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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe locks down as virus toll passes 6,000 + Biden, Sanders to debate under virus shadow + Netanyahu rival Gantz tapped to form govt + Syria's brutal war enters 10th year + Liverpool wonder when - or if - they will win title Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Cafes, shops and restaurants shut down across France and Spain and travellers face chaos at some US airports as measures intensify to restrict the coronavirus pandemic, as the reported number of deaths worldwide passes 6,000. 800 words 2000 GMT by Joseph Boyle with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic We will also move: Health-virus-toll,FACTS Also moved: Health-virus-Europe-measures,FACTS US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Frontrunner Joe Biden and a fading Bernie Sanders will meet Sunday night in Washington in their first head-to-head televised debate in a Democratic primary considerably overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 2000 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video Israel-politics-Gantz-Rivlin,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's president announces that he will give Benny Gantz the chance to form a government, but will first hold talks on a possible unity alliance with ex-military chief and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 550 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture Syria-conflict-anniversary,WRAP BEIRUT Syria's brutal conflict enters its 10th year with President Bashar al-Assad's regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country with a decimated economy where foreign powers flex their muscle. 750 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict,CHRONO Health-virus-fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool,FOCUS LONDON Liverpool could have been crowned Premier League champions on Monday for the first time in a generation. Instead, the stadium will be silent and the streets empty. 600 words moved by John Weaver -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Chaos grips major US airports as Americans returning from coronavirus-hit European countries overwhelm authorities attempting to process the surge. 750 words 2000 GMT by Jim Mannion. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-NewYork,SCENE 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 2000 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Health-virus-Philippines,lead MANILA Police are closing off access to the Philippines' sprawling and densely populated capital Manila, imposing a quarantine that officials hope will curb the nation's rising number of coronavirus cases. 400 moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran orders the closure of a key Shiite tomb and appeals to its citizens to stay at home to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus which it says has claimed over 700 lives. 670 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Germany-health-virus-entertainment-economy,FOCUS BERLIN Berlin has long been famed for its raucous party culture, but as the coronavirus crisis bites, the German capital is fearing for its reputation as the world's nightlife capital. 600 words moved by Lara Bommers -- EUROPE -- France-vote-health-virus,WRAP PARIS France votes in municipal elections that risk seeing the lowest turnout in decades after the government ordered the closure of all restaurants, schools and other non-essential businesses in its coronavirus fight. 700 words 2000 GMT by Mariette Le Roux and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Morocco-Europe-migrants,FOCUS TANGIERS, Morocco Abdelwahed sits outside a vast port on the northern tip of Morocco, looking out for trucks heading towards Spain. Despite a coronavirus pandemic that has locked down much of Europe, migrants are still attempting dangerous Mediterranean crossings in search of a better life. 600 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Morocco-tourism -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-blast,WRAP LAGOS A gas explosion in Lagos kills at least 15 people injuring many more, say Nigeria's emergency services. 500 words 2000 GMT. Pictures -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-economy-rate-bank-health-virus,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve will have one job next week: convince the world they are doing everything they can to blunt the coronavirus impact on the economy even if their tools aren't the best ones for the job. 750 words moved by Chris Stein Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-aviation-transport-Boeing,FOCUS Health-virus-Argentina-economy-debt,FOCUS Health-virus-banking-debt,FOCUS Health-virus-economy-mining-SAfrica,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG South Africa may still have relatively few confirmed coronavirus cases but the flailing economy's two major foreign exchange earners -- mining and tourism -- are bracing to take a hit. 650 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-media,FOCUS WASHINGTON The ailing US news industry is bracing for more turmoil with the coronavirus pandemic expected to deliver an economic shock to the sector -- just when people need credible information the most. 750 words moved by Rob Lever Health-virus-epidemic-finance-rates-politics,ANALYSIS LONDON "I think the patient is stabilised," then-US president Barack Obama declared after G20 powers prescribed unprecedented remedies to steady the crisis-wracked world economy just over a decade ago. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi Saudi-Aramco-energy-earnings,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Aramco reports a 20.6 percent drop in 2019 net profit due to lower crude prices and production levels, in its first earnings announcement as a listed company amid an escalating price war. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Omar Hasan in Dubai. -- 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 Entertainment-health-US-film-virus,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Hollywood directors who had their glitzy premieres canceled due to coronavirus are finding inventive ways to build buzz for their films -- including bringing the red carpet into their living rooms. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal afp
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