bbc--2020-06-25--Liverpool win Premier League: Jurgen Klopp's transformative role

When Jurgen Klopp walked into Anfield for his first day as Liverpool manager on 8 October 2015 , there was one keynote message from his public address .
`` We must turn from doubters to believers , '' said the charismatic German as he sat in front of the cameras and lights of the world 's media .
Less than five years on , no-one doubts Klopp or his players .
After a remarkable rise from 10th place on his arrival to European champions for the sixth time , they have now returned to their domestic perch as Premier League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager were forced to wait an extra three months for their coronation as the season was halted by the global coronavirus pandemic but the silverware is reward for his revitalisation of the club and its support .
Klopp 's public persona is the big man with the tactile approach and the booming laugh .
The animated presence in the technical area , celebrating with players and fans .
So much more goes on behind the public image - so much more that gives the lie to those who nonsensically claimed Klopp 's greatest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a cheerleader .
Behind the scenes , away from the public gaze , his meticulous approach , as well as his intellect for football 's modern methods and matters outside the game , make him the towering figure in Liverpool 's spectacular revival .
The notion that he simply strolls around Melwood smiling and hugging people may sustain those who wish to pour cold water on his brilliant successes , or downplay his tactical shrewdness .
The reality could not be more different .
• Rank the 10 games which have defined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground is where the difference is made .
This is where the drills are run through , where tactical ideas are tried and tested .
Bolt onto this some spectacular recruitment and you have the 2019-20 Premier League champions .
Every session is meticulously planned with his staff before training .
Klopp will then address his players to outline their work in depth .
He is not just Liverpool 's manager , he is Liverpool 's coach .
Every aspect of every day is plotted and analysed in minute detail .
In preparing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before condensing it into the essential and most urgent details .
Inside Anfield this is regarded as a key skill that helps drive one of his best qualities - the ability to take big decisions quickly , without prevarication , and getting those decisions right .
• Klopp - the Black Forest boy who 'became a hero' Klopp himself is the exact model of planning and efficiency he expects of others .
He insists on punctuality , on everything operating like clockwork .
If a meeting is planned for 10am , 10am it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the result of a fiercely driven individual .
The hard work of the manager and all those behind him .
As he says : `` I live 100 % for the boys , with the boys . ''
There are no gimmicks .
No `` Hollywood '' moment was transformative in the story leading to Liverpool 's coronation as Premier League champions .
Klopp is the leader , strategist and inspiration .
But of course there is also a team behind him .
When the German arrived at Anfield it was inevitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his closest , most trusted allies - Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz .
Buvac and Krawietz had been central to Klopp 's management team at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund .
The trio came as a package wherever he went .
Within that structure , the taciturn Bosnian-Serb Buvac was known as `` The Brain '' for his awareness of tactical detail while German Krawietz was `` The Eye '' for his acute analytical skills .
But when Buvac 's 17-year association with Klopp ended suddenly in April 2018 , it led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set-up - and new levels of success .
Klopp , of course , is the leader in all respects , while Krawietz is now joined by Pep Ljinders .
The 37-year-old Dutchman had already made a huge impression at Liverpool , having worked at the club as an under-16s coach before being appointed first-team development coach in 2015 .
Three years later , Ljinders left to take over as manager of NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands .
It proved to be a short stint and when he left , Klopp had no hesitation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 2018-19 season to fill the gap vacated by Buvac .
Both Krawietz and Lijnders are assistant managers .
No hierarchy exists and both serve crucial , differing roles within Klopp 's team .
Krawietz runs a team of four analysts , focusing on all aspects of previous and forthcoming games - a role so integral it shapes training sessions and team selection .
He is on the training ground every day .
An example of how the Klopp-Krawietz partnership works is seen in messages exchanged by the pair during the 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homed in on the increasing influence of set-pieces , both defensive and attacking , and a decision was made to be more innovative , especially as Liverpool were now armed with the height of Virgil van Dijk and the delivery of Trent Alexander-Arnold .
The facts speak for themselves .
In 2017-18 , Liverpool scored 13 goals and conceded 12 from set-pieces .
Increased focus and innovation following the World Cup saw them score 29 and concede only eight in the subsequent campaign .
Such enlightened attention to detail even included the arrival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dane Thomas Gronnemark , after the tournament , an appointment designed to eradicate errors and maximise the many re-starts from this position during games .
However , Liverpool and Krawietz are not slaves to specifics .
He and Klopp still want room for free thinking and spontaneity at set-pieces .
What greater example than Trent Alexander-Arnold 's quickly taken corner that caught Barcelona cold in last season 's Champions League semi-final second leg at Anfield ?
During a normal week at Melwood , Krawietz will usually present Klopp with 90 minutes of analytical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the course of two meetings to a 25-30 minute presentation which the manager will deliver the day before the game .
The main aim of the session is that Liverpool 's players are made aware of their opponents ' strengths .
But they also leave the room with greater confidence in their own ability to do damage .
Klopp , as ever , takes the final decisions .
but the analysis provided by Krawietz has always been crucial .
As is the more visible presence of the lively , tactically sharp Lijnders .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who takes many training sessions along with Klopp .
He is also the buffer between other non-football departments at Liverpool , shaping operational management and drawing up schedules to ensure players get enough rest , deciding when to train and maximising performance .
Klopp 's confidence in himself and those around him is such that he says : `` I know I 'm good at a couple of things and really good at a few things and that 's enough .
My confidence is big enough that I can really let people grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem .
I need experts around me . ''
It is a three-pronged approach that brought almost perfection at various stages over the past two seasons and , to use the words of Brian Clough about Peter Taylor , the goods at the back of the store are almost as essential to the overall package as what is in the shop window .
On the pitch , Klopp has earned his reputation alongside the other coaching greats now in the Premier League , such as Manchester City 's Pep Guardiola , Carlo Ancelotti @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He has also , almost without fail , made players better , whether they were signed by him or already at Liverpool .
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson , signed by Kenny Dalglish in June 2011 , had his doubters almost up to the time he lifted the Champions League in Madrid last May .
Klopp never wavered .
Now , Henderson 's form and reputation has never been higher .
Roberto Firmino is another he inherited .
His signing from Hoffenheim in June 2015 initially raised doubts over Liverpool 's `` transfer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lead buying strategy and was responsible for far more failures than successes .
In a previous time , there was justifiable cause to question a muddled transfer policy , especially after the £75m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona in summer 2014 .
The prime example was the folly of subsequently spending £16m on Mario Balotelli from AC Milan , shortly after then-manager Brendan Rodgers had insisted publicly : `` I can categorically tell you he will not be coming to Liverpool . ''
Firmino has now moved into the category of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Virgil van Dijk , Mohamed Salah , Sadio Mane and goalkeeper Alisson - who all had quality on arrival - have become even better for Klopp 's work .
Mane told BBC Sport : `` He is close to his players and he gives us responsibility on the pitch , which is really important for each player .
At the same time he is very friendly with us .
That is one of his big strengths . ''
Since Klopp 's arrival , Liverpool 's transfer business has become the template for efficiency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had made their moves , a £7.5m deal for Red Bull Salzburg 's Takumi Minamino was signed , sealed and delivered for the first day of the month .
The same was true of the £75m move for Van Dijk from Southampton .
Deal announced on 27 December 2017 .
Deal signed 1 January 2018 .
And this is down , in large part , to what those behind the scenes at Anfield describe as Liverpool 's `` Holy Trinity '' .
The relationship between Klopp , sporting director Michael Edwards and Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biggest equity stake in the club and who could be described as the `` managing owner '' .
Gordon has the complete trust of principal owner John W Henry and chairman Tom Werner .
While Henry may be the figurehead , Gordon is the most influential owner in many ways because he makes the crucial decisions along with Klopp and Edwards - whether it is a signing , contract renewals or extensions , even down to the recruitment of academy coaches .
Gordon has the final sign-off on major projects , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stand to take capacity above 60,000 , and the new £50m training facility at Kirkby .
But he is not simply the man who signs the cheques .
Anfield insiders acknowledge his sharp football brain as well as business acumen .
He sees his role as empowering Klopp and Edwards to ensure the football operation flourishes .
He has total trust and confidence in their judgement .
The three are in constant touch daily , WhatsApp messages fly between all parties .
Edwards joined the club as head of analytics in 2011 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
In terms of public profile , he remains secretive and elusive , out of the public eye .
He believes that helps him do his work under the radar to deliver what Klopp and Liverpool need .
Inside Melwood , the story is very different .
Edwards is respected and admired , operating an open-door policy and having his own trusted staff such as head of scouting and recruitment Dave Fallows , chief scout Barry Hunter , and Ian Graham , Julian Ward and Dave Woodfine .
When Klopp signed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the club until summer 2024 , he said : `` I must highlight the role of our sporting director Michael Edwards in this journey so far .
His input and collaboration has been just as important as anyone else 's in getting us into a position to compete for the game 's top titles . ''
Edwards has his team .
Klopp has his .
Gordon empowers and discusses before signing off , and therein lies the method behind Liverpool 's brilliant resurgence .
One of the classic examples of how this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hong Kong on a pre-season tour in summer 2017 , midfielder Philippe Coutinho effectively told the club that overnight he had become unhappy and wanted to move to Barcelona , who had just sold Neymar to Paris St-Germain .
Coutinho , despite his obvious brilliance , was actually regarded by some as a player Liverpool had come to rely on too much .
When he did not perform , as in the 2016 Europa League final loss to Sevilla in Basel , the overall team suffered .
When the Brazilian duly made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were in place to conclude two of the most important signings in the club 's recent history , following up the long-planned pursuit of Van Dijk with the £66.8m arrival of Brazil goalkeeper Alisson from Roma in July 2018 .
Coutinho was not replaced , but acquisitions were made in other areas that pushed Liverpool to their current level .
In February 2017 , Liverpool had drawn up their list of transfer targets that included the likes of Bayer Leverkusen 's Julian Brandt and Christian Pulisic , who was coming to prominence at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The name of Roma 's Mohamed Salah lurked elsewhere on Liverpool 's radar .
Salah was the deal that was done , with Klopp very happy to give much of the credit to the forceful opinions of Edwards that this was a potentially game-changing signing .
This cool , analytical , collegiate system is now the envy of Europe 's elite clubs and central to the plans that have brought the title back to Anfield after 30 years .
Klopp has not simply built for the present .
He is taking care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days at Liverpool in October 2015 , he was pictured gazing out over the Melwood training grounds with academy director Alex Inglethorpe .
This was n't just a new manager doing the rounds .
He was seeing what he had to work with .
Klopp is willing to spend big but not with waste , and the development of youngsters such as teenagers Curtis Jones and Neco Williams in FA Cup wins over Everton and Shrewsbury Town - when Klopp entrusted his under-23s while he and the seniors took a winter break - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a firm believer in looking first from within .
Liverpool will make the high-profile signings and are in a healthy position to do so , but Klopp knows he has golden reserves .
The development of Jones and Williams , and his trust in them , means Liverpool arguably have another £50m that can be spent elsewhere .
Not that Klopp is a romantic .
All decisions are based on hard-headed business reality and if the game-changer is there , Liverpool will be in the hunt .
Klopp is frugal but strategic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has renewed Liverpool to the point where they are , in the eyes of many , Europe 's finest side with a team and club built in Klopp 's image .
Former Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre , who sat at Klopp 's right hand when he was introduced at Anfield , says : `` Is Jurgen right for Liverpool ?
The answer is absolutely .
`` Everything is natural .
Nothing is made up .
He does n't do anything for effect .
He is naturally engaging .
He raises the energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in .
`` He is big and imposing .
He is a hugger .
All these things he does because it is natural to him .
He does n't think ' I 'm going to hug the staff and the players ' .
He does it because he cares for these people .
That is who Jurgen Klopp is .
He just fits perfectly . ''

