bbc--2020-05-30--In the middle of the Pacific with nowhere to land

A group of performers were halfway across the Pacific Ocean in a 75ft sailing boat when the coronavirus pandemic erupted .
Suddenly countries began closing their sea borders - leaving the vessel with no guarantee of a safe haven before the start of the typhoon season .
When the crew of the Arka Kinari left Mexico on 21 February they , like everyone else , were aware of the coronavirus .
They had no idea , though , how soon it would affect them and how seriously .
They say they joked about it being just a Mexican beer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ they picked up a radio signal .
As their boat sliced through the waves , they clustered on the foredeck around the tiny radio , intently listening to a crackled voice announcing that Pacific islands , such as the Cook , Christmas and Marshall Islands , were all closing their borders .
`` This really brought it home to us that the whole world was really shutting down , '' says British crew member Sarah Louise Payne .
They had set out from the Netherlands in August - two musicians with a multinational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engineers , heading for Indonesia , the country they planned to make their base .
Grey Filastine and his Indonesian partner Nova Ruth had spent years flying around the world performing at music festivals , playing their unique mix of traditional Javanese melodies and contemporary electronic music .
Their lyrics focused on environmental and social justice , and Grey says he and Nova were `` frustrated about our complicity with the very same fossil capitalism that we 're denouncing in our performances '' .
So they had an idea - to create a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a message about the climate crisis and the health of the oceans .
Finally , they would have `` a method that matches the message '' , Grey says .
The ship would have an engine for emergencies , but they would use it very sparingly .
Essentially , it would be carbon-neutral travel .
Grey believed it was important for musicians to demonstrate that this was viable : `` We can imagine life after the carbon economy and re-engage with the last great commons , the sea . ''
They sold a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bought the boat .
Nova originally wanted to build an Indonesian Pinisi sailing boat , but that would have required large amounts of tropical hardwood so they ended up recycling an old two-masted steel-hulled schooner .
The sails double as screens during their performances .
`` When we saw it , the two sails were similar to the Pinisi , so it was close to our dream , '' says Nova , whose mother 's family are from the Bugis , a seafaring tribe .
`` As a descendant of the Bugis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learnt to sail , and very few of my generation do , '' she says .
She was also motivated by the fact she has been told that women from the Bugis tribe should n't sail , `` so it 's become my personal mission to do so '' .
• From the Indonesian island of Sulawesi • Well before the European colonisation of South East Asia and Australia , Bugis sailors are believed to have traded across the region including Australia - their boats are found in ancient Aboriginal rock and bark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` bogeyman '' refers to the Bugis or Buganese pirates - ruthless seafarers that you would n't want to cross For Sarah it was a perfect gig as she is a sailor and a lighting technician - alongside having `` a great love for this Earth of ours and the need to help protect it '' .
Fellow British crew member Claire Fauset joined the expedition after falling in love with `` the crazy plan and the beautiful boat and of course , the zombie apocalypse survival team that is this crew '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around £250,000 ( €300,000 ) , so at some point the project needs to generate money , either through performances or taking on paying passengers .
This has also been put in jeopardy by the coronavirus pandemic .
`` Arka Kinari is a massive undertaking , it had already stretched us to the limits , physically , financially , emotionally , and then this happens , '' says Grey .
After rebuilding the 1947 schooner in Rotterdam , crafting and rehearsing the on-board performances in Europe , the Canary Islands , Panama , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus outbreak became a pandemic affecting every country in the world .
Grey and one other crew member , both US citizens , could have stayed indefinitely in Hawaii .
The others - the Brits , a Spaniard and a Portuguese - got visas for a month , allowing them to restock with fresh food and regain their land legs .
Nova had flown home from Mexico to prepare for the ship 's arrival .
During their time in Hawaii the rest of the crew monitored the spread of lockdown measures from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Indonesia announced a ban on all foreign arrivals by sea or air until further notice .
`` I got the taste of ashes in my mouth .
You could describe that as a personal meltdown , '' says Grey .
Before setting off , they had made a Plan B for just about any eventuality - or so they thought .
Their route had doubled in length to avoid piracy off Somalia and the war in Yemen , but the coronavirus was a complete broadside .
`` In practical terms our plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ War Three , because at least warring states do n't close their borders to the ships of allies , '' says Grey .
On 6 May , with the US visas about to expire , they decided to head for Indonesia anyway hoping that it might open its borders before the start of the typhoon season in June - but with no clear idea where they would go if it did n't .
Before departure they were plagued with doubts and indecision .
One crew member decided to bail out at the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crew , with typhoon season bearing down on them , `` we had to put such apprehensive thoughts about borders closing aside , '' says Sarah .
Now , three weeks later , fresh food is running low , but there is enough dry food to last a couple of months .
Fresh water is not a problem thanks to solar-powered desalination equipment on the vessel .
They are growing a few spindly lettuces on board as an experiment and catching fish with home-made lines and lures .
This involved a change in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Veganism is a great choice on land , where plants grow - but we 're on the sea , where the fish live , '' says Grey .
They are now sailing at around 13 degrees latitude , and if they see any circular storm developing they will route south .
Worryingly , the navigation system has broken so they are navigating by iPhone .
`` While we do have some paper charts , an iPhone is now our most full-featured navigation tool .
That might sound pathetic but it 's far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cook had to cross the Pacific , '' says Grey .
If they could stop somewhere with internet , the problem with the main navigation chart plotter might be resolved , Grey says .
They also need to anchor somewhere , even an uninhabited atoll , to fix some problems that developed in the rigging .
But they do n't know when or where they will next be able to land .
`` And as we slowly sail towards Indonesia the worries about landing are eclipsing the worries of the sea , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes turns doing the necessary chores .
During the dayshifts they steer the ship and carry out any sailing manoeuvres , enter data into the logbook , monitor the engine and grease the propeller shaft .
The morning shift involves cleaning the solar panels , washing the dishes , swabbing the deck and inspecting the fresh food , while the afternoon is for big infrastructure projects , repairs , wood maintenance and carpentry , de-rusting and painting the steel hull .
And then at night the only responsibility is to keep to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Arka Kinari does n't stop .
`` It 's just you , the heavens above and infinite sea around , '' says Grey .
`` On moonless nights your eyes become so light-sensitive that the rise of Venus and other planets casts a reflective path on the sea that we normally only experience from the Sun or Moon . ''
Not only can you see the bow wave perfectly illuminated by starlight , he says , but the agitation of the water causes `` trails of bioluminescence , like underwater fireflies or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring the right music along , I can pass the whole two hours of my night watch breathless , in goosebumps . ''
Back in Indonesia , Nova has been trying all her contacts to get permission for the Arka Kinari to land , but without success .
Grey , as her spouse , might be allowed in , she gets told , but not the rest of the crew .
Recently they passed Johnston Atoll , a US-administered territory once used for testing and storing chemical and biological weapons .
They asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was no reply .
`` Never thought I 'd be asking a nuclear waste dump for refuge , '' says Grey .
`` Given it has a three-mile security perimeter , we did n't dare get any closer . ''
Next try was the Marshall Islands - completely closed .
Along the route ahead are some islands evacuated after contamination by US nuclear tests in the 1950s , which would not be safe to live in permanently , but perhaps safe enough for a short visit .
This could be the only place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be unnoticed or tolerated , and somewhere they could try waiting for a while .
He points out that barring the boat is irrational , because they have been effectively quarantined at sea .
`` Lawmakers did n't consider the fact that we spend weeks at sea in the strictest of quarantine .
It 's us that are at risk from land-dwellers , not the reverse . ''
They are going slowly , intentionally , aiming to reach Indonesian waters in early July , hoping that by then they will be allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Arka Kinari will need to seek refuge from the typhoons elsewhere , preferably a country not far away - if there is one that will have them - from which they can make a dash for Indonesia between typhoons , when borders open .
On the project website they have announced all scheduled performances are suspended .
When this crisis finally does come to an end , it states , the Arka Kinari will be ready to begin its role inspiring people through music to build a better future .
You may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are aware that the country 's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had regular contact with foreign Muslims long before the arrival of Christian colonisers .
And Islam continues to exercise an appeal for some Aboriginal peoples today .
When Islam came to Australia

When the crew of the Arka Kinari left Mexico on 21 February they, like everyone else, were aware of the coronavirus. They had no idea, though, how soon it would affect them and how seriously. They say they joked about it being just a Mexican beer. But approaching Hawaii six weeks later, they picked up a radio signal.


bbc--2020-05-30--My Money: 'Our alternative quarantine holiday'

