bbc--2020-08-25--Jacob Blake protests: Fresh clashes after Wisconsin shooting

There have been clashes for a second night in Wisconsin , with buildings and cars set alight , following the police shooting of a black man on Sunday .
Jacob Blake , 29 , is in a stable condition after he was shot several times as he went to a car and opened its door in the city of Kenosha .
Governor Tony Evers has called up the National Guard to aid local police .
The killing of black man George Floyd in Minnesota in May led to protests against racism and police brutality .
Demonstrations across the US and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the treatment of African-Americans by US law enforcement and prompted a wider reflection on racism in society .
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Video footage of the Kenosha shooting , taken from across the street and shared on social media , shows Mr Blake leaning into the car and an officer grabbing his shirt , with seven shots heard .
A curfew has been in effect in Kenosha from 20:00 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 07:00 on Tuesday - but has been defied by some protesters .
What 's the latest on the streets ?
It had started out as an evening reminiscent of so many in towns and cities across the US after the killing of George Floyd , with hundreds of young people in Kenosha breaking a curfew to confront police lined up outside the courthouse .
The demonstrators , here this time to call for justice for Jacob Blake , were initially pushed back and dispersed with strong tear gas and the use of sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now in the early hours of the morning they still face the officers in their riot shields .
`` We 're not leaving '' , they chant .
In the surrounding streets we saw vehicles set on fire , buildings vandalised and whole rows of streetlights pulled down .
`` It is a breath of fresh air , '' one young protester told me .
`` I am tired of being scared of the police killing me .
Tonight they are going to listen . ''
What is the police and government response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Evers said the `` limited mobilisation '' of the National Guard - made at the request of local officials - was to help law enforcement `` protect critical infrastructure '' and make sure people could demonstrate safely .
He said he was deploying 125 members of the National Guard on Monday night .
Earlier in the day some protesters tried to force their way into Kenosha 's public safety building , demanding that the officers involved in the shooting be arrested .
A door was broken off its hinges before officers in riot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crowd .
Hundreds of people had also marched on police headquarters on Sunday night to demonstrate against the shooting .
Governor Evers has condemned the shooting , saying Mr Blake was `` not the first black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country . ''
But the Democratic governor has faced criticism for this response .
Pete Deates , head of Kenosha 's police union , said Mr Evers ' statement was `` wholly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until all facts were known .
Mr Evers has also said there will be a special session of the state legislature on 31 August to discuss a package of laws announced earlier this year on accountability and transparency of the police following the police killing of George Floyd .
Lawmakers had `` failed to act '' in the two months since he announced the `` commonsense policies '' , the governor tweeted .
What do we know about the shooting ?
Kenosha Police Department said the `` officer involved shooting '' happened shortly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that officers had provided `` immediate aid '' to Mr Blake , who was taken to a hospital in Milwaukee in serious condition .
The person who shot the video , Raysean White , said that before he began taking it , he saw police wrestle with Mr Blake .
He said police punched and Tasered Mr Blake .
`` Jacob kind of leaned on the car and they proceeded to wrestle him toward the back of the car and he went to the other side , '' Mr White told CNN .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Blake is shown walking around the front of the SUV .
The two officers closest to Mr Blake at this point on the video are white males .
As he opens the door and leans into the car , one officer can be seen grabbing his shirt and opening fire .
Seven shots can be heard in the video , as witnesses shout and scream .
The police said officers had been responding to a `` domestic incident '' but gave no details about what led to the shooting .
They have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and no names have been given .
Police in Kenosha do not have body cameras , although they do have microphones .
Mr Blake 's partner , Laquisha Booker , told a local NBC channel that the couple 's three children were in the back of the vehicle at the time and saw the shooting .
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump , who represents the families of George Floyd and others pursuing actions against the police , has announced he is representing Mr Blake 's family .
In a statement released on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helping to de-escalate a domestic incident '' at the time .
Mr Crump said the officers ' `` irresponsible , reckless and inhumane actions nearly cost the life of a man who was simply trying to do the right thing '' .
Mr Blake , who works as a security guard , is now out of surgery and improving .
Wisconsin 's Department of Justice is investigating the incident in Kenosha , a city of about 100,000 on the south-western shore of Lake Michigan .
The officers involved have been placed on administrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be charged has garnered tens of thousands of signatures .
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The Kenosha County district attorney said his office would work as quickly as possible but `` these kinds of huge decisions ... are not decisions that can be made in haste '' .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday released a statement calling for a `` full and transparent investigation '' of the shooting .

It had started out as an evening reminiscent of so many in towns and cities across the US after the killing of George Floyd, with hundreds of young people in Kenosha breaking a curfew to confront police lined up outside the courthouse.


bbc--2020-08-25--Mark and Patricia McCloskey: What really went on in St Louis that day?

