bbc--2020-04-19--Boko Haram suspects 'die of poison' in Chad jail

Forty-four suspected Boko Haram militants in Chad have died in detention from apparent poisoning , the country 's public prosecutor says .
The men were part of a group of 58 suspects captured during a recent major army operation against the Islamist group around Lake Chad .
An investigation has been launched after four autopsies showed a lethal substance had led to their deaths .
The justice minister told AFP the prisoners had not been ill treated .
Djimet Arabi was responding to allegations that the prisoners were placed in a single cell and given no food or water after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on Tuesday .
The military offensive was launched after jihadists killed nearly 100 Chadian troops on 23 March during a seven-hour attack on an island base in Lake Chad .
It was the deadliest attack on the Chad 's army by Boko Haram since their insurgency spread across the border from Nigeria several years ago .
The prisoners , who were being held as part of an anti-terrorism investigation , had been found dead on Thursday morning , public prosecutor Youssouf Tom said .
`` Forty of them were buried and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whose report revealed that a lethal substance was consumed , leading to heart problems in some and severe asphyxiation amongst others , '' he announced on state television on Saturday .
Mr Arabi confirmed to the AFP news agency that investigations were ongoing : `` Was it collective suicide or something else ?
We 're still looking for answers . ''
One detainee , who was taken to hospital on Thursday , had recovered and rejoined the other 13 prisoners who were `` still alive and doing very well '' , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said its eight-day operation to flush out militants from hideouts on the islands of Lake Chad was successful .
An army spokesman was quoted as saying that more than 1,000 jihadists were killed in the vast marshy area , which is surrounded by Chad , Nigeria , Niger and Cameroon .
The Boko Haram insurgency began in north-eastern Nigeria more than a decade ago - and the violence has spread to neighbouring countries , killing more than 30,000 people and forcing two million from their homes , according to the UN .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign of violence , the group has stepped up its attacks in recent months .

"Forty of them were buried and the other four were taken to a pathologist, whose report revealed that a lethal substance was consumed, leading to heart problems in some and severe asphyxiation amongst others," he announced on state television on Saturday.


bbc--2020-04-18--Coronavirus: Capt Tom guest of honour at Harrogate hospital opening

A 99-year-old war veteran who raised an incredible £25m for the NHS is to be guest of honour at the opening of a Nightingale hospital in Harrogate .
Captain Tom Moore originally aimed to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday .
The veteran , who was born in Keighley , West Yorkshire , will appear via video link at the opening on Tuesday .
He said it was an honour and a chance to thank NHS workers directly .
Capt Tom , who lives in Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amazed by the amount of kindness and generosity from the UK public who continue to give despite it being an uncertain time for many .
`` I think the amount raised demonstrates just how much we all value the dedication and sacrifices made by our NHS workers .
I have fought during a war and they are now fighting in a war too . ''
NHS Charities Together said it was `` truly inspired and humbled '' by his efforts .
Simon Stevens , NHS chief executive , said : `` On behalf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Captain Tom Moore for his remarkable fundraising efforts for NHS charities .
`` Inviting Captain Moore to be our guest of honour at the opening of NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and Humber is the least we can do to thank him . ''
Harrogate Convention Centre will be used for 500 beds - the first of the field hospitals to be built outside a city .
The veteran , who served in Myanmar during the Second World War , has been praised by the Duke of Cambridge , who described him as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ William also made a donation for an undisclosed amount .
Brig Andrew Jackson , colonel of the Yorkshire Regiment , described Capt Tom as `` an absolute legend '' who came from `` an exceptional generation that are still an inspiration for our Yorkshire soldiers today '' .
Keighley Town Council said it would `` honour the fundraising hero '' with the freedom of the town .
Capt Tom has also inspired others to raise money , including a youngster from Wetherby , in West Yorkshire .
Hector Dee is walking six miles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ birthday .
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Capt Tom, who lives in Marston Moretaine in Bedfordshire, said: "I am still amazed by the amount of kindness and generosity from the UK public who continue to give despite it being an uncertain time for many.


bbc--2020-04-19--I'm England and Man Utd's record goalscorer... but I should have scored more - Rooney

England and Manchester United 's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney says he should have scored more goals despite not being a `` natural '' finisher .
Rooney scored 253 times to break Sir Bobby Charlton 's all-time record at United , before also surpassing the latter 's England tally with 53 .
Writing in his Sunday Times column , the 34-year-old said : `` This might surprise you , but I 'm not a natural goalscorer .
`` I was never a Gary Lineker or a Ruud van Nistelrooy . ''
After bursting onto the scene with boyhood club Everton at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2004 , and made 559 appearances for the Red Devils .
He also won 120 caps for his country .
`` I hold the goal records for Manchester United and England and I 'm very proud about that - yet there have been better number nines than me , '' he added .
`` How did I become a record-breaker if I was n't a natural scorer ?
Time .
`` I played for United for 13 years , England for 15 years .
I had time to break those records - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more . ''
Rooney , now Derby County player-coach , believes Harry Kane will set a new benchmark for the Three Lions .
`` I do n't think it will take long for Harry Kane to claim my England record and it would be a proud moment for me , '' he added .
`` If I were building a team , he is the one I 'd start with .
`` I 've never been a selfish player and it would be great for England for Harry to get there .
Bobby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I hope it 's not so long for me .
`` The United record might last longer simply because players do n't stay at clubs as long as they used to .
Mind you , if Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo came to Old Trafford for a swansong they would probably break it in three or four years . ''

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Wayne Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United and England goalscoring records
England and Manchester United's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney says he should have scored more goals despite not being a "natural" finisher.
Rooney scored 253 times to break Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time record at United, before also surpassing the latter's England tally with 53.
Writing in his Sunday Times column, external-link the 34-year-old said: "This might surprise you, but I'm not a natural goalscorer.
"I was never a Gary Lineker or a Ruud van Nistelrooy."
After bursting onto the scene with boyhood club Everton at 16, Rooney moved to Old Trafford in 2004, and made 559 appearances for the Red Devils.
He also won 120 caps for his country.
Wayne Rooney's all-time record Team Goals Appearances Goals per game Everton (April 2002-August 2004) 17 77 0.22 Man Utd (August 2004-July 2017) 253 559 0.45 Everton (July 2017-June 2018) 11 40 0.28 DC United (June 2018-January 2020) 23 49 0.47 Derby County (January 2020-) 4 15 0.27 England (February 2003-November 2018) 53 120 0.44
"I hold the goal records for Manchester United and England and I'm very proud about that - yet there have been better number nines than me," he added.
"How did I become a record-breaker if I wasn't a natural scorer? Time.
"I played for United for 13 years, England for 15 years. I had time to break those records - and looking back I should have scored more."
Rooney, now Derby County player-coach, believes Harry Kane will set a new benchmark for the Three Lions.
"I don't think it will take long for Harry Kane to claim my England record and it would be a proud moment for me," he added.
"If I were building a team, he is the one I'd start with.
"I've never been a selfish player and it would be great for England for Harry to get there. Bobby Charlton had to wait 50 years - I hope it's not so long for me.
"The United record might last longer simply because players don't stay at clubs as long as they used to. Mind you, if Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo came to Old Trafford for a swansong they would probably break it in three or four years."


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: Little Mix and Tom Jones in Together At Home concert

Sir Tom Jones and Little Mix have paid tribute to NHS workers during a British version of the star-studded One World : Together At Home virtual concert .
A host of big names performed from home on the US broadcast earlier , before more British stars were added to the line-up for a UK edition on BBC One .
The event aimed to celebrate healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic .
Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards said NHS staff and other key workers `` all deserve such a huge thank you '' .
The girl group were among the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of the concert on Sunday , along with Rag ' N ' Bone Man , George the Poet and The Kingdom Choir .
• Watch performances from One World : Together At Home • Together At Home concert : 9 things we spotted It was presented by Dermot O'Leary , Clara Amfo and Claudia Winkleman - who , unlike their home-based US counterparts , hosted together in a studio .
Sir Paul McCartney , Sir Elton John and the Rolling Stones all filmed themselves singing in their own lavish homes , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US TV on Saturday and the UK version .
Lady Gaga , Stevie Wonder , Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift were among the US stars in both .
Ellie Goulding , Jess Glynne , Michael Buble , Jennifer Lopez , Sam Smith and John Legend also appeared .
Sir Tom performed The Glory of Love and told viewers he was isolated for two years when he had tuberculosis as a child .
`` I thought that was bad then , '' the 79-year-old said .
`` But the National Health Service helped me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us right now .
`` So I would like to say thank you so much to the National Health for doing what they did for me then and what they 're doing right now for everybody else and we have to do our best to stay home to help the National Health .
`` We should stay home and follow orders and go along with what we 're being told to do .
`` Stick with it , be together and we 'll survive . ''
Little Mix performed their hit Touch with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edwards said she hoped fans were `` being positive during this weird , weird time '' .
She said : `` I think we can all agree that the love that we feel for the NHS staff at this time and the key workers , doctors , nurses , carers , retail workers , postmen , waste collectors , the list goes on and on .
`` You all deserve such a huge thank you and we appreciate you so , so , so much .
Everybody please take care of yourselves , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay home , save lives , protect the NHS . ''
Sir Paul called healthcare workers `` the true heroes '' of the crisis , and remembered his mother Mary , who was a nurse during World War Two .
`` Let 's tell our leaders that we need them to strengthen the healthcare systems all round the world so that a crisis like this never happens again , '' he said before launching into Lady Madonna .
Although the show was dubbed the `` lockdown Live Aid '' , the stars were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , Global Citizen , the organisation that put the show together with the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and Lady Gaga , said `` world leaders , corporate partners and philanthropists '' had pledged $ 127m ( £100m ) during Saturday 's event to support health workers .
As well as raising funds and celebrating front-line staff , the broadcast gave viewers a glimpse into the homes of pop and rock superstars - from Taylor Swift 's floral wallpaper to Sir Elton John 's basketball hoop and US singer Charlie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stones managed to play together from four separate locations - although drummer Charlie Watts did not appear to have a drum kit in his house .
Instead , he banged on flight cases and the arm of a sofa for their rendition of You Ca n't Always Get What You Want .
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"So I would like to say thank you so much to the National Health for doing what they did for me then and what they're doing right now for everybody else and we have to do our best to stay home to help the National Health.


