bbc--2020-10-05--Dr Sean Conley: Who is Donald Trump's physician?

On Saturday morning , Donald Trump 's personal physician exited the Walter Reed Medical Center with a phalanx of doctors to update the world on the president 's condition .
`` At this time , the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made , '' Dr Sean Conley said .
Just minutes later , the president 's chief of staff , Mark Meadows , gave a widely different account : the president 's vital signs over the past 24 hours had been `` very concerning '' , he told reporters , adding that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Navy officer was also forced to clarify the timeline of his only patient 's coronavirus case , shortly after giving his statement to the press .
While initially saying it had been `` 72 hours '' since Mr Trump 's diagnosis - which would have meant the president had tested positive on Wednesday , 36 hours before he announced his infection - Dr Conley said he had meant to say `` day three '' instead .
• What if Trump became too ill to be president ?
• Follow the latest updates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr Conley revealed that the president had been put on supplementary oxygen too , after previously denying it to reporters .
The seemingly contradictory messages have raised concerns about the White House 's transparency over the president 's health at a crucial time for the country .
The 40-year-old has served as Physician to the President since March 2018 .
Like most medical staff at the White House , Dr Conley is a military officer , meaning President Trump is ultimately his commander-in-chief .
The tradition of hiring doctors from the military has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ War .
This is partly because few civilian doctors can leave their practices for several years at short notice .
Dr Connie Mariano , a former presidential physician , told the New York Times that military doctors were also well-suited for the job because they were first responders , and `` White House medicine [ is ] like practicing battlefield medicine '' .
Dr Conley , from Doylestown , Pennsylvania , graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2002 before studying osteopathic medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2006 .
The professional doctoral degree is different from a Doctor of Medicine degree .
Osteopathic medicine takes a more holistic approach to treatment with a focus on lifestyle and environmental factors .
But unlike in the UK , in the US the training for osteopathic doctors is largely similar to that of conventionally trained medical doctors .
They must meet the same requirements to practise medicine , and are legally licensed to do so in all 50 US states .
They are also free to prescribe drugs .
After further courses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Virginia , in 2014 Dr Conley served as the chief of trauma with a Nato medical unit in Afghanistan .
He received a Romanian Emblem of Honour for saving a Romanian soldier injured by an improvised explosive device .
The US Navy officer was later assigned to the White House Medical Unit .
He became Mr Trump 's acting personal doctor in March 2018 when the president nominated his then-physician , Dr Ronny Jackson , to head the US Department of Veteran Affairs .
Dr Jackson later withdrew from the nomination after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a document released by Democrats .
Dr Conley officially took the role of Mr Trump 's personal doctor in May 2018 .
What has Conley said about Trump 's health in the past ?
In February 2019 he oversaw a team of 11 doctors during Mr Trump 's physical examination .
He announced the president was in `` very good health '' , adding : `` I anticipate he will remain so for the duration of his presidency , and beyond . ''
He released no further information about the four-hour examination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The health of the oldest man ever sworn in for a first term as president has drawn great attention .
When Mr Trump went to hospital for an unscheduled visit in November 2019 , Dr Conley released a memo calling it a `` routine , planned interim check-up '' .
There were rumours Mr Trump had experienced chest pain , an allegation his personal doctor dismissed .
Dr Conley told reporters on Saturday that the president had not been taking hydroxychloroquine as part of his Covid-19 treatment .
In May this year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ward off the coronavirus .
After this revelation Dr Conley came under the spotlight , saying that he had concluded `` the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks '' .
A vast global study concluded there was no evidence the drug could fight coronavirus .
The announcement raised eyebrows at the time .
It remains unclear whether the president 's doctor explicitly prescribed the medication .

But unlike in the UK, in the US the training for osteopathic doctors is largely similar to that of conventionally trained medical doctors. They must meet the same requirements to practise medicine, and are legally licensed to do so in all 50 US states. They are also free to prescribe drugs.


bbc--2020-10-06--Trump Covid: President leaves hospital to continue Covid-19 treatment

US President Donald Trump has left hospital , three days after being admitted with Covid-19 , vowing to be back on the campaign trail soon .
He flew for the short trip back to the White House on the presidential helicopter Marine One .
`` Feeling really good ! ''
Mr Trump tweeted earlier .
`` Do n't be afraid of Covid .
Do n't let it dominate your life . ''
More than 7.4 million cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the US .
The virus has killed nearly 210,000 Americans .
Questions remain over the seriousness of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conflicting statements .
The true scale of the outbreak at the White House remains unclear .
Wearing a navy business suit , tie and mask , Mr Trump walked out of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Washington DC suburbs on Monday evening pumping his fist .
`` Thank you very much everybody , '' he said , ignoring questions from the media , including one reporter who asked : `` Are you a super spreader , Mr President ? ''
Following the short helicopter ride , Mr Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .
He removed his protective face mask , before giving a thumbs-up and a military-style salute .
A couple of hours later , he tweeted a campaign-style clip of his return set to stirring music .
Shortly before leaving hospital , the president tweeted : `` Will be back on the Campaign Trail soon !
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The Fake News only shows the Fake Polls . ''
Mr Trump 's diagnosis has upended his campaign for a second term in office , less than a month before the Republican president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House election .
• Leaders with Covid : The US vs UK experience Telling Americans not to fear the disease in an earlier tweet on Monday , Mr Trump added : `` We have developed , under the Trump Administration , some really great drugs & knowledge .
I feel better than I did 20 years ago !
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Speaking to reporters on Monday , the president 's doctors avoided specifics of his care , but said he was doing well and would receive another dose of remdesivir before being discharged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more new cases have been reported among White House staff .
At least 12 people close to Mr Trump have now tested positive , as have several junior staff members .
Many of the people who have tested positive around President Trump attended a meeting at the White House on 26 September that is being scrutinised as a possible `` super-spreader event '' .
The White House has not revealed how many staff members have tested positive since Mr Trump 's own diagnosis .
The latest coronavirus case to emerge from that event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee for the US Supreme Court , is a Christian minister .
Before attending the White House Rose Garden gathering , Pastor Greg Laurie was also with US Vice-President Mike Pence at a prayer march in central Washington DC .
The Californian minister is said to be experiencing `` mild symptoms '' of Covid-19 , reports the BBC 's US partner CBS News .
What did Trump 's doctors say ?
Navy Cdr Sean Conley , the White House physician , said on Monday afternoon that Mr Trump `` may not entirely be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that the medical team agreed the president 's status and progress `` support his safe return home , where he 'll be surrounded by world-class medical care 24/7 '' .
He refused to answer questions about when Mr Trump last received a negative test or to go into the specifics of his treatment .
He would not offer details regarding the president 's scans to check for pneumonia , citing patient protection laws .
Dr Conley did confirm Mr Trump is still on the steroid dexamethasone and has received three doses of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discharge and a fifth at the White House .
• All the medication Trump is taking , explained When asked about whether Mr Trump was safe to travel for campaign events , Dr Conley said : `` We 'll see . ''
He also affirmed that he was concerned about his own exposure to the virus while aboard Air Force One .
But Mr Trump 's medical team repeatedly emphasised how well the president was doing , in Monday 's briefing .
`` We remain cautiously optimistic , '' Dr Conley said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early on .
`` If we can get through to [ next ] Monday with him remaining the same or improving , better yet , then we will all take that final deep sigh of relief . ''
Of course , in this case , home is a secure government compound with top-notch medical facilities .
Still , the decision that the president could return to the White House was hailed by him and his medical team as an important indication of his improving condition .
`` He 's back , '' White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday afternoon briefing .
Dr Conley and his fellow physicians shared positive details about the president 's condition - a lack of fever , good blood-oxygen levels and `` no respiratory complaints '' .
But he once again refused to disclose when the president last tested negative for the coronavirus - information that would help determine if Mr Trump exposed anyone else to the virus .
And when pressed for more details on the president 's condition , such as evidence of longer-term damage to the his lungs , Dr Conley cited patient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States , however , and Americans may demand more details about his long-term health and prognosis , particularly as they head to the polls in a month to decide whether to give him another four-year term in office .
Who else around the president has tested positive ?
Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany became the latest high-profile figure close to the president to confirm a positive test earlier on Monday .
US media said two other aides to the press secretary had had positive results .
Ms McEnany was seen speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday but said no members of the press had been listed as close contacts by the White House medical unit .
First Lady Melania Trump , senior aides and three Republican senators have also tested positive .
Mrs Trump , who is 50 , has been isolating at the White House , reportedly with mild symptoms .
In a tweet she said : `` I am feeling good [ and ] will continue to rest at home '' .