Mark and Patricia McCloskey gained instant notoriety after video of them waving and pointing guns at Black Lives Matter demonstrators from the front yard of their St Louis mansion spread across the internet .
Now they 've appeared as speakers at the Republican National Convention .
It was 28 June and just as dusk was beginning to settle over the city of St Louis , Missouri , a group of several hundred protesters converged at the intersection of a busy six-lane street called Kingshighway .
It is a main thoroughfare in a well-to-do section of the city known as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some carried Black Lives Matter signs , nearly all wore masks as they chanted , sang and began moving up and down the street , which was shut down to traffic .
Their ultimate destination was the home of the mayor of St Louis , Lyda Krewson , several blocks away .
`` Resign Lyda , '' they chanted at an intersection outside of a four-star hotel .
`` Take the cops with you ! ''
Marchers had been in the streets for weeks protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest movement that arose after the death of Michael Brown in 2014 in nearby Ferguson .
On this particular evening , protesters were upset about a specific incident .
Two days earlier , during Mayor Krewson 's regularly scheduled Covid-19 live stream briefing , the mayor read aloud from letters from protesters who were urging her to defund the St Louis Metropolitan Police Department .
She also read the full names and , in some cases , addresses of the letter-writers .
Some people took this as an attempt to `` doxx '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - and accused Krewson of intimidation tactics .
The following day , she apologised and removed the Facebook Live .
Nevertheless , the call went out across the city for demonstrators to converge on Krewson 's doorstep in the Central West End , demanding her resignation .
Hundreds responded .
They included members of the clergy and politicians , such US House of Representative candidate Cori Bush , who would go on to win her primary against a long-time incumbent in early August .
About two hours into the demonstration on Kingshighway , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Krewson 's home .
They walked north and made a left toward a street called Portland Place , which is blocked at both ends with imposing stone and wrought iron gates .
Signs marked `` Private Property '' are posted at either end .
One of the houses on Portland Place is a spectacular , $ 1.15m ( £880,730 ) Renaissance-style palazzo , built by an Anheuser-Busch beer fortune heiress in the early 1900s .
This is the home of husband and wife Mark and Patricia McCloskey , who are both personal injury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been hotly contested .
Mark McCloskey in one subsequent media interview said the protesters `` smashed down '' the gate .
`` As soon as I said the words 'private property , ' it seemed to enrage them , '' he told Fox News `` I ran in , got my rifle .
I started standing on the wing of the patio saying , 'Private property !
Get out !
Get out of here ! '
They kept pouring in .
That seemed to make them want to come forward . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pictures of the gate , which was twisted and broken on its left side .
`` A mob of at least 100 smashed through the historic wrought iron gates of Portland Place , destroying them , rushed towards my home where my family was having dinner outside and put us in fear for our lives , '' Mark McCloskey also told KMOV .
However , a live stream from the front of the march shows that the first protesters walked through an intact gate that was being held open .
Freelance photographer and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shular told the BBC that the gate was unlocked when the first marchers entered .
`` People just walked up to it and opened the gate , '' he said , estimating he was the sixth person through .
`` It looked normal to me when I passed through . ''
Most legal analysts agree that the protesters were trespassing when they entered Portland Place .
Rasheen Aldridge , a state representative and one of the organisers of the march , said that crossing onto Portland Place should be considered an act of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many disobedient protests , even in the 60s , you break laws , make people feel uncomfortable .
We 're not doing anything where we 're hurting anyone or putting anyone in danger , '' he told KMOV .
It remains unclear at what point the gate was damaged , and by whom .
Moments later , Mark McCloskey appeared on his patio holding a rifle .
He was separated from the protesters by a large hedge .
`` Get the hell out of my neighbourhood , '' he yelled .
`` Private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Some protesters yelled `` calm down , '' while others swore at him .
Demonstrators shouted back at McCloskey that the street is `` public property , '' which is not true of Portland Place - it is private property owned by a trust .
Residents pay towards its management and the upkeep of the street , as well as private security .
According to analysis by St Louis Post-Dispatch investigative reporter Jeremy Kohler , video evidence does not show the protesters crossing onto the McCloskey 's property , remaining instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A little over a minute later , Patricia McCloskey came out of the front door , barefoot , with a small silver pistol .
She aimed it directly at demonstrators on the pavement , while shouting , `` Go ! ''
A volley of shouts came back from the protesters , everything from pleas for calm to insults and expletives .
`` Why are you pointing that gun at us ? ''
`` We got kids out here ! ''
`` You 're a coward ! ''
`` Nobody wants to hurt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to file quickly past , others stopped to continue to argue and insult the couple as they stood side-by-side with their weapons on their front steps .
For much of the time , Patricia McCloskey kept her pistol levelled towards protesters .
`` I absolutely thought Patricia McCloskey was going to murder me and I have n't slept since she aimed her gun at my face , '' protester James Cooper told the St Louis Post-Dispatch .
The McCloskeys claimed later that two white males in the group threatened their lives , though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two sides is intelligible in the live streams of the confrontation .
`` We are coming back to revisit , '' one protester yelled .
The entire incident lasted roughly 12 minutes before the entire group made its way past the McCloskey 's home and down the street .
Protesters exited the gate on the opposite end of Portland Place and continued on their way to Mayor Krewson 's home .
As planned , a very large crowd of hundreds converged for several hours of protest there , painting the word `` Resign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The McCloskeys would later tell police that the protesters were armed .
Marchers say no-one on their side drew a weapon .
The state of Missouri does allow the open carrying of firearms , as long as it is not done in a threatening manner .
The couple also said they drew their weapons because of the threats on their lives .
However , Mark McCloskey also told an interviewer at KMOV that `` the threats happened probably after we got the guns '' .
The videos and photographs of the McCloskeys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the front lawn of their palatial estate at protesters , which included black and white activists - went viral instantly .
But the incident also turned political just as quickly .
Through their lawyer , the McCloskeys declined a request to be interviewed by the BBC , and did not respond to a detailed list of questions about the incident .
President Donald Trump retweeted video of the confrontation and later commented that the McCloskeys were going to be `` beat up badly , if they were lucky '' .
The McCloskeys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to CNN , Fox News and other national outlets .
Mark McCloskey called the protesters a `` mob '' , the incident `` terrorism '' , and said the incident had ruined his life .
An initial statement from their lawyer read , `` Both Mr and Mrs McCloskey acted lawfully on their property which sits on a private gated lane in the City of St Louis .
Their actions were borne solely of fear and apprehension , the genesis of which was not race related . ''
The lawyer added : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are completely respectful of the message Black Lives Matter needs to get out , especially to whites . ''
On 10 July , city police searched and seized both of the guns from the couple .
About a month later , St Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged both with `` unlawful use of a weapon '' , which is a felony .
The complaint said that both had displayed their semi-automatic weapons `` readily capable of lethal use , in an angry or threatening manner '' .
`` We are fortunate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force , '' Gardner wrote in a statement at the time .
`` I will recommend the McCloskey 's participate in diversion programs that are designed to reduce unnecessary involvement with the courts .
I believe this would serve as a fair resolution to this matter . ''
Conservative politicians reacted immediately .
Republican Senator Josh Hawley called it `` an outrageous abuse of power '' by the circuit attorney .
Missouri 's conservative governor said if convicted , he would pardon the McCloskeys .
And according to his press secretary , President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the McCloskeys was `` absolutely absurd '' .
He said they were merely `` defending themselves against violent protesters '' .
Missouri 's Attorney General Eric Schmitt also filed a legal brief in support of dismissing the case , writing that prosecuting the McCloskeys is a violation of their right to bear arms , and their right to defend their property under Missouri 's `` castle doctrine '' law .
`` As long as this case continues , it will send a public message to all Missourians that , if they dare to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bear arms in defence of family and home , they may be prosecuted and sent to prison , '' Schmitt wrote in his brief .
The McCloskeys own a personal injury law firm together , and claim that in their work they have defended the civil rights of their clients .
Currently , Mark McCloskey is representing a client in a federal police brutality suit .
However , according to court documents and other media reports , the McCloskeys ' residency on Portland Place has , at times , been contentious .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , investigative journalist Jeremy Kohler detailed a long list of alleged legal battles Mark McCloskey has waged against his neighbours , colleagues , and even his own father and sister , mostly over matters to do with property .
In one court filing , they are said to admit to using a gun to force a fellow resident of Portland Place off of a patch of grass they claimed to own because he `` refused to heed the McCloskeys ' warnings to stay off such property '' .
According to Kohler 's reporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enforce the neighbourhood rules that said only married couples could live there .
In one of the stranger reported conflicts , Kohler found the McCloskeys destroyed beehives along the outside of their northern wall that were placed there by the neighbouring synagogue as a part of their childrens ' programming .
`` The children were crying , '' the rabbi told Kohler .
In an interview with a radio station in St Louis , Mark McCloskey expressed concern about the recent primary victory of Democrat Cori Bush .
He mentioned the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside his home , calling her all but assured election to Congress `` frightening '' .
`` I think the issue is law and order , and the left , the people in the left end of the spectrum that influence the government through violence , '' he said .
Protesters on the other hand have said that the incident is just further proof that the right to peaceful protest is not being respected , and in fact met with threats of violence .
`` When people like Mark and Patricia McCloskey pull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streets , they become instant idols , '' Cori Bush wrote on Twitter .
`` It emboldens hate and puts our safety and our lives further at risk .
I 'm already seeing it directly in my inbox . ''
But in the couple 's speaking slot at the Republican convention on Monday night , Mr McCloskey was in no doubt that he and his wife were the real victims .
`` Not a single person in the out-of-control mob you saw at our house was charged with a crime , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was ?
We were .
They 've actually charged us with a felony for daring to defend our home . ''

However, a live stream from the front of the march shows that the first protesters walked through an intact gate that was being held open. Freelance photographer and University of Missouri journalism graduate student Daniel Shular told the BBC that the gate was unlocked when the first marchers entered. "People just walked up to it and opened the gate," he said, estimating he was the sixth person through. "It looked normal to me when I passed through."


bbc--2020-08-25--Donald Trump Jr: The son who is Trumpier than Trump

On the first night of the Republican Party convention , the president 's eldest son , Donald Trump Jr , took centre stage and commanded the nation 's attention .
`` Trump 's policies have been like rocket fuel to the economy , '' Mr Trump said during his speech , praising his father 's leadership .
But his most powerful lines were not about the president ; they were swipes at Joe Biden , the Democratic nominee for the presidency .
`` Biden 's radical left-wing policies would stop our economic recovery cold , '' Mr Trump said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economic gains that people had made with his father in the White House .
`` Biden has promised to take that money back out of your pocket and keep it in the Swamp , '' Mr Trump said , adding : `` That makes sense , considering Joe Biden is basically the Loch Ness Monster of the Swamp .
For the past half-century , he 's been lurking around in there . ''
A fierce advocate for his father 's platform , Donald Trump Jr 's supporters say he can electrify a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pouring petrol on the flames .
His presentations are laced with full-throated attacks on liberals , Hunter Biden - Joe Biden 's son - and on the media ( that 's when the crowd roars ) .
Firebrand speaker , sportsman and big-game hunter , Mr Trump is doing everything he can to help his father win re-election .
The Republican strategy has focused on energising the president 's base of supporters , and they see the younger Mr Trump as their ace in the hole .
He has an unusual rapport with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom live in rural parts of the country and also love to hunt .
`` He 's viewed as a conduit to the Trump base , '' explains Ron Bonjean , a Republican strategist with ties to the White House .
They like his `` no-nonsense '' style , says Michael Kuckelman , the chair of the Kansas Republican Party who is now at the Charlotte convention .
Many of the president 's base like the way that the younger Mr Trump has at times gone even further than his father , supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's efforts to have restrictions on silencers eliminated .
He is also admired for his boldness - he has aligned himself with colourful characters .
Last year , he appeared at a rally for We Build the Wall , a group that was founded as a way to raise funds for the wall .
Founders of the group have recently been charged with defrauding donors .
In his role as a campaign speaker , Mr Trump is often surrounded by signs emblazoned with his father 's name .
In these moments , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same name as your father , it is natural to slip into the role of cheerleader .
And while some men might chafe at the part , he has thrived in his father 's shadow .
He is treated like a rock star at conservative venues .
Lawrence Levy , the executive dean of Hofstra University 's National Center for Suburban Studies , says that Mr Trump is an unusually effective advocate for his father on the campaign trail .
And it could be a stepping stone to a more prominent role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people learn not just to live but to thrive in what may seem like their father 's shadow but will someday disappear and they will be the family 's patriarch , '' says Mr Levy .
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• How you can be US president without winning most votes In the meantime , he is in many ways similar to his father and is just as divisive as the president .
While the president 's supporters cheer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A product of nepotism , '' says Christina Greer , an associate professor of political science at Fordham University .
Jon Reinish , a New York-based Democratic strategist , says that he taps into dark strands of the current presidency , describing him as a `` younger , more acidic version of his father '' .
Says Mr Reinish : `` Donald Jr is the gasoline on the fire . ''
A bearded man with short-cropped hair , Mr Trump wears open-collar shirts and throws his hands around when he talks .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feet like a boxer in the ring .
`` He energises and electrifies a room , '' says Jack Oliver , a Republican fund-raiser .
`` He has a radiant personality . ''
Mr Trump spent his childhood summers in Czechoslovakia , as it was then known , hunting with his paternal grandfather , and had a rowdy youth .
In his early twenties , he was arrested in New Orleans on charges of public drunkenness and thrown in jail .
He and his ex-wife , Vanessa Haydon , a former model , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kimberly Guilfoyle , is a fund-raising official for the campaign ( she calls him `` Junior Mint '' , an affectionate term ) .
He became a lightning rod for controversy because of a meeting in New York that he had with a Russian lawyer , a woman with ties to the Kremlin , in June 2016 .
The meeting was scrutinised by special counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation into ties between the campaign and Russia that summer .
But in the end , Mr Mueller said there was not sufficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father acted protectively of his son and downplayed the significance of it .
`` He had a meeting .
Nothing happened with the meeting , '' the president told me and other reporters on Air Force One in the summer of 2017 .
The president spoke of his son , an executive for the Trump Organization , as if he were much younger .
`` He 's a good boy , '' said the president .
`` He 's a good kid . ''
Lately both men have focused like a laser on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hang in the balance .
As Hofstra University 's Lawrence Levy explains , the younger man 's prospects may be enhanced by the results on election day .
`` He 's positioning himself to be the financial and political heir to the Trump brand and what he chooses to do with that will depend on how successful this campaign will be . ''
Mr Levy says that he could go far .
`` The base is wild for him .
He is very popular in red states .
If for some reason he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress , he could run very successfully , '' he says .
`` But I think his ambitions are bigger than that . ''
His chances for future success will be higher if he can help win this one for his father .
From now until November , they both have their eyes on the prize .

