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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + US, UK in multi-billion-dollar coronavirus rescue + Virus pandemic 'worse than 9/11' for airlines: US + UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by a year due to pandemic + US pushes ahead with presidential primary voting + 'The Plot Against America' channels Donald Trump Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Britain throw their full weight into the fight against the coronavirus, with multi-billion-dollar rescue packages boosting a global effort to stop the deadly illness and ensuing economic havoc. 900 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-aviation-economy-finance,WRAP NEW YORK Fears of bankruptcies and calls for emergency bailouts sweep global airlines as the US warns the coronavirus crisis threatens the air travel industry more than the September 11 attacks, which saw US airspace shut down entirely. 700 words 2100 GMT by Luc Olinga, Sonia Wolf, Corentin Dautreppe. File picture Health-virus-Fbl-Euro-2020-UEFA-postponement,4thlead LAUSANNE, Switzerland The European Championship, due to be played in June and July this year, is postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, European football's governing body UEFA says. 750 words moved by Eric Bernaudeau with Andy Scott in Paris. File picture US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP MIAMI Voters in Florida, Illinois and Arizona cast ballots in Democratic primaries in the face of a rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic that has cast a pall over the US presidential nomination race between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. 750 words 2100 GMT by Leila Macor with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture Entertainment-US-television-books-Roth,FOCUS NEW YORK US author Philip Roth certainly could never have imagined Donald Trump's presidency when he wrote "The Plot Against America." But a new TV adaptation certainly makes the link. 700 words 2200 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump calls for a unified national response to the coronavirus threat after coming under fire for downplaying the pandemic and allowing states to go their own way. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Health-virus-Germany-television,lead FRANKFURT Germany's Big Brother contestants reacted with tears and concern when the host on Tuesday broke the news of the coronavirus pandemic in a live TV special, lifting an information blackout that had kept residents unaware of the shutdowns sweeping Europe. 500 words 2000 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick Health-virus-Brazil,3rdlead RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil confirms its first COVID-19 death, as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro declare a state of emergency over the virus outbreak -- though President Jair Bolsonaro condemns what he calls "hysteria" over the escalating crisis. 550 words 2000 GMT by Louis Genot. Picture. Video Health-virus-EU-summit BRUSSELS The European Union hosts a videophone summit of the bloc's 27 national leaders to coordinate responses to the coronavirus epidemic, with many members imposing draconian public lockdowns and border closures. 550 words 2000 GMT by Dave Clark. Video Health-virus-Britain LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government unveils a huge package of support for businesses to help them survive the introduction of tough new social measures to stem the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words moved by Joe Jackson, Phil Hazlewood and Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video We have also moved: Health-virus-Britain-leisure-food-sector Health-virus-Britain-elderly Health-virus-Britain-schools,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- China-US-media-politics,WRAP BEIJING China expels American journalists at The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, taking its most severe move in recent memory against foreign media as the two powers step up their feud on the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 2030 GMT by Laurent Thomet with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- EUROPE -- Britain-court-Manchester-Libya,WRAP LONDON The brother of a suicide bomber who killed 22 people in the British city of Manchester is found guilty of 22 counts of murder over the 2017 attack. 450 words moved by David Harding. File picture. File video Britain-Scotland-trial-politics-Salmond,2ndlead EDINBURGH Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond denies he attempted to rape a woman and claimed some of the sexual assault claims against him were fabricated for political reasons, as he gave evidence at his trial. 600 words moved by Stuart Graham. File picture -- MIDEAST -- Iraq-politics-unrest,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq's president names ex-Najaf city governor Adnan Zurfi as the new prime minister, tasked with ruling a country hit by street protests, military unrest and now the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Sarah Benhaida. Picture Also moved: Iraq-politics-Zurfi,PROFILE -- BUSINESS -- Markets-world,WRAP NEW YORK Stocks rebound following Wall Street's sharpest daily drop in more than three decades as the United States takes steps to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. 650 words 2130 GMT Health-virus-US-market-stocks,FOCUS NEW YORK The Great Depression closed Wall Street and so did 9/11, but as the coronavirus hammers the global economy and likely sends the United States into recession, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rules out a temporary closure of the stock markets. 650 words moved by Juliette Michel Health-virus-US-economy-retail,FOCUS NEW YORK The coronavirus outbreak has transformed virtually overnight the US economy from a consumer hub to one suddenly constrained by nesting and social distancing. 800 words 2000 GMT by John Biers Health-virus-Italy-Alitalia,3rdlead ROME Italy's government vows to re-nationalise the bankrupt former flag carrier Alitalia to make sure crises like the coronavirus pandemic never strand its compatriots abroad. 550 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-FRA-Open-health-virus,2ndlead PARIS The French Open is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will take place from September 20 to October 4, organisers say. 600 words 1930 GMT. File picture Sport-AUS-health-virus,FOCUS SYDNEY As events are scrapped around the world to counter the threat of coronavirus, a handful of Australia's main sports are doggedly pressing ahead, spurred by fear of financial ruin. 750 words moved by Martin Parry Oly-2020-JPN-Japan-flame,WRAP TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organisers say they have taken the "heartbreaking" decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but stress that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside. 750 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video Also moved: Oly-2020-health-virus-Japan-JPN-1940-history,FOCUS afp
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