Klopp arrived at Liverpool after seven years at Borussia Dortmund
When Jurgen Klopp walked into Anfield for his first day as Liverpool manager on 8 October 2015, there was one keynote message from his public address.
"We must turn from doubters to believers," said the charismatic German as he sat in front of the cameras and lights of the world's media.
Less than five years on, no-one doubts Klopp or his players. After a remarkable rise from 10th place on his arrival to European champions for the sixth time, they have now returned to their domestic perch as Premier League champions, too.
Liverpool and their manager were forced to wait an extra three months for their coronation as the season was halted by the global coronavirus pandemic but the silverware is reward for his revitalisation of the club and its support.
Klopp's public persona is the big man with the tactile approach and the booming laugh. The animated presence in the technical area, celebrating with players and fans. So much more goes on behind the public image - so much more that gives the lie to those who nonsensically claimed Klopp's greatest coaching quality in his early days was as a cheerleader.
Behind the scenes, away from the public gaze, his meticulous approach, as well as his intellect for football's modern methods and matters outside the game, make him the towering figure in Liverpool's spectacular revival.
The notion that he simply strolls around Melwood smiling and hugging people may sustain those who wish to pour cold water on his brilliant successes, or downplay his tactical shrewdness. The reality could not be more different.
Klopp believes the training ground is where the difference is made. This is where the drills are run through, where tactical ideas are tried and tested. Bolt onto this some spectacular recruitment and you have the 2019-20 Premier League champions.
Every session is meticulously planned with his staff before training. Klopp will then address his players to outline their work in depth. He is not just Liverpool's manager, he is Liverpool's coach. Every aspect of every day is plotted and analysed in minute detail.
In preparing for games, he insatiably gathers information before condensing it into the essential and most urgent details. Inside Anfield this is regarded as a key skill that helps drive one of his best qualities - the ability to take big decisions quickly, without prevarication, and getting those decisions right.
Klopp himself is the exact model of planning and efficiency he expects of others. He insists on punctuality, on everything operating like clockwork. If a meeting is planned for 10am, 10am it is. His and Liverpool's success is the result of a fiercely driven individual. The hard work of the manager and all those behind him. As he says: "I live 100% for the boys, with the boys."
There are no gimmicks. No "Hollywood" moment was transformative in the story leading to Liverpool's coronation as Premier League champions. Klopp is the leader, strategist and inspiration. But of course there is also a team behind him.
Klopp, with his assistants Zeljko Buvac (centre) and Peter Krawietz (right) at Dortmund
When the German arrived at Anfield it was inevitable that he would be joined by two of his closest, most trusted allies - Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz.
Buvac and Krawietz had been central to Klopp's management team at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund. The trio came as a package wherever he went. Within that structure, the taciturn Bosnian-Serb Buvac was known as "The Brain" for his awareness of tactical detail while German Krawietz was "The Eye" for his acute analytical skills.
But when Buvac's 17-year association with Klopp ended suddenly in April 2018, it led to a new dynamic in Liverpool's coaching set-up - and new levels of success.
Klopp, of course, is the leader in all respects, while Krawietz is now joined by Pep Ljinders.
The 37-year-old Dutchman had already made a huge impression at Liverpool, having worked at the club as an under-16s coach before being appointed first-team development coach in 2015.
Three years later, Ljinders left to take over as manager of NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands. It proved to be a short stint and when he left, Klopp had no hesitation in bringing him back for the start of the 2018-19 season to fill the gap vacated by Buvac.
Both Krawietz and Lijnders are assistant managers. No hierarchy exists and both serve crucial, differing roles within Klopp's team. Krawietz runs a team of four analysts, focusing on all aspects of previous and forthcoming games - a role so integral it shapes training sessions and team selection. He is on the training ground every day.
An example of how the Klopp-Krawietz partnership works is seen in messages exchanged by the pair during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
They had homed in on the increasing influence of set-pieces, both defensive and attacking, and a decision was made to be more innovative, especially as Liverpool were now armed with the height of Virgil van Dijk and the delivery of Trent Alexander-Arnold. The facts speak for themselves.
Fans at Anfield still celebrate Liverpool's quick corner success against Barcelona in the 2018-19 Champions League
In 2017-18, Liverpool scored 13 goals and conceded 12 from set-pieces. Increased focus and innovation following the World Cup saw them score 29 and concede only eight in the subsequent campaign.
Such enlightened attention to detail even included the arrival of a dedicated throw-in coach, the Dane Thomas Gronnemark, after the tournament, an appointment designed to eradicate errors and maximise the many re-starts from this position during games.
However, Liverpool and Krawietz are not slaves to specifics. He and Klopp still want room for free thinking and spontaneity at set-pieces. What greater example than Trent Alexander-Arnold's quickly taken corner that caught Barcelona cold in last season's Champions League semi-final second leg at Anfield?
During a normal week at Melwood, Krawietz will usually present Klopp with 90 minutes of analytical detail which will be whittled down over the course of two meetings to a 25-30 minute presentation which the manager will deliver the day before the game.
The main aim of the session is that Liverpool's players are made aware of their opponents' strengths. But they also leave the room with greater confidence in their own ability to do damage.
Klopp, as ever, takes the final decisions. but the analysis provided by Krawietz has always been crucial. As is the more visible presence of the lively, tactically sharp Lijnders.
Lijnders arrived at Liverpool in 2014, when Brendan Rodgers was manager
He is a vocal, traditional assistant who takes many training sessions along with Klopp. He is also the buffer between other non-football departments at Liverpool, shaping operational management and drawing up schedules to ensure players get enough rest, deciding when to train and maximising performance.
Klopp's confidence in himself and those around him is such that he says: "I know I'm good at a couple of things and really good at a few things and that's enough. My confidence is big enough that I can really let people grow next to me. That's no problem. I need experts around me."
It is a three-pronged approach that brought almost perfection at various stages over the past two seasons and, to use the words of Brian Clough about Peter Taylor, the goods at the back of the store are almost as essential to the overall package as what is in the shop window.
On the pitch, Klopp has earned his reputation alongside the other coaching greats now in the Premier League, such as Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti at Everton and Jose Mourinho at Tottenham.
He has also, almost without fail, made players better, whether they were signed by him or already at Liverpool.
An emotional Jordan Henderson celebrates winning the Champions League with Klopp moments after the final whistle
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, signed by Kenny Dalglish in June 2011, had his doubters almost up to the time he lifted the Champions League in Madrid last May. Klopp never wavered. Now, Henderson's form and reputation has never been higher.
Roberto Firmino is another he inherited. His signing from Hoffenheim in June 2015 initially raised doubts over Liverpool's "transfer committee", the group that used to lead buying strategy and was responsible for far more failures than successes.
In a previous time, there was justifiable cause to question a muddled transfer policy, especially after the £75m sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona in summer 2014. The prime example was the folly of subsequently spending £16m on Mario Balotelli from AC Milan, shortly after then-manager Brendan Rodgers had insisted publicly: "I can categorically tell you he will not be coming to Liverpool."
Firmino has now moved into the category of world class under Klopp's tutelage. Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and goalkeeper Alisson - who all had quality on arrival - have become even better for Klopp's work.
Mane told BBC Sport: "He is close to his players and he gives us responsibility on the pitch, which is really important for each player. At the same time he is very friendly with us. That is one of his big strengths."
Since Klopp's arrival, Liverpool's transfer business has become the template for efficiency. This January, before any rivals had made their moves, a £7.5m deal for Red Bull Salzburg's Takumi Minamino was signed, sealed and delivered for the first day of the month. The same was true of the £75m move for Van Dijk from Southampton. Deal announced on 27 December 2017. Deal signed 1 January 2018.
And this is down, in large part, to what those behind the scenes at Anfield describe as Liverpool's "Holy Trinity". The relationship between Klopp, sporting director Michael Edwards and Mike Gordon, the man with the second biggest equity stake in the club and who could be described as the "managing owner".
Klopp, Gordon (centre) and Edwards (right) pictured at Liverpool's training ground in December, when Klopp signed a contract extension until 2024
Gordon has the complete trust of principal owner John W Henry and chairman Tom Werner. While Henry may be the figurehead, Gordon is the most influential owner in many ways because he makes the crucial decisions along with Klopp and Edwards - whether it is a signing, contract renewals or extensions, even down to the recruitment of academy coaches.
Gordon has the final sign-off on major projects, such as the £60m extension of the Anfield Road Stand to take capacity above 60,000, and the new £50m training facility at Kirkby. But he is not simply the man who signs the cheques. Anfield insiders acknowledge his sharp football brain as well as business acumen.
He sees his role as empowering Klopp and Edwards to ensure the football operation flourishes. He has total trust and confidence in their judgement. The three are in constant touch daily, WhatsApp messages fly between all parties.
Edwards joined the club as head of analytics in 2011 and was appointed as sporting director in November 2016. In terms of public profile, he remains secretive and elusive, out of the public eye. He believes that helps him do his work under the radar to deliver what Klopp and Liverpool need.
Inside Melwood, the story is very different. Edwards is respected and admired, operating an open-door policy and having his own trusted staff such as head of scouting and recruitment Dave Fallows, chief scout Barry Hunter, and Ian Graham, Julian Ward and Dave Woodfine.
When Klopp signed a new contract in December, tying him to the club until summer 2024, he said: "I must highlight the role of our sporting director Michael Edwards in this journey so far. His input and collaboration has been just as important as anyone else's in getting us into a position to compete for the game's top titles."
Edwards has his team. Klopp has his. Gordon empowers and discusses before signing off, and therein lies the method behind Liverpool's brilliant resurgence.
One of the classic examples of how this triangle of power works came when, in Hong Kong on a pre-season tour in summer 2017, midfielder Philippe Coutinho effectively told the club that overnight he had become unhappy and wanted to move to Barcelona, who had just sold Neymar to Paris St-Germain.
Coutinho, despite his obvious brilliance, was actually regarded by some as a player Liverpool had come to rely on too much. When he did not perform, as in the 2016 Europa League final loss to Sevilla in Basel, the overall team suffered.
When the Brazilian duly made his move in January 2018, plans were in place to conclude two of the most important signings in the club's recent history, following up the long-planned pursuit of Van Dijk with the £66.8m arrival of Brazil goalkeeper Alisson from Roma in July 2018.
Coutinho was not replaced, but acquisitions were made in other areas that pushed Liverpool to their current level.
In February 2017, Liverpool had drawn up their list of transfer targets that included the likes of Bayer Leverkusen's Julian Brandt and Christian Pulisic, who was coming to prominence at Borussia Dortmund and is now with Chelsea. The name of Roma's Mohamed Salah lurked elsewhere on Liverpool's radar.
Salah was the deal that was done, with Klopp very happy to give much of the credit to the forceful opinions of Edwards that this was a potentially game-changing signing.
This cool, analytical, collegiate system is now the envy of Europe's elite clubs and central to the plans that have brought the title back to Anfield after 30 years.
Klopp has not simply built for the present. He is taking care of the future.
In his first days at Liverpool in October 2015, he was pictured gazing out over the Melwood training grounds with academy director Alex Inglethorpe. This wasn't just a new manager doing the rounds. He was seeing what he had to work with.
Klopp is willing to spend big but not with waste, and the development of youngsters such as teenagers Curtis Jones and Neco Williams in FA Cup wins over Everton and Shrewsbury Town - when Klopp entrusted his under-23s while he and the seniors took a winter break - is confirmation of this strategy.
He is a firm believer in looking first from within. Liverpool will make the high-profile signings and are in a healthy position to do so, but Klopp knows he has golden reserves. The development of Jones and Williams, and his trust in them, means Liverpool arguably have another £50m that can be spent elsewhere.
Ben Woodburn and Rhian Brewster were among the players on show as Klopp watched Liverpool Under-18s with Inglethorpe (left) on 10 October 2015
Not that Klopp is a romantic. All decisions are based on hard-headed business reality and if the game-changer is there, Liverpool will be in the hunt. Klopp is frugal but strategic. It is an all-encompassing policy that has renewed Liverpool to the point where they are, in the eyes of many, Europe's finest side with a team and club built in Klopp's image.
Former Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre, who sat at Klopp's right hand when he was introduced at Anfield, says: "Is Jurgen right for Liverpool? The answer is absolutely.
"Everything is natural. Nothing is made up. He doesn't do anything for effect. He is naturally engaging. He raises the energy level in a room when he walks in.
"He is big and imposing. He is a hugger. All these things he does because it is natural to him. He doesn't think 'I'm going to hug the staff and the players'. He does it because he cares for these people. That is who Jurgen Klopp is. He just fits perfectly."