In his role as a campaign speaker, Mr Trump is often surrounded by signs emblazoned with his father's name. In these moments, his part seems preordained: when you have the same name as your father, it is natural to slip into the role of cheerleader. And while some men might chafe at the part, he has thrived in his father's shadow.


bbc--2020-08-25--Africa to be declared free of wild polio in 'milestone'

Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body , the Africa Regional Certification Commission .
Polio usually affects children under five , sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis .
Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected by the paralysis .
There is no cure but the polio vaccine protects children for life .
The disease is now only found in Afghanistan and Pakistan .
• Africa Live : Updates on this and other stories Nigeria is the last African country to be declared free from wild polio , having accounted for more than half of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago .
What is polio and has it now been eradicated in Africa ?
Polio is a virus which spreads from person to person , usually through contaminated water .
It can lead to paralysis by attacking the nervous system .
Two out of three strains of wild polio virus have been eradicated worldwide .
On Tuesday , Africa is to be declared free of the last remaining strain of wild poliovirus .
More than 95 % of Africa 's population has now been immunised .
This was one of the conditions that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declaring the continent free from wild polio .
Now only the vaccine-derived polio virus remains in Africa .
This is a rare form of the virus that mutates from the oral polio vaccine and can then spread to under-immunised communities .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has identified a number of these cases in Nigeria , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Central African Republic and Angola .
Without a cure a vaccine developed in 1952 by Dr Jonas Salk gave hope that children could be protected from the disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the oral polio vaccine which has been used in most national immunisation programmes around the world .
In 1996 poliovirus paralysed more than 75,000 children across the continent - every country was affected .
That year Nelson Mandela launched the `` Kick Polio Out of Africa '' programme , mobilising millions of health workers who went village-to-village to hand-deliver vaccines .
Since 1996 nine billion oral polio vaccines have been provided , averting an estimated 1.8 million cases of wild poliovirus .
• What are vaccines and how do they work ?
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities at risk of polio live in some of the most complicated places to deliver immunisation campaigns .
Nigeria is the last country in Africa to have reported a case of wild polio - in Borno state in Nigeria 's remote north-east , and the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurrection , in 2016 .
At the time it was a frustrating set-back as the country had made huge progress and had gone two years without any cases being identified .
Outside Nigeria , the last place to have seen a case of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Somalia in 2014 .
Conflict with the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has made parts of Nigeria particularly difficult to reach , Borno state in particular .
More than two million people have been displaced by the fighting .
Frontline workers , 95 % of whom are women , managed to navigate areas of conflict like Lake Chad by boat and deliver vaccines to remote communities .
Widespread rumours and misinformation about the vaccine have also slowed down immunisation efforts .
In 2003 , Kano and a number of other northern states suspended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the vaccine was contaminated with an anti-fertility agent as part of an American plot to make Muslim women infertile .
Laboratory tests by Nigerian scientists dismissed the accusations .
Vaccine campaigns resumed the following year , but the rumours persisted .
In 2013 nine female polio vaccinators were killed in two shootings thought to be carried out by Boko Haram at health centres in Kano .
It has taken decades to achieve eradication and overcome suspicion around the vaccine .
Winning the trust of communities has been key .
Misbahu Lawan Didi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Association , says that the role of survivors has been crucial in persuading people to accept the campaign .
`` Many rejected the polio vaccine , but they see how much we struggle to reach them , sometimes crawling large distances , to speak to them .
We ask them : 'Do n't you think it is important for you to protect you child not to be like us ? '
'' From polio survivors , to traditional and religious leaders , school teachers , parents , volunteers and health workers , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Working together they travelled to remote communities to immunise children .
How serious is polio ?
Polio , or poliomyelitis , mainly affects children aged under five .
Initial symptoms include fever , fatigue , headache , vomiting , stiffness of the neck and pains in the limbs .
It also invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours .
One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis .
Among those paralysed , 5 % to 10 % of people die when their breathing muscles become immobilised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a country that is polio free and from there it can spread rapidly among under-immunised populations .
This happened in Angola , which despite decades of civil war , defeated polio in 2001 .
The country remained free from polio for four years until 2005 when a number of cases were thought to have been brought in from outside the country .
The WHO says that it is important countries remain vigilant and avoid complacency until there is global eradication .
If they let down their defence by failing to vaccinate , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread quickly .
For all types of polio to be eliminated , including vaccine-derived polio , vaccination efforts will need to continue alongside surveillance , to protect children from being paralysed by the disease in the future .

Africa declared free of wild polio in 'milestone' Published 25 August 2020
Image source, AFP Image caption, Polio can only be prevented through immunisation
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission.
Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected.
Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus.
The disease is now only found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
There is no cure but the polio vaccine protects children for life.
Nigeria is the last African country to be declared free from wild polio, having accounted for more than half of all global cases less than a decade ago.
The vaccination campaign in Nigeria involved a huge effort to reach remote and dangerous places under threat from militant violence and some health workers were killed in the process.
What is polio and has it now been eradicated in Africa?
Polio is a virus which spreads from person to person, usually through contaminated water. It can lead to paralysis by attacking the nervous system.
Two out of three strains of wild polio virus have been eradicated worldwide. On Tuesday, Africa has been declared free of the last remaining strain of wild poliovirus.
More than 95% of Africa's population has now been immunised. This was one of the conditions that the Africa Regional Certification Commission set before declaring the continent free from wild polio.
Now only the vaccine-derived polio virus remains in Africa with 177 cases being identified this year.
This is a rare form of the virus that mutates from the oral polio vaccine and can then spread to under-immunised communities.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a number of these cases in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Angola.
How did Africa eliminate wild polio?
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A polio vaccine was developed in 1952
Without a cure a vaccine developed in 1952 by Dr Jonas Salk gave hope that children could be protected from the disease. In 1961, Albert Sabin pioneered the oral polio vaccine which has been used in most national immunisation programmes around the world.
In 1996 poliovirus paralysed more than 75,000 children across the continent - every country was affected.
That year Nelson Mandela launched the "Kick Polio Out of Africa" programme, mobilising millions of health workers who went village-to-village to hand-deliver vaccines.
It was backed by a coalition of groups including Rotary International which had spearheaded the polio vaccination drive from the 1980s.
Since 1996 billions of oral polio vaccines have been provided, averting an estimated 1.8 million cases of wild poliovirus.
What have the challenges been?
The last communities at risk of polio live in some of the most complicated places to deliver immunisation campaigns.
Nigeria is the last country in Africa to have reported a case of wild polio - in Borno state in Nigeria's remote north-east, and the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurrection, in 2016.
At the time it was a frustrating set-back as the country had made huge progress and had gone two years without any cases being identified.
Outside Nigeria, the last place to have seen a case of polio was in the Puntland region of Somalia in 2014.
Conflict with the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has made parts of Nigeria particularly difficult to reach, Borno state in particular.
More than two million people have been displaced by the fighting. Frontline workers, 95% of whom were women, managed to navigate areas of conflict like Lake Chad by boat and deliver vaccines to remote communities.
Widespread rumours and misinformation about the vaccine have also slowed down immunisation efforts.
In 2003, Kano and a number of other northern states suspended immunisations following reports by Muslim religious leaders that the vaccine was contaminated with an anti-fertility agent as part of an American plot to make Muslim women infertile. Laboratory tests by Nigerian scientists dismissed the accusations.
Vaccine campaigns resumed the following year, but the rumours persisted. In 2013 nine female polio vaccinators were killed in two shootings thought to be carried out by Boko Haram at health centres in Kano.
It has taken decades to achieve eradication and overcome suspicion around the vaccine.
How polio survivors made a difference
Winning the trust of communities has been key.
Misbahu Lawan Didi, president of the Nigerian Polio Survivors Association, says that the role of survivors has been crucial in persuading people to accept the campaign.
Image caption, Misbahu Lawan Didi has worked hard to persuade sceptical parents to allow their children to have the vaccine
"Many rejected the polio vaccine, but they see how much we struggle to reach them, sometimes crawling large distances, to speak to them. We ask them: 'Don't you think it is important for you to protect your child not to be like us?'"
From polio survivors, to traditional and religious leaders, school teachers, parents, volunteers and health workers, a huge coalition developed to defeat polio. Working together they travelled to remote communities to immunise children.
How serious is polio?
Polio, or poliomyelitis, mainly affects children aged under five.
Initial symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness of the neck and pains in the limbs. It also invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.
One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Among those paralysed, 5% to 10% of people die when their breathing muscles become immobilised.
Could wild polio return?
Polio can be easily imported into a country that is polio free and from there it can spread rapidly among under-immunised populations.
This happened in Angola, which despite decades of civil war, defeated polio in 2001.
The country remained free from polio for four years until 2005 when a number of cases were thought to have been brought in from outside the country.
The WHO says that it is important countries remain vigilant and avoid complacency until there is global eradication.
If they let down their defence by failing to vaccinate, then wild polio could once again begin to spread quickly.


