bbc--2020-10-05--Kvitova 'emotional' during win as memories of return after knife attack come back

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Petra Kvitova held back tears when closing out for victory in the French Open on Monday as memories of her return to tennis in 2017 after a knife attack came to the fore .
`` Everything just came back to me , '' the seventh seed said .
`` As I 'm talking , I 'm getting emotional again .
It 's been a long ride . ''
• None Djokovic and Tsitsipas into last eight • None Alerts : Get tennis news sent to your phone Kvitova was 26 when the events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Prostejov , Czech Republic in December 2016 .
During a struggle , she suffered severe lacerations to all four fingers on her left hand - her playing hand - and had surgery .
Her surgeon said the chances of a return to tennis were low , however the two-time Wimbledon champion was holding a racquet again by March .
Two months later she was back playing the sport , at Roland Garros .
On Monday , Kvitova was clearly teary-eyed as she completed her 6-2 6-4 win over China 's Zhang Shuai @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the first time since 2012 .
`` I got a bit emotional during the last two points of my match , '' she said .
`` I really started to think still about the match because in tennis we really never know when it 's the end .
But my memories , happy memories , when I made my comeback here 2017 , when I step on the Philippe Chatrier , I could n't really imagine me to be in the quarter-final of this Slam .
`` Everything came to my mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who I loved to helped me through the tough , tough time .
`` I do n't know , just everything came back to my mind .
I just saw them .
I was just playing on Philippe Chatrier . ''
'It was difficult and a tough one' Kvitova , who has yet to drop a set at the tournament , needed 85 minutes to see off the 31-year-old Chinese player .
She got on top of Zhang by breaking at the start of both sets , two of her four breaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broken only once herself - while serving for the match - but then got over the line in the 10th game .
Kvitova will now face German Laura Siegemund , who beat Spain 's Paula Badosa 7-5 6-2 .
`` It was difficult and a tough one , '' the world number 11 said of her win .
`` She served well and played aggressive .
I 'm happy for the end .
`` I 've been lucky enough to play on all three big courts .
The conditions changed today from windy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the roof closed . ''
'Crowd was n't the best ' - Kenin shows fight in emotional win Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin made sure there are two Grand Slam winners left in the women 's draw by beating France 's Fiona Ferro 2-6 6-2 6-1 .
Having cracked a superb backhand winner to seal the match by breaking Ferro 's serve , the American fourth seed burst into tears after reaching her first French Open quarter-final , saying she was unhappy because of the partisan crowd .
The in-form Ferro , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first round , was backed vociferously by the French fans allowed into Court Philippe Chatrier and their support grew louder as she eased to the first set .
`` The crowd was n't the best , which is understandable , but still I wish it would have been a little bit different , '' Kenin told a news conference .
`` I tried to use that as motivation .
Obviously I was not really too happy with how it was going .
I knew it 's expected .
I understand why .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she 's had a great run here . ''
Kenin , 21 , rubbed the Paris crowd up the wrong way when she beat Serena Williams in last year 's tournament and managed to quieten them as she turned the match in her favour .
She played more aggressively after losing the first set , hitting the sort of fearless and clean returns that helped her win her first major in Melbourne in January .
Ferro , ranked 49th , was competing in her first Grand Slam last-16 match and the 23-year-old could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her eight-match winning streak came to an end .
Next , Kenin will play either Tunisian 30th seed Ons Jabeur or American Danielle Collins , who must return to play their fourth-round match on Tuesday after heavy rain stopped them playing on Court Suzanne Lenglen .

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Petra Kvitova last reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros in 2012, eventually losing in the semi-finals
Petra Kvitova held back tears when closing out for victory in the French Open on Monday as memories of her return to tennis in 2017 after a knife attack came to the fore.
The Czech, 30, suffered a career-threatening hand injury in the incident in her own home, but made her comeback at Roland Garros six months later.
"Everything just came back to me," the seventh seed said.
"As I'm talking, I'm getting emotional again. It's been a long ride."
Kvitova was 26 when the events - described as a burglary - happened in Prostejov, Czech Republic in December 2016. During a struggle, she suffered severe lacerations to all four fingers on her left hand - her playing hand - and had surgery.
Her surgeon said the chances of a return to tennis were low, however the two-time Wimbledon champion was holding a racquet again by March. Two months later she was back playing the sport, at Roland Garros.
On Monday, Kvitova was clearly teary-eyed as she completed her 6-2 6-4 win over China's Zhang Shuai to reach the French Open last eight for the first time since 2012.
"I got a bit emotional during the last two points of my match," she said.
"I really started to think still about the match because in tennis we really never know when it's the end. But my memories, happy memories, when I made my comeback here 2017, when I step on the Philippe Chatrier, I couldn't really imagine me to be in the quarter-final of this Slam.
"Everything came to my mind when I had my whole family, people who I loved to helped me through the tough, tough time.
"I don't know, just everything came back to my mind. I just saw them. I was just playing on Philippe Chatrier."
'It was difficult and a tough one'
Kvitova, who has yet to drop a set at the tournament, needed 85 minutes to see off the 31-year-old Chinese player.
She got on top of Zhang by breaking at the start of both sets, two of her four breaks during the match. The Czech was broken only once herself - while serving for the match - but then got over the line in the 10th game.
Kvitova will now face German Laura Siegemund, who beat Spain's Paula Badosa 7-5 6-2.
"It was difficult and a tough one," the world number 11 said of her win. "She served well and played aggressive. I'm happy for the end.
"I've been lucky enough to play on all three big courts. The conditions changed today from windy and cold to like playing indoors when the roof closed."
'Crowd wasn't the best' - Kenin shows fight in emotional win
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin made sure there are two Grand Slam winners left in the women's draw by beating France's Fiona Ferro 2-6 6-2 6-1.
Having cracked a superb backhand winner to seal the match by breaking Ferro's serve, the American fourth seed burst into tears after reaching her first French Open quarter-final, saying she was unhappy because of the partisan crowd.
The in-form Ferro, who beat Britain's Heather Watson in the first round, was backed vociferously by the French fans allowed into Court Philippe Chatrier and their support grew louder as she eased to the first set.
"The crowd wasn't the best, which is understandable, but still I wish it would have been a little bit different," Kenin told a news conference.
"I tried to use that as motivation. Obviously I was not really too happy with how it was going. I knew it's expected. I understand why. I'm playing a French player, and she's had a great run here."
Kenin, 21, rubbed the Paris crowd up the wrong way when she beat Serena Williams in last year's tournament and managed to quieten them as she turned the match in her favour.
She played more aggressively after losing the first set, hitting the sort of fearless and clean returns that helped her win her first major in Melbourne in January.
Ferro, ranked 49th, was competing in her first Grand Slam last-16 match and the 23-year-old could not cope with Kenin's quality as her eight-match winning streak came to an end.
Next, Kenin will play either Tunisian 30th seed Ons Jabeur or American Danielle Collins, who must return to play their fourth-round match on Tuesday after heavy rain stopped them playing on Court Suzanne Lenglen.


bbc--2020-10-05--'Awkward' hitting another line judge - Djokovic

Last updated on .From the section Tennis Novak Djokovic says it was a `` a very awkward situation '' when a ball flew off his racquet into a line judge 's face during a French Open fourth-round win .
This time - in a straight-set win over Karen Khachanov - there was no chance of a default as the ball was still in play and it was not a dangerous action .
`` He dealt with it in a strong and brave way .
But it was a hit because I was very close . ''
• None Djokovic eases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kvitova emotional after knife attack memories come back during win World number one Djokovic was disqualified in his US Open fourth-round match against Spain 's Pablo Carreno Busta when he accidentally hit a line judge in her throat with the stray ball after losing serve in the first set .
This is his first Grand Slam since that controversy and it was another anxious moment for him in the first set when a Khachanov return flew off the frame of his racquet towards the side of the line judge 's face .
Thankfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was none of the drama that followed the incident in New York .
`` It was very awkward deja vu .
I 'm actually trying to find the lines person and see if he 's okay because I saw he had a little bit of a bruise , like redness , in that place in the head where the ball hit him , '' the top seed said .
`` Obviously because of what happened in New York , people I guess are going to make the story out of this .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many other players in the last 15 years that I 've been on the tour .
`` I 've seen it a lot when the ball ricochets from the racquet and the frame , hits someone in the stands , or someone that is close to you or a line umpire . ''
The Serb will face another reminder of what happened in New York when he lines up against Carreno Busta again in the quarter-finals in Paris .
Djokovic 's 6-4 6-3 6-3 win against Russian 15th seed Khachanov means he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , with his only defeat in 36 matches coming when he was defaulted at Flushing Meadows .
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Djokovic has reached the French Open quarter-finals for a record-extending 11th successive year
Novak Djokovic says it was a "a very awkward situation" when a ball flew off his racquet into a line judge's face during a French Open fourth-round win.
The 33-year-old Serb was defaulted from the US Open last month when he hit a line judge after swatting away a spare ball in frustration.
This time - in a straight-set win over Karen Khachanov - there was no chance of a default as the ball was still in play and it was not a dangerous action.
"I hope he's fine," Djokovic said.
"He dealt with it in a strong and brave way. But it was a hit because I was very close."
World number one Djokovic was disqualified in his US Open fourth-round match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta when he accidentally hit a line judge in her throat with the stray ball after losing serve in the first set.
This is his first Grand Slam since that controversy and it was another anxious moment for him in the first set when a Khachanov return flew off the frame of his racquet towards the side of the line judge's face.
Thankfully, the man was unhurt and there was none of the drama that followed the incident in New York.
"It was very awkward deja vu. I'm actually trying to find the lines person and see if he's okay because I saw he had a little bit of a bruise, like redness, in that place in the head where the ball hit him," the top seed said.
"Obviously because of what happened in New York, people I guess are going to make the story out of this.
"It has happened to me and to many other players in the last 15 years that I've been on the tour.
"I've seen it a lot when the ball ricochets from the racquet and the frame, hits someone in the stands, or someone that is close to you or a line umpire."
The Serb will face another reminder of what happened in New York when he lines up against Carreno Busta again in the quarter-finals in Paris.
The Spanish 17th seed beat German qualifier Daniel Altmaier 6-2 7-5 6-2 on Monday.
Djokovic's 6-4 6-3 6-3 win against Russian 15th seed Khachanov means he has still not lost a completed match this year, with his only defeat in 36 matches coming when he was defaulted at Flushing Meadows.


