bbc--2020-09-04--El Salvador government granted favours to jailed gang leaders, report says

The government of El Salvador has allegedly granted favours to the imprisoned leaders of street gangs in return for support in elections , according to a media report .
Online newspaper El Faro said the gang leaders were asked to reduce violence and support President Nayib Bukele .
The report said the favours ranged from better food to the reversal of a decision to house members of rival gangs in the same cells .
The president , who came to office in June 2019 , has repeatedly portrayed his administration as tough on El Salvador 's gangs .
Citing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Faro claims that Mr Bukele 's administration has made concessions to the gang leaders in prison in exchange for a reduction in violence and backing at the polls .
The report said the favours ranged from small luxuries in terms of improved food and the removal of the most repressive guards to bigger steps like reversing the recent high-profile decision to house members of rival gangs in the same cells .
Claims that the government of El Salvador has been negotiating behind the scenes with jailed drug gang members are not normally very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grant reports .
What stands out in the allegations are that such negotiations were allegedly being carried out by the administration of President Bukele , who has repeatedly portrayed his government as uncompromisingly hard on El Salvador 's gangs , our correspondent adds .
Successive governments have been accused of speaking directly to the leaders of the two main street gangs , the MS-13 and 18th Street or Barrio 18 , as a means to reduce drug violence .

The report said the favours ranged from small luxuries in terms of improved food and the removal of the most repressive guards to bigger steps like reversing the recent high-profile decision to house members of rival gangs in the same cells.


bbc--2020-09-04--Canada shooting: Five found dead after shooting in Oshawa home

Five people have been found dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide at a home in a city near Toronto , Canada .
Police received numerous reports of gunshots coming from the home in Oshawa , and heard more gunshots when they arrived on the scene at about 01:20 EST ( 05:20 BST ) .
When they entered the house , they found five people dead , including the suspect and two minors .
One woman , aged 50 , was found alive but injured with a gunshot wound .
She was taken to hospital and is being treated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` chaotic scene '' inside , Constable George Tudos told the BBC .
`` You can just imagine , '' he added .
In a press release , police said that those who died were known to each other and that they believe the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot .
Police are avoiding using the term murder-suicide at this stage , Mr Tudos said , because homicide detectives have yet to declare it a murder .
No other suspects are sought at this time .
`` We 're not saying too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early stages of the investigation , '' Mr Tudos said .
Neighbours told local media a family of two adults and four children lived there .
Carol Gibson , who lives down the street , described the family as `` very caring '' .
`` They were a family that cared for each other quite a bit , '' she told the CBC .
`` If they were n't playing baseball , hockey or shooting hoops on the driveway , they were out raking leaves and they did it as a family .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence has been a growing concern in Canada , especially after a number of high-profile shootings - in 2017 , at a mosque in Quebec , in 2018 on a commercial street in Toronto and most recently , in a rampage across the province of Nova Scotia that became the deadliest shooting in Canada 's history .
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a long-promised ban on assault-style weapons in May , a few weeks after the Nova Scotia massacre , where 22 people were killed , plus the gunman .
Police have not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Oshawa had .

"They were a family that cared for each other quite a bit," she told the CBC. "If they weren't playing baseball, hockey or shooting hoops on the driveway, they were out raking leaves and they did it as a family. A very caring family."


bbc--2020-09-04--Alexei Navalny: Nato says Russia must disclose its Novichok programme

Nato has called for Russia to disclose its Novichok nerve agent programme to international monitors , following the poisoning of activist Alexei Navalny .
He added there was `` proof beyond doubt '' that a Novichok nerve agent was used against Mr Navalny .
But Russia has dismissed the diagnosis given by doctors in Germany , where he is being treated .
Speaking after an emergency Nato meeting , Mr Stoltenberg said the Kremlin `` must fully co-operate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on an impartial international investigation '' .
`` We also call on Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programme to the OPCW , '' he added .
The Soviet-era nerve agent was also used to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK in 2018 .
Britain accused Russia 's military intelligence of carrying out the attack , and - as part of a co-ordinated effort - 20 countries expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats and spies .
Russia has denied any involvement .
However Mr Stoltenberg stressed that Mr Navalny 's poisoning , which took place in Russia and not in a Nato member state , was different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We strongly believe that this is a blatant violation of international law [ banning the use of any chemical weapons ] , so it requires an international response , but I will not now speculate about exactly what kind of international response , '' he said .
`` Until experts have either confirmed or denied the use of chemical substances subject to the Chemical Weapons Convention , calls for involving the OPCW appear , in my view , politicised , '' said Konstantin Kosachev of Russia 's Federation Council .
Mr Navalny , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most prominent face of Russian opposition to President Vladimir Putin .
He fell ill last month while onboard a flight from Siberia to Moscow .
The plane made an emergency landing in Omsk and Russian officials were persuaded to let him be airlifted to Germany two days later .
The Kremlin says it has not seen German data on Mr Navalny 's condition , and so does not accept the diagnosis of poisoning .
Since the incident , the EU has demanded a `` transparent '' investigation by the Russian government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has pledged to `` work with allies and the international community to hold those in Russia accountable '' .

"We strongly believe that this is a blatant violation of international law [banning the use of any chemical weapons], so it requires an international response, but I will not now speculate about exactly what kind of international response," he said.


bbc--2020-09-04--Belarus: Tikhanovskaya urges UN intervention to stop violence

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the UN to help halt the authorities ' crackdown on protesters .
She said the options should include UN sanctions targeting individuals close to Alexander Lukashenko , who she said was `` desperately clinging to power '' .
On Friday police in Minsk arrested five university students who were in a group singing a protest anthem from Les Miserables .
Ms Tikhanovskaya , who was forced to go into exile in neighbouring Lithuania , urged the UN via video link to send an international monitoring mission to Belarus immediately to `` document the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A nation can not and should not be hostage to one man 's thirst for power .
Belarusians have woken up , the point of no return is passed , '' she told the UN informal meeting called by Estonia , one of Lithuania 's Baltic neighbours .
Ms Tikhanovskaya was the chief opposition rival to Alexander Lukashenko in the 9 August election - she entered the presidential race after her husband Sergei Tikhanovsky and another candidate were jailed .
She said the opposition was demanding an end to the police violence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a free and fair election .
`` Collaboration with the regime of Lukashenko means support for violence , '' she told the UN meeting , urging the UN to `` use all mechanisms to halt the violence , including sanctions on the individuals that committed electoral violations and crimes against humanity . ''
Last month EU leaders agreed to impose sanctions - including asset freezes - on as yet unnamed Belarusian officials involved in alleged election-rigging , brutality and imprisonment of protesters .
The exact sanctions are still being worked out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anais Marin , told the UN meeting that Mr Lukashenko 's re-election as president - after 26 years in power - was `` completely manipulated '' and `` people 's votes were stolen '' .
She accused the Belarus police of torture , citing as one example a 16-year-old who was `` so badly beaten up he was left in a coma '' .
`` The authorities must release all those arbitrarily arrested , '' she said .
`` The government is waging an insane war against its own people . ''
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the authorities grant the rapporteur entry to Belarus and free movement there .

"A nation cannot and should not be hostage to one man's thirst for power. Belarusians have woken up, the point of no return is passed," she told the UN informal meeting called by Estonia, one of Lithuania's Baltic neighbours.


