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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Contact: jenny.vaughan@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Pandemic surges in Latin America + 'Super cyclone' barrels into Bay of Bengal + Sharp drop in carbon emissions from lockdowns + Burundi votes despite virus fears + Jilted lover sends truckload of tear-jerking onions to ex Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil sees a record number of coronavirus deaths as Latin America begins to feel the full force of the pandemic that swept across the world. 900 words 1030 GMT by Pascale Trouillaud with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,WRAP KHULNA, Bangladesh Several million people take shelter and pray as one of the fiercest cyclones in decades roars towards Bangladesh and eastern India, with forecasts of a potentially devastating and deadly storm surge. 750 words 1200 GMT by Sam Jahan with Dibyanshu Sarkar in Digha, India. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone-surge,FACTS Health-virus-climate-environment-economy PARIS Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers report. 800 words moved by Marlowe Hood Burundi-vote-unrest-health-virus,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundians vote in a tense election to replace long-ruling President Pierre Nkurunziza, that is proceeding despite an outbreak of coronavirus which has been largely ignored in the east African nation. 700 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic China-offbeat-family BEIJING A jilted Chinese woman has sent an unusual revenge gift to an ex-lover who broke up with her days before Chinese Valentine's Day -- dumping a truckload of onions on his doorstep to bring him to tears. 300 words moved by Poornima Weerasekara -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-charity-Moore LONDON Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore will be knighted after raising nearly $40 million for healthcare charities, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, calling him a "beacon of light" during the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved. File Picture. File Video Health-virus-Russia,lead MOSCOW Russia reports its highest ever daily coronavirus death toll of 135, while the number of active virus infections in the country drops for the first time. 350 words 0930 GMT Health-virus-France-military,FOCUS SAINT-DENIS, France France's armed forces are racing to ramp up recruitment efforts after the coronavirus lockdown proved a major setback in efforts to attract 26,000 young people this year. 600 words 1300 GMT by Daphne Benoit. Video Health-virus-France-Germany-economy-Macron-Merkel,FOCUS PARIS President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel have jump-started the Franco-German "motor" at the heart of Europe by jointly pitching a hugely ambitious economic recovery plan, even if it faces a bumpy road ahead. 700 words moved by Valerie Leroux. Picture Health-virus-Sweden,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Sweden has taken a soft approach to virus restrictions and although its rules are likely to be in place longer than in other countries, officials are adamant their strategy is a winner in the long term. 600 words moved by Johannes Ledel. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-politics,WRAP MASERU Lesotho's ex-finance minister Moeketsi Majoro is sworn in as Prime Minister following the sensational resignation of Thomas Thabane who is accused of conspiring in the murder of his wife. 500 words 1000 GMT by Pascalinah Kabi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-UN PARIS UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the developed world could learn lessons from the preventative measures taken by many African countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus. 250 words moved Health-virus-Africa-stigma,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Across sub-Saharan Africa, the stigma attached to the coronavirus is so strong that some choose not to seek treatment to avoid facing unbearable hostility. 750 words moved by Camille Malplat with AFP bureaus. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas threatens to end all security coordination with Israel as international opposition grows to the Jewish state's plans to annex parts of the West Bank. 450 words 1300 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture. Video Lebanon-rights-labour-migration-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT A week after her Lebanese employer kicked her out without her luggage, pay or passport, all that Ethiopian domestic worker Sofia wants is to go home as Lebanon begins repatriations. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iran-sports,VIDEOESSAY TEHRAN The coronavirus pandemic has forced the world's athletes to keep fit in confinement, and for top Iranian athlete Maryam Toosi, that has meant training on the rooftop of her apartment. 300 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video Egypt-health-virus,FOCUS CAIRO Four months after Egypt reported its first coronavirus case, medical experts warn the threadbare health system is nearing a "critical threshold" in its capacity to tackle the disease. 600 words 1200 GMT by Hager Harabech. File picture Yemen-conflict-politics,FOCUS DUBAI Thirty years after unification, war-torn Yemen is on the verge of fragmentation as a result of armed conflicts, regional rivalries and foreign interference. 700 words moved We have also moved: Yemen-conflict-south,FACTS Yemen-conflict-history,HISTORY -- AMERICAS -- Entertainment-US-Sweden-mass-media-podcast NEW YORK Spotify has obtained exclusive rights to "The Joe Rogan Experience," the most downloaded podcast in the United States, the Swedish online streaming giant says. 300 words moved. File picture Health-virus-US-China-Taiwan-diplomacy,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON With its remarkable success in fighting the coronavirus and its democratic values, Taiwan is enjoying a groundswell of support in the United States whose leadership is eager to hold up the island as a model against China. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- ASIA -- Taiwan-politics-China,WRAP TAIPEI China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a democratic Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen says in an inauguration speech that drew condemnation from Beijing. 700 words 0930 GMT by Amber Wang. Live video. Picture. Video. Graphic Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP KABUL The leader of the Taliban says the militants are committed to their landmark deal with the US, despite being accused of carrying out thousands of attacks in Afghanistan since it was signed. 500 words 1000 GMT China-politics-health-virus,ADVANCER BEIJING China's biggest political event of the year opens Friday after months of delay over coronavirus fears, with President Xi Jinping determined to project strength and control over the outbreak despite international criticism and a wounded economy. 750 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Also moved: China-politics-law,FACTS Thailand-health-virus-traffic-crime-pollution PATHUM THANI, Thailand Plummeting traffic deaths and falling crime are among the unforeseen benefits registered by several Asian nations starting to assess the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. 650 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith and Lillian Suwanrumpha. Picture. Video India-lifestyle-economy-gender-social,FOCUS MUMBAI After exfoliating his face and buffing his nails, Lakshay Narula crossed another grooming frontier -- applying hair removal cream to his chest and with it, upending India's rigid gender norms. 750 words moved by Vishal Manve. Picture. Video Afghanistan-virus-economy-weddings,FOCUS KABUL Afghanistan's coronavirus crisis has freed young couples in Kabul to consider something that once seemed unthinkable: downsizing their weddings. 650 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Britain-layoffs-manufacturing-aviation-Rolls,2ndlead LONDON Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, says it will cut at least 9,000 jobs, or nearly one-fifth of its global workforce, and slash costs elsewhere as the coronavirus slams the aviation sector. 500 words 1000 GMT by Ben Perry -- CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-Antarctica-green PARIS Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change colour as "green snow" caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with global temperatures increasing, new research shows. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey. Picture. Video Science-animal-research-bees-hoverfly TOKYO That bee you see buzzing from flower to flower might actually be an undercover operator: a hoverfly. And a team of scientists wants you to stop taking them for granted. 550 words moved by Sara Hussein. File Picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-USA-Rapinoe-Trump LOS ANGELES Women's World Cup star Megan Rapinoe, long an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, says she wouldn't rule out running for America's highest office herself one day. 300 words moved afp
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