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| - Duty Editor: Susan Stumme Tel: +1 202 414 0541 -- TOP STORIES -- + First coronavirus death confirmed on US soil, Trump urges calm + US, Taliban sign deal to pull foreign forces from Afghanistan + Turkey raises migrant pressure on EU over Syria conflict + US voters cast ballots on South Carolina on Democratic WHouse nominee + British premier Johnson to wed, expecting baby Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump urges Americans not to panic after the first death from the novel coronavirus on US soil is confirmed, saying the country is prepared for "any circumstance," but expands restrictions on travel from Iran. 800 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,CHRONO Health-virus-toll,FACTS Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban,WRAP DOHA After nearly two decades of conflict that has ravaged Afghanistan's impoverished population, the United States and the Taliban sign a historic accord that Washington hopes will mark the beginning of the end of its longest war. 900 words 1930 GMT by Gregory Walton with Ammu Kannampilly in Kabul. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Turkey,WRAP PAZARKULE, Turkey A Turkish drone strikes kills 26 Syrian soldiers in northwest Syria, an independent monitor reports, after Turkey warned Damascus would "pay a price" for slain Turkish troops. 800 words 1930 GMT by Kadir Demir with Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Syria-conflict-Turkey-migrants,SCENE US-politics-vote,WRAP COLUMBIA, South Carolina Voters head to the polls in South Carolina for the fourth contest in the Democratic presidential nomination race, with Joe Biden looking to salvage his flagging White House hopes with a big win. 800 words 2200 GMT by Leila Macor with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic. Britain-politics-Johnson,WRAP London British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announce they are expecting a baby and have got engaged, making him the first UK premier to wed while in office for 250 years. 500 words 2000 GMT by Joe Jackson. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran reports a surge in new coronavirus cases as the number of deaths jumps to 43, but the Islamic republic dismisses as "rumours" a report that the real toll is much higher. 650 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iran-prison-Britain LONDON Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran, believes she has contracted the new coronavirus as Iran struggles to contain a surge in new cases, her husband says. 300 words moved. Picture. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-SCarolina,SCENE COLUMBIA, South Carolina For some Democrats voting in South Carolina, former vice president Joe Biden holds the best chance of returning the US to 'normalcy' after four years of Donald Trump. For others, Senator Bernie Sanders promises to provide the spark and passion to oust the Republican incumbent. 550 words 2100 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture, Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-Qatar-war,FOCUS WASHINGTON In making peace with the Taliban, the United States is moving to end its longest-ever war and also signalling a major shift: After two decades, an era of global US military interventionism is winding down. 850 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-vote,WRAP TEL AVIV Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz wrap up another bitter election campaign, less than 48 hours before voters were to cast their ballots for the third time in 12 months. 730 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition,WRAP MOSCOW Thousands rally in central Moscow to call on President Vladimir Putin not to stay in power indefinitely, in the first major protest by the Russian opposition since the Kremlin chief announced controversial plans to change the constitution. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Picture. Video Slovakia-vote-politics,WRAP BRATISLAVA Slovakia's governing populists fight for survival in a general election as voters vent anger over the 2018 murder of an investigative journalist whose stories exposed high-level corruption. 800 words moved by Laszlo Juhasz. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Slovakia-vote-politics-leaders,POINTS Slovakia-vote-culture,FACTS -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-rights-Taliban-US,REAX KABUL Afghans express unease and cautious hope about a historic deal that aims to have all foreign forces leave Afghanistan within 14 months in exchange for Taliban guarantees, with many people doubting the insurgents' intentions. 500 words moved Also moved: US-Taliban-deal-Afghanistan,POINTS Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban,FACTS Afghanistan-conflict-US,CHRONO Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,CHRONO Swim-CHN-Sun-doping-CAS-Oly-2020-lawyer HONG KONG Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang comes out swinging against his eight-year drugs ban, threatening legal action of his own as he attempts to salvage his broken career. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture -- AFRICA - Guinea-vote-constitution,WRAP CONAKRY Guinea's opposition calls for the cancellation of a referendum on changing the constitution, as fresh protests against President Alpha Conde's government break out in the capital Conakry. 750 words 1930 GMT by Emmet Livingstone. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Germany-film-festival BERLIN A jury led by Jeremy Irons awards the top prize at the Berlin film festival, with a US film about teenage abortion among the favourites. 750 words 2100 GMT. Picture. Video afp
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