bbc--2020-02-10--Mental health in Kenya: ‘I was accused of bewitching my husband’

Esther Kiama was working as a teacher in Nyeri , central Kenya , when she received the call .
`` And it is not a minor illness , '' the caller emphasised , and then explained : `` It 's a mental illness . ''
At that point , in 2005 , Mrs Kiama had not seen her husband much over the previous year as he had moved to another town to set up a business .
On the times she visited she had not noticed his health problems .
But once the call came , Mrs Kiama left immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go get him home so that he could get medication , '' she told the BBC .
Mrs Kiama said that her husband `` would talk to himself , throwing his arms about , appearing to be talking to people while there was really no-one he was talking to '' .
She was describing what later would be diagnosed as bipolar disorder .
`` It got worse when he came home .
I would leave him in the house and one day I found that he had burnt the ceiling , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for up there . ''
It was as if her husband had transformed into someone she did not know , and she did not understand what was happening .
'You have bewitched our son' She decided that she would take him to hospital but her relatives would not let her .
They accused Mrs Kiama of casting a spell on her husband .
`` His dad came to take him and said : ' I have been told that my son is sick , I have come because you have bewitched him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband of 15 years was a traumatic experience for her and their four children .
`` I was shocked at first , but I 'm a believer , even though it really shocked me , I believed this would end , '' she said .
Meanwhile she could see that her husband 's health was deteriorating .
But because of their belief that he was under a spell , Mrs Kiama 's in-laws did not look for medical help .
Mental health problems in Kenya are sometime associated with witchcraft or curses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed .
Kenya 's ministry of health says that many people do not seek help for these kinds of conditions and would rather conceal their illness .
The World Health Organization estimates that one in four people will be affected by a mental health problem or neurological disorder at some point in their lives .
There are no up-to-date figures for the situation in Kenya - an indication , perhaps , of how much work needs to still be done on the issue in the country .
For three years , Mr Kiama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially to his elderly mother who at some point fell ill , seeing the sad state of her son .
Occasionally , neighbours would contact Mrs Kiama about her husband .
`` Sometimes I 'd be called to be told that he was in town roaming about and I 'd go hire a taxi and take him back , '' Mrs Kiama says .
She would at times go and cook for him .
But she was still blamed for her husband 's behaviour and this filtered through to him .
`` He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ machete ] saying : 'You bewitched me . '
But I asked him : 'If you kill me , who will cook for you ? '
He then threw away his panga , '' she said .
Mrs Kiama was grateful that except for that incident , her husband was not violent .
• There are different types of bipolar • Those with type 1 experience periods of manic highs and depressive lows • Those with type 2 experience severe depression and mild manic episodes - known as hypomania - that last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those with cyclothymia experience fewer severe mood swings , but they can last longer • During a manic episode , those with bipolar disorder can feel euphoric and have lots of energy , ambitious plans and ideas .
But they can become aggressive , and experience symptoms of psychosis • The exact cause of bipolar disorder is unknown .
Some experts believe it can be developed as a result of severe emotional distress as a child , as well as genetic and chemical factors Mrs Kiama said it was difficult watching someone she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she hardly understood .
She also struggled with the reaction she got from friends .
Many turned their backs on her .
Kenyan psychotherapist Maggie Gitu , who specialises in marriage , family and sex issues , said it was not right to label mentally ill people as `` insane '' or `` crazy '' , as often happens .
She told the BBC that medical check-ups were necessary to determine what kind of mental disorder a person could be suffering from .
She said that mental health problems could be triggered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear , panic or a feeling of not being appreciated .
Despite her husband 's condition , Mrs Kiama was not going to abandon him , against all the advice from her friends .
`` I told them it was because of the vow .
We had had a church wedding .
He came to pick me from home , as a young bride .
`` To say the truth , we loved each other very much… we had four children '' .
In the end , Mrs Kiama decided that she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in-laws .
`` After three years , I told my children [ that ] we are going to steal dad , '' she said .
Together with her children and a psychiatrist , they devised a way to get her husband out of his parents ' home .
By then , she said : `` His finger and toe nails had grown long and dirty that it would take days to clean them .
His beard and hair had overgrown so much that it gave him a horrible appearance .
`` He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unkempt . ''
Mr Kiama 's bipolar disorder was then diagnosed and he was admitted to hospital for about two months .
Since leaving hospital , he has been recovering at home , although he is still on long-term medication .
The family is now back together .
`` The doctor has counselled my children , how to live with their dad and they should love him the way he is… and it has worked , '' Mrs Kiama said .
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"It got worse when he came home. I would leave him in the house and one day I found that he had burnt the ceiling, saying there were strange people he was looking for up there."


bbc--2020-02-10--'I remember the roaches walking across the floor'

The BBC 's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world .
This week we speak to Rob Bernshteyn , chief executive of US software company Coupa .
When Rob Bernshteyn and his family finally managed to escape the Soviet Union , they initially found that the US was worse .
`` We settled in a pretty tough neighbourhood of Brooklyn [ New York , in 1980 ] , '' says Rob looking back .
`` You did n't want to be walking round at night unless you were carrying .
I mean , this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York was a different place back then .
`` The apartment we were in , I remember the size of the roaches , an inch and a half , walking across the floor .
There was graffiti everywhere when you walked down the street , and you constantly heard the sirens of ambulances and police .
All of it was really scary for us . ''
Now 44 , and a successful US business leader , Rob was just six when he and his parents were able to swap Leningrad ( today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A Jewish family , his parents wished to get away from the anti-Semitism they were facing in the Soviet Union , and also gain the economic opportunity on offer in the US .
So risking the wrath of Soviet authorities , his father and mother - both engineers - applied to emigrate .
`` It took four years for them to get approval , '' says Rob .
`` There was a real risk in applying , because if you got rejected you were called a `` refusenik '' and often those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up on the street , and some got shipped to Siberia .
`` But luckily we were on the list that was allowed to leave , and there was a [ Jewish ] agency in the US at the time that helped . ''
His family arrived in the US with just $ 1,000 ( £765 ) and two suitcases , and Rob says he can remember his dad taking him `` dumpster diving '' to try to find discarded furniture that he could patch up and put in their small flat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find work ; his father with engineering giant Honeywell , and his mother with the New York Department of Environmental Protection .
But Rob initially had a much harder time at school .
`` It was a really tough school in Brooklyn , and I got beat up pretty badly for being seen as a , you know , communist , and all that , '' he says .
Rob says that things improved as he started to lean English , and he found that he was academically gifted , especially at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot better when his parents had saved up enough money to move out of Brooklyn to suburban Long Island .
After secondary school Rob did a degree in information systems at the State University of New York at Albany .
He then began his working life as a management consultant , first with Accenture and then McKinsey .
In 2000 , aged 24 , he took time out to do the celebrated master of business administration course at Harvard University , before going into the software industry .
Moving to Silicon Valley he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oracle , and then SAP .
But ultimately keen to be his own boss , in 2009 , aged just 32 he took up the top job at a small software business called Coupa .
Set up three years earlier , Coupa makes cloud-based procurement systems to enable companies to more easily buy all the supplies they need , such as laptops and office chairs - or the cleaning firms they employ .
Rob had ambitious plans to expand the firm , but with the global financial crisis still in full swing at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secure financial backing .
• The medieval knight who went into space • Dan Aykroyd : From battling spirits to selling them • The billionaire retailer whose shops had no stock '' I pitched to investors three or four times a day , for weeks on end , and no-one was believing me that Coupa could become a multi-billion dollar company , '' he says .
`` Some three dozen people rejected me .
`` Then right before we were going to run out of cash I found a venture capitalist who decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company .
We got $ 7m , which valued the business at $ 15m . ''
From that point on , sales at Coupa have continued to rise steadily , thanks in the main to positive word of mouth .
Today , its thousands of clients include sportswear brand Adidas , bank BNP Paribas , drinks firm Britvic , retailer Office Depot and aerospace business Rolls-Royce .
With quarterly revenues of more than $ 100m , and 2,000 employees , Coupa - which floated on the Nasdaq stock exchange in 2016 - now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ £10bn .
Stuart Lauchlan , co-founder of technology news website Diginomica , says Coupa meets `` a genuine business need '' .
`` Great tech matters of course , but it 's how that tech is used for bottom line benefit that really matters , '' he adds .
`` Bernshteyn last year commented that Coupa had earned legitimacy among enterprise buyers at some of the world 's largest companies .
There was a lot of hard work that went into achieving that . ''
Looking ahead , Rob says he has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to relax more .
`` This is n't really work for me , it 's a way of life ...
I really enjoy it . ''
Estimated to be worth over $ 74m , he says his parents are proud of what he has achieved .
So does he ever wonder how his life would have been if they had been forced to stay in the Soviet Union ?
`` I do n't really think about it , I spend my time thinking forward .
But it would n't have been great , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others that stayed there that it did n't turn out so well . ''

Now 44, and a successful US business leader, Rob was just six when he and his parents were able to swap Leningrad (today's St Petersburg) for New York. A Jewish family, his parents wished to get away from the anti-Semitism they were facing in the Soviet Union, and also gain the economic opportunity on offer in the US.


