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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Lockdowns ease as coronavirus deaths drop + North Korea's Kim 'alive and well': Seoul + Recovered UK PM Johnson goes back to work + Mnuchin says US economy will 'bounce back' + Dolphins glide back into Bosphorus Strait Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Spanish children ventured outside for the first time in weeks on Sunday, and Italy and New York laid out partial reopening plans as marked decreases in deaths from the global coronavirus pandemic stirred hopes. 800 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-SKorea-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "alive and well", a top security adviser to the South's President Moon Jae-in says, downplaying rumours over Kim's health following his absence from a key anniversary. 550 words 0330 GMT Health-virus-Britain-PM LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work more than three weeks after being hospitalised for the coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. 500 words 0300 GMT by David Harding. File picture Health-virus-US-economy WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insists the US economy will come roaring back even amid warnings from another White House adviser of longer-term impacts of the coronavirus pandemic's unprecedented shock to the economy. 550 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Turkey-dolphins ISTANBUL A lull in boat traffic and a fishing ban in Istanbul forced by the coronavirus pandemic has proved good news for some of the city's most-loved inhabitants -- the dolphins that swim in the fish-rich waters of the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Georgia-churches,SCENE TOWNSEND, Georgia With the biggest health crisis in the world forcing major places of worship to shut their doors, Shauna Riggs seeks spiritual comfort at The Smallest Church in America. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-aviation,SCENE RAPID CITY, South Dakota Ghostly airports, countless flight cancellations, shops boarded up: the coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with air travel in the United States. A rare upside: no lines to get through the security checks. A close-up look at what it's like today to fly in the US. 450 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-food-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The coronavirus epidemic has emptied downtown Washington of its popular food trucks ever since their main customers -- lunchtime office workers -- fled in March the safety of their homes. 700 words 0200 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-punishment-rights RIYADH Saudi Arabia ends the death penalty for crimes committed by minors after effectively abolishing floggings as the kingdom seeks to blunt criticism over its human rights record. 400 words moved Yemen-Saudi-conflict,WRAP ADEN Yemeni separatists declare self-rule of the country's south as a peace deal with the government crumbles, complicating a long and separate conflict with Huthi rebels who control much of the north. 800 words moved by Saleh al-Obeidi with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-politics JERUSALEM Israel's Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, whose handling of the coronavirus crisis within his own religious community has been criticised, says he wants a different cabinet post in the next government. 400 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,3rdlead ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promises Italians they will soon be allowed to stroll in parks and visit relatives as the country emerges from the world's longest coronavirus lockdown. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Sweden-SIPRI-military-spending-China-India STOCKHOLM Global military expenditure saw its biggest uptick in a decade in 2019, researchers say, marking the first year two Asian countries were among the top three spenders. 450 words moved Germany-politics-farright-racism,2ndlead FRANKFURT AM MAIN Germany's far-right AfD suspends a longtime spokesman, reportedly after he describes himself as a fascist and praises his "Aryan grandfather". 450 words moved. File picture Health-virus-workers-unions-May1,ADVANCER PARIS Millions of workers traditionally take to the streets for May Day, but with half of humanity in lockdown, this is going to be a May 1 like no other. 800 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre and AFP bureaus. File picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Comoros-religion MORONI Security forces in the Comoros use teargas against Muslims who had gathered in mosques in violation of coronavirus lockdown rules. 200 words moved -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Health-virus-ECB-EU-eurozone,ADVANCER FRANKFURT The European Central Bank has launched a series of never-before-seen measures to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic but it looks set to reaffirm Thursday it will do more still, even if some of the options appear limited. 600 words 0230 GMT by Tom Barfield -- SPORT -- Health-virus-fbl-tennis-socialmedia,FEATURE PARIS Across social media, sports stars denied the chance to play in front of a crowd are increasingly going "live" in sometimes surprising ways to connect with an audience. 700 words 0130 GMT by Yassine Khiri. File picture afp
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