bbc--2020-01-23--Greta Thunberg: US treasury chief attacks activist

Greta Thunberg should go away and study economics before lecturing investors , the US treasury secretary has said .
Steven Mnuchin said the activist 's call for investors to divest fossil fuels showed a lack of understanding about the economy and jobs .
`` After she goes and studies economics in college , she can come back and explain that to us , '' he said at the World Economic Forum in Davos .
On Tuesday , President Donald Trump dismissed the `` prophets of doom '' .
Mr Trump said that campaigners were too pessimistic and should concentrate their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He did not say which countries .
Mr Mnuchin continued the criticism on Thursday .
In response to a question about Ms Thunberg 's call for fossil fuels to be scrapped , Mr Mnuchin said : `` Is she the chief economist ? ''
He added : `` For people who call for divestment , there are significant economic issues - issues with jobs . ''
The treasury secretary also raised hopes about a US-UK trade deal being signed this year .
He said a deal was `` an absolute priority '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to complete that with them [ UK ] this year , '' he added .
On the subject of the UK 's post-Brexit trade negotiations with the US and the EU , Mr Mnuchin said : `` What I saw coming out was that they wanted to accomplish both these deals in 2020 .
That 's obviously an aggressive timetable . ''
He said he could not comment on the EU talks , but he could comment on a UK-US deal .
`` That 's an absolute priority of President Trump and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , which we think will be great for them and great for us , '' he added .
This statement on an accelerated timetable comes on the day when a key Cabinet committee is due to set the strategy for trade negotiations .
One of the key debates is whether the UK should launch negotiations with the EU and the US in parallel .
Yesterday here in Davos , the Chancellor said that the EU deal would be the first priority .
It seems an extraordinary suggestion that this could be done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chancellor said that the UK Digital Sales Tax would go ahead and the same member of the Trump team said countries that did this arbitrarily would face retaliatory trade tariffs on their car exports .
The Trump team here also mentioned further Cabinet level discussions on the UK deployment of Chinese Huawei technology in its 5G mobile network .
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross explained that there `` should be far fewer issues '' between the UK and the US than there are between either of us and the EU '' .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there 's already a high degree of coordination in the financial services sector , so it is `` much easier mechanically '' .
When I asked the Trump team if , as was the case a year ago , raising the prices paid to US drugs companies and detaching the UK from EU food standards on pathogens ( eg chicken ) were still aims , Mr Ross said : `` What we think is that drugs should have similar prices wherever they are , but I do n't believe we are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay . ''
Elsewhere , the US team were confidently asserting the success of the president 's strategy of threatening trade tariffs to force negotiations , and `` we are now turning our attention to Europe '' .
The lesson from elsewhere is that achieving a `` deal '' as defined by President Trump is always possible , particularly if leaving tariffs at a level five or more times where they were in 2018 can be defined as so .
It is difficult to see how so many thorny , politically contentious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's trade can be settled so quickly .
The will to do something is there , though .
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross , speaking at the same event , said he thought a UK-US trade deal ought to be `` much easier mechanically '' than a UK deal with the EU .
Concerns have been raised in the UK that the NHS could have to pay billions of pounds more for drugs under such a trade deal , as the US will be seeking `` full market access '' for its companies ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said : `` What we think is that drugs should have similar prices wherever they are , but I do n't believe we are in any position to tell the UK what to pay for drugs . ''
On Wednesday , Mr Mnuchin threatened new tariffs on UK carmakers after Chancellor Sajid Javid defied pressure to cancel a new tax on tech firms .
But Mr Javid said the UK would not back down over the tax , which will hit US firms such as Apple , Amazon and Facebook .

The lesson from elsewhere is that achieving a "deal" as defined by President Trump is always possible, particularly if leaving tariffs at a level five or more times where they were in 2018 can be defined as so. It is difficult to see how so many thorny, politically contentious issues across so much of the UK's trade can be settled so quickly. The will to do something is there, though.


bbc--2020-01-23--Zion Williamson: New Orleans Pelicans forward impresses on long-awaited NBA debut

Zion Williamson impressed on his long-awaited NBA debut but his 17 straight fourth-quarter points were not enough to earn the New Orleans Pelicans victory against the San Antonio Spurs .
The 19-year-old was the number one pick in last year 's draft but missed the first 44 games with a knee injury .
The Pelicans were leading by one when forward Williamson was substituted and eventually lost 121-117 .
`` It was everything I dreamed of , except for the losing part , '' he said .
`` The energy the crowd brought , it was electric .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there but at the end of the day I did want to win so I 'll look to the next game . ''
• Zion Williamson : Why all the hype ?
Williamson started slowly but came alive in the fourth quarter .
He went on to score all four of his three-point shots in the game and became the first player in NBA history to achieve this feat on debut .
Coach Alvin Gentry told Williamson at half-time that he needed to be `` more aggressive '' and the 6ft 6in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period .
`` I knew he would make mistakes , '' Gentry said .
`` But what you saw there is a taste of once he 's settled in , there 's a lot of potential there .
`` I think there 's a really , really high ceiling that he can reach , and he can reach it soon . ''
Chants of `` MVP '' came from the crowd , but these turned into `` we want Zion '' as Gentry took Williamson off the court , sticking to a plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the year in short bursts on his return from injury .
`` It was very hard , '' Williamson said of his substitution .
`` I 'm 19 .
Honestly , in that moment I 'm not thinking about longevity I 'm thinking about winning that game .
So it was very tough . ''
Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points in a win which sees San Antonio maintain the eighth and final play-off spot in the Western Conference .

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Zion Williamson impressed on his long-awaited NBA debut but his 17 straight fourth-quarter points were not enough to earn the New Orleans Pelicans victory against the San Antonio Spurs.
The 19-year-old was the number one pick in last year's draft but missed the first 44 games with a knee injury.
The Pelicans were leading by one when forward Williamson was substituted and eventually lost 121-117.
"It was everything I dreamed of, except for the losing part," he said.
"The energy the crowd brought, it was electric. It was a dream come true to finally get out there but at the end of the day I did want to win so I'll look to the next game."
Williamson started slowly but came alive in the fourth quarter. He went on to score all four of his three-point shots in the game and became the first player in NBA history to achieve this feat on debut.
Coach Alvin Gentry told Williamson at half-time that he needed to be "more aggressive" and the 6ft 6in teenager went on to dominate the final period.
"I knew he would make mistakes," Gentry said. "But what you saw there is a taste of once he's settled in, there's a lot of potential there.
"I think there's a really, really high ceiling that he can reach, and he can reach it soon."
Chants of "MVP" came from the crowd, but these turned into "we want Zion" as Gentry took Williamson off the court, sticking to a plan to only play the former college player of the year in short bursts on his return from injury.
"It was very hard," Williamson said of his substitution. "I'm 19. Honestly, in that moment I'm not thinking about longevity I'm thinking about winning that game. So it was very tough."
Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points in a win which sees San Antonio maintain the eighth and final play-off spot in the Western Conference.


bbc--2020-01-22--Terrifying near miss on icy Iowa road

Terrifying near miss on icy Iowa road

A state patrol officer and a man were nearly hit by a truck that slid off a motorway in Iowa @ @ @ @ @ damage from a previous car crash .
Icy road conditions led to the vehicle losing @ @ @ @ @ injured .

