bbc--2020-09-07--Typhoon Haishen batters South Korea after slamming Japan

Typhoon Haishen has touched down in South Korea after slamming through southern Japan .
The storm made landfall in Ulsan , just north of Busan , South Korea 's second-largest city .
More than 300 flights from 10 airports were cancelled , with some train services suspended .
The typhoon caused a loss of power across hundreds of thousands of homes in Japan , though initial assessments suggest it did less damage than feared .
Thirty-two people were injured , including four who sustained cuts after the glass windows of an evacuation centre were blown in , according to Japanese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Japan had been asked to evacuate in the path of the storm .
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The storm comes days after Maysak , one of the region 's strongest typhoons in years , slammed into the Korean peninsula and Japan last week .
How has South Korea been impacted ?
High winds have already cut power to almost 5,000 households on the southern tip of the Korean peninsula , including the resort island of Jeju , says a Reuters report .
A typhoon alert has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of South Korea like Gyeongsang province .
But a KMA official told Yonhap News that it was likely the typhoon would weaken as it passed by .
South Korea 's Korea Forest Service had earlier raised the landslide alert to its highest level .
What effect did the typhoon have on Japan ?
Nearly 430,000 homes in the Kyushu region were without power as of 03:00 local time Monday ( 18:00 GMT Sunday ) , Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported .
Haishen has led to the closure of factories , schools and businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and train services were also cancelled .
The typhoon has also forced Japan 's coast guard to suspend its search for missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank during Typhoon Maysak .
The Gulf Livestock 1 was carrying 43 crew members and 6,000 cows when it went missing on Wednesday .
Three crew members were rescued , though one later died .

The typhoon caused a loss of power across hundreds of thousands of homes in Japan, though initial assessments suggest it did less damage than feared.


bbc--2020-09-07--Rohingya crisis: Nearly 300 refugees land in Indonesia after months at sea

Nearly 300 Rohingya refugees have landed in Indonesia , telling authorities they had been at sea for about six months .
Police said fishermen spotted a wooden boat carrying the Rohingya several miles off the coast of Lhokseumawe city on Sumatra 's northern coast .
The Rohingya have for years been fleeing persecution in Myanmar for other south-east Asian nations .
The arrival in Indonesia was the biggest seen since 2015 , said Chris Lewa , the director of the Arakan Project , a non-profit group focusing on the Rohingya crisis .
The refugees set sail from southern Bangladesh at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , bound for Malaysia , Ms Lewa said , but were turned back by both Malaysian and Thai authorities because of coronavirus restrictions .
She said the refugees may have been held hostage at sea for a period by traffickers demanding money before allowing them to disembark .
• What you need to know about the Rohingya crisis • Rohingya crisis : 'The bodies were thrown out of the boat' At least one of those aboard was rushed to hospital on Monday .
`` We have seen their condition is very weak at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a UN refugee agency co-ordinator , who like many Indonesians goes by one name .
Locals reportedly donated food and clothing to the refugees : `` We 're concerned about their condition , '' one resident , Aisyah , told the Reuters news agency .
`` They need help in the name of humanity ...
They 're human beings like us . ''
About 100 Rohingya , mostly women and children , arrived in the same area in June in two groups , after what they said was a four-month sea journey during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to drink their own urine to stay alive .
The refugees that landed in June and the arrivals on Monday may have been part of an estimated 800 Rohingya who reportedly left southern Bangladesh earlier this year , Ms Lewa said .
About 30 migrants in the original group were believed to have died at sea , she added .
The first port of call for many of the Muslim Rohingya fleeing Myanmar ( also known as Burma ) is neighbouring Bangladesh , where about a million now live in squalid conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on refugees there , offering passage to Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia .

At least one of those aboard was rushed to hospital on Monday. "We have seen their condition is very weak at the moment," said Oktina, a UN refugee agency co-ordinator, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.


bbc--2020-09-07--India lawmaker says China kidnapped civilians

An Indian cabinet minister has since said that a `` hotline message '' has been sent to the Chinese army .
Chinese foreign ministry has said that it has `` no details to release '' about the incident .
`` We have no details to release yet about question on Indian army sending a message to PLA about five missing Indians in the region , '' he said .
Arunachal Pradesh lawmaker Tapir Gao had earlier tweeted that the alleged abduction happened on 3 September near the border .
He did not give more details .
When a journalist asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter , he said the Indian army was waiting to hear from their Chinese counterparts .
India accused China of provoking military tensions at the border twice within one week in August .
Both charges were denied by Beijing .
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart in Moscow on 5 September , but what was meant to be an icebreaker soon turned into a war of words .
China said that the border stand-off was `` entirely '' India 's fault , and that it would not lose `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While there has been no fresh violence , minor skirmishes have been reported with analysts describing the situation at the border as fluid since June .
Both countries regularly accuse each other of instigating the fight in the Himalayan region of Ladakh by crossing the border , a poorly demarcated line that snakes through the inhospitable terrain .
Media reports said troops clashed on ridges at a height of nearly 4,300m ( 14,000ft ) on steep terrain , with some Indian soldiers falling into the fast-flowing Galwan river in sub-zero temperatures .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in addition to the 20 dead .
China has not released any information about casualties on its side .
The fighting took place without any firearms because of a 1996 agreement barring guns and explosives from the area .
Why did the troops clash ?
The Line of Actual Control , as the disputed border between the two nations is known , is poorly demarcated .
The presence of rivers , lakes and snowcaps mean the line can shift .
The soldiers on either side - representing two of the world 's largest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many points .
India has accused China of sending thousands of troops into Ladakh 's Galwan valley and says China occupies 38,000sq km ( 14,700sq miles ) of its territory .
Several rounds of talks in the last three decades have failed to resolve the boundary disputes .

The soldiers on either side - representing two of the world's largest armies - come face to face at many points. India has accused China of sending thousands of troops into Ladakh's Galwan valley and says China occupies 38,000sq km (14,700sq miles) of its territory. Several rounds of talks in the last three decades have failed to resolve the boundary disputes.


bbc--2020-09-07--Birmingham stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after one person died and seven others were injured in stabbings across Birmingham city centre .
The 27-year-old suspect was arrested at an address in the Selly Oak area of the city at about 04:00 BST , West Midlands Police said .
Officers said he was also being held over seven counts of attempted murder .
The attacks happened at four Birmingham locations over a period of 90 minutes in the early hours of Sunday .
Forensic officers have been seen conducting searches at an end-of-terrace house in a cul-de-sac in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police raid took place in the early hours .
Resident John Astley said he was woken by a loud bang during the night and saw a police van parked outside the neighbouring property .
He said : `` I think there were three people living there .
They have only been there a few months , since July or something like that .
`` I had a look out of the front bedroom window and I just noticed there was a police van .
I could hear a lot of noise coming from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were doing a search . ''
Officers were first called out just after 00:30 on Sunday at Constitution Hill , where a man sustained a superficial injury .
About 20 minutes later they were called to Livery Street , near Snow Hill railway station , where a 19-year-old man was critically injured and a woman was also hurt .
At 01:50 , police were sent to Irving Street , where a 23-year-old man suffered fatal injuries and another man was seriously hurt .
Ten minutes later , they were called to Hurst Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where a 32-year-old woman was critically injured and two men were less badly hurt .
Police say they are treating the attacks as `` random '' at this stage .
Ch Supt Steve Graham said : `` Officers worked through yesterday and into the early hours of this morning in a bid to trace the man we believe responsible for these terrible crimes .
`` We issued CCTV footage of the suspect and had a strong response from the public .
I 'd like to thank everyone who shared our appeal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Clearly this is a crucial development but our investigation continues . ''
A hotline number and website have been set up for members of the public to provide information , while the streets where the attacks took place remained closed on Monday morning as investigations continued .
Julia Robinson , the manager of Birmingham Southside Business Improvement District , described the `` chaos '' she saw as events unfolded on Sunday .
`` I run a warden service in the city and they stand down at about midnight but that night it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting them taxis from a local venue at about 1:30 to 1:45 .
`` We heard the screaming then a lot of people running and went outside to see what was going on .
`` There was a man and a couple that had been injured , a man covered in blood , there was a girl on the ground who appeared to be bleeding quite profusely , people trying to help her .
`` Then it was a case of standing back and we were doing our bit really to help with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone out of the area so the emergency services could do their job . ''
Questions have been raised about how the suspect was able to move around the city for 90 minutes .
Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood said she `` shares the same concerns as everybody else '' , but the priority was supporting the police with their investigation .
She said : `` There will be a more appropriate stage to have a more forensic sort of detail about the way that the incident unfolded , and also the police response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those questions as well .
`` But for now I 'm encouraged ... the police have described a strong response to their CCTV footage appeal . ''
West Midlands mayor Andy Street told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme it was not right to say the police response was too slow .
`` It 's very easy to comment on a police investigation while it 's live .
I do n't intend to fall into that trap , '' he said .
`` [ There are ] lots of questions as to what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there 's people making lots of assumptions from things that they quite frankly do n't know . ''
He also said what happened in the early hours of Sunday `` does not define Birmingham '' .
`` We have to see it as a one-off random [ incident ] , and what will define the city is our response to it now , '' he said .
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said the events had left the city `` in shock '' .
`` I 'm pleased officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the evidence available to track down the suspect and make an arrest .
I hope this offers some comfort to the people of the West Midlands who have been so understandably worried .
`` I 'd also like to place on record my sincere thanks to the brave and hardworking police , hospital and ambulance staff who have acted so quickly to help the victims of this atrocity .
My thoughts are with all those affected .
`` I will , of course , be following the investigation closely over the coming days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the force needs to learn lessons from their response to this incident . ''
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"Then it was a case of standing back and we were doing our bit really to help with crowd control and to try and get everyone out of the area so the emergency services could do their job."


