bbc--2020-03-08--A Premier League double over Man City - and a turning point for Solskjaer at Man Utd?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been searching for a significant moment since being handed the job as Manchester United manager while basking in the afterglow of a caretaker 's honeymoon period .
As he strolled down the touchline in an Old Trafford downpour at the conclusion of Manchester United 's first Premier League double over Manchester City since 2009-10 , the first since Sir Alex Ferguson 's retirement , this felt a little like it .
It was all done in the euphoria of a 2-0 victory but as Solskjaer shielded his eyes and tried to find his family in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stadium , he looked like the heavy burden of this mammoth job was , in part , being lightened .
Solskjaer has been struggling as much as his side to convince the sceptics this season , as one of football 's superpowers lurked on the margins of the Premier League 's top four .
And yet , with a run of 10 games unbeaten and the addition of an operator who looks a genuine class act in Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon , Solskjaer now at least has the opportunity to clear away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end .
United have a favourable draw against Austrians LASK in the last 16 of the Europa League , travel to Premier League strugglers Norwich City in the FA Cup quarter-final and now stand only three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League and five behind Leicester City in third .
The clouds that looked to be closing in during those first months of the season have , for now , rolled away .
It must also be no time to get carried away .
Solskjaer will be judged on United 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are 37 points behind the old foe Liverpool as they run away with their first title in 30 years .
This is the gap any Manchester United manager will eventually be required to bridge .
In just a few weeks , however , there has been a major shift in mood and momentum inside Old Trafford .
It is certainly a far cry from when a lame 2-0 loss at Liverpool on 19 January was followed by a 2-0 loss at home to Burnley on the following Wednesday .
United actually travelled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FA Cup fourth round on 26 January with Solskjaer under serious and increasing scrutiny but the release and relaxation of a 6-0 win kick-started this fine run .
Those of us who still remain to be fully convinced of Solskjaer 's credentials must not be churlish enough to avoid giving him full credit when it is due .
He has now overcome Manchester City and manager Pep Guardiola three times this season , twice in the league and once in a losing cause in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Etihad Stadium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this takes some doing .
Solskjaer 's cause has been helped by what appears to be two particularly smart pieces of recruitment , the lack of which has been the failing at the heart of so many of Manchester United 's problems since Ferguson 's departure .
Aaron Wan-Bissaka , at £45m , looks a superb investment for now and the future .
He is another example of England 's riches at right-back alongside Liverpool 's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James at Chelsea .
Wan-Bissaka , 22 , won his battle with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sterling had his moments but the youngster signed from Crystal Palace in the summer hounded him into submission on many occasions , winning roars of approval from Old Trafford 's gallery .
And at the hub of it all was Fernandes , the 25-year-old signed from Sporting Lisbon for an initial £47m that could eventually rise to £67.7m with add-ons .
Whatever the eventual bill , Fernandes is making those prices look like a bargain - although it still begs the question as to why United totally dismissed interest in him in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get a deal over the line during the January transfer window .
Fernandes provides United with a focal point , a game changer and a player whose speed of thought and action is already offering Solskjaer 's team a new dimension .
Let the statistics speak for themselves .
Since making his Premier League debut in the goalless draw at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 February , Fernandes has been involved in more goals in the competition than any other player with two goals and three assists .
Take United 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the half-hour , lifted over Manchester City 's wall , opponents caught off guard and the job completed when Anthony Martial struck a finish past keeper Ederson .
Yes , it required phase one of Ederson 's personal nightmare day to allow Martial 's shot to squirm in but Solskjaer will have been elated at the way two of his most threatening players are so clearly on the same wavelength in the crucial moment so early in their relationship .
Fernandes has pushed thoughts of the permanently absent Paul Pogba even further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end , Solskjaer 's defence is starting to have a look of solidity , with eight clean sheets and only two goals conceded in their past 10 games in all competitions .
Solskjaer 's side has looked a more impressive package in that sequence with the influence of Fernandes adding the X-factor to what was a potentially potent attack .
No wonder Solskjaer was smiling at the final whistle as he revelled in a victory over their derby rivals that was relished just as much inside a thunderous Old Trafford .
The final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in charge must be reserved and shaped by these final weeks of the season - but this may just have been his most satisfying day of the campaign , with things looking a whole lot more satisfactory for the Norwegian .

Man Utd 2-0 Man City: 'It's a privilege to be manager of this young squad' - Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been searching for a significant moment since being handed the job as Manchester United manager while basking in the afterglow of a caretaker's honeymoon period.
As he strolled down the touchline in an Old Trafford downpour at the conclusion of Manchester United's first Premier League double over Manchester City since 2009-10, the first since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, this felt a little like it.
It was all done in the euphoria of a 2-0 victory but as Solskjaer shielded his eyes and tried to find his family in the crowd and his name resounded around the stadium, he looked like the heavy burden of this mammoth job was, in part, being lightened.
Solskjaer has been struggling as much as his side to convince the sceptics this season, as one of football's superpowers lurked on the margins of the Premier League's top four.
And yet, with a run of 10 games unbeaten and the addition of an operator who looks a genuine class act in Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon, Solskjaer now at least has the opportunity to clear away some of the doubts come season's end.
United have a favourable draw against Austrians LASK in the last 16 of the Europa League, travel to Premier League strugglers Norwich City in the FA Cup quarter-final and now stand only three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League and five behind Leicester City in third.
Solskjaer and Fernandes have 'turned Man Utd around'
The clouds that looked to be closing in during those first months of the season have, for now, rolled away.
It must also be no time to get carried away.
Solskjaer will be judged on United's final league placing and, for context they are 37 points behind the old foe Liverpool as they run away with their first title in 30 years. This is the gap any Manchester United manager will eventually be required to bridge.
In just a few weeks, however, there has been a major shift in mood and momentum inside Old Trafford.
It is certainly a far cry from when a lame 2-0 loss at Liverpool on 19 January was followed by a 2-0 loss at home to Burnley on the following Wednesday.
United actually travelled to League One Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup fourth round on 26 January with Solskjaer under serious and increasing scrutiny but the release and relaxation of a 6-0 win kick-started this fine run.
Those of us who still remain to be fully convinced of Solskjaer's credentials must not be churlish enough to avoid giving him full credit when it is due.
He has now overcome Manchester City and manager Pep Guardiola three times this season, twice in the league and once in a losing cause in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Etihad Stadium. As previous seasons have told us, this takes some doing.
Solskjaer's cause has been helped by what appears to be two particularly smart pieces of recruitment, the lack of which has been the failing at the heart of so many of Manchester United's problems since Ferguson's departure.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, at £45m, looks a superb investment for now and the future. He is another example of England's riches at right-back alongside Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James at Chelsea.
Wan-Bissaka, 22, won his battle with Manchester City's Raheem Sterling hands down. Sterling had his moments but the youngster signed from Crystal Palace in the summer hounded him into submission on many occasions, winning roars of approval from Old Trafford's gallery.
And at the hub of it all was Fernandes, the 25-year-old signed from Sporting Lisbon for an initial £47m that could eventually rise to £67.7m with add-ons.
Whatever the eventual bill, Fernandes is making those prices look like a bargain - although it still begs the question as to why United totally dismissed interest in him in the summer and left it so late to get a deal over the line during the January transfer window.
Bruno Fernandes signed for Manchester United for £47m in January
Fernandes provides United with a focal point, a game changer and a player whose speed of thought and action is already offering Solskjaer's team a new dimension.
Let the statistics speak for themselves.
Since making his Premier League debut in the goalless draw at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 February, Fernandes has been involved in more goals in the competition than any other player with two goals and three assists.
Take United's first goal here, a quickly-taken free-kick on the half-hour, lifted over Manchester City's wall, opponents caught off guard and the job completed when Anthony Martial struck a finish past keeper Ederson.
Yes, it required phase one of Ederson's personal nightmare day to allow Martial's shot to squirm in but Solskjaer will have been elated at the way two of his most threatening players are so clearly on the same wavelength in the crucial moment so early in their relationship.
Fernandes has pushed thoughts of the permanently absent Paul Pogba even further into the background.
At the other end, Solskjaer's defence is starting to have a look of solidity, with eight clean sheets and only two goals conceded in their past 10 games in all competitions.
Solskjaer's side has looked a more impressive package in that sequence with the influence of Fernandes adding the X-factor to what was a potentially potent attack.
No wonder Solskjaer was smiling at the final whistle as he revelled in a victory over their derby rivals that was relished just as much inside a thunderous Old Trafford.
The final judgement on Solksjaer's first full season in charge must be reserved and shaped by these final weeks of the season - but this may just have been his most satisfying day of the campaign, with things looking a whole lot more satisfactory for the Norwegian.


