bbc--2020-07-24--Formula 1: US, Mexican & Brazilian races will not go ahead in 2020

Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Formula 1 has called off the US , Mexican and Brazilian Grands Prix this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis in the Americas .
Instead , three further races in Europe are to be added to the calendar .
These will see a return for Germany 's Nurburgring and Imola in Italy , and an F1 debut for Portugal 's Portimao track .
The US Grand Prix in Austin , Texas , had been due to be held on 23 October , with the Mexican race in Mexico City a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But F1 officials have accepted that it will be impossible to hold the races .
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Any hopes of reviving the Canadian race , originally scheduled for June and postponed in April , have also been abandoned .
The coronavirus has a much lower prevalence in Canada , but the country has local restrictions and travel rules that make impossible to hold a race .
An F1 statement said : `` Due to the fluid nature of the ongoing Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of keeping communities and our colleagues safe , it will not be possible to race in Brazil , USA , Mexico and Canada this season . ''
The grand prix at the Nurburgring , which last hosted a race in 2013 , will be held on 11 October , when it will be vulnerable to bad weather .
The date is the latest in the year a grand prix has ever been held on the historic track in the Eifel mountains , where snow has been known to fall even in the summer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in October .
Portimao , on the Algarve , will follow on 25 October , with Imola on 1 November .
Imola will be a two-day event , meaning there will be no Friday practice .
Imola has long , historic connections with F1 .
It replaced Monza as the home of the Italian Grand Prix in 1980 and had a permanent home on the calendar as the San Marino Grand Prix from 1981 to 2006 .
It is also notorious as the track on which Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portimao is to be one of the first races to allow spectators this year - following the decision of the organisers of the Russian Grand Prix on 23-25 September to sell tickets to the event in Sochi on the Black Sea coast .
• None Lando Norris helps out his mechanics after Hungarian Grand Prix F1 still does not have a full calendar , but says it remains hopeful of being able to have `` between 15 and 18 races this year and end in the Gulf in mid-December '' .
The additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Imola will take the calendar to 13 , and the season is expected to conclude with two races in Bahrain and one in Abu Dhabi in November and December .
And F1 is working on one or two races in Asia in early to mid-November .
The new street circuit in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi , which had been due to make its debut as an F1 venue in April , is expected to hold a race , and there is a possibility of a return to Malaysia 's Sepang track , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .


bbc--2020-07-25--Amazon, Google and Wish remove neo-Nazi products

Amazon , Google and Wish have removed neo-Nazi and white-supremacist products being sold on their platforms following an investigation by BBC Click .
White-supremacist flags , neo-Nazi books and Ku Klux Klan merchandise were all available for sale .
Algorithms on Amazon and Wish also recommended other white-supremacist items .
All three companies told the BBC that racist products were prohibited on their platforms .
Oren Segal from the Anti-Defamation League ( ADL ) , an anti-hate organisation , said the companies needed to `` constantly be on top of what the algorithm is recommending '' .
He said algorithms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible '' .
One of the items found for sale on Amazon was a white-supremacist flag featuring a Celtic Cross .
The ADL said the image featured on the flag was `` one of the most common white-supremacist symbols '' One shopper had left a `` review '' of the product in June , stating : `` This is a neo-Nazi flag .
Amazon should not be profiting from this . ''
However , another reviewer said the flag would be `` good for use in parades '' and thanked Amazon for `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ algorithms recommended another controversial flag that shoppers had `` frequently bought together '' .
Both symbols were worn by the Christchurch gunman when he killed 51 people in 2019 .
Other products featuring a burning rainbow flag , similar to the one used by the LGBT community , were also found on Amazon .
All of these products have now been taken down by Amazon .
Online retailer Wish has also taken down Ku Klux Klan-themed products , after being contacted by the BBC .
On the page for a KKK-themed cartoon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hood and a Celtic Cross .
Products related to the Boogaloo movement were also found for sale on Amazon , Google and Wish .
The Boogaloo group is a far-right libertarian militia in the US .
Several people linking themselves to the group have been charged with terrorism offences , and the murder of state officials in the US .
All three platforms removed the Boogaloo content after being contacted by the BBC .
Google also removed racist content from its Google Books and Google Play stores .
The think tank Demos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push shoppers towards hateful content .
`` It often takes human investigation to work out that people are being led down this path , '' said Josh Smith of Demos .
How have the companies responded ?
Amazon told the BBC : `` The products in question are no longer available and we 've taken action on the bad actors that offered the products and violated our policies . ''
Google told the BBC : `` We do n't allow ads or products that are sold on our platforms that display shocking content @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies vigorously and take action when we determine they are breached . ''
Wish said : `` We are working hard to remove these items and taking additional steps to prevent such items appearing again . ''

The Boogaloo group is a far-right libertarian militia in the US. Several people linking themselves to the group have been charged with terrorism offences, and the murder of state officials in the US.


bbc--2020-07-24--Hungary's Index journalists walk out over sacking

More than 70 journalists and staff at Hungary 's top news site Index have resigned , accusing the government of launching a bid to destroy or tame their website .
Index is the last of Hungary 's key independent media and editor in chief Szabolcs Dull was fired on Tuesday .
Its journalists said the sacking was `` clear interference '' and an attempt to apply pressure on the site .
Hours later protesters gathered in Budapest to rally for media freedom .
Over the past decade , supporters of nationalist and conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban have gradually taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hungary is ranked 89th out of 180 countries on the Reporters without Borders World Press Freedom Index .
Demonstrators were planning to march on the prime minister 's office .
Only last month , Szabolcs Dull had warned that Index was `` under such external pressure that could spell out the end of our editorial staff as we know it '' .
In an alarming piece published on 22 June , he warned that the website 's editorial staff were `` in danger '' and the dial on a `` freedom barometer '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in danger '' .
On Friday , three leading editors and more than 70 others said they were ending their employment there , because board president Laszlo Bodolai had refused to reinstate the chief editor .
There were emotional scenes as they proceeded to walk out of the office .
Mr Bodolai rejected claims that the website 's independence was at risk , blaming Dull for failing to control tension within the newsroom .
Fears for Index 's independence came to a head a few months ago when Miklos Vaszily , a pro-Orban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the firm that controls Index 's advertising and revenue .
He already ran pro-government broadcaster TV2 and was seen as playing a key role in turning another Hungarian website , Origo , into a pro-Orban outlet .
As the drama unfolded in the Index newsroom on Friday , a photo emerged of Mr Vaszily having lunch with key Orban adviser and historian Maria Schmidt .
What does this mean for Hungary and Orban ?
The demise of Index deprives the Hungarian public of the strongest independent voice in the media .
Staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free of political influence - in a country where much of the media simply await orders from the government on what to report , and how to report it .
The newsrooms of public service radio , TV and the state news agency MTI long ago gave up any pretence of impartiality .
Nepszabadsag , the main left-wing paper , ceased publication in 2016 , while Origo , another news site , switched to the government side in 2014 .
Nearly all regional media are part of the Fidesz media empire .
Index @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to continue their work .
At first sight , events at Index look like yet another victory for Viktor Orban .
But the man who rose to prominence opposing one-party rule has now re-established one-party rule .
By capturing the state - economy , parliament , constitutional court , media - he risks looking ridiculous .
Those critical of his rule may also be forced to rethink the forms of their opposition .
Some argue for new , or merged parties .
But there is also a growing clamour to boycott parliament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Orban of his last claim to democratic legitimacy .
Mr Orban 's Fidesz-led government has repeatedly clashed with the European Union about rule of law , and the party was suspended by the European Parliament 's centre-right EPP grouping because of its immigration policies .
Last month , the EU 's top court ruled that Hungary broke European law by restricting foreign funding of civil society organisations .
Earlier this week , Mr Orban said Hungary and Poland had won a `` huge victory '' against EU countries trying to link rule of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ package of Covid-19 recovery loans and grants .
But the head of the European Council , Charles Michel , was adamant that the deal agreed on Monday was `` the first time that the respect for rule of law is a decisive criteria for budget spending '' .

Only last month, Szabolcs Dull had warned that Index was "under such external pressure that could spell out the end of our editorial staff as we know it". In an alarming piece published on 22 June, he warned that the website's editorial staff were "in danger" and the dial on a "freedom barometer" on the homepage was moved to "in danger".


bbc--2020-07-24--WW2: The nun who saved my life

WW2: The nun who saved my life

As a Jewish girl growing up in France during the Holocaust in World War Two , Hélène Ullrich was on @ @ @ @ @ Catholic nun defied the Nazis , risking her own life to save Hélène and 82 @ @ @ @ @ their story .
Listen to the full story on The Documentary from BBC World Service @

As a Jewish girl growing up in France during the Holocaust in World War Two, Hélène Ullrich was on the run.
An extraordinary Catholic nun defied the Nazis, risking her own life to save Hélène and 82 other children.
This is their story.
Video journalists: Ellen Tsang and Alice Doyard.
Listen to the full story on The Documentary from BBC World Service.


bbc--2020-07-24--Johnny Depp's lawyers say video shows Amber Heard 'attacked' sister