bbc--2020-09-07--Djokovic 'extremely sorry' for hurting line judge

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open , saying he is `` extremely sorry for creating her such stress '' .
The Serb , 33 , who had just had his serve broken , took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him , striking the woman in her throat .
`` This whole situation has left me really sad and empty , '' said Djokovic .
`` I checked on the linesperson and the tournament told me that thank God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely sorry to have caused her such stress .
So unintended .
So wrong .
I 'm not disclosing her name to respect her privacy . ''
• None 'Djokovic will win again - hopefully with a little more humility' • None Right decision to disqualify Djokovic , says Henman After a lengthy discussion , Djokovic was defaulted by tournament officials at Flushing Meadows .
He will lose all ranking points earned at the US Open and will forfeit the prize money he had won at the tournament .
He could also be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the disqualification , I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being , '' Djokovic added in a statement on Instagram .
`` I apologise to the US Open tournament and everyone associated for my behaviour .
I 'm very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support , and my fans for always being there with me .
`` Thank you and I 'm so sorry . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an 18th Grand Slam title and narrowing the gap on Rafael Nadal ( 19 ) and Roger Federer ( 20 ) in the race to finish with the most men 's major wins .
Djokovic showed his frustration after losing serve to trail 6-5 against Carreno Busta in the first set .
He also showed a flash of temper two games earlier at 5-4 - whacking a ball into an advertising board after the Spaniard saved three set points .
Leon Smith , Great Britain 's Davis Cup captain , said he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a warning for that incident , and felt one might have prevented the controversy which followed .
After Djokovic was defaulted , Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra : `` There has to be consistency , if someone hits a ball with that much venom and temper , call a warning .
`` The second one can be dangerous and so it proved to be . ''
Djokovic pleaded his case with tournament referee Soeren Friemel and Grand Slam supervisor Andreas Egli during a long conversation at the net .
Eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and shook hands with Carreno Busta , who looked shocked by what had happened as he waited in his chair for a decision .
Friemel said that there was not `` any chance of any opportunity of any other decision other than defaulting Novak because the facts were so clear , so obvious '' and that there was `` no discretion involved '' .
The tournament referee added : `` His point was that he did n't hit the line umpire intentionally .
He said 'yes , I was angry , I hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ umpire , the facts are very clear , but it was n't my intent , I did n't do it on purpose , so I should n't be defaulted for that ' .
`` We all agreed that he did n't do it on purpose but the facts are still that he hit the line umpire and that the line umpire was clearly hurt . ''
Djokovic left Flushing Meadows without doing his news conference .
More controversy for Djokovic in a contrasting 2020 Going into the fourth-round match against Carreno Busta , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run in 2020 to a 27th victory .
Instead of receiving more plaudits for his on-court performances , he made an undignified exit in what became the latest controversy involving him this summer .
In June , Djokovic was one of several players - along with Grigor Dimitrov , Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki - who tested positive for coronavirus after playing at the world number one 's Adria Tour competition .
Djokovic apologised for staging the exhibition event in the Balkans , which was held in front of fans and without social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leg in Serbia attracted 4,000 fans , and players were later pictured dancing close together in a Belgrade nightclub .
In Croatia 's second leg , players were pictured taking part in a basketball match .
Djokovic said they had `` met all health protocols '' in the two countries , which had relatively low levels of recorded Covid-19 cases at the time .
After announcing his positive test , he conceded it had been `` too soon '' to stage the event .
In the midst of the pandemic , Djokovic was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something which he later denied - and also drew criticism for saying water could be purified by positivity .
On the eve of the US Open , he found himself at the centre of more controversy after driving the creation of a new players ' union .
Djokovic and Canadian Vasek Pospisil led about 70 players in forming the Professional Tennis Players ' Association , with those joining unhappy at the ATP 's governance and wanting to increase the power of the players .
Nadal and Federer were among those who opposed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while Britain 's former number one Andy Murray called for WTA players to be involved .
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Novak Djokovic checked on the line judge after hitting her with a ball when he was 6-5 down in the first set
2020 US Open Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 31 Aug-13 Sept Coverage: Selected live radio and text commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app.
Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is "extremely sorry for creating her such stress".
The world number one was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.
The Serb, 33, who had just had his serve broken, took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him, striking the woman in her throat.
"This whole situation has left me really sad and empty," said Djokovic. external-link
"I checked on the linesperson and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling OK.
"I'm extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong. I'm not disclosing her name to respect her privacy."
After a lengthy discussion, Djokovic was defaulted by tournament officials at Flushing Meadows.
He will lose all ranking points earned at the US Open and will forfeit the prize money he had won at the tournament. He could also be fined for the incident.
"As for the disqualification, I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being," Djokovic added in a statement on Instagram.
"I apologise to the US Open tournament and everyone associated for my behaviour. I'm very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support, and my fans for always being there with me.
"Thank you and I'm so sorry."
His exit ended his hopes of winning an 18th Grand Slam title and narrowing the gap on Rafael Nadal (19) and Roger Federer (20) in the race to finish with the most men's major wins.
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Djokovic showed his frustration after losing serve to trail 6-5 against Carreno Busta in the first set.
He also showed a flash of temper two games earlier at 5-4 - whacking a ball into an advertising board after the Spaniard saved three set points.
Leon Smith, Great Britain's Davis Cup captain, said he was "surprised" Djokovic did not get a warning for that incident, and felt one might have prevented the controversy which followed.
After Djokovic was defaulted, Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra: "There has to be consistency, if someone hits a ball with that much venom and temper, call a warning.
"The second one can be dangerous and so it proved to be."
Djokovic pleaded his case with tournament referee Soeren Friemel and Grand Slam supervisor Andreas Egli during a long conversation at the net.
Eventually, however, he accepted his fate and shook hands with Carreno Busta, who looked shocked by what had happened as he waited in his chair for a decision.
Friemel said that there was not "any chance of any opportunity of any other decision other than defaulting Novak because the facts were so clear, so obvious" and that there was "no discretion involved".
The tournament referee added: "His point was that he didn't hit the line umpire intentionally. He said 'yes, I was angry, I hit the ball, I hit the line umpire, the facts are very clear, but it wasn't my intent, I didn't do it on purpose, so I shouldn't be defaulted for that'.
"We all agreed that he didn't do it on purpose but the facts are still that he hit the line umpire and that the line umpire was clearly hurt."
Djokovic left Flushing Meadows without doing his news conference.
More controversy for Djokovic in a contrasting 2020
Going into the fourth-round match against Carreno Busta, Djokovic was aiming to extend his unbeaten run in 2020 to a 27th victory.
Instead of receiving more plaudits for his on-court performances, he made an undignified exit in what became the latest controversy involving him this summer.
In June, Djokovic was one of several players - along with Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki - who tested positive for coronavirus after playing at the world number one's Adria Tour competition.
Djokovic apologised for staging the exhibition event in the Balkans, which was held in front of fans and without social distancing rules being observed.
The first leg in Serbia attracted 4,000 fans, and players were later pictured dancing close together in a Belgrade nightclub.
In Croatia's second leg, players were pictured taking part in a basketball match.
Djokovic said they had "met all health protocols" in the two countries, which had relatively low levels of recorded Covid-19 cases at the time.
After announcing his positive test, he conceded it had been "too soon" to stage the event.
In the midst of the pandemic, Djokovic was accused of being opposed to vaccines - something which he later denied - and also drew criticism for saying water could be purified by positivity. external-link
On the eve of the US Open, he found himself at the centre of more controversy after driving the creation of a new players' union.
Djokovic and Canadian Vasek Pospisil led about 70 players in forming the Professional Tennis Players' Association, with those joining unhappy at the ATP's governance and wanting to increase the power of the players.
Nadal and Federer were among those who opposed the new union and questioned its timing, while Britain's former number one Andy Murray called for WTA players to be involved.


bbc--2020-09-06--What is behind the unequal threat of Covid

Covid-19 is already the third-leading cause of death for African Americans this year .
But why has the virus hit @ @ @ @ @ ?
We take a look at the story behind the numbers .

Covid-19 is already the third-leading cause of death for African Americans this year. But why has the virus hit this community harder than others? We take a look at the story behind the numbers.
Video by Hannah Long-Higgins and Dan Lytwyn


bbc--2020-09-06--The German lake house that saw history up close

Thomas Harding ’ s family were forced to flee Germany and their Berlin home when the Nazis came to power @ @ @ @ @ author returned to the house by the lake with his grandmother .
It became an @ @ @ @ @ has now written a children ’ s book about the house and its inhabitants and @ @ @ @ @ window on Europe 's history .

