bbc--2020-08-29--Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43

US actor Chadwick Boseman , best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise , has died of cancer aged 43 .
He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side , a statement posted on social media said .
Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago but had not made the information public .
The news has left fans and the film world stunned .
Get Out director Jordan Peele , said it was `` a crushing blow '' .
`` A true fighter , Chadwick persevered through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the films you have come to love so much , '' his family said in the statement .
`` From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods , August Wilson 's Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom and several more - all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy .
It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther . ''
Boseman came to prominence playing real-life figures - baseball great Jackie Robinson in 2013 's 42 , and soul singer James Brown in 2014 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be as the titular Black Panther in the blockbuster 2018 film he will be best remembered .
Boseman stars as the ruler of Wakanda , a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology on earth .
• 'What Black Panther means to black people like me' • Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman on being 'young , gifted and black' As well as winning critical praise and taking more than $ 1.3 billion US dollars ( £973m ) at cinemas worldwide , the film was widely seen as a cultural milestone for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black director , Ryan Coogler .
Boseman said last year that the film had changed what it means to be `` young , gifted and black '' .
Black Panther was the first superhero film to get a nomination for best picture at the Oscars .
He also played the same role in other Marvel films Captain America : Civil War , Avengers : Infinity War and Avengers : Endgame .
A sequel was in the works and due to come out in 2022 , with Boseman set to return .
The news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to many as Boseman never discussed his diagnosis publicly .
However , fans started raising concerns over his health this year due to noticeable weight loss .
Tributes have already begun pouring in for the star , including from actor and fellow Marvel star Mark Ruffalo .
Actor Dwayne Johnson tweeted : `` Thank you for shining your light and sharing your talent with the world .
My love and strength to your family . ''
Political figures have also started paying their respects , including Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trending .
Born in South Carolina as the son of a nurse and an upholstery entrepreneur , Boseman graduated from Howard University in Washington DC .
Despite playing roles on television , it was n't until 2013 that he hit the big time in 42 .
In 2018 , Boseman returned to his university to speak at its graduation ceremony .
`` Some of you here struggled against the university itself , '' he said to the mostly minority ethnic audience .
`` Many of you will leave Howard and enter systems and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and marginalisation .
`` The fact that you have struggled with this university which you love is a sign that you can use your education to improve the world that you are entering . ''


bbc--2020-08-29--March on Washington 2020: 'Change is slow in America'

Thousands flocked to the Lincoln Memorial in the US capital to march for racial justice .
The event was dubbed @ @ @ @ @ Our Necks ' march , and police brutality was top of many marchers ’ minds @ @ @ @ @ attendees to see how far the country has come , and what ’ s left @ @ @

Thousands flocked to the Lincoln Memorial in the US capital to march for racial justice.
The event was dubbed the 'Get Your Knees Off Our Necks' march, and police brutality was top of many marchers’ minds.
The BBC spoke to attendees to see how far the country has come, and what’s left to achieve.
Video by Shrai Popat and Sam Cabral


bbc--2020-08-29--Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain

Elon Musk has unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain to demonstrate his ambitious plans to create a working brain-to-machine interface .
`` It 's kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires , '' the billionaire entrepreneur said on a webcast .
His start-up Neuralink applied to launch human trials last year .
The interface could allow people with neurological conditions to control phones or computers with their mind .
Mr Musk argues such chips could eventually be used to help cure conditions such as dementia , Parkinson 's disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-term ambition is to usher in an age of what Mr Musk calls `` superhuman cognition '' , in part to combat artificial intelligence so powerful he says it could destroy the human race .
Gertrude was one of three pigs in pens that took part in Friday 's webcast demo .
She took a while to get going , but when she ate and sniffed straw , the activity showed up on a graph tracking her neural activity .
She then mostly ignored all the attention around her .
The processor in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neural activity in her snout when looking for food .
Mr Musk said the original Neuralink device , revealed just over a year ago , had been simplified and made smaller .
`` It actually fits quite nicely in your skull .
It could be under your hair and you would n't know . ''
Founded in 2017 , Neuralink has worked hard to recruit scientists , something Mr Musk was still advertising for on Twitter last month and which he said was the purpose of Friday 's demo .
The device the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probe containing more than 3,000 electrodes attached to flexible threads thinner than a human hair , which can monitor the activity of 1,000 brain neurons .
Ahead of the webcast , Ari Benjamin , at the University of Pennsylvania 's Kording Lab , had told BBC News the real stumbling block for the technology could be the sheer complexity of the human brain .
`` Once they have the recordings , Neuralink will need to decode them and will someday hit the barrier that is our lack of basic understanding of how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neurons they record from .
`` Decoding goals and movement plans is hard when you do n't understand the neural code in which those things are communicated . ''
Mr Musk 's companies SpaceX and Tesla have captured the public imagination with his attempts to drive progress in spaceflight and electric vehicles respectively .
But both also demonstrate the entrepreneur 's habit of making bold declarations about projects that end up taking much longer to complete than planned .

Gertrude was one of three pigs in pens that took part in Friday's webcast demo. She took a while to get going, but when she ate and sniffed straw, the activity showed up on a graph tracking her neural activity. She then mostly ignored all the attention around her.


bbc--2020-08-29--Jacob Blake reportedly released from handcuffs in hospital bed

Jacob Blake , the black man shot in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin , has reportedly been released from handcuffs while in hospital .
Police in Kenosha had said that Mr Blake was in custody for previous warrants and the handcuffs were policy .
His attorney told US media that these warrants had been cancelled and that officers guarding Mr Blake had left .
Mr Blake was paralysed after being shot seven times by police and it is not clear if he will walk again .
Meanwhile , a court hearing for a teenager charged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Blake 's shooting has been delayed by a month .
Kyle Rittenhouse , 17 , had been due to appear before a court in Lake County , Illinois , for a hearing on a request to have him extradited to Wisconsin .
But a judge postponed the extradition hearing until 25 September .
Mr Rittenhouse did not appear during Friday 's brief video conference .
• Who is US teen accused of Wisconsin protest murders ?
He faces six criminal counts , including first-degree intentional homicide , first-degree reckless homicide and possession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age of 18 .
Mr Rittenhouse is being defended by a prominent legal firm whose clients have included President Donald Trump 's personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani and former Trump adviser Carter Page .
Mr Blake 's shooting in the city of Kenosha sparked demonstrations there and in other cities across the US .
It has been relatively quiet for the past two nights .
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said on Friday that the citywide curfew would remain in place through the weekend .
There are more than 1,000 National Guard troops deployed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities said .
What have the family said ?
Mr Blake 's father , also called Jacob Blake , spoke to reporters after visiting his son in hospital .
`` I hate it that he was laying in that bed with the handcuff on to the bed , '' he said , quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times .
`` He ca n't go anywhere .
Why do you have him cuffed to the bed ? ''
On Friday , Mr Blake 's attorney , Patrick Cafferty , told US media that Mr Blake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warrants against him had been vacated .
Mr Cafferty did not respond to an immediate request for comment .
Asked earlier in the day whether Mr Blake was being detained in hospital , Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis told reporters that he was under the guard of an `` outside law enforcement agency '' and did not provide further comment on Mr Blake 's status .
Mr Blake 's lawyers have said it will take `` a miracle '' for him to walk again .
Lt Eric Klinkhammer , of the Kenosha County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Mr Blake is in custody for previous felony warrants .
Our policy indicates that all people in custody outside of our jail facility shall be secured with restraints . ''
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers , asked by reporters if he was concerned that Mr Blake had been handcuffed to his bed , said : `` Hell yes . ''
`` I would have no personal understanding why that would be necessary , '' he said .
`` Certainly he 's paid a horrific price already , been shot seven or eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mr Blake 's family were due to attend a high-profile civil rights rally in Washington on Friday .
It has been spurred by months of unrest over police brutality against black people .
On Thursday the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) called for the immediate resignation of Kenosha 's police chief and county sheriff , accusing them of defending `` white supremacy '' and `` demonizing people who were murdered for exercising their First Amendment rights and speaking out against police violence '' .
Mayor Antaramian said on Friday that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth or Police Chief Daniel Miskinis .
`` When you look at what has occurred , everyone is doing the best they can in the situation they 're in , '' he said .
How did the shooting happen ?
The circumstances that led up to Mr Blake 's shooting are still under investigation .
Wisconsin Attorney-General Josh Kaul said officers were called to an address after a woman reported that `` her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises '' .
While there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , initially using a taser against him .
After Mr Blake opened his car door , officer Rusten Sheskey - who has been in the Kenosha Police Department for seven years - fired seven shots into Mr Blake 's back .
`` No other officer fired their weapon , '' Mr Kaul said .
Mr Kaul added that officers `` recovered a knife from the driver 's side floorboard '' of the car .
No other weapon was found in the vehicle .
Rusten Sheskey and another officer have since been placed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : What we know The 17-year-old had told journalists it was `` his job '' to guard buildings in Kenosha against protesters .
Videos on social media appeared to show a man with a rifle being chased by a crowd before he fell to the ground and appeared to fire at them .
Joseph Rosenbaum , 36 and Anthony Huber , 26 , both died in the incident .
Gaige Grosskreutz , also 26 , was injured .
Mr Rittenhouse was arrested at his mother 's house in Antioch , Illinois on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to leave the scene without being detained by authorities , Chief Miskinis said that `` there was nothing to suggest that this individual was involved in any criminal behaviour '' .
`` There were a lot of people in the area , '' Mr Misikinis said , adding that he did not think it was a lapse in judgment to have allowed Mr Rittenhouse to leave .

