bbc--2020-02-09--Oscars 2020: 12 things to watch out for at Sunday's Academy Awards

Some of the movie world 's biggest stars will be walking the red carpet at this year 's Oscars in Los Angeles later .
Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations , followed by The Irishman , 1917 and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with 10 each .
Brad Pitt , Renee Zellweger , Joaquin Phoenix and Laura Dern are among those tipped to win acting awards .
Sir Sam Mendes ' World War One epic 1917 and South Korea 's Parasite are the frontrunners to be named best picture .
Here are 12 things to look out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brad Pitt winning his first acting Oscar ( and making a funny speech ) If you believe the experts , Pitt is going to win best supporting actor for Quentin Tarantino 's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood .
If he does , the ever-popular star is likely to get one of the biggest ovations of the night .
He won an Oscar in 2014 for producing 12 Years a Slave , but his previous acting nominations - for Twelve Monkeys , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Moneyball - have all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season 's pre-Oscars awards - and , if it was possible , has won even more fans for the unfailingly witty and charming acceptance speeches at each one .
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Joaquin Phoenix winning his first Oscar ( and making a political speech ) Phoenix is going to win best actor for his remarkable performance in Joker .
What 's less predictable is what he will say at the podium , having used other recent acceptance speeches to send messages about climate change and `` systemic racism '' in the film industry .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ use that platform to say something useful , '' says Clarisse Loughrey , chief film critic for The Independent .
It will be the 45-year-old American 's first Oscar win at his fourth attempt , after nominations for The Master , Gladiator and Walk the Line .
It 's also hard to predict where he will go after the ceremony .
After winning at the Screen Actors ' Guild Awards in January , he swerved the after-parties and went to an animal rights protest outside an abattoir - still wearing his tux .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy .
It will complete the comeback for an actress who was nominated for three years in a row from 2002-04 , winning for Cold Mountain at her third attempt .
After that , she starred in a string of flops before stepping back from Hollywood - she has no IMDB credits between 2010 and 2016 .
Laura Dern is going to win best supporting actress for her role in Netflix divorce drama Marriage Story .
OK , there is normally some sort of surprise in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well be the case this time , but most tipsters seem to believe Brad , Joaquin , Renee and Laura have them in the bag .
The closer races are in the other categories .
The main British hope lies with Sir Sam 's World War One epic 1917 , which is among the frontrunners to win the top prize - best picture - while Sir Sam himself is a strong contender for best director .
However , the best picture and best director prizes have gone to the same films only twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those was Birdman which , like 1917 , was made to appear as if it was filmed in a single shot .
Sir Sam won best director in 2000 for American Beauty , and if he triumphs again it will be the biggest gap between two directing wins in Academy Awards history .
Roger Deakins , the British man who filmed 1917 's `` single '' shot , is thought to be a dead cert to win best cinematography .
After receiving 13 unsuccessful nominations , this would be his second Oscar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ triumph for Blade Runner 2049 .
If 1917 does n't win best picture , the nearest competitor is thought to be South Korean drama Parasite , which has a lot of support to become the first non-English language movie to win the main award .
It tells the story of a poor South Korean family living in a tiny , dark semi-basement , and a wealthy family living in a glamorous home in Seoul .
• How Parasite got under the critics ' skin ★★★★☆ Actually , do n't watch out for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a row there is n't one .
Last year , Tina Fey , Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph delivered an opening monologue , but otherwise it was left to different celebrities to introduce each category .
Not content with stealing the show at one award ceremony ( sweeping the board at the Grammys ) , 18-year-old pop prodigy Billie Eilish will also perform at the Oscars .
There has been speculation that she will use the occasion to debut her theme tune for the new James Bond movie , No Time To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a suggestion that she could depart from her usual musical style and sing The Beatles ' Yesterday to accompany the ceremony 's In Memoriam segment .
As usual , the best song nominees will be performed .
They include Into The Unknown from Frozen II - which will be sung by no fewer than 10 Elsas .
Idina Menzel , who voices the animated character in the original version , will be joined on stage by actresses who provide the princess 's voice for countries including Denmark , Japan , Poland , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best song nominees include Sir Elton John for ( I 'm Gon na ) Love Me Again from Rocketman ; Erivo , who will perform Stand Up from Harriet ; Randy Newman 's I Ca n't Let You Throw Yourself Away from Toy Story 4 ; and Diane Warren for I 'm Standing With You from Breakthrough .
Warren is another who is waiting for her first Oscar win , after 10 previous nods .
As well as being an LA Lakers hero , Bryant , who died in a helicopter crash two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 for a short animated film called Dear Basketball .
Oscar organisers have confirmed he will be in the In Memoriam section , but it 's not known whether there will be a separate standalone tribute .
Kirk Douglas is also likely to be honoured after his death on Wednesday at the age of 103 .
It 's likely ( see above ) that all four acting winners will be white .
The only nominee who could change that is British star Cynthia Erivo , who 's an outsider to win best actress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best director winner will be a man , after that category 's nominees were all male for the ninth year out of the past 10 .
He could be South Korean ( see above ) , however , if Bong Joon-Ho wins .
What has been remarked upon less is that there has n't been a female winner of either of the screenplay awards for 12 years , since Diablo Cody 's name was called for Juno in 2008 .
This year , Greta Gerwig could break that run for her adaptation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make up for the fact she was n't nominated for best director .
• Oscars 2020 : How diverse are the nominations ?
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Keeping it in the family Little Women is also nominated for best picture - where its rivals include Marriage Story , made by her partner Noah Baumbach .
The couple , who have a child together , are also both nominated for their screenplays - although Gerwig is up for adapted screenplay while Baumbach is in the running for original screenplay .
Elsewhere , cousins Randy and Thomas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ original score category for their work on Marriage Story and 1917 respectively .
Thomas has had 14 previous nominations without a win , while Randy has had 20 past nominations and two wins .
Also keeping it in the family are father and son Michael and Christian Minkler , who are nominated together for best sound mixing for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood .
Follow the red carpet , winners and reaction - live from 23:00 GMT on Sunday .
Before that , listen to BBC Radio 5 Live 's special Oscars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GMT on Sunday .
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However, the best picture and best director prizes have gone to the same films only twice in the past seven years. One of those was Birdman which, like 1917, was made to appear as if it was filmed in a single shot.


bbc--2020-02-09--Venice Carnival: The city celebrates months after flooding

Partygoers in Italy have come out in style for the annual Venice Carnival , several months after the city was @ @ @ @ @ since 1966 .
The festival is famous around the world for its elaborate masks and @ @ @ @ @ period of opulence before the beginning of Lent , the Christian tradition of 40 days @ @ @ @ @ up to Easter .
The Venice Carnival is said to date back to the 11th @ @ @ @ @ festivities began with a water parade on the city 's canals on Saturday night , @ @ @ @ @ of people .
Its theme is `` game , love and madness '' .
The @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , with a variety of boats and floats making their way through the city @ @ @ @ @ revellers opted for traditional masks , some decided to wear more modern costumes , with @ @ @ @ @ from Netflix 's La Casa de Papel ( Money Heist ) .

Partygoers in Italy have come out in style for the annual Venice Carnival, several months after the city was hit by the biggest flooding since 1966.


bbc--2020-02-09--Storm Ciara: Flooding and gales hit the UK

Scotland is braced for Storm Barbara which is expected to bring gusts of up to 90mph in some areas .

Disruption expected as Storm Brendan arrives in the UK. Video, 00:02:11Disruption expected as Storm Brendan arrives in the UK


bbc--2020-02-09--How some women are still losing out on Oscars

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bbc--2020-02-09--Spike Lee is 'disturbed' by mobile movie streaming

Award winning filmmaker Spike Lee spoke to BBC 's Will Gompertz about the impact Netflix is having on the industry @ @ @ @ @ changes that still need work .
The 2020 Academy Awards are held on Sunday 9 @ @ @ @ @

Award winning filmmaker Spike Lee spoke to BBC's Will Gompertz about the impact Netflix is having on the industry and about some of the changes that still need work.
The 2020 Academy Awards are held on Sunday 9 February in Los Angeles.


bbc--2020-02-06--Your pictures on the theme of 'paths'

Your pictures on the theme of 'paths'

And finally , Herve Loubignac took this picture of a bamboo forest in Kamakura , Japan .
The next theme @ @ @ @ @ the deadline for entries is 11 February 2020 .
Send pictures to yourpics @ bbc.co.uk @ @ @ @ @ `` Upload your pictures here '' below .
Further details and terms can be found @ @ @ @ @ `` We set the theme , you take the pictures , '' at the bottom @ @ @ @

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And finally, Herve Loubignac took this picture of a bamboo forest in Kamakura, Japan. The next theme is "wooden" and the deadline for entries is 11 February 2020. Send pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or follow the link to "Upload your pictures here" below. Further details and terms can be found by following the link to "We set the theme, you take the pictures," at the bottom of the page.


bbc--2020-02-08--Rugby star Maro Itoje: Who would he support in Nigeria v England?