The World Health Organization says it is too early to know if people who have recovered from Covid-19 are protected from a second infection, and if so, how long this protection might last. The president's own medical team does not consider him to be fully recovered yet.


bbc--2020-10-05--Covid-19 updates: One in 10 worldwide may have had virus, WHO says

One in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19 , the World Health Organization said , at a special meeting of WHO leaders .
A top official said the estimate meant `` the vast majority of the world remains at risk '' .
Just over 35m people have been confirmed as being infected with coronavirus - the WHO 's estimate puts the true figure at closer to 800m .
Experts have long said the real number of cases would exceed those confirmed .
The WHO is meeting at its headquarters in Geneva , Switzerland , to discuss the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months on , the crisis shows no sign of ending .
Several countries are seeing second waves after easing restrictions and in some cases numbers are even higher .
• US President Donald Trump spent the weekend in hospital after testing positive for the virus .
Doctors treating him suggested he could be released on Monday .
The US has seen more cases and deaths than anywhere else in the world • Bars are being shut in the French capital Paris from Tuesday to try to combat a surge in cases of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatalities from the disease and 3,902 new cases , both records in the country 's outbreak .
Over the weekend the authorities ordered the closure of schools , universities , libraries , mosques and other public institutions in the capital and its surrounding area • The Spanish capital Madrid is under another lockdown , with residents banned from non-essential travel • Singapore 's Changi Airport , regularly voted the world 's best , warned of a `` daunting '' future for air travel with flights at the lowest level in history The estimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population has contracted the virus came from Mike Ryan , the executive director of the WHO 's Health Emergencies Programme .
`` This varies depending on country , it varies from urban to rural , it varies between different groups , '' he said .
`` But what it does mean is that the vast majority of the world remains at risk .
We know the pandemic will continue to evolve but we also know we have the tools that work to suppress transmission and save lives right now and they are at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and firm leadership from countries , WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been marked differences in the number of cases around the world .
`` Although all countries have been affected by this virus , we must remember that this is an uneven pandemic .
Ten countries account for 70 % of all reported cases and deaths and just three countries account for half , '' he said .
More than one million people have died from the virus , according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen the most infections .
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"But what it does mean is that the vast majority of the world remains at risk. We know the pandemic will continue to evolve but we also know we have the tools that work to suppress transmission and save lives right now and they are at our disposal."


bbc--2020-10-05--Ervin Staub: A Holocaust survivor’s mission to train ‘heroic bystanders’

A training programme designed to discourage police misconduct is being adopted across the US after months of protests over the use of excessive force .
The Holocaust survivor behind the training believes that , after initial success in one city , it can change police culture nationwide .
As World War Two reached its crescendo , the actions of two people left an indelible mark on Dr Ervin Staub 's life .
Born in Hungary to a Jewish family , he was a six-year-old child when Nazi German forces occupied Hungary in 1944 .
At the behest of the Nazis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were rounded up and deported to extermination camps .
Two decisive interventions ensured Dr Staub and his family did not meet the same fate .
A woman named Maria Gogan hid him and his one-year-old sister with a Christian family .
`` She looked after us kids , '' Dr Staub told the BBC .
`` I was walking with her and my sister in Budapest when the German tanks rolled in . ''
For a while , Dr Staub and his sister posed as Ms Gogan 's relatives from the countryside .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ obtained protective identity papers for his family from Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg , they moved into a safe house nearby .
To Dr Staub , Ms Gogan was a second mother .
She continued to live with the family at the safe house , risking her life to bring them food and pass another letter of protection to Dr Staub 's father through the barbed wire of a forced-labour camp .
One time , as Ms Gogan returned home , she was held up at knifepoint by Hungarian Nazis .
They threatened to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A man who knew her came in and said , 'let her go , she 's a good person ' .
So they let her go , '' Dr Staub said .
Thanks to these acts of kindness , Dr Staub and his family lived to see the end of Nazi tyranny in Hungary .
After enduring the war , and a decade of communism in Hungary , Dr Staub fled via Vienna to the US , where he studied the psychology of violence , genocide and morality .
He did a PhD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taught at Harvard University , before applying his theories on harm prevention to experiments and field research .
For a project in Rwanda , for example , he tried to promote reconciliation after the country 's genocide of 1994 .
Fittingly enough , his most recent book was titled `` The Roots of Goodness and Resistance to Evil '' .
Nowadays , it 's not genocide that worries Dr Staub .
It 's the excessive use of force by police officers in the US .
To quell this violence , Dr Staub had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the role of active bystanders like Ms Gogan and the diplomat who saved his life .
`` These people were heroic active bystanders who put themselves into great danger , '' Dr Staub said .
`` They had a huge influence on my motivation to study what leads people to help others . ''
At 82 , Dr Staub is enjoying a renaissance of his school of thought .
His active-bystander concept has started to gain traction in 2020 , a year of reckoning for police forces in the US .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who died in custody in Minneapolis , Minnesota in May , reignited a long-running debate about racial injustice and policing in the US .
Widespread calls for police reform have sprung from the killing of Mr Floyd , and that of other black Americans .
At more than 30 police departments across the US , a training programme based on Dr Staub 's ideas has been included in that push for reform .
More on policing and protests in the US : • ANALYSIS : Why US protests are so powerful this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are African Americans treated ?
Dr Staub has long stepped back from teaching at the University of Massachusetts , where he founded a PhD course on the psychology of violence .
He was thinking about retiring for good this year , but demand for this training has thrust him back into the fray of the police-reform movement in the middle of a pandemic .
With a youthful inquisitiveness that belies his age , Dr Staub has acquainted himself with the trappings of 2020 , from video conferences on Zoom to the demands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed yet for Dr Staub , the principles of ethical policing training finally appear to be coming of age .
`` Some people want to defund police departments , '' Dr Staub said .
`` We do need police , but we also need a transformation in police departments . ''
The training , called Ethical Policing Is Courageous ( EPIC ) , encourages officers to intervene if they see misconduct within their ranks .
It was first introduced by the police force in the Louisiana city of New Orleans in 2014 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not of the perpetrator , but of bystanders .
Every officer is reminded of their duty to act if they see bad behaviour , repudiating the so-called blue wall of silence .
This ethos upends the way officers traditionally think about loyalty to their partners .
`` Loyalty is n't saying , 'well , you 've done something wrong , I 'm going to protect you ' , '' Lisa Kurtz , an innovation manager at the New Orleans Police Department ( NOPD ) , told the BBC .
`` Loyalty is me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something wrong , and I 'm going to stop you ' . ''
Ernest Luster , a veteran NOPD officer , said the training has completely changed the dynamic of policing in the city .
`` There was always this perception with police of us versus them , of them against us , '' says Mr Luster , a sergeant with more than 20 years ' experience .
`` Now we 're working together to make the community safe . ''
Mr Luster usually starts his shift with a team briefing .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from criminals and each other .
On the beat , officers can wear EPIC pins on their lapels to signal they consent to intervention .
Ultimately , the sergeant wants the public to see officers as heroes , not villains .
To that end , he likens an active bystander to Superman , `` one of my biggest heroes of all time '' .
Knowing how , and when , to step in is a lesson that every member of the force is taught in EPIC training .
And no one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exempt from that lesson .
`` You can have 50 years on the job , but you 're still a human being , '' he said .
`` You 're still vulnerable to certain people pushing a button . ''
Even Mr Luster , an EPIC trainer , can recall an incident when he struggled to keep his emotions in check .
He almost hit a handcuffed man who had resisted arrest for trespassing .
`` At that moment , a rookie cop walks over to me .
He puts his hands on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about EPIC .
Just like that .
And I walked away .
Now , had he not done that , I could have lost my job for excessive force . ''
Mr Luster 's testimony certainly chimes with recent data on police conduct in New Orleans .
The EPIC programme , alongside other reforms , appear to have yielded results .
A 2019 report by an independent police monitor noted a sharp drop in `` critical incidents '' involving the use of force by officers in New Orleans .
These incidents fell from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 .
That year , the NOPD did not shoot at , critically injure or kill any civilians , the report said .
Satisfaction with police has increased , too .
A 2019 survey found that 54 % of New Orleans residents were satisfied with the NOPD 's overall performance , a rise of 21 % since 2009 .
These improved results signal just how far the NOPD has come since the dark days of the 2000s .
Back then , the force was engulfed by scandal .
Criminality and misconduct were rife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major federal felony that we have in law , except for possibly treason , we 've had a New Orleans police officer who has been arrested , convicted , prosecuted and sued for those acts , '' Mary Howell , a New Orleans-based civil rights lawyer , told the BBC .
Ms Howell has devoted much of her 40-year career to pursuing justice for the victims of these acts .
One of the most troubling incidents , she recalled , happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 .
That year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city 's Danziger Bridge , killing two .
All of the victims were African Americans .
None were armed , nor had they committed any crimes .
Five officers ultimately pleaded guilty to charges related to the shootings , and an attempt to cover them up .
Ms Howell said she was dismayed by this and other similar incidents , which happened time and again in New Orleans .
The violence , she said , came in cycles .
`` You see the same patterns with domestic violence , '' Ms Howell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrible incident , and then there would be the candy , and the flowers , and ' I am so sorry ' .
Then it would happen again . ''
At its nadir in 2012 , the NOPD was brought under federal supervision .
Known as a consent decree , the supervision order required the force to undertake sweeping reforms .
The use of force , stops , searches , seizures and arrests ; everything was revised to rebuild trust and improve public safety .
A new training regime was a key component @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where Ms Howell and Dr Staub came in .
Ms Howell first stumbled across Dr Staub 's work in the 1990s .
The lawyer read a New York Times article in which Dr Staub talked about a training programme he had designed for police forces in California .
The training programme was commissioned after the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers in 1991 .
Dr Staub said he saw `` no sign of this training '' , despite assurances it would be implemented .
Nevertheless , Ms Howell was convinced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For his theories on harm prevention , Dr Staub was seen as a cult figure in police-reform circles .
Years later , sensing an opportunity to spur change in New Orleans , Ms Howell revisited Dr Staub 's concept of ethical policing .
Maybe this could work in the city , she thought .
At Ms Howell 's suggestion , the NOPD developed a peer-intervention training programme .
EPIC was the outcome .
When the consent decree came into effect in New Orleans , Jonathan Aronie was one of the lawyers appointed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by EPIC , mainly because it was aimed at all officers , not just a `` small number of wrongdoers '' .
`` This was a programme for the high percentage of people in the world , and in the police department , that want to do the right thing , '' Mr Aronie said .
`` They would want to prevent harm , if they only had a skill to do it . ''
A new national initiative , launched after Mr Floyd 's death , seeks to give officers that skill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ABLE ) project will offer support to police departments across the country in developing their own peer-intervention training programmes .
Built on the principles of EPIC , ABLE training , technical assistance and research will be provided , free of charge .
An initial $ 400,000 ( £307,000 ) has been raised to fund the project , led by Georgetown University and law firm Sheppard Mullin .
With demand for police reform growing , ABLE organisers are hoping more funding will follow .
`` After the George Floyd killing we probably received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training , '' said Mr Aronie , chair of ABLE 's board of advisers .
By October , 34 police departments in Boston , Denver , Philadelphia and other cities will have undertaken a `` training of trainers '' for the ABLE programme .
To qualify for the training , each agency had to commit to ABLE 's standards and submit letters of support from prominent community organisations .
On its own , this training does not represent a panacea for police misbehaviour , Mr Aronie said .
It needs to be part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that goes beyond `` pimping the programme for publicity '' , he said .
Still , Dr Staub 's ideas are becoming the foundation of that transformation .
EPIC `` could have changed the whole dynamic '' of Mr Floyd 's fatal arrest , Dr Staub said .
Had they received the training , the three officers who watched on `` would have felt empowered '' to intervene .
They , just like Ms Gogan and the diplomat who took risks for Dr Staub , could have stepped in to challenge the actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of three .
`` Individuals can make a huge difference , '' Dr Staub said .
`` They have great power , and when they join together , they have substantial power . ''
BBC World Service radio talked to Dr Staub about his role in transforming policing in the US for its latest episode of People Fixing the World .
You can listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds from 6 October .

