bbc--2020-01-09--My Money: 'I made it through the day without spending a dollar'

My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money - and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make .
Here , Chelsea Thomas from California records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving .
We 're looking for more people to share what they spend their money on .
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She is the practice manager and patient coordinator of a plastic surgery practice in Beverly Hills .
Her interests include participating in animal rescue fundraiser events , and researching new trends in the health and beauty industry .
She also likes doing activities with her dog Roscoe , like hiking or dog fashion photo shoots .
Over to Chelsea .
I woke up at 6:45 today to get ready for work .
I am already in a good mood because I normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , but due to the holidays my daily rush-hour commute to work is cut down by 45 minutes .
I work on the other side of LA , so on a normal day it takes me about one hour and 15 minutes to make the 10-mile journey to my job .
However , today the city is almost empty so it takes me under 30 minutes to arrive at work .
I would love to live closer to my job , but my crippling student loan debt does n't allow me the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which happens to be situated in one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the United States .
I arrive a bit early today , so I walk across the street to a coffee shop and get an iced coffee for $ 3.78 ( £2.90 ) .
I bring my lunch with me to work and do n't spend anything else the rest of my work day .
On my way home from work I need to stop and charge my car since it is fully electric .
I charge at a public charger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which costs me $ 1.38 .
When I get home my boyfriend and I celebrate the fact that neither one of us has to work the next two days by forgetting about our healthy food-only diet and ordering a bunch of pizza .
We alternate who pays for meals and today is my turn - $ 21.75 .
After eating enough pizza to make even yoga pants feel too tight , I decide I can not do anything other than lay on the couch and watch Netflix all night .
We make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before I pass out asleep for the evening .
Today is New Year 's Eve and I have the entire day off as well as tomorrow - woohoo !
My boyfriend and I sleep in and have a light breakfast at home since we both still feel full from our pizza party last night .
We are planning on celebrating New Year 's at a friend 's house who is throwing a small party .
We decide to go to Costco to pick up a bottle of alcohol and hostess gift since they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my area .
We decide on a bottle of Japanese whisky $ 32.84 and a box of liquor filled chocolates $ 18.60 .
We also get a bag of dog food while we are there since we are running low $ 43.57 .
We decide to eat leftovers at home versus grabbing a bite somewhere since we are now running behind .
At 8:45 we leave to our friend 's party .
We call an Uber car and the 24-minute drive to her house costs $ 26.85 .
We spend the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and listening to music with friends .
At around 1:30 we decide to call it a night and head home .
We check the Uber app and the cost to call a car home has now skyrocketed to over $ 100 !
There has been a fare surge due to the holiday so we decide to hang out longer and wait for prices to drop .
At around 2:15 we check transportation prices again and they have been cut in half , still not what we want to spend but we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this point .
We call the car and spend $ 50.45 to get back home .
Spending the car ride dreaming of getting into warm pyjamas and out of my uncomfortable heels and dress justifies the awful price for just a moment .
My boyfriend and I split the cost of everything 50/50 today so I 'm fine with what I 've spent , considering it 's a holiday .
Today is New Year 's day !
A day where it is socially acceptable to lounge around and practice the art of doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today and because we stayed out so late last night I end up waking up after 11:00am - oops , half the day is already gone .
After complaining I am hungry for 30 minutes but not doing anything about it , my boyfriend agrees to go out and track us down some mid-afternoon breakfast bagels .
He returns 30 minutes later with breakfast as well as additional food for dinner later .
Both my stomach and my wallet are very happy .
After we eat we spend the rest of the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Netflix , and congratulating ourselves on being adults and not getting drunk last night just because it 's a holiday .
I remember my college days of spending an entire paycheck on dresses and drinking just because it was a holiday .
Thanks but no thanks - welcome to adulthood .
Normally my student loans come out of my account on the first of each month , but the banks are closed today so the withdrawal will not happen until tomorrow .
I somehow made it through the day without spending a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Back to work today .
I wake up a little late this morning and struggle to get out of bed .
My sleeping schedule is messed up from my days off .
I eventually get out of bed and realize I wasted so much time I now do n't have time to make breakfast .
I grab a protein bar and rush out the door .
I get to work and realise I forget to bring my lunch .
Ugh , I hate when this happens .
When lunch time rolls around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work to a local juice shop and get an acai bowl $ 10.90 .
Today my student loans also come out of my account $ 859 .
I put a big portion of any extra income I get during the year towards my student loans so I can hopefully get them paid off quicker and not have the interest pile up .
Sometimes seeing my friends spend their extra income on vacations and travelling I can feel down , thinking that this mountainous black hole of debt will never go away .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to remain positive about the situation .
I should feel grateful that I have a job that pays me enough to always pay my bills on time , something that hundreds of thousands of people in America who are plagued with monumental student loan debt struggle to do while also carrying the burden of keeping their families afloat .
Thinking of this today is a great reminder to always be thankful and grateful for what I have .
I wake up early enough today to do a quick meditation .
I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last few months .
I would love to join a local class but the costs in my area are outrageous for something I can do at home .
I pack some berries and chia seed pudding I made for lunch and make my way to work .
At lunchtime I notice I have a notification on my phone to put in my produce delivery order today .
I subscribe to a wonderful food delivery service that focuses on the elimination of food waste .
Weekly or bi-weekly I log onto my account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' food items that are perfectly fine but can not be sold in stores due to being too small , an odd shape , or there is simply a surplus of an item .
We are able to buy an abundance of fresh organic fruits and vegetables this way at highly discounted prices .
I have saved so much money using this service over the past few years since I am a vegetarian and my main food staples are fruits and vegetables .
The order I place today comes to $ 16.82 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't order too much because I still have a little left from last week 's order .
My car lease payment has also been automatically deducted from my account today $ 146.59 as well as my car insurance $ 142.04 and home insurance $ 32.01 .
On my way home from work I stop and pick up a caprese sandwich and green salad for dinner $ 13.14 .
I get home and catch up on some Real Housewives shows since my boyfriend is working late tonight .
Even though it 's Saturday I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a podcast and clean up the house a bit while simultaneously drinking coffee and a protein shake .
While I am cleaning I notice some stains on the walls that are not coming off .
I actually noticed it a few weeks ago but now feel as though they are getting worse and it 's driving me crazy !
I do n't have any plans today so I make the impromptu decision to paint the walls .
My boyfriend tries to talk me out of it saying we should have it done professionally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prices of several hundred dollars to have a room painted .
No thanks , I 'll figure it out .
I drive 10 minutes to a home improvement store and spend an hour picking out brushes and other accessories , and deciding between egg white and ultra pure white .
Before admitting to myself I have no idea what I 'm doing , and putting everything back in exchange for a pre-assembled painting kit , and googling the best brand of white wall paint to buy .
I make it out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at $ 83.08 .
I rush home and down some leftovers so I can quickly begin painting .
Before I know it it 's dark out and time to eat dinner .
I am only half way done with my painting project so my boyfriend offers to go pick us up some food for dinner ( anything to get out of the possibility of painting I suppose ) .
After eating I spend the rest of the evening painting , scrubbing spilled paint ... and thinking about how I should have just paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheap cost of DIY plus spitting the cost of supplies with my boyfriend it was ultimately worth it .
After spending the entire day inside yesterday painting I wake up feeling like I immediately need to get out of the house .
I throw on some clothes and take my dog for a walk to a nearby juice shop .
I get a green juice $ 8.75 and slice of zucchini bread $ 2.75 for breakfast and a quinoa veggie bowl to go for lunch later $ 11.99 .
After breakfast we walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only two money vices in life - makeup/skincare and dog anything .
After a three-hour shopper 's blackout in Sephora six months ago I actually forbid myself from buying any cosmetics until I run out of what I currently have .
Dog stuff is still fair game since he 's my one and only child .
I find a bag of treats , a chew toy , lavender-scented waste bags , senior vitamins and a mommy 's best buddy t-shirt all on sale totalling $ 33.95 .
On the way out I also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local dog and cat fundraising team outside .
After lunch I meet a friend for coffee $ 4.85 and charge my car at a nearby public charger for an hour and 10 minutes while I 'm there $ 1.17 .
This evening my boyfriend and I go to a friend 's house for dinner , who insists we do not bring anything at all along with us .
Afterwards we head home to relax and get ourselves ready for the week ahead .
How does Chelsea feel about her week ?
I spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alright because of a handful of monetary gifts I received from family members for the holidays .
A lot of my spending this week also went towards food and a few of my monthly bills .
Overall I am fine with my spending this week when looking it over .
I try to balance responsible spending while I 'm working to pay off my student loans while also allowing myself occasional frivolous spending without guilt or thinking about it since I work hard for my money !

At 8:45 we leave to our friend's party. We call an Uber car and the 24-minute drive to her house costs $26.85. We spend the next few hours drinking cocktails, eating appetizers, and listening to music with friends. At around 1:30 we decide to call it a night and head home. We check the Uber app and the cost to call a car home has now skyrocketed to over $100! There has been a fare surge due to the holiday so we decide to hang out longer and wait for prices to drop.


bbc--2020-01-09--Atletico fight back to beat Barca and reach Super Cup final

Angel Correa scored late on as Atletico Madrid stunned Barcelona 3-2 in Saudi Arabia to reach the Spanish Super Cup final .
Koke 's clinical strike put Atletico ahead early in the second half .
Lionel Messi equalised with a driven finish and then Antoine Griezmann headed Barcelona into the lead .
Alvaro Morata converted a penalty to make it 2-2 before Correra ran through and grabbed the winner with a powerful strike that was too strong for Neto .
• Spanish Super Cup - who , why and where ?
It was an incident-packed second half that also saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video assistant referee for handball while Gerard Pique should have taken the game to extra time but sent his header over the bar .
Victory means Atletico Madrid will face city rivals Real , who beat Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday , in the final on Sunday ( 18:00 GMT ) .
The tournament has a new format this season , with the top two from La Liga and the Copa del Rey finalists playing in a four-team competition rather than the two winners playing each other .
Real , despite finishing third in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the league and finished runner-ups in the cup .

