bbc--2020-02-20--Coronavirus: Two passengers dead from quarantined Diamond Princess

Two Japanese passengers who contracted the new coronavirus on board a cruise ship quarantined in Japan have died , officials say .
Both were in their 80s with underlying health conditions .
They were being treated in hospitals after being taken off the Diamond Princess last week .
At least 621 people on the ship tested positive for the virus , named Covid-19 , the biggest cluster outside China .
Japan has defended its handling of the situation amid criticism .
• What you need to know about the virus The coronavirus , which originated in China 's Hubei province @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Overall , there have now been 2,118 deaths and nearly 75,000 confirmed infections recorded in mainland China .
On Thursday , South Korea confirmed its first coronavirus death .
Japan 's neighbour also reported a sharp rise in virus cases , most of them from a newly identified cluster at a large religious community .
What is known about the two Japanese fatalities ?
The victims were an 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman , Japan 's health ministry said .
The man - from Kanagawa prefecture south of Tokyo - had had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The woman - from the capital - died from pneumonia believed to be caused by the coronavirus .
The victims have not been publicly named .
Japan 's Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said they had been sent to medical facilities last week after showing symptoms .
`` I believe they received the best possible treatment '' , he said .
What 's the latest from the cruise ship ?
The Diamond Princess was carrying 3,700 people in total and passengers who tested negative for the virus began leaving the ship on Wednesday after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disembarked from the cruise liner docked in Yokohama .
Others are set to leave over the next two days .
More than 150 Australian passengers have already arrived in Darwin , where they will begin two weeks of quarantine .
The first batch of people from Hong Kong have also flown back to the city , where they will similarly be quarantined .
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britons stranded on the ship would be able to board an evacuation flight home on Friday , as long as they were not showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also set to repatriate its citizens .
• Chinese nationals were barred from entering Russia as of Thursday as a precautionary measure • Australia extended until 29 February its ban on international arrivals who have been to China Why is Japan being criticised for its handling of the quarantine ?
Japanese health expert Kentaro Iwata , professor at the infectious diseases division of Kobe University , visited the Diamond Princess and said the situation on board was `` completely chaotic '' .
`` The cruise ship was completely inadequate in terms of infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widely shared YouTube video which he has since taken offline .
US officials have also said moves to contain the virus `` may not have been sufficient '' .
But on Thursday , Mr Kato responded to Mr Iwata 's criticism , saying authorities had worked hard to deal with a very complicated situation .
`` We 've been doing our best in the circumstances , '' Mr Kato told Japanese lawmakers .
`` Not only our officials at the health ministry but also Self-Defence Forces officials and medical officials are working desperately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infectious diseases [ on the ship ] , and we get feedback from them about our operation every day , including dividing [ the areas inside the ship ] . ''
The health minister stressed that the cruise ship was `` not a well-established place such as a hospital '' , and that the authorities `` kept correcting '' various problems on a daily basis .
`` We have to examine and learn from this case because we think this is a global issue , '' Mr Kato said .
On Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( NIID ) released its report , which pointed to `` clear evidence that substantial transmission of COVID-19 had been occurring prior to implementation of quarantine on Diamond Princess 5 February '' .
`` The decline in the number of confirmed cases , based on reported onset dates , implies that the quarantine intervention was effective in reducing transmission among passengers , '' the report said .
China has seen a sharp drop in the number of new infections .
There were 394 new confirmed cases and 114 deaths reported on Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the National Health Commission said .
• Watching loved ones die without care in Wuhan There are more than 1,000 cases outside of China , including on Diamond Princess and in Singapore , South Korea and Hong Kong .
Iran says two people infected with the virus have died in the city of Qom - the first reported deaths in the Middle East .
On Wednesday , Hong Kong said a 70-year-old man with underlying illnesses had become the territory 's second fatality .
France , Japan , the Philippines and Taiwan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus .
South Korea on Thursday announced a jump of 31 confirmed Covid-19 infections - 23 of them from a newly identified cluster at a large religious community .
South Korea now has a total of 82 confirmed cases .
The cluster is in the south-western city of Daegu - home to 2.5 million residents - and is believed to be linked to a 61-year-old woman who was confirmed to be infected earlier this week .
The Korean Centre for Disease Control said the woman had had contact with 166 people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Korea 's Yonhap news agency reports .
The religious sect known as the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony , which has been accused of being a cult , said it had shut down its Daegu branch and that services in other regions would be held online or individually at home .
The mayor of the city has described the event as an `` unprecedented crisis '' and urged people in the city to stay indoors .

Coronavirus: Two passengers dead from quarantined Diamond Princess Published 20 February 2020
Image source, Reuters Image caption, At least 621 people on the ship are infected
Two Japanese passengers who contracted the new coronavirus on board a cruise ship quarantined in Japan have died, officials say.
Both were in their 80s with underlying health conditions. They were being treated in hospitals after being taken off the Diamond Princess last week.
At least 621 people on the ship tested positive for the virus, named Covid-19, the biggest cluster outside China.
Japan has defended its handling of the situation amid criticism.
The coronavirus, which originated in China's Hubei province last year, causes pneumonia-like symptoms.
Overall, there have now been 2,118 deaths and nearly 75,000 confirmed infections recorded in mainland China.
On Thursday, South Korea confirmed its first coronavirus death. Japan's neighbour also reported a sharp rise in virus cases, most of them from a newly identified cluster at a large religious community.
What is known about the two Japanese fatalities?
The victims were an 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, Japan's health ministry said.
The man - from Kanagawa prefecture south of Tokyo - had had bronchial asthma and died from Covid-19.
The woman - from the capital - died from pneumonia believed to be caused by the coronavirus.
The victims have not been publicly named.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Hundreds of passengers from the ship are making their way home
Japan's Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said they had been sent to medical facilities last week after showing symptoms.
"I believe they received the best possible treatment", he said.
What's the latest from the cruise ship?
The Diamond Princess was carrying 3,700 people in total and passengers who tested negative for the virus began leaving the ship on Wednesday after a 14-day quarantine.
Hundreds have now disembarked from the cruise liner docked in Yokohama. Others are set to leave over the next two days.
More than 150 Australian passengers have already arrived in Darwin, where they will begin two weeks of quarantine.
The first batch of people from Hong Kong have also flown back to the city, where they will similarly be quarantined.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britons stranded on the ship would be able to board an evacuation flight home on Friday, as long as they were not showing symptoms of the virus.
Indonesia is also set to repatriate its citizens.
In other developments:
Chinese nationals were barred from entering Russia as of Thursday as a precautionary measure
Australia extended until 29 February its ban on international arrivals who have been to China
Why is Japan being criticised for its handling of the quarantine?
Japanese health expert Kentaro Iwata, professor at the infectious diseases division of Kobe University, visited the Diamond Princess and said the situation on board was "completely chaotic".
"The cruise ship was completely inadequate in terms of infection control," he said in a widely shared YouTube video which he has since taken offline.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Coronavirus expert: 'I was scared on board Diamond Princess'
US officials have also said moves to contain the virus "may not have been sufficient".
But on Thursday, Mr Kato responded to Mr Iwata's criticism, saying authorities had worked hard to deal with a very complicated situation.
"We've been doing our best in the circumstances," Mr Kato told Japanese lawmakers.
"Not only our officials at the health ministry but also Self-Defence Forces officials and medical officials are working desperately hard.
"We have specialists of infectious diseases [on the ship], and we get feedback from them about our operation every day, including dividing [the areas inside the ship]."
The health minister stressed that the cruise ship was "not a well-established place such as a hospital", and that the authorities "kept correcting" various problems on a daily basis.
"We have to examine and learn from this case because we think this is a global issue," Mr Kato said.
On Wednesday, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) released its report, which pointed to "clear evidence that substantial transmission of COVID-19 had been occurring prior to implementation of quarantine on Diamond Princess 5 February".
"The decline in the number of confirmed cases, based on reported onset dates, implies that the quarantine intervention was effective in reducing transmission among passengers," the report said.
What's the latest from China?
China has seen a sharp drop in the number of new infections.
There were 394 new confirmed cases and 114 deaths reported on Wednesday, down from 1,749 new cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said.
There are more than 1,000 cases outside of China, including on Diamond Princess and in Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong.
Iran says two people infected with the virus have died in the city of Qom - the first reported deaths in the Middle East.
Image source, AFP Image caption, China says the virus mostly kills the sick and elderly
On Wednesday, Hong Kong said a 70-year-old man with underlying illnesses had become the territory's second fatality.
France, Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan have each had one death attributed to the virus.
Sharp rise in South Korea
South Korea on Thursday announced a jump of 31 confirmed Covid-19 infections - 23 of them from a newly identified cluster at a large religious community. South Korea now has a total of 82 confirmed cases.
The cluster is in the south-western city of Daegu - home to 2.5 million residents - and is believed to be linked to a 61-year-old woman who was confirmed to be infected earlier this week.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Workers have sanitised the inside and surroundings of the Shincheonji Church branch
The Korean Centre for Disease Control said the woman had had contact with 166 people, who were asked to self-quarantine, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
The religious sect known as the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, which has been accused of being a cult, said it had shut down its Daegu branch and that services in other regions would be held online or individually at home.
The mayor of the city has described the event as an "unprecedented crisis" and urged people in the city to stay indoors.


bbc--2020-02-19--Syria civil war: How a father helps his daughter cope with life in a warzone

Abdullah Mohammad and his family are living in a warzone but they 've come up with a unique way to @ @ @ @ @ When Salwa became startled by loud noises , her father used the sound of children @ @ @ @ @ her that loud noises could be funny .
Abdullah says he tries to stay controlled @ @ @ @ @ strikes are happening so his daughter can feel calm and happy too .