bbc--2020-08-25--Saba Sahar: Afghan actress and film director shot in Kabul

Afghanistan 's first female film director Saba Sahar has been shot in the capital Kabul , officials say .
The @ @ @ @ @ but her condition is unknown .
She was travelling to work on Tuesday when a @ @ @ @ @ car .
Her bodyguard and driver were also hit and injured .
Sahar is one @ @ @ @ @ famous actresses and has been outspoken about women 's rights and the importance of the @ @ @ @ @ as a police officer and still works for the interior ministry .
Justice and battling @ @ @ @ @ in her films and television programmes .
On Tuesday , Amnesty International said there had @ @ @ @ @ on film actors , political activists and human rights defenders , adding that this was @ @ @ @ @

The shooting happened in the west of Kabul, Mr Zaki told the BBC. There were five people in the car, he said - Ms Sahar, two bodyguards, a child and the driver. The bodyguards were also hit and injured, her husband said. The child and driver were not harmed.


bbc--2020-08-25--TikTok video of murder victims is taken down

A video showing a group of teenagers discovering the remains of two murder victims has been removed from the social media site , TikTok .
The victims ' families had repeatedly asked TikTok to remove the video , which had been viewed almost 30 million times since it was posted on the site in June. On 20 August , the BBC published a video in which the family made another plea for the video 's removal. Two days later , the video was taken down .
It is not yet clear whether TikTok removed it , or whether it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The teenager was one of three friends out making TikTok videos in June , when they found a pair of suitcases washed up on a Seattle beach. Inside were the bodies of Jessica Lewis , 35 , and Austin 'Cash ' Wenner , 27 .
They had been shot and dismembered .
The video was posted on TikTok , where it went viral garnering 30 million views .
 The teenagers called the police as soon as they discovered the suitcases , leading Seattle Police to open a murder investigation. Gina Jaschke , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to TikTok to remove the video .
The social media platform told the BBC that the video had not been removed because it did not violate their guidelines .
The company said : `` We found that the video did not violate our guidelines , as it did not include any visuals of the remains .
We have been in touch with the family to explain this decision .
``  Following the BBC 's video , many people contacted the company in support of the family 's request .
The video has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approached the account holders and TikTok for comment .
On 24 August , 62-year-old Michael Dudley from Burien , Washington State , was charged with two counts of second-degree murder .
Mr Dudley has not yet entered a plea.

The company said: "We found that the video did not violate our guidelines, as it did not include any visuals of the remains. We have been in touch with the family to explain this decision."


bbc--2020-08-25--Jerry Falwell Jr quits Liberty University role amid sex scandal

The head of a major US evangelical college has quit his job after being accused of hypocrisy .
Mr Falwell Jr came in for criticism after posting a photo of himself with his trousers unzipped on Instagram .
A business partner has also claimed to have been involved in a sexual relationship with Mr Falwell Jr , who heads Liberty University , and his wife .
The college has a strict honour code which bans sexual relations `` outside of a biblically ordained marriage '' .
A vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump , Mr Falwell Jr took over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death of his father , Jerry Falwell .
Mr Falwell Sr founded the university in the 1970s as well as the conservative Moral Majority movement .
Jerry Falwell Jr first took an indefinite leave of absence from Liberty University earlier this month after posting a photo of himself with his trousers unzipped on Instagram .
On Monday , US media reported he had resigned , citing officials from the institution .
Mr Falwell Jr denied the reports , telling Politico news site they were untrue .
The university issued a statement saying Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` On the first day of classes of Liberty University 's fall term , Jerry Falwell Jr , agreed to resign as its President and from its Board of Directors , but following media reports about the resignation , withdrew it . ''
In a further U-turn , Mr Falwell Jr eventually confirmed to ABC News and the Wall Street Journal that he had resigned .
The executive committee and board of the evangelical college said it would meet on Tuesday to discuss the matter .
What are the allegations ?
Mr Falwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photograph he posted online earlier this month .
He appeared in the image with his trousers unzipped and his arm around a woman .
The image provoked outrage and charges of hypocrisy from the political right and left and Liberty University asked Mr Falwell to take an `` indefinite leave of absence '' soon after .
Further allegations emerged .
Giancarlo Granda , a business partner of Falwell Jr 's , told Reuters news agency on Monday that he had a six-year sexual relationship with the evangelical leader and his wife , Becki @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an intimate relationship and Jerry enjoyed watching from the corner of the room , '' Mr Granda reportedly said in an interview .
The college 's honour code states that `` sexual relations outside of a biblically ordained marriage between a natural-born man and a natural-born woman are not permissible at Liberty University '' .
A lawyer for Mr Falwell Jr told Reuters before their article came out that his client `` categorically denies everything you indicated you intend to publish about him '' .
On Sunday , Mr Falwell Jr released a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife had had an affair and that the man involved had threatened to `` deliberately embarrass my wife , family , and Liberty University '' .
He also spoke of the `` emotional toll '' the affair had had on him .

Yet Mr Falwell's fate is a reminder of the fickleness of "self-righteous people", as he described them during a conversation with a Wall Street Journal reporter. Mr Falwell was upset because of the way some of the Evangelicals, so-called "self-righteous" ones, have turned on him. As it happens, many have also rejected Mr Trump, saying they have been disturbed by his harsh policies and offensive language, among other issues.


bbc--2020-08-25--Coronavirus: Bali closed to foreign tourists until end of 2020

The Indonesian island of Bali will not open to foreign tourists again this year , due to coronavirus concerns .
Authorities of the popular holiday destination had earlier said foreign visitors would be allowed to return from next month .
But the plan has been scrapped over concerns about Indonesia 's mounting Covid-19 cases .
The move has renewed worries about the impact on residents in an economy heavily dependent on tourism .
Millions of foreigners fly to Bali each year in search of deserted beaches , terraced rice fields and sprawling Hindu temples .
But their numbers have dropped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-residents , like other countries battling with the pandemic .
Since the end of July the island has turned to domestic visitors to help its ravaged tourism industry , the heart of the local economy , reopening beaches , temples and other landmarks to local travellers .
But hotels and restaurants have been struggling to survive , with many resort workers returning home to villages and small towns to earn an income .
`` The situation in Indonesia is not conducive to allow international tourists to visit the country , including Bali , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wayan Koster , in a recent statement .
The statement did not specify when Bali would reopen to foreign travellers but said Indonesia would not be open to international tourists `` until end of 2020 '' .
The governor said reopening would require `` prudency '' and careful preparation , because failure could damage the island 's recovery and reputation .
Bali had reported 4,576 coronavirus infections and 52 deaths as of Monday .
Nationwide , Indonesia has reported more than 155,000 coronavirus infections and at least 6,759 deaths - the highest number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Experts believe the numbers would be higher if there was more testing .
'First passenger in five months' The decision by Bali 's governor is the latest blow to millions of Balinese , whose livelihood has been battered by the pandemic since March .
Tourism contributes about 80 % to the province 's economy .
More than six million foreigners visited the island last year .
On a recent vacation to Bali , I saw firsthand the economic downturn .
Kadek , a cheerful rental car driver who picked me up from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` first passenger in five months '' .
Many shops , bars , restaurants , and hotels are closed , including the ones in popular tourist areas of Seminyak and Kuta , which normally bustle with Australian , British , and European tourists in summer months like August .
Diving shops and yoga studios are also largely closed or empty , as well as fancy resorts alongside Nusa Dua beach .
Tour guide I Made Subrana told me : `` I 'm very concerned about this , international tourism has been the locomotive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined because of the pandemic .
Usually this is 'European season ' , from May till October . ''
I Putu Gede Budiarta , general manager of a hotel in the city of Denpasar , Bali 's capital , said the coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions were having a `` serious impact '' on the tourism sector .
`` Most of us work in hospitality and most of our travellers come from abroad .
It 's a difficult time , it is affecting incomes , '' he told the BBC .
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The hotel where he works is less than half full as it tries to attract domestic travellers .
But a separate guesthouse the manager runs in the countryside has stood empty for months .
In March hundreds of British tourists reported being stranded on Bali by a rush to book flights home , as the UK government urged nationals to return and countries worldwide went into lockdown .
Activity has slowed down on the Facebook groups that arose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tourists still share details , reporting it is easier to fly home on flights via the capital , Jakarta .

