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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Italy wakes up to second day of lockdown + Biden racks up new primary wins over Sanders + Kabul to free 5,000 Taliban if violence eases + Cardinal Pell's final appeal opens in Australia + Poachers kill only female white giraffe Health-virus,WRAP ROME Italy wakes up to its second day of nationwide lockdown as authorities scramble to get on top of the new coronoavirus and its soaring death toll. 700 words 0630 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Joe Biden moves a step closer to a November showdown with Donald Trump, notching up big primary wins over Bernie Sanders, his sole remaining challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination. 800 words 0530 GMT by Mandel Ngan and Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-politics-Biden,PROFILE US-politics-vote-automobile-manufacturing,FOCUS Afghanistan-US-conflict-military-politics,WRAP KABUL The Afghan government will gradually release 5,000 Taliban prisoners starting this week if the insurgents significantly reduce violence, President Ashraf Ghani's spokesman says, seeking to resolve a dispute that has delayed peace talks. 800 words moved by Usman Sharifi and Ammu Kannampilly. Video. File Picture Australia-court-assault-Catholic,WRAP CANBERRA Lawyers for Cardinal George Pell argue the senior Catholic cleric's conviction on child sex abuse charges was flawed by "compounding improbabilities" as they launch a final appeal with Australia's top court. 600 words 0700 GMT by Holly Robertson Kenya-conservation-animal-giraffe NAIROBI Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists say, in a terminal blow for animals found nowhere else in the world. 250 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-SKorea-epidemic,Q&A SEOUL A rapid surge in coronavirus cases saw South Korea become one of the world's worst-affected countries outside China, but it has cut infection rates significantly and has one of the lowest fatality rates anywhere. 600 words 0700 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. Picture Health-virus-Taiwan,FOCUS TAOYUAN, Taiwan Behind the barbed wire walls of Taipei Prison, a small group of inmates are hunched over clacking sewing machines, working overtime to churn out face masks and help ward off the new coronavirus. 500 words moved by Sean Chang and Amber Wang. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-transport,FOCUS ROME Trains, planes and vehicles leaving Italy face new restrictions after the Italian government and nearby countries impose drastic quarantine measures to contain the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin and Ella Ide in Florence. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-tourism,SCENE Health-virus-Italy,SCENE Health-virus-Italy-economy,2ndlead Health-virus-politics-Britain,2ndlead LONDON British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus, she says, raising concerns about whether senior government figures have been infected. 400 words moved Health-virus-EU-summit,2ndlead BRUSSELS EU leaders seek to reassure business and markets they will do what it takes to protect the bloc's economy from the effects of the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 650 words moved by Dave Clark and Damon Wake. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy,3rdlead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's push for economic stimulus measures to combat market turmoil in the midst of the growing coronavirus crisis gets a slow start after talks with skeptical lawmakers. 650 words moved by Chris Stein Also moved: Health-virus-US-music-Coachella Health-virus-US-labor,FOCUS Health-virus-US-testing Health-virus-US-NewYork Health-virus-US-cruise Health-virus-Fbl-ESP-FRA-ITA-GER,WRAP PARIS Football matches in the top two divisions in Spain and France will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks, officials announce, following the decision by Italy's government to suspend top-flight games until April 3 due to the coronavirus epidemic. 700 words moved. File picture Also moved: FBL-SerieA-ITA-virus,FOCUS Fbl-Asia-CHN-training-virus-health -- AMERICAS -- US-court-entertainment-abuse-Weinstein-sentence NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein faces up to 29 years in prison when he is sentenced by a New York judge, two weeks after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault. 550 words 0530 GMT Venezuela-politics-protest,WRAP CARACAS Venezuelan riot police fire tear gas to break up a demonstration in Caracas called by opposition leader Juan Guaido as he seeks to ramp up demands for elections to replace leftist President Nicolas Maduro. 700 words moved by Esteban Rojas. Picture. Video Fbl-PAR-BRA-Ronaldinho,WRAP ASUNCION Brazilian football great Ronaldinho will remain in pre-trial detention in Paraguay after being refused bail or house arrest on accusations of entering the country with a fake passport. 550 words moved Entertainment-US-opera-harassment-Domingo,WRAP LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Opera says its investigation into star Placido Domingo had found accusations of "inappropriate conduct" against its former director to be credible. 700 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-economy-budget-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget with all eyes on emergency government measures to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus outbreak. 600 words moved Lithuania-history,FOCUS VILNIUS Seeking justice for victims of the Soviet regime to heal historical trauma has become a top priority for Lithuania as it marks 30 years since it became the first republic to break away from the USSR. 900 words moved by Vaidotas Beniusis. Pictures by Petras Malukas Also moved: Lithuania-Soviet-politics-history,CHRONO -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Libya-conflict,FOCUS TRIPOLI Despite advice from health authorities to shun public gatherings, Moayed al-Missaoui and friends watched an Italian football match in a buzzing cafe in the war-torn Libyan capital, largely cut off from the outside world. 550 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Israel-religion-Purim,SCENE -- AFRICA -- Angola-climate-women,FOCUS LUBANGO, Angola Tehandjila Quessale's heart sank every time her mother sent her to fetch water for their crops, up in the mountains of Angola's southern Huila region. 850 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-AUS,PREVIEW MELBOURNE Lewis Hamilton believes his all-conquering Mercedes is even better than last year as he begins his bid to equal Michael Schumacher's record seven world crowns at an Australian Grand Prix given the green light despite coronavirus fears. 700 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture We have also moved: Auto-Prix-AUS-five,POINTS Lifestyle-US-games-eSports,FOCUS WASHINGTON In a windowless room in downtown Washington, the city's most promising new basketballers are honing their skills and readying to compete against adversaries they sometimes don't even meet. 800 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video Fbl-Asia-CHN,FOCUS SHANGHAI One Chinese Super League club is on the brink of going bust and a dozen lower-tier teams have already gone to the wall, indicating the problems facing football in China run far deeper than the current coronavirus suspension. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture afp
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