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: Amazon extends closure of French warehouses

Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least Wednesday as a row about sanitary conditions continues .
Unions say that workers in the company 's packaging centres are not being kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic .
Last week a French court ordered Amazon to restrict deliveries to non-essential items while checks were carried out .
Nearly 20,000 people have died in France from Covid-19 .
Global demand for online deliveries has skyrocketed as many countries closed shops to comply with coronavirus lockdowns .
• Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their health and working conditions in Europe as well as in the US , claiming it is almost impossible to practice social distancing .
The company says its guidelines are adequate and that it provides employees with face masks .
On Tuesday , a court ruled that it must limit deliveries while an investigation takes place into whether it is taking sufficient precautions to protect its staff .
It followed legal action by the French union group Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques ( Sud ) , which claimed that more than 100 Amazon employees were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other .
The court said Amazon had `` failed to recognise its obligations regarding the security and health of its workers '' .
The company could have been fined €1m ( $ 1.1m ; £0.87m ) per day if it had failed to comply .
Amazon says it has presented evidence of compliance and that it will appeal the court 's decision .
It also said that the definition of essential goods was not clear .
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• AVOIDING CONTACT : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : How to look after your mental health It closed its warehouses where items are processed and packaged on Thursday .
That has now been extended to 22 April .
It says it aims to minimise disruption by using other warehouses in Europe to fulfil orders , but acknowledges there could be delays to deliveries of up to four weeks .
Last month , the France 's finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that Amazon was putting `` unacceptable '' pressure on its workers by refusing to pay them if they did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , several hundred Amazon workers there held a walk-out in protest against the company .
Unions argued that Amazon delivers very few groceries , while many of its deliveries are non-essential .
In March Amazon fired a worker in New York City who organised a protest over working conditions in warehouses .

It says it aims to minimise disruption by using other warehouses in Europe to fulfil orders, but acknowledges there could be delays to deliveries of up to four weeks.


bbc--2020-04-19--Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 10 in rural Canada

A suspected gunman who dressed as a policeman killed at least 10 people , including a police officer , in Nova Scotia , Canadian police say .
The 12-hour rampage ended in a car chase and the attacker is also dead .
Residents in the rural town of Portapique had been advised to lock themselves indoors after the attack began on Saturday .
Police earlier said the suspect drove what appeared to be a police car .
The gunman shot people in several locations across Nova Scotia which means authorities are still trying to establish the final death toll , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't have a final count , '' said police spokesman Chris Weather .
`` It 's in excess of 10 .
It almost certainly will be more than 10 .
How much more than 10 , I do not know .
`` The search for the suspect ended this morning [ Sunday ] .
When the suspect was located .
And I can confirm that he is deceased , '' he added .
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Heidi Stevenson , who had served in the force for 23 years , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justin Trudeau described it as `` a terrible situation '' and Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil told reporters `` this is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province 's history . ''
Police say they were first alerted to an incident involving firearms late on Saturday .
Tweets by Nova Scotia police identified the alleged attacker as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman .
He was not employed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but `` may be wearing a RCMP uniform '' , they said .
`` There 's one difference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mounted Police vehicles : the car # [ registration plate ] .
The suspect 's car is 28B11 , behind rear passenger window .
If you see 28B11 call 911 immediately , '' they tweeted on Sunday .
The gunman later changed cars to drive a `` small silver Chevrolet SUV '' , police added .
Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada where gun ownership laws are stricter than in the neighbouring United States .
In 2019 two fugitive teenagers confessed to killing three people , including an Australian-US couple on holiday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1989 a college shooting in Quebec left 14 women dead after the killer sent all the men out of the classroom and opened fire .

Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 18 in Nova Scotia Published 20 April 2020
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) tactical unit confer after the hours-long shooting rampage
A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 18 people, including a female Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer, in the worst mass shooting in Canada's modern history.
The 12-hour rampage started late on Saturday and ended with a car chase.
Police said the suspect shot people at different locations in Nova Scotia, many of them randomly. He was killed in a confrontation with police.
He was reported to have been driving what looked like a police car.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the attack as "a tragedy".
"Violence of any kind has no place in Canada. We stand with you and we grieve with you," he said, addressing the nation on Monday.
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil told reporters this was "one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province's history".
The RCMP said on Monday that they believe there may be more victim within the remains of homes torched as part of the weekend's attacks.
Mr Trudeau said that his government was "on the verge" of introducing bans to assault style weapons before parliament was dissolved amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"We have every intention of moving forward", once the outbreak is curbed, he said.
What do we know about what happened?
At about 23:32 local time on Saturday (02:32 GMT on Sunday), the RCMP said officers were responding to a "firearms complaint" at a home in the small town of Portapique and advised residents to lock themselves indoors.
The officers found "several casualties" inside and outside the home, but did not find the suspect.
A neighbour told CBC News that he saw three properties were also on fire in the area at the time.
At 08:54 on Sunday, the RCMP said there was an "active shooter investigation" and that there were several victims. It identified the suspect as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, who owned three properties in Portapique.
RCMP officers continued pursuing Wortman for hours, following a series of crime scenes that police said were "scattered across the province" and which they are still working to piece together.
Wortman was later seen in the Glenholme and Debert areas, east of Portapique, driving what the appeared to be an RCMP vehicle and possibly wearing an RCMP uniform.
"There's one difference between his car and our Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicles: the car # [registration plate]. The suspect's car is 28B11, behind rear passenger window. If you see 28B11, call 911 immediately," the force tweeted.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Royal Canadian Mounted Police tweeted that they believed a police car was being used by the gunman
Wortman then changed cars and was seen driving southbound along on Highway 102 from the Brookfield area in a silver Chevrolet Tracker, according to the RCMP.
At 11:40, the RCMP said that Mr Wortman had been taken into custody.
It later emerged that he was killed after being intercepted by officers at a petrol station in Enfield, about 92km south of Portapique. Witnesses reported seeing a body lying on the ground.
Sense of the 'incomprehensible'
By Jessica Murphy, BBC News, Toronto
You could hear it in the voices of the RCMP officers on Sunday as they spoke to the media - a weary disbelief, a sense of the "incomprehensible".
The update came after a long 12-hour manhunt - and at the beginning of what will be a complex investigation over multiple crime scenes.
Only now is the full scope of the tragedy beginning to be revealed.
Like many countries, Canada has experienced mass killings before.
Canadians would usually gather to commemorate the victims at vigils and funerals, seeking solace in community.
That this happened during the coronavirus pandemic means Canadians will not be able to come together in the same way to heal.
What do we know about the victims?
Image source, RCMP in Nova Scotia Image caption, RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson was killed responding to the attack
RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson, who had served in the force for 23 years, was among those killed.
"Heidi answered the call of duty and lost her life while protecting those she served," Nova Scotia RCMP Commanding Officer, Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman said in a Facebook post.
"Two children have lost their mother and a husband his wife. Parents lost their daughter and countless others lost an incredible friend and colleague," Commissioner Bergerman said.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau on 'terrible situation'
Lisa McCully, a teacher at Debert Elementary School, was also killed in the attack, according to a statement from the Nova Scotia Teachers Union.
It said union members - along with colleagues, students, family and friends - were heartbroken, adding that Ms McCully was known "not only as a passionate teacher but as a shining love in their lives".
Other victims listed by the Globe and Mail newspaper included Jamie Blair and Greg Blair; and Heather O'Brien, a nurse from Truro, east of Portapique.
A male RCMP officer suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities are still trying to establish the final death toll.
After learning about the shooting, Mr Trudeau said his "first thought" was for Nova Scotians, "such a connected group".
"I know the vast majority of Nova Scotians will have a direct link with one or more of the victims," he said.
What do we know about the gunman?
Image source, RCMP Nova Scotia Image caption, Police said the suspect, Gabriel Wortman, may have been dressed in police uniform
Neighbours say Wortman owned a successful denture clinic in Dartmouth, and had a strong interest in RCMP and RCMP memorabilia, the Globe reports.
Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said he was not aware that Wortman had a history of violence, or extremist political views, and that there did not appear to be anything linking the victims to each other.
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said she believed the gunman had an initial "motivation" that "turned to randomness", according to CBC News.
The police provided few details about how the suspected gunman died.
At a press conference on Monday, Mr Trudeau celebrated the first responders at the scene in Nova Scotia but did not name Wortman.
"Do not give him the infamy" he so wanted, the prime minister said.
Are mass shootings common in Canada?
Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada where gun ownership laws are stricter than in the neighbouring United States.
Last year, two fugitive teenagers confessed to killing three people, including an Australian-US couple on holiday, in northern British Columbia.
In 2017, university student Alexandre Bissonnette shot dead six worshippers at a Quebec City mosque.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been targeted in a number of shootings, including in an attack that left three officers dead in Moncton, New Brunswick, in 2014.