Thomas Harding’s family were forced to flee Germany and their Berlin home when the Nazis came to power.
Sixty years later the author returned to the house by the lake with his grandmother. It became an obsession for Thomas, who has now written a children’s book about the house and its inhabitants and how it has been a window on Europe's history.
Video journalist Alex Stanger


bbc--2020-09-06--Father dresses as Transformer on son's first day back at school

A father in Shanghai , China , put his creative skills to good use as he visited his son 's @ @ @ @ @ costume .
Based on the Transformers character Bumblebee , the outfit to surprised his son @ @ @ @ @ day in school in more than six months due to lockdown measures designed to control @ @ @ @

A father in Shanghai, China, put his creative skills to good use as he visited his son's school in a giant robot costume.
Based on the Transformers character Bumblebee, the outfit to surprised his son and classmates on their first day in school in more than six months due to lockdown measures designed to control the coronavirus pandemic.


bbc--2020-09-05--'Super bacteria' survive for three years outside space station

Scientists who attached a strain of bacteria to the outside of the International Space Station have been stunned to find @ @ @ @ @ , in open space .
The experiment , led by a team of Japanese researchers @ @ @ @ @ radiodurans , also known as Conan the Bacterium due to its extreme hardiness .
Experts @ @ @ @ @ shape our understanding of whether life might exist on other planets .
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Scientists who attached a strain of bacteria to the outside of the International Space Station have been stunned to find it survived for three years, in open space.
The experiment, led by a team of Japanese researchers, involved the bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans, also known as Conan the Bacterium due to its extreme hardiness.
Experts say the study could help shape our understanding of whether life might exist on other planets.
Video produced by Trystan Young and Jasmin Souesi.
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bbc--2020-09-06--Instagram photo filters targeted by model's #filterdrop campaign

Filters have become a popular way to alter photographs , especially for those keen to keep up with increasingly high beauty standards in the world of social media .
A recent survey , carried out by Girlguiding , found a third of girls and young women will not post selfies online without using a filter to change their appearance .
Thirty-nine percent of the 1,473 respondents , aged 11-21 , said they felt upset that they could not look the same in real life as they did online .
The survey results mirror the worries of make-up artist and curve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hashtag # filterdrop in the hope of seeing `` more real skin '' on Instagram .
`` I just thought , 'does anybody realise how dangerous this is ? '
'' she said , recounting the moment she spotted a global beauty brand had reposted filtered content from an influencer advertising its products .
`` I do n't want children to grow up thinking they are not good enough because of what they see on social media . ''
The 28-year-old from Bristol turned to her own Instagram feed to post an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a huge response that she set up the # filterdrop campaign .
`` That 's when it erupted .
To see a realistic and honest thread of photos was just phenomenal , '' Miss Pallari said .
She is asking people to upload unfiltered photos to their Instagram accounts and to `` value who they are above what they look like '' .
`` We just do n't see enough normal skin , '' she said .
`` For me it 's no issue putting up a photo with no make-up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but for some of these women who have done it… well , one said it was scarier than having a baby . ''
Primary school teacher Katie McGrath has followed Miss Pallari on social media for about a year .
She never thought her evening scroll through Instagram would cross over into her profession , but this summer it did .
`` Nearing the end of the lockdown period I received an email from a parent highlighting their worries of a change in their child 's behaviours , '' Miss McGrath said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the child was having issues with their physical appearance .
I was taken aback .
This child is four , just four .
`` It then made me feel a deepening sense of sadness , that at such a young age our children are now becoming aware of their physical appearance . ''
The 29-year-old from Cwmbran , south Wales , discovered that the pupil had been watching make-up tutorials on social media .
`` [ She ] talked to me about disliking her face without make-up on and wanting to change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is where # filterdrop came in and saved me .
`` I felt I could talk to the pupil about self-confidence from everything I was personally trying to take on board from the campaign . ''
The four-year-old then asked Miss McGrath why she wore make-up every day - a question she could n't answer .
The following week , she went into school with a `` bare natural face '' .
`` I could n't have done that without the confidence Sasha 's campaign has given me , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of women who have responded to Miss Pallari 's campaign with their own stories .
The model says they have given her the strength to continue to try to tackle an issue she once thought was `` too big '' to take on .
Miss Pallari 's video about the # filterdrop campaign on Instagram has now been viewed by nearly 50,000 people .
She has been inundated with messages from supporters , many of whom did not realise how attached they were to filters until they were challenged not to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 33-year-old mum from Glasgow , had stopped allowing other people to take her photo about three years ago - roughly the same time she began to watch and follow a lot of fitness and beauty influencers .
• The complicated truth about social media and body image '' I really wanted to be one of the women who supported what Sasha is doing , but when I opened up my camera I burst into tears because I felt physically sick at the person staring back at me , '' she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there for people to judge and compare against heavily altered images is n't something I could stand . ''
The NHS worker said she had a history of relationships involving physical , psychological and emotional abuse and that her `` own self-worth is not where it needs to be '' .
`` There are so many people who feel like me , heavily dependent on filters and staring down a path of dysmorphia , '' she said .
`` Mental health is supposed to be a focus nationally ; we have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representations could potentially trigger and negatively impact our young people . ''
Another of Miss Pallari 's followers , Zia Hutchings , said : `` Sasha started sharing things about a filter drop campaign on her Instagram and I realised I literally hated my face , one , without make up-on , and two , without a filter .
`` I saw so many pretty girls or models on social media with perfect skin , a perfect nose , perfect figures .
I have freckles , sun damage pigmentation , and I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` At first , I did n't have the guts to join in , then one night this huge overwhelming feeling hit me , that I was scared of my real face .
`` I 've got an 18-month-old daughter .
If I ca n't share a photo of my face without make-up and no filter , how can I ever expect her to love herself like she should ?
Miss Pallari hopes the campaign will have three outcomes : for the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) to demand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have used a filter when promoting cosmetics ; to get face-changing and morphing filters removed from Instagram ; and to `` see more real skin on Instagram '' .
`` The [ use of ] filters is often not declared , so people are left thinking 'why do n't I look like that ? '
and it 's because they are n't being sold the truth , '' Miss Pallari said .
She does not want to see an end to filters , but said that some face-morphing filters `` should not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most recent ones I found slimmed my nose down , it slimmed my face down , and it was so realistic , '' she said .
`` I 've never thought my nose was big , and I 'm looking at this and thinking 'maybe it is big'… so how damaging is that going to be to someone with less confidence ?
`` On social media we have the responsibility to make that change ; we are choosing what we put on there .
`` If these filters have to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broken . ''
Miss Pallari does not want to `` name and shame '' companies using filters , but instead has been directly messaging brands that have used filters or reposted photos where a filter has been used .
She said there had been a mixed response .
The ASA confirmed that , following contact with Miss Pallari , it was investigating whether the use of filters in Instagram ads were `` misleadingly exaggerating the effectiveness of cosmetics products '' .
It added : `` While it is perfectly legitimate for influencers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is important that filters do not misleadingly exaggerate what products can achieve .
We will publish the findings of our investigation in due course . ''
When approached for comment about the negative effect of filters on Instagram , the social media platform said it had been working on measures to help reduce social pressure , including testing the removal of `` likes '' to help minimise comparison culture , and looking at research and trends in order to adapt its policies `` as necessary '' .
In a statement , it said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality ) effects to be a safe and positive experience for our community , while allowing creators to express themselves .
`` That 's why we allow people to create and use face-altering effects on Instagram , but we do n't recommend them in our Effects Gallery , which is how many people discover them . ''
Responding to the comments , Miss Pallari said : `` It 's a shame there 's still not enough acknowledgement of how dangerous face-changing and face-morphing filters are , regardless of being shown in the Effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be found really easily just by tying in simple words like 'beautiful ' .
`` Filters are most commonly used via the creators and the influencers with the largest platforms , which reach far more impressionable people from their stories than by searching for a filter .
`` I hope it 's not long until responsibility is taken for how much slimming down a nose in less than five seconds is causing prolific damage to our confidence . ''

Responding to the comments, Miss Pallari said: "It's a shame there's still not enough acknowledgement of how dangerous face-changing and face-morphing filters are, regardless of being shown in the Effects Gallery or not. They can still be found really easily just by tying in simple words like 'beautiful'.


bbc--2020-09-07--Taliban peace talks: What to expect from the new round?