A state patrol officer and a man were nearly hit by a truck that slid off a motorway in Iowa. The duo were examining damage from a previous car crash. Icy road conditions led to the vehicle losing control. No one was injured.


bbc--2020-01-23--Juice WRLD: Rapper died from accidental overdose of painkillers, coroner rules

A medical examiner has ruled Juice WRLD died after an accidental overdose of powerful painkillers .
The rapper - whose real name is Jarad A. Higgins - died in December 2019 at the age of 21 after having a seizure .
The Cook County Medical Examiner 's Office says : `` Higgins died as a result of oxycodone and codeine toxicity , '' and `` the manner of death is accident . ''
These drugs are used to treat severe pain and contain opioids - they 've been linked to an opioid crisis in the US .
Juice WRLD suffered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his private jet when it landed in at Chicago airport and later died in hospital .
Officers said at the time they found guns and drugs on his jet after receiving information that banned substances might be onboard .
The Cook County Medical Examiner 's Office shared their findings on Twitter .
Juice WRLD was best-known for his viral 2018 hit Lucid Dreams and often talked about mental health , dying and drugs in his music .
Deaths of other music artists in the US have also been linked to opioids .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overdose of fentanyl and anti-anxiety drug Xanax .
Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller that tends to be cheaper and more potent than heroin .
The singer Prince had taken fentanyl before his death in 2016 .
A coroner ruled Mac Miller died as a result of an accidental overdose involving cocaine , fentanyl and alcohol in 2018 .
A lot of rappers have talked about popping pills like Xanax in their songs .
Juice Wrld was born in Chicago , Illinois in 1998 - he was raised by his single mother and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman who did n't allow him to listen to hip hop .
He started rapping in school but rose to fame in 2018 , when single Lucid Dreams peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No.10 on the official UK chart .
One of his songs , Legends , was dedicated to 20-year-old XXXTentacion and 21-year-old Lil Peep - who died in 2018 and 2017 - and contained the lyrics `` all the legends seem to die out '' .
In 2018 , Juice WRLD talked about using cannabis and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an interview with the New York Times .
In other interviews , he spoke about his use of lean , a liquid mix containing prescription-strength cough syrup and soft drinks .
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bbc--2020-01-23--Kansas college basketball derby ends in mass brawl

A US college basketball game between Kansas State and the University of Kansas ended in a mass brawl with one player wielding a stool above his head .
The fight broke out at the end of KU 's 81-60 home win on Tuesday .
University of Kansas ( KU ) forward Silvio de Sousa taunted DaJuan Gordon after blocking his shot with a tenth of a second remaining in the game .
Players and staff from both sides were seen throwing punches as the incident spilled into the disabled seating area .
Two players from either side have been suspended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's governing body - with De Sousa banned for 12 games .
His KU team-mate David McCormack was given a two-game ban , while Kansas State 's James Love will miss eight games and Antonio Gordon three games .
`` This kind of behaviour can not be tolerated and these suspensions reflect the severity of the evening 's events , '' said commissioner Bob Bowlsby .
KU head coach Bill Self said : `` I am disappointed and embarrassed by what transpired because there is no place for that type of behaviour in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my team and discussing the incident in detail , it is evident that everyone fully understands the magnitude of their actions and all are remorseful for what occurred . ''
The home team were 22 points in front with seconds left on the clock when De Sousa was stripped by Gordon near midcourt , the Kansas State man then attempting a layup .
De Sousa recovered to block the shot in the process sending Gordon to the floor , before drawing a technical foul for taunting him .
After Kansas State 's Antonio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sousa , players from both benches ran to the floor .
Local police officers and coaches took several minutes to break up the fight , during which De Sousa held a stool above his head .
Following the incident , both teams were summoned back to court to play out the one-tenth of a second remaining .
Only five players from each team returned as the rest had been ejected and they were met with a chorus of boos from fans .
Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber added : `` I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the aftermath of the game at Kansas .
They do not reflect what our programme is about here at K-State .
Our team will live with the consequences of those actions and move forward in a positive manner . ''

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Players from both teams were seen throwing punches in the mass brawl at the University of Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse
A US college basketball game between Kansas State and the University of Kansas ended in a mass brawl with one player wielding a stool above his head.
The fight broke out at the end of KU's 81-60 home win on Tuesday.
University of Kansas (KU) forward Silvio de Sousa taunted DaJuan Gordon after blocking his shot with a tenth of a second remaining in the game.
Players and staff from both sides were seen throwing punches as the incident spilled into the disabled seating area.
Two players from either side have been suspended by the Big 12 - the league's governing body - with De Sousa banned for 12 games.
His KU team-mate David McCormack was given a two-game ban, while Kansas State's James Love will miss eight games and Antonio Gordon three games.
"This kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated and these suspensions reflect the severity of the evening's events," said commissioner Bob Bowlsby.
KU head coach Bill Self said: "I am disappointed and embarrassed by what transpired because there is no place for that type of behaviour in any competition.
"After meeting with my team and discussing the incident in detail, it is evident that everyone fully understands the magnitude of their actions and all are remorseful for what occurred."
The home team were 22 points in front with seconds left on the clock when De Sousa was stripped by Gordon near midcourt, the Kansas State man then attempting a layup.
De Sousa recovered to block the shot in the process sending Gordon to the floor, before drawing a technical foul for taunting him.
After Kansas State's Antonio Gordon and David Sloan went after De Sousa, players from both benches ran to the floor.
Local police officers and coaches took several minutes to break up the fight, during which De Sousa held a stool above his head.
Silvio De Sousa held a chair up during the brawl
Following the incident, both teams were summoned back to court to play out the one-tenth of a second remaining. Only five players from each team returned as the rest had been ejected and they were met with a chorus of boos from fans.
Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber added: "I'm extremely disappointed in our team's actions in the aftermath of the game at Kansas. They do not reflect what our programme is about here at K-State. Our team will live with the consequences of those actions and move forward in a positive manner."


bbc--2020-01-23--Meet Vyom - India's first robot 'astronaut'

India 's space agency has unveiled a robot that will travel to space later this year as part of an @ @ @ @ @ that it will be able to later assist astronauts in a manned space mission called @ @ @ @ @ for December 2021 .
Isro will conduct two unmanned missions - one in December this @ @ @ @ @ 2021 - before the Gaganyaan mission .
The robot , which has been named Vyom @ @ @ @ @ the Sanskrit to friend in space ) is designed to perform a number of functions @ @ @ @ @ questions and performing life support operations .

India's space agency has unveiled a robot that will travel to space later this year as part of an unmanned mission.
Scientists hope that it will be able to later assist astronauts in a manned space mission called Gaganyaan, which is scheduled for December 2021.
Isro will conduct two unmanned missions - one in December this year and another in June 2021 - before the Gaganyaan mission.
The robot, which has been named Vyom Mitra (which translates from the Sanskrit to friend in space) is designed to perform a number of functions including responding to astronaut's questions and performing life support operations.
Video footage by Imran Qureshi


bbc--2020-01-23--Germany bans Combat 18 as police raid neo-Nazi group

Germany has banned the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 and launched raids across the country in an attempt to crack down on the organisation , officials say .
`` Right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism have no place in our society '' , Germany 's interior ministry said .
Combat 18 takes its name from the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler 's initials , referencing the first and eighth letters of the alphabet .
The group originated in the UK in the 1990s but spread to other countries .
On Thursday , more than 200 police officers searched several properties belonging to leading members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Horst Seehofer said in a statement .
According to the ministry the decision was made following the murder last June of pro-migrant German politician Walter Lübcke , and the deadly attack months later on a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle .
`` The hideous murder of district president Dr Walter Lübcke and ... the terrorist act in Halle last year have shown us , brutally , that right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism are a significant danger to our free society , '' the minister said .
Items recovered during the raids , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Thursday , included mobile phones , laptops , clothing , Nazi memorabilia and propaganda materials , the statement added .
The ministry added that , separate to the incidents mentioned by Mr Seehofer , the purpose of Combat 18 and its activities contravened Germany 's constitutional law and order .
Neo-Nazi groups are already outlawed in many European countries .
Last February , French President Emmanuel Macron said his government would act to dissolve Combat 18 and other extreme-right groups , which he said had fuelled hatred and promoted discrimination .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks in France .
The crackdown in Germany comes on the day that world leaders meet in Jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland .
Combat 18 is still believed to have a small presence in the UK .
Suspected members of the group have for years been banned from joining the police and prison services .
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According to the ministry the decision was made following the murder last June of pro-migrant German politician Walter Lübcke, and the deadly attack months later on a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle.