bbc--2020-09-04--Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona

Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona

Barcelona 's all-time leading goalscorer Lionel Messi says he is staying because it is `` impossible '' for any team to pay his release clause and he does not want to face `` the club I love '' in court .
But the club said his 700m euro ( £624m ) release clause would have to be met .
`` I thought and was sure that I was free to leave , '' Messi told Goal .
`` I told the president and , well , the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wanted to stay and in the end he did not keep his word .
`` Now I am going to continue in the club because the president told me that the only way to leave was to pay the 700m clause , and that this is impossible . ''
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Messi , whose contract expires next summer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barca he wanted to leave before 10 June was crucial , and had he done so his release clause would not have had to be met .
`` Now they cling to the fact that I did not say it before 10 June , when it turns out that on 10 June we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this awful coronavirus and this disease altered all the season , '' he added .
`` There was another way and it was to go to trial .
I would never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the club that I love , which gave me everything since I arrived .
`` It is the club of my life , I have made my life here . ''
Messi 's father Jorge had held talks in Barcelona this week and insisted his son could leave for free , only for La Liga to back Barca 's stance over the release clause .
Manchester City were among the clubs linked with Messi when he made clear he wanted to end his 20-year stay at the Nou Camp , nine days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Champions League quarter-finals .
That result meant Barca ended the season with no silverware , and they replaced manager Quique Setien with former Everton and Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman .
Messi is yet to train with his team-mates since Koeman 's arrival and admits the club 's lack of recent success influenced his decision to ask to leave .
`` I looked further afield and I want to compete at the highest level , win titles , compete in the Champions League , '' he said .
`` When I communicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and children , it was a brutal drama .
`` The whole family began crying , my children did not want to leave Barcelona , nor did they want to change schools .
`` I love Barcelona and I 'm not going to find a better place than here anywhere .
Still , I have the right to decide .
`` I was going to look for new goals and new challenges .
And tomorrow I could go back , because here in Barcelona I have everything . ''
'This could get uglier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but this saga is far from over .
One notable takeaway from his interview was his brutal assessment of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu , as he lamented : `` There has been no project or anything for a long time , they juggle and cover holes as they go along . ''
Bartomeu 's tenure as president finishes in March but he will now come under heavy pressure to resign immediately , and it 's hard to see how he and Messi can coexist in the same club after such a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the big question also lingers : will Messi now leave on a free transfer next summer ?
If so , he will be allowed to negotiate his move in January , and that topic is sure to dominate headlines over the next few weeks .
One man in the middle of this is recently appointed coach Ronald Koeman , who has the task of somehow reintegrating the team 's captain and key player within an utterly dysfunctional club still traumatised by the embarrassing 8-2 Champions League loss against Bayern Munich .
All the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a few more chapters to be written , and it could get uglier yet .
From going to staying - a Messi timeline • 14 August - Messi and Barcelona are humiliated as they crash out of the Champions League with an 8-2 thrashing by eventual winners Bayern Munich in their one-off quarter-final tie .
• 17 August - Head coach Quique Setien is sacked eight months after taking charge at the Nou Camp .
• 18 August - Former Barca midfielder Ronald Koeman leaves his job as manager of the Netherlands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 August - Messi sends a burofax to Barca chiefs informing them he wishes to leave - with claims of disagreements between the player and the club of the validity of a contract clause which would allow him to go for free .
• 30 August - Messi does not turn up for his scheduled Covid-19 test before Barcelona 's start to pre-season training .
Later , La Liga issues a statement siding with Barca in the dispute over whether Messi can depart for nothing .
• 2 September - Messi and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Jorge is reported in the Spanish press as saying it would be `` difficult '' for his son to stay at the Nou Camp .
• 4 September - Messi 's father writes to La Liga insisting his son is contractually allowed to leave Barcelona for free in the current transfer window .
However , Messi later confirms his intention to stay because he does not want to take Barcelona to court .
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Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards - given to the best player in the world - than anybody else, with six
Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer Lionel Messi says he is staying because it is "impossible" for any team to pay his release clause and he does not want to face "the club I love" in court.
The Argentine, 33, sent a fax to Barca last Tuesday saying he wanted to exercise a clause in his contract which he said allowed him to leave for free.
But the club said his 700m euro (£624m) release clause would have to be met.
"I thought and was sure that I was free to leave," Messi told Goal. external-link
"I told the president and, well, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I wanted to go or if I wanted to stay and in the end he did not keep his word.
"Now I am going to continue in the club because the president told me that the only way to leave was to pay the 700m clause, and that this is impossible."
Messi, whose contract expires next summer, says the fact he did not tell Barca he wanted to leave before 10 June was crucial, and had he done so his release clause would not have had to be met.
"Now they cling to the fact that I did not say it before 10 June, when it turns out that on 10 June we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this awful coronavirus and this disease altered all the season," he added.
"There was another way and it was to go to trial. I would never go to court against Barca because it is the club that I love, which gave me everything since I arrived.
"It is the club of my life, I have made my life here."
Messi's father Jorge had held talks in Barcelona this week and insisted his son could leave for free, only for La Liga to back Barca's stance over the release clause.
Manchester City were among the clubs linked with Messi when he made clear he wanted to end his 20-year stay at the Nou Camp, nine days after an 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
That result meant Barca ended the season with no silverware, and they replaced manager Quique Setien with former Everton and Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman.
Messi is yet to train with his team-mates since Koeman's arrival and admits the club's lack of recent success influenced his decision to ask to leave.
"I looked further afield and I want to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League," he said.
"When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama.
"The whole family began crying, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, nor did they want to change schools.
"I love Barcelona and I'm not going to find a better place than here anywhere. Still, I have the right to decide.
"I was going to look for new goals and new challenges. And tomorrow I could go back, because here in Barcelona I have everything."
'This could get uglier' - analysis
Spanish football writer Andy West
So Messi is staying, but this saga is far from over.
One notable takeaway from his interview was his brutal assessment of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, as he lamented: "There has been no project or anything for a long time, they juggle and cover holes as they go along."
Bartomeu's tenure as president finishes in March but he will now come under heavy pressure to resign immediately, and it's hard to see how he and Messi can coexist in the same club after such a vicious character assassination.
Of course, the big question also lingers: will Messi now leave on a free transfer next summer? If so, he will be allowed to negotiate his move in January, and that topic is sure to dominate headlines over the next few weeks.
One man in the middle of this is recently appointed coach Ronald Koeman, who has the task of somehow reintegrating the team's captain and key player within an utterly dysfunctional club still traumatised by the embarrassing 8-2 Champions League loss against Bayern Munich.
All the best, Ronald. This sorry story has a few more chapters to be written, and it could get uglier yet.
From going to staying - a Messi timeline


bbc--2020-09-04--Gulf Livestock 1: Japan finds second survivor from capsized ship

A second man has been found alive in the East China Sea two days after his cargo ship capsized during a typhoon .
The Gulf Livestock 1 was carrying 6,000 cows and 43 crew members when it went missing on Wednesday after being caught up in Typhoon Maysak .
Japanese officials said a 30-year-old Philippine national became the ship 's second known survivor when he was found drifting on a life raft on Friday .
Another man was found in the water hours earlier but pronounced dead .
The vessel 's chief officer , Eduardo Sareno , was rescued on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freighter included 39 people from the Philippines , two from New Zealand and two from Australia .
Hopes of finding more survivors were fading on Friday as a new powerful storm , Typhoon Haishen , barrelled towards the area .
What do we know about the survivors ?
The Japanese coastguard said the second survivor is a 30-year-old Philippine national , who was working as a deckhand on the ship .
He was wearing a life jacket and floating in a raft when rescuers discovered him on Friday .
Officials said he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The first survivor of the accident , 45-year-old Mr Sareno , was found late on Wednesday .
`` I 'm the only one ? ''
he asked rescuers after being pulled from the water .
Rescuers on Friday also found a man floating in the sea unconscious , but he was later pronounced dead .
The man 's identity is not yet known .
What happened to the ship ?
The Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand on 14 August headed for China , with the journey expected to take 17 days , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Wednesday , the ship sent a distress call from waters to the west of Amami Oshima island in south-western Japan , after being caught up in Typhoon Maysak .
The vessel was sailing in high winds of 58 knots ( 66 miles or 107 km per hour ) at its last known position , according to the ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.com .
Mr Sareno said the ship 's engine failed before the vessel was hit by a wave and capsized .
He said the crew were instructed to put on lifejackets and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not see any other crew members before he was rescued .
Rescuers on Friday said they found traces of fuel floating on the surface of the sea , in a sign of the ship 's submersion .
Cattle carcasses have also been found floating in the area where the ship is believed to have sunk .
Boats , aircraft and divers have all been used in the search and rescue efforts .
Another powerful storm , Typhoon Haishen , was drawing near to the area on Friday .

Gulf Livestock 1: Japan finds second survivor from capsized ship Published 4 September 2020
Image source, Japan Coastguard Image caption, A 30-year-old Philippine national was found floating on a life raft
A second man has been found alive in the East China Sea two days after his cargo ship capsized during a typhoon.
The Gulf Livestock 1 was carrying 6,000 cows and 43 crew members when it went missing on Wednesday after being caught up in Typhoon Maysak.
Japanese officials said a 30-year-old Philippine national became the ship's second known survivor when he was found drifting on a life raft on Friday.
Another man was found in the water hours earlier but pronounced dead.
The vessel's chief officer, Eduardo Sareno, was rescued on Wednesday evening.
The crew of the freighter included 39 people from the Philippines, two from New Zealand and two from Australia.
Hopes of finding more survivors were fading on Friday as a new powerful storm, Typhoon Haishen, barrelled towards the area.
What do we know about the survivors?
The Japanese coastguard said the second survivor is a 30-year-old Philippine national, who was working as a deckhand on the ship.
He was wearing a life jacket and floating in a raft when rescuers discovered him on Friday. Officials said he was conscious and able to walk unassisted.
The first survivor of the accident, 45-year-old Mr Sareno, was found late on Wednesday.
"I'm the only one?" he asked rescuers after being pulled from the water.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The Filipino seaman was found drifting in a life jacket
Rescuers on Friday also found a man floating in the sea unconscious, but he was later pronounced dead. The man's identity is not yet known.
What happened to the ship?
The Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand on 14 August headed for China, with the journey expected to take 17 days, New Zealand's foreign ministry said.
On Wednesday, the ship sent a distress call from waters to the west of Amami Oshima island in south-western Japan, after being caught up in Typhoon Maysak.
The vessel was sailing in high winds of 58 knots (66 miles or 107 km per hour) at its last known position, according to the ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.com.
Mr Sareno said the ship's engine failed before the vessel was hit by a wave and capsized. He said the crew were instructed to put on lifejackets and that he jumped into the water. He did not see any other crew members before he was rescued.
Rescuers on Friday said they found traces of fuel floating on the surface of the sea, in a sign of the ship's submersion.
Cattle carcasses have also been found floating in the area where the ship is believed to have sunk.
Boats, aircraft and divers have all been used in the search and rescue efforts. Another powerful storm, Typhoon Haishen, was drawing near to the area on Friday.


bbc--2020-09-04--Mo Farah breaks one-hour world record at Brussels Diamond League

