bbc--2020-02-14--Honduras violence: Gunmen storm court building to free MS-13 leader

Heavily armed men dressed in military fatigues and police uniforms stormed a court building in north-west Honduras and freed a senior leader of the powerful MS-13 gang , officials say .
Alexander Mendoza , known as `` El Porky '' , had just arrived for a trial hearing in El Progreso , escorted by security forces , when the attack took place .
At least four officers were killed and three others were wounded .
MS-13 is one of the most violent criminal groups in Central America .
President Juan Orlando Hernández offered a reward of 2 million lempiras ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that leads to Mendoza 's recapture .
Police said at least 20 gunmen took part in the operation on Thursday afternoon in El Progreso , around 30km ( 18 miles ) east of Honduras ' second city , San Pedro Sula .
One of the suspects also died in the attack .
A video said to be from the court 's CCTV , and aired by Honduras ' HCH broadcaster , shows a handcuffed man wearing a white tank top , believed to be Mendoza , being carried into the building by security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing similar uniforms arrive and force people into rooms .
After a few minutes , the man in the white tank top reappears , without the handcuffs and carrying what appears to be a machine gun and a pistol , trying to leave the building with a group of gunmen .
A shootout between them and security forces , who were outside , unfolds .
The footage ends showing 11 men and the person believed to be Mendoza fleeing .
It was not clear how the operation to free Mendoza , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start of the hearing , unfolded inside the building .
Police officers and other authorities have previously been accused of involvement with criminals .
Separate footage broadcast by local media showed the men climbing into several vehicles and escaping .
Deputy Minister of Security Luis Suazo said : `` We 're going to recapture this man and arrest those who helped him escape . ''
Local media reported the group then abandoned their vehicles and weapons in a nearby neighbourhood .
The body of the group member who died was left in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most important of the gang 's leaders , had been captured in 2015 and sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2018 , for illicit association and money laundering .
He was awaiting trial for several murders .
MS-13 , or Mara Salvatrucha , was created in the 1980s in Los Angeles by poor mostly illegal immigrants who had escaped from the civil war in El Salvador .
When the conflict ended , with a peace treaty signed in 1992 , many of those who were already in jail were expelled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their parents ' country in many cases .
They took LA 's gang culture back to Central America , and the group spread to El Salvador , Honduras and Guatemala .
In recent years , thousands of people have fled those countries , many of them trying to reach the US , saying they were victims of violence and persecution .


bbc--2020-02-14--Locust invasion: UN warns of famine in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia

The East African region could be on the verge of a famine if huge swarms of locusts devouring crops and pasture are not brought under control , a top UN official has told the BBC .
It would create a food crisis , Dominique Burgeon , director of emergencies for the UN 's Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO ) , said .
Efforts to control the infestation have so far not been effective .
Aerial spraying of pesticides is the most effective way of fighting the swarms but countries in the region do not have the right resources .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ already in the hundreds of billions - will multiply further .
The FAO says the insects are breeding so fast that numbers could grow 500 times by June .
• Africa Live : More on this and others The UN body has now called on the international community to provide nearly $ 76m ( £58m ) to fund the spraying of the affected areas with insecticide .
`` If it does n't , the situation will deteriorate and then you will need to provide massive food assistance for a humanitarian situation that may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Burgeon said .
The locust invasion is the worst infestation in Kenya for 70 years and the worst in Somalia and Ethiopia for 25 years .
Somalia has declared a national emergency in response to the crisis .
The Ethiopian government has called for `` immediate action '' to deal with the problem affecting four of the country 's nine states .
Kenya has deployed aircrafts to spray pesticides in several regions , while Uganda plans to send soldiers to northern regions to spray the affected areas .
The locusts are thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago .

"If it doesn't, the situation will deteriorate and then you will need to provide massive food assistance for a humanitarian situation that may even get out of control," Mr Burgeon said.


bbc--2020-02-14--Stephanie Simpson: New Zealand police find body of missing woman

Police looking for a British woman missing in New Zealand have said they have found her body .
Stephanie Simpson , 32 , from Essex , is thought to have died in a `` tragic accident '' while on a hike last weekend in Mount Aspiring National Park .
Searchers made the discovery at about 13:40 New Zealand time ( 00:40 GMT ) on Friday in the Pyke Creek area , New Zealand Police said .
She appeared to have been washed into a canyon after going into water .
Ms Simpson , from the Basildon area , was reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began in the national park in the country 's Southern Alps region on its South Island .
According to her Facebook account , she had been living in the Wanaka area since November and was working as a landscaper .
A thermal-imaging drone , dog teams , helicopter and search teams failed to find any sign of her on Thursday , and police in New Zealand had said the search was difficult due to the size and terrain of the area .
The search continued on Friday with more teams , who focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Her body was located after aerial searches provided images of the area and her boots and backpack were spotted , police said .
Sgt Mark Kirkwood , from West Coast Search and Rescue , told the BBC there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Ms Simpson 's death and it appeared to be a tragic accident .
It seemed that she had left the hiking track , taken off her boots and gone into a waterfall , he said .
Her body was found in a canyon in the Pyke Creek area , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into it .
Her boots were about 900m ( 2,953 ft ) upstream from where her body was discovered and her backpack was nearer to her .
`` It 's a very hazardous area .
We have no idea why she went into the water , '' Sgt Kirkwood said .
Her body was identified by her mother and other family who were at the search site after travelling to New Zealand from the UK .
Sgt Kirkwood said police wanted to thank all those involved in the search for their `` considerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely challenging at times , especially in consideration of the terrain , and the work of all involved is to be commended , '' he said .
`` Police extend their condolences to Stephanie 's family at this tragic time . ''
The death will be referred to the coroner .
People posting on a crowdfunding page set up by a friend to support the LANDSAR rescue team have been talking about the loss .
One , who wished to remain anonymous , thanked those who found her and said she was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sadly missed [ by ] those who knew her '' .

Her body was found in a canyon in the Pyke Creek area, which suggested she had been washed down into it. Her boots were about 900m (2,953 ft) upstream from where her body was discovered and her backpack was nearer to her.


bbc--2020-02-14--Pele: Brazil legend says health problems 'normal for people my age'

Legendary Brazil forward Pele has spoken for the first time since his son claimed he was reluctant to leave his house , saying his health issues were `` normal for people of my age '' .
Pele 's son Edinho said the three-time World Cup winner , 79 , was `` embarrassed '' at needing a frame to walk because of his hip problems .
But Pele , widely regarded as the greatest ever player , said : `` I am good .
I continue to accept my physical limitations in the best way possible but I intend to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career , including 77 goals in 91 appearances for Brazil .
He had prostate surgery in 2015 and was taken to hospital with a urinary infection last year .
But friends of the former Santos and New York Cosmos player have said that this January was one of his busiest in years .
As well as doing photo shoots and sponsorship work , Pele is cooperating with a British director making a documentary about his footballing life .
`` I am not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ busy schedule , '' he added in a statement .
`` I have good days and bad days .
That is normal for people of my age .
I am not afraid , I am determined , confident in what I do . ''

Last updated on .From the section Football
Pele is the only player to have won three World Cups - in 1958, 1962 and 1970
Legendary Brazil forward Pele has spoken for the first time since his son claimed he was reluctant to leave his house, saying his health issues were "normal for people of my age".
Pele's son Edinho said the three-time World Cup winner, 79, was "embarrassed" at needing a frame to walk because of his hip problems.
But Pele, widely regarded as the greatest ever player, said: "I am good. I continue to accept my physical limitations in the best way possible but I intend to keep the ball rolling."
Pele scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 91 appearances for Brazil.
He had prostate surgery in 2015 and was taken to hospital with a urinary infection last year.
But friends of the former Santos and New York Cosmos player have said that this January was one of his busiest in years.
As well as doing photo shoots and sponsorship work, Pele is cooperating with a British director making a documentary about his footballing life.
"I am not avoiding fulfilling the commitments in my always busy schedule," he added in a statement.
"I have good days and bad days. That is normal for people of my age. I am not afraid, I am determined, confident in what I do."


bbc--2020-02-14--Father hears late son's heartbeat in teddy gift

' I know that Angelo Ray wo n't be forgotten' Valentina Daprile lost her son when he was eight days @ @ @ @ @ husband donated his organs so another child could live .

John and Stephanie Reid's son Dakota, 16, was killed in a car crash in 2019 and the family donated his organs.
Now the recipient of his heart has thanked him in the sweetest way.
Mr Reid's emotional reaction to the gift was caught on camera by his wife.


bbc--2020-02-14--Africa's week in pictures: 7-13 February 2020

On Saturday , Malians take pictures of each other on the banks of the River Niger as they attend an @ @ @ @ @

Image caption,
On Saturday, Malians take pictures of each other on the banks of the River Niger as they attend an arts festival in Segou.


bbc--2020-02-14--Quiz of the week: On the Oscars, Storm Ciara and iPhones

It 's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what 's been going on in the @ @ @ @ @ days ?
If you can not see the quiz , follow this link .
Try @ @ @ @ @ this link .

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--2020-02-14--Coronavirus: Why have two reporters in Wuhan disappeared?

