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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Email: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Lockdowns in question as historic recession looms + Obama backs Biden as president to 'heal' US + Over 100 million children face measles risk: UN + North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles + Tour de France scrambles for new race dates Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The world's governments grapple with how and when to lift sweeping coronavirus lockdowns that have crippled their economies but saved lives, as experts warn of a looming once-in-a-century global recession. 900 words 2100 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote-politics-Democrats-Obama-Biden,WRAP WASHINGTON Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden's White House bid, saying his longtime vice president can unify and "heal" a nation struggling through some of its darkest moments. 700 words 1930 GMT by Michael Mathes. File picture Health-virus-measles-vaccination PARIS More than 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles as dozens of countries curtail their vaccination programmes as they battle COVID-19, the UN warns. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey NKorea-politics-diplomacy-military,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, according to the South's military, with analysts saying Pyongyang was demonstrating the breadth of its arsenal. 650 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Graphic. File video Cycling-FRA-Tour-2020-Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Tour de France organisers are working to find a new start date for cycling's biggest race after large public gatherings were banned until mid-July in the latest extension of the French coronavirus lockdown. 550 words moved by Jean Montois. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-cycling-Tour-FRA-2020,FACTS -- IMF OUTLOOK -- Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF,WRAP WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the global economy into its deepest recession in a century, cutting world output by three percent this year, and the situation could get even worse, the IMF warned. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF,Q&A Also moved: Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF,FACTS Health-virus-IMF-economy-Mideast Health-virus-Africa-economy-indicator-IMF Health-virus-economy-Asia-IMF -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-US-virus-workplace,FOCUS WASHINGTON Mandatory temperature checks, hands-free hand sanitizers, staggered shift timings and no meetings: When we finally go back, workplaces will be far different to how we remember them. 650 words 2100 GMT by Issam Ahmed Healt-US-virus-model WASHINGTON A one-off lockdown won't stop the novel coronavirus pandemic and intermittent periods of social distancing may be required into 2022 to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard scientists say. 450 words 1930 GMT -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-warming-cost PARIS Nations' failure to fulfil the promises they made in the Paris climate agreement to make drastic emissions cuts could cost the global economy as much as $600 trillion this century, new analysis shows. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is accused of seeking king-like powers on the day he unveils a task force for reopening the US economy despite fears in hard-hit states that he will rush the decision. 650 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics-economy,FOCUS Health-virus-Ecuador,FOCUS GUAYAQUIL When the curfew falls, a cat and mouse game begins between police and residents in a rundown barrio in Guayaquil, the city at the heart of Ecuador's coronavirus crisis. 600 words moved by Xavier Letamendi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Austria-music,FOCUS VIENNA Confronted with the new coronavirus pandemic, Vienna, one of the world's music capitals, has been silenced, leaving an entire sector fearing for its future. 650 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rain rockets on Tripoli after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of strategic towns west of the capital. 680 words 1930 GMT by Imed Lamloum. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict,CHRONO Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz hold new talks on forming a coronavirus emergency government after a year of stalemate, with a deadline less than two days away. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FOCUS GAZA CITY A fierce row has divided the Palestinian community after Gaza's rulers, Hamas, arrested six local activists on "treason" charges for chatting by video conference with leftist campaigners in Israel. 650 words moved by Adel Zaanoun Health-virus-Israel-jackals,PHOTOESSAY TEL AVIV As the coronavirus has kept Israelis indoors, dozens of jackals have taken over Tel Aviv's deserted Hayarkon Park, scavenging for food in what is usually a playground for joggers and families. 400 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-diplomacy-Africa-China,FOCUS ABUJA African countries are seething over reports of Africans battling stigma and discrimination in China over the coronavirus pandemic, apparently linked to a cluster of cases in the Nigerian community in the southern city of Guangzhou. 600 words moved by Celia Lebur with AFP's Beijing bureau Also moved: Health-virus-racism-McDonald's Health-virus-Senegal-children,FOCUS DAKAR Street children in Senegal's seaside capital Dakar are flocking to a refuge north of the city, forced out by coronavirus. 650 words moved by Philippe Siuberski. Picture -- ASIA -- SKorea-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP SEOUL Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, special polling stations for the quarantined: South Koreans head to the polls Wednesday with a big turnout expected despite the coronavirus threat. 650 words 2100 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. Live video. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-India,3rdlead NEW DELHI India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown -- the biggest in the world covering 1.3 billion people -- will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Graphic. Picture. Video Vietnam-health-virus-ASEAN-politics,2ndlead HANOI At a summit held online, Southeast Asian leaders pledge to keep trade routes open to protect food supplies and stockpile medical equipment, warning of the crippling economic cost of coronavirus. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY AND BUSINESS -- US-banking-earnings-JPMorgan-WellsFargo NEW YORK Earnings plunge at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo as both US banking giants set aside billions of dollars to cover loans vulnerable to the economic devastation from coronavirus shutdowns. 700 words 2030 GMT by John Biers afp
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