bbc--2020-06-20--Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to hit one million cases

Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm more than one million cases of Covid-19 , as the disease continues to spread .
The health ministry also posted a record number of new cases in the past 24 hours - more than 54,000 .
In addition , there were more than 1,200 deaths for the fourth consecutive day , taking the total to nearly 49,000 .
A lack of testing suggests the true figures are higher and experts say the outbreak is weeks away from its peak .
The new figure was revealed hours after the World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic was entering a `` new and dangerous '' phase , with its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warning that cases were rising at the same time as people are growing weary of lockdowns and governments are seeking to restart their economies .
• What are the numbers out of Latin America ?
Latin America is among the areas currently seeing a spike in infections .
There are major outbreaks in a number of countries , including Chile and Peru , while Mexico became the seventh country to officially surpass 20,000 virus-related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US has seen more infections than Brazil , where far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has been heavily criticised for his response to the crisis .
He has repeatedly clashed with state governors and mayors who have adopted strict restrictions to curb the spread of the virus , shutting down major cities .
Mr Bolsonaro argues that the economic impact of the measures will be much bigger than the virus itself , a position shared by many .
But his overall approach to the crisis has led to the resignation of two doctors as health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and his way of doing politics .
The two men have much in common - not least the way they have handled the pandemic in their own countries .
The figures in the US are staggering - but Brazil , too , is frightening .
They are now exclusive members of a club nobody wants to join .
Such a massive spike in the numbers - even if it was down to inaccurate reporting earlier this week - reveals how out of control the virus still is here .
This , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and people are returning to work .
For a long time , there was a stand-off between President Bolsonaro and state governors - he was angry that they were imposing tough quarantine measures that he said would damage the economy .
But fast forward three months and that pressure from the top seems to have filtered down .
With millions of people struggling and out of work , there is a desire to return to some kind of normality .
But it feels like a dangerous plan - Brazil has not yet reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Brazil ?
As there was no national lockdown , states and cities adopted their own measures .
After months of restrictions , some are slowly being lifted , even though the infection level remains high .
There is still concern that the health system will be unable to cope in some places , and that the disease is spreading faster in deprived neighbourhoods and remote areas , such as indigenous communities , where access to adequate care is difficult .
At the same time , there is a widespread wish to restart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 6 % and 8 % this year with millions of jobs lost .
The government has introduced temporary payments to help people affected by the pandemic but large numbers are expected to be thrown into poverty .
On Friday , Brazil 's health ministry confirmed a total of 1,032,913 cases .
It said that the large spike in the number of infections was due , in part , to several states having trouble with reporting data on Thursday .
The US has the world 's highest numbers of cases - more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Johns Hopkins University , which is tracking the disease globally .
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How is President Bolsonaro handling the crisis ?
The coronavirus has become a highly political issue in Brazil .
Experts say the president 's refusal to follow scientific advice - including those set by the WHO , such as social distancing - is partially responsible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the start , Mr Bolsonaro repeatedly said the risk posed by the virus had been exaggerated , and even joined some anti-lockdown rallies organised by his supporters , undermining the message of his own health ministry against crowds .
Mr Bolsonaro has accused state governors of using the issue for political gain as many who have taken stricter measures oppose his government .
João Doria , governor of Brazil 's richest state São Paulo and an ally-turned-rival , has previously described the president 's views on tackling the disease as `` Bolsonarovirus '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of patients , a drug the WHO says does not reduce death rates .
After two health ministers quit , the government 's response is now being led by an army general who has no experience in public health .
Meanwhile , Mr Bolsonaro and his allies have turned against the media , claiming an excessive focus on the number of victims .
The health ministry removed data about the virus from a government website earlier this month , but was forced to reverse the decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of trying to manipulate the figures .
Amid the pandemic , Mr Bolsonaro is facing a growing political crisis .
He is under investigation for allegedly trying to interfere with the police for political motives , which he denies , while the Supreme Court is carrying out two separate inquiries into his allies .

Jair Bolsonaro has long-admired Donald Trump and his way of doing politics. The two men have much in common - not least the way they have handled the pandemic in their own countries. The figures in the US are staggering - but Brazil, too, is frightening. They are now exclusive members of a club nobody wants to join.


bbc--2020-06-20--Review of UK 2m distancing rule 'due within days'

A review into the 2m social distancing rule in England will conclude `` within the coming days '' , Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has told the BBC .
It comes amid warnings many businesses will not survive under the current guidance as the government prepares to ease more restrictions on 4 July .
Pubs , restaurants and hotels are among those hoping to reopen .
Pubs could be patrolled and people could be encouraged to use apps to order drinks , according to The Times .
Whitehall sources said the government would update the country on the social distancing rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus alert level was downgraded from four to three on Friday .
Under level three , the virus is considered to be `` in general circulation '' and there could be a `` gradual relaxation of restrictions '' - whereas in level four transmission was considered to be `` high or rising exponentially '' .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson commissioned the review on 14 June , saying there was `` margin for manoeuvre '' in the 2m social distancing rule as the number of coronavirus cases falls .
The other nations of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the 2m distance .
Scotland 's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is looking at the evidence , and Northern Ireland 's Economy Minister Diane Dodds has said she is open to changing it .
A coronavirus adviser to the Welsh government said the risk in reducing the distance `` is n't very big '' .
The daily UK update provided by the government on Friday showed there were 173 coronavirus deaths recorded across the UK on 18 June , taking the total to 42,461 .
• Should we be allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sanitiser : The High Street 's new normal Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told BBC Radio 4 's Any Questions that the government 's review of the 2m rule will be `` concluding shortly , within the coming days '' .
His comments came as a raft of measures reported in The Times revealed how parts of the hospitality sector could look significantly different compared to pre-lockdown : • Drinkers could be asked to order via an app rather than going to the bar • Tables at restaurants might not be set in advance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left outside of the doors to guests ' rooms Kate Nicholls , CEO of UK Hospitality , told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that the guidelines seen by the industry involve businesses carrying out their own risk assessments , rather than a one-size-fits-all approach for `` everything from a burger van in a park to the Fat Duck in Bray '' .
The government has been under pressure from industry leaders and its own MPs to relax the 2m rule , with widespread concerns around the impact it would have on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third of pubs and restaurants could not reopen with the 2m rule in place , although all hotels could .
But reducing it to 1m meant rather than generating 30 % of normal revenue and losing money , businesses could break even at 70 % of normal revenue .
`` Every day we have delay and uncertainty about that opening date , the industry is haemorrhaging cash and jobs and livelihoods are at risk , '' Ms Nicholls said .
The UK government currently advises people to stay 2m ( 6ft 6in ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The World Health Organization recommends a distance of at least 1m ( just over 3ft ) , but the UK government 's scientific advisers say that being 1m apart carries up to 10 times the risk of being 2m apart .
Prof Calum Semple at the University of Liverpool , a member of the government 's Sage scientific advisory group , said he had changed his personal view on the need for social distancing because there were now `` low levels , and sustained low levels , of transmission throughout the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safer than 1m , but it was `` now a reasonable political decision to relax these rules '' and to open businesses where the 2m rule is harder to maintain , as long as there are other precautions in place .
If the UK faces a second wave of infections , Prof Semple said it might consider imposing social distancing rules on a regional basis , with different requirements for London compared to Carlisle , for example .
Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the BBC earlier this month that he would like to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible '' to do so , adding that the review will take evidence from scientists as well as economists .
Some bars , restaurants and pubs say they will be unable to make a profit if the 2m guidance is still in place when they reopen .
Tourism firms have also warned of tens of thousands of job losses unless the distance is shortened .
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• THE R NUMBER : What it means and why it matters On Friday , the government announced that all pupils in all year groups in England will go back to school full-time in September .
The prime minister also announced a £1bn fund to help England 's pupils catch up with learning .
There are separate rules for managing the threat of coronavirus in England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland .
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Speaking on a visit to shops in North Yorkshire, the chancellor said although the review was yet to be completed, it was "something that will make an enormous difference, I think, to many businesses who are keen to see a change".


bbc--2020-06-19--Serbia election: Opposition scorns 'hoax' vote in EU candidate state