bbc--2020-06-27--Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: The story so far

For months , hydroxychloroquine , has been at the centre of much interest as potential preventative measure and for treating @ @ @ @ @ anti-malarial drug has been promoted by Brazil 's President Jair Bolsonaro and by his US @ @ @ @ @ claims to have taken it himself for a while to ward off infection .
The @ @ @ @ @ has led to shortages and rising prices which directly impacted those taking the drug already @ @ @ @ @ and rheumatoid arthritis .
While recent large scale trials have shown that hydroxychloroquine is not @ @ @ @ @ some countries have continued to promote its use within their healthcare systems .
With so @ @ @ @ @ the question is where do we stand now with hydroxychloroquine ?

For months, hydroxychloroquine, has been at the centre of much interest as potential preventative measure and for treating patients with Covid-19.
The anti-malarial drug has been promoted by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his by his US counterpart Donald Trump who even took it himself for a while to ward off infection.
The ongoing interest in the drug has led shortages and rising prices which directly impacted those taking the drug already for autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
While recent large scale trials have shown that hydroxychloroquine is not effective as a treatment some countries have continued to promote its use within their healthcare systems.
With so many twist and turns, the question is where do we stand now with hydroxychloroquine?
Produced, edited and presented by Jameisha Prescod
Graphics by George Wafula
Executive producers: Miriam Quansah and Marko Zoric


bbc--2020-06-27--Ecclestone comments on race ignorant and uneducated - Hamilton

Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone is `` ignorant and uneducated '' after the ex-Formula 1 boss made comments about racism .
Six-time world champion Hamilton , 35 , said Ecclestone 's remarks were `` sad and disappointing '' .
He added they demonstrated `` how far we as a society need to go before real equality can happen '' .
Hamilton , writing on Instagram , said : `` Bernie is out of the sport and a different generation but this is exactly what is wrong .
`` It makes complete sense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or done to make our sport more diverse or to address the racial abuse I received throughout my career .
`` If someone who has run the sport for decades has such a lack of understanding of the deep-rooted issues we as black people deal with every day , how can we expect all the people who work under him to understand ?
It starts at the top .
`` Now the time has come for change .
I will not stop pushing to create an inclusive future for our sport with equal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world that provides equal opportunity for minorities . ''
Hamilton 's post came after F1 rejected Ecclestone 's remarks and emphasised that he has `` no role '' in the sport .
F1 said in a statement that it `` completely disagreed '' with Ecclestone and that his comments `` have no place in F1 or society '' .
It added that Ecclestone 's former role of chairman emeritus , given to him in 2017 , `` expired in January 2020 '' .
F1 has launched an equality and diversity taskforce to increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed from his position as chief executive of F1 when US group Liberty Media bought the commercial rights to the sport in January 2017 .
The remarks are the latest in a series of provocative and controversial comments from Ecclestone on race in recent years .
And they come at an especially sensitive time for F1 , which has made it clear it stands by and backs world champion Hamilton 's support for the Black Lives Matter movement .
Hamilton has been outspoken on the topic , saying he had been `` completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , where the death of the African-American man George Floyd in police custody last month after an officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes led to protests around the world .
The Mercedes driver has said that he has been the subject of racism himself throughout his career , and referenced a time in 2007 when fans turned up in black face at a circuit .
Ecclestone told CNN that he felt a commission set up by Hamilton to increase diversity in motorsport was not `` going to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; it 'll just make people think , which is more important '' .
Ecclestone said he `` did n't know '' Hamilton had been subjected to racism and that he had `` never needed '' to discuss it with him , adding : `` I 'm surprised that it concerns him even . ''