Abdullah Mohammad and his family are living in a warzone but they've come up with a unique way to cope with air strikes.
When Salwa became startled by loud noises, her father used the sound of children letting off fireworks to show her that loud noises could be funny.
Abdullah says he tries to stay controlled and appear happy when air strikes are happening so his daughter can feel calm and happy too.


bbc--2020-02-20--Lesotho's Thomas Thabane to be charged with murdering his wife

Lesotho 's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane , 80 , is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane , police have said .
Mr Thabane announced he would be stepping down in July because of old age , without commenting about the case .
His current wife Maesaiah Thabane has already been charged with the murder .
He would be the first African leader to be charged with a domestic murder while in office , in a case that has shocked the tiny mountain kingdom .
• BBC Africa Live : Updates on this and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Lesotho 's murder drama • A murder mystery , the prime minister and his estranged wife Lipolelo , 58 , was shot dead two days before Mr Thabane became prime minister in 2017 .
At the time , he described her killing as `` senseless '' but police now accuse him of being involved in her killing .
`` The prime minister is going to be charged with the murder , '' Deputy Commissioner of Police Paseka Mokete was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying .
`` The police are preparing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tomorrow [ Friday ] , '' he added .
What does the prime minister say ?
Mr Thabane said on state radio that he had served the nation `` diligently '' and he would retire at the end of July , Reuters reports .
`` I 've worked for a peaceful and stable Lesotho .
Today ... at my age , I have lost most of my energy , '' he was quoted as saying .
The ruling All Basotho Convention had given him a deadline of Thursday to resign .
Lesotho 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fight - his party , the All Basotho Convention ( ABC ) and its leadership , were expecting him to accept an ultimatum to step down ahead of the opening of parliament on Friday but he has refused .
But it now looks highly unlikely that he will be appearing at parliament on Friday as planned .
It 's a desperate time for Mr Thabane , who has lost favour with his allies in this coalition government .
He is now seen as a sinking ship and they do not want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister is running out of time and room to manoeuvre - the country 's police want him charged and hauled before a court , all by the end of this week .
His arrest will not only be a great humiliation to the prime minister but could also plunge the country in a constitutional crisis - it 's not every day that a sitting leader is charged with a crime .
How did the murder take place ?
Lipolelo was gunned down at close range on the side of a dirt road while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ village on the outskirts of the capital , Maseru .
She was involved in bitter divorce proceedings with Mr Thabane when she was killed .
At the time , the prime minister was living with Maesaiah , 42 , as if she were his wife .
But Lipolelo had already won a separate legal battle to be recognised as first lady , as opposed to Maesaiah .
Maesaiah accompanied Mr Thabane to his inauguration , following his estranged wife 's death .
Two months later she and Mr Thabane got married in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Maseru .
Maesaiah was charged with her rival 's murder on 5 February , and is out on bail of about $ 67 ( £52 ) .
She has also been charged with the attempted murder of a family friend Thato Sibolla , who was with Lipolelo at the time of the shooting and is expected to be a key witness in the murder case .
Maesaiah has not yet been asked to enter a plea .

Lesotho's prime minister is not going down without a fight - his party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and its leadership, were expecting him to accept an ultimatum to step down ahead of the opening of parliament on Friday but he has refused.


bbc--2020-02-20--Two dead as Sydney to Melbourne passenger train derails

Two people were killed when a Sydney to Melbourne express train derailed near the Victorian town of Wallan , officials say .
Several other passengers were being treated for injuries , emergency services said .
One person was airlifted to a hospital in Melbourne .
Images showed a number of twisted carriages had left the track , with one on its side .
It was unclear what caused the train to derail .
The train was reportedly carrying 160 passengers and five crew members when it left the tracks at about 19:50 local time ( 08:50 GMT ) on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ north of Melbourne , the Victorian state capital .
It is understood to be the main long-distance service between Melbourne and Sydney .
Paramedics from Ambulance Victoria said that `` a large number of people are being assessed but are not believed to be seriously injured '' .
They added that four people were being taken to hospital `` in a stable condition '' .
Victoria 's Country Fire Authority ( CFA ) said that five carriages , along with the train 's engine , had derailed and that helicopters and ambulances were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transport victims .
All train services that run on the affected line - which connects the stations of Seymour and Shepparton - have been cancelled while an investigation takes place .
Australia 's Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack posted a statement on Twitter announcing that `` a full and thorough investigation '' would be carried out by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the national rail safety regulator .
`` Our thoughts are with all those involved and their loved ones , '' it added .
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"It is a tragedy that unfortunately the pilot and the driver were killed in the incident, but I am amazed that there weren't more passengers at least injured or worse than what they were," said Insp. Peter Koger.


bbc--2020-02-20--MGM hack exposes personal data of 10.6 million guests

The personal information of 10.6 million guests who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels was hacked last summer .
The hack was first reported by ZDNet on Wednesday , which said the stolen information was posted to a hacking forum this week .
MGM confirmed the attack took place to the BBC .
The data exposed included names , address , and passport numbers for former guests .
MGM said it was `` confident '' no financial information had been exposed .
The resort chain said it was unable to say exactly how many people were impacted because information that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer , we discovered unauthorized access to a cloud server that contained a limited amount of information for certain previous guests of MGM Resorts .
We are confident that no financial , payment card or password data was involved in this matter , '' a spokesperson for MGM Resorts said .
Among the people who were impacted included celebrities like Justin Bieber and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey .
ZDNet reported .
MGM would not confirm this .
MGM said most of the data that was stole was `` phonebook information '' like names @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are already publicly available .
But approximately 1,300 former guests were notified that more sensitive information including passport numbers had been revealed .
A further 52,000 customers were told that less sensitive personal information was exposed .
This was only a portion of those impacted .
MGM said its notification to customers followed state laws .
Most US states do not require companies to tell customers if data which is already public has been exposed during a hack .
MGM has resorts in Las Vegas , Atlantic City and Detroit in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China and Japan and is developing a new resort in Dubai .
According to ZDNet the data was posted to a hacking forum .
Cyber attackers can use all sorts of information , even data that is less sensitive , to target an individual online .
This is not the largest hacking of hotel guest information .
In 2017 , Marriott Hotels experienced a much larger data breach exposing 500 million guests .
That attack was linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers .

"Last summer, we discovered unauthorized access to a cloud server that contained a limited amount of information for certain previous guests of MGM Resorts. We are confident that no financial, payment card or password data was involved in this matter," a spokesperson for MGM Resorts said.


bbc--2020-02-20--Brazil senator Cid Gomes shot in stand-off with police

A Brazilian senator , Cid Gomes , has been injured after shots were fired at him during a stand-off with police .
Senator Gomes , 56 , was driving a digger towards a fence behind which a group of masked military police officers were protesting when he was hit by two bullets in the town of Sobral .
He is in hospital in a stable condition .
For months , members of the military police have been conducting strikes and protests to demand pay increases .
Video shared on social media shows Senator Gomes driving a digger at the metal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ digger 's arm while masked policemen gathered behind it shout .
Several shots ring out and the windscreen of the digger and one of its windows shatters .
Photos taken subsequently show Mr Gomes being helped away , his T-shirt showing a large blood stain .
It is not clear who fired the shots .
Members of the military police in Sobral , in the north-eastern state of Ceará , have been demanding better pay since late 2019 and holding strikes .
They argue that they are being paid less than their counterparts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on strike under Brazilian law and a court in Ceará ruled this week that those defying the ban could face prison .
As part of their protest , the officers barred the entrance to a military police station in the town to impede other members of the force who have not joined their strike from working .
Senator Gomes organised a counter-protest and warned the officers to clear the road .
He told them over a megaphone that they had five minutes to clear off .
When they did not , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and drove towards the fence behind which they were gathered .
What has been the reaction ?
Public Safety Minister Sérgio Moro has announced the deployment of federal security forces to Ceará in the wake of Senator Gomes ' shooting .
Mr Moro said that they would stay for at least 30 days .
Senator Gomes ' brother , Ciro Gomes , said that he `` hoped that the responsible authorities catch those who attempted this barbarous homicide '' .
He also wrote that he and his brother would not let the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ciro Gomes is an influential politician in Ceará who has unsuccessfully run for the presidency of Brazil on three occasions .
The son of President Jair Bolsonaro criticised Senator Gomes for driving at the police officers .
Eduardo Bolsonaro , who is a member of Congress , asked what reaction Mr Gomes had expected when he drove the digger towards the officers .
In a tweet ( in Portuguese ) , he accused the politician of putting their lives in danger .

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bbc--2020-02-20--US retailer Forever 21 bought back from bankruptcy

Retailer Forever 21 has been saved from bankruptcy by three buyers who want to expand internationally .
New owners , Authentic Brands , Simon Property and Brookfield Property , also want to keep open most of the chain 's 448 US stores .
Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy last September as losses mounted from its international locations .
As part of its revamp , it plans to launch new lines of jewellery , footwear and handbags .
• Retailers shut 2,870 stores in first half of 2019 The fashion retailer is also looking for a new chief executive to drive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to work with new and existing partners to expand in Europe , the Middle East and South East Asia , along with China .
Forever 21 has around 600 stores globally across 57 countries .
When it announced last year it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US , Forever 21 said it planned to exit most locations in Asia and Europe , but would remain in Mexico and Latin America .
Some analysts said the retailer had lost its way and fallen out of favour with young US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Los Angeles , Forever 21 , like many of its bricks-and-mortar rivals , has struggled with rising competition from online retailers .