The disruption from coronavirus is not the only thing Serbia 's parliamentary election has in common with the restart of the English Premier League .
An outcome that is beyond serious doubt is the other .
But while Liverpool FC should shortly confirm their first title in 30 years , Aleksandar Vucic would simply be extending a dominant run which already stretches back the best part of a decade .
Serbia 's president started his winning run in 2012 - when his Progressive Party ( SNS ) became the senior partner in a governing coalition .
His official title was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear from the start that Mr Vucic was running the show .
But despite his successes , the president 's past means that a significant proportion of Serbians will never accept him as their leader .
Mr Vucic served as information minister in the ruinous regime of Slobodan Milosevic - the president who presided over the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s .
His subsequent apologies and conversion to a pro-EU policy cut no ice with critics .
An SNS victory in the 2014 election allowed him to become prime minister .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency - appointing Ana Brnabic as prime minister , but keeping a firm hold on executive power .
Opposition parties claim that Mr Vucic 's grip has started to strangle Serbia 's young democracy .
Many of them are boycotting Sunday 's vote because they say conditions for a free and fair election do not exist .
Dragan Djilas , a former mayor of Belgrade who now leads the Party of Freedom and Justice ( SSP ) , has labelled the poll a `` hoax vote '' , saying that SNS dominance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear something different '' .
Another opposition activist , Dobrica Veselinovic of Do n't Let Belgrade Drown , told the BBC that `` unfair conditions '' were behind his movement 's decision to boycott the election .
He said that `` every attempt to open dialogue with the government fails - the institutions do n't want to hear what citizens are demanding '' .
Eric Gordy , a Balkans specialist at University College London , says the partial opposition boycott - and the predictability of the outcome - are damaging to Serbia 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a democratic election is that more than one result is possible - but with this one , there 's no suspense at all , '' he says .
But Prof Gordy believes the opposition are misguided to believe their boycott will undermine the legitimacy of the election .
`` For it to succeed , they would have to have an audience which is interested in legitimacy - either the domestic public or the internationals .
But none of them seem to be terribly bothered by legitimacy - and they do n't have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to create greater legitimacy than the party that 's ruling now . ''
• Nato and Serbia put bombing behind them Indeed , boycott or no boycott , the political opposition is an incoherent mess .
The Democratic Party ( DS ) splintered after losing power in 2012 , with multiple new parties forming around key figures such as Dragan Djilas and Serbia 's former president , Boris Tadic .
It was not an attractive proposition for voters - even before the ostensibly centre-left DS and SSP joined other parties including the far-right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alliance for Serbia '' .
The boycott means the palatability of this strange arrangement will not be put to the test .
The Alliance also refused to take part in talks mediated by the European Parliament ( EP ) , which aimed to persuade the government to address opposition grievances while heading off a boycott .
Tanja Fajon , who chairs the EP 's delegation for relations with Serbia , told the BBC she regrets the absence of Alliance parties from the ballot .
`` It is important that after the elections we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in parliament - and we wo n't get into the situation again when the opposition is on the streets and not working in parliament .
`` Serbia is a deeply polarised country - lots of people who are discontent are afraid to express their opinions .
If you have a government which is very strong , with very fragmented opposition , it is difficult to have a proper democracy . ''
President Vucic is not a candidate on Sunday .
But the title of the SNS-led candidate reflects his incomparable status : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Serbia 's leader promises `` the acceleration of European integration '' , improving economic conditions and giving young people a reason to stay in the country .
But finding a way to restore confidence in Serbian democracy may be just as important .

"For it to succeed, they would have to have an audience which is interested in legitimacy - either the domestic public or the internationals. But none of them seem to be terribly bothered by legitimacy - and they don't have a lot of faith in the opposition to create greater legitimacy than the party that's ruling now."


bbc--2020-06-20--Trump's Oklahoma rally can go ahead, court rules

Oklahoma 's Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump 's rally on Saturday in Tulsa , his first since March , can go ahead .
A lawsuit to stop the 20 June event over concerns that it could increase the spread of Covid-19 in the community was filed this week .
Virus cases are rising in Oklahoma , and local health officials have expressed concerns over hosting the rally .
The Trump campaign says they received over 1m ticket requests for the event .
The queue for the event at the Bank of Oklahoma Center - which seats 19,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Facing tough re-election prospects in November , the Republican president is hoping to reboot his campaign after a rocky week that has seen news of sinking opinion poll numbers , twin US Supreme Court defeats , two damning tell-all memoirs and a resurgence in coronavirus cases .
• Four reasons why this was a bad week for Trump The lawsuit to cancel his rally was filed by John Hope Franklin for Reconciliation , a nonprofit organisation that promotes racial equality , and a commercial real estate company , the Greenwood Centre .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing guidelines in accordance with US public health officials ' recommendations , or cancel the event .
But the Supreme Court said that as the state had begun to reopen , the regulations left social distancing decisions up to individual business owners .
Oklahoma has seen a recent spike in coronavirus cases .
In response to safety concerns , the Trump campaign has said they will check attendees ' temperatures and offer hand sanitiser and masks .
But people buying tickets for the Tulsa rally online also have to click on a waiver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ related to exposure to Covid-19 '' and will not hold the president 's campaign responsible for `` any illness or injury '' .
The president himself has pushed back against guidance around masks , calling them a personal choice .
In an interview with political news outlet Axios released on Friday night , he was asked if he recommended rally attendees wear facial coverings .
`` I recommend people do what they want , '' he replied .
Mr Trump also said : `` We 're going to have a wild evening tomorrow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has said attendees will be given masks , but they will not be instructed to wear them - and told reporters on Friday that she will not be wearing one either .
Tulsa 's health department director Dr Bruce Dart told the Tulsa World paper : `` I wish we could postpone this to a time when the virus is n't as large a concern as it is today . ''
• Is the pandemic getting worse in the US ?
Tulsa 's mayor imposed a curfew on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency , but the president says the city leader has assured him the measure will not apply to the rally itself .
Mayor GT Bynum , a Republican , cited recent `` civil unrest '' and potential opposition protests as he slapped an exclusion zone on a six-block radius near the arena .
But on Friday afternoon , Mr Bynum said that the Secret Service had asked the city to lift the curfew .
`` Last night , I enacted a curfew at the request of Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin , following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on intelligence they had received , '' the mayor said in a statement .
`` Today , we were told the curfew is no longer necessary so I am rescinding it . ''
The mayor also said law enforcement had intelligence that `` individuals from organised groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behaviour in other states are planning to travel to the city of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally '' .
Meanwhile , a high metal fence was put up to barricade the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , President Trump posted a warning on Twitter to demonstrators .
`` Any protesters , anarchists , agitators , looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand , you will not be treated like you have been in New York , Seattle , or Minneapolis , '' the president tweeted .
`` It will be a much different scene ! ''
Mr Trump originally planned to hold the rally on Friday , but changed the date last week after learning it fell on Juneteenth , the celebration of the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wall Street Journal on Thursday that a black Secret Service agent had told him the meaning of the anniversary .
On Friday , Ms McEnany said the president `` routinely commemorated '' the day and `` he did not just learn about Juneteenth this week '' .
Tulsa was the site of one of the worst racial massacres in US history .

The mayor also said law enforcement had intelligence that "individuals from organised groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behaviour in other states are planning to travel to the city of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally".


bbc--2020-06-19--Twitter labels Trump tweet 'manipulated media' for first time

Twitter has labelled a video tweeted by US President Donald Trump as having `` manipulated media '' for the first time .
The video shows a black child running away from a white child while playing , with a fake CNN caption .
The caption reads : `` Terrified toddler runs from racist baby '' , before the video accuses CNN of `` fake news '' .
Twitter 's decision to place a large warning label on the video is the latest escalation in a row between Twitter and the president .
In late May , Twitter added fact-checking verification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first time , following up two days later with hiding some tweets behind a warning .
Mr Trump responded by signing an executive order that seeks to curb the long-standing legal protections of social media firms .
This latest warning is the first time Twitter has used the `` manipulated media '' warning on one of the president 's tweets - designed to indicate the photo or video has been significantly edited .
It also comes at a time of increased racial tension in the United States and the resurgence of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initial shot of the children running , another caption appears : `` Racist baby probably a Trump voter . ''
It then cuts to text promising `` what actually happened '' , showing the original context of the two children at play - as CNN did in its original report in September of last year .
`` America is not the problem .
Fake news is , '' the video declares before it ends .
But clicking on the prominent warning that Twitter attached to the tweet brings users to a page where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a version of the video which many journalists confirmed was edited and doctored with a fake CNN chyron . ''
Twitter has doubled down on its efforts to fact-check misinformation amplified by President Trump in recent weeks .
It previously had a more hands-off approach - one that Facebook still favours , although Facebook did remove Trump campaign adverts that featured a Nazi symbol yesterday .
One problem for Twitter , however , is consistency .
It remains unclear why some misinformation promoted by the US president is tagged , while misleading claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are left unchecked .
It 's also worth pointing out that this is a clear attack on CNN .
The media organisation has frequently found itself a target of Trump 's cries of `` fake news '' .
But in recent weeks , its journalists - and those from other outlets - have also been the target of physical attacks during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd .
Here , the issue of `` fake news '' quite obviously comes back to President Trump , though .
He is plugging it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I think the president was making satirical point that was quite funny if you go and actually watch the video , '' White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Friday .
`` The point was it was a play on CNN reportedly taking the repeatedly taking him out of context . ''
CNN 's communications department also tweeted back at the president with a terse response .
`` CNN did cover this story - exactly as it happened .
Just as we reported your positions on race ( and poll numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We 'll continue working with facts rather than tweeting fake videos that exploit innocent children .
We invite you to do the same .
Be better . ''
A watermark on the video in the president 's tweet indicates it was originally made by a pro-Trump Twitter user who goes by the name Carpe Donktum .
`` Thanks CNN , you gave my video three top 20 ( two top five ) trending spots , '' he wrote .
`` I have n't had this much fun since you freaked out about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Facerbook removed the same video after a complaint from after one of the children 's parents fielded a copyright claim , CNN reported .
Jukin Media , which owns the rights to the video , said in a statement : `` Neither the video owner nor Jukin Media gave the President permission to post the video , and after our review , we believe that his unauthorised usage of the content is a clear example of copyright infringement without valid fair use or other defense . ''
According to CNN , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before its removal .