England 's Rugby World Cup finalist , whose parents were born in Nigeria , spoke to BBC Sport Africa about @ @ @ @ @ He says that he feels he has both national identities and does n't struggle to @ @ @ @

England's Rugby World Cup finalist, whose parents were born in Nigeria, spoke to BBC Sport Africa about his sense of identity.
He says that he feels he has both national identities and doesn't struggle to bridge the gap.
Produced by: Isaac Fanin and Mimi Fawaz.


bbc--2020-02-09--Oscars 2020: Life lessons from Europe's last wild beekeeper

One of the more unlikely films competing in this weekend 's Oscars is a fascinating story about a wild beekeeper in the Balkans .
Honeyland has a strong ecological message , but it 's the life story of the woman at the centre of the film that has struck a chord around the world .
Honeyland is the first film to compete for both the best documentary award and best international feature film .
The documentary 's success is even more remarkable because it started almost accidentally .
Macedonian directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov were researching in a remote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short nature documentary .
They noticed beehives behind a rock on the mountain where they were filming .
This led them to Hatidze Muratova , one of Europe 's last wild beekeepers , who uses ancient methods passed down through the generations for harvesting wild honey .
This was the beginning of a `` crazy adventure '' of three years , filming through scorching summers and freezing winters .
After another year editing , their first feature film was born .
Honeyland chronicles a period of Hatidze 's life when her ancient methods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflicted with , those of a newcomer to her remote home region .
The directors say the film profoundly changed their lives .
Honeyland has much to say about conserving nature , but its lessons are also about human life and relationships .
`` Half for me and half for you '' is Hatidze 's mantra , which she repeats as she tends to the bees on the mountain .
But it 's a message which is in danger of being lost in the modern world .
Hatidze lives in Bekirlija , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water or roads , where she looks after her ailing mother .
The honey she sells at the market in the capital of North Macedonia , Skopje , is her sole source of income .
She takes only half of the honey , leaving the rest for the bees .
She lives by that simple principle .
`` Sharing with bees and with nature is the key to her survival , '' says Stefanov .
But her quiet existence is fundamentally changed when the nomadic Sam family , consisting of parents with seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a large herd of cattle , moves into the village .
When the Sam family arrives , she welcomes them with an open heart , and teaches them how to harvest the wild honey .
However , Hussein , the father of the family , wants to harvest honey on a larger scale and for more profit .
He takes all the honey from his own hives , but his bees respond to this by attacking Hatidze 's hives , leading to their destruction , and a conflict between the human neighbours .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to portray the Sam family as symbols of destruction , but merely as `` the mirror to all of us who make bad decisions '' , based on the need to survive and provide .
Wisdom can be more powerful than force '' To be able to communicate with bees you need to have a personal strength to approach them , patience to learn how to tame them , and this way of life requires not force but wisdom , '' says Kotevska .
She says that beekeeping has made Hatidze such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to the bees , often using no protection .
She does not get stung , the bees seem to trust her .
`` Everything we 've heard from Hatidze refers to bees .
She has been working with the bees all her life and everything she has learned , she learned from them . ''
The directors say that wild beekeeping was something that only a few people in the region learned how to do .
It was never the main source of income for the villagers , but the families passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's family , learning the skill skipped a generation - she learned it as a girl from her grandfather , rather than her parents .
You can be alone but not lonely '' Hatidze acts with the bees as if they were her family and she takes care of them as if they were her children , '' says Kotevska .
`` And through that , even though her life is very harsh , Hatidze does n't feel lonely . ''
In one scene of the film , Hatidze asks her mother why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were brought for Hatidze .
Nazife says she did not turn them down , but Hatidze 's late father did .
Stefanov says that in the traditional communities in that part of the world , regardless of the religion or ethnicity , `` there is an unwritten rule that the last-born female child stays with the parents until their death '' .
`` So , Hatidze 's destiny was to stay and take care of her parents . ''
But Hatidze was longing for her own family .
In the film , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sam boys .
`` The love that she was keeping for a family of her own , that never came true , eventually went to the bees , '' says Kotevska .
`` She finds happiness and companionship in every living creature around her .
She will continue to find happiness again and again as long as she lives . ''
Pictures can speak more loudly than words Honeyland is a film set in a remote land , where the people live in ways unfamiliar in the West .
But it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protagonists ' body language , relationships and emotions .
Both the Sams and Hatidze 's family are ethnic Turks and they speak in Turkish dialect throughout the film .
In the past , there were about 10 Turkish villages in the area , Stefanov says , but most villagers left for Turkey after World War Two .
Today , about 78,000 ethnic Turks still live in North Macedonia , making up just under 4 % of the country 's population of 2.1 million .
`` Not understanding Turkish was a problem during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let them speak as they naturally would , '' says Kotevska .
`` When we came to editing , we spent a week or more just being completely stuck .
We spent hours just thinking what to do with this material .
In the end we came up with the best possible solution and that 's to edit on mute .
This gave us the power of the visual story that we made .
`` This was the most valuable lesson for us as the authors of the future films .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are created visually . ''
Kotevska says there were many other disadvantages from the beginning of the shooting but most of them ended up working out well .
`` They make you extremely creative , we thought of the solutions that turned out to be quite unique . ''
Hatidze says her bees are uniquely resilient and can survive very high and very low temperature , unlike many other species .
The film shows that to be true of the people living in the region too .
But the similarities between people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What caught the directors ' interest early on was observing Hatidze 's life and her relationship with her mother .
Kotevska says they were struck by how similar Hatidze was to a worker bee and how her mother resembled the queen bee .
In the film , Nazife never leaves the house , but her wisdom guides her daughter at the time of crisis .
A conflict played out between human neighbours is also mirrored by the bees .
`` The Sam family that comes later are the other group of bees who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is Hatidze and her family .
We really enjoyed making this comparison during the shooting . ''
It is well known that male and female bees fill very different roles , but the film shows everybody doing the same jobs .
Hussein , his wife and the children all share the roles around the cattle .
In one scene , one of the young sons is shown helping a cow give birth , while another boy attempts milking with his father nearby .
Kotevska and Stefanov say that , like beekeeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harsh environment have been done equally by men and women .
`` Everyone has to do the same work to survive .
You can see this in our film - in both families , it does n't make a difference what [ gender ] they are , they all doing the same things . ''
And , like the jobs in the village of Bekirlija , the making of the film was shared between Stefanov and Kotevska , who is one of only a handful of female directors to be nominated for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people assume that she , as a woman , was the one who was closer to Hatidze , and Stefanov with the boys from the other family .
In fact it was the other way round .
`` It 's important who we were as people , our personalities , this was crucial .
Gender should n't be the topic of discussion . ''
Hatidze has travelled to Hollywood for the Oscars ceremony , and she has also been to several other film festivals , in places as far apart as New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Kotevska 's main impression of Los Angeles is : `` From the tall buildings , I can not see the stars . ''
The film has already enabled Kotevska and Stefanov to buy Hatidze a house in another village , close to her brother 's family .
Nevertheless she still spends the bee season in her old village .
The untouched nature of Hatidze 's home could n't be further away from the glitz and glamour of film festivals .
After Hollywood , she will head there again in the spring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stone hut .
All pictures from Honeyland ( directors : Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov ) are NEON copyright , unless otherwise stated

Honeyland: Life lessons from Europe's last wild beekeeper Published 9 February 2020
Image source, NEON
One of the more unlikely films competing in this weekend's Oscars is a fascinating story about a wild beekeeper in the Balkans. Honeyland has a strong ecological message, but it's the life story of the woman at the centre of the film that has struck a chord around the world.
Honeyland is the first film to compete for both the best documentary award and best international feature film. The documentary's success is even more remarkable because it started almost accidentally.
Macedonian directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov were researching in a remote mountainous area of the country for a short nature documentary. They noticed beehives behind a rock on the mountain where they were filming. This led them to Hatidze Muratova, one of Europe's last wild beekeepers, who uses ancient methods passed down through the generations for harvesting wild honey.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Haditze Muratova in her home
This was the beginning of a "crazy adventure" of three years, filming through scorching summers and freezing winters. After another year editing, their first feature film was born.
Honeyland chronicles a period of Hatidze's life when her ancient methods of beekeeping came up against, and conflicted with, those of a newcomer to her remote home region.
The directors say the film profoundly changed their lives. Honeyland has much to say about conserving nature, but its lessons are also about human life and relationships.
Sharing to survive
"Half for me and half for you" is Hatidze's mantra, which she repeats as she tends to the bees on the mountain. But it's a message which is in danger of being lost in the modern world.
Hatidze lives in Bekirlija, an abandoned village with no electricity, running water or roads, where she looks after her ailing mother.
The honey she sells at the market in the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, is her sole source of income. She takes only half of the honey, leaving the rest for the bees.
She lives by that simple principle. "Sharing with bees and with nature is the key to her survival," says Stefanov.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze approaches a beehive on a cliff
But her quiet existence is fundamentally changed when the nomadic Sam family, consisting of parents with seven unruly children, a noisy vehicle and a large herd of cattle, moves into the village.
When the Sam family arrives, she welcomes them with an open heart, and teaches them how to harvest the wild honey.
However, Hussein, the father of the family, wants to harvest honey on a larger scale and for more profit. He takes all the honey from his own hives, but his bees respond to this by attacking Hatidze's hives, leading to their destruction, and a conflict between the human neighbours.
Kotevska says that the directors do not want to portray the Sam family as symbols of destruction, but merely as "the mirror to all of us who make bad decisions", based on the need to survive and provide.
Wisdom can be more powerful than force
"To be able to communicate with bees you need to have a personal strength to approach them, patience to learn how to tame them, and this way of life requires not force but wisdom," says Kotevska.
She says that beekeeping has made Hatidze such a remarkable person.
Hatidze gets very close to the bees, often using no protection. She does not get stung, the bees seem to trust her.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze harvesting honey
"Everything we've heard from Hatidze refers to bees. She has been working with the bees all her life and everything she has learned, she learned from them."
The directors say that wild beekeeping was something that only a few people in the region learned how to do. It was never the main source of income for the villagers, but the families passed it down through generations.
In Hatidze's family, learning the skill skipped a generation - she learned it as a girl from her grandfather, rather than her parents.
You can be alone but not lonely
"Hatidze acts with the bees as if they were her family and she takes care of them as if they were her children," says Kotevska. "And through that, even though her life is very harsh, Hatidze doesn't feel lonely."
In one scene of the film, Hatidze asks her mother why she turned down offers of marriage that were brought for Hatidze. Nazife says she did not turn them down, but Hatidze's late father did.
Stefanov says that in the traditional communities in that part of the world, regardless of the religion or ethnicity, "there is an unwritten rule that the last-born female child stays with the parents until their death".
"So, Hatidze's destiny was to stay and take care of her parents."
But Hatidze was longing for her own family. In the film, she develops a special bond with one of the Sam boys.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze shares honey with one of the Sam boys
"The love that she was keeping for a family of her own, that never came true, eventually went to the bees," says Kotevska.
"She finds happiness and companionship in every living creature around her. She will continue to find happiness again and again as long as she lives."
Pictures can speak more loudly than words
Honeyland is a film set in a remote land, where the people live in ways unfamiliar in the West. But it has still connected with a worldwide audience through the protagonists' body language, relationships and emotions.
Both the Sams and Hatidze's family are ethnic Turks and they speak in Turkish dialect throughout the film.
In the past, there were about 10 Turkish villages in the area, Stefanov says, but most villagers left for Turkey after World War Two.
Today, about 78,000 ethnic Turks still live in North Macedonia, making up just under 4% of the country's population of 2.1 million.
"Not understanding Turkish was a problem during the shooting, but we decided to let them speak as they naturally would," says Kotevska.
Image source, NEON
"When we came to editing, we spent a week or more just being completely stuck. We spent hours just thinking what to do with this material. In the end we came up with the best possible solution and that's to edit on mute. This gave us the power of the visual story that we made.
"This was the most valuable lesson for us as the authors of the future films. We are now very trained to see the stories that are created visually."
Kotevska says there were many other disadvantages from the beginning of the shooting but most of them ended up working out well.
"They make you extremely creative, we thought of the solutions that turned out to be quite unique."
Bees and humans are similar
Hatidze says her bees are uniquely resilient and can survive very high and very low temperature, unlike many other species. The film shows that to be true of the people living in the region too.
But the similarities between people and bees do not stop there.
What caught the directors' interest early on was observing Hatidze's life and her relationship with her mother. Kotevska says they were struck by how similar Hatidze was to a worker bee and how her mother resembled the queen bee. In the film, Nazife never leaves the house, but her wisdom guides her daughter at the time of crisis.
A conflict played out between human neighbours is also mirrored by the bees.
"The Sam family that comes later are the other group of bees who are attacking the previous group of bees, which is Hatidze and her family. We really enjoyed making this comparison during the shooting."
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze and her mother Nazife
It is well known that male and female bees fill very different roles, but the film shows everybody doing the same jobs.
Hussein, his wife and the children all share the roles around the cattle. In one scene, one of the young sons is shown helping a cow give birth, while another boy attempts milking with his father nearby.
Kotevska and Stefanov say that, like beekeeping, all the other jobs in this harsh environment have been done equally by men and women.
"Everyone has to do the same work to survive. You can see this in our film - in both families, it doesn't make a difference what [gender] they are, they all doing the same things."
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze with members of the Sam family, including Hussein (right)
And, like the jobs in the village of Bekirlija, the making of the film was shared between Stefanov and Kotevska, who is one of only a handful of female directors to be nominated for an Oscar this year.
Kotevska says that many people assume that she, as a woman, was the one who was closer to Hatidze, and Stefanov with the boys from the other family. In fact it was the other way round.
"It's important who we were as people, our personalities, this was crucial. Gender shouldn't be the topic of discussion."
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Honeyland directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov at an Oscar week event
Neon lights cannot match North Macedonia stars
Hatidze has travelled to Hollywood for the Oscars ceremony, and she has also been to several other film festivals, in places as far apart as New York, Switzerland, Sarajevo and Turkey. But Kotevska's main impression of Los Angeles is: "From the tall buildings, I cannot see the stars."
The film has already enabled Kotevska and Stefanov to buy Hatidze a house in another village, close to her brother's family. Nevertheless she still spends the bee season in her old village.
Image source, NEON Image caption, North Macedonia mountains where Hatidze lives
The untouched nature of Hatidze's home couldn't be further away from the glitz and glamour of film festivals.
After Hollywood, she will head there again in the spring and watch the stars from her little stone hut.


