bbc--2020-01-23--Man Utd remain 'supportive' of Solskjaer - but could FA Cup game be his last in charge?

Speculation about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's future as Manchester United manager was dominating the headlines on Thursday after the 2-0 home defeat by Burnley .
Should they lose in the FA Cup on Sunday they will have been beaten in three successive matches for the first time this season .
Solskjaer will remain in charge for that match - a fourth-round trip to either Watford or Tranmere , who meet in their third-round replay on Thursday night - as BBC Sport understands United remain supportive of the Norwegian .
But , yet again , the club are facing fierce criticism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against their ownership and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward amid inconsistent results and a lack of new signings so far this month .
• 'Toxic , embarrassing , worst squad in 30 years ' - pundits and fans on Man Utd defeat Solskjaer will face the media again on Friday morning , when the Norwegian conducts his scheduled press conference .
Could it be his last one ?
Realistically , given they are 3-1 down following the home leg of their EFL Cup semi-final with Manchester City , the FA Cup and Europa League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silverware this season .
United will start favourites to get through against either Tranmere or Watford in the FA Cup .
But danger lurks .
Other than central defender Victor Lindelof , who missed the Burnley game through illness , Solskjaer will be calling on virtually the same squad that failed so badly on Wednesday night .
It is only five weeks since Watford got their first Premier League home win of the season - against United .
They have lost only once in seven games since .
Defeat by Nigel Pearson 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Losing to League One Tranmere would be a catastrophe given Rovers have lost three successive home games in 2020 - to Coventry , Leicester Under-21s and Ipswich - by a combined score of 8-3 .
There will be no repeat of the mass pre-final whistle exit of Old Trafford from the United fans at Vicarage Road or Prenton Park on Sunday but a repeat of the songs belted out against the Glazer family and Woodward can not be ruled out .
While views about Solskjaer as a manager are mixed at best , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ club 's problems go much deeper .
They are angered at a combination of what they perceive to be a lack of investment , huge amounts of money exiting the club in share dividends and finance payments , and poor recruitment .
For that , they hold the Glazer family , who bought the club in controversial circumstances in 2005 , and Woodward , effectively United 's chief executive since the exit of David Gill in 2013 , responsible , which is why they are being singled out for criticism .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role Woodward plays in recruitment .
The failure to appoint a director of football , which the club said was on the horizon 18 months ago , is being laid at his door .
Woodward was not at Old Trafford on Wednesday but he is bound to be uneasy at the criticism being levelled at him and has employed an external public relations consultant to improve the way the club is viewed .
While Woodward , who was the single most important figure in the Glazer family getting their takeover through in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support and is handsomely paid - £3.16m last year - to run the Old Trafford outfit , there must be a chance he may eventually grow weary of the criticism and decide to leave himself .

Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho as United manager - initially on a caretaker basis - in December 2018
Speculation about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future as Manchester United manager was dominating the headlines on Thursday after the 2-0 home defeat by Burnley.
Should they lose in the FA Cup on Sunday they will have been beaten in three successive matches for the first time this season.
Solskjaer will remain in charge for that match - a fourth-round trip to Tranmere - as BBC Sport understands United remain supportive of the Norwegian.
But, yet again, the club are facing fierce criticism, after a night when supporters chanted against their ownership and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward amid inconsistent results and a lack of new signings so far this month.
Solskjaer faced the media again on Friday, when the Norwegian conducted his scheduled press conference.
Could it be his last one?
FA Cup peril
Realistically, given they are 3-1 down following the home leg of their EFL Cup semi-final with Manchester City, the FA Cup and Europa League are United's only remaining chances of silverware this season.
United will start favourites to get through against Tranmere in the FA Cup. But danger lurks.
Other than central defender Victor Lindelof, who missed the Burnley game through illness, Solskjaer will be calling on virtually the same squad that failed so badly on Wednesday.
Opponents Tranmere are in the League One relegation zone, and began 2020 by losing three successive home games - to Coventry, Leicester Under-21s and Ipswich - by a combined score of 8-3. But victory over Watford on Thursday showed just what they are capable of.
Fan fury
There will be no repeat of the mass pre-final whistle exit of Old Trafford from the United fans at Prenton Park on Sunday but a repeat of the songs belted out against the Glazer family and Woodward cannot be ruled out.
While views about Solskjaer as a manager are mixed at best, the majority of United fans believe their club's problems go much deeper.
They are angered at a combination of what they perceive to be a lack of investment, huge amounts of money exiting the club in share dividends and finance payments, and poor recruitment.
For that, they hold the Glazer family, who bought the club in controversial circumstances in 2005, and Woodward, effectively United's chief executive since the exit of David Gill in 2013, responsible, which is why they are being singled out for criticism.
Woodward in the spotlight
There is distrust among United's support about the role Woodward plays in recruitment. The failure to appoint a director of football, which the club said was on the horizon 18 months ago, is being laid at his door.
Woodward was not at Old Trafford on Wednesday but he is bound to be uneasy at the criticism being levelled at him and has employed an external public relations consultant to improve the way the club is viewed.
While Woodward, who was the single most important figure in the Glazer family getting their takeover through in the first place, retains the owners' support and is handsomely paid - £3.16m last year - to run the Old Trafford outfit, there must be a chance he may eventually grow weary of the criticism and decide to leave himself.
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for Simon Stone on Thursday - keep an eye on the BBC Sport website for his replies.


bbc--2020-01-22--Schiff makes case against Trump before he opens impeachment trial

House impeachment manager Adam Schiff has told reporters the facts are evidence enough that President Trump needs to be removed @ @ @ @ @ the president was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House and a trial is now under way @ @ @ @ @ is Republican-led .

House impeachment manager Adam Schiff has told reporters the facts are evidence enough that President Trump needs to be removed from office.
Last month the president was impeached by the Democratic-controlled House and a trial is now under way in the Senate, which is Republican-led.


bbc--2020-01-21--Five possible twists in the trial

Five possible twists in the trial

For only the third time in US history , an impeachment trial is under way in Washington .
President Donald @ @ @ @ @ abuse of power and obstructing Congress .
Many believe it 's a foregone conclusion that @ @ @ @ @ the charges - will be acquitted at the end of this process because his party @ @ @ @ @ Zurcher , BBC North America reporter , explains to BBC journalist Shrai Popat how events @ @ @ @ @ script .
Read more : A simple guide to the impeachment trial

For only the third time in US history, an impeachment trial is under way in Washington. President Donald Trump is accused of an abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
Many believe it's a foregone conclusion that Mr Trump - who denies the charges - will be acquitted at the end of this process because his party controls the Senate.
Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter, explains to BBC journalist Shrai Popat how events could yet diverge from the script.
Video by Maxine Collins and Chloe Kim


