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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Surge in Russia virus cases mute Victory Day + Second White House staffer positive for virus + US says China, Russia behind virus conspiracy + Venezuela charges ex-US troops with terrorism + Drug cocktail speeds up COVID recovery: study Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Swirling coronavirus infections forced Russia to hold curtailed end of WWII celebrations as the pandemic claimed more than 270,000 lives worldwide and created havoc in the global economy. 900 words 1130 GMT by Mike Mainville with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. Health-virus-US-politics-Trump-testing,2ndlead WASHINGTON The US vice president's spokeswoman becomes the second White House staffer this week to test positive for coronavirus, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in their 90s. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File Picture Health-virus-US-China-Russia-media-internet,lead WASHINGTON The United States accuses China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus pandemic, saying Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques honed by Moscow. 600 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi Venezuela-US-crisis-politics-diplomacy,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela charges two former US soldiers with terrorism and conspiracy for allegedly taking part in a failed bid to topple President Nicolas Maduro, the attorney general says. 550 words moved by Andrea Tosta. Video Health-virus-pharmacology-study PARIS Researchers in Hong Kong have found that patients suffering milder illness caused by the new coronavirus recover more quickly if they are treated with a three-drug antiviral cocktail soon after symptoms appear. 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-history-virus,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin tells Russians they are "invincible" when they stand together, as the country marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on lockdown from the coronavirus. 650 words 0930 GMT by Michael Mainville. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-gardening,FOCUS LONDON Britain's coronavirus lockdown has deepened the nation's love affair with gardening at the same time as threatening the future of traditional businesses in the sector. 750 words 1200 GMT by John Weaver. Picture. Health-virus-NMacedonia-culture-music,VIDEOESSAY SKOPJE Before kicking off a recent rock show in Skopje, the leader of the band Funk Shui did something he had never done before: apologise for the noise the group was about to make. 550 words 1000 GMT by Darko Duridanski. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lithuania-economy-food,SCENE VILNIUS Just over a week after open-air dining was allowed to resume in the Lithuanian capital, a public square named after a doctor and independence activist was hopping with diners at several dozen tables. 400 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Greece-arts,FOCUS ATHENS Despite being one of Greece's best-known folk singers, Natassa Bofiliou is among thousands of artists worried about the economic impact of coronavirus lockdowns that have only just begun to be eased. 600 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou Health-virus-Spain-sexwork,FOCUS MADRID With the coronavirus pandemic emptying the streets of Madrid, life has become even more precarious for sex workers Evelyn, Alenca and Beyonce under the lockdown 700 words moved. Pictures Health-virus-Belgium-lifestyle-farming-chickens,FOCUS WAVRE, Belgium Whether it's for fresh eggs or to entertain children feeling cooped up in coronavirus lockdown, a craze for keeping chickens is sweeping Belgium 600 words moved by Marine Laouchez. Video. Picture Health-virus-Turkey,FOCUS Istanbul, TURKEY In full protective gear, two doctors climb the stairs four at a time. Their first task of the day: to test a woman who has had contact with a coronavirus patient in Istanbul. 650 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-diplomacy,2ndlead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel in a show of support for the new coalition government, resuming travel after a coronavirus suspension, the State Department announces. 500 words moved. File picture. File video Health-virus-Lebanon-lifestyle,PHOTOESSAY BEIRUT Usually the kingdom of water tanks and satellite dishes, Lebanon's rooftops have recently been graced by unlikely scenes of locked-down residents fleeing their flats. 450 words 1000 GMT by Jean Marc Mojon and Joseph Eid. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-media-missing,FOCUS MAPUTO Media rights groups have been pressuring the Maputo government to help locate a Mozambique journalist who went missing one month ago in jihadist-hit Cabo Delgado province, as friends and relatives begin to fear the worst. 750 words 0930 GMT by Joaquim Nhamirre -- AMERICAS -- US-shooting-race WASHINGTON Authorities in the southern US state of Georgia say they have "more than sufficient probable cause" to charge two white men over the killing of an unarmed black jogger, but did not explain why it took 74 days for the suspects to be detained. 550 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture Health-virus-UN-US UNITED NATIONS The United States stuns other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations to better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats say. 650 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-employment-indicator WASHINGTON With shops and factories closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade were wiped out in a single month. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Graphic US-politics-investigation-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump claims sweeping vindication over the Russian election meddling investigation that he has long branded a hoax and a witch hunt, after the Justice Department dropped its prosecution of his former national security advisor Michael Flynn. 750 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-LasVegas,SCENE LAS VEGAS The marble statues at Caesar's Palace are fenced off, the Venetian hotel's gondolas sit empty, and the New York-New York casino rollercoaster has ground to a halt. In the absence of bustling crowds and packed poker tables, the slogan "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" has never felt more redundant. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Brazil-environment-health-virus,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO It has not gotten much attention with the world focused on coronavirus, but deforestation has surged in the Amazon rainforest this year, raising fears of a repeat of last year's record-breaking devastation -- or worse. 750 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-Armenia-religion-death,OBIT DHAKA Michael Joseph Martin, Bangladesh's last Armenian, has died aged 89, bringing an end to the more than 300-year presence of the once thriving and powerful minority Christian community. 550 words moved by Shafiqul Alam. File picture. -- SPORTS -- MMA-UFC MIAMI The controversial mixed martial arts card scheduled for Saturday in Florida will go ahead as planned despite one of the undercard fighters testing positive for coronavirus. 650 words moved. afp
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