bbc--2020-07-24--Liverpool staff broke touchline code - Lampard

Frank Lampard says his row with Liverpool 's coaching staff on Wednesday was as a result of them breaking football 's touchline code .
Chelsea 's boss said the Reds bench was arrogant during their 5-3 win .
`` When people jump up , want to speak across to myself , smirk and smile and do so for quite a while , I think that is past the code , '' Lampard said .
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has rejected the claim and said Lampard needed to learn to `` close the book '' on touchline rows .
A heated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home bench when the Reds won a free-kick from which Trent Alexander-Arnold scored , with Chelsea 's boss later admitting `` regret '' over his language .
`` My feeling was the bench at Liverpool , or one person in particular , was absolutely crossing that line so that became arrogant to me , '' Lampard added .
Klopp , whose side cantered to the Premier League title this term , said he respected Lampard 's competitiveness but was unhappy with the way the former England midfielder chose to continue his complaints .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are pretty much the opposite .
You can not throw that at our bench , '' Klopp said .
`` Frank was in really competitive mood , I respect that a lot .
For me , after the game , it 's completely over .
`` What he has to learn is to finish it with the last whistle and he did n't do that .
Speaking after the whistle is not OK. '' While Lampard apologised for his language , he does not regret the passion he showed and wanted to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool celebrated as they were handed the Premier League trophy .
Lampard added : `` I 've seen the video .
These things get replayed on social media a lot , I 've got two young daughters who are on social media , so I regret that .
`` In terms of regretting having passion to defend my team , no .
I could have handled it maybe slightly differently , to keep that language in .
`` I need to be clear about this : some of the reporting said that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liverpool team .
Far from it , I think Liverpool should celebrate as much as they want with the season they 've had .
`` They can celebrate like they did after the game , after every goal they scored , and they will celebrate one more time with their fans when they can .
I would have had a beer with Klopp after the game .
`` But there were things on the line I did n't like from their bench , not Jurgen Klopp , people behind the bench , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's what got me agitated . ''

'We are not arrogant' - Klopp and Lampard on touchline arguments
Frank Lampard says his row with Liverpool's coaching staff on Wednesday was as a result of them breaking football's touchline code.
Chelsea's boss said the Reds bench was arrogant during their 5-3 win.
"When people jump up, want to speak across to myself, smirk and smile and do so for quite a while, I think that is past the code," Lampard said.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has rejected the claim and said Lampard needed to learn to "close the book" on touchline rows.
A heated exchange took place between Lampard and the home bench when the Reds won a free-kick from which Trent Alexander-Arnold scored, with Chelsea's boss later admitting "regret" over his language.
"My feeling was the bench at Liverpool, or one person in particular, was absolutely crossing that line so that became arrogant to me," Lampard added.
Klopp, whose side cantered to the Premier League title this term, said he respected Lampard's competitiveness but was unhappy with the way the former England midfielder chose to continue his complaints.
"We are not arrogant. We are pretty much the opposite. You cannot throw that at our bench," Klopp said.
"Frank was in really competitive mood, I respect that a lot. For me, after the game, it's completely over.
"What he has to learn is to finish it with the last whistle and he didn't do that. Speaking after the whistle is not OK."
Jordan Henderson became the first Liverpool title-winning captain since Alan Hansen in 1990
While Lampard apologised for his language, he does not regret the passion he showed and wanted to make clear he had no issue with how Liverpool celebrated as they were handed the Premier League trophy.
Lampard added: "I've seen the video. These things get replayed on social media a lot, I've got two young daughters who are on social media, so I regret that.
"In terms of regretting having passion to defend my team, no. I could have handled it maybe slightly differently, to keep that language in.
"I need to be clear about this: some of the reporting said that I was upset with the celebrating of the Liverpool team. Far from it, I think Liverpool should celebrate as much as they want with the season they've had.
"They can celebrate like they did after the game, after every goal they scored, and they will celebrate one more time with their fans when they can. I would have had a beer with Klopp after the game.
"But there were things on the line I didn't like from their bench, not Jurgen Klopp, people behind the bench, which I felt crossed the line, and that's what got me agitated."


bbc--2020-07-24--'I wouldn't change a thing' - Silva reflects on Man City successes as he prepares for farewell

David Silva says he would n't change a thing about his 10 glorious years at Manchester City .
The ex-Spain playmaker , 34 , will play his 309th and last Premier League match for City against Norwich on Sunday .
Silva , who has won four Premier League titles , has enjoyed one of the great careers of the modern English game .
`` When I look back at everything , I could never in my wildest dreams have imagined what I would achieve , '' he said .
Silva has scored 60 Premier League goals since joining City from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cup twice and the EFL Cup five times .
He hopes to end his time with the club in the best way possible , by winning the Champions League in Lisbon in August .
Asked what advice he would have offered himself on joining City if he knew what he knows now , Silva said : `` I would tell him to do things in the same way I have . ''
Following the departures of Yaya Toure , Pablo Zabaleta , Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany , Silva is the latest central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - their first champions in 44 years - to leave the club .
Of that group , only striker Sergio Aguero will remain once Silva leaves .
Silva 's final league game will be at an empty stadium because of coronavirus restrictions , but he has been assured by manager Pep Guardiola of an invite back to Manchester when fans can return , so the playmaker can receive a proper farewell .
He has won 11 major honours during the most successful period in City 's history .
`` When you are young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this , '' Silva said .
`` You [ just ] dream about becoming a professional and playing in the top flight . ''
Last August , Guardiola described Silva as `` one of the best players I 've ever seen '' - yet even though he earned 125 caps for Spain and helped them to two European Championship titles and the 2010 World Cup , he only won the Premier League 's player of the month award once in a decade .
He has been named in the PFA team of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems too bothered about the lack of personal honours in England .
`` I would like to be remembered as a good guy , who enjoys football , '' he said .
`` I hope the people enjoyed my football as well .
It 's simple . ''

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Silva joined Man City for £24m from Valencia in July 2010
David Silva says he wouldn't change a thing about his 10 glorious years at Manchester City.
The ex-Spain playmaker, 34, will play his 309th and last Premier League match for City against Norwich on Sunday.
Silva, who has won four Premier League titles, has enjoyed one of the great careers of the modern English game.
"When I look back at everything, I could never in my wildest dreams have imagined what I would achieve," he said.
Silva has scored 60 Premier League goals since joining City from Valencia in 2010, winning the FA Cup twice and the EFL Cup five times.
He hopes to end his time with the club in the best way possible, by winning the Champions League in Lisbon in August.
Asked what advice he would have offered himself on joining City if he knew what he knows now, Silva said: "I would tell him to do things in the same way I have."
Following the departures of Yaya Toure, Pablo Zabaleta, Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany, Silva is the latest central component of City's 2012 title-winning squad - their first champions in 44 years - to leave the club.
Of that group, only striker Sergio Aguero will remain once Silva leaves.
Silva's final league game will be at an empty stadium because of coronavirus restrictions, but he has been assured by manager Pep Guardiola of an invite back to Manchester when fans can return, so the playmaker can receive a proper farewell.
He has won 11 major honours during the most successful period in City's history.
"When you are young, you don't dream about all of this," Silva said. "You [just] dream about becoming a professional and playing in the top flight."
Last August, Guardiola described Silva as "one of the best players I've ever seen" - yet even though he earned 125 caps for Spain and helped them to two European Championship titles and the 2010 World Cup, he only won the Premier League's player of the month award once in a decade. He has been named in the PFA team of the year twice.
Not that he seems too bothered about the lack of personal honours in England.
"I would like to be remembered as a good guy, who enjoys football," he said. "I hope the people enjoyed my football as well. It's simple."


bbc--2020-07-24--Vardy one of world's best strikers, says Leicester boss Rodgers

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is `` one of the top strikers in the world '' , according to manager Brendan Rodgers .
Vardy , 33 , is the Premier League 's top scorer on 23 goals going into the season 's final round of matches on Sunday .
Leicester will play Manchester United in their final game knowing a win will secure a Champions League place .
`` At present , you have to see Jamie Vardy as one of the leading strikers in world football , '' said Rodgers .
`` When we go into Europe next season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , again he will be able to demonstrate that .
`` I said when I came in he 's a world-class striker and thankfully next year he 'll have the chance to show that on the European stage . ''
The Foxes , who are fifth , are assured of a Europa League spot for next season even if they miss out on the Champions League .
Vardy is two ahead of his nearest rival - Southampton forward Danny Ings - in the race of the Premier League 's Golden Boot .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goals - with 103 scored in 210 appearances .
`` He 's a very serious guy , '' Rodgers said .
`` I think everyone thinks of him as this fun guy , dressed up as Spiderman and everything else .
But you do n't become a top-level striker by not being super professional .
`` This is a guy who comes in every day and his mentality is to train and to work .
There are very few sessions he will ever miss .
`` Behind it all , he has that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and supports the younger players ; he 's good value with the senior players .
Rodgers added : `` We all want him to finish as the highest scorer , which would be a remarkable achievement considering his age and everything .
`` For me , the age does n't really come into it .
He 's absolutely fit as anything . ''