bbc--2020-03-09--'No imminent plans to cancel British sporting events or bar fans'

Sporting events in Britain are unlikely to be affected by coronavirus in the immediate future , says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden .
Governing bodies and broadcasters will meet with government officials later on Monday to discuss the staging of events behind closed doors if the outbreak worsens and mass gatherings are banned .
Dowden told BBC Radio 5 Live : `` At this stage we 're not in the territory of cancelling or postponing events . ''
He added fans should not be barred .
`` I was at Twickenham [ for England v Wales ] with the Prime Minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` There was a huge crowd of people there .
There is no reason why people should not be going to those events .
It is very premature to be talking about things like that . ''
Dowden did add that the advice was based on the current guidance issued by the medical experts .
He added : `` That is why I asked the chief medical officer to brief the sporting bodies last week and that is why we will be driven by the advice of the chief medical officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to emphasise in relation to sporting events , any talk of cancellation is very premature indeed .
At the moment there is no evidence to suggest we should be doing that and we do n't have any plans to . ''
However , Andy Holt , the owner of League One side Accrington , said he was concerned about the current situation and that consideration should be given to pausing the football season .
`` I think we need to get on top of it , '' he told BBC Radio Four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be `` long-term financial ramifications '' for his club if fans contracted the disease .
`` I would be considering pausing the season until we know exactly where this is going and get a grip on it .
`` I am walking round our club at the weekend and there are 3,000 fans there - I am worried that inviting them altogether at our place is actually putting them in danger . ''
Three people have died in Britain from the virus so far and 278 people have tested positive as of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sporting events throughout the country to be played without fans for one month in a bid to curb Europe 's worst coronavirus outbreak , while the upcoming Italy v England Six Nations match in Rome has been postponed .
It was also announced on Sunday that fans will not be allowed to attend this month 's Bahrain Grand Prix because of the outbreak .
Within football 's Premier League there is a growing expectation that matches may have to be played behind closed doors within the next two weeks , depending on government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ logistics and feasibility as well as contracts and rights considerations .
The Premier League and EFL said pre-match handshakes between both teams and officials will not take place until further notice because of fears over the spread of coronavirus .
The measure came after the government asked the Premier League `` to step up its contingency planning '' .
Several clubs have instructed players not to sign autographs or take selfies with fans .
On Sunday , European football 's governing body Uefa told players and officials not to carry out pre-match handshakes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) has stepped up its advice to sports federations on how to deal with the coronavirus .
In a letter seen by the BBC , the organisation 's sports director Kit McConnell has written to the bodies to offer `` further support '' .
Earlier this week , after an executive board meeting in Lausanne , IOC President Thomas Bach insisted he was confident this summer 's Olympics in Tokyo would go ahead as planned .
• Read more : Will coronavirus cancel the Tokyo 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the IOC is `` committed to the success of Tokyo 2020 '' .
And he says that `` all potential solutions should be explored '' if athletes are at risk of being prevented from competing in qualifying events .
`` Keeping athletes informed remains critical in addressing the ongoing challenges of Covid-19 , '' McConnell writes .
A host of Olympic qualifying events in a range of sports have been cancelled in recent weeks .
And some athletes from countries worst affected by the outbreak - such as China and Korea - have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel restrictions or quarantine rules .
`` If , despite all efforts , there is a significant risk to the full participation of teams or athletes in any Olympic qualification event ... please bring this to our attention as early as possible and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions , '' McConnell tells the federations .
`` In certain circumstances , there may be a need to review the current details of the qualification system .
`` Where there may be health regulations or entry restrictions which could impact on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be explored .
`` In some circumstances , we have seen permission being granted for exceptional entry for athletes from areas highly impacted by Covid-19 into countries hosting sporting events .
We encourage you to explore possible solutions with your NF ( national federation ) and LOC ( local organising committee ) . ''
And in a sign of what athletes can perhaps expect at the Tokyo Games if they go ahead as planned , the international federations are told to work with local health authorities `` to organise ongoing health screenings on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ athletes and entourage upon arrival , pre-competition and during competition , and carry out Covid-19 tests for those individuals arriving from highly affected areas '' .
McConnell explains that other good practises include providing hand sanitisers and masks throughout the event , reminding athletes and entourage to maintain high levels of personal hygiene , including advice on hand washing and minimising physical contact , with increased medical personnel on site .

