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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe lockdowns ease, new China cases + 19 dead as Iran warship hit by 'friendly fire' + Virus, oil slump force Saudi austerity + Museums preserve coronavirus artefacts + Viral Ikea masturbation video in China Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns, but the first new infections in weeks at China's ground zero offer a sobering reminder of the dangers of a second wave of cases. 950 words 1130 GMT by Joseph Schmid with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Iran-military-Gulf,WRAP TEHRAN An Iranian warship is hit by a friendly fire missile during naval exercises, killing 19 sailors and injuring 15, amid tensions with the US in Gulf waters. 600 words 1030 GMT by Amir Havasi. File Picture Health-virus-Saudi-economy,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia unveils plans to halt monthly handouts to citizens and triple its Value Added Tax as part of a series of austerity measures amid record low oil prices and a coronavirus-led economic slump. 600 words 0930 GMT by Anuj Chopra Health-virus-Britain-museum,FOCUS LONDON Would you put your slippers on display? The global coronavirus pandemic is still raging but museums are already gathering testimony and objects to remember life under lockdown. 700 words moved by Pauline Froissart with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video China-consumers-internet-sex BEIJING Ikea has said it will take "more careful" security measures in its shops in China after an explicit video of a woman masturbating in one of its stores went viral online. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-SKorea,2ndlead SEOUL South Korea announces its highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than a month, driven by a cluster in a Seoul nightlife district that emerged just as the country loosens restrictions. 500 words 1100 GMT. Picture HongKong-China-politics-unrest,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader vows to overhaul the city's education system, arguing its liberal studies curriculum helped fuel last year's violent pro-democracy protests. 540 words moved Health-virus-China-education BEIJING Temperature-monitoring bracelets that alert an app if a student has a fever are being trialled at Beijing schools -- China's latest use of high-tech to track its population's possible exposure to the novel coronavirus. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP KINSHASA The powerful top aide to DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi goes on trial for corruption in a case without precedent in the vast African country. 550 words 1100 GMT by Marthe Bosuandole -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France,SCENE PARIS Shops and offices reopen across France as the country cautiously emerges from two months of coronavirus lockdown, though daily life has been upended by the strict social distancing imposed to prevent a new surge in cases. 500 words 1100 GMT by Cecile Feuillatre. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-rice,FOCUS Robbio, ITALY Europe's top rice producer Italy has seen consumption of the staple rise throughout the coronavirus pandemic, putting even pasta in the shade. 500 words moved by Franck Iovene. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-education,FOCUS MOSCOW Fourth-year medical student Alexandra says she wants to become an infections specialist, but when her school said students must do their required training in a coronavirus ward, she balked. 700 words moved by Victoria Loguinova and Marina Koreneva -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-politics-Assad-Makhlouf,FOCUS BEIRUT A top Syrian financier's public airing of grievances has revealed a family power struggle within the Damascus regime as it tries to cement its position after nine years of war, analysts say. 750 words 1100 GMT by Rouba El Husseini. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy,lead WASHINGTON Two top US economic advisers defend the need for an expeditious reopening of the economy even as the coronavirus reaches into the White House despite the extraordinary precautions taken there. 650 words moved by Brian Knowlton. File Picture Health-virus-US-children,lead NEW YORK New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio voices "tremendous concern" over an uptick in cases of a paediatric syndrome that scientists suspect could be linked to COVID-19, which has left at least three people dead statewide. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File Picture Venezuela-US-politics-crisis-diplomacy,lead CARACAS Eleven alleged "terrorists" are arrested in connection with the failed maritime "invasion" of Venezuela, authorities say, bringing the total captured to more than 40. 300 words moved Venezuela-Trinidad-politics-migration,SPECIALREPORT GUIRIA, Venezuela Ana Arias breaks down in tears when she cooks chicken soup. It was her 15-year-old daughter's favourite dish. 750 words moved by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video. Graphic US-shooting-race-Arbery,2ndlead WASHINGTON The Georgia state attorney general asks the US Department of Justice to investigate the handling of an unarmed black jogger's killing, which sparked outrage across the country. 600 words moved -- HEALTH -- Health-virus-pandemic-disease,FOCUS PARIS Every week the list of symptoms -- from "COVID toes" to toxic shock syndrome -- grows, but that doesn't mean the new coronavirus is a uniquely dangerous super-bug, experts say. 950 words 1200 GMT by Marlowe Hood -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus,WRAP LONDON Premier League chiefs hold further talks on "Project Restart" as they attempt to hammer out a plan to end the season, with clubs split over the issue of playing on neutral grounds. 600 words 1000 GMT by Kieran Canning. File picture Fbl-Asia-CHN-naturalisation-BRA,FOCUS SHANGHAI Fernando skips down the wing and crosses for Ricardo Goulart, who tees up Elkeson to smash the ball into the top corner and put China into the 2022 World Cup. It is the stuff of make-believe, but the world's most populous nation will soon be able to field a team with a distinctly Brazilian flavour. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Japan-culture-television-cartoon TOKYO Production of the world's longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades. 250 words moved afp
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