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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO: coronavirus crisis nowhere near ending + Iran puts first military satellite in orbit + Race for vaccine hots up as trials approved + She-3PO: Female-centric 'Star Wars' in works Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA World health experts warn the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many countries still in the early stages of the fight, as researchers reveal the first US death from the disease came weeks before the alarm was raised there. 800 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Iran-military-satellite-US TEHRAN Iran said it put its first military satellite into orbit, making it an emerging "world power", as the US issued new threats amid rising naval tensions in the Gulf. 800 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video. Health-virus-Germany-US-Britain-vaccine,FOCUS BERLIN The race to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus gathers pace, as clinical trials on humans were approved in Germany and launched in the UK. 600 words moved by Kit Holden with Sylvain Peuchmaurd in London Entertainment-US-film-StarWars LOS ANGELES A new female-centric "Star Wars" television series is being developed for the Disney+ streaming platform, according to Hollywood trade reports Wednesday. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-HongKong-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG As Hong Kongers hunker down during the coronavirus pandemic, police have ramped up arrests of pro-democracy activists while Beijing's office in the financial hub has deepened the political crisis engulfing the city with a row over its powers. 800 words 0300 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi. Video. Picture India-health-virus-slum,FOCUS MUMBAI The 125,000 slum dwellers living under a lockdown so strict that drones monitor their moves and alert police if they attempt to leave home are at the heart of India's push to contain coronavirus. 750 words 0330 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly and Vishal Manve -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Navajo,FOCUS WASHINGTON The coronavirus is hitting the United States' largest Native American territory hard, with a spike in cases bringing long-standing disparities to the fore in a land marked by the trauma of past waves of disease. 750 words 0300 GMT by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-Ecuador,FOCUS GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador In a stuffy room, Ecuadoran Maoli Plaza is waiting to give birth. Every time she gets out of breath she worries whether it's due to pregnancy or the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 0300 GMT by Xavier Letamendi. Picture. Video Health-virus-diplomacy-politics-UN,lead UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council begins work on a draft resolution urging "enhanced coordination" and a general cessation of hostilities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Philippe Rater Health-virus-US-politics-lifestyle,FOCUS SIOUX FALLS, United States A former Eritrean refugee in Ethiopia, Andom Yosef has been spending his nights cutting up pig carcasses in a South Dakota factory for years. Like more than 700 of his colleagues, mostly immigrants, he caught the coronavirus. 800 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video. Health-virus-US-aviation-earnings Delta,WRAP NEW YORK Delta Air Lines will need to "resize" the company in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, executives say, as they sketch out a picture of airline industry recovery that is expected to be slow and choppy. 550 words moved by John Biers -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders are set to haggle over a giant package to help their economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but bitter divisions mean little progress is expected. 650 words 0230 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture Syria-conflict-Germany-trial-warcrimes,WRAP KOBLENZ, Germany Two alleged former Syrian intelligence officers go on trial in Germany accused of crimes against humanity in the first court case worldwide over state-sponsored torture by Bashar al-Assad's regime. 650 words 0200 GMT by Yannick Pasquet Health-virus-Russia-lifestyle,FOCUS SOKOLNIKI, Russia After years spent on submarines with Russia's Northern Fleet, Ivan Chernyshyov is having no problem adjusting to life on coronavirus lockdown. Especially as -- like many Russians -- the retired sailor can escape to the countryside. 650 words 0330 GMT by Romain Colas and Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-NHS,FOCUS LONDON The key role of non-British health and social care workers is brought into sharp focus by the coronavirus outbreak, particularly after the country's divisive exit from the European Union, where immigration was a key issue. 800 words 0330 GMT by David Harding -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-politics-protest-prison,FOCUS ALGIERS Dozens of Algerians linked to the country's anti-government protest movement remain "forgotten" in pre-trial detention during the coronavirus crisis, with little or no legal support. 700 words by Amal Belalloufi. File picture. -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa-education,FOCUS ABIDJAN The coronavirus may not have hit Africa as badly as other parts of the world, but with schools and universities closed because of mass lockdowns across the continent, many children are turning on the television to keep up with their studies. 800 words 0330 GMT by Patrick Fort with African bureaus. -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Commodities-energy-oil-price-storage,FOCUS LONDON The oil market, rocked by crisis this week as prices plunged below zero on rampant oversupply and demand-destroying coronavirus, faces the critical problem of where to store surplus crude. 500 words 0400 GMT Picture. Video afp
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