A video which Johnny Depp 's lawyers say shows his ex-wife Amber Heard `` attacked '' her sister has been shown to the High Court .
In the video , which was given to his legal team on Thursday night , friends of Whitney Henriquez suggest her sister had `` beat '' her and appear to inspect her body for bruises .
Mr Depp , 57 , is suing the publisher of the Sun over an online article that labelled him a `` wife beater '' .
The paper insists it was accurate .
• Heard : I loved Depp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Depp accuses ex of severing finger tip with bottle In the video , which was shown to the court on the 14th day of the hearing in London , Ms Henriquez is talking with friends by a pool .
One friend is heard saying , `` did you get in a fight ? ''
and then `` I ca n't believe Amber beat your ass . ''
One woman appears to inspect Ms Henriquez 's cheek and arm , and Ms Henriquez is heard saying she is not going to talk about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Sherborne , said his team received the video from `` an anonymous source '' , after Ms Henriquez said in court that her sister had never attacked her .
He said the video was captured during the filming of a reality television show in 2006 or 2007 and was not for broadcast , but was `` the rushes '' - the unedited , raw footage .
He told the court : `` We were contacted to explain that Ms Amber Heard had a history of violence and attacking people and this video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sister Whitney was taken shortly after Amber Heard had attacked her , and Ms Whitney was filmed with people commenting on the bruises on her face and body . ''
Mr Sherborne said the newly disclosed video material `` demonstrates Ms Whitney was lying yesterday '' and that she had `` tailored '' her evidence `` to meet her sister 's evidence '' .
Returning to the witness stand , Ms Henriquez told the court she had been referring in the video to a verbal argument she had had with her sister and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said her friends were `` inferring , trying to make a storyline - albeit a bad one - interesting , nothing more '' .
On Thursday , Ms Henriquez said Ms Heard had never hit her and denied being `` frightened '' of her sister .
She said she had seen Mr Depp punch Ms Heard `` really hard in the head ... multiple times '' in Los Angeles in March 2015 .
Ms Henriquez acknowledged that Ms Heard had punched Mr Depp on that occasion - but said it was only `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believed Mr Depp was going to push Ms Henriquez down the stairs .
Addressing the court on Friday , Mr Sherborne said Ms Henriquez 's evidence about the so-called `` stairs incident '' was `` the only occasion on which any other human being is supposed to have witnessed '' Mr Depp being violent towards Ms Heard .
`` The reliability of Ms Whitney is critical , '' he added .
Mr Sherborne said Ms Heard 's evidence was that `` she was never violent , she ( has not ) physically attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is said to be when she was acting in self-defence '' .
`` Evidence that Ms Heard was violent towards her sister is relevant to that issue , '' he said .
Sasha Wass QC , who represents the Sun 's publisher , News Group Newspapers ( NGN ) , said she had not been aware of the video until Mr Sherborne told the court about it and argued it was `` meaningless '' .
`` This is an undated piece of film footage in circumstances which appear to be some sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , certainly not serious , '' she told the court .
`` This is a light-hearted exchange , there is no evidence of any injuries and it will take the matter ... no further . ''
However , Mr Sherborne , representing Mr Depp , argued : `` We say it is quite clear from that video that not only did Ms Amber Heard assault her sister , but it was quite clear also that the injuries that were suffered by Ms Whitney Heard are being examined by the individual that we see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no denial of the fact that Ms Amber Heard 'beat up ' Ms Whitney Heard and that there are injuries . ''
Ms Heard 's acting coach Kristina Sexton has also been giving evidence by video link from Australia .
In a written witness statement , Ms Sexton said she had met the actress in 2009 and the pair became friends `` quite quickly '' .
She said Ms Heard became a `` nervous wreck '' about choosing film roles because she was `` so worried '' about Mr Depp 's reaction .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' his ex-wife 's work and told her not to take certain jobs because he did not want her doing `` whore parts '' .
Giving evidence , Ms Sexton confirmed to Mr Depp 's lawyer , Eleanor Laws QC , that she had not seen the actor `` hit , kick or throw anything '' at Ms Heard .
Under questioning from NGN 's lawyer , Ms Wass , Ms Sexton said she had previously been aware of `` verbal fights '' between the pair but in April 2016 , Ms Heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her and had tried to strangle her .
The libel case , which is due to finish next week , centres on an article published on the Sun 's website in April 2018 under the headline `` Gone Potty : How can JK Rowling be 'genuinely happy ' casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film ? ''
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The article related to allegations made by Ms Heard , which Mr Depp denies .

However, Mr Sherborne, representing Mr Depp, argued: "We say it is quite clear from that video that not only did Ms Amber Heard assault her sister, but it was quite clear also that the injuries that were suffered by Ms Whitney Heard are being examined by the individual that we see on the tape.


bbc--2020-07-24--Fires in Pantanal, world's largest tropical wetlands, 'triple' in 2020

The number of forest fires in the Pantanal , the world 's largest tropical wetlands , has tripled in 2020 compared to last year , according to Brazil 's national space agency Inpe .
Inpe identified 3,682 fires from 1 January to 23 July in the region , an increase of 201 % compared to 2019 .
Thousands of species including jaguars , anteaters and migratory birds live in the 140,000-160,000 sq km area .
Last month was the worst June for fires in the neighbouring Amazon in 13 years .
The wetlands are located across Brazil , Paraguay and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biodiverse areas in the world .
Piranha , capuchin monkeys , green anacondas and thousands of plant species live in the basin which thrives off annual flooding following torrential rains .
A satellite map published by Inpe shows the fires currently burning in the Pantanal , collected using satellites that measure blazes larger than 30m long by 1m wide .
• Amazon fires increase by 84 % in one year - space agency The 3,682 fires detected in the region so far this year are the highest number since records began in 1998 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there were 277 in the area in total .
Members of environmental network the Pantanal Observatory called the fires `` a social danger since , in addition to the economic damage and the loss of biodiversity , fires cause respiratory problems , eye irritation and allergies , '' according to Brazilian newspaper O Globo .
The organisation said that in two days , around 7,000 hectares were burnt as the result of both `` criminal activity '' and `` climactic factors '' .
Wildfires often occur in the dry season in Brazil but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to illegally deforest land for cattle ranching .
In the Bolivian Pantanal , fighting the fires has been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic which limits the number of people who can safely tackle the blazes , Carlos Pinto of the organisation Friends of Nature Foundation explained .
The Pantanal Observatory says it is releasing radio broadcasts and video to inform local residents about the risk of fires .
Earlier this month President Jair Bolsonaro introduced a ban on fires in the Amazon region , to the north of the Pantanal , for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Bolsonaro , a climate change sceptic , of failing to protect the country 's vast and valuable natural resources .
Last year he accused NGOs of starting fires in the Amazon .
Wildfire in the Brazilian Pantanal last year destroyed at least 50,000 hectares .
• Watch : Why is the Amazon rainforest so important ?

The 3,682 fires detected in the region so far this year are the highest number since records began in 1998. In the same period in 2018 there were 277 in the area in total.


bbc--2020-07-24--Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison after 'retaliation' ruling

US President Donald Trump 's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen has been released from prison after a judge ruled he was sent back to jail in retaliation for writing a tell-all book .
The judge ordering his release said the government was retaliating when it sent Cohen back to prison this month .
He had been released in May over Covid-19 concerns .
Cohen was serving a three-year sentence for charges including Trump campaign finance violations .
Cohen is expected to be fitted with an ankle tag and will serve the rest of the sentence at home in New York City .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ might think , when you come out of quarantine/solitary confinement , '' his attorney , Jeffrey Levine , told the Reuters news agency after speaking to Cohen over FaceTime from the car .
`` He has n't slept in two weeks . ''
You might also like Cohen was convicted last year of crimes including tax evasion , lying to Congress and facilitating illegal payments to silence two women - pornographic film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal - who claimed they had affairs with Mr Trump .
After his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cohen violated the terms of his release .
Cohen argued his re-arrest was retaliation for his plans to publish a critical book about Donald Trump .
He said that probation officers had asked him to sign a release agreement that would prohibit him from speaking to , or through , any media .
When he questioned this order , he was taken back into custody .
US Judge Alvin Hellerstein issued the ruling during a tele-hearing on Thursday .
He said that Cohen 's return to jail was `` retaliatory because of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publish a book and to discuss anything about the book or anything else he wants on social media and with others '' .
The Manhattan judge added that , in 21 years on the bench , he had never seen such a provision for a prisoner .
`` How can I take any other inference but that it was retaliatory ? ''
Cohen was re-arrested on 9 July - days after he tweeted that he was `` close to completion '' of his tell-all book relating to the president .
The book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Trump .
This week , Cohen had sued US Attorney General William Barr and the prison bureau director over the so-called `` gag order '' .
The suit , brought by Cohen 's attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) , claimed that Cohen 's re-jailing over the order violated his constitutional right to free speech .
According to court filings , Cohen 's book would provide `` graphic and unflattering details about the President 's behaviour behind closed doors '' , including descriptions of his `` pointedly anti-Semitic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela .
The White House has not yet commented on these allegations .