When it announced last year it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, Forever 21 said it planned to exit most locations in Asia and Europe, but would remain in Mexico and Latin America.


bbc--2020-02-20--Larry Tesler: Computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste dies aged 74

Larry Tesler , an icon of early computing , has died at the age of 74 .
Mr Tesler started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s , at a time when computers were inaccessible to the vast majority of people .
It was thanks to his innovations - which included the `` cut '' , `` copy '' and `` paste '' commands - that the personal computer became simple to learn and use .
Xerox , where Mr Tesler spent part of his career , paid tribute to him .
`` The inventor of cut/copy & paste @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler , '' the company tweeted .
`` Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas . ''
Mr Tesler was born in the Bronx , New York , in 1945 , and studied at Stanford University in California .
After graduating , he specialised in user interface design - that is , making computer systems more user-friendly .
He worked for a number of major tech firms during his long career .
He started at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center ( Parc ) , before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he spent 17 years and rose to chief scientist .
After leaving Apple he set up an education start-up , and worked for brief periods at Amazon and Yahoo .
In 2012 , he told the BBC of Silicon Valley : `` There 's almost a rite of passage - after you 've made some money , you do n't just retire , you spend your time funding other companies .
`` There 's a very strong element of excitement , of being able to share what you 've learned with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's most famous innovation , the cut and paste command , was reportedly based on the old method of editing in which people would physically cut portions of printed text and glue them elsewhere .
The command was incorporated in Apple 's software on the Lisa computer in 1983 , and the original Macintosh that was released the following year .
One of Mr Tesler 's firmest beliefs was that computer systems should stop using `` modes '' , which were common in software design at the time .
Modes allow users to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but make computers both time-consuming and complicated .
So strong was this belief that Mr Tesler 's website was called `` nomodes.com '' , his Twitter handle was `` @ nomodes '' , and even his car 's registration plate was `` No Modes '' .
Silicon Valley 's Computer History Museum said Mr Tesler `` combined computer science training with a counterculture vision that computers should be for everyone '' .

Possibly Mr Tesler's most famous innovation, the cut and paste command, was reportedly based on the old method of editing in which people would physically cut portions of printed text and glue them elsewhere.


bbc--2020-02-20--Dame Julie Walters reveals shock of bowel cancer diagnosis

Dame Julie Walters has revealed she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer .
The actress , who has starred in Mamma Mia , Billy Elliot and Educating Rita , told the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire she initially thought doctors `` must have made a mistake '' .
Having had chemotherapy , the actress has now been given the all clear .
She said her next film , The Secret Garden , could possibly be her last - although she is not certain to retire .
Dame Julie said she had been diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer - which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lymph nodes but not to distant body parts - 18 months ago , with two primary tumours in her large intestine .
The 69-year-old said she had first gone to see her doctor a year earlier with indigestion and `` slight discomfort '' , and later returned with symptoms such as stomach pain , heartburn and vomiting .
She was then referred to a gastric surgeon , where she had a CT scan .
The actress had been on set filming The Secret Garden when she received a phone call asking her to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had found an abnormality in her intestine , and feared it was cancer .
`` I was still thinking , 'That 's ridiculous , he must have made a mistake ' .
I could n't believe it , '' Dame Julie said .
She remembers , still in shock , the moment she told her husband Grant Roffey the news .
`` I 'll never forget his face .
Tears came into his eyes . ''
Victoria Derbyshire 's full interview with Dame Julie can be viewed in the UK here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope of a recovery , having been told by her doctor : `` We can fix this . ''
But she said there were moments - especially waiting for surgery - when she thought : `` Well , I may not come round from the anaesthetic . ''
Dame Julie explained she had `` 30cm taken out of my colon '' in hospital .
On coming round from her anaesthetic , she said - still feeling its effects - she had had the `` weird '' experience of `` feeling absolutely marvellous '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nurse , 'Is Love Island on ? '
- because we were talking about it - and we watched it together .
`` It was only a couple of days later I thought , I feel exhausted , and a bit low actually . ''
After being initially reluctant , she opted for chemotherapy , which she said was `` fine '' and had not caused hair loss .
Smiling , she said she was now she was `` really well '' , adding : `` I 've just had a scan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] clear . ''
Her recovery , however , had meant she had to be cut from certain scenes in the soon-to-be-released film The Secret Garden , in which she stars alongside Colin Firth .
She said she also missed the premiere of Mamma Mia 2 , with her agent telling people she had a ruptured hernia so she could keep the diagnosis out of the spotlight .
Dame Julie told Derbyshire - who has previously documented her own recovery from cancer in a series of video diaries - the diagnosis had `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The person before the operation is different to this person . ''
She said it was in some ways a `` huge relief '' to get off the `` merry-go-round '' of starring in films and on television - which she said although she found enjoyable , was also stressful and consuming .
`` I was due to do two big series ... and there were two films .
And I just did n't have to do any of it .
And that was wonderful . ''
Asked if she thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film , she said it was possible .
`` It would have to be something I 'm really engaged with [ to take another role on ] .
`` I 'm not saying I 'll never act again .
But I certainly do n't think I can go back to [ a film that requires working ] six days a week , five in the morning till seven o'clock at night . ''
• A persistent change in bowel habit - going more often , with looser stools and sometimes tummy pain • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as piles • Abdominal pain , discomfort or bloating always brought on by eating - sometimes resulting in a reduction in the amount of food eaten and weight loss Most people with these symptoms do not have bowel cancer , but the NHS advice is to see your GP if you have one or more of the symptoms and they have persisted for more than four weeks .
And if you , or someone you know , have been affected by cancer , information and support is available on the BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 , Dame Julie 's close friend , the comedian , singer and writer Victoria Wood died after being diagnosed with terminal cancer .
The pair were long-time comedy partners and starred together in Acorn Antiques .
Dame Julie said her own experience of cancer had now made her reflect on `` how frightened [ Wood ] must have been '' .
`` Because at least I could have an operation .
She could n't .
`` But the other thing I thought was , 'God , the last time I saw her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bed ... And I had [ cancer ] at the same time ' . ''
More than 42,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK , the charity Bowel Cancer UK says .
Some 95 % of new cases are diagnosed in people over the age of 50 .
Dame Julie urged the public that if they thought they had symptoms , `` you 've got to go and get things checked '' .
Referring to the stigma of being examined by a doctor , she said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system , it 's just what digests your food .
Think of that .
`` Doctors are used to bottoms .
They 've got one themselves . ''
Follow the BBC 's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Facebook and Twitter - and see more of our stories here .

Most people with these symptoms do not have bowel cancer, but the NHS advice is to see your GP if you have one or more of the symptoms and they have persisted for more than four weeks.


bbc--2020-02-20--Coronavirus: Walking through Beijing's near-empty streets

Movement for much of China 's population of 1.4 billion people is , to some extent , restricted in an @ @ @ @ @ of the potentially deadly coronavirus .
The lockdown is most strict in Hubei province , @ @ @ @ @ but elsewhere there are compulsory quarantine periods and people are just not stepping out much @ @ @ @ @ and life is anything but normal .
China correspondent Stephen McDonell donned his face mask @ @ @ @ @ s all-but-empty streets to see how people are coping .

Movement for much of China's population of 1.4 billion people is, to some extent, restricted in an attempt to slow the spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus.
The lockdown is most strict in Hubei province, where the outbreak started, but elsewhere there are compulsory quarantine periods and people are just not stepping out much.
Some businesses remain closed and life is anything but normal.
China correspondent Stephen McDonell donned his face mask and took to Beijing’s all-but-empty streets to see how people are coping.
Filmed and edited by Ed Lawrence.


bbc--2020-02-19--Date night couple foil attempted armed robbery

Off-duty police officers Chase and Nicole McKeown were eating dinner when they noticed an armed man enter the restaurant they @ @ @ @ @ couple tell BBC News how they sprang into action and stopped the man attempting a @ @ @ @ @ Chicken Fingers at the Mid City Mall in Louisville , Kentucky .
The would-be thief @ @ @ @

Off-duty police officers Chase and Nicole McKeown were eating dinner when they noticed an armed man enter the restaurant they were in.
The married couple tell BBC News how they sprang into action and stopped the man attempting a robbery at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers at the Mid City Mall in Louisville, Kentucky.
The would-be thief was later arrested.


bbc--2020-02-20--Lana Del Rey cancels tour due to losing her voice

Lana Del Rey has cancelled her forthcoming UK and European tour dates due to illness .
The US singer had been due to perform in London , Manchester , Glasgow and Birmingham next week .
`` Sorry to let everyone down so last minute but this illness has taken me by surprise and have totally lost my singing voice , '' she said in a statement .
`` The doctor has advised four weeks off for the moment . ''
The 34-year-old added : `` I hate to let everyone down but I need to get well .
Love Lana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Video Games was named song of the decade at the Q Awards in November .
Released in 2011 , Video Games was initially rejected by dozens of record labels , who said it was too long , too moody , and lacked the drums it needed to get played on the radio .
But it became the singer 's breakthrough hit , reaching number nine in the UK .
`` I just ca n't tell you how much this means , '' the star said in her acceptance speech .
`` I got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could be there , but I 'm there in spirit . ''
It 's not clear yet if and when the live tour dates are to be rescheduled .
• Lana Del Rey wins song of the decade at Q Awards • The best albums and songs of 2019 revealed This week Del Rey was nominated for best international female at the week 's Brit Awards ; an honour which went to her compatriot Billie Eilish .
Her complex and beguiling latest album , Norman Rockwell , earlier saw her nominated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the music critics ' favourite record of last year .
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"I just can't tell you how much this means," the star said in her acceptance speech. "I got my start in London so I wish I could be there, but I'm there in spirit."