One of the most troubling incidents, she recalled, happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. That year, New Orleans officers shot six people on the city's Danziger Bridge, killing two. All of the victims were African Americans. None were armed, nor had they committed any crimes. Eleven officers ultimately pleaded guilty to charges related to the shootings, and an attempt to cover them up.


bbc--2020-10-05--Flawless 102-carat diamond a 'bargain' at $16m

A rare 102-carat white diamond has sold at auction for $ 15.7m ( £12.1m ) in what experts say is a `` bargain '' .
The gemstone went to an unnamed telephone bidder .
The auction was held online by Sotheby 's in Hong Kong due to the pandemic .
The diamond was taken from a 271-carat stone which was discovered at a Canadian mine in 2018 .
Only seven other diamonds larger than 100 carats and of the same quality have gone under the hammer .
The stone did not have a reserve price - a minimum price that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an item .
It is the first time in history that a diamond has sold at auction this way .
Sotheby 's described the diamond as `` flawless '' and said it was `` difficult to overstate its rarity and beauty '' .
Tobias Kormind , managing director of online jeweller 77 Diamonds , said the buyer had `` bagged a bargain '' .
He said that by not having a reserve price , the seller had made a `` brave decision that has come back to bite them '' .
In 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fetched $ 33.7m at a Christie 's event in Geneva .
The diamond , taken from a 404-carat stone in Angola , is said to be the largest diamond ever presented at auction .
The buyer 's identity was not revealed .
The same year , a rare pink diamond weighing just under 19 carats fetched 50.3m Swiss francs ( £42.3m ) at auction , a record price per carat .
The price of around $ 2.6m per carat marked a world record for a pink diamond , according to the Europe head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - among the world 's major diamond producers - is no stranger to big gems , even though large-scale mining for the stones only began there in the 1990s .
Two years ago , the Dominion Diamond Mines company announced the discovery of a 552-carat yellow gemstone , a North American record , at its site in the Northwest Territories , 135 miles ( 215km ) south of the Arctic Circle .
The previous record-holding diamond was found at the same mine in 2015 .
That stone - the Foxfire , a two-billion-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world , including for a few weeks at Kensington Palace in London .
Canadian diamonds , often found in the remote northern reaches of the country , have a reputation for being conflict-free and more sustainably sourced than stones from some other nations .
That reputation is promoted and protected by the industry and local governments , though environmental campaigners argue the mines are damaging to the fragile northern ecosystem .

In 2017, a necklace featuring a 163-carat diamond fetched $33.7m at a Christie's event in Geneva. The diamond, taken from a 404-carat stone in Angola, is said to be the largest diamond ever presented at auction. The buyer's identity was not revealed.


bbc--2020-10-05--Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven copyright battle is finally over

The final possible legal challenge to Led Zeppelin 's ownership of Stairway To Heaven has been defeated .
The band were sued for copyright in 2014 over claims they had stolen the song 's opening riff from Taurus , by a US band called Spirit .
Led Zeppelin won the case in 2016 , but it was revived on appeal in 2018 .
A court of appeals upheld the original verdict earlier this year .
Now , the US Supreme Court has declined to hear the case , definitively ending it .
Stairway To Heaven regularly appears on lists of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the case has been one of the music industry 's most closely-watched disputes .
Millions of dollars were potentially at stake , with the song estimated to have earned $ 3.4m ( £2.6m ) in the five-year period that was at issue during the trial .
The copyright dispute was originally lodged by journalist Michael Skidmore in 2014 on behalf of the estate of Randy Wolfe , the late frontman of Spirit .
Lawyers for Wolfe 's estate argued that Led Zeppelin became familiar with Spirit 's song after the two bands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ club in Birmingham in 1970 , a year before Stairway to Heaven was released .
In the original trial , Spirit 's bassist Mark Andes testified that he met Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant at the show and played snooker with him afterwards .
Plant insisted he had no memory of the night , partially attributing his lack of memory to a bad car crash on his way home .
Both he and his wife suffered head injuries in the accident , he told the court , after the windscreen of his Jaguar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face .
Guitarist Jimmy Page testified he had been unaware of Spirit 's song until people started posting online comparisons in the early 2010s .
`` I knew I had never heard that before , '' he said .
`` It was totally alien to me . ''
The jury rejected Page and Plant 's argument that they would not have been familiar with Taurus , saying they had `` access '' to it .
However , they found evidence from musicologists more convincing .
Experts who testified said the descending musical pattern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common musical device for centuries .
One example cited was Chim Chim Cher-ee , from the 1964 Disney musical Mary Poppins .
The jury , which concluded the two songs were `` not intrinsically similar '' , were not allowed to listen to Taurus during the trial .
This and other alleged errors led to an appeal .
But in March , the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the original verdict , saying the errors did not warrant a new trial .
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bbc--2020-10-05--Proud Boys: Far-right group becomes LGBT trend online

Members of the LGBT community have been making # ProudBoys trend on social media by posting images of gay pride and pictures of themselves with loved ones .
The trend is part of efforts to drown out posts and content related to a far-right , anti-immigrant group of the same name .
Actors , artists and the Canadian armed forces are among those who have shared supportive pictures .
The Proud Boys group has denied being a homophobic organisation .
Since the beginning of last week , the term # ProudBoys has been tweeted more than 88,000 times .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The majority of them have been posted since 1 October .
That day , former Star Trek actor and LGBT rights activist George Takei suggested on Twitter that `` gay guys '' should use the hashtag to share pictures of themselves `` making out with each other or doing very gay things . ''
His tweet also referred to a similar campaign by Korean pop music ( K-pop ) fans , launched earlier this year .
In support of the Black Lives Matter movement , Twitter users flooded social media with pictures of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and # AllLivesMatter - tags which have been used online by people critical of the Black Lives Matter movement .
Other participants of the latest # ProudBoys trend have included Bobby Berk , a host of the Netflix show Queer Eye .
Canada 's armed forces have also shared a picture of two men kissing , which has been shared over 27,000 times .
Enrique Tarrio , chairman of the Proud Boys group , told US broadcaster CNN he is not sure what social media users are trying to achieve .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Tarrio .
`` This is n't something that 's offensive to us .
It 's not an insult .
We are n't homophobic .
We do n't care who people sleep with .
`` One of the messages they want to send with this is that they 're trying to drown out our supporters , they 're trying to silence us , '' he added .
`` When you 're trying to drown out other people 's thoughts , I do n't think there 's anything progressive about that . ''
Founded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McInnes , the Proud Boys is a far-right , anti-immigrant , all-male group .
While not exclusively white , they have became notorious for violent confrontations against left-wing rival groups .
Facebook , Instagram , Twitter and YouTube have all banned the Proud Boys from their platforms .
US President Donald Trump drew criticism last week after comments about the group during a presidential debate with Joe Biden .
When asked to condemn white supremacist and militia groups , Mr Trump instead called on the Proud Boys to `` stand back and stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , including Mr Tarrio , took his words as an endorsement .
But the president has since said that he condemns the Proud Boys and all white supremacists .