"I hate it that he was laying in that bed with the handcuff on to the bed," he said, quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times. "He can't go anywhere. Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?"


bbc--2020-08-29--Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists

Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks , according to a study from South Korea .
Earlier studies have found the vast majority of children with the virus have mild or no symptoms .
But these findings shed light on the unresolved question of how likely children are to spread the virus to others .
The study emphasises the continuing role of social distancing and good hygiene as children go back to school .
The president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health , Prof Russell Viner explains there are three separate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : • Do children get the virus ?
• How severely do they get the virus ?
• Do they pass it on to others ?
While we know for sure that children can catch the virus , Prof Viner says data from antibody blood tests suggest they may be less susceptible to catching it than adults - particularly children under the age of 12 .
And scientists are very confident that children are less likely to become ill than adults even if they do catch it , with many not showing any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the British study , published on Friday , confirms .
The third question is the one we know least about , and it 's this the South Korean study attempts to address .
What does the South Korean study say ?
The study , based on 91 children , found that even among those with few or no symptoms , virus could be found in their swabs as much as three weeks later .
The fact they had detectable virus in their noses , the authors concluded , suggested they were capable of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way South Korea tested , traced and isolated cases , even those without symptoms , it is uniquely placed to look at this group .
Once they had identified and isolated cases , the patients were repeatedly tested until the virus had cleared .
The study was therefore able to give us some new information about children as carriers of the virus , and their potential capacity to be spreading it onwards .
Like other studies , though , it still leaves a missing piece of the puzzle .
Just because virus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not definitively prove they are transmitting it at the same rate as adults .
Dr Roberta DeBiasi , chief of the paediatric diseases division at the Children 's National Hospital in Washington DC , said it would be `` illogical to think children have no role in transmission '' given they do carry the virus .
But professor of child health at the University of Liverpool , Prof Calum Semple said : `` The presence of the virus genetic material in swabs in the respiratory tract need not equate with transmission , particularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms such as cough and sneeze . ''
So can we draw a conclusion ?
Logic dictates that in both children and adults , people with no or few symptoms - who are n't coughing and projecting the virus into the air - are likely to be less infectious , and children generally get milder cases of the disease .
But significant numbers of asymptomatic people could still have a noticeable effect on the infection rate .
And , as Prof Viner points out , keeping schools closed is not neutral either but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to children 's development , education and mental health .
While the exact risk children pose remains an open question for the moment , answering it will be vital to controlling future outbreaks .
Dr DeBiasi believes that while the `` vast majority of infected children have mild or unrecognised disease , '' they may play an `` important '' role in enabling the spread of infection through communities .

And scientists are very confident that children are less likely to become ill than adults even if they do catch it, with many not showing any symptoms at all. That's what a British study, published on Friday, confirms.


bbc--2020-08-29--Nathaniel Julius: South Africa police arrested for killing teen

Two South African police officers have been arrested over the deadly shooting of a 16-year-old boy , which had sparked @ @ @ @ @ family of Nathaniel Julius , who had Down 's syndrome , said he had gone @ @ @ @ @ he was shot dead in Johannesburg 's Eldorado Park suburb .
The officers will be @ @ @ @ @ possibly defeating the ends of justice '' , said the police watchdog .
The family @ @ @ @ @ not answering officers ' questions .
However , they added , this was because of @ @ @ @ @ initially said Julius had been caught up in a shootout between officers and local gangsters @ @ @ @ @ Directorate ( Ipid ) said it had decided to arrest the officers after `` careful @ @ @ @ @ hand '' .
The violent protests led South Africa 's President Cyril Ramaphosa to appeal @ @ @ @ @ also be interested in :

"There is no evidence of any provocation and it's difficult to understand why live ammunition could be used in a community such as this," Archbishop Malusi Mpumlwana, head of the South African Council of Churches, told local media outside the Julius household.


bbc--2020-08-29--Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the United States after Hurricane Laura battered southern states .
Ten of the victims were in Louisiana and four in Texas .
Winds of up to 150mph ( 240km/h ) caused severe damage , with power cuts to more than half a million homes and a chemical fire from an industrial plant .
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has asked the federal government for immediate financial assistance in dealing with the fallout .
President Donald Trump will travel to the two states on Saturday to meet with people affected by the hurricane , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now been downgraded to tropical storm status , but heavy rain is still falling on several states .
In Haiti , which was earlier badly hit by storms Marco and Laura , at least 31 people are now reported to have died .
What 's the latest in the US ?
Mr Edwards said he has asked President Trump to declare a federal disaster for 23 parishes in Louisiana .
`` Hurricane Laura is the fifth strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in recorded history and the first in memory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travelled through Louisiana , bringing catastrophic destruction to many parishes , '' Mr Edwards said in a statement .
Speaking at a press conference , he called Laura `` the strongest storm to ever hit Louisiana '' .
Of the 10 people to lose their lives in the state , five died from carbon monoxide poisoning from gas-powered emergency generators , four from trees falling and one who drowned .
In Texas , a man was killed when a tree hit his home , and three people lost their lives in Port Arthur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials reported .
Around 8,000 homes were possibly destroyed in the two states , according to the Red Cross .
Nic Hunter , mayor of one of the hardest hit areas - Lake Charles in Louisiana - said it was unclear when electricity and water supplies would be restored .
`` If you come back to Lake Charles to stay , make sure you understand the above reality and are prepared to live in it for many days , probably weeks , '' he wrote on Facebook .
There was more structural damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water damage was less than feared .
Some 1,500 people , including National Guard troops , are being deployed in rescue and clean-up missions .
What other areas have suffered ?
The death toll in Haiti has risen by 10 to 31 and eight people are missing , the country 's civil protection service said .
More than 6,000 homes were flooded in the country .
Four people are known to have died in neighbouring Dominican Republic .
Cuba suffered damage but did not record any deaths .
In Jamaica , there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The US territory of Puerto Rico was also hit , with President Trump declaring a state of disaster last Saturday .

"Hurricane Laura is the fifth strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in recorded history and the first in memory to maintain major hurricane strength as it travelled through Louisiana, bringing catastrophic destruction to many parishes," Mr Edwards said in a statement.


bbc--2020-08-28--Jejoen Bontinck: I escaped an Islamist terror group - now I rap about it

Five years ago , a Belgian teenager who had travelled to the war in Syria , became the key prosecution @ @ @ @ @ the biggest terrorism trials ever held in Europe .
Jejoen Bontinck , a Syria returnee @ @ @ @ @ former friends in the Islamist group Sharia4Belgium , who he claims brainwashed him .
Now @ @ @ @ @ trying to build a new life as a musician under the name Ready4Jerri .
He @ @ @ @ @ interview since the trial to our Brussels correspondent Nick Beake .

Five years ago, a Belgian teenager who had travelled to the war in Syria, became the key prosecution witness in the one of the biggest terrorism trials ever held in Europe.
Jejoen Bontinck, a Syria returnee, gave evidence against his former friends in the Islamist group Sharia4Belgium, who he claims brainwashed him.
Now 25, he’s trying to build a new life as a musician under the name Ready4Jerri.
He’s given his first interview since the trial to our Brussels correspondent Nick Beake.
Video produced by Xavier Vanpevenaege and Bruno Boelpaep


bbc--2020-08-29--Chadwick Boseman: How Black Panther inspired children and adults

Chadwick Boseman 's role as Black Panther delighted children and adults around the world .
Boseman played T'Challa , a superhero and leader of Wakanda , in the film Black Panther - which was praised as a cultural milestone for having a primarily black cast .
The character was seen as an inspiration for young black people in particular - as Black Panther was the first high-profile black Marvel superhero , and Wakanda was a strong country with the most advanced technology on Earth .
As tributes pour in for Boseman , who died of cancer aged 43 , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had on them , and their families .
Children - and teachers - had even adopted the `` Wakanda handshake '' after the film first came out .
The film featured strong female characters , including T'Challa 's sister Shuri - an inventor and chief science officer of Wakanda .
And it was n't just children who were inspired - the film came at a time when awareness of the importance of diversity and representation on screen was growing - and cosplayers and adult fans were also keen to celebrate the style of @ @ @ @

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bbc--2020-08-29--Two IPL players test positive for Covid-19