bbc--2020-02-10--100 years of the UK Labour Party's ups and downs

The new Labour leader faces a huge task .
The party 's performance at the 2019 General Election was its worst since 1935 .
Battered over Brexit , losing support in previous strongholds , and led by Jeremy Corbyn whose personal ratings were among the lowest ever recorded , Labour took a hammering .
Can the new leader turn around the party 's prospects ?
Here 's what 100 years of voting tells us about the scale of the task ahead .
Labour had its first prime minister in 1924 More than 700 million votes have been cast in UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million of them for Labour .
The party produced its first prime minister , Ramsay MacDonald , at the head of a minority government in 1924 .
Since then Labour has won eight general elections and produced five more prime ministers : Clement Atlee ( 1945-51 ) , Harold Wilson ( 1964-70 and 1974-76 ) , James Callaghan ( 1976-79 ) , Tony Blair ( 1997-2007 ) and Gordon Brown ( 2007-10 ) .
Labour is as weak now as it was in the 1930s The 2019 general election was a disaster for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 202 out of 650 Commons seats .
Labour 's new leader will have fewer colleagues in the House of Commons than any Labour leader has had for 84 years .
• Who will be Labour 's next leader ?
• Does Labour need a new direction after Corbyn ?
The party lost heavily , even in areas where working class supporters had kept Labour afloat for generations .
Former mining communities in north-east England and Wales turned away .
The party lost seats in every English region except London .
In Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of 59 , have been all but wiped out .
In 1983 Labour , under Michael Foot , won just seven seats more than its current tally .
Labour 's poor performance followed a damaging split which resulted in the formation of the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) .
As in 2019 , Labour faced sharp criticism over a manifesto widely regarded as too radical .
Critics called it `` the longest suicide note in history '' .
Mr Foot also faced Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , who was riding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory in the Falklands War against Argentina .
The outlook for the new leader may look bleak , but Labour has recovered from heavy defeats before .
After 1983 , it took the party a further 14 years to return to power - in 1997 , Tony Blair won a landslide victory .
The result ended 18 years of Conservative rule under Mrs Thatcher and John Major , and gave Labour 418 seats .
Tony Blair went on to win two more elections in 2001 and 2005 .
In electoral terms , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever had .
Labour under Mr Blair and Gordon Brown was in power for 13 years .
Similarly , in 1945 Labour overcame huge challenges to win with a substantial majority .
The Conservative Prime Minister , Winston Churchill , had just led the country to victory over the Nazis .
The election took place less than two months after the end of the fighting in Europe .
The Labour leader Clement Atlee mounted a hugely successful campaign for a programme of post-war rebuilding .
His 145-seat majority , Labour 's first , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programme of reforms , including the introduction of the National Health Service .
What are the possible routes back to power ?
Probably the `` simplest '' way to win would be to recapture most of the seats Labour has lost since the last victory in 2005 .
These charts show that the parts of the UK where Labour has fallen back most are Scotland and the Midlands - definitely not London where the party has actually grown stronger .
A huge difficulty with this would be finding a leader , and policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Conservatives on the one hand , and the SNP on the other .
It would just about be possible to do it without Scotland - Tony Blair always had a majority of English seats - but that would require significant gains across the Midlands and the north of England - plus some parts of the south .
A third route , but perhaps the least plausible , is a major realignment where Labour won swathes of southern England which the party has never held before .
Whatever strategy the new leader chooses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them .
If Labour is to make big gains next time , the historical record suggests they are unlikely to come in south-east England .
At no point in the past 100 years has Labour won a majority of the seats there and the Tories have dominated almost the whole region .
Tony Blair and Clement Atlee made some gains , but even they were limited .
Hugh Gaitskell , who was leader from 1955 to 1963 , Harold Wilson ( 1963-76 ) , James Callaghan ( 1976-80 ) and Neil Kinnock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour leaders from Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s right up to Ed Miliband in 2015 saw Scotland as fertile ground .
Even Michael Foot took 41 seats there in 1983 .
The Scottish National Party ( SNP ) , which was founded in 1934 , made some gains in the 1970s but took just two seats in 1983 .
It could hardly be more different now .
The outlook for the new Labour leader in Scotland is bleak .
Since 2015 , the SNP under Alex Salmond and then Nicola Sturgeon has dominated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in 2015 .
It made a small comeback in 2017 , but was almost wiped out again in 2019 .
Labour needs to win back constituencies in north-east England In England , the north east has been Labour 's most loyal stronghold .
Former mining communities and other predominantly working class areas voted Labour in large numbers from the party 's earliest days .
But even here the Tories made significant gains in 2019 .
The Conservatives have a higher proportion of north-east England seats than at any time since 1935 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Labour seat from 1950 to 2019 , and Bishop Auckland , Labour from 1935 to 2019 , back into the fold will be a major challenge for Labour 's new leader .
The Conservative government under Boris Johnson has signalled it will fight hard to stop that happening .
London and north-west England may offer some hope London could be an exception for Labour and its new leader as the capital remains a predominantly Labour city .
In 2019 the party performed there as well as it has in any election since 1950 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tony Blair .
Holding on to seats in London may be an easier task for the new leader than extending support outwards from the capital .
Likewise the north west of England could be more fertile ground for the new Labour leader .
The party lost seats in this region in 2019 , but still holds more than half which is a higher proportion than it held during most of the 20th Century .
We analysed data from every general election since 1918 held by the House of Commons Library .
Each election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We did not include by-elections .
Data for Northern Ireland were available from 1922 onwards .
There have been numerous changes to constituency boundaries and changes in the number of seats in the House of Commons since 1918 .
The height of each nation or region in the charts is proportional to its current number of constituencies .
So Scotland occupies 59/650ths of the graph and Northern Ireland occupies 18/650ths of the graph height as they currently have 59 and 18 constituencies respectively ( out of a total of 650 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ seats that were fought in a given election .
We have gathered some parties into one category , for example the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats or Labour and Independent Labour .
Prior to 1974 , Ulster Unionists are listed in the House of Commons data as Conservatives as they took the Conservative whip .
We have also excluded the small numbers of university seats which existed before 1945 and second seats from the two-seat constituencies that existed before 1950 .
Neither significantly alters the proportions shown in the charts .

Labour leadership: A century of ups and downs in charts Published 10 February 2020
Image source, Getty Images
The new Labour leader faces a huge task. The party's performance at the 2019 General Election was its worst since 1935.
Battered over Brexit, losing support in previous strongholds, and led by Jeremy Corbyn whose personal ratings were among the lowest ever recorded, Labour took a hammering.
Can the new leader turn around the party's prospects?
Here's what 100 years of voting tells us about the scale of the task ahead.
Labour had its first prime minister in 1924
More than 700 million votes have been cast in UK general elections since 1918, some 300 million of them for Labour.
The party produced its first prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, at the head of a minority government in 1924.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Labour's first Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald
Since then Labour has won eight general elections and produced five more prime ministers: Clement Attlee (1945-51), Harold Wilson (1964-70 and 1974-76), James Callaghan (1976-79), Tony Blair (1997-2007) and Gordon Brown (2007-10).
Labour is as weak now as it was in the 1930s
The 2019 general election was a disaster for Labour, leaving Jeremy Corbyn's party with 202 out of 650 Commons seats.
Labour's new leader will have fewer colleagues in the House of Commons than any Labour leader has had for 84 years.
The party lost heavily, even in areas where working class supporters had kept Labour afloat for generations.
Former mining communities in north-east England and Wales turned away. The party lost seats in every English region except London.
In Scotland, Labour, with just one seat out of 59, have been all but wiped out.
Labour has suffered heavy defeats before
In 1983 Labour, under Michael Foot, won just seven seats more than its current tally.
Labour's poor performance followed a damaging split which resulted in the formation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
As in 2019, Labour faced sharp criticism over a manifesto widely regarded as too radical. Critics called it "the longest suicide note in history".
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Michael Foot with Labour's 1983 manifesto
Mr Foot also faced Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was riding a crest of popularity, buoyed by victory in the Falklands War against Argentina.
Labour has made some big come-backs
The outlook for the new leader may look bleak, but Labour has recovered from heavy defeats before.
After 1983, it took the party a further 14 years to return to power - in 1997, Tony Blair won a landslide victory.
The result ended 18 years of Conservative rule under Mrs Thatcher and John Major, and gave Labour 418 seats.
Tony Blair went on to win two more elections in 2001 and 2005. In electoral terms, he is the most successful leader Labour has ever had.
Labour under Mr Blair and Gordon Brown was in power for 13 years.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Tony Blair won three elections for Labour: 1997, 2001 and 2005
Similarly, in 1945 Labour overcame huge challenges to win with a substantial majority.
The Conservative Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, had just led the country to victory over the Nazis.
The election took place less than two months after the end of the fighting in Europe.
The Labour leader Clement Attlee mounted a hugely successful campaign for a programme of post-war rebuilding.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Labour leader Clement Attlee won a landslide victory in the 1945 general election
His 145-seat majority, Labour's first, enabled Mr Attlee to introduce a sweeping programme of reforms, including the introduction of the National Health Service.
What are the possible routes back to power?
Analysis from Peter Barnes, BBC Senior Political Analyst
Probably the "simplest" way to win would be to recapture most of the seats Labour has lost since the last victory in 2005.
These charts show that the parts of the UK where Labour has fallen back most are Scotland and the Midlands - definitely not London where the party has actually grown stronger.
A huge difficulty with this would be finding a leader, and policies, that could attract voters lost to the Conservatives on the one hand, and the SNP on the other.
It would just about be possible to do it without Scotland - Tony Blair always had a majority of English seats - but that would require significant gains across the Midlands and the north of England - plus some parts of the south.
A third route, but perhaps the least plausible, is a major realignment where Labour won swathes of southern England which the party has never held before.
Whatever strategy the new leader chooses, they have a massive task ahead of them.
Scotland and south-east England are a big challenge
If Labour is to make big gains next time, the historical record suggests they are unlikely to come in south-east England.
At no point in the past 100 years has Labour won a majority of the seats there and the Tories have dominated almost the whole region.
Tony Blair and Clement Attlee made some gains, but even they were limited.
Hugh Gaitskell, who was leader from 1955 to 1963, Harold Wilson (1963-76), James Callaghan (1976-80) and Neil Kinnock (1983-92) made little impact.
Labour leaders from Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s right up to Ed Miliband in 2015 saw Scotland as fertile ground.
Even Michael Foot took 41 seats there in 1983.
The Scottish National Party (SNP), which was founded in 1934, made some gains in the 1970s but took just two seats in 1983.
It could hardly be more different now. The outlook for the new Labour leader in Scotland is bleak.
Since 2015, the SNP under Alex Salmond and then Nicola Sturgeon has dominated almost completely. Labour was almost wiped out in 2015.
It made a small comeback in 2017, but was almost wiped out again in 2019.
Labour needs to win back constituencies in north-east England
In England, the north east has been Labour's most loyal stronghold.
Former mining communities and other predominantly working class areas voted Labour in large numbers from the party's earliest days.
But even here the Tories made significant gains in 2019.
The Conservatives have a higher proportion of north-east England seats than at any time since 1935.
Bringing constituencies like Blythe Valley, a Labour seat from 1950 to 2019, and Bishop Auckland, Labour from 1935 to 2019, back into the fold will be a major challenge for Labour's new leader.
The Conservative government under Boris Johnson has signalled it will fight hard to stop that happening.
London and north-west England may offer some hope
London could be an exception for Labour and its new leader as the capital remains a predominantly Labour city.
In 2019 the party performed there as well as it has in any election since 1950, except when Labour was led by Tony Blair.
Holding on to seats in London may be an easier task for the new leader than extending support outwards from the capital.
Likewise the north west of England could be more fertile ground for the new Labour leader.
The party lost seats in this region in 2019, but still holds more than half which is a higher proportion than it held during most of the 20th Century.
Methodology and caveats
We analysed data from every general election since 1918 held by the House of Commons Library.
Each election occupies the same width on the graph.
We did not include by-elections.
Data for Northern Ireland were available from 1922 onwards.
There have been numerous changes to constituency boundaries and changes in the number of seats in the House of Commons since 1918.
The height of each nation or region in the charts is proportional to its current number of constituencies. So Scotland occupies 59/650ths of the graph and Northern Ireland occupies 18/650ths of the graph height as they currently have 59 and 18 constituencies respectively (out of a total of 650).
That height is divided between all the seats that were fought in a given election.
We have gathered some parties into one category, for example the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats or Labour and Independent Labour.
Prior to 1974, Ulster Unionists are listed in the House of Commons data as Conservatives as they took the Conservative whip.
We have also excluded the small numbers of university seats which existed before 1945 and second seats from the two-seat constituencies that existed before 1950.
Neither significantly alters the proportions shown in the charts.