Last updated on .From the section Athletics Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah broke the one-hour world record on his return to the track at Friday 's Diamond League meeting in Brussels .
It is the 37-year-old Briton 's first world record outdoors .
`` It is n't supposed to be easy to break a world record , but I can tell you that it was really hard .
The record stood for a very long time , '' said Farah .
`` So that says a lot .
I was very excited to be back on the track .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what was driving me . ''
In the rarely run one-hour race athletes try to cover as much distance as possible in 60 minutes .
Earlier on Friday , Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands set a new world record in the women 's race .
Her 18,930m effort surpassed Dire Tune 's mark of 18,517m , set in 2008 .
Farah switched to road running after the Rio Olympics but was returning to the track in his bid to compete in the 10,000m at next year 's postponed Tokyo Games .
Competing for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marathon , Farah pulled away alongside Belgium 's Bashir Abdi with 30 minutes left .
The pair 's effort looked in doubt as they fell behind Gebrselassie 's record pace with no fans in the stadium to drive them on , but they went ahead again as the final quarter of the race began .
Abdi briefly took the lead , but in the end six-time world champion Farah kicked away and won the race with ease .
He completed over 53 laps at an average pace of 67 seconds per lap to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record .
`` At a certain point , with just 10 laps to go , it became tough so I was happy that Bashir took the lead , '' Farah added .
`` However , I felt great with just one minute to go .
I kept believing in my speed so I knew I had a good chance to take this win .
A last fast lap is still my best tactic . ''
Farah will return to road racing when he competes in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon on 12 September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pace-setter for Kenya 's world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele at the delayed London Marathon on 4 October .
Also competing in Brussels , Britain 's world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson ran a season's-best time of 13.57 seconds to finish fourth in the 100m hurdles .
The 27-year-old later came sixth in the high jump , reaching 1.84m .
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon , the reigning Olympic 1500m champion , missed out on the 1,000m record by less than a second .
The 26-year-old finished in two minutes 29.92 seconds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stood at 2:28.98 since 1996 .
In the men 's 1500m , Norway 's Jakob Ingebrigtsen - the event 's European record holder - sailed to an easy victory in 3:30.69 while Sweden 's Armand Duplantis cleared an impressive 6m to win the pole vault , surpassing the meeting record of 5.96m set by France 's Renaud Lavillenie .
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Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Mo Farah is a two-time Olympic champion in both the 10,000m and 5,000m
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah broke the one-hour world record on his return to the track at Friday's Diamond League meeting in Brussels.
Farah ran 21,330m, bettering the record of 21,285m set by Haile Gebrselassie in 2007.
It is the 37-year-old Briton's first world record outdoors.
"It isn't supposed to be easy to break a world record, but I can tell you that it was really hard. The record stood for a very long time," said Farah.
"So that says a lot. I was very excited to be back on the track. My first meet back on the track was what was driving me."
In the rarely run one-hour race athletes try to cover as much distance as possible in 60 minutes.
Earlier on Friday, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands set a new world record in the women's race. Her 18,930m effort surpassed Dire Tune's mark of 18,517m, set in 2008.
Farah switched to road running after the Rio Olympics but was returning to the track in his bid to compete in the 10,000m at next year's postponed Tokyo Games.
Competing for the first time since October's Chicago Marathon, Farah pulled away alongside Belgium's Bashir Abdi with 30 minutes left.
The pair's effort looked in doubt as they fell behind Gebrselassie's record pace with no fans in the stadium to drive them on, but they went ahead again as the final quarter of the race began.
Abdi briefly took the lead, but in the end six-time world champion Farah kicked away and won the race with ease.
He completed over 53 laps at an average pace of 67 seconds per lap to become the 12th athlete to hold the record.
"At a certain point, with just 10 laps to go, it became tough so I was happy that Bashir took the lead," Farah added.
"However, I felt great with just one minute to go. I kept believing in my speed so I knew I had a good chance to take this win. A last fast lap is still my best tactic."
Farah will return to road racing when he competes in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon on 12 September.
He will then act as a pace-setter for Kenya's world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele at the delayed London Marathon on 4 October.
Also competing in Brussels, Britain's world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson ran a season's-best time of 13.57 seconds to finish fourth in the 100m hurdles. The 27-year-old later came sixth in the high jump, reaching 1.84m.
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, the reigning Olympic 1500m champion, missed out on the 1,000m record by less than a second.
The 26-year-old finished in two minutes 29.92 seconds, with Russian Svetlana Masterkova's record having stood at 2:28.98 since 1996.
In the men's 1500m, Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen - the event's European record holder - sailed to an easy victory in 3:30.69 while Sweden's Armand Duplantis cleared an impressive 6m to win the pole vault, surpassing the meeting record of 5.96m set by France's Renaud Lavillenie.


bbc--2020-09-04--Jacob Blake pleads not guilty to sexual assault

Jacob Blake , the Wisconsin man whose shooting by police triggered protests in the US , has pleaded not guilty @ @ @ @ @ before the incident .
Mr Blake , who is in hospital , appeared virtually from @ @ @ @ @ after being shot in the back seven times by a police officer .
He was @ @ @ @ @ Patrick Cafferty , during the hearing .

Jacob Blake, the Wisconsin man whose shooting by police triggered protests in the US, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges filed months before the incident.
Mr Blake, who is in hospital, appeared virtually from hospital. He was paralysed after being shot in the back seven times by a police officer.
He was accompanied by his attorney, Patrick Cafferty, during the hearing.


bbc--2020-09-04--Galaxy Z Fold2: Samsung's third attempt at a folding smartphone

Samsung has revealed its third attempt at a folding smartphone : the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G .
Its original @ @ @ @ @ for several months after several early reviewers found the screens broke or were easily damaged @ @ @ @ @ Fox went hands-on with Samsung 's latest version to see what it had changed since @ @ @ @ @ more at Click 's website and @ BBCClick

Samsung has revealed its third attempt at a folding smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G.
Its original Galaxy Fold smartphone was delayed for several months after several early reviewers found the screens broke or were easily damaged.
BBC Click's Chris Fox went hands-on with Samsung's latest version to see what it had changed since its first attempt.
See more at Click's website and @BBCClick


bbc--2020-09-04--Why this couple will not back Trump again

Voters in Johnstown , Pennsylvania , helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016 .
Will the residents of @ @ @ @ @ him again ?
Produced by Chelsea Bailey ; filming and editing by Xinyan Yu .

Voters in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016.
Will the residents of this historic steel town back him again?
Produced by Chelsea Bailey; filming and editing by Xinyan Yu.


bbc--2020-09-04--Week in pictures: 29 August - 4 September 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week .

Image caption,
A rescue team searches through rubble in Beirut's port area in Lebanon, a month after at least 190 people were killed when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were detonated, amid reports that a person might be alive under the debris.


bbc--2020-09-04--The trailblazing first woman lawmaker of India

Muthulakshmi Reddy fought patriarchy and discrimination to become India 's first woman MP .
She also became the first woman @ @ @ @ @ all-male college .
She set up many charitable institutes more than 100 years ago and @ @ @ @ @ .
The BBC brings her forgotten story to life in this short animated film .
@ @ @ @ @ a series on women icons from Indian history .
Here are other stories from the @ @

Muthulakshmi Reddy fought patriarchy and discrimination to become India's first woman lawmaker.
She also became the first woman to study medicine in an all-male college. She set up many charitable institutes more than 100 years ago and they continue to serve people.
The BBC brings her forgotten story to life in this short animated film.
Produced by Padma Meenakshi
Animations by Nikita Deshpande, illustrations by Gopal Shoonya
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bbc--2020-09-04--Sydney blue whale: Rare sighting was 'possibly third in 100 years'

A blue whale has been spotted off the coast of Sydney in Australia for possibly only the third time in almost 100 years , wildlife authorities say .
The whale was seen last month in waters near the beachside suburb of Maroubra in New South Wales .
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service ( NPWS ) confirmed the `` extremely rare '' sighting on Friday .
Blue whales - the largest animals on Earth - are rarely seen so close to the shore , it said .
`` The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slipped by Sydney 's coast unnoticed , '' Andrew Marshall of the NPWS said in a news release .
Mr Marshall said the sea creature may have been more than 25m ( 82ft ) in length and weighed more than 100 tonnes ( 100,000kg ) .
Yet despite their size , blue whales are `` largely 'invisible ' even to the most avid whale watchers '' , Mr Marshall said .
`` They are not often seen because they tend to live very far out to sea , their populations are widely dispersed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its migration and critical habitat , '' he said .
The rarity of the sighting was not lost on one photographer , who managed to take pictures of the whale as it swam along the coast near Maroubra .
`` I 'm speechless but could blurt out a million things at the same time , '' the photographer said of the sighting in an Instagram post .
`` Yesterday watching a lot of humpbacks travel south in my usual spot at Maroubra , one of the great wonders of the magical ocean appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The photographer said he was `` completely mesmerised '' by the whale , adding : `` I feel like I 've hit the jackpot . ''
Mr Marshall said the sighting was `` the first verified record of this species off our coast '' .
Unlike the humpback whale , which is showing signs of an annual population recovery of about 10-11 % , the blue whale population in NSW 's waters remains elusive .
`` That 's why opportunistic sightings like this one are so incredibly valuable , '' said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understanding of where these species live and suggest if there are measures we need to consider to try to protect them . ''
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bbc--2020-09-04--The 'weird signs' that led Chadwick Boseman to Black Panther

`` I got in a conversation with the security on set for this movie Gods of Egypt in Australia , @ @ @ @ @ And we did n't really talk that much about Black Panther but he put the @ @ @ @ @ in my trailer , his original issue of Black Panther from when he was a @ @ @ @ @ note in it to say 'You 're going to get this role . '
'' @ @ @ @ @ responsible for Chad and Black Panther , '' he says .
`` Chad did it @ @ @ @ @ merit , his skill , his beauty , his amazing talent .
He did it @ @ @ @ @ want him to think I was trying to take credit just by giving him a @ @ @ @ @ also be interested in :

"I got in a conversation with the security on set for this movie Gods of Egypt in Australia," he said. "And we didn't really talk that much about Black Panther but he put the first issue of Black Panther in my trailer, his original issue of Black Panther from when he was a kid, and wrote a note in it to say 'You're going to get this role.'"


bbc--2020-09-04--US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden?