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Some fans have been wearing face masks to football matches in England this week
Sporting events in Britain are unlikely to be affected by coronavirus in the immediate future, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.
Governing bodies and broadcasters will meet with government officials later on Monday to discuss the staging of events behind closed doors if the outbreak worsens and mass gatherings are banned.
Dowden told BBC Radio 5 Live: "At this stage we're not in the territory of cancelling or postponing events."
He added fans should not be barred.
"I was at Twickenham [for England v Wales] with the Prime Minister [on Saturday]," he said. "There was a huge crowd of people there. There is no reason why people should not be going to those events. It is very premature to be talking about things like that."
Dowden did add that the advice was based on the current guidance issued by the medical experts.
He added: "That is why I asked the chief medical officer to brief the sporting bodies last week and that is why we will be driven by the advice of the chief medical officer as we continue.
"I do want to emphasise in relation to sporting events, any talk of cancellation is very premature indeed. At the moment there is no evidence to suggest we should be doing that and we don't have any plans to."
However, Andy Holt, the owner of League One side Accrington, said he was concerned about the current situation and that consideration should be given to pausing the football season.
"I think we need to get on top of it," he told BBC Radio Four's Today programme, and added there would be "long-term financial ramifications" for his club if fans contracted the disease.
"I would be considering pausing the season until we know exactly where this is going and get a grip on it.
"I am walking round our club at the weekend and there are 3,000 fans there - I am worried that inviting them altogether at our place is actually putting them in danger."
Three people have died in Britain from the virus so far and 278 people have tested positive as of Sunday.
Italy has ordered all major sporting events throughout the country to be played without fans for one month in a bid to curb Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak, while the upcoming Italy v England Six Nations match in Rome has been postponed.
It was also announced on Sunday that fans will not be allowed to attend this month's Bahrain Grand Prix because of the outbreak.
Within football's Premier League there is a growing expectation that matches may have to be played behind closed doors within the next two weeks, depending on government advice.
Attendees are due to discuss logistics and feasibility as well as contracts and rights considerations.
The Premier League and EFL said pre-match handshakes between both teams and officials will not take place until further notice because of fears over the spread of coronavirus.
The measure came after the government asked the Premier League "to step up its contingency planning".
Several clubs have instructed players not to sign autographs or take selfies with fans.
On Sunday, European football's governing body Uefa told players and officials not to carry out pre-match handshakes in all its competitions until further notice.
IOC steps up coronavirus advice
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stepped up its advice to sports federations on how to deal with the coronavirus.
In a letter seen by the BBC, the organisation's sports director Kit McConnell has written to the bodies to offer "further support".
Earlier this week, after an executive board meeting in Lausanne, IOC President Thomas Bach insisted he was confident this summer's Olympics in Tokyo would go ahead as planned.
McConnell tells the federations that the IOC is "committed to the success of Tokyo 2020".
And he says that "all potential solutions should be explored" if athletes are at risk of being prevented from competing in qualifying events.
"Keeping athletes informed remains critical in addressing the ongoing challenges of Covid-19," McConnell writes.
A host of Olympic qualifying events in a range of sports have been cancelled in recent weeks.
And some athletes from countries worst affected by the outbreak - such as China and Korea - have been barred from participating overseas because of travel restrictions or quarantine rules.
"If, despite all efforts, there is a significant risk to the full participation of teams or athletes in any Olympic qualification event... please bring this to our attention as early as possible and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions," McConnell tells the federations.
"In certain circumstances, there may be a need to review the current details of the qualification system.
"Where there may be health regulations or entry restrictions which could impact on athlete participation, all potential solutions should be explored.
"In some circumstances, we have seen permission being granted for exceptional entry for athletes from areas highly impacted by Covid-19 into countries hosting sporting events. We encourage you to explore possible solutions with your NF (national federation) and LOC (local organising committee)."
And in a sign of what athletes can perhaps expect at the Tokyo Games if they go ahead as planned, the international federations are told to work with local health authorities "to organise ongoing health screenings on site, including a temperature check for athletes and entourage upon arrival, pre-competition and during competition, and carry out Covid-19 tests for those individuals arriving from highly affected areas".
McConnell explains that other good practises include providing hand sanitisers and masks throughout the event, reminding athletes and entourage to maintain high levels of personal hygiene, including advice on hand washing and minimising physical contact, with increased medical personnel on site.


bbc--2020-03-09--WHO head defends coronavirus role in China

China has been accused of covering up information , silencing doctors and failing to warn the public in the early @ @ @ @ @ .
Questions have also been raised about whether the spread of the disease could have @ @ @ @ @ the authorities had been more open .
The head of the World Health Organization in @ @ @ @ @ , was asked by the BBC 's John Sudworth if the lack of transparency put @ @ @ @ @ .

China has been accused of covering up information, silencing doctors and failing to warn the public in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.
Questions have also been raised about whether the spread of the disease could have been halted more effectively if the authorities had been more open.
The head of the World Health Organization in China, Dr Gauden Galea, was asked by the BBC's John Sudworth if the lack of transparency put global health at greater risk.
Read more: Italy death toll soars amid travel ban


bbc--2020-03-09--Letter from Africa: The spread of coronavirus prejudice in Kenya

In our series of letters from African writers , Kenyan journalist Waihiga Mwaura reflects on how the coronavirus has fuelled anti-Chinese prejudice in his country .
Despite the concerns around the spread of the coronavirus , the greatest enemy is not the virus itself , but `` fears , rumours and stigma '' .
Not my words , but those of the Ethiopian who is leading the global effort to lessen the impact of Covid-19 .
The World Health Organization chief , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , was responding at the end of last month to cases of anti-Chinese prejudice .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week while sharing a story about a Singaporean man who was beaten up in the UK capital , London , over the coronavirus .
The virus of prejudice is spreading .
Kenya is no exception .
A shakily filmed video has been circulating on social media here showing an Asian man and woman being bullied by a large crowd in a low-income area of the capital , Nairobi .
The video begins with unidentified individuals in the crowd shouting : `` You are coronavirus , you are coronavirus . ''
The man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but quickly realises that his female companion could be attacked so rushes to her aid .
He stands up to the most aggressive member of the crowd and starts shouting back : `` We do n't have corona , we do n't have corona . ''
The video stops before we see how the incident ended but it was a true depiction of the side-effects of the coronavirus .
On 27 February , a message went viral on Facebook , allegedly posted by a Kenyan member of parliament , calling for his constituency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had just returned from China after celebrating their new year .
The post warned that if the government did not do enough to protect its citizens , and forcefully quarantine any of these Chinese nationals , then the residents had his permission to chase away and stone any Chinese people within their vicinity .
China 's embassy responded quickly with a Twitter post calling for a `` rational and scientific approach towards Chinese communities '' and described the remarks that had been made as racist .
Kenya is not alone in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that all the initial cases of the virus in sub-Saharan Africa have been linked to European travel rather than China .
Yet there is no equivalent anti-European feeling .
Before Kenya has even recorded a case , the fear , mixed with stigma , is palpable .
The prejudice has been fuelled by China and Kenya 's entwined economic relationship .
Kenya has borrowed a large amount of money from China for big infrastructure projects .
While the ordinary Kenyan is not feeling the benefit , they are looking for someone to blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointing the finger at the government , some here have re-directed their frustrations towards the growing number of Chinese nationals who have come to seek economic opportunities .
Coronavirus fears , therefore , have found fertile ground and led to some extraordinary behaviour .
• Coronavirus : Could Africa cope with an outbreak ?
• ' I did n't want to take coronavirus to Africa' • The Ethiopian man leading the fight against the coronavirus • What misinformation has spread in Africa ?
Adrian Blomfield , a veteran freelance journalist here , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxi rank had agreed not to carry Chinese people as passengers .
One taxi driver told me that Chinese nationals were changing their user names on the taxi hailing apps to avoid their passenger request being declined .
He also informed me that when they are ferrying passengers from the airport , they roll the windows down and even wear facemasks , especially if the passengers had just landed from China .
He wound up his narrative by demanding that the government provide free face masks to all taxi drivers who ply the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the public .
There has been some criticism here that the authorities have been slow in educating the public about the virus and warning them against prejudice .
What do I need to know about the coronavirus ?
• EASY STEPS : What can I do ?
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
• MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak The vacuum has been filled by rumours and misinformation .
A sensitisation campaign has now been promised , but it may come too late .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenya , like Lin Yimenghan , who runs a charity , life goes on .
He has witnessed only one worrying incident when someone called him `` coronavirus '' at a bus stop in Nairobi .
But his analysis of the situation is remarkable .
`` It is normal for people to fear something they are not aware of , '' he told me calmly .
The spread of the stigma is faster than the spread of the virus , he added , and ended with some advice : `` People should have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
If only everyone had such an attitude , then this world would be a more peaceful place .
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bbc--2020-03-09--Coronavirus: Trapped in a virus-struck care home.

A care home near Seattle is at the centre of America 's coronavirus outbreak , with more than a dozen @ @ @ @ @ to their rooms .
Susan Hailey , 76 , was in the Life Care Center @ @ @ @ @ but is now quarantined in her room after experiencing coronavirus symptoms .
Susan is still @ @ @ @ @ see if she has Covid-19 .
Her daughters told the BBC 's Chris Buckler they @ @ @ @ @ only been able to see their mother through a window .