bbc--2020-01-21--How a boy from Vietnam became a slave on a UK cannabis farm

It was a horrifying death for the 39 Vietnamese nationals found in the back of a trailer in an industrial park in Essex , in October last year .
The story shone a light on the subterranean world of people smuggling and human trafficking , reports Cat McShane , specifically the thriving route between Vietnam and the UK .
Ba is slight for 18 .
His body shrinks into a neat package as he recalls his experiences .
We 're sitting in a brightly lit kitchen , a Jack Russell dog darting between us under the table .
Ba 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making lunch and occasionally interjecting to clarify or add some detail to his account of his journey here from Vietnam .
She wants to make sure his story is understood .
Ba 's lived here for nearly a year .
He was placed with his foster parents after being found wandering , confused and scared , around a train station in the North of England , with just the clothes he was wearing .
`` You feel safe now though , do n't you ? ''
his foster mum asks , needing affirmation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wears will heal with enough care .
His story is one both extraordinary , and typical of the growing number of Vietnamese men and women recognised as being potential victims of trafficking in the UK .
For several years , Vietnamese have been one of the top three nationalities featured in modern slavery cases referred to the National Crime Agency , with 702 cases in 2018 .
The Salvation Army , which supports all adult victims of modern slavery in the UK , says the number of Vietnamese nationals referred to them over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubled .
It 's estimated 18,000 people make the journey from Vietnam to Europe each year .
Ba believes it was a Chinese gang that trafficked him to the UK .
He was kidnapped off the streets of Ho Chi Minh City , where he was a street child , an orphan who slept in the bend of a sewage pipe .
He sold lottery tickets for money , although older men sometimes beat him and grabbed his takings .
A 2017 Unicef report described Ho Chi Minh City as `` a source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of child trafficking '' .
And a 2018 report by anti-trafficking charities said numerous trafficked Vietnamese children had reported being abducted while living on the streets .
That 's what happened to Ba .
`` An older man told me that if I came with him , he could help me earn a lot of money .
But when I said no , he put a bag over my head .
I could n't believe what was happening , '' he says .
He was then bundled into a small van , bound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stifled .
Somewhere along the way , Ba 's captors changed , and now he could n't understand the language they spoke .
When they finally came to a standstill and the bag was removed , Ba found himself in a large , empty , windowless warehouse in China , and was told to wait .
`` I knew they were preparing to send me somewhere to work , '' he says .
During the months that Ba was held there , a guard regularly beat him .
`` I do n't know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shrug , `` there was no reason . ''
When he was caught trying to escape , his punishment was far worse than kicks and punches - the guard poured scalding water over his chest and arms .
`` It was agony .
I was shouting at him to stop but he did n't listen , '' he says .
Ba became unconscious with the pain .
`` I just lay still for days .
I could n't walk .
It was painful for a very long time . ''
His foster mum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all over his body , and a permanent reminder of what happened to him .
Ba was then moved to the UK in a succession of trucks .
He remembers the silence of the final container , where the human cargo hid among boxes .
The quiet was broken only by the rustling of cardboard being ripped up , to be used as insulation from the gnawing cold .
His long-sleeved top offered little protection .
`` I was always scared on the journey , and very tired .
I could n't sleep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't know what was happening to me .
I was n't told anything about where I was going . ''
• Briefing : Mass migration into Europe from the Middle East , Asia and Africa has had a profound impact on Europe In fact , Ba was destined to work as a `` gardener '' in the UK 's illegal cannabis trade - which is valued at around £2.6bn a year .
In an abandoned two-storey house surrounded by woodland , he was locked-up and told to look after the plants that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a mundane vigil of switching lights on and off over the plants at set times and watering them every few hours .
But it was also punctuated by violence .
When a plant failed , Ba was starved and kicked by a Chinese boss , who would aim for the burns on his chest .
Ba never received any payment for his work , and was n't told he was earning to pay off his fare to the UK .
He was a slave .
`` How did I keep going ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , keep working and to wait for the opportunity to run away , '' he says .
He finally escaped by smashing an upstairs window , and jumping to the ground .
Then he ran for as long as he could .
`` I was frightened , depressed and panicking .
If I had been caught I would have been beaten even worse , '' Ba says .
But he had to take that risk , because his life in the cannabis farm was `` unbearable '' .
With no idea what direction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ path of a train line .
He only had a packet of biscuits to eat .
`` I did n't even know I was in England . ''
The train line , predictably , led him to a train station - and to what was for him a very happy meeting with British Transport Police .
`` It had been a long time since anyone had been nice to me , '' he says .
Ba has now settled into British life .
He recently won a prize at college for his grades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He 'd never unwrapped a present before .
The translator who met Ba when he was taken into police custody says the transformation is remarkable .
She recalls how skinny and scared he was .
`` Like a rabbit in the headlights , '' adds his foster dad .
• Briefing : The number of asylum seekers in EU countries began rising in 2010 , and increased dramatically in 2015 Ba does n't know whether he 'll be allowed to stay in the UK .
His last meeting at the Home Office to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go well .
The official tried to persuade him that if he returned to Vietnam he 'd be helped by the authorities , which Ba finds impossible to believe .
He is sure that if he is sent back , he will be trafficked again .
That 's a worry shared by Vietnamese trafficking expert Mimi Vu , who says that people who have been trafficked and returned are at serious risk of being re-trafficked , especially if their traffickers claim they owe them money .
It 's the quiet that Ba likes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , filled with old stone cottages and sprawling bungalows .
Crowds make him anxious ; he 's scared he 'll see the man who held him captive in the cannabis farm and kicked his injured chest .
Chinh 's scared too , but not of the people who smuggled him here to the UK .
He 's scared of the Vietnamese authorities .
These fears are grounded in bitter experience .
The 17-year-old was forced to leave Vietnam early in 2019 to escape a 10-year prison sentence for distributing anti-government literature door-to-door .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out alive , '' he says .
There are harsh punishments for people who criticise Vietnam 's Communist government .
In a report last week , Human Rights Watch said that at least 30 activists and dissidents were sentenced to prison in 2019 `` simply for exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of expression , association , and religion '' .
That even includes writing something deemed anti-government on Facebook ; Amnesty International says at least 16 people were arrested , detained or convicted in 2019 for this offence .
`` [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year for basic freedoms in Vietnam , '' Human Rights Watch 's Asia director , Brad Adams , commented .
`` The Vietnamese government claims that its citizens enjoy freedom of expression , but this 'freedom ' disappears when it is used to call for democracy or to criticise the ruling Communist Party . ''
• Briefing : The number of migrants seeking asylum from wars and political repression has increased since the 1980s Chinh 's arrest was due to his family 's membership of Vietnam 's Hoa Hao Buddhist community .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are many groups that do n't follow the state-sanctioned branch , and these are monitored and forcefully suppressed by the authorities .
It 's the same for other unapproved religious groups .
Human Rights Watch says followers are detained , interrogated , tortured , forced to renounce their faith and imprisoned `` in the national interest '' .
Chinh lived in Hai Duong , a city in northern Vietnam .
His dream , along with millions of other teenage boys and girls , was to be a footballer , and he avidly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But he was also happy working on his mum 's household goods stall , when he was n't at school .
He was very close to her , and to his grandfather , who lived with them .
In 2018 Chinh attended a demonstration with his grandfather .
He recalls his nerves in the morning and the flags of 100 people waving in the wind as they chanted , calling for freedom of religion and the release of political prisoners .
After that , Chinh struggles .
`` I find talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
Chinh 's grandfather was arrested and sent to prison , where he died not long after .
`` When we visited him , he looked very weak , '' Chinh says .
According to Amnesty International , jailed activists are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment .
Vietnamese prisons are reported to be unsanitary , with inmates denied adequate access to medical care , clean water , and fresh air .
His grandfather 's treatment spurred Chinh to continue protesting but in early 2019 he too was arrested , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small , narrow cell for 10 hours and questioned alone .
His faith helped to get him through , he says .
`` Of course , I was scared .
The police would come to the cell and question me about my family and why I had anti-government literature .
They shouted at me when I did n't answer .
I was very scared they might hit me . ''
In court , he was n't allowed to defend himself , convicted , and told his sentence would start when he turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money to pay an agent to smuggle him to the UK .
`` My mum 's last words were , 'Go over there , find someone to help you , and never come back . '
'' At the airport , she handed him over to two agents , who kept his passport .
`` We got lots of flights and stayed at people 's houses until we got to France , '' Chinh says .
He has n't a clue what countries he passed through , apart from Malaysia and Greece .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was put into a lorry container .
There was only one other man inside , but they did n't speak until they arrived in the UK , terrified of alerting a border official to their presence .
`` It was very cold and it was very difficult to breathe , because it was a confined , small space , '' Chinh says .
`` I was lying on top of boxes piled up high on the lorry , almost to the top , so I only just had enough room to lie down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just slept .
I had nothing with me - no food , no water . ''
When the lorry finally stopped , Chinh was taken to a Vietnamese family , who fed him and gave him a bed for the night .
`` I can get you somewhere safe , '' his host said .
In the morning , Chinh was left outside the local Home Office building with a piece of paper showing his name and date of birth .
He remembers how strange he felt because he could n't speak English @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says , `` because I was in the UK '' .
The Home Office has recently granted him refugee status , which entitles him to remain in the UK for five years .
Then a decision will be taken on whether he can remain indefinitely .
Chinh was lucky .
His mum was able to pay his passage in advance .
When the bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in Essex last year , it was reported that these were economic migrants from some of the poorest regions in Vietnam , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £30,000 in order to get here .
Family houses had been used as security and they would have been obliged to pay off their passage once here , by working illegally in cannabis farms , nail bars and restaurants .
We may never know what the 39 people found in Essex had been promised , but it 's likely that some of them would have ended up in slave-like conditions .
Jakub Sobik from Anti Slavery International says that Vietnamese people who have taken out loans to pay for their journey here are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They start their journey believing they have paid to be smuggled in the search for a better life , but end up being victims of trafficking .
`` The extent that they have to hide from the authorities makes it easy for traffickers .
It is an offence to be here and they ca n't risk being deported to Vietnam with huge amounts of money owed over their heads . ''
Some of the data in this article is drawn from BBC Briefing , a mini-series of downloadable in-depth guides to the big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from academics , researchers and journalists .
It is the BBC 's response to audiences demanding better explanation of the facts behind the headlines .
• What would the UK be like without immigration ?
• How we made a life in Germany While males are typically siphoned off into cannabis factories , Vietnamese women are at risk of sexual exploitation .
I have read an account given by a boy of 15 , who said that while working in a cannabis factory he could hear the screams of women downstairs .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A young single mum , Amy , was raped on many occasions during her journey to the UK , and again after her arrival , until a health worker identified her as a potential victim of trafficking .
She had been excited to leave the family farm with her sister back in 2013 , she told the charity that eventually started looking after her in the UK .
Two men had convinced her family to send the girls abroad to earn money .
There was no upfront fee , so they would need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amy left her young son with an uncle .
• Briefing : Asylum seekers and refugees are a small proportion of total migrants She was trafficked first to a clothes factory in Russia , where she worked for 10 to 12 hours a day without pay .
She slept in a small room with about 10 other people , where she was raped repeatedly by the male workers .
After two years , she and eight others were taken overland to the UK , and told that if they worked hard they would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up alone in the lorry that brought them across the Channel ( the traffickers had left her behind for reasons that are unclear ) she was sucked into a fresh world of exploitation .
She ended up being forced into prostitution in the home of a Vietnamese couple , which doubled as a cannabis farm .
It was only after becoming pregnant , and getting arrested in a raid on the house , that a midwife noticed that something was wrong and referred Amy to the National Crime Agency as an apparent victim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Army found her a place in a refuge .
Now she 's a mum again , focused on doing the best for her baby .
Chinh is living with a foster family .
He is working hard on his English - and even the local Northern slang - and he remains a practising Buddhist .
His 18th birthday , the day he would have been jailed , is fast approaching .
Ba still suffers nightmares and flashbacks to his time in the hands of traffickers .
He is waiting nervously for a decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But he recently started counselling , and day by day , under the loving care of his foster mum and dad , he is beginning to feel safer .
The names Ba , Chinh and Amy are aliases You may also be interested in : In June 2018 , 33 pregnant women were arrested and confined to a villa in the Cambodian capital , Phnom Penh .
All were surrogate mothers bearing children for foreign customers .
They have since been released - but on the condition that they bring up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 20 years in jail .
Paid to carry a stranger 's baby - then forced to raise it

