bbc--2020-01-30--Coronavirus: Death toll rises as virus spreads to every Chinese region

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 170 , and a confirmed case in Tibet means it has reached every region in mainland China .
Chinese health authorities said there were 7,711 confirmed cases in the country as of 29 January .
Infections have also spread to at least 15 other countries .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) will meet on Thursday to again consider whether the virus constitutes a global health emergency .
`` In the last few days the progress of the virus , especially in some countries , especially human-to-human transmission , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday .
• 'The silence is horrifying ' : A diary of life under lockdown He named Germany , Vietnam and Japan , where there have been cases of people catching the virus from others who have been to China .
`` Although the numbers outside China are still relatively small , they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak , '' the WHO chief said .
More people have now been infected in China than during the Sars outbreak in the early 2000s , but the death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also a coronavirus , caused acute respiratory illness .
Researchers are racing to develop a vaccine to protect people from the virus .
One lab in California has plans for a potential vaccine to enter human trials by June or July .
Voluntary evacuations of hundreds of foreign nationals from Wuhan are under way to help people who want to leave the closed-off city and return to their countries .
The UK , Australia , South Korea , Singapore and New Zealand are expected to quarantine all evacuees for two weeks to monitor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• British flight out of Wuhan 'unable to take off' Australia plans to quarantine its evacuees on Christmas Island , 2,000km ( 1,200 miles ) from the mainland in a detention centre that has been used to house asylum seekers .
Singapore is setting up a quarantine facility on Pulau Ubin , an island north-east of the city-state 's mainland .
• 6,000 passengers on board a cruise ship docked near Rome are being barred from disembarking after a woman from Macau was suspected of having coronavirus .
The 54 year old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in isolation on the ship while tests are carried out • Russia has closed its 4,300km ( 2,670-mile ) far-eastern border with China • Flights to take British and South Korean citizens out of Wuhan have both been delayed after relevant permissions from the Chinese authorities did not come through • Two flights to Japan have already landed in Tokyo .
Three passengers have so far tested positive for the virus , Japanese media report • Around 200 US citizens have been flown out of Wuhan and are being isolated at a military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours • Two aircraft are due to fly EU citizens home with 250 French nationals leaving on the first flight • India has confirmed its first case of the virus - a student in the southern state of Kerala who was studying in Wuhan How is China handling the outbreak ?
Although questions have been raised about transparency , the WHO has praised China 's handling of the outbreak .
President Xi Jinping has vowed to defeat what he called a `` devil '' virus .
The central province of Hubei , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a state of lockdown .
The province of 60 million people is home to Wuhan , the heart of the outbreak .
The city has effectively been sealed off and China has put numerous transport restrictions in place to curb the spread of the virus .
People who have been in Hubei are also being told by their employers to work from home until it is considered safe for them to return .
The virus is affecting China 's economy , the world 's second-largest , with a growing number of countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel to the country .
• How worried should we be ?
Several international airlines have stopped or scaled back their routes to China and companies like Google , Ikea , Starbucks and Tesla have closed their shops or stopped operations .
There have been reports of food shortages in some places .
State media says authorities are `` stepping up efforts to ensure continuous supply and stable prices '' .
The Chinese Football Association has announced the postponement of all games in the 2020 season .
Who has been affected ?
Although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there has been little detailed information released on the profiles of patients and how the disease affects them .
Most of the confirmed cases involve people either from Wuhan or who had close contact with someone who had been there .
A new study published by The Lancet medical journal gives a snapshot of 99 cases of the new coronavirus observed at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital from 1-20 January .
It reveals : • Of the 99 , 49 had been exposed to the seafood and animal market believed to be at the centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was 55.5 years and most ( 67 ) were men • Fever and a cough were the most common symptoms • Seventeen patients developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and 11 of them died of multiple organ failure ; 31 of the 99 had been released from hospital by 25 January • The researchers said the infection appeared to be `` more likely to affect older males '' with additional medical conditions • Of the 99 , 51 suffered from a chronic condition ( mostly cardiovascular or cerebrovascular ) Learn more about the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
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People who have been in Hubei are also being told by their employers to work from home until it is considered safe for them to return.


