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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Hopes rise as US hails coronavirus drug trial + US economy sees worst contraction in a decade + Facebook stock surges on pandemic user growth + Pressure mounts on Biden over sex allegations + British WWII veteran-cum-virus-hero turns 100 Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US scientists hail a potential breakthrough in the coronavirus fight as a trial shows patients responding to an antiviral drug, fueling global hopes for a return to normal despite mounting deaths and abysmal economic news. 800 words 0800 GMT by Shaun Tandon with AFP bureaus. Pictures. Video. Graphic. Health-virus-US-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic ends a decade of US economic expansion, but the Federal Reserve pledges to use every tool it has to help fuel a recovery. 650 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Live Video. Graphic US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook reports a sharp jump in usage as the global pandemic hit, in a quarterly update that sparked a rally in shares of the social network despite its warning of turbulence in the coming months. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-politics-vote-Biden,2ndlead WASHINGTON Presidential hopeful Joe Biden says he has a proud history of campaigning against sexual violence, as he faces mounting pressure to respond to an assault allegation made by a former aide. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File picture Health-virus-Britain-charity-Moore LONDON Britain celebrates the 100th birthday of a World War II veteran whose staggering fundraising efforts inspired the country during the depths of its coronavirus outbreak. 500 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-vaccine,FOCUS BEIJING A researcher in a lab coat in Beijing holds up the hopes of humanity in his fingers: "Coronavac", an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus that has upended the world. 600 words moved GMT by Patrick Baert. Photo. Video Health-virus-China-employment-layoffs,FOCUS SHANGHAI Life is never easy for China's nearly 300 million migrant workers, but with the coronavirus zapping jobs at a historic clip, unemployed factory labourer Wei Guikun is at his wits' end. 700 words moved Dan Martin. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are looking to reignite their movement after a coronavirus lockdown lull, angered by a flurry of fresh moves by China to subdue them. 750 words 0330 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-remdesivir,WRAP WASHINGTON COVID-19 patients who took the antiviral remdesivir recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo, the results of a major clinical trial show, as the top US epidemiologist hails the drug's "clear-cut" benefit. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture Health-virus-US-funerals,SCENE NEW YORK At a New York funeral home, the undertakers can't bear to disappoint grieving families so they try to accept all coronavirus victims even if it means they are overwhelmed. 500 words moved by Thomas Urbain and Diane Desobeau. Picture. Video Health-virus-children,FOCUS WASHINGTON Children have largely been spared the worst of COVID-19, but there may be a rare complication -- an inflammatory syndrome that one doctor described as causing patients to feel like "every blood vessel in the body is on fire." 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Paul Ricard in Paris. Health-virus-Guatemala-poverty,SCENE GUATEMALA CITY Floridalma Chavez, 24, hangs a bit of white cloth in the window of her home in Guatemala City, alerting the neighborhood that she and her family need help amid the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-politics-Johnson-baby,WRAP LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson becomes a father again as his partner Carrie Symonds gives birth to a baby boy, just weeks after he himself was hospitalised with coronavirus. 700 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture. File video Health-virus-Russia-addiction,FOCUS MOSCOW Stuck in cramped flats and struggling with fears of the coronavirus and its economic impact, many Russians are worried about the return of an old demon -- alcoholism. 700 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-cheese,FOCUS SALERNO, Italy His country's battle with Brussels over "coronabonds" has given a despairing Italian caciocavallo cheese maker an idea: why not start issuing caciobonds? 550 words moved by Sonia Logre. File picture. Video Health-virus-Britain,lead LONDON Britain's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumps to 26,097 -- the second-highest in Europe behind Italy and third-highest in the world -- as the government takes into account fatalities outside hospital, including care homes, for the first time. 750 words moved by Alice Ritchie, Joe Jackson and James Pheby. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Clashes break out between protesters and the Lebanese army, hours after the under-fire central bank chief blamed a lack of government reforms for a spiralling economic crisis that has sparked demonstrations despite a coronavirus lockdown. 750 words moved by Rouba El Husseini. Video. Picture Libya-politics-conflict BENGHAZI, Libya Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar says his forces will lay down their weapons for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following international calls for a truce in the war-torn country. 300 words moved -- SPORTS -- Swim-athletics-IND-virus-health,FOCUS NEW DELHI From swimming in a makeshift farm pool with turtles and fish to fencing with a dummy on a terrace, India's locked down athletes are finding novel ways to stay fit. 500 words moved by Faisal Kamal. Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-Argentina-dance,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Tango's once-warm embrace has grown cool under Argentina's strict coronavirus quarantine, though aficionados are finding a way to circumvent social isolation with virtual classes while they wait for dance venues to reopen. 700 words 0630 GMT by Liliana Samuel. Video. File picture Health-virus-US-tourism-roadtrip,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Parisians Carole de la Cheneliere and Olivier Merleau were all set for their once-in-a-lifetime road trip down America's famous interstates -- but then, the pandemic struck. 700 words 0600 GMT by Javier Tovar. Picture afp
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