bbc--2020-10-05--Karting World Championships: Luca Corberi throws bumper at opponent during race

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bbc--2020-10-05--Trump's Covid contacts: Who has he met and who's tested positive?

President Donald Trump 's coronavirus diagnosis came after a busy week running his administration and campaigning for November 's election .
The president announced that he and his wife and his wife , Melania has tested positive for Covid-19 , in a tweet sent on Friday at around 01:00 local time ( 05:00 GMT ) .
This followed a positive test for his close aide , Hope Hicks , who reportedly started feeling symptoms on Wednesday .
Since the president 's diagnosis , several people close to him have tested positive too , including his press secretary .
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So far the majority of publicly released results have been negative .
However , test accuracy can vary depending on when a sample is taken during the course of the illness .
One taken very soon after exposure may not give an accurate result .
The White House says it has begun contact-tracing .
Here 's a look at some of the people we know Mr Trump has crossed paths with during the last week - starting with an event that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ super-spreader '' : President Trump announced his Supreme Court pick , Judge Amy Coney Barrett , in front of a crowd of about 200 people on the White House lawn .
Judge Coney Barrett said on Friday that she had tested negative .
Sources told US media she had the virus earlier this year .
Along with Mr Trump and his wife , at least seven other people who attended the Rose Garden event say they have tested positive - although it 's not known where they caught the virus .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; former White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway ; Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina , who are both on the judiciary committee ; the president of the University of Notre Dame , John Jenkins ; and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie , who said he checked himself into a hospital on Saturday as a precaution .
The White House Correspondents ' Association said an unnamed reporter at the event had also tested positive with symptoms .
During the evening , President Trump held a rally at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Since the afternoon 's ceremony , Judge Coney Barrett has held meetings with various senators - including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - ahead of her much-anticipated confirmation hearing , due to take place on 12 October .
The president played golf at his club in Potomac Falls , Virginia , in the morning and led a White House reception for the families of military veterans during the evening .
On Monday , President Trump held a news briefing in the White House Rose Garden - giving an update on his administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attended by Vice-President Mike Pence , Health Secretary Alex Azar , Education Secretary Betsy DeVos , and the chief executive of Abbott Laboratories , Robert Ford , among others .
Later , Trump viewed a model of a new pickup truck - being built at a factory in Ohio - on the White House lawn .
Representatives from the company , Lordstown Motors , attended , as well as two members of Congress .
The White House regularly tests officials who come in contact with the president .
However , US media has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him is less common - suggesting that people may be too reliant on the testing system , which is not foolproof .
The president faced his election rival , Joe Biden , at their first face-to-face debate in Cleveland , Ohio on Tuesday evening .
President Trump flew there on his presidential plane , Air Force One , alongside his wife , adult children and multiple aides .
Many were seen not wearing masks when boarding or disembarking .
Also on the plane were : White House Chief of staff Mark Meadows ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stephen Miller ; Robert C O'Brien , the national security adviser who tested positive for the virus in July ; and Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan .
After landing , the president 's campaign manager , Bill Stepien , was spotted getting into a staff van with Ms Hicks , the New York Times reports .
Late on Friday , it was announced that Mr Stepien had tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing mild flu-like symptoms .
The debate was held at Cleveland Clinic 's Health Education Campus , a shared facility with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Commission on Presidential Debates , brought in numerous Covid-era safety precautions .
There were no handshakes between the two candidates and everyone attending - including the 80 or so audience members - was tested before the event and asked to wear masks throughout .
In the run-up , Mr Trump 's eldest daughter , Ivanka , posted a picture of herself backstage in a mask , alongside her sister Tiffany , sister-in-law Lara and stepmother Melania .
However , during the event itself , Ivanka Trump and other family members , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were pictured mask-less .
Moderator Chris Wallace has since told Fox News that they were offered masks by event staff but they refused them .
Observers said those on Mr Biden 's side of the room kept their masks on .
Mr Trump and Mr Biden kept a distance during the debate , at podiums on opposite sides of the stage .
When the candidates were greeted by the wives on stage afterwards , Jill Biden wore a mask and Melania Trump did n't .
At a separate campaign event in Pennsylvania , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Oval Office with President Trump earlier that day .
It is thought to be their last in-person meeting .
President Trump and much of his entourage flew back to Washington DC on Tuesday night .
The day after the debate , President Trump was straight back into campaign business , flying to Minnesota .
Ms Hicks was among those accompanying him .
At a press conference on Saturday , the president 's physician Dr Sean Conley said Mr Trump had been diagnosed 72 hours previously , which would place his diagnosis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later clarified that he was diagnosed on Thursday .
He attended a closed-door fundraiser at a private home in Minneapolis , and later held a rally at an airport in Duluth , in front of a crowd of thousands .
Few wore masks but there was distance between them and the president .
Minnesota Congressman Kurt Daudt tweeted a picture of himself close to Mr Trump , with neither wearing masks .
On Wednesday evening , Mr Trump and various aides returned to Washington DC on Air Force One again .
Meanwhile Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was isolated in a separate cabin , according to US media .
She reportedly disembarked from the back of the plane , instead of the front alongside the other passengers .
The following day , Ms Hicks tested positive for coronavirus .
President Trump flew to his Bedminster golf resort in New Jersey for a private fundraiser .
Several aides who were in proximity to Ms Hicks scrapped their plans to accompany the president , according to the Associated Press .
Kayleigh McEnany , the White House press secretary , is thought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hicks .
Ms McEnany held a briefing for reporters at the White House on Thursday , without mentioning her colleague 's test and without wearing a mask .
She has since said she did not know about the diagnosis .
That night , in pre-taped remarks to the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City - held virtually this year - Mr Trump said that `` the end of the pandemic is in sight '' .
He later announced in an interview on Fox News that he and the first lady were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not known how many supporters he came into contact with in recent days , he but told Fox presenter Sean Hannity that people were always wanting to get close to him .
`` They want to hug you , and they want to kiss you , '' he said .
President Trump announced that he and Mrs Trump had tested positive , adding that they will begin the `` quarantine and recovery process immediately '' .
Just before 11:00 , his chief of staff , Mark Meadows , told reporters the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in `` good spirits '' .
Mrs Trump tweeted to say she also had mild symptoms .
That day , several other people announce that they 've tested positive : Kellyanne Conway , former White House counsellor ; Bill Stepien , Mr Trump 's campaign manager ; Mike Lee , Utah senator ; Thom Tillis , a senator for North Carolina ; Ronna McDaniel , chairwoman of the Republican National Committee ; Rev John Jenkins , president of Notre Dame University ; and Senator Ron Johnson , head of the Senate Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , the Democrats ' presidential candidate , tests negative , as does : Jill Biden , his wife ; Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence ; Kamala Harris , the Democrats ' vice-presidential candidate ; Amy Coney Barrett , Supreme Court nominee ; Mike Pompeo , secretary of state ; Steve Mnuchin , treasury secretary ; Alex Azar , secretary of health and human services ; William Barr , attorney general ; Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr , the president 's daughter and son ; and Jared Kushner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Nicholas Luna , a White House presidential aide , both test positive .
Mr Trump waved to well-wishers from behind the glass of a sealed car after tweeting that he would pay a `` surprise visit '' to `` patriots '' outside the hospital .
Inside the car , at least two people could be seen wearing protective gear in the front seats , with Mr Trump sat in the back .
There were concerns that the president who wore a mask , may have endangered others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesperson Judd Deere said the trip had been `` cleared by the medical team as safe '' .
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany announces on Twitter that she has tested positive .

It is not known how many supporters he came into contact with in recent days, he but told Fox presenter Sean Hannity that people were always wanting to get close to him. "They want to hug you, and they want to kiss you," he said.


bbc--2020-10-05--Who is Kayleigh McEnany?

Who is Kayleigh McEnany?

