Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of potential coronavirus pandemic + Weinstein behind bars after rape conviction + Trump gets rockstar treatment on India tour + 'Hidden Figures' math prodigy dies aged 101 + Marsquake: the Red Planet's seismic secrets Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization says the new coronavirus epidemic has "peaked" in China, but warns that a surge in cases elsewhere is "deeply concerning" and all countries should prepare for a "potential pandemic". 800 words moved by Dario Thuburn and Agnes Pedrero with Laurent Thomet in Beijing. Picture. Video. Graphic US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein is convicted of sexual assault and rape but acquitted of predatory sexual assault charges, in a verdict hailed by the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. 800 words 2300 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moving: US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,CHRONO US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,PROFILE India-US-Trump-diplomacy-trade,WRAP AHMEDABAD, India US President Donald Trump gets a rapturous and romantic welcome to India, addressing 100,000 people on his maiden official visit big on photo opportunities but short on concrete results. 750 words 2000 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga and Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moving: India-US-diplomacy-trade,SCENE India-US-diplomacy-trade-demonstration-unrest,3rdlead US-space-people,OBIT WASHINGTON Katherine Johnson, a groundbreaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie "Hidden Figures," dies aged 101, with the space agency hailing "her pioneering legacy." 400 words moved. File pictures Mars-science-astronomy-quakes PARIS Mars is a constantly tremoring "living" body, researchers say as they unveil measurements of seismic activity on the red planet showing similar tremble rates to Earth or the Moon. 500 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Markets-world, WRAP NEW YORK World stock markets and oil prices are hammered by fears of a coronavirus pandemic, while gold hits a seven-year peak on safe-haven buying. 600 words 2200 GMT China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS China postpones its annual parliamentary session for the first time since the Cultural Revolution, as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak. 600 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. File Picture Also moved: China-virus-health-food,FOCUS China-health-virus-Oly-2020-fbl-Asia-CHN-women,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy,WRAP CASTALPUSTERLENGO, Italy Italy reports its sixth death from the new coronavirus, but officials call for calm and report a lower rise in the number of infections after a spike over the weekend. 750 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-economy-tourism,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy,SCENE Health-virus-France-Italy-bus,2ndlead Health-virus-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's government vows to be transparent after being accused of covering up the deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China, dismissing claims the toll could be as high as 50. 750 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video FBL-EUR-C1-Italy-China-Health-Virus,WRAP ROME Italian sport is likely to suffer even greater disruption as the authorities prepare to announce further measures to combat coronavirus, but Napoli's Champions League match against Barcelona on Tuesday is not at risk. 650 words moved by Stanislas Touchot -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Sanders,POINTS WASHINGTON His message is clear, his supporters enthusiastic and his pockets flush with cash -- Bernie Sanders is the clear favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination. 750 words 1930 GMT. File picture Chile-culture-music-crisis,WRAP SANTIAGO Chile's President Sebastian Pinera condemns rioting that disrupted the opening of Latin America's biggest music festival amid fears of a broader return to violence in the troubled South American country. 500 words 1930 GMT by Miguel Sanchez. File picture Canada-transport-protest-police,WRAP OTTAWA Ontario police move in Monday to clear indigenous protestors fighting against a new pipeline who have caused major disruptions to the Canadian economy by blocking a key east-west rail artery for nearly three weeks. 700 words 1930 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture -- EUROPE -- Germany-crime,WRAP VOLKMARSEN, Germany Some 30 people including children are injured when a car ploughs into a carnival procession in the small German town of Volkmarsen, with police arresting the driver but declining to speculate on a motive. 650 words 2000 GMT by Ina Fassbender with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-US-Australia-Assange-court,WRAP LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange claims the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President Donald Trump's "war on leakers and journalists", as the WikiLeaks founder's full extradition hearing opens in Britain. 750 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-Syria,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group trade renewed night-time strikes, damaging hopes for a ceasefire amid a two-day flareup a week before the Jewish state's March 2 election. 700 words 1930 GMT by Sakher Abou El Oun with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-oil-diplomacy-UN-rights,WRAP GENEVA Libya's warring sides hash out a draft ceasefire agreement but a final deal remains uncertain, even as the UN-recognised government decries international inaction in the war-ravaged country. 550 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-crime-politics,WRAP MASERU Pressure mounts on Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to step down as he appears in court over the murder of his estranged wife after a weekend in which he was said to be receiving emergency medical care in South Africa. 550 words 2000 GMT by Mankholi Ramabitsa. File Picture SAfrica-health-AIDS-women,lead JOHANNESBURG A South African inquiry into the forced sterilisation of dozens of HIV-positive pregnant women concludes that their rights were breached and calls for government action. 450 words moved by Sofia Christensen. File Picture -- ASIA -- Malaysia-politics,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns in a shock move after his political allies sought to bring down the government and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves and M. Jegathesan. Picture. Video -- CLIMATE -- Climate-Australia-fires-drought PARIS Australia's wildfires have destroyed more than a fifth of the country's forests, making the blazes "globally unprecedented" following a years-long drought linked to climate change, researchers say. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey -- ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-France-Nigeria-fashion PARIS Paris women's fashion week begins with the face mask already its must-have accessory. 450 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video afp