US and Taliban officials involved in the signing of a historic agreement in February in Qatar studiously avoided referring to it as a `` peace deal '' .
Over the weeks that followed it was clear why .
While attacks by the insurgents on international troops stopped , fighting with Afghan security forces continued .
The agreement set out a provisional timetable for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan , providing the Taliban prevented international jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda from using their territory to attack the US or its allies .
It also committed the Taliban to beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Afghan government and other Afghan leaders to try to reach a political settlement .
Those talks are now set to begin in Qatar this week , aiming to put an end to two decades of war and the loss of thousands of lives .
They were meant to begin in March , but instead were held up for months by wrangling over a prisoner exchange plan .
• The Afghan war : The short and long story • What could peace look like ?
• Who are the Taliban ?
The US-Taliban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taliban prisoners would be set free by the Afghan government ahead of the negotiations , in return for 1,000 members of the security forces held by the militants .
In a sign of how uncompromising the Taliban have been throughout the process , the group insisted that exactly 5,000 prisoners should be freed , and that only detainees named on a list by the group would be counted .
The government , which had n't been part of the US-Taliban talks , resisted .
Afghan officials hoped they could extract some concessions out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prisoners .
But instead the Taliban raised the levels of violence .
Annexes to the US-Taliban agreement , never made public , were intended to set some limits to the fighting .
According to a well-placed source , the Taliban were allowed to continue operations in rural areas , but not in major cities .
Meanwhile , the US would only be allowed to conduct air strikes within a specific distance of active battlefield operations , not on Taliban fighters resting in camps or villages .
This left the Taliban free to increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checkpoints .
In any case , the group , at times , did carry out large-scale attacks in some cities , perhaps waiting to see how the Americans would respond , while upping the pressure on the Afghan government .
There has also been a spate of targeted assassination attempts on pro-government figures , many of which have gone suspiciously unclaimed .
• The girl who picked up an AK-47 to defend her family Eventually President Ashraf Ghani relented , freeing all but 400 of the inmates , who he alleged were responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision was made to release them , further delays followed .
In part because the Afghan government demanded a number of soldiers held by the Taliban should also be freed , in part because France and Australia objected to the release of a handful of prisoners who had been involved in killing their nationals .
• Why Afghanistan is more dangerous than ever • The Afghan women determined not to lose out The US , however , grew increasingly frustrated , and the remaining prisoners were freed last week , while plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven who are linked to attacks on foreign forces to Qatar , where they will be kept under surveillance .
What is at stake in the peace talks ?
The next stage of the process , talks between the Taliban and Afghan government , or `` intra-Afghan negotiations '' , will revolve around an actual `` peace deal '' .
Officials , and indeed ordinary Afghans , hope a ceasefire can be agreed although , until now , the Taliban have seemed determined to continue fighting until their demands are met .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage , and are cautious of allowing their fighters to lay down their weapons , in case it becomes difficult to redeploy them or they drift towards rival militants in the Islamic State group .
Negotiators will also try to establish some kind of agreement on a political future for the country .
The task seems daunting .
How to reconcile the competing visions for the country ?
On the one hand the `` Islamic Emirate '' that the Taliban adhere to , on the other , the more modern , more democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When the Taliban controlled most of the country , from the mid-1990s until the US-led invasion in 2001 , they ruled following an austere and often brutal interpretation of Sharia law .
Among other restrictions , women were prevented from working or going to school .
The Taliban insist they do n't oppose women 's education , but also often refuse to accept they ever did .
Statements committing to women 's rights are qualified by caveats around adhering to `` Islamic values '' .
Many Afghans are sceptical about how much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forotan founded an online campaign `` My Red Line '' , highlighting the fragile personal freedoms many women believe must not be comprised .
`` The Taliban have to accept the reality of today 's Afghanistan , if they do n't , these peace talks wo n't have a real result , '' she told the BBC .
One diplomat who has been closely following the peace process said the Taliban had been deliberately vague in setting out their political vision .
In an interview last year , I asked the group 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stanikzai , if they would accept the democratic process .
`` I can not say… '' he replied , `` there are many types of government that were tested in Afghanistan .
Some people want the emirate system , some people want a presidential form of government . ''
He then added that whatever system `` the majority '' involved in the negotiations were in favour of , the Taliban would agree to .
Meanwhile , American troop numbers are already being reduced .
According to the US-Taliban agreement , all US forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Taliban fulfil their commitments on al-Qaeda , and begin talks with the government .
The withdrawal , in other words , is not contingent on a settlement being reached between the Afghan government and the Taliban .
Ahead of elections later this year , US President Donald Trump has repeatedly signalled his interest in bringing home American forces as soon as possible .
He has already promised to reduce the number to 5,000 by November , the lowest levels since the invasion began in 2001 .
Warnings from UN and even US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al-Qaeda have yet to be broken do n't seem to be disrupting that goal .
One observer told the BBC it was clear the primary goal of President Trump 's administration was to obtain assurances from the Taliban on counter terrorism co-operation , whilst women 's rights or human rights were not considered a priority .
A number of European countries , however , are understood to have concerns about the speed of the withdrawal and its implications .
Some analysts have noted that were the Democratic candidate for president , Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he may be more open to slowing down the withdrawal process .
There has been suggestion that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani may have deliberately been stalling on the prisoner release plan , waiting to see if there is a change in US leadership .
With American troops on their way out many supporters of the Taliban believe they will be able to determine what kind of society should now be created .
These talks will provide the first tangible insight into the group 's vision .
So far , their leadership has talked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Islamic government '' but also an `` inclusive '' one .
While discussions are ongoing , the Taliban are likely to suggest the formation of an `` interim '' government which they will form part of , though how that would work , and where it leaves the current political leadership , remains unclear .
Despite their hard-line stance in the past , Taliban officials have stressed they value international legitimacy .
In the 1990s only a handful of countries recognised their regime , and they were unable to capture the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant amounts of territory , the Taliban have not been able to retain control of any urban centre .
The European Union in particular has stressed that if any future regime does n't adhere to international standards on human rights , investment and aid could be withheld .
Given the pace of progress so far , the talks are likely to be protracted , and their result is uncertain .
However , after years of conflict have produced little more than stalemate on the battlefield , they represent at least an opportunity for @ @ @ @

With American troops on their way out many supporters of the Taliban believe they will be able to determine what kind of society should now be created. These talks will provide the first tangible insight into the group's vision. So far, their leadership has talked both about the need to create an "Islamic government" but also an "inclusive" one.


bbc--2020-09-06--The women behind one of Gucci's most-liked Insta posts

The BBC 's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world .
This week we speak to Laura Johnson and Zoe Proctor , founders of Zebedee Management , a talent agency that represents models and actors with physical and learning disabilities .
Zoe Proctor and Laura Johnson were walking along a beach when they came up with their business idea .
Laura , who is the partner of Zoe 's brother , recalls how she was visiting her sister-in-law in 2017 during her maternity leave from her job as a social worker .
`` We were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rights , talking about the lack of representation of disabled people in the media , '' she says .
Zoe , a model-turned-performing arts teacher for disabled adults , was saying that while her students `` were so talented and keen '' , they faced limited opportunity .
The women wondered how , without a talent agency , Zoe 's students and other disabled people , would ever get acting or modelling work .
So they decided to set one up themselves .
`` It sounds cheesy , but it was like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Laura .
Work began the moment they returned from the Lincolnshire shoreline .
They named their company after Zebedee , the character who bounces on a spring in the much-loved children 's TV programme The Magic Roundabout .
`` In a way , he has his own sort of mobility needs , and is also such a really happy , bouncy fun character , '' says Laura .
They emailed UK disability groups and set up social media accounts to connect with potential talent .
Just three years later , Zebedee now has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world .
After Laura and Zoe had secured their first clients in 2017 , their next challenge was to earn a reputation as a trusted talent agency , as casting directors are more likely to work with agents they know they can rely on .
Relationships are everything .
`` We hammered on doors and begged people to see our people , '' says Zoe .
`` Everyone thought , 'who are these women ? '
'' With casting directors listing job adverts on industry websites every day , describing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zoe and Laura also decided to put their clients forward for work whether or not disability was listed in the advertisement .
`` If we waited for a call saying 'disability ' , we 'd have no jobs , '' says Laura .
Their first breakthrough came when a client was picked to model a set of colourful hospital gowns .
Some 200 roles were secured that first year , compared with 600 so far in 2020 , despite the coronavirus pandemic .
Zebedee Management collects a small percentage of the fee from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standards of between 10-15 % .
When they began the agency , Laura and Zoe say they were often asked what would be their dream advertising campaign for one of their clients to front .
Laura , a new mum at the time , longed to see a baby with a disability on a nappy or baby wipe advert .
Zoe hoped to see one of their clients as the face representing a high-end fashion brand .
This summer , both of their dreams came true .
In June , Ellie Goldstein , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Down 's syndrome , featured as the face of a Gucci Beauty advertising partnership with Vogue Italia .
The picture Gucci Beauty put on Instagram , in which Ellie wore its Mascara L'Obscur product , has been the brand 's most popular post to date , liked by more than 117,000 people .
`` The Gucci shoot was really good , '' says Ellie .
`` I tried on lots of hair accessories , lots of makeup and costumes .
I loved it .
I was , like , so shocked that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , another client , a baby called Lenny , who also has Down 's syndrome , was featured in TV and print ads for Pura baby wipes .
Despites these success stories , Zoe says some of their clients still face an auditioning process that is not always inclusive .
`` Our people have been left out of castings because they can not physically enter the building , '' she says .
`` Children in a wheelchair could n't get in , because a ramp had not been provided . ''
• The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us all plant trees • The two students who took on Coke and Pepsi • 'People told me my plans for a skincare firm were crazy' In another case , a wheelchair-using adult had to get someone they did n't know to carry them up some stairs .
`` Not making adjustments because somebody ca n't access the building is absolutely outrageous , in my opinion , '' says Louise .
Covid-19 has mitigated this problem , however .
In the continuing absence of physical auditions , casting directors have switched to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now generally submits a video or picture they have made from home .
Kate Evans , chair of the Casting Directors Association , says that Zebedee is continuing to make a real difference .
`` Zebedee Management is at the forefront of ensuring diverse talent are represented and considered for all roles across the industry , '' she says .
In setting up Zebedee , Laura and Zoe created what is believed to be only the second dedicated talent agency for disabled people in the UK .
The first , called VisABLE , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louise Dyson , but the sisters-in-law say they were unaware of that business when they first decided to set up their company .
Laura says what is most pleasing is that all their clients `` say the impact has just been overwhelming , in terms of their self esteem , their feelings of self worth and the impact on the wider family .
And , they are earning their own money . ''
Zoe adds that while Zebedee has had some media coverage , she hopes `` this is more than just news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a start - the start of a real change in how marketing campaigns are put together . ''

When they began the agency, Laura and Zoe say they were often asked what would be their dream advertising campaign for one of their clients to front. Laura, a new mum at the time, longed to see a baby with a disability on a nappy or baby wipe advert. Zoe hoped to see one of their clients as the face representing a high-end fashion brand.