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for Covid-19 .
What do we know about the former Trump campaign spokeswoman ?
After taking the job in April , she immediately made the White House press secretary job more visible by holding regular briefings .
Her predecessor , Stephanie Grisham , did not conduct a single press briefing during her nine-month tenure .
Before she took the role , Ms McEnany , 31 , was a seasoned defender of the president .
She made frequent television appearances to promote his policies , some of which made headlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As the nation grappled with Covid-19 , she came under fire for her early statements on the virus , including suggesting opposition Democrats were `` rooting '' for the pandemic to `` take this President down '' .
In a February appearance on a Fox Business show , she said : `` We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here , we will not see terrorism come here , and is n't that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama ? ''
Ms McEnany also previously worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee and in 2018 published a book on the movement behind Mr Trump 's 2016 election win .
She has been criticised for her past support of the `` birther '' conspiracy theory questioning former President Barack Obama 's birthplace .
After her appointment , former President Bill Clinton 's press secretary Joe Lockhart shared a 2012 tweet from McEnany where she said Mr Obama 's brother was in `` that hut in Kenya '' .
It is unclear whether Ms McEnany will continue to defend the president from behind the press secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Ms Grisham 's approach of communicating through tweets and interviews .
In the days after Trump 's diagnosis , many staffers who work at the White House began to wear a mask consistently - a departure from how it had been before the president was infected .
Kayleigh McEnany was not one of them .
She spoke with me and others on the day of Trump 's Covid-19 announcement outside of the West Wing , and she chose not to wear a mask in that moment .
She was following the example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's National Economic Council , who had spoken with us earlier in the day , also without a mask .
In this way , they were conveying the president 's upbeat assessment of the virus and how it was nearly under control .
Both McEnany and Kudlow stood two metres from us , following guidelines on social distancing .
Yet it was striking to see them go about their daily lives in a way that seemed largely unaffected by the virus .
The fact that she has tested positive is a reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - the virus is .
It is also a reminder that conveying the president 's message through words and actions - whether about the virus or other matters - is a risky undertaking Ms McEnany works alongside Alyssa Farah , the White House 's director of strategic communications and Ben Williamson , senior communications adviser .
Sarah Huckabee Sanders , who filled the press secretary post before Ms Grisham , has described Ms McEnany and Ms Farah as `` smart and capable women who have been loyal fighters '' for Mr Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president empowering strong women to senior roles in his administration , '' she said .

She spoke with me and others on the day of Trump's Covid-19 announcement outside of the West Wing, and she chose not to wear a mask in that moment. She was following the example of Larry Kudlow, the director of Trump's National Economic Council, who had spoken with us earlier in the day, also without a mask.


bbc--2020-10-05--Dexamethasone, remdesivir, Regeneron: Trump's Covid treatment explained

Since testing positive for coronavirus , US President Donald Trump has been receiving a number of different drugs , as revealed by his doctors .
It is unclear when the president contracted the virus , but there are two broad phases of a coronavirus infection - the first where the virus is the problem and the second , deadly phase , when our immune system goes into overdrive and starts causing massive collateral damage to other organs .
Treatments fall into two camps - those that directly attack the virus and are more likely to be useful in the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system which are more likely to work in the second .
So what drugs are being used and what do they tell us about his condition ?
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This steroid saves lives by calming the immune system , but it needs to be used at the right time .
Give it too early and the drug could make things worse by impairing the body 's ability to fight off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you would usually give in the `` mild '' stage of the disease .
A trial of the drug which took place in the UK showed that the benefit kicked in at the point people need oxygen - which Mr Trump did briefly receive .
The World Health Organization advises using the steroid in `` severe and critical '' cases .
Mr Trump 's blood oxygen levels did dip below 94 % , which is one of the National Institutes of Health criteria for `` severe illness '' .
However , those low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gap between someone needing transient oxygen support and advanced Covid is massive .
Some have suggested that the president could be incapacitated because of the effects that the steroid can have on the mind .
Dexamethasone 's side effects include anxiety , altered mood and cognitive impairment , but these are more common with prolonged use , rather than the short course that Mr Trump is currently receiving .
This is a combination of antibodies , made by the company Regeneron , which mimic our own immune response .
The antibodies physically stick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get inside the body 's cells and they make the virus more `` visible '' to the rest of the immune system .
Last week , the company published results on its website showing the cocktail reduced the amount of virus in the body as well as the time it took patients to recover .
However , this was in people who did not need hospital treatment and the data has not been seen by scientists or doctors .
The approach makes scientific sense and there is huge hope it will be effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still very limited and these monoclonals are still classed as an experimental drug - clinical trials are ongoing .
The president is one of only a handful of people outside those trials to undergo the treatment under what is known as `` compassionate use '' .
This antiviral drug was first developed as a treatment for Ebola .
It works by confusing the virus as it looks chemically similar to some of the raw materials the virus needs to replicate .
This disrupts the virus 's ability to make thousands of copies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drug cuts the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 .
However , there is no evidence that lives have been saved with remdesivir .
Like monoclonal antibodies , remdesivir is likely to have its biggest impact early on in the course of an infection .
What about the rest ?
President Trump 's doctors say the US president is also taking zinc , vitamin D , famotidine , melatonin and aspirin .
It is not clear if any of these are deliberately for Covid 19 .
Zinc is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the immune system , but there is no evidence that such supplements improve people 's ability to fight the virus .
Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin as it is made in the skin in response to sunlight .
It also has a role in a healthy immune system , but again there is no evidence that taking supplements helps against Covid 19 .
Famotidine decreases stomach acid production and is used for people with stomach ulcers or reflux .
There are small studies suggesting it may help , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called for more research .
Melatonin is a hormone the body makes in the evening and helps us nod off .
It is sometimes given as a treatment for insomnia .
Aspirin is a pain killer and blood thinner that is used to reduce the risk of blood clots .
Unusual blood clotting has been seen in Covid patients and it may also calm inflammation in the body .
There are trials of aspirin in Covid , but no evidence it is useful .
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The approach makes scientific sense and there is huge hope it will be effective. However, the evidence in patients is still very limited and these monoclonals are still classed as an experimental drug - clinical trials are ongoing. The president is one of only a handful of people outside those trials to undergo the treatment under what is known as "compassionate use".


bbc--2020-10-05--False virus claims about Trump spread online

President Trump 's treatment for Covid-19 has spawned baseless rumours and conspiracy theories - about body doubles , oxygen tanks and more .
Many appear to be politically motivated and conflicting information from the White House over the weekend has n't helped .
Officials gave varying answers on when the president had been given oxygen .
Unanswered questions remain over when Mr Trump last tested negative for the virus .
This left the internet to fill in the gaps with unfounded speculation .
Here are some of the most viral rumours - and what we know about them .
Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ verified accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers - have spread a baseless rumour that the president was somehow deliberately infected with Covid-19 at some point during last week 's debate .
This goes well against the tide of early evidence showing that several top officials who have been infected , all attended a White House event announcing Mr Trump 's supreme court nominee , held several days before the debate .
Meanwhile , the suggestion that Mr Trump tested positive earlier than was originally suggested has led to rumours that he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - and even that his most recent public appearances were staged with a body double .
Tweets to this effect from accounts mostly supporting the Democratic Party accumulated thousands of retweets .
`` Body double '' conspiracy theories are fairly common - in 2016 , similar allegations were hurled at the Democratic nominee , Hillary Clinton .
A video which claims to show bikers praying for President Donald Trump outside the Walter Reed Medical Center in suburban Washington is n't from this weekend , and was n't even filmed in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25,000 times on Twitter and viewed over 1.3 million times , was uploaded onto video-sharing platform TikTok on Friday .
However , detective work by fact-checking website Lead Stories , verified by the BBC , reveals that the video was actually shot in South Africa and shows bikers protesting against farm murders .
The original clip was uploaded to TikTok on 29 August , and comparison with Google Street View shows it was shot outside the Union Building in Pretoria .
Another rumour being spread suggested that the president was wearing a secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House on Friday .
A number of accounts supporting the Democrats circled close-up images of Trump claiming they could see he was hooked up to some kind of device - and using it as evidence that the White House was downplaying how ill the President really is .
Like the baseless claim that Joe Biden was wearing an ear piece to help him during last week 's debate - which was used by Trump 's campaign in a series of Facebook adverts - this particular rumour appears to have been started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and creases .
But even if he was n't toting a hidden tank , we do now know that the president was given supplemental oxygen at several points over the weekend .
Rumours that the President is pretending to be ill for votes continue to spread online , pushed by some high-profile opponents of Mr Trump .
And at the extreme fringes , some QAnon supporters have gathered outside the hospital .
They are pushing the baseless conspiracy that Trump is `` pretending '' to have Covid-19 in a bid to trick the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people arrested .
How can you spot disinformation on your social media feed when there are conflicting messages coming from the top and various political agendas online ?
1 ) Think about bias .
Why was a post shared ?
Remember , this is happening during a hotly contested election .
2 ) How does it make you feel ?
Big news events can lead to worry , confusion , panic and anger - especially when those we would expect to inform us are not doing so .
Pause before sharing .
3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a post come from ?
If something is unconfirmed or there 's no evidence to support it , it 's often better not to share potential misinformation .
Coins commemorating `` Donald Trump defeating Covid '' on sale from an online outlet called the White House Gift Shop have no connection with the US President .
Much-shared but false posts on social media suggest that President Trump is selling the $ 100 ( £77 ) coins to make money on the back of his diagnosis .
In fact , the White House Gift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President nor the Trump family .
The website came to our attention in May when it sold coins `` commemorating '' the Covid-19 outbreak , and a BBC Reality Check investigation found it was not an official product .
The store was set up in 1946 by President Harry S Truman in the basement of the White House , but it was subsequently transferred to a private company which now holds the `` White House Gift Shop '' trademark .
With reporting by Upasana Bhat , Alistair Coleman , Christopher Giles , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trending podcast or follow us on Twitter @ BBCtrending or Facebook .
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Like the baseless claim that Joe Biden was wearing an ear piece to help him during last week's debate - which was used by Trump's campaign in a series of Facebook adverts - this particular rumour appears to have been started by people getting overly excited by folds and creases.