Voters in America will decide on 3 November whether Donald Trump remains in the White House for another four years .
The Republican president is being challenged by Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden , who is best known as Barack Obama 's vice-president but has been in US politics since the 1970s .
As election day approaches , polling companies will be trying to gauge the mood of the nation by asking voters which candidate they prefer .
We 'll be keeping track of those polls here and trying to work out what they can and ca n't tell us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How are the presidential candidates doing nationally ?
National polls are a good guide as to how popular a candidate is across the country as a whole , but they 're not necessarily a good way to predict the result of the election .
In 2016 , for example , Hillary Clinton led in the polls and won nearly three million more votes than Donald Trump , but she still lost - that 's because the US uses an electoral college system , so winning the most votes does n't always win you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Joe Biden has been ahead of Donald Trump in most national polls since the start of the year .
He has hovered around 50 % in recent months and has had a 10-point lead on occasions .
By contrast , in 2016 the polls were far less clear and just a couple of percentage points separated Mr Trump and his then-rival Hillary Clinton at several points as election day neared .
• A really simple guide to the US election Which states will decide this election ?
As Mrs Clinton discovered in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win is less important than where you win them .
Most states nearly always vote the same way , meaning that in reality there are just a handful of states where both candidates stand a chance of winning .
These are the places where the election will be won and lost and are known as battleground states .
In the electoral college system the US uses to elect its president , each state is given a number of votes based on its population .
A total of 538 electoral college votes are up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hit 270 to win .
As the map above shows , some battleground states have a lot more electoral college votes on offer than others so candidates often spend a lot more time campaigning in them .
• What is the electoral college ?
At the moment , polls in the battleground states look good for Joe Biden , but there 's a long way to go and things can change very quickly , especially when Donald Trump 's involved .
The polls suggest Mr Biden is ahead in Michigan , Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican rival won by margins of less than 1 % to clinch victory in 2016 .
But it 's the battleground states where Mr Trump won big in 2016 that his campaign team will be most worried about .
His winning margin in Iowa , Ohio and Texas was between 8-10 % back then but it 's looking much closer in all three at the moment .
Betting markets , however , are certainly not writing Mr Trump off just yet .
The latest odds give him a 50 % chance of winning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people expect the outlook to change a lot over the next few weeks .
But political analysts are less convinced about his chances of re-election .
FiveThirtyEight , a political analysis website , says Mr Biden is `` favoured '' to win the election , while The Economist says he is `` likely '' to beat Mr Trump .
• Has Trump delivered on his promises ?
The coronavirus pandemic has dominated headlines in the US since the start of the year and the response to President Trump 's actions has been split @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his approach peaked in mid-March after he declared a national emergency and made $ 50 billion available to states to stop the spread of the virus .
At this point , 55 % of Americans approved of his actions , according to data from Ipsos , a leading polling company .
But any support he had from Democrats disappeared after that , while Republicans continued to back their president .
By July , the data suggests his own supporters had begun to question his response - but there was a slight uptick at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to be at the forefront of voters ' minds and one leading model produced by experts at the University of Washington predicts the death toll will have risen to about 260,000 people by election day .
Mr Trump may be hoping Operation Warp Speed , his administration 's vaccine initiative , can produce an `` October surprise '' - a last-minute event that turns the election upside down .
The chief scientific adviser to the initiative has said it 's `` extremely unlikely but not impossible '' that a vaccine could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Why are Americans so angry about masks ?
Can we trust the polls ?
It 's easy to dismiss the polls by saying they got it wrong in 2016 and President Trump frequently does exactly that .
But it 's not entirely true .
Most national polls did have Hillary Clinton ahead by a few percentage points , but that does n't mean they were wrong , since she won three million more votes than her rival .
Pollsters did have some problems in 2016 - notably a failure to properly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meaning Mr Trump 's advantage in some key battleground states was n't spotted until late in the race , if at all .
Most polling companies have corrected this now .
But this year there 's even more uncertainty than normal due to the coronavirus pandemic and the effect it 's having on both the economy and how people will vote in November , so all polls should be read with some scepticism , especially this far out from election day .
• Americast : The latest news and gossip from the campaign @

On his own health, 72% of respondents said that Mr Trump did not take the "risk of contracting the virus seriously enough," while the same number said he failed to take "the appropriate precautions when it came to his personal health".


bbc--2020-09-04--The fight to 'free' the Aboriginal flag

The fight to 'free' the Aboriginal flag

So when it emerged last year that some Aboriginal people had been ordered to stop using it , many were confounded .
Few people had known the flag was constrained by copyright laws .
How did this happen ?
Unlike most official flags , it is not owned by the government .
Instead the flag belongs to Harold Thomas , an Aboriginal artist who designed it in 1971 for his people 's civil rights movement .
`` I got a cease-and-desist letter from some lawyers who told me that I had to stop selling the clothes within three days , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She runs an enterprise which used to sell T-shirts with the flag on them , to raise money for an Aboriginal medical service .
`` How can one person or business have a monopoly over it ?
The flag belongs to all Aboriginal people .
Why do they have to pay for it ? ''
she told the BBC at the time .
You might also be interested in : But , perhaps typical of sports-crazy Australia , the issue gained most attention when the Australian Football League ( AFL ) refused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Other sports - such as Australian rugby - have followed suit .
The AFL said it would n't use the flag in its Indigenous round - themed games which celebrate Aboriginal contributions to the game - in support the Free the Flag campaign .
Previously , the flag had been painted on the field and featured on the players ' jumpers .
All teams signed the pledge , and urged spectators to wear or wave the flag instead .
Observers also noted , however , that it allowed the AFL - cash-strapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money .
But the Aboriginal flag has long featured in moments of national pride .
Sprinter Cathy Freeman famously carried it as well as the Australian flag after winning gold in the 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics .
It called on the government to do `` everything in its power to free the flag , and get it back so it can be used by the whole community ; at the same time as respecting Mr Harold Thomas '' .
In a statement last week , WAM Clothing 's founders said they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flag for personal reasons .
But clothing used commercially or to promote an organisation would be treated differently , they said .
But he added : `` I commit to doing everything I can to bring about a resolution that respects not only the artist of the flag , but a resolution respects the rights , enterprise and opportunity of all Australians . ''

It called on the government to do "everything in its power to free the flag, and get it back so it can be used by the whole community; at the same time as respecting Mr Harold Thomas".


bbc--2020-09-04--US unrest: Dark-clad thugs on planes and other claims fact-checked

Images of protests in American cities and debates about what is behind the unrest have flooded social media .
Misleading information and unfounded rumours are rife too .
Here are some of the claims we 've been investigating .
Claim : President Trump says thugs in uniforms intent on inciting unrest have been seen travelling around the United States on a plane Verdict : There have been no reports that this incident took place , and the White House has provided no evidence President Trump told Fox News earlier this week that someone had seen `` thugs ... in dark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington DC intent on doing damage at the Republican National Convention last week .
A day later he told reporters that the witness saw an `` entire plane filled up with the looters , the anarchists , rioters , people looking for trouble '' .
The president was on his way to Wisconsin where days of protest followed the police shooting of a black man , Jacob Blake , in the city of Kenosha .
The president offered to refer journalists to the witness but said he would check with the person first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has come to light .
The White House said : `` The president is referring to questions that need answers such as who may be funding travel and lodging for organised rioters . ''
When pressed on the president 's claim during an interview on CNN , US Attorney General William Barr said he did n't know `` what the president was referring to '' .
He said the government had numerous reports of people flying to protests and was monitoring antifa - a loose affiliation of mostly far-left activists - crossing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Rand Paul told Fox News that the people who confronted him after the Republican National Convention were being flown from city to city and some were staying in `` $ 600 to $ 1,000 '' a-night hotels .
We contacted Senator Paul 's office for further details .
Similarities have been pointed out between the president 's account and a false rumour that circulated on Facebook in Idaho .
One example posted on 1 June raised the alarm that a dozen men , dressed in black , were spotted getting off a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had come from Seattle .
But the local sheriff 's office rejected the alleged sighting and stated it was `` false '' .
Claim : A video being shared on Facebook shows antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters chasing a father and daughter because they were Trump supporters Verdict : This video , first shared in 2019 , is among others from previous protests being recirculated A conservative activist based in Northern Ireland posted this video on Twitter , claiming it shows a Trump-supporting father and his young daughter being chased by `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been viewed more than 700,000 times since 1 September .
The clip is actually of an incident during protests in the city of Portland in 2019 , long before the recent Black Lives Matter protests in the United States began .
This is not made clear by the people sharing it .
According to Oregon Live 's reporting in 2019 , the man - dressed up in an Ancient Greek warrior costume - being chased by the large group is a well known right-wing figure .
Claim : Joe Biden praised antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' in a video announcing his candidacy Verdict : Mr Biden was praising all the counter-protesters who opposed a far-right rally An article on a conservative blog says Mr Biden endorsed antifa in a video that launched his election campaign in 2019 .
In the video , Mr Biden criticised President Trump for comments he made following a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017 .
The Democratic Party 's presidential nominee said the far-right group was met by a `` courageous group of Americans and a violent clash ensued '' .
Anti-fascists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far right , were among the counter protesters .
A range of groups turned out that day to oppose the gathering .
Mr Biden does not mention antifa by name .
His comments appear to refer to all the counter-protesters , some of whom fought the white nationalists .
Claim : A video taken in Portland , Oregon shows an antifa protester encampment Verdict : The video is in fact of socially-distanced tents arranged for homeless people This post , shared more than 7,000 times , claims to have discovered proof of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a city where widespread protests have been taking place .
We matched the footage in the tweet with photos , videos and reports of the actual location .
The video actually shows an area of the city set up for homeless people during the coronavirus outbreak .
Three of these camps are run by a local homeless charity .
Other posts shared by conservative and QAnon supporting accounts , generating tens of thousands of shares , describe the camp as `` antifa HQ '' .
There have been 100 days of unrest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in clashes with security forces .