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Correra's goal was his fourth of the season for Atletico
Angel Correa scored late on as Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 in an incident-packed game to reach the Spanish Super Cup final.
Koke's clinical strike put Atletico ahead early in the second half.
Lionel Messi equalised and then Antoine Griezmann headed Barcelona into the lead in Saudi Arabia.
Alvaro Morata converted a penalty to make it 2-2 before Correra ran through and grabbed the winner with a powerful strike that was too strong for Neto.
In the second half, Messi had a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee for handball while Gerard Pique should have taken the game to extra time but sent his header over the bar.
Atletico's 20-year-old Portuguese forward Joao Felix, who joined the club for £113m in the summer, was involved in an altercation with Messi in the first half, with the pair going head-to-head.
It was sparked by Barca full-back Jordi Alba appearing to poke his finger in Felix's face.
A number of players from both sides got involved to separate Messi and Felix, with Luis Suarez having to be pulled away from Stefan Savic.
Messi and Felix went head-to-head in the first-half
Victory means Atletico Madrid will face city rivals Real, who beat Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday, in the final on Sunday (18:00 GMT).
The tournament has a new format this season, with the top two from La Liga and the Copa del Rey finalists playing in a four-team competition rather than the two winners playing each other.
Real, despite finishing third in La Liga, qualified because Barcelona won the league and finished runner-ups in the cup.


bbc--2020-01-09--Harry Kane: Tottenham striker will undergo surgery on hamstring and is out until April

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been ruled out until April after the club said he needs surgery on a hamstring injury .
Kane , 26 , suffered the injury during Tottenham 's defeat at Southampton on New Year 's Day .
No timescale was originally given on the England captain 's return but Spurs now say specialists have advised surgery is required .
He will return to training in April , two months before Euro 2020 begins .
• Who should you be looking at to replace Kane ?
Fantasy football tips for gameweek 22 '' Following ongoing assessment by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we can confirm that Harry Kane will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring , '' a Spurs statement said .
Kane has scored 27 goals in 31 appearances for club and country this season .
After the Southampton defeat , Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said : `` Everybody knows who he is , what he is , what he means for the team , the fans , the club .
`` His quality , the routines that the team has playing with him , every minute of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miss , so every match that he does n't play we 're going to miss him . ''
Spurs are sixth in the Premier League , six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea .
As well as league games , Kane will miss his side 's Champions League last-16 tie with Germany 's RB Leipzig .

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Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been ruled out until April after the club said he needs surgery on a hamstring injury.
Kane, 26, suffered the injury during Tottenham's defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day.
No timescale was originally given on the England captain's return but Spurs now say specialists have advised surgery is required.
He will return to training in April, two months before Euro 2020 begins.
"Following ongoing assessment by our medical staff over the past week, we can confirm that Harry Kane will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring," a Spurs statement said.
Kane has scored 27 goals in 31 appearances for club and country this season.
After the Southampton defeat, Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said: "Everybody knows who he is, what he is, what he means for the team, the fans, the club.
"His quality, the routines that the team has playing with him, every minute of every game he doesn't play we miss, so every match that he doesn't play we're going to miss him."
Spurs are sixth in the Premier League, six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
As well as league games, Kane will miss his side's Champions League last-16 tie with Germany's RB Leipzig.


bbc--2020-01-09--Tiger Woods: PGA Tour record could be set at Farmers Insurance Open

Tiger Woods will bid for a record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour win at the Farmers Insurance Open on 23 January .
@ @ @ @ @ 's mark of 82 - set in 1965 - at the Zozo Championship in Japan @ @ @ @ @ Insurance Open will be played at Torrey Pines , where Woods has eight wins , @ @ @ @ @ .
Woods will be joined by a strong field including Rory McIlroy , Justin Rose @ @ @ @ @ Rahm and Xander Schauffele .
Since equalling Snead 's record , Woods has competed in @ @ @ @ @ .
He finished fourth in the 18-man Hero World Challenge before posting a 3-0 record @ @ @ @ @ the victorious US side at the Presidents Cup .
Woods met Snead when he was @ @ @ @ @ holes together on a course near Los Angeles .

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Woods will be joined by a strong field at the Farmers Insurance Open
Tiger Woods will bid for a record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour win at the Farmers Insurance Open on 23 January.
The 44-year-old equalled Sam Snead's mark of 82 - set in 1965 - at the Zozo Championship in Japan in October.
The Farmers Insurance Open will be played at Torrey Pines, where Woods has eight wins, including the 2008 US Open.
Woods will be joined by a strong field including Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele.
Since equalling Snead's record, Woods has competed in two unofficial events in December. He finished fourth in the 18-man Hero World Challenge before posting a 3-0 record as a playing captain for the victorious US side at the Presidents Cup.
Woods met Snead when he was five and the pair played holes together on a course near Los Angeles.


bbc--2020-01-09--The story of the hometown hate behind the Ibrahimovic statue attacks

`` We are angry because he believes he can do whatever he likes and still be loved .
He does n't understand how it is to be a true supporter . ''
Simon Bengtsson is just one of many Malmo fans who is not ready to forgive Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
It has been a rough few months for the Sweden legend in his home city .
The veteran striker has seen his legacy as a Malmo icon toppled , both figuratively and literally , as investment in rival Allsvenskan club Hammarby and the boast that he wants to make them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the breaking point in a relationship that stretches back 25 years to when he first joined the club as a kid .
The statue honouring Sweden 's record goalscorer was only unveiled in Malmo in October , a beaming Ibrahimovic proclaiming to the sizeable crowd in attendance that it was dedicated to `` everyone out there who does n't feel welcome '' .
The striker was referring to difficulties he faced as an extrovert growing up in then homogenous Sweden - little did he know the statue itself would soon become persona non @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 January , vandals sawed the sculpture at the ankles until it collapsed , the final blow in a string of attacks following his investment in Hammarby that included cutting off the nose , spray-painting , and even an attempt to set the structure on fire .
• Zlatan : Why has the Swedish striker invested in Hammarby ?
'Zlatan put the knife in - a betrayal of Malmo' The vandals account for the extreme end of the spectrum in the anti-Zlatan crowd , but the feeling of anger and disappointment is widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of Malmo fans are disappointed with Zlatan , '' Bengtsson tells the BBC .
`` Nobody I know defends him .
Of course some think the vandalism is wrong but at the same time they understand why people have done it . ''
Though he never won a trophy in Sweden and played fewer than 50 senior matches for Malmo , the club 's supporters used to see Ibrahimovic 's globetrotting success as a source of personal pride , thrilled to watch one of their own make it big .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pride was not reciprocated .
`` Before , he was something you were proud of .
A global superstar brought up in our club , but now you do n't want to hear anything about him , '' Bengtsson insists .
`` He thinks we should be grateful for what he did for us but really he won nothing at Malmo .
He was sold for a lot of money and that 's all . ''
Fellow Malmo fan Alexander Ivanovski explains that there is a strong feeling of betrayal caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hammarby grow and not Malmo : `` The reason it cuts so deep is it goes against what he always said .
He has always said Malmo is his home town , he will always love Malmo and there is no club that 's bigger or can be bigger '' .
The way Ibrahimovic chose to announce the business move made matters even worse , according to Ivanovski .
`` If he purchased the 25 % and did n't talk about it , or said something about Malmo , it would have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a quarter of the club then said he wants to make them the strongest in Scandinavia .
He did n't just put in the knife , he turned it around to damage the Malmo fans even more . ''
'The statue has to be moved' The outrage is so prevalent in the city that it has created an unwelcome dilemma for the local authority over what they should do with the statue .
Restore it , and the vandalism will likely continue unless resources are invested in tightening security , a move that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among taxpayers in a one-club football-mad city .
Move it elsewhere , and the message is that the vandals won .
What lawmakers will not be able to do is bury their heads in the sand .
A petition demanding the sculpture be moved already has eight times the necessary number of signatures to ensure it is debated by the local government by the end of February .
Kaveh Houseeinpour , vice chairperson of Malmo 's official fan organisation MFF Support , is in no doubt regarding what should happen .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stake in Hammarby that the statue should be moved .
It was unavoidable that it would be vandalised unfortunately .
For the sake of everyone it should have been moved straight away , '' he said .
`` After years abroad he has lost his grounding in the city and the club .
The Malmo mentality of 'us against the world ' created Zlatan , Zlatan did n't create Malmo . ''
Ibrahimovic left Malmo 19 years ago , and sold the property he once owned in the city back in 2015 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is n't on top of the zeitgeist there .
Perhaps , as the artist behind the statue suggested earlier this week , the sculpture would strike a better connection in a city where he has spent more of his adult life , and has a greater understanding of the prevailing mood : Milan .