bbc--2020-02-09--Honeyland: Life lessons from Europe's last wild beekeeper

One of the more unlikely films competing in this weekend 's Oscars is a fascinating story about a wild beekeeper in the Balkans .
Honeyland has a strong ecological message , but it 's the life story of the woman at the centre of the film that has struck a chord around the world .
Honeyland is the first film to compete for both the best documentary award and best international feature film .
The documentary 's success is even more remarkable because it started almost accidentally .
Macedonian directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov were researching in a remote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short nature documentary .
They noticed beehives behind a rock on the mountain where they were filming .
This led them to Hatidze Muratova , one of Europe 's last wild beekeepers , who uses ancient methods passed down through the generations for harvesting wild honey .
This was the beginning of a `` crazy adventure '' of three years , filming through scorching summers and freezing winters .
After another year editing , their first feature film was born .
Honeyland chronicles a period of Hatidze 's life when her ancient methods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflicted with , those of a newcomer to her remote home region .
The directors say the film profoundly changed their lives .
Honeyland has much to say about conserving nature , but its lessons are also about human life and relationships .
`` Half for me and half for you '' is Hatidze 's mantra , which she repeats as she tends to the bees on the mountain .
But it 's a message which is in danger of being lost in the modern world .
Hatidze lives in Bekirlija , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water or roads , where she looks after her ailing mother .
The honey she sells at the market in the capital of North Macedonia , Skopje , is her sole source of income .
She takes only half of the honey , leaving the rest for the bees .
She lives by that simple principle .
`` Sharing with bees and with nature is the key to her survival , '' says Stefanov .
But her quiet existence is fundamentally changed when the nomadic Sam family , consisting of parents with seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a large herd of cattle , moves into the village .
When the Sam family arrives , she welcomes them with an open heart , and teaches them how to harvest the wild honey .
However , Hussein , the father of the family , wants to harvest honey on a larger scale and for more profit .
He takes all the honey from his own hives , but his bees respond to this by attacking Hatidze 's hives , leading to their destruction , and a conflict between the human neighbours .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to portray the Sam family as symbols of destruction , but merely as `` the mirror to all of us who make bad decisions '' , based on the need to survive and provide .
Wisdom can be more powerful than force '' To be able to communicate with bees you need to have a personal strength to approach them , patience to learn how to tame them , and this way of life requires not force but wisdom , '' says Kotevska .
She says that beekeeping has made Hatidze such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to the bees , often using no protection .
She does not get stung , the bees seem to trust her .
`` Everything we 've heard from Hatidze refers to bees .
She has been working with the bees all her life and everything she has learned , she learned from them . ''
The directors say that wild beekeeping was something that only a few people in the region learned how to do .
It was never the main source of income for the villagers , but the families passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's family , learning the skill skipped a generation - she learned it as a girl from her grandfather , rather than her parents .
You can be alone but not lonely '' Hatidze acts with the bees as if they were her family and she takes care of them as if they were her children , '' says Kotevska .
`` And through that , even though her life is very harsh , Hatidze does n't feel lonely . ''
In one scene of the film , Hatidze asks her mother why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were brought for Hatidze .
Nazife says she did not turn them down , but Hatidze 's late father did .
Stefanov says that in the traditional communities in that part of the world , regardless of the religion or ethnicity , `` there is an unwritten rule that the last-born female child stays with the parents until their death '' .
`` So , Hatidze 's destiny was to stay and take care of her parents . ''
But Hatidze was longing for her own family .
In the film , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sam boys .
`` The love that she was keeping for a family of her own , that never came true , eventually went to the bees , '' says Kotevska .
`` She finds happiness and companionship in every living creature around her .
She will continue to find happiness again and again as long as she lives . ''
Pictures can speak more loudly than words Honeyland is a film set in a remote land , where the people live in ways unfamiliar in the West .
But it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protagonists ' body language , relationships and emotions .
Both the Sams and Hatidze 's family are ethnic Turks and they speak in Turkish dialect throughout the film .
In the past , there were about 10 Turkish villages in the area , Stefanov says , but most villagers left for Turkey after World War Two .
Today , about 78,000 ethnic Turks still live in North Macedonia , making up just under 4 % of the country 's population of 2.1 million .
`` Not understanding Turkish was a problem during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let them speak as they naturally would , '' says Kotevska .
`` When we came to editing , we spent a week or more just being completely stuck .
We spent hours just thinking what to do with this material .
In the end we came up with the best possible solution and that 's to edit on mute .
This gave us the power of the visual story that we made .
`` This was the most valuable lesson for us as the authors of the future films .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are created visually . ''
Kotevska says there were many other disadvantages from the beginning of the shooting but most of them ended up working out well .
`` They make you extremely creative , we thought of the solutions that turned out to be quite unique . ''
Hatidze says her bees are uniquely resilient and can survive very high and very low temperature , unlike many other species .
The film shows that to be true of the people living in the region too .
But the similarities between people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What caught the directors ' interest early on was observing Hatidze 's life and her relationship with her mother .
Kotevska says they were struck by how similar Hatidze was to a worker bee and how her mother resembled the queen bee .
In the film , Nazife never leaves the house , but her wisdom guides her daughter at the time of crisis .
A conflict played out between human neighbours is also mirrored by the bees .
`` The Sam family that comes later are the other group of bees who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is Hatidze and her family .
We really enjoyed making this comparison during the shooting . ''
It is well known that male and female bees fill very different roles , but the film shows everybody doing the same jobs .
Hussein , his wife and the children all share the roles around the cattle .
In one scene , one of the young sons is shown helping a cow give birth , while another boy attempts milking with his father nearby .
Kotevska and Stefanov say that , like beekeeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harsh environment have been done equally by men and women .
`` Everyone has to do the same work to survive .
You can see this in our film - in both families , it does n't make a difference what [ gender ] they are , they all doing the same things . ''
And , like the jobs in the village of Bekirlija , the making of the film was shared between Stefanov and Kotevska , who is one of only a handful of female directors to be nominated for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people assume that she , as a woman , was the one who was closer to Hatidze , and Stefanov with the boys from the other family .
In fact it was the other way round .
`` It 's important who we were as people , our personalities , this was crucial .
Gender should n't be the topic of discussion . ''
Hatidze has travelled to Hollywood for the Oscars ceremony , and she has also been to several other film festivals , in places as far apart as New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Kotevska 's main impression of Los Angeles is : `` From the tall buildings , I can not see the stars . ''
The film has already enabled Kotevska and Stefanov to buy Hatidze a house in another village , close to her brother 's family .
Nevertheless she still spends the bee season in her old village .
The untouched nature of Hatidze 's home could n't be further away from the glitz and glamour of film festivals .
After Hollywood , she will head there again in the spring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stone hut .
All pictures from Honeyland ( directors : Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov ) are NEON copyright , unless otherwise stated