My Money is a series looking at how people spend their money - and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make .
Here Alyssa Hulme from Heber City in Utah , US , takes us through a week in her life during the coronavirus pandemic .
Alyssa , 31 , is a freelance writer and educational consultant .
She and her husband Randy have four children : Ellie , eight , Max , seven , Amethyst , four and Josie , one .
She has been homeschooling her children for a year , months before the pandemic started .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but ended up awesome !
She had no idea on Monday where she would be by Sunday .
I started the day nursing my one-year-old , passed her off to her dad for breakfast and settled down for a solid 45 minutes of private time before spending the rest of the day homeschooling three kids and caring for a baby .
After prayer , meditation , and setting my To-Dos for the day , I purchased a course , the 30-day Money Cure with Carol Tuttle for $ 297 ( £242 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by clearing out limiting belief systems that do n't serve me and replacing them with healthy practices .
I have been looking forward to this course for months and have set aside money for this specific purpose .
After that I moved on to begin my day with my family and set everyone to their beginning tasks of piano , chores , and math .
We 've been homeschooling for a year now , so it 's been a pretty typical day .
But at lunchtime instead of transitioning to a play date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for one-on-one time to help supplement the loss of activities and outings that has come with Covid-19 lockdowns .
We 've been isolating since the end of February and the loss of friends is wearing on us all .
During our midday quiet time I taught two online vocal training lessons virtually to students who live in town .
Typically they 'd come to my home , but we are all still isolating .
After that we settled into our evening routine : I made dinner , we ate together and then held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an evening of talent shows , games , treats and fun .
I continued with the money course .
I am starting up a homeschool consulting business and really want to get on the correct and mentally healthy track for the sake of my business .
The course has helped me identify several limiting beliefs I can clear up to allow space for more growth .
Then , as every weekday for months , we did homeschool , lunch and quiet time in the afternoon .
During quiet time I had a virtual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to evaluate her for possible gross motor delays .
This is free through our state .
Next I had a virtual appointment with my therapist .
This costs $ 110 after insurance and is withdrawn from my Health Saving Account , an account we pay into monthly through my husband 's pay check and is tax free .
Therapy always really takes it out of me and today it was compounded by some new business issues I 'm working through , so my husband picked up dinner from a fastfood Chinese restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being a lot of food and will last a good two and a half meals for the six of us .
I took the evening to work more on my business and work on my personal goals .
Normally I 'd go out with friends or go to the gym , but everything is closed , so I get to save more money and get to know my bed a little better .
Our big outing today was a trip up the canyon near our home .
We spent two hours hiking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crossing streams .
Later in the evening I started making plans for next year 's homeschool and bought some notebooks and stationery through Target.com .
I really dislike online shopping , especially for something as personal as a notebook .
As a writer , the size , weight and binding of a notebook really matters to me , so buying from an online shop is very disorienting .
I also bought a summer dress through Target.com , something I can easily nurse in and hope to be able to wear out and about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifted .
Our county just moved to a low-risk status , so hopefully my husband and I can start up our weekly date nights soon .
Late last night my husband discovered that he will not be returning to work in his office until the end of 2020 .
We discussed buying a motorhome , living in it for the next six months , renting out our home , and working and doing homeschool on the go .
This has been a dream of ours for 10 years , but it never worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time .
Today we decided to rent an RV ( recreational vehicle ) - $ 1,160 for four nights - and start testing out different configurations and living quarters .
We decided to head for Yellowstone National Park .
Two of the four entrances are now open !
I found an RV site and started packing up .
I normally would have gone grocery shopping last night but our travel plans halted that .
As a result we were out of food today , so I grabbed lunch from a local shop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restaurant for $ 45 .
This is not a normal thing for us to just pick up and drop a ton of money on travel , but we have now been in isolation since the end of February and we are all so ready to have a new experience .
This money is coming from the allotment my husband and I had set aside to celebrate our 10 year anniversary tomorrow , but all our kid-free-for-the-first-time-in-five-years international travel plans were squashed by the virus .
This will be an interesting substitute .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yellowstone at a Walmart .
Anyone can park there overnight for free , so it 's a great backup to have in mind when travelling .
Happy 10 year anniversary to my husband and me !
We celebrate the day by first getting groceries from Walmart and starting the trek to Yellowstone .
I bought groceries for the week for $ 233 .
Not too bad for a family of six with limited fridge and cupboard space .
We stopped to fill up the RV with gas for $ 213 .
After several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spot I had reserved online yesterday for two nights , a total of $ 180 , including water and electricity plug-ins .
It 's a little high for an RV site , but it 's the closest I could find to the park entrance online and we decided to value time in the park over the cost of the campsite .
( All the sites inside the park are closed due to Covid-19 . )
More blogs from the BBC 's My Money Series : • UK : 'The alcohol bill has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ! '
• China : 'People have started leaving their houses again' • Canada : 'With love on my side , I can get through today' We woke early and headed to the park today , but it was closed due to a snowstorm .
The road ended up getting 12 inches of snow in some places !
Instead of exploring the park we explored the National Forest just outside .
We got up early again and were able to enter the park !
We used our National Parks Pass to get in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did everything that was open in the park , the big attractions for us being the Upper and Lower falls outlooks , the Grand Prismatic Spring , and Old Faithful .
We saw so much wildlife on this trip , far more than my husband or I even saw here as children .
We drove by and hiked next to elk , bison , deer , egrets , and even several bears including a baby and mama bear .
We attribute this expanse of wildlife to conservation efforts in the park as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last several months .
The snow also allowed us to see all the animal tracks throughout the park which our kids loved !
Old Faithful had the largest crowd , but still very small even for this time of year .
We watched with a small , social distancing crowd for the big event , and then headed out .
We were tempted to get take-out from the lodge near Old Faithful , but decided to continue eating the food we 'd already purchased knowing the lodge food prices are really marked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the park through the South Entrance and drove through Grand Tetons National Park and got gas in Jackson Hole for $ 176 .
Wyoming has lots of open land for free parking , but with a new vehicle and dark terrain , we decided to stay overnight in a National Forest campsite a half hour away for $ 15 for the night .
We pulled in about 23:00 , paid via cash in a drop box , and enjoyed sleeping next to a river and under a blanket of stars .
How does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for coming with me on my 10 year wedding anniversary trip !
This is not the trip we 'd planned , but it 's been wonderful for our family .
We 've seen two more National Parks , taken a break from quarantine in a way that feels safe for us , and enjoyed our beautiful nation .
This is an unusually high week for us because we went on our trip .
But considering $ 2,000 of that was spent on our trip and only $ 613.02 spent on our normal life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We had $ 2,000+ saved for months now to go to Barbados later this summer , but we have given up all international travel until the virus settles down .
All in , I feel like this was a successful trip .
We would not be moving forward with purchasing an RV had we not had the real life experience of travelling in one for an extended period of time .
The remaining $ 613.02 also reflects an unusual cost in the money course I am taking .
I have n't purchased class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being home all the time has me under-stimulated and needing a project .
I think like many families these days , our spending in many areas has decreased ( no extracurriculars , less shopping and self-care purchases , almost no gas purchases ) , but in other ways expanded .
I do n't bring my kids into any grocery stores anymore , so when my husband is too busy at work to be with them and we run out of food , I get take-out meals .
When our mental health is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RVs , buy our kids bikes , and online shop for anything to help the kids make it through the day .
This is survival for us .
I feel very privileged to be financially secure and have a very stable income .
While the world is in chaos we will continue to use money as a tool to support our mental wellbeing and try to take advantage of the new opportunities opening up to us .
We 're looking for more people to share what they spend their money on .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bbc.co.uk or get in touch via our My Money ( World ) Facebook group , or if you live in the UK , please join our My Money ( UK ) Facebook group and we 'll aim to contact you .

Happy 10 year anniversary to my husband and me! We celebrate the day by first getting groceries from Walmart and starting the trek to Yellowstone. I bought groceries for the week for $233. Not too bad for a family of six with limited fridge and cupboard space. We stopped to fill up the RV with gas for $213. After several hours of driving, we arrived at the spot I had reserved online yesterday for two nights, a total of $180, including water and electricity plug-ins. It's a little high for an RV site, but it's the closest I could find to the park entrance online and we decided to value time in the park over the cost of the campsite. (All the sites inside the park are closed due to Covid-19.)


bbc--2020-05-30--Brothers' Home: South Korea's 1980's 'concentration camp'

