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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US leads global economic virus emergency measures + Biden, Sanders hammer Trump over virus response + Netanyahu rival Gantz tapped to form govt + Japanese man to face verdict over mass murders + Spanish king steps away from scandal-hit father Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve and other central banks announce measures to prop up the coronavirus-battered global economy, as the three worst-hit European countries record their deadliest days of the pandemic. 750 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Frontrunner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders begin their high-stakes Democratic presidential debate by uniting in criticism of Donald Trump's administration for its lack of preparedness in tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-politics-Netanyahu,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's president taps ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a government, calling for an end to a year of political stalemate to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Stephen Weizman. File picture. Video Japan-homicide-court-crime,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan A Japanese court hands down its verdict in the case of a man accused of murdering 19 disabled people at a care home in 2016, in one of the country's worst mass killings. 500 words 0430 GMT by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video Spain-royals-politics,WRAP MADRID King Felipe VI of Spain moves to distance himself from his scandal-hit father, stripping him of his palace allowance and renouncing what he was due to inherit from him. 550 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON America ramps up its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the Federal Reserve takes sweeping action to stem the economic fallout, Puerto Rico declares a curfew, New York closes schools, and California tells its bars and restaurants to close. 750 words 0200 by Jim Mannion. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-NewYork,SCENE Health-virus-US-bank-rate-politics Health-virus-Venezuela-LatAm,WRAP CARACAS Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro orders a "collective quarantine" in seven states, including the capital Caracas, from Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, part of stepped-up efforts against its spread in the region. 750 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy,2ndlead ROME Pope Francis leaves Vatican City to pray in one of Rome's cathedrals for victims of the coronavirus pandemic as Italy's death toll hits a one-day high of 368. 550 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Health-virus-Turkey-Saudi ISTANBUL Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, officials say, as the country records a dozen more coronavirus cases. 500 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan HongKong-China-virus-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's rival political camps have embraced a new tactic to woo potential voters as the city hunkers down during the coronavirus pandemic: free face masks. 700 words 0400 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on traditional remedies. 450 words 0200 GMT by Kaouther Larby. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-explosion,3rdlead LAGOS A gas explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos kills at least 15 people, injures many more and destroys around 50 buildings, emergency services say. 300 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-vote-health-virus,WRAP PARIS France's municipal elections see record-low turnout as coronavirus fears kept millions of voters from polling stations, prompting calls to cancel the second round of voting as authorities scramble to curtail the outbreak. 600 words 0230 GMT by Mariette Le Roux and Joseph Schmid. picture. Video Britain-economy-bank-BoE-Bailey LONDON Andrew Bailey on Monday takes over the helm at the Bank of England just days after the BoE, under predecessor Mark Carney, slashed its key interest rate to combat the coronavirus. 550 words 0230 GMT by Roland Jackson and Ben Perry Also moving: Britain-economy-bank-BoE-Bailey,PROFILE -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Canada-film-boxoffice-health-virus WASHINGTON Under the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak, the North American box office had its lowest weekend ticket sales in two decades as viewers stayed home and some theaters limited their capacities to ensure patrons could sit near empty seats. 300 words moved afp
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