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Vardy helped Leicester City win the 2015-16 Premier League title
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is "one of the top strikers in the world", according to manager Brendan Rodgers.
Vardy, 33, is the Premier League's top scorer on 23 goals going into the season's final round of matches on Sunday.
Leicester will play Manchester United in their final game knowing a win will secure a Champions League place.
"At present, you have to see Jamie Vardy as one of the leading strikers in world football," said Rodgers.
"When we go into Europe next season, at whatever level that he is, again he will be able to demonstrate that.
"I said when I came in he's a world-class striker and thankfully next year he'll have the chance to show that on the European stage."
The Foxes, who are fifth, are assured of a Europa League spot for next season even if they miss out on the Champions League.
Vardy is two ahead of his nearest rival - Southampton forward Danny Ings - in the race of the Premier League's Golden Boot.
He also recently passed a century of top-flight goals - with 103 scored in 210 appearances.
"He's a very serious guy," Rodgers said. "I think everyone thinks of him as this fun guy, dressed up as Spiderman and everything else. But you don't become a top-level striker by not being super professional.
"This is a guy who comes in every day and his mentality is to train and to work. There are very few sessions he will ever miss.
"Behind it all, he has that wonderful personality. He's very selfless and supports the younger players; he's good value with the senior players.
"I love working with him."
Rodgers added: "We all want him to finish as the highest scorer, which would be a remarkable achievement considering his age and everything.
"For me, the age doesn't really come into it. He's absolutely fit as anything."


bbc--2020-07-24--Saturday's football gossip: Man Utd want Bayern's Coman

Manchester United are interested in signing France and Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman , 24 .
( Athletic - subscription required ) Napoli have agreed an initial 60m euro ( £54.6m ) fee with French club Lille for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen , 21 .
( Guardian ) Everton and Leeds United are both keen on Manchester United and Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero , 33 , who has become frustrated in his role as a back-up at Old Trafford .
( ESPN ) Barcelona are desperate to tie teenage winger Ansu Fati , 17 , down to a new deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their Spain Under-21 international .
( Sport ) Former Tottenham captain Ledley King is in discussions with the club to join Jose Mourinho 's coaching staff .
( Telegraph ) Watford will accelerate their efforts to hire a new head coach after their Premier League fate is decided with Claude Puel , Marcelino , Zlatko Dalic and Nottingham Forest 's Sabri Lamouchi in the running .
( Evening Standard ) West Ham are stepping up their interest in Brentford and Algeria forward Said Benrahma , 24 .
( Times - subscription required @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loanee Chris Smalling , 30 , in their kit for next season and are confident of signing the Manchester United and England defender on a permanent deal .
( Corriere dello Sport - in Italian ) Manchester United will not extend their current loan agreements with Roma for Smalling or with Inter Milan for Chile forward Alexis Sanchez , 31 , as they want both players to move on permanently .
( Sky Sports ) Manchester United have also asked Lille to keep them informed about offers made for Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Everton , Inter Milan and Napoli .
( Daily Record ) Brighton have made an enquiry about 20-year-old Paderborn and Germany Under-21 defender Luca Kilian , who is also on the radar of AC Milan and Freiburg .
( Mail ) Real Madrid are hoping to raise around 180m euros ( £163m ) this summer by selling - among others - Wales forward Gareth Bale , 31 , Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez , 29 , and Serbian forward Luka Jovic , 22 .
( Marca ) Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contenders by signing Atletico Madrid and Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak , 27 , this summer .
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Manchester United are interested in signing France and Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman, 24. (Athletic - subscription required) external-link
Napoli have agreed an initial 60m euro (£54.6m) fee with French club Lille for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 21. (Guardian) external-link
Everton and Leeds United are both keen on 33-year-old Manchester United and Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who has become frustrated in his role as a back-up at Old Trafford. (ESPN) external-link
Barcelona are desperate to tie winger Ansu Fati, 17, down to a new deal to fend off interest from Manchester United in their Spain Under-21 international. (Sport) external-link
Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Ledley King is in discussions with the club to join Jose Mourinho's coaching staff. (Telegraph - subscription required) external-link
Watford will accelerate their efforts to hire a new head coach after their Premier League fate is decided with Claude Puel, Marcelino, Zlatko Dalic and Nottingham Forest's Sabri Lamouchi in the running. (Evening Standard) external-link
West Ham are stepping up their interest in Brentford and Algeria forward Said Benrahma, 24. (Times - subscription required) external-link
Roma have published a picture of loanee Chris Smalling in their kit for next season and are confident of signing the 30-year-old Manchester United and England defender on a permanent deal. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian) external-link
Howver, United will not extend their current loan agreement with Roma for Smalling, or their one with Inter Milan for Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 31, as they want both players to move on permanently. (Sky Sports) external-link
Manchester United have also asked Lille to keep them informed about offers made for Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes, 22, who is being pursued by Everton, Inter Milan and Napoli. (Daily Record) external-link
Brighton have made an enquiry about 20-year-old Paderborn and Germany Under-21 defender Luca Kilian, who is also on the radar of AC Milan and Freiburg. (Mail) external-link
Real Madrid are hoping to raise around 180m euros (£163m) this summer by selling, among others, Wales forward Gareth Bale, 31, Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez, 29, and Serbia forward Luka Jovic, 22. (Marca) external-link
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says Chelsea could turn into Premier League title contenders by signing Atletico Madrid and Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak, 27, this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required) external-link


bbc--2020-07-27--Coronavirus 'most severe health emergency' WHO has faced

Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency ever declared by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , its leader has said .
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the WHO 's emergency committee this week for a review .
There have been five other global health emergencies : Ebola ( two outbreaks ) , Zika , polio and swine flu .
More than 16m cases of Covid-19 have been reported since January , and more than 650,000 deaths .
`` When I declared a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January ... there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , and no deaths , '' Dr Tedros said .
`` Covid-19 has changed our world .
It has brought people , communities and nations together , and driven them apart . ''
• UK in talks over air bridges for Balearic and Canary Islands The total number of cases , he added , had roughly doubled in the past six weeks .
Although the world had made a huge effort in fighting the virus , there remained `` a long hard road ahead of us '' , he said .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adviser , Robert O'Brien , has tested positive for coronavirus .
He is the highest-ranking official in the administration known to have tested positive • Spain insists recent outbreaks of new cases were isolated and the country is safe for tourists to visit , after the UK introduced new measures requiring visitors from Spain to quarantine for 14 days • Vietnam has closed the coastal city of Da Nang to tourists , after 15 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases were recorded there - the first in the country since April • US biotech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of clinical trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine .
Some 30,000 volunteers are taking part in the third and last phase of testing before the vaccine can be submitted to a regulatory authority for evaluation and possible approval • Belgium is tightening restrictions to try to avoid another lockdown because of a worrying rise in the number of its cases .
From Wednesday , Belgians will be allowed to see a maximum of five people outside of their families .
Currently a Belgian individual can meet 15 people in a `` social bubble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Switzerland , the WHO also said travel restrictions could not be the answer for the long term , and countries had to do more to halt the spread by adopting proven strategies such as social distancing and wearing masks .
`` It is going to be almost impossible for individual countries to keep their borders shut for the foreseeable future .
Economies have to open up , people have to work , trade has to resume , '' WHO emergencies programme director Mike Ryan said .
WHO officials acknowledged however that further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be necessary , but suggested they should be as short as possible , and confined to as small a geographic area as possible ( ie local lockdowns ) .
`` The more we understand about the virus , the more surgical we can be in controlling it , '' said Mr Ryan .
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At Monday's briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, the WHO also said travel restrictions could not be the answer for the long term, and countries had to do more to halt the spread by adopting proven strategies such as social distancing and wearing masks.


bbc--2020-07-27--Republicans introduce $1tn pandemic recovery plan

Republicans have proposed spending an additional $ 1tn ( £776bn ) to address the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
The plan includes $ 100bn for schools and issuing stimulus payments of up to $ 1,200 to most Americans .
Under the plan , the payment would replace a $ 600 boost to unemployment benefits during the pandemic .
The proposal sets the stage for negotiations with Democrats who have called it `` totally inadequate '' .
The US has already spent more than $ 2.4tn on virus relief measures , sending billions of dollars in aid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have warned since the spring that more would be necessary .
Senator Mitch McConnell said Republicans wanted to see how existing programmes were working , but had now produced a `` tailored and targeted draft '' to address the economic fallout of the pandemic .
The proposal would reduce the $ 600 weekly unemployment benefit supplement to $ 200 until states can set up a more targeted system that replaces 70 % of a person 's previous wage .
• The millions of Americans 'hanging by a thread' • US sent $ 1.4bn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduction reflects worries that the current benefits discourage workers from returning to work , since an estimated two thirds of recipients are getting more from unemployment than they did working .
Mr McConnell said Republicans `` want to continue '' the unemployment supplement , which expires this week .
`` But we have to do it in a way that does not slow down reopening . ''
As well as money for direct payments to families and to help schools , Republicans said they want to put in place legislation to shield businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What else do Democrats want ?
Senator Chuck Schumer , who leads Democrats in the Senate , said the proposal was `` too little , too late '' .
The US has lost roughly 15 million jobs since February and the recovery remains on shaky ground as virus cases rise and some places reimpose restrictions .
Nearly one in five US workers is collecting unemployment benefits and more than half of adults live in households that have seen a drop in income , according to a survey by the US census .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Mr Schumer said .
`` We 're running out of time . ''
He said the Republican plan amounted to a `` 30 % pay cut '' at a time when most workers do not have jobs to return to and switching to a new system will be near `` impossible '' for states to execute .
He pointed to problems that have plagued the programme so far .
`` It will delay benefits for weeks , if not months , as we slide into a greater degree of recession , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have put forward their own $ 3tn plan , want funding for local governments , which are facing budget shortfalls due to the decline in economic activity .
Many object to the unemployment benefit cut , which they want to see extended through to the end of the year .
They have also rejected the proposal to shield businesses from liability .
`` What we will not support is what they 're saying to essential workers : 'You have to go to work because you 're essential , we place no responsibility on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and if you get sick you have no recourse because we 've given your employer protection , ' '' Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi , the top Democrat in the House of Representatives , said in a recent television interview .
What happens now ?
Some Republicans had proposed fast-tracking some pieces of the legislation - an idea rejected by Democrats , who see that strategy as an effort to avoid including their priorities .
Mr McConnell said on Friday he expected the negotiations to take `` a few weeks '' .
The senator will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own party , who are worried about rising levels of government debt and opposed to further spending .
`` The answer to these challenges will not simply be shovelling cash out of Washington .
The answer to these challenges will be getting people back to work , '' Republican Senator Ted Cruz said .