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: US faced with protests amid pressure to reopen

Protesters have taken to the streets in states across the US , demanding that governors reopen economies shut by the coronavirus pandemic .
Rallies in Arizona , Colorado , Montana and Washington state were expected on Sunday , following earlier protests in half a dozen states .
Agitation for easing restrictions has grown , despite the risk of a Covid-19 resurgence posed by reopening too soon .
US President Donald Trump has signalled support for the protests .
The US is the epicentre of the Covid-19 crisis , with over 735,000 cases and some 40,000 deaths - but signs have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the outbreak and that infection rates are slowing in some states .
Governors in several states have begun discussions to plan reopening amid signs of the slowdown , but other regions remain under strict lockdown .
California Governor Gavin Newsom was the first in the nation to issue a state-wide stay home order , shuttering the country 's most populous state since 19 March .
Neighbouring west coast states Washington and Oregon followed suit days later , putting their combined 11.5 million residents under a stay at home order since 23 March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week that the state would extend its stay home measures until 15 May .
Speaking at his daily virus briefing on Sunday , Mr Cuomo urged caution to residents , beset with `` cabin fever '' and desperate for their state to reopen .
`` We still have to make sure we keep that beast under control , '' Mr Cuomo said .
`` As we all get very eager to get on with life and move on . ''
`` This is only halftime in this entire situation . ''
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorse protests against strict lockdown measures , saying on Friday that orders in place in Minnesota , Michigan and Virginia were `` too tough '' .
The measures are needed to curb the spread of the virus .
Washington Governor Jay Inslee called the president 's support of the protesters `` dangerous '' , tantamount to encouraging `` insubordination '' to state laws .
`` To have an American president to encourage people to violate the law , I ca n't remember any time in my time in America we have seen such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ABC news on Sunday .
Nancy Pelosi , the Democratic Speaker of the House , accused Mr Trump of endorsing the protests as a `` distraction '' .
`` The president 's embrace of it as a distraction from the fact that he has not appropriately done testing , treatment , contact tracing and quarantine , '' she told ABC .
So-called `` Operation Gridlock '' protests backed by libertarian leaning groups were expected to attract as many as several hundred people to the state capitols in Denver , Colorado and Phoenix , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesters had descended upon the state capitol to demonstrate against the state 's social distancing orders .
Dozens of cars circled the capitol , local media report , while roughly 200 people assembled on the lawn , brandishing signs and flags .
On Saturday , protesters gridlocked the streets of Annapolis , Maryland , honking car horns in protest of lockdown measures .
More than 200 people rallied outside the residence of the Indiana governor , while about 200 gathered in Austin , Texas .
Utah , Washington state and New York state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests are expected on Monday .
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The US has become the centre of the Covid-19 crisis, with over 735,000 cases and some 40,000 deaths - but signs have emerged that it is reaching the apex of the outbreak and that infection rates are slowing in some states.


bbc--2020-04-19--Fruit labourers: 'If you don't want to work like a slave, you're out'

A new high-tech dormitory for some of Singapore 's migrant workers offers them plenty of facilities , but also keeps @ @ @ @ @ of Singapore

Spain is one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world.
The southern region of Almeria is known for what the Spanish call the sea of plastic.
Cheap plastic greenhouses cover tens of thousands of hectares and migrant workers pick the fruits and vegetables that are sold in European supermarkets.
The BBC has spent several months investigating allegations of exploitation there.
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bbc--2020-04-19--Iran warns US Navy over Gulf incident

Iran warns US Navy over Gulf incident

Iran 's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) has accused the US of giving a `` Hollywood version of events '' over an incident in the Gulf this week .
The US said Iranian vessels had conducted `` harassing '' approaches of six of its ships on Wednesday .
But the IRGC said it had increased patrols in the Gulf after the US Navy blocked the path of an Iranian ship earlier this month .
Tensions rose after the US killed an Iranian general in Iraq in January .
The IRGC 's statement said that US forces had blocked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incidents in early April , using `` dangerous behaviour while ignoring warnings '' .
It added that Iran would respond `` decisively '' to any miscalculation .
The incident on Wednesday came a day after armed men - believed to have been IRGC personnel - seized a Hong Kong-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman and redirected it into Iranian waters before releasing it .
What did the US say happened ?
The US Navy accused Iran 's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps ( IRGC ) of `` dangerous and provocative actions '' against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a military exercise with US Army Apache attack helicopters in international waters .
Eleven IRGC Navy vessels repeatedly approached of six US Navy and Coast Guard ships at `` extremely close range and high speeds on Wednesday '' , the US Navy said .
One passed within 10 yards ( 9m ) of a Coast Guard cutter .
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`` The US crews issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio , five short blasts from the ships ' horns and long-range acoustic noise maker devices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IRGCN . ''
`` After approximately one hour , the IRGCN vessels responded to the bridge-to-bridge radio queries , then manoeuvred away from the US ships and opened distance between them , '' it added .
The US Navy said such `` dangerous and provocative actions increased the risk of miscalculation and collision '' , and were not in accordance with international maritime conventions or customs .
The relationship between the two countries has been fraught for decades .
But tensions increased after the US withdrew from a nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces seized a British-flagged tanker in retaliation for the seizure of an Iranian tanker by the British territory of Gibraltar .
Both vessels were eventually released .
The US also accused Iran of carrying out attacks on six tankers in the Gulf of Oman and launching missiles and drones at two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia .
Iran denied any involvement .
Animosity between the two countries rose further in January , when the US killed a top IRGC general in a drone strike in Iraq .
Iran responded by launching missiles at @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: New York couples can now tie the knot over Zoom

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an order allowing online marriages , as many weddings are cancelled under lockdown restrictions .
From now on , people in the US state will be able to apply for marriage licences remotely and clerks allowed to conduct ceremonies virtually .
Mr Cuomo joked that the decision meant there was now `` no excuse '' for couples not to tie the knot .
`` You can do it by Zoom .
Yes or no ? ''
he said in his briefing on Saturday .
The decision comes after New York state extended lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13,000 people have died of coronavirus in New York city alone .
Social media reaction to the decision was mixed .
Some questioned why couples would choose to hold weddings when their families and friends are unable to join them , or criticised the governor for not prioritising other decisions .
But others pointed out that during a pandemic , marriage could offer practical benefits , such as allowing couples to share health insurance coverage .
How have engaged couples coped with lockdowns ?
Some people have already turned to online celebrations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day .
But unless the weddings have been arranged in advance - and both their venues and officiants are still available despite lockdown - many of these ceremonies are not legally binding .
New York is n't the first place to turn to the internet to offer a legal solution .
The United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) recently announced that citizens and residents would be allowed to get married online , after the justice ministry created a website for couples to submit required documents .
A virtual ceremony , complete with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
Similar measures have been introduced in the US state of Colorado , where couples are being allowed to apply for marriage licences online .
Meanwhile , one county in Ohio is allowing people to obtain marriage licences online in specific circumstances , such as when one of the partners is a health care worker , suffers from a serious illness or has health insurance issues .


bbc--2020-04-19--'You can catch Covid-19 more than once'

'You can catch Covid-19 more than once'

Scientists working on a coronavirus vaccine in Britain hope to start clinical trials towards the end of next week .
@ @ @ @ @ working on a vaccine , Professor Sarah Gilbert , from Oxford University said scientists believed @ @ @ @ @ infected with Covid-19 more than once .
She added that a vaccine-induced immunity could last @ @ @ @ @ .
Watch the full interview on The Andrew Marr Show .

Scientists working on a coronavirus vaccine in Britain hope to start clinical trials towards the end of next week.
The leader of a team working on a vaccine, Professor Sarah Gilbert, from Oxford University said scientists believed it was possible to become infected with Covid-19 more than once.
She added that a vaccine-induced immunity could last longer than the infected-induced immunity.
Watch the full interview on The Andrew Marr Show.