They are citizen journalists , wanting to provide the `` truth '' of what is happening in Wuhan , the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China .
They posted videos online , shared pictures and dramatic stories from inside the quarantined city that has been virtually cut off from the rest of the country .
Now , they are nowhere to be found .
Fang Bin and Chen Qiushi were both determined to share what they could about the crisis , reporting from Wuhan , the capital of Hubei province , and sending what they found out into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racked up thousands of views on their videos .
But their channels have now gone quiet , and those who followed them online fear they may have disappeared for good .
What do we know about Fang Bin ?
Wuhan businessman Fang Bin began posting videos about the outbreak to `` report on the actual situation here '' , promising to `` do his best '' in the reporting .
He uploaded his first video on 25 January to YouTube , which is banned in China but accessible through virtual private networks ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - mostly featuring him driving around the city and showing the situation in different places - managed slightly more than 1,000 views .
Then on 1 February he filmed a video which got people to sit up and take notice .
The clip , which has been viewed almost 200,000 times , appears to show eight corpses piled in a minibus outside a hospital in Wuhan .
• China and the virus that threatens everything • Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
• ' I believe we 'll get through this' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home on that same night and interrogated him about his videos .
He was taken away , warned , but eventually released .
But on 9 February , he posted a 13-second video with the words `` all people revolt - hand the power of the government back to the people '' .
After that , the account went silent .
What do we know about Chen Qiushi ?
Chen , a former human rights lawyer turned video journalist , was already relatively well known in the activist space .
He built his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong protests last August .
That coverage , he later alleged , led to him being harassed and ultimately muzzled by Chinese authorities following his return to the mainland .
His Chinese social media accounts , which reportedly had a following of more than 700,000 , were deleted .
But he could not be kept quiet .
In October , he created a YouTube account which now has some 400,000 subscribers .
He also has over 265,000 followers on Twitter .
In late January he decided to travel to Wuhan to report on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use my camera to document what is really happening .
I promise I won't… cover up the truth , '' he said in his first YouTube video .
He visited different hospitals in Wuhan , looking at the conditions and speaking to patients .
Chen knew that this was putting him at risk .
He told the BBC 's John Sudworth earlier this month that he was unsure how long he would be able to continue .
`` The censorship is very strict and people 's accounts are being closed down if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Cruise ship rejected by five ports docks at last • Why a global city is so vulnerable to virus spread Then , on 7 February , a video was shared on his Twitter account - which is currently managed by a friend - featuring his mother , who said he had gone missing the day before .
His friend Xu Xiaodong later alleged in a YouTube video that he had been forcibly quarantined .
What have authorities said ?
Chinese authorities have remained tight-lipped on the issue .
There has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Chen Qiushi are , or when they are likely to emerge if they have been put into quarantine .
Patrick Poon , a researcher at Amnesty International , said it was still unclear whether Chen or Fang `` were taken away by police or placed under 'forced quarantine ' '' .
However , he added that authorities should `` at least '' ensure family members were contacted .
`` Chinese authorities should inform their families and give them access to a lawyer of their choice .
Otherwise , it 's a legitimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ torture or other ill-treatment , '' Mr Poon told the BBC .
Why might they have disappeared ?
Beijing is known for clamping down on activists who speak out .
It has also been keen to show it is getting the outbreak under control .
It is perhaps not surprising that , according to one Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) researcher , the authorities are currently `` equally , if not more , concerned with silencing criticism as with containing the spread of the virus '' .
One doctor , Li Wenliang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false comments '' after raising the alarm about the virus earlier in December .
He eventually caught the virus and died .
His death triggered an unprecedented wave of anger , sparking an online uprising .
Chinese authorities were stunned , and reacted by attempting to censor every critical comment about Dr Li 's death .
`` The authoritarian Chinese government has a history of harassing and detaining citizens for speaking the truth or for criticizing the authorities during public emergencies , for example , during Sars in 2003 , Wenchuan earthquake in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Tianjin chemical explosion in 2015 , '' HRW 's Yaqiu Wang told the BBC .
However , she says China needs to `` learn from experience and understand that freedom of information , transparency and the respect for human rights facilitate disease control , not hinder it '' .
`` Authorities are doing themselves a disservice by [ allegedly ] disappearing Fang and Chen , '' she added .
On Chinese news site Weibo , there are only a handful of comments mentioning Chen and Fang - and it seems only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away by China 's ever vigilant censors .
`` [ They ] re-write history , '' said one comment .
`` Slowly it will be like [ there never was ] someone called Chen Qiushi . ''

Chinese authorities have remained tight-lipped on the issue. There has been no official statement detailing where Fang Bin or Chen Qiushi are, or when they are likely to emerge if they have been put into quarantine.


bbc--2020-02-14--Mexico violence: Why were two butterfly activists found dead?

Homero Gómez was one of best-known guardians of the monarch butterfly in Mexico .
His body was found in a well last month .
Three days later , another guide at a monarch butterfly reserve was also found dead .
Mr Gómez 's colleagues and family , who believe he was murdered for his work protecting the threatened species from illegal loggers , are living in fear .
They spoke to the BBC 's Will Grant in Michoacán .
`` Hello friends , it 's a lovely warm day here at El Rosario butterfly sanctuary after a recent cold snap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his regular Twitter videos .
A burly , good-natured man with a thick moustache , he would appear in a haze of thousands of tiny orange monarch butterflies - the insects settling on his white shirt - to encourage the public to visit the reserve and witness the spectacular annual migration for themselves .
He was right , it is a breathtakingly beautiful sight .
As you climb through the forest in Michoacán , clouds of butterflies flutter overhead at the end of their 4,500km journey from Canada .
You reach a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firs - the natural habitat for their winter in Mexico - the green branches obscured by the vibrant orange of their wings .
'Not scared of anyone' Homero Gómez dedicated his life to protecting the monarch from the twin threats of climate change and deforestation .
His friends and family fear it may have cost him his life .
`` He was very cheerful , strong , active and jovial , '' recalls Javier Miranda , one of the guides at the reserve , as we trek into the sanctuary .
`` And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was always working to benefit the ejido [ a Mexican cooperative system of community and shared ownership ] and would cajole the government by saying 'help us with this , support us with that ' . ''
Since Homero Gómez 's body was found down a well , the atmosphere among the guides at El Rosario is one of grief and fear .
`` We had many years of working together , '' said Mr Miranda as he wept at the side of the trail , tourists passing by oblivious to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Homero taught us collapse .
We have to keep the sanctuary going without him . ''
The drug cartels that rule Michoacán are involved in a range of different criminal enterprises , including illegal logging of protected tropical hardwoods , firs and pines .
One theory in the community is that Homero Gómez was murdered for hindering the cartels ' activities .
He organised a large-scale reforestation programme and set up teams of guides to patrol the reserve day and night .
Pushed on whether he thought his friend 's activism had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not want to say , partly out of fear of reprisals against others at the sanctuary .
But the Gómez family have few no qualms about speaking out .
`` The whole family believes it was murder , '' explains his 19-year-old son , also called Homero , whom I met inside the reserve .
`` The state attorney gave a news conference in which he said that my father 's death was an accident , that he drowned .
But the autopsy showed the body had received a blow to the head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been given no viable explanation for the head trauma .
Furthermore , they say , Homero Gómez knew the area intimately and would not have fallen down a well , which was not even on his normal route home .
In a sign of the rotten state of Michoacán 's institutions , more than 50 local police officers in nearby Ocampo were briefly detained and interrogated in connection with the case .
`` The family is worried and frightened , '' says the young man , still numb with grief .
`` My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ejido .
He was an obstacle to anyone who wanted to mess with this community because he was always active in protecting the forest and his people . ''
He adds that the family have not ruled out that he was killed by illegal loggers for `` impeding '' their business .
Impunity in Mexico is near total , especially in Michoacán where barely 3 % of murders are solved .
With a second guide , Raúl Hernández , also found dead in a nearby reserve with signs of having been beaten with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are under pressure to conduct a thorough investigation .
Yet the state attorney general 's office has already indicated they believe Homero Gómez 's death was an accident .
They turned down repeated requests for an interview .
Juan Plancarte Esquivel of the state Human Rights Commission admits that the official reaction in the case has been inadequate .
The authorities `` need to raise their level '' he says , `` to give trustworthy answers which can satisfy the calls being made for investigations - calls which in this state are louder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At Homero Gómez 's funeral , a handful of monarch butterflies flew into the church in Ocampo and fluttered above the congregation .
In Mexican culture , the monarch is considered the soul of the recently departed as its annual return to Mexico coincides with Day of the Dead on 2 November .
His son says that Homero Gómez firmly held that belief too : `` We know he will return in the form of millions of butterflies in November . ''

"My father was a fundamental piece of the ejido. He was an obstacle to anyone who wanted to mess with this community because he was always active in protecting the forest and his people." He adds that the family have not ruled out that he was killed by illegal loggers for "impeding" their business.


bbc--2020-02-14--Will genocide charge against Sudan's Bashir stick?

