bbc--2020-01-09--Iran plane crash: Canada mourns Iran crash victims

In the aftermath of the deadly Ukraine Flight PS752 crash , Canadians are left to mourn not just the loss of life , but the loss of the future so many of the victims had hoped to help build .
All 176 people on board Ukraine Flight PS752 were killed early on Wednesday morning when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Iran .
The flight was headed for Kiev , but the vast majority of them - 138 according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - were connecting to Canada .
Sixty-three of them were Canadian nationals , but many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least temporarily .
They lived in cities like Montreal , Toronto , Vancouver and Edmonton .
Many were students or professors , working on important research in their fields .
US sanctions have made it increasingly difficult to travel between Iran and Canada , and the Ukraine International Airlines flight from Tehran to Kiev and then to Toronto is popular because it is one of the most affordable options for the journey , said Younes Zangiabadi with the Iranian Canadian Congress .
The deaths have cast a pall over university campuses across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us , '' Elnaz Morshedi told the BBC at a vigil held for the victims at the University of Toronto .
Like many being held across the country , it was a impromptu event , quickly put together in the hours after the plane went down .
The ceremony was held mostly in Persian , in a small room in a student housing complex on campus .
Over 100 people gathered to pay their respects , and to share Quranic verses and stories about the loved ones who died .
Tea and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in shock from the news , less than 24 hours old .
`` You look at the odds of such a thing happening to you , '' said Seyed Hossein Mortazavi with disbelief , `` but I suppose that 's fate . ''
`` They definitely did n't expect this .
None of us did .
But I think it 's just a burden the whole community has to carry . ''
Canada is home to a large Iranian diaspora , with some 210,000 citizens of Iranian descent , according to the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on campuses the community feels small .
`` Nearly anybody in our community knows someone on that plane , through friends , through family , '' he said .
• Who are the victims of Iran plane crash ?
Ms Morshedi said she hopes to start a charity in honour of one of her friends , Zeynab Asadi Lari , who died alongside her brother Mohammad Asadi Lari .
`` She was full of dreams , and now they 're gone , '' Ms Morshedi said between sobs .
`` She was studying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live , she wanted to have fun , to fall in love .
And she does n't have time for this anymore . ''
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to ensure the cause of the crash was found .
`` Canadians have questions and they deserve answers , '' he told media in Ottawa on Wednesday evening .
Mr Trudeau said Canada would work closely with its partners to ensure the crash is thoroughly investigated - and would be requesting the presence of Canadian officials in Tehran to assist families seeking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participate in any investigation into the cause of the incident .
To those who lost family members and loved ones , he said `` your loss is indescribable '' .
`` This is a heartbreaking tragedy .
While no words will erase your pain , we want you to know that an entire country is with you , we share your grief . ''
It was truly a national tragedy , leaving families and loved ones in mourning across the country .
And each story was a tragedy in itself .
In Vancouver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and their teenage son Kamyar were on the flight , confirmed family friend Kei Esmaeilpour , with the Civic Association of Iranian-Canadians .
Mr Esmaeilpour said the family were in Iran for a short vacation , and that his friend Ardalan had expressed concerns to him before leaving about the security situation there , but eventually decided to go on the trip .
He said people who knew the family were asking how something like this could have happened .
Two separate couples were killed on the way back from their weddings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returning home with his new wife , Sara Mamani , when the plane crashed .
The couple had just bought their first home near the Canadian city of Montreal , and were looking forward to throwing a house-warming party , said his former thesis supervisor Ali Dolatabadi , an engineering professor at Concordia University .
`` It is a great loss , '' Mr Dolatabadi told the BBC .
`` He was very intelligent , a gentleman .
He had a kind and a gentle soul . ''
The couple had met a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went on to work at top engineering firms in Montreal .
They had decided to get married in Iran because they wanted to celebrate with family , Mr Dolatabadi said .
Newlyweds Arash Pourzarabi , 26 , and Pouneh Gourji , 25 , were graduate students in computer science at the University of Alberta and were also returning to Canada from their wedding .
The crash also claimed the lives of two young girls , Daria and Dorina Mousavi , aged 14 and 9 , along with their parents , Pedram Mousavi and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Alberta .
Payman Parseyman , an Iranian-Canadian from Edmonton , said the community was devastated as they learned that many from the city 's Iranian diaspora , as well as foreign Iranian students who had been studying there , had been on flight PS752 .
`` It 's mostly been shock , disbelief , '' he told the BBC .
He said many Iranian-Canadians were already glued to their televisions or the internet watching for news about the ballistic missile strikes launched by Iran on air bases housing US forces in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended up watching early reports on the plane crash in real time .
People were quick to begin connecting via the Telegram messaging app , seeking information and finding ways to support the families and loved ones of those killed .
Canada has not had diplomatic representation in Iran since 2012 , when it closed its embassy in Tehran and expelled Iranian diplomats from Ottawa .
Officials said a number of allies , including France , Italy , and Australia , have offered Canada assistance on the ground in Iran .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a community these past few months , '' says Mr Darbehani , who attended the vigil at the University of Toronto .
`` I hope this acts as a turning point for all of us , so that people start reflecting about each other , about the friendships . ''

US sanctions have made it increasingly difficult to travel between Iran and Canada, and the Ukraine International Airlines flight from Tehran to Kiev and then to Toronto is popular because it is one of the most affordable options for the journey, said Younes Zangiabadi with the Iranian Canadian Congress.


bbc--2020-01-09--Iran crisis: US 'ready for serious negotiations' with Tehran

The US says it is `` ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations '' with Iran following the countries ' exchange of hostilities .
In a letter to the UN , the US justified the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as an act of self-defence .
Iran has retaliated by firing missiles at air bases housing US forces in Iraq causing no casualties .
It also told the UN it was an act of self-defence .
Gen Soleimani was widely held as being Iran 's second most senior official .
As head of the Revolutionary Guards ' elite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Iranian policy in the region .
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• Analysis : Is there more to come from Iran ?
• Explained : A quick guide to the story so far Iran 's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei described the missile attacks as a `` slap in the face '' for the US and called for an end to the American presence in the Middle East .
The US strike on Soleimani also killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have also vowed revenge .
However , US Vice-President Mike Pence told CBS News that `` intelligence '' indicated that Iran had asked its allied militias not to attack US targets .
The US House of Representatives has scheduled a vote for Thursday on limiting President Donald Trump 's ability to wage war against Iran without specific approval from Congress .
What do the letters say ?
In a letter to the UN Security Council , US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft said the US was ready to negotiate `` with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace and security or escalation by the Iranian regime '' .
The killing of Soleimani was justified , the letter argued , under Article 51 of the UN Charter , which requires states to `` immediately report '' to the Security Council any measures taken in exercising the right of self-defence .
The US would take additional action `` as necessary '' in the Middle East to protect its personnel and interests , the letter added .
But Iran 's UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said the US offer of talks was `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforce harsh economic sanctions on Iran .
Mr Trump has previously offered to hold talks with Iran without preconditions - and to meet President Hassan Rouhani .
In September , Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would never engage in bilateral talks , saying it was part of America 's policy `` to put pressure on Iran '' .
Ayatollah Khamenei said that if the US rejoined a landmark nuclear deal it withdrew from in 2018 , it could take part in multilateral talks with Iran and the other parties to the deal .
Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its attack on US bases .
In the Iranian letter , Mr Ravanchi wrote that Tehran `` does not seek escalation or war '' after exercising its right to self-defence by taking a `` measured and proportionate military response targeting an American air base in Iraq '' .
`` The operation was precise and targeted military objectives thus leaving no collateral damage to civilians and civilian assets in the area , '' he wrote .
What did Mr Trump say about the Iranian strikes ?
US President Donald Trump has previously threatened military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target US personnel and bases , but he did not announce any military action , saying Iran 's attack had caused no casualties .
`` No Americans were harmed in last night 's attack by the Iranian regime , '' he said .
`` Iran appears to be standing down , which is a good thing for all parties concerned , '' he added .
The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on Thursday on a resolution to force Mr Trump to halt further military action against Iran unless Congress gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress have serious , urgent concerns about the administration 's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward , '' Nancy Pelosi , speaker of the House , said in a statement .
What happened in the missile attacks ?
It was the most direct assault by Iran on the US since the seizing of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979 .
A total of 16 missiles were launched from at least three sites in Iran at about 02:00 local time on Wednesday ( 22:30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Esper said .
At least 11 of them struck the air base in Al Asad , west of Baghdad , and at least one more hit the Irbil base , he said .
Several other missiles landed at some distance from the targets .
• US sanctions on Iran : Six charts US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley said he believed early warning systems had prevented casualties .
`` [ What ] I believe , based on what I saw and what I know , is that they were intended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and equipment and aircraft , and to kill personnel , '' he said .
How did we get here ?
Tensions between Tehran and Washington began rising in 2018 after President Trump pulled the US out of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers .
The accord was intended to curb Iran 's nuclear programme and prevent it from getting nuclear weapons .
Mr Trump wanted a new deal that would also curb Iran 's ballistic missile programme and its involvement in regional conflicts .
The US also re-imposed sanctions on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• What British Iranians think about the rising tension Soleimani 's assassination on 3 January followed a sharp escalation between the US , Iran and Iran-backed groups in Iraq sparked by the death of a US military contractor in a missile attack on a US base - for which the US held Iran responsible .
The US responded with air strikes against the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah .
Militia supporters then attacked the US embassy in Baghdad .
Soleimani was regarded as a terrorist by the US government , which says he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of American troops and was plotting `` imminent '' attacks .
The US has not provided evidence of this .
Iran vowed `` severe revenge '' for his death .
Millions of Iranians turned out for the commander 's funeral , with mourners chanting `` death to America '' and `` death to Trump '' .
• Why huge crowds turned out for Soleimani 's funeral • Voices from Iran : 'Qasem Soleimani did not deserve such a fate' A stampede at the funeral in Soleimani 's hometown , Kerman , killed 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

