Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus could infect 200 million Africans: WHO + Race to extinguish virus in Rohingya mega-camp + Philippines typhoon forces thousands into shelters + US job losses since virus hit 36.5 million + German football league gears up for restart Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent's fragile health system, a new report says, as the pandemic's global death toll tops 300,000. 900 words 1100 GMT by Kelly Macnamara with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee-Rohingya,lead COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh Emergency teams race to prevent a coronavirus "nightmare" in the world's largest refugee settlement after the first confirmed cases in a sprawling city of shacks housing nearly a million Rohingya. 700 words moved Philippines-disaster-typhoon,WRAP MANILA Tens of thousands of people are forced into cramped shelters by a powerful storm pounding the Philippines, making social distancing nearly impossible as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words 1200 GMT by Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Brutal weekly unemployment numbers underscore the coronavirus pandemic's continued ability to destroy jobs in the United States, bringing the total to 36.5 million in two months as President Donald Trump and his allies push to reopen the world's largest economy. 700 words moved by Chris Stein Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus,WRAP BERLIN The German league will take the spotlight on Saturday as the first top European football competition to resume during the coronavirus pandemic with one coach admitting it feels like "flying blind". 600 words 1030 GMT by Ryland James. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France PARIS French officials call for "civic-mindedness" as the country prepares for its first post-lockdown weekend, warning that police will disperse any large gatherings of people in a bid to avert a surge in new COVID-19 cases. 500 words 1100 GMT by Joseph Schmid Health-virus-Latvia-Lithuania-Estonia RIGA Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania reopen their borders to one another, allowing their citizens to travel freely for business and pleasure after two months of anti-virus restrictions. 450 words 1130 GMT by Imants Liepinsh. Picture Health-virus-Britain-politics-parliament,FOCUS LONDON It took a global pandemic to bring Britain's parliament into the 21st century but the government wants to abandon the new virtual debates and voting from June -- and not everybody is happy. 650 words 1000 GMT by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video Health-virus-Europe-migrants,FOCUS PARIS More migrants are crossing, Europe is closing its ports and no humanitarian ships are carrying out rescues. As the coronavirus dominates headlines, activists fear the Mediterranean is the scene of an overlooked "tragedy". 700 words moved by Shahzad Abdul Austria-politics-corruption-health-virus,FOCUS VIENNA A year after conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz found himself buffeted by a corruption scandal, which brought down his coalition with the far-right, the coronavirus crisis has cemented his dominant position. 700 words moved by Julia Zappei. File picture. File video Health-virus-Turkey-politics,FOCUS ANKARA On the Turkish capital's bridges and bus stops, Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas urges wealthier residents to help poorer citizens during the coronavirus pandemic by paying off their debts to grocers. 800 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Norway-attacks-art-architecture,FOCUS OSLO Activists in Oslo make a last-ditch bid to save a building adorned with artwork designed by Spanish master Pablo Picasso 700 words moved by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Romania-Bulgaria-education-poverty-internet,FOCUS DAROVA, Romania Maria Avadanei, a 15-year-old student from a rural commune, is among hundreds of thousands who face an increased risk of exclusion since schools closed in Romania and Bulgaria, two of the poorest countries in Europe, due to the new coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Mihaela Rodina with Diana Simeonova. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Saudi-economy,FOCUS RIYADH A coronavirus-triggered austerity drive in Saudi Arabia has left the kingdom's mostly young population coping with a new reality of reduced incomes, fewer jobs and a lifestyle downgrade. 850 words moved by Anuj Chopra Health-virus-UAE-Dubai-gold-tourism DUBAI Evening dresses made of gold mesh, gilded sunglasses and glittering crowns are sparkling again from the windows of Dubai's historic gold souk which was shuttered during the coronavirus lockdown. 750 words 0930 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa-study PARIS The new coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action is taken, according to a WHO modelling study that says nearly a quarter of a billion people will be infected. 