"We are angry because he believes he can do whatever he likes and still be loved. He doesn't understand how it is to be a true supporter."
Simon Bengtsson is just one of many Malmo fans who is not ready to forgive Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
It has been a rough few months for the Sweden legend in his home city.
The veteran striker has seen his legacy as a Malmo icon toppled, both figuratively and literally, as investment in rival Allsvenskan club Hammarby and the boast that he wants to make them "the biggest in Scandinavia" proved the breaking point in a relationship that stretches back 25 years to when he first joined the club as a kid.
The statue honouring Sweden's record goalscorer was only unveiled in Malmo in October, a beaming Ibrahimovic proclaiming to the sizeable crowd in attendance that it was dedicated to "everyone out there who doesn't feel welcome".
The striker was referring to difficulties he faced as an extrovert growing up in then homogenous Sweden - little did he know the statue itself would soon become persona non grata.
In the early hours of 5 January, vandals sawed the sculpture at the ankles until it collapsed, the final blow in a string of attacks following his investment in Hammarby that included cutting off the nose, spray-painting, and even an attempt to set the structure on fire.
'Zlatan put the knife in - a betrayal of Malmo'
The vandals account for the extreme end of the spectrum in the anti-Zlatan crowd, but the feeling of anger and disappointment is widespread.
"I would say a large majority of Malmo fans are disappointed with Zlatan," Bengtsson tells the BBC. "Nobody I know defends him. Of course some think the vandalism is wrong but at the same time they understand why people have done it."
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, returned to former club AC Milan at the end of December
Though he never won a trophy in Sweden and played fewer than 50 senior matches for Malmo, the club's supporters used to see Ibrahimovic's globetrotting success as a source of personal pride, thrilled to watch one of their own make it big. Now, they feel hoodwinked, and that sense of pride was not reciprocated.
"Before, he was something you were proud of. A global superstar brought up in our club, but now you don't want to hear anything about him," Bengtsson insists.
"He thinks we should be grateful for what he did for us but really he won nothing at Malmo. He was sold for a lot of money and that's all."
Fellow Malmo fan Alexander Ivanovski explains that there is a strong feeling of betrayal caused by Ibrahimovic's decision to try to help Hammarby grow and not Malmo: "The reason it cuts so deep is it goes against what he always said. He has always said Malmo is his home town, he will always love Malmo and there is no club that's bigger or can be bigger".
The way Ibrahimovic chose to announce the business move made matters even worse, according to Ivanovski. "If he purchased the 25% and didn't talk about it, or said something about Malmo, it would have been more accepted.
"But he bought a quarter of the club then said he wants to make them the strongest in Scandinavia. He didn't just put in the knife, he turned it around to damage the Malmo fans even more."
'The statue has to be moved'
The outrage is so prevalent in the city that it has created an unwelcome dilemma for the local authority over what they should do with the statue.
Restore it, and the vandalism will likely continue unless resources are invested in tightening security, a move that isn't likely to go down well among taxpayers in a one-club football-mad city. Move it elsewhere, and the message is that the vandals won.
What lawmakers will not be able to do is bury their heads in the sand. A petition demanding the sculpture be moved already has eight times the necessary number of signatures to ensure it is debated by the local government by the end of February.
Kaveh Houseeinpour, vice chairperson of Malmo's official fan organisation MFF Support, is in no doubt regarding what should happen.
"We said as soon as he bought a stake in Hammarby that the statue should be moved. It was unavoidable that it would be vandalised unfortunately. For the sake of everyone it should have been moved straight away," he said.
"After years abroad he has lost his grounding in the city and the club. The Malmo mentality of 'us against the world' created Zlatan, Zlatan didn't create Malmo."
Ibrahimovic left Malmo 19 years ago, and sold the property he once owned in the city back in 2015, so it is hardly a surprise that he isn't on top of the zeitgeist there.
Perhaps, as the artist behind the statue suggested earlier this week, the sculpture would strike a better connection in a city where he has spent more of his adult life, and has a greater understanding of the prevailing mood: Milan.


bbc--2020-01-09--Ajax's US full-back Dest leaves Qatar training camp amid Iran tensions

United States right-back Sergino Dest has left Ajax 's training camp in Qatar because he did `` not feel comfortable @ @ @ @ @ have said .
It comes amid rising political tensions between the US and Qatar 's @ @ @ @ @ commander Qasem Soleimani was killed at Baghdad airport in an air strike ordered by US @ @ @ @ @ retaliated by firing missiles at air bases housing US forces in Iraq .
On Saturday @ @ @ @ @ men 's training camp in Qatar - which will host the 2022 World Cup - @ @ @ @ @ '' in the region .
Dest , 19 , was born in the Dutch city @ @ @ @ @ American father and chose to represent the US in October .
He has won three @ @ @ @ @ has asked if he could leave Ajax 's training camp in Qatar , '' Ajax @ @ @ @ @ `` He did n't feel comfortable .
Ajax understands his request and has responded to @ @ @ @ @ return to Amsterdam to train with Ajax 's reserve team .

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Dest chose to represent the US in October
United States right-back Sergino Dest has left Ajax's training camp in Qatar because he did "not feel comfortable", the Dutch club have said.
It comes amid rising political tensions between the US and Qatar's neighbour Iran.
Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was killed at Baghdad airport in an air strike ordered by US president Donald Trump.
Iran retaliated by firing missiles at air bases housing US forces in Iraq.
On Saturday, US Soccer postponed a men's training camp in Qatar - which will host the 2022 World Cup - because of "developing tensions" in the region.
Dest, 19, was born in the Dutch city of Almere but has an American father and chose to represent the US in October. He has won three caps.
"Sergino Dest has asked if he could leave Ajax's training camp in Qatar," Ajax said in a statement. "He didn't feel comfortable. Ajax understands his request and has responded to it."
Dest will return to Amsterdam to train with Ajax's reserve team.


bbc--2020-01-09--Bale 'unlikely' to leave Real Madrid even in summer, says agent

Gareth Bale will not be leaving Real Madrid in January and is `` unlikely '' to leave this summer , according to his agent Jonathan Barnett .
Bale 's contract at the Bernabeu runs until 2022 and despite being close to a move to China at the start of the season , he is now set to stay at Real .
The Wales winger has been linked with a return to his former club Tottenham .
Barnett says Bale is `` going nowhere , '' this month despite previously saying he `` was not ecstatic '' at Real Madrid .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ China last summer , while he has endured a difficult season with Madrid 's supporters booing him after posing with a flag that read : `` Wales , golf , Madrid , in that order . ''
He joined Real from Tottenham in 2013 for a then world-record fee and has won the Champions League four times since moving to Spain .
Real are currently in Saudi Arabia competing for the Spanish Super Cup and will play Barcelona or Atletico Madrid in the final after beating Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday .
Bale missed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has been ruled out of Sunday 's final .

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Gareth Bale is Wales men's team's top goalscorer
Gareth Bale will not be leaving Real Madrid in January and is "unlikely" to leave this summer, according to his agent Jonathan Barnett.
Bale's contract at the Bernabeu runs until 2022 and despite being close to a move to China at the start of the season, he is now set to stay at Real.
The Wales winger has been linked with a return to his former club Tottenham.
Barnett says Bale is "going nowhere," external-link this month despite previously saying he "was not ecstatic" at Real Madrid.
The 30-year-old was close to leaving for China last summer, while he has endured a difficult season with Madrid's supporters booing him after posing with a flag that read: "Wales, golf, Madrid, in that order."
He joined Real from Tottenham in 2013 for a then world-record fee and has won the Champions League four times since moving to Spain.
Real are currently in Saudi Arabia competing for the Spanish Super Cup and will play Barcelona or Atletico Madrid in the final after beating Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday.
Bale missed the Valencia win with a chest infection and has been ruled out of Sunday's final.


bbc--2020-01-09--Netflix rival will limit show times to 10 minutes

A deep-pocketed new streaming service has revealed it will launch in the US on 6 April .
Quibi has raised $ 1bn ( £763m ) in funds and commissioned some of Hollywood 's biggest names to make content for its mobile-only service .
Each show will be 10 minutes or shorter .
The firm intends to charge $ 4.99 ( £3.80 ) per month for basic access and $ 7.99 for an ad-free version .
But one industry-watcher questioned consumers ' willingness to pay .
Quibi 's chief executive Meg Whitman and founder Jeffrey Katzenberg announced the details of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Las Vegas .
She was previously the chief of eBay and Hewlett Packard Enterprise , while he produced some of Disney 's best known animated movies before heading up Dreamworks Animation .
The stars involved in the new service include : In addition to entertainment , the service intends to screen bespoke news bulletins from NBC , BBC and Telemundo , among others .
Much of the presentation was taken up showing off a feature called Turnstile , which allows viewers to keep the image full-screen , whether they hold their phone in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have framed their shots so that the action suits either aspect ratio , and in some cases have used the facility to reveal a different point-of-view .
For instance one show features a traditional perspective when the picture is widescreen , but shows a view of the protagonist 's phone when held vertical .
Quibi which stands for `` quick bites '' is commissioning videos running from four to 10 minutes in length .
The services will include episodic series , and also movies - which will be divided up into chapters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Steven Spielberg to create a horror series , After Dark , that can only be viewed after sunset .
To do this , the app will check the user 's location and the local time to check it is indeed dark where they are , Ms Whitman explained .
Off-stage , Ms Whitman told the BBC that Quibi had received more than a 100 pitches a week from filmmakers who wanted to use its Turnstile rotating video tech .
`` There 's a long history in this town of Hollywood , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And that 's exactly what we 're trying to do , '' she said .
This is not the first time streaming services have released interactive videos .
Netflix has offered a series of interactive programmes since 2017 , most notably an episode of its sci-fi series Black Mirror .
But the feature remains a rarity on its platform .
One expert said Turnstile had promise but was unlikely to be a key selling point .
`` Turning the screen to keep what is on the screen in frame is great , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it is not enough to get someone to buy the content , '' said Dan Rayburn , principal analyst at Frost & Sullivan .
One of Quibi 's biggest challenges will be persuading the public to pay for an additional streaming service .
In 2019 , several new players entered the video-streaming space including Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus .
And there are others planning launches of their own in the US , including HBO Max and NBCUniversal 's Peacock .
Netflix and Amazon Prime are also investing deeply in big-budget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Katzenberg told the BBC that he believed Quibi 's main competition is other short-form video platforms such as YouTube , Snapchat and TikTok .
`` If anything , we accelerate the experience of watching short form on your mobile device today , '' he added .
Quibi said it would target viewers aged between 18 and 44 years old .
But most of that audience is accustomed to watching short-form videos for free .
`` I think they are trying to change consumer habits too much , '' commented Mr Rayburn .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours of new premium content each day , excluding news content .