bbc--2020-02-09--Ukraine's teen bullying drama that shattered taboos and stirred a nation

It has become a TV hit , a drama that has shattered taboos and given Ukraine 's teenagers the courage to open up about their lives .
Early Swallows tells stories about teenagers struggling with bullying and online harassment ; they question their sexual identity and even consider taking their own lives .
Issues like these are rarely dealt with in Ukraine in public .
Six million viewers watch the show on TV and millions more have seen it online .
A key part of the programme is a non-governmental mental health helpline detailed at the end of every episode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drama going out , the number of calls to the helpline went up by 600 % .
The series gave 16-year old Maxim from western Ukraine the encouragement he needed to come out as gay .
`` First I talked to my father , then I told others .
I do n't care if anyone does n't like my lifestyle , '' he told the BBC .
`` Luckily , people around me did n't really have a problem . ''
Maxim says he knows many others who came out as a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Pershi Lastivky in Ukrainian - is based on the lives of teenagers in a secondary school class .
Five teens are subjected to online harassment from an anonymous user pretending to be their friend .
They struggle with various forms of bullying and lack parental support .
One of the girls ends up taking her own life .
When one of the episodes covered a boy struggling to come to terms with his homosexuality , it was pretty much the first time that adolescent LGBT identity had been portrayed on Ukrainian TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with alcoholic parents who has a speech disability .
What emerges is the sense that the more lonely a teenager feels , the more vulnerable they are to online harassment .
The series has already been hailed as a wake-up call for parents .
`` I also played an online game where I had to fulfil a 'friend 's ' tasks , '' Maxim recalls .
`` He gave me different tasks that could have included ending own life at some point .
`` But my real-life friend managed to save me by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game . ''
How teenagers saw their issues finally being tackled The programme 's producers , including scriptwriter Eugen Tunick , are pleased their creation has highlighted a problem that until now was overlooked and its victims neglected .
Psychologists working on the helpline were overwhelmed by the response to the series and they were disturbed by what they heard , according to La Strada-Ukraine , the organisation behind it .
One in three calls involves self-harm and a quarter are about violence .
The rest deal with sexuality and attempts at taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kryvulayk , it was clear from the deluge of calls when the drama was first aired that teenagers saw their problems finally being recognised .
This was a sample of the many messages she received : • `` I have been self-harming for two years .
I have no-one to talk to '' • `` I do n't want to die , but life does n't make sense either '' • `` I have had a bad relationship with my parents .
I have been bullied at school .
I had a friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deeply shocked by the sheer scale of calls about self-harm .
Bullying , however , is well known to be a systemic problem in Ukraine .
Unicef estimates it has one of highest rates of bullying among schoolchildren in Europe : • Just under half of children aged 11 to 15 admit to bullying others • Almost 70 % of Ukrainian schoolchildren have either witnessed bullying or have been victims of it • Only Latvia , Lithuania , Russia and Romania surpass these numbers in Europe • By comparison , the European country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a rate of 8 % A year ago Ukraine introduced fines for bullying at school .
In 2019 , 122 of the first 310 lawsuits were upheld by courts and many parents have had to pay for their children 's behaviour .
But making bullies pay has not been an easy task .
Children 's rights campaigners who have taken on individual schools complain they are often slow to spot a problem and when they do the response is inadequate .
One campaigner , Alena Parfenova , even had her car set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in revenge for her activism .
`` We demanded the dismissal of some school staff after they bullied children or covered up other people 's misconduct .
After that I received threats , '' she told the BBC .
But while the fight against bullying goes on , the TV drama has had concrete results in getting its message through .
Psychologist Alyona Kryvulayk describes how a teenage girl phoned the helpline to say she had made 15 attempts to end her life .
`` As the oldest child in a large family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her constantly busy parents , '' she says .
Now , though , she has begun regular visits to a psychologist and , as far as the helpline organisers know , she has not tried to end her life again .
Find out more about self-harm and bullying If you are affected by this story , it can help to talk to someone such as a mental health professional .
In the UK , these organisations may be able to help with bullying , and there are also groups that can help if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Ukraine and much of the rest of Europe , the helpline for children and youth is contactable on 116 111 .

A key part of the programme is a non-governmental mental health helpline detailed at the end of every episode. Within the first month of the drama going out, the number of calls to the helpline went up by 600%.


bbc--2020-02-09--Kenya - where toilets have become a constitutional right

In our series of letters from African journalists , media and communication trainer Joseph Warungu looks at a recent court ruling that could end some uncomfortable road trips .
We in Kenya have discovered that we have a constitutional right to relieve ourselves in public , at the expense of the government .
Travelling to and from distant places by road in Kenya , is not something many people look forward to .
The biggest challenge is to arrive alive at your destination .
Over 3,400 people died on Kenyan roads last year , an increase of 13 % from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , drunk driving and fatigue .
If you avoid death or serious injury , you still may not escape the discomfort of the terrible roads .
Although there 's been a lot of improvement of Kenya 's infrastructure in recent years , some of the roads are in poor shape and become unusable during rainy season .
As a former British colony , we drive on the left in Kenya , but people are often forced to drive on whatever 's left of the roads due to the numerous potholes which scar many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the capital Nairobi .
However , there 's another reason that makes long-distance road travel a nightmare - toilets .
When you 're squashed in a packed bus , and the call of nature comes , you 're in deep trouble .
That 's because when the authorities built these highways , they did not include public toilets along the way .
So , in these instances , drivers stop in the middle of nowhere , and as soon as the door is opened , people dash in different directions , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves .
It makes for a disturbing picture of men , women and children forced into a communal squat position .
All shame is lost as the multitude that was in a bus focuses on one grave priority - emptying bladders and bowels .
Some students I mentor from a college in the coastal region of Mombasa told me how they recently went on a trip to central Kenya , a distance of about 700km ( 435 miles ) .
Before leaving Mombasa , they had a meal , which unfortunately upset their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way , our bus driver was forced to make several stops near bushes and forests for us to attend to the upheavals in our tummies , '' explained one of the students .
`` It was the most uncomfortable 10-hour journey I 'd ever had '' .
But now help has come through the actions of one man who went to court to compel the government to bring an end to this kind of suffering .
Adrian Kamotho Njenga sued four public entities arguing they had breached the constitution by failing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The four bodies - the Council of Governors , which brings together the governors of all 47 counties , the Kenya National Highways Authority , the Kenya Rural Roads Authority and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority - all rejected the accusation and turned to a blame game .
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Some said Mr Njenga had not shown details of how exactly they had violated the constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they do not have a constitutional mandate to provide sanitation services .
But like an impatient man pressed by the call of nature , Mr Njenga continued to push for a solution from the court .
He argued that as a result of the failures of the public entities , road users on public highways had no way of disposing of human waste flowing from human biological functions , and end up relieving themselves in bushes and on the roadside , which is inhuman and degrading .
He even quoted from the Bible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which Moses commands the Israelites who were travelling to the promised land , to designate a place outside their camp where they could go to relieve themselves .
And just in case the court was not persuaded to rely on the Bible as an authority in determining a constitutional matter , Mr Njenga explained the lack of toilets was subjecting commuters to suffer `` immense biological , metabolical and physiological torture , when faced with a call of nature while travelling on Kenyan roads '' .
Now these are words I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature , myself .
But they sound quite serious , and in the end the judge agreed with Mr Njenga , and instructed the authorities concerned to create and implement a policy for the provision of toilets and other sanitation facilities along the Kenyan road network .
So , we 're all looking forward to the day when as commuters , we 'll stop hopping about in the bushes to avoid stepping on human mess in the search for a clear spot , to bring relief to our bodies .
For now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' toilets , the beautiful wildlife that can be seen near the roads from Nairobi to Kisumu in the west , or to Mombasa at the coast , will continue to witness some ugly scenes as humans invade their space to dispose of their waste .
• How London was sold to a child fleeing war • Brides under pressure to have genital mutilation - again • How talk of witches stirs emotions in Nigeria • Is Kenya building bridges to nowhere ?
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"With no toilets along the way, our bus driver was forced to make several stops near bushes and forests for us to attend to the upheavals in our tummies," explained one of the students. "It was the most uncomfortable 10-hour journey I'd ever had".