Sudan 's announcement that it plans to hand ousted long-serving President Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) was dramatic and surprising , but it also takes the country into uncharted waters , writes Sudan expert Alex de Waal .
The decision to get the ICC involved was welcomed by the majority of Sudanese who long for justice .
After all , one of the central demands of the protesters who helped bring an end to President Bashir 's 30-year dictatorship was that he should be accountable for his alleged crimes .
It should also be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an attempt by Sudan to normalise relations with the West and ditch its pariah nation status .
But the process will be fraught with difficulties and the extent and timing of bringing past leaders to account is a matter of delicate political judgement .
It also depends on the readiness of the ICC itself .
The priority of the government , an uneasy cohabitation of civilians and generals , is to keep the fragile transition to democracy on track , and there is concern that army commanders could be antagonised by getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serving a two-year sentence for corruption but he is wanted by the international court for crimes relating to mass atrocities in the country 's Darfur region from 2003 to 2008 .
He is also under investigation for violating the democratic constitution by mounting a military coup in 1989 .
Shortly after his overthrow in April last year , Bashir was arrested and taken to the colonial-era Kober prison , which is where he sent hundreds of parliamentarians , trade unionists , journalists and other opposition figures over the years .
But whether Bashir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Hague , or if he will be tried in a judicial process that may have ICC involvement in Sudan itself is still not clear .
Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan , the head of the sovereign council , which has replaced the presidency for now , told rights group Human Rights Watch that `` no-one is above the law '' .
`` People will be brought to justice , be it in Sudan or outside Sudan with the help of the ICC , '' he is quoted as saying .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' There is also still a lot to be sorted out on the part of the ICC .
At the height of the war in Darfur , in March 2005 , the UN Security Council referred the case to the court in resolution 1593 .
The prosecutor 's office began its investigations at once - though they never travelled to Sudan itself .
Two years later they announced arrest warrants against a militia leader , Ali Kushayb , and the co-ordinator of the Darfur campaign , government minister Ahmed Haroun .
Bashir vowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a foreign court .
The ICC prosecutor at the time , Luis Moreno-Ocampo , set his sights higher .
In July 2008 he announced he was seeking an arrest warrant for the president himself , on 10 counts of war crimes , crimes against humanity and genocide .
Eight months later the judges of the ICC issued the arrest warrant , dropping the genocide charges as they did not consider the case strong enough .
But after the prosecutor appealed , the judges reversed their decision .
Students of international criminal law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasoning , because the question of the standard of proof for a genocide charge will loom high if Bashir is transferred for trial in The Hague .
The arrest warrant was controversial .
Bashir responded by expelling 13 foreign relief agencies and abandoned any discussion of stepping down before the 2010 elections .
Fearing that any successor would hand him over to the ICC , he concluded that he would ensure his safety by staying put in Khartoum 's Republican Palace .
He may now be proved correct , but his exact fate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the soldiers in the current government served in military campaigns that witnessed egregious violations of human rights , notably in Darfur but also elsewhere in the country .
Prominent among these is Gen Mohamed Hamdan `` Hemeti '' Dagolo , leader of the Rapid Support Forces ( RSF ) .
Although not personally named in investigations into those responsible for atrocities during the height of the war in Darfur , Hemeti was a brigade commander of the Janjaweed , closely associated with mass killing , displacement and rape .
Additionally , seven weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the RSF unleashed a violent attack on civilian protesters in the capital Khartoum , killing at least 87 people .
There may be some concern about who else could face the law , but the authorities in Sudan have other issues influencing their decisions .
The most immediate is the peace talks between the government and the armed opposition in Darfur .
The opposition has been adamant that the ICC arrest warrants should be served , and agreeing to that demand is an important step towards peace .
A second element is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US to lift its designation as a state sponsor of terror .
This goes back to the 1990s , when Sudan hosted Osama Bin Laden , and al-Qaeda operatives mounted terror attacks on American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 .
Sudan was also blamed for having a role in the deaths of 17 US sailors when the USS Cole was bombed by al-Qaeda in a port in Yemen in 2000 - on Thursday , Sudan agreed to pay compensation to the families of the dead officers .
The country is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifted it can not expect debt relief or economic stabilisation .
Last week 's unexpected meeting in Uganda between Gen Burhan and Israel 's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should also be seen in the light of desperate efforts to garner anti-terror credentials .
Handing Bashir to the ICC would also be a step to get advocates for human rights and democracy in Sudan onside .
Some of these advocates , such as Hollywood actor George Clooney , have been conspicuously lukewarm in supporting the Sudanese revolution .
They would welcome the extradition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should also be careful what they wish for .
The arrival of the former Sudanese president in The Hague will present a formidable challenge to the prosecutor .
When Mr Ocampo presented his case for an arrest warrant against Bashir 12 years ago , he overreached .
He described the president as a supreme dictator , commanding every instrument of state policy , who had carefully nurtured a genocidal plan against Darfur 's African tribes over the decades .
That claim simply does not stand up : the atrocities were mainly the result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat , carried to a brutal extreme .
Mr Ocampo also alleged a two-stage plan : massacres and displacement followed by systematic annihilation in the camps .
Conditions in Darfur 's camps were deplorable , but to compare them to the Warsaw Ghetto , where Jewish people were contained , before being sent to their deaths in the Holocaust was , in the words of one humanitarian leader at the time , `` insane '' .
The people of Darfur were , at that point , recipients of the world 's largest humanitarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sudanese wryly commented that Mr Ocampo had charged Bashir with the only crime he had not actually committed .
If Bashir is extradited to The Hague , the first step will be a confirmation of charges hearing .
The current prosecutor , Fatou Bensouda , will need substantially to improve on her predecessor 's performance if the charges , especially on genocide , are to go forward .
The ICC has suffered recent cases in which defendants were acquitted .
It can not afford another high-profile failure .
And a few years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , expecting no progress .
The ICC just is not ready for Bashir yet .
Given this , and despite the public excitement it is likely that the prosecutor at the ICC and the Sudanese authorities will realise that they have a common interest in moving ahead slowly .
Alex de Waal is the executive director of the World Peace Foundation at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University .

They would welcome the extradition of Bashir to the ICC. But they should also be careful what they wish for. The arrival of the former Sudanese president in The Hague will present a formidable challenge to the prosecutor.


bbc--2020-02-14--Inside Justin Bieber's (slightly odd) album playback

`` Every time I get up here , I do n't know what I 'm going to say next , '' announces Justin Bieber to a room full of journalists , who 've gathered in London to hear his latest album , Changes .
`` That 's the fun . ''
Fun ?
Maybe .
It 's certainly unusual .
Here 's one of the planet 's biggest pop stars , playing new music off a laptop and delivering a rambling , unscripted monologue before every song .
Well , almost every song ... '' Maybe we should skip this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DJ cues up Intentions , a bouncy duet with Quavo that came out last week .
`` Everybody 's heard it already .
They can go home and freakin ' Google it . ''
It 's not that Bieber dislikes the song .
In fact , he seems pretty pleased with his fifth album as a whole .
It 's just that the set-up is uncomfortably awkward for everyone involved .
Bieber is situated in a DJ booth in the centre of a tiny club in central London .
Fans , influencers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on every side ; and he has n't quite figured out what to do with himself while the songs play .
Should he close his eyes and sing along ?
Should he dance ?
Should he study critics ' faces to gauge their reactions ?
Should he lock eyes with people and serenade them ?
Should he impersonate Borat ?
The answer is , apparently , `` Yes , all of the above '' .
It does n't get any less weird between the songs .
Bieber , who 's in a playful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a senior executive at Island Records , encourages the audience to `` step into faith '' , offers a prayer for anyone who 's single , and tries to FaceTime his wife .
`` She 's in bed and she 's not answering , '' he sighs .
`` And she 'd probably be pretty annoyed to be put on the spot like that… But I miss her . ''
Anyone who 's watched Bieber 's recent documentary series , Seasons , will know that Baldwin is the heart and soul of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in September 2018 after a 12-week relationship - built on more than 10 years of friendship - and Bieber credits Baldwin with helping him find balance , after a `` dark period '' during which he spiralled into anxiety and depression .
• Justin Bieber opens up about drugs and depression • Justin Bieber says his drug use got 'crazy scary' '' I think she 's the only one that can put up with me , for real , '' says the 25-year-old in Seasons .
`` This girl forgives me left and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
His friend Ryan Good goes on to call Baldwin `` an inspirational force in [ Bieber 's ] life '' .
`` It gives more depth to his performances when she 's in the studio , '' he says .
`` Why do they work so well ?
I think she 's got a lot of patience . ''
On Changes , Bieber spends 17 tracks expressing his unconditional love , even when it makes him sound exhausting to live with .
`` I get frustrated when you 're busy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Feeling less than a priority . ''
On ETA he 's staring `` out the window , '' waiting for Baldwin 's car to drive up the street .
On Come Around Me , he pleads with her to greet him `` like you missed me - even though you 've been with me . ''
`` The thought of being with my wife forever gives me chills , '' he tells the audience in London .
`` This album is obviously dedicated to her and my love towards her . ''
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being released on Valentine 's Day ) .
Admittedly , there 's something sweet about the puppy-dog sincerity of his lyrics .
When he sings , on Confessions , that Baldwin can take his low self-esteem and `` lift it right through the ceiling , '' it 's genuinely emotional .
He 's there for her , too , on a song called Take It Out On Me .
`` There are times we all get frustrated and upset , '' he says as he introduces the song .
`` I 'm letting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she can take it out on me ... in the sack . ''
OK , so he 's not the best salesman for his own work , but Bieber has the Midas touch when it comes to music .
His last album , Purpose , sold more than five million copies , and steered pop in a new direction with its uncluttered arrangements and dancehall rhythms .
Although he went on hiatus in 2017 , cancelling his world tour for his `` soul and wellbeing '' , his remixes of Luis Fonsi 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent both songs to number one in the US ; and he scored the UK 's third biggest-selling single of 2019 with the Ed Sheeran duet I Do n't Care .
Unsurprisingly , then , Changes does n't stray too far from the formula he established on Purpose : There are drunken , underwater synths and disembodied vocal samples ; spliced with drowsy hip-hop beats and Bieber 's fluttering vocals .
But much of the new music lacks dynamic progression , one of pop 's most vital ingredients .
Everything is built around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there 's a worrying absence of memorable hooks .
It all seems to have been written to appeal to Spotify 's playlist algorithms , or the 15-second loops of Tik Tok .
Sometimes , Bieber sounds barely interested in what he 's singing ( which is odd , because the docu-series made it clear how much time he invested in the recording process ) .
Things improve on the second half of the album , where club beats are replaced by acoustic guitars ; and his vocals finally get the chance to soar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chapman-inspired ballad called At Least For Now both address Bieber 's mental health .
His honesty in those moments is stark and affecting ; and you start to realise it 's a miracle that the album exists at all .
In the documentary , Bieber explains how , four years ago , his drug problem became so bad `` I felt like I was dying '' .
`` My security were coming into the room at night to check my pulse , '' he said .
`` It was legit , crazy scary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the album gave the star a new focus : helping fans who were struggling like him .
`` I want to say that you 're not alone , '' he explained in the series ' fifth episode .
`` Life is worth living and if you 're not going to give up , the only thing to do is push forward . ''
The new album might not connect in the way he hopes ( and admittedly the peculiar circumstances of the playback may have affected its potency ) but simply seeing Bieber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his wife , goofing around with the press and revelling in the music he 'd just made , was inspiring in itself .
Follow us on Facebook , or on Twitter @ BBCNewsEnts .
If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news @ bbc.co.uk .