Ms Whitman announced that it had partnered with Steven Spielberg to create a horror series, After Dark, that can only be viewed after sunset. To do this, the app will check the user's location and the local time to check it is indeed dark where they are, Ms Whitman explained.


bbc--2020-01-09--CES 2020: Cyrcle Phone is round and has two headphone jacks

The Cyrcle Phone is one of the more bizarre products on show at this year 's CES tech expo in @ @ @ @ @ smartphone giants are trying to make their devices fold and encourage the use of wireless @ @ @ @ @ is focused on delivering a shape that it says is more `` sensual '' and @ @ @ @ @ jacks .
The project dates back to 2015 and has yet to get its software @ @ @ @ @ but the company suggests the phone will finally launch in about a year 's time @ @ @ @ @ Godwin went to see how much progress had been made .
Catch up with all @ @ @ @ @ coverage

The Cyrcle Phone is one of the more bizarre products on show at this year's CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
While the smartphone giants are trying to make their devices fold and encourage the use of wireless headphones, this US start-up is focused on delivering a shape that it says is more "sensual" and has built in two headphone jacks.
The project dates back to 2015 and has yet to get its software to match its form, but the company suggests the phone will finally launch in about a year's time.
The BBC's Cody Godwin went to see how much progress had been made.
Catch up with all the BBC's CES 2020 coverage


bbc--2020-01-09--CES 2020: Sex tech makes a splash at tech show

CES has welcomed sex tech this year .
But blink and you might miss it .
There are no more than half a dozen stands , and most are tucked away in a far corner of one of Las Vegas 's vast conference halls .
They are being hosted under the umbrella of the Health and Wellness zone .
Several feature innovative sex toys , while one - called Pulse - is demoing a dispenser that heats oils and gels .
But while the booths are well away from those of the big brands that dominate the room , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Show organiser the Consumer Technology Association stumbled awkwardly into a storm of sex tech controversy last year .
It first gave an award to , then took it back from the women 's sex toy start-up Lora DiCarlo .
By the time the CTA had executed a further U-Turn and given back the prize , it was months after the show had ended .
Following a `` healthy dialogue '' with the CTA committee , Lora DiCarlo has returned this year .
And this time it has a working product , the Ose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not vibrate .
Its booth is not in the sex tech corner but instead has a more prime location deeper within the show floor , where it is a beacon of bright yellow .
The firm 's founder , Lora Haddock DiCarlo , points out that its robotic massager has nine intellectual property patents and contains almost 250 parts .
`` I think the standard for innovation probably needs to be scrutinised a bit more , '' she says of the sex tech sector .
`` Not everything is innovative particularly in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same product innovated over and over again for the last 80 years . ''
• Concept cars of the future shown off in Vegas Ms DiCarlo adds that getting the CES Innovation Award last year was `` validating '' but the backlash , which led to it being withdrawn , had shocked her .
`` CES is definitely a hub for innovation and we do deserve to be here , '' she says .
There 's only one other sex tech company on this part of the showfloor - OhMiBod .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The firm first came to the show 10 years ago , when it launched a vibrator that synced with an iPod .
It has been at the expo every year since .
Founder Suki Dunham recalls with amusement one year when it had described its product as being wireless , and found itself placed in the connectivity section of the show as a result , sandwiched awkwardly between Verizon and Yahoo .
She remembers that sex at the show was once more about erotica than gadgets .
`` AVN [ Adult Video News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was part of CES , '' she recalls .
`` A lot of tech that came about then was because of the sex industry and in particular porn .
`` It 's [ now ] on a different level .
It 's about sexual health and wellness with a real understanding about female pleasure . ''
Back in the sex tech corner is Crave , whose jewellery doubles up as small vibrators .
This is its first year at CES , having previously been rejected .
`` They said , 'we do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' says co-founder Michael Topolovac .
`` We did n't think that was an honest answer .
They did n't want anything to do with sex and pleasure .
`` But they invited us in this year , and we 're thrilled to be here .
We hope that 's a changing tide . ''
Chief designer Ti Chang tells me that when CES vetted the firm 's booth material it vetoed a sticker containing a four-lettered profanity .
Other sex tech firms tell me similar stories .
`` We just follow the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But is health and wellness the right place for sex tech ?
`` We should be able to talk about sex and its impact on our wellbeing , '' says Carolina Milanesi , analyst at Creative Strategies .
`` These products now have a lot of tech in them . ''
Ms Dunham and Ms DiCarlo think so too , but Mr Topolovac is n't so sure .
`` We certainly think there 's a health and wellness element to it , but it 's much bigger than that . ''
Catch up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverage

Founder Suki Dunham recalls with amusement one year when it had described its product as being wireless, and found itself placed in the connectivity section of the show as a result, sandwiched awkwardly between Verizon and Yahoo.


bbc--2020-01-08--CES 2020: Bite-to-clean Y-Brush toothbrush takes 10 seconds

A French start-up hopes to radically reduce the amount of time people take to brush their teeth .
Y-Brush claims @ @ @ @ @ 10 seconds to complete a deep-clean .
Zoe Kleinman put the device to the test @ @ @ @ @ in Las Vegas .
Catch up with all the BBC 's CES 2020 coverage

A French start-up hopes to radically reduce the amount of time people take to brush their teeth.
Y-Brush claims that its product only requires 10 seconds to complete a deep-clean.
Zoe Kleinman put the device to the test at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
Catch up with all the BBC's CES 2020 coverage


bbc--2020-01-08--CES 2020: ShoeBlast's hi-tech cure for stinky trainers

The ShoeBlast uses a combination of heat and ultraviolet light to achieve its goal .
Zoe Kleinman put the device @ @ @ @ @ CES tech expo in Las Vegas .
Catch up with all the BBC 's CES @ @

A South Korean start-up has created a gadget designed to stop well-worn trainers smelling bad.
The ShoeBlast uses a combination of heat and ultraviolet light to achieve its goal.
Zoe Kleinman put the device to the test at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
Catch up with all the BBC's CES 2020 coverage


bbc--2020-01-10--Iran plane crash: Tehran rebuffs claims it shot down Ukrainian jet

Iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a Ukrainian passenger jet near the capital , Tehran , on Wednesday .
Its civil aviation chief said on Friday he was `` certain '' that the plane was not hit by a missile .
He was responding to claims by Western leaders that evidence suggested the plane had been hit by a surface-to-air missile , possibly in error .
New video appeared to show a plane being hit by a projectile over Tehran .
The crash of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 with the loss of 176 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out missile strikes on two airbases housing US forces in Iraq .
US media have speculated that the airliner may have been mistaken for a warplane as Iran prepared for possible US retaliation .
• What we know about downed flight PS752 • Plane crash victims 'were the best of us' • Why were so many Canadians on the plane ?
Victims of the crash included 82 Iranians , 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians as well as nationals from Sweden , the UK , Afghanistan and Germany .
Iran has promised a full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crash site on Thursday showed a bulldozer helping to clear debris away , raising concerns that vital evidence could have been removed .
Meanwhile , the `` black box '' flight recorders recovered from the wreckage will be opened on Friday , Iran 's official Irna news agency reported .
What does Iran say ?
At a news conference on Friday , Iran 's Civil Aviation Organisation ( CAOI ) chief Ali Abedzadeh repeated his view that a missile was not the cause of the crash .
`` The thing that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say with certainty is that this plane was not hit by a missile , '' he told reporters .
`` As I said last night , this plane for more than one and a half minutes was on fire and was in the air , and the location shows that the pilot was attempting to return . ''
On Thursday , government spokesman Ali Rabiei accused the US and its allies of `` lying and engaging in psychological warfare '' in their speculation over the cause of the accident .
An Iranian official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was documentation to prove that the plane had a mechanical issue before take-off .
It was not signed off for flying , but Ukrainian airline officials had overruled these objections , the official said , without giving further details .
What has been said about a possible missile strike ?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had received intelligence from multiple sources indicating the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile , adding that it was possible that this was unintentional .
`` This reinforces the need for a thorough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canadians have questions and they deserve answers . ''
But he said it was too early to apportion blame or draw any conclusions , and refused to go into detail about the evidence .
• Who were the victims of the crash ?
The Ukrainian flight was headed to the Canadian city of Toronto via the Ukrainian capital , Kyiv .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson echoed Mr Trudeau 's words and said Britain was working closely with Canada and other international partners affected by the crash .
Speaking in Canada , UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were advised not to travel to Iran , `` given the body of information that UIA Flight 752 was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile , and the heightened tensions '' .
Newsweek quoted a Pentagon and senior US intelligence officials , as well as an Iraqi intelligence official , as saying they believed flight PS752 was hit by a Russian-made Tor missile .
Ukraine said on Friday that the US had passed on `` important data '' about the crash to President 's Volodymyr Zelensky .
The president is due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of State Mike Pompeo , a government spokesperson said .
Video obtained by the New York Times appeared to show a missile streaking across the night sky over Tehran and then exploding on contact with a plane .
About 10 seconds later , a loud explosion is heard on the ground .
The plane , ablaze , continues to fly .
What about the investigation ?
Iran initially said it would not hand over the recovered `` black boxes '' to Boeing , the plane 's manufacturer , or to the US .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ general Qasem Soleimani in a US drone attack on 3 January and the subsequent strikes against US bases in Iraq on Wednesday .
However , the US National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) later confirmed it had been invited to take part in the investigation and would send a representative .
Boeing said it would support the NTSB in the inquiry , and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said it had also been invited to the accident site by Tehran .
France 's BEA air accident agency said on Friday it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the investigation .
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bbc--2020-01-10--Prince Harry and Meghan: Duchess returns to Canada as Queen seeks solution

The Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada to join her son amid discussions over the future role for her and Prince Harry in the Royal Family .
Meghan and Prince Harry had been in Canada over Christmas with baby Archie .
It comes as the Queen , the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge asked staff to find a workable solution after the couple announced they will step back as senior royals .
The Royal Family was said to be `` hurt '' at the couple 's statement .
Palace sources have told BBC royal correspondent Jonny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not consult any other royal about making their personal statement .
• Your questions answered on Harry and Meghan statement • Where do Prince Harry and Meghan get their money ?
• How Meghan ‘ tripped and fell ’ into Harry ’ s life In their announcement on Wednesday evening , Prince Harry and Meghan revealed they intend `` to step back as 'senior ' members of the Royal Family , and work to become financially independent '' .
They plan to split their time between the UK and North America , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Queen , the Commonwealth , and our patronages '' .
The decision came `` after many months of reflection and internal discussions '' , they added .
On Thursday , BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the Queen had been in touch with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge .
They all directed senior staff to work with the Sussex household and government to find a solution within days .
It was later confirmed to the BBC that Meghan had left for Canada , said BBC royal correspondent Jonny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was `` blindsided '' by the couple 's statement .
There had been talks within the Royal Family about the Sussexes ' future - but they were at an early stage , he said .
In a statement on Wednesday , Buckingham Palace said : `` We understand their desire to take a different approach , but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through . ''
Despite the couple 's decision , Harry will remain sixth in line to the throne .
Last October , Prince Harry and Meghan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spotlight .
After returning in the UK after their six-week break in Canada on Tuesday , Harry , 35 , and Meghan , 38 , visited Canada 's High Commission in London to thank the country for hosting them and said the warmth and hospitality they had received was `` unbelievable '' .
Former actress Meghan , who is American , lived and worked in Toronto during her time starring in the popular US drama Suits , and she has several Canadian friends .
'The manner of their leaving is breathtaking' The talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' hand was forced by the impressive scoop of the Sun newspaper on Wednesday .
If that 's the case - and the couple 's media strategy is certainly unconventional - it goes some way to explaining why there are many more questions than there are answers .
But how did they get here ?
Those who have always had it in for Meghan put it down to her .
But that 's a long way from the truth .
Harry 's royal path has always been hard .
There was the long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the media spotlight on his youthful mistakes and the extraordinary interest that his relationships and then his marriage sparked .
Unlike his older brother Prince William , Harry has never grown used to media , and still visibly bridles at the cameras and the questions .
And he is obviously - visibly - bored by the ceremonial side of the job .
In short , he has long wanted out .
And together with the woman he loves he now thinks he has found a way .
But the manner of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The pair were already preparing to launch their own Sussex Royal charity , which they set up after splitting from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 's foundation in June last year .
The Sussexes ' new charity is expected to be global , linked to Africa and the US , rather than domestic - and will have a commitment to female empowerment .
It was revealed in December the couple had made an application to trademark their Sussex Royal brand across a string of items including books , calendars , clothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care services .
Sentebale , the charity co-founded by Prince Harry , issued a statement saying that , as its patron , he has been a `` passionate advocate '' for its work , adding : `` We know that support will continue . ''
In stepping back as senior royals , Harry and Meghan have announced they will no longer receive funding from the Sovereign Grant .
The Sovereign Grant is public money - £82m in 2018-19 - which pays for the cost of official royal duties , in exchange for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Crown Estate .
The couple said the Sovereign Grant paid for 5 % of their official office from 2019 , with the remaining 95 % being funded by Prince Charles through his income from the Duchy of Cornwall .
The couple are classified as `` internationally protected people '' , which means they must have armed security provided by the Metropolitan Police .
They will retain Frogmore cottage , the Grade-2 listed property in Windsor that cost taxpayers £2.4m to renovate , as their official residence so they have a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK .
Reaction to the couple 's announcement from royal commentators has been mixed , with numerous questions over what their future royal roles will entail .
Bryony Gordon , a Daily Telegraph journalist who knows and has interviewed the couple , suggested their decision could be linked to their mental health , after becoming a `` punching bag '' for a `` misogynistic and racist '' nation .
Graham Smith , a spokesman for Republic , which campaigns for an elected head of state , said Harry and Meghan 's decision `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' and will prompt taxpayers to ask how the couple 's extra security and overseas lifestyle will be funded .
`` This really is wanting to have your cake and eat it , '' he said .
`` They have said they will dip in and out of royal duties as it suits them but wo n't stop taking public money until they find other sources of income . ''
Meanwhile , Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said `` we must continue to celebrate and support '' the contribution the Royal Family makes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an `` important role in public service '' .
In October last year , Meghan began legal action against the Mail on Sunday over a claim that it unlawfully published one of her private letters .
The paper stands by its story .
At the time , Prince Harry said : `` Though we have continued to put on a brave face ...
I can not begin to describe how painful it has been . ''
And in an ITV documentary last year , Meghan , who was born in the US , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to intense interest from newspapers .
On Wednesday the royal couple also announced they would also be adopting a `` revised media approach '' from the spring .
It will see them `` engage with grassroots media organisations and young , up-and-coming journalists '' .
The National Union of Journalists criticised the plans , saying the move appears to try and `` prevent the media from functioning and compromising the ability of journalists to do their jobs , which is completely unacceptable '' .
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bbc--2020-01-10--US House votes to limit Trump war powers on Iran

The US House of Representatives has approved a largely symbolic resolution seeking to limit President Donald Trump 's ability to make war on Iran .
The measure passed the Democratic-run chamber 224-194 , but faces an uphill climb in the Republican-held Senate .
It aims to mandate congressional approval for any conflict with Iran , except in cases of an imminent attack against the US .
Neither the US nor Iran has declared plans for further military action .
Iran this week fired missiles at Iraqi bases housing American forces , injuring no-one , after the US last week killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drone strike .
Thursday 's measure directed the president to `` terminate the use of United States Armed Forces '' against Iran unless granted congressional authorisation .
It offered an exception when necessary to `` defend against an imminent armed attack '' .
Even if the House measure cleared Congress , it would not face a potential Trump veto because it is known as a concurrent resolution , which does not require a presidential signature .
• Analysis : Is there more to come from Iran ?
• Explained : A quick guide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cited the 1973 War Powers Act , which granted Congress the ability to check the president 's power to commit the US to armed conflict .
But legal questions remain unresolved as to whether Congress can use a concurrent resolution to bind the president .
The Democratic leader of the House , Speaker Nancy Pelosi , said earlier on Thursday she did not believe Mr Trump had made the US safer after last week 's drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani .
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California called the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while Republican House Whip Steve Scalise dismissed it as `` a press release″ .
Mr Trump , a Republican , had tweeted that he hoped `` all House Republicans will vote against Crazy Nancy Pelosi 's War Powers Resolution '' .
He also made a new claim about the intelligence behind the air raid , telling reporters at the White House the Iranians were `` looking to blow up our embassy '' in Iraq .
Speaking later at a campaign rally in Toledo , Ohio , Mr Trump said : `` Soleimani was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking very seriously at our embassies and not just the embassy in Baghdad , but we stopped him and we stopped him quickly and we stopped him cold . ''
The war powers resolution gathered momentum after a congressional briefing on Wednesday by administration officials seeking to justify the attack .
Following the briefing by the secretary of state , defence secretary and CIA director , two Republicans senators broke ranks .
Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky said they might back a similar resolution in the Senate seeking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Their potential defection raises the chances for the measure in the upper chamber , where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority .
• Five things to note from Trump 's Iran speech • Who are the winners and losers in the Iran crisis ?
Mr Lee told reporters it was `` the worst briefing I 've seen at least on a military issue in the nine years I 've served '' .
He said the administration officials had asked them not even to debate the president 's authority to strike Iran .
He described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` insane '' .
But most Republicans lawmakers have stood by the president .
Doug Collins of Georgia claimed Democrats were `` in love with terrorists '' and grieving more for Soleimani than for US service personnel killed by the Iranian commander .
`` They mourn Soleimani more than they mourn our Gold Star families who are the ones who suffered under Soleimani , '' he told Fox News .

Speaking later at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, Mr Trump said: "Soleimani was actively planning new attacks and he was looking very seriously at our embassies and not just the embassy in Baghdad, but we stopped him and we stopped him quickly and we stopped him cold."


bbc--2020-01-10--Jeffrey Epstein: Jail CCTV erased by 'technical errors'

Surveillance video from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein 's first suspected suicide attempt was destroyed by accident , prosecutors say .
US prosecutors say the jail mistakenly saved footage from the wrong cell .
Epstein , a convicted sex offender , first tried to kill himself in July last year , then hanged himself in jail in August while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges .
He had pleaded not guilty to abusing dozens of girls , some as young as 14 .
Soon after Epstein 's death , in August , two of the CCTV cameras outside his cell had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI , US media reported .
• The case of Jeffrey Epstein - in 300 words Epstein was found semi-conscious in his prison cell with injuries to his neck on 25 July .
After this incident , he was placed on suicide watch .
Eventually , Epstein was moved to a different cell , where he died on 10 August .
Two prison guards have since been accused of failing to check on him during this time and falsifying records to say that they had .
There have been ongoing questions over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing and then was said to have been located by jail staff .
A letter filed by Assistant US Attorneys Jason Swergold and Maurene Comey said `` the footage contained on the preserved video was for the correct date and time , but captured a different tier than the one where Cell-1 was located '' , New York City media report .
`` The requested video no longer exists on the backup system and has not since at least August 2019 as a result of technical errors . ''
The request for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nicholas Tartaglione , a former New York police officer who shared a cell with Epstein in July and is charged with homicide in an unrelated case .
The attorney argued the video could show his client had acted `` admirably '' , possibly helping Epstein .
The Federal Bureau of Prisons did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC .
• 'Screw-ups ' led to Epstein death , says US official New York-born Epstein worked as a teacher before moving into finance .
Prior to the criminal cases against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his wealth and high-profile connections .
He was often seen socialising with the rich and powerful , including US President Donald Trump , former President Bill Clinton and the UK 's Prince Andrew .
Epstein was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002-05 .
He was arrested on 6 July .
He avoided similar charges in a controversial deal in 2008 , pleading guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution .

Eventually, Epstein was moved to a different cell, where he died on 10 August. Two prison guards have since been accused of failing to check on him during this time and falsifying records to say that they had.


bbc--2020-01-10--Boeing worker said 737 Max was 'designed by clowns'

The release of a batch of internal messages has raised more questions about the safety of Boeing 's 737 Max .
In one of the communications , an employee said the plane was `` designed by clowns '' .
The planemaker described the communications as `` completely unacceptable '' .
The 737 Max was grounded in March 2019 after two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia , which killed almost 350 people in total .
Boeing said it had released the hundreds of redacted messages as part of its commitment to transparency .
The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the communications last month .
`` These communications do not reflect the company we are and need to be , and they are completely unacceptable , '' Boeing said .
One unnamed employee wrote in an exchange of instant messages in April 2017 : `` This airplane is designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys . ''
The documents , which have been published by the Washington Post , appear to show that Boeing rejected pilots being trained on simulators , which would have led to higher costs for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attractive .
`` I want to stress the importance of holding firm that there will not be any type of simulator training required to transition from NG to Max , '' Boeing 's 737 chief technical pilot at the time , Mark Forkner , said in a March 2017 email .
`` Boeing will not allow that to happen .
We 'll go face to face with any regulator who tries to make that a requirement . ''
On Tuesday this week , Boeing reversed its position by recommending 737 Max simulator training @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from November 2015 appears to show that the company lobbied against the aviation regulator 's calls for a certain aspect of simulator training .
`` We are going to push back very hard on this and will likely need support at the highest levels when it comes time for the final negotiation , '' the message said .
The documents also appear to show problems with the simulators being discussed .
In February 2018 , a Boeing worker asked a colleague : `` Would you put your family on a Max simulator-trained aircraft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No , '' came the reply .
In other emails and instant messages , employees spoke of their frustration with the company 's culture , complaining about the drive to find the cheapest suppliers and `` impossible schedules '' .
`` I do n't know how to fix these things ... it 's systemic .
It 's culture .
It 's the fact we have a senior leadership team that understand very little about the business and yet are driving us to certain objectives , '' said an employee in an email dated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 message , an unnamed Boeing employee said : `` I still have n't been forgiven by God for the covering up I did last year . ''
Without citing what was covered up , the employee added : `` Ca n't do it one more time , the pearly gates will be closed . ''
• 29 October 2018 : A 737 Max 8 operated by Lion Air crashes after leaving Indonesia , killing all 189 people on board • 31 January 2019 : Boeing reports an order of 5,011 Max planes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : A 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashes , killing all 157 people on board US House transportation committee chairman Peter DeFazio - who has been investigating the 737 Max - said the communications `` show a co-ordinated effort dating back to the earliest days of the 737 Max programme to conceal critical information from regulators and the public '' .
Senator Roger Wicker , who chairs the commerce committee leading the senate 's probe into Boeing , said the documents `` raise questions about the efficacy of FAA 's oversight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FAA said : `` Any potential safety deficiencies identified in the documents have been addressed . ''
However , the regulator added : `` The tone and content of some of the language contained in the documents is disappointing . ''
Boeing added that some of the messages `` raise questions '' about the company 's interactions with the FAA in discussions about the simulator .
But it added : `` We remain confident in the regulatory process for qualifying these simulators . ''
Boeing is redesigning the automated control system thought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crashes .
The company has temporarily stopped making the 737 Max .

"Spirit is taking this action because of the 737 MAX production suspension and ongoing uncertainty regarding the timing of when production will resume and the level of production when it does resume," the company said in a statement, which noted that Boeing has hundreds of 737 planes in storage.


bbc--2020-01-10--Australia bushfires: Mega blaze likely on Friday evening

Two of Australia 's bush fires are likely to merge into a so-called `` mega blaze '' on Friday evening , authorities have warned .
The merger is expected at the border of New South Wales and Victoria and has been feared for days .
Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Friday would be `` a difficult day in the eastern states '' amid forecasts of heat , strong winds and dry lightning .
In South Australia , Kangaroo Island also faced an abrupt threat .
A spokesman for the New South Wales ( NSW ) Rural Fire Service told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both of which are out of control - was `` imminent '' and expected at about 8pm ( 09:00 GMT ) .
The two fires at Dunns Road and East Ournie Creek has firefighters bracing for a difficult night - and aircraft wo n't be able to operate after dark .
More than 100 bushfires are burning in worst-hit NSW alone , but the danger is equally great in Victoria .
Victoria 's Country Fire Authority issued several emergency warnings on Friday , telling people to evacuate before it became too dangerous .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , authorities urged people to leave their homes `` to avoid tragedy '' .
Fires in NSW have destroyed about 1,000 homes since the New Year .
Mr Morrison said that two ships remained off the coast of NSW ready to evacuate towns if needed .
A town on the island in South Australia spent the night cut off by bushfires as the weather whipped up the most significant threat for almost a week .
Erratic winds on Thursday had amplified a blaze which isolated the island 's biggest town , Kingscote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least 27 people have died in Australia 's bushfires , which have destroyed more than 10.3 million hectares nationally .
`` We are a long way from the end of this crisis and this disaster , '' Mr Morrison said .
Firefighters from the US , Canada and New Zealand are among those who have flown in to assist fatigued crews .
On Thursday , a waterbombing helicopter crashed into a reservoir in the Bega Valley Shire region as it was refilling there .
The pilot , contracted by the Rural Fire Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken a vast toll on wildlife .
An estimated 25,000 koalas were killed when flames devastated Kangaroo Island last week .
Australia saw its hottest and driest year on record in 2019 due to two specific weather phenomena and climate change , the Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday .
Authorities have warned that the huge fires , spurred by high temperatures , wind , and a three-year-drought , will persist until there is substantial rainfall .
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bbc--2020-01-10--Popocatépetl: Mexican volcano's spectacular eruption caught on camera

Mexico 's Popocatépetl volcano erupted on Thursday with a dramatic show of lava and a cloud of ash and rocks @ @ @ @ @ ) into the sky .
No-one was hurt .
Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano , @ @ @ @ @ south-east of the capital , Mexico City .
Its name means `` smokey mountain '' @ @ @ @ @ .

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupted on Thursday with a dramatic show of lava and a cloud of ash and rocks that reached 3,000m (9,800ft) into the sky.
No-one was hurt. Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano, 70km (43 miles) south-east of the capital, Mexico City.
Its name means "smokey mountain" in the indigenous Náhuatl language.
Caught on camera, a timelapse of the eruption shows its power.


bbc--2020-01-10--Hungary to provide free fertility treatment to boost population

Hungary will provide free in-vitro fertilisation ( IVF ) treatment to couples at state-run clinics , Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced .
He said fertility was of `` strategic importance '' .
Last month his government took over Hungary 's fertility clinics .
Mr Orban , a right-wing nationalist , has long advocated a `` procreation over immigration '' approach to deal with demographic decline .
The country 's population has been falling steadily for four decades .
Mr Orban described details of his fertility policy on Thursday , after bringing six fertility clinics under state control in December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 1 February , but it is not clear who exactly will be entitled to it .
Mr Orban also said the government was considering an income tax exemption for women who have three children or more .
Starting this month , those with at least four children have been exempt .
• Viktor Orban : The man who thinks Europe has been invaded '' If we want Hungarian children instead of immigrants , and if the Hungarian economy can generate the necessary funding , then the only solution is to spend as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporting families and raising children , '' the prime minister said .
Mr Orban - who has been prime minister since 2010 - has based his campaigns on opposition to immigration .
The prime minister then echoed the far-right `` great replacement '' theory , which claims that white European populations are being gradually replaced by people of non-European descent .
`` If Europe is not going to be populated by Europeans in the future , and we take this as given , then we are speaking about an exchange of populations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others , '' Mr Orban told the conference at the time .
`` There are political forces in Europe who want a replacement of population for ideological or other reasons . ''
With an estimated birth rate of 1.48 per woman , Hungary is just one of many Eastern European countries facing demographic decline - due to both low birth rates and the emigration of working-age people to other EU nations .
Some of these countries have implemented their own policies to encourage birth rates to increase .
Poland , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month per child under its 500+ policy .
• Why is Bulgaria 's population falling off a cliff ?
Croatia , which assumed presidency of the EU last week , said last year that population growth in the EU would be `` a key question '' for them .
`` Demography needs to be put in the focus of EU policies in order to preserve the development of all member states , '' Croatian minister Vesna Bedekovic told a European Economic and Social Committee conference in November .
`` The birth rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is why Croatia has recognised demographic revitalisation as a key question for its further development . ''

"If Europe is not going to be populated by Europeans in the future, and we take this as given, then we are speaking about an exchange of populations, to replace the population of Europeans with others," Mr Orban told the conference at the time.


