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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Muslims mark Ramadan under virus lockdowns + US job losses from pandemic pass 26 million + Virus drug remdesivir fails in human trials + 'Ghost Town': Stones release lockdown track Health-virus,WRAP JAKARTA Muslims across the world began marking the holy month of Ramadan under unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns as the US adds another half a trillion dollars to its already-massive economic recovery efforts. 800 words 0730 GMT by Peter Brieger and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Health-virus-US-economy WASHINGTON Job losses from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States climb to 26.4 million, as Congress approves a new stimulus measure and governors in some states move to slowly reopen businesses. 600 words moved Health-virus-drugs-remdesivir,lead NEW YORK The experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical trial, inadvertently released results show, dampening expectations for the closely watched drug. 550 words moved by Luc Olinga Entertainment-US-Britain-music-virus-RollingStones-pandemic NEW YORK The Rolling Stones release their first new original music since 2012, a single aptly named "Living in a Ghost Town." 450 words moved -- ASIA -- China-rights,INTERVIEW BEIJING Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang says he is drained after years in jail but ready to fight to be allowed to travel to Beijing to see his family as authorities keep him confined in a distant province. 700 words 0600 GMT by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON The House of Representatives passes a new $483 billion economic stimulus bill as US job losses due to the coronavirus soar and businesses clamor for more support. 550 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-US-economy,SCENE ATLANTA The US state of Georgia takes a massive gamble when it allows businesses like gyms and hair salons to reopen to ease a painful coronavirus lockdown, a move even President Donald Trump fears is too soon. 700 words 0530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Uruguay,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Roberto Canessa survived a plane crash in the Andes and 72 days battling extreme weather, hunger and the fear of dying while stranded in a frozen mountain range. Now, the 67-year-old cardiologist has vowed to take on the coronavirus pandemic in his native Uruguay by building ventilators. 500 words 0530 GMT by Lucia Lacurcia. Picture. Video NKorea-politics-diplomacy-US-Kim,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump rejects reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ailing, criticizing his frequent nemesis CNN for running the story. 500 words moved Health-virus-Entertainment-US-Netflix,FOCUS LOS ANGELES While coronavirus has brought Hollywood to a halt, Netflix has enjoyed record success. But will the streaming giant's well-stocked slate of future shows be enough to maintain that growth? 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal Health-virus-Cuba-economy-food,FOCUS HAVANA Yadira types out a message to her WhatsApp group, with the name of a Havana store where a supply of chicken has just arrived. Cuba already suffered from food shortages, but the coronavirus crisis has made finding food for the dinner table a veritable scavenger hunt. 650 words moved by Moises Avila. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil,FOCUS SAO PAULO Frederic Lima arrived at the already overwhelmed Emilio Ribas hospital in Sao Paulo with coronavirus symptoms. Less than 12 hours later a doctor told the 32-year-old's aunt: "We did everything possible." 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Brazil-Manaus,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica,2ndlead PRETORIA South Africa's five-week coronavirus lockdown will be slowly eased from next month, President Cyril Ramaphosa says as he seeks a balance between protecting people and letting them "earn a living." 550 words moved by Sofia Christensen -- EUROPE -- Germany-Iraq-IS-conflict-trial-warcrimes,WRAP FRANKFURT A man believed to have belonged to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group faces trial in Germany, accused of genocide and murdering a child belonging to the Yazidi minority who he held as a slave. 650 words moved by Annalena Doerner Health-virus-Britain-quiz-lifestyle,FOCUS LONDON The weekly pub quiz is a fixture of life for many Britons and, with bars shut because of the coronavirus outbreak and everybody stuck at home, the tradition is now thriving online. 625 words moved by Alice Ritchie Health-virus-Austria-agriculture-labour,FOCUS STEINBRUNN, Austria As in many Western countries, one of the shocks of the coronavirus crisis in Austria was how vulnerable farms were when suddenly deprived of foreign labour -- but the country is having some success in getting Austrians to plug the gap. 700 words 0600 GMT by Julia Zappei. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-US-military-Gulf,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief warns the US of a "decisive response" after President Donald Trump says he ordered the US Navy to destroy Iranian boats that harass American ships in the Gulf. 600 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Gulf-labour-rights,FOCUS ABU DHABI After all nine men in his dormitory caught the coronavirus, 27-year-old Nurudhin was bussed to a remote quarantine camp -- becoming one of many migrant workers in Gulf states who are struggling to manage. 750 words moved. File picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-stadium-economy-construction,FOCUS SHANGHAI China is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge on new football stadiums, ramping up ambitions to be a superpower in the sport and host a World Cup as early as 2030. 700 words 0600 GMT by Peter Stebbings. Picture Fbl-ESP-Virus-Health MADRID Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says there should be no rush to restart La Liga during the coronavirus lockdown as the Spanish football federation plans tests and a return to training. 450 words moved by Gabriel Rubio Giron afp
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