"One of the messages they want to send with this is that they're trying to drown out our supporters, they're trying to silence us," he added. "When you're trying to drown out other people's thoughts, I don't think there's anything progressive about that."


bbc--2020-10-05--'Long Covid': Why are some people not recovering?

For most people , Covid-19 is a brief and mild disease but some are left struggling with symptoms including lasting fatigue , persistent pain and breathlessness for months .
The condition known as `` long Covid '' is having a debilitating effect on people 's lives , and stories of being left exhausted after even a short walk are now common .
So far , the focus has been on saving lives during the pandemic , but there is now a growing recognition that people are facing long-term consequences of a Covid infection .
Yet even basic questions - such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether everyone will fully recover - are riddled with uncertainty .
There is no medical definition or list of symptoms shared by all patients - two people with long Covid can have very different experiences .
However , the most common feature is crippling fatigue .
Others symptoms include : breathlessness , a cough that wo n't go away , joint pain , muscle aches , hearing and eyesight problems , headaches , loss of smell and taste as well as damage to the heart , lungs , kidneys and gut .
Mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , anxiety and struggling to think clearly .
It can utterly destroy people 's quality of life .
`` My fatigue was like nothing I 've experienced before , '' said one sufferer Jade Gray-Christie , • Long Covid : 'My fatigue was like nothing I 've experienced before' • Long Covid : ' I don ’ t have a life , I currently have an existence' • Coronavirus patient unable to work six months on Long Covid is not just people taking time to recover from a stay in intensive care .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be left with lasting and severe health problems .
`` We 've got no doubt long Covid exists , '' Prof David Strain , from the University of Exeter , who is already seeing long-Covid patients at his Chronic Fatigue Syndrome clinic , told the BBC .
How many people are getting it ?
A study of 143 people in Rome 's biggest hospital , published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , followed hospital patients after they were discharged .
It showed 87 % had at least one symptom nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still had fatigue .
However , such studies focus only on the minority of people who end up needing hospital treatment .
The Covid Symptom Tracker App - used by around 4 million people in the UK - found 12 % of people still had symptoms after 30 days .
Its latest , unpublished data , suggests as many as one in 50 ( 2 % ) of all people infected have long-Covid symptoms after 90 days .
Do you need severe Covid to get long Covid ?
Half of people in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks after being infected with coronavirus .
A third were physically unable to return to work .
Crucially , doctors found no link between the severity of the infection and fatigue .
However , extreme exhaustion is only one symptom of long Covid .
Prof Chris Brightling , from the University of Leicester and the chief investigator in the PHOSP-Covid project which is tracking people 's recovery , believes people who developed pneumonia may have more problems because of damage to the lungs .
How is the virus causing long Covid ?
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ definitive answers .
The virus may have been cleared from most of the body , but continues to linger in some small pockets .
`` If there 's long-term diarrhoea then you find the virus in the gut , if there 's loss of smell it is in the nerves - so that could be what 's causing the problem , '' says Prof Tim Spector , from King 's College London .
The coronavirus can directly infect a wide variety of cells in the body and trigger an overactive immune response which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One thought is the immune system does not return to normal after Covid and this causes ill-health .
The infection may also alter how people 's organs function .
This is most obvious with the lungs if they become scarred - long-term problems have been seen after infection with Sars or Mers , which are both types of coronavirus .
But Covid may also alter people 's metabolism .
There have been cases of people struggling to control their blood sugar levels after developing diabetes as a result of Covid , and Sars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body processed fats for at least 12 years .
There are early signs of changes to brain structure , but these are still being investigated .
And Covid-19 also does strange things to the blood , including abnormal clotting , and damaging the network of tubes that carry blood around the body .
Prof Strain told the BBC : `` The theory I 'm working on is a premature ageing of the small blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues . ''
But he warned that until we figure out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is difficult to figure out treatments . ''
Post-viral fatigue or a post-viral cough are well documented and common - we 've probably all had an infection that has taken ages to fully recover from .
Around one in 10 people with glandular fever has fatigue which lasts for months .
And there have even been suggestions that flu , particularly after the 1918 pandemic , may be linked to Parkinson's-like symptoms .
`` With Covid there seem to be more far-reaching symptoms and the number of people seems to be much greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emphasis though is on the word `` seems '' as until will have a true picture of how many people have been infected we wo n't know exactly how common these symptoms are , he says .
He told the BBC : `` The uniqueness of the way the virus attacks the host and the different ways it then alters the way cells behave seem to be both giving people more severe infection than other viruses and persistent symptoms . ''
• SYMPTOMS : 85 % of patients have one of these three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it twice ?
• LOCAL LOCKDOWNS : What happens if you have one ?
• QUARANTINE : Who must self-isolate after arriving in the UK • LOOK-UP TOOL : How many cases in your area ?
The number of people with long-Covid appears to be falling with time .
However , the virus emerged only at the end of 2019 before going global earlier this year so there is a lack of long-term data .
`` We 've asked , deliberately , to follow people for 25 years , I certainly hope only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going beyond a year , but I could be wrong , '' said Prof Brightling .
However , there are concerns that even if people appear to recover now , they could face lifelong risks .
People who have had chronic fatigue syndrome are more likely to have it again and the concern is that future infections may cause more flare-ups .
`` If long Covid follows the same pattern I 'd expect some recovery , but if it takes just another coronavirus infection to react then this could be every winter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still possible more problems could emerge in the future .
The World Health Organization has warned that widespread inflammation caused by coronavirus could lead to people having heart problems at a much younger age .
What should I do if I think I have long Covid ?
The NHS has a `` Your Covid Recovery Plan '' which has advice , particularly for those who needed hospital treatment .
It recommends the `` three Ps '' in order to conserve energy : • Pace yourself so you do n't push yourself too hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rest • Plan your days so your most tiring activities are spread out across the week • Prioritise - think about what you need to do and what can be put off It advises speaking to either your hospital team or your GP if you are not recovering as quickly as you might expect .
Some have raised concerns that there is not enough support for people with long-Covid .

The emphasis though is on the word "seems" as until we have a true picture of how many people have been infected we won't know exactly how common these symptoms are, he says.


bbc--2020-10-05--Gym sorry for 'unacceptable' slavery post

Many users responded angrily to the gym 's Facebook post with one saying PureGym had an `` offensively tone-deaf marketing @ @ @ @ @ it was `` wrong , insensitive and horrendous on all levels '' .

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bbc--2020-10-05--Trump continues Biden attack ads on Facebook

Some of the attack ads were paid for by the `` Trump Make America Great Again Committee '' which is @ @ @ @ @ National Committee and his campaign .