bbc--2020-01-10--Niger army base attack kills 25 soldiers

At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali , Niger 's army says .
More than 60 militants were also killed when the army - supported by partners - responded with air power , it says .
Last month , 71 soldiers were killed in an ambush claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group in the region .
Along with its neighbours , Niger has been hit by an upsurge of violence by Islamist militants in West Africa .
The Thursday attack in Chinagodrar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miles ) north of the capital Niamey , comes just days before France , which has thousands of troops in the region , hosts West African leaders to assess military operations in the Sahel region .
• Africa Live : More on this and other stories • Why the Sahara is terror 's new front line • Why France is focused on fighting jihadists in Mali Niger is a member of the French-backed G5 Sahel group , a taskforce created by the region 's leaders in 2014 which aims to fight the militants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mali , Mauritania and Chad .
But despite its creation and the presence of 4,500 French soldiers and more than 14,000 UN peacekeepers , the jihadist groups have stepped up their attacks .
Groups allied to both the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda are active in Niger .
The December attack in In Ates , not far from the border with Mali , was said to be the deadliest attack against Niger 's army since an Islamist insurgency began five years ago .
In October 2017 , four US soldiers and five Nigerien @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Tongo Tongo , a village near the Mali frontier , not far from In Ates .
• US Niger ambush : How raft of failures ended in death • Find out more about Niger

The December attack in In Ates, not far from the border with Mali, was said to be the deadliest attack against Niger's army since an Islamist insurgency began five years ago.


bbc--2020-01-10--Buck Henry: Tributes paid to late screenwriter of The Graduate

Tributes have been paid to Buck Henry , the Oscar-nominated writer who helped bring The Graduate to the screen .
Henry , who has died aged 89 , got his first Oscar nomination in 1968 for The Graduate , which he wrote with Calder Willingham .
Barbra Streisand , who appeared in two 1970s films Henry wrote , tweeted `` Rest in Peace '' , while producer Judd Apatow called him `` hilarious and brilliant '' .
Actor-director Albert Brooks said he had `` loved working with him '' .
They worked together on Brooks ' 1991 film Defending Your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nomination in 1968 for The Graduate , which he wrote with Calder Willingham .
He also appeared in Mike Nichols ' film , adapted from a Charles Webb novel , playing a hotel clerk who asks Dustin Hoffman 's character if he is `` here for an affair '' .
Henry 's wife Irene Ramp told the Washington Post her husband died of a heart attack .
Henry , born Buck Henry Zuckerman in 1930 , was Oscar-nominated again in 1979 for co-directing Warren Beatty 's fantasy Heaven Can Wait .
His other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Catch-22 , Goldie Hawn comedy Protocol and Nicole Kidman 's 1995 film To Die For .
Henry co-created spy spoof Get Smart with Mel Brooks and was a regular Saturday Night Live host in the 1970s .
He also made numerous acting appearances , notably as the father of Tina Fey 's character in 30 Rock and as himself in The Player .
Henry is seen at the beginning of Robert Altman 's Hollywood satire pitching The Graduate Part 2 to Tim Robbins ' studio executive .
Comedian Michael McKean , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tap , remembered Henry as `` a brilliant talent and a really lovely guy '' .
`` Screenwriting , comedy and wit were his forte and he did it better than anyone , '' tweeted Marlee Matlin , Oscar-winning star of Children of a Lesser God .
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He also appeared in Mike Nichols' film, adapted from a Charles Webb novel, playing a hotel clerk who asks Dustin Hoffman's character if he is "here for an affair".


bbc--2020-01-10--India top court condemns Kashmir internet shutdown

India 's Supreme Court has given the government a week to review its suspension of internet services in Indian-administered Kashmir .
The region has not had access to the internet for more than 150 days , India 's longest such shutdown .
The government suspended internet , mobile phone and landline services in Kashmir before stripping it of partial autonomy on 5 August .
The court was responding to a clutch of petitions challenging the restrictions .
`` Complete curb of internet must be considered by the state only as an extraordinary measure , '' said Justice NV Ramana , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding that access to the internet was part of the right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by the constitution .
The three-judge bench also ruled that the indefinite suspension of internet services is `` impermissible '' and such restrictions can `` be temporary only '' .
• Why India is the world leader of internet shutdowns • How a colonial-era law is being used in India Some mobile phone and landline services were restored in October , but the indefinite internet suspension has crippled daily life , the media and businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Janata Party ( BJP ) government to revoke the region 's autonomy was controversial as it underpinned Kashmir 's fraught relationship with Delhi .
India has also been fighting a long-running insurgency in the Muslim-majority valley .
The second-longest internet shutdown in India was also in Kashmir - it lasted from 8 July to 19 November in 2016 .
But the blackout this time -which also initially included phone services - has severely hurt the region 's economy .
A range of businesses , from IT services to trade are struggling to operate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ section 144 , which prohibits a gathering of more than four people to prevent violence or any disruption of law and order , has also been imposed in the region .
But the court ruled that the law can not be used `` as a curb on legitimate expression of democratic rights . ''
It ordered the government to review all orders imposing such restrictions within seven days .
While the government has maintained that the region has been largely calm , it has also said the restrictions have been in place to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also formally divided the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new federally-administered territories , which are now ruled directly from the capital Delhi .
Union territories have far less autonomy from the federal government than states do .
It 's widely believed that this was done to tighten the Indian government 's control over the part of Kashmir it administers .
• 159 days and counting : Internet services were suspended on 4 August in Jammu and Kashmir this year • 133 days : An internet shutdown in Indian-administered Kashmir which lasted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 • 99 days : Authorities shut off the internet in India 's West Bengal state from 18 June to 25 September in 2017

"Complete curb of internet must be considered by the state only as an extraordinary measure," said Justice NV Ramana, reading out the judgement on Friday, adding that access to the internet was part of the right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by the constitution.


bbc--2020-01-10--Tayyaba abuse case: Pakistan judge and wife's sentences cut

A Pakistani judge and his wife jailed for torturing their 10-year-old maid have had their sentences slashed .
Judge Raja Khurram Ali and his wife , Maheen Zafar , were both serving three-year sentences after the girl was found with multiple injuries back in 2016 .
The case horrified Pakistan , where pictures of the girl went viral .
But the Supreme Court has now cut the couple 's sentences to a year - meaning they could soon walk free .
Prosecutors are appealing against the reduction .
• The price of getting away with murder The judge and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in jail after being found guilty in April 2018 .
That was then increased to three years by the Islamabad High Court in June 2018 , following an appeal by prosecutors .
At the time , judges said the couple were `` not worthy of any sympathy '' because `` they deliberately and consciously made an innocent and helpless child to suffer tremendously '' .
The girl , named only as Tayyaba , had been sent to work for the judge and his wife in the capital , Islamabad , by her family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet after her father lost a finger .
She was one of an estimated 12 million child workers in the country .
Children are not legally allowed to work in most businesses in Pakistan , but in the vast majority of the country , there is no law banning them from working inside homes .
Tayyaba had worked at the house for two years when neighbours alerted police .
The girl was found with severe injuries , which the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science said included burns to her hands and feet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , also showed cuts and bruising to her face , along with a swollen left eye .
She told prosecutors she was beaten for losing a broom .
Ali - who has been struck off as a judge - and Zafar always denied all allegations .
However , they did reach an agreement with the family in January 2017 .
It is not clear exactly what this comprised of , but afterwards , her father tried to get the court to drop the charges against the judge and his wife .
They have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be increased .
Under Pakistani law , victims or their families have the right to forgive suspects in a number of serious crimes .
To do so , they have to state in court that they forgive a suspect `` in the name of God '' .
In reality , legal observers agree that the primary motive for that `` forgiveness '' is normally financial , and the informal payment of money to victims is not illegal .
On this occasion , however , the family were told the crime did not allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meanwhile , has never been returned to her parents , who live in a village outside the city of Faisalabad , about four hours ' drive south from Islamabad .
Instead , she is being cared for in an orphanage and attending school .
She told the BBC in 2018 that she now dreamed of becoming a teacher .

However, they did reach an agreement with the family in January 2017. It is not clear exactly what this comprised of, but afterwards, her father tried to get the court to drop the charges against the judge and his wife. They have also never called for the sentence to be increased.


bbc--2020-01-10--Chinese province: Just 17 of our 80m people now live in poverty

A Chinese province has said just 17 people , out of its population of more than 80 million , are living in poverty .
Jiangsu province said only a handful of people lived below its benchmark of 6,000 yuan a year ( $ 863 ; £660 ) following a successful state campaign .
But the figures were questioned online , with one person asking : `` I do n't believe it .
Are there no unemployed people in the province ?
No beggars ? ''
Eliminating poverty is one of the Chinese government 's major ambitions .
• How China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jiangsu is one of the country 's wealthiest provinces , second only in economic output to Guangdong .
Its latest data from the end of 2019 shows that in the past four years , 2.54 million people have been lifted out of poverty , as defined by the province .
It ties in with the province 's declared target of essentially eradicating poverty by 2020 .
The 17 still living below the poverty standard are all capable of working , according to authorities who spoke to Chinese media , although four `` have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China 's economy is still growing at around 6 % a year .
But even with the country getting much richer , the apparent staggering success of Jiangsu 's anti-poverty campaign has been queried online .
`` How could they be so accurate ? ''
was a typical comment on Weibo , China 's social media platform .
While China 's economy has skyrocketed in recent decades , poverty has not disappeared - and inequality has grown .
Stories about individual cases of extreme poverty continue to shock the country .
In 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a Chinese student in a south-western province who was taken to hospital after living on 2 yuan ( $ 0.30 , £0.20 ) a day for five years .
The story echoed that of a young boy who in 2018 arrived at school with his hair full of frozen ice .
Dubbed `` Little Wang '' , his story also went viral , leading to international donations from people impressed by his resilience , and shocked at his poverty .
There 's no one standard definition of poverty across all of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ province .
One widely-quoted national standard is 2,300 yuan ( $ 331 ; £253 ) net income a year .
Under that standard , there were around 30 million people living in poverty across the whole of China in 2017 .
But many provinces have raised their poverty benchmark - as in the case of Jiangsu , where it is at 6,000 yuan .
The 6,000 yuan figure breaks down to around $ 2.40 a day - which is above the World Bank 's international poverty line of $ 1.90 .
Since opening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1990s , China has seen its poverty rates tumble , and the government hopes to eradicate extreme poverty in 2020 .
According to the country 's National Bureau of Statistics , the average disposable income in 2018 was 28,228 yuan ( $ 4,059 ; £3,106 ) per person .
That breaks down to 39,251 yuan in urban and 14,617 yuan in rural households .
China has moved from being `` moderately unequal in 1990 to being one of the world 's most unequal countries , '' according to a 2018 report by the @ @ @ @