bbc--2020-09-06--The woman trying to save India's tortured temple elephants

As a child , the documentary maker , who was born in the Indian state of Kerala but now lives in Toronto , saw ceremonial elephants being paraded and thought they were beautiful .
Later , she learned about the ordeal the animals are subjected to .
`` So many elephants had ghastly wounds on their hips , massive tumours and blood oozing out of their ankles , because chains had cut into their flesh and many of them were blind , '' Iyer told the BBC .
`` They were so helpless and the chains were so heavy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absolutely heart-breaking for me to witness this . ''
Hindu and Buddhist traditions give elephants an elevated status .
For centuries , temples and monasteries have used them to perform sacred duties .
Devotees even seek blessings from them .
The reputation of some elephants outlives their time on Earth .
Near Kerala 's well-known Guruvayur Temple you will find a life-size concrete statue of a much loved elephant called Kesavan .
Its tusks adorn the entrance of the temple .
It is claimed that Kesavan circled the temple before collapsing and dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is common to see people gather to mourn the death of temple elephants - even if they are not that famous .
`` They torture the elephants to death , and after their death they light lamps and shed crocodile tears , as though they really feel sad for these elephants , '' Iyer said .
Ceremonial elephants are used in temples across India , but their presence is extensive in Kerala .
The state is home to about a fifth of the country 's roughly 2,500 captive elephants .
The animals are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Guruvayur temple alone has more than 50 elephants .
Ceremonial elephants can bring in lot of money to their owners .
Some animals fetch more than $ 10,000 dollars per festival , Iyer said .
The money is paid by the festival organisers , as well as local shop owners and landlords .
One of the biggest names in the business is Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran , regarded as the tallest captive elephant in Asia .
Ramachandran is now 56 and partially blind .
He remains the star attraction during the annual elephant parade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wikipedia page .
He has run amok several times due to apparent stress , and killed two people last year , prompting the local authorities to ban the use of festival elephants .
But the ban was lifted after protests .
Iyer , who describes herself as a practising Hindu , has been based in Canada for several years .
During a trip to India in 2013 , she saw elephants for the first time without their ceremonial ornaments and clothes .
`` These animals were brutalised using vicious weapons like bullhooks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poking spike - which is used to poke elephants in their joints to trigger severe pain , '' she said .
`` A temple by itself can never be a good place to keep an elephant , '' said Dr Raman Sukumar of the Indian Institute of Science , an expert on Asian elephants .
`` The elephant is a highly social animal and should be only kept in social groups .
Elephants should never be kept solitarily in temples , as with solitary female elephants in temples in Tamil Nadu , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
In 2014 , Iyer saw a captive cow elephant and was mesmerised by it , she said .
`` When I first saw Lakshmi , it was love at first sight . ''
`` I put my hand beneath her neck and touched her chest .
As soon as I did that , she put her trunk on my hand to smell me .
They are so sensitive to smell . ''
`` I was devastated to see her eyes oozing out tears .
She was taking her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massaging herself , '' Iyer said .
Apparently Lakshmi had taken food from her mahout ( an elephant 's handler ) and in a fit of anger he lashed out at her mercilessly .
One of the blows with the bullhook landed in her eye and blinded her .
`` They tie and beat the elephants for 72 hours or until their spirits are broken and they obey whatever the mahouts say , '' Iyer said .
`` They are like zombies .
Many elephants are just living skeletons . ''

One of the biggest names in the business is Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran, regarded as the tallest captive elephant in Asia. Ramachandran is now 56 and partially blind. He remains the star attraction during the annual elephant parade in Thrissur and even has his own Wikipedia page. He has run amok several times due to apparent stress, and killed two people last year, prompting the local authorities to ban the use of festival elephants. But the ban was lifted after protests.


bbc--2020-09-06--Beirut blast: The rowers left with nothing cling to Olympics dream

The soldier and rower was planning to head down to his beloved rowing club on the waters opposite the Port of Beirut at half past five in the afternoon , but a Bible study session on Zoom with a friend in London overran .
Usually the club would have been full of rowers at this time , but due to coronavirus restrictions introduced only a few days before , the building was empty .
Rodrigue had been one of only a few people still able to visit the centre due to being a coach .
`` I was sitting at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was like my house was hit by an earthquake .
I ca n't even describe the sound and the feeling we were left with at this time , '' he says .
`` I will never forget what I saw that day on the way to the training centre , it was a nightmare .
Thank God nobody was training at this time because of the Covid-19 restrictions .
The rowing training centre was totally destroyed . ''
The rowing club has been a constant in Farah Jaroudi 's life from the age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medals in the Lebanese National Championships between 2003 and 2013 , but now just rows when she has spare time from her job as an interior architect .
In breaks from training , she and her rowing partner Hiba would lie back on the boat and catch up .
Sometimes they 'd play music and sing along to legendary Lebanese singer Fayrouz as the sun would set on the city .
`` Sometimes we have dolphins come in if they have lost their track , they come into the port .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it rises to the surface and we are so excited , '' Farah laughs .
On 4 August , Farah was on holiday in Istanbul when she started being bombarded with WhatsApp messages asking if she was okay .
Then she saw the footage of the blast .

Usually the club would have been full of rowers at this time, but due to coronavirus restrictions introduced only a few days before, the building was empty. Rodrigue had been one of only a few people still able to visit the centre due to being a coach.


bbc--2020-09-06--Letter from Africa: Why journalists in Nigeria feel under attack

It was in Calabar , the capital of Cross River , the third state he had visited in recent months , that Mr Fani-Kayode lost his cool when Charles asked him about the financing of his trips : `` Sir , please you did not disclose to us who is bankrolling you… '' Instead of even allowing the journalist to finish his question , a fuming Mr Fani-Kayode called him `` very stupid '' and alleged that he looked like a poor man who collected bribes , known here as `` brown envelopes '' , from newsmakers .
I too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he was in government serving in the cabinet of then-President Olusegun Obasanjo more than a decade ago .
It went beyond an insult .
It took place at the presidential villa , known as Aso Rock , where he threatened to slap me , prompting other journalists to come between us .
I had no idea at the time why he was angry ; it was only later I understood it was to do with controversial comments he had made in a live interview he had given to the BBC about Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became hot news and he took his anger out on me as the BBC reporter on the ground at the time .
Some months back , the governor of south-eastern Ebonyi state banished two journalists from practising there over what he said was their penchant for writing negative reports about the state .
You may also be interested in : Several years ago at the Daily Trust , we had to pull out a reporter from a state after some thugs beat him up at a public event after the state governor took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not the last to be heard on the uneasy relationship between the media and Nigeria 's newsmakers .
Aside from threats and verbal attacks , there are also subtle ways in which the media in Nigeria , and I dare say in many other African countries , is hobbled .
Then there is the poor remuneration or even outright non-payment of salaries by some media houses , which means that some journalists have allegiances to those who can pay .
From my experience as a journalist in Nigeria , it is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalists are on the take .
I had gone to interview him for the BBC in the late 1990s to find out what he made of an attempt by the authorities to get beggars off the streets and into a rehabilitation centre .
He was holding court at what he called his palace , built right at the top of the tip from discarded wood , where he scoffed at the proposal .
Sadly in Nigeria at those rare moments when uncomfortable questions do get asked , a journalist can get the Fani-Kayode @ @

It was in Calabar, the capital of Cross River, the third state he had visited in recent months, that Mr Fani-Kayode lost his cool when Charles asked him about the financing of his trips: "Sir, please you did not disclose to us who is bankrolling you…"


bbc--2020-09-07--Callum Wilson: Newcastle sign England striker from Bournemouth

Last updated on .From the section Newcastle Newcastle United have signed striker Callum Wilson on a four-year-deal from Bournemouth for about £20m .
Aston Villa were also interested in Wilson but withdrew a higher bid of £21m , with the former Coventry City striker preferring a move to Newcastle .
Wilson is Steve Bruce 's third summer signing since the collapse of the proposed takeover of the club in July .
He follows midfielder Jeff Hendrick and goalkeeper Mark Gillespie 's arrival at St James ' Park on free transfers .
`` From the minute I knew Newcastle were interested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me , '' Wilson told Newcastle 's official website .
`` It 's a massive club with great history .
Along the years , they 've had great strikers so if I can emulate half of what they 've done , I 'd like to attempt that . ''
Bruce , who has also been linked with Norwich City left-back Jamal Lewis and Wilson 's former Cherries team-mate Ryan Fraser , says he is `` grateful '' the club have made the signing happen .
The Newcastle manager said : `` Callum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long time and I 'm delighted to get him .
He has done fantastically well at Bournemouth and was deservedly playing centre-forward for England less than two years ago . ''
`` The club has worked ever so hard to get Callum here and we have beaten off competition from a number of clubs . ''
Wilson has one England goal to his name - scored on his debut against the United States in November 2018 - and won his most recent international cap in the 6-0 win over Bulgaria in Sofia in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latest high-profile departure from Bournemouth following their relegation from the Premier League in July , with Nathan Ake moving to Manchester City in a £41m deal and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale signed by Sheffield United for £18.5m .
For Bournemouth , it was a case of where - rather than if - Callum Wilson would go .
After a couple of cheeky water-testing low bids from Newcastle and Aston Villa , £20m seems a fair price for the player , given his age - 29 in February - and the fact that last season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personally , albeit in a struggling team , with just nine goal involvements , compared with 23 during the previous Premier League campaign .
He 'll certainly suit the way Newcastle like to play ; he has a great engine when used as a lone striker , but does need to regain the confidence and form that brought him his England caps , having just lost his place in the international set-up .
Bournemouth could still realistically lose Joshua King , while David Brooks also has admirers , but with Nathan Ake , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in addition to the earlier exit of Ryan Fraser , the need for two or three quality reinforcements is clear .
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page .
• None Behind the scenes of their title triumph • None Can you truly be one or the other ?