Some of the attack ads were paid for by the "Trump Make America Great Again Committee" which is run by both the Republican National Committee and his campaign.


bbc--2020-10-05--Afua Hirsch: 'Don't sell off history with slave links - use it to educate'

A presenter of a new documentary about slavery has rejected the idea of selling art and artefacts with links to the trade , to compensate descendants .
`` I do n't think the sensible way to achieve reparation is to sell off national heritage , '' Afua Hirsch said .
`` I want people to see it and engage with it .
The more accessible it can be , the more it can be used to educate . ''
The writer and broadcaster is fronting Enslaved with actor Samuel L Jackson .
The series starts on BBC Two on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for The Guardian and penned the book Brit ( ish ) : On Race , Identity and Belonging , added : `` I 'm not about destroying history at all .
I want people to see it and engage with it .
`` But I do feel quite critical that until now these things have been held in a way that neither educates nor enlightens us about our colonial history . ''
• The National Trust homes where colonial links are 'umbilical' • How UK museums are responding to Black Lives Matter She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Trust , which has identified 93 properties with connections to colonialism and historic slavery .
Hirsch said she applauded the organisation , but that their collections should be used to tell a more complete version of history .
Hirsch , who was born in Norway but grew up in the UK , added that the debate about the legacy of slavery was `` not about beating ourselves up , it 's about understanding how we got here '' .
Enslaved used new diving technology to locate and examine sunken slave ships in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , retrieving artefacts such as a large ivory tusk 45 miles off the coast of Devon .
The four-part CBC/Epix series has already been broadcast in the US .
The transatlantic slave trade saw European countries including the UK traffic around 12 million people from West Africa to the Americas between the 16th and 19th Centuries .
Hirsch also filmed with Jackson in Elmina , Ghana , one of the major slave trading posts in what was then known as the African Gold Coast .
She added that history taught in British schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the slave trade rather than just celebrate its abolition .
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She was responding to a question about the National Trust, which has identified 93 properties with connections to colonialism and historic slavery. Hirsch said she applauded the organisation, but that their collections should be used to tell a more complete version of history.


bbc--2020-10-05--Excel: Why using Microsoft's tool caused Covid-19 results to be lost

PHE had set up an automatic process to pull this data together into Excel templates so that it could then @ @ @ @ @ system and made available to the NHS Test and Trace team , as well as @ @ @ @ @

PHE had set up an automatic process to pull this data together into Excel templates so that it could then be uploaded to a central system and made available to the NHS Test and Trace team, as well as other government computer dashboards.


bbc--2020-10-05--Coronavirus: 'Act now to prevent lockdown', Irish PM warns

It states that `` it is vital we do everything in our power now to arrest the current trajectory nationally @ @ @ @ @ virus back down to a low level of transmission in advance of the winter months @ @


bbc--2020-10-05--Kyrgyzstan election: Protests in Bishkek over vote-rigging claims

Protesters and riot police clashed in Bishkek , Kyrgyzstan , after allegations of vote-rigging in Sunday 's parliamentary election .
Police used stun grenades , tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters in Ala-Too square , before following them into nearby streets .
About 120 people have been injured , half of whom were law enforcement , the health ministry said in a statement .
Several people are in serious condition but there have been no deaths , it said .
In Sunday 's election only four parties out of 16 passed the 7 % threshold for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have close ties to President Sooronbai Jeenbekov .
• The strangers reaching out to lonely teens Groups close to the president have been accused of vote-buying and voter intimidation - claims international monitors say are `` credible '' and a cause for `` serious concern '' .
On Monday , 12 opposition parties jointly declared that they would not recognise the results of the vote .
Later , President Jeenbekov 's office said that he would meet on Tuesday with leaders from all 16 parties that competed in the election , in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also called on the Central Electoral Commission to cancel the results of the election .
One candidate , Ryskeldi Mombekov , told a crowd of more than 5,000 protesters on Monday : `` The president promised to oversee honest elections .
He did n't keep his word . ''
Mr Mombekov 's party , Ata Meken , had been confident of entering parliament , but in the end it was one of the eight parties that missed the threshold .
Ata Meken leader Janar Akaev suffered a leg injury in the protests on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Jeenbekov to resign .
Thomas Boserup , head of the election observation mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) , said in a briefing that although the vote had been `` generally well organised '' , allegations of vote buying were a `` serious concern '' .
The police have been using water cannon , stun grenades and tear gas on demonstrators .
They first used force to disperse protesters in the main square , but as the crowds moved into other streets in Bishkek , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reports are also coming in of injuries - both among the protesters and the police .
One opposition leader , Janar Akaev , is among those injured .
There were about 5,000 people protesting in Ala-Too Square , and the demonstration was largely peaceful for most of the day .
But at about 20:10 local time ( 14:10 GMT ) , a smaller group of protesters splintered off and went to the parliament building , known as the White House .
When they got there , they reportedly tried to break through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police response .
The police had said that they would n't interfere in the protests as long as they stayed peaceful - but this was seen as a provocative act .
The two leading parties , which got a quarter of the vote each , were Birimdik and Mekenim Kyrgyzstan .
Mekenim Kyrgyzstan , meanwhile , is seen as being closely connected to the powerful Matraimov family .
The family 's figurehead , Rayimbek Matraimov , was the target of anti-corruption protests last year and is believed to have helped finance Mr Jeenbekov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Late on Monday Birimdik announced that it would be open to a re-run of Sunday 's election , and called on other parties that had crossed the 7 % threshold to do the same .

There were about 5,000 people protesting in Ala-Too square, and the demonstration was largely peaceful for most of the day. But at about 20:10 local time (14:10 GMT), a smaller group of protesters splintered off and went to the parliament building. When they got there, they reportedly tried to break through the gates.


bbc--2020-10-05--River Nile row: Ethiopia bans flights above Grand Renaissance Dam

The dam will produce electricity within the next 12 months , the Reuters news agency quotes President Sahle-Work Zewde as @ @ @ @ @ 4.9 billion cubic metres in the reservoir sitting behind the dam - this means that @ @ @ @ @ the height of the first two turbines .

The dam will produce electricity within the next 12 months, the Reuters news agency quotes President Sahle-Work Zewde as saying. There are already 4.9 billion cubic metres in the reservoir sitting behind the dam - this means that the water level has reached the height of the first two turbines.


bbc--2020-10-05--No James Bond - so which films are still being released at cinemas?

James Bond has gone from hero to villain in the eyes of some film fans who now fear for the future of the big screen , after 007 's latest delay led Cineworld to shut its doors ( for now ) .
But despite the disappearance of most blockbusters and a large chunk of the audience , many cinemas are battling to stay open , and there 's still a long list of smaller-budget films in the schedule .
Director Jessica Swale , whose drama Summerland came out this summer , said she understood the financial `` fear '' that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bond 's No Time To Die , Fast and Furious 9 and Marvel 's Black Widow until 2021 .
But she told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme there was `` a much bigger picture '' to take into consideration if studios want movie theatres to survive the pandemic .
`` The blockbusters are the vehicles which restore our audiences , and so essentially if they stay away , I think the audiences will too , '' she said .
If no blockbusters get released , the `` knock-on effect '' is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry will be under threat .
Meanwhile , film critic Jason Solomons told BBC Radio 5 Live on Monday that he fears the public will `` lose the passion we have for cinema '' .
Watching films at home does n't have the same magic , no matter how big your screen is , he said .
Some films , such as Disney 's live action Mulan remake , went straight to streaming rather than risk a cinema release .
If we get out of the cinema habit , Solomons warned that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of escape - getting up , going out , being with friends , having a date '' .
He added : `` Because of Covid , we 're losing all of this fun .
We 're losing theatres , we 're losing gigs , we 're losing clubs .
But to lose the cinemas - that is the last vestige of culture and civilisation . ''
• Odeon to cut hours at some cinemas to weekend-only After Cineworld 's announcement , Tim Richards , the boss of rival chain Vue , complained that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` we have no movies '' .
What he meant was , they have no blockbusters .
However , there are plenty of new movies - some of which could find fans among the loyal cinema audience .
Pick and mix of some of the new films due for release : Rose Glass 's psychological horror Saint Maud - released in the UK on Friday , 9 October - follows hospice nurse Maud ( Morfydd Clark ) , who fears she may have become possessed after becoming obsessed with a former dancer in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Empire magazine said it has `` ambition and audacity [ which ] should be shouted from the rooftops '' .
Out on the same day is Miranda July 's comedy Kajillionaire , in which the life of Evan Rachel Wood 's character is turned upside down when her criminal parents ( Debra Winger and Richard Jenkins ) invite an outsider to join them on a heist .
The following week sees the release of Herself , the third film from Mamma Mia !
and The Iron Lady director Phyllida Lloyd .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible to get from those Abba and Margaret Thatcher movies .
This tale of a Dublin woman trying to leave an abusive marriage behind was described by Variety as `` the standout of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival '' .
Friday 16 October also sees the return of Robert De Niro in The War With Grandpa .
The comedy , directed by Tim Hill , is about a young boy ( Oakes Fegley ) who works to get his grandfather to move out of his room , after he moves in with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pixie and The Secret Garden .
The former is a Barnaby Thompson-steered heist film centring around a woman ( Olivia Cooke ) and two men who find themselves on the run in Ireland after their plan goes wrong .
The latter - based on Frances Hodgson Burnett 's 1911 novel of the same name - is a fantasy drama about a young orphan ( Dixie Egerickx ) who is sent to live with her uncle ( Colin Firth ) - only to find a magical garden at his estate .
Luxor , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tells the tale of British aid worker Hana ( Andrea Riseborough ) returning to the ancient Egyptian city - struggling to reconcile the choices of her past with the uncertainty of the present .
At the end of November , Jamie Foxx stars in Soul , the latest Disney/Pixar animation , about a music teacher whose soul gets separated from his body after an accident .
And Neil Burger 's Voyagers finds Colin Farrell and co sent into deep space on a maddening multi-generational mission in search of a new home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cinematic orbit at the end of November .
The Harry Macqueen-directed film stars Firth ( again ) and Stanley Tucci who `` dazzle '' ( according to The Guardian ) as a veteran pair facing their fears about love and mortality .
Existing releases Tenet , After We Collided and Bill & Ted Face the Music are among those still playing widely .
And into December , the new Dune adaptation starring Timothee Chalamet was due for release - although this has now been moved to October 2021 , according to the movie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to see major releases like Eddie Murphy 's Coming 2 America and Wonder Woman 1984 in December - but a lot can happen between now and Christmas ...
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Seven days later will bring Pixie and The Secret Garden. The former is a Barnaby Thompson-steered heist film centring around a woman (Olivia Cooke) and two men who find themselves on the run in Ireland after their plan goes wrong. The latter - based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel of the same name - is a fantasy drama about a young orphan (Dixie Egerickx) who is sent to live with her uncle (Colin Firth) - only to find a magical garden at his estate.