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: 'Staff infected' in Afghan presidential palace

Dozens of members of staff working at Afghanistan 's presidential palace have tested positive for coronavirus , according to media reports .
Twenty cases were initially reported , but on Sunday the New York Times said the number had risen to 40 .
The Afghan government has not commented and there is no suggestion that President Ashraf Ghani himself has been infected .
Mr Ghani , 70 , reportedly lost part of his stomach to cancer in the 1990s .
`` Twenty-odd people are infected with COVID-19 in the presidential palace .
However , it is [ being ] kept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused , '' one government official told AFP on Saturday .
A Twitter post published by the presidential palace on Thursday showed Mr Ghani chairing a cabinet meeting via video link , but the account has since shared photos of the president meeting Iranian officials in person - albeit at a distance .
Afghan government figures from Saturday showed 933 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Afghanistan as a whole , with 33 deaths .
While the numbers appear low , the country has limited access to testing and the health system has suffered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also fears that the virus could have spread after more than 150,000 Afghans returned from virus-stricken Iran during March , while tens of thousands of others returned from Pakistan .


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: Chinese Super League team return home to Wuhan after 104 days abroad

Chinese Super League team Wuhan Zall made an emotional homecoming after being unable to return for three months because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Players had initially stayed at their winter training camp in Spain when the virus peaked in Wuhan in January .
After a prolonged transit in Germany , they landed in Shenzhen on 16 March and underwent three weeks ' quarantine .
They were greeted by fans when they arrived in Wuhan by train on Saturday evening .
`` After more than three months of wandering , the homesick Wuhan Zall team members finally set foot in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Twitter-like Weibo .
Fans , dressed in the team 's orange colours , sang and gave the players flowers as they arrived home for the first time in 104 days .
Players will now spend time with their families before training resumes .
The team had first left Wuhan in early January to start preparing for the Super League season .
By the time they arrived in Malaga , residents in Wuhan were living under strict lockdown measures , and there were no planes or trains in or out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media at the time that the players `` are not walking viruses , they are athletes '' and asked for them not to be demonised .
The Chinese Super League was set to begin on 22 February but it has been postponed .
Wuhan raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50 % on Sunday , adding 1,290 fatalities .

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Fans greated the team as they arrived in Wuhan via train
Chinese Super League team Wuhan Zall made an emotional homecoming after being unable to return for three months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Players had initially stayed at their winter training camp in Spain when the virus peaked in Wuhan in January.
After a prolonged transit in Germany, they landed in Shenzhen on 16 March and underwent three weeks' quarantine.
They were greeted by fans when they arrived in Wuhan by train on Saturday evening.
"After more than three months of wandering, the homesick Wuhan Zall team members finally set foot in their hometown," the team said on the Twitter-like Weibo.
Fans, dressed in the team's orange colours, sang and gave the players flowers as they arrived home for the first time in 104 days.
Players will now spend time with their families before training resumes.
The team had first left Wuhan in early January to start preparing for the Super League season.
By the time they arrived in Malaga, residents in Wuhan were living under strict lockdown measures, and there were no planes or trains in or out of the capital.
Coach Jose Gonzalez told Spanish media at the time that the players "are not walking viruses, they are athletes" and asked for them not to be demonised.
The Chinese Super League was set to begin on 22 February but it has been postponed.
Wuhan raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50% on Sunday, adding 1,290 fatalities.


bbc--2020-04-19--Delivery of UK protective kit from Turkey delayed

An `` enormous strain '' has been put on the system for obtaining protective kit for NHS staff and care workers , the education secretary has said .
Some 400,000 gowns had been expected to arrive from Turkey on Sunday , but the government said it had been delayed .
Gavin Williamson was asked by the BBC why British suppliers offering to make protective kit had not been contacted .
He responded that government hoped to speak to them within the next 24 hours , and the gowns should arrive on Monday .
`` I think we all recognise the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole system and we also recognise that right across the globe people are trying to get the same items of PPE from quite a limited number of suppliers , '' Mr Williamson said at the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing .
BBC Health editor Hugh Pym also asked why stocks had been allowed to run down over the last couple of years , and why more was not done to boost them in March and February .
The education secretary said `` every resource of government '' had been deployed to expand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries , meanwhile , said the UK remained an `` international exemplar '' of pandemic preparedness , adding there had been challenges but the government was `` always looking ahead '' .
• 'Critical ' to get protective kit to front line • No date for when schools will reopen - Williamson The pledge to take delivery of more protective kit came after warnings that some hospitals ' intensive care units could run out of gowns this weekend .
Dr Chaand Nagpaul , chair of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as `` very concerning '' .
`` Healthcare workers desperately need proper and effective protection now - by whatever means possible , '' he said , adding : `` This really is a matter of life and death . ''
Public Health England changed its advice on Friday to allow the NHS to re-use gowns if stock was running low , saying `` some compromise '' was needed `` in times of extreme shortages '' .
It asked staff to reuse `` ( washable ) surgical gowns or coveralls or similar suitable clothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , long-sleeved patient gown or industrial coverall ) with a disposable plastic apron for AGPs ( aerosol-generating procedures ) and high-risk settings with forearm washing once gown or coverall is removed '' .
The guidance also said hospitals could reserve the gowns for surgical operations and procedures which were likely to transmit respiratory pathogens .
NHS England 's medical director Prof Stephen Powis said for the guidance on the use of protective equipment to be properly followed , it was `` absolutely critical above everything else that we have the supplies of PPE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the Royal College of Nursing said the guidance was developed without a full consultation and the British Medical Association ( BMA ) - which represents doctors - said any change must be driven by science , not availability .
The delay to the consignment is a real worry , both in the short and long-term .
It is clear the pandemic stocks we have been largely relying on to date are running out , at least in terms of gowns and visors .
It has left us depending on international supply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not seem to be able to manufacture them ourselves .
Given the international demand for them , this threatens to be an on-going issue that could cause problems for months to come .
Staff are understandably worried - they are putting their lives at risk .
Ministers and their officials are clearly working hard to do what they can .
But in the future , serious questions will need to be asked about why this situation has arisen in the first place .
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said the UK had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a flu pandemic - as well as to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit - but he said there was a `` worldwide pressure '' on supplies .
Labour 's shadow health secretary , Jon Ashworth , said `` serious mistakes have been made '' by the government in tackling the outbreak .
He told Sky News : `` We know that our front-line NHS staff do n't have the PPE , that they 've been told this weekend that they wo n't necessarily have the gowns which are vital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government has appointed Lord Deighton , who headed the organising committee of the London Olympics , to resolve problems with supplies and distribution of PPE .
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"I think we all recognise the enormous strain that has been placed on the whole system and we also recognise that right across the globe people are trying to get the same items of PPE from quite a limited number of suppliers," Mr Williamson said at the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing.


bbc--2020-04-18--Captain Tom Moore teams up with singer Michael Ball in charity release

Captain Tom Moore has teamed up with Michael Ball for a fundraising cover of You 'll Never Walk Alone .
@ @ @ @ @ already raised more than £20m by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th @ @

Captain Tom Moore has teamed up with Michael Ball for a fundraising cover of You'll Never Walk Alone.
The 99-year-old war veteran has already raised more than £20m by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday.


bbc--2020-04-19--Gold mining in Ghana: Going underground with a child miner

Alongside the vast gold fields of Ghana are thousands of illegal mines or `` galamsey '' where unskilled miners dream @ @ @ @ @ , but it ’ s dangerous work .
These mines rely mainly on children who @ @ @ @ @ attempt to support their families .
BBC Africa Eye follows the story of Justice Afekey @ @ @ @ @ years from when he left school to try and get rich quick , by working @ @ @ @ @ mines .

Alongside the vast gold fields of Ghana are thousands of illegal mines or "galamsey" where unskilled miners dream of hitting the big time, but it’s dangerous work.
These mines rely mainly on children who abandon an education in an attempt to support their families.
BBC Africa Eye follows the story of Justice Afekey over the course of eight years from when he left school to try and get rich quick, by working in one of these illegal mines.


bbc--2020-04-19--Hay fever or coronavirus: The symptoms compared

Can hay fever give you a cough ?
Do you get a temperature with hay fever ?
How do I @ @ @ @ @ or hay fever ?
The Royal College of General Practitioners is warning people not to @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus with hay fever .
It says it 's concerned people may leave their houses @ @ @ @ @ the seasonal illness , when actually they have contracted a deadly virus and should stay @ @ @ @ @ BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explains how you can tell the difference .

Can hay fever give you a cough? Do you get a temperature with hay fever? How do I know if I have coronavirus or hay fever?
The Royal College of General Practitioners is warning people not to mix up the symptoms of coronavirus with hay fever.
It says it's concerned people may leave their houses thinking they've just got the seasonal illness, when actually they have contracted a deadly virus and should stay at home.
Here, BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explains how you can tell the difference.
Video by Terry Saunders, Tobias Chapple , Faith Sullivan-Lewis and Laura Foster.