Its latest data from the end of 2019 shows that in the past four years, 2.54 million people have been lifted out of poverty, as defined by the province.


bbc--2020-01-10--Gemma Watts: Sex attacks woman posed as teenage boy

A woman disguised herself as a teenage boy to sexually assault girls after grooming them online .
Gemma Watts posed as 16-year-old `` Jake Waton '' on social media and swapped intimate photos with victims before meeting at locations across England .
Watts , 21 , of Enfield , has pleaded guilty to sexual offences involving four girls .
She is due to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court later .
Police believe she may have assaulted up to 50 victims in total .
Scotland Yard said Watts had used her own picture on Snapchat and Instagram accounts as `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 16 by liking their profiles .
She used teenage slang , sent flattering messages and shared intimate photographs before travelling to meet them in person .
Her disguise included tying her hair back in a bun and wearing a baseball cap , jogging bottoms and a hoodie .
Police said all of her victims believed they were in a relationship with a teenage boy until officers revealed Watts was actually an adult woman .
She was so convincing she even spent time as `` Jake '' with some of the girls ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relate to a 14-year-old from Hampshire and three 15-year-olds from Surrey , Plymouth and the West Midlands .
Det Con Phillipa Kenwright said the victims `` all believed they were in a relationship with a male '' and had been `` completely taken in '' by Watts .
She added : `` It 's been life-changing for all of the victims involved . ''
The officer said she believed Watts could have duped `` 20 to 50 '' victims in total .
A doctor in Hampshire first raised concerns to police in March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in a relationship with an older boy .
In July that year Watts admitted to Met officers she had been sexually active as `` Jake '' with the first three victims .
She was released under investigation and arrested again in October 2018 by British Transport Police who found her on a train with a fourth victim .
In November 2019 , Watts pleaded guilty to one count of assault by penetration , three counts of meeting a child following sexual grooming and three counts of sexual assault .

On one occasion, he said the girl believed she was touching Watts' genitals but was deceived by "what must have been a number of socks tightly rolled together".


bbc--2020-01-10--Fatty tongues could be main driver of sleep apnoea

A sleep disorder that can leave people gasping for breath at night could be linked to the amount of fat on their tongues , a study suggests .
When sleep apnoea patients lost weight , it was the reduction in tongue fat that lay behind the resulting improvements , researchers said .
Larger and fattier tongues are more common among obese patients .
But the Pennsylvania team said other people with fatty tongues may also be at risk of the sleep disorder .
The researchers now plan to work out which low-fat diets are particularly good at slimming down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and breathe with your tongue - so why is fat deposited there ? ''
said study author Dr Richard Schwab , of Perelman School of Medicine , Philadelphia .
`` It 's not clear why - it could be genetic or environmental - but the less fat there is , the less likely the tongue is to collapse during sleep . ''
Sleep apnoea is a common disorder that can cause loud snoring , noisy breathing and jerky movements when asleep .
It can also cause sleepiness during the day , which can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common type is obstructive sleep apnoea , in which the upper airway gets partly or completely blocked during sleep .
Those who are overweight or who have a large neck or tonsils are more likely to have the condition .
How to help sleep apnoea • Try to lose weight if you are overweight • Sleep on your side - try a special pillow to help • Do not drink too much alcohol , especially before bed Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine , University of Pennsylvania , scanned 67 people with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had lost 10 % of their body weight , improving their symptoms improved by 30 % .
By looking at the size of patients ' upper airway structures , the research team was able to find out what changes had driven the improvements .
The patients ' weight loss also led to a reduction in the size of a jaw muscle that controls chewing and muscles on either side of the airway , which also helped .
`` Now that we know tongue fat is a risk factor and that sleep apnoea improves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have established a unique therapeutic target that we 've never had before , '' said Dr Schwab .
The study is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine .

"It's not clear why - it could be genetic or environmental - but the less fat there is, the less likely the tongue is to collapse during sleep."


bbc--2020-01-10--US firefighters met with applause in Sydney

US firefighters were met with applause at Sydney airport as they arrived to help fight the Australian bushfires .
At @ @ @ @ @ and thousands of homes have been destroyed in what has been an especially intense fire @ @

US firefighters were met with applause at Sydney airport as they arrived to help fight the Australian bushfires.
At least 27 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed in what has been an especially intense fire season.


bbc--2020-01-10--Quiz of the week: Do you know your Golden Globe winners?

It 's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what 's been going on in the @ @ @ @ @ days ?
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In case you missed it : Quiz of the Year 2019 .

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days?


bbc--2020-01-10--Africa's week in pictures: 3-9 January 2020

Thousands of miles away from the tranquillity of the pilgrimage , relatives of an 18-year-old Kenyan man let loose in @ @ @ @ @ Nairobi 's Kibera on Monday .

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Thousands of miles away from the tranquillity of the pilgrimage, relatives of an 18-year-old Kenyan man let loose in celebration of his circumcision in Nairobi's Kibera on Monday.


bbc--2020-01-10--Prince Harry and Meghan: Who else has taken 'early retirement'?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex want to step back as senior royals ... but they are n't the first @ @ @ @ @ well known people who gave up their important roles .

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex want to step back as senior royals... but they aren't the first.
Here are some other well known people who gave up their important roles.


bbc--2020-01-10--US killing of Qasem Soleimani is good news for IS jihadists

US President Donald Trump 's decision to assassinate Gen Qasem Soleimani , the head of Iran 's Quds Force , has set off a chain of consequences .
One of the first was on the unfinished war against jihadists .
Almost immediately the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group suspended operations in Iraq .
The US and their allies announced that their main job was now defending themselves .
From a military point of view , probably they had no choice .
• What does international law say about the assassination ?
• Voices from Iran : 'Soleimani did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the militias it sponsors here in Iraq have sworn vengeance for the killings caused by the missile fired by a US drone at Soleimani 's vehicle as it left Baghdad airport on Friday .
That puts US forces in Iraq , and those from Western allies working alongside them , squarely in the firing line .
It is also very good for IS , and will speed up its recovery from the blows it took when its `` caliphate '' was smashed .
It is also good news for the extremists that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate American withdrawal from the entire country .
IS has been grimly resilient over many years .
It regenerated itself from the ruins of an earlier group , al-Qaeda in Iraq .
A big military operation in 2016 and 2017 was needed to end IS control of territory straddling Iraq and Syria .
Many jihadist fighters ended up dead or in prison .
But that did not kill the organisation .
It is still active in its old stamping grounds in Iraq and Syria , mounting ambushes , extorting funds , and ending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective elite army and police units , mainly trained by the Americans and European allies who joined the fight against IS .
Since Soleimani 's assassination , the US has suspended training as well as operations .
So have Denmark and Germany .
The Germans are pulling military trainers out to Jordan and Kuwait .
Iraqi forces take most of the risks on the ground in operations against IS .
But as well as training , they have relied on vital logistical help from US forces , who are now hunkering down in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else to celebrate .
When Mr Trump decided to kill Soleimani they were gifted the spectacle of one their enemies , the US president , assassinating another .
In 2014 , the jihadists went on the offensive , seizing broad swathes of Iraq , including Mosul , the country 's second city .
The leading Shia cleric in Iraq , Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani , issued a call-to-arms to fight the Sunni extremists .
Young Shia men volunteered in their thousands - and Soleimani and his Quds Force were a big part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militias were ruthless , often brutal foes of IS .
Now , the Iran-backed groups have been absorbed into the Iraqi military under an umbrella organisation called the Popular Mobilisation .
The most prominent militia leaders have become powerful political leaders .
In the years after 2014 , the US and the militias faced the same enemy .
But the Shia militias now look certain to return to their roots , which lie in the fight against the US-led occupation after the 2003 invasion .
They killed many American soldiers - helped by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - which was one of the reasons that President Trump gave for ordering the attack last week .
Since Mr Trump unilaterally pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement in 2018 , the Americans and the Iranians have been spiralling down towards the edge of war .
Before Soleimani was killed the Shia militias were already going back to targeting the Americans .
An attack in late December on a base in northern Iraq that killed a US contractor was answered by air strikes that killed at least 25 fighters from a group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis , met Soleimani at Baghdad 's airport and was blown to pieces alongside him in the same car .
History has shown that jihadist extremists thrive most when they can take advantage of instability , chaos , and weakened , divided enemies .
That has happened before and there is a strong chance it will happen again .

Iraqi forces take most of the risks on the ground in operations against IS. But as well as training, they have relied on vital logistical help from US forces, who are now hunkering down in their bases.