Han Jong-sun still clearly remembers the moment he was abducted with his sister .
It was a beautiful autumn day in 1984 , and Han , then eight years old , was enjoying a long-hoped-for trip to the city with his busy father .
But Han 's father still had a few errands to run , and he decided the quickest - and safest - thing to do would be to leave the children with an officer at a police substation for a few minutes .
That police officer would tear the family apart .
`` A bus stopped in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were forced into the bus , '' Han recalls more than 30 years later .
`` A police officer exchanged unknown signs with the people who got off the bus .
`` We had no idea where we were taken to .
'Daddy told us to wait here !
Daddy is coming ! '
We cried and bawled .
`` They started beating us , saying that we were too loud . ''
The bus was taking them to Hyungje Bokjiwon , a private facility that was officially a welfare centre .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was a brutal detention centre which held thousands of people against their will - some for years on end .
Warning : Some readers may find some of these details upsetting According to testimonies and evidence gathered from the site , detainees say they were used as slave labour at construction sites , farms , and factories during the 1970s and 80s .
They were also allegedly tortured and raped , with hundreds dying under the inhumane conditions .
The facility at Hyungje Bokjiwon has been compared to a concentration camp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known , and nobody - to this day - has been held accountable for the atrocities that reportedly happened within its walls .
For Han and his sister , their arrival was the start of a nightmare which would last three and a half years , and forever change the course of their lives .
In the 1980s , South Korea was booming economically .
It had achieved incredible growth , overcoming the scars of the Korean War in the 1950s , after which the Korean peninsula was split into North and South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fever ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics , and the government began spurring on the nation 's rebranding efforts .
But behind the so-called `` Miracle of Han River '' was a brutal and dark reality .
In April 1981 , a letter arrived at the office of then-Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo .
The letter , handwritten by President Chun Doo-Hwan , a former general who had seized power through a military coup a year earlier , ordered the authorities to `` crack down on begging and take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ordinance which allowed arbitrary detention of vagrants , social welfare centres were set up and buses with signs that read `` Vagrants ' Transport Vehicle '' began to appear in large cities like Busan .
These welfare centres , mostly private facilities , were given subsidies from the government based on the number of people they took care of .
Meanwhile , police are said to have been rewarded for `` purifying '' the streets by sending people to these centres .
Rough sleepers , disabled people , some orphan children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to show their identification when asked , were allegedly taken to the centres as part of the `` Social Purification Projects '' .
Hyungje Bokjiwon was one of the biggest of these welfare centres , not that far from a residential area in the south-eastern port city of Busan .
The owner , Park In-guen , often insisted that they were there to feed , clothe and educate the vagrants .
On paper , each of the people who arrived at these centres should have only been kept inside for a year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society .
The reality is that , for many , the next time they would see their friends and family again was in 1987 , when the centres were forced to close after more than 30 escaped inmates blew the whistle on what was really happening behind their walls .
Choi Seung-woo , another Hyungje Bokjiwon survivor , was 13 when he was taken off the streets on his way home from school .
`` A police officer asked me to stop and started searching my bag , '' he told the BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bread , a leftover of my lunch which was given from school .
`` He asked where I stole the bread from .
He tortured me , burning my genitals with a lighter .
He kept beating me , saying he was n't going to let me go unless I confessed to the 'crime ' .
`` Just wanting to go home , I lied . '
I stole it , I stole it .
Please let me go… ' '' About 10 minutes after he says he was forced to confess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a freezer dump truck arrived , and he was forced inside .
Choi says that was the start of his `` prison life '' .
He spent almost five years in Hyungje Bokjiwon , in which time he says he saw - and experienced - brutal sexual and physical violence .
To keep control of the inmates , he says , the centre was arranged like an army .
Choi was placed in a platoon , under the command of another inmate who had risen to become a platoon leader , given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tacitly allowed to use physical force .
`` The platoon leader and some other guys took all of my clothes off and poured a bucket of cold water on my body .
`` While I was trying to sleep , shivering naked , the platoon leader came again and raped me .
He did that to me for three consecutive nights until I was transferred to a different platoon . ''
It took Choi just a week to realise that `` people are being killed here '' .
`` I saw a guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the floor , '' he says .
`` He seemed dead .
He was bleeding all over his body .
His eyes were rolling back .
The white robe guy did n't care at all and just kept dragging the man to somewhere .
`` A few days later , a guy showed some sort of resistance by asking the platoon leader some forbidden questions like 'Why are we trapped in here ?
Why should we be beaten ? '
`` Four people came and rolled him in a blanket .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he fainted , foaming at the mouth .
People took him out wrapped .
He never returned to the centre .
I knew that he died . ''
• 1968 - the year that haunts hundreds of women • Goo Hara and the trauma of South Korea 's spy cam victims Aged just eight when he arrived , Han says he was the youngest in his platoon and was usually given manual work , like folding envelopes or making toothpicks .
He described the facility as `` hell '' .
`` The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a set of blue training suits , rubber shoes , and a piece of nylon underwear .
`` I rarely had a chance to take a shower .
Lice were all over my body .
We had rotten fish and stinking barley rice every day , literally every day .
Almost all of the inmates were malnourished .
`` Four people slept in zigzags on a small bed .
Rape occurred every night in the corner of the dormitory . ''
Some people dreamt of an escape , he says , adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it was almost impossible to get past the guards and jump over a 7m ( 23ft ) fence .
If you tried , failure was not an option .
`` I knew that if I failed to escape , I would be beaten to death , '' Han said .
The mutual monitoring system made escape more difficult .
Han says that sometimes mass escape was planned secretly , but there were always whistleblowers .
Prof Park Sook-kyung , of Kyung Hee University , who took part in a recent investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the rule under which managers selected platoon leaders and gave them privileges helped maintain the whole detention system .
`` The platoon leader I met said he had mixed feelings about what happened in the past .
He said he saw himself as a bastard , but he did that to survive .
`` If someone escaped , the platoon leader had to be punished instead . ''
Some parents tried to get their children back .
Choi 's family searched everywhere for their beloved son .
Choi says his family tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his brother , who had also been taken to the centre , but police simply ignored them .
By the mid-1980s , rumours started spreading in Busan about people being beaten to death inside the so-called welfare centre .
Confident that his children were kidnapped and trapped in the facility , Choi 's father knocked on the door of Hyungje Bokjiwon .
His protest led the centre managers to release the brothers in 1986 .
A year later , Park In-guen , who ran Hyungje Bokjiwon , was arrested .
The centre was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not easy though .
Choi says his life was like that of a `` beast '' .
His brother took his own life in 2009 .
`` I was still a vagrant in the eyes of the society .
I could only live a life of a vagrant , a beast .
No-one held out their hands for us .
We were branded by the state and the people followed .
Whenever I said I was in Hyungje Bokjiwon , people were afraid of me . ''
Han , meanwhile , had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father , who had also ended up in the centre .
Eventually , in 2007 , he found them being treated in hospital for the mental trauma inflicted during their years at the centre .
A report into the centre by the then-opposition party published in 1987 found more than 500 detainees died under the inhumane treatment during the 12 years in which Hyungje Bokjiwon was in operation .
But nobody has ever been held to account for their deaths , nor the alleged human rights abuses which took place .
Park was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years in prison only for embezzlement of state subsidies .
He died of natural causes in 2016 .
Two years later , the prosecutor who led the initial investigation into Hyungje Bokjiwon confessed that `` there was external pressure by the military government to stop the investigation ... and demand a short sentence for Park '' .
That same year , the then-prosecutor general Moon Moo-il formally apologised for the initial failures and requested that the Supreme Court review the ruling against Park , admitting that `` no proper investigation was carried out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope of a proper investigation : he has been protesting in front of the South Korean national assembly since 2012 , demanding a state inquiry into Hyungje Bokjiwon .
Choi joined him in 2013 .
Earlier this month , Choi staged a rooftop protest and was later taken to a hospital .
He 's still attending psychotherapy sessions regularly .
There is some hope , though : a new report by the Busan city government , seen by BBC Korean , clearly shows that Hyungje Bokjiwon was not the welfare centre it claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 149 former inmates - including a `` platoon leader '' - who took part in a survey said they were held by force .
A third of them have a disability , and more than half failed to receive a proper education .
The team behind the report , Prof Park says , also believes `` there was a torture room hidden inside Park In-guen 's office '' .
The report also shows Park 's centre benefited from the systematic segregation policy supported by the Chun administration during the 1980s .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bokjiwon may finally get the justice they have waited so long for : on 20 May , the South Korean National Assembly passed a bill , ordering the allegations be looked at again .
The next day , President Moon Jae-in , who took part in the investigation in 1987 as a member of Busan District Bar Association , said that he was `` always sorry for failing to properly reveal the truth at that time '' , ordering a fresh investigation .
It has given Han a sliver of hope .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the national assembly .
`` I 've always questioned myself .
'Did I really do something wrong to be taken to the hell-like facility ? '
If so , was it that grave that my whole life should be destroyed ?
`` I do n't think I could forgive the government and the people related for letting it happen .
However , if they succeed in revealing what really happened in the facility and make an official apology for the victims , I would try to forgive .
I will try .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ family to be reunited like in the past when I was an eight-year-old boy who just loved to play with daddy and sister . ''
Illustrations based on drawings by one of the survivors of the facilities , Han Jong-sun , and edited by Davies Surya

"I don't think I could forgive the government and the people related for letting it happen. However, if they succeed in revealing what really happened in the facility and make an official apology for the victims, I would try to forgive. I will try.


bbc--2020-05-30--Coronavirus in South Africa: Eight lessons for the rest of the continent