Last updated on .From the section Cricket Two players are among 13 people involved in the delayed Indian Premier League to test positive for coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates .
According to ESPN , the two players - one an India international - are among 10 cases at Chennai Super Kings , with support staff , net bowlers and a team official 's wife also testing positive .
Those to test positive are now being monitored at a different hotel and must spend at least two weeks in quarantine .
All 53 IPL games will be played in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Super Kings , who are three-time champions , arrived on 21 August and the team were scheduled to begin training in Dubai on Friday .
That session has been postponed to 1 September , with the IPL set to start on 19 September .
Meanwhile , Super Kings ' all-rounder Suresh Raina , who is the competition 's second highest run-scorer , has returned to India for personal reasons and will play no part in the tournament .
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Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings to win the 2019 IPL title
Two players are among 13 people involved in the delayed Indian Premier League to test positive for coronavirus in the United Arab Emirates.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) says 1,998 tests external-link were carried out between 20-28 August and all those affected, as well as their close contacts, are asymptomatic.
According to ESPN, external-link the two players - one an India international - are among 10 cases at Chennai Super Kings, with support staff, net bowlers and a team official's wife also testing positive.
Those to test positive are now being monitored at a different hotel and must spend at least two weeks in quarantine.
All 53 IPL games will be played in the UAE because of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The Super Kings, who are three-time champions, arrived on 21 August and the team were scheduled to begin training in Dubai on Friday.
That session has been postponed to 1 September, with the IPL set to start on 19 September.
Meanwhile, Super Kings' all-rounder Suresh Raina, who is the competition's second highest run-scorer, has returned to India for personal reasons and will play no part in the tournament.


bbc--2020-08-29--BMW Championship: Rory McIlroy in joint lead in Chicago

Last updated on .From the section Golf Rory McIlroy was one of only two players to finish under par at the BMW Championship on Friday as he took a share of the overall lead .
McIlroy made five birdies as he aimed to improve on just one top-12 finish since the PGA Tour resumed in June .
`` I was able to break par which is awesome , '' he said .
`` I got myself into a good spot going into the weekend .
`` As it got later in the day , the course definitely became a little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind got up a little bit .
`` I 'm a little disappointed to drop those shots on the way in , but I think if you shoot anything under par on this golf course , you 've got to be pretty pleased . ''
America 's Dustin Johnson , who is leading the season-long FedEx Cup standings , birdied his final two holes at Olympia Fields for a 69 to move into a tie for third with Japan 's Hideki Matsuyama , who shot a three-over 73 to reach level-par 140 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of play , there were 29 players sitting within five shots of the leaders .
Briton Tyrrell Hatton , tied for 13th on three over par , features among those within touching distance of the top spot .
The BMW Championship is the second of three events in the US circuit 's FedEx Cup play-offs that will determine the PGA Tour champion for this season .
The top 70 players in the season 's points rankings are taking part in this week 's event , which will decide the 30 players to compete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at East Lake in Atlanta .
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Last updated on .From the section Golf
McIlroy was three shots off the lead after the first round
BMW Championship, second-round leaderboard -1 R McIlroy (NI), P Cantlay (US); level D Johnson (US), H Matsuyama (Jpn); +1 T Finau (US), A Scott (Aus), B Horschel (US), L Oosthuizen (SA), B Todd (US) Selected others:+3 T Hatton (Eng); +5 P Casey (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); +8 T Woods (US) Full leaderboard
Rory McIlroy was one of only two players to finish under par at the BMW Championship on Friday as he took a share of the overall lead.
The Northern Irishman carded a one-under 69 to move alongside American Patrick Cantlay at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage.
McIlroy made five birdies as he aimed to improve on just one top-12 finish since the PGA Tour resumed in June.
"I was able to break par which is awesome," he said.
"I got myself into a good spot going into the weekend.
"As it got later in the day, the course definitely became a little firmer, a little tougher. The wind got up a little bit.
"I'm a little disappointed to drop those shots on the way in, but I think if you shoot anything under par on this golf course, you've got to be pretty pleased."
America's Dustin Johnson, who is leading the season-long FedEx Cup standings, birdied his final two holes at Olympia Fields for a 69 to move into a tie for third with Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, who shot a three-over 73 to reach level-par 140 for the two rounds.
At the end of play, there were 29 players sitting within five shots of the leaders.
Briton Tyrrell Hatton, tied for 13th on three over par, features among those within touching distance of the top spot.
The BMW Championship is the second of three events in the US circuit's FedEx Cup play-offs that will determine the PGA Tour champion for this season.
The top 70 players in the season's points rankings are taking part in this week's event, which will decide the 30 players to compete in next month's season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.


bbc--2020-08-29--Chadwick Boseman: Tributes pour in for Black Panther actor

Big names from the world of entertainment , sport and politics are paying tribute to American actor Chadwick Boseman , who has died aged 43 .
The Black Panther star was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 but had never spoken about it publicly .
His family said he had filmed many of his recent movies while undergoing `` countless surgeries '' .
Among those celebrating his life was former US President Barack Obama , who said the actor was `` blessed '' .
`` Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to the 2013 film 42 .
`` You could tell right away that he was blessed .
To be young , gifted , and Black ; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to ; to do it all while in pain - what a use of his years . ''
Racing driver Lewis Hamilton dedicated his pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix to the actor .
`` He 's inspired a whole generation of young black men and women and provided them with a true superhero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power my friend , '' he wrote on Twitter .
Boseman was born in South Carolina and began his acting career in television roles .
He rose to prominence playing real-life figures , such as baseball great Jackie Robinson and soul singer James Brown in 2014 's Get on Up .
But it is his performance as superhero Black Panther for which he is best remembered .
In the 2018 blockbuster of the same name , Boseman stars as the ruler of Wakanda , a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means to black people like me' • Boseman on being 'young , gifted and black' It was a box office hit and earned Boseman critical acclaim , becoming the first superhero film to get a nomination for best picture at the Oscars .
Boseman also played the role in the Marvel films Captain America : Civil War , Avengers : Infinity War and Avengers : Endgame .
Fellow Marvel stars were among those paying tribute to him on Saturday .
Mark Ruffalo , who plays the Hulk , said the `` tragedies amassing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profound '' by his death .
Tom Holland , who is currently playing Spiderman , called Boseman a role model for millions around the world , while Captain America star Chris Evans and Thor actor Chris Hemsworth said they were heartbroken by his death .
Black Panther was widely seen as a cultural milestone for having a largely black cast and a black director .
Boseman said last year that the film had changed what it means to be `` young , gifted and black '' .
The eldest son of civil rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his range of roles , saying he `` brought history to life '' in his depictions of real black men and was `` a superhero to many '' as Black Panther .
Award-winning musician John Legend called Boseman `` a bright light '' who `` always seemed to carry our ancestors with him '' .
Ava DuVernay , who has directed a string of powerful films and documentaries including Selma , about the fight for civil rights in the 1960s , also paid tribute .
Others lauded the strength he showed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Showing us all that greatness between surgeries and chemotherapy .
This is what dignity looks like , '' tweeted TV star and author Oprah Winfrey .
Actress Halle Berry described him as an `` incredible man with immeasurable talent , who leaned into life regardless of his personal battles '' .
Marvel Studios , which created Black Panther , said the actor 's legacy would `` live on forever '' .

"You could tell right away that he was blessed. To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain - what a use of his years."


bbc--2020-08-29--Germany coronavirus: Hundreds arrested in German 'anti-corona' protests