bbc--2020-10-05--Measles in DR Congo: By air, boat and foot to deliver the vaccine

For the past two years , the Democratic Republic of Congo has been grappling with the world 's worst outbreak @ @ @ @ @ killed more than 7,000 children .
The minister of health says the outbreak is over @ @ @ @ @ a relatively low rate of vaccination - just 60 % - it is just a @ @ @ @ @ is another .
Journalist Sara Assarsson and photographer Johannes Tegner meet the health workers going @ @ @ @ @ vital but delicate supplies :

For the past two years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been grappling with the world's worst outbreak of measles, which has killed more than 7,000 children. The minister of health says the outbreak is over but experts say that with a relatively low rate of vaccination - just 60% - it is just a matter of time before there is another. Journalist Sara Assarsson and photographer Johannes Tegner meet the health workers going to great lengths delivering these vital but delicate supplies:


bbc--2020-10-05--In pictures: Fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

There are fears that the actual death toll among the militaries from all sides as well as civilians could be @ @ @ @ @ claims have not been independently verified .

There are fears that the actual death toll among the militaries from all sides as well as civilians could be much higher, as casualty claims have not been independently verified.


bbc--2020-10-05--Coronavirus: How to tell which countries are coping best with Covid

He was surprised .
`` Honestly , '' he said , `` you can look at the TV every night @ @ @ @ @ Stockholm , or in London , or in Paris , say something slightly different .
@ @ @ @ @ all experts .
It 's too early now for comparison .
Maybe that will be @ @ @ @ @ we 'll have to wait until the year after , but not now . ''

"It's a similar problem in Belgium," he says. "The government proposes something and it gets disputed right away….in March and April people were so afraid they were complying and they didn't contest the rules as much. But now people see that as cases are increasing the death rate is remaining low and they wonder why they have to do all these things."


bbc--2020-10-05--Perez Hilton: I never needed to be so cruel

In 2011 , celebrity blogger Perez Hilton met with an exciting new singer named Ariana Grande .
She was 18 at the time , and looking for a manager to help launch her career .
Hilton , a well-known figure in the entertainment industry , could see her potential and wanted to work with her .
But ultimately , Grande went with someone else .
`` I was really hurt , so for years afterwards I was super petty toward Ariana on my website and on social media , '' Hilton admits in his new memoir .
`` I regret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the many stories he tells in TMI : My Life in Scandal , which recounts his 16 years in showbiz .
It sees him reflect on his success , but also express his many regrets .
It 's a memoir he had n't intended to write .
`` I 'd never put much thought into writing an autobiography before , because while I have this public persona of being extremely confident , I also am extremely filled with self-doubt , worry and insecurity , '' Hilton tells BBC News .
`` This book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell another book , unsuccessfully , about health and wellness , '' he explains , with characteristic transparency .
`` But when I got my rejections , that 's when I tried to turn my lemons into lemonade . ''
Hilton , whose real name is Mario Lavandeira , had been approached by a Swedish writing duo about doing a memoir while he was in talks with publishers about the wellness book , but had n't initially taken them up on the offer .
He later relented , and when you read the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can see why they were so keen .
And yet , the 42-year-old says candidly : `` I expect my book to not do well , in terms of sales .
And I 'm fine with that , because it 's not a reflection on me at all .
`` I get it , I 'm not hot right now .
I 'm 16 years into my career .
But while I might not have the heat of [ TikTok star ] Charli D'Amelio , who is the 'it girl ' of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to offer .
I have a whole life that she has n't quite lived yet . ''
Hilton started his gossip blog from a café near his apartment in 2005 .
At the time , he could n't afford to have internet installed at home , so he would use the free wi-fi at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in LA .
`` I would always sit in the same place , because in the entire coffee shop there was only one power outlet , so I had to sit there to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughs .
`` I hope they 've upgraded since then . ''
The website grew quickly , attracting eight million hits a day at a time when the internet was still in its relative infancy .
Hilton would write stories about the celebrity world , often adding his own catty comments .
It was quickly dubbed the most hated website in Hollywood , a description he embraced .
Word got around that Hilton was running the entire operation from this coffee house , and before long , celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him stories .
But plenty of celebrities , as you can imagine , were n't thrilled by the site 's content .
Nicole Richie turned up one day to complain in no uncertain terms about his mean-spirited coverage .
`` To me , he was the first person that created ugly news , that literally just spread filth , '' Mila Kunis said in 2018 .
`` It was just mean , and so it allowed people to be mean . ''
She suggested the `` whole concept of trolling really did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hliton rejects this specific charge , pointing to the countless celebrity magazines that preceded him .
`` Did Mila Kunis never read Us Weekly or National Enquirer or Star magazine ? ''
he asks .
`` All of those existed before I ever did , and they did the exact same thing .
Maybe I was the first to do it online , and therefore , I 'm a pioneer ! ''
However , there were other complaints about the website which prompted him to significantly change its tone .
The LGBT community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while others were upset by his use of nasty nicknames .
In 2010 , for example , Hilton repeatedly referred to Christina Aguilera as `` Floptina '' in an effort to damage her sales and boost those of his then friend Lady Gaga .
Hilton 's remorse for his behaviour makes for one of the most interesting sections of the book .
`` I have a ton of regrets , particularly because I now see that I never needed to be so mean or cruel , '' he writes .
`` One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I hurt so many people by giving them nasty nicknames , and above all that I was unkind to the children of celebrities .
`` I also regret that I thought it was OK to out celebrities .
That is something I no longer believe . ''
Hilton , who is gay himself , received death threats when he outed former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken .
But it was a social-action campaign that led him to change his ways .
In 2010 , activist Dan Savage launched the It Gets Better movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teenagers that year who had been bullied because they were gay .
But when Hilton recorded a message of support for the campaign , he faced an immediate backlash .
`` The response I got truly shook me to my core , '' he explains .
`` Almost every comment said , 'You 're a hypocrite , you 're a bully , you 're part of the problem . '
I knew a lot of people did n't like me before then , but I was living in my own little bubble .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ things like , 'If people do n't like what I 'm writing then they should n't read it . '
Or ' [ Perez is ] just a character , these people do n't know the real me . '
But at that point I said , 'Wow , I need to take ownership of what is happening here and what I 'm doing . '
'' Hilton has since made efforts to make amends .
`` I reached a point in my private life where I started having these thoughts about changing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that I would lose everything that I had worked very hard to achieve up until that point , '' he says .
`` Over the last 10 years , it 's been this ongoing process of making constant changes , finding out what the line is , and making mistakes along the way .
I 'm not perfect , I 've had slip-ups , even in the last 10 years .
`` And it 's been a whole variety of changes from not outing people to no longer drawing inappropriate doodles on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I do n't share photos of people grieving leaving a funeral or outside of a hospital when a loved one is sick ... You can do your job and have an opinion and have it be strong , but not be hurtful or cruel . ''
Nowadays , Hilton often appears on celebrity reality shows and presents his own showbiz news podcast alongside his superb co-host Chris Booker , whose scepticism and impatience with much of celebrity culture is the perfect balance to Hilton 's excitable and animated personality .
As for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found regularly making cutting comments about the day 's entertainment news .
But , he says , there 's a difference between being mean for the sake of it and an honestly held opinion .
`` For example , if Mila Kunis were to release a song tomorrow , and I said I do n't like her song , she might be like , 'Do n't say that .
just keep it to yourself , ' '' he says .
`` And to Mila Kunis , I say , 'Snap out of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Scandal by Perez Hilton is out now

"And it's been a whole variety of changes from not outing people to no longer drawing inappropriate doodles on photos and no longer having nasty nicknames. I don't share photos of people grieving leaving a funeral or outside of a hospital when a loved one is sick... You can do your job and have an opinion and have it be strong, but not be hurtful or cruel."