Allow YouTube content?
This article contains content provided by Google YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Google’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.


bbc--2020-02-13--No talks on new deal, says Wolves boss Nuno

Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolverhampton Wanderers `` is my life '' but revealed he has had no talks about a new contract .
The Portuguese coach , appointed in May 2017 , signed a new deal last July , committing him to the Premier League club until 2021 .
Wolves are ninth in the Premier League under Nuno , who took them to promotion from the Championship in 2018 .
`` I have not had a proposal .
I have one year more of my contract and I do n't think about that , '' he said .
`` When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it or you do n't . ''
Not only are Wolves competing in the top half of the table this season but they are also into the knockout rounds of the Europa League - they take on Espanyol in the last 32 later this month .
Nuno , 46 , was linked with Arsenal following Unai Emery 's sacking in November , but he has moved to allay fan concerns that he could move on in the near future .
`` I am happy with the group of players we have and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` They [ the fans ] can be assured that every day , this is my obsession .
Wolves is my obsession .
It is my life .
I do n't think about anything else . ''

Nuno Espirito Santo has a 51.8% win record with Wolves
Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolverhampton Wanderers "is my life" but revealed he has had no talks about a new contract.
The Portuguese coach, appointed in May 2017, signed a new deal last July, committing him to the Premier League club until 2021.
Wolves are ninth in the Premier League under Nuno, who took them to promotion from the Championship in 2018.
"I have not had a proposal. I have one year more of my contract and I don't think about that," he said.
"When you sign something, you stick to it or you don't."
Not only are Wolves competing in the top half of the table this season but they are also into the knockout rounds of the Europa League - they take on Espanyol in the last 32 later this month.
Nuno, 46, was linked with Arsenal external-link following Unai Emery's sacking in November, but he has moved to allay fan concerns that he could move on in the near future.
"I am happy with the group of players we have and the way we work," he added.
"They [the fans] can be assured that every day, this is my obsession. Wolves is my obsession. It is my life. I don't think about anything else."


bbc--2020-02-14--Coronavirus Wuhan diary: 'He got a hospital bed three hours before he died'

Weeks after reports of a mysterious new virus began to emerge in the central Chinese province of Hubei , the authorities there suddenly changed how they determined who was infected .
It led to a significant spike in numbers - only because doctors are now counting patients who are diagnosed in a clinic and not just those who have taken the test .
But in those early days , the rapid spread of the virus through the city of Wuhan , combined with a shortage of hospital beds , meant some did n't get the treatment they needed .
Two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harrowing experience of trying to get care for their loved-ones in a city overwhelmed by sickness .
Huang was raised by his grandparents after his parents passed away when he was a child .
All he ever wanted was to provide for his grandparents , both in their 80s , so that they could enjoy retirement in bliss , he says .
But in the space of just over a fortnight , his grandfather was killed by the coronavirus , and now his grandmother is in a critical condition .
• The Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Huang 's grandparents started to have respiratory symptoms on 20 January .
They could n't go to a hospital until 26 January as it was difficult for them to get around after Wuhan was put into effective lockdown on 23 January , with public transport suspended .
They were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus on 29 January , but were only admitted to a hospital three days later .
But the hospital was so full that there were no empty beds .
His grandparents had high fever and difficulty breathing , but were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He begged the hospital staff and he managed to get a long chair and a folding bed .
`` There 's no doctor or nurse in sight , '' Huang wrote in his diary , `` Hospital without doctors is just like a graveyard . ''
The night before his grandfather passed away , Huang was with his grandparents in the corridor .
He kept chatting with his grandmother so that she would n't know that his grandfather was experiencing delirium , he says .
A bed was finally available three hours before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his bedside till the last minute .
He wrote on Weibo , China 's Twitter-like platform : `` Grandpa , please rest in peace .
There 's no pain in heaven . ''
`` Many patients died without the company of family members and could n't even get a last look at each other . ''
His grandmother is battling for her life in the hospital , and he spends as much time as possible with her .
`` There 's no effective medicine .
Doctors told me not to hold out hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by herself , '' he said .
`` We can only let fate decide . ''
Since 7 February Xiao Huang has himself been feeling unwell and has now been quarantined for two weeks in a hotel .
In early January , Da Chun 's mother developed a fever .
The family was not particularly alarmed , thinking that it was just a cold .
They had heard little about the mysterious disease that was quietly spreading in the city of 11 million .
But her fever did not subside for a week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a community clinic .
On 20 January , the same day when Chinese authorities admitted that the coronavirus is transmittable between humans , he brought his mother to an outpatient clinic designated for people with fever .
After looking at the chest scan and results of the blood test , the doctor told them that his mother had been infected with the novel coronavirus .
`` Till this day , I am still in disbelief , '' says Da Chun .
But more bad news came .
The doctor said his mother , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hospital because they did n't have the test kits to confirm the diagnosis .
The test kits were only available at eight designated hospitals in late January .
`` A doctor of a designated hospital told me they do n't have the right to hospitalise my mum .
It 's the local health commission that allocates beds for confirmed cases , '' the 22-year-old says .
`` So , doctors ca n't do [ the ] coronavirus test to confirm my mom as [ an ] infected case , and ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chun says his mother was not an isolated case .
In a chat group with more than 200 members on the popular messaging app WeChat for families of infected patients people shared similar stories .
His brother would queue up at hospitals to check if there were beds available .
He would go to the clinic with his mother so that she could get drips .
But during these visits , they saw patients pass away inside observation rooms before getting tested or admitted .
`` The dead bodies were wrapped and taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` I do n't know if they will be counted as deaths [ caused by the novel coronavirus ] . ''
His mother 's condition continued to worsen .
She started to cough blood , and there was blood in her urine .
On 29 January , his mother was finally admitted to a hospital , but he says she received no treatment and the hospital did not have sufficient equipment during the first days when she was first hospitalised .
But he 's not giving up hope that his mother @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Joyce Liu and Grace Tsoi .
Illustrations by Gerry Fletcher .
Read more about the coronavirus and its impact SHOULD WE WORRY ?
Our health correspondent explains YOUR QUESTIONS : Can you get it more than once ?
WHAT YOU CAN DO : Do masks really help ?
UNDERSTANDING THE SPREAD : A visual guide to the outbreak ECONOMIC IMPACT : Why much of 'the world 's factory ' remains closed

His brother would queue up at hospitals to check if there were beds available. He would go to the clinic with his mother so that she could get drips. But during these visits, they saw patients pass away inside observation rooms before getting tested or admitted.


bbc--2020-02-13--Are coronavirus tests flawed?

Are coronavirus tests flawed?

There are deep concerns laboratory tests are incorrectly telling people they are free of the coronavirus .
Stories in several countries suggest people are having up to six negative results before finally being diagnosed .
Meanwhile , officials in the epicentre of the epidemic , Hubei province , China , have started counting people with symptoms rather than using the tests for final confirmation .
As a result , nearly 15,000 new cases were reported on a single day - a quarter of all cases in this epidemic .
What are these tests and is there a problem with them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genetic code of the virus .
A sample is taken from the patient .
Then , in the laboratory , the virus 's genetic code ( if it 's there ) is extracted and repeatedly copied , making tiny quantities vast and detectable .
These `` RT-PCR '' tests , widely used in medicine to diagnose viruses such as HIV and influenza , are normally highly reliable .
`` They are very robust tests generally , with a low false-positive and a low false-negative rate , '' Dr Nathalie MacDermott , of King @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are things going wrong ?
A study in the journal Radiology showed five out of 167 patients tested negative for the disease despite lung scans showing they were ill .
They then tested positive for the virus at a later date .
And there are numerous anecdotal accounts .
These include that of Dr Li Wenliang , who first raised concerns about the disease and has been hailed as a hero in China after dying from it .
He said his test results had come back negative on multiple occasions before he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncovered other cases of people testing negative six times before a seventh test confirmed they had the disease .
And similar issues have been raised in other affected countries , including Singapore and Thailand .
In the US , meanwhile , Dr Nancy Messonnier , of the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , says some of its tests are producing `` inconclusive '' results .
What might be going on ?
One possible explanation is the tests are accurate and the patients do not have coronavirus at the time of testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flu season in China and patients may confuse these illnesses for coronavirus .
`` The early signs of coronavirus are very similar to other respiratory viruses , '' Dr MacDermott says .
`` Maybe they were n't infected when first tested .
`` Then , over the course of time , they became infected and later tested positive for the coronavirus .
That 's a possibility . ''
Another option is the patients do have the coronavirus but it is at such an early stage , there is not enough to detect .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ amount of genetic material , they need something to work from .
`` But that does n't make sense after six tests , '' Dr MacDermott says .
`` With Ebola , we always waited 72 hours after a negative result to give the virus time . ''
Alternatively , there could be a problem with the way the tests are being conducted .
There are throat swabs and then there are throat swabs .
`` Is it a dangle or a good rub ? ''
asks Dr MacDermott .
And if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the test may not work .
There has also been some discussion about whether doctors testing the back of the throat are looking in the wrong place .
This is a deep lung infection rather one in the nose and throat .
However , if a patient is coughing , then some virus should be being brought up to detect .
A final option is the RT-PCR test for the new coronavirus is based on flawed science .
In order to develop the test , researchers must first pick a section of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is known as the primer .
It binds with the matching code in the virus and helps bulk it up .
Scientists try to pick a region of the virus 's code they do not think will mutate .
But if there is a poor match between the primer and the virus in the patient , then an infected patient could get a negative result .
At this stage , it is impossible to tell exactly what is going on so lessons for other countries are unclear .
`` It is not going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MacDermott says .
`` But it flags up that you have to test people again if they continue to have symptoms . ''