Police in Berlin have arrested 300 demonstrators during protests against Germany 's coronavirus restrictions .
Some 38,000 people took to the streets in the city for mostly peaceful demonstrations .
About 200 people were arrested at one rally , which the authorities blamed on right-wing agitators who were said to have thrown rocks and bottles .
Similar rallies took places in other European cities with some demonstrators calling the virus a hoax .
Thousands gathered in London 's Trafalgar Square to protest against issues including coronavirus restrictions and 5G .
Signs reading `` masks are muzzles '' and `` new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up .
Similar protests took place in Paris , Vienna and Zurich .
Police ordered one group near the Brandenburg Gate to disperse for flouting safety rules , then arrested 200 after rocks and bottles were thrown .
`` Unfortunately , we have no other option , '' Berlin police said on Twitter .
`` All the measures taken so far have not led to compliance with the conditions . ''
Protesters were closely packed in places , and sat together on the ground at one point .
A second group of about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speeches .
Among those arrested was cookery author and conspiracy theorist Attila Hildmann , who had addressed crowds through a loudspeaker .
Although Germany has so far not seen the wave of cases affecting some parts of Europe , its infection rate has been growing .
New case numbers are reaching highs last seen in April .
Who was involved in the Berlin protests ?
Mr Geisel said people protesting outside the Russian Embassy on Unter den Linden were `` right-wing extremists '' and that seven police officers had been injured .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Reichstag building and were dispersed by police using pepper spray .
German news site Deutsche Welle reported that flags and T-shirts supporting the far right could be seen among the crowd .
The demonstration to the west of the Gate at the Victory Column was organised by the Stuttgart-based movement Querdenken 711 ( or Lateral Thinking 711 ) .
The group has more than 16,000 followers on Facebook and communicates largely through encrypted messaging service Telegram .
It believes that coronavirus regulations infringe on basic rights and freedoms enshrined in Germany 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The group previously organised a protest in Berlin on 1 August dubbed the `` day of freedom '' .
Thousands joined , including some from the far right and some conspiracy theorists who do not believe Covid-19 exists .
The protests have also gained support from Robert F Kennedy Jr .
The anti-vaccination campaigner , also the son of assassinated US Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F Kennedy and nephew of assassinated US President John F Kennedy , is at the demonstrations in Berlin .
Mr Kennedy told the crowd at the Victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Berlin in 1963 to counter totalitarianism and that `` today Berlin is again the front against totalitarianism '' , warning of a surveillance state and the power of 5G phone networks .
Photos shared online also showed flags and slogans linked to the conspiracy theory QAnon .
The wide-ranging , unfounded conspiracy theory says that US President Donald Trump is waging a secret war against elite Satan-worshipping paedophiles in government , business and the media , among other claims .
Participants also included families and children .
Some people have said they just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrator , Stefan , a 43-year-old Berlin resident , told Agence France-Presse : `` I 'm not an extreme right-wing sympathiser , I 'm here to defend our fundamental freedoms . ''
Counter-protests against the main march also took place , with about 100 people at one rally .
`` You are marching with Nazis and Fascists , '' shouted some participants , according to broadcaster RBB .
The country was one of the most effective in enforcing the framework of response referred to as prevent , detect , contain and treat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death rate among the over 70s lower .
It began relaxing physical distancing in early April but continued to track infections , which have seen a rise in August .
On Thursday , Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 federal states introduced a minimum €50 ( £45 ; $ 59 ) fine for failing to wear a face mask where ordered .
A ban on major public events was also extended until next year .
Mrs Merkel said : `` We will have to live with this virus for a long time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
She said it would become more challenging in the winter .
Germany has recorded 242,000 infections , fewer than the other major European nations .
Its figure of 9,297 deaths is considerably lower than the numbers in Russia , the UK , Spain , France and Italy , Johns Hopkins University research shows .

Although Germany has so far not seen the wave of cases affecting some parts of Europe, its infection rate has been growing. New case numbers are reaching highs last seen in April.


bbc--2020-08-29--Hurricane Laura: 400,000 without power in Louisiana

Residents in coastal areas of Louisiana in the US face the prospect of weeks without power or water as the clean-up begins following the devastating impact of Hurricane Laura .
More than 400,000 were without power on Saturday morning and 200,000 without water , officials said .
Governor John Bel Edwards says the devastation and damage stretch all the way to northern parts of Louisiana .
At least 14 people were killed by the storm - 10 in Louisiana , four in Texas .
In Haiti , which was earlier badly hit by storms Marco and Laura , more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died .
President Donald Trump visited affected areas in Louisiana and Texas on Saturday .
`` One thing I know about this state , it rebuilds fast , '' he told a gathering in Louisiana .
Mr Trump said the loss of life was a `` tremendous number '' , but added that it `` could have been a lot worse '' .
The White House has declared a major disaster in several parishes in Louisiana - which will mean federal funds can be sent to the hardest-hit areas urgently .
`` Assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home repairs , low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses , and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster , '' a White House statement said .
The Louisiana governor has called Laura `` the strongest storm to ever hit Louisiana '' .
It was a category-four hurricane at the time it hit .
`` The devastation and damage stretch from south-west Louisiana all the way through north Louisiana , with more than a half a million power outages remaining , tens of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sadly , at least 10 lives lost , '' Governor Edwards said in a statement .
Of the 10 people to lose their lives in the state , five died from carbon monoxide poisoning from gas-powered emergency generators , four from trees falling and one from drowning .
In Texas , a man was killed when a tree hit his home , and three people lost their lives in Port Arthur , possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning , officials reported .
Around 8,000 homes were possibly destroyed in the two states , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more structural damage from winds than anticipated , but the water damage was less than feared .
Some 1,500 people , including National Guard troops , are being deployed in rescue and clean-up missions .
Lauren Sylvester , a resident of Lake Charles , Louisiana , followed orders to evacuate .
She returned to her house on Friday to see power lines and trees strewn around the streets .
`` It 's still an incredible amount of damage , '' she told AP news agency .
Lawrence `` Lee '' Faulk had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Cameron Parish with no roof on .
`` We need help , '' Mr Faulk told CBS news .
`` We need ice , water , blue tarps - everything that you would associate with the storm , we need it .
Like two hours ago . ''
During his trip , President Trump met with those involved in relief efforts .
In Lake Charles , Trump said `` come here fellas , I want a little power '' , before autographing pieces of paper .
He handed one to a law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this tonight on Ebay , you 'll get $ 10,000 '' .
What other areas have suffered ?
The death toll in Haiti has risen by 10 to 31 and eight people are missing , the country 's civil protection service said .
More than 6,000 homes were flooded in the country .
Four people are known to have died in neighbouring Dominican Republic .
Cuba suffered damage but did not record any deaths .
In Jamaica , there were reports of landslides and flooded roads .
The US territory of Puerto Rico @ @ @ @

"The devastation and damage stretch from south-west Louisiana all the way through north Louisiana, with more than a half a million power outages remaining, tens of thousands of people displaced from their homes and, sadly, at least 10 lives lost," Governor Edwards said in a statement.


bbc--2020-08-28--NBA: Play-offs to resume on Saturday after player protest

Last updated on .From the section Basketball The NBA has confirmed there will be no games for a third straight day but the play-offs will resume on Saturday .
Blake , a black man , was shot seven times in the back by police on Sunday in Kenosha , Wisconsin , near Milwaukee .
The WNBA has said it will resume play on Friday having postponed all its games the previous two days .
• None Sportshour podcast : The week the sporting world took action NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Michele Roberts , executive director of the players ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Friday , saying there had been `` a candid , impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players , coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial equality '' .
It added `` all parties agreed to resume '' play-off games on Saturday provided `` the league together with the players will work to enact the following commitments '' : • None The NBA and its players have agreed to immediately establish a social justice coalition , with representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • None In every city where the league franchise owns and controls the arena property , team governors will continue to work with local elections officials to convert the facility into a voting location for the 2020 general election to allow for a safe in-person voting option for communities vulnerable to Covid .
• None The league will work with the players and network partners to create and include advertising spots in each NBA play-off game dedicated to promoting greater civic engagement in national and local elections and raising awareness around voter access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bucks ' series with Orlando Magic has been rescheduled for 20:30 BST on Saturday , followed by Oklahoma City Thunder 's game with Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers ' fixture with Portland Trail Blazers .
Sunday 's games begin with Boston Celtics facing Toronto Raptors at 18:00 BST , before LA Clippers play Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz take on Denver Nuggets .
Read more : 'It felt like it was me against the world ' - the man who tried to arrange an NBA boycott in 1991 • None Calculate how @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Last updated on .From the section Basketball
The NBA has confirmed there will be no games for a third straight day but the play-offs will resume on Saturday.
A host of US sports games were postponed after the Milwaukee Bucks chose not to play on Wednesday in protest at the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Blake, a black man, was shot seven times in the back by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
The WNBA has said it will resume play on Friday having postponed all its games the previous two days.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Michele Roberts, executive director of the players' association NBPA, released a joint statement external-link on Friday, saying there had been "a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial equality".
It added "all parties agreed to resume" play-off games on Saturday provided "the league together with the players will work to enact the following commitments":
The NBA and its players have agreed to immediately establish a social justice coalition, with representatives from players, coaches and governors.
In every city where the league franchise owns and controls the arena property, team governors will continue to work with local elections officials to convert the facility into a voting location for the 2020 general election to allow for a safe in-person voting option for communities vulnerable to Covid.
The league will work with the players and network partners to create and include advertising spots in each NBA play-off game dedicated to promoting greater civic engagement in national and local elections and raising awareness around voter access and opportunity.
Game five of the Bucks' series with Orlando Magic has been rescheduled for 20:30 BST on Saturday, followed by Oklahoma City Thunder's game with Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers' fixture with Portland Trail Blazers.
Sunday's games begin with Boston Celtics facing Toronto Raptors at 18:00 BST, before LA Clippers play Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz take on Denver Nuggets.
Read more: 'It felt like it was me against the world' - the man who tried to arrange an NBA boycott in 1991


bbc--2020-08-29--Migrant rescue: Dozens evacuated from overloaded Banksy ship

The Italian Coastguard has evacuated 49 migrants from a rescue ship in the Mediterranean , funded by the British artist @ @ @ @ @ after it called for help .
The crew of the Louise Michel had said it @ @ @ @ @ navigate safely after rescuing 219 people in recent days .
The remaining migrants were later @ @ @ @ @ , the SeaWatch4 .
The UN Refugee Agency says they , and other migrants and @ @ @ @ @ crossing from north Africa to Europe , should be allowed to disembark safely .
According @ @ @ @ @ people have died or have gone missing attempting the journey so far in 2020 .