bbc--2020-02-20--Coronavirus : South Korean sect identified as hotbed

A religious group in South Korea has been identified as a coronavirus hotbed , officials say , amid a sharp rise in confirmed cases in the country .
It is believed that the infections among members of the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony sect in the city of Daegu are linked to one woman .
The sect accounts for 30 of 53 new cases , with officials warning of an unprecedented crisis in the country .
South Korea also confirmed its first death from the virus , named covid-19 .
• What you need to know about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China 's Hubei province , causes pneumonia-like symptoms .
China has now seen 2,118 deaths and recorded nearly 75,000 infections .
On Thursday , Japan said two of its passengers who contracted the coronavirus on board quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess had died .
The man and the woman were in their 80s .
What about the outbreak among sect members ?
South Korean health officials believe that the infections are linked to a 61-year-old woman who tested positive for the virus earlier this week .
The Korean Centre for Disease Control says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified - had contact with 166 people , who were asked to self-quarantine .
At least 30 of the new Covid-19 infections were on Thursday recorded among sect members in Daegu , a city of about 2.5 million people in the south-east .
The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony , which has been accused of being a cult , said it had now shut down its Daegu branch and that services in other regions would be held online or individually at home .
The mayor of the city has described the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and urged people in the city to stay indoors .
Commanders on a nearby US military base also imposed access restrictions , news agency AFP reported .
What 's the overall picture in South Korea ?
The number of confirmed cases now stands at 104 .
New cases were also reported in the capital Seoul and the nearby North Gyeongsang province .
Meanwhile , the authorities revealed that a man died on Wednesday from pneumonia believed to have been caused by the coronavirus .
The 63-year-old man - who has not been publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ south-eastern city of Cheongdo .
He was among 15 people at the hospital who had earlier tested positive for the virus .
The victim had been bedridden for more than 20 years at the hospital , Yonhap news agency reports .
What 's the latest from the Diamond Princess ship ?
The ocean liner was carrying 3,700 people in total and passengers who tested negative for the virus began leaving the ship on Wednesday after a 14-day quarantine .
Hundreds have now disembarked from the cruise liner docked in Yokohama .
Others are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days .
More than 150 Australian passengers have already arrived in Darwin , where they will begin two weeks of quarantine .
The first batch of people from Hong Kong have also flown back to the city , where they will similarly be quarantined .
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britons stranded on the ship would be able to board an evacuation flight home on Friday , as long as they were not showing symptoms of the virus .
Indonesia is also set to repatriate its citizens .
• Chinese nationals were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a precautionary measure • Australia extended until 29 February its ban on international arrivals who had been to China • Residents in central Ukraine blocked roads to try to stop a planeload of coronavirus evacuees from China being quarantined there And what about China ?
China reported 114 new deaths on Wednesday but the number of new infections recorded was 394 compared with 1,749 on Tuesday .
• Watching loved ones die without care in Wuhan There are more than 1,000 cases outside China , including on Diamond Princess and in Singapore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran says two people infected with the virus have died in the city of Qom - the first reported deaths in the Middle East .
On Wednesday , Hong Kong said a 70-year-old man with underlying illnesses had become the territory 's second fatality .
Japan has three deaths attributed to the virus , while France , the Philippines and Taiwan have each reported one death .

The Shincheonji, which has been accused of being a cult, said it had now shut down its Daegu branch and that services in other regions would be held online or individually at home.


bbc--2020-02-20--Russia behind huge Georgia cyber-attack, UK says

A huge cyber-attack which knocked out more than 2,000 websites in the country of Georgia last year was sponsored by Russia , according to Georgia , the UK and the US .
The UK government says that the GRU ( Russian military intelligence ) was behind the `` attempt to undermine Georgia 's sovereignty '' .
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab described it as `` totally unacceptable '' .
Russia 's Foreign Ministry denied any involvement , the RIA news agency said .
The UK 's National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) found that the GRU was `` almost certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pages including Georgia 's presidential website and the country 's national TV broadcaster .
It said the attack was the first significant example of GRU cyber-attacks since 2017 .
The UK said Russia had sought to `` sow discord and disrupt the lives of ordinary Georgian people '' .
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also condemned the attacks , saying : `` The United States calls on Russia to cease this behaviour in Georgia and elsewhere . ''
In many cases , website homepages were replaced with an image of former President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'll be back '' .
This is the latest element of an ongoing campaign of pressure by the UK against Russian intelligence since the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury two years ago .
The aim is to try and deter Russian activity by exposing it .
A notable aspect of this attribution is that it relates to events which took place relatively recently , in October 2019 .
One of the targets was Georgian broadcasters .
The GRU 's targeting of broadcasters goes back at least to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV5Monde channel .
That led to concern about what they might do against other broadcasters in other countries .
This is seen as part of Russia 's tactics of hybrid warfare , or grey-zone activities , which are designed to destabilise countries .
The problem for the UK , though , is that so far there is little sign of the GRU being deterred .
A key test will come with the US election this year , and whether it attempts to interfere in that as it was accused of doing in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is something we have n't seen before , '' Prof Alan Woodward , cyber-security expert at Surrey University in the UK , said at the time .
Mr Saakashvili served two terms as president in Georgia between 2004 and 2013 .
He gave up his Georgian citizenship in 2015 , when he became governor of Ukraine 's Odessa region .
He was deported from Ukraine in 2018 after falling out with his predecessor - but his Ukrainian citizenship was restored in May 2019 .
Mr Saakashvili is wanted in Georgia on criminal charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

This is the latest element of an ongoing campaign of pressure by the UK against Russian intelligence since the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury two years ago. The aim is to try and deter Russian activity by exposing it.


bbc--2020-02-20--Seeing double: The Indian town filled with twins

A small town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of pairs of twins , @ @ @ @ @ has really been able to explain .
Residents of the town , some of whom @ @ @ @ @ , say it 's because they are `` blessed '' , but doctors are looking @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , with more than 50 pairs of twins studying at the same school , @ @ @ @ @ them apart !

A small town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of pairs of twins, in a phenomenon that no-one has really been able to explain.
Residents of the town, some of whom come from generations of twins, say it's because they are "blessed", but doctors are looking for a scientific reason.
Meanwhile, with more than 50 pairs of twins studying at the same school, teachers are struggling to tell them apart!
Video by BBC Tamil's Jayakumar Sudandirapandiyan and Prabhurao Anandhan.
Editing by Anshul Verma


bbc--2020-02-19--Students protest against LGBT teachers' resignation

At Kennedy Catholic High School in Washington State , crowds gathered after two recently engaged LGBT teachers left their jobs @ @ @ @ @ teacher Paul Danforth and gym teacher Michelle Beattie `` voluntarily resigned '' but parents and @ @ @ @ @ due to their sexual orientation .
The school has declined to give any further comment @ @ @ @

At Kennedy Catholic High School in Washington State, crowds gathered after two recently engaged LGBT teachers left their jobs.
The school says English teacher Paul Danforth and gym teacher Michelle Beattie "voluntarily resigned" but parents and students there believed it was due to their sexual orientation.
The school has declined to give any further comment on the matter.


bbc--2020-02-20--Australia weather: 'We’ve gone from hell to high water'

Australia 's bushfire crisis drew worldwide attention , but it wasn ’ t the only extreme weather event to plague @ @ @ @ @ .
Drought , dust storms , fires and floods are normal during an Australian summer @ @ @ @ @ duration of these events made this season one of the worst people can remember .
@ @ @ @ @ the BBC what it was like to live through these events , and how they @ @ @ @ @ `` new normal '' .

Australia's bushfire crisis drew worldwide attention, but it wasn’t the only extreme weather event to plague the nation in recent months.
Drought, dust storms, fires and floods are normal during an Australian summer. But the severity and duration of these events made this season one of the worst people can remember.
People around the country told the BBC what it was like to live through these events, and how they feel about this becoming their "new normal".
Interviews and editing by Isabelle Rodd.


bbc--2020-02-20--Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home from Netherlands