US protests: Dark-clad thugs on planes and other claims fact-checked Published 5 September 2020
Image source, EPA Image caption, Protests against racism in the US city of Portland have passed the 100-day mark
Images of protests in American cities and debates about what is behind the unrest have flooded social media. Misleading information and unfounded rumours are rife too.
Here are some of the claims we've been investigating.
Claim: President Trump says thugs in uniforms intent on inciting unrest have been seen travelling around the United States on a plane
Verdict: There have been no reports that this incident took place, and the White House has provided no evidence
President Trump told Fox News earlier this week that someone had seen "thugs... in dark uniforms" on a plane destined for Washington DC intent on doing damage at the Republican National Convention last week.
A day later he told reporters that the witness saw an "entire plane filled up with the looters, the anarchists, rioters, people looking for trouble".
The president was on his way to Wisconsin where days of protest followed the police shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, in the city of Kenosha.
The president offered to refer journalists to the witness but said he would check with the person first. No information of such an event has come to light.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, President Trump talking to reporters before flying to Kenosha
The White House said: "The president is referring to questions that need answers such as who may be funding travel and lodging for organised rioters."
When pressed on the president's claim during an interview on CNN, US Attorney General William Barr said he didn't know "what the president was referring to".
He said the government had numerous reports of people flying to protests and was monitoring antifa - a loose affiliation of mostly far-left activists - crossing the country to join "riots".
Senator Rand Paul told Fox News that the people who confronted him after the Republican National Convention were being flown from city to city and some were staying in "$600 to $1,000" a-night hotels. We contacted Senator Paul's office for further details.
Similarities have been pointed out between the president's account and a false rumour that circulated on Facebook in Idaho.
Image caption, A false Facebook post
One example posted on 1 June raised the alarm that a dozen men, dressed in black, were spotted getting off a plane in Boise, Idaho, which had come from Seattle.
But the local sheriff's office rejected the alleged sighting and stated it was "false".
Claim: A video being shared on Facebook shows antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters chasing a father and daughter because they were Trump supporters
Verdict: This video, first shared in 2019, is among others from previous protests being recirculated
A conservative activist based in Northern Ireland posted this video on Twitter, claiming it shows a Trump-supporting father and his young daughter being chased by "far left" protesters.
The video has been viewed more than 700,000 times since 1 September.
The clip is actually of an incident during protests in the city of Portland in 2019, long before the recent Black Lives Matter protests in the United States began. This is not made clear by the people sharing it.
According to Oregon Live's reporting in 2019, the man - dressed up in an Ancient Greek warrior costume - being chased by the large group is a well known right-wing figure.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Joe Biden also spoke in Kenosha, the site of recent Black Lives Matter protests
Claim: Joe Biden praised antifa as a "courageous group of Americans" in a video announcing his candidacy
Verdict: Mr Biden was praising all the counter-protesters who opposed a far-right rally
An article on a conservative blog says Mr Biden endorsed antifa in a video that launched his election campaign in 2019.
In the video, Mr Biden criticised President Trump for comments he made following a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville in 2017.
The Democratic Party's presidential nominee said the far-right group was met by a "courageous group of Americans and a violent clash ensued".
Anti-fascists, who do routinely clash with the far right, were among the counter protesters. A range of groups turned out that day to oppose the gathering.
Mr Biden does not mention antifa by name. His comments appear to refer to all the counter-protesters, some of whom fought the white nationalists.
Claim: A video taken in Portland, Oregon shows an antifa protester encampment
Verdict: The video is in fact of socially-distanced tents arranged for homeless people
This post, shared more than 7,000 times, claims to have discovered proof of an "antifa encampment" in Portland, a city where widespread protests have been taking place.
We matched the footage in the tweet with photos, videos and reports of the actual location.
The video actually shows an area of the city set up for homeless people during the coronavirus outbreak. Three of these camps are run by a local homeless charity.
Other posts shared by conservative and QAnon supporting accounts, generating tens of thousands of shares, describe the camp as "antifa HQ".
There have been 100 days of unrest in Portland, where protesters have been involved in clashes with security forces.


bbc--2020-09-04--'Assassins tried to kill my mother right in front of me, twice'

Shuhra Koofi was desperate .
Her mother , a two-term member of the Afghan parliament , had been shot as they travelled back to Kabul together by car .
Shuhra begged her mother , Fawzia Koofi , not to close her eyes .
`` What will I do without you ? ''
she asked .
`` I was horrified because I thought I had lost my mum , '' Shuhra told the BBC , of the assassination attempt last month .
`` But then I tried to control myself because she needed my help . ''
Fawzia Koofi is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenged the Taliban across the negotiating table .
She has paid a heavy price for her politics - two assassination attempts , both witnessed by her daughter .
In 2010 , her convoy was ambushed by the Taliban , and in August this year she was shot by unknown assailants on the road .
On 14 August , Shuhra and her mother were returning to Kabul after visiting Parwan province , north of the Afghan capital when they realised there were two cars following them .
They felt a creeping realisation they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the attack , a black car overtook us and our driver beeped the horn , '' Shuhra said .
`` Then we heard the shots from behind - from my mum 's side . ''
There were two gunshots , Shuhra said .
The first one missed their car .
Shuhra was next to Fawzia on the back seat .
She tried to cover her mum 's head and told her to slip under the seat as the driver accelerated away .
She never saw the attackers .
`` We had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
Back in 2010 , Fawzia and Shuhra were travelling in a car through the rural Nangarhar province of Afghanistan .
Fawzia was already a member of parliament and close ally to then-Afghan president , Hamid Karzai .
As the car wound through the province in a small convoy , it was ambushed .
`` I was only 10 at the time .
I was sitting in the car between my mum and sister , '' Shuhra said .
I just remember the noise of the shooting .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a police escort drove the convoy to a safe place where they were airlifted to Kabul .
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the ambush .
`` It was easier to accept it because we knew who had done it , '' Shuhra said .
`` The second time , the attackers were unknown and no-one was taking responsibility , so it 's been more difficult and scary for our family . ''
• The woman who negotiated with the Taliban Like Fawzia , her two daughters grew up seeing deadly violence around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the casualties .
Shuhra 's maternal grandfather was also a member of parliament and he was killed by militants .
Her father contracted tuberculosis after he was imprisoned by the Taliban and died when Shuhra was still a child .
Fawzia raised both her daughters while she pursued her career in politics .
`` I always had a fear of losing someone in my family and I did n't experience a normal life , '' Shuhra said .
Seconds after the shooting in August , her mother looked at her and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' , Shuhra recalled .
It was a moment she would `` never forget '' .
After that , Fawzia did n't say a word .
A bullet had pierced the metal frame of the car from behind , torn through the seat cushion and hit Fawzia in her arm , below her right shoulder .
`` I thought I 'd lost her .
I kept saying , 'Please do n't close your eyes , talk to me ' , and I tried to keep her awake , '' Shuhra said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's head and I told her , 'Do n't look up , they might shoot again ' . ''
Fawzia had just recovered from Covid-19 and suffers from iron deficiency .
Shuhra took off her scarf to attempt to stem the bleeding .
`` It was dark and I could n't see her wound .
But as I was tying my scarf , my hands were covered in blood , '' Shuhra said .
They reached the hospital after 40 long minutes .
It took two CT scans for doctors to find the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upper arm .
She was discharged after a week and is still recovering .
Fawzia Koofi has often articulated the aspirations of Afghan women , whose voices are largely ignored .
When she sat down with the Taliban last year , she urged them to bring female negotiators to the peace talks .
The Taliban representatives laughed at the suggestion .
She remains active in peace talks between the government and the Taliban , expected to resume this weekend .
She suspects those who oppose peace are behind the recent attack against her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Other armed groups are also active in the area where the ambush took place .
Shuhra said she and her mother were traumatised by the assault - and disillusioned .
`` She is disappointed because she thinks she has helped her people and wonders why someone would want to kill her , '' Shuhra said .
Afghanistan is often regarded as a hostile place to be a woman and female politicians still face many obstacles .
Fawzia and her sister Mariam were among those banned from contesting the 2018 parliamentary elections for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militia '' - charges the women say are trumped up .
Shuhra knew the difficulties a woman would face , especially after seeing unflattering comments about her mum in the press and on social media , but she is studying political science at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul .
`` I always wanted to be involved in politics .
I am following my mum 's path , she is my role model , '' she said .
Shuhra and her sister had both encouraged their mother to continue in politics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chosen this way and we will continue , '' she said .