He said that Cohen's return to jail was "retaliatory because of his desire to exercise his First Amendment rights to publish a book and to discuss anything about the book or anything else he wants on social media and with others".


bbc--2020-07-24--Goldman Sachs settles 1MDB scandal with Malaysia for $3.9bn

Goldman Sachs has reached a $ 3.9bn ( £3bn ) settlement with the Malaysian government for its role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB corruption scheme .
The deal resolves charges in Malaysia that the firm had misled investors when it helped raise $ 6.5bn for the country 's 1MDB development fund .
Prosecutors say billions of dollars were ultimately stolen - including by some of the bankers involved .
Goldman said the deal was `` an important step '' towards resolving the matter .
`` There are important lessons to be learned from this situation and we must be self-critical to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience , '' it added .
• Goldman 's role in the 1MDB scandal in 300 words The settlement - the largest reached so far in the scandal - includes a $ 2.5bn cash payout by Goldman .
The firm also said it would guarantee that the government would receive at least $ 1.4bn from money recovered from the scheme .
`` This settlement represents assets that rightfully belong to the Malaysian people , '' said Malaysia 's new minister of finance , Tengku Dato ' Sri Zafrul Aziz .
He said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than $ 4.5bn - roughly the amount prosecutors say was stolen - and settling the charges , brought in 2018 , meant recovering funds would not be `` held up by lengthy and costly court battles and legal process '' .
What is the 1MDB scandal ?
The charges stem from bond sales that Goldman arranged in 2012 and 2013 which raised money for the state fund .
Authorities say billions of dollars were ultimately embezzled to buy art , property , a private jet and super-yacht - and even to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , starring Leonardo DiCaprio .
The scandal has prompted investigations around the world and played a role in the election defeat of Malaysia 's former prime minister , Najib Razak , who was accused of pocketing $ 700m ( £517m ) from the fund he set up .
He has denied wrongdoing .
A verdict is expected later this month .
What does this mean for Goldman ?
The scandal has clouded reputation of Goldman Sachs , which saw more than a dozen of its executives charged in Malaysia last year for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolves those claims and protects the firm from further charges .
The bank still faces possible charges in the US related to the deal , which American prosecutors say earned the firm about $ 600m .
`` If [ the settlement with Malaysia ] were it , this would be old news and we 'd all move on , '' wrote Evercore ISI analyst Glenn Schorr on Friday .
`` Unfortunately , [ Goldman ] will still have to settle with the DOJ to move on completely and if past major foreign corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which we think they are ) , the DOJ settlement could wipe out most of the great second quarter they just put up . ''
Last year , a former Goldman partner , Tim Leissner pleaded guilty in the US to conspiring to launder money and violate American anti-bribery laws .
A Malaysian former managing director at the bank , Ng Chong Hwa , has also been charged in the US and Malaysia over the scandal .
The scandal 's alleged mastermind , jet-setting Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho , has also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Low has denied any wrongdoing , and his current whereabouts are unknown .

"Unfortunately, [Goldman] will still have to settle with the DOJ to move on completely and if past major foreign corrupt practice cases are a good indicator (which we think they are), the DOJ settlement could wipe out most of the great second quarter they just put up."


bbc--2020-07-24--Dog meat: Koreans are divided over the issue

Traditionally dogs are eaten during the summer months in Korea .
But with an increasing number of South Koreans owning @ @ @ @ @ meat is becoming more controversial and the government is under pressure to ban it .
@ @ @ @ @ Koreans with different views on the matter .
Can they overcome their differences ?

Traditionally dogs are eaten during the summer months in Korea. But with an increasing number of South Koreans owning dogs as pets, dog meat is becoming more controversial and the government is under pressure to ban it.
BBC Korea brought together South Koreans with different views on the matter.
Can they overcome their differences?
Produced by: David Cann
Filmed by: Jungmin Choi and Kevin Kim
Edited by: Kevin Kim and Jungmin Choi


bbc--2020-07-24--'Maskne' and bold makeup: How masks are changing how we look

For many of us , face masks have become an essential part of everyday life thanks to the coronavirus .
But regularly wearing one can have an unfortunate side-effect : mask-induced acne , aka `` maskne '' .
`` Maskne is absolutely real .
No questions asked , '' Dr Mona Gohara , Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine , told the BBC .
`` I wear two masks and sometimes a protective shield… [ and ] have myself experienced it and continue to experience it . ''
It 's a frustrating scenario that anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sympathise with .
But what exactly causes maskne ?
According to dermatologist Angeline Yong , the `` constant rubbing of the masks against our skin causes micro-tears , allowing easier entry for bacteria and dirt to clog up our pores '' .
And then there 's that moist , damp environment going on underneath your mask .
`` Breathing into a mask also creates a hot and moist environment that leads to the build-up of sweat , oil and bacteria .
Add on the fact that face masks are occlusive [ designed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's a recipe for skin disaster , '' says Dr Yong , whose practice is based in Singapore .
Dr Yong says she tells her clients one way to combat maskne is to `` avoid thick , occlusive skincare creams '' .
`` I always tell my patients to opt for more lightweight water-based products underneath the mask ... a lightweight moisturiser can also act as an additional protective barrier and prevent chafing , '' she says .
`` Ideally , you should [ also ] be using a mild and gentle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your moisturiser . ''
• Why have attitudes to face masks changed ?
• Why men are less likely to wear face masks • ' I 'm sure I 'll hate myself when my Botox runs out' Perhaps unsurprisingly , skincare companies have been quick to recognise the rise of maskne .
Popular Korean skincare brand Dr Jart now has a special `` Maskne Essentials '' category on its site - with items like a `` facial barrier mask '' and an anti-blemish patch .
According to beauty giant L'Oréal , the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise in deep-cleansing products '' .
Jochen Zaumseil , L'Oréal 's executive-vice president in Asia-Pacific , said popular skincare brands like La Roche-Posay and CeraVe had seen a `` huge boom '' recently - with a rise in demand for products like cleansers and sheet masks .
In Asia-Pacific , this rise in deep-cleansing products was attributed to mask-related issues , including issues like oilier skin and acne , as well as an increase in hygiene habits due to Covid-19 .
`` Skincare has always been by far our number one [ revenue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course that 's shifted even further [ ahead ] during the crisis , '' said Mr Zaumseil .
• Why some countries wear face masks and others don't But while skincare is booming , the makeup industry has taken a hit as more people work from home and avoid heading out .
Mr Zaumseil says demand for makeup is expected to rise again as life returns to normal , businesses begin to re-open , and more people start going into work .
According to L'Oréal , this is what it 's witnessed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of most of the world in coping with the virus .
It found that some 34 % of Chinese women wore makeup in February , during the peak of the lockdown - this figure has now increased to 68 % in late June to early July .
However , L'Oréal says there 's been a consistent demand for products that show up above people 's face masks .
`` The eyes are the most visible part of your face now , [ so ] mascara , eyeliner , these are doing very well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ products are proving popular , as are long-lasting , non-smudge lipsticks that will not transfer onto masks .
'Contouring is out , eyes are in ! '
On YouTube , the trend has echoed across the beauty industry , and a growing number of vloggers are making mask-friendly makeup tutorial videos .
Heavy contoured looks are out , and bold eyes are in .
`` You 're focusing more on eyebrows , eyeshadows - because you do have something that covers half your face .
I like really bushy eyebrows and a really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glamming up the eyes to help you stand out , '' US YouTuber Melina Basnight told the BBC .
`` I also put on some light makeup on the rest of my face because there are times you take off your mask when you go outside .
I 've kinda perfected what works . ''
• A bold eye look to make you stand out from the crowd , playing with lots of colours • Bushy eyebrows , which she refers to as her `` werewolf brows '' • Making sure your `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she typically still puts makeup on the lower half of her face but keeps it light Ms Basnight , who is a discharge assistant at a Texas hospital , is required to wear a mask every day at work .
`` [ Earlier this year ] I had a few people asking me how [ to put on makeup with a mask ] and at that point I had already been wearing masks for a few weeks , '' she said .
`` A lot of people still want to wear makeup even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense of normalcy .
At a time where nothing is normal , it 's just that tiny thing you can hold on to . ''
So she decided to create a mask-friendly makeup tutorial on her MakeupMenaree channel .
Filipino YouTuber Nina Carpio said she was inspired to focus on the issue back in May - after experiencing first-hand the damage a full face of makeup dealt to her skin .
The combination of makeup and perspiration under a mask , she says , irritated her skin and caused her pores to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the underside of her mask , dirtying it .
`` I tried putting on a full [ face ] of makeup with foundation , powder , contour… I found it will not work .
[ So for now ] I skip everything .
I put on the face and lips , and just put products like moisturisers and lip balm , '' said the YouTuber , whose channel is Smile Like Nina .
And this trend , she says , is expected to continue for the foreseeable future .
`` As long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , face masks will become part of our everyday - and so [ our ] makeup looks will definitely revolve around it . ''

"You're focusing more on eyebrows, eyeshadows - because you do have something that covers half your face. I like really bushy eyebrows and a really bold, colourful eye palette, just glamming up the eyes to help you stand out," US YouTuber Melina Basnight told the BBC.


bbc--2020-07-24--Week in pictures: 18 July-24 July 2020

Week in pictures: 18 July-24 July 2020

Beads of sweat run down the forehead of a healthcare worker after she took swabs from residents at a residential @ @ @ @ @ .
The country has the third largest number of coronavirus cases in the world , @ @ @ @ @ .

Image caption,
Beads of sweat run down the forehead of a healthcare worker after she took swabs from residents at a residential apartment in Ahmedabad, India. The country has the third largest number of coronavirus cases in the world, after the US and Brazil.


bbc--2020-07-24--Coronavirus: My pregnancy in a pandemic

Coronavirus: My pregnancy in a pandemic

Coronavirus has meant pregnant women around the world have had to face additional challenges – like changing birth plans , @ @ @ @ @ challenges .
Two women in Vancouver and London have documented their birth stories for the @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s like to have a baby in a pandemic .
You can watch @ @ @ @ @ Babies : Pregnancy In A Pandemic on BBC World News this weekend .