South Africa leads this continent in many ways .
Right now , it is poised to lead Africa into the next , most dangerous phase of the pandemic , as the country braces itself for a dramatic rise in infections that will almost certainly overwhelm its relatively well-resourced healthcare system .
Here are eight things it can teach the rest of Africa : No , it is not a joke .
Governments , and medical teams , still need to focus a lot more on hygiene .
Instead of wasting time and money - as many experts now see it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ventilators , the evidence from South African hospitals already grappling with the virus points to the need for vastly improved hygiene protocols .
Several major hospitals have already been forced to shut after becoming hot spots for the virus .
Doctors are warning that medical staff continue to congregate in tea rooms , removing their masks , passing mobile phones to each other , and undermining all the work they do on the wards .
`` The most dangerous place in a clinic is undoubtedly the tea room .
We 're trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doctor Tom Boyles , an infectious disease specialist in Johannesburg .
After a promising start , South Africa is now struggling , woefully , with its testing .
It has built up a huge backlog - `` tens of thousands '' according to several sources - at its laboratories , which is now undermining the validity of the entire testing process .
`` How do we prioritise limited resources ? ''
asked Prof Shabir Madhi , a prominent vaccine expert , who said South Africa 's likely testing limit - because of financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 20,000 per day .
An impressive number , perhaps , but of no real use , doctors insist , unless the results of those tests can reliably be produced within , ideally , 24 hours .
Much longer than that and an infected person will either have spread the virus to too many others to trace properly , or they will already be in hospital , or they will have passed the point of serious risk for infecting others .
`` Currently the turnaround time for Covid tests is around 14 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means it 's a complete waste of time , '' said Dr Boyles .
The same concerns apply to South Africa 's much-hailed community screening and testing programme which , experts say , has outlived its usefulness , since the virus has now spread far beyond the capacity of the country 's large team of community health workers to track with any effectiveness .
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`` The timeline renders it meaningless and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hospitals , '' according to Prof Madhi , who said it was vital that the testing system be aimed , as efficiently as possible , at hospitals , medical staff and those at most risk .
But there are signs of a political battle delaying these changes , with officials reportedly resisting calls for older tests to be simply thrown away .
3 ) It is not old age , it is obesity Much has been made of the fact that Africa has an unusually young population , and , indeed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact of the virus here .
But the evidence from several South African hospitals already suggests that alarmingly high levels of obesity - along with hypertension and diabetes - in younger Covid-19 patients are linked to many fatalities .
It is believed that as many South Africans suffer from hypertension and diabetes as from HIV - some seven million people .
That is one in eight of the population .
Some of them are undiagnosed .
Two-thirds of coronavirus deaths in South Africa so far are among people aged under 65 , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big issue , along with hypertension and diabetes , '' he said .
Although demographic differences make it hard to make direct comparisons between countries , over half of younger South Africans who are dying from Covid-19 have some other illness - roughly twice the rate seen in Europe .
A busy antenatal clinic in Johannesburg recently closed down following reports that one member of staff had been exposed to a coronavirus patient .
Twelve nurses were sent home and told to self-isolate .
The move has been quietly condemned by many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wider climate of unnecessary fear and over-caution among medical staff which is in danger of crippling the country 's health system and undermining its fight against the virus .
`` There needs to be clear guidance on what sort exposure is significant .
We have not adequately demystified this virus , '' said Prof Madhi , who stressed that a person needed to spend 15 minutes or more in close proximity to a confirmed case to be considered at serious risk of infection .
Unions have been understandably robust in seeking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where personal protection equipment ( PPE ) has been lacking .
But several medical workers told me that tougher discipline was needed to enforce hygiene protocols among staff - along with better education and training about managing risk .
`` Fear is the predominant factor .
Morale is definitely low , '' said one hospital doctor , on condition of anonymity .
`` But you also find people who are looking to get quarantined , who are very happy to take a two-week paid holiday '' in self-isolation .
5 ) The devil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Africa announced that religious groups could resume worship in gatherings of no more than 50 people .
The move was clearly a political concession by a government under pressure to ease lockdown restrictions and that understands that to retain public trust over the longer-term it must show signs of give and take .
But the decision carries significant risks .
Religious gatherings - often attracting older people - are known globally to be hot spots for spreading the virus .
By choosing to ignore that fact , the government may be undercutting its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretence that the regulations are rules are science-based , '' said political scientist and commentator Richard Calland .
One option for the government might have been to bar anyone over 65 from attending a religious service .
Instead it has told religious leaders to implement strict social-distancing and hygiene policies in their churches and mosques .
All non-authoritarian governments eventually have to rely on the public 's willingness to obey , not just the broad spirit of any regulations , but - as the tea room troubles indicate - the granular detail of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no more than one person for every 2.5 sq m ( about 26 sq ft ) of church hall .
South Africa 's official opposition , the Democratic Alliance ( DA ) , has been struggling to make itself heard during the lockdown .
A crisis of this magnitude inevitably pushes opposition parties to the sidelines and , one could argue , they would do well to stay there .
• Why Africans should take part in Covid-19 vaccine trials When the DA has sought to attract attention to itself , it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` They should be playing a much longer game , looking to win the peace , not the war , '' said Mr Calland , citing the example of Clement Atlee , who swept to power in the UK , defeating Winston Churchill in the immediate aftermath of World War Two .
The much smaller , populist Economic Freedom Fighters ( EFF ) has already indicated how it plans to win political capital from the crisis , by opposing any easing of the lockdown ( its racialised antipathy to foreign investment and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the economic impact ) .
It will presumably seek to blame President Cyril Ramaphosa for the inevitable rise in infections and deaths .
Mr Ramaphosa 's own enemies within the governing African National Congress ( ANC ) - currently silenced - may well make common cause with the EFF on that issue .
The blame game will be a brutal one across the continent .
Will the power of incumbency - such an important factor in African politics and beyond - prove to be a strength or a weakness with Covid-19 ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ When South Africa banned the sale of alcohol during the lockdown , many people accepted it as a harsh , but perhaps necessary step to limit domestic abuse , prevent violence , and thus keep hospital beds free for coronavirus patients .
But over time , frustration - with the ban , and with the brutal and haphazard enforcement of it - has grown and the clampdown is now set to be partly lifted .
So far so good .
But in tandem with the alcohol ban , South Africa put a stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will remain in force indefinitely .
The government insists its decision is based on scientific evidence , but few people seem to believe that is what is really guiding ministers .
Instead many suspect that officials are using the lockdown as cover to introduce their own pet projects .
The ban is playing into the hands of powerful criminal syndicates controlling contraband cigarettes , and is costing the government a fortune in lost tax revenues .
But perhaps more importantly , it is undermining the credibility of the lockdown regulations themselves - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ease some restrictions on movement , less likely .
For weeks , it seemed , everyone was talking about finding and building ventilators .
But the experience of frontline doctors in Cape Town has already shown that simpler , cheaper and less-intrusive devices can play a far more important role .
Countries need to plan according to their limited resources .
`` The investment in ventilators was a huge waste , '' said Prof Madhi , who , like colleagues in Cape Town , stressed the importance of high-flow nasal oxygen machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oxygen masks .
He said he had been `` raising the alarm '' about the need to improve South Africa 's supply of oxygen `` for about six weeks '' .
Hospitals in Cape Town are also following the international example of `` proning '' - lying patients face down in order to improve oxygen supply to their lungs .
The principal of looking for simpler solutions applies to staffing too , with many doctors urging the health authorities to focus on bringing final-year medical students , and perhaps retired staff , into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expensive foreign doctors from places like Cuba .

