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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe locks down as virus death toll passes 6,000 + Biden, Sanders in debate overshadowed by virus + Israel postpones Netanyahu graft trial + Syria's brutal war enters 10th year + Liverpool wonder when - or if - they will win title Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Cafes, shops and restaurants shut down across France and Spain and travellers face chaos at some US airports as measures intensify to restrict the coronavirus pandemic, as the reported number of deaths passes 6,000. 800 words 1500 GMT by Joseph Boyle with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-politics-vote-health-virus WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders meet for the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic presidential primary campaign, now overshadowed by the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. 500 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video Also moved: US-Cuba-vote-politics-minorities,FOCUS Health-virus-Israel-politics-Netanyahu JERUSALEM An Israeli court postpones Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's graft trial because of the coronavirus as he and his main challenger trade blame over their failure to form a unity government to tackle the health crisis. 600 words 1500 GMT by Michael Blum Syria-conflict-anniversary,WRAP BEIRUT Syria's brutal conflict enters its 10th year with President Bashar al-Assad's regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country with a decimated economy where foreign powers flex their muscle. 750 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict,CHRONO Health-virus-fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool,FOCUS LONDON Liverpool could have been crowned Premier League champions on Monday for the first time in a generation. Instead, the stadium will be silent and the streets empty. 600 words moved by John Weaver -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Chaos grips major US airports as Americans returning from coronavirus-hit European countries overwhelm authorities attempting to process the surge. 750 words 1500 GMT by Jim Mannion. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-NewYork,SCENE Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran orders the closure of a key Shiite tomb and appeals to its citizens to stay home to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus which it says has claimed over 700 lives. 500 words 1500 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy ROME Northern Italian leaders warn they are running out of beds and need hundreds of respirators to help victims in the European epicentre of the novel coronavirus. 450 words 1500 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Germany-health-virus-entertainment-economy,FOCUS BERLIN Berlin has long been famed for its raucous party culture, but as the coronavirus crisis bites, the German capital is fearing for its reputation as the world's nightlife capital. 600 words 1430 GMT by Lara Bommers -- EUROPE -- France-vote-Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France votes in municipal elections that risk a low turnout as the mounting coronavirus toll saw the government indefinitely close bars, restaurants and schools and limit long-distance travel. 700 words 1500 GMT by Mariette le Roux with AFP bureaux. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Morocco-Europe-migrants,FOCUS TANGIERS, Morocco Abdelwahed sits outside a vast port on the northern tip of Morocco, looking out for trucks heading towards Spain. Despite a coronavirus pandemic that has locked down much of Europe, migrants are still attempting dangerous Mediterranean crossings in search of a better life. 650 words 1600 GMT by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Philippines,lead MANILA Police are closing off access to the Philippines' sprawling and densely populated capital Manila, imposing a quarantine that officials hope will curb the nation's rising number of coronavirus cases. 400 moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-economy-mining-SAfrica,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG South Africa may still have relatively few confirmed coronavirus cases but the flailing economy's two major foreign exchange earners -- mining and tourism -- are bracing to take a hit. 650 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. File picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-economy-rate-bank-health-virus,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve will have one job next week: convince the world they are doing everything they can to blunt the coronavirus impact on the economy even if their tools aren't the best ones for the job. 750 words moved by Chris Stein Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-aviation-transport-Boeing,FOCUS Health-virus-Argentina-economy-debt,FOCUS Health-virus-banking-debt,FOCUS Saudi-Aramco-energy-earnings,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Aramco reports a 20.6 percent drop in 2019 net profit due to lower crude prices and production levels, in its first earnings announcement as a listed company amid an escalating price war. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Omar Hasan in Dubai Health-virus-US-economy-media,FOCUS WASHINGTON The ailing US news industry is bracing for more turmoil with the coronavirus pandemic expected to deliver an economic shock to the sector -- just when people need credible information the most. 750 words moved by Rob Lever Health-virus-epidemic-finance-rates-politics,ANALYSIS LONDON "I think the patient is stabilised," then-US president Barack Obama declared after G20 powers prescribed unprecedented remedies to steady the crisis-wracked world economy just over a decade ago. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-health-US-film-virus,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Hollywood directors who had their glitzy premieres canceled due to coronavirus are finding inventive ways to build buzz for their films -- including bringing the red carpet into their living rooms. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal afp
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