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| - Duty Editor: Simon Morgan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus cases spike in S. Korea as Italy, Iran clamp down + Russia pushing virus conspiracy theories, US says + Bernie Sanders leads in Nevada, early results show + Tyson Fury reigns again as world heavyweight champ + Japan emperor says ill empress has 'ups and downs' China-health-virus,WRAP CODOGNO South Korea went on high alert following a sharp jump in coronavirus cases on Sunday and Italy and Iran took drastic containment steps as fears spiral over an epidemic that has killed nearly 2,500 people in China. 750 words 1030 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin with Dan Martin in Shanghai. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus,FACTS China-health-virus-Russia-US-disinformation,WRAP-EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to fight the epidemic, US officials say. 900 words moved by Arthur Macmillan and Shaun Tandon US-politics-vote-Democrats,WRAP LAS VEGAS, Nevada Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders earns a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses, solidifying his frontrunner status in the race to choose the Democratic nominee who faces President Donald Trump in November's election. 850 words moved by Andrew Marszal, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Also moved: US-politics-vote-Nevada,SCENE Box-USA-GBR-Fury-Wilder,WRAP LAS VEGAS Tyson Fury reigns again as a heavyweight world champion after battering Deontay Wilder to a stunning seventh-round stoppage in their World Boxing Council title rematch. 750 words moved. Picture Japan-emperor-royals TOKYO Japan's Emperor Naruhito has said his wife Empress Masako "still has ups and downs" as she battles to recover from a longstanding stress-induced illness related to her royal duties. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-SKorea,WRAP SEOUL South Korea is raising its alert on the new coronavirus to the "highest level", President Moon Jae-in said, as the country reported 169 new infections. 700 words 0930 GMT China-health-virus-economy-food,FOCUS BEIJING It is lunchtime in Beijing, but the only diner in Cindy's Cafe is an employee having a staff meal -- it has been closed for more than three weeks as China battles a deadly virus epidemic. 800 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video China-health-virus-economy-tourism,FOCUS HONG KONG Deadly viruses, chickenpox outbreaks and mass cases of the runs: sometimes luxury cruise ship holidays on the high seas are not the trips of a lifetime elderly passengers had hoped for. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture Italy-virus-epidemic-China,SCENE CODOGNO The streets are silent, shops are shuttered and the few people who venture from their homes shun company in the small Italian town of Codogno under the shadow of a new coronavirus outbreak. 550 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin. Picture. Video fbl-ITA-SerieA-virus-health,WRAP ROME Title-chasing Inter Milan's clash against Sampdoria on Sunday was one of three Serie A football matches postponed over coronavirus fears in northern Italy. 700 words moved by Emmeline Moore. Picture Iran-vote-China-health-virus,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader accuses foreign media of trying to use a deadly coronavirus outbreak to sabotage a general election, as authorities scramble to contain its spread. 600 words by Ahmad Parhizi at 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Britain-China-health-virus-transport-sea-politics,FOCUS LONDON Sea freight transport, the lifeblood of trade and a bellwether of the global economy, has been blown off course by the new coronavirus, sparking general alarm. 750 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin -- AMERICAS -- Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-music,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro kicks off its annual carnival parades, the first of two nights of glittering, over-the-top spectacle set to pack a heavy dose of political commentary on Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. 600 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture Gymnastics-USA-Nassar-abuse NEW YORK A proposed USA Gymnastics tiered settlement system would pay some sexual assault victims of former US team doctor Larry Nassar only $82,550, according to multiple reports detailing the payment plans. 700 words moved -- AFRICA -- Togo-vote,WRAP LOME Togo tallies ballots after a key challenger insists he can cause a shock upset despite "fraud" at an election President Faure Gnassingbe was widely expected to win. 500 words 1030 GMT by Emile Kouton and Celia Lebur. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-US-diplomacy-trade-preparations AHMEDABAD US President Donald Trump makes his first official visit to India on Monday and work has been going on around the clock to spruce things up -- to the annoyance of some locals as well as monkeys. 600 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar and Premal Balan Also moved: India-US-diplomacy-trade,BACKGROUND -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,ADVANCER JERUSALEM Israel braces for an unprecedented third election in under a year, with voters eyeing an end to the deadlock but polls indicating another tight race despite criminal charges against the prime minister. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Israel-vote-budget,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's grinding political deadlock has squeezed funding for programmes helping troubled youths, disadvantaged communities and the disabled, forcing state-backed social organisations to rely on crowd-funding to get by. 700 words moved by Alexandra Vardi and Ben Simon Also moved: Israel-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE Israel-vote,CHRONO Israel-vote-Netanyahu,CHRONO Israel-vote-budget,FOCUS Iraq-Iran-US-Muhandis-politics,SCENE NAJAF, Iraq A minibus stops outside the world's largest cemetery in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf. Five women get out, telephone cameras filming the scene, and dash towards the grave of paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. 650 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-displaced,SCENE KAFR LUSIN, Syria Abu Jabber has a plan to escape any further advance by Syrian regime forces: he built a ladder from rusty metal to climb a cement wall along Turkey's border with his 11 children. 750 words moved by Aaref Watad. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-Hamburg-vote,WRAP HAMBURG Voters in the German city-state of Hamburg head to the polls, with the centre left expected to hold its own against the environmentalist Greens, who have been enjoying rising popularity across the country. 600 words moved by Sebastian Bronst with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Cuba-economy-debt-US-diplomacy-EU,FOCUS HAVANA Foreign companies going unpaid, creditor countries told to be patient: as the Cuban government struggles under the weight of American sanctions it has been struggling to pay its debts, raising serious concern among its partners. 850 words moved by Katell Abiven. Graphic France-EU-technology-battery,FOCUS VENISSIEUX, France As Europe looks to declare its tech independence by becoming a leader in next-generation batteries, it will have to start by making its own graphite. The problem is, nearly all of it now comes from Asia, mainly China. 650 words moved by Frederic Garlan Kosovo-diplomacy-tariff-Serbia,FOCUS PRISTINA A few years ago, the newly elected Kosovo prime minister overturned Serbian trucks. But Albin Kurti now says he is ready to revoke tariffs introduced by his predecessor on Serbian goods. 750 words moved by Ismet Hadjari. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS -- Entertainment-Britain-music-pianist,PROFILE LONDON British composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench, a rising black star in the overwhelmingly white world of classical music, is on a mission "to change the narrative" that the genre is stuffy and outdated. 700 words moved. Video. Profile afp
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