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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus death toll tops 1,500 in China + China, Vatican foreign ministers hold first meeting + S.Sudan offers key compromise for peace + Sea level warnings over record Antarctica temperatures + Manchester City vow to fight Europe ban China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumps past 1,500 as Beijing orders people returning to the capital from holiday to self-quarantine for 14 days in another drastic effort to contain the outbreak. 600 words 1000 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic China-Vatican-politics-religion,WRAP BEIJING The foreign ministers of China and the Vatican have met in the first high-level encounter between the sides -- a new sign of improving relations between two states with no diplomatic ties. 500 words moved by Laurent Thomet SSudan-politics-conflict,WRAP JUBA President Salva Kiir says he will return South Sudan to a system of 10 states, a key opposition demand, paving the way for a unity government to end war. 500 words 1000 GMT Antarctica-environment-climate,WRAP PARIS As Antarctica becomes the latest place on Earth to set a new record-high temperature, new studies are alerting humanity to the risks of continuing to warm the continent that is home to enough frozen water to lift global sea levels dozens of metres. 600 words moved by Stephane Orjollet. Graphic Fbl-Eur-C1-UEFA-ManCity,WRAP NYON, Switzerland Manchester City are banned from European competitions for the next two seasons for "serious financial fair-play breaches", UEFA announces, with the verdict immediately contested by Pep Guardiola's English champions. 650 words moved. File picture. File video Also moved: fbl-ENG-Pr-Eur-C1-ManCity,ANALYSIS fbl-ENG-Pr-Eur-C1-ManCity,REAX -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS BEIJING China's government is purging unpopular local officials and commandeering heroic stories of doctors on the frontline as it tries to shield itself from public rage over the handling of the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 750 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng China-health-virus-test,Q&A BEIJING A sudden surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases in China has put a spotlight on the ways patients are tested for the illness, from lung imaging to uncomfortable lab tests that are not always accurate. 800 words moved China-health-virus-exercise-fitness,FOCUS HONG KONG A fanatical runner jogs the equivalent of an ultra marathon inside the small massage shop that is also his home, as people in virus-hit China desperately try to keep fit while cooped up indoors. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings with Danni Zhu in Beijing. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia-environment-climate-politics,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia's "black summer" of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are raging on. 700 words moved by Andrew Beatty Pakistan-Afghanistan-refugees-politics,FOCUS PESHAWAR, Pakistan Afghan boys sell fresh fruit on carts and restaurants in the bustling bazaar sell Afghan dishes such as Kabuli pulao. But this "mini Kabul" is in Pakistan, which this week marks 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees. 700 words moved by Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-US-diplomacy-defence-energy,WRAP MUNICH Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hits back at German criticism of a US retreat from the global stage, insisting that the death of the transatlantic alliance is "grossly exaggerated". 500 words 0930 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-ColdWarSteve SUTTON COLDFIELD, United Kingdom For British artist Cold War Steve, the Brexit battle is still not over as he continues the fight through his satirical dystopian collages. 700 words 0930 GMT by Martine Pauwels. Picture Germany-demonstration-parties-politics-farright,WRAP FRANKFURT AM MAIN Ten thousand people are expected to join a demonstration in Erfurt, capital of Thuringia state in Germany's former communist east, where far-right lawmakers last week helped install a new state premier. 650 words moved Vatican-pope-Amazon-religion-celibacy,FOCUS VATICAN CITY In quashing the idea of married priests in the Amazon, Pope Francis has appeased traditionalists while disappointing progressives who had hoped for a historic turning point in the Church. 600 words moved by Catherine Marciano and Alexandria Sage. File picture Greece-Turkey-EU-immigration-politics,FOCUS ATHENS Facing overwhelming migration pressure on the Aegean with island camps on the brink of asphyxiation, the conservative Greek government has hardened its asylum policy with increased repatriations, new detention centres and plans for a sea barrier. 750 words moved by Chantal Valery. File picture. File video Kazakhstan-unrest-minorities-China,FOCUS MASANCHI, Kazakhstan As Khusei Daurov lay dazed after being caught up in inter-ethnic clashes near his home in southern Kazakhstan, he felt the cold steel of a pistol against his forehead. 1,000 words moved. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-justice-celebrity-Avenatti NEW YORK The celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels, the porn actress who sued US President Donald Trump, is found guilty of attempting to extort millions of dollars from sports giant Nike. 300 words moved US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein was a "predator" who used his status as a powerful Hollywood producer to take advantage of the women he attacked, prosecutors say as his sex crimes trial draws to a close. 550 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Haiti-fire-children,WRAP KENSCOFF, Haiti Fifteen children are killed as a fire sweeps through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, highlighting the severe shortcomings of the island nation's child welfare institutions. 500 words moved. Picture. Graphic Mexico-China-animal-panda,VIDEOESSAY MEXICO CITY Xin Xin and Shuan Shuan are the main attractions at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City but what makes them truly unique, zoo officials say, is that they're the only giant pandas in the world not owned by China. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-vote,ADVANCER TEHRAN Iranians vote next week in a crucial parliamentary election that is widely expected to herald the return of conservatives and heap pressure on beleaguered President Hassan Rouhani. 800 words 1000 GMT by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video Also moving: Iran-vote,CHRONO Iran-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Iraq-US-diplomacy-Iran,FOCUS BAGHDAD Exasperated by Iraq's close ties to neighbouring Iran, Washington has begun following through on threats to squeeze Baghdad's fragile economy with delays to crucial cash deliveries and slashed sanctions waivers. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO Forty people, including nine soldiers, are killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, with most of the deaths caused by inter-ethnic violence in the deeply troubled region. 600 words moved by Kassim Traore afp
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