bbc--2020-01-23--Charles warns over 'hatred' at Holocaust event

The Prince of Wales has warned `` hatred and intolerance still lurk in the human heart '' , at an event in Israel marking 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz .
During his speech in Jerusalem , he said lessons of the Holocaust are still `` searingly relevant '' and called on world leaders to be `` fearless in confronting falsehoods '' and violence .
The Nazis murdered more than a million people at Auschwitz , most of them Jews .
• How Auschwitz became centre of Nazi Holocaust Prince Charles delivered his call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being staged at Yad Vashem , the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre .
Russian President Vladimir Putin , French President Emmanuel Macron and US Vice-President Mike Pence were among those attending .
However , a decision by Poland 's President Andrzej Duda not to join them threatened to overshadow the event .
Prince Charles , on his first official trip to Israel and the occupied West Bank , told them that hatred and intolerance `` tell new lies , adopt new disguises , and still seek new victims '' .
`` All too often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into dehumanisation , '' he said .
`` Words are used as badges of shame to mark others as enemies , to brand those who are different as somehow deviant .
`` All too often , virtue seems to be sought through verbal violence .
All too often , real violence ensues , and acts of unspeakable cruelty are still perpetrated around the world against people for reasons of their religion , their race or their beliefs .
`` Knowing , as we do , the darkness to which such behaviour leads , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever-changing threats ; we must be fearless in confronting falsehoods and resolute in resisting words and acts of violence .
`` And we must never rest in seeking to create mutual understanding and respect . ''
The focus , say the organisers , will be on fighting anti-Semitism today .
But some speeches - particularly those outside of the event - look set to go further ; as Jerusalem bristles with presidents and princes in what officials say amounts to the biggest political gathering since Israel 's founding .
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say the number one lesson from Auschwitz is stopping a nuclear armed Iran .
While the decision to give the podium to President Putin of Russia has sparked fury in Poland .
Its nationalist president Andrzej Duda is staying away in protest at not being invited to speak ; accusing Mr Putin of distorting the history of the Holocaust and the war to attack his country .
Ahead of the event , the prince met survivors of the Holocaust , saw the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls , and visited Israel 's President Reuven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Israel `` deeply appreciates '' his attendance at the gathering , which he said would help to `` show that when we are united we can fight this phenomenon '' .
He also told the prince that `` we still expect your mother to come '' to Israel .
The Queen has never visited the country during her 67-year reign .
To commemorate the visit , Charles was invited to plant an oak tree in the gardens of the president 's official residence , Beit HaNassi .
During his two-day trip , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grave of his grandmother , Princess Alice of Battenberg , in Jerusalem 's Church of St Mary Magdalene .
She was honoured by the Jewish people for hiding and saving the lives of Jews in Nazi-occupied Athens , Greece , during World War Two .
In his address on Thursday , Prince Charles spoke of his `` immense pride '' at the honour , saying he has `` long drawn inspiration from the selfless actions of my dear grandmother '' .

"All too often, virtue seems to be sought through verbal violence. All too often, real violence ensues, and acts of unspeakable cruelty are still perpetrated around the world against people for reasons of their religion, their race or their beliefs.


bbc--2020-01-23--Myanmar Rohingya: World court orders prevention of genocide

The International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) has ordered measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar ( formerly Burma ) .
The decision comes despite de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi defending her country against the accusations in person last month .
Thousands of Rohingya died and more than 700,000 fled to Bangladesh during an army crackdown in 2017 .
UN investigators have warned that genocidal actions could recur .
The ICJ case , lodged by the African Muslim-majority nation of The Gambia , called for emergency measures to be taken against the Myanmar military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• The man who took Aung San Suu Kyi to the world court • Myanmar Rohingya : What you need to know • The Lady who fell from grace Myanmar , a predominantly Buddhist state , has always insisted that its military campaign was waged to tackle an extremist threat in Rakhine state .
In her defence statement at the court in The Hague , Ms Suu Kyi described the violence as an `` internal armed conflict '' triggered by Rohingya militant attacks on government security posts .
What did the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the ICJ on Thursday voted unanimously to order Myanmar to take `` all measures within its power '' to prevent genocide , which they said the Rohingya remained at serious risk of .
These include the prevention of killing , and `` causing serious bodily or mental harm '' to members of the group , as well as preserving evidence of possible genocide that has already occurred .
• Will Omar get justice for his murdered family ?
Presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said Myanmar should report back within four months on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The measures are binding and not subject to appeal , but the court has no means of enforcing them .
What now for Aung San Suu Kyi ?
This judgment has surely obliterated any remnants of Aung San Suu Kyi 's international reputation .
Remember , she did n't have to go to The Hague and become the embodiment of Myanmar 's defence .
She chose to argue , in person , there was no mass murder , rape or arson .
Even her biggest critics used to acknowledge she does n't control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now she has destroyed the firewall between her and the generals by trying - and failing - to justify their actions .
So far , Myanmar has played by the rules of the International Court of Justice .
But will it abide by these emergency measures ?
Writing today in a British newspaper , Aung San Suu Kyi questioned whether the international justice system was capable of ignoring `` unsubstantiated narratives '' told by human rights groups and UN investigators against her country .
So , after initially engaging with the UN 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Suu Kyi retreat now into isolation ?
During hearings at the court in December , Ms Suu Kyi asked the ICJ to drop the case , describing it as `` incomplete and incorrect '' .
And in an article for the Financial Times published shortly before the court 's judgement she said human rights groups had condemned Myanmar based on `` unproven statements without the due process of criminal investigation '' .
`` The international condemnation has had a negative effect on Myanmar 's endeavours to bring stability and progress to Rakhine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has undermined painstaking domestic efforts to establish co-operation between the military and the civilian government . ''
Her remarks also appeared to echo a statement by a government-appointed panel earlier this week which accepted that war crimes may have been committed by individuals but said there was no indication of an intent to commit genocide .
However , the BBC 's Anna Holligan , who is in The Hague , says that by coming to the court in December , Ms Suu Kyi had in effect recognised its legitimacy and it will now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judgement .
What has been the reaction ?
`` Today 's ruling by the ICJ is a crucial moment for Rohingya justice , and vindication for those of us who have lived through this genocide for decades , '' tweeted Tun Khin , president of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK .
`` The Court 's decision clearly shows that it takes the allegations of genocide seriously , and that Myanmar 's hollow attempts to deny these have fallen on deaf ears . ''
Human rights organisation Amnesty International said the decision sent a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Myanmar 's `` atrocities '' .
`` Myanmar must comply with the ICJ 's ruling and take immediate action to cease ongoing violations against the community and to prevent the destruction of evidence , '' a statement said .
But some Burmese people responding to a BBC Facebook live broadcast were scathing of the court and its judges .
`` This is not a fair and just ruling .
I would like to speak on behalf of the Myanmar people that those judges are blind .
They are deaf .
They do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' said Nu Yimwin .
Kyaw Myint Oo described the ruling as a tragic day for the country : `` Our situation is like being a prey gradually strangled by a python and eventually we will be forced to give in to all their demands . ''
What is the background to the case ?
The Rohingya , who numbered around one million in Myanmar at the start of 2017 , are one of the many ethnic minorities in the country .
Rohingya Muslims are the largest community of Muslims in Myanmar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
But Myanmar 's government denies them citizenship , refusing to recognise them as a people and seeing them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh .
Waves of Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh over the decades but their latest exodus began on 25 August 2017 after militants from a Rohingya insurgent group called Arsa launched deadly attacks on more than 30 police posts .
Rohingyas arriving in Bangladesh said they fled after troops , backed by local Buddhist mobs , responded by burning their villages and attacking and killing civilians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' against the militants ended on 5 September 2017 , but analysis of satellite imagery by Human Rights Watch suggests hundreds of villages were destroyed after August that year .
With more than half a million Rohingya believed to still be living in Rakhine , UN investigators have warned there is a `` serious risk that genocidal actions may occur or recur '' .
The state is the scene of an ongoing conflict between the army and rebels from the Buddhist-majority Rakhine ethnic group .