An 18th Century Ethiopian crown has been returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for more than 20 years .
Ethiopian Sirak Asfaw , who fled to the Netherlands in the late 1970s , found the crown in 1998 in the suitcase of a visitor and realised it was stolen .
The management consultant protected it until he alerted a historian and Dutch police of his discovery last year .
On Thursday , Ethiopia 's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the crown , thought to be one of just 20 in existence .
• Africa Live : More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Africa • Find out more about Ethiopia The crown has depictions of Jesus Christ , God and the Holy Spirit , as well as Jesus ' disciples , and was probably given to a church by the powerful warlord Welde Sellase hundreds of years ago .
In a tweet , Mr Abiy said he was grateful to Mr Sirak and the Dutch government for the return of the `` precious crown '' .
What 's the story of the crown ?
Mr Sirak left his home country in 1978 to escape the political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derg , which had come to power in 1974 .
The regime unleashed a wave of violence known as the Red Terror , which killed hundreds of thousands and forced many to leave .
The former refugee used to host Ethiopians who had left the country in his Rotterdam flat throughout the 1980s and 1990s .
`` Friends , refugees , whoever , '' he said .
It was one of these visitors staying at his home in 1998 who was carrying the crown in his bag .
`` Most people do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm loyal to Ethiopia , '' he told the BBC in an interview last year .
Mr Sirak confronted the man and insisted the crown was not leaving unless it could be returned to its home .
After asking for help on internet forums - which yielded no useful answers - he decided the best course of action was to hold onto the crown until he knew it would be safe .
`` You end up in such a suffocating situation , not knowing who to tell or what to do , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` And of course afraid that the Dutch government might confiscate it . ''
`` I had fire alarms all over my house , eight or something like that .
Really scared ! ''
' I feel pity for the people who had to wear it' But after the reforming Mr Abiy becoming prime minister in 2018 , Mr Sirak felt the time was right to have a piece of Ethiopia 's history return to Addis Ababa .
He contacted Arthur Brand , known as the `` Indiana Jones of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it home .
`` I explained to him , look , either the crown will disappear or you [ will ] , if you continue like this , '' Mr Brand told the BBC .
`` I said if the people who were involved at the time got knowledge of it , the risk was that they would come back and would take the crown from him . ''
With the consent of the Dutch police , the art hunter placed the artefact in a secure facility .
An expert confirmed it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best course of action was to announce it publicly .
`` It 's an amazing piece .
It 's very big , I feel pity for the people who had to wear it on their heads because when you wear this for a couple of hours your neck hurts , '' he said .
Both men waited for the Ethiopian government to get in touch with the Dutch authorities to plan the return of the crown .
`` I want this crown to be a symbol of unity and togetherness , '' Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be celebrated by all of us Ethiopians , even Africans . ''
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The former refugee used to host Ethiopians who had left the country in his Rotterdam flat throughout the 1980s and 1990s. "Friends, refugees, whoever," he said. It was one of these visitors staying at his home in 1998 who was carrying the crown in his bag.


bbc--2020-02-20--In pictures: The battle of the oranges

In pictures: The battle of the oranges

Once a year , in the run-up to Shrove Tuesday , the citizens of the old medieval town of Ivrea @ @ @ @ @ in the main square to hurl oranges at each other .
As the town prepares @ @ @ @ @ we look at the pictures by photographer Andrea Capello who documented the event last year @ @ @ @ @ so-called Battle of the Oranges dates back to medieval times and is said to commemorate @ @ @ @ @ liberated from the harsh rule of an evil duke .
The legend goes that the @ @ @ @ @ , cut off the duke 's head when he tried to claim his right to @ @ @ @ @ their wedding night .
This led the town to rise up and burn down the @ @ @ @ @ battle represents the struggle between the supporters of the duke and those of Violetta .

The legend goes that the miller's daughter, Violetta, cut off the duke's head when he tried to claim his right to sleep with young brides on their wedding night. This led the town to rise up and burn down the duke's castle.


bbc--2020-02-20--Crossing Divides: 'The football photos that saved my life'

A Tutsi on the verge of being killed by Hutu extremists during the Rwandan genocide of 1994 recalls how his @ @ @ @ @ who had come to kill him realised he played for one of the country ’ @ @ @ @ @ spared his life .
Today , Eric Murangwa Eugene uses football as a tool to @ @ @ @ @ the hope of avoiding such conflict in the future .
This video is part of @ @ @ @ @ season bringing people together in a fragmented world .

Amidst the Rwandan genocide of 1994, a Tutsi on the verge of being killed by Hutu extremists recalls how his life was saved as those who had come to kill him realised he played for one of the country’s biggest clubs… and so spared his life. Today, Eric Murangwa Eugene uses football as a tool to bring harmony in Rwanda in the hope of avoiding such conflict in future.


bbc--2020-02-19--El Chapo: Rare prison video emerges

El Chapo: Rare prison video emerges

A video has emerged which shows the Mexican drug lord Joaquin `` El Chapo '' Guzman in prison .
He @ @ @ @ @ was found guilty at his drug trafficking trial in 2019 , at a federal court @ @ @ @ @ stood trial for drug trafficking charges after successfully evading US and Mexican authorities for years @ @ @ @ @ Mexico on two occasions - once using an underground tunnel .
Read more : El @ @ @ @ @ know

A video has emerged which shows the Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in prison.
He was arrested in 2016 and was found guilty at his drug trafficking trial in 2019, at a federal court in New York.
He stood trial for drug trafficking charges after successfully evading US and Mexican authorities for years and escaping from prison in Mexico on two occasions - once using an underground tunnel.
Guzman is now serving his sentence in a maximum security prison in the US state of Colorado.
Read more: El Chapo: Five things to know


bbc--2020-02-19--Patient plays violin during her brain surgery

A patient at King 's College Hospital in London played the violin while surgeons operated on her brain to remove @ @ @ @ @ , 53 , played the violin so surgeons could ensure parts of the brain which @ @ @ @ @ were not damaged during the millimetre-precise procedure .
Ms Turner , from the Isle of @ @ @ @ @ a brain tumour after suffering a seizure in 2013 .
She was concerned over losing @ @ @ @ @ violin .
Her tumour was located in the right frontal lobe of her brain , @ @ @ @ @ controls the fine movement of her left hand .

A patient at King's College Hospital in London played the violin while surgeons operated on her brain to remove a tumour.
Dagmar Turner, 53, played the violin so surgeons could ensure parts of the brain which control hand movements and coordination were not damaged during the millimetre-precise procedure.
Ms Turner, from the Isle of Wight, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after suffering a seizure in 2013.
She was concerned over losing the ability to play the violin.
Her tumour was located in the right frontal lobe of her brain, close to an area that controls the fine movement of her left hand.


bbc--2020-02-20--Sinophobia: How a virus reveals the many ways China is feared

Sammi Yang first realised something was n't right when she showed up at her doctor 's in Berlin , and was immediately barred from entering the building .
Other patients were buzzed in through the clinic 's door , while Ms Yang , a make-up artist from China , had to wait outside in the January cold .
Eventually her doctor emerged .
Her first words were : `` This is n't personal but ... '' '' Then she said : 'We are not taking any Chinese patients now because of this Chinese virus ' , '' Ms Yang told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance to explain myself and say that I was healthy . ''
She had not travelled to China recently either .
In the weeks since the virus spread around the world , multiple accounts of discrimination against Chinese nationals or anyone who looks East Asian have emerged , including from Asia and Chinese-majority societies .
Even as sympathy has grown for the Chinese victims , particularly with the death of `` whistleblower doctor '' Li Wenliang , Asian minorities and Chinese nationals say virus-related racism and xenophobia have thrived .
Discrimination against China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sinophobia is a well-documented phenomenon that has existed for centuries .
But the varied ways it has manifested during the coronavirus crisis reveal the increasingly complex relationship the world has with China right now .
'Unfamiliar in the West , too familiar in the East' Virus-related vitriol has appeared all over the world , expressed in subtly different ways .
In places where Asians are a visible minority such as Europe , the US and Australia , the Sinophobia appears to be fuelled by superficial stereotypes of the Chinese as dirty and uncivilised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for instance , is common , and Asian minorities are physically shunned in public or have become the target of racist tirades and attacks .
Headlines such as `` Yellow peril ' , `` Chinese virus panda-monium '' and `` China kids stay home '' have appeared in French and Australian newspapers .
With news that the virus originated from a wet market that sold wildlife , and possibly mutated from a virus carried by bats , the usual jokes about Chinese people eating anything that moves have been trotted out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ surfaced in Asia , the anti-Chinese rhetoric here has also taken on a deeper and possibly more xenophobic tone .
One common theme has been a suspicion of mainland Chinese overrunning and infecting local populations .
In Singapore and Malaysia , hundreds of thousands have signed online petitions calling for a total ban on Chinese nationals from entering their countries - and both countries ' governments have put in place some form of entry ban .
In Japan , some have labelled the Chinese as `` bioterrorists '' , while conspiracy theories about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , have proliferated in Indonesia and elsewhere .
`` In the West , China is seen as far and removed , and the Sinophobia there tends to be borne out of unfamiliarity .
But in Asia and South East Asia it 's borne out of too much familiarity , '' said Professor Donald Low , a Hong Kong-based academic who studies Chinese public policy .
In Asia , the shadow of China has loomed large for centuries in the form of regional disputes , historic grievances , and waves of Chinese immigration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the South China Sea and the detention of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province have aroused anger and suspicion particularly in South East Asia , which has a significant Muslim population .
Chinese money and investment flooding the region have been welcomed , but have also provoked suspicion of Chinese economic dominance and exploitation with little benefit to local economies .
Even in predominantly ethnic Chinese societies , such as Hong Kong and Singapore , there has been an uptick in anti-mainland sentiment , in part due to long-running anxieties over Chinese immigration and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some believe this current wave of Sinophobia is largely due to how China has behaved , both in the current crisis and in recent years on the world stage .
One general attitude towards the Chinese has been a mixture of `` awe and disdain '' , says Prof Low .
For some people viewing how China has handled the coronavirus crisis , `` there is this incredible admiration of what the Chinese can do , such as building hospitals within days .
But there is also contempt for their inability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or to be functionally transparent '' .
Officials have admitted they were too slow in their initial reporting and containment of the crisis , and have been lambasted for their treatment of Li Wenliang , who was investigated by police when he first messaged colleagues about the virus .
• The Chinese doctor who tried to warn about coronavirus As President Xi Jinping seeks to project a strong and confident China , the messaging has been that it is a responsible global player while it invests billions in countries around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ its muscles as well , as seen in the fierce state media rhetoric in the US-China trade war , the accumulating evidence of its far-reaching state espionage programme , and relentless staking of its claims to contested territories .
`` They want to be loved , but also feared , '' said Professor Low .
The growing affluence of the Chinese has also resulted in ever-increasing numbers of tourists and students visiting and living in various parts of the world , leading to a higher visibility on the ground .
Sporadic reports of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have given rise to stereotypes of the boorish Chinese tourist or the ultra-rich Chinese student flashing his wealth .
Of course , not every place in the world has the same suspicion of China that you might more readily find in Western Europe , the US and Asia .
Populations in South America , Africa and Eastern Europe view it more positively , according to the Pew Center for Research .
Some observers - and the Chinese government - say that China 's rivals are also to blame for Sinophobia , given the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In recent years , a significant amount of anti-China rhetoric has come from the US - particularly under the Trump administration , says Professor Barry Sautman , a sociologist with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology .
The US itself has had a long history of Sinophobia , most notably with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act which banned Chinese labourers following immigration that began with the Gold Rush .
The current wave coincides , and is perhaps in part due to , a rise in nativism in the US as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , says Prof Sautman .
`` Now China is being seen as a challenger to US hegemony , and almost every aspect of what the Chinese government does has been criticised heavily .
As a result lots of people around the world pick up on that , and it builds upon Sinophobia that has been historically embedded , like that in Asia , '' he says .
'Kicking China while it 's down' China is not taking the attacks on its people lying down .
In the past few weeks , state media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemning discrimination and racism , notably in English and aimed at a global audience .
But they have also taken issue with the international media 's critical reporting of the government 's handling of the coronavirus crisis , even though some of the criticisms have been carried in local media .
They have either called it misreporting or branded it as unfair discrimination against China , with prominent TV anchor Liu Xin from state broadcaster CGTN comparing it to `` kicking China while it 's down '' .
Officially , the government has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for `` creating and spreading fear '' by enacting what it has called `` unnecessary '' entry bans on Chinese travellers .
• China and the virus that threatens everything Meanwhile , the anxiety and despair over discrimination are deepening for many overseas Chinese and Asian minorities , as the outbreak continues with no end in sight .
`` I feel scared , '' said Sammi , the make-up artist in Berlin .
She plans to avoid going out for the next few weeks .
It is n't just her experience at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A German-Asian friend was recently harassed at a train station , while a Chinese woman was brutally attacked on her way home , with Berlin police classifying it as a racist incident .
The woman claimed on Chinese social media that she was called `` a virus '' and was beaten up after she fought back .
`` I do n't want to quarrel with people when they call me a virus .
All they know is what they read in the papers , you ca n't change their mind , '' said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them my visa , tell them I 'm a permanent resident , all that does n't matter .
Because all they see is my Chinese face . ''