Coronavirus has meant pregnant women around the world have had to face additional challenges – like changing birth plans, social isolation, and financial challenges.
Two women in Vancouver and London have documented their birth stories for the BBC, to show what it’s like to have a baby in a pandemic.
You can watch the full story, Lockdown Babies: Pregnancy In A Pandemic on BBC World News this weekend.
Producer/Director: Natalia Zuo, Co-Producer: Ana Fernandez Saiz, Executive Producer: Claire Williams


bbc--2020-07-24--Why US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades

The Trump Administration ramped up its confrontation with Beijing this week , ordering the Chinese consulate in Houston to close over concerns about economic espionage .
It 's the latest step in a downward spiral in relations between the dueling economic powers which have sunk to the lowest level in decades .
The BBC 's Barbara Plett Usher takes a look at the motivations - and potential consequences - of this US-China face-off .
How significant is this escalation ?
It is not unprecedented for the US to close a foreign mission but it is a rare and dramatic step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is a consulate not an embassy , so it 's not responsible for policy .
But it plays an important role in facilitating trade and outreach .
And the move triggered retaliation from Beijing : it ordered the US to close its consulate in the western Chinese city of Chengdu , dealing a further blow to the diplomatic infrastructure that channels communication between the two countries .
It 's probably the most significant development yet in the deterioration of relations over the past months , which have included visa restrictions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the expulsion of foreign correspondents .
Both sides have imposed tit-for-tat measures , but it is the United States that has largely been driving this latest cycle of confrontation .
• How TikTok got caught up in the US-China clash • FBI director : China is 'greatest threat ' to US How did we get here ?
Senior administration officials have described the Houston consulate as `` one of the worst offenders '' in economic espionage and influence operations that they say are occurring at all the Chinese diplomatic facilities .
A certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected but the officials said activity in Texas went well over acceptable lines and they wanted to send a strong message that it would not be tolerated .
The decision to take more `` decisive action '' to counter China and `` disrupt '' its operations coincides with a speech earlier this month by the FBI Director Christopher Wray .
He said the Chinese threat to US interests had massively accelerated in the past decade , noting that he opened a new China-related counterintelligence investigation every 10 hours .
Beijing has routinely denied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Houston , called them `` malicious slander '' .
Critics of the Trump administration 's approach are sceptical about the value of closing the Houston consulate and the timing of the move .
`` It has a wag the dog feel to it , '' says Danny Russel , who served as the State Department 's top Asia official under President Barak Obama , suggesting it 's at least partly an attempt to create a diversion from President Donald Trump 's political troubles ahead of a November election .
• What 's behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So is this move to confrontation about the election ?
Yes and no .
`` Yes '' because Mr Trump has only recently fully adopted the anti-China campaign-speak that his strategists feel will resonate with voters .
It builds on his 2016 nationalist talking points about getting tough with a China that had `` ripped off the United States '' .
But it adds a heavy dose of blame over the way Beijing handled the coronavirus outbreak as the president 's ratings on his own response tumble .
The message is that China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country , not him .
`` No '' because hardliners in his administration , like Mr Pompeo , have for some time been pressing for tougher action against Beijing and laying the groundwork for such an approach .
The president had been vacillating between that advice and his own desire to pursue a trade deal and develop his `` friendship '' with the Chinese Leader Xi Jinping .
The consulate closure indicates that the China hawks have gained the upper hand for now , aided by genuine anger in Washington at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a virus that has brought global disaster .
• Looking for answers in Wuhan , a city of silence What does this say about the state of US-China relations ?
They 're pretty bad - at their lowest point since President Richard Nixon moved to normalise relations with the communist country in 1972 .
And both are to blame .
This has been building since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013 with a much more assertive and authoritarian playbook than his predecessors .
China has added to the recent run-up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hong Kong and its repression of Muslim minority Uighurs , which triggered several rounds of US sanctions .
But its clash with the Trump administration 's America First nationalism is increasingly shaped by an ideological worldview that infused a speech about China delivered by Mr Pompeo this week .
In rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War , he accused Chinese leaders of being tyrants on a quest for global domination , and framed America 's competition with Beijing as an existential struggle between freedom and oppression .
Many in Chinese government circles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop the country from catching up to America 's economic might , and are particularly angry at its moves to cut off access to Chinese telecommunications technology .
But there is concern and confusion about the dizzying ramp-up of punitive measures .
The foreign minister Wang Yi recently pleaded with the US to step back and seek areas where the two nations could work together .
Where is this heading ?
In the short term expect a precarious state of tension up to the election .
The Chinese do not appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agree that President Trump does not want a serious confrontation , certainly not a military one .
But Mr Russel , who 's currently a vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute , warns about unintended conflict .
`` The buffer that has historically insulated the US-China relationship , the presumption that the goal is to de-escalate and solve problems… has been stripped away , '' he says .
The long term depends on who wins in November .
But even though the Democratic candidate Joe Biden would be more inclined to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also campaigning on a get-tough-with-China message .
It 's a popular theme reflecting an extremely rare bipartisan consensus that goes beyond the occupant of the White House .
Jim Carafano , a national security expert at the conservative think tank , The Heritage Foundation , argues that challenging China 's `` destabilising '' behaviour is a path to stability , not escalation .
`` In the past we have n't made clear where the Chinese were violating our interests and they 've marched on , '' he told the BBC .
But William @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as defence secretary under the Democratic President Bill Clinton , thinks it 's dangerous that China is being seen as an adversary across the political spectrum .
Its military , economic and technological expansions have caused the US to say `` we ca n't do business the way we 've been doing business , '' he says .
`` But we still have to do business . ''

Why US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades Published 24 July 2020
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The US has largely been driving this latest cycle of confrontation between the countries
The Trump Administration ramped up its confrontation with Beijing this week, ordering the Chinese consulate in Houston to close over concerns about economic espionage.
It's the latest step in a downward spiral in relations between the dueling economic powers which have sunk to the lowest level in decades.
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher takes a look at the motivations - and potential consequences - of this US-China face-off.
How significant is this escalation?
It is not unprecedented for the US to close a foreign mission but it is a rare and dramatic step, one that is difficult to unwind. This is a consulate not an embassy, so it's not responsible for policy. But it plays an important role in facilitating trade and outreach.
And the move triggered retaliation from Beijing: it ordered the US to close its consulate in the western Chinese city of Chengdu, dealing a further blow to the diplomatic infrastructure that channels communication between the two countries.
It's probably the most significant development yet in the deterioration of relations over the past months, which have included visa restrictions, new rules on diplomatic travel, and the expulsion of foreign correspondents. Both sides have imposed tit-for-tat measures, but it is the United States that has largely been driving this latest cycle of confrontation.
How did we get here?
Senior administration officials have described the Houston consulate as "one of the worst offenders" in economic espionage and influence operations that they say are occurring at all the Chinese diplomatic facilities.
A certain amount of spy-craft by foreign missions is expected but the officials said activity in Texas went well over acceptable lines and they wanted to send a strong message that it would not be tolerated.
The decision to take more "decisive action" to counter China and "disrupt" its operations coincides with a speech earlier this month by the FBI Director Christopher Wray. He said the Chinese threat to US interests had massively accelerated in the past decade, noting that he opened a new China-related counterintelligence investigation every 10 hours.
Beijing has routinely denied these charges and in the case of Houston, called them "malicious slander".
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The US and China have clashed repeatedly in recent months, over trade, coronavirus and Hong Kong
Critics of the Trump administration's approach are sceptical about the value of closing the Houston consulate and the timing of the move. "It has a wag the dog feel to it," says Danny Russel, who served as the State Department's top Asia official under President Barack Obama, suggesting it's at least partly an attempt to create a diversion from President Donald Trump's political troubles ahead of a November election.
So is this move to confrontation about the election?
Yes and no.
"Yes" because Mr Trump has only recently fully adopted the anti-China campaign-speak that his strategists feel will resonate with voters. It builds on his 2016 nationalist talking points about getting tough with a China that had "ripped off the United States".
But it adds a heavy dose of blame over the way Beijing handled the coronavirus outbreak as the president's ratings on his own response tumble. The message is that China is responsible for the Covid mess in the country, not him.
"No" because hardliners in his administration, like Mr Pompeo, have for some time been pressing for tougher action against Beijing and laying the groundwork for such an approach. The president had been vacillating between that advice and his own desire to pursue a trade deal and develop his "friendship" with the Chinese Leader Xi Jinping.
The consulate closure indicates that the China hawks have gained the upper hand for now, aided by genuine anger in Washington at the Chinese government's lack of transparency about a virus that has brought global disaster.
What does this say about the state of US-China relations?
They're pretty bad - at their lowest point since President Richard Nixon moved to normalise relations with the communist country in 1972. And both are to blame.
This has been building since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013 with a much more assertive and authoritarian playbook than his predecessors. China has added to the recent run-up in tensions with its harsh national security law in Hong Kong and its repression of Muslim minority Uighurs, which triggered several rounds of US sanctions.
But its clash with the Trump administration's America First nationalism is increasingly shaped by an ideological worldview that infused a speech about China delivered by Mr Pompeo this week. In rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War, he accused Chinese leaders of being tyrants on a quest for global domination, and framed America's competition with Beijing as an existential struggle between freedom and oppression.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Liu Xiaoming: China is not the enemy of the US
Many in Chinese government circles believe that the administration's goal is to stop the country from catching up to America's economic might, and are particularly angry at its moves to cut off access to Chinese telecommunications technology. But there is concern and confusion about the dizzying ramp-up of punitive measures. The foreign minister Wang Yi recently pleaded with the US to step back and seek areas where the two nations could work together.
Where is this heading?
In the short term expect a precarious state of tension up to the election. The Chinese do not appear to be looking for escalation, and analysts agree that President Trump does not want a serious confrontation, certainly not a military one.
But Mr Russel, who's currently a vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, warns about unintended conflict. "The buffer that has historically insulated the US-China relationship, the presumption that the goal is to de-escalate and solve problems… has been stripped away," he says.
The long term depends on who wins in November. But even though the Democratic candidate Joe Biden would be more inclined to revive avenues of cooperation, he's also campaigning on a get-tough-with-China message. It's a popular theme reflecting an extremely rare bipartisan consensus that goes beyond the occupant of the White House.
Jim Carafano, a national security expert at the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, argues that challenging China's "destabilising" behaviour is a path to stability, not escalation. "In the past we haven't made clear where the Chinese were violating our interests and they've marched on," he told the BBC.
But William Cohen, a Republican politician who served as defence secretary under the Democratic President Bill Clinton, thinks it's dangerous that China is being seen as an adversary across the political spectrum.
Its military, economic and technological expansions have caused the US to say "we can't do business the way we've been doing business," he says.