After two years, she and eight others were taken overland to the UK, and told that if they worked hard they would be paid. Instead, after waking up alone in the lorry that brought them across the Channel (the traffickers had left her behind for reasons that are unclear) she was sucked into a fresh world of exploitation. She ended up being forced into prostitution in the home of a Vietnamese couple, which doubled as a cannabis farm.


bbc--2020-01-23--China coronavirus: Fears infections will rise as hundreds of millions travel

China is battling to contain a deadly coronavirus in its Hubei province , as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to travel over the Lunar New Year .
Beijing and Hong Kong have cancelled some major festivities to prevent large crowds gathering together .
Wuhan and other cities in Hubei have seen far more draconian measures , with curbs on public transport .
All but one of the 18 deaths have been in Hubei , but there are more than 600 cases , including several abroad .
• How do you quarantine a city - and does it work ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus began It was the low number of confirmed cases overseas - currently 12 - that was one of the reasons the World Health Organization ( WHO ) on Thursday declined to designate the virus an `` international emergency '' .
`` It may yet become one , '' said the WHO 's boss .
The US said on Thursday it was investigating its second suspected case .
What are the fears for Lunar New Year ?
It is one of the world 's largest annual migrations of people .
The authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Temple fairs are banned , film releases postponed and the Forbidden City will be closed to the public .
Hong Kong cancelled an international carnival and an annual football tournament .
Acting chief executive Matthew Cheung said it was `` not appropriate to have crowds of people gathering together '' .
The Chinese government 's massive lockdown of the city of Wuhan , where the virus was first detected , and similar measures for at least five other provincial cities earned the praise of the WHO .
• A doctor in Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China has effectively quarantined nearly 20 million people in Hubei province , with no planes or trains in or out of Wuhan .
Cities have been hit by closures of cafes , cinemas , theatres and exhibitions .
There have been long queues - and some squabbling - at food stores for diminishing stocks .
Face masks are compulsory in all public places in Wuhan and some residents are saying it is like a ghost town .
• Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
But the BBC 's Stephen McDonell , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thousands of residents have already left Wuhan to celebrate the Lunar New Year elsewhere and , with an incubation period of around five days , they may have unwillingly passed on the virus without even knowing it .
There are 634 confirmed cases in China , although most are in Hubei , according to official reports .
However , the death of an 80-year-old man in Hebei province , near Beijing - the first outside Hubei - was a reminder of the threat .
Experts in Hong Kong have complained not enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the checking of arrivals from the mainland .
Macau has ordered 20 million face masks to be sold at a low price and Hong Kong has been urged to give them away free .
Both territories have confirmed cases .
What do we know about the virus ?
Currently known as 2019-nCoV , the virus is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans .
The Sars ( Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ) virus that killed nearly 800 people globally in the early 2000s was also a coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Authorities have said this new virus originated in a seafood market in Wuhan that `` conducted illegal transactions of wild animals '' .
There is evidence of human-to-human transmission , with the virus spreading from patients to family members and healthcare workers .
The virus infects the lungs , and symptoms start with a fever and cough .
It can progress to shortness of breath and breathing difficulties .
There is no vaccine as yet , though three research teams are working on one .
Why is this not a global emergency ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee was `` now is not the time '' .
Two reasons were cited : the limited number of cases abroad and the `` efforts made by China '' .
The latter seems to be a nod to the lockdown of multiple cities in the past 24 hours , which should minimise the risk of the virus becoming a global problem .
But it may yet become one .
Some scientific details were also released , with the WHO saying 25 % of reported cases were developing severe symptoms .
And there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus is .
There is a preliminary estimate of the average number of people each infected person passes the virus on to ( known as the R0 value ) of between 1.4 and 2.5 .
Any number greater than one means the virus has the potential to spread in the population , but this is lower than the figure for Sars .
And in Wuhan a `` fourth-generation case '' has been detected - this is a sustained chain of transmission involving four people .
It remains too early to call the true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Singapore were on Thursday added to the nations and overseas territories recording confirmed cases , joining Thailand , the US , Taiwan and South Korea .
Japan confirmed its second case on Thursday .
There are only 12 such cases overall , with Thailand 's four the most of any nation other than China .
Other nations are investigating suspected cases , including the UK and Canada .
On Thursday , US authorities said a second suspected case was being investigated , in the state of Texas .
A health official said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a student at Texas A & M University , north of Houston .
The only confirmed case in the US so far is a man in Seattle , Washington state .
He is said to be recovering and is due to be released from hospital .
Many authorities have announced screening measures for passengers from China , including on Thursday the major airport hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi .
Taiwan has banned people arriving from Wuhan and the US state department warned American travellers to exercise increased caution in China .
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bbc--2020-01-23--Democrats lay out abuse of power case against Trump

Democrats are laying out their case against President Trump for abuse of power as the Senate impeachment trial continues for a third day on Thursday .
Mr Trump should be removed from office for attempting to solicit election help from Ukraine , Democrats say .
The alleged abuse `` threatens the entire system '' of US democracy , argued Jerry Nadler , a senior Democrat .
Mr Trump is also charged with obstruction of Congress .
Mr Nadler and other Democratic members of the House of Representatives chosen to act as prosecutors in the impeachment trial have 24 hours over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate should remove Mr Trump from office .
Oral arguments began on Wednesday , when the Democrat 's lead manager Adam Schiff laid out an exhaustive case centred on Mr Trump 's conduct toward Ukraine .
Mr Trump 's defence team is expected to begin their rebuttal on Saturday .
• Trump impeachment trial : All you need to know • Why is 'pettifogging ' suddenly in the news ?
The president was impeached by the Democrat-led House of Representatives , who approved the two charges in December .
A two-thirds majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remove him .
Though none of the 53 Republican senators have said they will vote against Mr Trump , a handful are being carefully watched for signs of shift .
On his way in to the Senate on Thursday , Republican Mitt Romney that he would not answer questions about the ongoing proceedings .
`` I 'm really not going to comment on evidence or the process until the trial is completed , '' the Utah Senator said .
Mr Romney is one of three Republican senators who have indicated support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - a point pushed by Democrats .
So far , Mr Schiff and the six other House impeachment managers have emphasised the allegation that Mr Trump withheld military aid and a White House meeting in order to pressure his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate former Vice-President Joe Biden - a domestic political rival .
`` President Trump solicited foreign interference in our democratic elections , abusing the power of his office to seek help from abroad to improve his re-election prospects at home , '' Mr Schiff said .
`` If this conduct is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The Senate proceedings have proven contentious .
After a heated exchange in the early hours of Wednesday morning , Chief Justice John Roberts , presiding over the Senate trial , scolded lawmakers on both sides .
`` Those addressing the Senate should remember where they are , '' Mr Roberts said .
But in a show of rare bipartisan goodwill , Republican Senator Lindsey Graham - one of the president 's fiercest defenders - was seen congratulating Mr Schiff on a job well done after his first day of arguments on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham was heard saying .
`` Very well spoken . ''


bbc--2020-01-23--Watch: President Trump's impeachment trial

Live coverage from Washington DC on day three of President Donald Trump 's impeachment trial in the US Senate .