It's also worth pointing out that this is a clear attack on CNN. The media organisation has frequently found itself a target of Trump's cries of "fake news". But in recent weeks, its journalists - and those from other outlets - have also been the target of physical attacks during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.


bbc--2020-06-20--Coronavirus: Zimbabwe health minister in court on corruption charges

Zimbabwe 's health minister is appearing in court in Harare charged with corruption over the procurement of coronavirus tests and equipment .
Obadiah Moyo was arrested on Friday after the government came under pressure from the opposition and on social media .
A $ 20m ( £16m ) contract was awarded to a Hungary-registered firm , allegedly without going through proper processes .
The government has not commented on Mr Moyo 's arrest .
He is the second minister in Emmerson Mnangagwa 's government to face corruption charges .
The deal with two-month old firm Drax Consult is alleged to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Zimbabwe 's procurement registration authority .
• Is Zimbabwe once more on the brink of collapse ?
The opposition has also expressed concern about a $ 2m payment to Drax Consult .
The payment was flagged as suspicious by Hungarian authorities in March .
Last week businessman Delish Nguwaya , who is believed to be Drax 's representative in Zimbabwe , was arrested in connection with the case .
The scandal was initially exposed on social media , the BBC 's Harare correspondent Shingai Nyoka says .
People started raising questions about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed a vetting process months earlier , had managed to set up a new company and secure millions of dollars ' worth of contracts to supply medicines and equipment - some at hugely inflated prices .
The government has since cancelled all contracts with Drax , the state-run Herald newspaper reported .
Zimbabwe says it has confirmed nearly 500 virus cases , including four deaths , but the actual number of cases is thought to be higher .
The country is also facing its worst economic crisis in more than a decade and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services and corruption .

During the hearing, he was charged with several counts of criminal abuse of office and ordered to surrender his passport. He is expected to appear in court again by the end of July.


bbc--2020-06-20--Beyoncé releases surprise new song, Black Parade, on Juneteenth

Beyoncé has released a surprise new song , Black Parade , hours after announcing a new initiative to support black-owned businesses .
The track includes powerful lyrics about black history , police brutality and the George Floyd protests .
`` Put your fists up in the air , show black love , '' sings the star .
`` Need peace and reparation for my people . ''
The song was released on Juneteenth , a holiday marking the official end of slavery in the US .
The celebration originated in Beyoncé 's home state of Texas but is now celebrated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with varying degrees of official recognition , sometimes under the names Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day .
• Alicia Keys , LL Cool J and the new wave of protest songs Black Parade is Beyoncé 's first solo release since last year 's Homecoming , a live album and documentary covering her blockbuster performance at Coachella in 2018 ; and The Lion King : The Gift , which accompanied Disney 's live action remake of its classic animation .
`` I 'm going back to the South , where my roots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sings as the song opens .
The lyrics go on to reference the Covid-19 pandemic ( `` Fly on the runway in my hazmat '' ) , police brutality ( `` Rubber bullets bouncing off me '' ) and Tamika Mallory , a prominent activist in the Women 's March and Black Lives Matter movements .
Warning : The following song contains explicit language .
The track appeared on streaming services shortly after the star launched Black Parade Route , an online directory of black-owned businesses selling everything from fashion and beauty products @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Being Black is your activism .
Black excellence is a form of protest .
Black joy is your right , '' wrote the singer on a tagline on her website .
According to the site , the initiative will benefit the star 's BeyGOOD 's Black Business Impact Fund , which `` support [ s ] Black-owned small businesses in need . ''
`` Happy Juneteenth Weekend !
I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other , even in the midst of struggle , '' said the star in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Please continue to remember our beauty , strength and power . ''
Beyoncé has been vocal throughout the the anti-racism protests sparked in May by the death of George Floyd .
In a video on her Instagram , she said she felt `` broken and disgusted '' and demanded justice for Mr Floyd , who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes .
`` No more senseless killings of human beings , '' she said .
`` No more seeing people of colour as less than human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` Continue to pray for peace and compassion and healing for our country .
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bbc--2020-06-20--The 94-year-old fighting for re-election after 49 years as mayor

In France , 36,000 villages , towns and cities held the first round of mayoral elections in March and will finally hold the second round next weekend , after a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
Chris Bockman interviewed one of the hopefuls - the nonagenarian André Trigano .
`` I hope I am not going to have to apologise again for not being dead . ''
That was my introduction to the dapper , and witty , mayor of the town of Pamiers , in the foothills of the French Pyrenees - population , 16,000 .
André @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in public office for close to 50 years .
He came top in the first round of the election in March and if he wins the second round on 28 June he will be 101 years old at the end of his mandate .
There are other elderly mayors clinging on to the reins of power - including a 98-year-old standing for re-election in a village near Bordeaux - but none has a back story quite as colourful as Trigano 's .
Born in Paris in 1925 , he was a teenager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in World War Two .
His parents , Jewish immigrants from Algeria , were advised to flee by a police officer living in their building , who told them that the Gestapo had drawn up a warrant for their arrest .
They took cover in the mountainous Ariège region , in the south of France , and the young Trigano joined the Resistance .
He forged documents to help allied servicemen - often airmen who 'd been shot down - escape to Spain .
He was arrested three times , but somehow he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose to stay in the south and went into business .
His experiences during the occupation had convinced him that the only way to prevent a repeat of the horrors of the past was to get people from different backgrounds and nationalities to go on holiday together .
His father and an elder brother had set up a tent-making business before the war and he set up a camping holiday business .
Then the family got a contract to supply tents to the newly created Club Med , and André 's brother Gilbert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becoming its financial director , then its president and director general .
Although Club Med is now renowned for luxury hotels , for the first 15 years of its existence guests stayed in tents and grass huts , and André helped to source some of the original tents - US Army surplus tents for 10 people that were abundant after the war in continental Europe , and cheap .
The idea was to provide simple communal holidays in the sunshine , in locations such as Majorca , Corfu and Djerba in Tunisia .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trigano would have approved of and may have helped to inspire , was that everyone was equal on holiday .
The Trigano tent-making business prospered , thanks partly to the French state 's decision in the mid-1950s to increase paid leave to three weeks per year .
It became a major player in the outdoor goods and caravan industry with the slogan , in the 1970s , Le camping - c'est Trigano ( Camping - it 's Trigano ) .
Meanwhile , André 's outdoor holiday firm accumulated dozens of campsites in France @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped him assemble a collection of 120 classic cars , including vintage Citroens , Cadillacs , Triumphs , Rolls Royces , and an Excalibur .
But increasingly Trigano focused on politics , turning this corner of the Pyrenees into his personal political fiefdom .
He has been mayor of Pamiers , the largest town in the Ariège , for 25 years .
Before that he was mayor of a smaller town , Mazeres , for 24 years - and simultaneously , for a while , an MP in the national parliament in Paris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust : people are less worried he 'll try to use his position for his own profit .
So why , after all this time in public office , is he running again ?
He says he still has plenty of unfinished business , including plans to renovate the centre of Pamiers , which is a pocket of poverty surrounded by dozens of factories working overtime to make parts for the aerospace industry .
`` Every night I go to sleep and wake up with a dozen great new ideas for the town @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age has , inevitably , been used against him by his rivals .
The two I spoke to both said it was time for him to go .
Yes , he did a lot for the town in the past , said one of them - Maryline Doussat , who runs a local bakery with 20 employees - but he 's turned into an elderly autocrat .
This explains Trigano 's joke about hoping he wo n't have to apologise for not being dead .
`` Do I sound lucid ?
Do I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rhetorically , an hour into the interview .
These young - or at least , younger - wannabes must wait their turn , he says .
`` When you build a 10-storey building , you do n't change architects after the fifth floor - that makes no sense , '' he chuckles .
With a twinkle in his eye , he tells me that he has run in 19 different elections from mayor to regional council and parliament , and lost just once .
`` If anyone wants my job , they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bockman is the author of Are you the foie gras correspondent ?
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Although Club Med is now renowned for luxury hotels, for the first 15 years of its existence guests stayed in tents and grass huts, and André helped to source some of the original tents - US Army surplus tents for 10 people that were abundant after the war in continental Europe, and cheap. The idea was to provide simple communal holidays in the sunshine, in locations such as Majorca, Corfu and Djerba in Tunisia. The Club Med mantra, which André Trigano would have approved of and may have helped to inspire, was that everyone was equal on holiday.


bbc--2020-06-19--Pogba 'desperate to make up for lost time', says Solskjaer

Paul Pogba is `` desperate to make up for lost time '' after making an impressive return to the Manchester United side , says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
World Cup winner Pogba , 27 , came back from an ankle injury to play for the first time since 26 December .
He came off the bench to win a penalty , converted by Bruno Fernandes , as United drew 1-1 at Tottenham on Friday .
`` Paul Pogba is a fantastic player and is finally fit again , '' Solskjaer told BBC Radio 5 Live .
Midfielder Pogba managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ninth club game of an injury-ravaged campaign in United 's first game since the season was halted in March by the coronavirus pandemic .
He completed 17 of his 18 passes , won the ball back four times and managed two blocks , with Solskjaer describing the performance as that of an `` all-round midfielder '' .
Solskjaer - who before the match had called on Pogba to show his leadership qualities - said : `` It is great to see him show his qualities and the contribution he made was big in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has had horrific , injury-hit season and he is desperate to make up for lost time .
Paul has always wanted to play .
He loves football .
`` It has been great having him back training with us .
On and off the pitch , he is such an enthusiastic and passionate boy .
Everyone can see the quality he can provide .
`` Paul always has a point to prove to himself and to us .
He expects a lot from himself and wants to be the best .
He trains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also showed signs of linking up with January signing Fernandes , who now has three goals and three assists since joining the club from Sporting Lisbon .
Solskjaer added : `` It is a partnership that we want to build on .
They have trained together now they have had half an hour on the pitch together .
`` We want the best players on the pitch , of course , and want to find a balance in the team . ''