Coronavirus in South Africa: Eight lessons for the rest of the continent Published 31 May 2020
Image source, Getty Images
South Africa leads this continent in many ways. Right now, it is poised to lead Africa into the next, most dangerous phase of the pandemic, as the country braces itself for a dramatic rise in infections that will almost certainly overwhelm its relatively well-resourced healthcare system.
Here are eight things it can teach the rest of Africa:
1) Keep the tea rooms clean
No, it is not a joke. Governments, and medical teams, still need to focus a lot more on hygiene.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The most dangerous place in a clinic is considered the tea room
Instead of wasting time and money - as many experts now see it - on acquiring expensive but relatively ineffective ventilators, the evidence from South African hospitals already grappling with the virus points to the need for vastly improved hygiene protocols.
Several major hospitals have already been forced to shut after becoming hot spots for the virus.
Doctors are warning that medical staff continue to congregate in tea rooms, removing their masks, passing mobile phones to each other, and undermining all the work they do on the wards.
"The most dangerous place in a clinic is undoubtedly the tea room. We're trying to get that message out," said Doctor Tom Boyles, an infectious disease specialist in Johannesburg.
2) Fast tests - or no tests
After a promising start, South Africa is now struggling, woefully, with its testing.
It has built up a huge backlog - "tens of thousands" according to several sources - at its laboratories, which is now undermining the validity of the entire testing process.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, It is taking 14 days to get the results of Covid-19 tests
"How do we prioritise limited resources?" asked Prof Shabir Madhi, a prominent vaccine expert, who said South Africa's likely testing limit - because of financial and logistical constraints - would stay at about 20,000 per day.
An impressive number, perhaps, but of no real use, doctors insist, unless the results of those tests can reliably be produced within, ideally, 24 hours.
Much longer than that and an infected person will either have spread the virus to too many others to trace properly, or they will already be in hospital, or they will have passed the point of serious risk for infecting others.
"Currently the turnaround time for Covid tests is around 14 days in most places, so that basically means it's a complete waste of time," said Dr Boyles.
The same concerns apply to South Africa's much-hailed community screening and testing programme which, experts say, has outlived its usefulness, since the virus has now spread far beyond the capacity of the country's large team of community health workers to track with any effectiveness.
"The timeline renders it meaningless and compromises the care that should be occurring in hospitals," according to Prof Madhi, who said it was vital that the testing system be aimed, as efficiently as possible, at hospitals, medical staff and those at most risk.
But there are signs of a political battle delaying these changes, with officials reportedly resisting calls for older tests to be simply thrown away.
3) It is not old age, it is obesity
Much has been made of the fact that Africa has an unusually young population, and, indeed, that may yet help to mitigate the impact of the virus here.
But the evidence from several South African hospitals already suggests that alarmingly high levels of obesity - along with hypertension and diabetes - in younger Covid-19 patients are linked to many fatalities.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, More than half of all South Africans are now considered medically overweight
It is believed that as many South Africans suffer from hypertension and diabetes as from HIV - some seven million people. That is one in eight of the population. Some of them are undiagnosed.
Two-thirds of coronavirus deaths in South Africa so far are among people aged under 65, according to Prof Madhi.
"Obesity is a big issue, along with hypertension and diabetes," he said.
Although demographic differences make it hard to make direct comparisons between countries, over half of younger South Africans who are dying from Covid-19 have some other illness - roughly twice the rate seen in Europe.
4) Exposure isn't always exposure
A busy antenatal clinic in Johannesburg recently closed down following reports that one member of staff had been exposed to a coronavirus patient. Twelve nurses were sent home and told to self-isolate.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Experts say the fear factor about coronavirus needs to be addressed
The move has been quietly condemned by many doctors who see it as evidence of a wider climate of unnecessary fear and over-caution among medical staff which is in danger of crippling the country's health system and undermining its fight against the virus.
"There needs to be clear guidance on what sort exposure is significant. We have not adequately demystified this virus," said Prof Madhi, who stressed that a person needed to spend 15 minutes or more in close proximity to a confirmed case to be considered at serious risk of infection.
Unions have been understandably robust in seeking to protect their members and to raise concerns where personal protection equipment (PPE) has been lacking.
Shabir Madhi The investment in ventilators was a huge waste" Prof Shabir Madhi
Vaccine expert
But several medical workers told me that tougher discipline was needed to enforce hygiene protocols among staff - along with better education and training about managing risk.
"Fear is the predominant factor. Morale is definitely low," said one hospital doctor, on condition of anonymity.
"But you also find people who are looking to get quarantined, who are very happy to take a two-week paid holiday" in self-isolation.
5) The devil is in the detail
This week South Africa announced that religious groups could resume worship in gatherings of no more than 50 people.
The move was clearly a political concession by a government under pressure to ease lockdown restrictions and that understands that to retain public trust over the longer-term it must show signs of give and take.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, During the lockdown churches have been empty and services have gone online
But the decision carries significant risks. Religious gatherings - often attracting older people - are known globally to be hot spots for spreading the virus. By choosing to ignore that fact, the government may be undercutting its own messaging.
"It undermines any pretence that the regulations are rules are science-based," said political scientist and commentator Richard Calland.
One option for the government might have been to bar anyone over 65 from attending a religious service. Instead it has told religious leaders to implement strict social-distancing and hygiene policies in their churches and mosques.
Will they comply?
All non-authoritarian governments eventually have to rely on the public's willingness to obey, not just the broad spirit of any regulations, but - as the tea room troubles indicate - the granular detail of clean prayer mats, no-contact services and no more than one person for every 2.5 sq m (about 26 sq ft) of church hall.
6) Winning the peace
South Africa's official opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has been struggling to make itself heard during the lockdown.
A crisis of this magnitude inevitably pushes opposition parties to the sidelines and, one could argue, they would do well to stay there.
Coronavirus in Africa:
When the DA has sought to attract attention to itself, it has shown signs of flip-flopping on policy.
"They should be playing a much longer game, looking to win the peace, not the war," said Mr Calland, citing the example of Clement Atlee, who swept to power in the UK, defeating Winston Churchill in the immediate aftermath of World War Two.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, President Ramaphosa's political rivals will seek to blame him for the inevitable rise in infections
The much smaller, populist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has already indicated how it plans to win political capital from the crisis, by opposing any easing of the lockdown (its racialised antipathy to foreign investment and to big business freeing it from serious concern about the economic impact).
It will presumably seek to blame President Cyril Ramaphosa for the inevitable rise in infections and deaths.
Mr Ramaphosa's own enemies within the governing African National Congress (ANC) - currently silenced - may well make common cause with the EFF on that issue.
The blame game will be a brutal one across the continent. Will the power of incumbency - such an important factor in African politics and beyond - prove to be a strength or a weakness with Covid-19?
7) Bring the public with you
When South Africa banned the sale of alcohol during the lockdown, many people accepted it as a harsh, but perhaps necessary step to limit domestic abuse, prevent violence, and thus keep hospital beds free for coronavirus patients.
Getty Images The ban is playing into the hands of powerful criminal syndicates controlling contraband cigarettes, and is costing the government a fortune in lost tax revenues" Andrew Harding
BBC News Africa correspondent
But over time, frustration - with the ban, and with the brutal and haphazard enforcement of it - has grown and the clampdown is now set to be partly lifted. So far so good.
But in tandem with the alcohol ban, South Africa put a stop to all cigarettes sales too. And that will remain in force indefinitely.
The government insists its decision is based on scientific evidence, but few people seem to believe that is what is really guiding ministers. Instead many suspect that officials are using the lockdown as cover to introduce their own pet projects.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The impact of South Africa's alcohol and cigarette ban in lockdown
The ban is playing into the hands of powerful criminal syndicates controlling contraband cigarettes, and is costing the government a fortune in lost tax revenues.
But perhaps more importantly, it is undermining the credibility of the lockdown regulations themselves - making compliance, as the country moves to ease some restrictions on movement, less likely.
8) Keeping it simple
For weeks, it seemed, everyone was talking about finding and building ventilators. But the experience of frontline doctors in Cape Town has already shown that simpler, cheaper and less-intrusive devices can play a far more important role.
Countries need to plan according to their limited resources.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, With Covid-19 breathing can become difficult and the lungs get inflamed
"The investment in ventilators was a huge waste," said Prof Madhi, who, like colleagues in Cape Town, stressed the importance of high-flow nasal oxygen machines that work more efficiently than more traditional oxygen masks.
He said he had been "raising the alarm" about the need to improve South Africa's supply of oxygen "for about six weeks".
Hospitals in Cape Town are also following the international example of "proning" - lying patients face down in order to improve oxygen supply to their lungs.
The principal of looking for simpler solutions applies to staffing too, with many doctors urging the health authorities to focus on bringing final-year medical students, and perhaps retired staff, into an overstretched system, rather than importing expensive foreign doctors from places like Cuba.


bbc--2020-05-30--Coronavirus: Biden and Trump face off over China

As the US grapples with the coronavirus outbreak , President Donald Trump and and his likely election rival , Joe Biden , have been locking horns over the handling of the crisis .
They 've traded accusations about access to China for US health experts , and restrictions on flights from China following the outbreak .
We 've been looking at some of these claims and counter-claims .
President Trump failed to get US health officials into China to inspect the outbreak Mr Biden has said there was `` no effort '' by the president to get US officials into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and also claimed that `` Trump never got a CDC team on the ground in China . ''
But the Trump administration says it did try .
Health Secretary Alex Azar told journalists in late January that the US had offered on 6 January to send a team from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) - an offer that was repeated later that month and in February .
The CDC is the top government body responsible for protecting public health .
Two US experts did get into China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organization , which went in mid-February .
These were Weigong Zhou from the US CDC , and Clifford Lane from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .
It 's also worth adding that the CDC itself has had an office in China for decades ( more on this further down ) .
Trump allowed 40,000 people to travel to US from China after the travel ban President Trump and Mr Biden have also clashed over how airtight the restrictions introduced on travel from China are .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which stopped foreign nationals who had been in China in the previous two weeks from entering the US .
This came into effect on 2 February .
An advert by the Biden campaign claims the president let 40,000 travellers into the US from China after he signed the order .
President Trump has hit back , saying these were US citizens coming home .
The order does have exemptions for US citizens , legal residents , and non-citizen relatives with close ties .
Flight data analysed by the New York Times shows 40,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China in the two months after President Trump 's restrictions .
We do n't know how many of these were US citizens , but it is unlikely they all were - as President Trump claims - with other exemptions also applying .
President Trump cut the numbers of US disease experts in China before the outbreak This claim by Mr Biden refers to the presence of a CDC office inside China , which it 's maintained for decades .
Joe Biden said : `` We had over 44 , if I 'm not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , to observe what was going on .
The president brought home the vast majority of them and I think left only four in place . ''
Mr Biden is right that overall numbers of CDC staff in China have come down significantly , but he 's not correct about the numbers .
The CDC website says that as of March this year there were 14 staff in total working in China - three from the US and 11 employed locally .
That 's down from 47 CDC staff a year earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 39 of whom were locally recruited .
Mr Biden further alleges that a key US expert role inside China has not been filled .
He said : `` We had an American official stationed inside the Chinese disease control agency serving as our eyes and ears .
President Trump left the position vacant as the outbreak hit . ''
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When President Trump was asked about this on 22 March , he said that media reports about the CDC were `` 100 percent wrong '' and then referred the question to Robert Redfield , the CDC director , who was with him .
Mr Redfield said the CDC `` China office is actually being augmented , as we speak , '' but did n't explain why this particular role had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` went crazy '' and called him `` xenophobic '' for banning people entering the US from China .
When the order was announced , Mr Biden did say it was n't the time for `` Donald Trump 's record of hysterical xenophobia '' , and the next day tweeted a similar message .
The Biden campaign says this was n't a reference to the travel restrictions , but to the president 's overall record in office .
Mr Biden has never specifically said he opposed travel restrictions per se , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions based on favouritism and politics , rather than risk , will be counter-productive '' .
He publicly supported the travel ban in early April , with his campaign saying : `` Science supported this ban , therefore he did too . ''
President Trump has also said Mr Biden wrote him a letter of apology regarding his comments about the China travel restrictions , but this is n't true , according to the Biden campaign .
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Joe Biden said: "We had over 44, if I'm not mistaken, people from the CDC in China, to observe what was going on. The president brought home the vast majority of them and I think left only four in place."