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Bernie Ecclestone was the boss of Formula 1 until 2017
Lewis Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone is "ignorant and uneducated" after the ex-Formula 1 boss made comments about racism.
Ecclestone, 89, told CNN external-link that "in lots of cases, black people are more racist than what white people are".
Six-time world champion Hamilton, 35, said Ecclestone's remarks were "sad and disappointing".
He added they demonstrated "how far we as a society need to go before real equality can happen".
Hamilton, writing on Instagram, said: "Bernie is out of the sport and a different generation but this is exactly what is wrong.
"It makes complete sense to me now that nothing was said or done to make our sport more diverse or to address the racial abuse I received throughout my career.
"If someone who has run the sport for decades has such a lack of understanding of the deep-rooted issues we as black people deal with every day, how can we expect all the people who work under him to understand? It starts at the top.
"Now the time has come for change. I will not stop pushing to create an inclusive future for our sport with equal opportunity for all. To create a world that provides equal opportunity for minorities."
Hamilton's post came after F1 rejected Ecclestone's remarks and emphasised that he has "no role" in the sport.
F1 said in a statement that it "completely disagreed" with Ecclestone and that his comments "have no place in F1 or society".
It added that Ecclestone's former role of chairman emeritus, given to him in 2017, "expired in January 2020".
F1 has launched an equality and diversity taskforce to increase opportunity for minority groups.
Ecclestone was removed from his position as chief executive of F1 when US group Liberty Media bought the commercial rights to the sport in January 2017.
The remarks are the latest in a series of provocative and controversial comments from Ecclestone on race in recent years.
And they come at an especially sensitive time for F1, which has made it clear it stands by and backs world champion Hamilton's support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Hamilton has been outspoken on the topic, saying he had been "completely overcome with rage" at events in the US, where the death of the African-American man George Floyd in police custody last month after an officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes led to protests around the world.
The Mercedes driver has said that he has been the subject of racism himself throughout his career, and referenced a time in 2007 when fans turned up in black face at a circuit.
Ecclestone told CNN that he felt a commission set up by Hamilton to increase diversity in motorsport was not "going to do anything bad or good for Formula 1; it'll just make people think, which is more important".
Ecclestone said he "didn't know" Hamilton had been subjected to racism and that he had "never needed" to discuss it with him, adding: "I'm surprised that it concerns him even."


bbc--2020-06-27--Liverpool describe fans' behaviour as 'unacceptable'

Liverpool FC has condemned the behaviour of some fans who gathered in the city to celebrate the Premier League title win as `` wholly unacceptable '' .
Flares were lit as thousands turned up at Pier Head waterfront despite restrictions on gatherings .
Firefighters also extinguished a small fire at the landmark Liver Building .
Mayor Joe Anderson said the events `` brought Liverpool Football Club and the city of Liverpool into disrepute '' .
Liverpool FC issued a joint statement with the city council and Merseyside Police , saying : `` Our city is still in a public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The potential danger of a second peak of Covid-19 still exists and we need to work together to make sure we do n't undo everything that has been achieved as a region during lockdown .
`` When it is safe to do so , we will all work together to arrange a victory parade when everyone can come together to celebrate . ''
Mersey Fire said it quickly extinguished a small blaze on a first floor balcony of the Liver Building .
`` There are not believed to be any injuries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved a firework , '' a spokesperson said .
Mr Anderson told BBC Radio Merseyside he was `` frustrated and angry and upset '' .
He said : `` People were urinating in doorways of the Cunard building because people gathered there with cases and cases of beer .
`` About 95 % of fans have behaved remarkably well , brilliantly , and listened to our pleas not to gather together , and yet there are a tiny minority besmirching Liverpool Football Club 's name . ''
Friday night was the second consecutive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ club 's first league win in 30 years .
`` On Thursday , when they gathered outside Anfield , you could argue that the passion was there and we had to accept that was inevitable , '' Mr Anderson said .
`` But what we saw yesterday was pre-meditated , planned , thought through , and drink played a major part in that .
`` That 's no [ longer ] acceptable now in this city . ''
It just looks absolutely horrendous .
You 've got boxes , broken bottles , cans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bags all strewn across the lawn area in front of the Liver Building and by the Mersey Ferry Terminal .
Normally , many people will go down on a daily basis and it 's an absolutely spotless beauty spot , but that 's not the case this morning .
The clean-up is already under way .
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bbc--2020-06-27--FA Cup: Everything you need to know before the quarter-finals

Some 114 days after Manchester United won at Derby County in the fifth round on 5 March , the FA Cup resumes on Saturday with the first of four all-Premier League quarter-finals .
Norwich City 's game with 12-time winners United at Carrow Road ( 17:30 BST ) - a match you can watch live on BBC One - marks the the return of the competition , which was stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The BBC is also showing Newcastle United against holders Manchester City live - one of three ties on Sunday .
So who is left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the remaining eight teams are seeking to win it for the first time ?
When is the semi-final draw and when does the final take place ?
Will there be replays ?
Here , BBC Sport tells you all you need to know as the FA Cup gets ready to return .
• How to follow the FA Cup quarter-finals on the BBC Why are the quarter-finals in June ?
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 4 March and the four ties were originally scheduled to be played on 21-22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ football in England was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The FA announced at the end of May a provisional restart date of 27-28 June , with all of this season 's remaining ties to be played behind closed doors .
`` The competition has been an integral part of the English football calendar for nearly 150 years , and we 'd like to thank the Premier League executive and clubs for their support in scheduling the remaining matches during this unprecedented time , '' said FA chief executive officer Mark Bullingham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the semi-finals and final ?
The draw for the semi-finals will take place during half-time of Sunday 's Newcastle v Manchester City quarter-final , which is being shown live on BBC One .
Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer , who will be part of the BBC team at St James ' Park , will conduct the draw .
Due to social distancing rules , BBC guests and presenter Gary Lineker will be stationed at least two metres apart from one another , and crew members .
Former England captain Shearer will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the draw , and all balls and equipment prior to the draw will be thoroughly disinfected .
The semi-finals , which are scheduled to be played at Wembley , will take place across the weekend 18-19 July , with the final on Saturday , 1 August at Wembley - six days after the final day of the Premier League season on 26 July .
This season 's final will be renamed the Heads Up FA Cup final to raise mental health awareness .
There are no replays at this stage of the competition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes , there will be an additional 30 minutes of extra time .
A penalty shootout will take place to decide a winner if the game is still level at 120 minutes .
Seven-hundred-and-thirty-six teams entered this season 's competition , with the FA Cup starting on 9 August 2019 with the extra preliminary round .
Two non-league sides - Hartlepool United and AFC Fylde - reached the third round , while the last six non-Premier League sides were knocked out of the fifth round .
Norwich City , the lowest ranked club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only two clubs left yet to win the FA Cup , while Arsenal and Manchester United have won it 25 times between them .
Position - 20th in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 0 .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 1992 .
What happened ?
Norwich City reached the semi-finals for the second time in four seasons after beating Southampton in a replay , before losing to Sunderland 1-0 in a semi-final at Hillsborough .
More of a hindrance than a help ?
Bottom of the Premier League table with seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of time to save themselves from a quick return to the Championship .
However , they are enjoying their best FA Cup run in 28 years .
The last time Norwich and Manchester United met in the competition was in the fourth round in 1994 , with the Red Devils winning 2-0 at Carrow Road , going on to win the trophy that season .
Key stat : Norwich are winless in their last seven home FA Cup matches ( D3 L4 ) since a 4-1 win against Burnley back in January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League .
FA Cup winners - 12 times .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2019 .
What happened ?
Defender Victor Lindelof was shown a red card as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side lost 2-1 to Wolves at Molineux .
A first trophy for Solskjaer ?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won the FA Cup twice as a player at United but will the Norwegian enjoy success in the competition as a manager ?
United have not won a major trophy since 2017 when they secured the League Cup and Europa League in the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Manchester United are participating in the FA Cup quarter-final for a sixth consecutive season , although they 've only progressed to the semi-final in two of the previous five campaigns .
Position - eighth in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 4 times .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2014 .
What happened ?
The Blades were a League One side when they beat Charlton 2-0 to book a Wembley semi-final against Hull City , which they lost 5-3 .
Blades of glory ?
It 's already been an outstanding season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Premier League as they push for a place in Europe .
Will it end with a major trophy ?
Sheffield United and Arsenal last played in the FA Cup back in March 2005 in a fifth-round replay .
After a goalless draw , the Gunners won 4-2 on penalties at Bramall Lane .
Key stat : This is Blades boss Chris Wilder 's 35th match as a manager in the FA Cup proper but only his second against a Premier League side - Sheffield United lost 1-0 to Leicester City in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ninth in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 13 times ( record ) .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2017 .
What happened ?
Beat non-league Lincoln City 5-0 on their way to winning the competition by overcoming Chelsea in the final , via a semi-final victory over Manchester City .
Will Gunners secure 14th triumph ?
No club has won the FA Cup more times than Arsenal .
The most recent of their 13 successes came in 2017 when Aaron Ramsey hit a late winner against Chelsea to earn Arsene Wenger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stat : Arsenal have progressed from 13 of their past 15 FA Cup quarter-final matches .
Position - third in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 0 .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2018 .
What happened ?
Lost 2-1 after extra time at home to Chelsea , who went on to win the competition .
A first FA Cup final for 51 years ?
This has been an outstanding season for Leicester even though they have yet to win a game since returning to action earlier this month .
The Foxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Champions League while they are two wins from reaching the FA Cup final for the first time since 1969 , when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City .
Key stat : Leicester City are looking to reach the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign - they have been eliminated in four FA Cup quarter-finals since then .
Position - fourth in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 8 times .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2018 .
What happened ?
Beat Leicester 2-1 after extra time on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory over Manchester United in the final .
Trophy for Lampard in his first season ?
Having eliminated Liverpool in the last round , Chelsea will fancy their chances of ending Frank Lampard 's first season in charge with a domestic trophy .
Chelsea have lost only two of their past 20 games against Leicester in all competitions ( W13 D5 L2 ) , although they are winless in four against the Foxes ( D3 L1 ) .
Key stat : This is Chelsea 's 18th FA Cup quarter-final in the Premier League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than any other side .
They 've progressed from six of their past seven , losing the other in 2016 away at Everton .
Position - 13th in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 6 times .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2006 .
What happened ?
Lost 1-0 at Chelsea , the result ending captain Shearer 's hopes of winning a trophy with Newcastle .
The Magpies are enjoying their best FA Cup run for 14 years and are unbeaten in three of their past four home games against Manchester City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more FA Cup goals than any other Premier League player this season , netting four times from just six shots on target in the competition .
Key stat : Newcastle United have not reached the FA Cup semi-final since 2004-05 under Graeme Souness .
Position - second in Premier League .
FA Cup winners - 6 times .
Last time reached quarter-finals - 2019 .
What happened ?
Trailed Swansea 2-0 before scoring three times in 19 minutes - including an 89th minute Sergio Aguero winner - on their way to winning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Having secured the Carabao Cup shortly before football was suspended , Manchester City are well placed to wrap a domestic cup double .
But how will they cope without prolific scorer Sergio Aguero , who has undergone surgery on a knee injury ?
Key stat : Since losing to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fifth round in February 2018 , Manchester City have won their last nine FA Cup matches by an aggregate score of 35-4 .