Honeyland: Life lessons from Europe's last wild beekeeper Published 9 February 2020
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One of the more unlikely films competing in this weekend's Oscars is a fascinating story about a wild beekeeper in the Balkans. Honeyland has a strong ecological message, but it's the life story of the woman at the centre of the film that has struck a chord around the world.
Honeyland is the first film to compete for both the best documentary award and best international feature film. The documentary's success is even more remarkable because it started almost accidentally.
Macedonian directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov were researching in a remote mountainous area of the country for a short nature documentary. They noticed beehives behind a rock on the mountain where they were filming. This led them to Hatidze Muratova, one of Europe's last wild beekeepers, who uses ancient methods passed down through the generations for harvesting wild honey.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Haditze Muratova in her home
This was the beginning of a "crazy adventure" of three years, filming through scorching summers and freezing winters. After another year editing, their first feature film was born.
Honeyland chronicles a period of Hatidze's life when her ancient methods of beekeeping came up against, and conflicted with, those of a newcomer to her remote home region.
The directors say the film profoundly changed their lives. Honeyland has much to say about conserving nature, but its lessons are also about human life and relationships.
Sharing to survive
"Half for me and half for you" is Hatidze's mantra, which she repeats as she tends to the bees on the mountain. But it's a message which is in danger of being lost in the modern world.
Hatidze lives in Bekirlija, an abandoned village with no electricity, running water or roads, where she looks after her ailing mother.
The honey she sells at the market in the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, is her sole source of income. She takes only half of the honey, leaving the rest for the bees.
She lives by that simple principle. "Sharing with bees and with nature is the key to her survival," says Stefanov.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze approaches a beehive on a cliff
But her quiet existence is fundamentally changed when the nomadic Sam family, consisting of parents with seven unruly children, a noisy vehicle and a large herd of cattle, moves into the village.
When the Sam family arrives, she welcomes them with an open heart, and teaches them how to harvest the wild honey.
However, Hussein, the father of the family, wants to harvest honey on a larger scale and for more profit. He takes all the honey from his own hives, but his bees respond to this by attacking Hatidze's hives, leading to their destruction, and a conflict between the human neighbours.
Kotevska says that the directors do not want to portray the Sam family as symbols of destruction, but merely as "the mirror to all of us who make bad decisions", based on the need to survive and provide.
Wisdom can be more powerful than force
"To be able to communicate with bees you need to have a personal strength to approach them, patience to learn how to tame them, and this way of life requires not force but wisdom," says Kotevska.
She says that beekeeping has made Hatidze such a remarkable person.
Hatidze gets very close to the bees, often using no protection. She does not get stung, the bees seem to trust her.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze harvesting honey
"Everything we've heard from Hatidze refers to bees. She has been working with the bees all her life and everything she has learned, she learned from them."
The directors say that wild beekeeping was something that only a few people in the region learned how to do. It was never the main source of income for the villagers, but the families passed it down through generations.
In Hatidze's family, learning the skill skipped a generation - she learned it as a girl from her grandfather, rather than her parents.
You can be alone but not lonely
"Hatidze acts with the bees as if they were her family and she takes care of them as if they were her children," says Kotevska. "And through that, even though her life is very harsh, Hatidze doesn't feel lonely."
In one scene of the film, Hatidze asks her mother why she turned down offers of marriage that were brought for Hatidze. Nazife says she did not turn them down, but Hatidze's late father did.
Stefanov says that in the traditional communities in that part of the world, regardless of the religion or ethnicity, "there is an unwritten rule that the last-born female child stays with the parents until their death".
"So, Hatidze's destiny was to stay and take care of her parents."
But Hatidze was longing for her own family. In the film, she develops a special bond with one of the Sam boys.
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze shares honey with one of the Sam boys
"The love that she was keeping for a family of her own, that never came true, eventually went to the bees," says Kotevska.
"She finds happiness and companionship in every living creature around her. She will continue to find happiness again and again as long as she lives."
Pictures can speak more loudly than words
Honeyland is a film set in a remote land, where the people live in ways unfamiliar in the West. But it has still connected with a worldwide audience through the protagonists' body language, relationships and emotions.
Both the Sams and Hatidze's family are ethnic Turks and they speak in Turkish dialect throughout the film.
In the past, there were about 10 Turkish villages in the area, Stefanov says, but most villagers left for Turkey after World War Two.
Today, about 78,000 ethnic Turks still live in North Macedonia, making up just under 4% of the country's population of 2.1 million.
"Not understanding Turkish was a problem during the shooting, but we decided to let them speak as they naturally would," says Kotevska.
Image source, NEON
"When we came to editing, we spent a week or more just being completely stuck. We spent hours just thinking what to do with this material. In the end we came up with the best possible solution and that's to edit on mute. This gave us the power of the visual story that we made.
"This was the most valuable lesson for us as the authors of the future films. We are now very trained to see the stories that are created visually."
Kotevska says there were many other disadvantages from the beginning of the shooting but most of them ended up working out well.
"They make you extremely creative, we thought of the solutions that turned out to be quite unique."
Bees and humans are similar
Hatidze says her bees are uniquely resilient and can survive very high and very low temperature, unlike many other species. The film shows that to be true of the people living in the region too.
But the similarities between people and bees do not stop there.
What caught the directors' interest early on was observing Hatidze's life and her relationship with her mother. Kotevska says they were struck by how similar Hatidze was to a worker bee and how her mother resembled the queen bee. In the film, Nazife never leaves the house, but her wisdom guides her daughter at the time of crisis.
A conflict played out between human neighbours is also mirrored by the bees.
"The Sam family that comes later are the other group of bees who are attacking the previous group of bees, which is Hatidze and her family. We really enjoyed making this comparison during the shooting."
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze and her mother Nazife
It is well known that male and female bees fill very different roles, but the film shows everybody doing the same jobs.
Hussein, his wife and the children all share the roles around the cattle. In one scene, one of the young sons is shown helping a cow give birth, while another boy attempts milking with his father nearby.
Kotevska and Stefanov say that, like beekeeping, all the other jobs in this harsh environment have been done equally by men and women.
"Everyone has to do the same work to survive. You can see this in our film - in both families, it doesn't make a difference what [gender] they are, they all doing the same things."
Image source, NEON Image caption, Hatidze with members of the Sam family, including Hussein (right)
And, like the jobs in the village of Bekirlija, the making of the film was shared between Stefanov and Kotevska, who is one of only a handful of female directors to be nominated for an Oscar this year.
Kotevska says that many people assume that she, as a woman, was the one who was closer to Hatidze, and Stefanov with the boys from the other family. In fact it was the other way round.
"It's important who we were as people, our personalities, this was crucial. Gender shouldn't be the topic of discussion."
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Honeyland directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov at an Oscar week event
Neon lights cannot match North Macedonia stars
Hatidze has travelled to Hollywood for the Oscars ceremony, and she has also been to several other film festivals, in places as far apart as New York, Switzerland, Sarajevo and Turkey. But Kotevska's main impression of Los Angeles is: "From the tall buildings, I cannot see the stars."
The film has already enabled Kotevska and Stefanov to buy Hatidze a house in another village, close to her brother's family. Nevertheless she still spends the bee season in her old village.
Image source, NEON Image caption, North Macedonia mountains where Hatidze lives
The untouched nature of Hatidze's home couldn't be further away from the glitz and glamour of film festivals.
After Hollywood, she will head there again in the spring and watch the stars from her little stone hut.


bbc--2020-02-10--Spurs midfielder Alli apologises for coronavirus 'joke'

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has apologised for a post on social media about coronavirus , saying `` I let myself down and the club '' .
Alli , 23 , put a video on Snapchat in which he joked about the outbreak and appeared to mock an Asian man .
He later deleted the post and then released a new video on Chinese social media platform Weibo to apologise .
The coronavirus outbreak has led to more than 900 deaths in China , with over 40,000 cases reported worldwide .
The UK government has described the virus as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health .
The video posted by Alli showed him wearing a face mask in an airport lounge , before moving the camera to show a man of Asian appearance , and then zooming in on a bottle of antiseptic hand wash. '' It was n't funny and I realised that immediately and took it down .
I let myself down and the club , '' said the England international Alli .
`` It is n't something that should be joked about .
I 'm sending all my love and all my thoughts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' • The latest news on the coronavirus outbreak

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Dele Alli's Tottenham team are back in Premier League action against Aston Villa on Sunday
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has apologised for a post on social media about coronavirus, saying: "I let myself down and the club."
Alli, 23, put a video on Snapchat in which he joked about the outbreak and appeared to mock an Asian man.
He later deleted the post and then released a new video on Chinese social media platform Weibo to apologise.
The Football Association has written to Alli to ask for his observations regarding the post.
The coronavirus outbreak has led to more than 900 deaths in China, with over 40,000 cases reported worldwide.
The UK government has described the virus as a "serious and imminent threat" to public health.
The video posted by Alli showed him wearing a face mask in an airport lounge, before moving the camera to show a man of Asian appearance, and then zooming in on a bottle of antiseptic hand wash.
"It wasn't funny and I realised that immediately and took it down. I let myself down and the club," said England international Alli.
"It isn't something that should be joked about. I'm sending all my love and all my thoughts and prayers to everyone in China."