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: Meeting the neighbours during isolation

At a time when people ca n't socialise with friends or see family , photographer Zoe Savitz began a portrait series of her street in Dalston , east London .
Savitz spent about 20 minutes with each household , standing on the pavement , chatting at a distance before taking their photo .
Sometimes , her housemate would join her , drawn by the opportunity to interact with people again .
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• AVOIDING CONTACT : The rules on self-isolation and exercise • STRESS : How to look after your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where they came from , what they were doing in the world before it stopped and how long they lived here for was so interesting , '' she says .
`` Some families have lived on the street since the 70s .
`` From Windrush generations , to families from Kashmir , Mauritius , Japan , America , Australia and Europe . ''
Savitz now has a pen pal who lives at the other end of the road .
`` He 's called Theo and is four , '' she says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to each other .
`` We have borrowed puzzles from a few doors down , had neighbours make us sourdough and have been offered discounts on home-office furniture .
`` Since sharing the project amongst members of the street , I see people chatting outside each other 's doors , recognising one another from the photos .
`` Now there are so many familiar faces I see on my daily walk , I feel a great community connection that will last a long time and is so rare for city living .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ messaged me to say , 'There is so much history on this road and I 'm so glad you are doing this project . '
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"Hearing everyone's stories, where they came from, what they were doing in the world before it stopped and how long they lived here for was so interesting," she says.


bbc--2020-04-19--The translators giving indigenous migrants a voice

When Ericka Guadalupe Vásquez Flores began working as a translator for detained migrants and their lawyers in the United States , she could not stop thinking about her younger brother , Bryon .
Ms Vásquez spent hours taking long-distance phone calls from her home in the Guatemalan highlands translating to Spanish for migrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centres in the US who only spoke their indigenous language .
While most immigration lawyers speak Spanish and English , the many different native dialects found across Latin America often go overlooked by US authorities .
But Bryon was in one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his case for four months before being deported .
`` My brother says in the detention centres , one loses hope , one loses faith , '' says Ms Vásquez of the freezing holding cells where Bryon was kept .
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But he did have an advantage over many migrants Ms Vásquez works with : he spoke Spanish .
`` I imagined the cases of these people who are living through the same things as him but do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` How are they going to ask for something ?
How are they going to tell someone if they 're sick ?
, '' she wonders .
She is among a growing group of mostly Guatemalan women who translate for detained indigenous-speaking migrants .
That translation - the ability to communicate - can mean life or death for some detainees thrust into the US 's ever-changing labyrinth of asylum law .
The project , Promoters of Migrant Liberation , began in 2016 , when co-founder Ana Gómez and an activist friend working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centres began hearing stories of indigenous Guatemalans who were detained for weeks , sometimes months unable to communicate .
There are 25 protected indigenous languages in Guatemala , the most common of which , Mam and Quiché , in turn have many different dialects .
In 2016 , Ms Gómez began to assemble a group of women across the country who as well as Spanish speak an indigenous language .
Between them , the women speak 22 Guatemalan Maya languages and a handful of Mexican and Afro-Caribbean indigenous languages .
The group began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as US President Donald Trump adopted his `` zero tolerance '' policy and rolled out increasingly stringent rules for the detention of migrants , they soon expanded to increasingly help children and men as well .
Ms Gómez says that hearing their language spoken after many months in detention can create an extremely strong connection straight away between the migrants and the translator .
Today , 115 translators speckling rural communities across Guatemala take calls from three different detention centres in Pennsylvania and Texas .
They work with Guatemalans in three phases - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are preparing asylum cases , and as migrants leave detention .
In the calls , the translators often act as voices of home in the midst of fear and confusion , Ms Vásquez explains .
She recalls talking to one Quiché-speaking woman who was in detention with her baby and who could not tell anyone for weeks that her son was sick .
`` We do n't know who we 're speaking to .
Maybe we hear the voice , understand their situation , but we 're never going to find out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` So the sense of helping is a little deeper .
Because we do n't know them , but we understand the case and are supporting them . ''
Translation resources like the one the women offer are `` woefully insufficient '' in courts and detention facilities , says Ruben Reyes , an Arizona-based immigration lawyer .
Mr Reyes has seen a surge of Central American migrant cases in the past two to three years as violence has spiked in Guatemala , Honduras and El Salvador .
An estimated 540,000 people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In about 10 to 15 % of cases , Mr Reyes says , the migrant he is working with does not speak English or Spanish .
Most are from Guatemala , a country where nearly half of the population is indigenous .
For many of these migrants , a translator - the ability to communicate their cases , including credible fear or previous cases of torture or political prosecution - could be the difference between life and death .
`` It does prove to be a real , debilitating factor against indigenous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Reyes explains .
A shortage of translators and surge in such cases only further complicates the US immigration court system , which has been plagued for years by a backlog of thousands of cases .
Those waits grow all the more perilous as the Covid-19 pandemic strikes the US and migrant detention facilities .
Recent reports show that facilities do not provide basic protective supplies like masks and disinfectant , which has resulted in growing outbreaks in detention , including positive cases among migrant children .
Mr Reyes says that migrants and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their rights to a translator to expedite cases , or they may wait in limbo for a translator who may never come .
Ms Gómez and translators like Ms Vásquez hope to change those wait times by expanding the languages they translate and by working in more detention facilities .
Ms Vásquez 's brother Bryon is now back in Guatemala and she continues to translate the calls with his story acting as a reminder of what it is like to be on the other end of the line .
Ms Vásquez says her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are facing a foreign system in which the odds are stacked against them , regardless of whether they are eventually granted asylum in the US or not .
`` We 're giving them the hope to continue fighting in their languages , from their belief system , their way of thinking and understanding . ''
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In the calls, the translators often act as voices of home in the midst of fear and confusion, Ms Vásquez explains. She recalls talking to one Quiché-speaking woman who was in detention with her baby and who could not tell anyone for weeks that her son was sick.


bbc--2020-04-19--How Typhoid Mary left a trail of scandal and death

No-one ever thought we 'd see a time when every news bulletin and website in the world would be filled with stories of a global health crisis and the scientific race to beat it .
But this is not the first time that epidemiology has captured the public imagination .
There was the `` Spanish '' flu epidemic of 1918-1920 that infected a quarter of the world 's population and killed anywhere between 17 and 50 million people .
But even before that there was the extraordinary story of Typhoid Mary , a young Irish immigrant working as a cook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 20th Century who left in her wake a trail of death , scandal and controversy .
At some points in her story Mary appears to be a victim and at others a villain , but she certainly made epidemiology the talk of New York and the wider world in the years just before World War One .
Mary Mallon was born in Cookstown , County Tyrone , in 1869 but left Ireland as a teenager to seek a new life in the New World .
By 1900 Mary was a cook working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and around New York City .
Her signature dish was said to be peach ice cream .
Somewhere between one and two million Americans worked in domestic service back then and to be a cook was to be Queen of the Castle .
You managed the kitchen staff , bought in supplies and to prove your status you were to your employers Miss Mallon , and not merely Mallon .
Mary Mallon worked in the ritzier parts of Manhattan but things were not going as well as they seemed .
Between 1900 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven families - the last one on Park Avenue - and in every one of them people fell sick or died .
Each time she slipped away and found work elsewhere .
Her wealthy employers in places like Oyster Bay and Fifth Avenue were shocked .
Typhoid was a killer but it belonged to another world .
The disease thrived in the overcrowded , insanitary conditions of New York 's slums , such as Five Points , Prospect Hill and Hell 's Kitchen .
The family of one of the victims hired a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Soper proved to be Mary 's nemesis - even though when he first tracked her down she chased him out of her kitchen with a carving fork .
And that 's part of the problem with Mary .
It 's possible to sympathise with her refusal to believe that she could be transmitting a disease from which she never suffered herself .
But Mr Soper had correctly identified her as an asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid fever .
She would never get the disease herself but would never stop giving it to other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found this impossible to understand .
But the New York authorities were desperate and in 1907 Mary was exiled to the isolation facility on North Brother Island in the river outside New York .
• Typhoid fever is caused by highly contagious Salmonella Typhi bacteria and spread through contaminated food and water • It is most common in countries with poor sanitation and a lack of clean water • An estimated 11-20 million people get sick each year , and between 128,000 and 161,000 people die • There are two vaccines to prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibiotics although resistance to antibiotics is making treatment harder • Bacteria can be shed by chronic carriers who show no symptoms , in some cases even for decades ; Mary Mallon was the most famous .
• The typhoid outbreak that hit Aberdeen in 1964 North Brother Island is an uninhabited bird sanctuary these days - it sits in the East River near the Bronx .
In the late 19th Century it was built to house victims of smallpox and was eventually given the task of keeping in isolation anyone suffering from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brutal by modern standards but before the invention of antibiotics there was no other way of containing such diseases .
The Greater New York Charter gave state health authorities the power to order the sick into isolation .
Mary Mallon was held , essentially , in solitary confinement .
She planned legal action and told her lawyer that it was unjust to treat her as an outcast when she had done nothing wrong .
`` It seems incredible , '' she said , `` that in a Christian community a defenceless woman can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mary won her freedom in return for a promise that she would n't work as a cook again .
How newspaper baron Hearst took up Typhoid Mary 's cause Her case had been taken up by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst , who was once said to have demanded that every story in his papers should cause the reader to rise from his seat with a cry of `` Good God ! ''
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Hearst was a publisher of extraordinary influence and it was in his newspaper The New York American that her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 June 1909 .
Hearst 's support was something of a double-edged sword .
The publicity he generated gave Mary the money to hire a lawyer .
Hearst may even have paid the legal bills , as he was thought to have done before in cases that provided good copy .
On the other hand , his reporters appeared to have coined the nickname Typhoid Mary which stuck for the rest of her life .
She tried working in the lowlier job of laundry maid but eventually returned to cooking under a string @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unforgivably , took a job in the kitchens of a hospital .
The now familiar trail of death and sickness pursued her .
It 's impossible to know how many deaths she was responsible for .
There were certainly at least three but more lurid accounts suggest there might be as many as 50 .
When authorities tracked her down again in 1915 there was no newspaper campaign and no sympathy .
Mary was sent back into isolation and lived in confinement for 23 years until her death in 1938 .
Her legacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice even when you do n't really understand it .
But why was Mary Mallon 's signature dish of peach ice cream so important to her story ?
The typhoid bacterium can live in cold food but is destroyed by cooking .
If she had taken a special pride in her apple pie perhaps we would never have heard of Typhoid Mary .
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The now familiar trail of death and sickness pursued her. It's impossible to know how many deaths she was responsible for. There were certainly at least three but more lurid accounts suggest there might be as many as 50.