At least 11 of them struck the air base in Al Asad, west of Baghdad, and at least one more hit the Irbil base, he said. Several other missiles landed at some distance from the targets.


bbc--2020-01-09--Healthy habits 'deliver extra disease-free decade'

Women can gain 10 and men seven years of life free of cancer , heart problems and type-2 diabetes from a healthy lifestyle , a study in the BMJ suggests .
They must exercise regularly , drink in moderation only , have a healthy weight and good diet and not smoke .
The US research is based on 111,000 people tracked for more than 20 years .
Lead author Dr Frank Hu , of Harvard School of Public Health , in Boston , said the study had `` a positive message for the public '' .
`` They gain not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years through improved lifestyle choices . ''
At the age of 50 , study participants were asked if they met at least four of these five criteria : • 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous activity every day • no more alcohol than a small glass of wine a day for women and a pint of beer for men Women who said they met four out of five lived an average of another 34 years free of cancer , cardiovascular disease ( such as heart attack and stroke ) and type-2 diabetes - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who did not .
For healthy men , it meant another 31 years of disease-free life - more than seven years extra than unhealthy men could expect .
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• The simple tips to improve your health • What exercise to do to improve your health Why the difference between women and men ?
It may be linked to the fact women live longer than men on average .
Men who smoked more than 15 cigarettes a day and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BMI of more than 30 ) had the lowest disease-free life expectancy , the study found .
But some things were true for both sexes - not only did a healthy lifestyle reduce the risk of cancer , cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes , it also improved survival if men and women were diagnosed with any of the diseases .
`` The benefits add up for men and women , '' Dr Hu said .
Why focus on these diseases ?
Cancer , cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes are three of the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also closely linked to people 's lifestyles .
Being obese or overweight , for example , is thought to be linked to 13 different types of cancers , including breast , bowel , kidney , liver and oesophagus .
Cancer Research UK has calculated that four in 10 cancers can be prevented by people changing aspects of their lifestyle , such as cutting down on processed meat , eating more fibre in their diet and protecting their skin in the sun .
This was a large , observational study , so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly responsible for extending life free of disease .
It did try to account for other factors , however , such as family medical history , ethnic background and age , which could have had an impact on the results .
The research team also had to rely on people giving them information on their food intake , their exercise habits and even their height and weight , which is not always accurate .
Most of the participants in the study , involving more than 73,000 women and 38,000 men , were white @ @ @

Women who said they met four out of five lived an average of another 34 years free of cancer, cardiovascular disease (such as heart attack and stroke) and type-2 diabetes - more than 10 years longer than those who did not.


bbc--2020-01-09--Celeste got fired over her love of music - now she's won the BBC Sound of 2020

British-Jamaican soul singer Celeste has won BBC Music 's Sound of 2020 , which is given to artists who are tipped for success in the coming year .
The 25-year-old 's entrancing voice and jazz-steeped songs made her the runaway winner , after votes were counted from 170 music critics and industry figures .
She joins the likes of Adele , Haim and Ellie Goulding , who have all topped the Sound Of ... list in previous years .
Indie band Easy Life came second , while pop-punk firebrand Yungblud was third .
`` I 'm really , really happy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told she 'd won .
`` It 's like all of the work that went in throughout the [ last ] year was n't invisible .
`` I ca n't wait now to see what the rest of the year will look like .
I 'm so thrilled and so excited .
I ca n't wait . ''
Born in Los Angeles and raised in Brighton , Celeste Waites started making music as a teenager , while working in pubs and charity shops to make ends meet .
She wrote her first song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 , in tribute to her Jamaican father , who had died of lung cancer a year earlier .
The track was uploaded to YouTube , where it caught the attention of her manager - but success was still a long way off .
Three years ago , the singer moved to London with just £100 in her pocket ; but was fired because she kept skipping work to write songs .
`` I 'd rather call in sick and go to the studio than have the money for that month , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was a couple of months where I was like , 'What am I going to do ? '
'' Luckily , unemployment coincided with Celeste 's discovery - first by Lily Allen 's label Bank Holiday Records , which released her first EP , and later by Polydor , who signed her in 2018 .
Since then , she 's supported Janelle Monáe , Neneh Cherry and Sound of 2012 winner Michael Kiwanuka on tour .
Fellow soul singer Jorja Smith recently described Celeste as `` incredible , stunning , everything '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a voice that does not come around often and when you are exposed to it , is impossible to ignore , '' said Radio 1 's Annie Mac , who has supported the singer on her show .
`` I have received countless emotional texts from listeners who have had to sit in their car and lose themselves to her song Strange before carrying on with their evening .
Her songwriting is personal and poignant but with universal appeal .
Celeste 's victory in the BBC Sound Of 2020 follows similar accolades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rising star award , and BBC Music Introducing , who named her their artist of the year - but she says awards have never been the goal .
`` When I write music I never think about whether anybody wants to listen to it , '' she explains .
`` I just keep pushing myself in all these different ways where eventually , hopefully , I 've made something distinct that can be enjoyed by other people . ''
Congratulations on winning the Sound Of 2020 .
How does it feel ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , potentially .
You really want to make sure you live up to it but , ultimately , it 's really encouraging to know you 're on the right track .
What do you hope it will do for your career ?
Hopefully it 'll mean more people will hear my music .
At the moment , there are people listening to it - but it 's not , like , everyone in England , so I hope that will widen out .
Let 's go right back to the beginning ... What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All sorts of things .
I was very hyperactive and I was very much into sports , and on Saturday I 'd go to ballet .
The teachers there took a liking to me and they told my mum , I could go to a performing arts school on a scholarship .
So I went there for a year when I was 10 .
What was that like ?
It was really intense , everyone was being nurtured to be a product of the school.I remember saying to my mum , `` Everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went back to normal school with my friends .
Was there a lot of music at home ?
None of my family played a musical instrument - but there was such an appreciation for lyrics and melody .
On a Friday night , we 'd put music on and my step-dad would pick it apart , he 'd be like , 'the strings in this part are nuts ' .
So without really thinking about it , I began to take note of those things myself .
Which artist got you hooked ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he only had three CDs in it - but one of them was Aretha Franklin , and that 's the one I remember the most .
I love her for her storytelling - just how she structures her songs and her raw delivery and her emotion .
From the first note she sings , it does n't relent .
That 's something I 'm interested in , in any music I listen to .
It just has to be really raw and real and true .
Is it true that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yeah !
There was a charity shop at the top of my mum 's road and I used to go in there and rummage around the vinyl section .
Initially , I was just interested in the artwork - I did n't even have a record player at the time !
A few years later , I got to listen to those things I 'd been collecting for three years , music from the 50s and 60s like Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan and Shirley Bassey , and I was like , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Were you already thinking you could become a singer ?
Actually , at my college we were all encouraged to go to university and I started really optimistically .
I took on loads of subjects - English literature , history , fine art and media studies - but then my dad passed away in the first term .
I came back after that a bit bewildered and confused .
I stopped working and going to classes , and I was n't handing in my work .
My teachers were confused because I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends [ about my dad dying ] .
When I finally explained , they gave me the opportunity to drop some subjects - and that 's when I took up music .
But most of the focus I put into that was in my own time .
It was n't in that class .
Was it hard to be creative in school ?
Definitely .
If you 're slightly more introvert , which I was at the time , you do n't necessarily want to sing in a room of 20 or 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who played in bands and they were like , `` We 've heard you can sing , do you want to come round to our house after school and try and play some stuff ? ''
And I loved it .
It was self-discovery through my friends helping me build my self-confidence .
What was your first gig ?
We played a cover of Wild Wood by Paul Weller , and some other songs in a little bar underground near the seafront in Brighton .
I just remember the process of being in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and any nerves I had evaporated .
People were surprised because they 'd known me growing up but they had no idea I could sing .
Daydreaming was the song that got you noticed .
When was that written ?
I was actually working in a pub !
It was one of the hottest days of the year and all my friends were texting me like , `` We 're going to the beach ! ''
but I was stuck in work .
And there was a little side door that used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beam of light came through and hit the stage my boss had built to the left of the bar .
I started imagining what it would be like to be to be in one of those amazing concert halls of the 1930s , singing under the spotlight - which was the light coming from the door - and I started writing down the lyrics for Daydreaming .
`` Another day , another wage , work again / I 'll play away , I 'm drifting , not listening , '' and those were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play a big role in your music .
Is n't that your mum on the artwork for She 's My Sunshine ?
Yes it is !
That song 's about her and the cover is mum in 1994 when she was pregnant with me .
The other day she was like , `` I 've gone viral ! ''
I was like , `` I do n't think so '' .
Father 's Son also talks about growing up in a single-parent family .
Yeah , a lot of my friends grew up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends , and we 'd been having conversations about whether they 'd inherited traits from their fathers , even though they had n't grown up in the same household .
When I met my dad for the first time as an adult , we had a very similar personality but it was n't something witnessed and learned from him .
So I thought , `` Yeah , maybe I am my father 's daughter '' .
Why do you sing `` Father 's Son '' in the song ?
I went to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was graffiti on the wall that said , `` Father 's Son '' .
I remember it like a film : England had lost , and it was all smoky and there was a pandemonium on in the background - people throwing traffic cones up in the air and all this stuff .
But the phrase really struck me .
Straight away I thought , `` Maybe I 'm my father 's son , because I 'm surrounded by men and I feel this affinity with them , but I 'm also myself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That 's why I wanted to write the song in the way I did .
Your most recent single , Strange , has taken on a life of its own .
I 'm really pleased .
Initially , people thought it would n't be easy to get it played on daytime radio , so I 'm pleased I stuck to my guns .
The first time I first sang it , I got a feeling I 'd be singing it a lot more ...
The vocals are incredible .
You 're barely there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it 's so moving because of that .
Thanks very much !
It 's funny because I was actually in America when I recorded it and there were a lot of fires at the time .
There was so much ash and smoke in the air that I found myself really husky , so when I went to the studio , I could n't sing to the full extent .
It made me approach singing and the chord structure in a different way .
I went in with a whisper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with my voice .
I think it 's that song in particular that 's earned you the Sound Of 2020 and the Brit award ... so what do you have planned for the rest of the year ?
I 've hit the ground running in January and I 'm not going to stop !
I 'm still working on my album and I 'm aiming to complete it by the end of this year .
I 'm just hoping everything will align .
Celeste was chosen for the BBC Sound of 2020 list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , broadcasters , festival bookers and previous nominees - including Lewis Capaldi , Chvrches and Billie Eilish .
• Listen to the nominees on BBC Sounds • Find out more about the BBC Sound of 2020 .
On 5 February , Annie Mac will host Sound of 2020 Live on BBC Radio 1 from 8-11pm , welcoming all of the longlisted artists to the BBC 's legendary Maida Vale studios for a mixture of live performances and interviews , in front of a studio audience .
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Thanks very much! It's funny because I was actually in America when I recorded it and there were a lot of fires at the time. There was so much ash and smoke in the air that I found myself really husky, so when I went to the studio, I couldn't sing to the full extent. It made me approach singing and the chord structure in a different way. I went in with a whisper, because I was trying to be careful with my voice.