bbc--2020-10-04--'We flew cross-country to be outside his hospital'

Supporters of the president spent hours outside the hospital where he is being treated , and they were rewarded when he drove past on Sunday evening .
Before that , they told the BBC 's Lebo Diseko why it was important to be there .
`` Donald Trump FOREVER ! ''
shout his supporters gathered outside Walter Reed military hospital where the US president is being treated .
As passing cars and trucks hoot support , there are cheers and whoops from the the crowd of MAGA-hat wearers and Trump-Pence 2020 flag-wavers .
The crowd and the hooting seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's media stand across the road .
A convoy of cars and trucks honking their horns and waving US flags streams past us .
`` This feels like a soccer parade after a win ! ''
my colleague remarked .
It 's just a couple of hours since Donald Trump 's medical team gave an update on his health , and said that they hope he will be back at the White House on Monday .
The crowd and their convoys have grown steadily since .
`` We 're cheering for his good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Barbara .
`` We want him back as soon as possible , so we 're here to tell him that we love him , we 're praying for him and we need him in America . ''
`` In America and the WORLD ! ''
her friend Wanji chips in .
She says the president 's critics are persecuting him because he stands up for Christians .
`` He has been taking all the stress of America and the world . ''
His sickness just shows the country is sick , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovering .
No-one has done as much for African Americans as Donald Trump , they say .
That 's echoed by a Latino gentleman standing next to them .
Waving two flags - a blue one , which is his and a pink one belonging to his wife , Maurio says : `` I 'm very much for such a good president - he 's done a lot of stuff for the Spanish people . ''
• The Trump doctor in the eye of the storm A little further down the line are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Arizona - a journey of about 2,400 miles , which took them more than four hours .
`` We support our president 100 % '' says Danny Carroll , who adds they would have travelled even further if they needed to .
`` That 's our president - we 're all in it together , red , yellow , black and white - we 're all precious in his sight . ''
His wife Jeanie says she does n't always like the way the president expresses himself but she appreciates his results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country a lot and six years ago , the country was dying economically but now he 's brought it back .
They plan to stay until he 's back at the White House - then make the long journey home .
Of course , the president is no ordinary patient , and when he does go home he will be monitored by his medical team 24/7 .
But there are still questions left unanswered after Sunday 's briefing from his medical team .
They admitted he his oxygen levels had dipped twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Saturday - but pressed for details on the second round of oxygen Dr Sean Conley said he would have to check with the nurses .
And when it came to possible damage to the president 's lungs .
Dr Conley said there were some `` expected findings '' but did n't expand on that .
This comes a day after mixed messages from the medical team and his chief of staff on Saturday .
He admitted the was trying to present an `` upbeat attitude '' .
`` I did n't want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the course of illness in another direction and in doing so , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which was n't necessarily true . ''
The fact that last sentence was considered necessary shows an awareness that for at least some Americans , there is a trust gap when it comes to the president 's medical team .
But that 's certainly not the view of the crowd gathered here .
Families with children joined senior citizens in the festival of well wishers .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them with an unexpected appearance .
His supporters know he appreciates them and they appreciate him .

His wife Jeanie says she doesn't always like the way the president expresses himself but she appreciates his results. She says the couple drive across the country a lot and six years ago, the country was dying economically but now he's brought it back. They plan to stay until he's back at the White House - then make the long journey home.


bbc--2020-10-05--Trump Covid: How his experience compares with Boris Johnson's

Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have a lot in common - distinctive hairstyles , larger-than-life personalities and a habit of creating controversy .
And now they share the unwanted experience of being leaders taken to hospital with coronavirus .
The US president is currently being treated for the disease , six months after UK Prime Minister Mr Johnson fell victim to the same virus .
But how do their experiences compare - and what , if anything , can the US learn from the UK 's experience ?
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we love him' On 27 March , the UK Prime Minister announced he had tested positive for Covid .
It was not hugely unexpected given the virus had ripped its way through the top levels of UK government - infecting ministers and senior advisers .
In a Twitter video Mr Johnson said he had experienced `` mild symptoms '' but insisted he was - `` thanks to the wizardry of modern technology '' - still leading the government 's response despite self-isolating .
One week later he announced that a persistent temperature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two days later , Health Secretary Matt Hancock said his boss had `` very much got his hand on the tiller '' .
But that evening Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital - although Downing Street stressed this was `` a precautionary step '' .
Twenty-four hours later the shocking news came that his condition had `` worsened '' and the prime minister had been moved to the intensive care unit .
There are parallels between Mr Johnson 's experience and Mr Trump 's .
Like the prime minister , Mr Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still at work , posting pictures of himself at a desk with documents .
Both their visits to hospital were described as precautionary - Mr Trump 's team said it had been motivated by an `` abundance of caution '' .
And both leaders - being male , over 50 and overweight - are in an at-risk category .
However , there are also differences .
Updates on Mr Johnson 's condition came solely from the Downing Street spokesperson , rather than the hospital or his doctor , whereas in the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press conferences .
In some ways this caused confusion - particularly when Dr Sean Conley 's account conflicted with briefings from White House staff .
But unlike in the UK , US journalists were able to question the medical team - and perhaps as a result Americans got a broader picture of their leader 's health .
It speaks to a wider difference between the two countries .
In America , a whole medical unit based in the White House is devoted to the care of the president and candidates to the presidency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No such set-up exists in Downing Street and if you Google medical records plus Jeremy Corbyn ( the former leader of the opposition ) you are more likely to get hits for stories about the National Health Service , than any personal information .
Two blonde leaders get Covid and end up in hospital .
But that 's where the similarities end .
There are vast constitutional and cultural differences between British and American politics .
The cultural first : men in white coats in front of a microphone .
We 've seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors , in front of the cameras .
Updates with detail too : the drugs the president 's on , the days he 's getting them .
There is no way medics at St Thomas 's Hospital in London were ever going to offer a running , public commentary on the prime minister 's health , let alone the content of their syringes .
Oh , and an American president has a medical team and facilities on hand at the White House .
In contrast , Boris Johnson was holed up on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his tea left at the door of his flat .
And now the constitutional : in short , America has one , the UK does n't .
So while the question of who takes over is n't easily answered in the UK , there 's a long established plan in the US .
Once the prime minister was admitted into intensive care , his Foreign Secretary , Dominic Raab , was asked to deputise `` where necessary '' .
In the US , the 25th Amendment sets out the conditions for a vice-president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the UK , with its unwritten constitution and enthusiasm for precedents over codified rules , there is no formal power that allows for such a transfer of responsibility .
We knew very little about the exact extent of Mr Raab 's authority - and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested Mr Raab , was `` reluctant '' to take decisions , leaving the government in a kind of limbo while the Prime Minister recuperated .
Constitutional expert Dr Catherine Haddon of the Institute for Government said at the time : `` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take over when the prime minister is incapacitated looks extraordinary to many in the country and abroad . ''
Since his admission to hospital , there has been speculation about how Mr Trump 's poll ratings will be affected - particularly with the presidential election one month away .
Looking at the UK example - not much is the answer .
BBC political analyst Peter Barnes says Boris Johnson 's personal approval ratings went up - hitting 50 % and above - when government introduced measures to tackle coronavirus .
The high ratings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister was ill , and into May , before starting to fall back .
Mr Johnson came out of hospital on 12 April and returned to work after a two-week break .
Yet six months on , there has been some speculation over whether the Prime Minister is fully recovered .
However , when asked if he was suffering from long Covid , Mr Johnson insisted he was `` as fit as several butchers ' dogs '' .
His spell in hospital has prompted at least one change in his behaviour .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too fat '' when he caught the virus and has hired a personal trainer to get him fit .
So in a few months ' time , Americans may get used to seeing pictures of Mr Trump running laps round the Rose Garden .