"Now China is being seen as a challenger to US hegemony, and almost every aspect of what the Chinese government does has been criticised heavily. As a result lots of people around the world pick up on that, and it builds upon Sinophobia that has been historically embedded, like that in Asia," he says.


bbc--2020-02-20--Acid attack survivor: 'There are more good people than bad'

An Ethiopian woman disfigured after her estranged husband attacked her with acid in 2017 says that despite her suffering she has reasons to be thankful .
`` There are more good people in the world than there are bad people , '' Atsede Nguse told the BBC on the phone from her new home in the US .
`` I have been touched by the kindness and love people showed me after the incident , '' the 29-year-old mother of one said .
The acid poured over her destroyed her face and burned through her body .
She could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not have money to go elsewhere .
When they learned what had happened , friends and well-wishers raised money to pay for treatment in Thailand .
But that money ran out before Ms Atsede was properly healed and she had to return home .
Then , for a second time , someone came to her assistance .
Menbere Aklilu , an Ethiopian women 's rights activist based in the US , read about what had happened to Ms Atsede on Facebook .
As a survivor of domestic violence herself , she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I read her story , I felt sorry like everyone else .
But when I knew she was a mother , I thought : 'What if my son was in her son 's place ? '
`` This really touched my heart . ''
Acid Survivors Trust International , a UK-based non-governmental organisation , estimates that between 50 and 75 women are attacked with acid in Ethiopia every year .
This figure fits into a larger pattern of domestic violence .
A 2016 Ethiopian government study said that more than a third of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a relationship had been the victims of physical , sexual or emotional violence at the hands of their partner .
The attack on Ms Atsede can be seen in this context .
Her husband , whom she married in 2012 , would beat her over minor disagreements .
`` Our neighbours were worried , and said he may kill me some day .
Despite it all , I continued to live with him for the sake of my child .
I did n't want him to grow up without a father , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 , after being beaten so severely that she had lost several teeth and her face had swollen up , she left Gambella , in the west of Ethiopia , and returned to her hometown .
`` After I went to Adigrat , my mum and my sister , who lived in Saudi Arabia , helped me open a small cosmetics shop .
I was doing well . ''
But in June 2017 , her husband got back in touch by phone , pretending to be abroad .
`` He was acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arabia .
But suddenly I heard the sound of kids speaking in our local language , Tigrinya . ''
The following month , he came to her mother 's house in Adigrat .
`` He was hiding [ in the bushes outside ] .
I saw him come close to me .
He then poured something on my head and all over my body , '' Ms Atsede remembers , her voice cracking .
`` I then cried out and shouted for help .
My mother , brother and sister came running .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was waiting for him . ''
Ms Atsede suffered major burns to her hands , face , chest , ears , and one of her legs .
She also lost her eyesight .
The local hospital could not help her .
But for her the most heartbreaking thing was her five-year-old son 's reaction .
`` After the attack , my family brought my son to visit .
When he got in to the room where I was , they told him to greet me , saying : 'She 's your mum .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said : 'No , she is not my mum ; my mum is beautiful . '
'' After Ms Atsede returned from Thailand , she stayed at a centre for survivors of domestic violence in the capital , Addis Ababa .
Ms Menbere contacted her there and managed , after battling with the immigration process , to get her to the US .
She raised money from friends and family - and even strangers have helped out after hearing about Ms Atsede 's plight .
The activist says she treats Ms Atsede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live together .
We share our pain and experience .
`` I help women because I love myself .
Because every time you help someone , your own wound heals .
In addition , I believe I can motivate others to help . ''
Ms Atsede is now being helped by medics in California and is determined to live a normal life .
`` I have undergone successful surgery for my eyelids .
I did not have eyelids .
I can now open and close my eyes , '' she says , hoping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sight back .
`` I have also completed a Braille course and I am learning computers .
I have big dreams , and I know I am going to make it . ''
Her husband has never been found , but has been sentenced to life in prison in absentia .
`` If I could see him , I would only ask him one question : 'Why did you do this to me ? '
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"Our neighbours were worried, and said he may kill me some day. Despite it all, I continued to live with him for the sake of my child. I didn't want him to grow up without a father, as I did."


bbc--2020-02-20--How a stolen safe changed a burglar's life

When a burglar opened a safe he had stolen from a house , what he found would send another man to prison .
But in an extraordinary twist - it also saved the trespassing thief from serving a life sentence .
Matthew Hahn 's drug use started in his early teenage years with marijuana , then led to meth .
He dropped out of high school and resorted to stealing to support his habit .
In 2001 he came out of prison after serving a five-year sentence .
He had been convicted of two serious offences under California 's three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested again , he would be facing a life sentence .
Hahn says he `` did very well for a number of years ...
I had a great job , I was going to school , I was going to college .
But then personal tragedy struck and my inability to cope led me to relapsing . ''
One of Hahn 's closest childhood friends took his own life , which he said led him to months-long `` binge of drug use and stealing '' .
Then one night in Los Gatos , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stolen safe that would save his life .
The first thing he pulled out was a set of soiled diapers - `` a surreal experience '' .
`` There were a number of other things in the safe .
There was a gun , there were photographs .
There was personal paperwork for the person who owned it .
And finally there was a digital camera card .
And when I put that into my computer it revealed photographs of the person who owned the safe molesting an infant or a child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realise what he was seeing .
`` Even the first photograph I looked at was odd , and I knew there was something weird about it , but I was n't really sure what it was .
And it was n't until I saw subsequent photographs that I realised what I was seeing was an adult and a child . ''
Matthew Hahn told his story to Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 5 Live • Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds .
It was n't an option to walk into his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he 's been breaking into people 's homes and happened to find evidence of a crime .
He knew he had to do something , but he also knew any felony conviction could result in a life sentence .
So Hahn put the camera card in a change purse , writing a note with the man 's name and the address of the home he had stolen it from .
He added : `` Please remove this animal from the streets '' and posted it to the police .
He asked his mother @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story , after he lied and told her he found the item at a garage sale .
About a week later , she called and said a man had been arrested .
Hahn says Aitken had reported the burglary to the police .
When the local police department received the photographs , they called the man for questioning under the guise of meeting him to discuss the burglary .
Hahn believes John `` Robbie '' Robertson Aitken , then confessed .
For Hahn , this was n't the end .
He continued to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about eight weeks later after the serial number of a stolen item he sold on eBay was traced back to him .
He was then facing his third strike .
The officer that arrested him - and knew him from prior run-ins around town - asked : `` What happened to you , you were doing so good ? ''
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`` Well , at least I gave you Aitken '' , he said , explaining how he had posted the photos .
While Hahn was in jail awaiting trial , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecuting Aitken , and asked if he 'd be willing to testify to having stolen the safe .
Because Hahn was charged with multiple felonies and had two strikes already , he was was facing `` 400-years-to-life '' .
He decide to testify about his crime , `` I suppose at the expense of my ability to present my own defence . ''
Once he 'd gone on the record as having stolen the safe , `` I could really no longer present a viable defence for my own case '' .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years searching , I found my sister next door • Her ancestors enslaved mine .
Now we 're friends Aitken was facing at least 25 years sentence for his crimes , and the sentencing discrepancy between him and Hahn led to petitions supporting Hahn and an offer of a plea deal from the district attorney .
Some people were saying he should be let out of jail on probation - a slap on the wrist for a career criminal - and others said he should be given a long sentence .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 years and four months , but served seven .
He and Aitken were in the same prison at one point - however Aitken was in protective custody and Hahn was in general population , so they never crossed paths .
Because Hahn was a witness in Aitken 's trial , they occasionally had court appearances on the same day .
`` When the bus came to the jail to pick us up , he was in a cage in the front of the bus while I was just handcuffed and chained in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in there with him , but I recognised him . ''
They 've never spoken , and Aitken is still in prison .
Hahn says he has never questioned his decision to testify in the trial .
While in prison , he thought to himself : `` No matter what this prison experience was going to be , it was the last time I had to experience it '' .
He started drug recovery , as well as studying books given to him by the mother of Aitken 's victim , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of California at Berkeley .
He found it difficult to find work as a felon , so became an electrician .
`` I have a great job , '' he says now , telling the BBC that he and his wife have just purchased a home .
`` Amazing things are happening in my life today .
I 've definitely moved on from prison .
`` But do n't get me wrong .
The first thing I thought of when I had the offer on the home accepted was , like , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ living in a cell and I 'm going to have my own home '' .
Hahn says his biggest regret is the harm he caused to people he did n't know .
He wishes he could take that back .
`` I think the best I can do is pay the restitution for the crimes , which I did .
And do my best going forward to tell my story [ and ] help other people who are struggling with addiction to not perhaps go down the same path . ''
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He didn't at first realise what he was seeing. "Even the first photograph I looked at was odd, and I knew there was something weird about it, but I wasn't really sure what it was. And it wasn't until I saw subsequent photographs that I realised what I was seeing was an adult and a child."


