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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO declares coronavirus a 'pandemic' + Rapist Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years + Sanders says still in fight despite Biden surge + Taliban reject Afghan prisoners offer before talks + NBA Warriors to play behind closed doors Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization officially calls the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, issuing a grim warning that the global spread and severity of the illness was due to "alarming levels of inaction". 850 words 1930 GMT by Robin Millard, with Jastinder Khera in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic US-court-entertainment-abuse-Weinstein-sentence,WRAP NEW YORK Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, capping a sensational downfall for the once-powerful producer in a landmark case for the #MeToo movement. 800 words 2130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein-celebrity-cinema,PROFILE US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein-celebrity-assault-film,CHRONO US-politics-vote,WRAP BURLINGTON, Vermont Bernie Sanders on Wednesday dashed speculation over an immediate end to the Democratic primary contest, saying he remains in the fight against centrist frontrunner Joe Biden, despite pressure to withdraw for the sake of party unity. 650 words 2100 GMT by Bastien Inzaurralde and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-politics-Biden,PROFILE US-politics-vote-automobile-manufacturing,FOCUS Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Taliban rejects the Afghan government's attempt to resolve a spiralling crisis over the release of insurgent prisoners, as Kabul warned it was ready to resume offensive battlefield operations. 650 words moved by Usman Sharifi and Emal Haidary Basket-NBA-health-virus,lead LOS ANGELES The Golden State Warriors will play the Brooklyn Nets behind closed doors to limit the risk of coronavirus, making it the first NBA match to take place without spectators since the outbreak. 600 words 1930 GMT. File picture Also moved: Virus-health-sport,FACTS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy,2ndlead ROME Italy vows to spend up to 25 billion euros to fight a new coronavirus epidemic that has killed 631 people and put hospitals and the economy under severe strain. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Europe-measures,FACTS PARIS Quarantine, schools closed, gatherings banned, a plethora of measures are being taken in Europe, at a national or local level, to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. 600 words moved Also moving: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-LatAm,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy-Church,FOCUS ROME Deprived of mass, forced to watch the pope via livestream, and forbidden from holding weddings or funerals, Italy's Catholics have seen their daily lives ruptured by new coronavirus restrictions. 650 words moved by Nicolas Gaudichet and Francesco Gilioli in Portogruaro Health-virus-Spain-education-family,FOCUS MADRID With Madrid schools shuttered over coronavirus fears, 74-year-old Ramon Millan will cross the city by metro every day to mind his grandson, despite the heightened risk to the elderly posed by the deadly epidemic. 600 words moved by Emmanuelle Michel. Video SKorea-health-virus-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 since cut infection rates significantly and has one of the lowest fatality rates anywhere. AFP looks at whether the country has set an example to follow. 800 words moved Also moved: China-health-virus-economy,4thlead Health-virus-India-tourism,2ndlead NEW DELHI India suspends all tourist visas until April 15 and says it will quarantine travellers arriving from seven virus-hit countries in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. 450 words 2100 GMT 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 -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-constitution,WRAP MOSCOW Supporters celebrate and critics call for protests as the prospect sinks in of Russian President Vladimir Putin staying on until 2036. 650 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Russia-politics-constitution,FACTS Britain-Scotland-Libya-court-appeal-Lockerbie,WRAP GLASGOW A Scottish body responsible for investigating possible miscarriages of justices says it has referred the case of a man jailed for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing for appeal. 500 words moved by Stuart Graham Hungary-accident-boat-SKorea,WRAP BUDAPEST A Ukrainian cruise captain goes on trial in Hungary over a collision on the river Danube last year that led to the deaths of 27 people, mostly South Korean tourists. 450 words moved by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Fbl-WC-2022-QAT-labour-welfare,WRAP DOHA Nine labourers on World Cup 2022 projects died in the past year, say organisers, who stress that none of the fatalities were a result of accidents at tournament projects. 650 words moved by Gregory Walton -- ASIA -- US-China-Xinjiang-rights-labor,lead WASHINGTON US lawmakers propose a ban on most imports from China's Xinjiang region, charging that goods produced by Uighur forced laborers are making their way into the United States. 550 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon Japan-earthquake-tsunami-disaster-virus-Fukushima-nuclear,lead TOKYO Japan marks the ninth anniversary of the killer tsunami that triggered the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, but the coronavirus outbreak forced public commemorations to be scaled back. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- ECONOMY AND BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Britain-economy-budget-rate-BoE LONDON Britain unveils its emergency economic response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, combining aggressive spending and monetary policy stimulus to protect people and businesses -- and pledged to do more if the situation deteriorated. 700 words moved by Ben Perry and Roland Jackson. Video. Picture Health-virus-US-economy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON As nearly three-quarters of US firms suffer supply disruptions due to the coronavirus epidemic, President Donald Trump is working on a stimulus package to aid the economy, but has not won support of Democrats and Republicans in Congress. 650 words 2100 GMT by Heather Scott Oil-Saudi-UAE,WRAP DUBAI Oil heavyweights Saudi Arabia and the UAE vow to pump millions more barrels of crude as they step up a price war after Russia refuses a deal to cut output. 650 words moved by Omar Hasan Markets-world,WRAP NEW YORK Wall Street stocks flirt with a bear market as oil prices slump further amid rising fears the coronavirus will lead to a global recession. 600 words 2130 GMT by John Biers US-aviation-Boeing, WRAP NEW YORK Boeing will suspend most hiring and overtime pay as it works to conserve cash in the face of twin crises over the 737 MAX and a massive slowdown in travel due to coronavirus. 600 words 2100 GMT by John Biers -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-oceans-sealevel-Antarctica-Greenland PARIS Greenland and Antactica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s, and driving sea level rise that could see the annual flooding by 2100 of regions home to some 400 million people, scientists warn. 650 words 2100 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- SPORT -- Health-virus-Fbl-Eur-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool are set to take on Atletico Madrid at a packed Anfield but several Arsenal players are in quarantine after the first postponement of a Premier League game over coronavirus fears. 700 words moved by John Weaver. 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