bbc--2020-02-08--Syria war: Forgotten amid the bombs: Idlib's ancient, ruined riches

The haunting beauty of Syria 's so-called Dead Cities , once seen , is never forgotten .
Here on the wild and magical hills of the north-west nestles the world 's richest repository of 4th , 5th and 6th Century churches - over 2,000 , spread among hundreds of early Byzantine settlements .
Together , they represent the transition from Roman paganism to the zeal of early Christianity , providing unique evidence in stone of the influence of Syrian styles on the subsequent evolution of European Romanesque and Gothic religious architecture .
But today , like the three million souls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are endangered and largely forgotten .
Bygone inhabitants grew prosperous from production of olive oil and wine , as their stone presses testify .
Today 's cash crop is cigarette tobacco - lifeblood of the war which has been raging since 2011 .
Ironically , Syria 's tourism ministry rebranded the ruins The Forgotten Cities before the war , imagining high-end walking tours for romantically-minded visitors .
So forgotten were they , that the UN 's cultural agency Unesco only recognised as them as a World Heritage Site in June 2011 , calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Confusion over what to call them remains , but beyond doubt is their astonishing state of preservation .
The ancestor of France 's beloved Notre-Dame Cathedral still stands on a remote hilltop in rebel-held Idlib , its familiar twin-towered facade flanking a monumental entrance .
• The biblical river at the heart of a water war • Return of the cat man of Aleppo Crafted from local limestone around AD460 , it has survived wars , earthquakes and centuries of use as a playground for village children , never requiring buttressing in over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - literally Heart of the Almond ( or , crème de la crème ) - its flamboyant doorway was designed to welcome eager pilgrims en route to hear the eccentric St Simeon preach from his pillar , a day 's walk north-east .
In the valley below , today 's Qalb Lozeh villagers would have heard the explosions from Barisha on 27 October 2019 , when the head of the Islamic State ( IS ) group , Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , died in a raid by US special forces .
Idlib 's rugged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with perfect caves for rebel hideouts .
Hermits too have long sought refuge in these caves .
St Simeon Stylites , son a local farmer , was the most celebrated hermit of his day , moving from a cave to a pillar ( `` stylos '' in Greek ) to escape the crowds who pursued him .
When he died in 459 after living 36 years on top of his pillar , the Byzantine emperor ordered the construction of four basilicas and a walk-in baptistery to mark the spot .
The resulting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 490 , was the Santiago de Compostela of its day , the first centred church beneath a dome , not surpassed in all of Christendom till Hagia Sophia in 537 .
Its curved apse ( or chevet ) and the finely sculpted ornamentation on its lintels , arches , mouldings and facades herald the many subsequent architectural refinements of Constantinople and Europe .
The magnificent complex was badly damaged in May 2016 by Russian air strikes , carried out in support of the Syrian government against rebels , blowing what remained of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today the raised hilltop is the site of a Turkish observation post , set up as part of a deal to `` de-escalate '' the fighting .
Alas , one development at least eluded the observers : on 17 December 2019 the disappearance was reported from Ain Dara , an unusual neo-Hittite temple just north of St Simeon 's , of a giant basalt lion , guardian of the site for 3,000 years .
Now feared smuggled across the Turkish border , it represented Mesopotamian fertility goddess Ishtar , popularised through Agatha Christie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where Christie , who worked on excavations in northern Syria with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan , helped save ancient treasures under threat .
In January 2018 the temple was 60 % destroyed by Turkish air force bombing , part of an operation to drive from Afrin Kurdish fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers ' Party ( PKK ) - a rebel group fighting for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey .
The routine Russian/Syrian bombing of Idlib 's schools and hospitals barely makes the headlines these days .
Neither does the displacement of thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ muddy olive groves .
Idlib 's inhabitants and culture are both `` Forgotten '' and `` Dead '' , abandoned to their fate .
Unmoved by massive loss of life and heritage , hardcore Islamist extremists are digging in for the long haul .
Most are not local , but with north-west Syria now home to the world 's largest concentration of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups , the next iteration of IS may even now be incubating , soon to emerge from the caves of Idlib , to wreak more damage on Syria 's battered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the author of several books on Middle East culture , including My House in Damascus ( 2016 ) and Stealing from the Saracens : How Islamic architecture shaped Europe ( 2020 ) .
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Unmoved by massive loss of life and heritage, hardcore Islamist extremists are digging in for the long haul. Most are not local, but with north-west Syria now home to the world's largest concentration of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups, the next iteration of IS may even now be incubating, soon to emerge from the caves of Idlib, to wreak more damage on Syria's battered people and culture.


bbc--2020-02-08--How a beer can helped reunite a woman with her dog after three years

A US woman has been reunited with her long lost dog thanks to a can of beer .
Monica Mathis ' dog Hazel vanished from her Iowa yard in May 2017 .
But recently , Ms Mathis saw a familiar face staring out from a pint pictured on social media .
A brewery over 1,000 miles ( 1,600 km ) away in Florida had gained prominence on the internet for putting adoptable dogs on its cans to help a local shelter .
Hazel , renamed Day Day by the shelter , was among the featured canines in need of care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hazel wound up across the country , she has been returned to Ms Mathis after the unlikely connection got her back to her home .
The golden-terrier mix disappeared while she was leashed in Ms Mathis ' yard in Iowa , and could not be found , despite her owner 's search efforts .
Ms Mathis moved to St Paul , Minnesota , soon after .
`` I had seven kids and was getting prepared to move and then I lost her , '' Ms Mathis told the BBC .
`` I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left - and even then , I 'd call people back there to ask , 'have you seen her ? '
'' Somehow , Hazel had made her way some 1,300 miles down south to Bradenton , a town in Manatee County , Florida .
When she was brought to the county animal shelter , staff tried to use her microchip to locate her owner , but the contact information was out of date .
At the time , Motorworks Brewing , a local company , had partnered with the shelter to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a four-pack of cold ones .
• US woman reunited with missing dog 12 years later The cans made headlines and were featured on the popular daytime TV programme the Ellen DeGeneres Show .
Miles away in Minnesota , stories about the `` beer dogs '' suddenly appeared on Ms Mathis ' Facebook feed .
`` This is my dog , '' Ms Mathis wrote on the brewery 's post on 24 January .
The shelter asked Ms Mathis to share proof that the golden-terrier mix was hers , including veterinary records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I was really nervous someone would walk in and get her - they 'd told me there 's a lot of people looking at adopting her ...
I was panicking , like I 'd lose her again . ''
Luckily , Ms Mathis was able to hunt down various records from places she had taken Hazel in the past , like her old veterinary clinic .
`` When I moved , I 'd lost all the microchip paperwork , '' Ms Mathis says .
`` When she went missing , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , which was just stupid of me - and now I have it linked to my phone . ''
When everything was set straight a few days later , the shelter announced that Hazel was going home .
`` You ca n't make up a story this good , '' Barry Elwonger , marketing director at Motorworks Brewing , told the BBC .
He said it was `` incredible '' to see the reach of the story on social media .
The brewery has a history of partnering with animal-related charities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beer can has gained this much influence - and helped reconnect a family .
Mr Elwonger , who met Hazel on a couple of television appearances promoting the shelter , said she was a very sweet dog .
The Friends of Manatee County Animal Services nonprofit helped send Hazel home , just in time to celebrate her seventh birthday .