Paul Pogba linked up well with January signing Bruno Fernandes
Paul Pogba is "desperate to make up for lost time" after making an impressive return to the Manchester United side, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
World Cup winner Pogba, 27, came back from an ankle injury to play for the first time since 26 December.
He came off the bench to win a penalty, converted by Bruno Fernandes, as United drew 1-1 at Tottenham on Friday.
"Paul Pogba is a fantastic player and is finally fit again," Solskjaer told BBC Radio 5 Live.
Midfielder Pogba managed 34 minutes as he played only his ninth club game of an injury-ravaged campaign in United's first game since the season was halted in March by the coronavirus pandemic.
He completed 17 of his 18 passes, won the ball back four times and managed two blocks, with Solskjaer describing the performance as that of an "all-round midfielder".
Solskjaer - who before the match had called on Pogba to show his leadership qualities - said: "It is great to see him show his qualities and the contribution he made was big in us getting a penalty.
"He has had horrific, injury-hit season and he is desperate to make up for lost time. Paul has always wanted to play. He loves football.
"It has been great having him back training with us. On and off the pitch, he is such an enthusiastic and passionate boy. Everyone can see the quality he can provide.
"Paul always has a point to prove to himself and to us. He expects a lot from himself and wants to be the best. He trains hard and loves football."
Pogba also showed signs of linking up with January signing Fernandes, who now has three goals and three assists since joining the club from Sporting Lisbon.
Solskjaer added: "It is a partnership that we want to build on. They have trained together now they have had half an hour on the pitch together.
"We want the best players on the pitch, of course, and want to find a balance in the team."


bbc--2020-06-20--Up to 5,000 fans allowed in France stadiums

Stadiums will re-open to fans in France from 11 July as the country continues to lift coronavirus restrictions .
Up @ @ @ @ @ allowed in arenas to watch live sport - a figure that may increase later in @ @ @ @ @ football 's French Cup and League Cup finals could be played in front of supporters @ @ @ @ @ a date yet to be decided because of the pandemic .
The Ligue 1 and @ @ @ @ @ April .
The French government said : `` A further review of the national epidemiological @ @ @ @ @ in mid-July to decide whether a loosening is possible for the second half of August @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Edouard Philippe put a blanket ban on all sport until September but collective @ @ @ @ @ Monday .

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Paris St-Germain were crowned Ligue 1 champions when the season was cancelled
Stadiums will re-open to fans in France from 11 July as the country continues to lift coronavirus restrictions.
Up to 5,000 fans will be allowed in arenas to watch live sport - a figure that may increase later in the summer.
It means football's French Cup and League Cup finals could be played in front of supporters after both were postponed to a date yet to be decided because of the pandemic.
The Ligue 1 and 2 seasons were cancelled in April.
The French government said: "A further review of the national epidemiological situation will be carried out in mid-July to decide whether a loosening is possible for the second half of August."
In April, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe put a blanket ban on all sport until September but collective sports can now resume from Monday.


bbc--2020-06-20--Ex-F1 driver Zanardi in very serious condition after handbike crash

Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is in a `` very serious '' condition after requiring surgery on a head injury sustained in an accident during a handbike relay in his native Italy .
Zanardi was taken by helicopter to hospital in Siena , where he is on a ventilator in intensive care and `` the neurological picture remains serious '' .
His `` neurosurgical and maxillo-facial '' operation lasted almost three hours .
Zanardi had both legs amputated after crashing in the American Memorial 500 Cart race at Lausitz , Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become a four-time Paralympic handcycling gold medallist .
`` You have never given up and with your extraordinary fortitude you have overcome a thousand difficulties , '' said Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte on Twitter .
`` Come on Alex Zanardi , do n't give up .
All of Italy is fighting with you . ''
Former Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti tweeted : `` I am so anxious and frightened about Alex Zanardi that I 'm holding my breath .
I am his fan .
I am his friend .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pray , pray for for this wonderful man . ''
Zanardi was taking part in an event called the Obiettivo Tricolore , a journey that sees the participants riding across Italy on handbikes , cycles or wheelchairs .

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Zanardi is a 12-time handbike world champion
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi remains in a serious but stable condition after an accident during a handbike relay in his native Italy.
The 53-year-old Paralympian suffered head injuries in a crash with a lorry in Pienza on Friday.
Zanardi had surgery at a hospital in Siena, where he remains on a ventilator in intensive care.
The hospital said his "neurological picture remains serious" and his organ functions are "adequate".
Zanardi had both legs amputated after crashing in the American Memorial 500 Cart race at Lausitz, Germany, in 2001.
He has since become a four-time Paralympic handcycling gold medallist.
Speaking on Saturday, Zanardi's surgeon said: "The operation went as it should have; it was the original situation that was not good.
"What the prognosis will be tomorrow, in a week, in 15 days, I don't know.
"Serious means he's in a situation where he could die, in these cases improvements can be very small over time and worsening can be sudden."


bbc--2020-06-20--Phillies and Blue Jays close training bases after coronavirus tests

Last updated on .From the section Baseball Two Major League Baseball teams have closed their training facilities after players and @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
The Toronto Blue Jays also closed their base in Dunedin , Florida after @ @ @ @ @ Florida is one of several US states to see its infection rates surge recently .
@ @ @ @ @ 2,600 new cases were recorded in a single 24-hour period , its second highest daily @ @ @ @ @ .
The start of the 2020 MLB season was postponed in March , and last @ @ @ @ @ Rob Manfred said he was `` not confident '' it would go ahead .
Ice @ @ @ @ @ also closed their training facilities after three players and some staff members tested positive .
@ @ @ @ @ start training last week .
It is hoped the league will resume with a 24-team @ @ @ @ @ 'hub cities ' for the Stanley Cup .

Last updated on .From the section Baseball
The start of the MLB season was postponed in March
Two Major League Baseball teams have closed their training facilities after players and staff members tested positive for coronavirus.
The Philadelphia Phillies shut down their facilities in Clearwater, Florida after five players and three staff members returned positive tests.
The Toronto Blue Jays also closed their base in Dunedin, Florida after one player displayed symptoms.
Florida is one of several US states to see its infection rates surge recently.
Last week, more than 2,600 new cases were recorded in a single 24-hour period, its second highest daily figure since the outbreak began.
The start of the 2020 MLB season was postponed in March, and last week the league's commissioner Rob Manfred said he was "not confident" it would go ahead.
Ice hockey side Tampa Bay Lightning also closed their training facilities after three players and some staff members tested positive.
NHL teams were cleared to start training last week. It is hoped the league will resume with a 24-team play-off taking place in two 'hub cities' for the Stanley Cup.


bbc--2020-06-21--Three feared dead after UK park stabbing incident

At least three people have died and an unknown number injured after a stabbing in a park in Reading , sources say .
Security sources have told the BBC a man arrested at the scene is thought to be Libyan .
Counter terrorism officers are at the scene , but the motive for the attack has not yet been confirmed .
The attack happened at Forbury Gardens at about 19:00 BST but neither the number of injured or fatalities have been officially confirmed by police .
Sources told the BBC that police were looking at terror as a possible motivation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been arrested at the scene and is now in custody , Thames Valley Police said .
BBC Home Affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said he had been told the suspect had previously been imprisoned , but for a relatively minor offence unrelated to terrorism .
One eyewitness told the BBC he saw a man move from group to group stabbing people in the park .
There were reports that a police officer `` rugby tackled '' the suspect to the ground , according to the Sunday Mirror .
About a dozen armed police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ block of flats in Basingstoke Road in Reading at around 23:00 BST .
BBC News Home Affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani , who was outside the block of flats , said he heard a loud bang at the scene .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his `` thoughts are with all of those affected by the appalling incident in Reading '' .
`` My thanks to the emergency services on the scene , '' he added .
South Central Ambulance Service said it was `` assessing and treating a number of casualties who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident '' .
'He started coming towards us' Laurence Wort , 20 , who was visiting Reading for the day , told the BBC he was about 10m away when the attack started .
`` The park was pretty full , a lot of people sat around drinking with friends when one lone person walked through , suddenly shouted some unintelligible words and went round a large group trying to stab them .
`` He stabbed three of them and then turned and started running towards me , when we turned and started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could n't catch us he tried to stab another group sat down .
`` He got one in the back of the neck and then when he realised everyone was starting to run , he ran out the park . ''
Claire Gould , a freelance journalist who lives in Reading , said she walked past Forbury Gardens at around 18:40 BST `` and everything seemed calm '' .
She then saw an air ambulance land in King 's Meadow - another park close to the scene - at around 19:00 BST @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes later .
`` There were multiple sirens from 19:00 going on for the next couple of hours and police helicopters [ were ] circling , '' she added .
Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted to say she was `` deeply concerned '' at the incident .
She said : `` My thoughts are with everyone involved , including police and emergency responders at the scene . ''
Policing minister Kit Malthouse tweeted his `` deepest sympathies to all affected '' and described the incident as `` horrific '' and `` dreadful '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stabbing was `` very concerning '' .
Thames Valley Police said there was no indication the incident was connected to an earlier Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) protest in the park .
Reading council 's leader urged people to stay away from the area .
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said : `` A number of people sustained injuries and were taken to hospital .
A police cordon is in place in Forbury Gardens as officers investigate .
`` We are asking the public to avoid the area at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a video message posted to Facebook : `` They [ BLM protesters ] were very peaceful and we worked with the police liaison .
`` In terms of the protest and the people who attended from Black Lives Matter , we 're all safe .
`` None of us are affected .
We had all left by the time this happened . ''