In the US, the 25th Amendment sets out the conditions for a vice-president assuming power from his boss, but in the UK, with its unwritten constitution and enthusiasm for precedents over codified rules, there is no formal power that allows for such a transfer of responsibility.


bbc--2020-10-07--Covid: White House aide tests positive as military leaders quarantine

Covid-19 is spreading further among those around US President Donald Trump , with White House adviser Stephen Miller and a top military official infected .
Mr Miller , who has been self-isolating for the past five days , confirmed on Tuesday that he had tested positive .
Several military leaders are also quarantining after Coast Guard official Admiral Charles Ray tested positive .
Meanwhile , Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said Mr Trump should not debate him if he is still infected .
Speaking about their scheduled second encounter in Miami , Florida , on 15 October , he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I think if he still has Covid , we should n't have a debate , '' he said .
Mr Trump returned to work in the White House from hospital on Monday despite being diagnosed with the disease only last week .
While at Walter Reed Medical Center , he was treated with dexamethasone - a steroid medication usually given to severe and critical Covid-19 patients - and supplemental oxygen .
What do we know about Miller ?
The Trump adviser said he was in self-isolation after `` testing negative every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been closely involved with the president before the latter fell ill , attending a meeting on 27 September to prepare for the first presidential debate in Cleveland , Ohio , and later taking flights with him on Air Force One , the New York Times reports .
His wife , Katie Miller , who is Vice-President Mike Pence 's spokeswoman , contracted the virus back in May and later recovered .
In July , Mr Miller 's 97-year-old grandmother , Ruth Glosser , reportedly died due to complications with Covid-19 .
The White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Glosser 's death , saying in a statement she had `` died peacefully in her sleep from old age '' .
But Mr Miller 's uncle produced a death certificate listing `` respiratory arrest '' and Covid-19 as `` a condition leading '' to the cause of Mrs Glosser 's death .
Mr Miller - who writes the president 's speeches - is known for his hardline views on immigration .
What 's the latest on the US military leaders ?
Adm Ray , vice-commandant of the US Coast Guard , is said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials who attended meetings with Adm Ray last week are now quarantining , none have so far tested positive or exhibited symptoms , the Pentagon said .
It is not known how Adm Ray contracted the virus .
The admiral attended an event at the White House about 10 days ago but it is not clear if he contracted the virus there or elsewhere , officials told the Associated Press news agency .
Other White House officials have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days .
• The defining moment of the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 .
Do Americans agree ?
The Coast Guard said Adm Ray had tested positive on Monday and was isolating at home .
It added that any Coast Guard personnel who had been in close contact with him would also quarantine .
Nearly all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - a body consisting of senior military officials who advise the US president - are in quarantine after attending meetings with Adm Ray last week , the BBC 's US partner CBS News reports .
In addition to the chairman of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in quarantine are said to include the vice-chief of staff , army chief of staff , chief of naval operations , air force chief of staff , CyberCom commander , Space Force chief , chief of the National Guard and deputy commandant of the Marine Corps .
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters there had been `` no change to the operational readiness or mission capability of the US Armed Forces '' .
`` Senior military leaders are able to remain fully mission capable and perform their duties from an alternative work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentagon is conducting contact-tracing related to last week 's meetings .
Will the Florida debate go ahead ?
Mr Trump has said he intends to take part despite fears that he will still pose a risk of infection so soon after falling ill .
Asked about the debate , Mr Biden said : `` I think we 're going to have to follow very strict guidelines .
Too many people have been infected and it 's a very serious problem .
And so I 'll be guided by the guidelines of the Cleveland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right thing to do , if and when he shows up for debate . ''
• How to avoid another Trump-Biden 'car-crash ' debate Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh responded by insisting the president would `` be healthy and will be there '' .
`` There 's no getting out of this one for Biden , and his protectors in the media ca n't cover for him , '' he added .
One possible option would be for the two candidates to debate with each other virtually .
Meanwhile , plexiglass will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris and limit the risk of Covid transmission when they debate in Salt Lake city , Utah , on Wednesday .
Both candidates recently tested negative .
An unnamed senior official close to Mr Pence told CBS News he did not want a plexiglass divider on his side of the stage but did not object to Ms Harris and moderator Susan Page having dividers if they wanted them .
First Lady Melania Trump , aide Hope Hicks and a number of Republican senators have all been confirmed as having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has tested positive , announcing her diagnosis on Monday , and three other members of staff in the press office - Chad Gilmartin , Karoline Leavitt and Jalen Drummond - have also tested positive .
Ms McEnany was seen speaking to journalists without wearing a mask on Sunday but said no members of the press had been listed as close contacts by the White House medical unit .
Many of the people in Mr Trump 's inner circle who have tested positive attended a gathering at the White House Rose Garden on 26 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible `` super-spreader event '' .
Another coronavirus case to emerge from that event , at which the president unveiled his nominee for the US Supreme Court , is a Christian minister from California .
Pastor Greg Laurie , who is said to have mild symptoms , was also with Mike Pence earlier that day at a prayer march in central Washington DC .

Asked about the debate, Mr Biden said: "I think we're going to have to follow very strict guidelines. Too many people have been infected and it's a very serious problem. And so I'll be guided by the guidelines of the Cleveland Clinic and what the docs say is the right thing to do, if and when he shows up for debate."


bbc--2020-10-06--Four Covid rules broken by Trump and the White House

How did so many of US President Donald Trump 's top team become infected with coronavirus ?
We analyse CDC @ @ @ @ @ and Prevention ) guidelines and whether the White House has been following them .

How did so many of US President Donald Trump's top team become infected with coronavirus?
We analyse CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines and whether the White House has been following them.
Video by Dan Lytwyn


bbc--2020-10-07--Greece Golden Dawn: Neo-Nazi leaders guilty of running crime gang

At the centre of the trial are Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos and 18 ex-MPs who were elected in 2012 @ @ @ @ @ third in national elections on an anti-immigrant , nationalist platform .
Golden Dawn no longer @ @ @ @ @ .

At the centre of the trial are Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos and 18 ex-MPs who were elected in 2012 when the neo-Nazi party came third in national elections on an anti-immigrant, nationalist platform. Golden Dawn no longer has any MPs in parliament.


bbc--2020-10-07--Scientists win historic Nobel chemistry prize for 'genetic scissors'

Two scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the tools to edit DNA .
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna are the first two women to share the prize , awarded for their work on the technology of genome editing .
Their discovery , known as Crispr-Cas9 genetic scissors , is a way of making specific and precise changes to the DNA contained in living cells .
They will share the prize money of 10 million krona ( £861,200 ; $ 1,110,400 ) .
Commenting on her win , Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier , from the Max @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Berlin , said she was emotional on learning about the award .
`` When it happens , you 're very surprised , and you think it 's not real .
But obviously it 's real , '' she said .
On being one of the first two women to share the prize , Prof Charpentier said : `` I wish that this will provide a positive message specifically for young girls who would like to follow the path of science ... and to show them that women in science can also have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performing . ''
She continued : `` This is not just for women , but we see a clear lack of interest in following a scientific path , which is very worrying . ''
Commenting on the discovery , biological chemist Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede , said : `` The ability to cut DNA where you want has revolutionised the life sciences . ''
During Prof Charpentier 's studies of the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes , she discovered a previously unknown molecule called tracrRNA .
Her work showed that tracrRNA is part of the organism 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , known as CRISPR-Cas , disarms viruses by cleaving their DNA - like genetic scissors .
In 2011 , the same year she published this work , Charpentier began a collaboration with Prof Doudna , from the University of California , Berkeley , to recreate the bacterium 's genetic scissors in a test tube .
They also worked on simplifying the scissors ' molecular components so they were easier to use .
In their natural form , the bacterial scissors recognise DNA from viruses .
But Charpentier and Doudna showed that they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a predetermined site .
Cutting the DNA then allows the code of life to be rewritten .
Chemist Claes Gustafsson added : `` We can edit any genome , we can ask all kinds of questions , '' adding that it was already being harnessed to treat genetic disorders .
Since the two scientists discovered the Crispr-Cas9 genetic scissors in 2012 , their use has exploded .
The tool has contributed to many important discoveries in basic research and , in medicine , clinical trials of new cancer therapies are underway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ being able to treat or even cure inherited diseases .
For example , the technology is currently being investigated for its potential to treat sickle cell anaemia , a blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide .
But without regulation , some fear the techniques could equally be used to create `` designer babies '' , opening up an ethical minefield .
If genome-edited children were to grow up and have children , any alterations to their genomes could be passed down through the generations .
Last year , Chinese scientist He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creating the world 's first gene-edited human babies .
He was convicted of violating a government ban by carrying out his own experiments on human embryos , to try to give them protection against HIV .
Swedish industrialist and chemist Alfred Nobel founded the prizes in his will , written in 1895 - a year before his death .
Previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 - John B Goodenough , M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share the prize for their work on lithium-ion batteries .
2018 - Discoveries about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Smith and Gregory Winter the prize 2017 - Jacques Dubochet , Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson were awarded the prize for improving images of biological molecules 2016 - Jean-Pierre Sauvage , Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa shared the prize for the making machines on a molecular scale .
2015 - Discoveries in DNA repair earned Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar the award .
2014 - Eric Betzig , Stefan Hell and William Moerner were awarded the prize for improving the resolution of optical microscopes .
2013 - Michael Levitt , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prize , for devising computer simulations of chemical processes .
2012 - Work that revealed how protein receptors pass signals between living cells and the environment won the prize for Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka .

On being one of the first two women to share the prize, Prof Charpentier said: "I wish that this will provide a positive message specifically for young girls who would like to follow the path of science... and to show them that women in science can also have an impact with the research they are performing."


bbc--2020-10-07--Eddie Van Halen: Tributes paid to rock guitarist following death at 65

Tributes have been paid to Eddie Van Halen , the revered guitarist and co-founder of rock band Van Halen , following his death at the age of 65 .
Kiss singer Gene Simmons remembered him as a `` Guitar God '' , while other stars likened him to a modern-day Mozart .
Van Halen 's long-time frontman David Lee Roth posted a photo of himself beside his former bandmate , writing : `` What a long , great trip it 's been . ''
The Dutch-American musician had been receiving treatment for throat cancer .
His band were best known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top of the US charts in 1984 .
His son Wolfgang paid tribute to him on social media , saying he was the best father he could ever ask for .
`` Every moment I 've shared with him on and off stage was a gift , '' wrote Wolfgang , who became Van Halen 's bassist in 2006 .
`` My heart is broken and I do n't think I 'll ever fully recover from this loss .
I love you so much , Pop . ''
The guitarist had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past year and recently underwent a round of chemotherapy , TMZ reported , citing sources .
Queen guitarist Brian May remembered how `` those truly magical fingers opened a door to a new kind of playing '' .
He wrote on Instagram : `` This wonderful man was way too young to be taken .
What a talent - what a legacy - probably the most original and dazzling rock guitarist in history . ''
Simmons tweeted : `` My heart is broken .
Eddie was not only a Guitar God , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace , Eddie ! ''
Also on Twitter , Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea wrote that Van Halen had a `` beautiful creative heart '' .
Sammy Hagar , who replaced Roth as Van Halen frontman when he split from the band in 1984 , shared a picture of himself alongside Van Halen , with the caption : `` Heartbroken and speechless .
My love to the family . ''
Geezer Butler , founder member of Black Sabbath , described Van Halen as a `` true gent and true genius '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't get any worse , I hear Eddie Van Halen has passed .
So shocking - one of the nicest , down to Earth men I have ever met and toured with , '' he wrote .
The Twitter account of rock group Pantera tweeted that Van Halen was a `` tremendous influence '' on their music .
Their post said : `` RIP Eddie Van Halen .
Van Halen were a tremendous influence on both Vinnie & Dime & Pantera .
Hopefully they are all rocking out together now ! ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote singer Lenny Kravitz , who remembered Van Halen as a `` legendary guitar and musical innovator '' .
Both Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and Pearl Jam 's Mike McCready likened him to Mozart , with the latter saying he had `` changed everything and played with soul '' .
How did Van Halen rise to stardom ?
Born in Amsterdam , Netherlands , Van Halen was the son of Eugenia Van Halen and Jan Van Halen , a clarinettist , saxophonist and pianist .
The musical influence rubbed off on Van @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piano as a child .
When the family emigrated to Pasadena , California in 1962 , they brought a piano on the boat .
`` We actually played music on the boat on the way over here , you know ?
I 'm serious !
It was n't like , 'so what do you want to do in life ? '
.
Dad said , 'we 've got to make a living ' .
So if it were n't for music , we would n't have survived , '' Van Halen said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he grew up , Van Halen switched to drums and then guitar , initially playing alongside his father and brother at weddings and bar mitzvahs .
As an adult , Van Halen formed Van Halen in the early 1970s in Los Angeles .
He was the guitarist , his brother Alex was the drummer , David Lee Roth was the singer and Michael Anthony was the bassist .
Van Halen was said to be the main song-writing force behind the band 's eponymous debut album , released in 1978 .
The album shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , becoming one of the most successful debuts of the decade .
But Van Halen 's biggest success came with their sixth album , 1984 , which saw Van Halen focus on synths over guitars .
It produced the band 's only number one single , Jump , and the MTV favourite Hot For Teacher .
Jump was also the band 's biggest hit in the UK , reaching number seven in 1984 .
That aside , the guitarist was possibly just as well known in the UK for playing the solo on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 , Van Halen received great acclaim for his distinctive guitar parts in many of the band 's hits , from Ai n't Talkin ' 'Bout Love to Panama .
He refined and popularised a style of playing known as the `` two-handed tap '' ; and his lightning-fast technique influenced countless rock guitarists in the 80s .
What do we know about his cancer battle ?
Van Halen had been battling separate bouts of cancer for years .
He first confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling fans he would beat the disease .
He received treatment and the subsequent surgery removed about a third of his tongue .
He was declared cancer-free in 2002 .
But TMZ reported last year that Van Halen had been privately battling throat cancer for five years , flying between the US and Germany for radiation treatment .
Throughout his treatment , Van Halen continued to attend concerts and rehearse music with his son Wolfgang , TMZ said .
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"We actually played music on the boat on the way over here, you know? I'm serious! It wasn't like, 'so what do you want to do in life?'. Dad said, 'we've got to make a living'. So if it weren't for music, we wouldn't have survived," Van Halen said in a 2012 interview with Esquire.


bbc--2020-10-07--Trump ends Covid budget stimulus relief talks

US President Donald Trump has said he is ending negotiations over a Covid-19 relief bill , and will only resume talks after the election .
He predicted he would win next month 's election and pass a bill afterwards .
US stocks fell after the announcement .
Budget talks between Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin began in July .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Mr Trump had `` turned his back '' on the American people .
`` Make no mistake : if you are out of work , if your business is closed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , if you are seeing layoffs in your community , Donald Trump decided today that none of that - none of it - matters to him , '' Mr Biden said in a statement on Tuesday .
The Republican president - who is himself currently being treated for Covid-19 - countered : `` Crazy Nancy Pelosi and the Radical Left Democrats were just playing 'games ' with the desperately needed Workers Stimulus Payments .
`` They just wanted to take care of Democrat failed , high crime , Cities and States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the workers , and they never will be ! ''
• All the medication Trump is taking , explained He said he had instructed Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to focus efforts on confirming his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett .
Mr McConnell later told reporters he supported the president 's move because he believed a deal with the Democrats was looking too difficult .
`` We need to concentrate on the achievable , '' he said .
Lawmakers from both parties had hoped for another round of Covid-19 relief spending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , but Mr Trump 's tweet appears to have abruptly suspended that prospect .
It comes as coronavirus cases rise in several parts of the country , the outbreak widens among White House staff and Republican senators , and hits Pentagon top brass .
• The millions of Americans 'hanging by a thread' Donald Trump 's decision to kill Covid-19 relief negotiations may be a brave stand on principle , ultimately siding with conservatives who are against more massive deficit-financed spending , but it is also a very risky political move .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the economy at a time when the unemployment and business growth outlook is trending downward .
A jobs and spending boost - or even the prospect of one - would have helped the president make the case that he , not Joe Biden , would be the best steward of the American economy for the next four years .
Instead , the stock market dropped precipitously on the president 's announcement , and the massive permanent layoffs that have already started in the travel and entertainment industries will continue apace .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House Nancy Pelosi , either , as her hardline negotiating strategy ended up with nothing to show for it .
More moderate Democrats , who were already expressing frustration with the lack of a deal , will only sharpen their criticism of the Democratic leadership .
Whoever wins the elections in November wo n't have long to savour their victories before having to face what is sure to be a large and growing economic crisis .
In an all-too-familiar story of Washington gridlock , both Republicans and Democrats refused to compromise enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House said it would back a Covid-19 relief bill of $ 1.6 trillion .
But Mrs Pelosi was holding out for a more generous package .
Her House Democrats last week passed a $ 2.2tr stimulus bill , though that measure had no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled Senate .
The Senate leader had indicated he would not support any legislation with a price tag of more than $ 2tr .
Mr Trump begrudgingly offered $ 250bn of funding for state and local governments .
Mrs Pelosi was holding out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her of simply seeking a bail-out for Democratic-run states facing budgetary problems stemming from before the pandemic .
The White House said last week it favoured a $ 400 per week pandemic jobless benefit , but Democrats wanted $ 600 .
What is the economic situation in the US ?
Analysts have warned that the economic recovery risks stalling without further aid .
While the US has regained about half the jobs lost in March and April , more than 10 million people remain unemployed .
In a speech on Tuesday , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jerome Powell , warned of `` tragic '' consequences should policymakers do too little and the pace of progress slow further .
• The defining moment of the Trump presidency • Trump says not to fear Covid-19 .
Do Americans agree ?
`` The expansion is still far from complete , '' he said .
`` Even if policy actions ultimately prove to be greater than needed , they will not go to waste . ''
Mr Trump 's unexpected announcement comes as many of the individual benefits previously approved by Congress have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not reconvene until January , following the November elections .
Mrs Pelosi accused Mr Trump of `` putting himself first at the expense of the country '' .
`` He shows his contempt for science , his disdain for our heroes… and he refuses to put money in workers ' pockets , unless his name is printed on the cheque , '' she added .
`` Clearly , the White House is in complete disarray , '' she said , calling on Trump officials to heed Mr Powell 's advice .

