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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Ten dead in German shisha bar shootings + China sees big drop in new coronavirus cases + Democrat rivals savage Bloomberg in first debate + Trump ally Roger Stone to be sentenced + Man's best friend is a love story, scientists say Germany-shooting-farright-terrorism,WRAP HANAU German investigators say they suspect a "xenophobic motive" behind shootings at a shisha bar and cafe that left 10 dead in the city of Hanau. 650 words 0930 GMT by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China touts a big drop in new cases of the coronavirus as a sign it has contained the epidemic, but fears grow abroad after two former passengers of a quarantined cruise ship die in Japan and a cluster of infections increases in South Korea. 800 words 0930 GMT by Laurent Thomet, with Miwa Suzuki in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-diplomacy-Japan,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Nevada-debate,WRAP LAS VEGAS Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg endures a punishing assault in his debut Democratic presidential debate from rivals who savaged him for parachuting in late and throwing astronomical amounts of money at the race. 750 words moved by Andrew Marszal with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture US-politics-justice-Stone-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump's longtime aide Roger Stone will be sentenced Thursday in a case that has caused a stir in Washington following meddling by the US president and his attorney general. 750 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video US-animal-dogs-book-Wynne WASHINGTON The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before science. 900 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP TOKYO Two elderly former passengers from the coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess die, as fears mount for those who have left the ship after testing negative for the virus. 700 words 0930 GMT by Miwa Suzuki. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-SKorea-religion-social,2ndlead SEOUL South Korea's coronavirus numbers nearly double to 104 -- almost half of them in a cluster centred on a sect in the city of Daegu -- and the country sees its first death of an infected patient. 500 words 0930 GMT. Picture China-health-virus-entertainment,FOCUS HONG KONG As the world confronts the spread of a deadly new virus, interest in disease-themed movies, games and TV series has exploded, with worried viewers turning to documentaries and disaster flicks for answers and ways to cope. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Graphic China-health-virus-Japan-ship-captain,PROFILE TOKYO Cracking jokes and delivering critical health information in his lilting Italian accent, the captain of the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess has soothed nerves and won plaudits for his leadership. 700 words moved by Richard Carter with Franck Iovene in Rome. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Oly-2020-CHN,FOCUS HONG KONG The coronavirus has destroyed the Tokyo Olympic dreams of some Chinese athletes and disrupted the preparations of others, forcing them to miss tournaments and train in strict isolation -- sometimes in masks. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File Picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-children,SCENE DARET EZZA, Syria Mustafa and Ines were helping their parents load the van once again to flee advancing Syrian troops when bombardment hit the area and sewed panic on the street. 650 words 1130 GMT by Omar Haj Kadour. Video. Picture Algeria-protest-politics,FOCUS PARIS The December election of a regime insider to replace longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has triggered questions about the future of Algeria's year-long protest movement. 600 words 1030 GMT by Aymeric Vincenot. File picture Also moved: Algeria-protest,FOCUS Iran-vote-women-rights GENEVA Anti-headscarf campaigner Shaparak Shajarizadeh once believed in the potential for change in Iran but is now so despondent she is calling for a boycott of Friday's parliamentary elections in the Islamic Republic. 550 words moved by Christophe de Roquefeuil. Picture. Video Also moved: Iran-vote,WRAP -- AMERICAS -- Argentina-economy-debt-IMF,2ndlead BUENOS AIRES Argentina's debt is not sustainable, the IMF says at the end of a week-long visit, urging the government to generate funds from private investors to address the issue. 550 words moved by Daniel Merolla. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- France-Netherlands-aviation-AirFrance-KLM-earnings virus,WRAP PARIS French-Dutch airline Air France-KLM says the coronavirus has blown a sizeable hole of up to 200 million euros in 2020 earnings to date while unveiling lower profits for 2019. 500 words 1000 GMT by Sonia Wolf US-internet-unions-Kickstarter,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Employees of crowd-funding platform Kickstarter arrive to a freshly-unionized workplace after a historic vote establishing a "beachhead" for organized labor in the tech sector. 500 words moved GMT by Glenn Chapman -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Mexico-US-music-streaming-Maverick,INTERVIEW NEW YORK A teenage troubadour who not long ago was drumming at church, Ed Maverick has had a year of dizzying success that will see him play the premier Coachella festival this spring. 800 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture -- EUROPE -- Ireland-politics-parliament DUBLIN Ireland's parliament sits for the first time after this month's general election, with no new government in place and the three biggest parties locked in coalition talks. 550 words moved by Joe Stenson Russia-politics-Putin,FOCUS SAINT PETERSBURG Under the onion domes of its Orthodox churches or in front of its imperial facades, one face peers out at tourists strolling past the rows of Saint Petersburg's souvenir stalls. 600 words moved by Marina Koreneva. Picture. Video -- ASIA PACIFIC -- Australia-fire-climate-environment-politics,lead SYDNEY Australia sets up a national inquiry into its month-long bushfire crisis that affected three in four Australians and prompted widespread criticism of the government for its sluggish response to the blazes. 400 words moved. Video -- AFRICA -- Togo-vote,ADVANCER LOME Togo's president, Faure Gnassingbe, looks set to claim a fourth term at the polls and extend his family's half-century domination of the West African nation. 650 words moved by Emile Kouton and Celia Lebur Also moved: Togo-politics-vote-Gnassingbe,PROFILE Togo-politics-vote-chrono,CHRONO Togo-politics-vote-country,COUNTRYFACTFILE -- SPORTS -- Cricket-women-WC-2020-IND-gender,FOCUS NEW DELHI India's women cricketers could be forgiven for a little jealousy during the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, where the hosts are paid as much as the men and play in front of packed stands. 600 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture afp
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