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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of 'grave' virus threat with 1,000 dead + New Hampshire holds key White House primary + Sudan to hand Bashir to ICC for Darfur crimes + China denies cybertheft after US charges + Harvey Weinstein defense rests in rape trial China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak surges past 1,000 in China as the World Health Organization warns the epidemic poses a "very grave" global threat 750 words 1930 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-transmission,FACTS China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus,CHRONO US-politics-vote,WRAP CONCORD, New Hampshire Democrats vote in a high-stakes primary in New Hampshire as leftist Bernie Sanders and youthful challenger Pete Buttigieg fight for pole position in the race to challenge President Donald Trump. 700 words 1930 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: US-vote-politics-Buttigieg,PROFILE US-vote-politics-Sanders,PROFILE Sudan-unrest-Darfur-ICC,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudan agrees to hand ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur. 600 words moved by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. File Picture. File video Also moving: Sudan-unrest-politics-Bashir,PROFILE Sudan-unrest-Darfur-ICC,DATES Sudan-unrest-Darfur-ICC,CHRONO US-China-military-hacking-Equifax,WRAP BEIJING Beijing says it "never engages" in cybertheft, following US indictments of four Chinese army members for alleged involvement in the massive 2017 hacking of credit rating agency Equifax. 700 words moved. Picture. Video US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein's defense team rests its case in his rape trial without the fallen US film producer giving evidence, paving the way for closing arguments later this week. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC -- China-health-virus-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN, China For eight days, an AFP team lived and worked at the centre of a global health emergency, witnessing how life in the Chinese city of Wuhan was turned upside down as it was cut off from the world. 1,300 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Video. Picture China-Britain-virus-superspreader,WRAP LONDON A British businessman who became known as a "super-spreader" of the COVID-19 coronavirus says he has fully recovered but remains in isolation in a central London hospital. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Graphic Asia-Singapore-China-health-virus-aviation,WRAP SINGAPORE Asia's biggest air show opens in Singapore under the shadow of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that forced dozens of companies to withdraw, kept visitors away and has battered the aviation industry. 650 words moved by Sam Reeves. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-Japan-ship China-virus-health-HongKong China-health-virus-WHO,FOCUS China-health-virus-Japan-ship China-virus-health-HongKong US-economy-bank-rate-budget,WRAP -- EUROPE -- Ireland-vote,WRAP DUBLIN Sinn Fein calls on the European Union to back its bid for a united Ireland after a surge in support saw it become the second largest party in parliament at weekend elections. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ireland-vote-Britain-NIreland-politics,Q&A Britain-NIreland-marriage-gay-rights,WRAP -- MIDEAST -- Palestinians-Israel-conflict-diplomacy-UN,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas urges the UN Security Council to reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, saying it would splinter Palestinian lands and never bring lasting peace. 700 words 2030 GMT by Philippe Rater. Pictures. Video Syria-conflict,WRAP QAMINAS, Syria Tensions escalate between Syria's regime and rebel-backer Turkey as a Syrian military helicopter is shot down and Ankara warns of a "heavy price" for any attacks on its forces. 800 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour with Rouba El Husseini in Beirut. Video. Picture. Graphic Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Controversial Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr announces he is dissolving the "blue caps", an organised unit of his supporters accused of deadly attacks on anti-government protests in recent days. 750 words moved. File picture Iran-politics-revolution-anniversary,WRAP TEHRAN Iran taunts the United States on the 41st anniversary of the ouster of the US-allied shah, as huge crowds take to the streets to mark the historic occasion -- some burning American flags. 700 words moved by Lucie Peytermann. Picture. Video Egypt-population,WRAP CAIRO Egypt's population has reached 100 million, the statistics agency says, highlighting the threat of overpopulation in a poverty-stricken country where many live in crowded megacities. 500 words moved by Farid Farid. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Egypt-urban-planning-heritage-environment,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- Kenya-politics-Moi-funeral,WRAP NAIROBI Thousands of Kenyans mourn the country's longest serving leader, the hardline Daniel arap Moi, as a week of mourning climaxes with a state funeral. 600 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Picture. Video. Graphic SAfrica-politics-history-Mandela,WRAP CAPE TOWN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa marks the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from jail with an address from the spot where the anti-apartheid icon made his first speech as an awestruck Ramaphosa held the microphone for him. 600 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. Picture. Video Also moved: SAfrica-Mandela-politics-history-anniversary,DATES -- ECONOMY/BUSINESS -- US-IT-politics-antitrust,WRAP WASHINGTON A US regulatory agency vows to review acquisitions made by five Big Tech firms over the past decade -- opening the door to a wave of potential antitrust investigations. 500 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever -- CLIMATE -- Climate-heating-health-extremes PARIS The number of extreme hot days and nights in the Northern Hemisphere could quadruple by the end of the century even if humanity brings down emissions to meet the Paris climate deal goals, scientists say. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey -- ENTERTAINMENT -- SKorea-entertainment-film-Oscars-diplomacy,FOCUS SEOUL The unprecedented Oscar haul for South Korean director Bong Joon-ho black comedy "Parasite" has shattered a 92-year-old glass ceiling and opened a new era for Korean and other foreign films on the global stage. 800 words moved by Claire Lee. File picture afp
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