The Italian Coastguard has evacuated 49 migrants from a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, funded by the British artist Banksy, about 12 hours after it called for help.
The crew of the Louise Michel had said it was overloaded and could not navigate safely after rescuing 219 people in recent days.
The remaining migrants were later transferred to a larger vessel, the SeaWatch4.
The UN Refugee Agency says they, and other migrants and refugees rescued on the perilous crossing from north Africa to Europe, should be allowed to disembark safely.
According to UN data, 443 people have died or have gone missing attempting the journey so far in 2020.
Read more: UN urges help amid Banksy migrant ship plea


bbc--2020-08-29--Black Lives Matter: US teen billed for police overtime after protest

A teenager who organised a peaceful Black Lives Matter rally in the US state of New Jersey was asked to pay nearly $ 2,500 ( £1,900 ) in police overtime costs , US media report .
Emily Gil , 18 , said she organised the action to support US anti-racism protests and highlight issues with affordable housing in her community .
But she was shocked to later receive a bill from the local mayor .
The mayor told BBC partner CBS that he was now rescinding the charges .
Ms Gil said the peaceful protest in the borough of Englewood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes and was attended by only 30 to 40 people .
• How BLM went from Facebook post to global movement She said she did not know the event would incur any charges until she received a letter demanding payment days later .
`` I was shocked when I read that I had to pay to exercise my First Amendment right , '' she told CBS .
Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac said the borough had the right to charge for police services at private events .
`` We always bill…the bicycle race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where our police are used , including utility work , people pay for the overtime , '' he told CBS .
He later said , however , that he was rescinding the bill , adding that he wanted to `` make certain that everyone 's Constitutional Rights are fully respected . ''
He said he had no issue with the protest and that he is working to combat issues with affordable housing .

He later said, however, that he was rescinding the bill, adding that he wanted to "make certain that everyone's Constitutional Rights are fully respected."


bbc--2020-08-29--Belarus: Journalists covering protests stripped of accreditation

Authorities in Belarus have withdrawn the accreditation of a number of journalists who have been reporting on post-election protests there for foreign media outlets .
Two journalists with the BBC 's Russian service are among those affected .
In a statement , the BBC said it condemned `` in the strongest possible terms this stifling of independent journalism '' .
Fresh demonstrations against the government broke out on Saturday .
Belarus is gripped by mass protests , triggered by an election widely believed to have been rigged in favour of the long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko .
On Saturday , several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - rallied in the capital , Minsk , waving flags and flowers in what they called a `` march of Solidarity '' , urging Mr Lukashenko and the government to resign .
Riot police were out in force and made several arrests .
Smaller rallies took place in other parts of Belarus , and come on the eve of what is expected to be another turbulent Sunday of post-election protests .
The BBC has urged the Belarusian authorities to allow access to its reporters .
`` We believe it is vital for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impartial , independent information about events in their country .
BBC Russian , which reaches more than five million people a week , has been a major source of news for people in Belarus and Russia during the post-election unrest , '' it said .
Government spokesman Anatoly Glaz told AFP news agency the action was taken following a recommendation from the country 's counter-terrorism unit .
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he condemned the move and had raised his concerns with Belarusian officials .
Austria 's foreign ministry described the action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppress objective reporting .
At least 10 local and several Russian journalists lost their accreditation on Saturday , with Radio Liberty , AFP , and Deutsche Welle among the other outlets affected .
The announcement came days after multiple journalists - including a BBC team - were detained in Minsk ahead of a protest .
The interior ministry said they had been taken to a police station for identity checks .
However , the BBC 's Steve Rosenberg , who was among those detained , said it was a `` clear attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unrest in Belarus was triggered earlier this month by an election widely believed to have been rigged in favour of President Alexander Lukashenko , who has been in power since 1994 .
The leading opposition candidate , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , fled to Lithuania following the vote and has since called for protests .
The country has seen unprecedented opposition demonstrations and workers have staged walkouts at major state enterprises .
Thousands have been arrested and there have been numerous reports of police brutality .
At least four people have died and hundreds have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US are among those to reject the election as neither free nor fair .
The EU is preparing sanctions against officials it accuses of rigging the result to deliver Mr Lukashenko 's victory and of cracking down on the opposition movement .

"We believe it is vital for the people of Belarus to have access to impartial, independent information about events in their country. BBC Russian, which reaches more than five million people a week, has been a major source of news for people in Belarus and Russia during the post-election unrest," it said.


bbc--2020-08-29--Protest against Koran-burning turns violent in Sweden

Protesters against the burning of a Koran by far-right supporters in Sweden have clashed with police during several hours of @ @ @ @ @ on fire and shop fronts were damaged in the clashes in the southern city of @ @ @ @ @ brought under control .
There were several arrests .
Earlier on Friday , police barred @ @ @ @ @ from attending the Koran-burning rally .
His supporters went ahead regardless .
Swedish police turned @ @ @ @ @ border , saying there was a two-year entry ban for him .
The head of @ @ @ @ @ ( Hard Line ) party was given a month in jail for a string of @ @ @ @ @ early this year .
He was convicted of posting anti-Islam videos on his party 's @ @ @ @

Cars were set on fire and shop fronts were damaged in the clashes in the southern city of Malmö which have now been brought under control. There were several arrests.


bbc--2020-08-29--Coronavirus: How lockdown 'robbed' us of grieving for mum

Jenny Wilson ’ s mum died just as the UK was going into lockdown .
The 18-year-old ’ s mother @ @ @ @ @ in June 2019 .
Even though she was left with no saliva glands and could @ @ @ @ @ continued to insist on cooking for Jenny , her sister and their dad .
The @ @ @ @ @ a public funeral because of coronavirus restrictions .
Jenny told the BBC about the difficulties @ @ @ @ @ to speak at her mum 's funeral or gather with family and friends .
But @ @ @ @ @ experience has also inspired her career choices .

Jenny Wilson’s mum Karen died just as the UK was going into lockdown.
The 18-year-old’s mother was diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2019 and died on 17 March 2020.
The family were unable to hold a public funeral because of coronavirus restrictions.
Jenny told the BBC about the difficulties of grieving without being able to speak at her mum's funeral or gather with family and friends.
But, she says, the experience has also inspired her career choices.
Video journalist: Niall McCracken


bbc--2020-08-29--Fire breaks out in Madrid tower block

Fire breaks out in Madrid tower block

A large fire broke out early on Saturday in a tower block in the Madrid neighbourhood of Hortaleza .
Madrid @ @ @ @ @ more than 20 fire crews were needed to extinguish the blaze , but no-one was @ @

A large fire broke out early on Saturday in a tower block in the Madrid neighbourhood of Hortaleza.
Madrid's Emergency Information Office said more than 20 fire crews were needed to extinguish the blaze, but no-one was hurt.


bbc--2020-08-29--Mauritius oil spill: Thousands march in Port Louis

Thousands of people have marched through the Mauritian capital , Port Louis , in protest at the authorities ' handling of a massive oil spill , and the discovery of 39 dead dolphins .
Many called for the government to resign and had T-shirts with the inscription : `` I love my country .
I 'm ashamed of my government . ''
It is the biggest protest the country has seen in recent years .
About 1,000 tonnes of oil spilled into a sanctuary for rare wildlife after the Japanese ship MV Wakashio struck a coral reef on 25 July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done more to prevent the spill .
There is also criticism over the decision to deliberately sink part of the ship after it split in two .
At Saturday 's protest , one woman told the BBC 's Yasine Mohabuth : `` I am present today because we want the truth .
`` They did n't do anything when the ship approached our coastline - 12 days they did n't do anything until the oil spill and now thousands of people and marine people are affected . ''
The government has promised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spill .
The captain of the ship has been arrested and charged with endangering safe navigation .
He has not yet commented .
It is not yet clear what caused the death of the dolphins , who were found washed up on the shore this week .
Experts have examined two of the dolphins ' bodies and say they had bite marks from sharks but could find no trace of hydrocarbons in their bodies .
Environmental campaigners have demanded an independent investigation , saying they were either killed as a direct result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scuttled .
Tourism is a major industry in the Indian Ocean island nation , and the spill has been a massive blow to the country , coming on top of the coronavirus pandemic , which has restricted international travel .