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bbc--2020-02-08--Chukwuemeka Ike: The Nigerian king who served Toads for Supper

Nigerian author Chukwuemeka Ike , who died last month at the age of 88 , helped define Nigerian culture , but never received the international acclaim he deserved , writes the BBC 's Nduka Orjinmo in Lagos .
Ike will be remembered for his novels but his legacy will also live on in an important word in Nigeria 's lexicon .
Say `` expo '' to anyone here and they immediately know what you are talking about - exam malpractice .
Ike helped popularise the term when he penned Expo 77 , a novel based on the true story of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaked twice in 1977 .
Ironically , he was in charge of the exam board when the leaks happened , and chose to vent his frustration about the way society encouraged malpractice - from parents to students to school administrators - through his literary work .
His writing gave voice both to contemporary concerns and also to a defence of African - and more specifically his Igbo - culture .
While the literary themes of the time were focused on the conflict that existed between the West and Africa , he was one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tide of the emerging cosmopolitan Nigeria .
He did not just excavate the ethos of Africa from bygone times , he also reflected the present : bringing to life everyone from the politicians to the prostitutes , and prophesied the palavers that were to come .
He was satirical , lampooning institutions with humour that was acerbic and he enjoyed it .
He poked fun at the foibles of modern Nigeria .
In Toads for Supper , his first book , he dealt with the theme of love in a beautifully humorous way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Set in a Nigerian university in the west of Africa 's most-populous state , it tells the story of a new student , Amadi , who is the first to go to university from his village in eastern Nigeria .
The book captured what it meant to be an Igbo student in western Nigeria before the civil war , sparked by the creation of a breakaway Igbo state , Biafra , in 1967 .
Ike responded to the civil war - a defining period of Nigeria 's history - with Sunset at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distinguish between Biafra and Biafranism .
He described the latter as representative of `` those things that made us great in Biafra '' .
• Biafra : Remembering the war that many prefer to forget But in the book , he described the tragedy that unfolded through Fatima who is fleeing enemy planes with her young son .
In the magical-realist Bottled Leopard , he managed to hold a generation spellbound .
It was no doubt helped by the fact that the book was compulsory reading for secondary school students studying literature .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has been chosen by his ancestors to bear the mystical power of his lineage : the power to morph into a leopard .
Most people see Bottled Leopard as Ike 's defining work , but this could be down to the fact that it was forced on a generation of readers .
Born into a royal family in the eastern part of Nigeria , Ike was a student at the famous Government College Umuahia , a breeding ground for the country 's finest post-colonial writers .
Literary icon Chinua Achebe was his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told an interviewer that Achebe had inspired his writing .
`` In fact , I never thought of writing novels until Chinua Achebe published his Things Fall Apart in 1958 , '' he said .
Maybe it was not such a good thing to be an Igbo writer in the same generation as Achebe .
Some believe this short-changed Ike and that his writing deserved a larger audience .
The same could be said of the other gifted Nigerian writers of that generation : Cyprian Ekwensi , Mabel Segun and Elechi Amadi .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by literary giants such as Achebe and Wole Soyinka .
It was a generation of writers that had the difficult task of transferring oral aspects of indigenous languages into loose English translations with sometimes inchoate outcomes .
It is in this regard that Ike 's legacy can not be denied , his place in literature stands as tall as the others .
For he more than most , succinctly captured the conversation style of a people in a multi-ethnic , multilingual nation .
He reflected their ability to switch from simple English , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pidgin English and native language .
In Expo 77 , a policeman 's reaction to a girl using a sanitary pad to help cheat in an exam , captured Ike 's writing style fittingly : '' 'Jesu Christi Oluwa wa ! '
the assistant superintendent exclaimed .
He was Yoruba .
'Jehova Witness dem people say Armageddon go come in five year time . '
E don ' come patapata !
Olorun ! '
He snapped his fingers . ''
In 2008 , he would go from defending his culture in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the throne as the king of Ndikelionwu in eastern Nigeria .
He took the throne following the death of his father .
The Ike family has ruled Ndikelionwu for decades but his people were yet to encounter one who wanted to preserve the monarchy by changing things .
In 2018 , he asked his people to stop offering animal sacrifices to the land goddess Ala during the new yam festival .
Instead , he wanted a Christian thanksgiving service at the Anglican church where a front row seat was usually reserved for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke up for African culture in his work , and wrote about men transmuting into leopards , felt animal sacrifices should no longer be associated with his people and many of them agreed with him .
You may also like : As a king , he respected the egalitarian nature of his people and was largely democratic , working with a small council to reach decisions .
They describe him as humble and the peace-maker who ruled with a firm hand .
His people say he is not dead as a king does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be with his ancestors .
They refuse to speak of his death , neither do they refer to him in the past .
It is the sort of attitude that Ike may have been proud of .
This king may be dead but he lives on in his writing .

In 2008, he would go from defending his culture in the pages of a book to defending it on the throne as the king of Ndikelionwu in eastern Nigeria. He took the throne following the death of his father.


bbc--2020-02-09--England survive late stumble to beat SA and draw ODI series

England secured a 1-1 series draw with South Africa as they beat the hosts by two wickets in the third one-day international in Johannesburg .
Recalled spinners Adil Rashid ( 3-51 ) and Moeen Ali ( 1-42 ) helped restrict the Proteas to 256-7 despite Quinton de Kock and David Miller both hitting 69 .
Jason Roy ( 21 ) and Jonny Bairstow ( 43 ) got England off to a fast start before the tourists stuttered .
Joe Root ( 49 ) and Joe Denly ( 66 ) played maturely to stabilise the chase .
But South Africa fought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tense finale before Moeen and Chris Jordan guided England to 257-8 with 40 balls to spare .
While the chase should never have been so tight , it was an improved performance from the world champions after they were beaten by seven wickets in the first ODI , with the second match abandoned because of rain .
England will next face South Africa in three Twenty20 internationals , with the first match in East London on Wednesday .
• Reaction to England 's win in third ODI After giving needed experience to all-rounder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first two matches , England recalled Moeen and Rashid , with both spinners demonstrating their ongoing value to this side .
Moeen , making his first international appearance since taking a break after the first Ashes Test in August , showed superb control and bowled Rassie van der Dussen shortly after the South African was controversially able to overturn being given out lbw off Rashid .
Rashid offered constant threat , with several batsmen unable to pick his googly , in snaring Temba Bavuma and Andile Phehlukwayo lbw and duping De Kock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Proteas captain .
The accuracy of Moeen and Rashid through the middle overs ensured South Africa never got close to an overwhelming total , even when the impressive Miller ( 69 not out ) attacked poor death bowling from Jordan , who conceded 40 off his last three overs .
It remains to be seen whether England will move on from Moeen and Rashid by the next World Cup in 2023 , but there were also promising performances from two young seam bowlers England hope will feature .
Saqib Mahmood , 22 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1-17 off five overs , bowling Reeza Hendricks with a beautiful delivery that just grazed the top of the bail .
And 24-year-old Tom Curran , an unused member of the 2019 World Cup-winning squad , troubled the Proteas ' top order and gave up just 38 runs from his nine overs .
Bairstow showed brutal power and purpose to punish loose bowling by seamer Ngidi , smashing flat sixes over square leg , crashing anything over-pitched through the covers and punching adeptly down the ground .
He looked on course for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a thick inside edge to mid-wicket before fellow opener Roy , who hit two sixes over long on , was also caught off a misjudged shot .
England could have wobbled when captain Eoin Morgan tamely chipped straight back to Beuran Hendricks ( 3-59 ) for nine , but Root played the fuss-free innings he excels at to stabilise the chase while keeping on top of the rate .
He was livid at his dismissal after tapping left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi to leg slip , where Bavuma took a sublime low catch , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As England closed in on the target , Denly hit Shamsi for back-to-back sixes over mid-wicket to bring up his second consecutive ODI half-century only to loft a drive to Phehlukwayo off Ngidi ( 3-63 ) .
South Africa surged back into the contest by taking three more wickets for just 20 runs , as Banton was caught behind for 32 , Curran skied one to cover and Rashid nicked behind , but Moeen kept calm to ensure England avoided a first ODI series defeat since 2017 in India .
Morgan revealed before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be playing here to get match practice before the T20 series - Rashid was one of them .
He 's bowled very little this winter - he 's had a shoulder problem - but you would n't have known it given how he bowled on Sunday .
He was a threat throughout his spell .
He came on at 80-1 after 18 overs and turned the game decisively England 's way .
South Africa 's right-handers seemed unable to read him and , on another day , he could easily have taken another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle overs - they looked a completely different side from Cape Town when he was rested .
Rashid 's dropped catch off Chris Morris at the Wanderers four years ago cost them the series .
Here , his bowling ensured they did n't lose another one .
'We need to develop ruthlessness ' - reaction England captain Eoin Morgan : `` We bowled really well - Adil and Moeen came in and showed their value .
Adil in particular , his control and variation were outstanding .
`` It was disappointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we would have chased it four or five down .
We would have liked to win commandingly .
`` Tom Banton showed lot of promise , Joe Denly 's two knocks were really good , Saqib came in and bowled beautifully , and likewise Parky [ Matt Parkinson ] in the first game .
We showed a lot of promise but we need to develop our ruthlessness . ''
England 's Adil Rashid , who took 3-51 : `` I felt good .
It has been a while since I played and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The ball came out nicely - it was nice to play on a spicy wicket with turn and bounce . ''
South Africa captain Quinton de Kock : `` We gave ourselves a sniff at the end and it was cool to make it tough for the England guys .
`` Being captain takes a lot of getting used to , but the guys help me a lot on and off the field .
The energy of our players stood out for me . ''