Fawzia Koofi is an outspoken critic of Afghan fundamentalists and has challenged the Taliban across the negotiating table. She has paid a heavy price for her politics - two assassination attempts, both witnessed by her daughter. In 2010, her convoy was ambushed by the Taliban, and in August this year she was shot by unknown assailants on the road.


bbc--2020-09-04--Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up

What is the cause of tensions ?
So what is the significance of the TPLF 's decision ?
What has @ @ @ @ @ 's response ?
Why have relations soured so much ?
How serious is the threat @ @ @

Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up Published 5 September 2020
The feud between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the ruling party in the strategically important Tigray region is escalating, raising fears of military confrontation and the break-up of Africa's second most-populous nation.
The tensions revolve around the regional government's decision to press ahead with organising its own election for the Tigray parliament on Wednesday, in an unprecedented act of defiance against the federal government.
This is the latest sign that Mr Abiy is struggling to retain his reputation as a peace-broker - about a year after he won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending a border war with Eritrea and for his efforts to democratise Ethiopia.
About 9,000 people have been arrested in Ethiopia in the deadly clashes which followed the killing of singer Hachalu Hundessa in June, human rights activists say, leading to concerns that there could be a return to the authoritarian rule that the prime minister had promised to end when he took office in 2018.
What is the cause of tensions?
The ruling party in the region, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), sent political shockwaves across Ethiopia, when it announced that elections for a regional parliament would take place despite the federal government and electoral board announcing the postponement of all elections.
Since the end of Marxist rule in 1991 and up until recently, the TPLF had been in a ruling coalition of ethnically based parties, each in control of their own region in a federal system. So its disagreement with Mr Abiy is a deep fracture at the very core of power in the country.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The TPLF lost its clout in the federal government after Abiy Ahmed took office
The TPLF argued - like opposition groups - that Mr Abiy's mandate should end this month as the parliamentary terms comes to an end, and the postponement of elections that were supposed to have happened in August, was in breach of the constitution and raised the prospect of Mr Abiy becoming an "illegitimate" ruler.
Mr Abiy's allies say the electoral commission postponed the election because of the outbreak of coronavirus, and not because the prime minister wants to cling to power, as opposition parties argue.
They say that he remains a legitimate ruler, as the federal parliament has extended his term for a further 12 months, by when the threat posed by the pandemic would hopefully recede and elections would be held.
So what is the significance of the TPLF's decision?
It has raised concern that the TPLF could be laying the groundwork for the creation of a breakaway state, with a parliament and government taking office without the blessing of the federal government.
The TPLF maintains that it is committed to keeping the region within Ethiopia, but it will defend "self-rule" and oppose what it calls Mr Abiy's attempt build a strong "unitary" state.
"We will never back down for anyone who is intending to suppress our hard-won right to self-determination and self-rule," the region's leader, Debretsion Gebremichael, said last month.
Image caption, The Tigray government has vowed to defend the territory under its control
His statement came a few days after regional security forces - armed with AK-47 rifles and RPG rocket launchers - marched in major cities in Tigray, in a display of military might that intensified worries about armed confrontation.
"We are ready to pay the necessary price for our peace," the region's security office wrote on Facebook on the day of the parade.
What has been Mr Abiy's government's response?
It has declared the Tigray elections illegal, saying that only the national electoral board has the power to organise polls.
Image caption, The regional election will be the first one held without the federal government's approval
However, Mr Abiy has ruled out sending federal troops into the region to stop the election, saying it would be "madness" to do so.
"The federal government has no intention and interest to attack its own people," he said on 25 July.
But pro-Abiy hardliners, including former army General Kassaye Chemeda, have called for military intervention in Tigray.
"The government should plan well, and they should be attacked," he said in an interview with the government-affiliated Walta TV.
The International Crisis Group (ICG) think-tank says that some federal officials have raised the possibility of retaliating by taking "punitive" action against the Tigray government - for instance, by withholding financial grants, which amount to half the region's budget.
Responding to a call by the upper house of the federal government to meet on Saturday to discuss Tigray's election, the regional government warned that any decision to stop or disrupt the regional election is "tantamount to declaration of war".
Furthermore, Tigrayan members of the upper house said they would boycott the meeting.
Why have relations soured so much?
The TPLF - which was extremely influential in the federal government since Marxist rule ended in 1991, with its leader, Meles Zenawi, serving as prime minister from 1995 to 2012 - has keenly felt the loss of power under Mr Abiy.
It saw the prime minister's widely welcomed campaign to end human rights abuses and corruption as a victimisation of TPLF members, especially after senior military and security officers were either purged or arrested soon after Mr Abiy took office in 2018 following mass protests against the former regime.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had strong support in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray.
Ex-spy chef Getachew Assefa managed to evade arrest after reportedly fleeing to Tigray.
The TPLF's influence at the centre weakened even further after Mr Abiy launched the Prosperity Party (PP) - a merger of ethnically-based parties that used to form the ruling coalition.
The TPLF refused to join the PP, leaving it without any influence in the federal government for the first time since Marxist rule ended. Mr Abiy sacked some of its members from the cabinet, while others resigned.
As a result, the TPLF has increasingly retreated to its regional headquarters, Mekelle, raising concerns that its ties with the rest of Ethiopia were loosening.
The federal government crackdown following Hachalu's killing has also fuelled what some analysts call a siege mentality within the TPLF.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The killing of Hachalu Hundessa laid bare the deep-seated ethnic animosity in Ethiopia.
Security forces raided and closed the office of a TPLF-affiliated television station, Dimtsi Woyane, in the capital. They also shut the Oromo Media Network's television station, which is linked to detained opposition politician Jawar Mohammed.
Federal and PP officials accused the TPLF of involvement in Hachalu's murder, and of "working to destabilise the country".
The TPLF responded by saying that the party was being scapegoated for Mr Abiy's "incompetent rule" and the "mess created by his administration".
How serious is the threat of secession?
The TPLF played a pivotal role in the overthrow of the Marxist regime in 1991, and the drafting of the constitution that gives ethnic groups the right to self-determination and their own state.
Although the party has never expressed any desire for Tigray to secede, it has always said this right should be respected.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, TPLF members showed their loyalty to the party at its congress in January
Furthermore, a new opposition party, the Tigray Independence Party (TIP), has emerged to contest the regional election. It describes Ethiopia as an "empire", and says its prime mission is to secure Tigray's independence.
Some academics in Tigray are also entertaining the idea of secession. So for the first time since 1991, the topic is on the agenda of mainstream politics in Tigray.
Two other Tigray nationalist parties contesting the poll, Salsay Woyane Tigrai and Baytona, say they want the region to have more autonomy to secure its territorial integrity, promote its language, and preserve its heritage.
The TPLF currently controls all the seats in the regional parliament, and the election will be carefully watched to see if the more nationalist and pro-secession parties win some seats to pursue their agenda further.
As for Mr Abiy, he has repeatedly said that Ethiopia will "never" disintegrate, indicating that he is confident that he can hold the nation together, despite the ethnic, religious and political violence that has hit different parts of the country, leaving about two million people homeless since he took office.
The TPLF says the displaced include about 120,000 Tigrayans, who constitute, according to the 2007 census, around 6% of the population.
What about mediation efforts?
On 16 August, more than 50 religious leaders, elders and prominent personalities travelled from the federal capital, Addis Ababa, to Mekelle city in an attempt to ease tensions. The fruit of their efforts are yet to be seen.
The ICG think-tank said "weightier" mediators may be needed.
"Prominent African statesmen with strong ties to both the TPLF and Abiy could play this role," it added.
Other analysts say this is vital as the success of Ethiopia's peace initiative with Eritrea hinges on stability in Tigray.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael has a strained relationship with the prime minister
The region borders Eritrea, and was at the centre of the 1998 war between the two nations.
Tens of thousands were killed in the conflict after Eritrea launched an offensive to gain control of the town of Badme from Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Mr Abiy signed a deal in 2018 with Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki to end the "state of war", resulting in border crossings between the two countries reopening.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The Ethiopia-Eritrea border dividing families
However, the border crossings are once again shut. The reasons are unclear, but the Ethiopian government at one point said that the two countries were working to establish proper customs posts.
Nor has the status of Badme been resolved. Eritrea wants Ethiopia to abide by a UN-backed border commission ruling to hand over the town. But this cannot be achieved without the cooperation of the government in Tigray, as it administers the area.