Are coronavirus tests flawed? Published 13 February 2020
Image source, Getty Images
There are deep concerns laboratory tests are incorrectly telling people they are free of the coronavirus.
Stories in several countries suggest people are having up to six negative results before finally being diagnosed.
Meanwhile, officials in the epicentre of the epidemic, Hubei province, China, have started counting people with symptoms rather than using the tests for final confirmation.
As a result, nearly 15,000 new cases were reported on a single day - a quarter of all cases in this epidemic.
What are these tests and is there a problem with them?
They work by looking for the genetic code of the virus.
A sample is taken from the patient. Then, in the laboratory, the virus's genetic code (if it's there) is extracted and repeatedly copied, making tiny quantities vast and detectable.
These "RT-PCR" tests, widely used in medicine to diagnose viruses such as HIV and influenza, are normally highly reliable.
"They are very robust tests generally, with a low false-positive and a low false-negative rate," Dr Nathalie MacDermott, of King's College London, says.
But are things going wrong?
A study in the journal Radiology showed five out of 167 patients tested negative for the disease despite lung scans showing they were ill. They then tested positive for the virus at a later date.
And there are numerous anecdotal accounts.
These include that of Dr Li Wenliang, who first raised concerns about the disease and has been hailed as a hero in China after dying from it.
Image source, Weibo Image caption, Dr Li posted a picture of himself on social media from his hospital bed, on 31 Jan. The next day, he said, he had been diagnosed for coronavirus
He said his test results had come back negative on multiple occasions before he had finally been diagnosed.
Chinese journalists have uncovered other cases of people testing negative six times before a seventh test confirmed they had the disease.
And similar issues have been raised in other affected countries, including Singapore and Thailand.
In the US, meanwhile, Dr Nancy Messonnier, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says some of its tests are producing "inconclusive" results.
What might be going on?
One possible explanation is the tests are accurate and the patients do not have coronavirus at the time of testing
It is also cough, cold and flu season in China and patients may confuse these illnesses for coronavirus.
"The early signs of coronavirus are very similar to other respiratory viruses," Dr MacDermott says.
"Maybe they weren't infected when first tested.
"Then, over the course of time, they became infected and later tested positive for the coronavirus. That's a possibility."
Another option is the patients do have the coronavirus but it is at such an early stage, there is not enough to detect.
Even though RT-PCR tests massively expand the amount of genetic material, they need something to work from.
"But that doesn't make sense after six tests," Dr MacDermott says.
"With Ebola, we always waited 72 hours after a negative result to give the virus time."
Image source, Getty Images
Alternatively, there could be a problem with the way the tests are being conducted.
There are throat swabs and then there are throat swabs.
"Is it a dangle or a good rub?" asks Dr MacDermott.
And if the samples are not correctly stored and handled, the test may not work.
There has also been some discussion about whether doctors testing the back of the throat are looking in the wrong place.
This is a deep lung infection rather one in the nose and throat.
However, if a patient is coughing, then some virus should be being brought up to detect.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Coronaviruses are named for the tiny "crowns" that protrude from their surface
A final option is the RT-PCR test for the new coronavirus is based on flawed science.
In order to develop the test, researchers must first pick a section of the virus's genetic code.
This is known as the primer. It binds with the matching code in the virus and helps bulk it up. Scientists try to pick a region of the virus's code they do not think will mutate.
But if there is a poor match between the primer and the virus in the patient, then an infected patient could get a negative result.
At this stage, it is impossible to tell exactly what is going on so lessons for other countries are unclear.
"It is not going to change that much," Dr MacDermott says.
"But it flags up that you have to test people again if they continue to have symptoms."


bbc--2020-02-14--How trade shows have been hit hard by coronavirus

From phones to watches , planes to jeans , some of the world 's biggest trade exhibitions are being cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak .
More and more organisers are pulling events over fears of spreading the potentially deadly disease , with many thousands of attendees having to alter travel plans .
The most high-profile cancellation so far has been the Mobile World Congress , in Barcelona , which was due to take place at the end of this month .
BT , Ericsson , Facebook , LG , Nokia , Sony and Vodafone were among the major brands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event usually attracts more than 100,000 people , with an estimated 6,000 of them travelling from China .
• Why a global city is so vulnerable to virus spread It 's not the only technology event that has been cancelled due to the outbreak .
Cisco Live , set to take place in Melbourne at the beginning of March , with more than 8,500 people expected to attend , has also been called off .
The annual gettogether for the US networking firm normally puts customers in front of engineers and executives , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events .
Networking about networking , if you will .
But a message on the event 's website said : `` Our customers , partners and employees are our top priority and we strongly believe this is the right decision given the current circumstances .
Our thoughts are with those directly impacted by this situation . ''
Earlier this month Switzerland 's largest watchmaker Swatch cancelled its `` Time to Move '' summit for the media and retailers due to the coronavirus .
The exhibition of the firm 's new luxury products was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first week of March .
However , the group said it wanted to `` guarantee the welfare '' of guests , partners and colleagues .
The fashion industry has also been affected by coronavirus as the Kingpins denim trade fair in Hong Kong has been called off .
The event 's organisers said the show , scheduled for mid-May , would not go ahead because : `` We are very concerned about the situation in China and understand that many of our exhibitors and attendees are dealing with extreme difficulties and uncertainty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus . ''
While still going ahead , Asia 's biggest air show , which is taking place this week , has been overshadowed by the outbreak .
The Singapore Airshow , which takes place every two years , attracts hundreds of global aerospace firms as they exhibit their latest products and hope to strike multi-million dollar deals .
The number of exhibitors pulling out of the show has topped 70 , including some of the biggest names in the aerospace industry , including US giant Lockheed Martin and Canada 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it so quiet , '' said Jon Grevatt , Asia-Pacific defence industry analyst for military guide Jane 's .
`` Many of the companies that are here are on site without senior executives from the home countries attending .
That means customer meetings and the normal industry chatter wo n't happen this year , '' he added .
A major business event that has not yet been impacted by the outbreak is the Geneva International Motor Show .
The show , which is due to take place 5-15 March , is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry calendar , as the platform for some of the world 's most high-profile new car launches .
In an email to the BBC , the show 's organisers said it was working closely with health authorities to ensure that staff , exhibitors and visitors are protected from infection .
It added : `` So far no exhibitor has cancelled because of the outbreak of the virus . ''
Sporting events have also been hit , with the 2020 Chinese Grand Prix being postponed .

The event's organisers said the show, scheduled for mid-May, would not go ahead because: "We are very concerned about the situation in China and understand that many of our exhibitors and attendees are dealing with extreme difficulties and uncertainty due to efforts to contain the spread of the virus."


Misinformation causing 'infodemic'

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is urging tech companies to take tougher action to battle fake news on the coronavirus .
The push comes as a representative from the WHO travelled to Silicon Valley to speak directly to tech firms about the spread of false information .
The WHO has labelled the spread of fake news on the outbreak an `` infodemic '' .
Over 1,000 people have died as a result of the outbreak , which began in central China but has spread globally .
Andrew Pattison , digital business solutions manager , for the WHO said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus '' .
Bogus claims that the virus was spread by eating bat soup or could be cured by garlic have already swept the web .
Mr Pattison spoke on Thursday to a meeting of tech companies hosted at Facebook 's headquarters in Mountain View California .
Other firms in attendance included Google , Apple , Airbnb , Lyft , Uber and Salesforce .
Earlier in the week , he held talks with Amazon , at the e-commerce giant 's headquarters in Seattle .
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus was labelled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the disease - which Mr Pattison said were not `` based on science '' - have been popping up for sale on the e-retailer .
The WHO is also concerned that when users search for the term coronavirus on Amazon , listings for face masks and vitamin C boosters come up .
Vitamin C has been listed as one of the fake cures for coronavirus .
• Coronavirus : How Facebook , TikTok and other apps tackle fake claims Social media firms have already taken some steps to remove false claims and promote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Youtube and TikTok are already directing users that search for coronavirus on their sites to the WHO or local health organisations .
People searching on Google 's search engines , meanwhile , are shown news and safety tips .
Facebook has said it will use its existing network of third-party fact-checkers to debunk false claims .
Mr Pattison said this was an opportunity for these firms to rethink how they addressed misinformation .
`` I think what would be very exciting is to see this emergency changed into a long-term sustainable model , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these platforms . ''
The WHO has faced criticism of its own for the way it has tried to manage the crisis .