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus: How to get to sleep during lockdown

Your hot water bottle is all warmed up , you 've not looked at your phone for the past hour , you 've just counted your 600th sheep - backwards - and yet still , sleep wo n't come .
Sound familiar ?
Since the coronavirus lockdown , the hashtag `` ca n't sleep '' has been trending , with tales of people struggling to get their heads down for the night .
One of those people is Laura Coppell .
`` Before the lockdown , I would sleep like a log .
But now it 's the opposite , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's you , here 's how you can reverse that trend .
Laura says her daily pattern has gone out of the window .
`` Normally , it 's wake up early , go to the gym , go to work , then gym and sleep , '' she says .
But she 's been furloughed - when you 're not working but are kept on your employer 's payroll - which means life does n't have the same structure as before .
Routine is the most important factor in getting good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He 's a psychologist from Loughborough University who 's been running sleep studies for years .
With the lockdown causing a `` rupture '' in our routines , Kevin says it 's unsurprising people are finding it hard .
`` Routine is the guardian of good sleep .
It protects our sleep , '' he says .
Even if your life has changed recently , Kevin recommends preserving your old sleeping pattern if you want a good night 's kip .
`` Get up at your normal time and go to bed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it might be to do otherwise . ''
And those extra naps some of us are now taking ?
We 've got bad news .
`` You 've got to save your sleepiness for bedtime .
Treat being sleepy as a precious resource and do n't waste it on a short daytime nap . ''
We ca n't go outside as much as we used to , which is bad news for our sleep because a little daylight can go a long way .
Our eyes need exposure to outdoor light because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - it regulates our sleep and wake pattern .
`` It 's the only way the body has of knowing whether it 's light or dark . ''
If we stay indoors , it means a lack of exposure to proper light , which reduces melatonin levels .
Kevin suggests doing your daily exercise outside , or else making sure you 're taking advantage of the hour-a-day you 're allowed outside .
`` And even if it 's sunny , do n't take sunglasses , get the sun into your eyes , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your sleep quality and your mood . ''
To ( hopefully ) improve the results even more ?
Go outside at the same time each day , so it becomes part of your daily routine .
It 's normal to have worries and stress at a time like this - Laura says her stress and anxiety levels have risen since the lockdown .
`` There 's so much uncertainty - we 've never been in this situation before ... Will it go back to normal ?
Or is this the new normal ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stress and anxiety . ''
Prof Kevin says we `` all have concerns , whether it 's our families , our own health or our jobs .
It 's hard to be locked up in your own home without being reminded we 're in serious times '' .
But while it 's OK to be worried , Prof Kevin says we should try not to take those worries to bed .
`` Tell yourself you 've done all you can for that day and there 's nothing more to do .
Then pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after a good night 's sleep . ''
If you need help dealing with stress , here 's some more advice that might be useful .
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Think about your space If you 're working from home and are lucky enough to have options about where in the house you work , avoid your bedroom - your mind associates it with it being time to sleep .
`` Do n't go near the bed .
Do n't sit on it or lie on it - until you actually need to go and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kevin suggests changing how the bed looks .
`` Throw a cover on top and change its appearance , so you continue to only associate it with sleep .
`` Ultimately , it 's about trying to trick your mind that things are normal . ''
You may have a bit more time for TV and films nowadays , activities it might be tempting to have a drink with .
But Kevin says that while alcohol can help us get to sleep faster , it 's not good in the long-term .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and quality of our sleep . ''
Kevin suggests if you are going to drink , you should do it `` at the same time as you normally would - and drink the same amount you normally would '' .
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"Normally, it's wake up early, go to the gym, go to work, then gym and sleep," she says. But she's been furloughed - when you're not working but are kept on your employer's payroll - which means life doesn't have the same structure as before.


bbc--2020-04-19--'Coronavirus is the biggest low in my career'

The BBC 's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world .
This week we speak to UK-based Serbian fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic .
I should be speaking to Roksanda at her east London studio , surrounded by the unusual , colourful clothes that made her name .
But the coronavirus pandemic means we 've had to relegate our interview to a chat over the phone , where her passion for design still shines through , alongside her distress at the current situation .
`` It 's a very sad and challenging time , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - how we and our families are going to survive , and our businesses as well .
''Sadly , this time is the biggest low in my career , and I just hope together we are going to find some answers . ''
So , how does one lead a team of 35 while designing from home ?
With difficulty , Roksanda says .
`` It 's not easy , because in design lots of things are done in 3D , so you have to assess things on a model , and see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's very tactile . ''
The UK has been the Serbian designer 's home for more than two decades , after she enrolled on a masters degree in fashion at the prestigious Central Saint Martins college in London .
Born and raised in Serbia , she knew just one person in London when she started in her early 20s .
Despite her `` zero '' fashion contacts , Roksanda 's self-titled designs have become the go-to look for some of the world 's most famous women .
Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-term supporters of her brand .
While Meghan Markle wore one of her designs on her 2018 tour of Australia with Prince Harry .
It promptly sold out , prompting a host of High Street lookalike versions .
''When you see how many different women - the Duchess of Cambridge , but also other incredible women - wear me , I am very proud I can appeal to women who are diverse , not just in personality , but in body shape and style , '' the designer says .
Accordingly , Roksanda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and says she is more inspired by her mum and her daughter than by her famous fans .
When discussions turn to getting the UK moving again , post coronavirus , the fashion industry may not be top of the list .
Yet the sector is worth £32bn to the British economy and employs almost 900,000 people .
That 's a bigger workforce than the car industry , as Roksanda points out .
And fashion is n't the bubble that some would have us believe , she says .
Look at Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the end of World War Two were a direct reaction to the drab , utilitarian clothing worn during the conflict .
`` Clothes are worn to protect us , like a uniform .
But fashion is something very different .
It is a mirror of society and what 's going on , '' says Roksanda .
`` In hard times , some people want to retreat and go to the basics , while others want to dream and escape .
Fashion tackles and answers both of those needs . ''
Roksanda 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her wider preoccupations , all the way back to her Saint Martins studies , where `` terrible homesickness '' for Serbia inspired her designs .
''The colours that I 'm so well known by came out of nostalgia for my country .
Back home we have wonderful strong suns , and colours bursting from nature , and I wanted to brings those elements in to my work , to remind me what I 'm missing , '' she explains .
Despite this pining - and the fashion world 's frosty reputation - Roksanda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a city of `` endless possibility '' .
After graduating from Saint Martins , she was given financial support from the British Fashion Council 's `` NewGen '' scheme .
Sponsored by fashion store chain Topshop , it backs new designers .
Then in 2005 , Roksanda made her London Fashion Week debut , showcasing 11 dresses .
Her reputation and sales grew from there .
• ' I reinvented the hair tie from my uni halls' • 'We all have resilience ... You 've got to make it grow' • The tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today , like her Saint Martin 's peer Stella McCartney , Roksanda has become synonymous with British fashion industry , and she now helps to campaign for more British exports .
Her status was cemented earlier this year when she hosted her 2020 London Fashion Week show in the grand surroundings of the UK government 's Foreign and Commonwealth Office , looked on by stars such as actors Cate Blanchett and Vanessa Redgrave .
Roksanda 's brand has `` a real signature look , which helps it to stand out in a crowded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior retail analyst at market research group Mintel .
Regarding the wider luxury fashion sector , Ms Baram says it had been performing far better than the mainstream clothing , footwear and accessories market over the past few years .
However , she warns that the large-scale shut down of Italy and China will be a huge blow to the high end fashion industry this year .
`` Luxury industries , and all fashion sectors , are going to take a big hit in 2020 , '' says Ms Baram .
`` For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going , but they will hopefully be able to pull through and see success in 2021 . ''
Back at Roksanda 's studio , she says that if you want to be successful in business , or whatever else you want to do well in , you have to dedicate your life to it .
`` There is this myth , when you look at somebody successful , that you think it happened quick , or it was effortless , '' she says .
`` But with every win comes many losses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gain something .
It 's important to have passion , belief and patience for something you really want to do , and not to expect things to happen overnight . ''

''When you see how many different women - the Duchess of Cambridge, but also other incredible women - wear me, I am very proud I can appeal to women who are diverse, not just in personality, but in body shape and style,'' the designer says.


bbc--2020-04-19--Coronavirus and sport: Watford set to agree wage deferrals with players

Watford are set to become the third Premier League club to agree wage deferrals with their first team squad .
Earlier this month , Southampton and West Ham confirmed their players would defer part of their salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Arsenal players are set to take a 12.5 % pay cut while Chelsea 's will reportedly agree to a 10 % decrease in salary .
In addition to the players , Watford ’ s senior management and executives are also expected to agree to deferrals .
Talks with the Watford squad have taken place amid a backdrop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season ’ s bonuses , with that issue not yet resolved to the players ’ satisfaction .
However , the club are close to a wages deal , having told the players they are not intending to furlough staff .
It comes after Premier League-wide talks aimed at a collective pay deal broke down without resolution .
The Premier League proposed a 30 % pay cut , but the Professional Footballers ’ Association said that would affect tax contributions to the NHS .
Earlier this month , Premier League players launched the # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the NHS .