"I think this represents a triumph of international law and international justice. And it is the international community - as represented by the ICJ - saying in the strongest of terms that genocide will not be accepted under any circumstances by any perpetrators," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.


bbc--2020-01-23--Storm Gloria: Wind, rain, flooding and snow batter parts of Spain

The Catalan coast and Balearic Islands have been ravaged by Storm Gloria .
Inland , towns in higher altitudes were @ @ @ @ @ Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power and at least eight people were @ @

The Catalan coast and Balearic Islands have been ravaged by Storm Gloria.
The storm brought wind, rain and flooding. Inland, towns in higher altitudes were overcome with heavy snow.
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power and at least 13 people have been killed.


bbc--2020-01-23--Isabel dos Santos: Banker found dead in Lisbon

A banker implicated in the embezzlement and money-laundering case against Africa 's richest woman , Isabel dos Santos , has been found dead in Lisbon .
Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha , 45 , managed the account of oil firm Sonangol , formerly chaired by Ms Dos Santos , at the small Portuguese lender EuroBic .
His death , on Wednesday , was reported on Thursday soon after Angolan prosecutors named both as suspects .
Mr Da Cunha was found dead at one of his properties in Lisbon .
A police source told Portuguese media that `` everything points to suicide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying Mr Da Cunha had already attempted to kill himself this month and had been suffering from depression .
On Wednesday EuroBic said it would end its business relationship with Ms Dos Santos , who is reportedly the bank 's main shareholder through two companies she owns .
It was later reported as saying that Ms Dos Santos was selling her capital stake in the bank .
The bank added that it would investigate transfers worth tens of millions of dollars she had made .
Some of the transfers drained Sonangol 's account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
What is Dos Santos accused of ?
Prosecutors are seeking to recover $ 1bn ( £760m ) that Ms Dos Santos and her associates are alleged to owe the state .
`` Isabel dos Santos is accused of mismanagement and embezzlement of funds during her tenure at Sonangol , '' Mr Pitta Gros told a news conference on Wednesday evening .
He said that as a result , she was being provisionally charged with `` money laundering , influence peddling , harmful management ... [ and ] forgery of documents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Angolan authorities will now conduct a criminal investigation to determine whether she should be formally charged .
They have also named five other people as suspects in the case , one of whom was Mr Ribeiro da Cunha , and urged them to return to Angola .
Mr Pitta Gros said that if Ms Dos Santos did not return to Angola voluntarily , an international arrest warrant would be issued for her .
Ms Dos Santos was controversially appointed head of Sonangol in June 2016 by her father , the then president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post in 2017 by her father 's successor , President Joao Lourenço .
An investigation into Ms Dos Santos was opened after her successor at Sonangol , Carlos Saturnino , alerted authorities to alleged irregular money transfers .
Her assets in Angola have been frozen .
What is in the leaked documents ?
On Sunday , the BBC and other news organisations reported on more than 700,000 leaked documents about the billionaire 's business empire .
The documents showed how Ms Dos Santos got access to lucrative land , oil , diamond and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Her fortune is estimated at $ 2.1 bn ( £1.6bn ) .
They also showed how Western firms helped Ms Dos Santos take her money out of Angola .
She called the allegations entirely false and claimed that the Angolan government was engaged in a politically motivated witch-hunt .
Earlier this week a top executive at financial services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers left the firm over its links with Ms Dos Santos .
The company declined to comment on the departure and said it had launched its own investigation .
• Educated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reported to be Africa 's richest woman , with a fortune of some $ 2bn • Has stakes in oil and mobile phone companies and banks , mostly in Angola and Portugal

"It is an attempt to neutralise me and to discredit the legacy of President dos Santos and his family. No-one should be taken in by these diversionary tactics," she said.


bbc--2020-01-23--Grammy Awards boss 'has evidence' votes were 'rigged'

A crisis at the Grammy Awards has deepened after the chief executive of the organising body , who is currently suspended , said she had evidence of `` serious '' irregularities in the voting .
Deborah Dugan has spoken for the first time since the Recording Academy put her on administrative leave last week .
The Academy has questioned Dugan 's timing , saying she only came forward after being accused of misconduct .
Dugan rejected the Academy 's narrative , saying she had been trying `` to make change from within '' before going public .
Speaking to ABC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was trying at each step to take a deep breath and say , 'OK , I can make a difference , I can fix this , I can work with this team . '
'' The Academy said it has launched two independent investigations - into the complaints made by Dugan , and those made against her .
In the ABC interview , she explained that the prestigious US music awards were `` tainted '' by conflicts of interest .
Dugan 's accusations first emerged in an explosive 44-page complaint to the Equal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
In the complaint , she described the Grammys as a `` boys ' club '' where votes were manipulated by `` secret committees '' .
In particular , she outlined an incident where an unnamed artist and their representative sat on the nominating committee for the song of the year category in 2019 .
As a result , she claimed , that artist ended up on the shortlist ahead of acts like Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande .
Dugan declined to name the musician who had been promoted to the shortlist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` integrity '' , but argued that artists `` deserve better '' than the current system .
`` It 's mostly white males that are in those rooms that make these decisions , and there 's a conflict of interest , '' she said in a separate interview on CBS breakfast show This Morning .
`` If you represent that artist , you have a financial gain if they get nominated for a Grammy . ''
`` So rigged is a term you would apply to it ? ''
asked CBS reporter Tony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Dugan replied .
At the end of the interview , Dugan was asked whether she was planning to watch the Grammy ceremony on Sunday .
`` I am , '' she replied .
`` I worked very hard on the show and I love the artists that are going to be performing . ''
When asked if others could watch the show in `` good conscience '' , Dugan hesitated before replying : `` Yes , I think so . ''
• The claims Deborah Dugan made in her discrimination case Beyond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussed her claim of sexual harassment against Joel Katz , an entertainment lawyer who is the Academy 's general counsel .
In her complaint to the EEOC , she said Katz made suggestive comments and tried to kiss her at a dinner last May , when she was being considered for the Academy 's top job .
`` I felt like I was being tested in how much I would acquiesce , '' she said .
`` And I realised that that was a power-setting move , just on the onset , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Katz 's lawyer Howard Weitzman said his client `` categorically and emphatically denies '' Dugan 's account .
`` Mr Katz believed they had a productive and professional meeting in a restaurant where a number of members of the board of trustees of the Academy , and others , were dining , '' he added .
Dugan also dismissed the idea that she had bullied her assistant - a claim the Academy said led to her suspension .
`` I almost ca n't even keep a straight face on that accusation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've never filed an HR claim or had an HR claim against me . ''
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bbc--2020-01-23--Jessica Simpson reveals childhood sexual abuse

US singer Jessica Simpson has revealed how being sexually assaulted as a child led to a reliance on drugs and alcohol .
The 39-year-old had top 10 UK chart hits in the noughties with I Wan na Love You Forever , These Boots Are Made For Walkin ' and With You .
In an excerpt of her new memoir Open Book , published in People magazine , she admitted to self-medicating for years to deal with the `` trauma '' .
`` I was killing myself with all the drinking and pills , '' she said .
Simpson quit drinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was `` making things worse '' .
`` Giving up the alcohol was easy , '' she went on .
`` I was mad at that bottle .
At how it allowed me to stay complacent and numb . ''
The abuse she suffered began when she was six years old when she shared a bed with the daughter of a family friend .
`` It would start with tickling my back and then go into things that were extremely uncomfortable , '' she wrote .
`` I wanted to tell my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow I felt in the wrong . ''
Six years later she plucked up the courage to tell her parents during a car journey .
Her mother reacted by slapping her father 's arm and yelling : `` I told you something was happening . ''
`` Dad kept his eye on the road and said nothing , '' wrote Simpson .
`` We never stayed at my parents ' friends ' house again but we also did n't talk about what I had said '' .
• One in five adults 'experienced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a teenage pop star in the late 1990s before starring in MTV reality series Newlyweds : Nick And Jessica alongside her former husband Nick Lachey .
She 's now married to former American football player Eric Johnson , with whom she has three children .
The star , who used therapy to allow herself to finally `` feel the traumas '' she 'd been through said she 'd been on `` a long hard deep emotional journey '' .
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bbc--2020-01-23--China coronavirus: Lockdown measures rise across Hubei province