Tour guide I Made Subrana told me: "I'm very concerned about this, international tourism has been the locomotive of Balinese economy. My income has declined because of the pandemic. Usually this is 'European season', from May till October."


bbc--2020-08-25--Bosnian war: Ratko Mladic appeals against genocide conviction

Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic is appealing against his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity at a court in The Hague .
The two-day hearing began after it was delayed several times because of Mladic 's health issues and the coronavirus pandemic .
The 78-year-old led forces during the massacre of Bosnian Muslims ( Bosniaks ) during the 1990s Bosnian war .
Known as the `` Butcher of Bosnia '' , he was jailed for life in November 2017 .
As Tuesday 's session began , Mladic 's lawyers told the UN court that the proceedings should not go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his capacity to take part .
They argued he was wrongly convicted of `` unscheduled incidents '' made as accusations during his trial .
Mladic will himself speak for 10 minutes on Wednesday , and he appeared in court for Tuesday 's session .
He wore a surgical mask for a brief amount of time , before removing it .
Originally convicted on 10 counts , prosecutors say he should also be found guilty of genocide against Bosniaks and Croats in 1992 .
• What was the case against him ?
His son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news agency that his father `` has n't been able to prepare '' for the appeal hearing due to his health issues .
`` He does n't have the energy needed for work of this kind and there are questions about how well his memory is working , '' he said .
Perspex screens separate the staff , most of the judges are taking part remotely via video link , security officers are wearing transparent visors and Ratko Mladic started the session in a pale blue disposable face-mask .
These hearings represent Mladic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he loses his appeal , he will spend the rest of his life locked up .
Problems with the video conferencing connection - which at one point had the presiding judge mutter `` this is nonsense '' into the microphone - and translation audio will feed into the defence 's claim that conducting these critical hearings inhibited by Covid-19 restrictions risks jeopardising Mladic 's right to a fair trial .
Survivors have their hopes pinned on the prosecution 's appeal , which contends that the original verdict did n't go far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his genocidal intent beyond Srebrenica , in other Bosnian municipalities , where his forces were accused of `` ethnically cleansing '' Bosnian Muslims in their quest to create a `` greater Serbian republic '' .
Mladic , who earlier needed an operation to remove a benign polyp on his colon , had a request for a delay on health grounds rejected ahead of the hearing .
The Mothers of Srebrenica , a group of women related to victims of a massacre in the town in 1995 , said the tribunal `` must not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its mission '' .
`` We hope Mladic will be found guilty for genocide in other towns as well , '' Munira Subasic , the organisation 's president , told AFP .
What was Mladic convicted of ?
Mladic was the military commander of Bosnian Serb forces against Bosnian Croat and Bosniak armies .
He had been on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) since 2012 prior to his conviction five years later .
The court found that he `` significantly contributed '' to the genocide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 7,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered , the worst atrocity in Europe since World War Two .
The other charges included war crimes and crimes against humanity .
He was cleared of a second count of genocide in other municipalities .
The court will hear an appeal by prosecutors against this acquittal this week .
At the end of the war in 1995 Mladic went into hiding and lived in obscurity in Serbia , protected by family and elements of the security forces .
He was finally tracked down and arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ northern Serbia in 2011 after 16 years on the run .

The trial appeared to be affected by technical issues. Presiding Judge Prisca Matimba Nyambe, who was among the judges following proceedings by video link, said at one point she was unable to decipher the defence lawyer's words and would have to rely on transcripts. At one point defence lawyer Dragan Ivetic complained he could not communicate with his client "or be assured that he is able to meaningfully follow proceedings".


bbc--2020-08-25--Having some caffeine in pregnancy 'is fine'

While mums-to-be and women trying for a baby should limit their caffeine intake , a couple of cups of tea or coffee a day is fine , say experts .
Their comments come as a new research paper in a medical journal suggests there is no safe level in pregnancy .
But the experts say that is alarmist .
The NHS and many other organisations say consuming 200mg or less a day should not pose any significant risk in terms of miscarriage or growth of the baby while in the womb .
The stillbirth charity Tommy 's has a caffeine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their consumption .
The controversial research paper , published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine , looked at 48 studies on the topic .
The author of that paper , Prof Jack James , a psychologist at Reykjavik University in Iceland , acknowledges that the work is observational , so ca n't prove definitively that any caffeine in pregnancy is harmful .
But he says his analysis , which links caffeine with harm , suggests avoiding drinks like tea and coffee entirely would be the best advice for mums-to-be and women trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying this is overkill .
Just as the NHS does , the European Food Safety Authority and the American and UK Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommend limiting , but not eliminating , caffeine consumption during pregnancy .
Dr Luke Grzeskowiak , a pharmacist at the University of Adelaide , Australia , said the research paper was `` overly alarmist '' and inconsistent with accepted evidence .
`` There are so many dos and don'ts associated with pregnancy and the last thing we need is to cause unnecessary anxiety .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reassured that caffeine can be consumed in moderation during pregnancy . ''
Prof Andrew Shennan , professor of obstetrics at Kings College London , said some of the studies in the analysis may be flawed because they rely on women recalling caffeine intake .
Also , he said , it is difficult to exclude other risk factors that tea or coffee drinkers might be indulging in , such as cigarette smoking .
He said : `` Caffeine has been in human diets for a long time .
`` Like many substances found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pregnancy can be found with high doses .
`` However the observational nature of this data with its inherent bias does not indicate with any certainty that low doses of caffeine are harmful , and the current advice to avoid high doses of caffeine are unlikely to change . ''

Prof Andrew Shennan, professor of obstetrics at Kings College London, said some of the studies in the analysis may be flawed because they rely on women recalling caffeine intake. Also, he said, it is difficult to exclude other risk factors that tea or coffee drinkers might be indulging in, such as cigarette smoking.


bbc--2020-08-25--Covid-19: South Korea closes Seoul schools amid rise in cases

South Korea has ordered the closure of all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul area following a rise in coronavirus cases there .
Nearly 200 staff and students have been infected in the greater Seoul area over the past two weeks .
Remote learning will continue until 11 September , the Ministry of Education said .
Health authorities have warned that the country is on the brink of a nationwide outbreak .
All students in the greater Seoul area , home to over 25 million people , will now take classes online with the exception of those in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to take university entrance examinations in December .
Schools with fewer than 60 students and special education schools are allowed to choose whether to follow the ministry 's guidelines , the Korea Times said .
Most of South Korea 's schools reopened in stages between 20 May and 1 June after cases in the country appeared to fall .
South Korea has reported 310 deaths and 17,945 cases since the pandemic began , according to data from Johns Hopkins University .
The country had been viewed as one of the world 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the disease - however in recent weeks infections in the country , particularly the greater Seoul area , have increased .
On Tuesday , 280 new Covid-19 cases were reported - the 12th day of triple digit increases in a country used to case numbers below 30 .
Many of the new infection clusters are linked to a number of right-wing Protestant churches whose members took part in a mass rally in Seoul just over a week ago .
Authorities in Seoul have ordered masks to be worn in indoor and outdoor public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nightclubs and karaoke bars have also closed .
The government has warned that if cases continue to rise , tougher social distancing rules could be enforced .
It could mean that many businesses across the country would have to close for the first time during the pandemic .

The government has warned that if cases continue to rise, tougher social distancing rules could be enforced. It could mean that many businesses across the country would have to close for the first time during the pandemic.


bbc--2020-08-25--Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci warns against rushing out vaccine

The top US virus expert has warned against rushing out a Covid-19 vaccine before it has been proven to be safe and effective .
Speaking to Reuters news agency , Dr Anthony Fauci also said doing so could hurt the development of other vaccines .
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering plans to put out a vaccine before it has been fully tested .
Such a move could boost his chances of re-election in November 's presidential election .
Democrats accuse the US president of being prepared to endanger American lives for political gain .
On Saturday , President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Drug Administration ( FDA ) `` is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines '' .
The Financial Times reported the Trump administration was exploring granting emergency use authorisation ( EUA ) to a vaccine currently under development by the University of Oxford and drug manufacturer AstraZeneca .
Some 10,000 people have volunteered for trials of the drug , but US agencies require trials involving 30,000 people for a vaccine to be authorised .
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The US has suffered more confirmed cases and deaths from the coronavirus than any other country .
According to Johns Hopkins University , it has recorded more than 5.7 million infections and over 177,000 deaths so far .
What did Dr Fauci say ?
In an interview with Reuters , Dr Fauci - head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - warned rushing out an untested vaccine could damage other trials .
`` The one thing that you would not want to see with a vaccine is getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of efficacy , '' he said .
`` One of the potential dangers if you prematurely let a vaccine out is that it would make it difficult , if not impossible , for the other vaccines to enrol people in their trial . ''
`` To me , it 's absolutely paramount that you definitively show that a vaccine is safe and effective , '' he added .
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The Oxford vaccine is one of dozens currently under development around the world .
Major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test the effectiveness of their drugs in recent weeks .
Previously the FDA issued an EUA for the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat the virus .
But in July officials withdrew the EUA , saying clinical studies suggested the anti-malaria drug was ineffective in treating the deadly virus and failed to prevent infection among those exposed to it .
Mr Trump has touted the benefits of the medicine , directly contradicting the advice of his medical experts .