A care home near Seattle is at the centre of America's coronavirus outbreak, with more than a dozen deaths, and residents confined to their rooms.
Susan Hailey, 76, was in the Life Care Center to prepare for surgery, but is now quarantined in her room after experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
Susan is still waiting for test results to see if she has Covid-19.
Her daughters told the BBC's Chris Buckler they feel helpless, and have only been able to see their mother through a window.
UPDATE 9 MARCH, 1330 EST: Susan Hailey's test results came back positive two days after this interview took place.


bbc--2020-03-09--Coronavirus: Italy extends quarantine measures nationwide

Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures , which include a ban on public gatherings , to the entire country .
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that people would only be permitted to travel for work or family emergencies .
He said the measures , which come into effect on Tuesday , were to defend the most fragile members of society .
Italy 's coronavirus death toll jumped on Monday by 97 to 463 .
It is the worst-hit country after China .
The number of confirmed infections also increased to 9,172 , up from 7,375 on Sunday , official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been confirmed in all 20 Italian regions .
What did Mr Conte say ?
In a televised address on Monday , Mr Conte said that Italy 's `` customs must change '' and that the best thing was for people to stay at home .
`` We 're having an important growth in infection ... and of deaths , '' he said .
• EASY STEPS : What can I do ?
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
• IMMUNITY : Are women and children less affected ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the outbreak '' We all must give something up for the good of Italy .
We have to do it now , and we 'll only be able if we all collaborate and adapt to these more stringent measures .
`` This is why I decided to adopt even more strong and severe measures to contain the advance ... and protect the health of all citizens . ''
• 'Italy lockdown cut me off from my husband' The prime minister added that all sporting events - including football matches - were being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with La Repubblica newspaper , Mr Conte said of the outbreak : `` These days , I have been thinking about the old speeches of [ Winston ] Churchill - it is our darkest hour , but we will make it '' .
What are the restrictions ?
Mr Conte described the measures as `` I stay home '' - with people forbidden to assemble in public .
`` No more nightlife ; we ca n't allow this anymore since they are occasions for contagion , '' he said .
The restrictions are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst affected Lombardy region , and 14 other provinces .
• Coronavirus symptoms 'take five days to show' The government has said only those with a valid work or family reason that can not be postponed will be permitted to travel .
Passengers departing on flights , except temporary visitors , will have to justify themselves , as will all those arriving by plane .
There are controls at train stations to check temperatures .
Cruise ships are forbidden to dock at various ports .
What else is happening in Italy ?
Earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ riots at prisons across the country after authorities suspended all visits as part of attempts to control the spread of the disease .
The trouble began in the northern city of Modena after inmates at the Sant'Anna prison were told that all visits had been suspended .
Three people were reported to have died at the prison , while a further three died after being transferred from there .
It is thought that at least two of the dead lost their lives to drug overdoses after they raided a prison hospital for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison in Milan , detainees set fire to a cell block on one of the facility 's six wings , then climbed onto the roof through windows and started waving banners , officials said .
At a prison in the southern city of Foggia , about 20 inmates managed to break out of the building during protests .
Many were quickly recaptured , Italy 's Ansa news agency reported .
There were also riots at several other prisons in northern Italy and at facilities in Naples and the capital , Rome .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infections worldwide is now more than 111,000 , with about 3,890 deaths .
Everyone arriving in Israel will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced .
Iran has reported 43 new deaths related to the disease in the past 24 hours .
At least 237 people have died and 7,161 have been infected across the country since mid-February , although the real figures are believed to be far higher .
China , which has recorded the highest number of fatalities , reported just 40 new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January .
Although this indicates that the spread there is slowing , senior officials warned against reducing vigilance .
• The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has warned that the threat of a pandemic is `` very real '' • Canada has confirmed the first death related to the virus - an elderly male patient in a care home in Vancouver , British Columbia • In France , Culture Minister Franck Riester has become the first member of the government to be infected with the virus .
His team said he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in parliament , where a number of other cases have been confirmed • In the US , the number of confirmed cases now exceeds 500 • A cruise ship carrying thousands of people who were stranded for days due to a coronavirus outbreak is reported to have docked at the port of Oakland , near San Francisco Have you or someone you know been affected by coronavirus ?
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In an earlier interview with La Repubblica newspaper, Mr Conte said of the outbreak: "I have been thinking about the old speeches of [Winston] Churchill - it is our darkest hour, but we will make it".


bbc--2020-03-09--Shares face biggest fall since financial crisis

Shares around the world had their worst day since the financial crisis with the dramatic falls leading to the day being dubbed `` Black Monday '' .
The main financial indexes in the US closed down by more than 7 % , while London 's index of top shares ended the day nearly 8 % lower .
Similar drops took place across Europe and Asia as a row between Russia and Saudi Arabia saw oil prices plunge .
Shares were already reeling from fears of the impact of coronavirus .
Analysts described the market reaction as `` utter carnage '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock indexes fell so sharply at the start of trading , that the buying and selling of shares was halted for 15 minutes , as a so-called `` circuit breaker '' aimed at curbing panicky selling came into effect .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank by 7.8 % or more than 2,000 points - the biggest points-drop in history and the largest decline in percentage terms since the financial crisis .
The S & P 500 fell 7.6 % , while the Nasdaq dropped about 7.3 % .
The declines in London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major UK firms .
The UK and US falls were mirrored by similar declines in Europe , with the main stock market indexes in France , Germany and Spain all closing over 7 % lower .
`` There is panic setting into the market right now , '' said Andrew Lo , professor of finance at MIT 's Sloan School of Management .
`` Things are going to get worse before they get better . ''
The dramatic drops were triggered by a row between Saudi Arabia and Russia over oil output .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pump more oil , sparking fears of a price war .
This came after Russia rejected a proposal by oil exporters to cut supply to cope with lower demand due to the coronavirus outbreak .
Analysts said Saudi Arabia was `` flexing its muscles '' to protect its position in the oil market .
On Monday , the price of international oil benchmark Brent fell almost a third in its biggest drop since the Gulf War in 1991 before recovering slightly to trade 20 % lower .
The price of oil had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus began to spread internationally , with demand for fuel expected to decline .
Those conditions make Saudi Arabia 's decision to increase output `` extremely surprising '' , said Stewart Glickman , an energy equity analyst at CFRA Research .
`` This is not the first time that we 've had a shock to the oil market , but it is the first time that I can recall that you 've had a supply shock and a demand shock at the same time , '' he said .
`` The craziness that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , and companies related to oil and gas , is a reflection of this being pretty unprecedented . ''
In the US and UK , oil firms led the market declines , with shares in Shell , BP and Chevron down about 15 % or more .
Premier Oil saw its shares more than halve in value .
In Frankfurt and Paris , banks were hit hardest , while the Russian rouble tumbled about 8 % to its weakest level since 2016 .
In Brazil , steep falls in morning trade also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day down 12 % .
Earlier , Asian markets had also fallen sharply , with Japan 's Nikkei 225 index down 5 % while Australia 's ASX 200 slumped 7.3 % - its biggest daily drop since 2008 .
In China , the benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 3 % , while in Hong Kong , the Hang Seng index sank 4.2 % .
Elsewhere on the markets , the price of gold hitting a seven-year high at one point , trading at $ 1,700 per ounce .
Gold is often seen as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of uncertainty .
And in a historic moment , demand for benchmark UK government bonds for two- , three- , four- , six- and seven-year maturities pushed prices so high that yields - or the rate of return on the bond - briefly turned negative for the first time .
A negative yield means investors will lose money from holding the bond .
Why should I care if stock markets fall ?
Many people 's initial reaction to `` the markets '' is that they are not directly affected , because they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions of people with a pension - either private or through work - who will see their savings ( in what is known as a defined contribution pension ) invested by pension schemes .
The value of their savings pot is influenced by the performance of these investments .
So big rises or falls can affect your pension , but the advice is to remember that pension savings , like any investments , are usually a long-term bet .
While people have in the past responded to lower oil prices with making travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to curb that response , said Beth Ann Bovino , chief US economist at S & P Global Ratings .
And economists have said that if the decline in oil prices continue , they are likely to have far-reaching economic effects .
This could potentially raise risk in debt markets or hurt investment in the energy sector , which plays an important economic role in many parts of the US .
With uncertainty about the economy driven by questions about the coronavirus outbreak , leaders have a `` limited window of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prof Lo added .
`` We can ask the public to be as confident as we want , but that 's not going to restore confidence unless they see real progress , '' he said .