Last updated on .From the section Newcastle
Wilson and Fraser are two of several high-profile departures from Bournemouth this summer
Newcastle United have signed England striker Callum Wilson and Scotland winger Ryan Fraser.
Wilson joins on a four-year-deal from Bournemouth for about £20m, while free agent Fraser has signed a five-year-contract after leaving the Cherries at the end of June.
Wilson made 187 appearances for Bournemouth and scored 67 goals while Fraser scored 20 goals in 183 games.
The pair are Steve Bruce's third and fourth summer signings respectively.
They follow midfielder Jeff Hendrick and goalkeeper Mark Gillespie's arrival external-link at St James' Park on free transfers.
"From the minute I knew Newcastle were interested, it was definitely something that appealed to me," Wilson, who has four England caps, told the club's website. external-link
"It's a massive club with great history. Along the years, they've had great strikers so if I can emulate half of what they've done, I'd like to attempt that."
Aston Villa were also interested in Wilson but withdrew a higher bid of £21m, with the former Coventry City striker preferring a move to Newcastle.
Fraser added: "I'm absolutely buzzing for it - I came down to see the place the other day and it was all just good things; the manager, the place, the fans, the messages I've been getting.
"It was just a no-brainer, really, to play in such a big stadium with such passionate fans, and being back up in the north again is big as well."
Bruce said the club had fought off competition from other clubs for both players, adding: "[Ryan Fraser] has wonderful chemistry on the pitch with Callum Wilson, which excites me, and I hope it excites our supporters ahead of the new season."
Wilson has scored one England goal - on his debut against the United States in November 2018 - and won his most recent international cap in the 6-0 win over Bulgaria in Sofia in October 2019.
Fraser has won 11 Scotland caps since making his debut in 2017, scoring once.
There have been a number of high-profile departures from Bournemouth following their relegation from the Premier League, with Nathan Ake moving to Manchester City in a £41m deal and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale signed by Sheffield United for £18.5m.
Analysis
Kris Temple, BBC Radio Solent
For Bournemouth, it was a case of where - rather than if - Callum Wilson would go.
After a couple of cheeky water-testing low bids from Newcastle and Aston Villa, £20m seems a fair price for the player, given his age - 29 in February - and the fact that last season wasn't a spectacular success for Wilson personally, albeit in a struggling team, with just nine goal involvements, compared with 23 during the previous Premier League campaign.
He'll certainly suit the way Newcastle like to play; he has a great engine when used as a lone striker, but does need to regain the confidence and form that brought him his England caps, having just lost his place in the international set-up.
Bournemouth could still realistically lose Joshua King, while David Brooks also has admirers, but with Nathan Ake, Aaron Ramsdale and now Wilson departing, in addition to the earlier exit of Ryan Fraser, the need for two or three quality reinforcements is clear.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


bbc--2020-09-07--Manchester City's Mahrez and Laporte test positive for Covid-19

Last updated on .From the section Man City Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive @ @ @ @ @ Mahrez , 29 , and Frenchman Laporte , 24 , will not train with their @ @ @ @ @ line with UK government and Premier League rules .
Manchester City say neither player was @ @ @ @ @ Pep Guardiola 's side play Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first fixture of the new league @ @ @ @ @ Both players are in the United Kingdom and with the self-isolation period being 10 days @ @ @ @ @ be available for City 's game with Wolves in two weeks ' time .

Last updated on .From the section Man City
Mahrez (left) and Laporte (right) will not train with other Manchester City players while they self-isolate
Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19.
Algeria's Mahrez, 29, and Frenchman Laporte, 24, will not train with their team-mates while they self-isolate in line with UK government and Premier League rules.
Manchester City say neither player was displaying symptoms of coronavirus.
Pep Guardiola's side play Wolverhampton Wanderers in their first fixture of the new league season on 21 September.
Both players are in the United Kingdom and with the self-isolation period being 10 days, Mahrez and Laporte should be available for City's game with Wolves in two weeks' time.


bbc--2020-09-07--Buttler to miss final Australia T20 to be with family

Last updated on .From the section Cricket England batsman Jos Buttler will miss the final Twenty20 against Australia on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ to be with his family .
Buttler made an unbeaten 77 to guide England to @ @ @ @ @ Ageas Bowl on Sunday .
He will return on Thursday , before the first one-day @ @ @ @ @ on Friday .
Buttler , who made 44 in the two-run win in the first @ @ @ @ @ of the match on Sunday after batting through England 's chase as they overhauled a @ @ @ @ @ wickets and seven balls to spare .
Buttler was part of England 's Test series @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan this summer , which were also played in a bio-secure environment .

Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England v Australia third Twenty20 match Venue: Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Date : Tuesday 8 September Time: 18:00 BST Coverage : Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, Radio 4 LW, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport app. Live text commentary and in-play clips on the BBC Sport website. Highlights on BBC Two at 23:30 BST.
England batsman Jos Buttler will miss the final Twenty20 against Australia on Tuesday after leaving the bio-secure bubble to be with his family.
Having not seen his family for 10 weeks, he asked captain Eoin Morgan and coach Chris Silverwood to return home.
Buttler made an unbeaten 77 to guide England to a series-clinching victory at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday.
He will return on Thursday, before the first one-day international at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday.
Buttler, who made 44 in the two-run win in the first T20, was named man of the match on Sunday after batting through England's chase as they overhauled a target of 158 with six wickets and seven balls to spare.
Buttler was part of England's Test series victories over West Indies and Pakistan this summer, which were also played in a bio-secure environment.
The West Indies series began on 8 July.


bbc--2020-09-06--Fati scores for Spain on record-breaking night

Last updated on .From the section European Football Barcelona forward Ansu Fati broke a 95-year national record to become Spain 's youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 311 days against Ukraine .
He had already won a penalty , scored by Sergio Ramos , as he became the youngest player to start a Nations League match .
The Real Madrid defender has now incredibly scored 10 goals in his last 15 caps .
The 34-year-old has 23 goals for his country , as many as the great Alfredo di Stefano .
Manchester City defender Eric Garcia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second-half substitute while new City signing Ferran Torres scored a late fourth with a volley at the far post .
Fati , who was born in Guinea-Bissau but moved to Seville aged six with his family , became Spain 's youngest player in 84 years when he made his debut in last Thursday 's 1-1 draw away to Germany .
Juan Errazquin was the previous youngest scorer , against Switzerland in 1925 at the age of 18 years and 344 days .
Ethan Ampadu - who played for Wales against Bulgaria earlier on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to start a Nations League game , aged 17 years and 357 days against the Republic of Ireland in 2018 .
'Winners are happy when they win' Spain manager Luis Enrique : `` I 'm very happy for Ansu ( Fati ) , he is 17 years old , you have to take it easy with him , little by little , he will improve .
`` Players of this age need serenity , humility , and that 's what Ansu has already .
`` Sergio Ramos is a winner .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His numbers are beyond the reach of any other player .
`` What he brings to this team , that enthusiasm ... That 's why he 's one of the best players in the world at his position . ''

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Juan Errazquin was the previous record holder - he scored against Switzerland in 1925 at the age of 18 years and 344 days
Barcelona forward Ansu Fati broke a 95-year national record to become Spain's youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 311 days against Ukraine.
Fati - also the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history and Barcelona's youngest scorer in La Liga - curled home a fine 20-yard shot off the post on his first start.
He had already won a penalty, scored by Sergio Ramos, as he became the youngest player to start a Nations League match.
Ramos added a header in the win.
The Real Madrid defender has now incredibly scored 10 goals in his last 15 caps.
The 34-year-old has 23 goals for his country, as many as the great Alfredo di Stefano.
Manchester City defender Eric Garcia, 19, made his debut as a second-half substitute while new City signing Ferran Torres scored a late fourth with a volley at the far post.
Fati, who was born in Guinea-Bissau but moved to Seville aged six with his family, became Spain's youngest player in 84 years when he made his debut in last Thursday's 1-1 draw away to Germany.
Juan Errazquin was the previous youngest scorer, against Switzerland in 1925 at the age of 18 years and 344 days.
Ethan Ampadu - who played for Wales against Bulgaria earlier on Sunday - was the previous youngest player to start a Nations League game, aged 17 years and 357 days against the Republic of Ireland in 2018.
'Winners are happy when they win'
Spain manager Luis Enrique: "I'm very happy for Ansu (Fati), he is 17 years old, you have to take it easy with him, little by little, he will improve.
"Players of this age need serenity, humility, and that's what Ansu has already.
"Sergio Ramos is a winner. And the winners are happy when they win. His numbers are beyond the reach of any other player.
"What he brings to this team, that enthusiasm ... That's why he's one of the best players in the world at his position."


bbc--2020-09-07--Tour Championship: Dustin Johnson leads by five to close on FedEx Cup title

Last updated on .From the section Golf World number one Dustin Johnson has a five-stroke lead heading into Monday 's final round of the PGA Tour 's season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake .
Xander Schauffele shot 67 to sit tied for second with fellow American Justin Thomas , who carded a four-under 66 .
Spain 's world number two Jon Rahm also shot a 66 to lie six behind .
This is the fourth consecutive event Johnson has held at least a share of the lead after three rounds .
He was edged out by Collin Morikawa in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra holes last week at Olympia Fields but a fortnight ago turned one of the 54-hole leads into an 11-shot win at TPC Boston .
Johnson began the week on 10 under as the Tour Championship 's top-ranked player and following two steady rounds left him 13 under , his Sunday 64 has put him within touching distance of the FedEx Cup title .
The former US Open champion is seeking to claim the $ 15m jackpot for the first time having squandered an opportunity to win it four years ago when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the FedEx Cup champion is something that I want to do , '' Johnson said .
`` It 's something I want on my resume when I quit playing golf . ''
Northern Ireland 's Rory McIlroy shot level par to stay on eight under , 11 shots off the lead - as is England 's Tyrell Hatton after a one-over 71 .
Daniel Berger matched Johnson 's 64 to climb into the top 10 , two shots behind US PGA winner Collin Morikawa who is in fifth after a 67 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on FedEx Cup points earned during the season and the top 30 in the rankings contend the Tour Championship .
The top-ranked player begins the 72-hole tournament on 10 under par , while the second seed starts on eight under .
The third seed tees off at seven under and so on down to the fifth seed at five under .
Seeds 6-10 begin at −4 ; seeds 11-15 begin at −3 ; and so on , down to seeds 26-30 , who will start at level par .