bbc--2020-01-09--Weinstein lawyer urges 'biased' judge to step down

Harvey Weinstein 's lawyer has asked the judge in his client 's rape case to step down after he threatened to jail Mr Weinstein for using his phone in court .
Arthur Aidala said Judge James Burke 's `` inflammatory , biased and prejudicial '' comments suggested he had already decided Mr Weinstein was guilty .
Mr Weinstein faces five charges and possibly life in prison if convicted .
The allegations include rape and predatory sexual assault relating to two unnamed accusers .
• Harvey Weinstein trial : What you need to know • What has # MeToo actually changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City court with raping one woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 , and performing a forcible sex act on the second woman in 2006 .
The 67-year-old has denied all charges and insists any sexual encounters were consensual .
What is in the lawyer 's letter to the judge ?
It referred to Judge Burke scolding the former Hollywood producer on Tuesday .
`` Is this really the way you want to end up in jail for the rest of your life , by texting and violating a court order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Weinstein shook his head and denied that he had used his phone .
`` These comments reflect the court 's animus towards the defendant and have created a situation in which the court 's 'impartiality might reasonably be questioned ' , '' Mr Aidala wrote .
Mr Aidala contended that the judge 's rebuke suggested either that using a phone in court merited a life sentence or that the court `` already knew it intended to sentence him to life in prison '' .
`` It is without question that damage has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this trial , '' he said .
Mr Weinstein was caught using two mobile phones on Tuesday , according to local media .
He had already been admonished by Judge Burke at previous court appearances for using a handset .
Mr Aidala said he would call for the trial to be postponed if a new judge was not brought in .
Judge Burke has not yet responded .
On Monday , Mr Weinstein was charged with an additional two counts in Los Angeles : rape and sexual assault .
Mr Aidala argued that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the extensive press coverage of the Los Angeles charges filed on Monday .
In the letter he said that the indictment 's timing was designed to unfairly influence jurors .
Mr Aidala argued that the judge 's refusal to push the trial back as a result was further evidence of bias against his client .
On Tuesday , Judge Burke declined to deny Mr Weinstein bail after prosecutors alleged that he was a flight risk .
He is out on $ 5m ( £3.8m ) bail and is required to wear an electronic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Weinstein 's New York trial is expected to begin in about two weeks ' time .

Mr Aidala argued that the jury pool had been tarnished by the extensive press coverage of the Los Angeles charges filed on Monday. In the letter he said that the indictment's timing was designed to unfairly influence jurors.


bbc--2020-01-09--Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: Mystery illness 'caused by coronavirus'

Scientists believe they may have found the cause of the mystery pneumonia that has infected almost 60 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan since December .
Preliminary tests indicated the illness may be caused by a new coronavirus , lead scientist Xu Jianguo told the official Xinhua news agency .
The World Health Organisation ( WHO ) had also said a coronavirus could be to blame for the outbreak .
So far , 59 cases have been reported , seven of which are considered critical .
Mr Xu , who is leading efforts to identify the cause , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' of coronavirus by testing infected blood samples and throat swabs collected from 15 people .
• The people who risked their lives to stop the virus The coronavirus can cause anything from the common cold to much more severe diseases .
Notably , it caused an epidemic of the potentially deadly , flu-like Sars virus back in 2002-3 , which killed more than 700 people around the world after originating in China .
However , Gauden Galea , the WHO representative to China , said `` further investigations '' were required to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmission , extent of infection and countermeasures implemented '' .
Singapore 's airport says it will begin temperature screening travellers from Wuhan and Hong Kong health officials say they are also implementing checks on passengers .
Authorities in Hong Kong have also stepped up the disinfection of trains and aeroplanes , AFP news agency reports .
Fears the virus could be spread were further stoked by the fact it struck just before China 's peak travel season , when hundreds of millions of people are set to travel for Chinese New Year later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unclear how the illness is transmitted , with health officials saying no cases of human-to-human transmission had been confirmed as yet .

Coronaviruses can cause different diseases, ranging from the common cold to much more severe ones such as Sars and Mers. An epidemic of the potentially deadly, flu-like Sars virus occurred in 2002-3, which killed more than 700 people around the world after originating in China.


bbc--2020-01-09--Puerto Rico earthquake: Two-thirds of island still without power

Two-thirds of Puerto Rico is still without power , and a quarter is without running water , after a series of earthquakes this week .
At least one person died and 300 homes were destroyed in a 6.4-magnitude quake and 6.0 aftershock on Tuesday .
It was the strongest quake to hit the island in 102 years .
Thousands of people have since slept outside or in their cars , fearful of being indoors during another quake that could cause their homes to collapse .
The south of the island was hardest hit , with dozens of homes in towns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Tuesday , Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency - activating the island 's National Guard to help with recovery efforts .
• The island struggling to secure its future The earthquakes knocked out Puerto Rico 's main generating facility , the Costa Sur plant , and damaged other infrastructure .
Officials have said that power is unlikely to be restored to the island 's three million population until this weekend , and it will take at least a year to repair the Costa Sur plant .
Until Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Puerto Rico 's power , AEE electricity agency head Jose Ortiz told local media .
When did the earthquake hit ?
Tuesday 's earthquake struck at 04:24 local time ( 08:24 GMT ) , just south of the Caribbean island at a depth of six miles ( 10km ) , according to the US Geological Survey ( USGS ) .
It was followed hours later by a 6.0 magnitude aftershock .
A 73-year-old man in the southern city of Ponce was the only confirmed death .
Mayor Mayita Melendez said the man died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his home , Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia reported .
Eight others were injured , Ms Melendez told WAPA television .
A day earlier , the island was shaken by a 5.8-magnitude quake that destroyed a popular tourist rock formation , damaged homes and caused power cuts .
The USGS reported that these quakes were part of an ongoing series that began on 28 December and have caused hundreds of small tremors in the region .
Puerto Rico , a US territory of about 3.2 million people , is situated between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making it vulnerable to earthquakes .
The island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria , a Category 5 storm that devastated parts of the Caribbean in September 2017 .
In Puerto Rico alone , the hurricane is estimated to have killed 2,975 people and caused $ 100bn ( £75bn ) of damage .