Moeen Ali impressed on his first England appearance since August
Third one-day international, Johannesburg South Africa 256-7 (50.0 overs): Miller 69*, De Kock 69; Rashid 3-51 England 257-8 (43.2 overs): Denly 66; Hendricks 3-59, Ngidi 3-63 England win by two wickets; series drawn 1-1 Scorecard
England secured a 1-1 series draw with South Africa as they beat the hosts by two wickets in the third one-day international in Johannesburg.
Recalled spinners Adil Rashid (3-51) and Moeen Ali (1-42) helped restrict the Proteas to 256-7 despite Quinton de Kock and David Miller both hitting 69.
Jason Roy (21) and Jonny Bairstow (43) got England off to a fast start before the tourists stuttered.
Joe Root (49) and Joe Denly (66) played maturely to stabilise the chase.
But South Africa fought back with four quick wickets in a tense finale before Moeen and Chris Jordan guided England to 257-8 with 40 balls to spare.
While the chase should never have been so tight, it was an improved performance from the world champions after they were beaten by seven wickets in the first ODI, with the second match abandoned because of rain.
England will next face South Africa in three Twenty20 internationals, with the first match in East London on Wednesday.
Seasoned spinners and young seamers impress
Saqib Mahmood bowled Reeza Hendricks with a sublime delivery on his ODI debut
After giving needed experience to all-rounder Sam Curran and leg-spinner Matt Parkison in the first two matches, England recalled Moeen and Rashid, with both spinners demonstrating their ongoing value to this side.
Moeen, making his first international appearance since taking a break after the first Ashes Test in August, showed superb control and bowled Rassie van der Dussen shortly after the South African was controversially able to overturn being given out lbw off Rashid.
Rashid offered constant threat, with several batsmen unable to pick his googly, in snaring Temba Bavuma and Andile Phehlukwayo lbw and duping De Kock into a loose shot to bowl the Proteas captain.
The accuracy of Moeen and Rashid through the middle overs ensured South Africa never got close to an overwhelming total, even when the impressive Miller (69 not out) attacked poor death bowling from Jordan, who conceded 40 off his last three overs.
It remains to be seen whether England will move on from Moeen and Rashid by the next World Cup in 2023, but there were also promising performances from two young seam bowlers England hope will feature.
Saqib Mahmood, 22, had a fine ODI debut in taking 1-17 off five overs, bowling Reeza Hendricks with a beautiful delivery that just grazed the top of the bail.
And 24-year-old Tom Curran, an unused member of the 2019 World Cup-winning squad, troubled the Proteas' top order and gave up just 38 runs from his nine overs.
Nervy ending after composed chase
Joe Denly and Tom Banton looked to be guiding England home with ease before South Africa fought back
Bairstow showed brutal power and purpose to punish loose bowling by seamer Ngidi, smashing flat sixes over square leg, crashing anything over-pitched through the covers and punching adeptly down the ground.
He looked on course for a big score only to miscue one off a thick inside edge to mid-wicket before fellow opener Roy, who hit two sixes over long on, was also caught off a misjudged shot.
England could have wobbled when captain Eoin Morgan tamely chipped straight back to Beuran Hendricks (3-59) for nine, but Root played the fuss-free innings he excels at to stabilise the chase while keeping on top of the rate.
He was livid at his dismissal after tapping left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi to leg slip, where Bavuma took a sublime low catch, but Denly continued the calm accumulation.
As England closed in on the target, Denly hit Shamsi for back-to-back sixes over mid-wicket to bring up his second consecutive ODI half-century only to loft a drive to Phehlukwayo off Ngidi (3-63).
South Africa surged back into the contest by taking three more wickets for just 20 runs, as Banton was caught behind for 32, Curran skied one to cover and Rashid nicked behind, but Moeen kept calm to ensure England avoided a first ODI series defeat since 2017 in India.
Analysis
Test Match Special commentator Simon Mann at the Wanderers
Morgan revealed before the game that some players would only be playing here to get match practice before the T20 series - Rashid was one of them.
He's bowled very little this winter - he's had a shoulder problem - but you wouldn't have known it given how he bowled on Sunday.
He was a threat throughout his spell. He came on at 80-1 after 18 overs and turned the game decisively England's way. South Africa's right-handers seemed unable to read him and, on another day, he could easily have taken another five-wicket haul.
He gives England potency in the middle overs - they looked a completely different side from Cape Town when he was rested.
Rashid's dropped catch off Chris Morris at the Wanderers four years ago cost them the series. Here, his bowling ensured they didn't lose another one.
The stadium, fans and both sides were decked out in pink to mark South Africa's annual Pink Day to raise funds for breast cancer treatment
'We need to develop ruthlessness' - reaction
England captain Eoin Morgan: "We bowled really well - Adil and Moeen came in and showed their value. Adil in particular, his control and variation were outstanding.
"It was disappointing to limp over the line. Ideally we would have chased it four or five down. We would have liked to win commandingly.
"Tom Banton showed lot of promise, Joe Denly's two knocks were really good, Saqib came in and bowled beautifully, and likewise Parky [Matt Parkinson] in the first game. We showed a lot of promise but we need to develop our ruthlessness."
England's Adil Rashid, who took 3-51: "I felt good. It has been a while since I played and I was eager to get out there. The ball came out nicely - it was nice to play on a spicy wicket with turn and bounce."
South Africa captain Quinton de Kock: "We gave ourselves a sniff at the end and it was cool to make it tough for the England guys.
"Being captain takes a lot of getting used to, but the guys help me a lot on and off the field. The energy of our players stood out for me."


bbc--2020-02-09--Inter come from 2-0 down to stun Milan & go top of Serie A

Inter Milan launched a superb second-half comeback from 2-0 down to stun rivals AC Milan and go top of Serie A. Inter started in third but leapfrogged Lazio and head the table on goal difference from champions Juventus .
Ante Rebic tapped home from Zlatan Ibrahimovic 's knockdown and the Swede headed in the second before the break .
But Marcelo Brozovic volleyed in and Matias Vecino stroked home Alexis Sanchez 's cutback before Stefan de Vrij and Romelu Lukaku both scored headers .
Antonio Conte 's side looked beaten at half-time after a lethargic opening 45 minutes , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period with four unanswered goals .
Both sides hit the woodwork in a thrilling derby , Hakan Calhanoglu smashing the post with a low drive and Ibrahimovic heading against the post late on , while Inter 's January signing Christian Eriksen rattled the crossbar with a long-range free-kick .
Milan had been in good form under coach Stefano Pioli , losing just one of their previous 11 league games under the former Inter boss , but their second-half capitulation keeps them in 10th place .
Inter are now unbeaten in 16 league games @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crucial clash against fellow title challengers Lazio next Sunday .
Earlier on Sunday , Simone Inzaghi 's side showed their credentials by extending their unbeaten run to 18 games with a narrow 1-0 win at Parma - former Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo scoring the winner .

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Lukaku celebrated his late goal by raising his shirt on top of the corner flag
Inter Milan launched a superb second-half comeback from 2-0 down to stun rivals AC Milan and go top of Serie A.
Inter started in third but leapfrogged Lazio and head the table on goal difference from champions Juventus.
Ante Rebic tapped home from Zlatan Ibrahimovic's knockdown and the Swede headed in the second before the break.
But Marcelo Brozovic volleyed in and Matias Vecino stroked home Alexis Sanchez's cutback before Stefan de Vrij and Romelu Lukaku both scored headers.
Antonio Conte's side looked beaten at half-time after a lethargic opening 45 minutes, but responded in sensational fashion in the second period with four unanswered goals.
Both sides hit the woodwork in a thrilling derby, Hakan Calhanoglu smashing the post with a low drive and Ibrahimovic heading against the post late on, while Inter's January signing Christian Eriksen rattled the crossbar with a long-range free-kick.
Milan had been in good form under coach Stefano Pioli, losing just one of their previous 11 league games under the former Inter boss, but their second-half capitulation keeps them in 10th place.
Inter are now unbeaten in 16 league games and host Napoli on Wednesday, before a crucial clash against fellow title challengers Lazio next Sunday.
"It's still very early to talk about something we can only dream of for now," Conte told Sky Italia.
"We can have a dream. It's a very intense period for us coming up and after that we'll have a better idea of our potential and our real capabilities.
"We can't achieve everything from one day to the next, but we are building. These guys proved they have great strength and guts today."
Earlier on Sunday, Simone Inzaghi's Lazio side showed their credentials by extending their unbeaten run to 18 games with a narrow 1-0 win at Parma - former Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo scoring the winner.
Ibrahimovic scored his third goal in six games since returning to AC Milan in December


bbc--2020-02-09--Real Betis 2-3 Barcelona: La Liga champions cut Real Madrid's lead

Defender Clement Lenglet scored the winning goal and was sent off as Barcelona beat Real Betis to close the gap @ @ @ @ @ Madrid .
The champions twice came from behind to level before Lenglet headed in Lionel @ @ @ @ @ Sergio Canales ' sixth-minute penalty gave Betis an early lead but Frenkie de Jong levelled @ @ @ @ @ Fekir 's fine strike restored the hosts ' advantage only for Sergio Busquets to make @ @ @ @ @ Trailing 3-2 , Betis were reduced to 10 men after Nabil Fekir received two yellow @ @ @ @ @ Lenglet 's dismissal made for a tense finale .
Earlier , leaders Real Madrid had @ @ @ @ @ six points clear .

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Barcelona were six points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid at kick-off
Defender Clement Lenglet scored the winning goal and was sent off as Barcelona beat Real Betis to close the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid.
The champions twice came from behind to level before Lenglet headed in Lionel Messi's 73rd-minute free-kick.
Sergio Canales' sixth-minute penalty gave Betis an early lead but Frenkie de Jong levelled three minutes later.
Nabil Fekir's fine strike restored the hosts' advantage only for Sergio Busquets to make it 2-2 at half-time.
Trailing 3-2, Betis were reduced to 10 men after Nabil Fekir received two yellow cards in quick succession but Lenglet's dismissal made for a tense finale.
Earlier, leaders Real Madrid had beaten Osasuna 4-1 to go six points clear.
It had been a difficult week for Barcelona after they were dumped out of the Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage by Athletic Bilbao and the club's sporting director Eric Abidal publically criticised the players for not working hard enough.
Things worsened for Quique Setien's side after Lenglet handled in the box inside the opening five minutes and former Real Madrid player Canales confidently converted from the spot.
But Barcelona fought hard to twice level, De Jong and Busquets both also converting from Messi assists, before sustained pressure in the second period eventually wore the hosts down.
Setien's chasing side remain in touch with Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid, who they will face in La Liga in three weeks time.


bbc--2020-02-09--Osasuna 1-4 Real Madrid: La Liga leaders come from behind to maintain lead