bbc--2020-05-30--Bayern Munich 5-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf: Robert Lewandowski scores twice in rout

Robert Lewandowski scored twice against Fortuna Dusseldorf to equal his most prolific season as Bayern Munich moved 10 points clear at the top .
Bayern were 3-0 up by half-time , Benjamin Pavard and Lewandowski scoring after Mathias Jorgensen 's own goal opened the scoring .
Poland forward Lewandowski 's 43rd goal in all competitions this campaign made it 4-0 in a crushing win .
Teenager Alphonso Davies added the fifth with a superb individual effort .
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It will require an exceptional set of circumstances to deny Bayern an eighth successive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund will cut Bayern 's lead to seven points with five games remaining if they win at bottom club Paderborn on Sunday ( 17:00 BST ) but Bayern look as ruthless as ever .
This was their fourth straight victory since the Bundesliga season restarted earlier this month , and they have scored 13 goals and conceded just two since the resumption of the campaign .
There was a touch of fortune about their first goal , Pavard 's attempt was going wide when ex-Huddersfield defender Jorgensen diverted it over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pavard doubled the lead with a header from a corner , while Lewandowski started the move which ended with him making it 3-0 .
Fortuna Dusseldorf were unbeaten in their previous six games yet Uwe Rosler 's side were blown away , Lewandowski tapping home the fourth before the goal of the game .
Davies showed what an exciting talent he is as the 19-year-old won possession on the edge of Fortuna Dusseldorf 's penalty area before going past a couple of players to score .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Robert Lewandowski scored twice against Fortuna Dusseldorf to equal his most prolific season as Bayern Munich moved 10 points clear at the top.
Bayern were 3-0 up by half-time, Benjamin Pavard and Lewandowski scoring after Mathias Jorgensen's own goal opened the scoring.
Poland forward Lewandowski's 43rd goal in all competitions this campaign made it 4-0 in a crushing win.
Teenager Alphonso Davies added the fifth with a superb individual effort.
It will require an exceptional set of circumstances to deny Bayern an eighth successive Bundesliga title at the end of June.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund will cut Bayern's lead to seven points with five games remaining if they win at bottom club Paderborn on Sunday (17:00 BST) but Bayern look as ruthless as ever.
This was their fourth straight victory since the Bundesliga season restarted earlier this month, and they have scored 13 goals and conceded just two since the resumption of the campaign.
There was a touch of fortune about their first goal, Pavard's attempt was going wide when ex-Huddersfield defender Jorgensen diverted it over the line while attempting to clear.
Pavard doubled the lead with a header from a corner, while Lewandowski started the move which ended with him making it 3-0.
Fortuna Dusseldorf were unbeaten in their previous six games yet Uwe Rosler's side were blown away, Lewandowski tapping home the fourth before the goal of the game.
Davies showed what an exciting talent he is as the 19-year-old won possession on the edge of Fortuna Dusseldorf's penalty area before going past a couple of players to score.


bbc--2020-05-30--UK government approves return of sport behind closed doors from 1 June

Domestic competitive sport behind closed doors will be allowed from Monday , the UK government says .
The 'phase three ' guidance paves the way for live sport to return on 1 June for the first time since mid-March .
It is up to individual sports to assess the risk , and consult athletes , coaches and support staff .
Horse racing and snooker will each resume competitive action on Monday , while the Premier League is due to restart on 17 June .
Clubs in England 's top flight returned to 'phase two ' contact training on 25 May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed that no players or staff tested positive from the latest batch of 1,130 coronavirus tests conducted on Thursday and Friday .
So far , 12 people have tested positive from 3,882 tests across the league .
`` The wait is over .
Live British sport will shortly be back on in safe and carefully controlled environments , '' said the Secretary of State for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport , Oliver Dowden .
• Return of racing 'will lift the nation 's spirits ' - BHA chief Rust • Sheffield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Norwood '' This guidance provides the safe framework for sports to resume competitions behind closed doors .
It is now up to individual sports to confirm they can meet these protocols and decide when it 's right for them to restart . ''
Speaking at the daily UK Government coronavirus briefing , Dowden added : `` Football , tennis , horse racing , Formula 1 , cricket , golf , rugby , snooker and others are all set to return to our screens shortly . ''
The key protocols that must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partners and user groups involved , from the teams and athletes , to the support staff , officials and media , must travel individually and by private transport where possible • Prior to entering the competition venue , they are expected to carry out a screening process for coronavirus symptoms .
Anyone with known or suspected Covid-19 will not be permitted to enter and should be placed , or remain , in isolation • Social distancing should be maintained by all groups where possible .
This includes the competing athletes and support staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as during any disputes between players and referees , or scoring celebrations • Dressing room usage should be minimised .
However , showers can be used • Competition delivery partners and elite sports organisations should appoint a named Covid-19 officer to be responsible for oversight of all planning and communications Premier League chief executive Richard Masters `` welcomed '' the decision , adding : `` We have provisionally planned to restart the Premier League on 17 June , but there is still much work to be done to ensure the safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes well , we will be thrilled to resume the 2019-20 season in just over two weeks ' time . ''
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Four Premier League games will be broadcast , free to air , live on BBC Sport when the season resumes .
With concerns between Premier League clubs wanting to play at their own stadiums , and police forces requesting neutral venues , Dowden said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matches will be played .
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam , the UK 's deputy chief medical officer , said fans congregating outside stadiums as football returns is `` clearly a police matter '' .
`` There has to be enough understanding that the venue can cope with the segregation and the organisation and the social distancing right up from the kick-off until the final whistle to make that the safest possible experience for everybody there , '' he said .
`` And that 's going to be a crucial factor in choosing these venues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in England will be able to exercise outside with up to five others from different households from Monday , provided that social distancing guidelines are followed .
This means people who play team sports can meet to train together and do things like conditioning or fitness sessions , although physical contact is not allowed .
It will also allow parents to accompany their children to coaching sessions carried out on a one-to-one basis or in small groups .
The updated public guidance will be published on Monday .

Last updated on .From the section Sport
Premier League clubs returned to non-contact training on 19 May
Domestic competitive sport behind closed doors will be allowed from Monday, the UK government says.
The 'phase three' guidance paves the way for live sport to return on 1 June for the first time since mid-March.
It is up to individual sports to assess the risk, and consult athletes, coaches and support staff.
Horse racing and snooker will each resume competitive action on Monday, while the Premier League is due to restart on 17 June.
Clubs in England's top flight returned to 'phase two' contact training on 25 May.
On Saturday, the Premier League confirmed that no players or staff tested positive from the latest batch of 1,130 coronavirus tests conducted on Thursday and Friday. So far, 12 people have tested positive from 3,882 tests across the league.
"The wait is over. Live British sport will shortly be back on in safe and carefully controlled environments," said the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden.
"This guidance provides the safe framework for sports to resume competitions behind closed doors. It is now up to individual sports to confirm they can meet these protocols and decide when it's right for them to restart."
Speaking at the daily UK Government coronavirus briefing, Dowden added: "Football, tennis, horse racing, Formula 1, cricket, golf, rugby, snooker and others are all set to return to our screens shortly."
The key protocols that must be adhered to:
All competition delivery partners and user groups involved, from the teams and athletes, to the support staff, officials and media, must travel individually and by private transport where possible
Prior to entering the competition venue, they are expected to carry out a screening process for coronavirus symptoms. Anyone with known or suspected Covid-19 will not be permitted to enter and should be placed, or remain, in isolation
Social distancing should be maintained by all groups where possible. This includes the competing athletes and support staff on the bench and field of play, such as during any disputes between players and referees, or scoring celebrations
Dressing room usage should be minimised. However, showers can be used
Competition delivery partners and elite sports organisations should appoint a named Covid-19 officer to be responsible for oversight of all planning and communications
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters "welcomed" the decision, adding: "We have provisionally planned to restart the Premier League on 17 June, but there is still much work to be done to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
"If all goes well, we will be thrilled to resume the 2019-20 season in just over two weeks' time."
Four Premier League games will be broadcast, free to air, live on BBC Sport when the season resumes.
With concerns between Premier League clubs wanting to play at their own stadiums, and police forces requesting neutral venues, Dowden said the police and local authorities will determine where matches will be played.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the UK's deputy chief medical officer, said fans congregating outside stadiums as football returns is "clearly a police matter".
"There has to be enough understanding that the venue can cope with the segregation and the organisation and the social distancing right up from the kick-off until the final whistle to make that the safest possible experience for everybody there," he said.
"And that's going to be a crucial factor in choosing these venues."
The government also announced that people in England will be able to exercise outside with up to five others from different households from Monday, provided that social distancing guidelines are followed.
This means people who play team sports can meet to train together and do things like conditioning or fitness sessions, although physical contact is not allowed.
It will also allow parents to accompany their children to coaching sessions carried out on a one-to-one basis or in small groups.
The updated public guidance will be published on Monday.