The WHO is also concerned that when users search for the term coronavirus on Amazon, listings for face masks and vitamin C boosters come up. Vitamin C has been listed as one of the fake cures for coronavirus.


bbc--2020-02-13--Russia coronavirus: Woman who fled hospital defies police

A Russian woman who was put into a coronavirus quarantine but escaped is resisting attempts by officials to bring her back to hospital by force .
Alla Ilyina , 32 , is currently in her flat in the city of St Petersburg , refusing to open the door to police .
Ms Ilyina , who returned from China last month , says she tested negative for the virus on 6 February but was told to remain quarantined for two weeks .
Frustrated , she disabled an electronic lock at the hospital and fled .
On her Instagram account , Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diploma in physics , says she had a sore throat soon after returning to Russia from China 's holiday island of Hainan on 30 January .
On 6 February , she decided to call an ambulance and was put in the Botkin clinical infectious disease hospital in Russia 's second-largest city .
• What are the symptoms of coronavirus ?
• What it does to the body Tests showed she had no virus , but the following day , as a precaution , she was ordered to stay in hospital for two weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period of the Covid-19 virus .
`` All three tests showed I was completely healthy , so why the hell the quarantine ? ''
Ms Ilyina wrote .
Later that day , she says , she short-circuited the electronic lock and fled the hospital .
She even drew a map of the building to plan her escape route .
Ms Ilyina says the city authorities took no action for almost a week .
But now they are seeking a court order to forcefully bring her back to hospital to stay quarantined until at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has so far killed more than 1,350 people in China and has spread to more than 20 countries , including Russia , which has reported two cases .
Both are Chinese nationals , and one of them has since recovered and left hospital .
Russian authorities have airlifted from China at least 144 Russian nationals .
They are now in a two-week quarantine in a fenced-off facility in Siberia .
Read more about the coronavirus and its impact : SHOULD WE WORRY ?
Our health correspondent explains YOUR QUESTIONS : Can you get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CAN DO : Do masks really help ?
UNDERSTANDING THE SPREAD : A visual guide to the outbreak

The coronavirus outbreak has so far killed more than 1,350 people in China and has spread to more than 20 countries, including Russia, which has reported two cases. Both are Chinese nationals, and one of them has since recovered and left hospital.


bbc--2020-02-10--Labour leadership: A century of ups and downs in charts

The new Labour leader faces a huge task .
The party 's performance at the 2019 General Election was its worst since 1935 .
Battered over Brexit , losing support in previous strongholds , and led by Jeremy Corbyn whose personal ratings were among the lowest ever recorded , Labour took a hammering .
Can the new leader turn around the party 's prospects ?
Here 's what 100 years of voting tells us about the scale of the task ahead .
Labour had its first prime minister in 1924 More than 700 million votes have been cast in UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million of them for Labour .
The party produced its first prime minister , Ramsay MacDonald , at the head of a minority government in 1924 .
Since then Labour has won eight general elections and produced five more prime ministers : Clement Attlee ( 1945-51 ) , Harold Wilson ( 1964-70 and 1974-76 ) , James Callaghan ( 1976-79 ) , Tony Blair ( 1997-2007 ) and Gordon Brown ( 2007-10 ) .
Labour is as weak now as it was in the 1930s The 2019 general election was a disaster for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 202 out of 650 Commons seats .
Labour 's new leader will have fewer colleagues in the House of Commons than any Labour leader has had for 84 years .
• Who will be Labour 's next leader ?
• Does Labour need a new direction after Corbyn ?
The party lost heavily , even in areas where working class supporters had kept Labour afloat for generations .
Former mining communities in north-east England and Wales turned away .
The party lost seats in every English region except London .
In Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of 59 , have been all but wiped out .
In 1983 Labour , under Michael Foot , won just seven seats more than its current tally .
Labour 's poor performance followed a damaging split which resulted in the formation of the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) .
As in 2019 , Labour faced sharp criticism over a manifesto widely regarded as too radical .
Critics called it `` the longest suicide note in history '' .
Mr Foot also faced Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , who was riding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory in the Falklands War against Argentina .
The outlook for the new leader may look bleak , but Labour has recovered from heavy defeats before .
After 1983 , it took the party a further 14 years to return to power - in 1997 , Tony Blair won a landslide victory .
The result ended 18 years of Conservative rule under Mrs Thatcher and John Major , and gave Labour 418 seats .
Tony Blair went on to win two more elections in 2001 and 2005 .
In electoral terms , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever had .
Labour under Mr Blair and Gordon Brown was in power for 13 years .
Similarly , in 1945 Labour overcame huge challenges to win with a substantial majority .
The Conservative Prime Minister , Winston Churchill , had just led the country to victory over the Nazis .
The election took place less than two months after the end of the fighting in Europe .
The Labour leader Clement Attlee mounted a hugely successful campaign for a programme of post-war rebuilding .
His 145-seat majority , Labour 's first , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programme of reforms , including the introduction of the National Health Service .
What are the possible routes back to power ?
Probably the `` simplest '' way to win would be to recapture most of the seats Labour has lost since the last victory in 2005 .
These charts show that the parts of the UK where Labour has fallen back most are Scotland and the Midlands - definitely not London where the party has actually grown stronger .
A huge difficulty with this would be finding a leader , and policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Conservatives on the one hand , and the SNP on the other .
It would just about be possible to do it without Scotland - Tony Blair always had a majority of English seats - but that would require significant gains across the Midlands and the north of England - plus some parts of the south .
A third route , but perhaps the least plausible , is a major realignment where Labour won swathes of southern England which the party has never held before .
Whatever strategy the new leader chooses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them .
If Labour is to make big gains next time , the historical record suggests they are unlikely to come in south-east England .
At no point in the past 100 years has Labour won a majority of the seats there and the Tories have dominated almost the whole region .
Tony Blair and Clement Attlee made some gains , but even they were limited .
Hugh Gaitskell , who was leader from 1955 to 1963 , Harold Wilson ( 1963-76 ) , James Callaghan ( 1976-80 ) and Neil Kinnock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour leaders from Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s right up to Ed Miliband in 2015 saw Scotland as fertile ground .
Even Michael Foot took 41 seats there in 1983 .
The Scottish National Party ( SNP ) , which was founded in 1934 , made some gains in the 1970s but took just two seats in 1983 .
It could hardly be more different now .
The outlook for the new Labour leader in Scotland is bleak .
Since 2015 , the SNP under Alex Salmond and then Nicola Sturgeon has dominated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in 2015 .
It made a small comeback in 2017 , but was almost wiped out again in 2019 .
Labour needs to win back constituencies in north-east England In England , the north east has been Labour 's most loyal stronghold .
Former mining communities and other predominantly working class areas voted Labour in large numbers from the party 's earliest days .
But even here the Tories made significant gains in 2019 .
The Conservatives have a higher proportion of north-east England seats than at any time since 1935 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour seat from 1950 to 2019 , and Bishop Auckland , Labour from 1935 to 2019 , back into the fold will be a major challenge for Labour 's new leader .
The Conservative government under Boris Johnson has signalled it will fight hard to stop that happening .
London and north-west England may offer some hope London could be an exception for Labour and its new leader as the capital remains a predominantly Labour city .
In 2019 the party performed there as well as it has in any election since 1950 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tony Blair .
Holding on to seats in London may be an easier task for the new leader than extending support outwards from the capital .
Likewise the north west of England could be more fertile ground for the new Labour leader .
The party lost seats in this region in 2019 , but still holds more than half which is a higher proportion than it held during most of the 20th Century .
We analysed data from every general election since 1918 held by the House of Commons Library .
Each election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We did not include by-elections .
Data for Northern Ireland were available from 1922 onwards .
There have been numerous changes to constituency boundaries and changes in the number of seats in the House of Commons since 1918 .
The height of each nation or region in the charts is proportional to its current number of constituencies .
So Scotland occupies 59/650ths of the graph and Northern Ireland occupies 18/650ths of the graph height as they currently have 59 and 18 constituencies respectively ( out of a total of 650 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ seats that were fought in a given election .
We have gathered some parties into one category , for example the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats or Labour and Independent Labour .
Prior to 1974 , Ulster Unionists are listed in the House of Commons data as Conservatives as they took the Conservative whip .
We have also excluded the small numbers of university seats which existed before 1945 and second seats from the two-seat constituencies that existed before 1950 .
Neither significantly alters the proportions shown in the charts .