"What we will not support is what they're saying to essential workers: 'You have to go to work because you're essential, we place no responsibility on your employer to make that workplace safe and if you get sick you have no recourse because we've given your employer protection,'" Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, said in a recent television interview.


bbc--2020-07-27--Coronavirus: Can this California prison save itself from Covid-19?

California 's San Quentin State Prison had zero coronavirus cases , until an inmate transfer in May sparked one of the worst outbreaks in the state and the country .
Authorities are now scrambling to contain it .
On a typical morning , Jack Walter , 54 , begins his day by going for a walk in the yard .
At San Quentin State Prison , he and the roughly 3,500 other inmates share the communal outdoor space .
`` Four laps is around a mile , '' Jack said .
`` I walk about three miles and talk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later , Jack begins his work in the prison 's canteen , a privilege he earned during his 24 years behind bars .
Even as the coronavirus outbreak ravaged California this spring , Jack 's routine remained largely unchanged .
Despite fears about virus spread in prisons , as late as May San Quentin had no reported cases .
But in the last days of the month , 121 inmates from the California Institute of Men in Chino - then in the throes of its own outbreak - were transferred to San Quentin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been tested for weeks prior to the move , state officials later confirmed , and the transfer sparked an outbreak that swept through more than one third of San Quentin 's inmate population .
There have now been at least 2,159 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at San Quentin and 19 deaths .
The prison , which sits in Marin County , 30 minutes north of San Francisco , is home to one of the worst outbreaks in the state and country .
On 6 July , about a month after the outbreak began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical official , Dr Steven Tharatt was fired .
Later that month , all transfers to or from San Quentin were suspended indefinitely .
Prison authorities did n't test the prisoners before the transfer , according to Marc Levine , a California assemblyman for Marin County .
`` This ended up being the worst prison health screwup in the state 's history , '' he said .
A spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ( CDCR ) declined to comment on the transfer .
Now , Jack 's morning ritual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Quentin are largely limited to their cells , with the exception of communal showering .
In an attempt to curb the spread of infection , the prison 's yard is populated with tents that function as makeshift treatment sites .
Jack , who is serving a 27-year sentence for possession of a firearm , is locked in with a cellmate who recently tested positive for the coronavirus .
After three tests , he said he was still `` blessed '' to be negative .
`` But they still locked us in this cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days later , a fourth test revealed Jack had contracted Covid-19 .
His wife , Teresa , 52 , was distraught .
`` I just feel like screaming , '' she told the BBC .
`` They never moved his celly to the tents . ''
The speed with which the virus moved through San Quentin - the oldest prison in California - was exacerbated by the facility 's swollen inmate population and decrepit infrastructure , said Dr Brie Williams , a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group that works with prisons on public health problems .
`` People are living in often unsanitary conditions , often in very old buildings that have poor ventilation , '' she said .
`` These things in general are bad for health but when you put these against the backdrop of an emerging pandemic , a respiratory pandemic , then these problems become lethal . ''
Dr Williams was one of seven health experts to visit San Quentin in June , at the onset of the outbreak .
The team wrote a nine-page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's physicians and healthcare staff but warned that the facility had `` profoundly inadequate resources '' , with `` dire implications for the health of people incarcerated at San Quentin '' .
In the unit that housed the transferred inmates , the `` fear and outrage '' among the prisoners was `` palpable '' , the memo said , with men heard `` yelling throughout the housing unit due to discontent about the Covid-19 situation '' .
The BBC spoke to several family members of incarcerated men , who expressed concern after speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` You just hear the alarms and 'man down ' in the background , '' said the wife of an inmate on death row .
The anxiety among inmates was as endemic as the virus , Jack said .
`` You see people that are sick , but a lot of them do n't want to say they 're sick . ''
He said that some inmates concealed their symptoms after hearing rumours that they might be placed in solitary confinement .
California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Dana Simas said in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isolation and quarantine protocols as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention '' .
She declined to comment on protocols for the newly infected , but referred to San Quentin 's coronavirus response website , which said that areas of the prison had been designated to isolate infected inmates and those who had exposure to the virus .
According to Dr Williams , the health risks inside are aggravated by San Quentin 's aging architecture .
The nearly 170-year-old prison still houses some men in units built in the 19th Century @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , both with a capacity of 800 people , there are five floors of cells - 5ft by 11ft - typically home to two inmates .
These cells have open-grills , meaning the men are held behind bars instead of a solid door .
`` So what you have in this particular building is hundreds of people stacked in rows above each other with open bars where everyone is sort of breathing out into a common atrium , '' Dr Williams said .
`` People are yelling , or talking or interacting through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respiratory droplets are basically just existing in this open atrium . ''
And ventilation inside the prison was `` exceedingly poor '' , the team found , with windows welded shut and fan systems that appeared to not have been turned on in years .
There are more than 104,000 people behind bars in California 's 35 institutions , and roughly 2.3 million people locked up across the US .
Per capita , the US has more citizens behind bars than any other country .
`` Make no mistake , a public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States for decades , and that public health disaster has been mass incarceration , '' Dr Williams said .
The coronavirus outbreak had `` just opened people 's eyes '' .
This month , in an attempt to curb prison outbreaks , California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that approximately 8,000 inmates across the state could be eligible for release by the end of August .
The releases will occur on a rolling basis and will include those most vulnerable to health risks and those with less than a year to serve on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for violent crimes and domestic violence will not be eligible .
The announcement follows a series of measures taken by state authorities which reduced the prison population by roughly 10,000 since March - including the expedited release of roughly 3,500 inmates and the suspension of intake from county jails .
But some lawmakers and prison reform advocates say this number includes approximately 3,000 individuals who are already due for release each month .
`` I think that 's another piece that the public does n't understand : how many bodies churn in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , prisons or detention centers on a daily , weekly , monthly basis , '' said Emily Harris , policy director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights .
The promised releases this summer also fall roughly 10,000 short of the number of releases needed to reduce prison capacity to 100 % .
All together , California 's prisons are operating at roughly 120 % design capacity .
Ms Simas said in an email that this number was `` well below '' a 2010 court order to address medical care within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDCR to reduce its incarcerated population to less than 137.5 % of design capacity .
She did not respond directly to questions about any state efforts to further decarcerate prisons .
At San Quentin , the current prison population makes recommended social distancing impossible , Dr Williams said .
She and other health experts are calling for dramatic reduction at the facility - cutting capacity by 50 % .
`` The first , most important thing to protect the health and lives of people incarcerated is to decarcerate as many people as possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison reform advocates , the pre-existing conditions at many California facilities made coronavirus outbreaks inevitable .
`` Those of us who 've been doing work on the conditions of prisons and jails knew immediately , once we learned about the coronavirus , that prisons and jails were just going to be terrifying places for people to be living , '' Ms Harris said .
`` A lot of us felt a little bit like we 're at the top of a building and watching it burn from below , and just kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curb the spread , inmates say life inside San Quentin is becoming increasingly restricted .
Until this week , inmates at the prison were barred from making phone calls and daily showers had been reduced to one every three days .
San Quentin was `` aggressively trying to flatten the curve by eliminating all areas where infection can easily spread , '' Mr Broomfield wrote to explain the changes , according to the Families Of San Quentin website , which is used by both families of inmates and advocacy groups .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even if it means a temporary reduction in services , '' he wrote .
Jack 's wife Teresa has exchanged countless letters over the years with her husband , spent hours on the phone with him , and made the 90-minute round trip to San Quentin more times than she can remember .
`` My husband always says that if he had n't gone to prison , he 'd probably be dead , '' she said .
According to Teresa , Jack has used his prison sentence to lay the foundations for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his General Education Diploma to taking anger management workshops .
The couple have plans to start a janitorial business together upon his release .
`` He has a house , loved ones , and all the tools to be a productive citizen , '' she said .
At a glance , Jack seems like a good candidate for Governor Newsom 's latest wave of releases .
But with two and a half years left he falls short of the CDCR criteria , which begins with those with fewer than 180 days left to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to a year of their sentence remaining .
When he spoke to the BBC , Jack was still hopeful about an early release .
For now , he will run the course of his coronavirus infection with his cellmate , waiting for news and trying to stay healthy in a place where there are no guarantees you can .
Some names have been changed

Even as the coronavirus outbreak ravaged California this spring, Jack's routine remained largely unchanged. Despite fears about virus spread in prisons, as late as May San Quentin had no reported cases. But in the last days of the month, 121 inmates from the California Institute of Men in Chino - then in the throes of its own outbreak - were transferred to San Quentin. Many of the men had not been tested for weeks prior to the move, state officials later confirmed, and the transfer sparked an outbreak that swept through more than one third of San Quentin's inmate population.


bbc--2020-07-27--US presidential debate moved amid virus fears

The first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will take place in Cleveland , Ohio , on 29 September .
It had been due to take place at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana but was changed because of concerns over coronavirus precautions .
It will now be co-hosted by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic .
The two men will hold three debates in all before the 3 November vote .
Reverend John I Jenkins , president of Notre Dame in South Bend , Indiana , said the health precautions needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatly diminished the educational value of hosting the debate on our campus '' .
• The week when everything changed for Trump The new location will be at Western Reserve University 's Health Education Campus , the Commission on Presidential Debates said .
The second presidential debate on 15 October will take place in Miami after getting shifted from the University of Michigan .
The third will take place in Nashville on 22 October , while a debate between Vice-President Mike Pence and the Democratic vice-presidential nominee - who has still to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October in Salt Lake City .
Mr Biden is currently holding a lead of 15 percentage points nationally , a Washington Post-ABC News poll suggests .
The president 's national approval ratings have dropped in a year dominated by coronavirus - of which the US has by far the world 's highest death toll with more than 147,000 - and widespread protests over the death of black man George Floyd in police custody in May .