The US has suffered more confirmed cases and deaths from the coronavirus than any other country. According to Johns Hopkins University, it has recorded more than 5.7 million infections and over 177,000 deaths so far.


bbc--2020-08-25--Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy

Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to a million-member group discussing the monarchy , after the Thai government threatened legal action .
The firm told the BBC it was preparing its own legal action to respond to the pressure from Bangkok .
Thailand is seeing a wave of anti-government protests which have included unprecedented calls for reforms to the monarchy .
Criticism of the monarchy is illegal in Thailand .
Access from within Thailand to the `` Royalist Marketplace '' group was blocked on Monday evening .
The page can still be accessed from outside the country .
The group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` pointing to its massive popularity , '' group admin Pavin Chachavalpongpun told the BBC .
Mr Chachavalpongpun said the group `` provides a platform for serious discussion on the monarchy and it allows Thais to express their views freely about the monarchy , from the political intervention of the monarchy , to its intimate ties with the military in consolidating the king 's power '' .
The self-exiled academic is based in Japan .
A new Facebook group he set up on Monday evening gained more than 400,000 followers over night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` compelled to restrict access to content which the Thai government has deemed to be illegal '' .
`` Requests like this are severe , contravene international human rights law , and have a chilling effect on people 's ability to express themselves , '' it said in a statement .
It said it was preparing a legal challenge .
Thailand forcing Facebook to restrict access to the group has also been strongly criticised by rights groups .
`` Thailand 's government is again abusing its overbroad and rights-abusing laws to force Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the human right to free speech , '' John Sifton , Asia Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch , said in a statement .
`` Make no mistake , it is Thailand that is breaking the law here - international law protecting freedom of expression . ''
Mr Chachavalpongpun told the BBC the discussions in the group were `` critical of the monarchy '' .
`` Some members think a constitutional monarchy may still work , but this is the minority .
Some think an urgent monarchical reform is needed . ''
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government has warned its people to stay away from .
The other two are British journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall who has published a book critical of the Thai monarchy and Thai political history professor Somsak Jeamteerasakul who is an outspoken critic of the monarchy and lives in exile in France .
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Thais are taught to revere the monarchy from a young age .
But that taboo was broken in recent weeks when some activists started publicly calling for reforms to the monarchy - amid wider anti-government protests .
`` I think they have pushed the ceiling of the discussion on the monarchy very high and they will continue to do so , '' Mr Chachavalpongpun told the BBC .
`` The government tried to shut them up by using legal tools such as arresting the core @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If the students persist , a harsher measure might be taken , like a crackdown . ''
Thai police last week arrested nine people over the protests .

Mr Chachavalpongpun said the group "provides a platform for serious discussion on the monarchy and it allows Thais to express their views freely about the monarchy, from the political intervention of the monarchy, to its intimate ties with the military in consolidating the king's power".


bbc--2020-08-25--KFC drops Finger Lickin' Good slogan amid coronavirus

Global fast food giant KFC says it is halting its `` Finger Lickin ' Good '' slogan given the current hygiene advice because of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` We find ourselves in a unique situation - having an iconic slogan that does n't quite fit in the current environment , '' the company said .
It has altered its packaging with the phrase obscured but KFC said the phrase would return when the time was right .
KFC outlets closed temporarily in March , but most have now reopened .
The company revealed its new look through a YouTube @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posters and its food `` buckets '' , saying : `` That thing we always say ?
Ignore it .
For now . ''
Some people commented on social media the slogan was not a health hazard as you were already eating with your own hands .
But the finger-lickin ' message has caused concern since the pandemic began .
In March , the Advertising Standards Authority received 163 complaints about a KFC TV advert which featured people licking their fingers .
The complainants considered the advert was irresponsible because they thought it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Covid-19 spreading .
The advert was withdrawn by KFC .
KFC , which was founded in the 1930s by Harland Saunders , opened its first franchise in the 1950s and has used the Finger Lickin ' Good slogan since then .
It dropped the slogan in the late 1990s but brought it back in 2008 .
KFC has 22,500 outlets around the world - 900 in the UK and Ireland .
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The company revealed its new look through a YouTube video, showing the slogan pixelated on posters and its food "buckets", saying: "That thing we always say? Ignore it. For now."


bbc--2020-08-25--Coronavirus restrictions 'severely hampering' South Asia flood relief

Anchal Kumari looked on helplessly at thousands of people displaced by floods around her village in the Madhubani district of Bihar state in northern India .
In normal times , Ms Kumari , a volunteer humanitarian worker associated with Oxfam , would be distributing relief materials to affected communities during disasters like this .
`` But this time , we have no relief materials to distribute to people and I find it so frustrating , '' the 20-year-old told the BBC .
`` People are living miserable lives here and they ask me why they are not receiving any help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Bihar is one of the worst-hit states in India during the ongoing Monsoon floods .
The country has seen more than 850 people dead and tens of millions displaced across the country .
Monsoon rains last from June to September and they bring miseries for large number of people in South Asian countries every year .
Many parts of India this month have seen excess rainfall , some up to 60 % , according to the Indian Meteorological Department .
More than 1,300 people have died and around 25 million have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government and humanitarian agencies .
`` People in my district are sleeping on highways and other higher grounds to remain safe from floodwaters for more than four weeks now , '' Ms Kumari said .
`` And it 's not just our organisation .
There are several others that would have been active in situation like this , but this time they have been able to do nothing . ''
Humanitarian agencies say Covid-19 restrictions have severely hampered and slowed down relief operations in many places hit by Monsoon floods and landslides across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restricted in their movements by localised lockdowns , while stocks of emergency supplies have been rendered inaccessible by strict containment zones .
`` Most of our relief materials are stored in warehouses and if such warehouses happen to be in places declared as containment zones by authorities , then it becomes very difficult to get such materials , '' said Pankaj Anand , head of programmes for Oxfam India .
And even where supplies have been accessible , supply chains have been disrupted by lockdowns , agencies say .
After dealing with all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , staff had then being asked to quarantine , said Mr Anand .
`` What we do is about agility , we need to be on the ground to provide relief within 24 to 48 hours , '' he said , `` but Covid-restrictions has painfully slowed everything and in many places it has become impossible as well . ''
Providing shelter space had also become more complicated during the coronavirus pandemic , with up to three times as much space needed as usual to accommodate social distancing regulations .
Some relief agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant to allow them to bypass restrictions have not always worked .
`` We travel carrying permission-papers from the relevant government agency but security personnel on the ground have no idea about what we do , and they just stop us , '' said Dipak Chapagain , a coordinator with Volunteer Corps Nepal .
`` There is a complete disconnect between the government agency that regulate us and security personnel who enforce lockdown and other Covid restrictions , '' Mr Chapagain said .
He said he and his team were recently detained by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were on their way to provide relief materials to families displaced by a massive landslide in the northeast of Kathmandu .
About 230 people have died and about 60 others are missing in Nepal due to Monsoon-induced landslides , according to the Home Ministry .
And where relief materials are short in supply , needy people can end up desperate to secure aid when it arrives .
`` In some places , as soon as we arrive , people gather in huge numbers without wearing masks and without maintaining social distance , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a non-government organisation that has provided limited relief materials to flood-displaced communities in Dorang district of Assam state in India .
`` Some of our colleagues have been really worried about transmission of Coronavirus and many of them therefore want to stay on leave these days , '' he said .
Members of communities in several flood impacted places in Assam said they were still waiting for relief three weeks after the worst flooding so far this season .
Lal Banu , a resident of Oporia village in Dorang district of Assam , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flood season this time because no one bought her vegetables for fear of coronavirus .
That left her with no money , and when the floods came her house and her possessions were swept away .
`` That is why I am in so need of relief materials but I have received nothing - neither from the government nor from humanitarian agencies , '' she said in a tearful voice .
`` During previous monsoons , they used to be here to help us but this time no one has come .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Bangladesh , where about five million people have been displaced by floods according to the Red Cross .
Humanitarian workers overcrowding was common at embankments and temporary shelters .
`` It has been a difficult experience than what it used to be during previous monsoons , '' said Azmat Ulla , the International Federation of Red Cross lead in Bangladesh .
`` But our volunteers are usually from local communities and that has helped us in carrying out relief operations .
For organisations that send relief workers from the centre , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Authorities in the region said they were co-ordinating with their local administrations to overcome the challenges .
`` We have been in constant touch with our state disaster management authorities in different states of India , '' said GVV Sarma , a member secretary of India 's National Disaster Management Authority .
`` We have utilised our cyclone centres to shelter flood impacted communities and the number of such shelters is double the normal figure because of Covid-19 social distancing guidelines . ''
More rains , some of them very heavy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week in several parts of the region .
India 's Central Water Commission , as of Monday , has listed 26 sites as being in severe flood situations , in mainly Bihar , Uttar Pradesh and Assam states .
Beyond the immediate danger of the floodwaters is danger of disease .
`` After peak floods , impacted communities could also suffer from water-borne diseases like cholera , '' said Mr Regmi , of the International Federation of the Red Cross , India .
`` The fear is whether people will be left untreated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like medicines and if hospitals , already overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients , are unable to treat them either , '' he said .