bbc--2020-07-24--Brazil's racial reckoning: 'Black lives matter here, too'

A week before the death of George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis in May , Brazilians were mourning one of their own .
Fourteen-year-old João Pedro Mattos Pinto was killed while playing with friends during a botched police operation in a favela in Rio de Janeiro .
The two deaths happened thousands of kilometres apart , yet millions of people were united in grief and anger .
`` Black lives matter here , too , '' Brazilians chanted in the weeks following the deaths .
But history keeps repeating itself .
Only last week , a police officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a black woman in her fifties .
The video that surfaced showing the incident caused outrage .
She survived , but so many do not .
There is much that connects Brazil to the US - guns , violence and these days their politics , too .
But in the São Paulo favela of Americanópolis , people are hardly living the American dream .
Joyce da Silva dos Santos shows me a video of her son Guilherme celebrating his birthday with a big cake and candles .
He was a 15-year-old with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He had dreams of following his grandfather into the bricklaying business , of one day buying a motorcycle , too .
But his dreams were cut short .
A few weeks ago , he disappeared outside his family 's house .
His body was found dumped on the outskirts of the city .
One policeman has since been arrested .
Another , an ex-policeman , is still on the run .
`` Guilherme was so loving , he cared for everyone , '' Ms dos Santos tells me , hardly able to speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her other children now .
`` We do n't know if when we leave home , we will come back - I do n't have the will to live anymore . ''
In the street , the neighbours are enjoying a sunny Saturday afternoon , swigging beer and chatting .
People here have come together since Guilherme 's death , but so much has changed .
`` The police should be protecting us , '' says a neighbour , also called Joyce , whose daughter was friends with Guilherme .
`` They do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our skin . ''
Last year police here killed nearly six times as many people as in the US and most of them were black .
`` Police violence goes back to this complex way of accepting that some lives matter less than others , '' says Ilona Szabo , executive director of the Igarapé Institute , a security think tank based in Rio .
• Five people a day killed by Rio police in 2019 '' The stereotype of the criminals , in general , is that they are black men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very violent society like Brazil , being faced with a black criminal , it might lead to the excessive use of force by the police , because that 's the portrayal we accept .
But I would say there is a part of society that supports this openly . ''
No such thing as racism ?
Brazil has a long legacy of racism .
It was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery in 1888 .
More than four million people were brought over from Africa , more than to any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has left deep scars .
`` The Brazilian state did n't create any kind of public policy to integrate black people in society , '' says author and activist Djamila Ribeiro .
`` Although we did n't have a legal apartheid like the US or South Africa , society is very segregated - institutionally and structurally . ''
For a long time though , racism was not really talked about here .
Brazilians were taught to believe that they lived in a racial democracy - where everybody got along without being discriminated against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say activists , it is a myth .
`` They love samba , love black culture and carnival , but they do n't go on demonstrations against the genocide of black people , '' says Ms Ribeiro .
`` They say it 's not a racial issue , it 's a class issue in Brazil . ''
It is what President Jair Bolsonaro still believes .
• Why Brazil 's new battleground is the classroom '' Due to this myth that everyone is mixed , even black people in Brazil sometimes have difficulty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ribeiro explains .
`` Here , it 's not only about where you came from , it 's the way you look - so if you look white , you will be treated as white , even if your parents are black . ''
It is , however , slowly changing .
`` There 's been an increase in awareness nationally , '' says Milton Barbosa , who founded the Unified Black Movement ( MNU ) in 1978 during Brazil 's military rule .
`` We still have to fight , but there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the movement 's new generation of activists is 27-year-old Simone Nascimento .
She was the first in her family to go to university and admits she is an example of progress .
But the struggle continues and the pandemic complicates progress .
`` Black people are dying from gunshots , from hunger and now from Covid , '' says Ms Nascimento .
She says police feel emboldened , a feeling which is further strengthened by Jair Bolsonaro 's talk of getting tough on crime and backing shoot-to-kill policies .
`` As long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no democracy - and fighting for democracy is fighting against the Bolsonaro government , '' she says .
`` These are hard times . ''

"Due to this myth that everyone is mixed, even black people in Brazil sometimes have difficulty seeing themselves as black," Ms Ribeiro explains. "Here, it's not only about where you came from, it's the way you look - so if you look white, you will be treated as white, even if your parents are black."


bbc--2020-07-23--Shopify: The Canadian tech champion taking on Amazon

When the pandemic forced Pizza Pilgrims to close its 13 stores in London and Oxford in March , the business went from making 30,000 pizzas every week to zero .
Of the 276 staff , 270 had to be furloughed .
While they opened one store in April to manage delivery , founder Thom Elliot still needed to find another way to make up for the lost revenue .
`` I tried to think of something that would serve our customers , who kept calling us , and also keep us relevant during these times , '' he says in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team decided to create pizza kits featuring all the raw ingredients you need to make your own pizza at home , but to do that he needed to upgrade his website .
That 's where Shopify came in .
The Canadian company offers the technology for anyone to create an online store and sell their products , with added features such as inventory tracking and software to help understand sales trends .
When Mr Elliot launched the new website along with the pizza kits , and posted about the new product on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of the 50 kits within 25 seconds .
Since early April , the new shop Pizza in the Post sold more than 25,000 kits .
`` We 've noticed that a lot of families like these kits so everyone can make pizza together during the lockdown , '' he says .
The easing of lockdown restrictions has allowed the company to reopen 10 of its 13 stores .
Lockdowns have been a bonanza for Shopify , as companies have scrambled to sell products online .
According to internal figures , new stores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % between 13 March and 24 April this year , compared to the prior six weeks .
It has become Canada 's most valuable public company , with sales of of $ 1.58bn ( £1.24bn ) last year , up 47 % on the previous year .
`` What 's interesting about this company is that not many people know about it but it 's been around since 2004 , '' says Dan Wang , associate professor of management at Columbia University in New York .
`` They saw the trend of selling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time when Amazon and other big players were taking centre stage . ''
He points to big moves Shopify has made recently that will further elevate its position in online commerce .
In particular , a deal with US giant Walmart , under which some of Shopify 's small business sellers will appear on Walmart 's online marketplace .
• The stress of leading a start-up through the pandemic • How to run a conference without a venue • The perfume makers that ca n't smell a thing • Why Hollywood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal is to bring 1,200 Shopify merchants to the marketplace this year .
`` If you just take our US-based stores and aggregate them and pretend for a moment these stores are one single retailer , we are the largest online retailer after Amazon , '' says Harley Finkelstein , Shopify 's chief operating officer .
`` Technology has levelled the playing field so you do n't need to have a lot of money to build a brand that is the envy of hegemonic corporate giants , and the cool part of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and prefer to buy from local merchants .
`` The pandemic acted as an accelerant where people started to prefer buying a mug or pen or whatever directly from the person who made it . ''
That 's not to say that people have been turning their backs on Amazon , which has also seen sales boom this year - in the first quarter revenue jumped 26 % to $ 75.4bn ( £59.4bn ) .
Shopify is going up against Amazon by launching its own warehouse and delivery network that lets shop owners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To bolster that move , Shopify last year bought 6 River Systems , a company which provides software and robotics for warehousing and delivery systems .
Diving into warehousing does n't come as a surprise to some analysts .
`` This move is definitely a direct shot at competing with Amazon , '' says Pinar Ozcan , a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Oxford .
`` Amazon 's competitive advantages are its vast supplier portfolio , which Shopify can already compete with , and its seamless distribution network .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ second aspect .
By focusing on distribution , their business model is getting closer to Amazon 's , which is known to work well . ''
But she adds there will always be a difference between the two companies .
Shopify will probably never compete in unbranded everyday goods , particularly as Amazon has its own ranges of products like batteries , light bulbs and pots and pans .
What matters most to retailers such as Ian Warren , managing director of Philip Warren Butchers in Cornwall , is that his business has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a meat supplier to more than 150 restaurants in the UK , Mr Warren 's business took a hit when lockdown began , inspiring him to launch a Shopify store dedicated to selling his products directly to consumers .
He estimates his store has attracted around 1,000 new customers who did n't frequent his physical sites .
`` I really did n't think about building this kind of website before , '' he says , `` but we needed something bespoke that would cater to a different kind of demographic than our @ @ @ @ @ @ @

While they opened one store in April to manage delivery, founder Thom Elliot still needed to find another way to make up for the lost revenue. "I tried to think of something that would serve our customers, who kept calling us, and also keep us relevant during these times," he says in an interview.


bbc--2020-07-24--From Yemen to Wales: 'I thought I would die under that lorry'