Live coverage from Washington DC, as President Donald Trump's impeachment trial continues in the Senate.
The impeachment is in its final stages as senators prepare to cast their final vote on Wednesday, with acquittal almost certain.


bbc--2020-01-23--Annabella Sciorra says Harvey Weinstein brutally raped her

US actress Annabella Sciorra has testified in Harvey Weinstein 's trial that the film producer pinioned and raped her at her home 25 years ago .
Ms Sciorra , best known for her role in The Sopranos , said Mr Weinstein forced himself into her apartment and attacked her .
`` I was trying to get him off me , '' Ms Sciorra said to the New York jury .
`` I was punching him , kicking him . ''
The 67-year-old denies all charges , which include rape and sexual assault .
If convicted , he could face life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contains details some readers may find upsetting .
The incident that Ms Sciorra alleges would have happened too long ago to be pursued under New York law .
But prosecutors intend to use her testimony to support their argument that the accused is a sexual predator .
To do so , they must prove Mr Weinstein committed a serious sexual offence against at least two people .
Mr Weinstein is charged with raping one woman , Jessica Mann , in a hotel room in the New York borough in 2013 , and performing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman , Mimi Haleyi , in 2006 .
His defence team said his actions were consensual , including one `` loving '' relationship .
According to her emotional testimony , Ms Sciorra had dinner with Mr Weinstein in the winter of 1993-94 .
The Hollywood mogul then offered to drive the actress back to her Manhattan apartment .
Soon after Mr Weinstein dropped her off , the actress heard a knock at her door .
The producer shoved his way into her apartment , she said , and took her to a bedroom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bed and sexually assaulted her .
Mr Weinstein ignored her attempts to fight him off , Ms Sciorra testified on Thursday , fighting back tears .
`` He got on top of me and he raped me , '' she said .
`` He had intercourse with me and I was trying to fight him , but I could n't fight anymore because he had my hands locked . ''
She said he then forcibly performed oral sex on her , telling her : `` This is for you . ''
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started to shake in a way that was very unusual , '' she said .
`` It was like a seizure or something . ''
Ms Sciorra said she confronted Mr Weinstein at a dinner weeks later .
His response was `` menacing '' , she said .
The producer allegedly leaned into her and said : `` This remains between you and I . ''
`` It was threatening and I was afraid , '' the actress testified .
Mr Weinstein continued to harass her , Ms Sciorra said .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she opened her hotel room door to find Mr Weinstein standing in front of her , holding a bottle of baby oil and a movie tape .
She ran back inside her room and Mr Weinstein eventually left .
`` I got very scared , '' she said .
Asked by prosecutor Joan Illuzzi why she did not call the police , Ms Sciorra said she was `` confused '' .
`` He was someone I knew , '' she said .
`` I felt at the time that rape was something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dark place . ''
Ms Sciorra says the attack left her traumatised .
She testified that she began drinking and cutting herself , smearing her blood on to a wall .
Once one of Hollywood 's most lauded producers , Mr Weinstein has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women - allegations which helped drive the # MeToo campaign against sexual misconduct .
But few of the complaints have led to criminal charges .
Earlier this month , Los Angeles prosecutors charged Mr Weinstein with the rape and sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York trial is expected to conclude in early March .

Soon after Mr Weinstein dropped her off, the actress heard a knock at her door. The producer shoved his way into her apartment, she said, and took her to a bedroom where he forced her on to a bed and sexually assaulted her.


bbc--2020-01-23--Mummy returns: Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to life

Scientists have fulfilled a mummified Egyptian priest 's wish for life after death - by replicating his voice with artificial vocal chords .
Nesyamun 's voice has been reproduced as a vowel-like sound that is reminiscent of a sheep 's bleat .
The priest lived during the politically volatile reign of pharaoh Ramses XI , between 1099 and 1069BC .
As a priest in Thebes , Nesyamun would have needed a strong voice for his ritual duties , which involved singing .
When Nesyamun died , his voice fell silent , but 3,000 years on , a team of researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They have done so by producing a 3D-printed voice box based Nesyamun 's vocal tract , which was scanned to establish its precise dimensions .
By using the vocal tract with an artificial larynx sound , they synthesised a vowel sound meant to be similar to the voice of Nesyamun .
It is believed to be the first project of its kind to successfully recreate the voice of a dead person through artificial means .
In the future , the researchers hope to use computer models to recreate full sentences in Nesyamun 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by academics at Royal Holloway , University of London , the University of York and Leeds Museum - was published in the Scientific Reports journal on Thursday .
The voice recreation technique `` has given us the unique opportunity to hear the sound of someone long dead '' , said study co-author Joann Fletcher , a professor of archaeology at the University of York .
Prof Fletcher told the BBC it was Nesyamun 's `` express wish '' to be heard in the afterlife , which was part of his religious belief system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his coffin - it was what he wanted , '' Prof Fletcher said .
`` In a way , we 've managed to make that wish come true . ''
How exactly did they recreate Nesyamun 's voice ?
In humans , the vocal tract is the passage where sound is filtered .
That sound is produced at the larynx - the organ commonly known as the voice box - but we only hear it once it has passed through the vocal tract .
To copy the sound produced by Nesyamun 's vocal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mirrored in 3D-printed form .
But this process is only possible when the soft tissue of an individual 's vocal tract is reasonably intact .
In Nesyamun 's case , the fact that his mummified body was well-preserved made this more likely , and the team confirmed it using a CT scanner at Leeds General Infirmary .
Following the scans , a 3D-printed tract was created for Nesyamun , whose `` voice '' was then generated by an artificial larynx sound - a method commonly used in modern speech synthesis systems .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use computer models `` to generate words and string those words together to make sentences '' , said Prof Fletcher .
`` We 're hoping we can create a version of what he would have said at the temple at Karnak . ''
Nesyamun was a priest at the temple of Amun in the Karnak complex at Thebes ( modern-day Luxor ) .
He was a waab priest , which meant he had reached a certain level of purification and was therefore permitted to approach the statue of Amun in the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Studies revealed that Nesyamun suffered from gum disease and severely deteriorating teeth .
He is thought to have died in his 50s , possibly following a severe allergic reaction .
As the only mummy to have been dated from the reign of Ramses XI , Nesyamun offers important insights .
Scientific analysis of his remains has contributed to a greater understanding of ancient Egypt .
Nesyamun 's mummified remains are on display at Leeds City Museum .

In humans, the vocal tract is the passage where sound is filtered. That sound is produced at the larynx - the organ commonly known as the voice box - but we only hear it once it has passed through the vocal tract.


bbc--2020-01-23--Harry Dunn: US rejects UK extradition request

The US has turned down an extradition request for one of its citizens to be charged over the death of motorcyclist Harry Dunn , a family spokesman said .
Mr Dunn , 19 , died after a crash in Northamptonshire in August which led to the suspect , Anne Sacoolas , leaving for the US under diplomatic immunity .
The Home Office started extradition proceedings on charges of causing the death by dangerous driving .
Spokesman Radd Seiger said `` the fight goes on '' for Mr Dunn 's family .
He said the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email to the UK Government , and that the family 's constituency MP Andrea Leadsom informed him of the decision .
Mr Dunn 's family said they would react fully to the news on Friday morning , adding `` the fight goes on '' for justice for their son .
Ms Leadsom is due to meet the US ambassador Woody Johnson in London on Friday to discuss the case .
When the Home Office started extradition proceedings the US State Department said the request would be `` highly inappropriate '' .
It insisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the crash meant she had diplomatic immunity .
Prime minister Boris Johnson previously said the chance of the suspect ever returning to the UK was very low .
Mr Seiger said `` no reason '' was given by Mr Pompeo to reject the extradition request .
He also said that the family had expected the decision , adding : `` We knew this day was coming .
It is no surprise . ''
However , he said the family would continue its campaign , and that the extradition request `` hangs there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you that Anne Sicoolas will be coming back one day , '' he said .
`` This is far from over . ''
In response to the extradition request being rejected , a spokeswoman for the Home Office said : `` We are disappointed in this decision which appears to be a denial of justice .
We are urgently considering our options . ''
Mr Dunn died after his motorbike was in collision with a car owned by Mrs Sacoolas .
The crash happened outside RAF Croughton where Mrs Sacoolas ' husband Jonathan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 42-year-old left the UK and returned to her native US , claiming diplomatic immunity .