Last updated on .From the section Golf
Leader Dustin Johnson was six under for the third round in Atlanta
Tour Championship third-round leaderboard (US unless stated) -19 D Johnson; -14 X Schauffele, J Thomas; -13 J Rahm (Spa); -12 C Morikawa; -10 D Berger, S Im (Kor); -9 S Scheffler; -8 R McIlroy (NI), B Todd, T Hatton (Eng)
World number one Dustin Johnson has a five-stroke lead heading into Monday's final round of the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.
The in-form American, 36, was a shot clear of Sungjae Im overnight but shot a six-under 64 in the third round that included seven birdies.
Xander Schauffele shot 67 to sit tied for second with fellow American Justin Thomas, who carded a four-under 66.
Spain's world number two Jon Rahm also shot a 66 to lie six behind.
This is the fourth consecutive event Johnson has held at least a share of the lead after three rounds.
He was edged out by Collin Morikawa in the US PGA Championship and by Rahm in extra holes last week at Olympia Fields but a fortnight ago turned one of the 54-hole leads into an 11-shot win at TPC Boston.
Johnson began the week on 10 under as the Tour Championship's top-ranked player and following two steady rounds left him 13 under, his Sunday 64 has put him within touching distance of the FedEx Cup title.
The former US Open champion is seeking to claim the $15m jackpot for the first time having squandered an opportunity to win it four years ago when he shot a final-round 73.
"To be the FedEx Cup champion is something that I want to do," Johnson said. "It's something I want on my resume when I quit playing golf."
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shot level par to stay on eight under, 11 shots off the lead - as is England's Tyrell Hatton after a one-over 71.
Daniel Berger matched Johnson's 64 to climb into the top 10, two shots behind US PGA winner Collin Morikawa who is in fifth after a 67.
How the Tour Championship works
Players at the event are handicapped based on FedEx Cup points earned during the season and the top 30 in the rankings contend the Tour Championship.
The top-ranked player begins the 72-hole tournament on 10 under par, while the second seed starts on eight under.
The third seed tees off at seven under and so on down to the fifth seed at five under. Seeds 6-10 begin at −4; seeds 11-15 begin at −3; and so on, down to seeds 26-30, who will start at level par.


bbc--2020-09-07--NBA play-offs: Giannis Antetokounmpo limps out of Milwaukee Bucks' overtime win over Miami Heat

Last updated on .From the section Basketball Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped out of his side 's overtime win against the Miami Heat .
But the Bucks went on to win 118-115 , avoiding a four-game sweep in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final .
In the Western Conference , the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 117-109 to level their series at 1-1 .
Inspired by the 34 points of Anthony Davis , who combined with LeBron James for 62 points and 21 rebounds , the Lakers held off the Rockets ' second-half comeback .
• None Raptors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antetokounmpo , who could miss Thursday 's fifth game with his side trailing 3-1 , had made a strong start with 19 points in 11 minutes of the first quarter before he was taken off .
The 25-year-old , who was named this season 's defensive player of the year , had injured his ankle in the third quarter of the third game , but he was declared fit after completing a warm-up on Sunday .
He was averaging 27.6 points and 15.0 rebounds in eight play-off games before Sunday , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to score 36 points in Antetokounmpo 's absence .
`` We all fought , especially with Giannis going down the way he did , '' said Middleton , one of six Bucks players to score double figures in the must-win game .
`` He came out and tried to fight for us with a bad ankle .
We wanted to have his back and just fight for him , and fight for everybody . ''
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Last updated on .From the section Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo had to be helped from the court after a collision with Miami's Andre Iguodala
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped out of his side's overtime win against the Miami Heat.
Antetokounmpo, on course to win his second consecutive NBA MVP award this season, reinjured his sprained right ankle in the second period on Sunday.
But the Bucks went on to win 118-115, avoiding a four-game sweep in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final.
In the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 117-109 to level their series at 1-1.
Inspired by the 34 points of Anthony Davis, who combined with LeBron James for 62 points and 21 rebounds, the Lakers held off the Rockets' second-half comeback.
Antetokounmpo, who could miss Thursday's fifth game with his side trailing 3-1, had made a strong start with 19 points in 11 minutes of the first quarter before he was taken off.
The 25-year-old, who was named this season's defensive player of the year, had injured his ankle in the third quarter of the third game, but he was declared fit after completing a warm-up on Sunday.
He was averaging 27.6 points and 15.0 rebounds in eight play-off games before Sunday, but the Bucks sealed victory as Khris Middleton stepped up to score 36 points in Antetokounmpo's absence.
"We all fought, especially with Giannis going down the way he did," said Middleton, one of six Bucks players to score double figures in the must-win game.
"He came out and tried to fight for us with a bad ankle. We wanted to have his back and just fight for him, and fight for everybody."


bbc--2020-09-07--Coronavirus: Rise in UK cases a great concern, Van Tam says

The latest `` big change '' in coronavirus infections across the UK is of `` great concern '' , England 's deputy chief medical officer has warned .
Prof Jonathan Van Tam said people have `` relaxed too much '' over the summer and `` we have got to start taking this very seriously again '' .
If not , the UK will have `` a bumpy ride over the next few months '' , he warned .
He said that infections among younger people in EU countries had later filtered through to older age groups .
France and Spain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks , after lockdown restrictions were eased and testing for the disease was ramped up .
On Monday , Spain became the first country in western Europe to record 500,000 infections , after tallying more than 26,000 new infections over the weekend .
Prof Van Tam 's comments came as more parts of the UK are to face tougher restrictions following a rise in the number of cases .
On Sunday UK authorities announced 2,988 new cases - the highest figure since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases were reported in the 24 hours to 09:00 BST on Monday .
Stricter rules on home visits will be extended to two more areas in the west of Scotland from midnight .
In Wales , the county borough of Caerphilly is to be placed under a local lockdown from 18:00 BST on Tuesday .
• How close are we to developing a vaccine ?
`` People have relaxed too much , now is the time for us to re-engage , and to realise that this a continuing threat to us , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in cases we have seen over the past two days seems like quite a large jump .
But it is still well short of where we were in the spring .
The official figures show we hit 6,000 cases a day at points , but that was just the tip of the iceberg .
Testing was only largely taking place in hospitals so virtually none of the infections in the community were being picked up .
Estimates suggest there were about 100,000 cases a day at the peak .
So the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day now when mass testing is available ( albeit clearly not picking up every case ) means we are a long way from where we were .
But there is alarm within government .
While the majority of cases are in younger age groups , the more they rise the harder it becomes to keep the virus away from more vulnerable people .
Prof Van Tam added that hospital admissions and deaths were `` at a very low level '' in the UK and the rise in cases was most prominent among those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country risks following the trajectory of some EU countries .
`` Where case numbers rise initially in the younger parts of the population they do in turn filter through and start to give elevated rates of disease and hospital admissions in the older age groups , and we know that then becomes a serious public health problem , '' he said .
`` The fact that 17 to 21-year-olds are not becoming ill means they are lucky , but they also forget because the disease is not severe for them that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tam added that the trend had moved away from `` specific hotspots '' , such as the one that occurred in Leicester last month .
Instead , `` there is a more general and creeping geographic trend across the UK that disease levels are now beginning to turn up '' .
He urged public health officials and politicians to think about how the virus is managed not in the short term , but over the next six months and `` until the spring '' .
BBC health editor Hugh Pym said it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of the virus from Prof Van Tam , who implied the next week would be critical as officials and ministers studied the emerging data .
`` This is a wake up call for the public to get real about social distancing from a medical leader who is clearly worried , '' our correspondent added .
It comes after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a change in England 's quarantine policy , adopting an approach which allows islands to treated differently to a country 's mainland .
He said travellers arriving in England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-isolate for 14 days from 04:00 BST on Wednesday .
They are Crete , Lesvos , Mykonos , Santorini , Serifos , Tinos , and Zakynthos ( also known as Zante ) .