Labour leadership: A century of ups and downs in charts Published 10 February 2020
Image source, Getty Images
The new Labour leader faces a huge task. The party's performance at the 2019 General Election was its worst since 1935.
Battered over Brexit, losing support in previous strongholds, and led by Jeremy Corbyn whose personal ratings were among the lowest ever recorded, Labour took a hammering.
Can the new leader turn around the party's prospects?
Here's what 100 years of voting tells us about the scale of the task ahead.
Labour had its first prime minister in 1924
More than 700 million votes have been cast in UK general elections since 1918, some 300 million of them for Labour.
The party produced its first prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, at the head of a minority government in 1924.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Labour's first Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald
Since then Labour has won eight general elections and produced five more prime ministers: Clement Attlee (1945-51), Harold Wilson (1964-70 and 1974-76), James Callaghan (1976-79), Tony Blair (1997-2007) and Gordon Brown (2007-10).
Labour is as weak now as it was in the 1930s
The 2019 general election was a disaster for Labour, leaving Jeremy Corbyn's party with 202 out of 650 Commons seats.
Labour's new leader will have fewer colleagues in the House of Commons than any Labour leader has had for 84 years.
The party lost heavily, even in areas where working class supporters had kept Labour afloat for generations.
Former mining communities in north-east England and Wales turned away. The party lost seats in every English region except London.
In Scotland, Labour, with just one seat out of 59, have been all but wiped out.
Labour has suffered heavy defeats before
In 1983 Labour, under Michael Foot, won just seven seats more than its current tally.
Labour's poor performance followed a damaging split which resulted in the formation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
As in 2019, Labour faced sharp criticism over a manifesto widely regarded as too radical. Critics called it "the longest suicide note in history".
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Michael Foot with Labour's 1983 manifesto
Mr Foot also faced Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was riding a crest of popularity, buoyed by victory in the Falklands War against Argentina.
Labour has made some big come-backs
The outlook for the new leader may look bleak, but Labour has recovered from heavy defeats before.
After 1983, it took the party a further 14 years to return to power - in 1997, Tony Blair won a landslide victory.
The result ended 18 years of Conservative rule under Mrs Thatcher and John Major, and gave Labour 418 seats.
Tony Blair went on to win two more elections in 2001 and 2005. In electoral terms, he is the most successful leader Labour has ever had.
Labour under Mr Blair and Gordon Brown was in power for 13 years.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Tony Blair won three elections for Labour: 1997, 2001 and 2005
Similarly, in 1945 Labour overcame huge challenges to win with a substantial majority.
The Conservative Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, had just led the country to victory over the Nazis.
The election took place less than two months after the end of the fighting in Europe.
The Labour leader Clement Attlee mounted a hugely successful campaign for a programme of post-war rebuilding.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Labour leader Clement Attlee won a landslide victory in the 1945 general election
His 145-seat majority, Labour's first, enabled Mr Attlee to introduce a sweeping programme of reforms, including the introduction of the National Health Service.
What are the possible routes back to power?
Analysis from Peter Barnes, BBC Senior Political Analyst
Probably the "simplest" way to win would be to recapture most of the seats Labour has lost since the last victory in 2005.
These charts show that the parts of the UK where Labour has fallen back most are Scotland and the Midlands - definitely not London where the party has actually grown stronger.
A huge difficulty with this would be finding a leader, and policies, that could attract voters lost to the Conservatives on the one hand, and the SNP on the other.
It would just about be possible to do it without Scotland - Tony Blair always had a majority of English seats - but that would require significant gains across the Midlands and the north of England - plus some parts of the south.
A third route, but perhaps the least plausible, is a major realignment where Labour won swathes of southern England which the party has never held before.
Whatever strategy the new leader chooses, they have a massive task ahead of them.
Scotland and south-east England are a big challenge
If Labour is to make big gains next time, the historical record suggests they are unlikely to come in south-east England.
At no point in the past 100 years has Labour won a majority of the seats there and the Tories have dominated almost the whole region.
Tony Blair and Clement Attlee made some gains, but even they were limited.
Hugh Gaitskell, who was leader from 1955 to 1963, Harold Wilson (1963-76), James Callaghan (1976-80) and Neil Kinnock (1983-92) made little impact.
Labour leaders from Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s right up to Ed Miliband in 2015 saw Scotland as fertile ground.
Even Michael Foot took 41 seats there in 1983.
The Scottish National Party (SNP), which was founded in 1934, made some gains in the 1970s but took just two seats in 1983.
It could hardly be more different now. The outlook for the new Labour leader in Scotland is bleak.
Since 2015, the SNP under Alex Salmond and then Nicola Sturgeon has dominated almost completely. Labour was almost wiped out in 2015.
It made a small comeback in 2017, but was almost wiped out again in 2019.
Labour needs to win back constituencies in north-east England
In England, the north east has been Labour's most loyal stronghold.
Former mining communities and other predominantly working class areas voted Labour in large numbers from the party's earliest days.
But even here the Tories made significant gains in 2019.
The Conservatives have a higher proportion of north-east England seats than at any time since 1935.
Bringing constituencies like Blythe Valley, a Labour seat from 1950 to 2019, and Bishop Auckland, Labour from 1935 to 2019, back into the fold will be a major challenge for Labour's new leader.
The Conservative government under Boris Johnson has signalled it will fight hard to stop that happening.
London and north-west England may offer some hope
London could be an exception for Labour and its new leader as the capital remains a predominantly Labour city.
In 2019 the party performed there as well as it has in any election since 1950, except when Labour was led by Tony Blair.
Holding on to seats in London may be an easier task for the new leader than extending support outwards from the capital.
Likewise the north west of England could be more fertile ground for the new Labour leader.
The party lost seats in this region in 2019, but still holds more than half which is a higher proportion than it held during most of the 20th Century.
Methodology and caveats
We analysed data from every general election since 1918 held by the House of Commons Library.
Each election occupies the same width on the graph.
We did not include by-elections.
Data for Northern Ireland were available from 1922 onwards.
There have been numerous changes to constituency boundaries and changes in the number of seats in the House of Commons since 1918.
The height of each nation or region in the charts is proportional to its current number of constituencies. So Scotland occupies 59/650ths of the graph and Northern Ireland occupies 18/650ths of the graph height as they currently have 59 and 18 constituencies respectively (out of a total of 650).
That height is divided between all the seats that were fought in a given election.
We have gathered some parties into one category, for example the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats or Labour and Independent Labour.
Prior to 1974, Ulster Unionists are listed in the House of Commons data as Conservatives as they took the Conservative whip.
We have also excluded the small numbers of university seats which existed before 1945 and second seats from the two-seat constituencies that existed before 1950.
Neither significantly alters the proportions shown in the charts.


bbc--2020-02-14--Coronavirus: Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returnees

Beijing has ordered everyone returning to the city to go into quarantine for 14 days or risk punishment in the latest attempt to contain the deadly new coronavirus , state media report .
Residents were told to `` self-quarantine or go to designated venues to quarantine '' after returning to the Chinese capital from holidays .
The measure came as Egypt confirmed the first coronavirus case in Africa .
Over 1,300 people have died from the virus , which originated in Wuhan city .
The notice on Friday from Beijing 's virus prevention working group was issued as residents returned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other parts of China .
The holiday was extended this year to help contain the outbreak .
More than 20 million people live in Beijing .
• 'No change ' in virus outbreak despite China spike • Why a global city is so vulnerable to virus spread In China alone , more than 63,000 people have been infected with the virus , and 1,381 have died .
Outside mainland China , there have been more than 500 cases in 24 countries , and three deaths : one each in Hong Kong , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Organization ( WHO ) -led mission to China will start its outbreak investigation work this weekend , focusing on how the virus - officially named Covid-19 - is spreading and its severity , director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said .
The mission , including international experts , will also look at how and when more than 1,700 health workers contracted the virus .
The team consists of 12 international members and their 12 Chinese counterparts .
`` Particular attention will be paid to understanding transmission of the virus , the severity of disease and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said Dr Mike Ryan , executive director of the WHO health emergencies programme .
What is the first case in Africa ?
Egypt 's health ministry on Friday confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in Africa .
The ministry described the person as a foreigner , but did not disclose the nationality .
It said it had notified the WHO , and the patient had been placed in isolation in a hospital .
Experts had earlier warned that it may not be long before the first case was confirmed in Africa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China .
What is the situation with Chinese medical workers ?
Chinese officials say six health workers have died .
Zeng Yixin , vice minister of China 's National Health Commission , said 1,102 medical workers had been infected in Wuhan and another 400 in other parts of Hubei province .
`` The duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy ; their working and resting circumstances are limited , the psychological pressures are great , and the risk of infection is high , '' Mr Zeng said , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities have struggled to provide protective equipment such as respiratory masks , goggles and protective suits in hospitals in the area .
On 7 February , the plight of medical workers was highlighted by the death of Li Wenliang , a doctor at Wuhan Central Hospital who had tried to issue the first warning about the virus on 30 December .
He had sent out a warning to fellow medics but police told him to stop `` making false comments '' .
A wave of anger and grief flooded Chinese social media site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death broke .
What are the other developments ?
• In the UK , health officials contacted hundreds of people who attended a conference in London , after it emerged that one of them was diagnosed with coronavirus • China said it would stagger the return of children to school - several provinces have closed schools until the end of February • In Vietnam , which borders China , thousands of people in villages near the capital , Hanoi , have been put under quarantine after several cases were discovered .
Vietnam has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Red Cross has called for sanctions relief for North Korea , which would allow the aid agency to transfer funds to buy equipment .
Testing kits and protective clothing are urgently needed to prepare for a possible outbreak , it says Read more about the coronavirus and its impact • SHOULD WE WORRY ?
Our health correspondent explains • YOUR QUESTIONS : Can you get it more than once ?
• WHAT YOU CAN DO : Do masks really help ?
• UNDERSTANDING THE SPREAD : A visual guide to the outbreak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you have information to share ?
Get in touch by emailing haveyoursay @ bbc.co.uk .
Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist .
You can also contact us in the following ways : • Please read our terms & conditions and privacy policy

"The duties of medical workers at the front are indeed extremely heavy; their working and resting circumstances are limited, the psychological pressures are great, and the risk of infection is high," Mr Zeng said, as quoted by Reuters news agency.