Det Chf Supt Ian Hunter, from Thames Valley Police, said police were not looking for any other people in connection with the attack, adding that officers were "keeping an open mind as to the motivation for the incident".


bbc--2020-06-21--Donald Trump: Supporters attend Tulsa rally despite coronavirus fears

US President Donald Trump has begun addressing supporters at his first campaign rally since March , when the US coronavirus lockdown began .
Earlier , organisers cancelled an `` overflow '' event at Tulsa 's 19,000-seat Bank of Oklahoma Center when the expected crowds failed to materialise .
There are concerns the event could increase the spread of Covid-19 .
Those attending must sign a waiver protecting the Trump campaign from responsibility for any illness .
Hours before the rally , the campaign said six staff members involved in organising it had tested positive .
On Friday , Oklahoma 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing guidelines be followed .
The Trump campaign has said attendees will have to pass temperature checks before being allowed into the venue - and that they will be offered face masks .
More than 2.2 million cases of Covid-19 and 119,000 associated deaths have been reported in the US , according to data from Johns Hopkins University .
• Four reasons why this was a bad week for Trump Mr Trump 's re-election campaign rally will be one of the biggest indoor gatherings in the US since the country 's Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had received more than a million ticket requests , and that the president would speak inside the BOK Center and at an outdoor stage set up nearby for overflow crowds .
When the numbers failed to appear , campaign officials cancelled the outdoor appearance , blaming `` radical protesters '' and the media for attempting to `` frighten off '' supporters .
Supporters began queuing earlier this week for a chance to get into the arena , and 100,000 people or more were expected to gather in central Tulsa .
This week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Oklahoma has been rising and local health officials fear the rally could become a `` super spreader '' event .
There will be no social distancing at the rally .
And although face masks will be given out to those attending , the president will not be wearing one .
Attendees will have to accept a disclaimer that they `` voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to Covid-19 and agree not to hold Donald J. Trump for President , Inc. '' liable for any illness or injury .
In a Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Tulsa 's residents were divided over it being the first city to host such an event .
`` We do this as our positive Covid-19 cases are rising , but while our hospital capacity remains strong .
Some think it is great , some think it is reckless .
Regardless of where each of us falls on that spectrum , we will go through it as a community , '' he wrote .
Political rallies are a source of inspiration as well as invigoration for Donald Trump .
He draws energy from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uses their responses to the various riffs in his sometimes long , free-form speeches to sense what issues resonate with his loyal base .
For more than three months , as Covid-19 has spread across the US , the president has had to do without these emotional and strategic sounding boards .
Now , the rallies are coming back , even though cases of the virus are reaching new record peaks in many states and public health officials continue to warn of the dangers of large gatherings .
With less than five months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billing this as the beginning of his re-election bid .
Given that he held his official campaign kick-off in Orlando almost exactly a year ago , it perhaps is better seen as a re-boot of a campaign that has struggled to gain its footing as the nation has been beset by the pandemic and mass demonstrations against institutional racism and excessive force by police .
The president is now billing his campaign around the slogan `` the Great American Comeback '' .
Given the recent turmoil , and Mr Trump 's sagging poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tulsa rally is the beginning of his own political revival .
There are also concerns among officials in Tulsa that there will be clashes between supporters and opponents of the president .
Emotions are still running high following the killing of an unarmed black man , George Floyd , by police in Minneapolis last month , which sparked widespread anti-racism protests .
Mayor Bynum declared on Thursday a curfew covering the area around the BOK Center , citing the risk of `` civil unrest '' .
But on Friday , Mr Trump announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` our many supporters '' .
He also warned : `` Any protesters , anarchists , agitators , looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand , you will not be treated like you have been in New York , Seattle , or Minneapolis .
It will be a much different scene ! ''
Mr Trump had planned to hold the rally on Friday .
But he changed the date last week after learning it fell on Juneteenth , which marks the end of slavery in the US .
The choice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1921 , Tulsa was the scene of a race riot in which white mobs attacked black people and businesses .
At a peaceful Juneteenth rally in Tulsa on Friday , the civil rights activist Al Sharpton said campaigners could `` Make America Great '' for everybody for the first time .

"We do this as our positive Covid-19 cases are rising, but while our hospital capacity remains strong. Some think it is great, some think it is reckless. Regardless of where each of us falls on that spectrum, we will go through it as a community," he wrote.


bbc--2020-06-20--Geoffrey Berman: Trump fires top US prosecutor who refused to quit

US President Donald Trump has fired a top federal prosecutor who refused to leave office , Attorney General William Barr has said .
Geoffrey Berman , the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York , said on Friday that he had learned he was `` stepping down '' in a press release .
Mr Berman insisted he would stay in post and continue his investigations .
On Saturday , Mr Barr told him that he had asked the president to remove him immediately , and that he had done so .
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi said she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motives '' in the sacking of Mr Berman and that the Attorney General `` must be held accountable for his actions '' .
Mr Berman oversaw the prosecution of a number of Mr Trump 's associates .
They included the president 's former lawyer Michael Cohen , who has served a prison sentence for lying to Congress and election campaign finance fraud .
Mr Berman 's department has also been investigating the conduct of Rudy Giuliani , Mr Trump 's current personal lawyer .
The row between the attorney general and the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night , when Mr Barr issued a press release announcing that Mr Berman was `` stepping down '' after two-and-a-half years in the post .
Mr Berman had `` done an excellent job '' , achieving `` many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters '' , Mr Barr said .
He added that the president intended to nominate Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton , who has never served as a federal prosecutor , as Mr Berman 's successor .
Not long afterwards , Mr Berman issued his own a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` stepping down '' from the press release .
`` I have not resigned , and have no intention of resigning , my position , '' he added .
`` I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate . ''
Mr Barr 's announcement appeared to surprise the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , Lindsey Graham .
He who said that Mr Clayton 's nomination would still have to be approved by New York 's two Senators , Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` This late Friday night dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the legal process .
What is angering President Trump ?
A previous action by this US Attorney or one that is ongoing ? ''
Why did the president fire Mr Berman ?
In a letter to Mr Berman released by the justice department on Saturday , Mr Barr wrote that they had discussed his intention to appoint Mr Clayton as US attorney and that he had hoped for co-operation `` to facilitate a smooth transition '' .
`` Unfortunately , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have chosen public spectacle over public service .
Because you have declared that you have no intention of resigning , I have asked the president to remove you as of today , and he has done so , '' he added .
Mr Barr said Mr Berman 's deputy , Audrey Strauss , would become the acting US attorney and that he anticipated she would serve in that capacity until a permanent successor was in place .
Later , Mr Berman said that `` in light of Attorney General Barr 's decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to have Ms Strauss become acting US attorney , he would be leaving office , `` effective immediately '' .
`` It has been the honour of a lifetime to serve as this District 's US attorney and a custodian of its proud legacy , but I could leave the district in no better hands than Audrey 's . ''
`` I know that under her leadership , this office 's unparalleled AUSAs [ Assistant United States Attorneys ] , investigators , paralegals , and staff will continue to safeguard the Southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independence , '' he added .
Before leaving the White House for a campaign rally in Tulsa , President Trump told reporters that the decision to fire Mr Berman was a matter for the attorney general .
`` That 's his department , not my department .
But we have a very capable attorney general , so that 's really up to him .
I 'm not involved . ''

"Unfortunately, with your statement of last night, you have chosen public spectacle over public service. Because you have declared that you have no intention of resigning, I have asked the president to remove you as of today, and he has done so," he added.