FA Cup sixth round Dates: 27-28 June Coverage: Norwich v Manchester United live on BBC One on Saturday, 27 June (17:30 BST) - as well as Newcastle v Manchester City on Sunday, 28 June (18:30 BST).
Some 114 days after Manchester United won at Derby County in the fifth round on 5 March, the FA Cup resumes on Saturday with the first of four all-Premier League quarter-finals.
Norwich City's game with 12-time winners United at Carrow Road (17:30 BST) - a match you can watch live on BBC One - marks the the return of the competition, which was stopped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The BBC is also showing Newcastle United against holders Manchester City live - one of three ties on Sunday.
So who is left in the famous competition? Which two of the remaining eight teams are seeking to win it for the first time? When is the semi-final draw and when does the final take place? Will there be replays?
Here, BBC Sport tells you all you need to know as the FA Cup gets ready to return.
Why are the quarter-finals in June?
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 4 March and the four ties were originally scheduled to be played on 21-22 March.
They were all postponed after football in England was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The FA announced at the end of May a provisional restart date of 27-28 June, external-link with all of this season's remaining ties to be played behind closed doors.
"The competition has been an integral part of the English football calendar for nearly 150 years, and we'd like to thank the Premier League executive and clubs for their support in scheduling the remaining matches during this unprecedented time," said FA chief executive officer Mark Bullingham.
FA Cup prize money Round Amount per club Quarter-final winners £720,000 Semi-final losers £900,000 Semi-final winners £1.8m FA Cup runners-up £1.8m FA Cup winners £3.6m
When is the draw and where are the semi-finals and final?
The draw for the semi-finals will take place during half-time of Sunday's Newcastle v Manchester City quarter-final, which is being shown live on BBC One.
Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer, who will be part of the BBC team at St James' Park, will conduct the draw.
Due to social distancing rules, BBC guests and presenter Gary Lineker will be stationed at least two metres apart from one another, and crew members.
Former England captain Shearer will be the only person handling the balls during the draw, and all balls and equipment prior to the draw will be thoroughly disinfected.
The semi-finals, which are scheduled to be played at Wembley, will take place across the weekend 18-19 July, with the final on Saturday, 1 August at Wembley - six days after the final day of the Premier League season on 26 July.
This season's final will be renamed the Heads Up FA Cup final to raise mental health awareness.
Manchester City are the holders after thrashing Watford 6-0 at Wembley on 18 May 2019
Are there replays?
There are no replays at this stage of the competition.
If games are level after 90 minutes, there will be an additional 30 minutes of extra time.
A penalty shootout will take place to decide a winner if the game is still level at 120 minutes.
Who's left?
Seven-hundred-and-thirty-six teams entered this season's competition, with the FA Cup starting on 9 August 2019 with the extra preliminary round.
Two non-league sides - Hartlepool United and AFC Fylde - reached the third round, while the last six non-Premier League sides were knocked out of the fifth round.
Norwich City, the lowest ranked club left, and Leicester City are the only two clubs left yet to win the FA Cup, while Arsenal and Manchester United have won it 25 times between them.
Norwich (hosting Man Utd, Saturday 17:30 BST)
Position - 20th in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 0. Last time reached quarter-finals - 1992. What happened? Norwich City reached the semi-finals for the second time in four seasons after beating Southampton in a replay, before losing to Sunderland 1-0 in a semi-final at Hillsborough.
How Norwich reached the quarter-finals Round Opponents Result Third Round Preston (away) 4-2 Fourth Round Burnley (away) 2-1 Fifth Round Tottenham (away) 1-1 (won 3-2 on pens)
More of a hindrance than a help? Bottom of the Premier League table with seven matches left, the Canaries are running out of time to save themselves from a quick return to the Championship. However, they are enjoying their best FA Cup run in 28 years. The last time Norwich and Manchester United met in the competition was in the fourth round in 1994, with the Red Devils winning 2-0 at Carrow Road, going on to win the trophy that season.
Key stat: Norwich are winless in their last seven home FA Cup matches (D3 L4) since a 4-1 win against Burnley back in January 2012.
Manchester United (away to Norwich, Saturday 17:30 BST)
Postition - fifth in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 12 times. Last time reached quarter-finals - 2019. What happened? Defender Victor Lindelof was shown a red card as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lost 2-1 to Wolves at Molineux.
How Man Utd reached the quarter-finals Date Opponents Venue Third Round Wolves (away) 0-0 Third Round Replay Wolves (home) 1-0 Fourth Round Tranmere Rovers (away) 6-0 Fifth Round Derby County (away) 3-0
A first trophy for Solskjaer? Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won the FA Cup twice as a player at United but will the Norwegian enjoy success in the competition as a manager? United have not won a major trophy since 2017 when they secured the League Cup and Europa League in the same season under Jose Mourinho.
Key stat: Manchester United are participating in the FA Cup quarter-final for a sixth consecutive season, although they've only progressed to the semi-final in two of the previous five campaigns.
Sheffield United (hosting Arsenal, Sunday 13:00 BST)
Position - eighth in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 4 times. Last time reached quarter-finals - 2014. What happened? The Blades were a League One side when they beat Charlton 2-0 to book a Wembley semi-final against Hull City, which they lost 5-3.
How Sheff Utd reached the quarter-finals Round Opponents Result Third Round AFC Fylde (home) 2-1 Fourth Round Millwall (away) 2-0 Fifth Round Reading (away) 2-1 (after extra time)
Blades of glory? It's already been an outstanding season for the Blades on their return to the Premier League as they push for a place in Europe. Will it end with a major trophy? Sheffield United and Arsenal last played in the FA Cup back in March 2005 in a fifth-round replay. After a goalless draw, the Gunners won 4-2 on penalties at Bramall Lane.
Key stat: This is Blades boss Chris Wilder's 35th match as a manager in the FA Cup proper but only his second against a Premier League side - Sheffield United lost 1-0 to Leicester City in the fifth round in 2018.
Arsenal (away to Sheffield United, Sunday 13:00 BST)
Position - ninth in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 13 times (record). Last time reached quarter-finals - 2017. What happened? Beat non-league Lincoln City 5-0 on their way to winning the competition by overcoming Chelsea in the final, via a semi-final victory over Manchester City.
How Arsenal reached the quarter-finals Round Opponents Result Third Round Leeds United (home) 1-0 Fourth Round Bournemouth (away) 2-1 Fifth Round Portsmouth (away) 2-0
Will Gunners secure 14th triumph? No club has won the FA Cup more times than Arsenal. The most recent of their 13 successes came in 2017 when Aaron Ramsey hit a late winner against Chelsea to earn Arsene Wenger his seventh FA Cup triumph.
Key stat: Arsenal have progressed from 13 of their past 15 FA Cup quarter-final matches.
Leicester City (hosting Chelsea, Sunday 16:00 BST)
Position - third in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 0. Last time reached quarter-finals - 2018. What happened? Lost 2-1 after extra time at home to Chelsea, who went on to win the competition.
How Leicester reached the quarter-finals Round Opponents Result Third Round Wigan (home) 2-0 Fourth Round Brentford (away) 1-0 Fifth Round Birmingham City (home) 1-0
A first FA Cup final for 51 years? This has been an outstanding season for Leicester even though they have yet to win a game since returning to action earlier this month. The Foxes are well placed to qualify for the Champions League while they are two wins from reaching the FA Cup final for the first time since 1969, when they lost 1-0 to Manchester City.
Key stat: Leicester City are looking to reach the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign - they have been eliminated in four FA Cup quarter-finals since then.
Chelsea (away to Leicester, Sunday 16:00 BST)
Position - fourth in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 8 times. Last time reached quarter-finals - 2018. What happened? Beat Leicester 2-1 after extra time on their way to winning the competition with victory over Manchester United in the final.
How Chelsea reached the quarter-finals Round Opponents Result Third Round Nottingham Forest (home) 2-0 Fourth Round Hull City (away) 2-1 Fifth Round Liverpool (home) 2-0
Trophy for Lampard in his first season? Having eliminated Liverpool in the last round, Chelsea will fancy their chances of ending Frank Lampard's first season in charge with a domestic trophy. Chelsea have lost only two of their past 20 games against Leicester in all competitions (W13 D5 L2), although they are winless in four against the Foxes (D3 L1).
Key stat: This is Chelsea's 18th FA Cup quarter-final in the Premier League era (since 1992-93), more than any other side. They've progressed from six of their past seven, losing the other in 2016 away at Everton.
Newcastle United (hosting Manchester City, Sunday 18:30 BST)
Position - 13th in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 6 times. Last time reached quarter-finals - 2006. What happened? Lost 1-0 at Chelsea, the result ending captain Shearer's hopes of winning a trophy with Newcastle.
How Newcastle reached the quarter-finals Date Opponents Venue Third Round Rochdale (away) 1-1 Third Round Replay Rochdale (home) 4-1 Fourth Round Oxford United (home) 0-0 Fourth Round Replay Oxford United (away) 3-2 (after extra time) Fifth Round West Brom (away) 3-2
The Magpies are enjoying their best FA Cup run for 14 years and are unbeaten in three of their past four home games against Manchester City. Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron has scored more FA Cup goals than any other Premier League player this season, netting four times from just six shots on target in the competition.
Key stat: Newcastle United have not reached the FA Cup semi-final since 2004-05 under Graeme Souness.
Manchester City (away to Newcastle, Sunday 18:30 BST)
Position - second in Premier League. FA Cup winners - 6 times. Last time reached quarter-finals - 2019. What happened? Trailed Swansea 2-0 before scoring three times in 19 minutes - including an 89th minute Sergio Aguero winner - on their way to winning the competition.
How Man City reached the quarter-finals Round Opponents Result Third Round Port Vale (home) 4-1 Fourth Round Fulham (home) 4-0 Fifth Round Sheffield Wednesday (away) 1-0
Domestic cup double for City? Having secured the Carabao Cup shortly before football was suspended, Manchester City are well placed to wrap a domestic cup double. But how will they cope without prolific scorer Sergio Aguero, who has undergone surgery on a knee injury?
Key stat: Since losing to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fifth round in February 2018, Manchester City have won their last nine FA Cup matches by an aggregate score of 35-4.