bbc--2020-01-30--Coronavirus: Scientists race to develop a vaccine

A deadly new virus .
Thousands of people infected .
No cure .
No vaccine .
We 've been here many times before .
In the past five years alone , the world has faced outbreaks of Ebola , Zika , another coronavirus called Mers ( Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ) , and now the virus simply known as `` 2019-nCoV '' .
It 's already infected thousands of people and killed more than 100 .
But unlike in many previous outbreaks , where vaccines to protect people have taken years to develop , research for a vaccine to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours of the virus being identified .
Chinese officials released its genetic code very quickly .
That information helps scientists determine where the virus probably came from , how it might mutate as the outbreak develops , and how to protect people against it .
With technological advances and greater commitment from governments around the world to fund research on emerging diseases , research facilities were able to spring into action fast .
At Inovio 's lab in San Diego , scientists are using a relatively new type of DNA technology to develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - as it 's currently called - with plans for it to enter human trials by the early summer .
Kate Broderick , senior vice-president of research and development at Inovio , said : `` Once China had provided the DNA sequence of this virus , we were able to put it through our lab 's computer technology and design a vaccine within three hours .
`` Our DNA medicine vaccines are novel in that they use DNA sequences from the virus to target specific parts of the pathogen which we believe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We then use the patient 's own cells to become a factory for the vaccine , strengthening the body 's own natural response mechanisms . ''
Inovio says if the initial human trials are a success , larger trials would follow , ideally in an outbreak setting in China `` by the end of the year '' .
It is impossible to predict whether this outbreak is likely to have ended by then .
But if Inovio 's timeline goes to plan , the company says it will be the quickest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tested in an outbreak situation .
The last time a similar virus - Sars - emerged in 2002 - China was slow to let the world know what was happening .
So by the time work on a vaccine started in earnest , the outbreak was almost over .
• 31 December 2019 - China alerts the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about a spate of pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan • 1 January 2020 - The seafood/animal market believed to be at the centre of the outbreak is closed • 9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is caused by a new type of coronavirus • 10 January - China shares the genetic code of the new virus • 11 January - Scientists start working on a vaccine - and the first death confirmed • 13 January - Virus spreads abroad for the first time , with a case in Thailand The work in these labs is being funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations ( Cepi ) , which is made up of and funded by governments and philanthropic organisations from around the world .
It was created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in West Africa to provide funding to accelerate the development of vaccines for new diseases .
Dr Melanie Saville , director of vaccine research and development at Cepi , said : `` The mission is to make sure that outbreaks are no longer a threat to humanity and to develop vaccines for emerging infectious diseases . ''
Cepi is also funding two other programmes that are developing a vaccine for this new coronavirus .
The University of Queensland is working on a `` molecular clamp '' vaccine , which it says `` enables @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viral pathogens . ''
Moderna Inc in Massachusetts has also joined forces with the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to accelerate its research .
The WHO is co-ordinating this global quest for a new vaccine .
It says it is following the progress of a number of research facilities , including the three supported by Cepi .
Although efforts to come up with a vaccine for this new coronavirus have been accelerated , research is still at an early stage at all the facilities in the race to find a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are best carried out within an outbreak setting .
There are no guarantees any of the designs so far will be safe and effective enough to be used in the outbreak in China .
Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo from the WHO 's Health Emergencies programme said : `` We have developed a framework to inform decisions on which candidate vaccine ( s ) should be tested first .
`` The experts will consider a number of criteria , including acceptable safety profile , induction of appropriate immune responses , and the timely availability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Understanding the disease , its reservoirs , its transmission , its clinical severity and developing effective counter measures is critical for the control of the outbreak . ''
The WHO is due to decide which vaccine will be tested on humans first in the coming days .
Learn more about the new virus • Your questions : You asked , we answered • The story explained : How worried should we be ?
• Wuhan profiled : The city now in lockdown • In detail : Follow all our coverage here

It is impossible to predict whether this outbreak is likely to have ended by then. But if Inovio's timeline goes to plan, the company says it will be the quickest a new vaccine has ever been developed and tested in an outbreak situation.