The president's national approval ratings have dropped in a year dominated by coronavirus - of which the US has by far the world's highest death toll with more than 147,000 - and widespread protests over the death of black man George Floyd in police custody in May.


bbc--2020-07-27--In pictures: Civil rights icon John Lewis honoured at US capitol

The body of civil rights icon , Democratic Congressman John Lewis , will lie in state this week in the US Capitol rotunda .
The tribute is reserved for American statesmen and military leaders , including twelve US presidents .
Lewis , the `` Conscience of Congress '' , died of pancreatic cancer aged 80 on 17 July .
His funeral procession passed by several DC landmarks , including the Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr Memorials and Black Lives Matter Plaza - the site of Lewis ' last public appearance .
Top Democrat , Speaker of the House Nancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell and other US lawmakers attended an invitation-only ceremony for Lewis in the rotunda .
Speaking at the ceremony for her long-time colleague , Ms Pelosi described Lewis as a `` person of greatness '' , who `` committed his life to to advancing justice '' .
The private ceremony will be followed by a public viewing held outdoors .
Lewis was a member of the House of Representatives from Georgia 's 5th District , an area which covered most of the state capital , Atlanta .
He was one of the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which included Martin Luther King Jr , and helped organise the historic 1963 March on Washington .

Lewis was a member of the House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th District, an area which covered most of the state capital, Atlanta. He was one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jr, and helped organise the historic 1963 March on Washington.


bbc--2020-07-27--Coronavirus: 'We’re still waiting at home for them to come back'

Monica Muñoz lost her father and grandfather to the coronavirus .
Now the family is facing thousands of dollars in @ @ @ @ @ new data , Latinos have been nearly twice as likely to be infected by the @ @ @ @ @ While Latinos represent 18 % of the total US population , they account for 34 @ @ @ @ @

Monica Muñoz lost her father and grandfather to the coronavirus. Now the family is facing thousands of dollars in medical costs.
According to new data, Latinos have been nearly twice as likely to be infected by the virus as white people. While Latinos represent 18% of the total US population, they account for 34% of Covid-19 cases.
Video by Angélica M Casas


bbc--2020-07-27--Coronavirus: Spain races to save tourism as cases surge

Spain is fighting to save its embattled tourism industry after the UK government imposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from the country .
Spanish officials insist the virus is under control and want certain areas exempt , including the Balearic Islands .
The UK said it had no plans to change its decision , and extended its travel advice , telling nationals to avoid non-essential journeys to all of Spain .
About 18 million Britons travelled to Spain in 2019 .
Junior UK health minister Helen Whately defended the quarantine decision , telling the BBC that after all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the UK could not take the risk of going back to a situation of rising virus rates across the country .
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez said on television on Monday evening that the UK 's decision was `` misguided '' and that he would continue to try to negotiate .
Spain 's rate of infection has jumped in recent days .
While the outbreak remains under control in many parts of Spain , certain areas - in particular Catalonia in the north-east and the neighbouring region of Aragón - have seen a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ( ECDC ) , the country recorded 39.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last two weeks .
The UK and neighbouring France both have a figure of 14.6 infections per 100,000 residents .
Local authorities have issued stay-at-home orders for some four million residents in Catalonia , including in the regional capital Barcelona .
On Monday , Catalonia 's President Quim Torra said even stricter lockdown measures could be imposed if infection numbers did not improve in the next 10 days .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of summer , '' he said .
The region recorded 5,487 infections last week compared to 3,485 the week before , Mr Torra told reporters , adding that the situation was `` very critical '' .
But Mr Torra also assured people that the region remained safe for tourists .
Speaking in English , he said that `` measures had been taken '' and people `` can visit most of the region safely '' .
• What are the quarantine rules for Spain and its islands ?
• Spain quarantine : 'We found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of Europe 's strictest lockdowns in March to tackle coronavirus .
The tight restrictions helped curb the infection rate , but also severely damaged the economy - in particular tourism .
Tourism accounts for about 11 % of the country 's gross domestic product ( GDP ) , and a huge number of visitors come from the UK .
As a result , the country has been desperate to bring back visitors to help revive struggling towns and resorts .
On Monday , Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said the government was working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islands and the Canary Islands from the quarantine , as both regions have low rates of infection .
`` What we 'd like is for quarantines to be lifted on the islands as early as possible , and we hope it will be today rather than tomorrow , '' she said .
But a UK government source later told the BBC there were `` no plans '' to introduce air bridges with the Spanish islands to exempt them from the 14-day quarantine .
In fact , the Foreign Office toughened its travel advice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had applied only to mainland Spain , but now includes the island groups too .
Prime Minister Sánchez said decisions should be made on Spanish regions individually , according to `` epidemiological criteria '' .
Other Spanish leaders have criticised the UK 's quarantine move as disproportionate , given the low rate of infections in many areas .
Ximo Puig , leader of the Valencia region , told a local radio station that `` our epidemiological data is better than the UK 's '' , and said the quarantine order was `` not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently bears little resemblance to the frenzied travel hub it normally is at this time of year .
It has been quieter than usual for several months but two days after the UK implemented a new quarantine on travellers from Spain it was eerily empty .
Many check-in desks in Terminal 4 , which handles most flights to and from the UK , were closed .
A midday British Airways flight to London Heathrow had only a couple of dozen passengers and many of those on board were Spaniards who live and work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a midwife who has to visit London each month for her work , was one of them .
She was given a special dispensation by her employer meaning she can avoid having to quarantine but said that she felt the new measure was disproportionate given the UK 's own difficulties in controlling Covid-19 .
`` I 'm not very happy about it , '' she said , before checking in for the flight .
How did the pandemic affect the country ?
Spain was hit hard .
Latest figures released on Friday show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28,432 deaths .
There are concerns , however , that the death toll could be far higher .
On Sunday , Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that the true toll could be 60 % higher than the health ministry 's figures .
• Can I still go abroad on holiday this summer ?
Nationally , Spain only includes deaths of people who tested positive for the virus .
By including regional figures of those suspected to have Covid-19 , El Pais calculated a total of 44,868 deaths .
This would mean Spain has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just behind the UK , which has recorded 45,837 deaths .
Spain 's health ministry has insisted that it has followed international protocols to count deaths .
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Many check-in desks in Terminal 4, which handles most flights to and from the UK, were closed. A midday British Airways flight to London Heathrow had only a couple of dozen passengers and many of those on board were Spaniards who live and work in the UK.


bbc--2020-07-27--White House protest account disputed by National Guard officer

A US National Guard major will dispute official accounts of the clearing of a 1 June protest near the White House in congressional testimony on Tuesday .
The protest in Lafayette Square Park was disrupted by law enforcement who used chemical irritants to push protesters out of the area .
According to prepared remarks , the major will say he was `` deeply disturbed '' by the authorities ' tactics .
It comes amid continuing protests against police brutality .
Adam DeMarco , an Iraq War veteran who is now a major in the Washington DC National Guard , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came after days of rallies outside the White House that left several officers injured and a nearby historic church and park vandalised .
Mr DeMarco , who served as a liaison officer that day in a supervisory role , is expected to testify on Tuesday to the House Natural Resources Committee , which posted his opening statement to their website on Monday .
The 34-year-old - who ran in 2018 for Congress as a Democrat on a platform that was heavily critical of Mr Trump - has been invited to give evidence by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his statement to Congress , Mr DeMarco will tell lawmakers that , as he stood behind the US Park Police , he observed that `` demonstrators were behaving peacefully '' and that tear gas was deployed by law enforcement in an `` excessive use of force '' .
`` It was my observation that the use of force against demonstrators in the clearing operation was an unnecessary escalation of the use of force , '' he will tell the committee .
Park Police have denied using tear gas , saying that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projectiles with capsaicin , the chemical that gives peppers heat - at protesters .
The US Secret Service has not said whether they used tear gas .
Mr DeMarco contends that his training at the prestigious West Point military academy led him to understand that the substance was tear gas .
He adds that he also found tear gas canisters in the street later that evening .
He will tell the committee that a Park Police liaison officer had told him they were firing `` stage smoke '' to clear the protesters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observation , those demonstrators - our fellow American citizens - were engaged in the peaceful expression of their First Amendment rights , '' Mr DeMarco 's testimony reads .
`` Yet they were subjected to an unprovoked escalation and excessive use of force . ''
Park Police say some protesters had thrown projectiles at them , leading them to decide to clear the park .
White House officials later said that the decision to expand the walls that formed a temporary perimeter had been made hours before the protest , and after days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in to clear the protesters at around 18:30 local time ( 22:30 GMT ) - about 30 minutes before a city-wide curfew went in to effect - and just as Mr Trump began a televised speech from the White House Rose Garden .
After his speech ended , and as the protesters were further pushed back , Mr Trump walked to the nearby St John 's Episcopal Church and briefly posed for a photo as he held up a Bible .
The White House contends that the decision to expand the security perimeter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to visit the church where moments earlier protesters had gathered .
Mr DeMarco , who says he was standing about 20 yards ( 18 metres ) from protesters , says it was difficult for them to have heard dispersal warnings from police speakers as they were `` barely audible '' to him .
According to US law , police must give clear and repeated warnings to protesters before dispersing them through force .
`` The announcements were barely audible and I saw no indication that the demonstrators were cognisant of the warnings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say .
A spokeswoman for the Department of Justice has said that all law enforcement agencies had been told in advance of the plans to disperse the crowd , but Mr DeMarco said the military and police forces present had all been assuming that the order would not come before the curfew deadline of 19:00 local time ( 23:00 GMT ) .
`` So I was not expecting any clearing operation to commence before then , '' he will tell lawmakers .
He also says that he witnessed Mr Trump walking with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that his presence at the scene - where he says tear gas had been deployed shortly before - was unexpected .
`` The president 's arrival was a complete surprise , '' Mr DeMarco will say , `` as we had not been briefed that he would enter our sector . ''
US Park Police and the Department of Justice have not responded to questions about Mr DeMarco 's testimony .
Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva - an Arizona Democrat who invited Mr DeMarco to testify - said his statement shows `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American citizen '' .
The lawmaker added : `` This was a political stunt at the expense of the protesters and at the expense of the reputations of the National Guard and the police '' .
Mr DeMarco currently works as defence contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton , according to the Washington Post .