Lockdown measures are increasing across China 's Hubei province to try to control the spread of a new virus that has left 17 people dead .
Wuhan , Hubei 's capital of 11 million people where the virus first emerged , has no trains or planes in or out .
At least four other provincial cities are seeing clampdowns on transport .
There are more than 500 confirmed cases of the virus , which has spread abroad , with Singapore , Saudi Arabia and Vietnam the latest affected .
The new strain of coronavirus is believed to have originated at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the city said the atmosphere there felt like `` the end of the world '' .
The lockdowns come as millions of Chinese people travel across the country for the Lunar New Year holiday .
• How do you quarantine a city - and does it work ?
• Wuhan : The London-sized city where the virus began Wuhan 's public transport lockdown came into force as of 10:00 local time ( 02:00 GMT ) , leaving normally busy train stations and airports empty .
One Wuhan resident said on social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` verge of tears '' when they heard about the closures .
Health authorities are reported to have made wearing a mask mandatory in the city .
They are advising people to avoid crowds and public gatherings .
Demand for rubber gloves and surgical masks has soared .
Taobao , the Chinese online retail giant , has warned sellers not to profit from the outbreak by raising prices .
• Huanggang .
The city east of Wuhan announced a suspension of bus and rail systems and encouraged people not to leave the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exhibitions are being shut • Ezhou , just south of Huanggang , has shut its train stations • Xiantao has cancelled gatherings , suspended transport and set up temperature detection stations , while Chibi is suspending transport The capital , Beijing , announced it had cancelled all major Chinese New Year celebrations .
• Coronavirus : How worried should we be ?
All the fatalities so far have been in Hubei province .
Most of the 17 victims were elderly and suffered from other chronic diseases including Parkinson 's disease and diabetes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke to the BBC The virus is now spreading at an alarming rate .
The hospitals have been flooding with thousands of patients , who wait hours to see a doctor - you can imagine their panic .
Normally Wuhan is a great place to live and we are proud of our work - specialists here have developed a guide for coronavirus diagnosis and treatment .
But I am scared because this is a new virus and the figures are worrying .
Two days ago we were told not to go to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If we leave our home on the hospital campus , we are required to wear masks .
We do n't want to take our two-year-old son outside .
He 's sleeping now , and we are trying to protect him as much as possible - handwashing , airing the apartment , avoiding contact with people .
Outside I can barely see anyone on the streets .
We have been told to avoid gatherings .
I went to the supermarket to buy food , but there was nothing left - no vegetables or biscuits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancelled .
People had bought tickets to go home for Lunar New Year but they ca n't go now .
Everyone is stuck here and ca n't leave .
• Read more from the doctor in Wuhan What do we know about the virus ?
Currently known as 2019-nCoV , the virus is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans .
The Sars ( Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ) virus that killed nearly 800 people globally in the early 2000s was also a coronavirus , as is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this new virus originated in a seafood market in Wuhan that `` conducted illegal transactions of wild animals '' .
The market has been shut down since the beginning of the year .
Some researchers have suggested the illness may have originated in snakes .
A study published on Wednesday in the Journal of Medical Virology said genetic analysis suggests snakes are `` the most probable wildlife animal reservoir '' for the virus , but this would need to be confirmed by other studies .
Other researchers have questioned the claim .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus spreading from patients to family members and healthcare workers .
But understanding more about how the virus transmits between people is one of the major outstanding questions in this outbreak .
The virus infects the lungs , and symptoms start with a fever and cough .
It can progress to shortness of breath and breathing difficulties .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) emergency committee on Wednesday deferred a decision on declaring a `` global emergency '' over the new virus , but is meeting again on Thursday .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alarm the WHO can sound , and has previously been used in response to swine flu , Zika virus and Ebola .
Authorities around the world have announced screening measures for passengers from China .
Thailand has confirmed four cases of the virus , the most outside China .
The US , Japan , Taiwan , South Korea have all reported one case each .
On Thursday , three more nations confirmed cases : • Singapore .
A 66-year-old man who had travelled from Wuhan is being held in an isolation room .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The health ministry has confirmed two Chinese citizens have the virus • Saudi Arabia ; An Indian nurse working in the city of Khamis Mushait has tested positive , the Indian foreign ministry says The first US case was confirmed on Tuesday .
President Donald Trump said the situation was `` totally under control '' and that he trusted the information being provided by Chinese authorities .
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Its 16-member experts' panel was divided 50-50 on the issue, the WHO said, but had decided overall that it was too early because of the limited number of cases abroad, the efforts made by China to control the virus and the fact there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission outside of China.


bbc--2020-01-22--Why is 'pettifogging' suddenly in the news?

On the first day of the Trump impeachment trial , Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts uttered the word `` pettifogging '' to illustrate a point .
What does this archaic word mean and where did it come from ?
The Chief Justice threw the rarely used term into proceedings to remind House of Representatives impeachment managers and the president 's lawyers about the expected levels of decorum when arguing in the Senate .
`` In the 1905 Swayne trial , a senator objected when one of the managers used the word 'pettifogging ' and the presiding officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been used , '' Justice Roberts said .
`` I do n't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard , but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are . ''
So what does it mean ?
To `` pettifog '' is , according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary , `` to quibble over insignificant details '' or `` engage in legal chicanery '' .
The verb was actually formed from the noun `` pettifogger '' , which was used in the 16th Century to describe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a fee .
Merriam-Webster also notes that the term was often used to describe `` lower-status lawyers '' who would take on small cases .
The word is so seldom used that Google Ngrams , which measures the frequency that words appear in books and journals , shows that `` pettifogging '' peaked in 1900 , but has gradually disappeared .
While the word is certainly colourful , it eventually fell out of common parlance , other than in legal circles , according to lexicographer and Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the legal world and nowhere else , '' Mr Zimmer told the BBC .
`` Lawyers and judges are always appealing to precedent so often returning to older texts . ''
• Twenty-six words we do n't want to lose • Why British English is full of silly-sounding words But judges are certainly capable of reviving particular words , Mr Zimmer explains .
`` Justice [ Antonin ] Scalia was famous for this and notably brought back 'argle bargle ' , '' he says .
`` When words pop-up in legal proceedings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rediscover a word . ''
Following Justice Roberts ' use of the word this week , interest grew in its meaning and origins .
Merriam-Webster even reported that lookups for the word `` pettifogger '' spiked 30,800 % .
The eminent dictionary even took to Twitter to provide a definition for its followers who woke up to see the word was trending and may have been confused .
While the word may seem arcane , for the fans of the critically-acclaimed television show `` Schitt 's Creek '' , it seemed more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matriarch who is played by Catherine O'Hara , is regularly heard sprinkling her sentences with archaic words and phrases .
The show follows the once-wealthy Rose family as they are forced to settle in a rural town that they had bought as practical joke .
Now , the town is their only remaining asset and they are forced to acclimatise .
O'Hara 's performance has been praised widely , with many highlighting her stylised language and accent .
Her work has also been rewarded with a Primetime Emmy nomination .
In an interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how thrilled she was to include words , like `` pettifogging '' , in her character 's vocabulary ( which also includes words like `` frippet '' and `` confabulate '' ) .
The actress added that while filming her make-up artist gifted her a copy of `` Foyle 's Philavery : A Treasury of Unusual Words '' .
O'Hara said she would study the book and often work her favourite words into her scripts .
After `` pettifogging '' began to pick up steam on Twitter , fans of `` Schitt 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to point out that Moira Rose had introduced them to the word long before it was heard on the Senate floor .