bbc--2020-01-30--White House pushes back as Bolton book threatens revelations

The White House is pushing back against the publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton , citing security concerns .
The National Security Council said the book had `` top secret '' details that must be removed , a claim Mr Bolton rejects .
A manuscript of the book reportedly claims that President Donald Trump linked freezing military aid to Ukraine in exchange for a political favour .
The book row comes as the questioning period of the impeachment trial begins .
On Friday , senators will hold a key vote on whether or not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are demanding Mr Bolton testify in the wake of these claims , and some Republicans have also suggested they would like to hear from the former adviser .
The president has denied all the allegations against him .
What did the White House say ?
National Security Council ( NSC ) senior director Ellen Knight said in a letter to Mr Bolton 's attorney that following a preliminary review , the `` manuscript appears to contain significant amounts of classified information '' .
`` It also appears that some of this classified information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Knight wrote .
She went on to warn that the `` manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information '' .
• Could John Bolton be an impeachment game-changer ?
 • Trump impeachment trial : All you need to know • Who 's who in the Trump-Ukraine story ?
A senior White House official said on Wednesday that the letter was not a `` threat '' to the former national security adviser .
But President Trump 's defence in his impeachment trial has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book .
The manuscript is said to contain an account of the president directly telling Mr Bolton that he would withhold US military aid to Ukraine to pressure Ukraine to help him win the 2020 US election .
Senior figures in Mr Trump 's Republican Party are now fighting to prevent Mr Bolton being called as a witness at the impeachment trial , while a small handful say they will vote for witnesses to appear .
A copy of Mr Bolton 's manuscript was reportedly sent to the White House weeks ago for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the letter was sent to Mr Bolton prior to revelations from his book being reported by the New York Times last week .
The president lashed out at his former national security adviser on Twitter on Wednesday , calling his book `` nasty & untrue '' .
He insisted he `` NEVER '' told John Bolton the military aid was tied to getting dirt from Ukraine on his domestic political rivals .
What does the Bolton manuscript allege ?
On 26 January , the New York Times reported excerpts from the unpublished book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the White House in September 2019 .
They included claims that Mr Trump told Mr Bolton in August that he wanted to withhold $ 391m ( £300 million ) in security aid to Ukraine until officials there assisted with probes into Democrats , including 2020 Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden and his son .
The revelations , if true , are significant , because Republicans have argued that no first-hand witnesses had connected the president to the alleged scheme to withhold aid for political benefit .
But Mr Bolton reportedly makes it clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly by the president to withhold the aid in order to pressure Ukraine .
Mr Bolton 's lawyer Charles Cooper responded to the NSC letter last week by saying the book contained no top secrets .
`` We do not believe that any of that information could reasonably be considered classified , '' Mr Cooper wrote in an email to the White House on 24 January , the Washington Post reports .
Mr Cooper also said he had asked for an expedited review of a chapter about Ukraine , adding that Mr Bolton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could be called to testify in the trial .
The Senate impeachment trial has entered a two-day period of questioning , during which each party will alternate for up to 16 hours throughout Wednesday and Thursday .
Lawmakers are barred from speaking themselves , and must submit written questions to Chief Justice John Roberts , who then reads them aloud .
• Trump impeachment trial : All you need to know In one key moment on Wednesday , Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz argued that `` if a president does something which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public interest , that can not be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment '' - effectively arguing that any action taken to aid re-election could be considered to be in the public interest , and therefore not impeachable .
A vote on whether or not to call witnesses in the trial is expected on Friday .
A vote on the articles of impeachment themselves could follow immediately after if witnesses are blocked .
Four Republicans would be required to vote with the Democrats to reach the necessary majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senators have appeared more prepared to do so in the wake of the Bolton book reports .
US media report that in a closed door meeting with Republican senators on Tuesday , Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he did not have enough votes to block witnesses , but senior Republicans later said they were confident of securing the votes .
A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required to remove Mr Trump from office at the end of the process .
With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the Senate , removal remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president in US history to be impeached and go on trial in the Senate .

In one key moment on Wednesday, Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz argued that "if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment" - effectively arguing that any action taken to aid re-election could be considered to be in the public interest, and therefore not impeachable.


bbc--2020-01-30--Trump's wall: High winds blow over section of US-Mexico border fence

