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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Lockdowns begin to ease as cases top three million + Trump returns after abandoning media briefings + Blood clots are COVID-19's latest lethal surprise + Amazon defends safety efforts amid virus protests + Michael Jordan documentary fills void for NBA fans Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide soars past three million as France and Spain begin taking steps to ease their pandemic lockdowns. 850 words 0330 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video US-politics-health-virus-Trump-media,2ndlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was so angry at the media, and so sore from ridicule over his suggestion that coronavirus patients be injected with disinfectant, that he abandoned his daily briefings. Well, for a couple hours anyway. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-US-clotting,FOCUS WASHINGTON Blood clots are occuring among COVID-19 patients at rates far higher than would otherwise be expected, causing pulmonary embolisms, heart attacks, and strokes -- the latest deadly complication of the disease. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne Health-virus-US-IT-employee-Amazon SAN FRANCISCO Amazon defends its coronavirus safety efforts as it faces renewed protests from warehouse workers, which have drawn support from some of the US giant's technology employees. 450 words moved Basket-NBA-Bulls-Jordan-documentary-health-virus,lead NEW YORK A new Michael Jordan television documentary has become a smash hit for NBA fans whose hope of watching the playoffs these days was scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK More US states begin lifting lockdown orders but New York -- America's economic engine and coronavirus epicenter -- is in no hurry, with hospitalization rates still high. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison with Michael Mathes in Atlanta. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-Georgia-economy-restaurant,SCENE ATLANTA, Georgia Sitting at a Waffle House counter has never felt so satisfying for Kim Kaseta, who was enjoying her sausage and egg breakfast in relative solitude in Atlanta. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON Confined to his home to respect anti-virus measures and facing an accusation of sexual assault, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is finding it hard to get his message across in a country laser-focused on the health crisis. 650 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File picture US-UN-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration has persistently trashed a nuclear deal with Iran. But as it seeks to extend an arms embargo, it is making the case that it still has a seat at the table. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Philippe Rater at the United Nations Health-virus-film-US-lifestyle,VIDEOESSAY OCALA, Florida Since the United States closed its movie theaters in March to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, a small drive-in cinema in Florida has enjoyed a revival that recalls life in the 1950s. 350 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-genocide-history-Nazi-Holocaust-camps,INTERVIEW MUNICH, Germany Jean Boehme still remembers the address of the block he lived in as a child -- in the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau, which was liberated 75 years ago on Wednesday. 600 words 0300 GMT by Pauline Curtet. File picture. Video Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes his first public appearance since being hospitalised with coronavirus three weeks ago, saying Britain was beginning to "turn the tide" on the outbreak but rejecting calls to ease a nationwide lockdown. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video. Live video Czech-Russia-police-history PRAGUE Prague's mayor says that he is under police protection, following Czech media reports that he had been targeted by Russia for removing a statue of a Soviet war hero. 350 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-women-economy-social,FOCUS RIYADH Like thousands of Saudi women, Roua al-Mousa has entered the workforce under social and economic changes sweeping the ultra-conservative kingdom, and she is certain that neither grumbling male bosses nor the coronavirus will change that. 800 words 0300 GMT by Haitham el-Tabei. Picture Israel-virus-health,FOCUS JERUSALEM Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on the frontline of the country's fight against the novel coronavirus. 650 words 0300 GMT by Majeda El-Batsh. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Nigeria-protest LAGOS Scores of workers at a construction site that includes a refinery being built by Africa's richest man riot against lockdown measures in Nigeria's megacity Lagos, police say. 250 words moved -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-fbl-ENG-Pr,FOCUS LONDON Will Liverpool get the chance to end their long wait for the Premier League title or will there forever be an asterisk against a season that remains unfinished due to coronavirus? 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. File picture afp
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