A multi-trillion-dollar deal would have pumped stimulus into the economy at a time when the unemployment and business growth outlook is trending downward. A jobs and spending boost - or even the prospect of one - would have helped the president make the case that he, not Joe Biden, would be the best steward of the American economy for the next four years.


bbc--2020-10-07--US tightens temporary worker visa rules

US tightens temporary worker visa rules

The US government has announced it will tighten the requirements for the popular H-1B visa .
These visas are widely used by tech firms and visa recipients are mostly Indian and Chinese .
The temporary visas are intended to allow US companies to use foreign workers to fill skills gaps .
But the Trump administration says the visa has been abused , often at the expense of American workers .
Up to 85,000 people are granted an H-1B visa each year , and about 500,000 people are currently living in the US under the visa programme .
According to US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-thirds of H-1B visa holders come from India , and more than 10 % come from China .
The new rules , which were jointly announced by the Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) , will narrow the definition of “ specialty occupations ” eligible for the visa .
It will also increase the minimum wages companies must pay for workers enrolled in the H-1B programme .
• Why Trump 's H-1B visa freeze will hurt India most The acting director of Homeland Security Kenneth Cuccinelli said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system to drive wages lower .
“ Companies have been incentivised to avoid hiring Americans or even lay off their own qualified , better-paid American workers and replace them with cheaper foreign labour , ” he said .
The new rules will also require firms to make `` real '' offers to US residents before seeking to bring in foreigners .
The plan will be implemented after a 60-day comment period .
The DHS has also vowed to “ increase compliance through worksite inspections.
” The move will likely face criticism from business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the visas are needed to help address a shortage of skilled US workers .
President Donald Trump first announced a review of the visa programme in April , which led to backlash from technology giants .
In June , the administration banned H-1B workers and some other visa holders from entering the US until the end of this year , citing the economic crisis caused by the pandemic .
Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Microsoft , Netflix and Twitter were among many companies who argued that temporary visa bans would damage US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other business groups sued the government over the ban .
Last week , a District Court in California granted them a preliminary injunction blocking the government from ending the H-1B programme .

The new rules, which were jointly announced by the Department of Labor and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will narrow the definition of “specialty occupations” eligible for the visa.


bbc--2020-10-06--Facebook bans QAnon conspiracy theory accounts across all platforms

Facebook has banned all accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement from its platforms .
`` Starting today , we will remove Facebook Pages , Groups and Instagram accounts , '' the company said on Tuesday .
The move is a significant escalation to Facebook 's earlier decision to remove or restrict groups and accounts sharing and promoting QAnon material .
QAnon is a conspiracy theory that says President Trump is waging a war against elite Satan-worshipping paedophiles .
In a statement released on Tuesday , Facebook said its staff had begun removing content and deleting groups and pages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take time and will continue in the coming days and weeks '' .
`` Our Dangerous Organizations Operations team will continue to enforce this policy and proactively detect content for removal instead of relying on user reports , '' the statement added .
• QAnon : What is it and where did it come from ?
Facebook said it was updating measures implemented in August , which aimed to `` disrupt the ability of QAnon '' to organise through - and operate on - its networks .
That policy - introduced to limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ QAnon , `` offline anarchist groups '' and US-based militia organisations - resulted in restrictions on more than 1,950 Facebook groups and over 10,000 Instagram accounts .
This is a big move from Facebook , which has laid out how it plans to proactively remove all evolving QAnon content from its platforms .
It comes after I asked Facebook 's vice-president of global affairs , Nick Clegg , why the site still allows QAnon to spread political disinformation to US voters and beyond using hashtags like # SaveOurChildren .
Facebook 's first crackdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent content plugged by those supporting it , removing a number of groups and pages .
But those supporting QAnon soon adapted , using new palatable hashtags to reach parent groups , local forums and the average Instagram feed .
And the movement kept growing .
This latest move will be welcomed - but will also be very hard to enforce , especially since QAnon has become so big and spread under new guises .
I recently spoke to US voters about how QAnon disinformation about candidates and child trafficking rings could already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of polling day .
They explained how people they know now believe totally unfounded claims they 've seen on Instagram and Facebook about the Democrats running a child-trafficking ring or presidential candidate Joe Biden abusing children .
Could this move - like the last - also be too late ?
Facebook is not the only social media giant to look at tackling the QAnon conspiracy movement .
In July , Twitter banned thousands of accounts and said it would stop recommending content linked to QAnon in an attempt to help prevent `` offline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would block URLs associated with the group from being shared on the platform .
In October 2017 , an anonymous user put a series of posts on the message board 4chan .
The user signed off as `` Q '' and claimed to have a level of US security approval known as `` Q clearance '' .
These messages became known as `` Q drops '' or `` breadcrumbs '' , often written in cryptic language peppered with slogans , pledges and pro-Trump themes .
The amount of traffic to mainstream social networking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and YouTube has exploded since 2017 , and indications are that numbers have increased during the coronavirus pandemic .
Judging by social media , there are hundreds of thousands of people who believe in at least some of the bizarre theories offered up by QAnon .
QAnon followed on from the `` pizzagate '' saga in 2016 - a fake theory about Democratic Party politicians running a paedophile ring out of a Washington pizza restaurant .

In July, Twitter banned thousands of accounts and said it would stop recommending content linked to QAnon in an attempt to help prevent "offline harm". It also said it would block URLs associated with the group from being shared on the platform.


bbc--2020-10-06--US tech giants accused of 'monopoly power'

A report backed by Democratic lawmakers has urged changes that could lead to the break-up of some of America 's biggest tech companies .
The recommendation follows a 16-month congressional investigation into Google , Amazon , Facebook and Apple .
`` These firms have too much power , and that power must be reined in , '' Democratic lawmakers working on the probe wrote .
But Republicans involved in the effort did not agree with the recommendations .
In a statement , one Republican congressman Jim Jordan dismissed the report as `` partisan '' and said it advanced `` radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vision of the far left . ''
Others have said they support many of the report 's conclusions about the firms ' anti-competitive tactics but that remedies proposed by Democrats go too far .
`` Antitrust enforcement in Big Tech markets is not a partisan issue , '' said Republican Ken Buck .
`` But an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure—I would rather see targeted antitrust enforcement over onerous and burdensome regulation that kills industry innovation . ''
US tech companies have faced increased scrutiny in Washington over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The investigation by the House Judiciary Committee is just one of multiple probes firms such as Facebook and Apple are facing .
The 449-page report , penned by committee staff , accused the companies of charging high fees , forcing smaller customers into unfavourable contracts and of using `` killer acquisitions '' to hobble rivals .
`` To put it simply , companies that once were scrappy , underdog startups that challenged the status quo have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the findings should prompt politicians to consider a series of changes .
Those included stronger enforcement of existing competition law , as well as changes to limit the areas in which a firm may do business or prevent companies from operating as players in areas where they are the dominant provider of infrastructure - as Amazon does , for example , when it acts as both a seller and marketplace for other merchants .
It carries heft too - it 's stacked with evidence collected over 16 months .
But the key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is not a bi-partisan set of recommendations .
In fact , from what we 've already heard from Republicans many of the recommendations are `` non-starters '' for conservatives .
It 's also been reported that some Republicans were angered by omissions in the report .
Republicans wanted sections on alleged anti-conservative bias - which was apparently blocked by Democrats .
There are , however , Republicans who want to find common ground on antitrust .
For example , Republican Ken Buck has indicated he 'd support some of the recommendations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burden of proof for acquisitions - making it more difficult to buy up the competition .
In truth though , we 're unlikely to see any concrete legislative proposals until after the election .
But what 's now crystal clear is both Biden and Trump - in their own different ways - offer existential challenges to the power of Big Tech .
In testimony before the committee in July , the bosses of tech firms defended their actions .
On Tuesday , Amazon hit back at what it described as `` fringe notions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law is known in the US .
`` The fact that third parties having the opportunity to sell right alongside a retailer 's products is the very competition that most benefits consumers and has made the marketplace model so successful for third-party sellers '' , the company said in a blog post .
Divisions in Washington between Republicans and Democrats make the prospects of significant action against the firms unlikely , tech analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities said .
`` The lack of consensus and divergence among both sides of the aisle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue to move things forward , '' he said .
While that could change if Democrats gain more power in the upcoming US election , he said , `` Despite the report/content and framework for recommendations around Big Tech players ( e.g .
M & A , business practices ) without core law changes we believe this antitrust momentum hits a brick wall . ''
In response , Facebook said in a statement : `` Instagram and WhatsApp have reached new heights of success because Facebook has invested billions in those businesses .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time of both acquisitions and exists today .
Regulators thoroughly reviewed each deal and rightly did not see any reason to stop them at the time . ''
What did the report say ?
• Facebook had `` monopoly power '' in the market for social networking , which it maintained by using its data advantage to `` acquire , copy or kill '' nascent threats .
• Google monopolised online search and advertising using `` a series of anti-competitive tactics '' , including privileging its own content ahead of other websites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ durable market power '' in online shopping , which it furthered in part by `` anticompetitive conduct in its treatment of third-party sellers '' which it referred to as `` internal competitors '' behind closed doors .
• Apple exerted monopoly power via its App store , which it leveraged `` to create and enforce barriers to competition and discriminate against and exclude rivals while preferencing its own offerings '' .

Those included stronger enforcement of existing competition law, as well as changes to limit the areas in which a firm may do business or prevent companies from operating as players in areas where they are the dominant provider of infrastructure - as Amazon does, for example, when it acts as both a seller and marketplace for other merchants.


bbc--2020-10-07--Westgate: Two found guilty over Kenya shopping mall attack

Initially the authorities said there had been 10 attackers , but then revised the figure down to four .
They @ @ @ @ @ been killed but forensic tests on their remains have never been released .

