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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Top US expert warns of uncontrollable outbreaks + Supreme Court mulls demands for Trump tax files + Afghan forces to resume offensive after attacks + 113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The top US infectious diseases official warns that ending lockdowns too quickly could trigger uncontrollable new outbreaks, as the global coronavirus death toll closes in on 300,000. 850 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-justice-Trump-taxes,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's claim of a near absolute right to keep his finances secret rises to the Supreme Court, the culmination of a years-long showdown over the balance of power in the US government. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Afghanistan-unrest-hospital,WRAP KABUL Afghanistan's floundering peace process appears further in peril with security forces ordered to resume offensive operations after attacks targeted a maternity ward and mourners at a funeral. 850 words moved by Emal Haidary with Tom Watkins in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Spain-offbeat MADRID A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest person living in Spain, has beaten the coronavirus at a retirement home where several other residents died from the pandemic, the residence says. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-IT,FOCUS BEIJING To enter many Chinese venues, people must now show an app based on their travel history. And while the idea of such technology has raised concerns in Europe, it has already spread widely in China. 750 words 0330 GMT by Ludovic Ehret. File Picture Afghanistan-police-Taliban,FOCUS KABUL In his six years working as a cop in northern Afghanistan, Azim Khan operated more like a soldier, but now the 25-year-old patrols Kabul as part of the police's transition into a crime-fighting force under a peace process with the Taliban. 800 words 0330 GMT by Elsie Blanchard. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Colombia-rights-justice-conflict,INVESTIGATION BOGOTA During Colombia's interminable battle against left-wing guerrillas, extrajudicial killings by the armed forces became the norm, according to former colonel Gabriel de Jesus Rincon. 900 words 0130 GMT by Hector Velasco. Picture. Video. Graphic US-stocks-unemployment-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK Last week's Labor Department report showing the United States lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April prompted a decisive response from Wall Street: Major indices surged nearly two percent. 700 words moved by Juliette Michel Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-sharing,FOCUS WASHINGTON "Sharing economy" firms like Uber and Airbnb were seeing surging growth and predictions they would reshape several economic sectors. Then the pandemic hit. 750 words 0230 GMT by Rob Lever. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics Health-virus-infant-mortality -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia-Moscow,SCENE MOSCOW On an electric trolleybus ride into central Moscow, all the passengers and the driver are wearing masks and gloves under new rules as the city begins a gradual return to work. 700 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Russia,2ndlead Health-virus-Germany-technology-3Dprinting,FOCUS DARMSTADT, Germany The high-ceilinged workshop in Darmstadt is usually open to anyone -- from hobbyists to high-tech startup workers. Since the pandemic began, it has been turned into a hub for volunteers to drop off home-made plastic parts to be assembled into face shields. 600 words 0300 GMT by Tom Barfield. Picture. Video Health-virus-IT-elderly-Britain,FOCUS LONDON Before entering coronavirus lockdown with the rest of Britain in March, 73-year-old Pamela Cox had never shopped or banked online. Zoom was something you did with a camera lens. Now the retiree is one of many in her generation finding a new IT proficiency later in life. 700 words 0330 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. File Picture -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Israel for talks on regional security and the Jewish state's controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. 700 words 0300 GMT by Ben Simon. File Picture. Egypt-entertainment-lions,FOCUS CAIRO In his Cairo living room, Egyptian Ashraf al-Helw reprimanded his lioness Joumana for not obeying him after bringing her home for live streamed performances during the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 0330 GMT by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mideast-waste,VIDEOESSAY BEIRUT From Beirut to Gaza, the disposable masks and gloves that remain in high demand to protect people from the coronavirus now litter the streets, adding to pollution and potentially posing a health risk of their own. 500 words moved. File picture. Video -- SPORT -- Cricket-PAK-Umar,FOCUS KARACHI Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal, a talented-yet-wayward batsman, is scrambling to save his once-promising career after he was hit with a three-year ban for failing to report match-fixing offers. 550 words 0300 GMT by Shahid Hashmi Golf-KOR-health-virus-SKorea,PREVIEW SEOUL Leading professional golfers will return to competitive action for the first time in three months after the coronavirus shutdown when three of the world's top 10 women tee off at a tournament in South Korea. 500 words 0300 GMT. Picture afp
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