Real Madrid maintained their three point lead at the top of La Liga after coming from behind to defeat Osasuna .
Unai Garcia 's diving header put Osasuna ahead after 14 minutes , but two goals in five minutes from Isco and Sergio Ramos gave Real a half-time advantage .
Lucas Vazquez , who replaced Gareth Bale after the Welshman 's first start for five games , and fellow substitute Luka Jovic sealed victory late on .
Champions Barcelona beat Real Betis 3-2 later on Sunday to remain in touch .
Osasuna made their positive start count as Garcia headed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but their good work was undone before half-time as Isco volleyed in from close range and Ramos headed in when unmarked at the back post from a corner .
The result remained in the balance until Vazquez powerfully converted from Karim Benzema 's pass , while 22-year-old Jovic emerged from the bench after 87 minutes to add a fourth .
Bale , 30 , was withdrawn after 70 minutes in his first appearance since suffering an ankle sprain against Unionistas de Salamanca on 22 January - despite being fit for the past three @ @

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Captain Sergio Ramos scored his sixth goal of the season to put Real Madrid ahead
Real Madrid maintained their three-point lead at the top of La Liga by coming from behind to defeat Osasuna.
Unai Garcia's diving header put Osasuna ahead after 14 minutes, but two goals in five minutes from Isco and Sergio Ramos gave Real a half-time advantage.
Lucas Vazquez, who replaced Gareth Bale after the Welshman's first start for five games, and fellow substitute Luka Jovic sealed victory late on.
Champions Barcelona beat Real Betis 3-2 later on Sunday to remain in touch.
Osasuna made their positive start count as Garcia headed in from Ruben Garcia's corner, but their good work was undone before half-time as Isco volleyed in from close range and Ramos headed in when unmarked at the back post from a corner.
The result remained in the balance until Vazquez powerfully converted from Karim Benzema's pass, while 22-year-old Jovic emerged from the bench after 87 minutes to add a fourth.
Bale, 30, was withdrawn after 70 minutes in his first appearance since suffering an ankle sprain against Unionistas de Salamanca on 22 January - despite being fit for the past three fixtures.


bbc--2020-02-09--Paris St-Germain 4-2 Lyon: Fernando Marcal nets comedy own goal

Lyon defender Fernando Marcal 's comical own goal helped Paris St-Germain claim victory and open up a 12-point lead at @ @ @ @ @ .
With no PSG player in sight , full-back Marcal smashed a shot into the @ @ @ @ @ from Julian Draxler 's pass .
That had put Thomas Tuchel 's side 3-0 up @ @ @ @ @ di Maria and Kylian Mbappe .
Martin Terrier and Moussa Dembele reduced the deficit to @ @ @ @ @ PSG 's fourth .

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Kylian Mbappe scored his 15th league goal of the season
Lyon defender Fernando Marcal's comical own goal helped Paris St-Germain claim victory and open up a 12-point lead at the top of Ligue 1.
With no PSG player in sight, full-back Marcal smashed a shot into the roof of his own net from Julian Draxler's pass.
That had put Thomas Tuchel's side 3-0 up following first-half goals from Angel di Maria and Kylian Mbappe.
Martin Terrier and Moussa Dembele reduced the deficit to 3-2 before Edinson Cavani netted PSG's fourth.


bbc--2020-02-09--France top Six Nations table after beating Italy

France are top of the Six Nations table after a bonus-point win despite a lacklustre second half against Italy .
The hosts started strongly with tries from Teddy Thomas and Charles Ollivon before Italy 's Matteo Minozzi scored .
A Tommaso Allan penalty cut France 's lead to three , but Gregory Alldritt went over just before the break .
Romain Ntamack 's try sealed the bonus point , before Italy 's Federico Zani scored and France 's Baptiste Serin finished off an individual effort .
Mattia Bellini added a consolation score for Italy , but France held on for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top of the table on points difference from Ireland .
France have not won the Six Nations since 2010 , but their resurgence under new coach Fabien Galthie began with victory against England last weekend .
It looked as if it would be a more dominant win against Italy at the Stade de France as the hosts won a penalty in the third minute because of a high tackle and Ntamack claimed three points .
Shortly after , wing Thomas chased after Ntamack 's grubber kick and managed to get there before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down for Les Bleus ' first try .
But French fly-half Ntamack missed the conversion and a subsequent penalty as Storm Ciara made her presence known with a swirling wind in Paris .
Scrum-half Antoine Dupont , so pivotal in the win against England , continued to stake an early claim on the Player of the Championship award as the 23-year-old broke through the Italian defence and captain Ollivon went over from close range .
The tide briefly turned as Thomas came too far out of the French defensive line , leaving plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ score in the left corner .
Allan landed the conversion from the touchline , then added a penalty to cut France 's lead to three .
But Italy prop Giosue Zilocchi was caught off his feet , gifting Les Bleus a penalty in front of the posts , and Ntamack took the chance to extend his side 's advantage .
After more Italian indiscipline , France opted to kick to the corner and it proved to be the correct decision , with Dupont sending a long pass left to Alldritt , who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin to show after the break After a slower start to the second half , it was Italy who had the first chance to get off the mark but Allan 's penalty kick went wide .
Then Ntamack breathed new life into the game , taking Thomas ' pass and scything through defenders to score the bonus-point try for France .
With victory seemingly sealed , the hosts appeared to lose concentration and Italy took advantage of their lack of focus as Zani went over from close range .
Replacement scrum-half Serin showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of as he took a quick penalty , side-stepped a tackle and gathered his own kick to score .
Les Bleus ' defence looked to have improved under new coach Shaun Edwards last weekend , but inconsistencies began to show against Italy , giving the Azzurri one last chance to score through Bellini before full-time .
France , who are equal with Ireland on points but top the table on points difference , play Wales in Cardiff on 22 February , while Italy host Scotland earlier the same day .
'It was frustrating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul Willemse on BBC One : `` It was frustrating at the end .
We got the bonus point so are happy with that but there were a lot of errors , especially discipline which we need to fix as quickly as possible .
`` The atmosphere is great in the team .
We have a lot of young guys and have a plan we want to follow .
It 's about building our own history and we 're starting to do that now . ''
Italy captain Luca Bigi , also on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performance and we showed how strong our attack can be .
We scored a try with a driving maul and one in the last minute and we never give up .
`` That is a positive we can bring to the next game and I 'm so proud to be apart of this team .
We conceded too many turnovers last week but we were better today .
The effort we showed on the pitch was amazing . ''

2020 Six Nations France: (23) 35 Tries: Thomas, Ollivon, Alldritt, Ntamack, Serin Cons: Ntamack, Jalibert Pens: Ntamack 2 Italy: (10) 22 Tries: Minozzi, Zani, Bellini Cons: Allan 2 Pens: Allan
France are top of the Six Nations table after a bonus-point win despite a lacklustre second half against Italy.
The hosts started strongly with tries from Teddy Thomas and Charles Ollivon before Italy's Matteo Minozzi scored.
A Tommaso Allan penalty cut France's lead to three, but Gregory Alldritt went over just before the break.
Romain Ntamack's try sealed the bonus point, before Italy's Federico Zani scored and France's Baptiste Serin finished off an individual effort.
Mattia Bellini added a consolation score for Italy, but France held on for a victory which sees them move to the top of the table on points difference from Ireland.
Fast start for France
France have not won the Six Nations since 2010, but their resurgence under new coach Fabien Galthie began with victory against England last weekend.
It looked as if it would be a more dominant win against Italy at the Stade de France as the hosts won a penalty in the third minute because of a high tackle and Ntamack claimed three points.
Shortly after, wing Thomas chased after Ntamack's grubber kick and managed to get there before any Italian defenders, tapping the ball down for Les Bleus' first try.
But French fly-half Ntamack missed the conversion and a subsequent penalty as Storm Ciara made her presence known with a swirling wind in Paris.
Scrum-half Antoine Dupont, so pivotal in the win against England, continued to stake an early claim on the Player of the Championship award as the 23-year-old broke through the Italian defence and captain Ollivon went over from close range.
The tide briefly turned as Thomas came too far out of the French defensive line, leaving plenty of space for Italy wing Minozzi to score in the left corner.
Allan landed the conversion from the touchline, then added a penalty to cut France's lead to three.
But Italy prop Giosue Zilocchi was caught off his feet, gifting Les Bleus a penalty in front of the posts, and Ntamack took the chance to extend his side's advantage.
After more Italian indiscipline, France opted to kick to the corner and it proved to be the correct decision, with Dupont sending a long pass left to Alldritt, who had plenty of room to score.
Inconsistencies begin to show after the break
After a slower start to the second half, it was Italy who had the first chance to get off the mark but Allan's penalty kick went wide.
Then Ntamack breathed new life into the game, taking Thomas' pass and scything through defenders to score the bonus-point try for France.
With victory seemingly sealed, the hosts appeared to lose concentration and Italy took advantage of their lack of focus as Zani went over from close range.
Replacement scrum-half Serin showed another glimpse of what France are capable of as he took a quick penalty, side-stepped a tackle and gathered his own kick to score.
Les Bleus' defence looked to have improved under new coach Shaun Edwards last weekend, but inconsistencies began to show against Italy, giving the Azzurri one last chance to score through Bellini before full-time.
France, who are equal with Ireland on points but top the table on points difference, play Wales in Cardiff on 22 February, while Italy host Scotland earlier the same day.
'It was frustrating' - what they said
France lock Paul Willemse on BBC One: "It was frustrating at the end. We got the bonus point so are happy with that but there were a lot of errors, especially discipline which we need to fix as quickly as possible.
"The atmosphere is great in the team. We have a lot of young guys and have a plan we want to follow. It's about building our own history and we're starting to do that now."
Italy captain Luca Bigi, also on BBC One: "We brought a performance and we showed how strong our attack can be. We scored a try with a driving maul and one in the last minute and we never give up.
"That is a positive we can bring to the next game and I'm so proud to be apart of this team. We conceded too many turnovers last week but we were better today. The effort we showed on the pitch was amazing."
LINE-UPS
France: Bouthier; Thomas, Vincent, Fickou, Rattez; Ntamack, Dupont; Baille, Marchand, Haouas, Le Roux, Willemse, Cros, Ollivon (c), Alldritt.
Replacements: Mauvaka, Poirot, Bamba, Taofifenua, Palu, Woki, Serin, Jalibert.
Italy: Hayward; Bellini, Morisi, Canna, Minozzi; Allan, Braley; Lovotti, Bigi (c), Zilocchi, Zanni, Cannone, Polledri, Negri, Steyn.
Replacements: Zani, Fischetti, Riccioni, Budd, Ruzza, Licata, Palazzani, Bisegni.