The verb was actually formed from the noun "pettifogger", which was used in the 16th Century to describe those who would argue over minor details in a fee. Merriam-Webster also notes that the term was often used to describe "lower-status lawyers" who would take on small cases.


bbc--2020-01-22--Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white'

Scientists say they may have discovered why stress makes hair turn white , and a potential way of stopping it happening without reaching for the dye .
In experiments on mice , stem cells that control skin and hair colour became damaged after intense stress .
The US and Brazilian researchers said this avenue was worth exploring further to develop a drug that prevents hair colour loss from ageing .
Men and women can go grey any time from their mid-30s , with the timing of parental hair colour change giving most of the clues on when .
Although it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process and genes , stress can also play a role .
But scientists were not clear exactly how stress affected the hairs on our heads .
• 'My mum found my first grey hair at seven' • Why do China 's leaders dye their hair ?
Researchers behind the study , published in Nature , from the Universities of Sao Paulo and Harvard , believed the effects were linked to melanocyte stem cells , which produce melanin and are responsible for hair and skin colour .
And while carrying out experiments on mice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case .
`` We now know for sure that stress is responsible for this specific change to your skin and hair , and how it works , '' says Prof Ya-Cieh Hsu , research author from Harvard University .
Pain in mice triggered the release of adrenaline and cortisol , making their hearts beat faster and blood pressure rise , affecting the nervous system and causing acute stress .
This process then sped up the depletion of stem cells that produced melanin in hair follicles .
`` I expected stress was bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hsu .
`` But the detrimental impact of stress that we discovered was beyond what I imagined .
`` After just a few days , all of the pigment-regenerating stem cells were lost .
`` Once they 're gone , you ca n't regenerate pigment any more - the damage is permanent . ''
In another experiment , the researchers found they could block the changes by giving the mice an anti-hypertensive , which treats high blood pressure .
And by comparing the genes of mice in pain with other mice , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage to stem cells from stress .
When this protein - cyclin-dependent kinase ( CDK ) - was suppressed , the treatment also prevented a change in the colour of their fur .
This leaves the door open for scientists to help delay the onset of grey hair by targeting CDK with a drug .
`` These findings are not a cure or treatment for grey hair , '' Prof Hsu told the BBC .
`` Our discovery , made in mice , is only the beginning of a long journey to finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also gives us an idea of how stress might affect many other parts of the body , '' she said .

"We now know for sure that stress is responsible for this specific change to your skin and hair, and how it works," says Prof Ya-Cieh Hsu, research author from Harvard University.


bbc--2020-01-23--Running and male suicide: ‘Running almost pushed me over the edge’

When Mark , 26 , found out his friend had taken his own life , he turned to running as @ @ @ @ @ it took over - and Mark says he ’ d “ be out running before @ @ @ @ @ doing it ” .
He created it as a safety bubble – then couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ I couldn ’ t figure out any other way of coping with anything.
” It @ @ @ @ @ out about his depression that his relationship with running went back to normal .
He @ @ @ @ @ was built around me being a runner .
Now I ’ d say I ’ @ @ @ @ @ Running Stories is a Radio 1 Newsbeat video series to tie in with the renewed @ @ @ @ @ brings .
These are tales of how running has changed people 's lives .
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When Mark, 26, found out his friend had taken his own life, he turned to running as a coping mechanism.
But it took over - and Mark says he’d “be out running before I even realised I was doing it”.
He created it as a safety bubble – then couldn’t get out: “I couldn’t figure out any other way of coping with anything.”
It was only when he spoke out about his depression that his relationship with running went back to normal.
He says: “My identity was built around me being a runner. Now I’d say I’m someone who runs.”
Running Stories is a Radio 1 Newsbeat video series to tie in with the renewed interest in fitness that January brings.
These are tales of how running has changed people's lives.
Video journalist: Woody Morris
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bbc--2020-01-22--Burglar traps himself in Vancouver store

US burglar keeps dog from running away Police in the US release video of a burglar who helped keep a @ @ @ @ @ home .

A burglar in a phone shop in Vancouver had to wait for police to get him past the security fence.


bbc--2020-01-23--Yad Vashem: Why Poland won't be attending Holocaust memorial

Poland 's President Andrzej Duda has snubbed an event at Israel 's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to mark the 75th @ @ @ @ @ Auschwitz .
Mr Duda complained that he has not been allowed to address the audience @ @ @ @ @ other leaders will speak .
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the BBC 's Mishal Husain @ @ @ @ @ `` disrespect to Poland '' .
The row is the latest escalation a bitter dispute @ @ @ @ @ the history of World War Two .

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has snubbed an event at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Mr Duda complained that he has not been allowed to address the audience, whereas Mr Putin and other leaders will speak.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the BBC's Mishal Husain that the decision was a "disrespect to Poland".
The row is the latest escalation a bitter dispute between Russia and Poland over the history of World War Two.


bbc--2020-01-23--Three generations join Delhi women's citizenship sit-in

Since early December , India has witnessed widespread protests against a new citizenship law which many see as anti-Muslim and @ @ @ @ @ of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi has become a protest hub , with thousands of women @ @ @ @ @ for over a month , making it the longest sit-in protest against the Citizenship Amendment @ @ @ @ @ The BBC 's Shalu Yadav met three generations of one family who have been attending @ @ @ @

Since early December, India has witnessed widespread protests against a new citizenship law which many see as anti-Muslim and anti-constitutional.
The Muslim suburb of Shaheen Bagh in Delhi has become a protest hub, with thousands of women camping out day and night for over a month, making it the longest sit-in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The BBC's Shalu Yadav met three generations of one family who have been attending the protests regularly.
Filming by Pritam Roy and Anshul Verma


bbc--2020-01-23--Jean-Paul Gaultier: Stars turn out for designer's final show

Celebrities have descended on the final fashion show of French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier in Paris , as he bows out after a 50-year career .
Boy George took to a stage studded with models and other stars in a performance to close the Paris Fashion Week event .
Gaultier shocked fans when he announced it would be his last haute couture runway last week .
He said the event , at the city 's Théâtre du Châtelet , would be a `` party '' to celebrate his decades in fashion .
Gaultier , 67 , has dressed stars from Nicole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Rihanna .
He designed Madonna 's `` cone bra '' corset , which she wore for her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour .
American models Gigi and Bella Hadid appeared on the runway .
They were joined by fellow US models Dita Von Teese and Karlie Kloss .
Von Teese later appeared with British model Karen Elson alongside Boy George on stage .
Canadian model Winnie Harlow also took to the runway .
Other stars at the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 show included former French first lady Carla Bruni , French singer Chris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
French designer Christian Louboutin - known for his signature red-soled stiletto shoes - was pictured with Lebanese-born British pop singer Mika .
Fashion designers Pierre Cardin - Gaultier 's former mentor - and Christian Lacroix were also present .
At the opening of the event in Paris , Gaultier called the outfits on the runway his `` first upcycling haute couture collection '' and urged the audience to recycle their clothes .
Last year he criticised what he called `` ridiculous '' fashion waste , saying big fashion brands are harming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collections with far too many clothes '' .
`` In my first show and this , my last , there are creations made with the jeans I 've worn , '' he said .
`` It 's the most beautiful of materials .
Like a lot of humans , it becomes even more beautiful as it gets older . ''
He added : `` Goodbye to the spanking new , hello to the spanking old ! ''
The event comes less than a week after Gaultier tweeted a video announcing that this runway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's going to be quite a party with many of my friends , and we 're going to have fun until very , very late , '' he said .
Ahead of the show , Von Teese posted on Instagram that some of his `` legendary muses '' would be taking part .
She predicted it would be an `` emotional night '' and , in an earlier post , wrote : `` I 'm so grateful to have been part of the story . ''
Canadian model Coco Rocha tweeted that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be Gaultier 's last show .
American actress and model Kat Graham described him as her `` fashion idol '' .
`` JPG was the first big design house to dress me , to believe in me , '' she wrote .
`` Thank you JPG for showing me and the world that it 's more than ok to be authentically yourself , and to go against the grain . ''

"It's going to be quite a party with many of my friends, and we're going to have fun until very, very late," he said.


bbc--2020-01-23--Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools

A community in Ivory Coast has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools .
The classrooms @ @ @ @ @ of conventional building materials and can be built using just a hammer .
Since 2018 @ @ @ @ @ turned into 26 classrooms .