Officials have said that power is unlikely to be restored to the island's three million population until this weekend, and it will take at least a year to repair the Costa Sur plant.


bbc--2020-01-09--Australia fires: Victoria extends 'state of disaster' as threat intensifies

The Australian state of Victoria has again declared a state of disaster ahead of forecast `` dangerous , dynamic '' conditions in a massive bushfire zone .
Despite a national bushfire crisis raging since September , the south-eastern state is only entering what is considered to be its worst fire months .
Blazes have already burnt 1.2 million hectares in Victoria and claimed three lives .
Nationally , 27 people have died .
The danger is predicted to be greatest on Friday due to hot , volatile weather .
`` I know we have not seen this much fire activity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state Premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday .
`` But I also make the point : I do n't think we 've seen as co-ordinated , as effective a response to that unprecedented fire activity as we have seen in these last few weeks . ''
There are also warnings for South Australia and New South Wales ( NSW ) , where fires continue to endanger lives and homes .
• Can you fight fire with fire ?
Australia saw its hottest and driest year on record in 2019 due to two specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday .
Authorities have urged people to leave the state 's Alpine and eastern regions , including fire-ravaged East Gippsland , ahead of Friday .
Temperatures are forecast to climb as high as 41C and be accompanied by dangerous winds and dry lightning - storms without rain .
This will exacerbate fires and possibly ignite new ones , officials say .
It is also feared a large fire could merge with another in neighbouring NSW to create a `` mega blaze '' .
• Why a bushfire can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is bushfire smoke for health ?
Premier Andrews added the danger was hard to predict given there was `` so much fire in the landscape with such a massive fire edge '' .
He extended a seven-day state of disaster by another 48 hours , an order which gives emergency officials additional powers .
How about elsewhere ?
In South Australia , authorities called for evacuations in Vivonne Bay - a town on Kangaroo Island - as a blaze continued to burn out of control .
Two people and an estimated 25,000 koalas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week .
The island is renowned for its unique mix of animal species .
On Thursday a wildlife park came under threat with a blaze breaking containment lines and closing in .
The Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park has more than 600 animals in its care and has taken in many koalas injured in the past weeks ' fires on the popular tourist island .
According to local media , some park staff are not evacuating , despite warnings , and hope they will be able to protect the animals .
In worst-hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been destroyed this fire season - adding to more than 300 razed in other states .
NSW is also facing elevated danger on Friday .
An emergency warning was also issued in Western Australia on Thursday for several suburbs in the south of Perth .
Residents were told they `` are in danger and need to act immediately to survive '' .
According to the ABC , the fire is moving north-east and is being fought with at least three water bombers .
• Is climate change to blame for Australia 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced criticism over his response to the crisis , but this week pledged A $ 2bn for a recovery fund , adding to previous smaller commitments .
State governments have committed money for the recovery effort , amid warnings the crisis may continue for months .
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bbc--2020-01-09--Twitter to test 'block all replies' function

Twitter has said it will test new features that allow users to control who can reply to their posts - or block replies entirely .
`` We want to help people feel safe participating in the conversation on Twitter , '' the company said .
The move comes as social media companies are under increasing pressure to address so-called `` cyber-bullying '' .
The firm has already launched a feature which allows its users to hide replies to their tweets .
Twitter unveiled details of the experiment during a presentation at the annual Consumer Electronics Show , in Las Vegas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested early this year , will allow users to select four different settings for replies : • Global - allow anyone to respond • Group - allow replies from people the user follows , or mentioned • Statement - not allow any replies Social media companies are facing intense scrutiny over how they are dealing with harassment - which has led to firms and governments introducing measures to tackle the issue .
YouTube said in December last year that it will no longer allow videos that `` maliciously insult someone '' based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , gender identity or sexuality .
In April , the UK government proposed an independent watchdog that will write a `` code of practice '' for tech companies .
• The harassment tips you should n't need in 2018 In 2018 , Twitter 's chief executive Jack Dorsey promised to increase the `` health '' of public conversation .
Late last year , the firm launched a feature which allows users to hide certain replies to their tweets , as part of its efforts to tackle abusive behaviour .

Twitter has said it will test new features that allow users to control who can reply to their posts - or block replies entirely.


bbc--2020-01-09--British Airways owner's boss Willie Walsh to step down

Willie Walsh , chief executive of International Airlines Group ( IAG ) , the owner of British Airways , has announced he is to step down .
He is set to retire as chief executive and from the board of IAG on 30 June .
Mr Walsh said it had been a privilege to have worked on the creation of IAG after British Airways ( BA ) and Iberia were merged .
Antonio Vázquez , IAG 's chairman , described Mr Walsh as one of the `` main drivers '' of the project .
Mr Walsh became the British Airways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15-year career with the IAG group , which also controls Aer Lingus and Vueling .
He will step down from the role in March before retiring in June this year .
Mr Walsh said : `` It has been a privilege to have been instrumental in the creation and development of IAG .
I have had the pleasure of working with many exceptional people over the past 15 years at British Airways and at IAG . ''
Willie Walsh is a long-standing figure in the aviation industry .
He joined Aer Lingus in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He gradually worked his way up through the ranks to work in flight operations and was appointed as chief executive of Aer Lingus in 2001 .
Luis Gallego , head of the group 's Spanish division , Iberia , since 2014 , will succeed Mr Walsh .
He said : `` It is a huge honour to lead this great company .
It is an exciting time at IAG and I am confident that we can build on the strong foundations created by Willie . ''
Mr Gallego will take over as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Airways after the airline saw major disruption last year .
For the first time in its 100-year history , BA pilots went on strike in a long-running pay dispute .
In November , dozens of British Airways flights were also delayed or cancelled because of a `` technical issue '' .
The airline also faced a £183m fine in July for a customer data breach .
Mr Walsh was boss at British Airways and then IAG for 15 years , more than triple the normal lifespan of a FTSE-100 chief executive .
Arguably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of his predecessors put together since the airline was privatised in 1987 .
Previous leaders at BA had tried to do deals with rivals to reduce the company 's reliance on a single market - the UK - and a single airport - Heathrow .
They had tried to reduce the power of unions at the company , to tackle its potentially ruinous pension deficit and to restore it to steady profitability .
Mr Walsh managed to do all four .
But his critics will counter that in doing so , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British Airways from the `` world 's favourite '' , as its marketing claimed , to a run-of-the mill carrier .
He arrived at BA from Aer Lingus in 2005 , an unfancied choice to replace the cerebral Australian Rod Eddington .
Mr Eddington had been hired , in the words of one board member at the time , `` to put a smile on people 's faces '' .
Mr Walsh never showed any sign of being interested in popularity contests and had a distinctly down-to-earth approach to management .
BA had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , KLM of the Netherlands and various other potential partners - to no avail .
Mr Walsh quickly tied up a deal with Iberia and followed on with Aer Lingus , turning BA into the largest player in a multi-airline group , IAG .
Generous terms and conditions for flight crew were gradually whittled down , and he was able to put enough money into BA 's two big pension schemes that big chunks of the remaining liabilities could be hived off to insurance companies .
In the process , though , BA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last month , Which ?
put it alongside Ryanair as one of the UK 's least-favourite airlines , while it has suffered from embarrassing IT glitches .
Mr Walsh 's successor , the current boss of Iberia , Luis Gallego , will have to consider how to address this challenge when he takes over at the end of June .
Mr Gallego is unlikely to continue one of the aviation industry 's best-known feuds .
Both Willie Walsh and Sir Richard Branson claimed to have won a previous bet over the survival of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Branson 's brand could disappear after Delta Airlines purchased a 49 % stake .
In a blog post , Sir Richard said the stakes were high - `` a knee in the groin '' if the company folded within five years .
Other spats have taken place between Virgin Atlantic and BA .
Virgin launched a campaign against BA 's proposed merger with American Airlines in the 1990s , with some planes painted `` No Way BA/AA '' .
Sir Richard Branson also won damages and an apology from BA at the High @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative stories about the Virgin founder to the media .

Previous leaders at BA had tried to do deals with rivals to reduce the company's reliance on a single market - the UK - and a single airport - Heathrow. They had tried to reduce the power of unions at the company, to tackle its potentially ruinous pension deficit and to restore it to steady profitability.


bbc--2020-01-09--Oscars 2020: Ceremony will have 'stars and surprises' but no host

This year 's Academy Awards will not have a host again , organisers of the annual ceremony have confirmed .
Last year 's ceremony was also hostless after Kevin Hart stepped down from his master of ceremonies role .
In his place , a series of famous faces - beginning with Tina Fey , Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph - came on to present .
The Academy confirmed the news in a tweet that indicated the show would still have stars , performances and surprises .
Karey Burke , from Oscars broadcaster ABC , also confirmed on Wednesday `` there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' as ABC had been `` extremely happy '' with how the ceremony had gone on 24 February 2019 .
`` Odds are you 'll see us repeating what we consider to be a successful formula , '' she said during a press event in Pasadena , California .
Before 2019 , the last ceremony not to have a host was the one in 1989 - widely considered to be one of the most disastrous ever staged .
• A look back at the 'debacle ' of 1989 's hostless Oscars • And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The nominations for this year 's awards , to be held on 9 February in Los Angeles , will be announced on Monday .
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was the last person to be the event 's overall presenter , having hosted the awards in 2017 and 2018 .
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bbc--2020-01-09--Justin Bieber: Singer reveals he has Lyme disease