A new section of President Donald Trump 's signature wall along the US-Mexico border has been blown over in high winds , US officials say .
Steel panels from the fence in the town of Calexico , California were knocked down on Wednesday morning .
The concrete used to anchor the 30ft-tall ( 9m ) panels in place had not yet dried .
Gusts of around 30 mph ( 48 km/h ) were reported at the time , the US National Weather Service said .
The fence is part of the Trump administration 's ongoing construction project to stop illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ km ) US-Mexico border .
• Trump 's wall - all you need to know • Trump 's wall : A broken promise , a second term , or both ?
• Trump can raid $ 3.6bn of defence funds for wall On Tuesday , Mr Trump boasted at a campaign event in New Jersey that the wall was `` going up at record speed '' .
A day later , high winds blew a section of newly installed panels against trees lining a road in Mexicali , a city on the Mexican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mexican authorities responded quickly and were able to divert traffic from the nearby street , '' US Border Patrol agent Carlos Pitones told the LA Times .
There was no damage to property or injuries , Mr Pitones said .
Pictures from the border show construction workers with a crane apparently attempting to fix the fence , which appears lopsided .
When visiting a section of the wall in California last year , Mr Trump described its concrete and steel slats as `` virtually impenetrable '' .
The project has been hampered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it has made progress , albeit slowly .
Earlier this month , the Trump administration said it had built around 100 miles of new wall .
Much of this , however , has replaced existing structures .
Mr Trump announced his intention to use Pentagon funds for the wall last February , after a 35-day government shutdown triggered by his demand that congressional Democrats approve funding for the barrier .
He declared a national emergency , arguing that Americans were in danger due to lax southern border security .
Earlier this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal block on $ 3.6bn ( £2.7bn ) in defence funds , allowing Mr Trump to spend money on the project .

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bbc--2020-01-30--Two satellites in close shave over US city of Pittsburgh

Two satellites hurtling across the sky at nearly 33,000 mph ( 53,000 km/h ) narrowly missed a collision over the US state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday .
The two objects `` crossed paths without incident , '' a spokesman for US Space Command told the AFP news agency .
US Space Command said the two inactive satellites passed each other at 18:39 EST ( 23:39 GMT ) some 550 miles ( 900km ) above Pittsburgh .
The last time a major satellite collision occurred was in 2009 .
Experts predicted that the satellites could pass within 40ft ( 12m ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operational , but it was feared a collision could create pieces of debris that would damage other objects in orbit .
The objects in question are an Infrared Astronomical Satellite ( Irsa ) that was launched in 1983 and another experimental US craft , the GGSE-4 satellite , launched in 1967 .
The GGSE-4 satellite has a 60ft ( 18m ) boom - equipment designed to deploy antennae or solar sails - trailing it .
Jonathan McDowell , an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , said that given the size of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a car and a rubbish bin - `` a 15-to-30 metre predicted miss distance is alarming '' - a sentiment echoed by LeoLabs , which tracks space junk .
Any debris would have posed no threat to the city , experts said , it would have simply burnt up in the atmosphere before it could fall to Earth .
But a debris cloud that remained in orbit could have threatened other satellites .
Debris can remain in orbit for decades to centuries .
The last large collision of satellites happened in 2009 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a defunct Russian satellite over Siberia , producing thousands of pieces of debris .
• Trouble in orbit : the growing problem of space junk International guidelines state that satellites in low earth orbit must be removed from orbit 25 years after being decommissioned , but these satellites were launched prior to the rule changes .
The situation has renewed discussions over the importance of cleaning up space debris .
`` Events like this highlight the need for responsible , timely de-orbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward , '' LeoLabs said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active satellites orbiting the earth .
There are also more than 23,000 pieces of debris larger than 10cm ( 4in ) in orbit , according to Nasa .
According to data from the Union of Concerned Scientists , the US has 1,007 operating satellites , the most by far of any country .
The majority are commercial .
A 2019 article in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) Technology Review stated by 2025 , there could be as many as 1,100 new satellites launching per year .