Sixteen-year-old Mujahed Aqlan had never been so scared .
Not even when a group of gunmen had showed up at his home and threatened to kill his entire family .
As he stood shaking , steeling himself to run under a lorry and squeeze himself into a tiny space between its two massive tyres , he was overcome with feelings of anger and loss .
He had fled Yemen a few months earlier after it became clear to Mujahed 's father that his eldest son , a Sunni , would be a target for Houthi rebels fighting in the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BBC , 'Muj ' , now 23 , relived his perilous journey from Yemen to Cardiff , where he has been granted asylum and played football for Wales in last year 's Homeless World Cup .
• Yemen crisis : Why is there a war ?
• Yemen crisis : Five years of hunger , five years of war • Five reasons why coronavirus is so bad in Yemen It was a `` simple life '' in Yemen , he said , but he had felt privileged to live a happy life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I was thinking 'why am I here ? '
, '' he said , recalling the build-up to his first attempt at stowing away on a lorry from Turkey to Greece .
`` My situation was very good in Yemen .
I had money and nice people around me - I had everything I need .
It 's a simple life but I felt rich . ''
Yemen 's civil war has raged for over five years , and led to the world 's worst humanitarian crisis .
In 2014 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Muj 's front door .
When his father was n't home , in the village of Dammaj , north-western Yemen , Muj assumed the role of man of the house .
He was there with his mother and seven younger siblings when he heard violent banging at the door .
He answered to find two men holding large guns , demanding to know where his father was .
Muj 's father was a sheikh and landowner , meaning he was often the subject of intimidation and blackmail .
But nothing could prepare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They tried to push me and they shot a lot , '' he explained .
The men had aimed at walls rather than Muj or his family , but it was a terrifying ordeal .
He summoned up the courage to challenge the men and they left , but they 'd come to send a message to his father - that his family was n't safe .
This event would change the course of Muj 's life .
A tactic of the Houthis , Muj explained , was to kidnap boys aged just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or make them fight .
`` When they came they said 'if your dad does n't come , I 'm going to take you and you will be fighting against your dad ' , '' he said .
It was n't a risk his father was willing to take .
About a month later , Muj was on a flight to Turkey with only a rucksack and a small amount of cash .
It was an emotional farewell and Muj cried for most of the flight .
He has n't seen his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrival in Turkey , his father was unable to reassure him - he was homesick and deeply concerned for the safety of his family .
`` He tried to make me calm , saying 'do n't worry , we will come , just go study and do well ' , '' said Muj .
`` I really missed my family every day , every night .
Every night I start to think about them ... what are they going to do ?
`` Why do I have to be here ?
Why do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' He made good friends with other migrants along the way and they had one goal : get to Europe .
There were two ways of making it from Turkey , but only one of these was available to Muj .
He could n't afford a flight , so he would have to try and stow away on a lorry heading to Greece by ferry .
But it was dangerous .
`` I saw people trying to go under the lorry and I thought , 'what 's going on here ? '
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't understand - why did I have to do this ?
I was really scared . ''
While he made it to Greece , it was a tough environment for migrants there so he wanted to get to Italy as soon as possible .
Muj had managed to get on another lorry in Greece and headed to Italy .
As the ferry pulled into Bari port in the middle of the night , he felt an overwhelming sense of relief .
But just as the lorry was about to pull off the ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the the driver knelt down and spotted him clinging on to the underside of the lorry .
Having been in this situation a few times , Muj knew the driver would either demand all of his cash or hand him over to police .
But instead , something strange happened .
The driver looked at Muj , signalled it was safe to go and got in his cab .
• Why do people risk their lives to get to the UK ?
He could n't believe his luck , but he decided he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the port before jumping off .
But the lorry kept going , and going - for 30 long minutes .
`` Every time the lorry moved , my hands slipped .
I did n't have enough power to hold my hands , '' Muj explained .
`` My left hand slipped because [ I was ] tired - I had n't eaten .
As soon as the driver turned right , my hand slipped .
`` And I said : ' I 'm dying ' .
That 's what I was thinking .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands ' .
And I said 'no , no , nearly done , nearly done ' and hold so strong . ''
When the lorry stopped , Muj let himself drop on to the road , slowly got to his feet and stumbled over to some grass where he lay under a tree , relieved to be alive .
Muj became seasoned in this grimmest of tasks , and it help him to get to the UK .
He had not been in contact with his family for three years .
With the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the news , he wondered whether his family had made it out alive .
Muj was otherwise in a good place - United Welsh housing association had found him a home in Cardiff and he had been selected to play for Wales in the Homeless World Cup in Bute Park , Cardiff .
But the nagging worry over his family 's safety was a constant source of pain .
Then , out of the blue , Muj received a message on Facebook from a man he did n't know , claiming his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't allow himself to get excited .
Muj gave the man his phone number to pass on and thought nothing more of it .
But a couple of days later , before the World Cup , he received a phone call .
It was his family .
`` I spoke to my family , I spoke to my dad , and he said he was okay and my family are all okay , so I feel like almost superman , '' he said .
`` I said 'look , the nice days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was amazing when you got that feeling , when you were playing in a game and nothing could stop you . ''
Muj has n't been able to see his family in person yet - he had been saving up but coronavirus dented his earnings and made travel impossible .
But when he finally does see them again , he 'll have two new siblings to meet .
`` I really , really miss my family .
For three years I have been thinking 'where is my family ? '
, '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - I want to live with them , I want to live with my little sisters , my brothers .
Seven years is not easy - not easy at all . ''
The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum .
This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries , who are likely to be granted refugee status , as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives , who governments are likely to rule @ @ @ @

The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.


bbc--2020-07-24--WhereIsMyName: Afghan women campaign for the right to reveal their name

A woman from western Afghanistan - we will call her Rabia - was suffering from severe fever , so she went to see a doctor .
The doctor 's diagnosis was Covid-19 .
Rabia returned home , suffering from pain and fever , and gave her prescription to her husband to buy the medicine for her .
But when he saw her name on the prescription he beat her , for revealing it `` to a strange man '' .
Her story - which was relayed to the BBC through a friend - is not unique .
In Afghanistan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their name a secret from people outside the family , even doctors .
Using a woman 's name in public is frowned upon and can be considered an insult .
Many Afghan men are reluctant to say the names of their sisters , wives or mothers in public .
Women are generally only referred to as the mother , daughter or sister of the eldest male in their family , and Afghan law dictates that only the father 's name should be recorded on a birth certificate .
The problem starts early , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes a long time for her to be given a name .
Then when a woman is married her name does not appear on her wedding invitations .
When she is ill her name does not appear on her prescription , and when she dies her name does not appear on her death certificate or even her headstone .
But some Afghan women are now campaigning to use their names freely , with the slogan `` Where Is My Name ? ''
The campaign began three years ago when Laleh Osmany realised she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what she thought was a `` basic right '' .
`` The campaign is getting one step closer to achieving its goal of persuading the Afghan government to record the mother 's name on a birth certificate , '' Ms Osmany , who is 28 , said .
The campaign appears to have taken a big step in the past few weeks .
A source close to the Afghan president Ashraf Ghani said the president had instructed the Afghanistan Central Civil Registration Authority ( Accra ) to look into the possibility of amending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow women to have their names on their ID cards and childrens ' birth certificates .
The BBC understands the act has now been amended and forwarded to the President 's Office of Administrative Affairs ( OAA ) .
Fawzia Koofi , an Afghan former MP and women 's rights activist , told the BBC she welcomed the development , which `` should have happened many years back '' .
`` The matter of including a woman 's name on the national ID card in Afghanistan is not a matter of women 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a human right , '' she said .
`` Any individual who exists in this world has to have an identity . ''
But campaigners fear that their efforts may face strong opposition from conservative members of the Parliament , some of whom have already expressed their disapproval .
Ms Osmay welcomed the reports of the president 's amendment order , but said it was not the end of the fight .
`` Even if the parliament passes the law and President Ghani issues a presidential decree endorsing the inclusion of mother @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will keep fighting until shame is removed from women 's names , '' she said .
Soon after Ms Osmany began her campaign three years ago , Afghan celebrities began to throw their support behind it , including the singer and music producer Farhad Darya and the singer-songwriter Aryana Sayeed .
`` When we refer to women by their roles , their original and real identity gets lost , '' said Mr Darya .
`` When men deny women 's identities , over time women themselves begin to censor their own identity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights activist and one of Afghanistan 's most famous singers , said women were entitled to an independent identity .
`` A woman is first of all a human and then your wife , sister , mother or daughter , and she has the right to be recognised by her identity , '' she said .
But she said she feared the campaign had a long road ahead .
Along with the support , Ms Osmany has received many critical comments on social media .
Some said the priority should be to maintain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Get your priorities right , '' wrote one commenter .
Several men accused her of wanting her name on her children 's identity cards because she did n't know who the father was .
And many woman in the country would not support the idea .
`` When someone asks me to tell them my name , I have to think about the honour of my brother , my father and my fiancé , '' said one woman from Herat province , who spoke to the BBC anonymously .
`` I want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my father , the sister of my brother , '' she said .
`` And in the future , I want to be referred to as the wife of my husband , then the mother of my son . ''
'The sun and the moon have n't seen her' Afghanistan remains a patriarchal society , in which `` male honour '' forces women not only to keep their bodies hidden but also to hide their names , according to the Afghan sociologist Ali Kaveh .
`` In Afghan society , the best women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard .
As the saying goes : 'The sun and moon have n't seen her ' , '' Mr Kaveh said .
`` The harshest and toughest men are the most respected and honourable men in society .
If the female members of their family are liberal , they are considered promiscuous and dishonourable . ''
Shakardokht Jafari , an Afghan medical physicist based at the Surrey Technology Centre in the UK , said that for Afghan women to have an independent identity , they would need financial , social , and emotional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's parliament .
`` In a country like Afghanistan , the government should take legal action against those who deny these women their identity , '' Ms Jafari said .
Since the fall of the Taliban regime nearly two decades ago , the national and international communities have been trying to bring women back into public life .
But women like Rabia are still abused by their husbands for telling doctors their names , and it can be risky to speak publicly against the tradition .
It is easier for women who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child bride and had her first baby at the age of 15 .
She and her husband later separated and she moved to Germany with her four children .
Ms Sadaat told the BBC her husband had not been present in his children 's lives , physically or emotionally , and she believes he has no right to have his name printed on their Afghan identity cards .
`` I brought up my children all by myself .
My husband refused to divorce me so that I can not get married again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon the Afghan president to change the law and record mothers ' names on birth certificates and identity cards . ''
Sahar , an Afghan refugee in Sweden , who used to be a freelance journalist but now works in a nursing home , told the BBC she had been a distant but staunch supporter of the campaign since it began .
When Sahar first heard about the idea , she decided to post a message on social media .
`` I am proud to write that my name is Sahar , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name is Nasimeh , my maternal grandmother 's name is Shahzadu , and my paternal grandmother 's name is Fukhraj . ''