Yet there are millions of people with a pension - either private or through work - who will see their savings (in what is known as a defined contribution pension) invested by pension schemes. The value of their savings pot is influenced by the performance of these investments.


bbc--2020-03-09--Duke and Duchess of Sussex make last appearance as working royals

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made their last public appearance as working members of the Royal Family .
@ @ @ @ @ the Queen and other senior royals at a service at Westminster Abbey celebrating the 54 @ @ @ @ @ Harry and Meghan are expected to return to their current base in Canada and , @ @ @ @ @ stop using their HRH titles and receiving public money .

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made their last public appearance as working members of the Royal Family.
Prince Harry and Meghan joined the Queen and other senior royals at a service at Westminster Abbey celebrating the 54 countries in the Commonwealth.
Harry and Meghan are expected to return to their current base in Canada and, from 31 March, will stop using their HRH titles and receiving public money.


bbc--2020-03-09--Max Von Sydow: The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal actor dies aged 90

Actor Max Von Sydow , who appeared in films and TV series including The Exorcist , Flash Gordon and Game of Thrones , has died at the age of 90 .
His family announced `` with a broken heart and infinite sadness '' that the Swedish-born actor died on Sunday .
Von Sydow 's other film credits included Hannah and Her Sisters , The Seventh Seal and Star Wars : The Force Awakens .
He was nominated for two Oscars during his career - including best actor in 1988 for Pelle the Conqueror .
His other Academy nomination was best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close .
Von Sydow had a fruitful run of 11 films with legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman , including The Seventh Seal , in which he famously played chess with Death .
Hollywood came calling , but he reportedly turned down the role of Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music .
He agreed to cross the Atlantic to play Jesus Christ in The Greatest Story Ever Told in 1965 , and his global success grew with memorable roles like the priest Father Lankester Merrin in 1973 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared in Martin Scorsese 's Shutter Island , Steven Spielberg 's Minority Report , and played comic book villain Ming the Merciless in 1980 's Flash Gordon .
`` I really enjoyed that film .
I grew up reading Flash Gordon so it was sort of nostalgic for me , '' he once told The Times .
In 1983 , Von Sydow played evil again when he was cast as the sinister Ernst Blofeld in James Bond adventure Never Say Never Again .
He was often typecast in Hollywood as the sophisticated villain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down to him being `` tall and lanky , with sullen blue eyes , a narrow face , pale complexion and a deep and accented speaking voice '' .
But he once said in an interview : `` What I as an actor look for is a variety of parts .
It is very boring to be stuck in more or less one type of character . ''
Describing him in 2007 , the Los Angeles Times wrote : `` Von Sydow is an inherently imposing screen presence with distinctive chiselled features .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ warm , unpretentious man profoundly grateful for a career that he himself refuses to consider remarkable . ''
Von Sydow was nominated for an Emmy in 1990 for his role in the HBO thriller Red King , White Knight .
He continued acting late in life , voicing a character in The Simpsons in 2014 , appearing in Star Wars : The Force Awakens in 2015 , and in three episodes of Game of Thrones as the Three-eyed Raven in 2016 , which earned him a second Emmy nomination .
Director Edgar Wright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` Max Von Sydow , such an iconic presence in cinema for seven decades , it seemed like he 'd always be with us .
`` He changed the face of international film with Bergman , played Christ , fought the devil , pressed the HOT HAIL button and was Oscar nominated for a silent performance .
A god . ''
Film critic Guy Lodge said Von Sydow was `` an actor who could bring great gravity to weightless junk , and quick , unpredictable humanity to , well , very grave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carl Adolf , names which nod to his German ancestry .
`` After the war Adolf was not a good name , '' he explained in 2003 .
`` And then when I got into theatre , people had trouble remembering the combination of Carl Adolf .
So I thought I had to find something that people will remember and that sounds more artistic .
`` When I was in the army we used to put on a revue , and I had a number with a fictitious flea called Max that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a great success .
After that evening the colonel always called me Max . ''
Von Sydow has four sons - two with his first wife Christina Inga Britta Olin .
In 1997 , he married Catherine Brelet in Provence and became a citizen of France five years later , meaning he relinquished his Swedish citizenship .
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bbc--2020-03-09--Viewpoint: What Bernie Sanders has that Joe Biden doesn't