bbc--2020-01-30--US-Mexico border: 'Longest ever' smuggling tunnel discovered

US officials say they have discovered the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the border with Mexico .
Stretching for 4,309ft ( 1,313m ) , the tunnel had a lift , rail track , drainage and air ventilation systems , and high voltage electrical cables .
The passageway connected an industrial site in the Mexican city of Tijuana to the San Diego area in California .
There were no arrests made or drugs found .
Authorities did not say who they suspected of being behind the tunnel .
But Mexico 's Sinaloa cartel , described by the US government as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world , operates in the area .
Its founder and long-time leader , Joaquin `` El Chapo '' Guzman , is serving life in prison in the US .
The tunnel was discovered in August .
Mexican officials identified its entrance and US investigators mapped it , before releasing the findings on Wednesday .
It has an average depth of 70ft ( 21m ) below the surface , with the tunnel being 5.5ft high and 2ft wide , US Customs and Border Protection said .
It was not clear how long it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sophistication and length of this particular tunnel demonstrates the time-consuming efforts transnational criminal organisations will undertake to facilitate cross-border smuggling , '' Cardell Morant , acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego , said in a statement .
Several hundred sandbags were discovered blocking a suspected former exit of the tunnel in San Diego 's Otay Mesa industrial warehouse area , the statement added .
The main tunnel had an incomplete offshoot .
More than a dozen sophisticated tunnels have been found on California 's border with Mexico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , found in San Diego in 2014 , was 2,966ft long , the CBP said .
• August 2018 : A 600ft tunnel stretched from a former KFC in the state of Arizona to Mexico • April 2016 : A sophisticated tunnel in San Diego was used to transport an `` unprecedented cache '' of cocaine and marijuana , according to officials • March 2016 : A tunnel ran from a restaurant in Mexico to a house in California • August 2015 : An unfinished tunnel with rails , lighting and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump has made building a border wall one of his key priorities , saying it is needed to tackle illegal immigration and drug trafficking .
But officials say most drugs are smuggled through legal ports of entry , hidden in privately-owned vehicles or transporter lorries , mixed with other goods .
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It has an average depth of 70ft (21m) below the surface, with the tunnel being 5.5ft high and 2ft wide, US Customs and Border Protection said. It was not clear how long it took to build it.


bbc--2020-01-30--Nike Vaporfly: World Athletics set to rule on running shoe range

World Athletics is set to tighten regulations regarding high-tech running shoes .
The governing body 's council has been considering the recommendations of a group of experts , with an announcement expected on Friday .
Amid fears of the threat of a potential legal challenge , the review panel has chosen not to impose a blanket ban on Nike 's controversial Vaporfly range , BBC Sport understands .
But some modified versions could be barred from elite competition under new temporary rules designed to bring athletes greater clarity before the Olympics begin in Tokyo in July .
Those rules will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soles , although there will also be an announcement of a new longer-term biometric study of the technology being used in both distance and track running .
Manufacturers will be asked to submit any existing new prototypes to World Athletics - formerly known as the IAAF - for approval before being used in major competitions , and halt any further technology until after the Olympics .
But all existing records set with the shoes will be allowed to stand .
• 'It feels like running on trampolines' What is the background ?
Current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constructed so as to give athletes any unfair assistance or advantage - and any type of shoe used must be reasonably available to all in the spirit of the universality of athletics '' .
But the critics believe this is insufficient , and that the regulations have been overtaken with the Vaporfly range ( with pairs costing around £240 ) revolutionising elite distance running since they were released in 2016 .
Many are now concerned that the technology has distorted the record books , prevents fair competition with athletes not sponsored by Nike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' .
Others , however , believe innovation of equipment has always been an inevitable part of sporting evolution , that other manufacturers are developing their own technology , and that new records help generate interest .
Against a backdrop of mounting debate and controversy , World Athletics must now make what is being seen as one of the most important decisions in the sport 's history .
Characterised by increased 'stack-height ' or depth , patented extra-springy foam and an embedded carbon plate which supposedly helps propel the wearer forward , Nike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 4 % .
Last year , bespoke hybrid versions were worn by Eliud Kipchoge when he became the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours using a pair of the next-generation 'Alphafly ' in Vienna , and then by fellow Kenyan Brigid Kosgei in Chicago when she obliterated Paula Radcliffe 's long-standing women 's world record in what was understood to be a prototype of the 'Vaporfly Next % ' .
It is unclear whether the modified versions used would meet the new regulations set to be announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has said that `` it is clear that some forms of technology would provide an athlete with assistance that runs contrary to the values of the sport '' .
It said : `` The challenge ... is to find the right balance in the technical rules between encouraging the development and use of new technologies in athletics and the preservation of the fundamental characteristics of the sport : accessibility , universality and fairness . ''
A New York Times study of results from more than a million amateur races suggested runners using Vaporflys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would in an 'average '' running shoe .
The five fastest marathons of all time have been run in the past 16 months by athletes wearing varying forms of the Vaporfly technology .
American runner Kara Goucher has spoken of her fears she may have narrowly missed out on qualification for the US marathon team at the 2016 Rio Olympics because she was not wearing the shoes , unlike two of the three athletes who beat her .
By then Goucher had left the Nike Oregon Project having raised concerns about her disgraced @ @ @ @ @

