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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 64016 8343 -- TOP STORIES -- + IMF warns over virus fallout as infections climb + N. Korea dials down military plans for South + Putin stirs patriotism before vote to extend his rule + Report blames pilots for Pakistan airlines crash + Djokovic mauled for hosting 'horror show' event Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The IMF lays out the unprecedented economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with $12 trillion forecast to be wiped out worldwide, even as infections surge across large parts the United States and in Latin America. 700 words 1530 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suspended plans for military action against the South, state media reports, in an apparent sudden dialling down of tensions after Pyongyang blew up a liaison office. 600 words moved Russia-army-history-politics-pandemic, MOSCOW Columns of tanks and troops parade through Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. 700 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Pakistan-aviation-accident,WRAP ISLAMABAD The pilots of a passenger plane that crashed in Pakistan last month killing 98 people were preoccupied by the coronavirus crisis and tried to land with the aircraft's wheels still up, according to initial official reports. 600 words moved by Zain Zaman Janjua and Sajjad Tarakzai. File Picture. File Video Health-virus-tennis-Djokovic BELGRADE World number one Novak Djokovic was widely condemned for hosting a tennis exhibition where he was one of four players to test positive for the coronavirus, a lapse that sent shudders through a sport struggling to get back on its feet. 700 words moved. File picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- France-politics-history-racism,WRAP PARIS A top French historian condemns President Emmanuel Macron for trying to shut down debate on the country's colonial past as a statue linked to slavery in Paris is attacked. 650 words 1545 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons. File picture. Video. Health-virus-Italy-media-trial-US,FOCUS ROME Lawyers sound the alarm over the continued exclusion of the press from criminal hearings, despite the near total lifting of Italy's coronavirus lockdown. 550 words moved by Ella Ide. File Picture. Health-virus-UN-migration-labour GENEVA Millions of migrant workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are expected to return home to already overburdened labour markets, says the UN. 450 words moved by Robin Millard. France-Libya-migration-virus,FOCUS ON THE OCEAN VIKING Helmets and masks to halt coronavirus spread are complicating the already arduous task of volunteer rescuers pulling stranded migrants from the sea. 500 words 1530 GMT by Shahzad Abdul. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF WASHINGTON The global coronavirus pandemic has sparked an economic "crisis like no other", sending world GDP plunging 4.9 percent and with major economies in Europe facing double-digit collapses, the IMF says in its latest forecasts. 700 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US MIAMI With coronavirus cases rising in half of US states, a wave of infections hitting young Americans, and warnings by health experts, officials are considering reimposing strict measures to battle the deadly pandemic. 550 words 1600 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture US-Poland-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump meets his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in the first visit by a foreign leader to the White House since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March. 600 words 1800 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Photo. Video. US-politics-justice-Barr WASHINGTON Justice Department whistleblowers are expected to tell a Congressional hearing that Attorney General Bill Barr has politicized the department to please the whims and interests of President Donald Trump. 500 words 1600 GMT by Paul Handley US-politics-racism-IT,lead WASHINGTON An African-American man has filed a complaint against the Detroit police department alleging he was wrongfully arrested on the basis of a flawed facial recognition algorithm. 450 words 1500 GMT by Rob Lever -- AFRICA -- Malawi-vote,WRAP BLANTYRE Malawi's electoral commission appeals for "peace and calm" as it counts ballots following a historic poll to re-elect a president after Peter Mutharika's victory was overturned. 550 words 1500 GMT by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-SAfrica-economy CAPE TOWN South Africa's economy is projected to shrink to a record 90-year low of 7.2 percent due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister says. 450 words 1530 GMT. File Picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-rights-labour-migration-Ethiopia,FOCUS BEIRUT After preparing dozens of rice packages for out-of-work domestic staff, 30-year-old Tirsit breaks down in tears recounting life as a foreign housekeeper in crisis-hit Lebanon. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video Health-virus-Yemen-social-wedding,VIDEO ESSAY SANAA The Yemeni grooms sit expectantly inside a TV studio, waiting for their wedding parties to be broadcast live so that families and friends can join in the celebrations despite a coronavirus lockdown. 400 words moved. VIDEO Health-virus-IMF-economy-Saudi-Mideast DUBAI Saudi Arabia's GDP will shrink by 6.8 percent this year, its worst performance since the 1980s oil glut, as low crude prices and coronavirus batter Middle East economies, the IMF says. 450 words moved -- ASIA -- India-China-conflict-diplomacy LEH, India Indian fighter jets roar over a flashpoint Himalayan region as part of a show of strength following what military sources say has been a Chinese takeover of contested territory. 600 words moved by Parvaiz Bukhari. Picture China-HongKong-politics-censorship,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting critical voices as fears crescendo over China's plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the city. 750 words moved by Xinqi Su. Picture. File Picture. Video Japan-entertainment-health-virus-horror,FOCUS TOKYO A car horn beeps and the horror begins: a bloody murder and rampaging zombies. But this drive-in haunted house in Japan protects against the most terrifying enemy of all -- coronavirus. 600 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-Antarctic-plastic-pollution PARIS Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the world's most remote land-based food systems. 400 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Climate-energy-emissions-majors PARIS US-based oil and gas majors are lagging well behind their European counterparts when it comes to plans for cutting emissions to comply with the Paris climate deal, according to new analysis. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey afp
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