bbc--2020-06-20--One-fifth of Earth's ocean floor is now mapped

We 've just become a little less ignorant about Planet Earth .
The initiative that seeks to galvanise the creation of a full map of the ocean floor says one-fifth of this task has now been completed .
When the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project was launched in 2016 , only 6 % of the global ocean bottom had been surveyed to what might be called modern standards .
That number now stands at 19 % , up from 16 % in just the last year .
Some 14.5 million sq km of new bathymetric ( depth ) data was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - an area equivalent to almost twice that of Australia .
It does , however , still leave a great swathe of the planet unmapped to an acceptable degree .
`` Today we stand at the 19 % level .
That means we 've got another 81 % of the oceans still to survey , still to map .
That 's an area about twice the size of Mars that we have to capture in the next decade , '' project director Jamie McMichael-Phillips told BBC News .
The map at the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by GEBCO in the coming years .
Black represents those areas where we have yet to get direct echosounding measurements of the shape of the ocean floor .
Blues correspond to water depth ( deeper is purple , shallower is lighter blue ) .
It 's not true to say we have no idea of what 's in the black zones ; satellites have actually taught us a great deal .
Certain spacecraft carry altimeter instruments that can infer seafloor topography from the way its gravity sculpts the water surface above - but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over a kilometre , and Seabed 2030 has a desire for a resolution of at least 100m everywhere .
Better seafloor maps are needed for a host of reasons .
They are essential for navigation , of course , and for laying underwater cables and pipelines .
They are also important for fisheries management and conservation , because it is around the underwater mountains that wildlife tends to congregate .
Each seamount is a biodiversity hotspot .
In addition , the rugged seafloor influences the behaviour of ocean currents and the vertical mixing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to improve the models that forecast future climate change - because it is the oceans that play a critical role in moving heat around the planet .
And if you want to understand precisely how sea-levels will rise in different parts of the world , good ocean-floor maps are a must .
Much of the data that 's been imported into the GEBCO grid recently has been in existence for some time but was `` sitting on a shelf '' out of the public domain .
The companies , institutions and governments that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it over - and there is probably a lot more of this hidden resource still to be released .
But new acquisitions will also be required .
Some of these will come from a great crowdsourcing effort - from ships , big and small , routinely operating their echo-sounding equipment as they transit the globe .
Even small vessels - fishing boats and yachts - can play their part by attaching data-loggers to their sonar and navigation equipment .
One very effective strategy is evidenced by the British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts of the globe - and that is simply to mix up the routes taken by ships .
`` Very early on we adopted the ethos that data should be collected on passage - on the way to where we were going , not just at the site of interest , '' explained BAS scientist Dr Rob Larter .
`` A beautiful example of this is the recent bathymetric map of the Drake Passage area ( between South America and Antarctica ) .
A lot of that was acquired by different research projects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and forth to the places they were going . ''
New technology will be absolutely central to the GEBCO quest .
Ocean Infinity , a prominent UK-US company that conducts seafloor surveys , is currently building a fleet of robotic surface vessels through a subsidiary it calls Armada .
This start-up 's MD , Dan Hook , says low-cost , uncrewed vehicles may be the only way to close some of the gaps in the more out-of-the-way locations in the 2030 grid .
He told BBC News : `` When you look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas closer to shore , you see the business case very quickly .
Whether it 's for wind farms or cable-laying - there are lots of people that want to know what 's down there .
But when it 's those very remote areas of the planet , the case then is really only a scientific one . ''
Jamie McMichael-Phillips is confident his project 's target can be met if everyone pulls together .
`` I am confident , but to do it we will need partnerships .
We need governments , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we need philanthropists , and we need citizen scientists .
We need all these individuals to come together if we 're to deliver an ocean map that is absolutely fundamental and essential to humankind . ''
GEBCO stands for General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans .
It is the only intergovernmental organisation with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor .
The latest status of its Seabed 2030 project was announced to coincide with World Hydrography Day .
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He told BBC News: "When you look at the the mapping of the seabed in areas closer to shore, you see the business case very quickly. Whether it's for wind farms or cable-laying - there are lots of people that want to know what's down there. But when it's those very remote areas of the planet, the case then is really only a scientific one."


bbc--2020-06-20--Ethiopian maids dumped outside Beirut embassy

Maids have been dumped outside a Beirut embassy , amid an ongoing economic crisis in Lebanon , heightened by the @ @ @ @ @ s economy is collapsing with the country ’ s currency losing 70 % of its @ @ @ @ @ months .
Now many of the country ’ s middle class claim they can no @ @ @ @ @ domestic maids .
More than 100 Ethiopian migrant workers have been dumped outside their embassy @ @ @ @ @ days .
The BBC 's Martin Patience reports from the Ethiopian embassy in Lebanon .

Maids have been dumped outside a Beirut embassy, amid an ongoing economic crisis in Lebanon, heightened by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lebanon’s economy is collapsing with the country’s currency losing 70% of its value in the past six months.
Now many of the country’s middle class claim they can no longer afford to pay their domestic maids.
More than 100 Ethiopian migrant workers have been dumped outside their embassy in the capital in recent days.
The BBC's Martin Patience reports from the Ethiopian embassy in Lebanon.


bbc--2020-06-20--Gelsenkirchen: Controversial Lenin statue erected in German city

A far-left party in Germany has erected a controversial statue of communist leader Vladimir Lenin .
The tiny Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany ( MLPD ) installed the statue in front of its headquarters in the western city of Gelsenkirchen .
City authorities had attempted to stop the statue being installed and launched an online hashtag saying there was `` no place for Lenin '' .
But courts blocked their appeals and the unveiling went ahead on Saturday .
Lenin was a leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution and led the country until his death in 1924 , when he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has remained a symbol of communism rule across the world , both among supporters and those who remember the human rights abuses that took place under the USSR .
Germany itself was divided for decades between the West and the communist East , until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 .
In the debate surrounding the Gelsenkirchen statue , which was made in Czechoslovakia , as it was then known , in 1957 , both sides drew parallels to the tearing down of monuments linked to slavery which has taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent weeks .
`` We live in a time in which many countries of the world are reflecting on memorials , '' said mayor Frank Baranowski in one of a series of YouTube videos posted by the city council against the statue .
`` It 's hard to put up with the fact that a dictator from the 21st Century is being placed on a pedestal and a memorial is being made out of it .
Unfortunately the courts have decided otherwise , we must accept that , but not without comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Gabi Fechtner , described the communist leader as `` an ahead-of-his-time thinker of world-historical importance , an early fighter for freedom and democracy '' , according to the AFP news agency .

Lenin was a leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution and led the country until his death in 1924, when he was succeeded by Josef Stalin. However, he has remained a symbol of communism rule across the world, both among supporters and those who remember the human rights abuses that took place under the USSR.


bbc--2020-06-20--America trying to 'rule the world', says Russian spy chief

The head of Russia ’ s Foreign Intelligence Service has told the BBC that America has been trying to `` @ @ @ @ @ this could lead to `` disaster ” .
In an exclusive interview , Sergei Naryshkin @ @ @ @ @ ’ t trust what the British government says about the Salisbury poisonings .
Russia ’ @ @ @ @ @ was talking to the BBC 's Steve Rosenberg on the occasion of the 75th anniversary @ @ @ @ @ War Two , claimed people in the West forget about Russia ’ s contribution to @ @ @ @ @

The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has told the BBC that America has been trying to "rule the world" and this could lead to "disaster”.
In an exclusive interview, Sergei Naryshkin also said that Russia doesn’t trust what the British government says about the Salisbury poisonings.
Russia’s spy chief, who was talking to the BBC's Steve Rosenberg on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, claimed people in the West forget about Russia’s contribution to the defeat of Nazism.
Produced by Will Vernon
Filmed & edited by Matthew Goddard


bbc--2020-06-20--John Bolton: Judge rejects Trump bid to ban ex-adviser's book

A US judge has rejected a request by President Donald Trump to stop the publication of a memoir by his former National Security Adviser , John Bolton .
The justice department argued that the book had not been properly vetted .
Washington DC District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said the government had `` failed to establish that an injunction would prevent irreparable harm '' .
Mr Bolton had `` gambled '' with US national security and already `` exposed his country to harm '' , the judge said .
Hundreds of thousands of copies of the book - The Room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and distributed , and are due to go on sale on Tuesday .
In the memoir Mr Bolton paints an unflattering picture of a president whose decision-making was dominated by a desire to be re-elected in November .
Mr Trump has said the book is `` made up of lies and fake stories '' .
What did the judge 's ruling say ?
The justice department 's lawyers argued that Mr Bolton had breached an obligation to complete a pre-publication review of his manuscript to ensure that it contained no classified information .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They insisted that the manuscript was thoroughly examined and that Mr Trump simply did not like the contents .
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• Four reasons why this was a bad week for Trump In his 10-page ruling , Judge Lamberth wrote that Mr Bolton had opted out of the pre-publication review process before its conclusion and that he `` likely jeopardized national security by disclosing classified information in violation of his non-disclosure agreement obligations '' .
He nevertheless denied the government 's injunction request @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publish his book without securing final approval from national intelligence authorities , Bolton may indeed have caused the country irreparable harm , '' he wrote .
`` But in the internet age , even a handful of copies in circulation could irrevocably destroy confidentiality .
A single dedicated individual with a book in hand could publish its contents far and wide from his local coffee shop .
With hundreds of thousands of copies around the globe - many in newsrooms - the damage is done .
There is no restoring the status @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr Trump alleged on Twitter that Mr Bolton `` broke the law by releasing Classified Information ( in massive amounts ) '' .
`` He must pay a very big price for this , as others have before him .
This should never to happen again !
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the president added .
Later , the president called the ruling a `` BIG COURT WIN against Bolton '' .
A lawyer for Mr Bolton , Charles Cooper , welcomed the judge 's decision to deny the injunction request .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his client did not comply fully with his contractual pre-publication obligation to the government .
`` The full story of these events has yet to be told - but it will be , '' he added .
Mr Bolton 's publisher , Simon & Schuster , said : `` We are grateful that the Court has vindicated the strong First Amendment protections against censorship and prior restraint of publication . ''
What is in the book ?
He left his post in September 2019 , after disagreeing strongly with the president over how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Korea and Afghanistan .
In The Room Where It Happened , Mr Bolton portrays Mr Trump as an `` erratic '' , `` impulsive '' and `` stunningly uninformed '' leader .
Among the allegations , which are based on private conversations and are impossible to verify , are that : • President Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win the 2020 vote , stressing the `` importance of farmers and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome '' • He also said China 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region was the `` right thing to do '' • President Trump was willing to intervene in criminal investigations `` to , in effect , give personal favours to dictators he liked '' .
Mr Bolton said Mr Trump was willing to assist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a case involving a Turkish company • The US leader said invading Venezuela would be `` cool '' and that the South American nation was `` really part of the United States '' • President Trump was unaware the UK was a nuclear power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Finland was part of Russia

