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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe's COVID-19 toll tops 100,000 + 44 jihadists found dead in Chad prison + Music stars play virtual virus gig Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Coronavirus deaths surge past 100,000 in Europe as the world's top musicians join forces for a virtual concert aiming to spread some cheer to billions of people under lockdown. 800 words 0700 GMT Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead Health-virus-Spain,2ndlead Chad-conflict-jihadists,WRAP N'DJAMENA A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been found dead in their prison cell, apparently poisoned, Chad's chief prosecutor announces. 550 words moved. File picture Health-virus-US-entertainment-music-aid NEW YORK A virtual concert packed with A-listers -- from The Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish -- entertains fans around the world with a show celebrating health workers, as billions shelter at home due to coronavirus. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-protest-politics,3rdlead CONCORD, New Hampshire Hundreds protest in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns -- with encouragement from President Donald Trump -- as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement. 750 words moved by Joseph Prezioso with Catherine Triomphe in New York. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-food,FOCUS NEW YORK American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours for donations in lines of cars stretching as far as the eye can see. 750 words 0530 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File video. Picture Health-virus-Cuba-tourism-economy,FOCUS HAVANA Havana is a ghost town. The American convertibles swooned over by tourists are back in the garage, while most restaurants and cafes are closed. 700 words 0600 GMT by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-politics-Fauci-people,FOCUS WASHINGTON A feisty super senior in Washington is captivating American hearts. Anthony Fauci is everywhere these days -- not just as the straight-talking coronavirus point man at President Donald Trump's daily pandemic briefings but on T-shirts, coffee mugs and, yes, even donuts. 750 words moved by Daxia Rojas. Picture Health-virus-US-lifestyle-NewYork-parks,SCENE NEW YORK Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and renewed appreciation for Central Park's beauty during New York's coronavirus lockdown. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-divorce-children,FOCUS CHICAGO It has been more than a month since Jennifer Leeper's ex-husband has seen their 12-year-old daughter, despite him being granted regular contact after the divorce. Leeper is defying the custody settlement fearing that Chloe risks contracting COVID-19 by being with her father. 750 words moved by Bob Chiarito. Picture Health-virus-Colombia-prostitution,FOCUS BOGOTA Ana Maria broke quarantine rules to make a "home visit," while Estefania left home to sell drugs. Survival has become a struggle for Colombia's sex workers during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, as cupboards are bare and bills pile up. 700 words moved by Rodrigo Almonacid. Picture US-environment-energy-oil-disaster,ANALYSIS NEW YORK On April 20, 2010, the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling platform claimed the lives of 11 workers and unleashed a torrent of more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. A decade later, deep-water drilling remains widespread off the lengthy coasts of the United States. 800 words moved by Daniel Hoffman -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Syria-Kurds-France-migrants,FOCUS LAVARDAC, France The lanes of Lavardac, a tiny village in the southwest of France, are largely silent during the nationwide lockdown, but a rhythmic whir can be heard from the upstairs window of one unassuming house. 670 words moved by Benoit Petit. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics-NHS,FOCUS LONDON Britain's state-run National Health Service, described by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the country's "beating heart" after saving his life, is creaking under the strain of coronavirus after a decade of underinvestment. 650 words moved by Veronique Dupont. File picture Health-virus-Orthodox-Easter MOSCOW More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. 700 words moved by Romain Colas with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Live video Germany-Russia-WWII-history-camps,FOCUS ORANIENBURG, Germany When Germany's Nazi concentration camps were liberated 75 years ago at the end of World War II, many were immediately put back to use by a new oppressor -- the Soviets. 800 words moved by Isabelle Le Page. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-vote-unrest-health-virus BAMAKO, Mali Mali heads into the final round of legislative elections, aiming to revive public faith in its embattled institutions despite a bloody jihadist conflict and looming viral pandemic. 350 words moved afp
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