"The reality is that this administration, which we say is behaving lawlessly and taking a wrecking ball to one of the greatest alliances in the world, they won't be around forever whereas that extradition request will be," he added.


bbc--2020-01-23--Palace denies Prince Charles 'snubbed' Mike Pence

The Prince of Wales was greeting dignitaries , including world leaders , at an event to mark the 75th anniversary @ @ @ @ @ - but seemed to ignore US Vice-President Mike Pence .
A Buckingham Palace official has @ @ @ @ @ , telling the BBC that the prince and Mr Pence had a `` long and @ @ @ @ @ ceremony began .
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The Prince of Wales was greeting dignitaries, including world leaders, at an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz - but seemed to ignore US Vice-President Mike Pence.
A Buckingham Palace official has denied this was a snub, telling the BBC that the prince and Mr Pence had a "long and warm conversation" before the ceremony began.
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bbc--2020-01-23--Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate and nuclear fears

The symbolic Doomsday Clock , which indicates how close our planet is to complete annihilation , is now only 100 seconds away from midnight .
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ( BAS ) said on Thursday that the change was made due to nuclear proliferation , failure to tackle climate change and `` cyber-based disinformation '' .
The clock now stands at its closest to doomsday since it began ticking .
The idea began in 1947 to warn humanity of the dangers of nuclear war .
Last year the clock was set at two minutes to midnight - midnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same place it was wound to in 2018 .
• What could disappear on 'Hothouse Earth' BAS President Rachel Bronson told reporters in Washington DC on Thursday that the time was now being kept in seconds rather than minutes because the `` moment demands attention '' and that the threats level is worsening '' .
She said the world was now menaced by powerful leaders who `` denigrate and discard the most effective methods for addressing complex threats '' .
The decision is made by the BAS Science and Security Board , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first time this year , the board was joined by members of The Elders - a group of international leaders and former officials first founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007 .
`` We must act and work together , '' said former UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon , a member of The Elders .
`` Not a single country or person can do it alone .
We need all hands on deck and we can all work together . ''
Former California Governor Jerry Brown , another member of the panel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the superpowers increases the likelihood of nuclear blunder .
Climate change just compounds the crisis .
If there 's ever a time to wake up , it 's now . ''
Astrophysicist and panel member Robert Rosner said : `` The fact that the clock is now a mere 100 seconds from midnight signals really bad news , '' What we said last year is now a disturbing reality in that things are not getting better .
`` Past experience has taught us that even in the most dismal periods of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is high time we do so again , '' he added .
The clock was first created by US scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project , which developed the world 's first nuclear weapon .
Georgetown University Professor Sharon Squassoni told reporters that the threat from nuclear weapons had increased , in part due to the collapse of the Iran nuclear deal , North Korean nuclear weapons development and continued proliferation from countries such as the US , China and Russia .
She called the situation `` dangerous '' and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The committee warned of another threat , particularly ahead of the US presidential election in November : `` government-used cyber-enabled disinformation campaigns to sow distrust in institutions and among nations '' .
Board member Robert Latiff called `` untruths , exaggerations and misinterpretations '' a problem that could lead to the `` wholesale trashing '' of scientific evidence .
Deepfake videos , he said , `` threaten to undermine truth from fiction '' .
Former Irish President Mary Robinson said `` the world needs to wake up '' , equating her reaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .

BAS President Rachel Bronson told reporters in Washington DC on Thursday that the time was now being kept in seconds rather than minutes because the "moment demands attention" and that the threats level is worsening". She said the world was now menaced by powerful leaders who "denigrate and discard the most effective methods for addressing complex threats".


bbc--2020-01-23--'Birth tourism': US steps up scrutiny of pregnant visa applicants

The US Department of State has unveiled new rules to deter pregnant women from travelling to the US to give birth .
The policy takes effect on Friday and is intended as a crackdown on what is known as `` birth tourism '' .
Under the rule , pregnant women applying for US visitor visas may need to prove they have a specific reason for travel other than giving birth on US soil .
Nearly all children born in the US gets automatic citizenship - a law US President Donald Trump has criticised .
His administration says the new travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security and public health .
Mr Trump has sought to limit immigration to the US , and has previously questioned the US constitutional amendment that grants citizenship to `` all persons born or naturalised in the United States '' .
Conservatives have long decried so-called anchor babies , born in the US to parents who are seeking to live in America .
The practice of obtaining a visa to the US on the basis of having other US relatives is known as `` chain migration '' , a policy that has also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to expand travel ban , says Trump • Texas to reject new refugees under Trump order What is the new rule ?
The new rule applies to visitors seeking B visas , which are issued to non-immigrants .
It allows consular officials to deny a visa to any individual whose `` primary purpose '' in obtaining such documentation is to give birth there .
`` The final rule addresses concerns about the attendant risks of this activity to national security and law enforcement , including criminal activity associated with the birth tourism industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals and entities involved in that industry , '' the Department of State said .
`` The birth tourism industry is also rife with criminal activity , including international criminal schemes , '' the policy adds .
It also tightens rules on those wishing to enter the US for medical treatment .
Visa applicants must now prove they have `` the means and intent '' to pay for their medical expenses , and convince a consular officer that they have arranged for a doctor willing to provide their treatment .
The White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's press secretary , Stephanie Grisham , said in a statement that `` the birth tourism industry threatens to overburden valuable hospital resources and is rife with criminal activity '' .
`` Closing this glaring immigration loophole will combat these endemic abuses and ultimately protect the United States from the national security risks created by this practice , '' she added .
How many children are born under 'birth tourism ' ?
There are no records of how many babies are born to US visitors each year , but various groups have issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a foreign resident in 2017 , the latest year that data is available , according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
That number is up from about 7,800 in 2007 .
The Center for Immigration Studies , a group that advocates for stricter immigration laws , estimates that about 33,000 children were born to women on temporary tourist visas between the second half of 2016 and the first half of 2017 .
Currently , pregnant women can enter the US even up until birth , according to US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prospective mother 's travel may be restricted if there is reason to believe she intends to remain in the US beyond the time allowed by her visa , or plans for US taxpayers to foot the bill for her childbirth .

The practice of obtaining a visa to the US on the basis of having other US relatives is known as "chain migration, or family reunification", a policy that has also been criticised by Mr Trump.


bbc--2020-01-23--Iguanas falling from trees in Florida

Iguanas falling from trees in Florida

When temperatures drop , south Florida 's iguana population goes into shock , sending many of the lizards plummeting to @ @ @ @ @ 's going on ?

When temperatures drop, south Florida's iguana population goes into shock, sending many of the lizards plummeting to the ground.
So what's going on?


bbc--2020-01-23--Storm Gloria: Spain death toll rises to 13 with four missing

A violent storm that has ravaged parts of Spain with heavy rain and violent winds has left at least 13 people dead .
Spanish authorities said four people were still missing after Storm Gloria triggered floods and swept away roads .
On Thursday , Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez flew over some of the worst hit eastern areas and visited Majorca which has been battered by huge waves .
The government is to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to co-ordinate a response .
Mr Sanchez told reporters there would be `` no scrimping on any resource or effort '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ now is that we 're all united , that we work shoulder-to-shoulder and co-operate , as we are doing , '' he said .
Mr Sanchez said climate change had played a part in the severe storm .
`` Meteorological phenomena we are witnessing are n't entirely due to climate change , but what is also true is that climate change is accentuating them , '' he told reporters .
Storm Gloria swept into the Balearic Islands - which include the holiday island of Majorca - last weekend with torrential rain whipped up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Huge waves forced some residents to evacuate their homes while rivers burst their banks and boats were torn from their moorings and washed on to beaches .
The storm then struck Catalonia , Valencia and the southern regions of Murcia and Andalusia with rain and snow , leaving a trail of damage in popular tourist resorts busy preparing for the holiday season .
Spanish media reported four storm-related deaths in Catalonia , five in Valencia and two in Andalusia with one in the central region of Castile and León and one in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those killed was a 50-year-old man who was washed away while fishing from rocks in Ametlla de Mar , Catalonia , and a 75-year-old woman whose house collapsed in Alcoi , Alicante .
On Thursday , emergency workers said they had found the body of a man drowned in his car in the Catalan town of Cabaces .
Authorities said the death toll could rise further with four people still missing in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands .
Conditions are easing as the storm passed over the country although several rivers in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Storm Gloria also battered Pyrénées-Orientales , France 's southernmost Mediterranean department , which has been placed on high alert .

Spanish media reported four storm-related deaths in Catalonia, five in Valencia and two in Andalusia with one in the central region of Castile and León and one in the northern region of Asturias.


bbc--2020-01-23--Poland judges: Parliament and Supreme Court issue rival rulings

Tensions over Poland 's judicial reforms have deepened after the top court and politicians issued rival orders .
The Supreme Court said hundreds of judges chosen under new rules were not sufficiently independent and should no longer hear cases .
At the same time , lawmakers approved legislation making it easier to fire critical judges .
It marks the latest clash over reforms made by the ruling Law and Justice party since it came to power in 2015 .
• Poland : What you need to know The government has argued that its sweeping changes were necessary to tackle corruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But critics , including the European Commission , say the independence of Poland 's judges is being eroded .
What was the Supreme Court ruling ?
The Law and Justice party ( PiS ) changed the law in 2018 to allow the lower house of parliament - which it controls - to choose the members of the council that appoints judges .
The Supreme Court on Thursday adopted a resolution stating that judges chosen by the new council were not sufficiently independent , and did not meet the requirements of being a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law .
`` Such a person does not have the right to issue judgements , '' said Supreme Court president Malgorzata Gersdorf .
The resolution , adopted following a meeting of more than 60 Supreme Court judges , does not apply to cases already adjudicated , she said .
The Justice Ministry dismissed the resolution , saying it had no legal effect .
What did the lawmakers do ?
Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament , meanwhile , gave their final approval to legislation that will strengthen the authorities ' abilities to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Under the bill , any judge who questions the independence of hundreds of new judges chosen by the council will face punishments ranging from a job transfer to a fine or even dismissal .
The legislation also prohibits judges from engaging in any public activity that could be seen as politically motivated and prevents them from forming independent judicial bodies .
Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said the law was needed to stop judges questioning the status of other newly appointed judges and to prevent legal chaos .
The opposition-dominated Senate rejected the bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power to block the reform .
It was approved by lawmakers in the lower house of parliament by 234 votes to 211 .
It must now be signed into law by President Andrzej Duda , a PiS ally .
Poland 's opposition has labelled the legislation a `` gagging bill '' , while thousands have joined demonstrations across the country to protest against the judicial reforms .
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The government has argued that its sweeping changes were necessary to tackle corruption and make the judicial system more efficient. But critics, including the European Commission, say the independence of Poland's judges is being eroded.


bbc--2020-01-23--What does Trump actually believe on climate change?