650 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Health-virus-Malawi-politics,FOCUS BLANTYRE Experts sound the alarm as Malawi springs into campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented presidential re-run despite a health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 1200 GMT by Jack McBrams. File picture Mali-Burkina-Niger-conflict-Sahel,FOCUS BAMAKO Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group have started fighting each other in the Sahel, breaking a long period of cooperation over land disputes and access to cattle feed. 700 words 1300 GMT by Amaury Hauchard Burundi-vote-health-virus-economy,FOCUS BUJUMBURA Five years of political crisis have battered Burundi's economy, and there is little hope of a turnaround ahead of elections next week, as feeble signs of recovery have been dashed by the coronavirus crisis. 750 words moved. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- Asia-virus-pandemic-traffic HANOI The mopeds are back in Hanoi, cars once more clog Karachi's streets and gridlock has returned to Beijing's ring roads -- as lockdowns caused by the coronavirus ease, the temporary respite from traffic has also been broken. 300 words moved. Picture Health-virus-HongKong-China,PHOTOESSAY HONG KONG Squashed inside the tiny living space she shares with her son, Wong Mei-ying knows social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic is all but impossible. 400 words moved by Yan Zhou. Picture Japan-court-game-children-rights TOKYO A Japanese teen is standing up for his right to play hours of video games, crowdfunding for a lawsuit to challenge local government guidelines on limiting video gaming by children. 400 words moved Health-virus-Australia-bars,lead SYDNEY Sydney's bars and restaurants flung open their doors as a weeks-long lockdown eased with owners hoping a busy booking calendar will overcome restrictions on crowd numbers. 400 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-politics-health-virus,INTERVIEW SAO PAULO Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he fears a "genocide" in Brazil because of fierce opposition to coronavirus containment measures by current President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he said should be impeached. 450 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-protests-politics,FOCUS LANSING, Michigan Hundreds of protestors rally against stay-at-home orders in Michigan's capital and a legal tug-of-war over coronavirus restrictions takes place in neighboring Wisconsin as lockdown debates turn bitterly partisan in the United States. 800 words moved by Jeff Kowalsky with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Live video US-politics-intelligence-stocks-investigation-Burr,WRAP WASHINGTON Republican Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the powerful US Senate Intelligence Committee, steps down after the FBI seized his cellphone in a probe of alleged insider stock trading tied to the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-US-NewYork,FOCUS NEW YORK New York City shows no sign of easing a two-month lockdown, even as a statewide stay-at-home order ends Friday, leaving America's cultural and commercial capital wondering what its future holds. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture Health-virus-US-banking-finance-interns,FOCUS NEW YORK Some had dreamed of forging alliances that would propel them to the pinnacle of the financial world. Others had already bought their power wardrobes. But the coronavirus pandemic crippling New York City has thwarted interns expecting to train as bankers and traders this summer on Wall Street, temple of global finance. 800 words moved by Luc Olinga -- HEALTH -- Health-virus-mortality,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus has now claimed 300,000 lives globally, according to official figures. But depending on the way deaths are counted, the real human cost could be far greater. 750 words 0930 GMT by Pierre Donadieu. Graphic -- LIFESTYLE -- Health-virus-Belgium-beer-religion,FOCUS WESTVLETEREN, Belgium The monks of the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus only sell their holy brew by appointment. As Belgium begins to emerge from virus lockdown, the prayers of a lucky few drinkers have been answered with a new batch of perhaps the world's best and most exclusive beer. 600 words moved by Kilian Fichou. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Golf-USPGA-Auto-USA-NASCAR-health-virus WASHINGTON World number one Rory McIlroy and America's most popular auto racers will nudge United States sport forward this weekend as hope grows for a June revival from the coronavirus shutdown. 800 words moved by Jim Slater Also moved: US-sport-health-virus,FACTS Oly-2020-health-virus-shooting-IND-Panwar,FOCUS NEW DELHI Indian shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar stands poised behind blue tape stuck on the floor, aims and fires -- across three rooms at a target hung up in an empty bedroom 600 words moved by Faisal Kamal. Picture. Video afp