bbc--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as infections surge

Florida has reported a new record in Covid infections , amid a surge in cases in southern US states that have allowed businesses to re-open in recent weeks .
On Saturday , Florida reported more than 9,500 new cases , up from almost 9,000 on Friday , the previous record .
The spike has led state officials to tighten restrictions on business again - as Texas also did on Friday .
Reported coronavirus infections in the US have now surpassed 2.5 million , according to Johns Hopkins University .
More than 125,000 Covid-19 patients have died nationwide - more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leading government adviser on coronavirus , Dr Anthony Fauci , said the US had a `` serious problem '' .
Speaking at the first White House coronavirus task force briefing in two months , Dr Fauci said the current rises were due to regions `` maybe opening a little bit too early '' and to people themselves not following guidance .
`` People are infecting other people , and then ultimately you will infect someone who 's vulnerable , '' he said .
• Is the US testing more people than anywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse in the US ?
What is happening in Florida ?
On Saturday morning the state reported 9,585 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours .
It has set records for new cases almost daily since mid-June .
The total number of cases in Florida so far is over 132,000 .
More than 3,300 people with Covid-19 have died .
Many other southern and western states have reported record spikes as they moved to reopen and people from other areas poured in in recent weeks .
Earlier this week Texas , Florida and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an effort to tackle the outbreak .
But on Friday , Florida Governor Ron DeSantis imposed new restrictions , orderings bars in the state to stop serving alcohol on their premises - although it was not clear how the new measures would affect restaurants , the Miami Herald reported .
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told the BBC on Saturday that the `` sheer numbers are so high '' that they are putting a huge strain on the city 's healthcare system .
`` Right now we are penalising those who do n't wear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding that he was looking at potentially implementing new measures : `` We may have to , at some point , implement a stay at home order . ''
And in Texas , which has also seen record numbers of cases this week , Governor Greg Abbott told bars to close and limited restaurants ' indoor seating capacity to 50 % .
What is the overall situation in the US ?
On Friday Johns Hopkins University said the total number of cases in the country had risen by more than 40,000 to 2,483,516 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in as many days .
While some of the rise is down to more extensive testing , the rate of positive tests in some areas is also increasing .
Health officials estimate the true number of cases is likely to be 10 times higher than the confirmed total .
The US Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) said up to 20 million Americans may have been infected .
The surge in cases was being driven by young people testing positive , especially in the south and west of the US , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr Robert Redfield .
The White House has stressed that the situation is stabilising in most of the country .
During Friday 's coronavirus briefing , Vice-President Mike Pence hailed the Trump administration 's `` truly remarkable progress in moving our nation forward '' , highlighting improvements in job figures and retail sales .
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On Saturday morning, Florida reported 9,585 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. It has set records for new cases almost daily since mid-June. The total number of cases in the state so far is more than 132,000. More than 3,300 people with Covid-19 have died.


bbc--2020-06-27--Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic poll rerun

Malawi 's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won the country 's rerun presidential vote , officials say .
He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57 % of the vote in Tuesday 's poll , the electoral commission announced late on Saturday .
In February , Malawi 's constitutional court annulled Mr Mutharika 's victory in the May 2019 election , citing vote tampering .
The country was bitterly divided in the run-up to this week 's election .
It is the second African nation to annul a presidential election over irregularities , after Kenya in 2017 .
Following the official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his victory was `` a win for democracy and justice , '' adding : `` My heart is bubbling with joy . ''
His supporters took to the streets of the Malawian capital , Lilongwe , sounding car horns and letting off fireworks .
Malawi 's new leader will look to heal the nation This is a hugely significant moment in Malawi 's political history , and is evidence that neither the courts nor the electorate were prepared to be bullied or influenced by presidential power .
Other countries in Africa have had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few years ago - but for the opposition candidate to then go on and win a rerun is unprecedented .
Peter Mutharika 's narrow victory in last year 's poll was cancelled by the Constitutional Court after evidence emerged that correction fluid had been used to alter the vote tallies .
He then turned to the Supreme Court for help .
Judges there came under a lot of pressure but stood firm .
And now the majority of Malawian voters have rejected him .
Mr Mutharika is now crying foul and may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of Malawi have chosen Lazarus Chakwera as their next president .
The Pentecostal preacher and former theology lecturer will first have to heal a nation that 's been through many months of political turmoil .
Speaking ahead of Saturday 's results , Mr Mutharika said that while he found the election `` unacceptable '' , it was his `` sincere hope that we should take this country forward instead of backwards '' .
Why was there a new vote ?
A rerun of the 2019 election was ordered after the Constitutional Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by widespread irregularities .
That election saw President Mutharika narrowly re-elected by fewer than 159,000 votes .
Mr Chakwera , who came second in that election , argued that tallying forms had been added up incorrectly and tampered with .
Uncertainty around the result sparked months of tension , which spilled over into clashes between opposition supporters and police .
February 's annulment led some to celebrate , but Mr Mutharika described it as a `` serious subversion of justice '' which marked the death of the country 's democracy .
There were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carrying out an election in the midst of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic .
The opposition leader , a former cleric , heads up the opposition Malawi Congress Party ( MCP ) .
Born in Lilongwe to a subsistence farmer , the philosophy and theology graduate has pledged to raise the national minimum wage , among other reforms .
Mr Chakwera leads a nine-party coalition , the Tonse Alliance , and had the backing of former President Joyce Banda as well as the country 's vice-president , Saulos Chilima , as his running mate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 2019 vote - was once an ally of President Mutharika , but has since fallen out with him .

Peter Mutharika's narrow victory in last year's poll was cancelled by the Constitutional Court after evidence emerged that correction fluid had been used to alter the vote tallies. He then turned to the Supreme Court for help. Judges there came under a lot of pressure but stood firm. And now the majority of Malawian voters have rejected him.


bbc--2020-06-28--Princeton to remove Woodrow Wilson's name from policy school

Princeton University says it is to remove the name of former US President Woodrow Wilson from a building on its campus because of his racist beliefs and policies .
The move follows a wave of protests across the US sparked by the death of African American man George Floyd .
Wilson was US president from 1913 to 1921 and helped to establish the League of Nations , a forerunner of the UN .
However , he supported segregation and imposed it on several federal agencies .
He also barred black students from Princeton while serving as university president and spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a separate development on Saturday , the lower house of the Mississippi state congress passed a resolution that could remove the Confederate emblem - now viewed by many as a racist symbol - from the state flag .
Mississippi 's Republican Governor Tate Reeves tweeted that he would sign a bill to change the current flag if the legislation was approved , saying arguments over the 1894 emblem had become as divisive as the flag itself .
The measure now moves to a Senate committee before going to the chamber .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statues so powerful ?
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Outlining Princeton University 's decision on Saturday to remove Wilson 's name from a campus building , Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber said in a statement that `` Wilson 's racism was significant and consequential even by the standards of his own time '' .
He said that the board of trustees had concluded that `` Wilson 's racist views and policies make him an inappropriate namesake '' for the university 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also lose Wilson 's name .
The name of the school will be changed to the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs .
Mr Eisgruber said Princeton had honoured President Wilson `` not because of , but without regard to or perhaps even in ignorance of , his racism '' .
`` That , however , is ultimately the problem , '' he added .
`` Princeton is part of an America that has too often disregarded , ignored , or excused racism , allowing the persistence of systems that discriminate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month , Monmouth University in New Jersey removed Woodrow Wilson 's name from one of its most prominent buildings .
The depth of feeling that followed the death of George Floyd has led to renewed demands for an end to institutional racism .
In the US and other countries statues of controversial historical figures have either been pulled down or taken down .
However , US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for protesters who target monuments to be imprisoned .
The measure says anyone who damages a public statue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extent of the law '' .