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber has revealed he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease .
`` It 's been a rough couple years , '' the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram , adding that he was also suffering from a chronic viral infection .
The star said he was aware of social media speculation that he had a drug problem , after he was pictured looking unwell with blotches on his skin .
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria carried by some species of ticks .
Symptoms of the infection often include a rash , muscle pain , and tiredness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instagram page , the artist wrote that people had suggested he looked like he was `` on meth '' , but `` they failed to realise I 've been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease , not only that but had a serious case of chronic mono which affected my skin , brain function , energy , and overall health '' .
He said he was getting `` the right treatment '' to help address the disease , and that more would be revealed in an upcoming YouTube documentary series about his life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've been battling and OVERCOMING !
! ''
he wrote , telling his 124 million Instagram followers : `` I will be back and better than ever '' .
The superstar 's wife , model Hailey Bieber , defended her husband against criticism from those `` trying to downplay the severity of Lyme disease '' .
`` Please do your research , '' she urged them on Twitter on Wednesday .
• Lyme disease - a bacterial infection - is carried by some species of ticks , and about 13 % in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It can not be passed on from person to person • Symptoms - including the bulls-eye rash , fatigue and fever - usually develop around three weeks after a bite • The majority of those who take the full three-week course of antibiotics make a full recovery • The New Forest and the Scottish Highlands are known Lyme disease hotspots - but people should take care wherever there is long grass • The NHS test , which is highly accurate , looks at antibodies the body produces , which can take some weeks @ @ @ @

On his Instagram page, the artist wrote that people had suggested he looked like he was "on meth", but "they failed to realise I've been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, not only that but had a serious case of chronic mono which affected my skin, brain function, energy, and overall health".


bbc--2020-01-09--Iran plane crash: Vigil held for victims in Toronto

Mourners have gathered at the University of Toronto to remember those who died when Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed @ @ @ @ @ Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said 138 passengers had been en route to Canada via Kyiv @ @ @ @ @ board were killed when the plane crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran .

Mourners have gathered at the University of Toronto to remember those who died when Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed in Iran on Wednesday.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said 138 passengers had been en route to Canada via Kyiv.
All 176 people on board were killed when the plane crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran.
Video by Dan Lytwyn


bbc--2020-01-09--Are Europe's rape laws letting women down?

Women across Europe have taken to the streets over the past year to demand their governments do more to protect @ @ @ @ @ Their anger was fuelled by two high-profile Spanish cases , which have forced countries to @ @ @ @ @ .
A minority of countries in Europe base their legal definition of rape on a @ @ @ @ @ others , rape must involve some sort of violence or threat .
But pressure is @ @ @ @ @ .
Produced by Sara Monetta , filmed and edited by Andy Smythe .
If you @ @ @ @ @ issues raised in this video , help and support can be found at BBC Action @ @

Women across Europe have taken to the streets over the past year to demand their governments do more to protect them from sexual violence.
Their anger was fuelled by two high-profile Spanish cases, which have forced countries to question how they prosecute rape.
A minority of countries in Europe base their legal definition of rape on a lack of consent. In others, rape must involve some sort of violence or threat. But pressure is growing on this to change.
The Nine’s Europe correspondent Jean Mackenzie explains.
Produced by Sara Monetta, filmed and edited by Andy Smythe.
If you have been affected by the issues raised in this video, help and support can be found at BBC Action Line.


bbc--2020-01-09--Running and mental health: 'I couldn't see a way past depression until I ran'

Jerry 's 27 and has completed five half-marathons .
But there was a time when she `` did n't think @ @ @ @ @ '' of her depression and severe social anxiety .
After experiencing a lot of `` @ @ @ @ @ Jerry turned to drugs and alcohol before getting help from a therapist who suggested she @ @ @ @ @ she `` felt like she was dying '' when she first started , she says @ @ @ @ @ her life and aims to become a personal trainer to help people in a similar @ @ @ @ @ Stories is a video series to tie in with the renewed interest in fitness and @ @ @ @ @ These are tales of how running has changed people 's lives .
Listen to Newsbeat @ @ @ @ @ weekdays - or listen back here .

Jerry's 27 and has completed five half-marathons.
But there was a time when she "didn't think there was a way out" of her depression and severe social anxiety.
After experiencing a lot of "very negative relationships", Jerry turned to drugs and alcohol before getting help from a therapist who suggested she started running.
Despite admitting she "felt like she was dying" when she first started, she says she now has control over her life and aims to become a personal trainer to help people in a similar situation to her.
Running Stories is a video series to tie in with the renewed interest in fitness and rejuvenation that January brings.
These are tales of how running has changed people's lives.
Video journalist: Woody Morris
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Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.


bbc--2020-01-09--Kenya's El-Molo people fear death of their language

El-Molo are Kenya ’ s smallest ethnic group with around 560 people .
Although their numbers have recovered slightly in @ @ @ @ @ who live on the Komote Island of Lake Turkana fear their language could become extinct @

El-Molo are Kenya’s smallest ethnic group with around 560 people.
Although their numbers have recovered slightly in recent years, the people who live on the Komote Island of Lake Turkana fear their language could become extinct.
Video Journalist: Yadeta Berhanu for BBC Afaan Oromoo


bbc--2020-01-09--Australia fires: Debunking 'arson emergency' claims

The past week has seen a surge of claims on social media that arson is to blame for most of @ @ @ @ @ But these have mostly been based on inaccurate reporting of police figures , as BBC @ @ @ @ @ explains .

The past week has seen a surge of claims on social media that arson is to blame for most of Australia's massive bushfires.
But these have mostly been based on inaccurate reporting of police figures, as BBC Outside Source's Ros Atkins explains.
Read more: Australia fires: Misleading maps and pictures go viral


bbc--2020-01-08--In pictures: Harry and Meghan's life together

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they are to `` step back '' as senior members of the Royal Family .
Prince Harry and Meghan say they will now divide their time between the UK and North America and aim to become `` financially independent '' .
In 2016 , Kensington Palace released a statement confirming Harry had been dating US actress Meghan Markle `` for a few months '' .
They were pictured in public for the first time in Toronto , attending a wheelchair tennis match during the 2017 Invictus Games .
They announced their engagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together .
Meghan told BBC News that Harry 's proposal was `` just an amazing surprise , it was so sweet and natural and very romantic '' .
In February 2018 the couple took part in their first joint engagement with Prince Harry 's brother and sister-in-law , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge .
As Meghan joined their Royal Foundation charity , Harry joked the foursome were now `` stuck together '' .
That autumn , Kensington Palace revealed the duchess was pregnant and the couple 's baby was due in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they embarked on their first official overseas tour , visiting Australia , New Zealand , Fiji and Tonga .
On 6 May , 2019 , Meghan gave birth to a boy , Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor , who became seventh in line to the throne .
Harry told reporters : `` It 's been the most amazing experience I could ever possibly imagine '' .
In June 2019 , the couple announced they were splitting from the charity they shared with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to set up their own foundation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding his son while on an extended stay in Canada was released by the couple as part of an Instagram compilation summing up their year .

Image caption,
They announced their engagement a few weeks after being first pictured together. Meghan told BBC News that Harry's proposal was "just an amazing surprise, it was so sweet and natural and very romantic".


bbc--2020-01-09--Kenya bus attack: 'My passengers are like my brothers and sisters'

`` I am not a hero , '' said softly spoken Raymond Juma .
The bus driver was speaking after his actions saved his 47 passengers from a militant attack in the east of Kenya .
`` My passengers are like my mothers , my brothers and sisters .
`` I just did what anyone else would have done to save myself and those I love , '' he told the BBC .
Mr Juma was driving one of the two buses , owned by the Mombasa Raha company , which were attacked by heavily armed men on 2 January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mombasa and Lamu .
He said the men , who were wearing military fatigue jackets , appeared without warning from behind a minivan that was parked at the side of the road and fired in the air , ordering him to stop .
`` It was like a scene from a horror movie , '' he said .
But he drove on .
`` When I did n't stop , they fired directly at the bus .
I knew if I stopped , that would be the end of me and my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crying when the shots were fired .
From my rear-view mirror , I saw some duck on the floor of the bus as I sped off . ''
The bullets grazed the side of the bus and punctured the front tyres , which meant it finally ground to a halt 100m ( 330 ft ) up the road .
`` When I stopped ... people started jumping out of the bus windows trying to get to safety .
People were just running everywhere , including into the forest . ''
The 46-year-old father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running for an hour before he was spotted by the driver of another bus , who gave him a lift .
`` This was the scariest moment of my entire life , '' he said , his voice still shaking .
`` It 's just by the grace of God , as we are lucky the bus did n't roll over and we are all alive . ''
But the driver of the second bus , Aboubakar Hemed , was not so lucky .
Unaware of what had happened ahead of him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was ordered to stop , thinking they were security officers .
All 41 passengers were asked to get off .
`` They asked passengers to recite the Muslim Shahada [ declaration of faith ] .
Those who could n't were shot , '' Mr Hemed told the BBC .
He said that he was so afraid that he trembled as he recited the Shahada himself .
Three men in the bus were killed by the militants , believed to be members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab group .
Several others were injured in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` How do you ever get over something like this ? ''
Mr Hemed asked .
`` My conductor was killed by the attackers .
It 's traumatic .
I ca n't explain it . ''
He said people were trembling and crying as they alighted from the bus while the gunmen waited for them .
Some got out and immediately ran for their lives while they were being shot at , but luckily none was hit as they escaped .
`` As a driver , you keep hearing these stories of al-Shabab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever prepare you for something like this , '' says Mr Hemed , who has been plying the route for more than five years .
Al-Shabab has not said it was behind last week 's bus attack , but the jihadist group has carried out similar attacks on this road over the last few years .
Kenya has troops in Somalia as part of the African Union force supporting the UN-backed government in its fight against al-Shabab .
The militant group has lost territory but has carried out guerrilla attacks across the border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military base on 5 January in which three Americans died .
Overall , hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured during the raids .
Since 2015 , in an effort to combat the militants , the security force have been conducting an operation in the Boni Forest , believed to be a hideout and training ground for al-Shabab fighters .
• Find out more about al-Shabab • Is the US defeating al-Shabab in Somalia ?
• How the US has stepped up its war in Somalia The unrest has severely affected the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and also nurses , who are n't from the area have refused to be deployed there , meaning some schools are struggling to function .
Schools were due to reopen this week after the holidays but once again , many were deserted .
Dozens of families have left their farmlands , saying they are too afraid to work in the fields .
One Chinese company working at the planned Lamu Port has announced it will be temporarily shutting down and sending home nearly 2,000 casual workers because of security concerns .
Lamu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holidaymakers are shying away from the picturesque island .
As for the drivers , Mr Juma says he wants to continue working but will be scared if security does n't improve .
Astonishingly , he was back at work the following day - driving another bus along the same route , under heavy military guard .
He said that as he approached the scene of the attack , he felt a chill down his spine .
Mr Hemed also had to work the next day .
He said he was seriously thinking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and children .