bbc--2020-10-05--Beirut blast was 'historically' powerful

The blast that devastated large parts of Beirut in August was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history , experts say .
The Sheffield University , UK , team says a best estimate for the yield is 500 tons of TNT equivalent , with a reasonable upper limit of 1.1 kilotons .
This puts it at around one-twentieth of the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima , Japan , in 1945 .
The team mapped how the shock wave propagated through the city .
The group hopes its work can help emergency planners prepare for future disasters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yield is from these sorts of events , we can then work out the loading that comes from that .
And that tells us how to construct buildings that are more resilient , '' said Dr Sam Rigby from Sheffield 's Blast and Impact Engineering Research Group .
`` Even things like glazing .
In Beirut , glazing damage was reported up 10km away from the centre of the explosion , and we know falling glass causes a lot of injuries . ''
The 4 August explosion was the result of the accidental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stored ammonium nitrate .
The blast led to some 190 deaths , as well as more than 6,000 injuries .
The Sheffield team arrived at its estimate by studying videos of the event posted on social media .
When the group did this in the immediate aftermath of the blast , it produced an initial estimate in the range of 1.0-1.5 kilotons of TNT .
But this was based on only a limited set of videos , which the team discovered may have dropped frames either when being uploaded to social media or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has now had the chance to review many more videos from the event ( 16 in total ) to generate a broader set of data points from which to make the calculations .
This has resulted in the yield estimate being revised downwards slightly .
`` Think of it like a kid on a swing , '' said Dr Rigby .
`` If you push the child and see how far they go , you can then work out how hard the push was .
That 's essentially how we work out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ milliseconds , the explosion released the equivalent of around 1GWh of energy .
This is enough to power more than 100 homes for a year , say the researchers .
The nuclear device dropped on Hiroshima was in the range of 13-15 kilotons of TNT equivalent .
By way of comparison , one of the US military 's biggest conventional weapons , the GBU-43/B MOAB ( `` Massive Ordnance Air Blast '' ) device , has a yield of around 11 tons .
`` The Beirut explosion is interesting because it sits almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land between the largest conventional weapons and nuclear weapons , '' said Dr Rigby '' It was about 10 times bigger than the biggest conventional weapon , and 10 to 20 times smaller than the early nuclear weapons , '' he told BBC News .
Dr Rigby said Beirut was in the top 10 in terms of the most powerful accidental non-nuclear explosions in history ( neglecting much more energetic natural occurrences like volcanoes , asteroid impacts , etc ) ; and probably just outside the top 10 when some nuclear mock-up tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - the largest ever man-made non-nuclear explosion , which was around 3.2 kilotons of TNT ) are included .
Beirut was about a third of Minor Scale .
The largest accidental non-nuclear explosion in history occurred in Halifax , Nova Scotia , in 1917 , when two ships ( one carrying explosives ) collided .
That was nearly 3 kilotons of TNT equivalent , so again Beirut was around a third this size , give or take .
More recently , the 2015 explosion in Tianjin ( China ) was only around half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved ammonium nitrate .
`` Beirut 's certainly the most powerful non-nuclear explosion of the 21st Century , '' said Dr Rigby .
The new analysis is published in the journal Shock Waves .
Other scientists have also estimated the yield of the Beirut explosion .
The BGR group in Germany used seismic , infrasonic , and hydroacoustic data from the event ; and Dr Jorge Díaz studied the physics of the evolution of the explosion fireball using Twitter videos .
`` Remarkably , we all used publicly available data and found consistent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said Dr Díaz , who is affiliated to Indiana University , Bloomington , US .
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"When we know what the yield is from these sorts of events, we can then work out the loading that comes from that. And that tells us how to construct buildings that are more resilient," said Dr Sam Rigby from Sheffield's Blast and Impact Engineering Research Group.


bbc--2020-10-05--Kamchatka: Pollution killing sea life in Russian far east

`` We began to see that something was wrong with the water because after an ordinary surf you come out @ @ @ @ @ time it felt like we had burned eyes , we could n't even see straight @ @ @ @ @ Gadzhiev said .

"We began to see that something was wrong with the water because after an ordinary surf you come out feeling good, but this time it felt like we had burned eyes, we couldn't even see straight," local surfer Rasul Gadzhiev said.


bbc--2020-10-05--Edinson Cavani: Man Utd sign ex-PSG striker on free transfer

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd Manchester United have signed former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer .
Cavani has scored 341 goals in 556 club matches , including a record 200 in 301 appearances for the French giants .
He also has 50 goals in 116 Uruguay games .
One of his first United games could come against PSG in the Champions League group match on 20 October .
Before that , United face Newcastle United in the Premier League on 17 October , the first game after the international break .
Ole Gunnar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ table , having picked up only three points from their opening three league matches .
They were thrashed 6-1 at home by Tottenham on Sunday .
`` Manchester United is one of the greatest clubs in the world , so it is a real honour to be here , '' said Cavani .
`` I 've worked really hard during the time off and I feel eager to compete and represent this incredible club .
`` I have played in front of some of the most passionate supporters in football during my career @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same in Manchester .
I can not wait to experience the Old Trafford atmosphere , when it is safe for the fans to return .
`` I look forward to continuing to write my little story inside the book of football and I know that 's why my focus has to remain the same as always - work , work , work .
I have had a conversation with the manager and this has increased my desire to wear this beautiful shirt . ''
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• None Transfer deadline day live - all the latest news and moves It is understood that the wage package for Cavani does not go beyond the pay structure at the club .
Cavani left PSG under a cloud following a disagreement with forward Neymar and feels he has more to give to European football .
United boss Solskjaer said the striker was an `` experienced ultimate professional who always gives everything for his team '' .
`` His goalscoring record for club and country is fantastic and we are delighted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he added .
`` He 'll bring energy , power , leadership and a great mentality to the squad but , most importantly , he 'll bring goals .
`` He has had a brilliant career so far , winning trophies at almost every club he has played for , and he still has so much more to give at the highest level .
`` The opportunity for our young players to learn from one of Europe 's top goalscorers over the last 10 years is fantastic and it will really benefit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the first high-profile European striker in his 30s United have signed in the hope of extending their goalscoring prowess .
Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic proved a shrewd acquisition , scoring 29 times in 53 appearances over two spells between 2016 and 2018 .
Cavani , who has the option to extend his contract by a year , will provide an experienced forward option for United and competition for younger forwards Anthony Martial , Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood .
Analysis - Will he improve United or be another high-profile flop ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ big names United have signed over the past six years , fans can be forgiven feeling somewhat underwhelmed at the prospect of signing Cavani .
Radamel Falcao , Alexis Sanchez , Angel di Maria and Bastian Schweinsteiger all arrived at Old Trafford to huge fanfare , with massive reputations , and flopped disastrously at enormous cost .
Why , they argue , will Cavani be any different ?
The answer will only come when Cavani starts to play .
But United feel the manner of his exit from PSG leaves him with something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how will Solskjaer use Cavani - and whose place is at risk .
United 's fixture schedule is packed .
They have 10 successive midweek matches from middle of October to after Christmas .
It is impossible any single player will be involved in all of these games .
Cavani provides an option .
He is more of a natural number nine than any other striker on United 's books and his striker 's instinct may put defences on the back foot more than has been the case in the opening couple of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the arrival of Donny van de Beek , Solskjaer now has options in terms of not just personnel but also formation .
People need to put more respect on Edinson Cavani 's name .
He is world class .
I know he is 33 , but he has still got top quality .
He is exactly the player Manchester United need right now .
He presses from the front ; he scores goals .
He is not going to be a part of a five-year plan but as a stop-gap to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the coming seasons .
He will be a massive player for Manchester United .
'He is something to get excited about' The way this move has happened and the timing will no doubt leave United fans asking more questions about the club 's recruitment strategy but focusing solely on the player .
Seeing Cavani in a United shirt is something to get excited about .
His quality is not in question - 341 goals and 65 assists in 556 club games speaks for itself .
Last season was a disappointment but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he appeared to be pushed aside by PSG in the final year of his contract .
Many PSG fans ( and indeed Thiago Silva ) were upset by the way he was treated .
His father accused PSG of a lack of respect towards his son .
His attitude is a huge plus point too .
Cavani is a very competitive person , works hard on and off the pitch , is highly respected and will be a positive influence on Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford , who surely can only learn from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also have something to prove after his difficult final year and difficult summer trying to find a new club .
Can you imagine how motivated he will be when United meet PSG in the Champions League ?
The one huge doubt , of course , is his age and his fitness .
At 33 , can he deliver the numbers he used to in a congested Premier League season ?
That 's the big question .
But if United get him anywhere near to his best Cavani should be a huge asset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign .
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page .
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Last updated on .From the section Man Utd
Manchester United have signed former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer.
The 33-year-old Uruguay international, who left PSG at the end of June, has signed a one-year contract.
Cavani has scored 341 goals in 556 club matches, including a record 200 in 301 appearances for the French giants. He also has 50 goals in 116 Uruguay games.
One of his first United games could come against PSG in the Champions League group match on 20 October.
Before that, United face Newcastle United in the Premier League on 17 October, the first game after the international break.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are 16th in the table, having picked up only three points from their opening three league matches.
They were thrashed 6-1 at home by Tottenham on Sunday.
"Manchester United is one of the greatest clubs in the world, so it is a real honour to be here," said Cavani. "I've worked really hard during the time off and I feel eager to compete and represent this incredible club.
"I have played in front of some of the most passionate supporters in football during my career and I know that it will be the same in Manchester. I cannot wait to experience the Old Trafford atmosphere, when it is safe for the fans to return.
"I look forward to continuing to write my little story inside the book of football and I know that's why my focus has to remain the same as always - work, work, work. I have had a conversation with the manager and this has increased my desire to wear this beautiful shirt."
It is understood that the wage package for Cavani does not go beyond the pay structure at the club.
Cavani left PSG under a cloud following a disagreement with forward Neymar and feels he has more to give to European football.
United boss Solskjaer said the striker was an "experienced ultimate professional who always gives everything for his team".
"His goalscoring record for club and country is fantastic and we are delighted to sign a player of his calibre," he added.
"He'll bring energy, power, leadership and a great mentality to the squad but, most importantly, he'll bring goals.
"He has had a brilliant career so far, winning trophies at almost every club he has played for, and he still has so much more to give at the highest level.
"The opportunity for our young players to learn from one of Europe's top goalscorers over the last 10 years is fantastic and it will really benefit them going forward."
He is not the first high-profile European striker in his 30s United have signed in the hope of extending their goalscoring prowess.
Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic proved a shrewd acquisition, scoring 29 times in 53 appearances over two spells between 2016 and 2018.
Cavani, who has the option to extend his contract by a year, will provide an experienced forward option for United and competition for younger forwards Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.
Analysis - Will he improve United or be another high-profile flop?
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
Given the outcome of most of the big names United have signed over the past six years, fans can be forgiven feeling somewhat underwhelmed at the prospect of signing Cavani.
Radamel Falcao, Alexis Sanchez, Angel di Maria and Bastian Schweinsteiger all arrived at Old Trafford to huge fanfare, with massive reputations, and flopped disastrously at enormous cost. Why, they argue, will Cavani be any different?
The answer will only come when Cavani starts to play. But United feel the manner of his exit from PSG leaves him with something to prove.
The key element is how will Solskjaer use Cavani - and whose place is at risk.
United's fixture schedule is packed. They have 10 successive midweek matches from middle of October to after Christmas. It is impossible any single player will be involved in all of these games.
Cavani provides an option. He is more of a natural number nine than any other striker on United's books and his striker's instinct may put defences on the back foot more than has been the case in the opening couple of Premier League games.
In addition, with the arrival of Donny van de Beek, Solskjaer now has options in terms of not just personnel but also formation.
Cavani's record in recent seasons Season Club Games Goals 2019-20 PSG 22 7 2018-19 PSG 33 23 2017-18 PSG 48 40 2016-17 PSG 50 49
'Cavani is world class'
Micah Richards, former Man City defender on BBC Sport
People need to put more respect on Edinson Cavani's name. He is world class.
I know he is 33, but he has still got top quality. He is exactly the player Manchester United need right now.
He presses from the front; he scores goals.
He is not going to be a part of a five-year plan but as a stop-gap to give United more time to bring in players over the coming seasons. He will be a massive player for Manchester United.
'He is something to get excited about'
BBC World Service's John Bennett
The way this move has happened and the timing will no doubt leave United fans asking more questions about the club's recruitment strategy but focusing solely on the player. Seeing Cavani in a United shirt is something to get excited about.
His quality is not in question - 341 goals and 65 assists in 556 club games speaks for itself.
Last season was a disappointment but that seemed out of Cavani's hands as he appeared to be pushed aside by PSG in the final year of his contract. Many PSG fans (and indeed Thiago Silva) were upset by the way he was treated. His father accused PSG of a lack of respect towards his son.
His attitude is a huge plus point too. Cavani is a very competitive person, works hard on and off the pitch, is highly respected and will be a positive influence on Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford, who surely can only learn from someone with Cavani's experience.
He will also have something to prove after his difficult final year and difficult summer trying to find a new club. Can you imagine how motivated he will be when United meet PSG in the Champions League?
The one huge doubt, of course, is his age and his fitness. At 33, can he deliver the numbers he used to in a congested Premier League season? That's the big question. But if United get him anywhere near to his best Cavani should be a huge asset after a very tough start to the campaign.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


