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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Worldwide coronavirus lockdown tightens + Amazon workers protest over virus safety + Harry and Meghan formally step aside + Van Gogh stolen from virus-shut gallery + US man arrested teaching dog to drive Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Harsh lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic extend worldwide as the confirmed death toll soars towards 40,000. 800 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-labor-retail,2ndlead NEW YORK Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery shoppers join protests to press safety demands, highlighting the health risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 700 words moved by Angela Weiss. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-automobile-politics-GM,Q&A Britain-US-royals-Harry-Meghan LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family as they start a controversial new life in the United States. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson Netherlands-art-crime-VanGogh-health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE Thieves steal a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh in a daring heist from a museum that was closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Jan Hennop. Picture US-crime-dog-driving-offbeat LOS ANGELES A resident of the western US state of Washington is arrested following a high-speed chase that left officers dumbfounded after they found the man's pit bull behind the wheel. 250 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Palau-Pacific,FOCUS KOROR, Palau A coronavirus-free tropical island nestled in the northern Pacific may seem the perfect place to ride out a pandemic -- but residents on Palau say life right now is far from idyllic. 700 words moved by Bernadette Carreon. Picture Virus-health-Japan-work,FOCUS TOKYO The longstanding stereotype of Japan's office-bound "salaryman" is being tested as companies cautiously embrace working from home in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Thailand-animal-elephants-tourism,FOCUS BANGKOK Underfed and chained up for endless hours, campaigners warn many elephants working in Thailand's tourism sector may starve, be sold to roadside zoos or shifted into the illegal logging trade as the coronavirus decimates visitor numbers. 600 words 0600 GMT by Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-hospital,INTERVIEW NEW YORK With the rapid rise of hospitalizations and a health system nearly at capacity, New York doctor Shamit Patel is preparing for the worst over the next few days, all while hoping he won't have to start choosing which coronavirus patients to treat. 500 words 0530 GMT by Laura Bonilla Cal. Picture Health-virus-US NEW YORK A military hospital ship docks in New York as America's coronavirus epicenter gears up for the peak of the pandemic, with President Donald Trump extending emergency restrictions amid grim warnings about the death toll. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Health-virus-Panama-ship-US Health-virus-Russia-US-sanction-politics,4thlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discuss plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, as Trump says Moscow is pressing for an end to US sanctions. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-US-virus-seamstress,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From amateur seamstresses and sewing clubs to Hollywood costume-makers, a patchwork army of volunteers across the United States is churning out gowns and masks for emergency workers battling coronavirus. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal and Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-Colombia-ELN,WRAP BOGOTA Colombia's last recognized leftist guerrilla group, the ELN, has announced a month-long ceasefire in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a statement says. 550 words moved by Hector Velasco. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-brotherhood,FOCUS Bethune, FRANCE A ringing bell breaks the silence of the cemetery as five members of the Charitable Brotherhood of Saint Eloi solemnly remove their two-pointed hats. The charity is continuing its mission to give homeless people a respectable burial -- even during the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Clement Melki. Picture. Video Health-virus-indigenous-plea,FOCUS PARIS Indigenous leaders from around the world issue a desperate plea for protection from COVID-19, warning that their voluntary isolation in nature renders them uniquely vulnerable to the deadly virus. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-Turkey-economy,FOCUS ANKARA The Turkish economy was healing from a recession when the new coronavirus struck, leaving Ankara scrambling to contain the damage with stimulus measures worth billions. 750 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Pictures by Adem Altan. Video by Volkan Nakiboglu -- MIDEAST -- Health-virus-Israel-IT-biometrics,FOCUS JERUSALEM One app tells you if you've been in the vicinity of a COVID-19 carrier and another aims to assess whether you have the virus based purely on the sound of your voice -- Israel has seen a flurry of new technologies designed to contain contagion. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Jonah Mandel. Picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa,2ndlead LAGOS More than 20 million Nigerians go into lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa's biggest city Lagos and the capital Abuja, as the continent struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. 750 words moved by Celia Lebur and AFP Africa bureaus. Picture Algeria-politics-Bouteflika,FOCUS ALGIERS A year after the unexpected downfall of Algeria's longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ailing octogenarian remains holed up in his plush and medically adapted home, with his detractors still demanding justice. 600 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah. File picture. File video Also moved: Algeria-politics-Bouteflika,CHRONO -- SPORT -- Health-virus-sports-psychology,FOCUS HONG KONG Fear, stress and money worries: coronavirus lockdown can be challenging for anyone, but spare a thought for the athletes whose livelihoods could be at stake, with a corresponding toll on their mental health. 600 words 0600 GMT by Talek Harris. File picture afp
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