowns that have only just begun to be eased. 600 words 0300 GMT by Helene Colliopoulou. Picture Health-virus-NMacedonia-culture-music,VIDEOESSAY SKOPJE Before kicking off a recent rock show in Skopje, the leader of the band Funk Shui did something he had never done before: apologise for the noise the group was about to make. 550 words 0400 GMT by Darko Duridanski. Picture. Video afp
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