Mississippi's Republican Governor Tate Reeves tweeted that he would sign a bill to change the current flag if the legislation was approved, saying arguments over the 1894 emblem had become as divisive as the flag itself. The measure now moves to a Senate committee before going to the chamber.


bbc--2020-06-27--Afghanistan war: Russia denies paying militants to kill US troops

Russia has rejected as `` baseless '' accusations that it offered Taliban-linked militants rewards to kill US and other Nato troops in Afghanistan .
The New York Times and Washington Post cited US officials as saying a Russian military intelligence unit linked to assassination attempts in Europe had offered the alleged bounties last year .
The Russian embassy in the US said the claims had led to threats to diplomats .
The Taliban also denied there was any such deal with Russian intelligence .
The reports come as the US attempts to negotiate a peace deal to end the 19-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times , President Donald Trump was briefed on the reports in March , but the White House has denied this .
`` Neither the president nor the vice-president were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence , '' said White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday evening .
However , she added , `` this does not speak to the merit of the alleged intelligence but to the inaccuracy of The New York Times story erroneously suggesting that President Trump was briefed on this matter . ''
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The unnamed officials cited by the New York Times said US intelligence agencies had concluded months ago that a unit of Russia 's GRU military intelligence agency had sought to destabilise its adversaries by covertly offering bounties for successful attacks on coalition forces .
Islamist militants , or armed criminal elements closely associated with them , were believed to have collected some money , the newspaper said .
In a series of Twitter posts , the Russian embassy in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news .
Twenty American troops died in Afghanistan in 2019 , but the New York Times said it was not clear which deaths were under suspicion .
The officials quoted by the New York Times said the White House 's National Security Council had considered how to respond , including imposing an escalating raft of sanctions against Russia .
The GRU unit allegedly involved has also been linked to the attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with a nerve agent in Salisbury , England , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taliban also called the accusations baseless .
`` Our target killings and assassinations were ongoing in years before , and we did it on our own resources , '' Zabihullah Mujahid told the New York Times .
He added that the Taliban had stopped attacking US and Nato forces after they agreed in February to a phased troop withdrawal and to lift sanctions .
In return , the Taliban said they would not allow extremist groups to operate in areas they control .


bbc--2020-06-27--Yemen crisis: Five years of hunger, five years of war

Salwa al Odabei is the same age as Yemen 's five-year civil war , and has brain damage caused by @ @ @ @ @ since she was two months old .
Her parents are among the two million Yemenis @ @ @ @ @ flee their homes because of the conflict , and her father says the family can @ @ @ @ @ more medical treatment .
The country faces the world 's worst humanitarian crisis , with @ @ @ @ @ effects of the war .
There are warnings that millions of children in Yemen could @ @ @ @ @ of starvation unless international aid is dramatically stepped up .

Salwa al Odabei is the same age as Yemen's five-year civil war, and has brain damage caused by the malnutrition she has suffered since she was two months old.
Her parents are among the two million Yemenis who have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict, and her father says the family can’t pay for any more medical treatment.
The country faces the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with the coronavirus pandemic compounding the effects of the war.
There are warnings that millions of children in Yemen could be pushed to the brink of starvation unless international aid is dramatically stepped up.
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bbc--2020-06-27--Poland's clash of values in presidential election

Poles vote on Sunday in a presidential ballot that could place significant curbs on the power of their nationalist government .
President Andrzej Duda is an ally of the ruling Law and Justice ( PiS ) party and if he loses , the opposition could force a big change in Polish politics .
His closest rival is the liberal , centre-right mayor of Warsaw , Rafal Trzaskowski .
Sunday 's vote is expected to go to a run-off in two weeks ' time .
The election is being watched closely across Europe , as Mr Duda 's Law and Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over their controversial reforms to the judiciary and media .
When President Duda this month condemned the promotion of LGBT rights as an `` ideology '' more destructive than communism , European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourova said it was `` really sad '' when European politicians in high office `` decide to target minorities for potential political gains '' .
The president 's main rival has promised to repair ties with Brussels .
Poland 's president has the power of veto .
If the next president used it against the governing party , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in parliament to overturn it .
The governing party has had more success across the Atlantic , and last Wednesday Mr Duda became the first foreign leader to visit US President Donald Trump since the coronavirus pandemic .
`` He 's doing a terrific job .
The people of Poland think the world of him , '' said President Trump , in what was widely seen as a domestic boost for Mr Duda .
Mr Trump said it was the third time he had hosted the Polish leader and he thought Mr Duda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential vote .
President Trump also promised the Polish leader that some of the thousands of US troops being moved out of Germany would be sent to Poland instead .
If Andrzej Duda gets 50 % of the vote on Sunday , he will win - but he is unlikely to achieve that .
If the mayor of Warsaw attracts as much support as the opinion polls suggest , then Mr Trzaskowski will take part in a run-off that is currently too close to call .
The Warsaw mayor has risen fast in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May .
Previously a member of Donald Tusk 's Civic Platform government , Mr Trzaskowski won the capital 's race for mayor in 2018 promising `` Warsaw for All '' .
Mr Duda was originally an aide to ex-President Lech Kazcynski , the co-founder of Law and Justice who died in a plane crash .
He is seen as a devout Catholic and signed pledges to prevent gay couples from marrying or adopting children .
There are nine other candidates in the race , including Szymon Holownia , presenter of TV show `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is third in the polls .
As a self-styled progressive Catholic , his voters will be key in any second round .
• Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz , leader of the PSL Polish People 's Party , which is seen as a rural farmers ' party trying to attract city voters • Krzysztof Bosak , a far-right Eurosceptic politician who wants to bring back the death penalty • Robert Biedron , Poland 's first openly gay MP who became a mayor in northern Poland ; gay rights have become a key target for the Duda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place in May , when Mr Duda was higher in the polls and had a better chance of winning in the first round .
Although the epidemic had not yet peaked , the government was desperate for the May vote to go ahead .
It eventually backed down when a junior coalition partner joined the opposition in saying Law and Justice were putting politics before public health .
Poland has won praise from the World Health Organization ( WHO ) for its response to the outbreak .
It imposed a strict lockdown in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst of the pandemic , with just over 1,400 deaths and 33,000 infections .
But the epidemic has pushed Poland 's economy towards recession .
The country saw an outbreak at a coal mine in the industrial heartland of Upper Silesia earlier this month and work at a dozen mines was halted .

If Andrzej Duda gets 50% of the vote on Sunday, he will win - but he is unlikely to achieve that. If the mayor of Warsaw attracts as much support as the opinion polls suggest, then Mr Trzaskowski will take part in a run-off that is currently too close to call.


bbc--2020-06-28--Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs - or face legal action

The Rolling Stones have warned US President Donald Trump that he could face legal action if he continues using their songs at his campaign rallies .
A statement from the band 's legal team said it was working with the performing rights organisation , the BMI , to stop the unauthorised use of their music .
The Trump campaign used the song You Ca n't Always Get What You Want at last week 's rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
The same song was used by the Trump campaign during the 2016 US election .
`` The Rolling Stones do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ band tweeted in 2016 .
In a statement released on Saturday , representatives for the group said that `` further steps to exclude '' Mr Trump from using Rolling Stones material in future presidential campaigning was necessary after previous `` cease and desist directives '' had been ignored .
The BMI has reportedly notified the Trump campaign on behalf of the Stones that the use of their songs without permission will constitute a breach of its licensing agreement , and would be subject to legal action .
• Rolling Stones release their first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Rolling Stones - fronted by 76-year-old singer Sir Mick Jagger - released their first new single in eight years , Living In A Ghost Town .
Earlier this month , the family of rock musician Tom Petty issued a cease and desist letter to the Trump campaign over the unauthorised use of his song I Wo n't Back Down at the Tulsa rally .
In a statement posted on Twitter , the family said that the late artist would `` never want a song of his used for a campaign of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an accidental drug overdose after taking painkillers , aged 66 .
Campaigning will continue in the coming months as Mr Trump prepares to face Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden in November 's presidential election .


bbc--2020-06-27--Mexico launches raids after assassination attempt of police chief

Mexican authorities have carried out a series of raids while investigating the attempted assassination of Mexico City 's police chief , according to local media .
Omar García Harfuch was shot several times during an ambush on Friday , though his injuries are not said to be life-threatening .
Two of his bodyguards and a female passerby were killed .
The attack is believed to be linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel .
Police said cocaine was found during raids on three locations , according to El Universal newspaper on Saturday .
Mr García Harfuch - who was shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the knee - tweeted after the attack , laying the blame on the cartel .
`` Our nation must continue to confront the cowardly organised crime , '' he wrote .
What happened in the attack ?
Twenty-eight people attacked Mr García Harfuch 's armoured vehicle at dawn on Friday on Paseo de la Reforma , a boulevard that leads to the exclusive Lomas de Chapultepec neighbourhood , home to various embassies and mansions .
Although Mexico has long suffered from extreme violence , the brazen nature of this attack - on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the capital - has increased concerns .
It also comes shortly after the murder of a federal judge , Uriel Villegas Ortiz , and his wife , Verónica Barajas , earlier this month .
Security Minister Alfonso Durazo Montaño said on Friday that preliminary investigations into the prior incident also suggest the involvement of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel .
What has happened since ?
More than a dozen arrests have been made since the attack on Mr García Harfuch 's car , investigators say .
The alleged mastermind of the plot , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Cow ) , was detained on Friday night .
Ulises Lara López , a spokesman for the Mexico City prosecutor 's office , said the group of assassins was hired three weeks prior to the attack and was divided into four different cells to carry out the act .
They were given ski masks and weapons the night before the assault , he said .
Three separate ambush points were then set up , including an unused one that was one block from the city 's central `` Angel of Independence '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Omar García Harfuch , 37 , was appointed as Mexico City 's secretary of security and citizen protection in 2019 , having previously worked as an intelligence coordinator for the mayor 's office .
It was unclear whether the attempt on his life was related to his recent work or earlier investigations .
The Jalisco cartel , which formed in about 2010 , has expanded rapidly across Mexico and is now one of the country 's most dominant organised crime groups .
Its rise in recent years has been fuelled by its use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downed an army helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade and killed dozens of state officials .
In recent weeks , there have been unconfirmed reports of the death or arrest of Jalisco 's leader , Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes , known as `` El Mencho '' .
Officials have denied this , but he remains at the top of the US Drug Enforcement Administration 's most-wanted list , with a $ 10m ( £8m ) bounty on his head .