He said people were trembling and crying as they alighted from the bus while the gunmen waited for them. Some got out and immediately ran for their lives while they were being shot at, but luckily none was hit as they escaped.


bbc--2020-01-09--As the ice melts, Greenland considers its future

Greenland is not used to being the centre of attention , but last year it made the front pages of newspapers around the world .
It came after US President Donald Trump confirmed news reports that he wanted the US to buy the vast Arctic island from Denmark .
The Danish government immediately replied that Greenland was not for sale , and it led to a diplomatic spat .
Denmark 's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the US wish `` absurd '' , which led to Mr Trump countering that her comments were `` nasty '' .
The two sides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the US announced a different policy to increase its presence and influence in Greenland - it is going to open a consulate there later this year .
It will be its first in the territory since 1953 , although the US continues to run a military facility in the north of Greenland - Thule Air Base .
Coming as China is also keen to establish closer economic ties with Greenland , why is the island suddenly so in demand ?
And what could the new US consulate mean for both Greenland 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement ?
But first , a brief guide to Greenland .
Nine times bigger than the UK , it is the world 's largest island if Australia is considered to be a continent .
Located mostly within the Arctic Circle , some three quarters of the land is permanently covered in an ice sheet .
With a population of about 56,000 , it is the least densely populated country or territory on Earth .
It makes the likes of Namibia and Mongolia seem a bit busy .
A third of people live in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no roads to the other towns , which hug the coast .
Instead you have to fly or go by boat , both of which are often not possible during winter .
Owned by Denmark since 1814 , Greenland is an autonomous territory with its own parliament which takes care of domestic matters .
The Danish parliament in Copenhagen , to which Greenland sends two MPs , looks after its international affairs .
• Greenlanders on Trump wanting to buy their island • How Greenland could become China 's Arctic base Currently Greenland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; fishing , which accounts for 95 % of its exports , and an annual grant from the Danish government .
This subsidy totals 3.9bn Danish kroner ( $ 600m ; £450m ) , and provides more than half of the yearly budget of the Greenland government .
Commentators say that there are two reasons why Greenland is now enthusiastically eyed by the US and China - economic and strategic .
And both are linked to climate change .
Economically , Greenland has some of the largest deposits of so called rare earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , dysprosium and terbium .
These are increasingly used in the manufacturing of mobile phones , computers and electric cars .
And strategically , the country lies between North America , Europe and Russia .
Climate change and specifically warmer temperatures mean that it might become easier to both mine those metals and navigate through the surrounding Arctic Ocean , be it in a cargo ship or military vessel .
Danish geologist Minik Rosing says that Greenland has many more treasures lying under its surface .
`` There is also iron ore ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is gold ... there is platinum , '' he says .
`` And climate change does make sailing a lot easier [ to and from Greenland ] . ''
Yet he cautions that the long Arctic winters still severely limit mining in Greenland .
`` You can not work in a mine 12 months a year , you can work three months a year or so .
`` So that means that any investments you make in mines are inactive for many months , and that makes things difficult .
And with [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 50 years before you have a decent production . ''
So rather than economic reasons , Mr Rosing thinks the US is eyeing Greenland because of its growing strategic importance .
`` I think that most of the US interest is due to strategic reasons , they simply want to be present , '' he says .
`` The minerals play a minor part in that . ''
While the Danish government declined to comment for this article , opposition Danish MP Soren Espersen says he is concerned that the US consulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for independence .
Currently polls on the issue are inconclusive , with some suggesting that as many as 64 % of Greenlanders want the country to separate from Denmark , while others have put it as low as 38 % .
More from the BBC 's series taking an international perspective on trade : '' The Americans want to be ready when Greenland declares its independence , '' says Mr Espersen from the right-wing Danish People 's Party .
`` The Americans are adding fuel to the Greenlandic wish of independence . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Danish government do more to show that it is `` more serious '' about keeping Greenland .
Mr Espersen also does not want to see China have any influence or presence in Greenland .
The Danish government appears to agree on this , and in 2017 agreed to build two new airports in Greenland instead of the deal going to a Chinese company .
Aaja Chemnitz Larsen is one of the two MPs from Greenland that sit in the Danish parliament .
She is from the pro-independence and socialist Inuit Ataqatigiit party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good to have a good co-operation with the Americans '' , she is concerned about how many staff may be present in the forthcoming US consulate .
`` I am worried about it because there shall probably be more American diplomats in that consulate than we have staff in the Greenlandic Foreign Directorate . ''
Her concern is that the American presence might become too dominant .
`` We could be out-run , '' she says .
The US embassy in Copenhagen did not get back to requests for a comment .
Ms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greenland is her long-term aim , `` I do not believe it is just around the corner .
`` [ And ] I do not believe we should sell ourselves to those who pay a lot , whether it is the US or China , to get out of the unity of the [ Danish ] realm .
That is not independence . ''
Danish economist Uffe Palludan agrees that Greenlanders should be concerned about letting in too much American - or Chinese - investment .
`` It would have a huge destabilizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .

With a population of about 56,000, it is the least densely populated country or territory on Earth. It makes the likes of Namibia and Mongolia seem a bit busy. A third of people live in the capital Nuuk, and there are no roads to the other towns, which hug the coast. Instead you have to fly or go by boat, both of which are often not possible during winter.


bbc--2020-01-09--My Money: 'Both my stomach and wallet are very happy'