bbc--2020-02-14--Manchester City banned from Europe for two seasons

Manchester City have been banned from European club competition for the next two seasons after being found to have committed `` serious breaches '' of Uefa 's club licensing and financial fair play regulations .
The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros ( £25m ) .
The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport .
Manchester City say they are `` disappointed but not surprised '' by the `` prejudicial '' decision and will appeal .
The independent Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body ( CFCB ) said City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to Uefa between 2012 and 2016 '' , adding that the club `` failed to cooperate in the investigation '' .
It has been reported that City could also face a Premier League points deduction because the league 's FFP rules are similar - although not exactly the same - as Uefa 's .
However , the punishment has no implications for City 's women 's team .
• Manchester City will take ban 'in their stride ' - Brown Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The club has always anticipated the ultimate need to seek out an independent body and process to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its position .
`` In December 2018 , the Uefa chief investigator publicly previewed the outcome and sanction he intended to be delivered to Manchester City , before any investigation had even begun .
`` The subsequent flawed and consistently leaked Uefa process he oversaw has meant that there was little doubt in the result that he would deliver .
The club has formally complained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complaint which was validated by a CAS ruling .
`` Simply put , this is a case initiated by Uefa , prosecuted by Uefa and judged by Uefa .
With this prejudicial process now over , the club will pursue an impartial judgment as quickly as possible and will therefore , in the first instance , commence proceedings with the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the earliest opportunity . ''
City have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the last 16 of this season 's Champions League , with the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Bernabeu .
`` Enforcing the rules of financial fair play and punishing financial doping is essential for the future of football , '' he said .
`` For years we have been calling for severe action against Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain , we finally have a good example of action and hope to see more .
Better late than never . ''
Analysis - what could this mean for Guardiola ?
This is massive news .
Given the speed of their statement in response , it is fair to assume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but maybe not the severity of it .
City have said publicly and privately they intend to fight the decision .
They are adamant an independent judiciary - they do not think this was - will clear them .
However , as it stands , the club are out of the Champions League for two seasons , which raises massive immediate questions .
Pep Guardiola has always maintained he would remain at City at least until his contract expires in 2021 but has also said he trusts the club 's hierarchy when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong .
Whether they win the Champions League this season or not , will Guardiola decide to move on ?
And if he does , what about the future of the club 's star players , many of whom joined because he was the manager .
And does this mean an extra place in the Champions League will be available should the Blues miss out ?
It is an absolutely fascinating situation and , clearly , we are far from a definitive final outcome .
What are City alleged to have done ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Der Spiegel published leaked documents in November 2018 alleging City had inflated the value of a sponsorship deal , misleading European football 's governing body .
Reports alleged City - who have always denied wrongdoing - deliberately misled Uefa so they could meet FFP rules requiring clubs to break even .
City were fined £49m in 2014 for a previous breach of regulations .
What are the FFP rules ?
Financial Fair Play was introduced by Uefa to prevent clubs in its competitions from spending beyond their means and stamp out what its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doping '' within football .
Under the rules , financial losses are limited and clubs are also obliged to meet all their transfer and employee payment commitments at all times .
Clubs need to balance football-related expenditure - transfers and wages - with television and ticket income , plus revenues raised by their commercial departments .
Money spent on stadiums , training facilities , youth development or community projects is exempt .
The CFCB , set up by Uefa , has the ultimate sanction of banning clubs from Uefa competitions , with other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withholding prize money , transfer bans , points deductions , a ban on registration of new players and a restriction on the number of players who can be registered for Uefa competitions .

Manchester City have made 10 appearances in Uefa's premier club competition
Manchester City have been banned from European club competition for the next two seasons after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations.
The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros (£25m).
The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Manchester City say they are "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and will appeal.
The independent Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) said City had broken the rules by "overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to Uefa between 2012 and 2016", adding that the club "failed to cooperate in the investigation".
It has been reported external-link that City could also face a Premier League points deduction because the league's FFP rules are similar - although not exactly the same - as Uefa's.
However, the punishment has no implications for City's women's team.
Manchester City said in a statement: "The club has always anticipated the ultimate need to seek out an independent body and process to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its position.
"In December 2018, the Uefa chief investigator publicly previewed the outcome and sanction he intended to be delivered to Manchester City, before any investigation had even begun.
"The subsequent flawed and consistently leaked Uefa process he oversaw has meant that there was little doubt in the result that he would deliver. The club has formally complained to the Uefa disciplinary body, a complaint which was validated by a CAS ruling.
"Simply put, this is a case initiated by Uefa, prosecuted by Uefa and judged by Uefa. With this prejudicial process now over, the club will pursue an impartial judgment as quickly as possible and will therefore, in the first instance, commence proceedings with the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the earliest opportunity."
City have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the last 16 of this season's Champions League, with the first leg to be played on 26 February at the Bernabeu.
La Liga President Javier Tebas praised Uefa for "finally taking decisive action".
"Enforcing the rules of financial fair play and punishing financial doping is essential for the future of football," he said.
"For years we have been calling for severe action against Manchester City and Paris St-Germain, we finally have a good example of action and hope to see more. Better late than never."
Analysis - what could this mean for Guardiola?
By Simon Stone, BBC Sport
This is massive news. Given the speed of their statement in response, it is fair to assume Manchester City were braced for this decision, but maybe not the severity of it.
City have said publicly and privately they intend to fight the decision. They are adamant an independent judiciary - they do not think this was - will clear them.
However, as it stands, the club are out of the Champions League for two seasons, which raises massive immediate questions.
Pep Guardiola has always maintained he would remain at City at least until his contract expires in 2021 but has also said he trusts the club's hierarchy when they tell him they have done nothing wrong.
Whether they win the Champions League this season or not, will Guardiola decide to move on? And if he does, what about the future of the club's star players, many of whom joined because he was the manager.
And does this mean an extra place in the Champions League will be available should the Blues miss out?
It is an absolutely fascinating situation and, clearly, we are far from a definitive final outcome.
What are City alleged to have done?
Uefa launched an investigation after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked documents in November 2018 alleging City had inflated the value of a sponsorship deal, misleading European football's governing body.
Reports alleged City - who have always denied wrongdoing - deliberately misled Uefa so they could meet FFP rules requiring clubs to break even.
City were fined £49m in 2014 for a previous breach of regulations.
What are the FFP rules?
Financial Fair Play was introduced by Uefa to prevent clubs in its competitions from spending beyond their means and stamp out what its then president Michel Platini called "financial doping" within football.
Under the rules, financial losses are limited and clubs are also obliged to meet all their transfer and employee payment commitments at all times.
Clubs need to balance football-related expenditure - transfers and wages - with television and ticket income, plus revenues raised by their commercial departments. Money spent on stadiums, training facilities, youth development or community projects is exempt.
The CFCB, set up by Uefa, has the ultimate sanction of banning clubs from Uefa competitions, with other potential punishments including warnings, fines, withholding prize money, transfer bans, points deductions, a ban on registration of new players and a restriction on the number of players who can be registered for Uefa competitions.


bbc--2020-02-14--'Too many white people in here': race row at US college

A viral video showing a black student at the University of Virginia asking white students to leave the campus diversity centre has sparked a debate over race .
`` Frankly , there 's just too many white people in here , '' the student says in the clip posted on Wednesday .
The incident has divided students and commentators on Twitter .
Some argue that minorities at the predominantly white school should have their own space .
Others said the student was exhibiting `` racist intolerance '' .
The row has touched a nerve at the institution , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state that has struggled to reckon with a legacy of racism .
In response , the UVA administration has said that the centre is `` open to all members of the university community '' .
The video was posted by conservative group Young America 's Foundation .
In the clip , a black student is seen calling for attention before making an announcement .
• ' A battle for the soul of America' '' This is a space for people of colour , so just be really cognisant of the space you 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us [ people of colour ] uncomfortable when we see too many white people in here , '' she says .
`` Frankly , there 's the whole university for a lot of y'all to be at , and there 's very few spaces for us so keep that in mind , '' she says .
A majority of the 16,777 undergraduate students who enrolled at UVA in the 2017-2018 school year were white , while only six percent were black , according to university data .
`` Being a person of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exhausting sometimes .
The pressure and stress that often comes with being the only Black person in the room can be extremely taxing , '' wrote UVA student Charles Snowden on Twitter .
`` She does not want to segregate the school , '' he wrote , referring to the student in the video .
`` She just wants a space where she can escape those pressures . ''
Renovations to the diversity centre were completed four days before the video was posted , part of a wider UVA effort to `` support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UVA President Jim Ryan approved a $ 500,000 ( £380,000 ) project to fund the centre , as well as spaces for Hispanic , interfaith and LGBTQ communities .
But Spencer Brown , spokesman for the Young America 's Foundation , said that `` treating people differently based on the colour of their skin is wrong '' .
The building could not be an inclusive centre `` when members of their community push for segregation based on skin colour , '' Mr Brown said .
`` The entirety of the UVA campus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been viewed more than 4 million times from the group 's Twitter account , he said .
UVA has been at the frontlines of racial disputes .
The campus in Charlottesville , founded by Thomas Jefferson , sits a stone 's throw from Monticello , the third president 's plantation where blacks were enslaved .
Charlottesville was the site of a white supremacist rally in 2017 , where clashes with anti-racism demonstrators left a woman dead .
The state of Virginia , once the capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of racial friction .
Senior elected officials , including the Democratic governor , the attorney general and a Republican state senator , have all been caught up in race scandals in the past year .

"This is a space for people of colour, so just be really cognisant of the space you're taking up because it does make some of us [people of colour] uncomfortable when we see too many white people in here," she says.