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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US accuses China of attempt to steal COVID data + Taliban vow to fight back against Afghan forces + Chile puts capital in COVID-19 quarantine + Italy's Serie A football plans June 13 comeback + Australian church fined for bleach COVID19 cure Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States accuses China of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research, ratcheting up tensions between the superpowers as markets slump on US warnings that prolonged shutdowns could cause "lasting damage." 900 words 2100 GMT by Sarah Titterton with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Afghanistan-unrest-hospital,WRAP KABUL The Taliban say they are ready to fight back against Afghan forces after the president told troops to resume offensive operations following a series of horrific attacks that have further unravelled a fragile peace process. 850 words 1930 GMT by Usman Sharifi, with Jay Deshmukh in Mumbai Moved: Afghanistan-police-Taliban,FOCUS Health-virus-Chile,WRAP SANTIAGO Chile's government orders a mandatory total quarantine for Santiago's seven million people after health authorities report a 60 percent spike in coronavirus infections in 24 hours, dealing a stunning blow to hopes the economy would soon reopen. 600 words 2000 GMT by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video FBL-ITA-SerieA-virus-health, ROME Italy's Serie A clubs are eyeing resuming their coroanvirus-hit season on June 13 if they are given the green light by the country's government. The campaign has been on hold since mid-March. 500 words moved by Emmeline Moore Health-virus-Australia-church-bleach SYDNEY A church in Australia is fined for unlawfully advertising a purported "miracle" coronavirus cure that contains a bleach product. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-China-science-hacking WASHINGTON US authorities warn that Chinese hackers are attempting to steal research related to COVID-19 vaccines, adding fuel to Washington's war with Beijing over the coronavirus. 700 words 2100 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture US-Cuba-Colombia-diplomacy-terrorism,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Cuba exchange accusations that the other is supporting terrorism as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up pressure on the communist island. 600 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Moises Avila in Havana Health-virus-US-hospitals,FOCUS WASHINGTON Hailed as the heroes of the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of US health care workers have been laid off or are facing reduced hours as a fall in lucrative procedures not linked to COVID-19 hits hospitals' bottom line. 700 words 1930 GMT by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne. File picture Health-virus-Argentina,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES One of Buenos Aires' poorest and most densely populated neighborhoods presents a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections, worrying authorities hoping to ease the capital's two-month lockdown later this month. 700 words 2100 GMT by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-WHO-France-China-Briand,INTERVIEW GENEVA Pinning down the source of the coronavirus pandemic should help in working out how COVID-19 has "invaded the human species" so quickly, a senior WHO official tells AFP. 650 words moved by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-Briand,Q&A Health-virus-Russia,2ndlead MOSCOW Russia reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases, continuing a grim trend that has seen the country register the world's second-highest number of infections. 550 words moved -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy-US,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Israel a day before its new government is to be sworn in to discuss plans to annex much of the West Bank, the occupied territory again rocked by deadly violence. 700 words 1930 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-WestBank Israel-religion-television JERUSALEM Israel's media watchdog has launched an investigation into a US-based evangelical network following allegations that its programming violated the law by seeking to promote conversion to Christianity. 450 words moved Egypt-entertainment-lions,FOCUS CAIRO In his Cairo living room, Egyptian Ashraf al-Helw reprimanded his lioness Joumana for not obeying him after bringing her home for live streamed performances during the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-politics,INTERVIEW JOHANNESBURG In an exclusive interview with AFP, Lesotho's embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane denies any role in the murder of his estranged wife, a drama that has gripped the tiny kingdom for months. 700 words moved by Susan Njanji. File picture -- ASIA -- India-Pakistan-Kashimir-unrest SRINAGAR, India Hundreds of angry demonstrators clash with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir after soldiers shot dead a young man at a checkpoint, officials and locals said. 450 words moved. Picture SriLanka-Indonesia-Facebook-rights-religion HONG KONG Facebook apologises for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation finds that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to violence against Muslims. 650 words moved. File picture -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-economy-bank-budgets,WRAP WASHINGTON Crisis spending measures to confront the coronavirus pandemic are costly, but worth the risk if they avoid even worse and more lasting damage to the US economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says. 550 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-sharing,FOCUS WASHINGTON "Sharing economy" firms like Uber and Airbnb were seeing surging growth and predictions they would reshape several economic sectors. Then the pandemic hit. 750 words moved by Rob Lever. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus-guidelines,FOCUS BERLIN Players arriving in several sparsely-populated team buses, substitutes wearing masks and goal celebrations limited to elbow bumps -- when German football returns to the pitch this weekend, it will have to follow a draconian set of guidelines. 500 words 1700 GMT by Christophe Beaudufe. Picture Golf-KOR-health-virus-SKorea,2ndlead SEOUL Leading professional golfers will return to competitive action for the first time in months after the coronavirus shutdown when three of the world's top 10 women tee off in South Korea on Thursday. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Oly-2020-fencing-Japan-health-virus-Miyake-JPN,FOCUS TOKYO With the Olympics postponed due to the coronavirus, top Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has swapped his metal mask and foil for a bike and backpack as a Tokyo UberEats deliveryman. 600 words moved by Jarumi Ozawa. Picture. Video afp
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