The problem starts early, when a girl is born. It takes a long time for her to be given a name. Then when a woman is married her name does not appear on her wedding invitations. When she is ill her name does not appear on her prescription, and when she dies her name does not appear on her death certificate or even her headstone.


bbc--2020-07-24--Papa Shirandula: Kenyan actor Charles Bukeko remembered

Charles Bukeko , who died earlier this week aged 58 , helped transform the acting profession in Kenya .
The BBC 's Ferdinand Omondi , himself a former actor , looks back at his career .
In Kenya , a pot belly is humorously used as a measure of success , while a watchman is one of the least well paid jobs .
Papa Shirandula , played by Charles Bukeko , was therefore a paradox - a pot-bellied watchman .
So beloved was that TV character that Bukeko , seemed to morph into it .
Even now , he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real life and on the screen , Papa shook when he laughed , the gap between the teeth flashing infectiously and forcing a smile at the very least from anyone watching .
Yet his character also exemplified the stigma associated with the job of a security guard in Kenya .
In the long-running series of the same name , Papa Shirandula lied to his wife that he had an office job .
He would leave the house in a dark suit , bright shirt and unusually oversized tie , striding his way out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment he was out of sight he would jump into a bush , change into his shiny maroon suit whose buttons and stitches threatened to pop , then cycle off to his job as a security guard .
His big , round body would sink into a chair a third of his size , and legs apart , he would launch into non-stop gossip with Njoro ( played by Kenneth Gichoya ) , a buffoon of a casual worker who almost always landed him in trouble .
Papa 's wife Wilbroda was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their daughter Naliaka an ambitious , modern girl with big dreams .
These colourful characters among others made for hilarious comedy episode after episode - whether Papa was struggling to make ends meet with his meagre wages and lavish desires , or impressing a village girl with fancy wordshe could neither understand nor properly arrange in a sentence .
The actor who played Jalangó once revealed that they barely needed a script .
All they needed was a plot , and then the lines would flow .
In fact , this cast performed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real-life alter egos .
Papa Shirandula then began opening new doors , landing roles in worldwide commercials .
With Coca-Cola , it was a 2007 advert now known as `` Brrr '' , from the sound Papa makes after sipping the cold drink and trembling in satisfaction .
He also starred in a campaign for the 2010 Fifa World Cup .
Then the floodgates opened .
From multinationals to Kenyan start-ups , Papa was in demand .
With new opportunities came more money , and he was almost always cast as `` Papa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soon his sitcom co-stars started reaping the fruits too .
Suddenly acting was no longer a low-paying job , a career stand-by or an afterthought after failing to land a permanent contract in media .
Acting became a respectable profession in Kenya and opened doors to careers in the media industry .
Jalangó , real name Phelix Odiwuor , says he got his nickname from his role in the Papa Shirandula show .
It was Papa that gave him the moniker .
Today Jalangó is a household name - an in-demand radio presenter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a job .
And he is a millionaire entrepreneur through his media production company , Arena Media , which hosts festivals and corporate events .
His counterpart Otoyo , Papa 's wife Wilbroda ( Jackie Nyaminde ) and Njoro have also had significant success as radio personalities , MCs and comedians .
It is no longer strange to see an actor in a Mercedes-Benz or owning property in Kenya .
Most of the Papa Shirandula cast say they won their roles thanks to recommendations from Charles Bukeko himself , with whom they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Theatre .
Nearly all have since become familiar faces in Kenya , gracing commercials , hosting radio shows and making millions in the process .
Acting is now a career to be proud of , and Papa can take some credit for that .
Several other TV comedy characters have similarly branched out .
I played was a TV character in long-running high school drama Tahidi High , before heading into journalism .
Others have remained successful in acting careers , as performers or producers and directors .
We all admire Papa as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build a successful career out of acting .
I last saw him a short while before the coronavirus pandemic struck .
It had been a while .
`` Call me , let 's talk .
There is something we need to discuss , '' Papa told me , handing me his business card .
But I procrastinated , partly because I was busy and also because I felt there would be ample time to meet and talk .
Later , on Saturday 20 July , I heard he had died .
His business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's widow Beatrice Andega told mourners he died after breathing complications while waiting for treatment at a top private hospital in Nairobi .
Papa 's success has inspired me to consider a return to the set at some point , be it as a screenwriter or director , maybe even an actor .
The industry still has many challenges and success is not guaranteed .
But we can look to the example of Papa , and see an important lesson .
That whatever you do in life , give it all of your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ success is yours to take .

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bbc--2020-07-24--Boohoo: Five things you may not know about the fashion firm

You might have bought some joggers from there , or seen your favourite Instagram star wearing one of their dresses , but how much do you really know about Boohoo ?
The online fashion firm has been a real winner during lockdown , with a massive increase in its sales by 45 % to £368m in the three months to the end of May .
But it 's been hit by claims that workers at a Leicester factory that supplies some of its clothes were paid just £3.50 an hour , while being offered no coronavirus protection .
Boohoo has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but experts say it could struggle to make a comeback after the controversy .
Here 's five things you may not know about the company .
1 .
The Manchester-based family behind it are billionaires Boohoo was founded by entrepreneur Mahmud Kamani and designer Carol Kane .
The pair had worked together at Pinstripe Clothing , a company that was set up by Kamani 's father Abdullah .
It was one of the first suppliers to Asos and it designed and sourced clothes for Primark .
Kamani and Kane decided to cut out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up their own online fashion store in 2006 , with the aim of selling on-trend clothes directly , and cheaply , to shoppers .
Although Boohoo has come under fire for selling £5 dresses , Mahmud Kamani and his family are now billionaires .
He and Carol Kane are also in line for a £150m bonus if the business meets its growth targets .
The Manchester-based group also bought a stake in the Pretty little Thing brand - owned by Kamani 's son Umar - for more than £260m this year .
Umar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downs on his Instagram , from panoramic shots of warehouses and media statements , to glamorous parties with celebrities and private jet trips .
2 .
Social media is key to its success While big High Street names like Topshop or Debenhams might have been suffering over the last few years , business at Boohoo has been booming .
Part of its success is down to targeting under-30s who prefer to take style tips from social media influencers and buy clothes on their phones .
Boohoo spent £116.8m on marketing campaigns in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of its total sales .
To drive customers to its website , it 's worked on collaborations with influencers including Love Island contestant Maura Higgins and paid for celebrity endorsements from the likes of R & B singer Ashanti .
The strategy seems to be paying off .
According to research by polling firm YouGov in May , 11 % of 18 to 24-year-olds had purchased something from Boohoo in the previous three months .
Some experts have said that one key element behind Boohoo 's success is its online-only business model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower spending power , and they are more tech-savvy than older generations too , so the idea of online shopping appeals to them , '' says David Madden at CMC Markets , who analyses firms ' finances to help clients make business decisions .
He adds that while competitors like Topshop or New Look might appeal to younger shoppers too , they have expensive High Street shops to run .
Boohoo bought Nasty Gal 's brand assets , like its website and logos , in 2017 for $ 20m ( £15m ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amoruso who is credited with making the term `` girl boss '' mainstream .
But Boohoo 's recent purchases - including struggling chains Karen Millen , Coast , Warehouse and Oasis - have puzzled some .
`` It was partially about diversifying it , but it was also about snapping up the fallen competition , '' Mr Madden says .
`` If Boohoo does n't buy their assets someone else might .
The group can build its empire while reducing its dependency on its original brands . ''
Boohoo adds new dresses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website every single day .
To turn items around quickly , it uses what 's called a `` test and repeat '' model , where it produces small batches of lots of new styles - sometimes even just tens or hundreds of one item .
The company has the supply chains in place to then ramp up production of the best-selling pieces .
About 40 % of its clothing is produced in the UK .
Boohoo told the BBC that the quickest a piece of clothing can go from design to sale is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between four and six.But the firm 's dedication to `` fast fashion '' has been criticised .
Politicians have complained about the waste generated from cheap , disposable clothes .
Last year , a group of MPs even called for a clothing tax to be introduced .
Boohoo has also been forced to defend the fact it sells clothes very cheaply after allegations over pay and poor working conditions .
It has been accused of using a factory that underpaid workers , while they were being offered no protection from coronavirus .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about its suppliers - if true - are `` totally unacceptable '' and has promised to take action .
`` We 're taking action to investigate allegations of malpractice in our supply chain and we ask government to take action too , '' wrote Boohoo boss John Lyttle in a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel .
He backed proposals set out by MPs to do more to protect clothing makers .
`` The main priority from here will be managing any reputational fallout , '' says Sophie Lund-Yates at Hargreaves Lansdown , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and provides research to investors .
When the allegations came to light , Boohoo was criticised on Twitter and Instagram in posts using the hashtag # boycottboohoo .
Influencers such as former The Only Way Is Essex cast member Vas Morgan and model Jayde Pierce distanced themselves from the brand on social media .
`` The group is busy trying to root out if this is an isolated problem , or something more widespread , and we can expect an update on findings in the coming months , '' Ms Lund-Yates says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ today 's consumers expect more from companies than ever before . ''