bbc--2020-09-04--Chinese students face increased scrutiny at US airports

As US-China relations reach a boiling point , Washington has started to screen Chinese students at airports for technology theft .
When Boston Logan International Airport 's announcement asked Keith Zhang to come to the boarding desk , he thought it was a regular boarding check .
But when he saw two armed American officers expecting him there , his heart sank .
`` They questioned me under the premise that I am here to steal technology , '' Keith Zhang - not his real name - tells the BBC .
Zhang , a 26-year-old PhD student from China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's department of psychological sciences for a year .
He had not expected to spend his last two hours on US soil being interrogated about his potential ties with the Chinese Communist Party .
So what might have happened ?
FBI director Christopher Wray recently said , in response to Beijing 's `` far-reaching campaign '' of economic espionage , the FBI is now opening a new China-related counterintelligence case every 10 hours .
In July , Washington closed the Chinese consulate in Houston , calling it a `` spy centre '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese nationals over espionage concerns , screening selected departing Chinese students and researchers appears to be Washington 's new measure to counter economic espionage .
Some of the students ' electronic devices were taken away for further examination and not returned for weeks .
`` If I were to steal any data or intellectual property , I could send it through cloud storage .
Taking away my laptop and phone for examination does nothing more than harassment , '' Zhang says .
China 's foreign ministry accuses Washington of `` abusing '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students in the US `` under fabricated allegations '' .
However , a series of indictments against Chinese researchers suggest the suspicions of US authorities have some grounds .
• ‘ Neither the US nor China wants us ’ • The year China got louder on social media In August , Haizhou Hu , a 34-year-old Chinese visiting scholar at the University of Virginia , was arrested when he attempted to board a flight to China at Chicago O'Hare International Airport .
The Department of Justice said `` a routine screening '' revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which he was not authorised to possess .
The code has military applications , according to a federal indictment .
Separately , the US recently captured multiple Chinese researchers who are accused of concealing their ties with the Chinese military in visa applications .
A scientist had allegedly fled to China 's consulate in San Francisco , before she was arrested .
Another Chinese researcher threw away a damaged hard drive and was later charged with destroying evidence to obstruct an FBI investigation .
US Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell tells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to the US with the intent of learning , America 's doors are `` wide open '' .
`` But if you are here masquerading as ( students ) , '' he says , `` we have to defend ourselves . ''
Sheena Greitens , associate professor of public affairs at University of Texas , Austin , says there 's an `` intensification of concerns '' over technology transfer from the US to China through academic channels .
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China expects no favours either way '' Given that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's unlikely that we 'll see full details for every case , but it 's hard to make informed judgements on the nature of the threat to national security based on the handful of cases we 've seen made public so far , '' Prof Greitens says .
Unlike Hu , Zhang was allowed to board his flight at the last minute , but he says the airport screening was `` a traumatic experience '' .
He recalls the two armed officers repeatedly accused him of lying .
`` I was under great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he says .
Zhang did not ask for the officers ' names or identities , nor did he request to speak to a lawyer , Brown University or the Chinese Embassy in the US .
`` I knew I had these rights but I did n't want to risk missing my flight , '' Zhang says .
Boarding his flight was Zhang 's absolute priority , as he was eager to go home to reunite with his wife .
They got married a year ago but have spent most of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US .
During the pandemic , it is difficult to travel from the US to China , as international flights are curtailed sharply by both countries .
Zhang spent weeks and nearly $ 5,000 to secure flight tickets to his hometown Shanghai via Amsterdam .
In general , US law enforcement agents have to get a warrant to search electronic devices , but airports are an exception .
US border agents only need `` reasonable suspicion '' to search travellers ' electronic devices at airports .
According to the South China Morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,100 searches of Chinese nationals ' electronic devices in 2019 , recording a 66 % increase from the previous year .
Prof Greitens says airports are also `` a choke point for the physical outflow of information '' , where legal , physical and personnel infrastructure for the screening are concentrated and where most passengers transit to depart the US .
John Demers , US Assistant Attorney General , recently said that the airport screening is `` more targeted than it may first appear '' .
He revealed the screening decision is based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fields of study .
Visiting scholars of an advanced scientific field and from institutions related to the Chinese military , are more likely to be targeted .
`` What we are trying to do is to write with a fine-pointed pencil , as opposed to a big magic marker , '' Mr Demers said at a public think-tank event in Washington DC .
Both Hu and Zhang received scholarships provided by the China Scholarship Council ( CSC ) for their research in the US .
CSC is an organisation under China 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for educational exchanges between China and other countries .
According to a recent research conducted by Georgetown University , CSC sponsors around 65,000 Chinese overseas students , accounting for 7 % of Chinese nationals studying aboard .
It also funds roughly the same number of foreign students in China .
During his exchange study in America , Zhang received a monthly stipend of $ 1,900 ( £1430 ) from CSC .
He was also required to submit a research report every six months , which his collaborator at Brown University would read and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research systems are mostly state-owned .
Though not all researchers are Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) members , the party could cast a shadow of influence on research .
CCP has installed representatives and informants in education institutions , and some universities even revised their charters to emphasize unswerving loyalty to the party .
At the airport , Zhang told the American law enforcement officers that the CCP has no direct influence on his research in cognitive psychology , which is `` highly theoretical '' .
But the officers did n't seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It 's normal for all governments to fund scientific research .
America also funds public universities and labs , '' Zhang says , `` There 's no way for me to convince them , if in their views , government funding equals to the Communist Party 's direct influence on every single research project . ''
CSC is now under intense scrutiny in the US , as it is considered as an avenue by which Beijing could exert influence over overseas students .
On 31 August , the University of North Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visiting researchers receiving CSC funding , effectively revoking their US visas .
This appears to be the first case of an American university severing ties with CSC .
Prof Greitens expects some increased scrutiny of Chinese nationals studying science and technology in the US , especially those who received Chinese government funding , to continue regardless of the outcome of the US election .
`` Both ( Trump and Biden ) administrations are likely to take the potential threat of illegal technology transfer between the US and China very seriously , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the academic rigour in America and enjoyed working with colleagues at Brown University , he says he wo n't consider ever visiting the country again due to the screening experience .
`` It was very scary .
I felt my safety could be harmed at any time , '' he says .
Worrying for a gloomy prospect of US-China relations , Zhang has started to lobby his Chinese friends in America to consider returning home .
`` The New Cold War has started , '' he says .
`` There 's no turning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be America 's next president . ''

"Given that these are investigations into espionage, it's unlikely that we'll see full details for every case, but it's hard to make informed judgements on the nature of the threat to national security based on the handful of cases we've seen made public so far," Prof Greitens says.


bbc--2020-09-04--India NEET, JEE: Furious students begin taking 'life-changing' exam

`` Look at what happened during the KCET and GUJCET exams ? ''
she says , referring to state-levels examinations @ @ @ @ @ and Gujarat states .
`` There was no social distancing at the centres .
How @ @ @ @ @ are followed with NEET ? ''
`` Just because we have downloaded our admit cards @ @ @ @ @ to take the examination .
We download them so that we can know where our @ @ @ @ @ how far we have to travel and make arrangements . ''
`` Many students like @ @ @ @ @ masters abroad after college .
If this exam is postponed , the whole process gets @ @ @ @ @ be able to apply to foreign universities . ''
He says that instead of tweeting @ @ @ @ @ students should ask the government to be accountable and make sure that all safety procedures @ @ @ @ @ .

"Just because we have downloaded our admit cards doesn't mean we want to take the examination. We download them so that we can know where our centre is and then see how far we have to travel and make arrangements."


bbc--2020-09-04--England produce remarkable fightback to beat Australia in first T20