US President Donald Trump 's position on climate change has been in the spotlight again , after he criticised `` prophets of doom '' at the World Economic Forum in Davos .
At the event , which had sustainability as its main theme , and activist Greta Thunberg as its star guest , Mr Trump dismissed `` alarmists '' who wanted to `` control every aspect of our lives '' - while also expressing the US 's support for an initiative to plant one trillion trees .
If you judge the president based on his words alone , his views @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confusing .
He has called climate change `` mythical '' , `` nonexistent '' , or `` an expensive hoax '' - but also subsequently described it as a `` serious subject '' that is `` very important to me '' .
Still - if you sift through his multitude of tweets and statements , a number of themes emerge .
In 2009 , Mr Trump actually signed a full-page advert in the New York Times , along with dozens of other business leaders , expressing support for legislation combating climate change .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is scientifically irrefutable that there will be catastrophic and irreversible consequences for humanity and our planet , '' the statement said .
• Where we are in seven charts But in the years that followed , he took an opposite approach on Twitter , with more than 120 posts questioning or making light of climate change .
In 2012 , he famously said climate change was `` created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive '' - something he later claimed was a joke .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global warming as climate change because `` the name global warming was n't working '' ( in fact , both terms are used , but experts at Nasa have argued that climate change is the more scientifically accurate term ) .
And he also has dozens of tweets suggesting that cold weather disproves climate change - despite the World Meteorological Organization saying that the 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years .
He has tweeted less about climate change in recent years - and , since being elected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , inconsistent stance in interviews and speeches .
But even when he acknowledges the significance of climate change , he tends to frame it in terms of clean air and water ( which are not directly related to climate change ) , or the cost to business : • `` I think there is some connectivity [ between human activity and climate change ] .
There is some , something .
It depends on how much .
It also depends on how much it 's going to cost our companies . ''
- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I do n't think there 's a hoax .
I do think there 's probably a difference .
But I do n't know that it 's man-made ...
I do n't wan na give trillions and trillions of dollars . ''
- CBS interview , October 2018 • `` Climate change is very important to me .
I 've done many environmental impact statements in my life , and I believe very strongly in very , very crystal clear clean water and clean air . ''
- December 2019 • `` Nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a very serious subject ...
I want the cleanest air , I want the cleanest water .
The environment is very important to me .
I also want jobs .
I do n't want to close up our industry because somebody said you have to go with wind . ''
- January 2020 So what does Trump actually believe ?
Commentators have suggested that Mr Trump tends to conflate climate change with environmentalism more generally .
`` He does n't really understand what climate change is about , '' says Professor Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the University of Columbia .
Meanwhile , Joseph Goffman , executive director of Harvard 's Environmental Law Programme , argues that Mr Trump `` believes nothing on climate change - he 's a climate nihilist '' .
Mr Trump 's position is based on his need to appeal to `` the part of the Republican establishment that rejects climate policy , '' Mr Goffman , who previously worked as Democratic staff director on the Senate environmental committee , adds .
Joseph Pinion , a Republican strategist who has called for more action on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump looks at the issue from a political , rather than a moral perspective .
`` He 's not going to win running on the environment , '' Mr Pinion says .
`` In America , climate is not an issue , so the reason it is not an issue for President Trump is because he cares about winning .
And the reason Democrats are OK with it not being a priority for them , is because they want to beat him . ''
`` Ultimately it does n't matter what President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's doing - we need to recognise climate change is not a priority of his administration . ''
What has Trump done on climate change ?
The Climate Deregulation Tracker , run by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law , has documented more than 130 steps the Trump administration has taken to scale back measures to fight climate change .
• Deciding to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement , which committed the US and 187 other countries to keep rising global temperatures below 2C .
• Replacing President Barack Obama 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants , with the Affordable Clean Energy rule , which had weaker regulations • Attempting to freeze the fuel efficiency standards imposed on new vehicles , and prevent California from setting its own emissions rules '' He 's completely halted and reversed the momentum that was built up during the Obama administration in fighting climate change , '' Prof Gerrard says .
While withdrawing from the Paris Agreement was `` terrible symbolically '' , the agreement had `` virtually no specifics on what the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rollbacks , especially the attempt to limit fuel economic standards of cars , were more damaging , he adds .
Dan Costa worked at the Environmental Protection Agency for more than 30 years , including as the National Director of the Air , Climate & Energy Research Program .
He said he noticed an `` anti-science stance '' once the Trump administration 's team took over .
`` One of the folks who came as part of the transition team said 'if climate change is such a bad thing , why are so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you can turn up the air conditioning . '
'' He noticed that budget documents from the president 's office and Congress began to refer to his Air , Climate & Energy Research Program ( ACE ) as the Air and Energy research programme instead .
`` There was a fair amount of anxiety and self censorship ... people would start to keep the word 'climate ' out of titles , '' he said , adding that he also noticed a policy of `` benign neglect '' where many employees were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr Trump made headlines after he cast doubt on the government 's own National Climate Assessment .
When asked about the findings that climate change would have a devastating economic impact , Mr Trump said : `` I do n't believe it . ''
Prof Costa said some in the EPA responded with `` derisive laughter '' when they heard this .
`` Everybody knows that what he says does n't necessarily reflect what he really thinks . ''
The Trump administration 's actions have widely rolled back on climate change measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift in his tone , as he has described himself as `` an environmentalist '' several times in the past few months .
`` We 've seen him really soften his rhetoric on the issue of climate change .
He 's no longer talking about it being a hoax , and he 's talking about his care for the environment , '' says Quillan Robinson , government affairs director at the American Conservation Coalition .
His group is led by young Republicans who want more to be done on the environment - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often talks about climate change in more general environmental terms , it was still a `` promising sign '' .
`` We would like him to come out and talk about where the scientific consensus is at ... at the same time , talking about it in terms of clean air and water appeals to broader factions of the country , so it 's something people can get behind . ''
Not everyone agrees there is a shift in Mr Trump 's rhetoric - Prof Gerrard argues that it is `` sporadic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go all out on repealing regulations '' .
But if Mr Trump does change his tone - or his actions - on climate change in the future , it is likely to be for political reasons .
A Pew survey last year found that 52 % of young Republicans felt the government was doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change , while a Monmouth University poll found that almost two thirds of Republicans now believe in climate change - a 15 % increase from just three years ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coalition suggested that 67 % of millennial Republican voters believed the party should do more on climate change .
`` The trajectory of the GOP of old consider climate change a hoax , but the future of the GOP is comprised of individuals who take the issue just as seriously as Democrats , '' says Mr Pinion .
`` You can find ways to win elections by slimmer and slimmer margins , but we are quickly arriving at the day when a party that does not have solutions on climate change is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of the electorate . ''

"He's not going to win running on the environment," Mr Pinion says. "In America, climate is not an issue, so the reason it is not an issue for President Trump is because he cares about winning. And the reason Democrats are OK with it not being a priority for them, is because they want to beat him."


bbc--2020-01-23--One person died and seven were wounded in the shooting

A woman died and seven people were wounded , one critically , in a shooting on Wednesday outside of a @ @ @ @ @ .
Witnesses said the shooting began after a dispute between several people .
Police said @ @ @ @ @ men as suspects but did not name the men .