Mr DeMarco contends that his training at the prestigious West Point military academy led him to understand that the substance was tear gas. He adds that he also found tear gas canisters in the street later that evening. He will tell the committee that a Park Police liaison officer had told him they were firing "stage smoke" to clear the protesters, rather than gas.


bbc--2020-07-27--Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson officially become Greek citizens

American movie stars Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have officially become citizens of Greece , the country 's prime minister has announced .
The couple posed for a picture with their new passports alongside Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife .
The PM posted the picture on Instagram on Saturday .
Hanks and Wilson `` are now proud Greek citizens '' , he wrote .
Greek media said the meeting took place on Paros , an island in the Aegean Sea .
Hanks , Wilson and their children were granted honorary Greek citizenship last year for their role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near Athens in July 2018 .
The wildfire ripped through the seaside village of Mati , killing more than 100 people .
Speaking to CNN in December , Greece 's Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos said Hanks `` showed real interest in the people who suffered from the fire in Mati and promoted this issue in the global media '' .
Former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos then signed an honorary naturalisation order for Hanks and his family , citing their `` exceptional services to Greece '' .
The order allowed Hanks and his family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 as an honorary citizen of all of Greece ! ''
Hanks wrote on Twitter in January .
Hanks , a convert to the Greek Orthodox Church , and Wilson , who has Greek heritage , have made their shared love of the country known .
Hanks , 64 , and Wilson , 63 , have been visiting Greece for years , often holidaying in the country during the summer months .
They are reported to own property in Greece , including a home on the island of Antiparos .
Their link with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision to co-produce the hit romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding .
A two-time Academy Award winner , Hanks expressed his admiration for Greece when appearing at the Golden Globes earlier this year .
`` I 've been Hellenic now for the better part of 32 years , '' Hanks said as he picked up the Cecil B DeMille lifetime-achievement award .
`` Greece is a haven ...
I 've been around the world , I 've been to the most beautiful places in the world , none of them tops Greece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the water , it 's good for the soul , it 's a healing place . ''

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bbc--2020-07-27--Mara Soriano: Celebs seek stolen teddy with dying mum's last message

`` I love you so much , I 'm proud of you .
I 'll always be with you . ''
These were among the final and only words that Mara Soriano 's mother , Marilyn , recorded for her daughter .
Fitted inside a custom-made teddy bear , the voice recording was given to Ms Soriano as a Christmas present in 2017 .
Less than two years later , in June 2019 , Ms Soriano 's mum died of cancer , aged just 53 .
At the touch of the bear 's paw , Ms Soriano , who lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her mum 's comforting voice whenever she pleased .
But on Friday last week , Ms Soriano , 28 , says those words were snatched from her .
She says the bear was stolen while she and her fiancé were moving to a new flat .
Desperate to recover the precious bear , Ms Soriano launched an online appeal , which has now attracted the support of high-profile celebrities such as Ryan Reynolds , George Stroumboulopoulos and Zach Braff .
Ms Soriano said she and her fiancé were unloading their U-Haul van when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend who had been in a biking accident .
Before rushing to her friend 's aid , she put the bag - a Herschel backpack - down next to the van , but forgot to tell her fiancé where she had left it .
In the few minutes she left the bag unattended , it had vanished .
She later checked security footage , which showed a man making off with the bag .
Ms Soriano told the BBC she was `` absolutely crushed '' when she discovered the bag had gone missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was so dumb to have let such a thing happen , '' she said .
`` The backpack contained so much of our important documents and an iPad , a Nintendo Switch , my mum 's red Mickey Mouse wallet and , most importantly , her teddy bear .
`` I 've just been kicking myself since the theft , I know it 's silly , but it feels like I lost my mum all over again . ''
'The last reminder of the mum I knew' Ms Soriano said her mum was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she was aged 18 .
For seven years , her condition appeared to be stable , but in 2018 , `` she just kept getting sicker and sicker '' , Ms Soriano said .
Her mum gave her the bear as a gift in December 2017 after she moved to Vancouver from Toronto .
For Ms Soriano , who came to Canada from the Philippines as a child , `` the bear was the last reminder of the mum I grew up with , before she became my mum with cancer '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ mum 's signature clothes - a red and white dress with a white jean jacket - and kept it on her desk .
Ms Soriano 's appeal for help has gone viral , with Canadian media outlets and world-famous celebrities pitching in .
Ryan Reynolds , the Canadian-American actor who stars in Deadpool , has offered a $ 5,000 ( £3,881 ) reward for the return of the bear .
`` I NEED THIS BEAR TO COME HOME !
!
!
!
!
! ''
tweeted Zach Braff , who played JD in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soriano has distributed missing posters near her home and Vancouver Police has issued an appeal on Twitter .
But as of Monday , Ms Soriano said she was yet to find the bear , despite coming across a few leads .
For now , the excruciating wait goes on .
`` I 'm hearing dumpster trucks outside and my heart is just sinking , '' Ms Soriano said .

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bbc--2020-07-27--Robert O'Brien, key Trump adviser, tests positive for Covid-19

President Donald Trump 's national security adviser , Robert O'Brien , has tested positive for coronavirus , the White House has confirmed .
Mr O'Brien , 54 , has been self-isolating and working from home .
The aide has mild symptoms and there was no risk of exposure to Mr Trump or Vice-President Mike Pence , a statement said .
Mr O'Brien is the highest-ranking official in Mr Trump 's administration known to have tested positive .
It is not clear when he and the president last met , but one administration official said it had not been for `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together two weeks ago on a trip to Miami .
• Coronavirus : The week when everything changed for Trump • The millions of Americans 'hanging by a thread' The White House statement read : `` He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site .
There is no risk of exposure to the president or the vice-president .
The work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted . ''
Some staff members told CNN they had only learned of the infection on Monday from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr O'Brien had been out of his office for a week and that the adviser had contracted the virus after a family event .
Anyone near the president is tested regularly for Covid-19 .
A number of people in and around the administration have tested positive , including a military member who works as a White House valet , Mr Pence 's press secretary Katie Miller , and a helicopter squadron Marine .
Trained as a lawyer , he has had a long diplomatic career working for both Republicans and Democrats .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the Trump administration .
He was picked to replace John Bolton as national security adviser last September , after Mr Bolton left amid a rancorous fallout with President Trump .
Mr O'Brien shares similar views to Mr Trump on a number of issues , including criticism of the UN and opposition to the Iran nuclear deal .
Mr O'Brien travelled to Paris this month to discuss foreign policy issues with European counterparts , and gave a speech in Arizona in June comparing Chinese President Xi Jinping with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin @

It is not clear when he and the president last met, but one administration official said it had not been for "several days". The pair appeared together two weeks ago on a trip to Miami.


bbc--2020-07-27--Coronavirus in Wuhan: The son who lost his father to Covid-19

Zhang Lifa died in February after travelling to Wuhan for surgery on a leg fracture .
He displayed symptoms of @ @ @ @ @ , just as the city was put into lockdown .
His son , Zhang Hai @ @ @ @ @ 's former China editor Carrie Gracie and says they would not have made the journey @ @ @ @ @ aware of the presence of coronavirus in Wuhan .
UK viewers can watch Panorama : @ @ @ @ @ Monday 27 July on BBC One at 19:30 BST , or on the BBC iPlayer @ @

Zhang Lifa died in February after travelling to Wuhan for surgery on a leg fracture.
He displayed symptoms of the virus whilst in recovery, just as the city was put into lockdown.
His son, Zhang Hai, spoke to the BBC's former China editor Carrie Gracie and says they would not have made the journey if they’d been aware of the presence of coronavirus in Wuhan.
UK viewers can watch Panorama: China's Coronavirus Cover-Up on Monday 27 July on BBC One at 19:30 BST, or on the BBC iPlayer afterwards.