My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money - and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make .
Here , Chelsea Thomas from California records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving .
We 're looking for more people to share what they spend their money on .
If you 're interested , please email my.money @ bbc.co.uk or get in touch via our My Money ( World ) Facebook group , or if you live in the UK , please join our My Money ( UK ) Facebook group and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chelsea is 32 years old and lives in Los Angeles .
She is the practice manager and patient coordinator of a plastic surgery practice in Beverly Hills .
Her interests include participating in animal rescue fundraiser events , and researching new trends in the health and beauty industry .
She also likes doing activities with her dog Roscoe , like hiking or dog fashion photo shoots .
Over to Chelsea .
I woke up at 6:45 today to get ready for work .
I am already in a good mood because I normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , but due to the holidays my daily rush-hour commute to work is cut down by 45 minutes .
I work on the other side of LA , so on a normal day it takes me about one hour and 15 minutes to make the 10-mile journey to my job .
However , today the city is almost empty so it takes me under 30 minutes to arrive at work .
I would love to live closer to my job , but my crippling student loan debt does n't allow me the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which happens to be situated in one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the United States .
I arrive a bit early today , so I walk across the street to a coffee shop and get an iced coffee for $ 3.78 ( £2.90 ) .
I bring my lunch with me to work and do n't spend anything else the rest of my work day .
On my way home from work I need to stop and charge my car since it is fully electric .
I charge at a public charger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which costs me $ 1.38 .
When I get home my boyfriend and I celebrate the fact that neither one of us has to work the next two days by forgetting about our healthy food-only diet and ordering a bunch of pizza .
We alternate who pays for meals and today is my turn - $ 21.75 .
After eating enough pizza to make even yoga pants feel too tight , I decide I can not do anything other than lay on the couch and watch Netflix all night .
We make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before I pass out asleep for the evening .
Today is New Year 's Eve and I have the entire day off as well as tomorrow - woohoo !
My boyfriend and I sleep in and have a light breakfast at home since we both still feel full from our pizza party last night .
We are planning on celebrating New Year 's at a friend 's house who is throwing a small party .
We decide to go to Costco to pick up a bottle of alcohol and hostess gift since they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my area .
We decide on a bottle of Japanese whisky $ 32.84 and a box of liquor filled chocolates $ 18.60 .
We also get a bag of dog food while we are there since we are running low $ 43.57 .
We decide to eat leftovers at home versus grabbing a bite somewhere since we are now running behind .
At 8:45 we leave to our friend 's party .
We call an Uber car and the 24-minute drive to her house costs $ 26.85 .
We spend the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and listening to music with friends .
At around 1:30 we decide to call it a night and head home .
We check the Uber app and the cost to call a car home has now skyrocketed to over $ 100 !
There has been a fare surge due to the holiday so we decide to hang out longer and wait for prices to drop .
At around 2:15 we check transportation prices again and they have been cut in half , still not what we want to spend but we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this point .
We call the car and spend $ 50.45 to get back home .
Spending the car ride dreaming of getting into warm pyjamas and out of my uncomfortable heels and dress justifies the awful price for just a moment .
My boyfriend and I split the cost of everything 50/50 today so I 'm fine with what I 've spent , considering it 's a holiday .
Today is New Year 's day !
A day where it is socially acceptable to lounge around and practice the art of doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today and because we stayed out so late last night I end up waking up after 11:00am - oops , half the day is already gone .
After complaining I am hungry for 30 minutes but not doing anything about it , my boyfriend agrees to go out and track us down some mid-afternoon breakfast bagels .
He returns 30 minutes later with breakfast as well as additional food for dinner later .
Both my stomach and my wallet are very happy .
After we eat we spend the rest of the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Netflix , and congratulating ourselves on being adults and not getting drunk last night just because it 's a holiday .
I remember my college days of spending an entire paycheck on dresses and drinking just because it was a holiday .
Thanks but no thanks - welcome to adulthood .
Normally my student loans come out of my account on the first of each month , but the banks are closed today so the withdrawal will not happen until tomorrow .
I somehow made it through the day without spending a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Back to work today .
I wake up a little late this morning and struggle to get out of bed .
My sleeping schedule is messed up from my days off .
I eventually get out of bed and realize I wasted so much time I now do n't have time to make breakfast .
I grab a protein bar and rush out the door .
I get to work and realise I forget to bring my lunch .
Ugh , I hate when this happens .
When lunch time rolls around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work to a local juice shop and get an acai bowl $ 10.90 .
Today my student loans also come out of my account $ 859 .
I put a big portion of any extra income I get during the year towards my student loans so I can hopefully get them paid off quicker and not have the interest pile up .
Sometimes seeing my friends spend their extra income on vacations and travelling I can feel down , thinking that this mountainous black hole of debt will never go away .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to remain positive about the situation .
I should feel grateful that I have a job that pays me enough to always pay my bills on time , something that hundreds of thousands of people in America who are plagued with monumental student loan debt struggle to do while also carrying the burden of keeping their families afloat .
Thinking of this today is a great reminder to always be thankful and grateful for what I have .
I wake up early enough today to do a quick meditation .
I 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last few months .
I would love to join a local class but the costs in my area are outrageous for something I can do at home .
I pack some berries and chia seed pudding I made for lunch and make my way to work .
At lunchtime I notice I have a notification on my phone to put in my produce delivery order today .
I subscribe to a wonderful food delivery service that focuses on the elimination of food waste .
Weekly or bi-weekly I log onto my account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' food items that are perfectly fine but can not be sold in stores due to being too small , an odd shape , or there is simply a surplus of an item .
We are able to buy an abundance of fresh organic fruits and vegetables this way at highly discounted prices .
I have saved so much money using this service over the past few years since I am a vegetarian and my main food staples are fruits and vegetables .
The order I place today comes to $ 16.82 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't order too much because I still have a little left from last week 's order .
My car lease payment has also been automatically deducted from my account today $ 146.59 as well as my car insurance $ 142.04 and home insurance $ 32.01 .
On my way home from work I stop and pick up a caprese sandwich and green salad for dinner $ 13.14 .
I get home and catch up on some Real Housewives shows since my boyfriend is working late tonight .
Even though it 's Saturday I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a podcast and clean up the house a bit while simultaneously drinking coffee and a protein shake .
While I am cleaning I notice some stains on the walls that are not coming off .
I actually noticed it a few weeks ago but now feel as though they are getting worse and it 's driving me crazy !
I do n't have any plans today so I make the impromptu decision to paint the walls .
My boyfriend tries to talk me out of it saying we should have it done professionally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prices of several hundred dollars to have a room painted .
No thanks , I 'll figure it out .
I drive 10 minutes to a home improvement store and spend an hour picking out brushes and other accessories , and deciding between egg white and ultra pure white .
Before admitting to myself I have no idea what I 'm doing , and putting everything back in exchange for a pre-assembled painting kit , and googling the best brand of white wall paint to buy .
I make it out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at $ 83.08 .
I rush home and down some leftovers so I can quickly begin painting .
Before I know it it 's dark out and time to eat dinner .
I am only half way done with my painting project so my boyfriend offers to go pick us up some food for dinner ( anything to get out of the possibility of painting I suppose ) .
After eating I spend the rest of the evening painting , scrubbing spilled paint ... and thinking about how I should have just paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheap cost of DIY plus spitting the cost of supplies with my boyfriend it was ultimately worth it .
After spending the entire day inside yesterday painting I wake up feeling like I immediately need to get out of the house .
I throw on some clothes and take my dog for a walk to a nearby juice shop .
I get a green juice $ 8.75 and slice of zucchini bread $ 2.75 for breakfast and a quinoa veggie bowl to go for lunch later $ 11.99 .
After breakfast we walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only two money vices in life - makeup/skincare and dog anything .
After a three-hour shopper 's blackout in Sephora six months ago I actually forbid myself from buying any cosmetics until I run out of what I currently have .
Dog stuff is still fair game since he 's my one and only child .
I find a bag of treats , a chew toy , lavender-scented waste bags , senior vitamins and a mommy 's best buddy t-shirt all on sale totalling $ 33.95 .
On the way out I also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local dog and cat fundraising team outside .
After lunch I meet a friend for coffee $ 4.85 and charge my car at a nearby public charger for an hour and 10 minutes while I 'm there $ 1.17 .
This evening my boyfriend and I go to a friend 's house for dinner , who insists we do not bring anything at all along with us .
Afterwards we head home to relax and get ourselves ready for the week ahead .
How does Chelsea feel about her week ?
I spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alright because of a handful of monetary gifts I received from family members for the holidays .
A lot of my spending this week also went towards food and a few of my monthly bills .
Overall I am fine with my spending this week when looking it over .
I try to balance responsible spending while I 'm working to pay off my student loans while also allowing myself occasional frivolous spending without guilt or thinking about it since I work hard for my money !

At 8:45 we leave to our friend's party. We call an Uber car and the 24-minute drive to her house costs $26.85. We spend the next few hours drinking cocktails, eating appetizers, and listening to music with friends. At around 1:30 we decide to call it a night and head home. We check the Uber app and the cost to call a car home has now skyrocketed to over $100! There has been a fare surge due to the holiday so we decide to hang out longer and wait for prices to drop.


bbc--2020-01-09--Australia fires: Does controlled burning really work?

As Australia battles unprecedented fires this year , a debate is under way about what is called `` controlled burning '' as a means to stop fires spreading .
This involves deliberately starting fires under controlled conditions to clear out low-lying flammable material - sometimes called `` prescribed '' or `` hazard reduction burning '' .
It is not the same as `` back burning '' , which is done as a last resort to try to slow down an approaching wildfire by stripping the ground of vegetation .
Some politicians in Australia have blamed environmental activism for preventing controlled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fauna .
So what is the truth behind these claims , and does controlled burning really work ?
What is being said about controlled burning ?
The issue is part of a dispute between the Australian Greens and some other political parties .
The Greens say the major parties need to do more to tackle climate change .
Other politicians have hit back , such as National Party MP Barnaby Joyce who has pointed to what he says is the Greens ' opposition to controlled burning .
He thinks the practice should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become involved , suggesting those `` who say they want action on climate change '' could be `` the same people who do n't share the same urgency of dealing with hazard reduction '' .
• How do you fight extreme wildfires ?
• What is Australia doing to tackle climate change ?
But the Australian Greens - who are not in the government at either national or state level - have made clear they support controlled burning if it is carried out under expert guidance .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been made for some years .
`` We 've never done anything to prevent or even restrict hazard reduction burning , '' they said .
Done properly , it can help limit the spread of fires and make it easier to put them out .
But Swansea University professor Stefan Doerr , an expert in wildfires , believes the practice is less effective than it used to be because of the changed weather conditions which Australia has started to experience .
`` It can make a difference for a few years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a substantial difference in drought conditions , '' he said .
He adds that a particular feature of the recent fires in Australia is that they have spread across the crown or top part of the forest - so removing growth at ground level does not make that much difference .
Also the fires have been hot and intense enough to burn through previously-cleared areas , with embers able to travel through the air and ignite other vegetation .
How much controlled burning has there been ?
Australian firefighters have a long history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reduce fire risk .
`` They are some of the most experienced and well-trained in the world , '' says Prof Doerr .
Burning to prevent fires is regulated and carried out by state agencies like the relevant fire service , park authority or environment body .
In areas of special environmental value or near heritage sites , national level permission is needed , according to the Department of the Environment and Energy .
An analysis by ABC News shows that while some controlled burning targets in Queensland and New South Wales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the weather conditions were not right .
The NSW Rural Fire Service report for 2018-19 reveals that although they exceeded targets for reducing fire hazards in parks and forested areas , they fell short of their targets for local government land , privately-owned land and other areas .
Controlled burning can only be done in cooler , damper weather with low wind speeds , to avoid the fire getting out of control .
In 2015 , a fire that was started by the Victoria state authorities to burn off hazardous undergrowth ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more than 3,000 hectares of farmland and forest .
Some experts argue there needs to be a review of how money is spent dealing with fire risks in a hotter , drier climate .
Rod Keenan , of the University of Melbourne , who has called for a more integrated approach to land management , says : `` A lot of resources have gone into extra fire trucks , hoses and getting volunteers .
We 're not putting sufficient resources into land management . ''
So while controlled burning does have its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a broader strategy needed to combat the more extreme fires Australia now faces .

