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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + New virus clusters outside China spark concerns + Vigils in Germany after racist gunman kills nine + Trump ally Stone handed 40-month prison sentence + Turkey seeks to lower Syria tensions with Russia + Rome to unveil tomb of wolf-suckled King Romulus China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING An eruption of new virus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindles concerns about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people. 750 words 0600 GMT by Laurent Thomet with Kang Jin-Kyu in Daegu, South Korea. Picture. Video. Graphic. Germany-attack-racism,WRAP HANAU, Germany Thousands of people take part in vigils across Germany after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs kills nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the city of Hanau. 800 words moved by Yann Schreiber with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Germany-attack-racism,SCENE Germany-attack-racism-suspect,BACKGROUND Germany-attacks-racism,FACTS US-politics-justice-Stone-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone is sentenced to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president's political interference in the justice system. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia,WRAP ANKARA Turkey says it wants no "face off" with Russia over its Syrian ally's months-long offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria. 750 words moved by Raziye Akkoc with Anna Malpas in Moscow Italy-Romulus-history-archaeology ROME An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome's founder Romulus will be presented to the world, bringing to a head months of investigation by history sleuths. 450 words moved by Franck Iovene. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-SKorea,lead DAEGU, South Korea South Korea confirmed 52 more cases of novel coronavirus on Friday as the number of infections linked to a religious sect in Daegu spiked, making it the worst-affected country outside China. 500 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video. Live Video China-virus-health-NKorea,FOCUS SEOUL North Korea's self-imposed isolation in the face of the coronavirus epidemic raging in neighbouring China is its only method of protection from an outbreak that would wreak havoc given its crumbling health system, analysts say. 750 words moved by Sunghee Hwang in Seoul. Picture. Video China-Japan-virus-health-crew,FOCUS TOKYO As the nightmare of a 14-day quarantine ends for most passengers on the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship, it is far from over for the more than 1,000 crew. 600 words 0730 by Richard Carter and Sara Hussein with Simon Sturdee in Delhi and Mikhail Flores in Manilla. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-media-US-rights,BACKGROUND SHANGHAI China's expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters shines a light on the precarious status and difficult conditions faced by foreign journalists trying to cover the world's most populous nation. 650 words 0700 GMT by Dan Martin. -- AMERICAS -- US-Germany-politics-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump replaces his intelligence chief as reports emerge that the US president was furious with the official over a briefing given to lawmakers about Russian interference in the 2020 election campaign. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-vote-Nevada-debate,WRAP LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential candidates fan out on a quest for votes following a bruising debate that saw billionaire Michael Bloomberg take a pummeling from his rivals. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture US-politics-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders is 78 years old. So is Michael Bloomberg. Joe Biden is 77. The trio of septuagenarians topping the national polls for the Democratic presidential nomination tout their advanced years as the experience that is needed to serve in the White House. 600 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture US-politics-vote-Nevada-casinos,FOCUS LAS VEGAS With the grand prize of their party's nomination up for grabs, Democratic candidates have converged on the Las Vegas Strip, where fortunes are won and lost on a daily basis. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Kazakhastan-animal-environment-court,WRAP KARAGANDA, Kazakhastan A court in Kazakhstan is set to deliver its verdict in the high-profile murder case of a ranger beaten to death by poachers hunting the endangered saiga antelope. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote TEHRAN Iran votes in key elections which conservatives are expected to dominate, capitalising on public anger against moderate President Hassan Rouhani over a ravaged economy, corruption and multiple crises. 750 words 0600 GMT by Abhik Kumar Chanda Iraq-politics-corruption-protests,FOCUS BAGHDAD With Iraq rocked by months of protests against corruption and nepotism, the judiciary is investigating allegations ministeries are up for sale as politicians wrangle to form a new government. 750 words moved by Ammar Karim. -- LIFESTYLE -- Austria-diving-lifestyle,PROFILE WEISSENSEE, Austria It was not the way Christian Redl's latest deep-diving record attempt was meant to end: being hauled to the surface of Austria's frozen Weissensee lake after losing consciousness in the icy waters. 750 words moved by Julia Zappei. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-religion,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO The sanctuary at her evangelical mega-church in Rio de Janeiro is where Eleonor Teresa Sousa comes to feel closer to God, and farther from the sin of a city gearing up for carnival. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. File picture Also moved: Haiti-carnival-crime-poverty,FOCUS Lifestyle-UAE-falcon,FOCUS ABU DHABI Eid al-Qobeissy's two falcons perch majestically in the waiting room of a falcon hospital in Abu Dhabi, where the birds are both a national symbol and treasured tradition. 650 words moved by Dana Moukhallati. Picture. Video afp
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