bbc--2020-02-09--Mistake to add teams to Six Nations - England coach Jones

England coach Eddie Jones believes increasing the number of teams in the Six Nations would be a mistake .
Reports have suggested South Africa could join the competition in 2023 , but there has also been speculation that an eight-team event might be introduced .
`` It 's called the greatest rugby tournament in the world and I think it is , '' Jones insisted .
`` So why would you want to add other teams that are going to decrease the level of competition ? ''
There has also been a suggestion that Fiji would also like to join @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in France .
The last change to the structure of the event was in 2000 when Italy became the sixth nation .
Since then they and Scotland are the only teams not to have won the title .
`` You want the best teams playing against each other , '' Jones added .
`` There 's something about the Six Nations - because of the history of the relationships between the nations , it makes it more outstanding .
`` Someone was giving me a history lesson on Scotland and the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rivalry with England .
So there 's a lot of meaning to a lot of people for a game like this .
`` The competition is much harder contested than the World Cup .
It 's become a lot more physical and it 's only going to get more so .
`` You do n't want this type of game every week , but southern hemisphere coaches certainly admire the Six Nations . ''
Jones drew parallels with Super Rugby , the southern hemisphere competition for club teams which began with 12 sides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its current 15 .
`` I can only talk from experience .
Super Rugby was the golden egg of rugby - brilliant , 12 teams , competitive .
As soon as it had gone to 14 and 15 , it had lost its allure . ''

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Scotland and England had a typically gruelling encounter at Murrayfield on Saturday
England coach Eddie Jones believes increasing the number of teams in the Six Nations would be a mistake.
Reports have suggested South Africa could join the competition in 2023, but there has also been speculation that an eight-team event might be introduced. external-link
"It's called the greatest rugby tournament in the world and I think it is," Jones insisted.
"So why would you want to add other teams that are going to decrease the level of competition?"
There has also been a suggestion that Fiji would also like to join external-link and could play their 'home' games in France.
The last change to the structure of the event was in 2000 when Italy became the sixth nation.
Since then they and Scotland are the only teams not to have won the title.
"You want the best teams playing against each other," Jones added. "There's something about the Six Nations - because of the history of the relationships between the nations, it makes it more outstanding.
"Someone was giving me a history lesson on Scotland and the number of different things that have happened in the rivalry with England. So there's a lot of meaning to a lot of people for a game like this.
"The competition is much harder contested than the World Cup. It's become a lot more physical and it's only going to get more so.
"You don't want this type of game every week, but southern hemisphere coaches certainly admire the Six Nations."
Jones drew parallels with Super Rugby, the southern hemisphere competition for club teams which began with 12 sides but increased to 17 before settling on its current 15.
"I can only talk from experience. Super Rugby was the golden egg of rugby - brilliant, 12 teams, competitive. As soon as it had gone to 14 and 15, it had lost its allure."


bbc--2020-02-10--Parasite: Thrilled Koreans hail historic Oscars 2020 win for Bong Joon-ho

Thrilled South Koreans are celebrating the best picture win for Parasite at this year 's Oscars .
The comedy-thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho is the first non-English language film to win best picture .
`` Ca n't believe I am hearing Korean language at the Oscars , '' said a user on the South Korean web platform Naver .
The film , a vicious social satire about two families from very different classes , also won three other awards - including best international feature .
Many of the comments online focused on the director .
On Naver , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' , as more and more South Koreans celebrated the `` historic victory '' .
`` Congratulations Mr Bong , you are South Korea 's pride , '' said one user .
Another observed that `` Korean films , dramas and music have taken over the globe '' .
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was also quick to join in , tweeting that he was thankful to Bong for giving `` pride and courage '' to the country 's people .
`` An amusing yet sad movie , Parasite also conveys social messages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , '' President Moon said .
`` It reminds us of how touching and powerful a movie can be . ''
He also promised that the government `` will stand with those in the film industry so that they can stretch their imagination to the fullest '' .
Meanwhile , Bong paid tribute to his country in his speech saying : `` We never write to represent our country , but this is very personal to South Korea . ''
He added that he was `` very ready to drink tonight until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seoul correspondent for NK News , responded with : `` Okay we should all really break out all the soju and makgeolli [ Korean alcoholic drinks ] to celebrate with Bong . ''
Korean pride was also in full flow , even spilling on to Twitter , which is more commonly used by South Koreans overseas .
`` I am proud to be Korean , '' said one comment - while another user said they `` screamed so hard my throat hurts '' .
One person said hearing so much Korean on stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And the actress Sandra Oh - star of Grey 's Anatomy and Killing Eve - said she was `` so so proud to be Korean '' .
Many people also pointed out how significant it was that an Asian movie became a major success at the Academy Awards .
`` Watching Bong Joon-ho winning the # Oscars with a non-English film is an incredibly empowering experience for Asians , esp .
those who work in creative fields , '' Jun Michael Park wrote on Twitter .
`` Not only do we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but we also have to fight with our families to pursue our paths . ''
The government in the South Korean capital Seoul was also quick to react , sending a tweet advertising the filming locations .
Many cinemas across South Korea have decided to screen the 2019 film again , starting Monday evening .
Parasite has already won a string of awards including the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film festival and at the Bafta .
Bong 's previous films include Snowpiercer and Okja , a film about a girl who @ @ @ @ @ @

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bbc--2020-02-10--A quick look at the looks on the Academy Awards red carpet

Renee Zellweger , Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron were just some of the stars making their way down Oscar 's @ @ @ @ @ the highlights of the Academy Awards ' annual posing procession in just 30 seconds .

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Renee Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron were just some of the stars making their way down Oscar's red carpet.
Here are the highlights of the Academy Awards' annual posing procession in just 30 seconds.


bbc--2020-02-10--Parasite: The real people living in Seoul's basement apartments

A surprise box office hit telling the story of a poor South Korean family living in a tiny , dark semi-basement , and a wealthy family living in a glamorous home in Seoul .
But while the Oscar-winning film Parasite is a work of fiction , the apartment is not .
They 're called banjiha , and thousands of people live in them in South Korea 's capital , Seoul .
Julie Yoon , of BBC Korean , went to meet some of them , to find out what life is like there .
There 's basically no sunlight in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so little light that even his little succulent plant could n't survive .
People can peer into his apartment through the windows .
Teenagers occasionally smoke outside his flat , or spit onto the ground .
In the summer , he suffers from unbearable humidity and battles with rapidly growing mould .
The tiny bathroom has no sink and is raised half a metre above the floor .
The ceiling of the bathroom is so low he has to stand with his legs wide , to avoid banging his head .
`` When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bruises from banging my shin on the step and scrapes from stretching my arms against the concrete walls , '' says Oh , 31 , who works in the logistics industry .
But now he says he 's used to it .
`` I know where all the bumps and lights are . ''
Parasite , the stealth hit by legendary director Bong Joon-ho , is a twisted tale of the haves and have-nots .
The extreme disparity between the two families - the affluent Parks and the poor Kims - is shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gleaming mansion up on the hills above Seoul ; the other a dingy semi-basement .
In real-life Seoul , though , banjihas are where thousands of young people end up living , while they work hard and hope for a better future .
The banjihas are not just a quirk of Seoul architecture , but a product of history .
These tiny spaces actually trace their roots back decades , to the conflict between North and South Korea .
In 1968 , North Korean commandos slipped into Seoul on a mission to assassinate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raid was thwarted , but the tension between the two Koreas intensified .
That same year , North Korea also attacked and captured a US Navy spy ship , the USS Pueblo .
Armed North Korean agents infiltrated South Korea , and there were a number of terrorist incidents .
Fearing an escalation , in 1970 the South Korean government updated its building codes , requiring all newly built low-rise apartment buildings to have basements to serve as bunkers in case of a national emergency .
Initially , renting out such banjiha spaces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis in the 1980s , with space running short in the capital , the government was compelled to legalise these underground spaces to live in .
In 2018 , the UN noted that despite having the world 's 11th largest economy , South Korea 's lack of affordable housing was a substantial barrier - particularly for young people and poorer people .
For under-35s , the rent-to-income ratio has remained at around 50 % during the last decade .
So the semi-basement apartments have become an affordable response to rapidly-growing housing prices .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( £345 ; $ 453 ) , with average monthly salaries for people in the 20s around 2m won ( £1,279 ; $ 1,679 ) .
Nevertheless , some banjiha dwellers struggle to overcome the social stigma .
But not all .
`` You know , I 'm genuinely OK with my apartment , '' says Oh .
`` I chose this place to save money and I 'm saving a lot from it .
But I 've noticed I ca n't stop people pitying me .
`` In Korea , people think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car or a house .
I think banjiha symbolises poverty .
`` Perhaps that 's why where I live defines who I am . ''
Midway through Parasite , as the poor Kim family infiltrate the lives of the Parks to try to make money off them , the youngest Park , Da-song notices a smell among the Kim family .
When Kim Ki-taek , the father , tries to get rid of the smell , his daughter says coldly : `` It 's the basement smell .
The smell wo n't go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Park Young-jun , a 26-year-old photographer , watched Parasite soon after he moved into his banjiha apartment .
Initially , Park 's reason for choosing a banjiha was straightforward : affordability and space .
However , he could n't help but feel conscious about the smell after watching the movie .
`` I did n't want to smell like the Kim family , '' he says .
That summer , he burnt countless incense sticks and kept his dehumidifier on most of the time .
In some ways , he says the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flat and decorate it .
`` I did n't want people to feel sorry for me just because I live somewhat underground , '' he explains .
Park and his girlfriend , Shim Min , kept a vlog about their banjiha apartment makeover .
They are very happy with the place , but it took months to get where they are now .
`` When my parents saw the apartment for the first time , they were in dismay .
The previous tenant was a heavy smoker and my mom could n't get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Shim , a 24-year-old YouTuber , first strongly disagreed with Park when he made a decision to live in banjiha apartment .
`` I had a very negative perception of banjiha .
It did n't look safe .
It reminded me of the dark side of the city .
I grew up in high-rise apartment complexes all my life , so I was worried about my boyfriend . ''
But their home makeover videos have had positive feedback from their subscribers .
Some even envy how stylish their flat is .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the work we 've done here , '' says Min .
But she points out that it does n't mean that they want to settle in banjiha forever .
`` We are going to move up . ''
Oh is also saving up to buy his own place .
By living in semi-basement , he hopes to realise his dream much sooner .
`` My only regret is that my cat , April , ca n't enjoy the sun through the window . ''

"We love our home and are proud of the work we've done here," says Min. But she points out that it doesn't mean that they want to settle in banjiha forever. "We are going to move up."