bbc--2020-05-30--Austria government gives green light to host F1 season openers in July

Austria 's government has approved hosting Formula 1 's season-opening races in July , according to reports .
The races @ @ @ @ @ 12 July , will take place behind closed doors at the Red Bull Ring in @ @ @ @ @ was due to start in Australia in March , but the coronavirus pandemic forced the @ @ @ @ @ a further nine more .
If the Austria races run successfully , the F1 season @ @ @ @ @ in Budapest , Hungary .
Silverstone agreed a deal for two grands prix to be @ @ @ @ @ in August .
F1 bosses are still putting together a revised calendar for this season @ @ @ @ @ sale after £13m loss last year

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The Red Bull Ring in Austria is set to host the opening race of the 2020 F1 season
Austria's government has approved hosting Formula 1's season-opening races in July, according to reports.
The races, scheduled for 5 and 12 July, will take place behind closed doors at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
The 2020 season was due to start in Australia in March, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of that race and a further nine more.
If the Austria races run successfully, the F1 season could continue on 19 July in Budapest, Hungary.
Silverstone agreed a deal for two grands prix to be held at the British track in August.
F1 bosses are still putting together a revised calendar for this season.


bbc--2020-05-30--Sunday's gossip: Man Utd open to Juve's Rabiot as part of Pogba swap

Manchester United are open to the idea of French midfielder Adrien Rabiot , 25 , being included in a swap deal with Juventus for his compatriot , 27-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba .
( Calciomercato - via Express ) Meanwhile , Manchester United are continuing negotiations with Shanghai Shenhua over a loan extension until January 2021 for 30-year-old Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo .
( Goal ) Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has urged the club not to sign 27-year-old former Liverpool and current Bayern Munich and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho this summer .
( Mirror ) Arsenal 's Uruguay midfielder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Boca Juniors transfer amid uncertainty over his future .
( Fox Sports Argentina , via Evening Standard ) Inter Milan have inserted an 'anti-Juventus ' clause in their deal with Paris St-Germain for Argentine striker Mauro Icardi , 27 , with the French club subjected to a £13m fee if they sell him to the 'Old Lady ' .
( Goal ) Manchester United remain confident that they will sign forward Jadon Sancho , 20 , before next season , despite Borussia Dortmund 's attempts to tie the Englishman down to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City and Preston North End are on alert after Celtic failed to give a new contract to 32-year-old Irish winger Jonny Hayes .
( Mail ) Middlesbrough are ready to cash in on prized asset , 22-year-old English centre-back Dael Fry , this summer , but the Championship strugglers want about £20m for their academy graduate .
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Manchester United are open to the idea of French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 25, being included in a swap deal with Juventus for his compatriot, 27-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba. (Calciomercato - via Express) external-link
Meanwhile, Manchester United are continuing negotiations with Shanghai Shenhua over a loan extension until January 2021 for 30-year-old Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo. (Goal) external-link
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has urged the club not to sign 27-year-old former Liverpool and current Bayern Munich and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho this summer. (Mirror) external-link
Chelsea are closing in on a loan deal for Coutinho. (Star) external-link
Chelsea lead a number of top clubs in the chase for Juventus and Italy winger Federico Bernardeschi, 26. (Gazzetta dello Sport - via Express) external-link
Arsenal's Brazilian defender David Luiz, 33, will need to take a pay cut to join his former club Benfica. (Mirror) external-link
Arsenal's Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, 'dreams' of a transfer to Boca Juniors amid uncertainty over his future. (Fox Sports Argentina, via Evening Standard) external-link
French forward Alexandre Lacazette, 29, has no interest in joining Inter Milan despite being linked with a move away from Arsenal. (Football.London) external-link
Bournemouth are trying to tie winger Ryan Fraser down to a contract that will allow him to end the season at the club. The 26-year-old Scot will become a free agent when his deal ends in June and is linked with Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, Watford and Crystal Palace. (Mail) external-link
Inter Milan have inserted an 'anti-Juventus' clause in their deal with Paris St-Germain for Argentine striker Mauro Icardi, 27, with the French club subjected to a £13m fee if they sell him to the 'Old Lady'. (Goal) external-link
Manchester United remain confident that they will sign forward Jadon Sancho, 20, before next season, despite Borussia Dortmund's attempts to tie the Englishman down to a new contract. (90min) external-link
Stoke City and Preston North End are on alert after Celtic failed to give a new contract to 32-year-old Irish winger Jonny Hayes. (Mail) external-link
Bayern Munich's Canadian left-back Alphonso Davies, 19, has revealed he nearly joined Swansea but the move fell through when he could not obtain a work permit. (Sun) external-link


bbc--2020-05-31--George Floyd death: Widespread unrest as curfews defied across US

Curfews have been ordered in cities across the US to try to stem unrest sparked by the death of a black man in police custody .
But they have been defied in many areas , with shops looted , cars burned and buildings attacked .
Riot police have used tear gas and rubber bullets .
President Donald Trump urged `` healing '' over the death of George Floyd but said he could not allow mobs to dominate .
A white ex-policeman is charged with murdering Mr Floyd , 46 , in Minneapolis .
Derek Chauvin , 44 , is due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In video footage , Mr Chauvin can be seen kneeling on Mr Floyd 's neck for several minutes on Monday .
Mr Floyd repeatedly says that he is unable to breathe .
• The last 30 minutes of George Floyd 's life • Why has a US city gone up in flames ?
Three other officers present at the time have also since been sacked .
The Floyd case has reignited US anger over police killings of black Americans .
It follows the high-profile cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Eric Garner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driven the Black Lives Matter movement .
But for many it also reflects years of frustration over socioeconomic inequality and segregation , not least in Minneapolis itself .
What 's the latest on the protests ?
Huge demonstrations have taken place in at least 30 cities across the US .
They were largely peaceful on Saturday , but violence flared later in the day .
One of the cities worst affected by unrest is Los Angeles .
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in the city and activated the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be called on to intervene in domestic emergencies .
The entire city is under a 20:00 to 05:30 curfew .
Numerous shops have been looted , including on the famous retail avenues , Melrose and Fairfax , while overhead footage showed fires burning .
Earlier police fired rubber bullets and hit protesters with batons .
Hundreds of arrests have been made .
Mayor Eric Garcetti said this was `` the heaviest moment I 've experienced '' since the riots in 1992 that were sparked by the acquittal of police over the beating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some 20 police cars were burned and dozens of arrests made .
Video also showed a police car driving into a crowd of protesters .
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the situation was not started by the officers , but Congress Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said his comments were unacceptable and he should not be making excuses for the officers .
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot imposed a 21:00 to 06:00 curfew until further notice , saying she was `` disgusted '' by the violence .
`` I 've seen protesters hurl projectiles at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , urine and Lord knows what else , '' she said .
Although in most places curfews were observed by the majority , also in most places there was evidence of defiance .
In Atlanta , protesters remained on the streets after the curfew began , damaging property and vehicles .
Dozens of arrests were made .
Minneapolis , where George Floyd died , has seen less violence overnight .
Some 700 National Guard officers are aiding police and they acted quickly to enforce the curfew imposed there .
The Star Tribune said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unrest of the previous night .
For the second day running , a large crowd of protesters taunted National Guard officers outside the White House in Washington , DC .
Indianapolis was one of the cities that had seen peaceful protests during the day turn violent later .
At least one shooting death has occurred , but police said no officers had discharged weapons .
In under-curfew Philadelphia , 13 police officers were hurt and at least 35 arrests made as stores were looted , police cars torched and buildings defaced .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miami , Portland and Louisville , among other cities .
San Francisco is the latest to impose a curfew , announced by Mayor London Breed for 20:00 local time on Sunday , after looting and violence .
But amid the violence there were also moments of solidarity .
In Flint , Michigan , Sheriff Chris Swanson took off the riot helmets of his men , laid down batons and asked protesters what they wanted .
After hugs and high fives , they chanted `` walk with us '' and the sheriff did .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday evening , Mr Trump said that Mr Floyd 's death had `` filled Americans with horror , anger and grief '' .
`` I stand before you as a friend and ally to every American seeking peace , '' he said in a televised address from Cape Canaveral in Florida , following the launch into orbit of two Nasa astronauts by billionaire Elon Musk 's SpaceX company .
The president denounced the actions of `` looters and anarchists '' , accusing them of dishonouring the memory of Mr Floyd .
What was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healing not hatred , justice not chaos '' .
`` I will not allow angry mobs to dominate - wo n't happen , '' he added .
Mr Trump has blamed the mayor of Minneapolis - a Democrat - for failing to control the protests , which are the worst since the president took office .
The president 's Democratic Party rival , Joe Biden , has accused him of giving oxygen to bigotry and said those responsible for Mr Floyd 's death must be held accountable .
But he also condemned rioting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is right and necessary .
But burning down communities and needless destruction is not . ''
Many mayors and local officials have been trying to separate the genuine protests over Mr Floyd 's death from the violent unrest , often blaming `` outsiders '' for the looting and arson .
There have been many reports of residents trying to stop acts of violence .
On Monday night , police received a phone call from a neighbourhood grocery store alleging that George Floyd had paid with a counterfeit $ 20 note .
Officers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicle when he dropped to the ground , telling them he was claustrophobic .
According to police , he physically resisted officers and was handcuffed .
Video of the incident does not show how the confrontation started .
With Mr Chauvin 's knee on his neck , Mr Floyd can be heard saying `` please , I ca n't breathe '' and `` do n't kill me '' .
According to a preliminary autopsy by the county medical examiner , the police officer had his knee on Mr Floyd 's neck for eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes of which was after Mr Floyd became non-responsive .
Nearly two minutes before Mr Chauvin removed his knee the other officers checked Mr Floyd 's right wrist for a pulse and were unable to find one .
He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead around an hour later .
The preliminary autopsy , included in the criminal complaint against Mr Chauvin , did not find evidence of `` traumatic asphyxia or strangulation '' .
The medical examiner noted Mr Floyd had underlying heart conditions and the combination of these , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being restrained by the officers `` likely contributed to his death '' .
Mr Chauvin was charged on Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter over his role in Mr Floyd 's death .
Mr Floyd 's family said they wanted a more serious , first-degree murder charge as well as the arrest of the three other officers involved .
Hennepin County Prosecutor Mike Freeman said he `` anticipates charges '' for the other officers but would not offer more details .