"But in the internet age, even a handful of copies in circulation could irrevocably destroy confidentiality. A single dedicated individual with a book in hand could publish its contents far and wide from his local coffee shop. With hundreds of thousands of copies around the globe - many in newsrooms - the damage is done. There is no restoring the status quo."


bbc--2020-06-20--X Factor's Alexandra Burke reveals music industry racism

Singer Alexandra Burke has spoken out about her experiences of racism in the music industry , revealing she was asked to bleach her skin `` to look whiter '' .
After winning X Factor , Burke said she was told she would `` have to work 10 times harder than a white artist , because of the colour of your skin '' .
In a 15-minute Instagram video , she recalls being told : `` You ca n't have braids , you ca n't have an afro .
`` You have to have hair ... that appeals to white people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won the TV talent show in 2008 at the age of 19 , described the experiences as `` heartbreaking '' .
Burke , who refused to bleach her skin , said she was inspired to tell her story by fellow X Factor contestant Misha B , who recently spoke out about `` being devalued '' at the hands of the music industry .
Misha B claimed the X Factor projected `` this angry black girl narrative '' , using words such as `` feisty '' and `` bully '' to describe her after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 2011 contestant said it left her feeling suicidal .
`` I could have spoken up much earlier , but was too scared to , '' said Burke , whose Instagram post has attracted a lot of attention , and sympathy , on social media .
The music star revealed the micro-aggressions she experienced at the hands of record labels , being told regularly that she `` comes across aggressive '' .
She said she was told : `` You ca n't release this kind of music , because white people do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I am so upset with myself that I allowed that . ''
Burke , whose hit singles Hallelujah , Bad Boys and All Night Long were all nominated for Brit Awards , also played the lead in the critically acclaimed West End musical The Bodyguard .
The singer said was told : `` Because you 're a black girl , you wo n't make it that far in the industry ... if you were white , you would be bigger than what you are now , you could sell more records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
She was raised in north London by her mother , Soul II Soul singer Melissa Bell , who died in August 2017 - just before Burke was due to take part in Strictly Come Dancing .
She recalled how one journalist accused her of `` being a diva '' when she asked not to do any publicity on the show 's red carpet , which happened to be taking place on the same day as her mother died .
`` That was the image they had of me , because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I was so scared on that show .
So many trolls , telling me all kinds of stuff .
`` I have no idea how I got through it .
I do n't even like thinking about that experience .
It 's simply because of me being a black , strong woman .
`` I can speak up for myself because that 's how I 've been taught .
But I would never do it in a way that offends people or hurts anyone . ''
She said the Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiences because `` the truth is all we 've got '' .
`` I just feel like people need to not see colour , '' said Burke .
`` My mum always raised me to never see colour .
I will continue that way because that 's what makes me happy .
`` People are people .
We are all human , we all have feelings .
So be kind . ''

The singer said was told: "Because you're a black girl, you won't make it that far in the industry... if you were white, you would be bigger than what you are now, you could sell more records, you'd be a Brit Award-winner".


bbc--2020-06-20--Mariana Trench: Don Walsh's son repeats historic ocean dive

It used to be said that more people had walked on the surface of the Moon than had dived to the deepest part of Earth 's oceans .
Not anymore .
Kelly Walsh , the son of the great ocean explorer Don Walsh , has just descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench , almost 11km down in the Pacific .
He made the dive 60 years after his father created history in doing so .
It means Kelly is the 12th person to visit the trench floor - the same as the number of Apollo moonwalkers .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a depth of approximately 10,925m .
Kelly described it as `` a hugely emotional journey '' after returning to the surface .
• US adventurer reaches deepest points in all oceans • The woman making history in sea and space The descent was piloted by the financier and adventurer Victor Vescovo .
The Texan is conducting a series of dives into the lowest point of the Mariana Trench known as the Challenger Deep .
Mr Vescovo has acquired a support ship and human-rated submersible that he is using to survey several of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Recent passengers who 've gone down with him to the Challenger Deep include the first women to make the journey - the former Nasa astronaut Kathy Sullivan and the British-American mountaineer Vanessa O'Brien .
But Kelly Walsh 's descent is particularly noteworthy because of his father , Don .
On 23 January , 1960 , the then US Navy officer , accompanied by Swiss national Jacques Piccard , made the first crewed dive to the floor of Earth 's deepest ocean trench using the bathyscaphe Trieste .
It was an astonishing achievement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The trench is so deep , it would be possible to fit Mount Everest ( 8,848m ) inside it and still have more than 2km of water above the peak .
The pressure at the trench floor is crushing - some 100 million pascals , almost 16,000 pounds per square inch .
Sixty years on , modern technology means Victor Vescovo can reliably make very safe , repeat dives , so much so that he himself has now been down seven times in his submersible , the 12-tonne Deep Sea Vehicle ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Vescovo and Walsh spent fours hours at the bottom of what 's called the `` western pool '' - one of three distinct zones in the Challenger Deep .
It 's the same pool that Don Walsh and Piccard visited , and the latest dive marked the first time anyone had been back since .
The Scottish marine biologist Alan Jamieson is one of the 12 who 've made the dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench .
He went with Mr Vescovo to a slightly shallower ( 10,700m ) location @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as the Sirena Deep .
Of Kelly Walsh 's dive , he said : `` It 's a commemoration of what his father did .
It 's also a kind of demonstration that we have n't lost that capability .
People often ask why we do n't seem able at the moment to go to the Moon having done it in the 60s and 70s .
Likewise , with the deep ocean , Don Walsh went to the bottom of the Mariana Trench and then for several decades we did n't go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can do it again , and we 're doing it loads . ''
Dr Jamieson is in the process of joining up with Mr Vescovo 's expedition .
There 's a plan to take the DSV Limiting Factor shortly to the Philippine Trench , which in terms of depth at 10,500m is third only to the Mariana and Tonga trenches .
But it 's a highly significant location in the history of ocean exploration , explained Dr Jon Copley from the University of Southampton .
It 's where the Danish Galathea expedition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10km down .
It was the first proof that higher animals could live deeper than 10,000m , he told BBC News .
Victor Vescovo 's exploits can be followed on the website of Caladan Oceanic , which has organised the venture with Triton Submarines , who developed the Limiting Factor , and EYOS Expeditions .
Dr Copley keeps a history of ocean exploration on his blog .
The 12 who 've dived to the floor of the Mariana Trench Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET @ bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter : @ BBCAmos

Of Kelly Walsh's dive, he said: "It's a commemoration of what his father did. It's also a kind of demonstration that we haven't lost that capability. People often ask why we don't seem able at the moment to go to the Moon having done it in the 60s and 70s. Likewise, with the deep ocean, Don Walsh went to the bottom of the Mariana Trench and then for several decades we didn't go anymore. But now we're showing we can do it again, and we're doing it loads."


bbc--2020-06-20--Coronavirus: Spain to allow UK tourists without quarantine

UK tourists will be able to visit Spain without having to quarantine on arrival from Sunday , Spanish officials say .
Spain 's foreign affairs minister has told the BBC that British citizens will be allowed to enter the country freely , without the need to self-isolate .
She said the decision had been made `` out of respect '' for the 400,000 Britons who have second homes in Spain .
But current rules state that anyone returning to - or entering - the UK still has to self-isolate for 14 days .
It is understood the UK 's quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The UK Foreign Office is still warning against all but essential international travel .
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Spain 's foreign affairs minister Arancha González Laya said UK visitors will go through a `` triple check '' upon arrival to Spain .
They will be asked for their country of origin and to register `` so we know we have a contact point to trace them '' , she said .
They will also undergo a temperature check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we welcome visitors , but we want to do this in safety and security for them , as well as for the Spaniards , '' she said .
Ms González Laya said discussions were continuing with the government about exempting Spanish visitors from the UK 's current quarantine travel rules .
`` We do hope that [ the British authorities ] will be sensitive to the 250,000 Spaniards that are also living in the UK and would very much like to enter the UK without quarantine , '' she said .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that countries look at entry or exit restrictions on the basis of their own data . ''
Spanish officials are also identifying locations in each of the country 's regions where travellers `` will be isolated and treated '' should they require hospital treatment , according to Ms González Laya .
Since 8 June , people arriving in the UK have been required to self-isolate for 14 days to help slow the spread of coronavirus .
The government is now planning to relax its travel quarantine rules for some countries in early July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterparts in Portugal , France , Italy , Greece and Spain , and ministers are hoping to make an announcement on 29 June that the government has secured a number of `` travel corridors '' .
The government had previously said that the quarantine would be reviewed every three weeks and 29 June marks the end of the first three-week period .
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Spain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the week over the country 's plans for allowing UK travellers to visit .
Spanish officials had said on Monday that travellers from the UK would not have to quarantine on arrival from Sunday .
But Spain 's foreign affairs minister then suggested the country would impose a two-week quarantine on Britons , if the UK maintained its current travel rules .
The mixed messages began after Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez announced last weekend that Spain 's borders would reopen to travellers from all EU countries on Sunday 21 June - with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government said the UK 's quarantine system was `` informed by science , backed by the public and designed to help prevent a devastating second wave of this disease '' .
`` We are supporting tourism businesses through one of the most generous economic packages in the world , and continue to look at options to increase international travel , when it is safe to do so , '' she added .
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"We want to make sure that we welcome visitors, but we want to do this in safety and security for them, as well as for the Spaniards," she said.