A community in Ivory Coast has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
The classrooms cost almost half the price of conventional building materials and can be built using just a hammer. Since 2018, plastic waste has been turned into 26 classrooms.
Video produced by Daniel South and Eric Biantuadi.
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bbc--2020-01-23--Lions and tigers escape circus for vast new home

Seventeen big cats rescued from circuses in Guatemala have been given a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in South @ @ @ @ @ Animal Defenders International moved the lions and tigers after persuading the Guatemalan government to enforce @ @ @ @ @ in circuses .
The animal conservation and protection group said the tigers and lions endured @ @ @ @ @ maltreatment .

Seventeen big cats rescued from circuses in Guatemala have been given a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.
The team from Animal Defenders International moved the lions and tigers after persuading the Guatemalan government to enforce a 2018 ban on animals in circuses.
The animal conservation and protection group said the tigers and lions endured years of severe confinement and maltreatment.
Video journalist: Christian Parkinson


bbc--2020-01-22--China coronavirus: What we know so far

China coronavirus: What we know so far

The number of people in China infected with a new type of coronavirus is increasing .
Reports say this infection @ @ @ @ @ other major cities and abroad .
On Wednesday , the World Health Organization ( WHO @ @ @ @ @ international public health emergency over the coronavirus - as it did with swine flu and @ @ @ @ @ , if made , will be seen as an urgent call for a co-ordinated international @ @ @ @ @ is the coronavirus and what can be done to treat it ?

The number of people infected with a new type of coronavirus is increasing.
Reports say this infection has spread from Wuhan in China to other major cities and abroad.
But just what is the coronavirus and what can be done to treat it?
The BBC's online health editor, Michelle Roberts, explains.


bbc--2020-01-23--Harry and Meghan: How much privacy can they expect in Canada?

Within hours of Prince Harry arriving in Canada to join his wife for the start of a new life away from royal duties , the couple issued a legal warning about media intrusion .
Pictures of Meghan walking her dogs while carrying her son Archie in a baby sling were published in newspapers and on websites .
Lawyers said they were taken without her consent , by photographers hiding in bushes .
The couple say they want a different relationship with the media now they 've stepped back from their life as senior royals .
But have the rules changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they 've left the UK ?
• Harry arrives in Canada ahead of new chapter • No other option but to step back , says Harry • Harry and Meghan step back : What will happen next ?
How much privacy can the couple expect ?
Not much , according to Ingrid Seward , a royal biographer and editor of Majesty Magazine .
She says she 's surprised the couple were n't expecting the paparazzi to follow them to Canada .
`` Of course the safest place for Harry and Meghan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she told Radio 4 's PM programme .
`` They have n't been papped once since their marriage , and if they have been , no pictures have been printed .
`` Those rules do n't apply in Canada .
The paps can come from all over the world and lie in wait for them . ''
• Why Meghan and Harry have Canada in their sights • The big question Canadians have about royal move The couple are believed to be alarmed by press activity near their current base on Vancouver Island @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have been attempts to photograph inside their home using long-range lenses and they accuse the paparazzi of being camped outside the property .
PR and media expert Rebecca May says that without the long-standing `` gentleman 's '' agreement between the Palace and the UK media to avoid using paparazzi photos , Harry and Meghan `` will have to navigate their way through this new world without that protection '' .
The CHEK news service , based in Vancouver Island , was one of the outlets which decided not to use the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Park - that prompted the legal warning .
Its news editor , Scott Fee , says he spoke to the photographer responsible who defended it , saying it was taken on public property .
He told BBC Breakfast : `` That 's [ the photographer 's ] version .
He said Meghan did n't hide from the shot , she gave me a smile , she did n't prevent it from happening - those are his words .
If that 's how it played out - it 's hard to say . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use the pictures , which appeared on the front page of the Sun , because they had to listen to their audience , who tend to be really protective of the couple .
He adds : `` We do want to respect what the couple are saying as well .
We 're not looking to be intrusive , we 're not looking to stalk the couple . ''
However , he does acknowledge that his organisation will be closely following the story as it `` unfolds in our own backyard '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media ?
Prince Harry has long had an uneasy relationship with the media , having grown up aware of the impact the intense media interest had on the life of his mother , Diana , Princess of Wales .
She died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi on motorbikes .
The prince has often compared his wife 's experiences of the press with those of his late mother .
In 2016 , Prince Harry attacked the media for subjecting Meghan - then his girlfriend - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harassment '' .
• Why the Royal Family rarely go to court Last year , Harry accepted damages and an apology from a news agency which used a helicopter to take photographs of the inside of his home in the Cotswolds .
The duchess is currently suing the Mail on Sunday over publishing one of her private letters to her father , Thomas Markle , accusing the paper of misusing her private information , breaching copyright and selective editing .
Days after confirming his wife 's legal case , the duke announced he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Sun , the defunct News of the World , and the Daily Mirror , in relation to alleged phone-hacking .
In his statement last October , the prince singled out Britain 's tabloid newspapers , saying that they had ruined his mother 's life and he would n't let them ruin his wife 's .
BBC media editor Amol Rajan says the way to stay out of the media is not to be too interesting , adding that recent events have , ironically , seen interest in the Sussexes `` radically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you want to stay out of the media , it 's not about where you are , it 's about who you are and what you do .
`` There is something desperately sad for the couple in the fact that , even in North America , you can not get away from scrutiny - given that every passer-by has a smartphone . ''
Do n't the couple need publicity for their careers ?
Under their new arrangement with the royal family , Harry and Meghan will stop receiving public funds for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations , while they have previously said they plan to launch a new `` charitable entity '' .
PR and media expert Rebecca May says it is crucial that the couple 's advisers `` guide them through this new maze and keep Canada 's press on side to help with this transition period '' .
• Who pays for Harry and Meghan ?
She says : `` After all , to raise awareness for their charities and causes they need the media to spread the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set boundaries and stick to them .
`` Be up front and open with the press and they will be respectful if they know what rules you play by . ''
She anticipates `` a bumpy ride '' for at least the next 12 months for the couple , adding that it will also very much depend on their next career moves .
`` Inevitably , I do n't see their move to Canada helping them stay out of the media spotlight in the short to medium term , however , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move for them . ''
Newspapers have claimed that Harry appeared to tout Meghan for voiceover work with Disney at the Lion King premiere in July .
The couple have previously looked to capitalise on the Sussex Royal brand - lodging an application to trademark the name in June last year , covering items such as books , calendars , clothing , charitable fundraising and campaigning .
It raised the possibility of Prince Harry and Meghan launching their own lines of products , from beauty to clothing - however the agreement with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A brand incorporating the word `` royal '' may not be compatible with their agreement to step back from royal duties .
How does the law in the UK compare to Canada ?
In the UK , you can generally take pictures of people in public spaces without permission .
But there could be circumstances where it is not allowed , for example if the person was in an area where they reasonably expected privacy or your actions amounted to harassment .
Canadian privacy laws are similar to those in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Canada .
In the province of British Columbia , where Prince Harry and Meghan are staying , a separate Privacy Act is in force .
In a public place , there may be a limited expectation of privacy under certain circumstances .
Canadian media lawyer Dan Burnett has worked on a number of privacy cases in the province and says the key question for the courts is whether there is `` a reasonable expectation of privacy '' .
He says : `` Factors such as children and surreptitious photography would be important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's case .
`` The fact it was in a public place would lean the other way , but if the photographers were hiding , that suggests they knew she considered it a safe , private space at the time . ''
However , there is still a public interest exemption in Canada which could be used by journalists and photographers in some cases .
A court considering a case would also have to take freedom of the press into account .
The privacy laws in Canada have n't been as stringently tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being less of a paparazzi culture - so it is unclear what scenarios would amount to an invasion of privacy .
In the UK , privacy rights began to change with the passage of the Human Rights Act in 1998 , which introduced a right to `` respect for private and family life '' .
The result has been a series of rulings against the media , such as Max Mosley who successfully sued the News of the World for breach of privacy , after it had published pictures of him with five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same privacy law in 2018 to win his case against the BBC , which had showed helicopter footage of a police raid on his home .
What is the global interest in royal pictures ?
Rebecca May says Prince Harry and Meghan 's move to Canada is drawing press attention from `` all across the globe '' and exclusive paparazzi photos could be `` worth hundreds of thousands of pounds '' .
She says : `` There are extreme lengths photographers may go to to get 'the photo ' .
You can expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press intrusion is not a new problem for the royals , as Meghan 's sister-in-law , the Duchess of Cambridge , would testify .
In 2017 , Catherine was awarded £92,000 in damages after a French magazine printed topless pictures of her in 2012 .
At the time of the judgement , BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield said the guilty verdict was not a surprise , adding `` it 's almost a game these magazines play '' .
He said : `` They get the fines but they think it 's worth it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the photographs they publish . ''
And the paparazzi have also targeted the royals ' children .
In 2015 , Kensington Palace issued an appeal to world media not to publish unauthorised images of two-year-old Prince George .
The palace said some paparazzi had gone to `` extreme lengths '' to take pictures and `` a line has been crossed '' .
A small number of media organisations , mostly in Germany , France , Australia , New Zealand and the US , had published photos of Prince George in `` unacceptable circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ palace said the `` vast majority '' - and all UK publications - had refused .