bbc--2020-07-27--Garmin begins recovery from ransomware attack

The American GPS and fitness-tracker company Garmin is dealing with the aftermath of a ransomware attack , the BBC has confirmed .
Owners of its products had been unable to use its services since Thursday .
However , some of its online tools are now being provided in a `` limited '' state , according to its online dashboard .
Garmin has said it was `` the victim of a cyber-attack that encrypted some of our systems '' .
But the statement it released avoided any reference to a ransom demand .
`` Many of our online services were interrupted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customer-facing applications , and company communications , '' it said .
`` We have no indication that any customer data , including payment information from Garmin Pay , was accessed , lost or stolen . ''
The firm added that it expected all its systems to return to normal operation within a few days , but warned that there might be a `` backlog '' of user data to process .
It is not known if the firm paid the blackmailers , but a source told the BBC it was in the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC 's cyber reporter Joe Tidy said the malware involved was Wasted Locker - a program that scrambles the target 's data , and was first detected in the wild around April .
Victims are typically contacted after their computers are infected , and told they must transfer funds if they want to return the files to their original state .
Some customers have already reported that Garmin 's services appear to be `` partially '' working again .
Earlier reports claimed that the company had been asked to pay $ 10m ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online .
• How hackers extorted $ 1.14m from a US university Pilots who use flyGarmin were unable to download up-to-date aviation databases , which aviation regulators such as the FAA require pilots to have , before they can fly .
Customers were also unable to log into Garmin Connect to record and analyse their health and fitness data .
There have been many high-profile attacks in recent months , but few victims have been as tight-lipped as Garmin .
Even now , despite confirmation from many different sources across different newsrooms , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was ransomware .
The big question is whether or not the company paid the blackmailer what is likely to be a multi-million dollar demand .
It seems the company has somehow got the decryption key it needs to start bringing services back online .
As well as customers and shareholders , the US authorities will be very keen to know what happened .
Members of Evil Corp , the criminal group that 's suspected of being behind the hack , were indicted in 2019 by the US Treasury .

The BBC's cyber reporter Joe Tidy said the malware involved was Wasted Locker - a program that scrambles the target's data, and was first detected in the wild around April. Victims are typically contacted after their computers are infected, and told they must transfer funds if they want to return the files to their original state.


bbc--2020-07-27--Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran 'moved to remote prison'

A British-Australian woman serving a 10-year sentence in Iran for espionage has been transferred to a notorious prison in the desert , according to Iranian human rights activists .
Kylie Moore-Gilbert , a lecturer at Melbourne University , has been in jail since September 2018 .
She strongly denies all the charges against her .
She spent almost two years sleeping on the floor in a cell in the capital Tehran , according to a friend .
She has been in solitary confinement and on several hunger strikes , and she is said to have been beaten for trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing to them on prison walls .
Now she has reportedly been moved to the notorious Qarchak prison .
The jail is sometimes used as punishment for Iranian political prisoners , reports Caroline Hawley , BBC World Affairs Correspondent .
Conditions have been described by former inmates as abysmal .
Ms Moore-Gilbert , a lecturer in Middle East politics , has been able to make one phone call out .
She told an Iranian human rights activist that she was in a very bad state , depressed and unable to eat .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison in January , the lecturer said she had `` never been a spy '' and feared for her mental health .
She said she had rejected an offer from Iran to become a spy .
The Cambridge-educated academic was travelling on an Australian passport and was detained at Tehran airport in 2018 as she tried to leave following a conference .

She has been in solitary confinement and on several hunger strikes, and she is said to have been beaten for trying to comfort new prisoners by passing notes and writing to them on prison walls.


bbc--2020-07-27--France to ban heated terraces in cafes and bars

France 's government has announced new environmental measures , including a ban on heated terraces for cafes and bars .
Ecology Minister Barbara Pompili said outside heating or air conditioning was an `` ecological aberration '' .
The ban will not come into force until after the winter as restaurants have been hard hit by Covid-19 , she added .
All heated or air-conditioned buildings open to the public will also have to keep their doors closed to avoid wasting energy .
Ms Pompili told reporters it was wrong for shops to `` air-condition the streets '' in summer by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customers from having to open them .
`` Neither should terraces be heated in winter so people can feel warm as they drink coffee , '' she said .
• Summers could become 'too hot for humans' Trade groups say more than 75 % of restaurants and cafes in the Paris area have a heated terrace .
A few French cities have already banned them but Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo refused to do so , saying it would be too much of a blow to businesses .
Ms Pompili said officials would talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the winter .
She was appointed by new Prime Minister Jean Castex , who has pledged €20m ( $ 23m ; £18.2m ) for climate-related investment , as part of a €100m stimulus plan aimed at helping the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic .
The measures announced by Ms Pompili were proposed by the 150-member Citizens ' Convention on Climate , set up by President Emmanuel Macron last year and randomly selected from members of the public .
They also include the creation of two natural parks and a national nature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encouraged to improve insulation and banned from installing new coal- or oil-burning furnaces , while limits will be imposed on developments in rural areas .

A few French cities have already banned them but Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo refused to do so, saying it would be too much of a blow to businesses.


bbc--2020-07-27--Facebook takes the EU to court over privacy spat

Facebook has pushed back against a European Union investigation into its practices , taking it to court over privacy concerns .
Two investigations are being carried out into Facebook to find out if it breaches competition laws .
To gather information , the European Commission has demanded internal documents from Facebook that include 2,500 specific key phrases .
Facebook says that means handing over unrelated but highly sensitive data .
The European Commission says it will defend the case in court , and its investigation into Facebook 's potential anticompetitive conduct is ongoing .
The social media giant has filed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arguing against the breadth of the document requests .
`` We are cooperating with the commission and would expect to give them hundreds of thousands of documents , '' said Tim Lamb , Facebook 's competition lawyer .
`` The exceptionally broad nature of the commission 's requests means we would be required to turn over predominantly irrelevant documents that have nothing to do with the commission 's investigations , including highly sensitive personal information such as employees ' medical information , personal financial documents , and private information about family members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company is not trying to hold up the investigation , saying the firm has been very forthcoming with information so far .
He said Brussels ' request for any documents which include the phrases `` big question '' , `` shut down '' and `` not good for us '' could even force Facebook to hand over confidential security assessments of its California headquarters .
Facebook says it offered commission investigators the chance to view sensitive but unrelated documents in a secure-viewing room where no copies could be made , but the @ @ @ @

"The exceptionally broad nature of the commission's requests means we would be required to turn over predominantly irrelevant documents that have nothing to do with the commission's investigations, including highly sensitive personal information such as employees' medical information, personal financial documents, and private information about family members of employees."


bbc--2020-07-27--Israel 'thwarts Hezbollah infiltration from Lebanon'

Israel 's military has opened fired on Hezbollah militants who were trying to `` infiltrate our territory '' , PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said .
The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) said up to four militants crossed the border in the Mount Dov area , part of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights .
A Hezbollah statement said it had not engaged in any clashes , instead blaming a `` nervous '' enemy .
The area has been tense for days after the death of a Hezbollah fighter .
He was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike in Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor denied it carried out the strike in the early hours of last Monday , had warned Hezbollah not to retaliate .
• Israel and Hezbollah : On the road to all-out war ?
The IDF said `` the terrorists fled back to Lebanon '' after being shot at on Monday .
Mr Netanyahu , in a televised address , said he took a `` grave view of this attempt to infiltrate our territory '' .
He added : `` Hezbollah and Lebanon bear full responsibility for this incident and any attack from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that it is playing with fire . ''
Israeli media , citing unnamed military sources , said the Hezbollah cell was planning to attack an IDF post .
The reports said Israel had been tracking them and its forces opened fire once the militants crossed the so-called Blue Line - the UN-recognised boundary between Israel and Lebanon .
Reports say the Israeli army fired artillery shells in their wake .
There are no reports of casualties on the Lebanese side .
Hezbollah , which is heavily armed and funded by Israel 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armed force in Lebanon alongside the Lebanese army .
It operates predominantly in the south of the country and along with its political allies is an influential force in the government .
The Hezbollah statement said its fighters had not been involved in any clash , shooting or infiltration on Monday , saying `` it was only one party , which was the fearful , anxious and tense enemy '' .
However , the statement warned that a response to the death of its fighter was `` definitely coming '' .
Israel and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month-long war in 2006 after Hezbollah killed eight Israeli soldiers and abducted two in a cross-border raid .
The ensuing conflict killed some 1,191 people - mostly civilians - in Lebanon , and 121 soldiers and 44 civilians in Israel .
A flare-up has been in the offing for days now along one of the region 's most combustible frontiers .
Exactly what these militants had in mind when they crossed a few metres from Lebanon into Israeli-controlled territory is n't clear .
They were armed with assault rifles and planning an attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are conflicting reports in Lebanon as to whether this was the Hezbollah revenge for the death of one its fighters last week .
The group itself is playing the entire incident down and saying retaliation will still come .
It is far from certain this current `` round '' of fighting is over .
And the bitter enmity between the two sides will go on : Israel seeks to emasculate Hezbollah 's Iran-backed plans for a new arsenal of high-tech rockets , while the Lebanese group derives its core support from showing strength @ @ @

Hezbollah, which is heavily armed and funded by Israel's arch-foe Iran, is the most powerful armed force in Lebanon alongside the Lebanese army. It operates predominantly in the south of the country and along with its political allies is an influential force in the government.


bbc--2020-07-27--Lake Titicaca giant frog: Scientists join forces to save species