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Watford's players would be the third Premier League squad to agree to defer part of their wages
Watford have become the third Premier League club to agree wage deferrals with their first-team squad.
Earlier this month, Southampton and West Ham confirmed their players would defer part of their salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Arsenal players are set to take a 12.5% pay cut while Chelsea's will reportedly external-link agree to a 10% decrease in salary.
Watford captain Troy Deeney said the decision was in the "best interests of helping the club right now".
Deeney said "sensible discussions" had taken place with chairman and chief executive Scott Duxbury adding: "Nobody, wherever they work, is keen on the idea of a pay cut.
"So there is a bit of common sense and a good level of understanding has prevailed to get to a pay deferral over the short term."
Duxbury said: "We are grateful to the players for recognising the importance of the situation and for their support of this fantastic club.
"It is a show of unity which we know our supporters and the wider Watford community will appreciate, and shows an awareness of the need for everybody to pull together in these incredibly challenging times."
The move comes after Premier League-wide talks aimed at a collective pay deal broke down without resolution.
The Premier League proposed a 30% pay cut, but the Professional Footballers’ Association said that would affect tax contributions to the NHS.
Earlier this month, Premier League players launched the #PlayersTogether scheme to generate and distribute funds to the NHS.


bbc--2020-04-19--Club plan drive-in for fans when season restarts

When football is being played behind closed doors , being on the other side of that door is the next best thing , right ?
So much so , that when the league eventually resumes with games being played in empty stadiums , they have come up with an ingenious idea to ensure their fans are as close as possible to the action - while also remaining at a safe distance .
The club plans to set up two big screens in their stadium car-park , with up to 2,000 parking spaces being made available .
It would allow up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV commentary through their car radio .
Live footage of the car-park will then be screened inside the MCH Arena to enable players to feel the fans ’ presence .
`` We are working hard to create the best possible experience , '' said Preben Rokkjaer , the club ’ s marketing director .
He explained the cub want to `` give something back to the region and our many loyal fans '' .
`` We have a stated goal of creating the best stadium experience .
Coronavirus does not change that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he added .
Of course , such plans need to incorporate every eventuality .
What if , say , nature calls ?
“ You have to flash the lights , then a guard will come and pick you up and make sure the toilet is cleaned afterwards , ” Rokkjaer told Danish newspaper BT .
He added that there will be prizes for the car dressed best in club colours , while away fans will be parked in a separate section .
The Superliga is currently planning to restart on 17 May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of July .
It comes after Denmark ’ s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Friday that the country would start lifting restrictions while still enforcing social distancing rules .
Schools re-opened last week while beauty salons , hairdresser and dentists will resume business from Monday .
More than 350 people have died after contracting coronavirus in Denmark , and the country has had more than 7,300 confirmed cases .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
'Parking the bus' is a term for very defensive football - FC Midtjylland are offering their fans the chance to park their cars and watch the game
When football is being played behind closed doors, being on the other side of that door is the next best thing, right?
Danish Superliga leaders FC Midtjylland think so.
So much so, that when the league eventually resumes with games being played in empty stadiums, they have come up with an ingenious idea to ensure their fans are as close as possible to the action - while also remaining at a safe distance.
A drive-in.
The club plans to set up two big screens in their stadium car-park, with up to 2,000 parking spaces being made available.
It would allow up to 10,000 fans to tune into the TV commentary through their car radio.
Live footage of the car-park will then be screened inside the MCH Arena to enable players to feel the fans’ presence.
"We are working hard to create the best possible experience," said Preben Rokkjaer, the club’s marketing director.
He explained the cub want to "give something back to the region and our many loyal fans".
"We have a stated goal of creating the best stadium experience. Coronavirus does not change that, it just provides some other preconditions," he added.
Of course, such plans need to incorporate every eventuality. What if, say, nature calls?
“You have to flash the lights, then a guard will come and pick you up and make sure the toilet is cleaned afterwards,” Rokkjaer told Danish newspaper BT external-link .
He added that there will be prizes for the car dressed best in club colours, while away fans will be parked in a separate section.
The Superliga is currently planning to restart on 17 May with the season finishing by the end of July.
It comes after Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Friday that the country would start lifting restrictions while still enforcing social distancing rules.
Schools re-opened last week while beauty salons, hairdresser and dentists will resume business from Monday.
More than 350 people have died after contracting coronavirus in Denmark, and the country has had more than 7,300 confirmed cases.


bbc--2020-04-19--Leclerc completes esports quadruple as Poulter crashes while being interviewed

He scored four pole positions in a row in his first season for Ferrari last year .
And after only a couple of weeks of practice Charles Leclerc has now completed an unprecedented quadruple .
Well , we have no idea if it 's unprecedented , given how many people have games consoles , but Leclerc 's having quite the week when it comes to driving his Ferrari from the no doubt considerable comfort of his Monaco home .
Yeah , he 's into esports - and sim racing in particular - in a big way .
On Sunday the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in row - the Formula 1 Virtual China Grand Prix ( it would have been the proper Chinese GP this weekend ) .
Qualifying on pole position , he drove yet another flawless race , beating Red Bull 's Alex Albon .
In a field of 19 - including F1 drivers , racers from other series and notable other sportspeople - Leclerc was the class of the grid .
• The esports star beating F1 drivers at their own games In case you were wondering , all the professional racing drivers finished ahead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golfer Ian Poulter , Real Madrid and former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Lazio striker Ciro Immobile .
The star of the stars had to be Poulter , who finished last after crashing his Renault while being interviewed by the commentators with three laps to go .
`` I 've never sweated so much .
You 've got me all flustered , '' he said as he hit the wall at the beginning of the start-finish straight .
Of course , in 'real life ' circumstances , it 's not likely a 44-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ F1 grid , but , for the uninitiated , you ca n't actually damage your car in this particular race .
You can lose control and hit things , but you do n't disappear into a cloud of dust and carbon fibre .
One pro did disappear , however .
Alfa Romeo 's Antonio Giovinazzi 'left the race ' with five laps remaining for unknown reasons - possibly someone pulled the plug ?
Having won the previous Virtual F1 GP , held at a simulated Albert Park circuit in Melbourne , after just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become obsessed .
On Friday he helped raise more than $ 70,000 ( £55,000 ) for charity to help fight coronavirus - alongside lots of other drivers - by winning the Race For The World .
Courtois also got involved in that one too .
Then , after a bag of crisps and tin of pop ( possibly ) and a few hours ' kip , Leclerc was back at it again - this time for the Veloce Not The GP Versus series , where drivers including Jamie Chadwick , Alex Albon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race-offs .
Oh , and Courtois again .
He went out in the first round .
That time , Leclerc beat Williams ' Latifi - yet to actually contest a real grand prix thanks to coronavirus - in the final .
Leclerc did , however , suffer one ignominy in a lorry race the other day with Williams ' George Russell .
It did n't end well .
Leclerc said after Sunday 's win : `` I 'm actually enjoying very much playing , and streaming .
But the post race celebrations are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the computer and going to cook white pasta is a bit less glamour than spraying champagne on the podium . ''
During the China race former McLaren driver and current Mercedes Formula E man Stoffel Vandoorne finished a creditable third .
That was only once place behind what he managed in the esports version of his current employment , as Formula E launched its Race At Home challenge on Saturday with a test event on a virtual Monaco circuit .
BMW iAndretti 's Max Gunther won the race .
Formula E will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which involves all the drivers and teams from the currently postponed championship .

