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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US passes new stimulus as EU leaders haggle + US job losses from pandemic pass 26 million + Muslims mark Ramadan despite virus lockdown + Virus drug remdesivir fails in human trials + 'Ghost Town': Stones release lockdown track Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US adds an extra half a billion dollars to its already-huge support package as Muslims begin marking Ramadan under a coronavirus lockdown that has left governments struggling to prop up their economies. 800 words 0330 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Damon Wake in Brussels 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-Islam-Ramadan JAKARTA Muslims around the world begin to mark Ramadan with unprecedented bans on family gatherings and mass prayers, while a pushback in some countries sparks fears of a surge in coronavirus infections. 600 words 0330 GMT by Haeril Halim. Picture. Video 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 -- CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH -- Health-virus-US-research-sunlight,lead WASHINGTON The new coronavirus is quickly destroyed by sunlight, according to new research announced by a senior US official, offering hope that its spread may ease over the summer. 550 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Health-virus-science-nicotine PARIS Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where further trials are planned to test whether the substance could be used to prevent or treat the deadly illness. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- 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 0130 GMT 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 0130 GMT 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 0130 GMT 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 Health-virus-Madagascar,SCENE ANTANANARIVO Unarmed Madagascar soldiers move door-to-door in the capital Antananarivo doling out sachets of a local herbal tea touted by President Andry Rajoelina as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus. 650 words moved by Tsiresena Manjakahery. Picture. Video -- 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 0300 GMT 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 0200 GMT by Alice Ritchie -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-world-essentials,FOCUS BAGHDAD In the US it was toilet paper, in Mexico it's beer and in France, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns. 800 words 0330 GMT by Haider Husseini with AFP bureaus. Picture 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 0230 GMT. File picture -- SPORTS -- 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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