Boohoo told the BBC that the quickest a piece of clothing can go from design to sale is two weeks. Usually the norm is between four and six.But the firm's dedication to "fast fashion" has been criticised. Politicians have complained about the waste generated from cheap, disposable clothes. Last year, a group of MPs even called for a clothing tax to be introduced.


bbc--2020-07-24--PSG win French Cup as fans return - but Mbappe limps off in tears

Paris St-Germain overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe to beat 10-man Saint-Etienne and win the French Cup in a game for which some fans were allowed into the Stade de France .
This was the first game in France after the league was ended in April because of the coronavirus outbreak .
Neymar opened the scoring in a fiery first half in which Loic Perrin was sent off for a bad foul on Mbappe .
It prompted a melee on the pitch before the injured Mbappe had to go off .
The France forward left the pitch in tears and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He will be a serious doubt for PSG 's Champions League quarter-final with Atalanta in August .
Neymar 's goal proved enough to seal a 13th French Cup for PSG as the second half played out with few incidents of note , with both sides showing tiredness on their return to competitive action .
PSG were awarded the league title after the season was ended early and this win means they have completed a league and cup double .
However , their hopes of adding League Cup and Champions League success to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Mbappe .
With many players struggling to get up to speed after four months without competitive football , Mbappe was one of the most lively players on the pitch in the opening stages .
It was his powerful shot that led to the opener as Jessy Moulin spilled the ball at Neymar 's feet for the opener .
PSG were considerably less threatening after Mbappe went off injured and a lengthy absence will be a real blow to the French champions ' hopes of success in Europe , with the 21-year-old having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PSG this season .
`` Everyone is worried .
Everyone who saw the foul is worried .
Of course I 'm worried , '' said boss Thomas Tuchel .
`` We have to be patient because we do n't have any news .
I think he will undergo tests tonight . ''
PSG captain Thiago Silva , added : `` I hope Kylian is going to recover as quickly as possible because he 's a vital player for us . ''
Fans return , but how did it go ?
There will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clubs across Europe as a limited number of fans were allowed to attend .
England will not have supporters inside stadiums until October at the earliest , but this fixture provided a glimpse of what it could look like in the Premier League and English Football League once crowds are allowed to return .
Fewer than 5,000 spectators were permitted at the 80,000-seater venue under stringent health regulations , with fans sitting apart .
The atmosphere was , understandably , considerably more muted than it would be for a cup final in normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves heard .
It was a welcome first step in the right direction as football tries to return to some sort of normality .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Paris St-Germain overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe to beat 10-man Saint-Etienne and win the French Cup in a game for which some fans were allowed into the Stade de France.
This was the first game in France after the league was ended in April because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Neymar opened the scoring in a fiery first half in which Loic Perrin was sent off for a bad foul on Mbappe.
It prompted a melee on the pitch before the injured Mbappe had to go off.
The France forward left the pitch in tears and later returned to the dugout on crutches. He will be a serious doubt for PSG's Champions League quarter-final with Atalanta in August.
Neymar's goal proved enough to seal a 13th French Cup for PSG as the second half played out with few incidents of note, with both sides showing tiredness on their return to competitive action.
Mbappe injury takes shine off win
Kylian Mbappe left the pitch in tears after suffering the injury
PSG were awarded the league title after the season was ended early and this win means they have completed a league and cup double.
However, their hopes of adding League Cup and Champions League success to that have been dented by the injury to Mbappe.
Mbappe had scored six goals in his final four PSG appearances before football was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic in March
With many players struggling to get up to speed after four months without competitive football, Mbappe was one of the most lively players on the pitch in the opening stages. It was his powerful shot that led to the opener as Jessy Moulin spilled the ball at Neymar's feet for the opener.
PSG were considerably less threatening after Mbappe went off injured and a lengthy absence will be a real blow to the French champions' hopes of success in Europe, with the 21-year-old having scored 29 goals in 33 appearances for PSG this season.
"Everyone is worried. Everyone who saw the foul is worried. Of course I'm worried," said boss Thomas Tuchel.
"We have to be patient because we don't have any news. I think he will undergo tests tonight."
PSG captain Thiago Silva, added: "I hope Kylian is going to recover as quickly as possible because he's a vital player for us."
Fans return, but how did it go?
Fewer than 5,000 fans were allowed inside the 80,000-seater Stade de France
There will have been particular interest in this tie from clubs across Europe as a limited number of fans were allowed to attend.
England will not have supporters inside stadiums until October at the earliest, but this fixture provided a glimpse of what it could look like in the Premier League and English Football League once crowds are allowed to return.
Fewer than 5,000 spectators were permitted at the 80,000-seater venue under stringent health regulations, with fans sitting apart.
The atmosphere was, understandably, considerably more muted than it would be for a cup final in normal times but those in attendance still made themselves heard.
It was a welcome first step in the right direction as football tries to return to some sort of normality.


bbc--2020-07-24--Pope is England's best young player since Root - Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Ollie Pope is England 's best young player since the emergence of current skipper Joe Root .
Pope , 22 , stroked an elegant 91 not out on the first day of the third Test against West Indies to help the hosts to 258-4 .
`` I do n't see a great deal going wrong with his game .
It can pretty much cover all conditions . ''
Surrey 's Pope made his England debut as a 20-year-old against India in 2018 , but was left out after playing only two matches .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK only ) • How day one unfolded - the best clips and analysis He returned for the tours over the past winter and made his maiden century against South Africa in January , along with three other half-centuries .
Root was 21 when he made his Test debut in India in 2012 .
The deciding Test against West Indies is his 94th , during which time he has accumulated 7,661 runs .
`` Ollie Pope is the best young player I 've seen in the England team since Joe Root , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runs in 82 Tests .
`` When he came on the scene a few years ago you could tell he probably was n't ready in his mind .
`` His game was possibly ready , but he was n't ready to cope with the big surroundings of Test match cricket and the spotlight that you 're under . ''
Pope 's classy innings at Emirates Old Trafford helped England from 122-4 , a potentially perilous position .
He added an unbroken 136 with Jos Buttler , who is unbeaten on 56 , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win the series .
When told about Vaughan 's praise , Pope said : `` It 's a massive compliment , especially from an ex-captain and one of the greats .
`` I take it as a massive positive , rather than seeing it as added pressure .
It 's a nice thing to have said about you and hopefully I can fill those shoes . ''
With the three-match series poised at 1-1 , England need to win in Manchester to regain the Wisden Trophy , which they surrendered to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning of 2019 .
Victory for West Indies would mean their first series success in this country since 1988 , while England are also trying to protect a six-year unbeaten home record .
The outcome could be affected by the weather , with rain forecast at various points across the rest of the match .
`` Hopefully it does n't affect it too much , '' said Pope .
`` If we can bat big then the dream scenario would be to get them in , make them follow-on and go again .
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Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Ollie Pope is England's best young player since the emergence of current skipper Joe Root.
Pope, 22, stroked an elegant 91 not out on the first day of the third Test against West Indies to help the hosts to 258-4.
"He's a wonderful player," Vaughan told Test Match Special.
"I don't see a great deal going wrong with his game. It can pretty much cover all conditions."
Surrey's Pope made his England debut as a 20-year-old against India in 2018, but was left out after playing only two matches.
He returned for the tours over the past winter and made his maiden century against South Africa in January, along with three other half-centuries.
Root was 21 when he made his Test debut in India in 2012. The deciding Test against West Indies is his 94th, during which time he has accumulated 7,661 runs.
Ollie Pope averages 57 in first-class cricket
"Ollie Pope is the best young player I've seen in the England team since Joe Root," added Vaughan, who himself made 5,719 runs in 82 Tests.
"When he came on the scene a few years ago you could tell he probably wasn't ready in his mind.
"His game was possibly ready, but he wasn't ready to cope with the big surroundings of Test match cricket and the spotlight that you're under."
Pope's classy innings at Emirates Old Trafford helped England from 122-4, a potentially perilous position.
He added an unbroken 136 with Jos Buttler, who is unbeaten on 56, to leave the hosts with a superb opportunity to win the series.
When told about Vaughan's praise, Pope said: "It's a massive compliment, especially from an ex-captain and one of the greats.
"I take it as a massive positive, rather than seeing it as added pressure. It's a nice thing to have said about you and hopefully I can fill those shoes."
With the three-match series poised at 1-1, England need to win in Manchester to regain the Wisden Trophy, which they surrendered to the West Indies in the Caribbean at the beginning of 2019.
Victory for West Indies would mean their first series success in this country since 1988, while England are also trying to protect a six-year unbeaten home record.
The outcome could be affected by the weather, with rain forecast at various points across the rest of the match.
"Hopefully it doesn't affect it too much," said Pope. "If we can bat big then the dream scenario would be to get them in, make them follow-on and go again."