In New York, some 20 police cars were burned and dozens of arrests made. Video also showed a police car driving into a crowd of protesters. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the situation was not started by the officers, but Congress Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said his comments were unacceptable and he should not be making excuses for the officers.


bbc--2020-05-31--SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronaut capsule set to dock with space station

US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will dock to the International Space Station ( ISS ) later .
The men are making their way up to the orbiting platform after their launch on a Falcon-9 rocket from Florida 's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday .
The Nasa crew are now travelling in a Dragon capsule supplied and operated by a private company , SpaceX - a first in the history of human spaceflight .
Their ship is due to attach to the ISS at around 14:30 GMT ( 15:30 BST ) .
It will be a fully automated procedure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to intervene unless there is a problem .
• Relive the day : The launch as it happened • How we got to this point The vessel will come up under the station and manoeuvre itself to a docking port on the bow section .
Once hooks have sealed the Dragon in place and pressure checks are completed , the astronauts will be able to disembark and join the Russian-American crew already onboard the ISS .
Hurley and Behnken were given a good period of sleeptime to prepare them for Sunday 's activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carried out what has become a tradition among US spacefarers - the naming of their ship .
This tradition goes right back to the Mercury capsule programme in the early 1960s .
The two men said their Dragon would be called `` Capsule Endeavour '' .
Hurley radioed to Earth : `` We chose Endeavour for a few reasons : One , because of this incredible endeavour that Nasa , SpaceX and the US have been on since the end of the shuttle programme back in 2011 .
`` The other reason is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I .
We both had our first flights on shuttle Endeavour and it just meant so much to us to carry on that name . ''
Shuttle Endeavour , retired nine years ago with the rest of Nasa 's orbiter fleet , was named after HMS Endeavour , the research ship commanded by British explorer James Cook on his voyage to Australia and New Zealand in the late 18th Century .
• Who are the astronauts ?
The `` incredible endeavour '' that Hurley referenced is the effort to commercialise low-Earth orbit ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn over routine space operations just above the planet to the private sector ; to have the routine transport of crew and cargo handled by private concerns such as SpaceX , the Californian outfit established by tech billionaire Elon Musk .
Already SpaceX 's agile and innovative approach to the development of rocket and capsule technology is recognised to have saved Nasa billions of dollars , when set against the procurement standards of old .
The US space agency no longer wants to own LEO vehicles ; it wishes merely to purchase `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies .
This should free up financial resources that can be diverted instead to the much more complex - and much more expensive - task of getting astronauts back to the Moon .
The Artemis programme , as it 's known , aims to put Nasa astronauts on the lunar surface again in 2024 .
`` When I took this job just a few short years ago , our budget at Nasa was around $ 19bn , '' said Jim Bridenstine , the agency 's administrator .
`` The budget request that President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 25bn .
We are in a great , great position . ''
He continued : `` We have n't had this much support for space since John F Kennedy , and we 've got bipartisan support .
Everybody wants to see the Artemis programme be successful .
Everybody wants to see not just the next man , but the first woman , on the Moon .
And that 's what we 're building here . ''
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET @ bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter : @ BBCAmos

"We did get probably a good seven hours or so (of sleep)," he said in a radio link with mission control in Houston, Texas. "The first night is always a little bit of a challenge, but the Dragon was a slick vehicle, and we had good air flow and so we had an excellent evening. (We're) just excited to be back in low-Earth orbit again."


bbc--2020-05-31--Burkina Faso gunmen 'kill 20 at cattle market' in Kompienga

At least 20 people have been killed in eastern Burkina Faso when gunmen stormed a cattle market , reports say .
Gunmen on motorbikes fired into the crowded market in Kompienga town in the middle of the day on Saturday , eyewitnesses were quoted as saying by local media .
It is unclear who was behind the attack .
Burkina Faso has seen a sharp rise in jihadist violence and inter-communal clashes in recent months .
• The country where it 's too dangerous to go to school • 'We 're raising our daughter as Christian and Muslim' The violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to flee their homes .
On Friday at least 15 people were killed when suspected Islamist militants attacked a convoy of traders in the north , near the border with Mali .
The government blamed the attack on `` terrorists '' , a phrase usually used to the al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked jihadists Burkina Faso has been battling in recent years .
Despite occasional government claims of success against the Islamist militants , the insecurity in the north and east of Burkina Faso has dramatically escalated .
Jihadists have often targeted schools , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

It is unclear who was behind the attack, but Burkina Faso has seen a recent sharp rise in jihadist violence and inter-communal clashes.


bbc--2020-05-31--Trump delays 'outdated' G7 leaders' summit

US President Donald Trump has said he will postpone this year 's G7 summit and invite leaders of other countries to participate in the talks .
`` I do n't feel that ... it properly represents what 's going on in the world .
It 's a very outdated group of countries , '' Mr Trump said on Saturday .
The G7 group , which the US hosts this year , includes Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Japan and the UK .
The president said Russia , South Korea , Australia and India should be invited .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ plane Air Force One , Mr Trump said that he was delaying the summit - which was scheduled to take place later in June - until September .
• What is the G7 summit and what does it do ?
Last week , Mr Trump said it might be possible to hold a gathering at the White House and potentially parts of Camp David , the US presidential country retreat , despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .
German Chancellor Angela Merkel later rejected the president 's invitation to attend a summit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesman thanked Mr Trump , but said the German leader `` can not agree to her personal participation , to a journey to Washington '' .
On Friday , UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson `` agreed on the importance of convening the G7 in person in the near future '' following a conversation with the US president , the White House said in a statement .
The G7 - or Group of Seven - leaders were scheduled to meet by videoconference in June in response to Covid-19 .
The group is made up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest economies .
It regards itself as `` a community of values '' , with freedom and human rights , democracy and the rule of law , and prosperity and sustainable development as its key principles .

Speaking to reporters on board the presidential plane Air Force One, Mr Trump said that he was delaying the summit - which was scheduled to take place later in June - until September.


bbc--2020-05-31--Amazon UK website defaced with racist abuse

Amazon has blamed a `` bad actor '' for racist abuse that appeared on multiple listings on its UK website .
The abuse , now removed , appeared when users searched the online shop for Apple AirPods and similar products .
It was unclear how long the racist language remained on the site , but it sparked outrage on Twitter and the sharing of screenshots and video grabs .
`` We are removing the images in question and have taken action on the bad actor , '' Amazon told the BBC .
The company did not elaborate on the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how many products were defaced and how long the abuse was visible on the listings .
Nadine White , a journalist for the Huffington Post , tweeted that the abuse `` needs to be acknowledged , removed , explained , apologised for asap .
Being Black right now is hard enough ; we do n't need to be called the N- word while shopping online , to boot '' .
Another Twitter user said Amazon should have been able to remove the offending messages in minutes .
`` They 're still on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said during early hours of Sunday .
Amazon also allows third-party retailers to sell goods through its website , with the company making about half its retail revenues from this .
But the Amazon Marketplace platform has come under scrutiny .
There has been concern about counterfeit goods appearing in the listings , and during the coronavirus pandemic Amazon was criticised for not doing enough to stop sellers inflating prices .
In April , five Amazon e-commerce websites , including the UK , were added to the US trade regulator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marketplaces known for counterfeiting and piracy concerns .
Amazon disagreed strongly with the move , saying in a statement that `` this purely political act is another example of the administration using the US government to advance a personal vendetta against Amazon '' .

Nadine White, a journalist for the Huffington Post, tweeted that the abuse "needs to be acknowledged, removed, explained, apologised for asap. Being Black right now is hard enough; we don't need to be called the N- word while shopping online, to boot".