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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Brazil virus toll record, WHO agrees to probe + Sharp drop in carbon emissions from lockdowns + Millions shelter from cyclone in Bay of Bengal + Spotify secures exclusive Joe Rogan experience + WWII veteran Captain Tom Moore to be knighted Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil records its highest number of coronavirus deaths as Latin America begins to feel the full force of the pandemic, while the World Health Organization agrees to investigate its response to the crisis. 850 words 0800 GMT by Pascal Trouillaud with AFP Bureaus. Graphic. Picture. Video 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 Also moved: Health-virus-energy-economy-environment India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone,WRAP KHULNA, Bangladesh Millions of people take shelter and pray as the Bay of Bengal's fiercest cyclone this century roars towards eastern India and Bangladesh, with forecasts of potentially devastating storm surges. 750 words 0700 GMT by Sam Jahan with Dibyanshu Sarkar in Digha, India. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: India-Bangladesh-weather-cyclone-surge,FACTS 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 said Tuesday. 300 words moved 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 -- ASIA -- 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 -- AMERICAS -- 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 Health-virus-US-Trump-doctors,FOCUS WASHINGTON While US President Donald Trump admits he's not actually a doctor, he's long been convinced of his natural scientific talents -- and the coronavirus pandemic is proving a big stage for his unproven pet theories. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,VIDEOESSAY MANAUS, Brazil Far from lab coat and face mask territory, a group of indigenous healers with feather and leaf headdresses is working its way up the Amazon river, looking for medicinal plants to treat the new coronavirus. 400 words moved by Fernando Crispim Sanches, with Eugenia Logiuratto in Rio de Janeiro. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- 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 -- Burundi-vote-unrest-health-virus BUJUMBURA Burundians bring the curtain down on President Pierre Nkurunziza's 15-year-long rule in elections that are taking place despite a largely ignored outbreak of coronavirus. 650 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic 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 AND NORTH AFRICA -- Yemen-conflict-politics,FOCUS DUBAI Thirty years after unification, Yemen is on the verge of fragmentation as a result of armed conflicts, regional rivalries and foreign interference. 700 words moved Also moved: Yemen-conflict-history,CHRONO Yemen-conflict-south,FACTS -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-Amazon-Brazil-Britain-retail LONDON Leading British supermarket chains warn Brazil they may be forced to boycott its goods if lawmakers in the South American country pass a bill that would "encourage further land grabbing" in the Amazon. 400 words moved 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 -- BUSINESS -- Germany-automobile-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT Volkswagen puts to bed one of the most potentially damaging cases in its "Dieselgate" scandal, paying nine million euros in an out-of-court settlement to prevent its two bosses going to trial over market manipulation charges. 550 words moved by Yann Schreiber afp
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