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bbc--2020-02-10--Equifax: US charges four Chinese military officers over huge hack

The US has charged four Chinese military officers over the huge cyber-attack on credit rating giant Equifax .
More than 147 million Americans were affected in 2017 when hackers stole sensitive personal data including names and addresses .
Some UK and Canadian customers were also affected .
Announcing the indictments , Attorney General William Barr called the hack `` one of the largest data breaches in history '' .
According to court documents , the four are allegedly members of the People 's Liberation Army 's 54th Research Institute , a component of the Chinese military .
They spent weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into security networks and stealing personal data , the documents said .
The nine-count indictment also accuses the group of stealing trade secrets including data compilation and database designs .
The whereabouts of the suspects is unknown and it is highly unlikely that they will stand trial in the US .
FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich said : `` We ca n't take them into custody , try them in a court of law , and lock them up - not today , anyway . ''
Equifax said hackers accessed the information between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the company discovered the breach .
The accused allegedly routed traffic through 34 servers in nearly 20 countries to try and hide their true location .
The credit rating firm holds data on more than 820 million consumers as well as information on 91 million businesses .
• On the inside of a hacking catastrophe Mr Bowdich said there was no evidence so far of the data being used to hijack a person 's bank account or credit card .
Equifax CEO Mark Begor said in a statement that the company was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is reassuring that our federal law enforcement agencies treat cybercrime - especially state-sponsored crime - with the seriousness it deserves . ''
Critics have accused the company of failing to take proper steps to guard information and for waiting too long to inform the public about the hack .
Richard Smith , CEO of Equifax at the time of the hacking , resigned a month after the breach .
He apologised for the firm 's failings , ahead of testifying in Congress .
Equifax was forced to pay a $ 700m ( £541m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The US regulator alleged the Atlanta based firm failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network .
At least $ 300m of the settlement went towards paying for identity theft services and other related expenses run up by the victims .
In a statement Mr Barr said : `` This was a deliberate and sweeping intrusion into the private information of the American people .
`` Today we hold PLA hackers accountable for their criminal actions , and we remind the Chinese government that we have the capability to remove the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hackers that nation repeatedly deploys against us . ''
China has not yet commented on the charges .
This is not the first time the US has charged members of the Chinese military with hacking US companies .
The first indictment came back in 2014 and helped lead to a deal the following year to try and restrain such activity .
But clearly the US feels that it needs to return to the weapon of public indictments to increase pressure again .
The US has become increasingly concerned not just at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the intelligence risks .
Equifax was one of a series of large data breaches linked to China - others include health care providers and , most significantly , the theft of data from the Office of Personnel Management which carried sensitive records for almost all US federal employees .
One of the concerns for US security officials is how Chinese spies may be able to put together these vast databases about US citizens .
Officials say the information could be used to create 'targeting packages ' , establishing which individuals have access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow them to be approached .
They add though that so far they have not seen the Equifax information being used for that purpose .

The US regulator alleged the Atlanta-based firm failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network. At least $300m of the settlement went towards paying for identity theft services and other related expenses run up by the victims.


bbc--2020-02-10--Trump 'raised $1m per day' before impeachment

President Donald Trump 's campaign and his party raised $ 1m ( £775,000 ) per day online everyday for 10 days before his impeachment acquittal , the Republican chairwoman said .
Contributions totalled $ 17m during that time , according to Ronna McDaniel of the Republican national party .
News of the fundraising haul comes on the eve of the New Hampshire primary vote .
Democrats there are in a heated contest for a chance to take on Mr Trump .
Voters in the New England state will cast ballots on Tuesday for their nominee , but the fractured field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same funds as the incumbent president .
Though he is certain to win the Republican primary , Mr Trump is holding a rally in New Hampshire on Monday .
The state voted Democrat in 2016 by the slimmest of margins , 0.3 % .
Mrs McDaniel suggested that a divisive impeachment trial had fueled greater support for Mr Trump .
`` We already have 500K volunteers trained and activated , '' she tweeted .
`` Democrats ' sham is helping us grow our grassroots army even more ! ''
The Republican National Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 117m in online fundraising had been raised since 24 September , when Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi first launched the impeachment process .
Meanwhile , the battle between US Democratic presidential hopefuls has heated up following the chaos of last week 's Iowa caucus .
Pete Buttigieg , the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , has become the subject of most scrutiny after his surprise first place finish in Iowa .
Mr Buttigieg 's success has prompted criticisms from rivals .
At the weekend , Joe Biden shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as mayor of South Bend , Indiana .
• Why a young former mayor is surging in US election • Biden vows to press on despite Iowa 'gut punch' • A simple guide to US primaries and caucuses Final results from last Monday 's Iowa caucus , which was beset by technical problems , give Mr Buttigieg victory over Bernie Sanders , with Mr Biden trailing in fourth place .
Mr Buttigieg is projected to get 14 delegates , Mr Sanders 12 , Elizabeth Warren eight , Joe Biden six and Amy Klobuchar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video , which has been viewed four million times since it was posted on Twitter on Saturday , launched a scathing attack on Mr Buttigieg , comparing his own achievements as vice-president to his opponent 's record as mayor of the city of South Bend .
The video claimed that Mr Buttigieg had fired a black police chief and forced out a black fire chief during his time as mayor .
Ms Warren , the Massachusetts senator , also attacked Mr Buttigieg - a former McKinsey management consultant - for his support from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's supporters , she told ABC : `` The coalition of billionaires is not exactly what 's going carry us over the top . ''
Earlier , Ms Warren said she is `` not running a race that has been shaped by a bunch of consultants .
Mr Sanders criticised Mr Buttigieg , telling an audience in Plymouth that he was taking money from `` 40 billionaires '' .
In response , Mr Buttigieg told CNN that Mr Sanders , who is also a former small town mayor , is `` pretty rich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contribution from him '' .
There are now fewer than a dozen candidates left in the race to become the Democratic nominee for the 3 November presidential election .
The nominee is announced in July during the Democratic National Convention , although a clear frontrunner usually emerges before then .
If Mr Buttigieg is victorious , he would be the first openly gay presidential nominee in US history .
He has raised $ 75m total for his 2020 campaign .
Mr Sanders has raised $ 107m and Ms Warren $ 81m .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle .

Mr Biden's new campaign video, which has been viewed four million times since it was posted on Twitter on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on Mr Buttigieg, comparing his own achievements as vice-president to his opponent's record as mayor of the city of South Bend.


bbc--2020-02-10--Native burial sites blown up for US border wall

Native American burial sites in Arizona have been blown up by construction crews building the US-Mexico border wall , according to lawmakers and tribal leaders .
Authorities confirmed that `` controlled blasting '' has begun in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument , a Unesco recognised natural reserve .
The government failed to consult the Tohono O'odham Nation , he said .
Environmental groups also warn of the damage being done to the local underground aquifer , as well as to migrating wildlife in the remote desert region about 115 miles ( 185km ) west of Tucson .
Officials say the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 30ft-tall ( 9m ) steel barrier that runs for 43 miles on the national park land .
The United Nations designated Organ Pipe as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1976 , calling it `` a pristine example of an intact Sonoran Desert ecosystem '' .
Mr Grijalva , the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources , represents a district that encompasses the area , which shares 400 miles of border with Mexico .
He toured the burial sites at the Organ Pipe , known as Monument Hill , last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buried warriors from the rival Apache tribe there .
`` What we saw on Monument Hill was opposing tribes who were respectfully laid to rest - that is the one being blasted with dynamite , '' Mr Grijalva said .
In interviews with US media , he called the Trump administration 's conduct `` sacrilegious '' and said the environmental monitor that the government assigned to the project would do nothing to mitigate the cultural damage .
Tribal chairman Ned Norris Jr told the Arizona Republic that even though the land is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have inhabited this area since time immemorial . ''
`` They 're our ancestors .
They 're our remnants of who we are as a people , throughout this whole area .
And it 's our obligation , it 's our duty to do what is necessary to protect that . ''
An internal report from the National Park Service obtained by the Washington Post says the border wall Mr Trump promised during his 2015 campaign would destroy up to 22 archeological sites within Organ Pipe alone .
Crews are reported to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which Mr Grijalva said the O'odham people see `` as the embodiment of their ancestors '' .
`` So to see them turned into mulch - it 's deeply upsetting . ''
The Trump administration has been able to build sections of the US-Mexico border wall on public land due to the 2005 REAL ID Act , which gives the federal government the right to waive laws that conflict with US national security policy .
In their bid to build the wall , the White House has waived dozens of laws - including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endangered species , and the environment .
Mr Grijalva said he will work towards repealing the 2005 act and will convene a congressional hearing in the coming weeks in an effort to do so .
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bbc--2020-02-10--Oscars 2020: Number of TV viewers falls to all-time low