Ulises Lara López, a spokesman for the Mexico City prosecutor's office, said the group of assassins was hired three weeks prior to the attack and was divided into four different cells to carry out the act. They were given ski masks and weapons the night before the assault, he said.


bbc--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: Delhi struggles to cope with Covid-19 surge

The chief minister of India 's capital Delhi has said the speed at which coronavirus has spread has severely challenged its health system .
Arvind Kejriwal said a surge in cases in early June had led to a shortage of hospital beds and rising fatalities .
Delhi is now the country 's worst-hit area , with about 73,000 recorded cases of Covid-19 and at least 2,500 deaths .
But Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was `` much better placed than many other nations '' to tackle the virus .
In a virtual address , he said this was due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March and various measures taken by people .
More than 500,000 Covid-19 cases have been recorded across the country .
About 15,000 people have died after testing positive for the virus .
But infections in Delhi - a city of some 20 million people - have been rising much faster than in the rest of country .
About of third of the total number of infections there have been reported in the past week alone .
Chief Minister Kejriwal said : `` The cases increased more than we would have expected and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shortage of [ hospital ] beds .
`` We were lagging behind in testing in Delhi .
And because of the shortage of beds , when some people were not getting beds , the death rate also increased . ''
Delhi authorities have begun mass testing to determine the extent of spread in the capital .
`` The only way to put a lid on infections is early diagnosis and quarantine , '' Dr Sundeep Salvi , a leading researcher in respiratory care , told CBS News .
In early June - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection - India emerged from one of the world 's harshest lockdowns .
Most businesses were allowed to re-open .
Schools also re-opened in many states , although they remain closed in Delhi .
But the easing of the lockdown led to a surge in new infections .
India now has the world 's fourth-highest number of confirmed cases , behind Russia , Brazil and the US .
However , with a population of more than 1.3 billion it still has a low rate of infections per capita - fewer than 400 per @ @ @

But infections in Delhi - a city of some 20 million people - have been rising much faster than in the rest of country. About of third of the total number of infections there have been reported in the past week alone.


bbc--2020-06-27--India locusts: Swarm sweeps into Delhi suburb Gurgaon

Parts of the Indian capital , Delhi , have been placed on alert after a swarm of locusts invaded a suburban area .
Correspondents say it is the first time the suburb city of Gurgaon ( Gurugram ) has seen a locust invasion .
Footage on social media showed tens of thousands of the insects flying over buildings and landing on rooftops .
India is witnessing its worst locust invasion in decades .
The swarms , which originate in the Horn of Africa , have devoured crops in several states .
On Saturday , Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the city to remain on high alert , the Times of India reported .
Residents in Gurgaon were told to make loud noises with pots and pans or drums to try to drive the locusts away .
Pilots flying into and out of Delhi 's international airport , which borders Gurgaon , have been told to take extra care , according to ANI news agency .
Agriculture ministry official KL Gurjar said the swarm appeared to be headed towards the city of Palwal , south of Delhi .
`` The swarms moved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gurugram around 11.30am , '' he told PTI news agency .
If not controlled , desert locusts destroy food supplies and can cause famine .
According to the UN , the current infestations can be traced back to the cyclone season of 2018-19 that brought heavy rains to the Arabian Peninsula .
That allowed at least three generations of `` unprecedented breeding '' that went undetected .
Swarms have since spread out into East Africa , the Middle East and South Asia .


bbc--2020-06-27--Galwan Valley: China to use martial art trainers after India border clash

China has said it is moving 20 martial art trainers to the Tibetan plateau to train its forces .
No official reason for the decision has been given , but it comes after at least 20 Indian troops were killed in clashes with Chinese border forces .
Under an agreement dating back to 1996 , neither side carries guns or explosives in the area .
China has not released any information about its casualties , while India says 76 of its soldiers were injured .
News of the army 's new martial arts trainers was reported by official Chinese news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong media .
State broadcaster CCTV said 20 fighters from the Enbo Fight Club would be based in the Tibetan capital , Lhasa , although Chinese media had not confirmed they would be training troops on the border with India .
China and India - both nuclear powers - have exchanged blame over responsibility for the fighting in the Galwan river valley in Ladakhon on 15 June .
The area , with its harsh climate and high-altitude terrain , is close to Aksai Chin , a disputed area claimed by India but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fighting were the first fatalities in clashes between the two sides in almost half a century .
However , long-standing tensions between India and China over the Line of Actual Control ( LAC ) , the poorly demarcated border between the two nuclear-armed powers , had risen again in the weeks leading up to the incident .

However, long-standing tensions between India and China over the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the poorly demarcated border between the two nuclear-armed powers, had risen again in the weeks leading up to the incident.


bbc--2020-06-27--Micheál Martin becomes new Irish PM after historic coalition deal

Ireland 's new taoiseach ( Irish prime minister ) Micheál Martin has said the fight against Covid-19 will be his government 's first priority .
The 59-year-old Cork native was elected as the at a special meeting of the Irish parliament in Dublin .
He has been the leader of the Fianna Fáil party since 2011 .
He will lead a three-party coalition consisting of Fianna Fáil , Fine Gael and the Green Party .
Mr Martin said that to be elected to serve as taoiseach was `` one of the greatest honours which anyone can receive '' .
Speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) as taoiseach for the first time , Mr Martin said the focus would be on the social , economic , and cultural recovery from the coronavirus .
He said would would begin immediately on preparing an investment-led jobs and recovery initiative .
These proposals would be brought before the Dáil next month .
It is the first time in history that former Civil War rivals Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have governed together .
Mr Martin is expected to lead the country until December 2022 before handing back over to Leo Varadkar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Martin has been a member of the Dáil ( lower house of Irish parliament ) for just over 30 years .
He served as cabinet minister in several Fianna Fáil governments from 1997 to 2011 .
As health minister in 2004 , he became the first national government minister in any part of the world to introduce a workplace smoking ban , which also banned the public from lighting up in pubs .
Mr Martin was elected taoiseach by members of the Dáil in a special sitting on Saturday .
The vote took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rather than its traditional home at Leinster House , due to Covid-19 social distancing rules .
A majority of 93 members of the Dáil voted in favour of him taking the role , while 63 members voted against him .
Mr Martin appointed a new cabinet on Saturday evening , dividing the roles between all three parties .
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar is now the tánaiste ( deputy PM ) as well as minister for enterprise , trade and employment .
Writing on Twitter on Saturday evening , he said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the position , and that his party was `` doing what is right for the country '' .
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan is minister for transport , energy and climate action .
The rest of the posts were distributed as follows : • Minister for Children and Disability and Equality - Roderic O'Gorman ( Green Party ) Mr Varadkar has been caretaker taoiseach since the general election in February .
No party came close to winning a majority in the poll which would enable them to govern alone , but coalition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Fianna Fáil won the most seats , but the two larger parties needed the support of the Greens to have a working majority in the Irish parliament ( the Dáil ) .
The party leaders and their negotiating teams reached agreement on a coalition deal earlier this month .
There have also been nominations made to the Seanad , the upper house of the Irish legislature .
Of the house 's 60 seats , the Taoiseach has made 11 nominations , of which there are four each for Fine Gael and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Green Party .
The final nomination goes to Traveller rights activist Eileen Flynn .
Micheál Martin confirmed on Saturday he would be setting up a shared island unit within the Department of the Taoiseach .
This was criticised on Twitter by Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard , who highlighted that none of the Seanad picks represented Northern Ireland .
Ian Marshall , a unionist from County Armagh , previously served in the Seanad from 2018 until 2020 , and was supported in his original nomination by Sinn Féin .
Micheál Martin was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's history not to have served as taoiseach , but that changed today .
He will hold the role for 30 months before handing over to Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar .
The two parties , both centrist , Fianna Fáil slightly to the left and Fine Gael to the right , have dominated the politics of the state since its foundation .
Although there has been little to separate them policy-wise for decades , their decision to share power in government for the first time is historic .
But it 's also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep Sinn Féin , the party that got the most votes in February 's general election , away from government .
Sinn Féin has accused the two of using the Greens as a `` fig leaf '' to disguise their denial of the electorate 's demand for change .
The three parties have five years to disprove those who claim the new coalition is simply a slightly greener version of business as usual in such areas as housing and dealing with climate change in a radical manner .
A meeting between Mr Martin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first ministers , Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill , is likely in the coming days .
While there will be new faces , there will be some old problems to talk about such as Brexit and Covid-19 .
Not everyone supported the new taoiseach during Saturday 's vote in the Convention Centre .
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael of conspiring to exclude them from government .
At February 's election , Sinn Féin took 24.5 % of first-preference votes , compared to 22 % for Fianna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Faced with the prospect of losing their grip on power , Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have circled the wagons , '' she said , claiming the new coalition was a `` marriage of convenience '' .
Fine Gael leader and outgoing taoiseach Leo Varadkar said his party would not make a nomination but instead would support the nomination of Micheál Martin .
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan also supported the nomination of Mr Martin for taoiseach , saying the Fianna Fáil leader was `` perfectly qualified to run the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his party would not support the nomination of either Mr Martin or Ms McDonald .
People Before Profit Richard Boyd Barrett did not support Mr Martin 's nomination and said the coalition 's programme for government was a `` re-hash and reheating of the same failed policies '' .

Writing on Twitter on Saturday evening, he said he was "honoured" to be appointed to the position, and that his party was "doing what is right for the country".