Eliud Kipchoge was wearing Nike Vaporfly shoes when he became the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours in October 2019
World Athletics is set to tighten regulations regarding high-tech running shoes.
The governing body's council has been considering the recommendations of a group of experts, with an announcement expected on Friday.
Amid fears of the threat of a potential legal challenge, the review panel has chosen not to impose a blanket ban on Nike's controversial Vaporfly range, BBC Sport understands.
But some modified versions could be barred from elite competition under new temporary rules designed to bring athletes greater clarity before the Olympics begin in Tokyo in July.
Those rules will restrict the thickness of the shoes' soles, although there will also be an announcement of a new longer-term biometric study of the technology being used in both distance and track running.
Manufacturers will be asked to submit any existing new prototypes to World Athletics - formerly known as the IAAF - for approval before being used in major competitions, and halt any further technology until after the Olympics.
But all existing records set with the shoes will be allowed to stand.
What is the background?
Current rules state "shoes must not be constructed so as to give athletes any unfair assistance or advantage - and any type of shoe used must be reasonably available to all in the spirit of the universality of athletics".
But the critics believe this is insufficient, and that the regulations have been overtaken with the Vaporfly range (with pairs costing around £240) revolutionising elite distance running since they were released in 2016.
Many are now concerned that the technology has distorted the record books, prevents fair competition with athletes not sponsored by Nike, and is tantamount to 'technological doping'.
Former British Olympic marathon runner Mara Yamauchi - who was sponsored by a rival shoe manufacturer - says World Athletics must get tougher with Nike.
"We no longer truly have fair competition" she told BBC Sport.
"It's up to World Athletics to provide a level playing field for all...to be brutally honest, it's hard to see how anybody not wearing Vaporflys at Tokyo is going to win medals."
"Athletics has had several years of doping stories coming out in the press and the single most important thing is to restore trust and bring in more fans and sponsors. But if we see every medal winner wearing the Vaporflys and other athletes not getting a look in, I'm not sure that people watching can really say I believe that performance 100%.
"What we're getting into is not who is the best athlete, it's who has the best shoes on."
Others, however, believe innovation of equipment has always been an inevitable part of sporting evolution, that other manufacturers are developing their own technology, and that new records help generate interest.
Against a backdrop of mounting debate and controversy, World Athletics must now make what is being seen as one of the most important decisions in the sport's history.
Characterised by increased 'stack-height' or depth, patented extra-springy foam and an embedded carbon plate which supposedly helps propel the wearer forward, Nike claims the shoe can improve running economy by 4%.
Last year, bespoke hybrid versions were worn by Eliud Kipchoge when he became the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours using a pair of the next-generation 'Alphafly' in Vienna, and then by fellow Kenyan Brigid Kosgei in Chicago when she obliterated Paula Radcliffe's long-standing women's world record in what was understood to be a prototype of the 'Vaporfly Next%'.
It is unclear whether the modified versions used would meet the new regulations set to be announced by World Athletics.
The governing body has said that "it is clear that some forms of technology would provide an athlete with assistance that runs contrary to the values of the sport".
It said: "The challenge...is to find the right balance in the technical rules between encouraging the development and use of new technologies in athletics and the preservation of the fundamental characteristics of the sport: accessibility, universality and fairness."
In a statement Nike said: "We respect the spirit of the rules and we do not create any running shoes that return more energy than the runner expends."
A New York Times study external-link of results from more than a million amateur races suggested runners using Vaporflys were running 4-5% faster than they would in an 'average'' running shoe.
The five fastest marathons of all time have been run in the past 16 months by athletes wearing varying forms of the Vaporfly technology.
American runner Kara Goucher has spoken of her fears she may have narrowly missed out on qualification for the US marathon team at the 2016 Rio Olympics because she was not wearing the shoes, unlike two of the three athletes who beat her. By then Goucher had left the Nike Oregon Project having raised concerns about her disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar.


bbc--2020-01-30--How yoga helped an Indian rape survivor to love her body

Natasha Noel was selected as one of the BBC 's 100 Women for 2019 .
She overcame childhood abuse to @ @ @ @ @ wellness coach .
The body positivity influencer uses social media to talk about tough subjects @ @ @ @ @ traumatic childhood and the death of her mother .
She says that she has always @ @ @ @ @ her body throughout her life .
But when she started practicing yoga , she found @ @ @ @ @ and her body .

