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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus toll crosses 1,500, first death outside Asia + S. Sudan leader offers key compromise for peace + China, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting + US, Europe clash over Washington's global retreat + French ski workers rally against Macron's reforms China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak jumps past 1,500 in China as France reports the first fatality outside Asia, fuelling global concerns about the epidemic. 750 words moved by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic SSudan-conflict-politics,WRAP JUBA South Sudan's president says he will return to a system of 10 states, a key opposition demand, paving the way for a unity government and an end to the country's civil war. 600 words moved. Picture China-Vatican-politics-religion,WRAP BEIJING The foreign ministers of China and the Vatican meet in the first high-level encounter between the sides -- a new sign of improving relations between two states with no diplomatic ties. 500 words moved by Laurent Thomet Germany-US-diplomacy-defence-energy,WRAP MUNICH US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo trades barbs with European leaders over diminishing Western influence, rejecting as "grossly over-exaggerated" their claims that Washington had retreated from the global stage. 650 words 1430 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video France-labour-strike-skiing MOUTIERS,France French protests at planned labour reforms reach ski resorts, with chairlift operators and other seasonal staff downing tools over fears their livelihoods could be on a slippery slope. 350 words 1500 GMT. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS BEIJING China's government is purging unpopular local officials and commandeering heroic stories of doctors on the frontline as it tries to shield itself from public rage over the handling of the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 750 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng China-health-virus-test,Q&A BEIJING A sudden surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases in China has put a spotlight on the ways patients are tested for the illness, from lung imaging to uncomfortable lab tests that are not always accurate. 800 words moved China-health-virus-exercise-fitness,FOCUS HONG KONG A fanatical runner jogs the equivalent of an ultra marathon inside the small massage shop that is also his home, as people in virus-hit China desperately try to keep fit while cooped up indoors. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings with Danni Zhu in Beijing. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Japan-US,WRAP TOKYO Americans will be removed from a cruise ship quarantined off Japan and flown home, the US embassy said as dozens more cases of the new coronavirus were diagnosed on board. 700 words moved -- EUROPE -- Germany-demonstration-parties-politics-farright,WRAP FRANKFURT AM MAIN Thousands demonstrate in Erfurt, capital of Thuringia state in Germany's former communist east, where far-right lawmakers last week helped install a new state premier. 650 words 1730 GMT by Mathieu Foukes. Picture -- ASIA -- Australia-environment-climate-politics,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia's "black summer" of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are raging on. 700 words moved by Andrew Beatty Pakistan-Afghanistan-refugees-politics,FOCUS PESHAWAR, Pakistan Afghan boys sell fresh fruit on carts and restaurants in the bustling bazaar sell Afghan dishes such as Kabuli pulao. But this "mini Kabul" is in Pakistan, which this week marks 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees. 700 words moved by Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-Saudi,WRAP RIYADH A Saudi fighter jet crashes in conflict-torn Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition supporting the government announces, as the Iran-backed Huthi rebels say they downed the plane. 450 words 1600 GMT Iran-vote,ADVANCER TEHRAN Iranians vote next week in a crucial parliamentary election that is widely expected to herald the return of conservatives and heap pressure on beleaguered President Hassan Rouhani. 800 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video Also moved: Iran-vote,CHRONO Iran-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Iraq-US-diplomacy-Iran,FOCUS BAGHDAD Exasperated by Iraq's close ties to neighbouring Iran, Washington has begun following through on threats to squeeze Baghdad's fragile economy with delays to crucial cash deliveries and slashed sanctions waivers. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-justice-celebrity-Avenatti NEW YORK The celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels, the porn actress who sued US President Donald Trump, is found guilty of attempting to extort millions of dollars from Nike. 300 words moved Mexico-China-animal-panda,VIDEOESSAY MEXICO CITY Xin Xin and Shuan Shuan are the main attractions at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City but what makes them truly unique, zoo officials say, is that they're the only giant pandas in the world not owned by China. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- US-telecom-China-Huawei-defence,3rdlead MUNICH Top US officials fire a fresh broadside at Huawei, warning the Chinese tech giant poses a threat to NATO if allies allowed it to build new 5G communications networks. 650 words 1630 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein was a predator who used his status as a powerful Hollywood producer to take advantage of the women he attacked, prosecutors say as his sex crimes trial draws to a close. 550 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video AFP
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