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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 6 75 60 61 68 -- TOP STORIES -- + US eyes virus 'plateau' as world weighs cautious reboot + Angry Trump defends pandemic response + NKorea fires suspected cruise missiles + Over 100 million children face measles risk: UN + Bolt goes viral with 'social distancing' photo Health-virus,WRAP VIENNA Countries weigh a gradual reopening of their economies shattered by the coronavirus pandemic as the worst-hit United States eyes a 'plateau' in deaths but lockdowns are extended in India and France. 900 words 1100 GMT by Blaise Gauquelin with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON An angry, aggrieved President Donald Trump dismisses rumors that he is going to fire his top medical advisor on the coronavirus pandemic but signals new fights with the Democrats and the media ahead of the high-stakes reopening of the economy. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture NKorea-politics-diplomacy-military,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires several suspected cruise missiles towards the sea, according to the South's military, with analysts saying Pyongyang was demonstrating the breadth of its arsenal. 650 words moved by Sunghee Hwang Health-virus-measles-vaccination PARIS More than 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles as dozens of countries curtail their vaccination programmes as they battle COVID-19, the UN warns. 500 words 1030 GMT by Patrick Galey Health-virus-athletics-JAM-Bolt-Oly-offbeat WASHINGTON Retired track star Usain Bolt shows he's still a few steps ahead by posting an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: "social distancing". 250 words moved. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's parliament speaker Benny Gantz is given 48 hours until the end of Wednesday to reach a deal on a coronavirus emergency government with his former election rival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 600 words 1100 GMT by Joe Dyke Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rain rockets on Tripoli after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of strategic towns west of the capital. 600 words 1000 GMT by Imed Lamloum. Picture. Video Also moving: Libya-conflict,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FOCUS GAZA CITY A fierce row has divided the Palestinian community after Gaza's rulers, Hamas, arrested six local activists on "treason" charges for chatting by video-conference with leftists in the occupying power Israel. 650 words 1000 GMT by Adel Zaanoun -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-economy,2ndLead PARIS France braces for a deeper economic hit after President Emmanuel Macron extends the country's coronavirus lockdown to May 11, with officials warning that any lifting of the stay-at-home orders will be gradual at best. 600 words 1000 GMT by Joseph Schmid Health-virus-Russia,FACTS MOSCOW Russia registers increasing rates of coronavirus infection despite a strict lockdown, pushing President Vladimir Putin to warn of "extraordinary" scenarios. Here are five things to know about the epidemic in the world's biggest country. 500 words 1030 GMT Health-virus-Turkey-diplomacy,FOCUS ISTANBUL Turkey seeks to push its credentials as a major humanitarian power in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic by sending medical equipment to Italy and Spain, detection kits for Palestinians and medicines to Armenia. 700 words 1000 GMT by Gokan Gunes. File picture. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Biden-Sanders,WRAP WASHINGTON Former White House candidate Bernie Sanders endorses onetime rival Joe Biden for president, saying it was time to unite in the effort to defeat Donald Trump in November. 500 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture Health-virus-US-secondwave,FOCUS WASHINGTON The first wave of the US coronavirus outbreak has yet to peak, but scientists are already warning of a second if President Donald Trump and others move too fast to ease the nationwide lockdown. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-media,FOCUS NEW YORK Battered by grim headlines, horrifying statistics and deep uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, many people worldwide are trying to lift their spirits by seeking out "good news." 500 words moved by Thomas Urbain Also moved: US-politics-justice-Trump-taxes,WRAP Health-virus-Cuba-US-diplomacy-labour-politics,FOCUS HAVANA As the deadly coronavirus spreads across Cuba, with 726 cases recorded, a growing chorus of voices calls for an easing of the decades-long US embargo. 800 words moved by Katell Abiven. Picture Health-virus-Ecuador-bodies,ANALYSIS GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador With hundreds of corpses left decaying in homes due to lack of space in overwhelmed morgues and hospitals, the coronavirus has struck a withering blow to Ecuador's economic capital Quayaquil, symbolizing the chaos the pandemic can unleash in a poor country. 700 words moved by Paola Lopez. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India,2ndlead NEW DELHI India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, which covers 1.3 billion people, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says. 600 words moved Health-virus-China,FOCUS BEIJING Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China's seat of power against the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections coming from other regions. 650 words moved by Laurie Chen with Jing Xuan Teng in Wuhan. File Picture -- ECONOMY/BUSINESS -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Stock markets mostly gain as better-than-expected Chinese trade data lifts the economic gloom wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, while oil prices climb after US President Donald Trump claims producers are mulling a global daily output cut of 20 million barrels. 700 words 1100 GMT Health-virus-OPEC-oil-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON Top global oil producers are considering slashing output by 20 million barrels a day under the terms of a deal to boost prices, US President Donald Trump says. 650 words moved by Chris Stein afp
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