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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Coronavirus vaccine telethon raises billions + US milestone of 100,000 dead likely by June + Russia coronavirus infections surging again + Fresh infections hit German football league + COVID cupid: how singles find lockdown love Health-virus,WRAP ROME An International fundraising telethon pulls in $8.1 billion to help develop a coronavirus vaccine despite lacking US support, as some countries in Europe begin edging out of a months-long lockdown forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. 900 words 2100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks with Damon Wake in Brussels and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-toll,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump now says his worst-case coronavirus scenario would be 100,000 deaths, but the country will probably reach that grim milestone by next month, according to several scientific models -- none of which predict a summertime halt to the virus's spread. 700 words 2100 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-Russia,lead MOSCOW Russia registers a near record in new daily coronavirus cases as the total infections surpassed 145,000, cementing its position as the European country reporting the most new cases. 500 words moved. Picture Fbl-health-virus-GER-Bundesliga BERLIN Germany's football league insists the mass testing of players and backroom staff was "providing protection" after 10 cases of coronavirus across the top two divisions raised questions about its plans to resume matches this month. 700 words moved by Ryland James. Video. File picture Health-virus-US-internet-lifestyle-dating,FOCUS WASHINGTON How do you find love when you're stuck at home? The coronavirus pandemic has made that challenging, to say the least. But millions of single Americans are finding ways. 600 words moved by Antoine Boyer -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Senate,lead WASHINGTON The US Senate convenes for its first regular session in five weeks with new coronavirus guidelines in place, amid anxiety about a pandemic that has killed 68,000 Americans and left tens of millions jobless. 550 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video US-court-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court resumes hearing cases after a pause occasioned by the coronavirus, but in a small revolution for the tradition-bound institution the justices participate from home, with live audio broadcast on radio and television. 600 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture Health-virus-US-China-diplomacy-Pompeo,FOCUS WASHINGTON Branded "insane" by Chinese state media and increasingly lionized by conservatives at home, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is asserting himself as Washington's most vocal hawk on Beijing as the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture Health-virus-US-immigration-economy-Haiti,SCENE SALISBURY, United States Tina says a little prayer every time she goes to work, a plea that this will not be the day that the invisible killer picking off her colleagues comes for her. 750 words 2000 GMT by Cyril Julien -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France,lead PARIS France reaches the grim milestone of over 25,000 coronavirus deaths as its prime minister defends the government's plan for easing a lockdown in the face of bitter criticism. 650 words moved by Stuart Williams and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video Health-virus-Europe ROME Workers banged away at construction sites in Rome, police handed out masks in Madrid and older children returned to school in Vienna as Europe gingerly stepped out of its coronavirus lockdown 1,000 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Italy-toll-data,3rdlead ROME Italy recorded almost 50 percent more fatalities in March than usual, according to new official data showing that the real coronavirus death toll could be far higher than the 29,000 reported. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks with AFP bureas. Picture Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead LONDON Britain is poised to roll out a new smartphone tracing app for coronavirus on an island off England's south coast, as the country looks to ease a six-week nationwide lockdown. 500 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Joe Jackson. File picture -- MIDEAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Supreme Court tackles the vexed question of whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's deal to form a coalition government after three inconclusive polls in a year is actually legal. 500 words moved by Stephen Weizman. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy,Q&A BEIRUT Protest-hit Lebanon has requested IMF aid as it battles its worst financial crisis in decades. But how did Lebanon become one of the world's most indebted countries, what's the plan out of the quagmire, and will it work? 750 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. File video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Nigeria,SCENE LAGOS Africa's biggest city, Lagos, got back to work on Monday at the end of a five-week coronavirus lockdown. 700 words moved by Celia Lebur and Joel Olatunde Agoi -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-alcohol,lead NEW DELHI Police use batons to beat back thirsty Indians jostling to buy alcohol for the first time in 40 days as the government eases further the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown. 500 words 2000 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga and Aishwarya Kumar, with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- HongKong-China-economy-virus-health,2ndlead HONG KONG Hong Kong suffers its worst quarterly contraction since modern records began, official figures show, as the coronavirus outbreak hammered an economy already mired in recession from political unrest and trade war woes. 500 words moved -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ITA-SerieA-virus-health,FOCUS MILAN Cristiano Ronaldo has been recalled from Portugal as Serie A clubs get back to individual training on Monday after a two-month coronavirus lockdown, but doubts remain over whether the championship can return. 650 words moved. File picture Amfoot-NFL-Dolphins-Shula,lead MIAMI Legendary Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, who led the team to the only unbeaten Super Bowl-winning season in NFL history, has died. He was 90. 350 words moved afp
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