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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump threatens to cut ties with China over virus + 'Nightmare scenario' as virus hits Rohingya camps + Total US job losses since pandemic hit 36.5m + US facing 'darkest winter': ousted biomed chief + Ancient footprints shed light on early humans Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lashes out at China, threatening to sever ties over Beijing's handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has now killed more than 300,000 people around the world. 850 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Bangladesh-virus-health-Rohingya-refugee,3rdlead COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh The first case of COVID-19 is confirmed in the vast Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, sparking warnings that the disease is likely to spread rapidly, creating "a nightmare scenario". 650 words moved Shafiqul Alam and Sam Jahan Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Brutal weekly unemployment numbers underscore the coronavirus pandemic's continued ability to destroy jobs in the United States, bringing the total to 36.5 million in two months as President Donald Trump and his allies push to reopen the world's largest economy. 700 words moved by Chris Stein Health-virus-US-Congress-politics WASHINGTON An ousted US health official warns Congress that President Donald Trump's administration has no "master plan" to fight the coronavirus pandemic and is unprepared to distribute enough vaccines to immunize millions of Americans. 500 words moved Research-science-archeology-Tanzania-anthropology TOKYO Thousands of years ago, a group of people took a walk in what is now Tanzania. The footprints they left behind are now offering insights into ancient human life. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein -- ASIA -- Philippines-disaster-typhoon,WRAP MANILA Tens of thousands of people flee their homes for shelters as a powerful typhoon hammers the Philippines, compounding the nation's battle with the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 0400 GMT by Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-protests-politics,FOCUS LANSING, Michigan Hundreds of protestors rally against stay-at-home orders in Michigan's capital and a legal tug-of-war over coronavirus restrictions was taking place in neighboring Wisconsin as lockdown debates turn bitterly partisan in the United States. 800 words moved by Jeff Kowalsky with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Live video US-politics-intelligence-stocks-investigation-Burr,WRAP WASHINGTON Republican Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the powerful US Senate Intelligence Committee, steps down after the FBI seized his cellphone in a probe of alleged insider stock trading tied to the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-NewYork,FOCUS NEW YORK New York City shows no sign of easing a two-month lockdown, even as a statewide stay-at-home order ends Friday, leaving America's cultural and commercial capital wondering what its future holds. 650 words 0130 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture Health-virus-US-banking-finance-interns,FOCUS NEW YORK Some had dreamed of forging alliances that would propel them to the pinnacle of the financial world. Others had already bought their power wardrobes. But the coronavirus pandemic crippling New York City has thwarted interns expecting to train as bankers and traders this summer on Wall Street, temple of global finance. 800 words 0130 GMT by Luc Olinga -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Europe-migrants,FOCUS PARIS More migrants are crossing, Europe is closing its ports and there are no more humanitarian ships to carry out rescues. International organisations and NGOs fear the Mediterranean is the scene of an overlooked coronavirus "tragedy". 750 words 0130 GMT by Shahzad Abdul Austria-politics-corruption-health-virus,FOCUS VIENNA A year after conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz found himself buffeted by a corruption scandal, which brought down his coalition with the far-right, the coronavirus crisis has cemented his dominant position. 750 words 0200 GMT by Julia Zappei. File picture. File video Health-virus-Turkey-politics,FOCUS ANKARA On the Turkish capital's bridges and bus stops, Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas urges wealthier residents to help poorer citizens during the coronavirus pandemic by paying off their debts to grocers. 800 words 0230 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Health-virus-Romania-Bulgaria-education,FOCUS DAROVA, Romania Maria Avadanei is exhilarated: after receiving a tablet as a donation, she can finally take her online courses. "I was afraid of failing my classes," says the 15-year-old from Darova, a rural commune in Transylvania in western Romania. 650 words 0230 GMT by Mihaela Rodina with Diana Simeonova in Sofia. Picture. Video Norway-attacks-art-architecture,FOCUS OSLO Face masks are rare and social distances vary but the human chain spreads out, braving the risk of infection, as activists in Oslo make a last-ditch bid to save a building adorned by Spanish master painter Pablo Picasso. 700 words 0300 GMT by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel has postponed the swearing-in of its long-awaited unity government, which had been set for Thursday, following a request for a three-day delay by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 750 words moved by Ben Simon. File Picture Health-virus-Saudi-economy,FOCUS RIYADH A coronavirus-triggered austerity drive in Saudi Arabia has left the kingdom's mostly young population coping with a new reality of reduced incomes, fewer jobs and a lifestyle downgrade. 850 words 0300 GMT by Anuj Chopra -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote-health-virus-economy,FOCUS BUJUMBURA, Burundi Five years of political crisis have battered Burundi's economy, and there is little hope of a turnaround ahead of elections next week, as feeble signs of recovery have been dashed by the coronavirus crisis. 800 words 0330 GMT. File picture. Video Health-virus-Senegal-internet-shopping,FOCUS DAKAR Seydou Sall sprays antiseptic on bags of food freshly deposited by an e-commerce firm at his home in Senegal's capital Dakar. In a pattern repeated across the continent, the researcher has turned to online deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. 850 words moved by Malick Ba with AFP Africa bureaus. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-WTO-trade,WRAP GENEVA The World Trade Organization chief announces he will step down a year before his term ends, despite the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the global economy. 700 words moved by Nina Larson. File picture Also moved: WTO-trade-Brazil-people-Azevedo,PROFILE -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-health-virus-shooting-IND-Panwar,FOCUS NEW DELHI Indian shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar stands poised behind blue tape stuck on the floor, aims and fires -- across three rooms at a target hung up in an empty bedroom cupboard. 600 words 0230 GMT by Faisal Kamal. Picture. Video Golf-USPGA-Auto-USA-NASCAR-health-virus WASHINGTON World number one Rory McIlroy and America's most popular auto racers will nudge United States sport forward this weekend as hope grows for a June revival from the coronavirus shutdown. 800 words 0130 GMT by Jim Slater Also moving: US-sport-health-virus,FACTS afp
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