Natasha Noel was selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women for 2019.
She overcame childhood abuse to become a successful yoga and wellness coach.
The body positivity influencer uses social media to talk about tough subjects, including her own her traumatic childhood and the death of her mother.
She says that she has always had a complicated relationship with her body throughout her life.
But when she started practising yoga, she found a new love for herself and her body.
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bbc--2020-01-30--Kobe Bryant: Vanessa 'completely devastated' by husband's death

Kobe Bryant 's widow , Vanessa , has made her first comments since the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star , one of their daughters and seven others last Sunday .
In a post on Instagram with a family photo , she said she was `` completely devastated '' and that there were not `` enough words to describe our pain '' .
The couple had four daughters including Gianna , 13 , who died in the crash .
There has been no word yet on funeral arrangements .
The cause of the crash in foggy weather west of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bryant was on his way to coach his daughter 's basketball team in a local youth tournament at the Mamba Sports Academy .
• Giant who had his controversies • Petition calls for Bryant to be on NBA logo In her post , Vanessa also said : `` We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband , Kobe - the amazing father of our children ; and my beautiful , sweet Gianna - a loving , thoughtful , and wonderful daughter , and amazing sister to Natalia , Bianka @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I wish they were here with us forever .
They were our beautiful blessings taken from us too soon .
I 'm not sure what our lives hold beyond today , and it 's impossible to imagine life without them . ''
She also thanked people for their support , and announced the formation of a fund to help support the other families that were affected by the crash , the Mamba Sports Foundation .
The other victims included the pilot , two other 13-year-old girls involved in the tournament , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bryant was a five-time NBA champion for his only team , the Los Angeles Lakers , and a double Olympic gold medallist .
After a 20-year career with the team he retired in April 2016 .
On Wednesday , the Lakers added to the tributes , describing Bryant as `` more than a basketball player '' .
`` We are devastated and have been forever changed by the sudden loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter , Gianna , '' the Lakers said in a statement posted to Instagram .
`` Words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Los Angeles Lakers , our fans , and our city .
More than a basketball player , he was a beloved father , husband , and teammate .
Their love and light will remain in our hearts forever . ''

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bbc--2020-01-30--Yusaku Maezawa: Japanese billionaire cancels search for moon trip 'life partner'

A Japanese billionaire who was looking for a female `` life partner '' to accompany him on Space X 's maiden tourist flight round the moon has cancelled his plans .
Fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa invited single women over the age of 20 to apply for a `` match-making event '' .
Almost 28,000 applied , but on Thursday he said he was experiencing `` mixed feelings '' and pulled out of the search .
He still plans to make the trip to space in 2023 - without a partner .
• The billionaire who wants to fly to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online for women to accompany him to space .
The website featured a list of conditions and criteria , including : they had to be single ; over the age of 20 ; and with an interest in going to space .
Just one woman would be picked , with the process supposed to be turned into a matchmaking documentary called `` Full Moon Lovers '' .
But on Thursday , he announced on Twitter that he would no longer be looking for a space companion .
`` There was a part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my participation , '' he said in a series of tweets .
`` To think that 27,722 women with earnest intentions and courage had used their precious time to apply makes me feel extremely remorseful to conclude and inform everyone [ of ] this selfish decision of mine . ''
The fashion mogul is known to have recently split up from 27-year-old actress Ayame Goriki .
This is not the first time Mr Maezawa , the founder and former CEO of online fashion retailer Zozo , has embarked on an attention-grabbing stunt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( $ 925,000 ; £725,000 ) between 100 randomly selected people who shared one of his tweets .
`` To participate , all you have to do is follow me and RT this tweet , '' he said .
It became the most re-tweeted post ever .
He reportedly informed the winners in January last year .
In 2018 , Mr Maezawa was named as the first private passenger due to be flown around the moon by SpaceX , the company owned by Elon Musk .
The price Mr Maezawa agreed to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been disclosed , but according to Mr Musk it was `` a lot of money '' .
Planned for 2023 , the mission would be the first lunar journey by humans since 1972 .


bbc--2020-01-30--Greta Thunberg to trademark 'Fridays for Future'