A woman died and seven people were wounded, one critically, in a shooting on Wednesday outside of a McDonald's in downtown Seattle.
Witnesses said the shooting began after a dispute between several people. Police said they had identified two 24-year-old men as suspects but did not name the men.


bbc--2020-01-23--Juan Roman Riquelme: Youth tournament in South America features 11 players named after Argentina leg

Juan Roman Riquelme: Youth tournament in South America features 11 players named after Argentina legend

`` We all dream of a team of Riquelmes .
Number one is Riquelme .
Number two , is… '' you get the idea .
Juan Roman Riquelme was a major figure in South American football during the 2000s .
And his influence can still be felt on the pitch today .
In this year 's Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup - a competition for Brazilian under-20 football teams - there are 11 players named after the Argentina legend .
These are all young lads born between 2000 and 2005 - when Riquelme was in his peak , providing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young namesakes at the Sao Paulo tournament have spoken about the player .
Rikelmi Valentim of Juventus da Mooca cites a goal against Palmeiras , in the 2001 Libertadores semi-final , where Riquelme the elder danced through from the halfway line to score Boca 's second .
Palmeiras won the game on penalties and , subsequently , the competition .
Also playing at the tournament are 17-year-old team-mates Riquelmy Mendes Araujo and Riquelmo Alves Lima , who both play for Brazilian side Cruzeiro .
The attacking midfielder became a Boca Juniors legend during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , winning three Copa Libertadores trophies , one Intercontinental Cup and five Argentinian top division trophies between 1998 and 2011 .
He was named Argentine footballer of the year four times .
Like Messi , he was also compared to another famous Argentine number 10 when he first emerged - Diego Maradona .
He was also a revelation for Argentina at the 2006 World Cup , where he helped guide them to the quarter-finals .
Pele said of him , at that time : `` We used to have players like Riquelme .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's plying their trade in football now - is it a case of nominative determinism ?
Is everyone who carries the Riquelme name just bound to be great at football ?
More likely , there are loads more young Riquelmes knocking about the place who we have n't heard of ( yet ) .
It 's also worth saying that this is n't the first time we 've heard of something like this .
Back in 2015 , a certain , Mancunian , young Ronaldo ( named after the Brazilian legend ) signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leeds United fans may be familiar with Romario and Ronaldo Vieira - two West African brothers with names of Brazilian legends who have played for the Yorkshire club .
There 's also a young lad called Rodrigo Riquelme , playing at the moment for Atletico Madrid B-team .

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Riquelme celebrates scoring in the 2007 Libertadores Cup final
"We all dream of a team of Riquelmes. Number one is Riquelme. Number two, is…" you get the idea.
Juan Roman Riquelme was a major figure in South American football during the 2000s. And his influence can still be felt on the pitch today. In this year's Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup - a competition for Brazilian under-20 football teams - there are 11 players named after the Argentina legend.
These are all young lads born between 2000 and 2005 - when Riquelme was in his peak, providing the perfect inspiration for football-mad parents.
Rikelmi Valentim discusses his namesake
His young namesakes at the Sao Paulo tournament have spoken about the player. Rikelmi Valentim of Juventus da Mooca cites a goal against Palmeiras, in the 2001 Libertadores semi-final, where Riquelme the elder danced through from the halfway line to score Boca's second. Palmeiras won the game on penalties and, subsequently, the competition.
Riquelmy Mendes Araujo (left) chats about Riquelme's hey day
Also playing at the tournament are 17-year-old team-mates Riquelmy Mendes Araujo and Riquelmo Alves Lima, who both play for Brazilian side Cruzeiro.
The attacking midfielder became a Boca Juniors legend during two spells with the Buenos Aires club, winning three Copa Libertadores trophies, one Intercontinental Cup and five Argentinian top division trophies between 1998 and 2011.
He was named Argentine footballer of the year four times.
Like Messi, he was also compared to another famous Argentine number 10 when he first emerged - Diego Maradona.
He was also a revelation for Argentina at the 2006 World Cup, where he helped guide them to the quarter-finals. Pele said of him, at that time: "We used to have players like Riquelme."
The 2006 Argentina World Cup team
So all of these young Riquelme's plying their trade in football now - is it a case of nominative determinism? Is everyone who carries the Riquelme name just bound to be great at football? More likely, there are loads more young Riquelmes knocking about the place who we haven't heard of (yet).
It's also worth saying that this isn't the first time we've heard of something like this.
Back in 2015, a certain, Mancunian, young Ronaldo (named after the Brazilian legend) signed for Oldham Athletic youth team.
And Leeds United fans may be familiar with Romario and Ronaldo Vieira - two West African brothers with names of Brazilian legends who have played for the Yorkshire club.
There's also a young lad called Rodrigo Riquelme, playing at the moment for Atletico Madrid B-team.
What's in a name, 'ey?


bbc--2020-01-23--American Dirt: Oprah book club pick suffers Latino backlash

In an author 's note for hit new novel American Dirt , author Jeanine Cummins says she wished `` someone slightly browner than me '' had written it .
`` But , '' continued Ms Cummins , a white writer with Puerto Rican forbearers , `` then I thought , if you 're a person who has the capacity to be a bridge , why not be a bridge ? ''
The book , which tells the story of a family fleeing Mexico for the US , was greeted with rave reviews from Oprah Winfrey , among others .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrage from members of the Hispanic community , who complained that the novel misrepresents the Latin-American experience .
The row has rekindled a debate over prejudice in the publishing industry and over who , exactly , is allowed to tell the stories of others .
American Dirt follows a middle-class Mexican woman who escapes the country with her son after her husband , a journalist , is killed by a drug cartel .
The story traces their often violent journey as migrants to the US border .
The novel was highly anticipated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal for a first print run of half a million copies .
She was interviewed by the New York Times , which published an excerpt of the book .
Positive reviews came from beloved authors , including Stephen King .
Ms Winfrey selected American Dirt for her book club this week , all but assuring a boost in sales .
`` I love it so much , '' she said .
Others were less favourably disposed .
A scathing review by the Hispanic-American writer Myriam Gurba called it a `` Trumpian fantasy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the novel 's depictions of migrants soon spilled forth on social media .
Critics tweeted out mock-stereotyped stories with the hashtag `` Writing my latino novel '' .
Adding to the controversy were claims that American Dirt had borrowed from other novels about Mexico , while at the same time misconstruing key nuances , like the use of Mexican phrases in Spanish .
`` When writing about a community to which one does not belong , authors have an obligation to think about the social and cultural politics of what they are doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of English at the University of Austin 's Center for Mexican American Studies , told the BBC .
`` Asking whether or not you are the right person to tell a story means that sometimes the answer is no . ''
Maricela Becerra , an assistant adjunct professor at UCLA , told the BBC : `` We have been talking about these issues for many , many years as Latinxs and immigrants , and the problem is that we have not been heard .
Suddenly a non-immigrant person tells our story , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the book has found defenders in the Latino community .
Sandra Cisneros , a famous Mexican-American author , said American Dirt was `` not simply the great American novel ; it 's the great novel of las Americas .
It 's the great world novel ! ''
Rigoberto González , an English professor at Rutgers-Newark University , called the book `` highly original '' , albeit with `` moments of pandering to social justice language '' .
In 2016 , Ms Cummins said in a New York Times opinion piece that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of fear of `` striking the wrong chord , of being vulnerable , of uncovering shameful ignorance in my psyche '' .
She said she identified as white `` in every practical way '' .
`` I do n't know if I 'm the right person to tell this story , '' she told the Times .
`` I do think that the conversation about cultural appropriation is incredibly important , but I also think that there is a danger sometimes of going too far toward silencing people , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Weekly , 84 % of the publishing workforce is white , 5 % is Asian , 3 % Hispanic and 2 % black .
At the executive level , 86 % of the industry is white , according to a 2015 survey by Lee and Low Books , as are 89 % of book reviewers .

"When writing about a community to which one does not belong, authors have an obligation to think about the social and cultural politics of what they are doing," Domino Perez, a professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Mexican American Studies, told the BBC. "Asking whether or not you are the right person to tell a story means that sometimes the answer is no."