In the UK, you can generally take pictures of people in public spaces without permission. But there could be circumstances where it is not allowed, for example if the person was in an area where they reasonably expected privacy or your actions amounted to harassment.


bbc--2020-01-23--Auschwitz: How death camp became centre of Nazi Holocaust

Primo Levi - one of the most famous survivors - was lying in a camp hospital with scarlet fever when the liberators arrived .
The men cast `` strangely embarrassed glances at the sprawling bodies , at the battered huts and at us few still alive '' , he would later write .
`` They did not greet us , nor did they smile ; they seemed oppressed not only by compassion but by ... the feeling of guilt that such a crime should exist . ''
`` We saw emaciated , tortured , impoverished people , '' soldier Ivan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We could tell from their eyes that they were happy to be saved from this hell . ''
• The families who were n't meant to live In less than four years , Nazi Germany systematically murdered at least 1.1 million people at Auschwitz .
Almost one million were Jews .
Those deported to the camp complex were gassed , starved , worked to death and even killed in medical experiments .
The vast majority died in the Auschwitz II death camp - known as Auschwitz-Birkenau .
Six million Jewish people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign to eradicate Europe 's Jewish population .
Auschwitz was at the centre of that genocide .
What was the Holocaust ?
When the Nazis came to power in 1933 they began to strip Jewish people of all property , freedoms and rights under the law .
After the German invasion and occupation of Poland in 1939 , the Nazis started deporting Jewish people from Germany and Austria to Poland , where they created ghettos to separate them from the rest of the population .
In 1941 , during the German invasion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign of extermination in earnest .
Nazis spoke about their invasion as a race war between Germany and Jewish people , as well as the Slavic population and the Roma .
Groups of German soldiers called Einsatzgruppen set out across newly conquered lands in Eastern Europe to massacre civilians .
By the end of 1941 , they had killed 500,000 people , and by 1945 they had murdered about two million - 1.3 million of whom were Jewish .
Behind the lines , Nazi commanders were experimenting with ways to kill en masse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too stressful for their soldiers , and so came up with more efficient means of murder .
Experimental gas vans had been used to kill mentally disabled people in Poland as early as 1939 .
Poisonous fumes were pumped into a sealed compartment to suffocate those inside .
By the winter of 1941 , the Nazis had constructed gas chambers at Auschwitz .
Nazi leaders met in January 1942 to coordinate the industrial slaughter .
At the Wannsee Conference , as it became known , they agreed to what they called a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - killing the entire European Jewish population , 11 million people , by extermination and forced labour .
Auschwitz was originally a Polish army barracks in southern Poland .
Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Poland in September 1939 , and by May 1940 turned the site into a jail for political prisoners .
This area - with the infamous lie Arbeit Macht Frei written above the entrance in German - meaning work sets you free - became known as Auschwitz I .
But as the war and the Holocaust progressed , the Nazi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first prisoners to be gassed were a group of Polish and Soviet prisoners in August 1941 .
Work began on a new camp , Auschwitz II-Birkenau , the following month .
This became the site of the huge gas chambers where hundreds of thousands were murdered until November 1944 , and the crematoria was where their bodies were burned .
German chemicals company IG Farben built and operated a synthetic rubber factory at Auschwitz III-Monowitz .
Other private companies like Krupp and Siemens-Schuckert also ran factories nearby , to use the prisoners as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel survived Monowitz concentration camp .
When Auschwitz was eventually liberated , it had more than 40 camps and subcamps .
People from all over Europe were crammed into cattle wagons without windows , toilets , seats or food , and transported to Auschwitz .
There they were sorted into those who could work and those who were to be immediately killed .
The latter group were ordered to strip naked and sent to the showers for `` delousing '' - a euphemism used for the gas chambers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' would then drop powerful Zyklon-B gas pellets into the sealed chambers , and wait for people to die .
It took about 20 minutes .
The thick walls could not hide the screams of those suffocating inside .
Then Sonderkommandos - other prisoners , usually Jews forced to work for the guards or be killed - would remove artificial limbs , glasses , hair and teeth before dragging the corpses to the incinerators .
Ashes of the bodies were buried or used as fertiliser .
Belongings of those gassed and those sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a part of the camp known as `` Canada '' - so named because the country was seen as a land of plenty .
Who were the victims ?
SS guards sought to hide their crimes as Soviet troops closed in , and tried to destroy their extensive prisoner records - making it hard to fully quantify the number of victims .
Academic studies since agree that in total close to 1.3 million people arrived at Auschwitz .
About 1.1 million of them died there .
• The Holocaust : Who are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi-controlled Europe made up the vast majority of the victims .
Almost one million Jewish people were murdered at Auschwitz .
One specific example was Hungary 's Jewish population .
In the space of just two months , between May and July 1944 , Hungary transported 420,000 Jewish people to Auschwitz .
Tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews were sent to Auschwitz every day .
Three quarters of them were killed on arrival .
Some 75,000 Polish civilians , 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war , 25,000 Roma and Sinti , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prisoners were also put to death by the German state at the Auschwitz complex .
What happened when Auschwitz was liberated ?
German authorities ordered a halt to gassing and the destruction of the gas chambers and crematoria in late 1944 , as Soviet troops advanced westward .
The stockpile of stolen valuables in the Canada sector was shipped to Germany shortly afterwards .
Determined to erase the evidence of their crimes , the Nazis ordered tens of thousands of remaining prisoners to march west to other concentration camps , such as Bergen-Belsen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick to walk were left behind ; any who fell behind on the march itself were killed .
Soviet forces found only a few thousand survivors when they entered the camp on 27 January 1945 , along with hundreds of thousands of clothes and several tonnes of human hair .
Soldiers later recalled having to convince some survivors that the Nazis had truly gone .
Elie Wiesel later said in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation that the Nazi crimes at Auschwitz `` produced a mutation on a cosmic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endeavours '' .
`` After Auschwitz , the human condition is no longer the same .
After Auschwitz , nothing will ever be the same . ''

When the Nazis came to power in 1933 they began to strip Jewish people of all property, freedoms and rights under the law. After the German invasion and occupation of Poland in 1939, the Nazis started deporting Jewish people from the Third Reich to parts of Poland, where they created ghettos to separate them from the rest of the population.