He adds that a particular feature of the recent fires in Australia is that they have spread across the crown or top part of the forest - so removing growth at ground level does not make that much difference.


bbc--2020-01-09--'Malmo created Zlatan, Zlatan didn't create Malmo' - why the striker's statue must be moved

`` We are angry because he believes he can do whatever he likes and still be loved .
He does n't understand how it is to be a true supporter . ''
Simon Bengtsson is just one of many Malmo fans who is not ready to forgive Zlatan Ibrahimovic .
It has been a rough few months for the Sweden legend in his home city .
The veteran striker has seen his legacy as a Malmo icon toppled , both figuratively and literally , as investment in rival Allsvenskan club Hammarby and the boast that he wants to make them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the breaking point in a relationship that stretches back 25 years to when he first joined the club as a kid .
The statue honouring Sweden 's record goalscorer was only unveiled in Malmo in October , a beaming Ibrahimovic proclaiming to the sizeable crowd in attendance that it was dedicated to `` everyone out there who does n't feel welcome '' .
The striker was referring to difficulties he faced as an extrovert growing up in then homogenous Sweden - little did he know the statue itself would soon become persona non @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 January , vandals sawed the sculpture at the ankles until it collapsed , the final blow in a string of attacks following his investment in Hammarby that included cutting off the nose , spray-painting , and even an attempt to set the structure on fire .
• Zlatan : Why has the Swedish striker invested in Hammarby ?
'Zlatan put the knife in - a betrayal of Malmo' The vandals account for the extreme end of the spectrum in the anti-Zlatan crowd , but the feeling of anger and disappointment is widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of Malmo fans are disappointed with Zlatan , '' Bengtsson tells the BBC .
`` Nobody I know defends him .
Of course some think the vandalism is wrong but at the same time they understand why people have done it . ''
Though he never won a trophy in Sweden and played fewer than 50 senior matches for Malmo , the club 's supporters used to see Ibrahimovic 's globetrotting success as a source of personal pride , thrilled to watch one of their own make it big .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pride was not reciprocated .
`` Before , he was something you were proud of .
A global superstar brought up in our club , but now you do n't want to hear anything about him , '' Bengtsson insists .
`` He thinks we should be grateful for what he did for us but really he won nothing at Malmo .
He was sold for a lot of money and that 's all . ''
Fellow Malmo fan Alexander Ivanovski explains that there is a strong feeling of betrayal caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hammarby grow and not Malmo : `` The reason it cuts so deep is it goes against what he always said .
He has always said Malmo is his home town , he will always love Malmo and there is no club that 's bigger or can be bigger '' .
The way Ibrahimovic chose to announce the business move made matters even worse , according to Ivanovski .
`` If he purchased the 25 % and did n't talk about it , or said something about Malmo , it would have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a quarter of the club then said he wants to make them the strongest in Scandinavia .
He did n't just put in the knife , he turned it around to damage the Malmo fans even more . ''
'The statue has to be moved' The outrage is so prevalent in the city that it has created an unwelcome dilemma for the local authority over what they should do with the statue .
Restore it , and the vandalism will likely continue unless resources are invested in tightening security , a move that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among taxpayers in a one-club football-mad city .
Move it elsewhere , and the message is that the vandals won .
What lawmakers will not be able to do is bury their heads in the sand .
A petition demanding the sculpture be moved already has eight times the necessary number of signatures to ensure it is debated by the local government by the end of February .
Kaveh Houseeinpour , vice chairperson of Malmo 's official fan organisation MFF Support , is in no doubt regarding what should happen .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stake in Hammarby that the statue should be moved .
It was unavoidable that it would be vandalised unfortunately .
For the sake of everyone it should have been moved straight away , '' he said .
`` After years abroad he has lost his grounding in the city and the club .
The Malmo mentality of 'us against the world ' created Zlatan , Zlatan did n't create Malmo . ''
Ibrahimovic left Malmo 19 years ago , and sold the property he once owned in the city back in 2015 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is n't on top of the zeitgeist there .
Perhaps , as the artist behind the statue suggested earlier this week , the sculpture would strike a better connection in a city where he has spent more of his adult life , and has a greater understanding of the prevailing mood : Milan .

"We are angry because he believes he can do whatever he likes and still be loved. He doesn't understand how it is to be a true supporter."
Simon Bengtsson is just one of many Malmo fans who is not ready to forgive Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
It has been a rough few months for the Sweden legend in his home city.
The veteran striker has seen his legacy as a Malmo icon toppled, both figuratively and literally, as investment in rival Allsvenskan club Hammarby and the boast that he wants to make them "the biggest in Scandinavia" proved the breaking point in a relationship that stretches back 25 years to when he first joined the club as a kid.
The statue honouring Sweden's record goalscorer was only unveiled in Malmo in October, a beaming Ibrahimovic proclaiming to the sizeable crowd in attendance that it was dedicated to "everyone out there who doesn't feel welcome".
The striker was referring to difficulties he faced as an extrovert growing up in then homogenous Sweden - little did he know the statue itself would soon become persona non grata.
In the early hours of 5 January, vandals sawed the sculpture at the ankles until it collapsed, the final blow in a string of attacks following his investment in Hammarby that included cutting off the nose, spray-painting, and even an attempt to set the structure on fire.
'Zlatan put the knife in - a betrayal of Malmo'
The vandals account for the extreme end of the spectrum in the anti-Zlatan crowd, but the feeling of anger and disappointment is widespread.
"I would say a large majority of Malmo fans are disappointed with Zlatan," Bengtsson tells the BBC. "Nobody I know defends him. Of course some think the vandalism is wrong but at the same time they understand why people have done it."
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, returned to former club AC Milan at the end of December
Though he never won a trophy in Sweden and played fewer than 50 senior matches for Malmo, the club's supporters used to see Ibrahimovic's globetrotting success as a source of personal pride, thrilled to watch one of their own make it big. Now, they feel hoodwinked, and that sense of pride was not reciprocated.
"Before, he was something you were proud of. A global superstar brought up in our club, but now you don't want to hear anything about him," Bengtsson insists.
"He thinks we should be grateful for what he did for us but really he won nothing at Malmo. He was sold for a lot of money and that's all."
Fellow Malmo fan Alexander Ivanovski explains that there is a strong feeling of betrayal caused by Ibrahimovic's decision to try to help Hammarby grow and not Malmo: "The reason it cuts so deep is it goes against what he always said. He has always said Malmo is his home town, he will always love Malmo and there is no club that's bigger or can be bigger".
The way Ibrahimovic chose to announce the business move made matters even worse, according to Ivanovski. "If he purchased the 25% and didn't talk about it, or said something about Malmo, it would have been more accepted.
"But he bought a quarter of the club then said he wants to make them the strongest in Scandinavia. He didn't just put in the knife, he turned it around to damage the Malmo fans even more."
'The statue has to be moved'
The outrage is so prevalent in the city that it has created an unwelcome dilemma for the local authority over what they should do with the statue.
Restore it, and the vandalism will likely continue unless resources are invested in tightening security, a move that isn't likely to go down well among taxpayers in a one-club football-mad city. Move it elsewhere, and the message is that the vandals won.
What lawmakers will not be able to do is bury their heads in the sand. A petition demanding the sculpture be moved already has eight times the necessary number of signatures to ensure it is debated by the local government by the end of February.
Kaveh Houseeinpour, vice chairperson of Malmo's official fan organisation MFF Support, is in no doubt regarding what should happen.
"We said as soon as he bought a stake in Hammarby that the statue should be moved. It was unavoidable that it would be vandalised unfortunately. For the sake of everyone it should have been moved straight away," he said.
"After years abroad he has lost his grounding in the city and the club. The Malmo mentality of 'us against the world' created Zlatan, Zlatan didn't create Malmo."
Ibrahimovic left Malmo 19 years ago, and sold the property he once owned in the city back in 2015, so it is hardly a surprise that he isn't on top of the zeitgeist there.
Perhaps, as the artist behind the statue suggested earlier this week, the sculpture would strike a better connection in a city where he has spent more of his adult life, and has a greater understanding of the prevailing mood: Milan.