bbc--2020-01-23--Late Firmino winner sends Liverpool 16 points clear

Liverpool 's march to the Premier League title continued as Roberto Firmino 's late winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers gave them the victory that extends their lead at the top to 16 points with a game in hand .
Wolves can consider themselves unfortunate to be the victims of Liverpool 's 22nd win in 23 league games after making life as uncomfortable as anyone has for Jurgen Klopp 's side this season before Firmino ensured Liverpool took another significant step towards their first title in 30 years .
Reds captain Jordan Henderson headed them in front from Trent Alexander-Arnold 's corner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six minutes after the break when Raul Jimenez glanced in Adama Traore 's cross .
It was the first goal Liverpool - who lost Sadio Mane to a muscle injury in the first half - had conceded in the league for more than 12 hours and it required important saves from goalkeeper Alisson to keep out Traore and Jimenez as Wolves pressed .
Liverpool , as ever , carried a huge threat and Firmino drilled home the winner with six minutes left - although substitute Diogo Jota then wasted a glorious chance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Reds , who have won their past 14 league games , are the third team to go 40 games unbeaten in the Premier League .
Liverpool were arguably put under more pressure here at a vibrant Molineux than at any time in the Premier League this season - but the champions-elect did what champions do and found a way to get the job done .
After Wolves equalised , and with the dangerous Traore moving through the gears , there was the possibility that Liverpool could lose their first league game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however , is a team that has forgotten how to draw never mind lose and even though it came against the run of play , it was no great surprise when Firmino made the decisive late contribution .
And at the heart of it all was captain Henderson , unsung for so long but now in the best form of his career .
Henderson delivered a collector 's item with that header from a corner but it was his more customary attributes that helped his team through periods of suffering in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crucial pass for Firmino 's winner .
He was constantly available and always urging his team-mates to greater efforts .
He has grown in stature , along with Liverpool , in these last two seasons and is now the heartbeat of this outstanding team .
His influence in increasingly recognised and he was the driving force as Liverpool ground out a win in such a difficult environment .
Wolves are here to stay Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his players understandably cut dejected figures at the final whistle , denied so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only the second team after Manchester United to take points off Liverpool this season .
When that disappointment subsides , they can look back with pride on a performance that produced further evidence of what has been rebuilt at this famous old club .
Wolves were organised , played without fear , and in Jimenez and Traore possess a huge threat to back up their many qualities elsewhere .
Traore 's power and pace gave Andrew Robertson a very uncomfortable night while Jimenez has developed into a striker of the highest class .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's atmospheric arena , where the Wolves fans are revelling in what is being produced - and so they should .
Wolves can now regard themselves rightfully as a force in the Premier League .
They are entertaining and superbly coached .
This is a team that is here to stay in the upper reaches .
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to BBC Sport : `` We changed the system two or three times , we calmed it down .
We had incredible chances in the first half and then at the end it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The boys are human .
It was a little bit up and down .
We had discussion on the pitch , there was stuff to improve but set-pieces can bring us back in the game , a good bit of skill can bring us back in the game .
Wolves were really strong but it 's clear we could settle again .
`` You just have to find a way to win and have someone who makes the perfect decision and that was Bobby again . ''
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good game .
We played well .
There is nothing to be disappointed about .
Getting the momentum was important .
`` We defended well , we were well organised .
This is what we want .
We want to compete and keep on growing .
`` We had in the last moment of the game [ the chance to equalise ] .
It 's about creating .
Things will come naturally .
`` I 'm happy when we perform well .
We faced a fantastic team .
This is the standards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 23 games ever - match stats • Liverpool have amassed 67 points from a possible 69 this season - five more than any side in English top-flight history have after 23 games .
• Raul Jimenez 's goal for Wolves ended a run of 725 minutes without conceding a Premier League goal for Liverpool since Richarlison scored for Everton at Anfield exactly 50 days ago .
• Jimenez is the third Premier League player to net 20 or more goals in all competitions this season , after Sergio Aguero ( 21 ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wolves duo Adama Traore and Jimenez have combined for eight Premier League goals this season , more than any other partnership in the competition .
• Wolves have lost four consecutive home league games against Liverpool for the very first time .
• Liverpool are the first club to win three top-flight games on a Thursday in the same season since Leicester City in 1933-34 .
• Wolves have conceded the first goal in 17 of their 24 Premier League games this season , including each of their last eight in a row @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than once in the same season for Liverpool for the first time since 2015-16 .
Five of his last six goals for the Reds have come away from home .
• Since the start of last season , Liverpool 's Trent Alexander-Arnold has assisted 22 Premier League goals , at least five more than any other player , with 10 of those coming from dead balls , also a league-high .
• Roberto Firmino has scored six goals in his last eight games for Liverpool , as many as he had in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goals this season have come away from Anfield .
Liverpool play three times before Wolves ' next game .
The Reds visit Shrewsbury in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday ( 17:00 GMT ) , and go to West Ham next Wednesday ( 19:45 ) in their Premier League game in hand .
Klopp 's side then host Southampton on Saturday , 1 February ( 15:00 ) , with Wolves visiting European rivals Manchester United at 17:30 .

Roberto Firmino's last 11 goals for Liverpool have been away from home or at neutral venues
Liverpool's march to the Premier League title continued as Roberto Firmino's late winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers gave them the victory that extends their lead at the top to 16 points with a game in hand.
Wolves can consider themselves unfortunate to be the victims of Liverpool's 22nd win in 23 league games after making life as uncomfortable as anyone has for Jurgen Klopp's side this season before Firmino ensured Liverpool took another significant step towards their first title in 30 years.
Reds captain Jordan Henderson headed them in front from Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner after eight minutes but Wolves drew level six minutes after the break when Raul Jimenez glanced in Adama Traore's cross.
It was the first goal Liverpool - who lost Sadio Mane to a muscle injury in the first half - had conceded in the league for more than 12 hours and it required important saves from goalkeeper Alisson to keep out Traore and Jimenez as Wolves pressed.
Liverpool, as ever, carried a huge threat and Firmino drilled home the winner with six minutes left - although substitute Diogo Jota then wasted a glorious chance to give Wolves a point in stoppage time.
The Reds, who have won their past 14 league games, are the third team to go 40 games unbeaten in the Premier League.
Champions-elect find a way again
Wolves 1-2 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp savours Firmino's 'magic moment' as Reds edge Wolves
Liverpool were arguably put under more pressure here at a vibrant Molineux than at any time in the Premier League this season - but the champions-elect did what champions do and found a way to get the job done.
After Wolves equalised, and with the dangerous Traore moving through the gears, there was the possibility that Liverpool could lose their first league game in more than a year.
This, however, is a team that has forgotten how to draw never mind lose and even though it came against the run of play, it was no great surprise when Firmino made the decisive late contribution.
And at the heart of it all was captain Henderson, unsung for so long but now in the best form of his career.
Henderson delivered a collector's item with that header from a corner but it was his more customary attributes that helped his team through periods of suffering in the second half, although he also delivered the crucial pass for Firmino's winner. He was constantly available and always urging his team-mates to greater efforts.
He has grown in stature, along with Liverpool, in these last two seasons and is now the heartbeat of this outstanding team.
His influence is increasingly recognised and he was the driving force as Liverpool ground out a win in such a difficult environment.
Wolves are here to stay
Wolves have nothing to be disappointed about - Nuno
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his players understandably cut dejected figures at the final whistle, denied so late on as they pushed to become only the second team after Manchester United to take points off Liverpool this season.
When that disappointment subsides, they can look back with pride on a performance that produced further evidence of what has been rebuilt at this famous old club.
Wolves were organised, played without fear, and in Jimenez and Traore possess a huge threat to back up their many qualities elsewhere.
Traore's power and pace gave Andrew Robertson a very uncomfortable night while Jimenez has developed into a striker of the highest class.
It is all played out in Molineux's atmospheric arena, where the Wolves fans are revelling in what is being produced - and so they should.
Wolves can now regard themselves rightfully as a force in the Premier League. They are entertaining and superbly coached. This is a team that is here to stay in the upper reaches.
Man of the match - Jordan Henderson
Jordan Henderson scored and assisted in the same Premier League match for the first time since April against Southampton
'The boys are human' - manager reaction
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to BBC Sport: "We changed the system two or three times, we calmed it down. We had incredible chances in the first half and then at the end it was a magic moment from Bobby.
"The boys are human. It was a little bit up and down. We had discussion on the pitch, there was stuff to improve but set-pieces can bring us back in the game, a good bit of skill can bring us back in the game. Wolves were really strong but it's clear we could settle again.
"You just have to find a way to win and have someone who makes the perfect decision and that was Bobby again."
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo to BBC Sport: "It was a good game. We played well. There is nothing to be disappointed about. Getting the momentum was important.
"We defended well, we were well organised. This is what we want. We want to compete and keep on growing.
"We had in the last moment of the game [the chance to equalise]. It's about creating. Things will come naturally.
"I'm happy when we perform well. We faced a fantastic team. This is the standards we want."
Most points after 23 games ever - match stats
Liverpool have amassed 67 points from a possible 69 this season - five more than any side in English top-flight history have after 23 games.
Raul Jimenez's goal for Wolves ended a run of 725 minutes without conceding a Premier League goal for Liverpool since Richarlison scored for Everton at Anfield exactly 50 days ago.
Jimenez is the third Premier League player to net 20 or more goals in all competitions this season, after Sergio Aguero (21) and Raheem Sterling (20).
Wolves duo Adama Traore and Jimenez have combined for eight Premier League goals this season, more than any other partnership in the competition.
Wolves have lost four consecutive home league games against Liverpool for the very first time.
Liverpool are the first club to win three top-flight games on a Thursday in the same season since Leicester City in 1933-34.
Wolves have conceded the first goal in 17 of their 24 Premier League games this season, including each of their last eight in a row.
Jordan Henderson has scored more than once in the same season for Liverpool for the first time since 2015-16. Five of his last six goals for the Reds have come away from home.
Since the start of last season, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold has assisted 22 Premier League goals, at least five more than any other player, with 10 of those coming from dead balls, also a league-high.
Roberto Firmino has scored six goals in his last eight games for Liverpool, as many as he had in his previous 32. All 10 of his goals this season have come away from Anfield.
What's next?
Liverpool play three times before Wolves' next game. The Reds visit Shrewsbury in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday (17:00 GMT), and go to West Ham next Wednesday (19:45) in their Premier League game in hand.
Klopp's side then host Southampton on Saturday, 1 February (15:00), with Wolves visiting European rivals Manchester United at 17:30.