bbc--2020-02-20--Coronavirus: How did Cambodia's cruise ship welcome go wrong?

A former passenger on the cruise ship MS Westerdam who tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Malaysia having left the vessel has led to fears that other passengers who have also moved on might have been exposed to the virus .
Efforts are now being made to track down those who have left the ship and Cambodia 's decision to let the vessel dock - a move praised by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) - is now being questioned .
An outbreak on another cruise ship , the Diamond Princess which is quarantined off Japan , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 600 confirmed cases .
How did the Westerdam end up in Cambodia ?
The Westerdam was taking 1,455 passengers and 802 crew on a cruise around Asia .
It was heading to Japan , but was turned away .
No-one on board was feeling unwell but the ship had previously docked in Hong Kong , which has been badly hit by the virus .
That was enough to spark worries the virus could have found its way on board .
• Watching loved ones die without care in Wuhan The cruise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other countries , but last Thursday it was finally allowed to dock in Sihanoukville , Cambodia .
The WHO called it an `` example of international solidarity '' .
What happened after it docked ?
About 20 passengers had clinical tests on board because they were ill .
But the vast majority had their temperature taken and filled out a form .
Most of these passengers then left the boat .
One passenger - an 83-year-old US woman - took a plane to Malaysia along with 144 other passengers .
She recorded a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tested positive for the virus .
Only after that were the remaining passengers quarantined and clinically tested - but by then hundreds had already left .
Dr Asok Karup from the Infectious Diseases Care clinic in Singapore says all passengers should have been clinically screened and quarantined .
He described the process of self-certifying on a form that they were symptom-free as `` completely inappropriate '' .
Spending two weeks aboard the vessel did not count as a proper quarantine because passengers could have come into contact with an infected person at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
Westerdam 's operator Holland America Line said there had been `` no indication of COVID-19 on the ship '' during its voyage .
During the quarantine period it said it carried out temperature checks and health screenings .
But `` ships are not designed for quarantine , '' Dale Fisher , professor in infectious diseases at the National University of Singapore and chair of the WHO 's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network , told the BBC .
`` If passengers are allowed to socialise , then it is possible that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this period of quarantine .
In a typical quarantine set-up there are basic comforts , regular temperature taking , and questioning , but no mixing of those quarantined . ''
`` In my view quarantining on board a ship is suboptimal - it would be useful to keep details of all the travellers in case , there is a case later then people can be easily contacted . ''
Why did Cambodia 's leader greet the passengers ?
In Sihanoukville - a city with strong economic ties to China - the disembarking passengers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scarves by Prime Minister Hun Sen himself .
Neither the country 's authoritarian leader nor anyone else in the welcoming party was wearing any protective gear , such as face masks .
Hun Sen had already expressed scepticism about the risks posed by the virus and offered to go personally to the Chinese city of Wuhan - the centre of the outbreak - to tell frightened Cambodians living there that they must stay put for the sake of relations with China , a vital ally for his country .
After that ostentatious welcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be moved to the capital , Phnom Penh , from where some then continued their journeys .
Why did Cambodia take the risk ?
Cambodia 's Hun Sen saw the Westerdam as an opportunity .
As an authoritarian ruler who has held office for 35 years , he did not have to worry about public criticism over allowing it to dock .
Also , by attracting so much attention to his offer he not only appeared generous , but also diverted media attention from the European Union decision the same week to withdraw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government 's suppression of the political opposition .
Most of all it gave Hun Sen something he has wanted for a long time ; a chance to repair relations with the US .
These were badly frayed three years ago when the opposition leader Kem Sokha , who looked on course to beat Hun Sen in the 2018 election , was arrested and accused of plotting , with US backing , to overthrow the government .
Independent media were shut down , journalists arrested , and the US pro-democracy organisation NDI forced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murphy has worked hard to improve ties since he was appointed in August last year .
The need to get 650 Americans home off the Westerdam offered a chance to do that .
Where are the passengers now ?
On Tuesday Holland America confirmed that all passengers still on board had tested negative .
The Westerdam would stay in port `` for at least a few more days until testing is complete on the 747 crewmembers '' , the company said .
Of the several hundred passengers in hotels in Phnom Penh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are free to leave , others are awaiting results .
It is thought that about 650 of the guests on board the ship were from the US , 270 from Canada , 130 from the UK , 100 from the Netherlands , 50 from Germany and several passengers from Australia .
The crew consisted largely of Indonesians and Filipinos .
What is being done in response ?
Holland America says it has shared information on the passengers with the respective countries who can now try to get in touch with them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistance to British Westerdam passengers , asking them to get in touch .
Canada is asking all its citizens returning from the vessel to self isolate for 14 days once back home , local media report .
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Other countries such as Singapore have also said they wo n't allow any former Westerdam passengers to enter except for two of its citizens who have already returned and are in home quarantine .
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Most of all it gave Hun Sen something he has wanted for a long time; a chance to repair relations with the US. These were badly frayed three years ago when the opposition leader Kem Sokha, who looked on course to beat Hun Sen in the 2018 election, was arrested and accused of plotting, with US backing, to overthrow the government.


bbc--2020-02-19--The Wet'suwet'en conflict disrupting Canada's rail system

Rail lines across Canada have been paralysed for almost two weeks after being blockaded by indigenous protesters and their supporters .
The blockades were put in place in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en First Nation hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in their traditional territory in the province of British Columbia ( BC ) .
The conflict began after police enforced a court injunction to clear Wet'suwet'en camps blocking a road leading to a work site for the pipeline .
The economic impact of the rail blockades is beginning to be felt across industries and there are concerns about shortages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trudeau is under growing pressure to solve the conflict as trains remain idle .
So what 's at the core of the dispute ?
What is the background ?
The Coastal GasLink pipeline is a 670km ( 416 miles ) project that would ship natural gas from north-eastern parts of BC to the coast .
The C $ 6.6bn ( $ 4.9bn , £3.8bn ) project , in a remote part of the province a full day 's drive from Vancouver , has been in the works since 2012 .
While the conflict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pipeline project , it is also about broader complex issues like indigenous governance , indigenous rights , and reconciliation .
Coastal GasLink has reached deals with 20 elected indigenous councils along the route , including some Wet'suwet'en councils .
Training , employment , and community investment forms part of the agreements .
But Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs oppose it and claim they hold authority over a bigger expanse of traditional lands , not just reserve land , over which the elected councils have no jurisdiction .
It 's not clear exactly how much support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is within the broader Wet'suwet'en community for the pipeline , though some have told the media the community is split .
For years , protesters have erected camps along the proposed pipeline route to prevent access to construction sites .
In early February , Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) enforced a court injunction and cleared the camps , arresting people in the process .
Meanwhile , other blockades and protests have sprung up across the country in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs , disrupting rail lines , ports and highways .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister and indigenous leaders say peaceful , respectful dialogue is the best path forward .
Opposition Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has accused Mr Trudeau of having `` no plan whatsoever '' to resolve the conflict .
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde has met the parties involved and other indigenous leaderships across Canada and has said `` we want to de-escalate and we want dialogue '' .
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett has sent a letter to Wet'suwet'en hereditary leadership saying she is open and available `` at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is awaiting a response .
Mr Bellegarde says one key request by Wet'suwet'en hereditary leadership is for the RCMP to leave their traditional territories .
What is the economic impact ?
Last week , Canada 's CN Rail said it was forced to shut down its eastern network , which will effectively stop all cross-country freight trains .
CN transports more than C $ 250bn ( $ 188bn ; £145bn ) worth of goods annually across Canada .
The company says it has sent out 450 notices of temporary layoffs among its eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court injunction to end a blockade in the province of Ontario , but police have so far refrained from using force to uphold it .
Over 94,000 passengers have already been forced to find alternative means of travel since the passenger trains stopped running , though some passenger rail service is returning this week .
Industry groups say the impact is already being felt throughout the supply chain .
What about indigenous rights and reconciliation ?
Mr Trudeau and his Liberal party came to power promising to transform the country 's relationship with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support for some major energy projects have become flashpoints amid those reconciliation efforts .
While a number of First Nations communities have chosen to participate in the oil and gas sector and have even backed some contested projects , others have helped drive opposition to controversial energy infrastructure projects .
Indigenous leaders say this current conflict is a critical moment for the prime minister to show his government is genuine and sincere about moving ahead with reconciliation .
In Canada , indigenous people have rights that include the right to land , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their culture and customs .
Canada also has a duty to consult with indigenous peoples before they begin any projects on their land , a responsibility sometimes relegated to companies .
Indigenous rights expert Dayna Scott says the rules around consultation are not entirely settled .
`` It 's a very complex area of law that 's changing all the time , '' Ms Scott told the BBC .
`` It 's unsettled what we should do in a situation like this where [ those seeking consent ] disagree with the hereditary leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have n't obtained consent from the appropriate authorities . ''
Another issue raised by this conflict is over land .
`` It 's a question of whose land it is and who has a decision-making authority over it , and does a Crown really have uncontested , exclusive title to all the land within its borders , '' says Ms Scott .
Adding to the complexity is the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , which states that Indigenous peoples should have `` free , prior and informed consent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them or their territories , says Ms Scott .
That declaration has been endorsed - but not adopted by Canada - while BC is the first jurisdiction in the country to pass legislation to ensure laws are consistent with the declaration .
There are over 1.6m indigenous people in Canada , which includes First Nations , Inuit , and Metis , and they make up about 5 % of the national population .