Many Mauritians believe the government could have done more to prevent the spill. There is also criticism over the decision to deliberately sink part of the ship after it split in two.


bbc--2020-08-29--Kristoff wins crash-marred first stage of Tour

Last updated on .From the section Cycling Alexander Kristoff timed his sprint finish to perfection to win the opening stage of the Tour de France in Nice .
Rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes , with Pavel Sivakov of Team Ineos twice coming off .
Ineos ' defending champion Egan Bernal largely avoided the trouble and finished safely in the peloton .
Colombia 's Nairo Quintana crashed , while Astana 's decision to up the pace on the final descent from Levens saw Miguel Angel Lopez slide into a road sign and prompted some stern exchanges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the peloton .
`` I have to say 'chapeau ' to the whole peloton - minus Astana to hit it down one climb and , as a result , their leader was left on his back , '' the British rider said .
France 's Julian Alaphilippe was also caught in a crash , while compatriot Thibaut Pinot - one of the race favourites - fell heavily towards the end and rolled over the line with a ripped jersey .
However , because the crash happened inside the final 3km , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group he was riding with , so ended up losing no time on his rivals for the overall win .
The riders face a 186km mountainous second stage on Sunday , with two climbs above 1,500m .
• None 'Definitely a change in yellow on stage two ' - Adam Yates ' stage guide • None Stage one as it happened 'It means a lot for my career' Veteran Kristoff 's most recent stage win at the Tour came on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on the final stage of the 2018 race .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday , the first rain in Nice since June worked in his favour as several of his rivals , including Bennett and Australia 's Caleb Ewan , were caught up in crashes on the 156km route .
Surging off the wheel of Peter Sagan , UAE-Team Emirates rider Kristoff held off Mads Pedersen and Cees Bol to claim another memorable victory - his fourth at the Tour - and one that saw him collect the first yellow jersey of his career .
`` I always dreamed about wearing it , '' he told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dream coming true .
You can not dream of a better start .
`` We did not expect to win the sprint but I felt really strong and coming to the line I thought I was going to win .
`` The boys kept me safe during the stage .
I was sitting on Sagan for a long time .
At the end I was the strongest and it was an amazing moment for me .
`` It means a lot for my career .
I am 33 , have kids but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Kristoff secured the yellow jersey with a superb sprint finish
Alexander Kristoff timed his sprint finish to perfection to win the opening stage of the Tour de France in Nice.
After a large group crashed inside the final 3km, Norwegian Kristoff, 33, surged home in a sprint also involving Ireland's Sam Bennett, who was fourth.
Rain made the roads treacherous and led to several crashes, with Pavel Sivakov of Team Ineos twice coming off.
Ineos' defending champion Egan Bernal largely avoided the trouble and finished safely in the peloton.
Colombia's Nairo Quintana crashed, while Astana's decision to up the pace on the final descent from Levens saw Miguel Angel Lopez slide into a road sign and prompted some stern exchanges towards the team from other riders in the peloton.
Ineos' Luke Rowe called Astana's move "pretty stupid".
"I have to say 'chapeau' to the whole peloton - minus Astana to hit it down one climb and, as a result, their leader was left on his back," the British rider said.
France's Julian Alaphilippe was also caught in a crash, while compatriot Thibaut Pinot - one of the race favourites - fell heavily towards the end and rolled over the line with a ripped jersey.
However, because the crash happened inside the final 3km, he was credited with the same time as the group he was riding with, so ended up losing no time on his rivals for the overall win.
The riders face a 186km mountainous second stage on Sunday, with two climbs above 1,500m.
'It means a lot for my career'
Veteran Kristoff's most recent stage win at the Tour came on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on the final stage of the 2018 race.
While few expected him to win on Saturday, the first rain in Nice since June worked in his favour as several of his rivals, including Bennett and Australia's Caleb Ewan, were caught up in crashes on the 156km route.
Surging off the wheel of Peter Sagan, UAE-Team Emirates rider Kristoff held off Mads Pedersen and Cees Bol to claim another memorable victory - his fourth at the Tour - and one that saw him collect the first yellow jersey of his career.
"I always dreamed about wearing it," he told ITV4. "Now it is a dream coming true. You cannot dream of a better start.
"We did not expect to win the sprint but I felt really strong and coming to the line I thought I was going to win.
"The boys kept me safe during the stage. I was sitting on Sagan for a long time. At the end I was the strongest and it was an amazing moment for me.
"It means a lot for my career. I am 33, have kids but I can still perform with the best."
Stage one result
1. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/UAE-Team Emirates) 3hrs 46mins 23seconds
2. Mads Pedersen (Den/Trek-Segafredo) Same time
3. Cees Bol (Ned/Sunweb)
4. Sam Bennett (Ire/Deceuninck-Quick Step)
5. Peter Sagan (Slo/Bora-Hansgrohe)
6. Elia Viviani (Ita/Cofidis)
7. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita/NTT)
8. Bryan Coquard (Fra/B&B)
9. Anthony Turgis (Fra/Total Direct Energie)
10. Jasper Stuyen (Bel/Trek-Segafredo)
General classification after stage one
1. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/UAE-Team Emirates) 3hrs 46mins 13seconds
2. Mads Pedersen (Den/Trek-Segafredo) +4secs
3. Cees Bol (Ned/Sunweb) +6secs
4. Sam Bennett (Ire/Deceuninck-Quick Step) +10secs
5. Peter Sagan (Slo/Bora-Hansgrohe)
6. Elia Viviani (Ita/Cofidis)
7. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita/NTT)
8. Bryan Coquard (Fra/B&B)
9. Anthony Turgis (Fra/Total Direct Energie)
10. Jasper Stuyen (Bel/Trek-Segafredo)


bbc--2020-06-22--Coronavirus: How to fly during a global pandemic

Jumping on a plane and going on holiday looks and feels very different to how it did at the start @ @ @ @ @ airlines have both been making changes to the way they work to get passengers flying @ @ @ @ @ that help reduce the chances of coronavirus being spread , help ensure social distancing and @ @ @ @ @ passengers need to touch known as 'contact points ' .
The UK government has released @ @ @ @ @ do to keep safe while flying .
It 's currently reviewing its measures on asking @ @ @ @ @ return to the UK .
Here BBC Health and Science Correspondent , Laura Foster , @ @ @ @ @ to show you what you need to do if you 're thinking of catching a @ @

Jumping on a plane and going on holiday looks and feels very different to how it did before the coronavirus pandemic.
Airports and airlines have all made changes to help ensure passengers can fly safely and stop Covid-19 from spreading.
The UK government has released advice on what you can do to keep safe while flying.
Here BBC Health and Science Correspondent, Laura Foster, has been to Southend Airport to show you what you need to do before you go away and when you're coming back.
This video reflects the rules before the hotel quarantine was introduced in the UK.
Video by Terry Saunders, Ameer Ahmed and Laura Foster


bbc--2020-08-29--Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Rokeya Sakhwat Hossain or Begum Rokeya was a 19th Century feminist writer , educationalist and social reformer .
Born to @ @ @ @ @ what is today Bangladesh , Begum Rokeya defied her traditional upbringing to fight for women @ @ @ @ @ - which spanned poetry , fiction and essays - espoused radical ideas for gender equality @ @ @ @ @ fairer world for women .
Her story is part of a BBC series .

Rokeya Sakhwat Hossain or Begum Rokeya was a 19th Century feminist writer, educationist and social reformer.
Born in what is today Bangladesh to a wealthy Muslim family, Begum Rokeya defied her traditional upbringing to fight for women's rights.
Her writings - which spanned poetry, fiction and essays - espoused radical ideas for gender equality and envisioned a better and fairer world for women.
Video by Nasiruddin, Gopal Shoonya and Nikita Deshpande


bbc--2020-08-29--ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits

ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits

Aquarium art , crop portraits and a newborn puma feature in our round-up of the stories you may have missed @ @ @

Aquarium art, crop portraits and a newborn puma feature in our round-up of the stories you may have missed this week.


bbc--2020-08-28--Medal for hero dog Kuno which saved soldiers' lives in Afghanistan