bbc--2020-10-05--Thomas Partey: Arsenal complete £45m deal for Atletico Madrid midfielder

Last updated on .From the section Arsenal Arsenal have completed the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on a long-term deal after paying his 50m euros ( £45.3m ) release clause .
He played 188 times for Atletico after joining the club in 2011 .
Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira , 24 , has moved in the opposite direction and joined the La Liga side on loan .
• None Transfer deadline day live - all the latest news and moves Arsenal have been linked with Partey , who has 29 international caps , throughout the summer transfer window .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 Super Cup with Atletico and signed a new deal at the Wanda Metropolitano in 2018 , until the end of June 2023 .
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said : `` We have been watching Thomas for a while , so we 're now delighted to add such a high-quality player to our squad .
`` He is a dynamic midfielder with great energy .
He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in La Liga and the Champions League for several years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ attitude and his approach to the game .
He 's an intelligent footballer and we 're looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we 're building at the moment at the club . ''
Arsenal were also interested in Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar , 22 - however Aouar told French TV earlier on Monday 's deadline day that he would definitely remain at the Ligue 1 club .
Torreira - who joined Arsenal from Sampdoria for £26m in July 2018 and has made 89 appearances for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season-long loan .
Arsenal had already added Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes for 26m euros ( £23.14m ) from Lille , former Chelsea forward Willian on a free transfer and re-signed Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid during the summer window .
The Premier League side 's French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi , 21 , has secured a loan move to Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin .
Arteta 's side have won two of their opening three Premier League games as they look to improve on last season 's eighth-place finish .
Thomas Partey - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe there are not more clubs lining up for him .
He is so good .
A lot of people just think about him defensively , but he has actually got quite a bit going forward .
He has scored goals for the national team and a few for Atletico Madrid as well .
It is a massive deal for them and a massive statement .
'He has a lot to offer' Thomas Partey has a lot to offer .
He has been one of the best players at Atletico Madrid over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for them in their Champions League campaign .
He is someone who is very good at protecting the defence but is also very good at going forward .
He is an excellent passer of the ball .
He is great when it comes to ball recovery and pressing up the pitch .
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page .
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Last updated on .From the section Arsenal
Thomas Partey was part of the Atletico Madrid side which finished Champions League runners-up in 2015-16
Arsenal have signed Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on a long-term deal after paying his 50m euros (£45.3m) release clause.
The 27-year-old Ghana midfielder made 35 league appearances and scored three goals for Diego Simeone's side as they finished third in La Liga last season.
He played 188 times for Atletico after joining the club in 2011.
Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, has moved in the opposite direction and joined the La Liga side on loan.
Arsenal have been linked with Partey, who has 29 international caps, throughout the summer transfer window.
Partey won the 2017-18 Europa League and 2018 Super Cup with Atletico and signed a new deal at the Wanda Metropolitano in 2018, until the end of June 2023.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: "We have been watching Thomas for a while, so we're now delighted to add such a high-quality player to our squad.
"He is a dynamic midfielder with great energy. He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in La Liga and the Champions League for several years.
"We're very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game. He's an intelligent footballer and we're looking forward to him integrating into our system and contributing to the progress we're building at the moment at the club."
Arsenal were also interested in Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, 22 - however Aouar told French TV earlier on Monday's deadline day that he would definitely remain at the Ligue 1 club.
Torreira - who joined Arsenal from Sampdoria for £26m in July 2018 and has made 89 appearances for the Gunners - moves to Madrid on a season-long loan.
Arsenal had already added Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes for 26m euros (£23.14m) from Lille, former Chelsea forward Willian on a free transfer and re-signed Dani Ceballos on loan from Real Madrid during the summer window.
The Premier League side's French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 21, has secured a loan move to Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.
Arteta's side have won three of their opening four Premier League games as they look to improve on last season's eighth-place finish.
'Partey signing is a massive statement'
Analysis by former Premier League defender Micah Richards
Thomas Partey - what a signing. I cannot believe there are not more clubs lining up for him.
He is so good. A lot of people just think about him defensively, but he has actually got quite a bit going forward.
He has scored goals for the national team and a few for Atletico Madrid as well. It is a massive deal for them and a massive statement.
'He has a lot to offer'
Analysis by La Liga TV presenter Semra Hunter
Thomas Partey has a lot to offer. He has been one of the best players at Atletico Madrid over the last two seasons.
He was key for them in their Champions League campaign.
He is someone who is very good at protecting the defence but is also very good at going forward. He is an excellent passer of the ball. He is great when it comes to ball recovery and pressing up the pitch.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.