The US live TV audience for the Oscars fell to an all-time low on Sunday .
Roughly 23.6 million viewers tuned into the awards ceremony , according to the US broadcaster ABC , citing Neilsen .
The ratings fell sharply from last year when 29.5 million people watched , amid an industry-wide decline in linear TV viewing .
South Korea 's Parasite made history , becoming the first non-English language film to win best picture since the awards began 92 years ago .
Renee Zellweger won best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy .
Joaquin Phoenix was named best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slump , the Oscars , which had no host for the second year running , remains the most-watched awards show .
In 2019 the ceremony managed to buck a four-year trend in declining viewers and increased its audience by 11 % to 26.5 million .
Musicians Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed a much-celebrated duet , while Queen opened the show .
It was the first year the ceremony went without a host , which some had pointed to as a reason for its increased popularity .
But the new record low indicates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that success in 2020 .
Singer and actress Janelle Monae opened the three-and-half hour show , followed by performances by musicians Elton John and Billie Eilish .
The awards were presented by celebrity duos , including Timothee Chalamet and Natalie Portman , and Steve Martin and Chris Rock .
South Korean viewers celebrated when Parasite director Bong Joon-ho spoke partly in South Korean during his acceptance speech .
Other awards ceremonies , including the Emmy Awards , Golden Globes , and Grammys , also lost viewers this year .
The number of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fell by 32 % .
• Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - 2 • The winners and nominees in full • Reaction to the ceremony and the winners Parasite won four awards in total , while Sir Sam Mendes 's 1917 took three .
The World War One epic had been the favourite to win best picture , but its awards all came in the technical categories .
Brad Pitt won the first Oscar of his career for best supporting actor in his role in Quentin Tarantino 's Once Upon A Time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zellwegger paid tribute to Judy Garland , who was nominated for two Oscars but never won .
Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix used his acceptance speech to cover topics from animal rights , to the environment and racism .

It was the first year the ceremony went without a host, which some had pointed to as a reason for its increased popularity.


bbc--2020-02-10--What are coronavirus super-spreaders?

What are coronavirus super-spreaders?

Super-spreading , where individual patients pass on an infection to large numbers of people , is a feature of nearly every outbreak .
It is not their fault but can have a significant impact on how diseases spread .
There are reports of super-spreading during the new coronavirus outbreak , which has centred on Wuhan , in China .
A British man who had been in Singapore has been linked to four cases in the UK , five in France and possibly one in Majorca .
Four more people diagnosed in UK How worried should we be ?
What it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit of a vague term , with no strict scientific definition .
But it is when a patient infects significantly more people than usual .
On average , each person infected with the new coronavirus is passing it on to between two and three other people .
But this is only an average ; some people will pass it on to nobody while others pass their infection on to far more .
How big can a super-spreading event be ?
Massive - and they can have a huge effect on an outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 82 people being infected from a single hospital patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome ( Mers ) , a coronavirus distantly related to the current virus And in the Ebola epidemic in West Africa , the vast majority of cases ( 61 % ) came from just a tiny handful of patients ( 3 % ) .
`` There were more than 100 new chains of transmission from just one funeral in June 2014 , '' Dr Nathalie MacDermott , from King 's College London , says .
Why do some people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with far more people - either because of their job or where they live - and that means they can spread more of the disease , whether or not they themselves have symptoms .
`` Kids are good at that - that 's why closing schools can be a good measure , '' Dr John Edmunds , from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , says .
`` Commercial sex workers were very important in spreading HIV , '' Prof Mark Woolhouse , from the University of Edinburgh , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who release unusually large amounts of virus ( or other bug ) from their bodies , so anybody coming into contact with them is more likely to become infected .
Hospitals treating severe acute respiratory syndrome ( Sars ) became a major centre of super-spreading because the sickest patients were also the most infectious and they came into contact with lots of healthcare workers .
How do they change an outbreak ?
`` It plays a big role at the beginning of any outbreak , when the virus is trying to get established @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New infections , including the coronavirus , come from animals .
When it makes the jump into the first patient , the disease might fizzle out before it can cause a large outbreak .
But if it can quickly find its way into a super-spreader , then it gives the outbreak a boost .
The same rules apply when cases are imported into other countries .
`` If you have several super-spreaders in close proximity , you 're going to struggle to contain your outbreak , '' Dr MacDermott says .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is super-spreading ?
Super-spreading of the new coronavirus would not be a surprise and will not significantly change how the disease is managed .
At the moment , we are completely reliant on identifying cases and anyone they have come into contact with quickly .
`` It makes that even more important - you ca n't afford too many mistakes , you ca n't afford to miss the super-spreader , '' Prof Woolhouse says .
Is it the super-spreader 's fault ?
Historically , there has been a tendency to demonise the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Irish cook Mary Mallon ( 1869-1938 ) , unknowingly passed on typhoid fever when she had no symptoms and ended up spending decades in exile and forced quarantine .
But in reality , it 's not the patient 's fault .
`` We need to be careful of the language we use , '' Dr MacDermott says .
`` They have n't done anything wrong , this is an infection picked up through no fault of their own .
`` They 're probably afraid and need love and attention . ''

Coronavirus super-spreaders: Why are they important? Published 10 February 2020
Image source, Getty Images
Super-spreading, where individual patients pass on an infection to large numbers of people, is a feature of nearly every outbreak.
It is not their fault but can have a significant impact on how diseases spread.
There are reports of super-spreading during the new coronavirus outbreak, which has centred on Wuhan, in China.
Briton Steve Walsh, who had been in Singapore, has been linked to four cases in the UK, five in France and possibly one in Majorca.
What is a super-spreader?
It is a bit of a vague term, with no strict scientific definition.
But it is when a patient infects significantly more people than usual.
On average, each person infected with the new coronavirus is passing it on to between two and three other people.
But this is only an average; some people will pass it on to nobody while others pass their infection on to far more.
How big can a super-spreading event be?
Massive - and they can have a huge effect on an outbreak.
Image source, EPA Image caption, Most Ebola cases came from a small number of patients
In 2015, a super-spreading event led to 82 people being infected from a single hospital patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers), a coronavirus distantly related to the current virus
And in the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the vast majority of cases (61%) came from just a tiny handful of patients (3%).
"There were more than 100 new chains of transmission from just one funeral in June 2014," Dr Nathalie MacDermott, from King's College London, says.
Why do some people spread more?
Some just come into contact with far more people - either because of their job or where they live - and that means they can spread more of the disease, whether or not they themselves have symptoms.
"Kids are good at that - that's why closing schools can be a good measure," Dr John Edmunds, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says.
"Commercial sex workers were very important in spreading HIV," Prof Mark Woolhouse, from the University of Edinburgh, says .
Others are "super-shedders", who release unusually large amounts of virus (or other bug) from their bodies, so anybody coming into contact with them is more likely to become infected.
Hospitals treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) became a major centre of super-spreading because the sickest patients were also the most infectious and they came into contact with lots of healthcare workers.
How do they change an outbreak?
"It plays a big role at the beginning of any outbreak, when the virus is trying to get established," Dr Edmunds told BBC News.
New infections, including the coronavirus, come from animals.
When it makes the jump into the first patient, the disease might fizzle out before it can cause a large outbreak.
But if it can quickly find its way into a super-spreader, then it gives the outbreak a boost. The same rules apply when cases are imported into other countries.
"If you have several super-spreaders in close proximity, you're going to struggle to contain your outbreak," Dr MacDermott says.
What will it take to stop coronavirus if there is super-spreading?
Super-spreading of the new coronavirus would not be a surprise and will not significantly change how the disease is managed.
At the moment, we are completely reliant on identifying cases and anyone they have come into contact with quickly.
"It makes that even more important - you can't afford too many mistakes, you can't afford to miss the super-spreader," Prof Woolhouse says.
Is it the super-spreader's fault?
Historically, there has been a tendency to demonise the super-spreader.
Image caption, Mary Mallon was blamed for super-spreading typhoid
"Typhoid Mary", Irish cook Mary Mallon (1869-1938), unknowingly passed on typhoid fever when she had no symptoms and ended up spending decades in exile and forced quarantine.
But in reality, it's not the patient's fault.
"We need to be careful of the language we use," Dr MacDermott says.
"They haven't done anything wrong, this is an infection picked up through no fault of their own.


bbc--2020-02-10--World's largest firework set off in Colorado, USA

The Guinness World Records entry for largest aerial firework has been broken in Colorado United States .
The previous record @ @ @ @ @ United Arab Emirates in 2018 with a firework of 1,087.26 kg ( 2,397 lb ) @

The Guinness World Records entry for largest aerial firework has been broken in Colorado United States.
The successful attempt weighed 2,800lbs (1,270kg) and measured 62in (1.57m).
The previous record was set off in the United Arab Emirates in 2018 with a firework of 1,087.26 kg (2,397 lb).