A military dog who charged through enemy gunfire to save the lives of British soldiers fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan is to be awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross .
During a raid , the Belgian Malinois named Kuno tackled a gunman and was hit by bullets in both back legs .
After losing one of his paws as a result , he became the first UK military dog to get custom-made prosthetics .
The four-year-old will receive the Dickin Medal from vet charity the PDSA .
Now retired and rehomed , Kuno - who was trained to detect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be awarded the medal for valour at a virtual ceremony in November .
Kuno and his handler had been deployed to support elite Special Boat Service ( SBS ) forces during a night raid targeting al-Qaeda extremists in Afghanistan last year when they came under attack .
The forces , pinned down by grenade and machine-gun fire from an insurgent , were unable to advance .
Kuno was sent in to break the deadlock .
Without hesitation , he charged through a hail of bullets while wearing night vision goggles to tackle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground and halting his attack .
Kuno ultimately changed the course of the mission and helped the forces successfully complete it .
But during the assault he was shot in both his hind legs and was treated by his handler and medics in a back of a helicopter as they made their way to safety .
He suffered severe injuries - including a bullet narrowly missing a main artery - and needed several life-saving operations before he could be flown back to the UK for further treatment .
Vets had to amputate part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent a life-threatening infection taking hold .
After returning to the UK on an RAF plane , he underwent extensive reconstructive surgery .
Just like injured soldiers , Kuno began a lengthy rehabilitation programme to restore function to his nerves and muscles , and is said to have particularly enjoyed his sessions on the hydrotherapy treadmill .
Within months , he was fitted with a custom-made prosthesis to replace his missing paw and an orthotic brace to help his injured limb .
Kuno , who was on his second deployment when he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dog to be fitted with such devices , which allow him to run and jump unencumbered - giving him many more happy years in retirement .
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said : `` Without Kuno , the course of this operation could have been very different , and it 's clear he saved the lives of British personnel that day .
`` This particular raid was one of the most significant achievements against al Qaeda in several years .
`` Kuno 's story reminds us not only of the dedicated service of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the great care that the UK Armed Forces provide to the animals that serve alongside them . ''
PDSA director general Jan McLoughlin said Kuno 's `` bravery and devotion to duty '' made him a `` thoroughly deserving '' recipient of the Dickin Medal .
The prestigious award was first introduced by the charity 's founder , Maria Dickin CBE , in 1943 .
It is the highest award any animal can achieve while serving in military conflict .
Kuno will become the 72nd recipient of the medal , with previous recipients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ II messenger pigeons , four horses and one cat .
Among them is Mali , an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois , who was injured by a grenade while protecting UK soldiers during a mission in Afghanistan in 2012 .
Another military dog , Conan , was injured during a US raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi , the leader of the Islamic State group .
And a French police dog who died in a raid after the Paris attacks - which killed 130 people - was also honoured with the award .

Kuno, who was on his second deployment when he was injured, is the first UK military dog to be fitted with such devices, which allow him to run and jump unencumbered - giving him many more happy years in retirement.


bbc--2020-08-29--Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

It was n't only humans who were hurt and terrified by the massive blast when a Beirut warehouse containing a highly explosive fertiliser went up in smoke , many animals ran for their lives .
A concerted effort took place to reunite owners with their missing pets - but some , like Leila Molana-Allen , had to endure a long and heart-wrenching wait .
A white hot flash , and I was hurled into the corner of the room .
My peripheral vision was a sea of flying glass and splintering wood .
As I came to , ears ringing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what had seconds before been my bedroom , my first thought was of my family .
Not my birth family , safe across the Mediterranean , but my chosen Beirut family , with whom I had built a life within these whitewashed walls .
A blur of black and gold streaking through the gaping hole of our exploded front door told me the furry members of our pack had made it out alive .
I grabbed my flatmate Lizzie and we did our best to avoid the jagged piles of glass that formed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The next few hours are a blur of blood , phone calls , first aid and anxiety .
The double explosion had reminded many of us of a missile strike , still such a vivid memory from the 2006 war .
We feared a second hit , and tried to gather dazed and terrified neighbours under the most solid protective structure , a staircase .
Suddenly , there was Fred , the elder of our two dogs , who had found his way back home .
For the next few days he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , defending the ruins of our home after a kind upstairs neighbour took us in .
But the puppy - named Bunduq ( hazelnut in Arabic ) , for his habit of curling into a ball with his tail sticking up like the nut 's peak - was nowhere to be found .
It is a cliché of animal rescue that `` I did n't choose my pet , he chose me . ''
Fred found me one day after being rescued from the street by a friend and brought to a café @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over and curled up in my lap , and suddenly I had a dog .
Two years later , in March this year , a scared , sick puppy turned up on my doorstep ; as coronavirus panic took hold , his owners feared germs and wanted rid of him .
I agreed to take him in for a few days , but from the moment he rolled on to his back demanding a belly rub , it was clear this would n't be a temporary arrangement .
• Listen to Leila Molana-Allen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on BBC Sounds • Download the From Our Own Correspondent podcast I have always been ready to pack up and move on at a moment 's notice .
These loveable , mischievous fur balls are the most settled element I 've allowed into my life since childhood .
The feeling of opening the door after a long day , or a challenging work trip , to be greeted by squealing , nuzzling adoration is one of the greatest comforts I 've ever known .
And suddenly the home I had built and made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rescued animals had been shattered .
Dozens of dogs were lost in the blast , and in our `` dog mum '' WhatsApp group and social media feeds , one by one they were found .
`` They 're all hiding and need to hear your voices so they 'll come out , '' people said .
My feet were torn up in the blast and after they were stitched back together by exhausted , wonderful doctors at hospital , I could n't walk for several days .
I felt helpless and prayed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rushing to the door every time I heard a bark .
• The inferno and the mystery ship • The story of Platoon five • Picking up the pieces of a shattered city The response from my community was overwhelming .
Friends trawled the neighbourhood with photos of Bunduq , tracking down witnesses who had seen him sprinting through the city after the blast .
I sent posters and photographs everywhere I think of , and they were shared around the world and sent back to Lebanon many times over .
A local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to scour the streets for hours , forming a dedicated `` Bunduq search squad '' .
I watched and hoped , but there was no sign .
After a few days , with my Hazelnut one of the last still lost , I began to lose hope .
Perhaps he had been hit by a car , or suffered such serious glass cuts that he had died , alone and afraid , on the street .
Several days later I was working on a story , writing about sniffer dogs searching for survivors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought me to tears as I struggled to put Bunduq out of my mind .
Suddenly , a message popped up on my phone .
`` Did you lose a dog ? ''
Thinking it was one of the dozens of people who 'd contacted me asking for more pictures to help the search , I said yes .
`` I think I have him , '' the messager said .
It did n't seem possible .
Tripoli , Lebanon 's second largest city , was 80km ( 50 miles ) away .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' I responded .
`` We live in Beirut . ''
A video popped up , downloading painfully slowly on the devastated city 's patchy internet .
And there he was .
Scared , a little bloodied , but alive .
His rescuer had found him , terrified and injured , alone in the streets , shortly after the explosion .
He was leaving Beirut to return to his family in Tripoli , and with no other option he simply picked Bunduq up and put him in the car .
In the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I had , and finally someone had connected the dots .
Bunduq was terrified , the rescuer said , and asked me to speak to him on the phone .
Hearing my voice , his tail suddenly started wagging .
The relief was overwhelming , but with no car and limited mobility I had no way to get him home .
Lebanon 's animal lovers sprang into action .
Over the next few hours I received dozens of calls and messages as they hatched a plan to get him back to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in a car , with yet another person I had never met , and on his way home .
By 2am he was back in my arms , saved by a network of human beings who had done everything they could to save him , while also dealing with the impact of this disaster on their own lives .
We 're separated again now , the dogs evacuated to the mountains with my flatmate , Lizzie , while I await surgery to reconnect tendons in my foot that were severed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We still do n't know whether the building is stable enough to move back in .
But somewhere , we 'll build one again , and we 'll be home .
Because home is where the hounds are .

The next few hours are a blur of blood, phone calls, first aid and anxiety. The double explosion had reminded many of us of a missile strike, still such a vivid memory from the 2006 war. We feared a second hit, and tried to gather dazed and terrified neighbours under the most solid protective structure, a staircase. Suddenly, there was Fred, the elder of our two dogs, who had found his way back home. For the next few days he sat loyal and silent by my side, defending the ruins of our home after a kind upstairs neighbour took us in. But the puppy - named Bunduq (hazelnut in Arabic), for his habit of curling into a ball with his tail sticking up like the nut's peak - was nowhere to be found.