Initially the authorities said there had been 10 attackers, but then revised the figure down to four. They said all of them had been killed but forensic tests on their remains have never been released.


bbc--2020-10-06--Navalny poisoning: Kremlin critic recalls near-death Novichok torment

`` For a long time I had hallucinations , '' he said .
He believed his wife Yulia , doctors @ @ @ @ @ Volkov were telling him he had been in an accident , he had lost his @ @ @ @ @ was going to give me new legs and a new spine '' .

"For a long time I had hallucinations," he said. He believed his wife Yulia, doctors and his fellow activist Leonid Volkov were telling him he had been in an accident, he had lost his legs, "the surgeon was going to give me new legs and a new spine".


bbc--2020-10-07--September was world's 'hottest on record'

September was the warmest on record globally , according to the weather service Copernicus .
It was 0.05C hotter than September last year , which in turn set the previous record high for the month .
Scientists say it ’ s a clear indication of temperatures being driven up by emissions from human society .
Copernicus , which is the European Union 's Earth observation programme , said warmth in the Siberian Arctic continues way above average .
And it confirmed that Arctic sea ice is at its second lowest extent since satellite records began .
• Russians battle to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projected to become the warmest on record for Europe , even if temperatures cool somewhat from now on .
The elevated heat globally contributed to record wildfires in California and Australia .
It also helped fuel the hottest day on record - a searing 54.4C ( 130F ) in Death Valley .
• What life is like in the 'hottest place on Earth' And it had a hand in the torrential downpours that inundated the south of France with more than half a metre of rain in a day .
Météo-France , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this was expected once in 100 years – they had two in a month .
Samantha Burgess , deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service , told BBC News : `` Some of these events are extraordinary – although we must n't create a false expectation that temperatures will go up year on year .
“ Climate and weather are highly variable .
But we predicted that these sort of events would happen , given our effect on the climate.
” Weather records are always being broken naturally , but meteorologists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the new extremes .
The UK is not immune .
It enjoyed its sunniest Spring on record ; August saw a record number of days overtopping 34C ; and the town of Reading has just endured its wettest ever 48-hour period .
Ed Hawkins , from Reading University , told us : “ We have been saying this for decades – more and more greenhouse gases will lead to more and more warming.
” He warned these events are being experienced with just one degree of warming globally above the long-term average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world is heading for three degrees .
“ One degree of heating is dangerous for some people , as we 've seen , ” he said .
“ Two degrees is more dangerous still , and three degrees even more dangerous .
We really don ’ t want to find out what that ’ ll be like.
” • Wind farms could power every home by 2030 • The week Boris Johnson turned green , or did he ?
The records were released as the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Saudi Arabia of wind energy .
His speech was welcomed by environmentalists , but critics said he needed to back up his promises with policies and budgets .

“One degree of heating is dangerous for some people, as we've seen,” he said. “Two degrees is more dangerous still, and three degrees even more dangerous. We really don’t want to find out what that’ll be like.”


bbc--2020-10-07--Kyrgyzstan election: PM quits as protesters take control in Kyrgyzstan

The prime minister of Kyrgyzstan has quit after post-election protests plunged the ex-Soviet republic into political chaos .
Protesters replaced Kubatbek Boronov with another politician they had freed from prison , Sadyr Japarov , and the election results were annulled .
Opposition groups had earlier seized control of parliament , saying the ballot had been rigged .
Russia and China have voiced concern about the crisis .
• The strangers reaching out to lonely teens A large crowd gathered in the capital Bishkek on Wednesday to demand the impeachment of the country 's President , Sooronbai Jeenbekov , who hinted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down .
The pro-Russian president told the BBC on Tuesday he was `` ready to give the responsibility to strong leaders '' but refused to say whom he had in mind .
The election results had seen parties allied to Mr Jeenbekov win the largest share of the votes , amid accusations of mass vote-buying .
Two presidents have been overthrown in Kyrgyzstan in the past 15 years .
What exactly did the president say ?
`` The main goal of the protesters was not to annul the election results but to remove @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told BBC Kyrgyz in an exclusive phone interview from a secret hideaway .
He urged all parties to return to the `` legitimate field '' and work together to avoid the political upheavals of the past .
`` To solve this issue , I am ready to give the responsibility to strong leaders , no matter which group they belong to .
I am even ready to help them , '' he added .
In an earlier video address earlier the president had accused `` certain political forces '' of using the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` violate public order '' .
`` They did not obey law-enforcers , beat up medical workers and damaged buildings , '' he said .
Observers say it appears that Mr Jeenbekov , who was elected in 2017 , has lost all influence but it is not clear who will replace him .
Opposition leaders have set up a Co-ordination Council but there are reports they are divided , arguing over who gets influential government positions .
The Kremlin has said it is `` certainly concerned '' about the situation while China 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned '' .
On Wednesday , Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hoped for a peaceful solution to the crisis and that `` normal democratic processes will resume ... as soon as possible '' .
Kyrgyzstan heavily relies on Russia economically and the Russians have a military base there , while China is an important trading partner .
• Second smallest of five Central Asian states , bordered by Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan and China • Was known as the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic while part of the Soviet Union • Acquired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republic - after declaring independence in 1991 • Previous uprisings swept President Askar Akayev from power in 2005 , and in 2010 ejected President Kurmanbek Bakiyev • Has a reputation for holding semi-free and fair elections in comparison with its neighbours How did the uprising unfold ?
Days of chaos saw protesters seizing government buildings and freeing high-profile political detainees including Mr Japarov , who had been serving an 11-year sentence for kidnapping a regional governor during an opposition protest seven years ago .
Former President Almazbek Atambayev , who was serving an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released .
A 19-year-old man was killed and nearly 700 people were injured in clashes with security forces .
The Central Election Commission then said it had invalidated the election results `` in consideration of the political situation in the country '' .
The president 's office remained under the control of protesters on Tuesday , according to an AFP news agency report and crowds were reportedly roaming the streets targeting businesses .
What do we know about the election ?
Only four political parties out of 16 had passed the threshold for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Three of the four had close ties to President Jeenbekov .
None of the established opposition parties secured a seat at the parliament and on Monday all 12 opposition groups jointly declared they would not recognise the results of the vote .
They accused parties close to the president of vote-buying and voter intimidation - claims international monitors said were `` credible '' and a cause for `` serious concern '' .
Some observers claimed to have seen , during the first hours of voting , some citizens with marked masks being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations of voters being bribed and bussed in to places where they could swing the result .

In an earlier video address earlier the president had accused "certain political forces" of using the results of the election as a reason to "violate public order". "They did not obey law-enforcers, beat up medical workers and damaged buildings," he said.


bbc--2020-10-07--Rhea Chakraborty: Bollywood actor granted bail after nearly a month

This is part of what appears to be a parallel investigation into claims of widespread drug use in Bollywood .
@ @ @ @ @ four actresses but none have been accused of any wrongdoing .

This is part of what appears to be a parallel investigation into claims of widespread drug use in Bollywood. The agency questioned at least four actresses but none have been accused of any wrongdoing.


bbc--2020-10-07--Cuties: Netflix faces Texas legal battle over film's 'lewd' dancing

Netflix is facing criminal proceedings in Texas over the allegedly `` lewd '' depiction of girls in a controversial French film on the platform .
Netflix has faced criticism for the film and a poster showing pre-teen girls dancing in skimpy outfits .
Now the streaming service has been indicted by a grand jury in east Texas for promoting work depicting the `` lewd exhibition '' of children under 18 .
Netflix said : `` This charge is without merit and we stand by the film . ''
The indictment , handed down last month in Tyler County , could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to $ 20,000 ( £15,480 ) .
Netflix has said it is backing the film , which it described as `` a social commentary against the sexualisation of young children '' .
Cuties , called Mignonnes in France , follows an 11-year-old from Senegal who joins a dance group .
It was picked up by Netflix after its premiere at this year 's Sundance Film Festival .
Its writer-director , Franco-Senegalese film-maker Maïmouna Doucouré , received a world cinema dramatic directing award at the event .
She has described her work as `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message '' that aims to show how social media pushes girls to mimic sexualised imagery .
She said she chose to explore the topic after being shocked at seeing a group of girls aged around 11 dancing in a sensual way in revealing clothes .
The film became embroiled in controversy in August when Netflix used a provocative poster image to promote its September release .
Netflix later withdrew and apologised for the image , saying it was `` inappropriate '' and not representative of the film 's content .
Doucouré later revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ furore over the poster , and that Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos had called her personally to apologise .
On Tuesday , Tyler County district attorney Lucas Babin said the county had decided to indict Netflix for the promotion of the film in his county .
According to the court filing , Netflix knowingly promoted work that `` depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
Mr Babin is the son of US congressman Brian Babin , who last month co-signed a letter alleging that Cuties `` clearly meets the US legal definition of child pornography '' .
`` It 's disturbing to see a mainstream media company promoting the sexualisation of children , '' the Republican politician wrote .
`` It should n't be allowed . ''
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According to the court filing, Netflix knowingly promoted work that "depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created, which appeals to the prurient interest in sex".