"Where case numbers rise initially in the younger parts of the population they do in turn filter through and start to give elevated rates of disease and hospital admissions in the older age groups, and we know that then becomes a serious public health problem," he said.


bbc--2020-09-07--Russia's Navalny out of coma after poisoning

Doctors treating Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny say he is out of an induced coma and his condition , since being poisoned , has improved .
He is responding to verbal stimuli , they said .
Mr Navalny , 44 , was flown to Germany after falling ill on a flight in Siberia in August .
`` He is responding to verbal stimuli .
It remains too early to gauge the potential long-term effects of his severe poisoning , '' it said .
The plane was diverted to Omsk , where the opposition politician was admitted to an emergency hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Navalny to be transferred abroad for medical treatment but after three days he was flown by air ambulance to Berlin .
Doctors in Omsk insisted that no poisonous substances had been detected in Mr Navalny 's body when he was under their care .
On Monday , the Kremlin said it was `` absurd '' to blame Russia for Mr Navalny 's poisoning .
`` Attempts to somehow associate Russia with what happened are unacceptable to us , they are absurd , '' Mr Putin 's spokesman , Dmitry Peskov , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Chancellor Angela Markel to take a tougher stance over the incident .
Last week , she said Mr Navalny was the victim of attempted murder and that the world would look to Russia for answers .
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says that if Moscow fails to co-operate with investigations into the poisoning within the next few days , Berlin will start talking to European partners about sanctions .
An even more explosive threat is that for the first time Angela Merkel 's government is no longer ruling out halting building work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 , which is supposed to bring Russian gas to Germany using a pipeline beneath the Baltic Sea .
But stopping the project would be costly .
Around 120 European companies are involved and the total cost is more than €9bn ( £8bn ; $ 10.6bn ) .
Germany would have to pay damages .
Chancellor Merkel may be under pressure .
But German society is divided on how to deal with the Kremlin and German attitudes towards Russia are varied and complex .
So tough anti-Moscow rhetoric is not a vote-winner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's preference will be targeted and co-ordinated action with the rest of the EU .
A spokesman for the German government said on Monday that it was too early to make a decision about Nord Stream .
He said that Russia had `` serious questions '' to answer but that a response could not be expected in `` three to four days '' .
What is Navalny known for ?
However , he has been banned from standing against Mr Putin in recent elections because of a conviction for embezzlement .
He denies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are Kremlin reprisals for his fierce criticism .

Chancellor Merkel may be under pressure. But German society is divided on how to deal with the Kremlin and German attitudes towards Russia are varied and complex. So tough anti-Moscow rhetoric is not a vote-winner. If action is needed, Mrs Merkel's preference will be targeted and co-ordinated action with the rest of the EU.


bbc--2020-09-07--Michael Cohen's Trump book: The ex-lawyer's key claims

Donald Trump behaves like a mobster and has `` a low opinion of all black people '' , according to the US president 's former lawyer Michael Cohen .
The allegations come from Cohen 's new book , Disloyal : A Memoir , written during his jail term for Trump campaign finance violations , among other crimes .
Cohen claims Mr Trump also made racist comments about Nelson Mandela and Hispanics .
The White House says Cohen is lying .
`` Cohen is a disgraced felon and disbarred lawyer , who lied to Congress , '' press secretary Kayleigh McEnany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` He has lost all credibility , and it 's unsurprising to see his latest attempt to profit off of lies . ''
In the book , Cohen alleges that Mr Trump is `` guilty of the same crimes '' that landed him in prison , and calls his former boss `` a cheat , a liar , a fraud , a bully , a racist , a predator , a conman '' .
He said he had the mentality of a `` mob boss '' .
Various US news outlets have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes out on Tuesday .
Here are some of the key claims .
`` As a rule , Trump expressed low opinions of all black folks , from music to culture and politics , '' Cohen writes in his book .
He claimed Donald Trump said the late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was `` no leader '' .
`` Tell me one country run by a black person that is n't a shithole .
They are all complete [ expletive ] toilets , '' Mr Trump once said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar allegations , from 2018 , that Trump referred to African countries as `` shithole '' nations .
Back then , Mr Trump told reporters : `` I am not a racist .
I 'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed . ''
Racism accusations have marred his first term and continue to be an issue as the Republican president campaigns for a November re-election against his Democratic rival , Joe Biden .
• How Donald Trump is doing in the polls ?
In the book , Cohen alleges that Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his predecessor , Barack Obama .
`` Trump hired a 'Faux-Bama ' to participate in a video in which Trump 'ritualistically belittled the first black president and then fired him ' , '' Cohen writes .
US media has since shown an old video , showing Mr Trump reprising his role as the host of The Apprentice television show and firing a man posing as President Obama .
It is believed to have been made for the 2012 Republican convention , when Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican candidate , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cohen , Mr Trump once said : `` I will never get the Hispanic vote .
Like the blacks , they 're too stupid to vote for Trump .
They 're not my people . ''
His comments on Latin Americans have come under scrutiny throughout his presidency , especially after he repeatedly disparaged Mexicans during his campaign .
In 2019 , President Trump told a rally in New Mexico : `` Nobody loves Hispanics more . ''
Cohen says that after Mr Trump met with evangelical leaders at Trump Tower shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said : `` Can you believe people believe that [ expletive ] ? ''
Mr Trump has heavily courted the evangelical vote and has said he is a deep believer himself .
His vice-president , Mike Pence , is a devout evangelical .
Donald Trump admired Russian President Vladimir Putin because he was able `` to take over an entire nation and run it like it was his personal company - like the Trump Organization , in fact , '' Cohen writes .
Cohen says Mr Trump was sycophantic to President Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he lost the 2016 election .
However , Cohen also says that Trump 's campaign was `` far too chaotic and incompetent to actually conspire with the Russian government '' when it got into power .
In 2016 , Cohen arranged a hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels , who claimed to have had an affair with Mr Trump .
The payment , which violated campaign funding rules , was among the crimes that led to Cohen 's jail term .
Cohen has long insisted he was acting on the president 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denied this .
`` It never pays to settle these things , but many , many friends have advised me to pay , '' Mr Trump said , according to Cohen 's book .
`` If it comes out , I 'm not sure how it would play with my supporters .
But I bet they 'd think it 's cool that I slept with a porn star . ''
Cohen worked closely with Mr Trump for years and was often known as his `` fixer '' , but they fell out and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year , prior to Mr Trump 's impeachment .
In 2018 , Cohen was jailed for tax evasion , false statements and campaign finance violations .
The disbarred lawyer is currently serving what remains of his three-year sentence at his home in New York , having been released from prison amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus .
He was briefly returned to jail , until a federal judge intervened and ruled that the government had made the move in retaliation for him writing his book .
Cohen once said he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has since said he has received death threats from Trump supporters .

"Reflecting on leadership, Madiba once said: 'A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.' We would recommend these words to Mr Trump for consideration."


bbc--2020-09-06--What's behind the unequal threat of Covid

Covid-19 is already the third-leading cause of death for African Americans this year .
But why has the virus hit @ @ @ @ @ ?
We take a look at the story behind the numbers .

Covid-19 is already the third-leading cause of death for African Americans this year. But why has the virus hit this community harder than others? We take a look at the story behind the numbers.
Video by Hannah Long-Higgins and Dan Lytwyn


bbc--2020-09-07--'They shot him in cold blood'

'They shot him in cold blood'

The killing of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies , who had Down 's syndrome , in Eldorado Park , south of Johannesburg @ @ @ @ @ .
He was allegedly shot by police while eating a biscuit close to his house @ @ @ @ @ was caught in crossfire when some alleged gang members fired at them .

The killing of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies, who had Down's syndrome, in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, has shocked South Africa.
He was allegedly shot by police while eating a biscuit close to his house.
The police say he was caught in crossfire when some alleged gang members fired at them.
BBC correspondent Pumza Fihlani reports.
Produced by Kyla Herrmannsen, Christian Parkinson and Barnaby Mitchell.


bbc--2020-09-07--Wildfires burn through record area in California as blazes continue to spread

Wildfires have burned through a record number of acres in California this year as firefighters continue to battle several large blazes across the state .
The state 's department of forestry and fire protection , Cal Fire , says more than two million acres have burned , more than the size of Delaware .
One fire , El Dorado , which has spread over 7,000 acres , was started by a gender reveal party , officials say .
Los Angeles County reported its highest ever temperature of 49.4C ( 121F ) on Sunday .
Although temperatures are expected to drop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winds which could fan the flames , the National Weather Service warns .
• Life in the 'hottest place on Earth' • Summers could become 'too hot for humans' More than 14,000 firefighters continue to battle 24 fires across the state , Cal Fire said .
The largest blaze , known as the Creek Fire , has burned more than 78,000 acres since it broke out in the Sierra Mountains on Friday , and the authorities said none of it had been contained .
The fire has burned at least two dozen dwellings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Los Angeles Times reports .
More than 200 hikers had to be airlifted out of the popular Mammoth Pool Reservoir after becoming trapped by flames on Saturday .
Valley Fire in San Diego County has burned through more than 10,000 acres , and prompted the evacuation of the remote town of Alpine ; while Bobcat fire in Angeles National Forest has destroyed nearly 5,000 acres and saw the evacuation of the Mount Wilson Observatory .
Cal Fire blamed a `` smoke-generating pyrotechnic device , used during a gender reveal party '' for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ San Bernadino County .
Gender reveal parties are celebrations announcing whether expecting parents are going to have a girl or a boy .
In recent years , several large-scale parties have gone wrong , even resulting in the death of a woman in 2019 .
`` Cal Fire reminds the public that with the dry conditions and critical fire weather , it does n't take much to start a wildfire '' , the tweet read .
People who cause fires `` can be held financially and criminally responsible '' , it added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ far ?
California has seen nearly 1,000 wildfires since 15 August , often started by lightning strikes .
Cal Fire said that , not only had two million acres already burned this year , but there had been eight fatalities and more than 3,300 structures destroyed .
In 2018 , 1.96 million acres were burned - the highest since Cal Fire began tracking numbers in 1987 - the Associated Press reports .
Cal Fire spokesman Lynne Tolmachoff told AP that it was alarming how early the fires had begun this year .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and October are historically our worst months for fires .
It 's usually hot , and the fuels really dry out .
And we see more wind events '' .
States of emergency have been issued in five Californian counties - Fresno , Madera , Mariposa , San Bernardino and San Diego - and people have been urged not to hike , after one hiker died .

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