Last updated on .From the section Cricket England pulled off a remarkable fightback to beat Australia by two runs in a thrilling first Twenty20 at the Ageas Bowl .
But the wicket of Steve Smith , one of two wickets to fall in Adil Rashid 's final over , sparked a collapse of 4-9 in 14 deliveries .
Ashton Agar was run out off the final ball of the penultimate over , leaving the tourists needing 15 from the final six balls .
Marcus Stoinis hit a six from the second delivery of Tom Curran 's over but still needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfectly executed a yorker to see England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series .
England had earlier been grateful for 66 from Dawid Malan and 44 from Jos Buttler in their underwhelming 162-7 .
The second match at the same ground is on Sunday , live on BBC One from 13:50 BST .
• None Relive thrilling finish and watch the best moments England 's bowling improved significantly from the beginning of the Australia innings but they were only able to take victory thanks to an implosion by the tourists .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bowling to begin with .
putting on 98 as Mark Wood and Jofra Archer bowled too short - the batsmen repeatedly hitting fours square off the back foot .
Even when Finch hit Archer to long-off to fall for 46 , Smith looked comfortable .
He pulled his first ball - a 94mph delivery from Wood - for four .
What followed was remarkable .
Smith top-edged a sweep off Rashid when on 18 and Maxwell hit the final ball of the leg-spinner 's spell to extra cover - an error which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two balls later - bowled off his pads by Archer - and in the following over Alex Carey was bowled by a fast delivery from Wood .
The wickets fell and runs dried up .
There was not a boundary hit after a Smith six in the 14th over until Stoinis ' big hit over extra cover with five balls left .
Stoinis had attempted to play himself in , backing himself to hit the required runs from the final over .
He cleared the ropes once but also missed two other deliveries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Curran held his nerve where the Australia all-rounder did not .
This was Australia 's first competitive match for almost six months because of the coronavirus pandemic , one mitigating factor .
England 's total did not look enough at halfway , never mind when Warner and Finch were were seemingly racing to victory .
Buttler had given England a quick start , seven boundaries coming in his 29-ball knock , including two straight sixes off spinner Ashton Agar in a second over that went for 16 runs .
England were 64-1 when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-wicket and afterwards had a collapse of their own .
Eoin Morgan 's side lost 5-60 as canny Australia bowling , largely spin and slower balls , proved effective .
It was left to Malan , retained in his position at number three , to muster a testing score for the hosts .
As wickets fell around him he was calm .
He batted with relative composure until launching an attack against Zampa in the 18th over .
He hit two sixes - one over mid-wicket and one over long-off - in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's failing innings .
It was Malan 's eighth score of 50 or more in 14 T20 internationals .
England still have players to come back - Jason Roy and Ben Stokes were missing from this game - but Malan , who made a match-winning knock in the second T20 against Pakistan , is fast making himself undroppable .
'Our bowlers bailed us out ' - what they said England captain Eoin Morgan : `` We did n't bat particularly well tonight - Dawid and Jos did .
We should have got more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
The bowlers really came good in the last eight overs .
I 'm delighted the guys showed belief and courage to try to take wickets .
It was great that we stuck to our guns .
`` Tom Curran followed on from a fantastic winter .
It 's great to see him calm in execution in the past few overs . ''
England bowler Tom Curran : `` That 's why we train .
You want to be given the ball in the tough moments and try to stand up when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really pleased to get over the line .
`` Morgan is unbelievable .
He 's been the world 's best captain for a number of years .
He 's calm .
He backs us .
He 's class . ''
Australia captain Aaron Finch : `` We knew England would keep coming hard and we probably struggled to find the boundary in that 12 to 18-over mark .
That 's something to work on .
`` I would probably be more critical of myself and Davey , who got us off to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make the match-winning contribution . ''
Man of the match Dawid Malan : `` I do n't know what the secret is , but it 's working so far .
`` This white-ball team has been the strongest England have ever had .
I do n't know where I slot in . ''
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Last updated on .From the section Cricket
First Twenty20, Ageas Bowl, Southampton England 162-7 (20 overs): Malan 66 (43) Buttler 44 (29); K Richardson 2-13, Maxwell 2-14 Australia 160-6 (20 overs): Warner 58 (47), Finch 46 (32) England won by two runs Scorecard
England pulled off a remarkable fightback to beat Australia by two runs in a thrilling first Twenty20 at the Ageas Bowl.
Chasing 163, Australia were cruising to victory, needing just 39 from 38 balls with nine wickets remaining.
But the dismissal of Steve Smith, one of two wickets to fall in Adil Rashid's final over, sparked a collapse of 4-9 in 14 deliveries.
Ashton Agar was run out off the final ball of the penultimate over, leaving the tourists needing 15 from the final six balls.
Marcus Stoinis hit a six from the second delivery of Tom Curran's over but still needed five from the final ball. Curran perfectly executed a yorker to see England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
England had earlier been grateful for 66 from Dawid Malan and 44 from Jos Buttler in their underwhelming 162-7.
The second match at the same ground is on Sunday, live on BBC One from 13:50 BST.
England capitalise as Australia implode
England's bowling improved significantly from the beginning of the Australia innings but they were only able to take victory thanks to an implosion by the tourists.
Opener David Warner and Aaron Finch plundered the bowling to begin with. putting on 98 as Mark Wood and Jofra Archer bowled too short - the batsmen repeatedly hitting fours square off the back foot.
Even when Finch hit Archer to long-off to fall for 46, Smith looked comfortable. He pulled his first ball - a 94mph delivery from Wood - for four.
What followed was remarkable. Smith top-edged a sweep off Rashid when on 18 and Maxwell hit the final ball of the leg-spinner's spell to extra cover - an error which proved crucial.
Warner departed for 56 two balls later - bowled off his pads by Archer - and in the following over Alex Carey was bowled by a fast delivery from Wood.
The wickets fell and runs dried up. There was not a boundary hit after a Smith six in the 14th over until Stoinis' big hit over extra cover with five balls left.
Stoinis had attempted to play himself in, backing himself to hit the required runs from the final over. He cleared the ropes once but also missed two other deliveries trying to power the ball away. Curran held his nerve where the Australia all-rounder did not.
This was Australia's first competitive match for almost six months because of the coronavirus pandemic, one mitigating factor.
Malan proves his worth again
England's total did not look enough at halfway, never mind when Warner and Finch were were seemingly racing to victory.
Buttler had given England a quick start, seven boundaries coming in his 29-ball knock, including two straight sixes off spinner Ashton Agar in a second over that went for 16 runs.
England were 64-1 when Buttler hit leg-spinner Adam Zampa to deep mid-wicket and afterwards had a collapse of their own. Eoin Morgan's side lost 5-60 as canny Australia bowling, largely spin and slower balls, proved effective.
It was left to Malan, retained in his position at number three, to muster a testing score for the hosts.
As wickets fell around him he was calm. He batted with relative composure until launching an attack against Zampa in the 18th over. He hit two sixes - one over mid-wicket and one over long-off - in an over that cost 22 and boosted England's failing innings.
It was Malan's eighth score of 50 or more in 14 T20 internationals.
England still have players to come back - Jason Roy and Ben Stokes were missing from this game - but Malan, who made a match-winning knock in the second T20 against Pakistan, is fast making himself undroppable.
'Our bowlers bailed us out' - what they said
England captain Eoin Morgan: "We didn't bat particularly well tonight - Dawid and Jos did. We should have got more runs.
"Our bowlers bailed us out. The bowlers really came good in the last eight overs. I'm delighted the guys showed belief and courage to try to take wickets. It was great that we stuck to our guns.
"Tom Curran followed on from a fantastic winter. It's great to see him calm in execution in the past few overs."
England bowler Tom Curran: "That's why we train. You want to be given the ball in the tough moments and try to stand up when the team needs you. I'm really pleased to get over the line.
"Morgan is unbelievable. He's been the world's best captain for a number of years. He's calm. He backs us. He's class."
Australia captain Aaron Finch: "We knew England would keep coming hard and we probably struggled to find the boundary in that 12 to 18-over mark. That's something to work on.
"I would probably be more critical of myself and Davey, who got us off to a good start but couldn't go on to make the match-winning contribution."
Man of the match Dawid Malan: "I don't know what the secret is, but it's working so far.
"This white-ball team has been the strongest England have ever had. I don't know where I slot in."


bbc--2020-09-04--Hamilton fastest in second practice at Monza

Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes dominated yet again .
Daniel Ricciardo was third in the Renault but had his lap time deleted for running off track at Parabolica .
McLaren 's Lando Norris took the place with a lap set late on after engine problems .
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Charles Leclerc was the quickest Ferrari in ninth , but bemoaned the traffic over the radio after completing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took pole and won the race in 2019 , was one of the few drivers who managed to secure a final lap in qualifying last year as drivers tripped over each other trying not to be the first in the slipstreaming queue .
Returning to Monza a year later , in a much less competitive position , Leclerc described the traffic as `` a disaster '' , although admitted : `` It 's good training for qualifying . ''
His team-mate Sebastian Vettel was 12th , and had a spin at the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the session , the most serious of a number of off-track or out-of-control incidents for the four-time champion through the day .
Leclerc had what was close to a similar moment at the same corner shortly afterwards , but managed to catch it without spinning , although he did run off the track .
`` The car is so difficult to drive , '' Leclerc said on the radio immediately afterwards .
Hamilton heads into the weekend 48 points clear of Verstappen in the championship and just two wins away from equalling Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` It felt like we made some improvements from P1 to P2 , '' Hamilton said .
`` P1 it did n't feel great .
It 's all low downforce so a lot of sliding around .
It is going to be close between a bunch of people , I think .
`` It is quite a bumpy track so it is about trying to get the right balance with the bumps and the balance between high and low speed , we have a few more steps to make and it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Hamilton added that he expected qualifying to be `` a nightmare '' with regards to traffic and everyone trying to create the right space for themselves for their lap .
Verstappen crashed in first practice in the morning and was just over a second slower than Hamilton in the afternoon , while Gasly was 0.107secs ahead of the Red Bull with his time .
Verstappen said : `` Not a good day .
Struggling with balance and grip in general .
Still quite a bit of work to do . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after having his best lap time deleted for running wide at Parabolica .
Ricciardo 's pace , despite the deletion of his lap time , underlines the expectation that Renault are in the running for a position close to the front of the grid , after the Australian qualified and finished fourth last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps .
Behind Verstappen , McLaren 's Carlos Sainz set the fifth quickest time , shortly before an off-track moment at the first Lesmo corner , ahead of the second Alpha Tauri of Daniil Kvyat and Racing Point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , sporting a helmet with two separate types of pizza on it as his own left-field tribute to Italy , had a troubled session , hampered by engine problems , apparently with the hybrid energy recovery system .
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Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
The Italian Grand Prix is live on 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website
Lewis Hamilton was fastest in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes dominated yet again.
Hamilton was 0.262 seconds quicker than team-mate Valtteri Bottas after they completed laps in line astern, each trying to benefit from a slipstream.
Daniel Ricciardo was third in the Renault but had his lap time deleted for running off track at Parabolica.
McLaren's Lando Norris took the place with a lap set late on after engine problems.
Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly was fourth from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Charles Leclerc was the quickest Ferrari in ninth, but bemoaned the traffic over the radio after completing his lap.
The Monegasque, who took pole and won the race in 2019, was one of the few drivers who managed to secure a final lap in qualifying last year as drivers tripped over each other trying not to be the first in the slipstreaming queue.
Returning to Monza a year later, in a much less competitive position, Leclerc described the traffic as "a disaster", although admitted: "It's good training for qualifying."
Keep an eye out for Renault's Daniel Ricciardo this weekend - he is expected to be very fast
His team-mate Sebastian Vettel was 12th, and had a spin at the first Lesmo on his race-simulation run later in the session, the most serious of a number of off-track or out-of-control incidents for the four-time champion through the day.
Leclerc had what was close to a similar moment at the same corner shortly afterwards, but managed to catch it without spinning, although he did run off the track.
"The car is so difficult to drive," Leclerc said on the radio immediately afterwards.
Hamilton heads into the weekend 48 points clear of Verstappen in the championship and just two wins away from equalling Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 91 victories.
"It felt like we made some improvements from P1 to P2," Hamilton said. "P1 it didn't feel great. It's all low downforce so a lot of sliding around. It is going to be close between a bunch of people, I think.
"It is quite a bumpy track so it is about trying to get the right balance with the bumps and the balance between high and low speed, we have a few more steps to make and it will be where I need it to be."
Hamilton added that he expected qualifying to be "a nightmare" with regards to traffic and everyone trying to create the right space for themselves for their lap.
Verstappen crashed in first practice in the morning and was just over a second slower than Hamilton in the afternoon, while Gasly was 0.107secs ahead of the Red Bull with his time.
Verstappen said: "Not a good day. Struggling with balance and grip in general. Still quite a bit of work to do."
His team-mate Alex Albon was 14th fastest after having his best lap time deleted for running wide at Parabolica.
Ricciardo's pace, despite the deletion of his lap time, underlines the expectation that Renault are in the running for a position close to the front of the grid, after the Australian qualified and finished fourth last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.
Behind Verstappen, McLaren's Carlos Sainz set the fifth quickest time, shortly before an off-track moment at the first Lesmo corner, ahead of the second Alpha Tauri of Daniil Kvyat and Racing Point's Lance Stroll.
McLaren's Norris, sporting a helmet with two separate types of pizza on it as his own left-field tribute to Italy, had a troubled session, hampered by engine problems, apparently with the hybrid energy recovery system.