Five scientific institutions are joining forces in a cross-border effort to preserve the Lake Titicaca giant frog ( Telmatobius culeus ) .
The frog is one of the world 's largest exclusively aquatic frogs and lives in the waters of Lake Titicaca , which straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia .
The aim of the project is to ensure the future of the endangered frog .
The amphibian is threatened by pollution from mining and also by its use in traditional medicine .
The scientists will study the habitat of the Lake Titicaca giant frog and also carry out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best protect the species .
The frog lives its entire life in the waters of Lake Titicaca and nearby lagoons .
It has loose , baggy skin which ripples around its body in folds , which earned it the nickname `` scrotum frog '' .
Scientists think the skin flaps help the frogs absorb more oxygen in the lake 's water , which is located at a height of 3,800m ( 12,500ft ) above sea level .
Telmatobius culeus are large - their bodies alone can measure up to 14.5cm ( 5.7in ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ described coming across a specimen measuring 50cm in total length in the 1970s .
It is exclusively aquatic and can be found at depths of up to 100m ( 330ft ) .
In 2016 , thousands of the frogs were found dead on the shores of a tributary to Lake Titicaca .
Pollution from agriculture and plastics were thought to have caused the mass dying .
But the frogs are also caught as they are mistakenly thought to be an aphrodisiac .
They are mixed into a drink called `` frog juice '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies are also used as amulets .
Their unusual skin is sometimes turned into small artisanal bags and their legs are eaten roasted or grilled .
You may also be interested in : • How frogs could vanish from ponds The team will be made up by experts from Bolivia 's Science Museum and the country 's Natural History Museum , Peru 's Cayetano Heredia University , Ecuador 's Pontifical Catholic University , Denver Zoo in the US and the NGO NaturalWay .
It has the backing of the Peruvian and Bolivian governments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Development Programme .
All photos subject to copyright and courtesy of Bolivia 's Museum of Natural History `` Alcide d'Orbigny '' .

But the frogs are also caught as they are mistakenly thought to be an aphrodisiac. They are mixed into a drink called "frog juice" sold at some local markets and their bodies are also used as amulets.


bbc--2020-07-26--The children of Korean War prisoners who never came home

When the Korean War ended in 1953 , about 50,000 South Korean prisoners of war were kept in the North .
Many were forced into labouring jobs against their will .
Some were killed .
Now their children are fighting for recognition , writes BBC Korea 's Subin Kim .
No matter how hard she tries , Lee can not recall what happened after three shots were fired by the executioners who killed her father and brother .
It was three decades ago , when Lee was in her thirties .
She does remember what happened just before .
Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a remote village in North Korea called Aoji .
She was forced to sit under a wooden bridge , waiting for something - she knew not what - to happen .
A crowd swelled and a truck pulled up , and two people were escorted off the truck .
It was her father and brother .
`` They tied them to stakes , calling them traitors of the nation , spies and reactionaries , '' Lee told the BBC in an interview recently .
That 's the moment her memory falters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' she said .
`` My jaw was dislocated .
A neighbour took me home to fix my jaw . ''
Lee 's father was one of about 50,000 former prisoners of war who were kept in the North at the end of the Korean war .
The former prisoners were regrouped against their will into North Korean army units , and forced to work on reconstruction projects or in mining for the rest of their lives .
When the armistice was signed , on 27 July 1953 , the South Korean soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prisoner exchange and they would be sent home .
But a month before the armistice , South Korean President Syngman Rhee unilaterally freed more than 25,000 North Korean prisoners , in order to sabotage the ceasefire .
He wanted UN forces to help him reunite the country under South Korea .
Many believe the move made the repatriation of South Korean prisoners more difficult .
The North only sent back a small fraction of the prisoners it had taken .
Soon South Korea largely forgot the men .
In years since , three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders , but the prisoners of war were never on the agenda .
In the North , the Lee family were viewed as bad stock .
Lee 's father was born in the South and had fought alongside United Nations forces in the Korean War , against the North - a black mark against him .
The family 's low social status relegated them to backbreaking jobs and dim prospects .
Both Lee 's father and brother worked at coal mines , where fatal accidents were a regular occurrence .
Lee 's father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , when the country was reunited again .
After work , he would tell his children stories of his youth .
At times , he would prod his children to escape to the South .
`` There will be a medal for me , and you will be treated as children of a hero , '' he would say .
But Lee 's brother , while drinking with friends one day , let slip the things their father would say .
One of the friends reported it to the authorities .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father and brother were dead .
In 2004 , Lee managed to defect to South Korea .
It was then that she realised her father 's error - his country did not see him as a hero .
Little had been done to help the old prisoners of war get home .
The soldiers kept back in North Korea suffered .
They were viewed as enemies of the state , men who had fought in the `` puppet army '' , and assigned to the lowest rank of North Korean social caste of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hereditary , so their children were not allowed to receive higher education or the freedom to choose their occupation .
Choi was a star student , but her dream of going to a university was impossible because of her father 's status .
She once yelled at her father , `` You reactionary scum !
Why do n't you go back to your country ? ''
Her father did n't yell back , but said to her dejectedly that their country was too weak to repatriate them .
Eight years ago , Choi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South .
`` My father wanted to come here , '' she said .
`` I wanted to come to the place the person I loved the most in my whole life wanted to come but never could .
That 's why I abandoned my son , my daughter and my husband . ''
Choi 's father is now dead .
And in South Korea , on paper , she has no father , because official documents say he died in action during the war .
Son Myeong-hwa still clearly remembers her father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40 years ago .
`` If you get to go to the South , you 've got to carry my bones with you and bury me where I was born . ''
Son 's father was a South Korean soldier who was from Gimhae , some 18km ( 11 miles ) away from Busan .
In the North he was forced to work in coal mines and a logging factory for decades and only allowed to go home 10 days before he died of cancer .
He told Son : `` It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing my parents again .
Would n't it be good to be buried there ? ''
Son defected in 2005 .
But it took her eight years to get her father 's remains out of North Korea .
She asked her siblings to dig up her father 's remains and bring them to a broker in China .
Three suitcases were needed .
Two of Son 's friends came along , but it was Son who carried her father 's skull .
Son protested for more than a year for the recognition of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soldier , and eventually she was able to bury his remains at the national cemetery in 2015 .
`` I thought that I finally fulfilled my duty as a daughter , '' she said .
`` But it breaks my heart when I think of him having had his last breath there . ''
Son discovered later that the family paid a terrible price for the burial .
Her siblings in the North were sent to political prisons .
Son now heads the Korean War POW Family Association , a group that fights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of South Korean soldiers who never came home .
Through a DNA test , Son was able to prove that she was her father 's daughter - which was essential for her to file for his unpaid wages from South Korea .
Even if they manage to escape to the South , the children of prisoners of war are not officially recognised , and many of the unrepatriated prisoners were considered dead , or discharged during the war , or simply missing .
Only a handful of prisoners of war who managed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wages , and those who died in captivity in the North were not eligible for any compensation .
In January , Son and her lawyers filed a constitutional court case , arguing that the families of the prisoners who died in the North had been treated unfairly and that the government had done nothing to repatriate the prisoners , making it responsible for the prisoners who never came back .
`` We were so sad to be born the children of the prisoners , and it was even more painful to be ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Son said .
`` If we ca n't recover our fathers ' honour , the horrendous lives of the prisoners of the war and their children will be all forgotten . ''
Some names were changed to protect contributors ' safety .
Illustrations by Davies Surya .

Through a DNA test, Son was able to prove that she was her father's daughter - which was essential for her to file for his unpaid wages from South Korea. Even if they manage to escape to the South, the children of prisoners of war are not officially recognised, and many of the unrepatriated prisoners were considered dead, or discharged during the war, or simply missing.


bbc--2020-07-26--Coming out at 90 years old... to my gay daughter

' I 'm free ! '
: Coming out at 90 ... to my gay daughter While writing his memoirs @ @ @ @ @ opened up to his daughter about his first love .

Ninety-year-old Kenneth Felts is living proof that it's never too late. He's just come out as gay.
The Colorado resident used his lockdown time to write his memoirs, which brought back old memories.
So Kenneth opened up to his daughter Rebecca about his first love, Phillip - 25 years after she told him she was gay.
Video by Jimmy Tam


bbc--2020-07-27--Cocoa Girl: 'We made the first UK black girls' magazine'

During lockdown , six-year-old Faith and her mother Serlina searched for magazines that represented children like her .
The realisation @ @ @ @ @ of diversity in magazines for younger girls led them to embark on designing and printing @ @ @ @ @ for black girls aged seven to 14 .
Since publication , Cocoa Girl has experienced @ @ @ @ @ selling more than 11,000 copies since it launched in June - at a time when @ @ @ @ @ decline .