Never a favourite among his own generation , Bernie Sanders has raised a movement of young people who are ready for the first major presidential candidate in their lifetimes to call himself a socialist , writes Jonathan Turley , a law professor at George Washington University .
Standing in front of the library of the University of Michigan on Sunday , Bernie Sanders could be excused if he paused a moment to reflect on the estimated ten thousands of cheering supporters .
It was 60 years ago at the University of Chicago that Sanders began what he later described as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my life '' .
Sanders joined the Young People 's Socialist League and other organisations and organised his first protest .
He could only marshal a force of 32 students to occupy the administration building , but he ultimately prevailed .
Sanders spent much of his life fighting for big ideas with small crowds .
Now , he has not just the numbers but the movement that he always dreamt of .
Indeed , he is the movement .
While some might not want socialism , everyone in this crowd desperately wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the massive crowd was one person who knew all too well what Sanders may have been thinking as he stood before this university crowd .
Alan Haber smiled while holding fliers for Earth Day , wearing a tiny pin that simply read `` SDS . ''
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• BERNIE v BARACK : Where he stands against Dems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Students for a Democratic Society , a radical student organisation from the 1960s .
Sanders was the national secretary for the SDS while Hader was its first president .
Although others grew more moderate or conservative with age , Sanders and Hader continued to organise and agitate and wait for the crowd that might eventually form .
Those crowds got smaller and smaller for decades .
Now the crowd was finally here and waiting for the first major presidential candidate in our lifetimes to call himself an unabashed socialist .
Most of Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he stormed the UChicago administrative building .
However , they identified with this 78-year-old radical in a way that Joe Biden can only dream of .
Before the rally , I found two students setting up the stage hours before Sanders would emerge .
Arden Shapiro and Hazel Gordon are precisely why the Democratic establishment is so worried about this movement - and so seemingly incapable of tapping into its energy .
While they would vote for Biden if forced to in an election against Trump , they see Sanders as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race .
Arden said that she was `` really angry '' about the level of corporate control in our system perpetrated by both parties .
A trans woman , Hazel said that she saw Sanders as the only person truly fighting to help people secure medical insurance , particularly mental health coverage .
• Where Biden and Sanders stand on issues • All you need to know about US election Hazel said that she viewed Biden as taking the side of corporations and did not support anything she believed in .
Arden would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and called on her fellow students to bring five friends to the polling places to secure a win in Michigan over the establishment .
Others were even more direct .
There were the guys distributing `` Eat the Rich '' T-shirts .
Another supporter carried a sign reading `` Make Racists Afraid Again '' .
Those images unnerve many traditional Democratic voters who see this movement as potentially careening out of control .
Sanders has never done particularly well with people of his own age .
Many of those who once joined his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about their 401k accounts and social security payments .
Sanders had to wait for a new generation and they are here in droves .
The problem for the Democratic party is that they are including leaders like Biden in their fight against the `` establishment '' .
Indeed Sanders drove home that point in his speech where he denounced Biden and his `` billionaire backers '' for trying to kill this movement .
The only reference in the speech that drew greater boos than Biden was a reference to ICE raids .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and younger voices like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who electrified the crowd .
Whatever happens Tuesday , Sanders has found his audience and they are not going away .
Sanders has shaped a rising generation that does not recoil from the term `` socialism '' and believes , as he did , that compromise only invites betrayal .
Every establishment figure now appears lined up against Sanders and over a dozen people told me that the concerted effort has only angered them more with the Democratic party .
While half insisted that they would reluctantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not sure or outright refused to support Biden .
In other words , many are likely to stay at home .
They are ready to storm the White House , the ultimate administrative building , for Bernie but not willing to walk into a polling place for Biden .
One former Michigan graduate wearing a homemade `` Socialist Butterfly '' jacket with Bernie 's picture on it said that she became a socialist after listening to Sanders in 2016 .
She is back again in 2020 with the same commitment .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feels nothing for Biden .
The Democratic establishment is hoping that the hatred for Trump will fill that void , but the coordinated effort against Sanders is only reaffirming the view that it is the establishment writ large that is the problem .
Jonathan Turley gives legal analysis for the BBC and is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University .
He was called as a Republican witness to testify at the Trump impeachment hearing before the House Judiciary Committee .

Sanders has never done particularly well with people of his own age. Many of those who once joined his causes in the 1960s are now worried about their 401k accounts and social security payments. Sanders had to wait for a new generation and they are here in droves. The problem for the Democratic party is that they are including leaders like Biden in their fight against the "establishment".


bbc--2020-03-09--Canada presents bill banning conversion therapy

Canada 's government is moving ahead with plans for a nationwide ban on conversion therapy .
Newly proposed federal legislation would make it illegal to have a minor undergo the practice or have someone undergo it against their will .
The so-called therapy seeks to help change someone 's sexuality or gender identity and is widely discredited .
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti said the practice was `` premised on a lie '' .
The legislation , introduced on Monday , proposes five changes to the federal criminal code related to conversion therapy .
If it is passed , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a minor from Canada to undergo the practice • Cause a person to undergo conversion therapy against their will Mr Lametti said the proposed bill did not target private conversations about sexual orientation or gender identity with the likes of teachers , school counsellors , faith leaders , or mental health professionals .
The opposition federal NDP said it would work with the minority Liberal government to pass the legislation .
Conversion therapy has been widely discredited by major psychotherapy and medical associations in many countries , including Canada , the US and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organization and the United Nations .
Various forms of conversion therapy continue to be carried out across the world on LGBT people , despite scientific evidence that it is harmful and ineffective .
In 2018 , thousands of Canadians rallied behind two petitions calling for a nationwide ban on conversion therapy , but the federal government rejected the plea at the time .
Four provinces in Canada - Ontario , Manitoba , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia - have already taken steps to limit conversion therapy within their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canada is not the first country to look at implementing restrictions or bans on the practice .
It is banned in Ecuador and Malta .
In November , Germany published a draft law intended to stop groups offering the service to people under 18 .
In 2018 , the UK announced plans to bring forward proposals to end conversion therapy , which it called a `` harmful practice '' .
In the US , 20 states have moved ahead with a prohibition on conversion therapy for minors , including California , which did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which did so this year .

Conversion therapy has been widely discredited by major psychotherapy and medical associations in many countries, including Canada, the US and the UK, and is opposed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations.


bbc--2020-03-09--Afghanistan conflict: US begins withdrawing troops

The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at bringing peace to the country .
The US agreed to reduce its troops from about 12,000 to 8,600 within 135 days of signing the agreement .
Drawing back troops was a condition of the historic peace deal signed by the US and the Taliban on 29 February .
The Afghan government did not take part in the deal , but is expected to hold talks with the Taliban .
Afghanistan 's President Ashraf Ghani initially said he would not comply with an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-condition for direct talks with the militant group .
But reports say the president , who was inaugurated for a second term on Monday , will issue a decree for at least 1,000 Taliban prisoners to be released this week .
The peace deal appeared fragile last week after the US launched an air strike in response to Taliban fighters attacking Afghan forces in Helmand province .
The Taliban called for de-escalation and on Monday , Col Sonny Leggett , a spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan , announced the first phase of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` all the military means and authorities to accomplish our objectives '' in Afghanistan despite the withdrawal of troops , Col Leggett said in a statement .
The US and its Nato allies have agreed to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal .
Under the agreement , the militants have agreed to refrain from attacks as well as not allowing al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to operate in the areas they control .
The US invaded Afghanistan weeks after the September 2001 attacks in New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Taliban were ousted from power but became an insurgent force that by 2018 was active in more than two-thirds of the country .
More than 2,400 US troops have been killed during the conflict .
As the drawdown of US troops began on Monday , fresh political instability threatened any prospect of talks between all sides in the country .
Two separate swearing-in ceremonies took place on Monday for two different politicians after disputed elections last year .
Afghanistan 's electoral commission says incumbent Mr Ghani narrowly won September 's vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is fraudulent .
Experts warned the current political rivalry would `` gravely affect the government 's position in the upcoming intra-Afghan talks '' , which are due to begin on Tuesday .
The Trump administration said it opposed `` action to establish a parallel government '' in an apparent show of support for Mr Ghani 's presidency .
`` Prioritising an inclusive government and unified Afghanistan is paramount for the future of the country and particularly for the cause of peace , '' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement @ @ @

US-led forces ousted the Taliban from power weeks after the September 2001 attacks in the US by al-Qaeda, then based in Afghanistan. The Taliban regrouped and became an insurgent force that by 2018 was active in more than two-thirds of the country.


bbc--2020-03-09--Led Zeppelin did not steal Stairway To Heaven riff, appeals court rules

Led Zeppelin have triumphed in a long-running copyright dispute after a US appeals court ruled they did not steal the opening riff in Stairway To Heaven .
The British rock legends were accused in 2014 of ripping off a song called Taurus by the US band Spirit .
Taurus was written in 1968 , three years before Stairway To Heaven .
Now , the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has upheld a 2016 trial verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not copy it .
Stairway To Heaven regularly appears on lists of the greatest rock songs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been one of the music industry 's longest-running and closely-watched disputes .
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page , who wrote the song , could have faced a bill for millions of dollars in damages if they had lost .
The Spirit song was written by the band 's guitarist guitarist Randy Wolfe , known as Randy California , who died in 1997 .
The case was brought by Michael Skidmore , a trustee for his estate .
Led Zeppelin and Spirit played live together after Taurus was written , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written his riff after hearing Taurus live .
He claimed the songs had similar chord progressions .
The case went to a high-profile trial in 2016 , at which Page and Plant gave evidence .
The jury rejected the claim at that time , deciding the tracks were `` not intrinsically similar '' .
However , in 2018 the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals decided the trial judge had made a series of errors and ordered a new hearing .
On Monday , a panel of 11 judges revealed their 9-2 decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the copyright of the Spirit song .
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The case went to a high-profile trial in 2016, at which Page and Plant gave evidence. The jury rejected the claim at that time, deciding the tracks were "not intrinsically similar".