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bbc--2020-02-20--My Money: 'My husband and I have 90 minutes alone together each week'

My Money is a series looking at how people spend their money - and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make .
Here , Maura Hannon from Switzerland records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving .
Maura is 47 .
She lives with her husband , Martin , and three kids , Helena , 14 , Flynn , 12 , and Dylan , 11 .
She is an Irish-Australian who moved to Switzerland from Australia 15 years ago .
She runs her own communication services business in the German and French bilingual city of Biel/Bienne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My Money blogger , Somi Ifeh in Nigeria , on World Business Report .
You can listen to Maura talk about what she spent her money on this week here .
I 'm the last out of the house and take the bus down to the pool .
I buy my ticket with an app that rewards use with future price offsets , in combination with another Swiss concession , so I buy all public transport at half price .
Cost : CHF [ Swiss francs ] 2.30 , ( $ 2.35 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me is to buy swimming classes in lots of 12 because they do n't expire , and I can fit in going to several different class times according to my changing working week .
Cost : CHF159 I catch the bus home after errands and eat the lunch I made in my weekly Sunday cook-up .
Cost : CHF2.30 School kids normally come home for lunch for two hours , but today no one is home .
Helena takes the lunch I made for her because she has an optional Italian class .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tuesday and Friday .
Flynn is disabled and he sleeps in an apartment at his school from Monday to Thursday .
We are billed the costs for the boys monthly .
I work from home , make fresh focaccia bread to go with the homemade veggie soup and then drive to my orchestra rehearsal .
To help learn French I play in a French-speaking orchestra which is a slower way to learn , but cheaper and more fun than classes as it costs me CHF100/year .
I was determined to send off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made me run a little late !
I meet Helena and four other girls in my office in town for lunch today .
We eat together and then I teach them English .
I invoice the parents for the cost of lunch and lessons by semester .
The bakery invoices me monthly .
I normally walk to the office on a Tuesday , but because I was running late I drove and so I had to pay for parking .
CHF4.00 At 16:00 I drive Dylan to ice hockey training 25 minutes away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am in the neighbourhood , I take the opportunity to buy a few items I know are cheapest at a farm supply store .
CHF 37.20 Food costs are one of our biggest outgoings and I use the menu planning app Pepperplate to help .
We do one large shop a week and then I try to keep shopping during the week to a minimum .
The app helps to keep impulse buying down , as well as reducing food waste .
But we are out of bread and eggs and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I pick these things up at the local supermarket on the way home .
CHF9.30 .
I worked from home again in the morning .
We drove to a friend 's house for lunch when the kids finished school .
Learning languages here is really important and for over a year Helena , Dylan and I have been meeting with a French-speaking family for lunch on a Wednesday to eat and learn together .
School kids in Switzerland never have school on Wednesday afternoons so we eat together , and then after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the kids learn new words .
Cost : shared lunch costs/free language lessons .
The rest of the afternoon is spent alternating between driving kids to and from sport , helping with school work , violin practice , housework and cooking .
For dinner I blend up the soup leftovers with extra tomato paste to make a pasta sauce .
Electricity costs halve between 20:00 and 08:00 where we live , so we try to run the washing machine and the dishwasher overnight .
They both then need to be unloaded first thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from home in the morning and the kids came home for lunch today .
The kids love pizza and it uses up the last bits of cheese and veggies in the fridge .
Thursday evenings between 18:30 and 20:00 , my husband and I have 90 minutes together child and work-free !
We have made it a ritual to have a drink out together on a Thursday so we meet at a local bar .
I order a beer , a glass of wine and a small pot of hummus and three slices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost was CHF18.50 , but it is normal here to round up , so I paid a flat CHF20 .
Flynn comes home today .
He has a number of chronic digestion issues and has a heavily restricted diet including gluten and dairy-free , as well as some vegetables like garlic , onions and broccoli .
I try to buy and prepare most of the meals for his weekend today .
I usually buy a whole chicken for a couple of his meals , as I use the bones to make a chicken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday evenings after a big Sunday cook-up .
But today we are seriously low on food at home so I will have to do a shop .
I take an hour or so to start preparing the meal menu for next week using the menu planning app .
I wo n't have time to do the weekly shop today because I have to be home between 17:00 and 18:00 as Flynn comes home by bus .
This afternoon Dylan has ice hockey training in Biel and there is a supermarket in the complex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pop into the supermarket to get a few things for dinner .
The kids have asked for homemade hamburgers and chips for dinner so I buy mince and oven fries .
I also buy yoghurts , eggs and bread for breakfast , including gluten-free bread for Flynn - and some potato crisps because it is Friday .
I run out of time to cook a whole chicken for Flynn , so I pull a cooked chicken pack out of the freezer and use the last of the potatoes to make his chips .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sporting events , and Flynn , Dylan and I walk downtown after breakfast to run a few errands , but more as an excuse to take Flynn for a long walk .
Hairdressing services are quite expensive here so I buy some hair dye for me at a cosmetics store which is the most competitive for prices .
I also keep coupons to use here and instead of paying CHF8.95 , I pay CHF5.35 .
I also cut Flynn 's hair today .
Flynn does not like having his hair cut and after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was little , I taught myself how to do it .
It takes a lot of time and sometimes you have to do it in shifts , but he now looks a bit more groomed .
The whole family meet up in town and I duck into a small supermarket to grab something for lunch as everyone is starving .
The kids have gnocchi and napoletana sauce , and Martin and I love chilli mussels which have come in fresh this morning .
To make the soup I have bought a jar of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost CHF22.20 The supermarket is really busy this afternoon , and bulk food shopping is one of my least favourite chores .
One of the reasons I like the menu planning app is that I can generate a shopping list that is ordered by section to make the process as efficient as possible .
As I shop , I tick the items off the list on my phone .
The total cost of the shopping is CHF241.80 plus 90 centimes for parking .
Dylan is picked up early this morning to play an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We share the training and match driving with another family as the time commitment can be intense .
Martin will work abroad this week so Flynn and I drop him at the train station .
Flynn loves to swim and so he and I go to a hot mineral spring bath .
Although the entry is more expensive than a normal pool there are two reasons why we go fairly regularly .
First the water temperature is very warm which is important for Flynn as he gets cold very quickly .
Second the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as his carer I do not have to pay entry for an adult of CHF38 , just the cost for him of CHF16.00 .
A few hours later , the kids and I have a quiet afternoon watching a movie together , cooking and doing violin practice .
It starts snowing so we go to the park and have a nice time playing on the swings and slides in the snow .
I have cooked up a lot of the produce from the shopping yesterday to help the meal preparation for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start again tomorrow .
How does Maura feel about her week ?
This is the sort of week I try to have to balance out the more expensive ones , which include buying clothes and shoes for growing kids , and buying lots of snacks because I am not organised .
The splurge this week was the drink with my husband and a nice lunch on Saturday .
Eating out here is expensive and Saturday lunch in a restaurant for five people can easily cost CHF150 .
The last week of the month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for kids , health insurance and the credit card all roll in .
We also have to make sure we save because we are invoiced quarterly for taxes and the mortgage .
Sometimes it does feel like a bit of fuss and nonsense with all the coupons , but it does help because the supermarket money buys at least two pairs of sports shoes and equipment a year .
We 're looking for more people to share what they spend their money on .
We 're particularly keen to hear from disabled people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
If you 're interested , please email my.money @ bbc.co.uk or get in touch via our My Money ( World ) Facebook group , or if you live in the UK , please join our My Money ( UK ) Facebook group and we 'll aim to contact you .

Flynn loves to swim and so he and I go to a hot mineral spring bath. Although the entry is more expensive than a normal pool there are two reasons why we go fairly regularly. First the water temperature is very warm which is important for Flynn as he gets cold very quickly. Second the baths cater well for disabled people, and as his carer I do not have to pay entry for an adult of CHF38, just the cost for him of CHF16.00.