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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Coronavirus confirmed in sub-Saharan Africa + 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib + UK talks tough on EU post-Brexit trade deal Health-virus,WRAP LAGOS Nigeria reports the first coronavirus case in sub-Saharan Africa, as global stock markets tank on deepening fears of a pandemic and the World Health Organization warns against the "fatal mistake" of complacency. 800 words 0730 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict,WRAP ANKARA At least 33 Turkish soldiers are killed in Syria's Idlib province after an air strike blamed on Damascus, prompting condemnation from Washington and a UN warning on the rapidly-rising risk of escalation. 850 words moved by Raziye Akkoc with Omar Haj Kadour in Saraqeb. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain puts the prospect of a chaotic Brexit back on the table as it sets out its red lines for upcoming trade talks with the European Union. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie, with Damon Wake in Brussels. File Picture. Video We have also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FACTS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Japan-school-Disney-parks TOKYO Japan's prime minister defends his call for schools across the country to close over the new coronavirus, an abrupt decision that stunned officials and parents alike. 650 words moved by Karyn Nishimura and Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Beijing,FOCUS BEIJING Fearing a resurgence of crowds as coronavirus cases drop, Beijing is not taking any chances, limiting the number of people in parks, keeping shoppers far apart in supermarkets and preventing filmgoers from sitting side by side. 650 words moved by Eva Xiao. Picture. Video Health-virus-diplomacy-trade-China-Asia,FOCUS COLOMBO From an artificial island in Sri Lanka to a bridge in Bangladesh and hydropower projects in Nepal and Indonesia, China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road plan is stuttering because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. 800 words moved by Poornima Weerasekara, with Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-California LOS ANGELES Medical staff caring for a California woman with the first US case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin were unable to get her tested for five days because she had not traveled to outbreak-hit regions, a lawmaker reveals. 750 words by Jocelyne Zablit, with Issam Ahmed in Washington. Picture Health-Virus-Mexico-ship-tourism,2ndlead MEXICO CITY A cruise ship turned away from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after a crew member tested positive for flu has docked in Mexico and passengers will be allowed to disembark as long as "health standards" are met, the country's president says. 500 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-California,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Fiercely progressive California has thrust itself back into the heart of the fight for the presidency in 2020, casting a potentially decisive vote Tuesday on the Democratic nominee to face Donald Trump. 650 words moved by Laurent Banguet We have already moved: US-politics-vote-minorities,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Democrats US-politics-religion-Judaism,FOCUS WASHINGTON White House hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg could hardly be more different in their politics, but in one striking way their similarities mark a milestone in US presidential campaigning: both men are Jewish. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. File Picture Canada-indigenous-protest-law,FOCUS OTTAWA A clash of Canadian colonial-era and traditional indigenous laws is behind a flare-up of protests this month in support of chiefs fighting construction of a pipeline on their ancestral lands, experts say. 700 words moved by Jacques Lemieux and Michel Comte. File Picture. Video Brazil-science-belief-offbeat,FOCUS SAO PAULO Sitting by a model of the Earth shaped like a pancake, Brazilian restaurant-owner Ricardo lets out an exaggerated laugh: "'Hahaha!' That's how people react when you tell them the Earth is flat," he says. 700 words moved by Pascale Trouillaud. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- India-religion-unrest-law,SCENE NEW DELHI Gul Mohammad had a flourishing footwear business until masked men armed with crude petrol bombs burnt down his shops during Delhi's sectarian riots, shattering the harmony between Hindus and Muslims in the neighbourhood. 750 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava, with Jalees Andrabi. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban-negotiators,PROFILE KABUL The path to the US-Taliban deal came down largely to two Afghan men -- one working for the US, the other for the militants, their lives shaped by decades of conflict. 650 words moved by Laurent Abadie We have also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-US-Qatar,lead -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE JERUSALEM Veteran rightwinger Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a corruption indictment, is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, a former elite soldier and a close ally of US President Donald Trump. 650 words moved by Stephen Weizman. File Picture. File Video We have already moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,2ndlead Israel-vote-Gantz,PROFILE -- AFRICA -- Angola-politics-corruption,FOCUS LUANDA Angola's former first son Jose Filomeno dos Santos has spent hours contemplating the marble floor and wood-panelled walls of Luanda's Supreme Court where he has been on trial since December. 800 words 0600 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Guinea-vote-politics,WRAP CONAKRY Guineans will be called to vote on Sunday on whether to adopt a new constitution, after months of protests sparked by charges that this is a trick by President Alpha Conde to stay in power. 750 words 0530 GMT by Emmet Livingstone and Mouctar Bah. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Also moving: Guinea-politics,FACTS -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-Japan-fashion-history-museum-kimono,FOCUS LONDON Freddie Mercury, Yves Saint Laurent and George Lucas were all seduced by the charms of the kimono, whose evolution from medieval times in Japan will be on show at a major exhibition in London. 550 words 0530 GMT by Anna Cuenca. Picture Germany-film-society-equality,FOCUS BERLIN From the Disneyland dreams of a poor Mexican family in the US to the fate of Bangladeshi guest workers in Singapore, films at this week's Berlinale have launched searing criticisms of capitalism and global inequality. 600 words 0530 GMT by David Courbet. Picture afp
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