bbc--2020-02-08--Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against 'trolls and conspiracy theories'

The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) has warned that `` trolls and conspiracy theories '' are undermining their response to the new coronavirus .
WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that misinformation was `` making the work of our heroic workers even harder '' .
More than 34,800 people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide , the vast majority in China .
There have been 723 deaths in China and one death abroad , in the Philippines .
Of the 34,598 people infected within China , Dr Tedros said almost 25,000 are in Hubei @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was first reported , which has since become the epicentre of the virus .
`` I would also like to speak briefly about the importance of facts , not fear , '' Dr Tedros said .
`` People must have access to accurate information to protect themselves and others . ''
He said misinformation around the new strain , 2019-nCoV , `` causes confusion and spreads fear to the general public '' .
`` At the WHO we 're not just battling the virus , we 're also battling the trolls and conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
`` As a Guardian [ newspaper ] headline says today , 'Misinformation on the coronavirus might be the most contagious thing about it ' . ''
In that article , published by The Guardian 's opinion section , epidemiologist Adam Kucharski argues that the best way to combat online falsehoods around the virus is to `` treat them like a real-life virus '' .
A number of false theories have been spread globally about the virus in recent weeks .
Russia 's Channel One , for example , has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evening news show Vremya ( meaning `` Time '' ) .
In one segment , the host links the virus to US President Donald Trump , and claims that US intelligence agencies or pharmaceutical companies are behind it .
Another debunked conspiracy theory , published in British and US tabloid media , linked the virus to a video of a Chinese woman eating bat soup .
Reports claimed the clip was filmed in Wuhan , the epicentre of the virus , when the outbreak was first reported .
However it was filmed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the western Pacific Ocean - not China .
And a now-widely-discredited scientific study released last month linked the new coronavirus to snakes - leading to global headlines discussing the spread of `` snake flu '' .
What is the latest on the coronavirus ?
Dr Tedros said that the virus is still concentrated in Hubei , and that over the last four days there appeared to have been a slight stabilisation in the number of cases .
However , he said it was still too early to say whether or not the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slow down before accelerating again .
But he added that the slow-down was `` an opportunity '' for them to work to contain the virus .
Meanwhile , Hong Kong has begun a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland China .
Visitors are being told to isolate themselves in hotel rooms or government-run centres , while residents are required to stay in their homes .
Flouting the new rules will be punishable with a fine and a prison sentence .
There have been 26 confirmed cases of the virus in Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US citizen - the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the illness - died in Wuhan 's Jinyintan Hospital .
On Saturday , France confirmed five new cases in its Haute-Savoie region , including a nine-year-old boy , which brings the total of infected people in the country to 11 .
French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn said all of the five new cases were British nationals staying in the same chalet , which had also housed a Briton who had been in Singapore .
Their condition is not said to be serious .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chalet are under observation .
There has also been widespread anger and grief across China over the death of Li Wenliang , a doctor who tried to warn about the new coronavirus .
He contracted the virus while treating patients in Wuhan , in Hubei province .

French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn said all of the five new cases were British nationals staying in the same chalet, which had also housed a Briton who had been in Singapore. Their condition is not said to be serious. A further six people who stayed at the chalet are under observation.


bbc--2020-02-08--How come a doctor in his 30s has died?

How come a doctor in his 30s has died?

There have now been more than 31,000 cases of coronavirus , which has been declared a global health emergency .
The disease has spread to many countries , including the UK .
The answers to a selection of readers ' questions about the new virus are below .
How safe is it to travel in and out of countries that have n't stopped flights ?
- Jason Riches , Colchester It is worth remembering this is almost exclusively an outbreak in China .
At the moment , more than 99 % of cases are in China and the majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hubei ) .
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel to Hubei and against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China .
But no travel restrictions are currently advised for other countries .
How come a Chinese doctor in his mid-30s has died from this 'flu-like ' virus ?
I thought it is just babies and the elderly who are at risk ?
Jeffrey It might be that Dr Li had other , unreported , health conditions that put him at greater risk .
Or he may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus that meant he developed more severe symptoms .
But it is also worth remembering that seasonal flu mostly kills the young and old , but can kill people in the prime of their life .
Is a face mask useful against the virus and how often does it have to be replaced ?
Tom Lim , Bali , Indonesia There is very little evidence that wearing face masks make a difference .
Experts say good hygiene - such as regularly washing your hands and certainly before putting them near your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is the incubation period for the coronavirus ?
- Gillian Gibs The World Health Organization says the incubation period , which is the time before symptoms appear , ranges from two to 10 days .
These estimates will be narrowed down as more data becomes available .
Knowing and understanding the incubation period is very important .
It allows doctors and health authorities to introduce more effective ways to control the spread of the virus .
It means , for instance , that they can introduce more effective quarantine systems , isolating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others .
• Why are we catching more diseases from animals ?
• What does coronavirus do to the body • How worried should we be ?
• Wuhan : The London-sized city where the virus began Do people who have contracted coronavirus return to full health ?
- Chris Stepney , Milton Keynes Yes .
Many of those who contract coronavirus will experience only mild symptoms .
These include fever , coughing and respiratory problems .
Most people are expected to make a full recovery .
But it can pose a particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-existing problems like diabetes or cancer , or weak immune systems .
As of 7 February , Chinese health authorities said that 636 people had died from the virus .
The number of confirmed cases stands at 31,198 .
An expert at China 's National Health Commission has said that it can take a week to recovery from mild coronavirus symptoms .
Can the coronavirus be transferred through items bought from Wuhan and posted to UK ?
- Stefan There is no evidence this is a risk .
Some diseases - including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through surfaces contaminated by people coughing or sneezing on them .
It has not been shown this new coronavirus can do that .
Even if it could , there would still be questions about whether international shipping would be a major problem .
Cold viruses tend to survive less than 24 hours outside the human body although norovirus ( a severe stomach bug ) can last months outside the body .
The most reassuring fact so far is that cases seem to require close contact with another person - say , a family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to spread .
Is there any reason such viruses are emerging more from China ?
- Gautam Yes - large populations of people living in close proximity to animals .
This coronavirus almost certainly came from an animal source , with one suggestion being snakes .
Sars , another coronavirus that originated in China , came from bats and the civet cat .
The early cases of this new infection were traced to the South China Seafood Wholesale Market .
Live wild animals were also sold including chickens , bats and snakes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent this respiratory illness ?
- Hans Friedrich At the moment , there is no vaccine that can protect people against this type of coronavirus , but researchers are looking to develop one .
It is a new strain that has n't been seen in humans before , which means doctors still have lots to learn about it .
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How is the government going to protect vulnerable children who remain unvaccinated? My son has cystic fibrosis and will now be forced to mix - he has not had any access to vaccination.
Because your son is in a clinical risk group - and as long as he is over five - he should soon be offered two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. You should be contacted by your GP or specialist team to arrange this.
With regard to the dangers of mixing, the UK has also recommended that Covid vaccines are offered to all children aged 5 to 11, not just those at high clinical risk. This is likely to start in England in April. Children are generally at much lower risk of becoming seriously ill from a Covid infection, although some do still get sick and need hospital care. Over-12s can already be vaccinated, and it's hoped that extending the rollout to younger age groups will help protect even more children from the risk of catching and spreading Covid.
Schools are expected to work with and support families who have concerns about a pupil returning to the classroom. It is compulsory for school-age children to attend, even if they were previously shielding - the only exception is a small number of children whose clinician or GP has advised them not to attend. If you have concerns about this, you should talk to your doctor.


bbc--2020-02-07--Coronavirus: Pressure grows to re-open factories

Companies around the world are waiting for China to re-open its factories and plants on Monday .
If this does not happen , major brands from car makers to tech giants will struggle to make their products .
Inventories are already running low following widespread shutdowns at Chinese factories forced to close to prevent the spread of the coroanvirus .
China , known as the factory to the world , plays a crucial role in the global supply chain and world economy .
Apple is one brand that could face shortages with the two major assemblers of its iPhone - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The tech giant has closed its stores and office in China as it monitors the situation .
Chinese authorities told companies to extend the Lunar New Year holidays until 10 February to contain the deadly virus from spreading further .
The concern now is of further delays as some local authorities urge factories to remain closed . ''
I am quite sure Monday is not realistic , even if virus data are suddenly suggesting that might just be possible .
Many people are thinking April is more realistic for the virus peak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of financial markets Asia-Pacific for Rabobank .
The impact has already been felt from the extended shutdown in China 's manufacturing sector .
Hyundai , the world 's fifth biggest carmaker , has been forced to halt production in South Korea as it had run out of parts from China .
Other car makers face similar challenges with Tesla , Volkswagen and Toyota all warning they expect disruptions .
''Every factory faces this same issue , '' said Iris Pang , Greater China economist at ING .
''The shutdown affects not some particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is still uncertain how many factory workers will return to their factory after the extended holiday '' .
The economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak is spreading far and wide , moving across China 's manufacturing sector , major airlines and now global supply chains .
Theme parks and casinos have been forced to close their doors including Disneyland theme parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong , which will be shut for two months .
This week casinos in Macau , the world 's biggest gambling hub , were asked to temporarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the major food chains to shut outlets .
Wynn Resorts said it is losing about $ 2.5m a day in Macau by remaining closed .
The casino employs about 12,000 people in the region .

''I am quite sure Monday is not realistic, even if virus data are suddenly suggesting that might just be possible. Many people are thinking April is more realistic for the virus peak,'' said Michael Every, head of financial markets Asia-Pacific for Rabobank.