bbc--2020-06-20--Beijing to set up new security office in Hong Kong

China 's new security law for Hong Kong envisages setting up an office in the territory to gather intelligence and handle crimes against national security , state media say .
The new security law will also override any local laws that conflict with it , Xinhua news agency reported .
The planned law has sparked protests and drawn international condemnation .
Critics say it will destroy the freedoms Hong Kong enjoys but which are not available in mainland China .
On Friday the European Parliament voted to take China to the International Court of Justice in The Hague if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law is needed to tackle separatist activity , subversion , terrorism and collusion with foreign elements and rejects criticism a interference in its affairs .
• The city of two masks faces a new crisis • China 's new law : Why is Hong Kong worried ?
Hong Kong was handed back to China from British control in 1997 under an agreement centring on a `` one country , two systems '' principle that guaranteed certain freedoms for Hong Kong and that do not apply in the mainland .
What is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after a three-day meeting of the main decision-making body in China 's parliament , the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress .
A new national security office in Hong Kong would deal with national security cases , but would also have other powers such as overseeing education about national security in Hong Kong schools .
Xinhua also said that Hong Kong 's leader Carrie Lam would be able to appoint specific judges to hear national security cases .
Ms Lam has backed the proposed law and has denied that Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , two systems '' will be affected .
The Hong Kong government will be required to carry out most enforcement under the new law , but Beijing will be able to overrule the Hong Kong authorities in some cases .
`` If the local laws ... are inconsistent with this Law , the provisions of this Law shall apply .
The power to interpret this law belongs to the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress , '' Xinhua said .
The process of creating and finalising legislation in China usually takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wanyuan Song says , with one law for Taiwan taking five years to pass from when it was first proposed .
But state media says the new security law planned for Hong Kong could be published this summer , although it was proposed just a few months ago , she adds .
Law will not be implemented without a fight In one short but powerful document , Beijing initiated the most dramatic changes to Hong Kong 's power structure since the territory was handed back from Britain in 1997 .
The new law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ divergent legislation in Hong Kong , effectively wiping out the Chinese territory 's own body of laws and regulations .
Chinese leaders contend the law will target only a handful of terrorists and separatists , but key details have yet to be released : namely , what falls under the umbrella of national security and what constitutes a crime .
The legislation wo n't be imposed without a fight : many in Hong Kong are fiercely opposed to the law , fearing it will erase their existing freedoms .
And if the national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beijing faces international ramifications .
What reaction has there been to the planned law ?
The US says the law means Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous to merit special treatment under US law .
This potentially paves the way for Hong Kong to be stripped of trading privileges , such as lower tariffs , meaning that the US would treat it the same as any other mainland Chinese city for trading purposes .
Meanwhile the UK says it will change its immigration rules and offer millions of people in Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China imposes the new law .
• What if the US removes Hong Kong 's special status ?
Why is China imposing the law ?
The 1997 handover agreement between the UK and China - a mini-constitution called the Basic Law and a so-called `` one country , two systems '' principle - envisages Hong Kong rights that include freedom of assembly and speech , an independent judiciary and some democratic rights which no other part of mainland China has .
Under the same agreement , Hong Kong is expected to enact its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set out in Article 23 of the Basic Law .
But its unpopularity means it has never been done - the government tried in 2003 but had to back down after protests .
Then , last year , protests over an extradition law turned violent and evolved into a broader anti-China and pro-democracy movement .
China does n't want to see that happen again .

Beijing to set up new security office in Hong Kong Published 20 June 2020
Image source, EPA Image caption, Pro-democracy activists fear Beijing's law will undermine Hong Kong's freedoms
China's new security law for Hong Kong envisages setting up an office in the territory to gather intelligence and handle crimes against national security, state media say.
The new security law will also override any local laws that conflict with it, Xinhua news agency reported.
The planned law has sparked protests and drawn international condemnation.
Critics say it will destroy the freedoms Hong Kong enjoys but which are not available in mainland China.
On Friday the European Parliament voted to take China to the International Court of Justice in The Hague if the law was imposed.
But China says the law is needed to tackle separatist activity, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign elements and rejects criticism a interference in its affairs.
Hong Kong was handed back to China from British control in 1997 under an agreement centring on a "one country, two systems" principle that guaranteed certain freedoms for Hong Kong and that do not apply in the mainland.
What is in the new law?
Details were published after a three-day meeting of the main decision-making body in China's parliament, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
A new national security office in Hong Kong would deal with national security cases, but would also have other powers such as overseeing education about national security in Hong Kong schools.
Xinhua also said that Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam would be able to appoint specific judges to hear national security cases.
Ms Lam has backed the proposed law and has denied that Hong Kong's freedoms under the "one country, two systems" will be affected.
The Hong Kong government will be required to carry out most enforcement under the new law, but Beijing will be able to overrule the Hong Kong authorities in some cases.
"If the local laws... are inconsistent with this Law, the provisions of this Law shall apply. The power to interpret this law belongs to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress," Xinhua said.
The process of creating and finalising legislation in China usually takes some years, BBC Reality Check's Wanyuan Song says, with one law for Taiwan taking five years to pass from when it was first proposed.
But state media says the new security law planned for Hong Kong could be published this summer, although it was proposed just a few months ago, she adds.
Law will not be implemented without a fight
By Celia Hatton, Asia-Pacific editor, BBC News
In one short but powerful document, Beijing initiated the most dramatic changes to Hong Kong's power structure since the territory was handed back from Britain in 1997.
The new law says unequivocally that it will override any divergent legislation in Hong Kong, effectively wiping out the Chinese territory's own body of laws and regulations.
Chinese leaders contend the law will target only a handful of terrorists and separatists, but key details have yet to be released: namely, what falls under the umbrella of national security and what constitutes a crime.
The legislation won't be imposed without a fight: many in Hong Kong are fiercely opposed to the law, fearing it will erase their existing freedoms. And if the national security law does become a reality, Beijing faces international ramifications.
What reaction has there been to the planned law?
The US says the law means Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous to merit special treatment under US law.
This potentially paves the way for Hong Kong to be stripped of trading privileges, such as lower tariffs, meaning that the US would treat it the same as any other mainland Chinese city for trading purposes.
Meanwhile the UK says it will change its immigration rules and offer millions of people in Hong Kong "a route to citizenship" if China imposes the new law.
Why is China imposing the law?
The 1997 handover agreement between the UK and China - a mini-constitution called the Basic Law and a so-called "one country, two systems" principle - envisages Hong Kong rights that include freedom of assembly and speech, an independent judiciary and some democratic rights which no other part of mainland China has.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The history behind Hong Kong's identity crisis and protests - first broadcast November 2019
Under the same agreement, Hong Kong is expected to enact its own national security law - this was set out in Article 23 of the Basic Law.
But its unpopularity means it has never been done - the government tried in 2003 but had to back down after protests.
Then, last year, protests over an extradition law turned violent and evolved into a broader anti-China and pro-democracy movement.


bbc--2020-06-20--Paralympian Zanardi in serious condition after crash

Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is in a `` serious but stable '' condition after having surgery on a head injury sustained in an accident during a handbike relay in his native Italy .
Zanardi was taken by helicopter to hospital in Siena , where he is on a ventilator in intensive care .
`` The operation went as it should have , it was the original situation that was not good , '' Zanardi 's surgeon said .
`` What the prognosis will be tomorrow , in a week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know .
`` Serious means he 's in a situation where he could die , in these cases improvements can be very small over time and worsening can be sudden . ''
The hospital had previously said `` the neurological picture remains serious '' following an operation that lasted almost three hours .
Zanardi had both legs amputated after crashing in the American Memorial 500 Cart race at Lausitz , Germany , in 2001 .
He has since become a four-time Paralympic handcycling gold medallist .
`` You have never given up and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a thousand difficulties , '' Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said on Twitter .
`` Come on Alex Zanardi , do n't give up .
All of Italy is fighting with you . ''
Former Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti tweeted : `` I am so anxious and frightened about Alex Zanardi that I 'm holding my breath .
I am his fan .
I am his friend .
`` Please do what I 'm doing and pray , pray for this wonderful man . ''
Zanardi was taking part in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journey where the participants ride across Italy on handbikes , cycles or wheelchairs .


bbc--2020-06-20--500 high school senior portraits in Virginia

Matt Mendelsohn , photographer and father of a high school senior at Yorktown High School in Virginia , took 500 @ @ @ @ @ daughter 's class .
He hopes to help them commemorate their high school experience , @ @ @ @ @ commencement .

Matt Mendelsohn, photographer and father of a high school junior at Yorktown High School in Virginia, took 500 portraits of graduates in his daughter's class. He hopes to help them commemorate their high school experience, even though coronavirus disrupted their commencement.


bbc--2020-06-20--Dad school: How to be a better father

Dad school: How to be a better father

New dads are taking classes in how to carry their babies and change nappies .
The course in Rwanda aims @ @ @ @ @ , reduce domestic violence and promote equality .
A film by Lily Freeston for People @ @ @ @

New dads are taking classes in how to carry their babies and change nappies.
The course in Rwanda aims to make them better fathers, reduce domestic violence and promote equality.
Produced by Lily Freeston and filmed by Sebastien Rabas for People Fixing the World.