bbc--2020-03-09--Coronavirus: Cruise ship Grand Princess docks in California

Authorities in the US state of California are preparing to receive passengers aboard a virus-hit cruise liner held off San Francisco .
Nineteen crew members and two passengers on the Grand Princess have tested positive for Covid-19 .
The vessel , which is carrying about 3,500 people from 54 countries , has docked in Oakland after five days stuck offshore .
The US has reported more than 607 coronavirus cases and 24 deaths .
The cruise passengers will be quarantined in a number of facilities across the US .
Cases of the virus have been recorded in 34 states plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldwide is more than 109,000 , with about 3,800 deaths .
• Passengers 'have to fight for rotten food' Italy now has the highest number of confirmed infections outside China , where the outbreak originated in December .
It has confirmed 7,375 cases and overtaken South Korea , where the total number is 7,313 .
Some 16 million people - a quarter of Italy 's population - are under strict quarantine measures .
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• MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak The Grand Princess cruise ship came to the attention of authorities when a previous voyager on the vessel died last week after being stricken by the coronavirus .
The 71-year-old , who had an underlying health condition , had been on a round trip from San Francisco to Mexico in February .
The operation to move passengers from the Grand Princess will be a `` two-three day process '' , Governor Gavin Newsom told a news conference on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first be taken to hospital .
Then US residents not needing treatment will be moved to military bases in California , Texas and Georgia for a 14-day isolation period .
Several hundred foreign passengers , including 140 Britons , will be repatriated to their home countries .
The UK Foreign Office said it was `` working intensively '' with US authorities to arrange a flight for British nationals which is currently expected to leave the US on Tuesday evening and return to the UK by Wednesday afternoon .
Passenger Linda Stennett , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Office had confirmed in an email that they would be sending a plane to repatriate Britons .
`` We know when we dock , that the Americans will be getting off first and that is going to take , they reckon , two to three days , and I think we are after that , hopefully . ''
Ms Stennet said morale is good on board , but that passengers are `` going a bit stir crazy '' after being confined to their rooms for so long .
The Canadian government will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the vessel .
All asymptomatic Canadians will be flown home and placed under 14-day quarantine at a military base in Ontario .
Any symptomatic individuals will be further screened and may be treated in the US , Canadian officials said .
The ship 's crew members will remain quarantined on board , which will depart from Oakland as soon as the passengers have disembarked , officials said .
`` No one will be quarantined in Oakland , or released to our community , '' Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf told a news conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cruises , which also owns the Diamond Princess , which was placed into quarantine in Japan last month .
Several other Princess Cruises have been blocked , with the Regal Princess held off the coast of Florida until coronavirus testing is completed .
Another cruise ship , the Costa Fortuna , with around 2,000 aboard , was turned away by Malaysia and Thailand , an official said .
The virus ' spread has also reached Washington DC , affecting lawmakers and locals - and putting President Donald Trump only two degrees of separation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed case of Covid-19 in the capital is a church rector in his 50s .
DC officials on Monday urged the several hundred members of Christ Church Georgetown to voluntarily self-quarantine for 14 days .
The second DC case is a man currently in hospital in Maryland who had stayed in the capital for a night before being diagnosed .
Four Republican lawmakers - Texas Senator Ted Cruz , Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar , Georgia Congressman Doug Collins and Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz - are also self-quarantining after shaking hands with an infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of last month .
Mr Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence also attended the event .
While neither directly interacted with the individual , Mr Trump did shake hands with the conference chairman who had had contact with the patient .
And Mr Gaetz boarded the presidential plane Air Force One with Mr Trump on Monday before announcing that he had been tested for the virus .
The president has continued to urge calm in the midst of the outbreak , taking to Twitter on Monday to compare Covid-19 to the common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there were 76 confirmed or presumptive cases of people carrying the coronavirus disease in Canada , including one confirmed death in North Vancouver , British Columbia .
Most of the cases are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia , though some have also been discovered in Quebec and Alberta .
Canadian public health officials are advising against all cruise ship travel .
Just last week , Canadian passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship were released from quarantine .

"We know when we dock, that the Americans will be getting off first and that is going to take, they reckon, two to three days, and I think we are after that, hopefully."


bbc--2020-03-09--Colombian police rescue 2,000 smuggled freshwater turtles

The turtles had been packed into bags and were bound for the US and Japan .

Colombian police have rescued 2,000 freshwater turtles from a smuggling ring.
The turtles had been packed into bags and were bound for the US and Japan.


bbc--2020-03-09--Venezuela fire: Thousands of voting machines burned

The electoral council in Venezuela says a fire in its main warehouse near the capital , Caracas , has destroyed most of the voting machines held there .
Almost 50,000 voting machines and 582 computers used in the country 's elections went up in flames , electoral council chief Tibisay Lucena said .
She did not say if parliamentary elections due later this year could be affected by the loss of the machines .
She also asked prosecutors to investigate the cause of the fire .
The fire broke out in the 6,000 sq m ( 65,000 sq ft ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on Saturday .
`` Burnt in this fire were 582 computers belonging to the civil registry , 49,408 voting machines , 400 electronic ballots , '' Ms Lucena said in a news conference on Sunday .
What could be the effect ?
While the warehouse is the main storage facility of the National Electoral Council ( CNE ) , Ms Lucena said , `` The electoral process is far from being destroyed . ''
She told reporters electoral procedure in Venezuela consisted of three steps and `` only two of its processes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she did say that `` little '' had been salvaged from the fire despite great efforts made .
`` Nothing is being ruled out , '' Ms Lucena said , telling reporters that ahead of elections for Venezuela 's National Constituent Assembly , the CNE and its infrastructure had been targeted .
`` In 2017 , those who did not want elections were vicious against the voting machines .
They attacked operators , they burned vehicles , they made death threats , they burned voting machines , but the election took place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they can stop the electoral processes they 're mistaken , they have n't accounted for the determination of the men and women of the electoral branch '' .
Why does it matter ?
Recent elections in Venezuela have been beset by allegations of fraud .
The company that provided the voting system in the 2017 election for the constituent assembly said that turnout figures had been inflated by one million , an allegation the CNE denied .
There were also allegations of vote-rigging in the 2018 presidential election in which incumbent President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power .
The CNE has also been the target of much criticism .
Under the Venezuelan constitution , the CNE is the official independent body responsible for overseeing and guaranteeing the transparency of all elections .
But critics of the government of President Maduro say that four of the CNE 's five members are government stooges .
When is the next election ?
Elections for the National Assembly are due to be held before the end of the year .
No date has been set yet .
The National Assembly is the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Maduro government .
Its leader , Juan Guaidó , is the main opposition figure and has been recognised by more than 50 countries as Venezuela 's legitimate president .
• Juan Guaidó : The man who wants to oust Maduro Many in the opposition fear that if elections are held later this year without the CNE and the electoral processes being reformed first , the poll could be rigged and the government could seize control of the National Assembly .