bbc--2020-02-10--Black News Channel looks to shake up US cable TV

The first US national news channel to cater to African-American viewers has launched in Florida .
The Black News Channel ( BNC ) will cover news `` culturally specific to the African American community '' , said the new cable news network .
The BNC said it planned to target the `` image gap '' in negative black stereotypes depicted in the media .
Network executives said BNC - which hopes to reach 100 million viewers - would not be politically partisan .
The 24/7 channel - which went to air on Monday - plans to offer original programming `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of colour '' , its website says .
The BNC will be run by JC Watts , a black former Republican congressman for Oklahoma and former professional football player , and Bob Brillante , a white TV executive .
Mr Watts has said the network would not be ideologically driven .
John Marks , the former Democratic mayor of Tallahassee , where the network is based , will also be part of the management team .
The top investor in the project is Shahid Khan , the billionaire owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ English Football League .
`` We 're not looking to be Republican or Democrat , '' Mr Watts told the Associated Press in October .
`` Obviously , there will be current affairs , but we are culturally specific to the African American community .
`` MSNBC , Fox News , CNN , they may have African American faces on their news shows , but they are not necessarily covering the community from a cultural perspective . ''
African-American media has historically played an important role in the struggle for US civil rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US news media landscape at a time of consolidation , declining ad revenue and the growth of social platforms , it faces challenges .
Printing presses stopped rolling last summer at the 115-year-old Chicago Defender newspaper , which once featured famed 19th Century abolitionist Frederick Douglass .
That closure came in the same month that Ebony magazine , founded in 1972 , folded amid bankruptcy struggles .

The 24/7 channel - which went to air on Monday - plans to offer original programming "created by people of colour for people of colour", its website says.


bbc--2020-02-10--Bill Gates 'not buying our hydrogen yacht'

Billionaire Bill Gates has not commissioned a hydrogen-powered superyacht from designer Sinot , the firm has told the BBC .
It has been widely reported that Mr Gates ordered a £500m ( $ 644m ) luxury vessel , based on the concept which was displayed in Monaco in 2019 .
Sinot said it had `` no business relationship '' with Bill Gates .
It added that that the concept yacht , called Aqua , was `` not linked '' to either him or any of his representatives .
`` Aqua is a concept under development and has not been sold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
She added that it was shown `` in Monaco [ and ] meant to build a better future , and inspire clients and the industry . ''
Bill Gates has been contacted by the BBC for comment .
The finished concept vessel would be 112 metres long , according to publicity material released by Sinot - although only a two-metre model has been built so far .
It would be capable of a top speed of 17 knots , and have a range of 3,750 nautical miles ( 6,945 kilometres ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydrogen fuel - a relatively green alternative , compared with those that produce greenhouse gases .

It added that that the concept yacht, called Aqua, was "not linked" to either him or any of his representatives.


bbc--2020-02-10--Coronavirus: China's Xi visits hospital in rare appearance amid health crisis

China 's President Xi Jinping has visited health staff in Beijing treating patients infected with the new coronavirus , in a rare public appearance amid the outbreak .
Wearing a face mask , Mr Xi also visited a community health centre , where he had his temperature checked .
More than 900 people have been killed by the virus , the gravest public health crisis in China since Sars in 2002-3 .
During his visit , Mr Xi urged `` more decisive measures '' to combat the virus .
The Chinese leader has kept a low profile over weeks as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet to visit Wuhan , where the virus first emerged .
The death last week of a doctor in the city who tried to warn colleagues about the virus , but was targeted by authorities , sparked an outpouring of grief and anger on social media , much of it directed against Mr Xi 's government .
`` We want freedom of speech '' was among the hashtags that trended but were quickly censored .
• Coronavirus super-spreaders : Why are they important ?
• How worried should we be ?
• Four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leadership had already faced accusations of downplaying the severity of the virus - and initially trying to keep it secret .
The government has admitted some `` shortcomings and deficiencies '' in its response but the World Health Organization ( WHO ) has praised its efforts to control the virus , including quarantines on a massive scale .
On Monday a WHO expert team arrived in China to investigate the outbreak following nearly two weeks of negotiations with Beijing .
The organisation now says the fatality rate for the virus appears to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do ?
The Chinese leader on Monday visited Ditan hospital in Beijing , where coronavirus patients are being treated .
He also took part in a video chat with medical workers in Wuhan .
Images carried by state media showed Mr Xi wearing a mask and having his temperature checked .
He was also pictured chatting to people clutching grocery bags and wearing masks outside a community centre , joking that they should probably not shake hands at this `` special time '' .
`` We must have confidence that we will eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he was quoted as telling hospital workers .
The virus has tested China 's ruling Communist Party - which Mr Xi leads - and its authoritarian political system , where local officials are often afraid to speak out about problems for fear of upsetting their party superiors .
Mr Xi has himself called the outbreak `` a major test of China 's system and capacity for governance '' .
His appearances at the hospital , as well as a centre for disease control and the community centre on Monday are being seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the centre of the government response .
Officially , Premier Li Keqiang is leading the working group handling the virus .
Mr Li has visited Wuhan .
What are the symptoms of coronavirus and what can help stop its spread ?
The main signs of infection are fever ( high temperature ) and a cough as well as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties .
Frequent hand washing with soap or gel , avoiding close contact with people who are ill and not touching your eyes , nose and mouth with unwashed hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection .
Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue , binning it and washing your hands can minimise the risk of spreading disease .
On Monday , Chinese workers were meant to return to work after the Lunar New Year break , which was extended from 31 January to curb the spread of the virus .
But many offices remained closed and it 's believed that large numbers of people are working from home .
Hubei , the province of 60 million people that is home to Wuhan , remains under lockdown .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus rose by 97 on Sunday , the highest number of casualties in a day .
The total number of deaths in China is now 908 - but the number of newly-infected people per day has stabilised .
Over the weekend the death toll overtook that of the Sars ( severe acute respiratory syndrome ) epidemic , which also originated in China and killed 774 people worldwide .
Across China , 40,171 people are infected while 187,518 are under medical observation .
The virus has spread to at least 25 countries and territories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside China .
However all but two deaths have been inside mainland China .
Sixty more people have , meanwhile , tested positive on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan - meaning 130 out of 3,700 passengers have caught the virus .
The Diamond Princess ship is under a two-week quarantine off Yokohama , after a passenger - who earlier disembarked in Hong Kong - tested positive .
The infected passengers are being taken off the ship and treated in nearby hospitals .
The new cases mean around a third of all coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diamond Princess .
In the UK , the number of people infected doubled to eight after four more people tested positive for the virus on Monday .
The Department of Health has described the coronavirus as a `` serious and imminent threat '' to public health , authorising new powers in England to keep people in quarantine .
One of the eight people inflected in the UK is a British man who caught the virus at a conference in Singapore and travelled to a ski resort in France .
He has been linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The WHO chief has expressed serious concern about such cases of the virus transmitting between people who had not been in China .
`` It could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire , '' Tedros Ghebreyesus said .
`` We call on all countries to use the window of opportunity we have to prevent a bigger fire . ''
Meanwhile , in Hong Kong , authorities have evacuated people from a residential building where two people confirmed infected lived on different floors .
The government says it is investigating suspected `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be placed in quarantine .
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One of the eight people inflected in the UK is a British man who caught the virus at a conference in Singapore and travelled to a ski resort in France. He has been linked to five of the other cases.


bbc--2020-02-10--Nigeria militants burn to death motorists as they sleep in their cars

Suspected militant Islamists have killed at least 30 people and abducted women and children in a raid in north-eastern Nigeria , officials say .
Most of the victims were travellers who were burnt to death while sleeping in their vehicles during an overnight stop , officials added The attack took place in Auno town on a major highway in Borno State .
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram and its offshoots have waged a brutal insurgency in Nigeria since 2009 .
About 35,000 people have been killed , more than two million have been left homeless and hundreds have been abducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has repeatedly said that the militants have been defeated , but attacks continue .
• BBC Africa Live : Updates on this and other stories • 'How I almost became a suicide bomber' Borno State governor Babagana Zulum looked visibly shaken when he saw the charred bodies during a visit to Auno following Sunday night 's attack , Nigeria 's privately owned This Day news site reports .
The militants came in trucks mounted with heavy weapons , before killing , burning , and looting , state government spokesman Ahmad Abdurrahman Bundi was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The assailants `` killed not less than 30 people who are mostly motorists and destroyed 18 vehicles , '' the governor 's office said in a statement .
It also confirmed the abduction of women and children , but did not give a number .
Residents said most of the victims were travelling to the state capital , Maiduguri , but were forced to sleep in Auno , about 25km ( 16 miles ) away , because the military had shut the road leading into the city .
The military has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headquarters of Boko Haram , but government forces eventually drove the group out of the city .
It is unclear whether the assault was carried out by Boko Haram or a breakaway faction linked to the Islamic State ( IS ) group .
The attack in Auno is a reminder of the threat posed by militants , and the vulnerability of communities .
When President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015 , he pledged to defeat the insurgents .
Although his troops have made significant progress in weakening the militants , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and civilian targets threatens the initial gains .
Many Nigerians have therefore been calling for an overhaul of the security forces and the replacement of military chiefs .
They hope that new generals at the helm of the security forces will reinvigorate the fight against the militants and make sure that the decade-long insurgency does not get any worse .

Residents said most of the victims were travelling to the state capital, Maiduguri, but were forced to sleep in Auno, about 25km (16 miles) away, because the military had shut the road leading into the city.