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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump compares virus to Pearl Harbor, 9/11 + US 'mercenaries' to be tried in Venezuela + Israel supreme court approves coalition deal + Iraq, battling multiple crises, gets new govt + Kraftwerk co-founder Schneider dies aged 73 Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says the global coronavirus pandemic has been worse for the United States than Pearl Harbor and 9/11, renewing his criticism of China. 850 words 0330 GMT by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Venezuela-US-crisis-politics-diplomacy defense,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela will try two Americans allegedly captured during a failed bid by mercenaries to invade the country, President Nicolas Maduro says, as the US vowed to "use every tool available" to bring them home. 650 words 0200 GMT by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Supreme Court approves a coalition deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival-turned-ally Benny Gantz, paving the way for a unity government to be sworn in next week. 700 words moved by Ben Simon Also moved: Israel-politics,CHRONO Iraq-government-economy,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraqi premier Mustafa Kadhemi formally takes office after parliament approves his cabinet line-up, taking the reins amid a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the spectre of renewed protests. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture Also moved: Iraq-politics-Kadhemi,PROFILE Germany-music-Kraftwerk-Schneider,OBIT BERLIN Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, co-founder of the pioneering electronic music group that re-wired the future of pop, has died, the group's management says. He was 73 years old. 700 words moved by David Courbet with Maggy Donaldson in New York. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-travel-US-subway,FOCUS NEW YORK For the first time since 1904, New York's famed subway has halted its all-night service as the coronavirus outbreak brings "the city that never sleeps" to its knees. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics-Oklahoma,FOCUS Health-virus-US-education-graduation,FOCUS Also moving: Health-virus-US-immigration,FOCUS US-economy-oil-energy-market,SCENE CUSHING, Oklahoma Using his fleet of drones, Dale Parrish tracks one of the most sensitive data points in the oil world: the amount of crude stored in giant steel tanks in this small Midwestern town. 600 words 0130 GMT by Juliette Michel. Picture. Video US-IT-politics-rights-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook announces the first members of its independent "supreme court" empowered to make binding decisions about what content should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman Also moved: US-IT-politics-rights-Facebook-list -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain-ambulance,FOCUS SABADELL, Spain Although the coronavirus pandemic has weakened its deadly grip on Spain, there has been no let-up in the "constant tension" faced by ambulance crews who know the virus could be lurking anywhere. 750 words 0200 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture Health-virus-Russia,FOCUS MOSCOW As Russia's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches new highs, its official death toll remains remarkably low compared to other European countries. 650 words 0230 GMT by Thibaut Marchand and Marina Lapenkova-Maximova Health-virus-Switzerland-SAfrica-exploration-people,INTERVIEW CHATEAU-D'OEX, Switzerland After venturing through the Amazon, the Himalayas and reaching both Poles, explorer Mike Horn is now, thanks to the coronavirus crisis, discovering new, uncharted territory: home. 700 words 0330 GMT by Eloi Rouyer. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-cities,FOCUS ROME Italian architects are urging policymakers to reduce the risk of future pandemics by encouraging people to leave cities and repopulate abandoned villages in the mountains and countryside. 550 words 0400 GMT by Kelly Velasquez and Ella Ide. File picture Health-virus-Cyprus-Malta-Iceland,FOCUS AYIA NAPA, Cyprus Enjoying Cyprus' loosening of a six-week-old coronavirus lockdown, Michalis Eveledis charged across pristine white sand and plunged headlong into the cool Mediterranean under a glaring sun. 860 words 0300 GMT by Duncan Woodside, with Jérémie Richard in Reykjavík. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-UAE-transport-India,FOCUS DUBAI Indian migrants in the UAE voice skepticism after New Delhi announces a "massive" operation to bring back some of the hundreds of thousands of its nationals stranded by coronavirus restrictions. 500 words 0300 GMT by Aziz El Massassi Health-virus-Ramadan-NAfrica-food,FOCUS ALGIERS North Africans say they are missing the taste of Ramadan, as coronavirus restrictions deprive them of traditional mealtime gatherings, evening outings and beloved sweets during the Muslim holy month. 500 words 0330 GMT by Abdelhafid Daamache with Tunis and Rabat bureaus. Picture. File Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kenya-economy-poverty,FOCUS NAIROBI Since Kenya confirmed its first coronavirus case on March 13, authorities have adopted various measures to curb the spread of the virus while stopping short of imposing a full lockdown. 1,100 words 0400 GMT by Francois Ausseill. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-internet,FACTCHECK DAKAR The task of introducing a vaccine to protect against coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust of western medical research. 1,,100 words 0430 GMT by AFP Fact Check Africa -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Bitcoin-market-finance-computers,FOCUS LONDON Bitcoin miners, whose computer processors enable the running of the world's most popular virtual currency, will soon face a quadrennial event that alters the profitability of the hi-tech industry. 600 words 0400 GMT by Roland Jackson. File picture -- CULTURE & LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-Germany-film,FOCUS FRANKFURT Emptied streets below Frankfurt's towering skyscrapers, people desperate for human contact after endless video calls and lockdown enforcement mark one of the winners at this year's Lichter film festival in Germany's financial capital. 650 words 0330 GMT by Tom Barfield. Picture afp
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