During lockdown, six-year-old Faith and her mother Serlina searched for magazines that represented children like her.
The realisation that there was a lack of diversity in magazines for younger girls led them to embark on designing and printing the first ever UK magazine for black girls aged seven to 14.
Since publication, Cocoa Girl has experienced a surge in sales, selling more than 11,000 copies since it launched in June - at a time when print magazine sales are in decline.
Reporter/Producer: Amanda Kirton
Video journalist: Tobias Chapple


bbc--2020-07-27--Bowie stylist Kansai Yamamoto dies

Bowie stylist Kansai Yamamoto dies

Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto , known for styling musician David Bowie , has died at the age of 76 , his family said .
Yamamoto designed some of Bowie 's most famous outfits including those of the singer 's alter ego Ziggy Stardust .
The designer had been diagnosed with leukaemia and died last Tuesday , his daughter said in a statement on Monday .
Yamamoto was known for his colourful creations and incorporating traditional Japanese designs into fashion .
`` In my eyes , my father was not only the eclectic and energetic soul that the world knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also thoughtful , kind-hearted and affectionate , '' his daughter Yamamoto Mirai said .
`` He valued communication and showered me with love throughout my entire life , '' she added .
Yamamoto 's work blended traditional Japanese designs , including some from kabuki theatre , with bright and bold fantasy colours .
Born in 1944 in Yokohama , he had intended to go into engineering but turned to fashion design .
In 1971 , he became the first Japanese designer to show at London Fashion Week .
At the time , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as `` The Show of the Year ... .a spectacular coup de theatre . ''
It was after this show that he began to work with Bowie designing his costumes for the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane tours .
`` My clothes became part of David , his songs and his music , '' Yamamoto told the Hollywood Reporter in 2016 .
`` They became part of the message he delivered to the world .
He even wanted to go a bit crazier . ''
One of his most famous designs for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kanji characters .
His clothing was also worn by Elton John , Stevie Wonder and John Lennon .
More recently , singer Lady Gaga had been pictured in Yamamoto designs .
Yamamoto showed at fashion events in New York , Paris and London until 1992 .
He also created `` super-shows '' combining fashion , music and dance - locations included India , Russia and Vietnam .
The 1993 show in Moscow 's Red Square drew an audience of 120,000 people , according to Kyodo News Agency .
Yamamoto had a `` super @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His team has said it will go ahead .
Aside from fashion events , he designed venues and social events for the 2008 G8 summit in Tokyo .
He also designed the skyliner train that connects Tokyo Narita Airport to the city , winning him more awards .
A statement from his company said : `` 'Humans are possessed of limitless energy ' was his motto .
He never let this go , pursuing challenge after challenge no matter how hard things got . ''
Yamamoto 's funeral has already taken place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ farewell '' could take place in the future depending on discussions with his close family , and the coronavirus outbreak .

"In my eyes, my father was not only the eclectic and energetic soul that the world knew him as, but someone who was also thoughtful, kind-hearted and affectionate," his daughter Yamamoto Mirai said.


bbc--2020-07-26--Obituary: Olivia de Havilland, star of Hollywood's Golden Age

Dame Olivia de Havilland , who has died at 104 in Paris , was one of the last survivors of Hollywood 's Golden Age .
Her most famous role was that of the virtuous Melanie opposite Vivien Leigh 's wayward Scarlett , in the epic Gone with the Wind .
Her relationship with her sister , the actress Joan Fontaine , was a constant source of speculation in the gossip columns .
At the time of her death she was the oldest living performer to have won an Oscar .
Olivia Mary de Havilland was born in Tokyo on 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patent lawyer and his actress wife Lilian .
Her paternal family originated in the Channel Islands ; her cousin Geoffrey was the aircraft designer responsible for producing the famous World War Two plane , the Mosquito .
Her sister Joan was born in 1917 .
Both girls suffered from bronchial problems and her mother moved the family to California in 1919 in search of a more agreeable climate .
De Havilland 's father , who was notorious for his infidelities , soon abandoned them to return to Tokyo where he later married his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ singing lessons to her two daughters and introduced them to the works of Shakespeare .
In 1925 her mother married a department store owner , George M Fontaine , who imposed a strict regime on his two stepdaughters .
By this time the sisters had embarked on what would become their legendary feud , caused - according to their biographer Charles Higham - by Olivia 's inability to accept a younger sibling .
For her part , Joan thought her mother favoured Olivia , who Higham said enjoyed cutting up Joan 's clothes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together again .
De Havilland was bitten by the drama bug while at Los Gatos High School , making her stage debut in 1933 in an amateur production of Alice in Wonderland .
She later recalled : `` I was actually moving in Alice 's enchanted wonderland .
And so , for the first time , I felt not only pleasure in acting but love for acting as well . ''
She was spotted by director Max Reinhardt , who cast her as Hermia in a production of a Midsummer Night 's Dream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her screen debut when the play was filmed for Warner Brothers in 1935 .
It received lukewarm reviews .
Her breakthrough came when producer Hal Wallis persuaded the studio to cast her in Captain Blood , opposite an Australian actor named Errol Flynn .
The chemistry between the pair was immediate and they would star together in another seven films , including The Charge of the Light Brigade and The Adventures of Robin Hood .
De Havilland later claimed that Flynn , who had a reputation as a womaniser , had proposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he was already married .
Throughout the 1930s she appeared in a number of light , romantic films that allowed her to showcase her perfect diction but did little to advance her career , '' Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult when the fad was to play bad girls , '' she said .
With the support of Jack Warner 's wife , Ann , de Havilland was offered the role of Melanie in David O Selznick 's epic adaptation of the Margaret Mitchell novel , Gone With the Wind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her performance and was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress .
She lost out to Hattie McDaniel who played Mammy , making her the first African-American actress to win an Academy Award .
De Havilland 's feud with her sister showed little sign of abating .
When Fontaine won a best actress Oscar in 1942 , she allegedly refused to acknowledge De Havilland , who had also been nominated , although Fontaine later denied this .
Some commentators suggested the pair maintained the pretence of an ongoing quarrel and pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social occasions .
De Havilland 's efforts to continue to play more serious roles were hampered by Warner Brothers which , like all major studios at the time , had complete control over its stars .
When she was told Warner was adding time to her original contract as a penalty for turning down roles , she took the studio to court with the support of the Screen Actors Guild .
The California Supreme Court ruled in her favour in what became known as the De Havilland Law , which loosened the grip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was told I would never work again , if I lost or won , '' she later said .
`` When I won , they were impressed and did n't bear a grudge . ''
However , De Havilland did not make another film for more than two years .
Subsequently her career flourished .
She won an Oscar in 1946 for her role in To Each His Own , the same year in which she married a naval veteran named Marcus Goodrich .
She went on to major dramatic roles in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Heiress a year later , for which she won a second Oscar .
In the 1950s she moved to France with her second husband , Frenchman Pierre Galante , the editor of Paris Match , and devoted most of her time to a growing family .
She famously turned down the role of Blanche DuBois in the 1951 adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire .
Instead the part went to Vivien Leigh , who won an Oscar .
There was a Golden Globe nomination for her role in an adaptation of My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won much praise for Lady in a Cage , a 1964 film in which she played a crippled widow trapped in a lift by intruders .
She continued to act sporadically until the late 1980s , winning a Golden Globe in 1986 for Anastasia : The Mystery of Anna .
In 2008 , at the age of 92 , de Havilland received the US National Medal of Arts from George W Bush .
Two years later she was awarded the Knight Legion of Honour from French President Nicolas Sarkozy .
She had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
The feud with Fontaine , which had been reignited over quarrels about medical treatment for their mother in 1975 , finally ended with Fontaine 's death in 2013 .
Fontaine had been quoted as saying : `` I married first , won the Oscar before Olivia did , and if I die first , she 'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it . ''
De Havilland issued a statement saying she was `` shocked and saddened '' by her sister 's death .
She was created a Dame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within weeks of her 101st birthday , making her the oldest person to receive the award .
She described it as `` the most gratifying of birthday presents '' .
Unable to travel to London for the investiture , she received her honour in Paris in 2018 from the British ambassador to France .
Also in 2018 , de Havilland began legal proceedings against the FX TV network over how she was depicted in their docudrama Feud : Bette and Joan .
The show , starring Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange , depicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crawford on the film Baby Jane .
Catherine Zeta Jones played de Havilland in the role of narrator .
De Havilland 's attorneys said : `` Miss de Havilland was not asked by FX for permission to use her name and identity and was not compensated for such use .
`` Further , the FX series puts words in the mouth of Miss de Havilland which are inaccurate and contrary to the reputation she has built over an 80-year professional life .
Specifically , refusing to engage in gossip mongering about other actors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ herself . ''
But the California appeals court ruled against her .
Further appeals to the California Supreme Court also came to a dead end .
Olivia de Havilland began her film career when black and white still held sway over colour and Hollywood studio bosses ruled their stars with a rod of iron .
The last of the major players in Gone With the Wind , she admitted in a 2015 interview that she still watched the film from time to time in order to connect with her former co-stars .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said .
`` Instead , when I see them vibrantly alive on screen , I experience a kind of reunion with them , a joyful one . ''

Subsequently her career flourished. She won an Oscar in 1946 for her role in To Each His Own, the same year in which she married a naval veteran named Marcus Goodrich. She went on to major dramatic roles in The Snake Pit in 1948 and in The Heiress a year later, for which she won a second Oscar.


bbc--2020-07-27--Rescuer abseils down well to save trapped owl

A rescuer in northern Germany brought a trapped owl out of a 40m-deep ( 131ft ) well at a ruined @ @ @ @ @ ropes .
A local had heard the distressed eagle owl hooting from the well on @ @ @ @ @ .
The Bad Segeberg fire service pumped oxygen into the shaft and set up an @ @ @ @ @ to lure the owl into a sack with bait .
The young bird is now @ @ @ @ @ a local bat sanctuary .
Bad Segeberg is a town just north of Lübeck and @ @ @ @ @ , a massive gypsum rock which is topped by the ruined medieval castle .
The @ @ @ @ @ team of 12 firefighters , plus a six-member volunteer technical team and two staff from @ @ @ @ @ the fire service reported ( in German ) .
They got to the bird just @ @ @ @ @ probe lowered into the well indicated that there was little air inside .
They used @ @ @ @ @ to locate the owl , before sending a rescuer down with breathing apparatus .

They got to the bird just in time, as a probe lowered into the well indicated that there was little air inside. They used a powerful light and telescope to locate the owl, before sending a rescuer down with breathing apparatus.