bbc--2020-08-29--'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Born in an Indian village with cerebral palsy , Kuli Kohli was lucky to survive .
Neighbours told her parents they should throw her in the river , instead they brought her to the UK .
As she grew up here , writing became her means of escape - and transformed her life in ways she never expected .
Waiting to be called on stage in her home town of Wolverhampton , Kuli Kohli felt sick with anxiety .
She was petrified her words would n't come out and worried she would fall flat on her face .
Her heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raced through her mind .
`` Why am I putting myself through all of this ? ''
she asked herself .
The host welcomed Kuli to the empty chair that was waiting for her .
It was dark , a spotlight illuminated the stage , and a small wave of applause rippled around the room .
Emerging from the side of the stage , Kuli nervously approached the mic .
She took a breath and a few seconds of silence passed before she shared one of her poems with an audience for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dream ; please do n't influence it , It belongs to me .
I have a delicate heart ; please do n't break it , It belongs to me .
I have peace of mind ; please do n't disturb it , It belongs to me .
I have to follow a path ; please do n't obstruct it , It belongs to me .
I have an amazing life ; please let me live it , It belongs to me .
I have a choice ; please do n't choose for me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have freedom ; please do n't capture me , It belongs to me .
I have incredible feelings ; please do n't hurt me , They belong to me .
I have a lot of love ; please do n't hate me , I 'm on my material journey ; do n't follow me So ...
I have a dream ; it 's my dream to be free .
Kuli had more reason than most to experience stage fright .
She was born with cerebral palsy , a neurological condition that affects her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordination and balance .
Getting up on stage and pouring out her poetry was her victory against those who told her that her life was n't worth living because of her disability - that she would never amount to anything or achieve her goals .
She was embracing and owning a part of her identity , something she had been made to feel ashamed of all her life .
In 1970 , when Kuli was born in a remote village in Uttar Pradesh , northern India , it soon became apparent that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's mother was about 15 years old when she gave birth to her .
She was the first-born and many within the community were disappointed that she was not a boy - first-born daughters were often looked upon negatively .
But her gender was n't the only thing the villagers noticed .
`` People thought I was a strange girl , because I was different .
Pretty much as soon as I was born , people would tell my mother to get rid of me because nobody would marry a girl like this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew what the matter with me was .
Disabilities were not understood in my village at the time , and nobody knew what cerebral palsy was .
People in the village would tell my family that I was a punishment from a previous life , '' she says .
`` I was too young to remember but my auntie who lived with us told me that my body was like a rag doll . ''
A few villagers argued that she should be thrown into the river and left to drown .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father .
He physically had to intervene to stop my body from being taken from our home and discarded like an object , '' says Kuli .
`` He saved my life and stood up for me . ''
It was n't long before her family decided her future did n't lie in this village .
The 1970s saw an influx of South Asian migrants to the UK and Kuli 's family joined them .
She was two-and-a-half when they arrived in Wolverhampton in 1973 , her father finding work as a bus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK too .
The idea that her condition was a punishment was still held by many of those around her .
`` Even here , some parts of the Asian community regard disability with abhorrence .
This results in people with disabilities being ignored , used and abused , '' she says .
`` They struggle to carry out activities able-bodied people do without hesitation - for example , going out , driving and using public transport , going to university , having relationships , finding a life partner and getting married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carrying out daily chores , having children , having hobbies and interests , getting a job . ''
The UK-based charity , Asian People 's Disability Alliance , says some of those who believe disability is a punishment for a sin in another life also fear they will be punished for associating with a disabled person .
So disabled people may find themselves genuinely ostracised .
Kuli went to a school for children with disabilities and outside its walls she felt singled out .
`` Other kids would call me 'handicapped ' - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be stared at and pointed at .
Going to the Gurdwara ( Sikh temple ) was an ordeal .
I hated it because people just used to stare at me , making me feel unimportant , alienated and invalid .
She recalls children asking her : `` Why do you walk like that and talk like that ? ''
As she got older , it became harder for Kuli to communicate .
But what she could not express through her speech , she began to express in writing .
It was at Penn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poetry .
`` The teachers used to read us poetry and I enjoyed listening to it , '' she says .
`` Then I started to write poetry as a form of relief and a kind of therapy .
I enjoyed making words rhyme and writing about my emotions and feelings . ''
At 13 , she enrolled into a mainstream secondary school .
Things started to improve as she mingled with her new classmates .
And she continued writing .
`` I wrote for pleasure as well as relief , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been able-bodied , but I was of able mind .
I felt , thought and saw like everybody else .
It made me feel powerful . ''
School was a safe haven for Kuli , but she feels she underachieved .
She failed most of her GCSEs and left school at 16 .
She was disappointed that she would n't be able to go to university , though her parents had always doubted she would be able to manage alone there anyway .
Now that she had completed school , Kuli 's family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I remember when families would come over to our house to check if I would be suitable for their son , '' she says .
`` I 'd dress up in traditional clothes and sit in our small living room .
When the families who came over saw my condition , they would say to my family , 'You expect our son to marry this ? '
And then leave . ''
All her life she 'd heard people say that no man would want her , and now those hurtful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew that she poured her feelings on to paper .
She wrote about what life had been like for her , with the idea that maybe one day someone would read it .
She wanted people to know what it was like for an Asian woman with cerebral palsy - not seeking sympathy , but empathy .
And then she met the man who would eventually become her husband .
This time , the young man and his family were keen on the marriage .
But Kuli was n't .
`` I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was n't very into him , '' she says .
`` But after time went by and I got to know him , I fell in love with him and he loved me too . ''
`` He is able-bodied and he did n't have any issues with my disability , '' Kuli says .
`` It was n't important to him . ''
Determined to find work , Kuli enrolled into a youth training scheme , which led her to a placement at Wolverhampton City Council - a job she has kept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few years ago , now in her 40s , Kuli was a happily married woman , a mother to three children , and working full-time .
She had proved everyone wrong .
But life was far from perfect .
Kuli struggled to live up to the expectations placed on an Asian woman .
`` I am expected to provide as a mother , a wife , a daughter-in-law and a full-time worker who should give to her family and job her best on a daily basis , '' she says .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like able-bodied mothers and I can not do many things that are expected of me like making chapatis , cooking full meals , shopping and carrying out daily chores .
`` I can not plait or tie up my children 's hair .
There are many tasks I wish I could accomplish ; this lack of independence causes frustration and anger . ''
She had always continued writing though , and one day at the city council she met Simon Fletcher , the literature development officer at Wolverhampton libraries .
Kuli revealed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show him a few bits of poetry and a novel .
She thought that as Simon was a writer himself , he would be able to give her valuable advice .
After all , he was manager of a small press called Offa 's Press .
Simon was floored by what he read - the emotion , the honesty and pain .
He became Kuli 's mentor , encouraging her to write a collection of work that Offa 's Press could publish .
He felt more people needed to hear her story because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her , who were voiceless .
He believed she could help them with her poetry and stories .
Kuli agrees that many Punjabi women of her age and generation find it very hard to express how they feel and it has become her goal to empower these women , through writing .
`` I know some second-generation Punjabi women living in the UK , like myself , who have desires and dreams , and some women 's dreams have been suppressed through the sacrifice of being dutiful wives , mothers , grandmothers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Writing and Punjabi women is not a very good match .
Punjabi women who express a desire in writing and art are thought of as 'time-wasters ' .
`` Punjabis often think that we should be doing something more productive with our precious time , like looking after the family and learning to sew and cook , and things like that .
I 'm a lucky fish , who has escaped the fishing net . ''
Kuli set up a Punjabi Women 's Writers Group in Wolverhampton .
Meeting once a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it gives a handful of Punjabi women a safe place to express themselves freely .
Kuli is very protective of who can attend these sessions .
She maintains that the women need to feel free of any judgement from family members , something they have dealt with their whole lives .
She tells me that the women write about how they feel and what they see in their community .
For example , alcoholic husbands or fathers and domestic abuse - but also the beautiful and funny side of life .
Kuli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she felt the time had come to clear one more hurdle .
Getting up on stage to perform her poetry was an idea that would make her stomach churn .
But she felt like she had to overcome this , to finally embrace who she is and display herself with confidence .
So in 2017 , she gave the first ever live performance of her work , beginning with the words , `` I have a dream . ''
`` I read out loud with a microphone a 15-minute set of poetry in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 people , '' says Kuli .
`` I spoke as clearly as I could but slipped up a few times .
I knew I could have done better .
But the audience was very patient and supportive and they welcomed my work with great enthusiasm .
`` I understand that for many people it must be alarming to watch a person like me on stage struggling to perform and articulate my words .
I know I am not physically normal but my heart , soul and mind are .
I know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performer but with practice and guidance , I know I will grow to be better . ''
As Kuli 's confidence grew , so did the group of Punjabi women she guides .
The Punjabi Writers Group performed their poetry as a collective in 2019 at The Festival of Imagination in Ironbridge .
At 49 , Kuli has come a long way .
`` My conclusion is that disability is the problem of the whole of society , '' she says .
Our community does n't encourage disabled people enough - their personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are kept hidden .
We all have disabilities to an extent .
Ignorance of disability is in our roots and this will take many generations to grow out . ''
Kuli has summed up her life in her poem , Survivor .
Entered the world like an uninvited guest ; A child who was compared with all the rest , I was different- an alien from outer space ; entered the world like an uninvited guest .
Benefits , wages kept me together , dressed , On display to men for marriage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visa for Asian men to chase ; entered the world like an uninvited guest .
with a family that I could love and embrace .
My dreams came true and all were impressed , Entered the world like an uninvited guest , You may also be interested in : The Instagram poet Yrsa Daley-Ward has had a difficult life - an unsettled childhood , the loss of her mother and struggles with depression .
But it 's these things , she says , that have made her the person she is and added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collection , Bone .
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Getting up on stage and pouring out her poetry was her victory against those who told her that her life wasn't worth living because of her disability - that she would never amount to anything or achieve her goals. She was embracing and owning a part of her identity, something she had been made to feel ashamed of all her life.


bbc--2020-08-29--Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Haunted by the novel You may also be interested in : Algerians who know the novel might have recognised Camus @ @ @ @ @ the very end of the book when he says that the plague bacillus - however @ @ @ @ @ never dies or disappears for good .

Algerians who know the novel might have recognised Camus' warning against complacency at the very end of the book when he says that the plague bacillus - however the reader interprets it - never dies or disappears for good.