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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + World leaders hold emergency online virus summit + New Zealand mosque shooter changes plea to guilty + Ex-FBI agent missing for 13 years dies in Iran + Economists predict worst recession in recent history + Toilet paper becomes material for quarantine comedy Health-virus,WRAP MADRID World leaders are to hold an online emergency summit over the coronavirus crisis that has forced more than three billion people into lockdown and claimed 20,000 lives. 800 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic NZealand-mosques-attack-court-plea,WRAP WELLINGTON In an unexpected reversal, an Australian man accused of murdering 51 Muslim worshippers at two New Zealand mosques last year pleads guilty to all charges. 600 words 0230 GMT. File Picture US-Iran-diplomacy-prisoners,WRAP WASHINGTON A former FBI agent who mysteriously vanished in 2007 died in Iranian custody, his family concludes, saying US intelligence had made them give up 13 years of hope. 700 words 0130 GMT by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-economy-recession LONDON The coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown of billions of people threatens the global economy to the point where economists are predicting the most violent recession in recent history, perhaps even eclipsing the Great Depression. 700 words 0300 GMT by Veronique Dupont. File picture Health-US-virus-comedy,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From quarreling couples to toilet paper hoarding, life under coronavirus lockdown across much of the United States has provided comedy material for those seeking light-hearted relief in these difficult times. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- ASIA -- Health-virus-internet-misinformation,FOCUS HONG KONG From being duped into poisoned deaths to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation. 800 words 0400 GMT by Katie Forster Health-virus-Bangladesh-Myanmar-Rohingya-camps KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh The sewage-soaked alleys and cramped canvas and bamboo shacks that house one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are a horrifying scene for experts watching the coronavirus pandemic creep closer. 650 words moved by Suzauddin Rubel with Sam Jahan in Dhaka. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-UN-humanitarian,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the entire human race, the United Nations warns as it launches a humanitarian response plan featuring an appeal for $2 billion to help the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. 600 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Senators struggle to overcome 11th-hour differences as they seek to pass the largest economic rescue package in modern US history, amid fears New York could be the next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 0330 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moving: Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment-indicator Health-virus-US-AI,FOCUS WASHINGTON Could artificial intelligence systems have limited or even arrested the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic? 800 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever, with Julie Jammot in San Francisco Health-virus-US-China-G7-diplomacy,3rdlead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the Group of Seven powers are united in opposing China's coronavirus "disinformation," but European allies emphasize cooperation to fight the global pandemic. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-poverty,SCENE RIO DE JANEIRO Stay home, wash hands -- the rules of the coronavirus pandemic sound simple enough. But not for people who don't have homes, on the streets in places like Rio de Janeiro. 500 words moved by Carlos Fabal. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-modelling PARIS Authors of a headline-grabbing study into how many people in Britain may already be infected with COVID-19 insist their research shows the need for widespread antibody testing to contain the pandemic. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Italy's coronavirus infections rate slows for a fourth successive day as more evidence emerges that painful long lockdowns against the pandemic work. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Russia-politics-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin postpones a vote on constitutional reforms and urges Russians to stay home as authorities scramble to contain the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-G20 RIYADH Leaders of the G20 major economies will hold an online summit on Thursday in a bid to fend off a coronavirus-triggered recession, after criticism the group has been slow to address the crisis. 650 words 0130 GMT by Anuj Chopra Yemen-conflict,Q&A DUBAI Five years after Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen's civil war, leading a military coalition to prop up the government which had been driven out of its capital, the Huthi rebels are only stronger, more resilient and gaining ground. 800 words 0300 GMT. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa BAMAKO Four countries led by war-ravaged Mali join the lengthening list of African countries hit by the novel coronavirus as Kenya orders a nighttime curfew and unveils tax breaks in the fight against the pandemic. 650 words moved by Laurent Lozano with AFP Africa bureaus. Picture -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Health-virus-economy-gold LONDON Gold, prized by investors in times of crisis as a safe haven, is experiencing surging demand in the face of the coronavirus outbreak -- from both commodity traders and retail buyers. 600 words 0300 GMT by Kevin Trublet. File picture afp
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