Monsoon rains last from June to September and they bring miseries for large number of people in South Asian countries every year. Many parts of India this month have seen excess rainfall, some up to 60%, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. More than 1,300 people have died and around 25 million have been affected in the region, according to government and humanitarian agencies.


bbc--2020-08-24--Why are clothing sizes so erratic and can they be fixed?

Sorcha O'Donoghue has long been annoyed by the disparity in sizing between clothes bought in different stores .
`` Once I went shopping and got a pair of jeans that were size 8 on the label .
Then I went to another shop and I was back to size 12 , '' she says .
Thanks to the coronavirus , the 36-year-old human resources adviser who lives in Norwich , is doing more online shopping and the inconsistencies have become even more glaring .
`` I 've ordered clothes that I 've had to send back several times because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area or too tight around some other area , though they were the same size , '' she says .
Earlier this year a friend advised her to try meepl , a Swiss company which has technology designed to avoid those hassles .
Ms O'Donoghue downloaded the app and stood in front of her smartphone wearing tight leggings .
The app did a full scan of her body from all sides and created a three-dimensional rendering of it .
With that information , it calculated her size and can give her recommendations on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Topshop and Zara .
`` I 've used it about four times since and find it really , really easy .
I do n't need to buy what I wore the last time I went into a shop .
All I have to do is go into my handbag , pull out my phone , click on the app , and I 've got all my information stored , '' Ms O'Donoghue says .
Meepl creates a 3D body profile and matches the consumer 's personal body measurements with off-the-rack garment data .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the customer 's avatar can be uploaded into a virtual dressing room to try on items .
Experts say if this kind of app becomes widespread , then it could affect the way clothes retailers do business .
An earlier attempt at using a body-measuring app , Japan 's Zozosuit , did not catch on in Europe , amid claims that it was not accurate .
However , that system was intended for making bespoke suits , and not for matching customer sizes to existing off-the-peg products .
As well as providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breed of apps can also help with returns - a massive problem for online retailers .
A 2018 report by Barclaycard suggested that almost half of the amount UK shoppers spend on clothes ends up being refunded by retailers .
It found a third of shoppers buy clothes online expecting that items will be unsuitable - before they 've even tried them on .
`` If these apps are linked to a list of basic blocks across retailers , then that 's a big step forward as they will minimise returns - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Maria Malone , principal lecturer in fashion business at Manchester Metropolitan University .
`` With apps like these you 're only actually ever making what is already pre-ordered by the customer , so that 's going to reduce waste . ''
Israeli company MySize also has an app that can measure a person 's size , but without using the phone 's camera .
Instead , a user moves the phone along their body and the app uses the accelerometer sensors and gyroscopes in the smartphone to work out dimensions .
MySize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to train an artificial intelligence program to recognise patterns and features of human body shapes , which it then uses to make its calculations more accurate .
Each person 's dimensions are stored in a database , which retailers can access to get a size recommendation .
`` The [ fashion ] industry does n't like consistency , '' says Billy Pardo , chief production and operations officer at MySize .
It is an industry that often resorts to vanity sizing , which is the practice of labelling clothes a size smaller so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are thinner than they actually are , Mrs Pardo says .
`` Some retailers give me a size 38 in European sizing .
In fact , I 'm a 40 , '' she says .
`` When you know the profile of your customers , you will manufacture less , something that will eventually lead to a more sustainable industry . ''
The fashion industry is under pressure to cut waste .
Each year , 85 % of all discarded textiles , that 's 21 billion tonnes a year , go into landfill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United Nations Economic Commission .
Cheap and trendy clothing , manufactured quickly , and sold at low prices to meet an ever-shifting consumer demand inspired by celebrity culture and the catwalk , is a major culprit in all this .
The rise of so-called fast fashion over the last 15 years has established a business model whereby some brands produce 52 collections each year , which translates to one collection per week .
The apparel industry accounts for 10 % of the world 's carbon emissions , according to the UN report .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ René Stampfl , vice president for Europe , Middle East and Africa at meepl .
`` Fast fashion has changed how consumers in the Western world are thinking about buying clothes .
`` There is so much overproduction that in the end millions of pieces of garments end up in landfills or are incinerated . ''
Mr Stampfl is confident that technology like his , which can create a unique body profile , can help tackle this issue .
`` When the consumer shares their personal body measurements with brands and retailers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he says .
Mr Stampfl thinks that , in the long run , sweatshops will give way to so-called micro-factories .
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`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and demand , '' he says .
But Manchester Metropolitan 's Maria Malone is cautious about the idea .
She says the concept of `` customisation '' becomes more applicable the closer we get to the top end of the designer spectrum .
`` High-end brands could definitely do it because they could find themselves in a position where they are only actually ordering stock that is going to fit their customers , '' she says .
The same is not true towards the lower end of the spectrum though , where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have such a low value and make so little profit that the incentive for change is low .
But among the buying public there may have been some positive signs of change emerging during national lockdowns .
`` Amidst the ongoing pandemic , people do n't go out that much , '' says Dr Malone .
`` They do n't feel they need to make an impression on others and have started thinking , 'Why do I need 54 pairs of shoes in my wardrobe ?
How can I utilise what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

"I've used it about four times since and find it really, really easy. I don't need to buy what I wore the last time I went into a shop. All I have to do is go into my handbag, pull out my phone, click on the app, and I've got all my information stored," Ms O'Donoghue says.


bbc--2020-08-25--Harry Maguire: Man Utd captain's trial under way on Greek island

The trial of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has begun on the Greek island of Syros .
He is represented by Alexis Anagnostakis , one of Greece 's top human rights lawyers .
The 27-year-old was released from police custody on Saturday following his arrest on the island of Mykonos on Thursday after an alleged altercation with police officers .
He is not obliged to be in attendance .
Maguire has already pleaded not guilty .
He did not comment after leaving court on Saturday and his lawyer told Sky he was a free man `` right now '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday that `` three foreigners '' had been arrested after an alleged altercation with police officers in Mykonos on Thursday .
The court listing for the case says the other two defendants are Maguire 's brother Joe , 28 , and family friend Christopher Sharman , 29 .
Maguire 's father Alan was at the court hearing .
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Police say a file has been opened which includes accusations of `` violence against officials , disobedience , bodily harm , insult and attempted bribery of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on holiday in Greece , joined United from Leicester for £80m - a world record fee for a defender - in August 2019 .
Greek police said in a statement on Friday that officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that the three foreigners had then verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers .
The statement claimed that after arriving at Mykonos police station , the three arrested individuals then `` strongly resisted , pushing and hitting three police officers '' and that `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money so that the trial against them would not be completed '' .

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd
The trial of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has begun on the Greek island of Syros.
He is represented by Alexis Anagnostakis, one of Greece's top human rights lawyers.
The 27-year-old was released from police custody on Saturday following his arrest on the island of Mykonos on Thursday after an alleged altercation with police officers.
He is not obliged to be in attendance.
Maguire has already pleaded not guilty.
He did not comment after leaving court on Saturday and his lawyer told Sky he was a free man "right now".
The Syros prosecutor's office said on Friday that "three foreigners" had been arrested after an alleged altercation with police officers in Mykonos on Thursday.
The court listing for the case says the other two defendants are Maguire's brother Joe, 28, and family friend Christopher Sharman, 29. Maguire's father Alan was at the court hearing.
Police say a file has been opened which includes accusations of "violence against officials, disobedience, bodily harm, insult and attempted bribery of an official".
Maguire, who was on holiday in Greece, joined United from Leicester for £80m - a world record fee for a defender - in August 2019.
Greek police said in a statement on Friday that officers had tried to break up an altercation between two groups outside a bar and that the three foreigners had then verbally abused and assaulted one of the officers.
The statement claimed that after arriving at Mykonos police station, the three arrested individuals then "strongly resisted, pushing and hitting three police officers" and that "one of the detainees tried to offer money so that the trial against them would not be completed".


bbc--2020-08-25--England v Pakistan: James Anderson made to wait for 600th Test wicket

Last updated on .From the section Cricket England and James Anderson are being held up by the weather on the fifth day of the final Test against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl .
The rain that arrived at the end of the fourth day fell persistently overnight and the picture was bleak at the scheduled start of 11:00 BST .
Shortly after , the wet weather cleared and the groundstaff were able to begin working .
A pitch inspection is scheduled for 13:40 .
Following-on in their second innings , Pakistan are 100-2 , 210 runs behind .
Anderson had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move to 599 Test wickets , but he was denied the opportunity to push for 600 first by bad light , then the rain .
The Lancashire bowler would likely have already reached the milestone had it not been for four dropped catches in the match , all of which came in the space of 37 balls .
Because of the coronavirus pandemic , England 's winter schedule is yet to be confirmed , so it is unclear when the 38-year-old would get his next opportunity if this match is abandoned as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to record their first Test series victory over Pakistan in 10 years .
They also are chasing points in the World Test Championship and a win in Southampton would see them climb above Australia into second place .

