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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus curbs tightened over fears of second wave + Malaysia ex-PM Najib gets 12 years + Jonny Depp's blockbuster libel trial winds up + Rare Rembrandt self portrait on auction in UK Health-virus PARIS Governments across the world impose new restrictions in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots as new infections shot up in some countries, sparking fears of a second wave. 750 words moved by Barney Spender with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Malaysia-politics-corruption-1MDB,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak is sentenced to 12 years in jail on corruption charges linked to the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal that led to the downfall of his government two years ago. 750 words moved by M. Jegathesan and Patrick Lee. Picture. Video Also moved: Malaysia-politics-corruption-1MDB,FACTS Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Johnny Depp grabs a teddy bear from a fan and waves to a crush of supporters as he enters London's High Court for the final day of his three-week libel trial against Britain's The Sun tabloid over allegations he beat ex-wife Amber Heard. 700 words 1630 GMT by Sylvain Peuchmaurd. Picture. Video We have also moved: Britain-US-court-media-Depp-reputation,FOCUS Britain-US-court-media-Depp,POINTS Britain-US-court-media-Depp,PROFILE Britain-auction-Rembrandt LONDON One of the last self-portraits by Rembrandt still in private hands goes on sale in Britain, with a guide price of £12-16 million ($15-21 million). 200 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Spain-France,2ndlead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns of a "second wave" in Europe of the coronavirus and defends a controversial decision to quarantine all travellers arriving from Spain, despite criticism from Madrid. 500 words moved. Picture. Graphic Britain-Banksy-auction-migration LONDON A trio of paintings by British street artist Banksy is auctioned in London, with the expected proceeds of more than $1 million to be donated to a Palestinian hospital. 400 words moved. Picture France-Netherlands-art-VanGogh PARIS Researchers believe they have discovered the exact spot where Vincent van Gogh painted his last canvas before his mysterious death from a gunshot wound. 600 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Australia-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Australia hold high-level talks aimed at forming a common front on China as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks of building a new "alliance" to push back against the rising Asian power. 550 words 1815 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Pictures. Health-virus-Johnson&Johnson-vaccine,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON It's already been a big year for Dutch virologist Hanneke Schuitemaker and, if all goes well, it could get much bigger. 700 words 1430 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-military-US-Gulf,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's Revolutionary Guards blast a mock-up of an American aircraft carrier with missiles during exercises in sensitive Gulf waters that the US Navy labels "irresponsible and reckless". 650 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,WRAP MECCA Pilgrims are quarantined in the Muslim holy city of Mecca ahead of the dramatically downsized hajj as Saudi authorities strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Lebanon-Israel-conflict-Hezbollah,2ndlead BEIRUT Lebanon's premier condemns a "dangerous military escalation" by Israel after a security incident at the disputed border led the Jewish state to fire artillery across the frontier. 550 words moved by Hachem Osseiran. Picture Sudan-conflict-Darfur,FOCUS KHARTOUM A new bout of deadly violence in Sudan's ravaged Darfur region is an attempt to sabotage the country's fragile transition since last year's ouster of strongman President Omar al-Bashir, analysts say. 800 words moved Israel-Egypt-music-culture,FOCUS HAIFA, Israel She was one of the Arab world's most revered singers, praised by Bob Dylan and sampled by Beyonce: the late Egyptian legend Umm Kulthum seems worthy of having a street named in her honour. 600 words moved by Majeda El-Batsh. File picture Iraq-conflict-heritage,FEATURE MOSUL, Iraq Nearly a century ago, Iraqis and Westerners stood there with tickets to Berlin, Istanbul or Venice. Today, the rusting tracks and overturned carriages of Mosul's train station betray the city's isolation. 800 words moved by Raad al-Jammas. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics-extradition-Australia-Canada-Britain,WRAP BEIJING China announces the suspension of Hong Kong's extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and Britain in a tit-for-tat move following similar decisions by those countries over a controversial new security law. 450 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng HongKong-China-politics-unrest,FOCUS HONG KONG Henry Tong and Elaine To were preparing to spend their first wedding anniversary in separate prison cells -- until their acquittal for rioting during Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-Kashmir-education,PHOTOESSAY DOODHPATHRI, India Hunched over her textbooks in a lush meadow surrounded by mountains and pine trees, 14-year-old Tasleem Bashir can hardly contain her joy at being back at school. She is among hundreds of students attending open-air classes in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the coronavirus continues to cripple life in the country. 400 words moved by Parvaiz Bukhari with Tauseef Mustafa. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's opposition rejects for a third time a compromise intended to defuse the country's weeks-long political crisis -- raising the prospect of further unrest. 650 words moved Health-virus-Africa,FACTS JOHANNESBURG Africa is now heading towards a million diagnosed cases of coronavirus, but experts warn far worse lies ahead in a continent struggling with fragile health systems and slender economic resources. 850 words moved by AFP bureaus in Africa. File picture. File video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Japan-automobile-Nissan-earnings,WRAP TOKYO Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan warns of a massive $6.4 billion net loss for the current fiscal year as it reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Shingo Ito. Picture -- SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT -- Nuclear-energy-Science-experiment-fusion-France,lead Saint-Paul-les-Durance, FRANCE Workers begin to assemble the world's most complex machine in southern France in a bid to demonstrate that nuclear fusion -- which powers the Sun -- could be a viable energy source. 600 words 1600 GMT by Olivier Lucazeau. Picture Health-air-pollution-mortality PARIS Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health". 450 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-health-virus-BRA,INTERVIEW SHANGHAI China's football squad will be limited to "three or four" Brazil-born players, a senior official tells AFP, as ex-Chelsea star Oscar expresses an interest in becoming the latest Brazilian to represent the world's most populous country. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture afp
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