Recent elections in Venezuela have been beset by allegations of fraud. The company that provided the voting system in the 2017 election for the constituent assembly said that turnout figures had been inflated by one million, an allegation the CNE denied.


bbc--2020-03-09--Pixar's Onward 'banned by four Middle East countries' over gay reference

Pixar 's latest animation Onward has been banned by several Middle Eastern countries because of a reference to lesbian parents , according to reports .
The family film will not be shown in Kuwait , Oman , Qatar and Saudi Arabia , Hollywood media have reported .
Police officer Specter , voiced by Lena Waithe , has been heralded as Disney-Pixar 's first openly gay character .
Her lines include : `` It 's not easy being a parent ... my girlfriend 's daughter got me pulling my hair out , OK ? ''
Other Middle East countries like Bahrain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film .
And according to Deadline , Russia censored the scene in question by changing the word `` girlfriend '' to `` partner '' and avoiding mentioning the gender of Specter , who is a supporting character .
Speaking to Variety , Waithe explained that the line about `` my girlfriend '' was her idea .
`` I said , 'Can I say the word girlfriend , is that cool ? '
`` I was just like , 'It sounds weird . '
I even have a gay voice , I think .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying 'Husband . '
They were like , 'Oh yeah , do that . '
They were so cool and chilled .
And it ended up being something special . ''
Waithe has also starred in Ready Player One and Westworld , and recently wrote and produced Queen & Slim .
Set in a suburban fantasy world , Onward is about two teenage elf brothers ( voiced by Chris Pratt and Tom Holland ) who go on an adventure after their mum gives them special gifts from their deceased father , including a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one day .
Onward topped the North American box office chart on its opening weekend , with takings of $ 40m ( £30.5m ) , which was in line with predictions .
Overall box office receipts were significantly down this weekend , but experts do n't believe the fear of coronavirus was to blame .
`` I think there was zero impact , '' Paul Dergarabedian , a senior media analyst with Comscore , said .
`` With $ 40m for Onward , a small drop off for The Invisible Man ( $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 8.5m/£6.5m ) getting solid scores from audiences , it looks like people are in the habit of going to the movies . ''
The virus has forced the release of the next James Bond film to be postponed , with Hollywood waiting to see what impact the outbreak will have on ticket sales for other films .
• Coronavirus : After James Bond delay , what next for Hollywood 's new releases ?
Meanwhile , more major Hollywood films have encountered problems with censors in conservative countries as more gay characters have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censored scenes in the Sir Elton John biopic Rocketman and Avengers : Endgame as a result of LGBT references .
In 2017 , Disney 's Beauty and the Beast was banned in markets including Kuwait and Malaysia over a reference to Josh Gad 's character LeFou being gay .
Russia gave it an over-16 rating .
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"I was just like, 'It sounds weird.' I even have a gay voice, I think. I don't think I sound right saying 'Husband.' They were like, 'Oh yeah, do that.' They were so cool and chilled. And it ended up being something special."


bbc--2020-03-09--Max Von Sydow: Eight of his most famous roles

Swedish actor Max Von Sydow , who has died at the age of 90 , starred in more than 100 films .
Here are a few of his most famous roles : Veteran critic Terrence Rafferty described Max Von Sydow , seen here in one of his most famous roles in The Exorcist , as `` the greatest actor alive '' in a 2015 Atlantic article The star played Father Merrin in William Friedkin ’ s famous 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty ’ s novel of the same name .
With the aid of make-up , he aged 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sydow also starred together in 1971 film The Emigrants .
He also appeared in the sequel , The New Land .
The film followed the journey of farmers and religious outcasts from Småland to Minnesota in the 19th Century He was nominated for two Oscars during his career - including best actor in 1987 for Pelle the Conqueror .
His other nomination came much later - for the 2011 family drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Von Sydow ( left ) also played the father of a man who has locked-in syndrome in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bell and the Butterfly - it 's based on a true story of a French man who suffered a stroke The actor won praise for his portrayal of a contract killer in Three Days of the Condor ( 1975 ) - his character is hired to eliminate CIA analyst Robert Redford ’ s colleagues at the New York office of the American Literary Historical Society Follow us on Facebook or on Twitter @ BBCNewsEnts .
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Ullman and Von Sydow also starred together in 1971 film The Emigrants. He also appeared in the sequel, The New Land. The film followed the journey of farmers and religious outcasts from Småland to Minnesota in the 19th Century


bbc--2020-03-09--Saudi royal arrests: Why top princes have been silenced

The arrest of senior princes by Saudi Arabia 's de facto leader , Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , has triggered a wave of speculation as to why they were suddenly removed .
No stranger to controversy , Prince Mohammed ( commonly known as MBS ) has displayed a ruthless ambition to force his way to the very top of the political tree , silencing rivals and opponents from across the spectrum since his meteoric rise began in 2015 .
The unfortunate subjects of MBS 's ambition this time were other members of the Saud family - most notably one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abdul Aziz , a former interior minister ; and a cousin , Prince Mohammed bin Nayef ( known as MBN ) , a former crown prince and interior minister - who were detained for questioning and placed under investigation for treason , although no charges have been made .
Neither man possessed much power anymore : MBN had been unceremoniously dumped from office in 2017 as King Salman cleared the way for MBS - his son - to take the throne ; and Prince Ahmad had preferred to spend his time and money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late last year .
The question many ask is why MBS decided to once again go after his rivals , especially given that they were already weakened and largely incapable of challenging his grip on power .
Only he will know the real answer , and in a country as opaque as Saudi Arabia it will be impossible to get the full truth from official Saudi sources .
But one thing is for certain - the young crown prince knew that there would be no great cost to him , either domestically or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international opprobrium that followed the murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 , MBS had little to fear .
The Trump White House backed MBS to the hilt ; Britain and France were mildly critical , yet continue to do business with Riyadh ; and Russia and China were never going to care .
And so MBS has been able to do more or less as he pleases , securing power by ruthlessly isolating sectors of Saudi public life that stood in his way - be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or domestic pressure groups - and one by one crushing them with the full force of the state .
It is Dictator Politics 101 , but in a 21st-Century style .
Princes have been placed in comfortable surroundings , such as in the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton in 2017 , and MBS has been careful to appear humble , as he did during MBN 's defenestration in the same year , kneeling and kissing his cousin 's hand in apparent supplication .
That MBS 's rise has come at the expense of MBN is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early 2017 , Western policy makers were mostly in the camp of MBN , who was trusted and liked by security agencies across the world , and was seen by all who met him as a competent and worthy future king .
But as competent as MBN was in managing the kingdom 's national security portfolios , he was unprepared for , and was unable to match , MBS 's ambition and guile .
Power plays inside the Saudi royal family always set tongues wagging , and rumours abounded that King Salman was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensed a palace coup was in the offing and moved quickly to snuff it out .
There was no truth to either of these claims , which ignored the far more obvious answer : it was a message from both Salman and MBS to the rest of the family to get into line , an act of discipline that will secure loyalty and remind everyone who the boss is .
And make no mistake , MBS is unequivocally the boss of Saudi Arabia .
Michael Stephens is an Associate Fellow at the Royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Middle East .
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There was no truth to either of these claims, which ignored the far more obvious answer: it was a message from both Salman and MBS to the rest of the family to get into line, an act of discipline that will secure loyalty and remind everyone who the boss is.