Third Test, Ageas Bowl, Southampton (day five of five) England 583-8 dec (154.4 overs): Crawley 267, Buttler 152 Pakistan 273 & 187-4: Babar 63* Match drawn, England win series 1-0 Scorecard
England had to settle for a draw in the final Test against Pakistan on the day James Anderson became the first fast bowler to reach 600 Test wickets.
Torrential rain prevented any play until 16:15 BST at the Ageas Bowl, all but ensuring the draw that left England with a 1-0 series win.
There was still the opportunity for Anderson's moment of history, which came from his 14th delivery of the day when he had Azhar Ali caught by Joe Root at first slip.
Root himself also had Asad Shafiq held at short leg, Pakistan closing on 187-4 following-on in their second innings, 123 runs behind.
The players shook hands just after the last hour began, confirming the second successive weather-affected draw in Southampton.
England still record their first series victory over Pakistan in 10 years, but remain third in the World Test Championship behind India and Australia.
Even if that new competition overcomes the obstacles of the coronavirus pandemic, England face a huge battle to reach the final.
In the meantime, the bio-secure summer continues when an entirely different England squad takes on Pakistan in a three-match Twenty20 series in Manchester, beginning on Friday.
Anderson's moment of history
The pandemic means England's winter schedule is yet to be confirmed - they will definitely not play any more Tests this year - so it is unclear when 38-year-old Anderson would have have got another opportunity for his latest landmark had he remained stranded on 599.
As time was eaten up by the weather and the draw became more and more inevitable, the prospect of the historic moment was the only meaningful reason for play to begin.
It arrived when Anderson found some extra bounce, taking the shoulder of the fencing Azhar's bat, with Root taking the catch in front of his face.
The Lancashire bowler got a hug from Root, a handshake from long-time new-ball partner Stuart Broad, then raised the ball to the few people in the ground - the great shame being that no spectators were present to celebrate.
The rest of the action, played out in a howling wind, was largely England hurrying through the overs to get to a point when a draw could be agreed.
Dom Bess and Root did the bulk of the work, Dom Sibley bowled one over of filthy leg-breaks, with Babar Azam helping himself to 63 not out.
England's bio-secure progress
This has been a unique summer, with international cricket made possible by the vision of the England and Wales Cricket Board and the willingness of touring teams to travel.
And while the bio-secure, behind-closed-doors matches have been incredibly important to the finances of the game in this country, England may reflect on their value for the development of this team.
The emergence of Zak Crawley, the performances of Sibley and the return of Jos Buttler's batting form have all been signs of progress.
Before he had to miss the final two Tests for family reasons, Ben Stokes cemented his reputation as one of the finest batsmen in the world, as well as being one of the leading all-rounders.
The bowling picture is more complicated. Anderson and Broad continue to excel in home conditions, the former after denying speculation he might retire, the latter returning one of the best summers of his stellar career in response to being left out of the first Test.
With Anderson, Broad and Chris Woakes in their ranks, England will always have the weapons to take wickets on home soil, but they have perhaps learned little about their options for away Tests, with tours of the subcontinent and Australia pencilled in for the next two winters.
Bess is learning his trade as a Test spinner and the extra pace of Jofra Archer was only seen in fleeting moments. Mark Wood, also capable of express speed, played just one Test.
Overall, England emerged from two highly competitive series against West Indies and Pakistan with two creditable wins and have now lost only one of their past nine Tests.
But it is not just England players that have starred. West Indies' Shannon Gabriel, Jermaine Blackwood and Jason Holder, and Pakistan's Azhar, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Abbas have all illuminated a Test summer that will be remembered for its distinctive circumstances.


bbc--2020-08-25--Paris St-Germain's Ligue 1 opening game against Lens postponed

Champions League finalists Paris St-Germain will have another 12 days to prepare for the 2020-21 season after the French authorities @ @ @ @ @ Ligue 1 game .
PSG were due to play Lens on Saturday , six days @ @ @ @ @ final 1-0 to Bayern Munich .
But it will now be played on Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ the international break .
The French top flight started last weekend without PSG .
Last @ @ @ @ @ the highest profile European league which did not resume after the coronavirus pandemic , with @ @ @ @ @ points clear at the top - handed the title .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
PSG were scheduled to only have six days between their two seasons - but now have two and a half weeks
Champions League finalists Paris St-Germain will have another 12 days to prepare for the 2020-21 season after the French authorities agreed to rearrange their opening Ligue 1 game.
PSG were due to play Lens on Saturday, six days after losing the Champions League final 1-0 to Bayern Munich.
But it will now be played on Thursday, 10 September - straight after the international break.
The French top flight started last weekend without PSG.
Last season's Ligue 1 was the highest profile European league which did not resume after the coronavirus pandemic, with PSG - who were 12 points clear at the top - handed the title.


bbc--2020-08-25--'When the score was 24-8 I was like OK he's in the building' - Lakers honour Bryant

Last updated on .From the section Basketball The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 135-115 as they honoured the memory of former great Kobe Bryant in Orlando on Monday .
Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in January .
Monday was designated as 'Mamba Day ' by the NBA because 24 and eight were Bryant 's two playing numbers .
`` When I looked and saw ( the score was ) 24-8 , I was like OK , he 's here in the building , '' said James .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way we played .
I am extremely blessed and honoured to continue to remember Kobe Bryant and Gigi Bryant and all the fallen people who were part of that tragic incident . ''
The Lakers wore special black and yellow-trimmed 'Black Mamba ' jerseys as they remembered Bryant who would have celebrated his 42nd birthday on Sunday .
The five-time NBA champion spent his entire career with the Lakers and is the only player in league history to have two jersey numbers retired with the same team after wearing both for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best-of-seven series with a win in game five on Wednesday .
In the Eastern Conference the Milwaukee Bucks beat Orlando Magic 121-106 to take a 3-1 series lead .

Last updated on .From the section Basketball
LeBron James felt Kobe Bryant's presence in LA Lakers win over Portland Trailblazers
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 135-115 as they honoured the memory of former great Kobe Bryant in Orlando on Monday.
LeBron James scored 30 points for the Lakers who lead 3-1 in the first round of the Western Conference play-offs.
Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in January.
Monday was designated as 'Mamba Day' by the NBA because 24 and eight were Bryant's two playing numbers.
"When I looked and saw (the score was) 24-8, I was like OK, he's here in the building," said James.
"I am proud of my team, the way we played. I am extremely blessed and honoured to continue to remember Kobe Bryant and Gigi Bryant and all the fallen people who were part of that tragic incident."
The Lakers wore special black and yellow-trimmed 'Black Mamba' jerseys as they remembered Bryant who would have celebrated his 42nd birthday on Sunday.
The five-time NBA champion spent his entire career with the Lakers and is the only player in league history to have two jersey numbers retired with the same team after wearing both for a decade.
There were a number of visual displays around the arena paying tribute to Kobe Bryant
The Lakers can clinch the best-of-seven series with a win in game five on Wednesday.
In the Eastern Conference the Milwaukee Bucks beat Orlando Magic 121-106 to take a 3-1 series lead.


bbc--2020-08-25--Williams digs deep to beat qualifier in New York

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Serena Williams overcame a scare against Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus to reach the Western and Southern Open third round in New York .
Two-time champion Williams will play Greece 's 13th seed Maria Sakkari in the third round .
The world number 10 was playing her first match since the WTA resumed after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Osaka will face 16th seed Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in round three .
It was a far from convincing performance from Williams , who appeared to struggle in the New York heat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to serve out victory at 5-3 in the deciding set .
`` It was a real physical match , '' said 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams .
`` I played pretty well , I was being aggressive and hit some good shots , but she just kept fighting . ''
Williams , ranked ninth in the world , will be looking for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title when the US Open starts on 31 August at Flushing Meadows .
It will be the first major since the professional tours resumed earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of the coronavirus pandemic .
The Western and Southern Open is usually held in Cincinnati but has been moved to Flushing Meadows to create a two-tournament safety bubble .
Williams , seeded third , is the highest-ranked player left in the draw after Czech top seed Karolina Pliskova and American Sofia Kenin lost their opening matches .

Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Serena Williams was playing her first match in the Western and Southern Open after receiving a first-round bye
Serena Williams overcame a scare against Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus to reach the Western and Southern Open third round in New York.
American Williams, 38, stopped Rus serving out the match at 6-5 before winning 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-0) in almost three hours.
Two-time champion Williams will play Greece's 13th seed Maria Sakkari in the third round.
Fourth seed Naomi Osaka of Japan beat Karolina Muchova 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-2.
The world number 10 was playing her first match since the WTA resumed after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Osaka will face 16th seed Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in round three.
Williams overcomes the heat to progress
It was a far from convincing performance from Williams, who appeared to struggle in the New York heat in the second set, and failed to serve out victory at 5-3 in the deciding set.
"It was a real physical match," said 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams.
"I played pretty well, I was being aggressive and hit some good shots, but she just kept fighting."
Williams, ranked ninth in the world, will be looking for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title when the US Open starts on 31 August at Flushing Meadows.
It will be the first major since the professional tours resumed earlier this month, having been suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Western and Southern Open is usually held in Cincinnati but has been moved to Flushing Meadows to create a two-tournament safety bubble.
Williams, seeded third, is the highest-ranked player left in the draw after Czech top seed Karolina Pliskova and American Sofia Kenin lost their opening matches.