"In my spare time I like to do my job - only on a computer"
He scored four pole positions in a row in his first season for Ferrari last year. And after only a couple of weeks of practice Charles Leclerc has now completed an unprecedented quadruple.
Well, we have no idea if it's unprecedented, given how many people have games consoles, but Leclerc's having quite the week when it comes to driving his Ferrari from the no doubt considerable comfort of his Monaco home.
Yeah, he's into esports - and sim racing in particular - in a big way.
On Sunday the 22-year-old won his fourth major esports race in row - the Formula 1 Virtual China Grand Prix (it would have been the proper Chinese GP this weekend). Qualifying on pole position, he drove yet another flawless race, beating Red Bull's Alex Albon.
In a field of 19 - including F1 drivers, racers from other series and notable other sportspeople - Leclerc was the class of the grid.
In case you were wondering, all the professional racing drivers finished ahead of the 'guests', which included golfer Ian Poulter, Real Madrid and former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Lazio striker Ciro Immobile.
The star of the stars had to be Poulter, who finished last after crashing his Renault while being interviewed by the commentators with three laps to go.
"I've never sweated so much. You've got me all flustered," he said as he hit the wall at the beginning of the start-finish straight.
"You think you're OK, and actually you're rubbish" - wise words from Ian Poulter
Of course, in 'real life' circumstances, it's not likely a 44-year-old golfer would be lining up on the F1 grid, but, for the uninitiated, you can't actually damage your car in this particular race. You can lose control and hit things, but you don't disappear into a cloud of dust and carbon fibre.
One pro did disappear, however. Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi 'left the race' with five laps remaining for unknown reasons - possibly someone pulled the plug?
Leclerc's run of form
Having won the previous Virtual F1 GP, held at a simulated Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, after just a few days of practice, Leclerc has become obsessed.
On Friday he helped raise more than $70,000 (£55,000) for charity to help fight coronavirus - alongside lots of other drivers - by winning the Race For The World. Courtois also got involved in that one too.
Then, after a bag of crisps and tin of pop (possibly) and a few hours' kip, Leclerc was back at it again - this time for the Veloce Not The GP Versus series, where drivers including Jamie Chadwick, Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi went head-to-head in one-lap race-offs.
Oh, and Courtois again. He went out in the first round.
That time, Leclerc beat Williams' Latifi - yet to actually contest a real grand prix thanks to coronavirus - in the final.
Leclerc did, however, suffer one ignominy in a lorry race the other day with Williams' George Russell. It didn't end well.
Leclerc said external-link after Sunday's win: "I'm actually enjoying very much playing, and streaming. But the post race celebrations are somehow feeling a bit different. Switching off the computer and going to cook white pasta is a bit less glamour than spraying champagne on the podium."
During the China race former McLaren driver and current Mercedes Formula E man Stoffel Vandoorne finished a creditable third.
That was only once place behind what he managed in the esports version of his current employment, as Formula E launched its Race At Home challenge on Saturday with a test event on a virtual Monaco circuit. BMW iAndretti's Max Gunther won the race.
Formula E will run a nine-week season across the lockdown, which involves all the drivers and teams from the currently postponed championship.


bbc--2020-04-19--'A superb gesture' - Roma players volunteer to forgo four months' salary

Roma chief executive Guido Fienga has praised his players ’ “ superb gesture ” after they volunteered to forgo four months ’ salary to help the club during the coronavirus pandemic .
The players , manager Paulo Fonseca and his staff will also pay the difference to ensure all club staff placed on furlough receive their full salary .
Led by captain Edin Dzeko , the team and Fonseca approached Roma 's hierarchy .
“ We always talk about unity at Roma , ” said Fienga .
“ In volunteering to cut their salaries for the rest of the season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his staff , have all proved that we really are in this together .
“ Edin Dzeko , all the players and Paulo have demonstrated they understand what this club stands for and we also thank them all for their superb gesture towards the employees at this club.
” Roma have not played since 1 March , just days before the Serie A season was postponed .
In a letter to Fienga , the players said : “ We players are ready to start playing as soon as possible , giving the maximum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also realise that all this will not be enough to face the economic consequences of the current emergency .
“ With the hope of doing something that will help the company to better restart the Roma project that we all share , we offer this financial proposal.
” Italy currently has the highest death toll from coronavirus in Europe , with more than 23,000 confirmed deaths .

Last updated on .From the section European Football
Roma have not played since 1 March
Roma chief executive Guido Fienga has praised his players’ “superb gesture” after they volunteered to forgo four months’ salary to help the club during the coronavirus pandemic.
The players, manager Paulo Fonseca and his staff will also pay the difference to ensure all club staff placed on furlough receive their full salary.
Led by captain Edin Dzeko, the team and Fonseca approached Roma's hierarchy.
“We always talk about unity at Roma,” said Fienga.
“In volunteering to cut their salaries for the rest of the season, the players, the coach and his staff, have all proved that we really are in this together.
“Edin Dzeko, all the players and Paulo have demonstrated they understand what this club stands for and we also thank them all for their superb gesture towards the employees at this club.”
Roma have not played since 1 March, just days before the Serie A season was postponed.
In a letter to Fienga, the players said: “We players are ready to start playing as soon as possible, giving the maximum to achieve our goals, but we also realise that all this will not be enough to face the economic consequences of the current emergency.
“With the hope of doing something that will help the company to better restart the Roma project that we all share, we offer this financial proposal.”
Italy currently has the highest death toll from coronavirus in Europe, with more than 23,000 confirmed deaths.


bbc--2020-04-19--Juventus want Kane as Real prepare to sell Bale - gossip

Juventus have turned their attention to signing 26-year-old Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane .
( Corriere dello Sport - in Italian ) Real Madrid have pulled out of the race to sign Harry Kane because of the financial effects of coronavirus .
( Mail ) Real Madrid are considering selling up to six first-team players , including Wales winger Gareth Bale , 30 , and 28-year-old Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez .
( AS ) Paris St-Germain are preparing a new deal until 2025 for Brazil forward Neymar .
It would see the 28-year-old earn 38m euros ( £33m ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spanish ) Arsenal could offer France forward Alexandre Lacazette , 28 , to Atletico Madrid as part of the deal that sees Ghana midfielder Thomas Party , 26 , join the Gunners .
( Sun ) Arsenal have enquired about 29-year-old Valencia and Spain winger Rodrigo Moreno .
( Mirror ) Arsenal and Manchester United are weighing up a move for 22-year-old Barcelona and France forward Ousmane Dembele .
( Sport - in Spanish ) Manchester United have added Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Kai Havertz , 20 , to their transfer shortlist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a £20m move for 23-year-old Freiburg and Germany striker Luca Waldschmidt .
( Sun ) Chelsea and France striker Olivier Giroud , 33 , has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan .
( Tuttosport via Mail ) Inter Milan are ready to offer Everton £25m for 20-year-old Italy forward Moise Kean .
( Express ) Newcastle will have £200m to spend on new players and club improvements if the proposed takeover deal goes through .
( Mirror ) Burnley goalkeeper Joe Hart , 33 , is a target for Derby and Besiktas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri , 32 , is set to be sacked by Anderlecht after failing to contact the club during the coronavirus lockdown .
( Derniere Huere via Mail ) Leeds may be able to buy on-loan defender Ben White , 22 , from Brighton for a cheaper price in the summer because of the impact of coronavirus on football finances .
( Express )

Last updated on .From the section Gossip
Juventus have turned their attention to signing Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Harry Kane. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian) external-link
Real Madrid have pulled out of the race to sign 26-year-old Kane because of the financial effects of the coronavirus crisis. (Mail) external-link
Manchester United have agreed a deal with England winger Jadon Sancho and now need to sort out a fee with German club Borussia Dortmund to sign the 20-year-old. (Sun) external-link
Arsenal could offer France forward Alexandre Lacazette, 28, to Atletico Madrid as part of a deal for 26-year-old Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey to move the other way. (Sun) external-link
Real Madrid are considering selling up to six first-team players, including Wales winger Gareth Bale, 30, and 28-year-old Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez. (AS) external-link
Paris St-Germain are preparing a new deal until 2025 for Brazil forward Neymar. It would see the 28-year-old earn 38m euros (£33m) per year. (Sport - in Spanish) external-link
Arsenal have enquired about 29-year-old Valencia and Spain winger Rodrigo Moreno. (Mirror) external-link
The Gunners and Manchester United are weighing up a move for 22-year-old Barcelona and France forward Ousmane Dembele. (Sport - in Spanish) external-link
United have added Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Kai Havertz, 20, to their transfer shortlist. (Standard) external-link
Leicester City midfielder James Maddison has been linked with Manchester United but the 23-year-old England international says he is "very, very happy" with the Foxes. (LCFC TV, via Mail) external-link
Chelsea are preparing a £20m move for 23-year-old Freiburg and Germany forward Luca Waldschmidt. (Sun) external-link
Chelsea and France striker Olivier Giroud, 33, has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan. (Tuttosport, via Mail) external-link
Inter are ready to offer Everton £25m for 20-year-old Italy forward Moise Kean. (Express) external-link
RB Leipzig's 24-year-old Germany forward Timo Werner, who has been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool, has been taking English lessons. (Bleacher Report, via Star) external-link
Newcastle United will have £200m to spend on new players and club improvements if the proposed takeover deal goes through. (Mirror) external-link
Burnley's English goalkeeper Joe Hart, 33, is a target for Championship side Derby County and Turkish club Besiktas. (Sun) external-link
Former Manchester City and Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, 32, is set to be sacked by Anderlecht after failing to contact the Belgian club during the coronavirus lockdown. (Derniere Huere, via Mail) external-link
Leeds United may be able to buy on-loan English defender Ben White, 22, from Brighton for a cheaper price in the summer because of the impact of coronavirus on football finances. (Express) external-link