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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump stands by China virus lab claim + Biden denies alleged sexual assault + India extends virus lockdown + Mayday rallies muted by pandemic + Luxury lockdown: Isolating with the super-rich Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's claim that the coronavirus may have escaped a Chinese lab spooks markets, as giant India warns that the world's biggest lockdown will have to be extended. 750 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Biden WASHINGTON US presidential candidate Joe Biden emphatically denies sexually assaulting a former staffer, saying the incident she claims occurred 27 years ago "never happened." 650 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mathes. Graphic. File picture. Video Virus-health-India,2ndlead The Indian government says the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown will be extended for two weeks beyond May 4, but with some easing of restrictions -- including for alcohol. 500 words 1500 GMT Health-virus-demonstration-world-MayDay,WRAP PARIS Workers of the world scale back their traditional May Day demos with coronavirus lockdowns forcing many to rally online instead, while a determined few hit the streets in face masks. 700 words 1430 GMT by Mariette le Roux with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Health-virus-rich,FOCUS LONDON Stranded on superyachts or confined to their sprawling mansions worrying about their wine cellars, the world's super rich have invited ridicule throughout the coronavirus pandemic with their apparent insensitivity to the plight of ordinary people. 630 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-education-universities,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte apologises to Italians for their economic hardships and promises a brighter future once the lockdown lifts. 500 words 1700 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Britain-court-royals-media LONDON A London judge strikes out elements of the Duchess of Sussex's high profile claim against a tabloid newspaper group for publishing a letter she wrote to her estranged father. 500 words moved Health-virus-Russia-doctors-hotels,SCENE MOSCOW After working 24-hour shifts at a clinic for coronavirus patients, intensive care doctor Yevgeny Baliner returns exhausted to a Moscow hotel now home to dozens of medical workers. 600 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video Health-virus-Ukraine-Antarctic-science,FOCUS KIEV Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when the coronavirus pandemic hit, shuttering borders, grounding flights and locking down countries he needed to transit through. 600 words moved by Olga Shylenko. Picture Health-virus-Spain-bullfighting,FOCUS MADRID For Spain's majestic fighting bulls whose final hours draw thousands to bullrings every year, the blow has been deadly: with the virus decimating the season, many are now condemned to the abattoir. 850 words moved by Alvaro Villalobos. Picture. Video Health-virus-Belgium-treatment,FOCUS BRUSSELS Some of them have been in a coma for days. Some are too weak to call for help. All need support even after they have been released from intensive care. 650 words by Kenzo Tribouillard. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-masks,FOCUS MOSCOW With pharmacy and supermarket shelves empty of protective masks, Russians worried about the coronavirus are turning to black markets online to hunt for supplies. 640 words moved by Maxime Popov -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Texas-reopening HOUSTON Texas becomes the largest US state to end weeks of lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, even as the state reports its highest single-day death toll. 600 words 1700 GMT by Julia Benarrous. Picture US-space-spaceX-NASA,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA introduces the astronauts who will take part later this month in the first human spaceflight mission launched from American soil in almost a decade. 600 words 1800 GMT by Issam Ahmed -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica South Africa starts gradually easing its strict coronavirus lockdown, allowing some industries to reopen after five weeks of restrictions that plunged its struggling economy deeper into turmoil. 750 words by 1600 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture Health-virus-Nigeria KANO Confirmed coronavirus cases in northern Nigeria's Kano state almost triple in a few days after the government ramps up measures following a spate of "mysterious deaths". 400 words moved Health-virus-Senegal-migrants-economy,FOCUS KEUR MASSAR, Senegal In a suburb of Senegal's seaside capital Dakar, Tidiane Konte clutches the "last receipt" he received from his brother in Spain. "The last time he sent us money was in February," the 56-year-old unemployed father says. 750 words moved by Malick Rokhy Ba and Hamadou Gano. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iran-religion,VIDEOESSAY TEHRAN With mosques in Iran closed as it battles the coronavirus, worshippers have adopted the novel solution of getting behind the wheel at drive-ins to gather during the fasting month of Ramadan. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lebanon-weddings,FOCUS SHEMLAN, Lebanon For months Maya and Rakan had looked forward to their dream wedding in the Vatican -- but the new coronavirus pandemic forced them to settle for a tiny church ceremony in Lebanon. 700 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-rights-media,WRAP BEIJING A journalist who had worked for some of China's most powerful propaganda outlets is jailed for 15 years after being accused of attacking the ruling Communist Party, court documents showed. 600 words moved by Patrick Baert China-virus-health-leisure,SCENE SHANGHAI With optimism and a heavy dose of caution, millions of Chinese hit the road or visit newly opened tourist sites for an ex-tended national holiday in a post-coronavirus confidence test. 600 words moved by Dan Martin with Ludovic Ehret in Beijing. Picture. Video Singapore-energy-market,FOCUS SINGAPORE Singapore tycoon O.K. Lim built up his oil empire through hard work and high-risk gambles. But it all came crashing down when markets were plunged into turmoil by the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Martin Abbugao. File Picture Health-virus-science-Japan-robot TOKYO Coronavirus quarantine can be lonely, but at one Tokyo hotel converted to accept patients with mild symptoms, a humanoid robot will be there to offer support and encouragement -- as well as admonishments and warnings. 450 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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