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg says she is trademarking her name and the # FridaysForFuture movement to stop people from impersonating her .
In 2018 , Ms Thunberg 's school strike grew into a global movement that became known as # FridaysForFuture .
Millions of people in countries such as Australia , Ghana , Germany and the UK have taken part in the protests .
She said on Instagram that people had tried to sell products and collect money in the movement 's name .
`` My name and the # Fridaysforfuture movement are constantly being used for commercial purposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 year old said .
Ms Thunberg has also applied to trademark Skolstrejk för klimatet ( school strike for climate ) , the phrase used on her protest sign that she has carried around the world to # FridaysForFuture protests .
She added that people had tried to impersonate her `` in order to communicate with high profile people , politicians , media and artists '' .
Ms Thunberg also announced she has set up a non-profit foundation to handle the financial side of # FridaysForFuture .
It will manage money raised from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foundation 's aim will be to promote ecological , climatic and social sustainability as well as mental health , '' she told her Instagram followers .
Ms Thunberg has become a strong voice for action on climate change .
However , her message on tackling rising temperatures has not been well received by everyone .
Earlier this month US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the teenager to go away and study economics before lecturing investors .
Last December she was named Time Magazine 's Person of the Year .


bbc--2020-01-30--US teacher suspended after casting children of colour as slaves

A teacher at a US elementary school has been suspended after casting two of her pupils of colour as slaves in a school play .
They were to be whipped by other children as part of the play featuring fifth graders - 10 or 11 year olds .
The parents of a mixed-race girl , aged 10 , complained to the school and other officials in Hamden , Connecticut .
Carmen and Joshua Parker are calling for diversity training for teachers in the district .
Ms Parker did not think the play was an appropriate way of teaching children about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how black people were portrayed in it , she is quoted as saying by the New Haven Independent website .
`` The scene starts with nameless slaves [ number ] one and two getting pushed towards the ship by the slave owner and a child is acting as the slave owner . ''
`` I was trying to make sense of the whipping of the children , the children were going to be whipping the slaves , '' Mr Parker told local TV .
Ms Parker - who moved from Georgia to Connecticut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yale University to research racism in medicine - said no teacher at her daughter 's school in Georgia would have assigned that play to students .
• The awkward questions about slavery from US tourists The teacher , who is white , has been placed on administrative leave , pending the outcome of an investigation .
A local schools official said the play was not a part of the curriculum , and that it had not been approved by the district .
Ms Parker said blaming the teacher was not the solution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a system that is clearly broken and has been suppressing minority voices and the voices of those with disabilities , '' she told a local education committee on Tuesday .
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Ms Parker did not think the play was an appropriate way of teaching children about slavery, and she was concerned about how black people were portrayed in it, she is quoted as saying by the New Haven Independent website.


bbc--2020-01-30--Surrogates campaign for senators stuck in Washington

The Trump impeachment trial means the Democratic senators running for president are stuck in Washington DC .
But a host @ @ @ @ @ campaign trail on their behalf : Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ; Amy Klobuchar 's daughter Abigail ; @ @ @ @ @ Ness ; and - perhaps the biggest hit of all - a golden retriever called @ @

The Trump impeachment trial means the Democratic senators running for president are stuck in Washington DC.
But a host of surrogates have hit the campaign trail on their behalf: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Amy Klobuchar's daughter Abigail; Queer Eye host Jonathan Van Ness; and - perhaps the biggest hit of all - a golden retriever called Bailey.


bbc--2020-01-30--Canadian striker beats all-time goals record

Canada striker Christine Sinclair has beaten the goalscoring record in men 's and women 's international football .
She goes ahead of retired American Abby Wambach on 185 goals after scoring twice in the first 23 minutes as Canada beat St Kitts & Nevis 11-0 in a 2020 Olympics qualifier .
The highest goalscorer in men 's international football remains Iran 's Ali Daei on 109 goals .
`` I remember starting my career and thinking , ' I have so many goals to get to ' but sort of having my eye on the record as a 16-year-old , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as she played at her fifth World Cup .
Sinclair began her club career in Vancouver but has spent the past decade in the United States playing for Gold Pride , Western New York Flash and Portland Thorns .
She made her international debut at 16 and three years later helped Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2003 Women 's World Cup - their best-ever finish .
The Canadian went on to break the record of most goals scored by woman at a single Olympics with six in 2012 , hitting a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the USA , before picking up a bronze medal .
She finished the tournament as Canada 's flag bearer and four years later led them to another third-place finish .
And her 10th World Cup goal , against the Netherlands in France in 2019 , meant she had scored in five tournaments - an achievement only matched by Brazilian legend Marta .
Sinclair , who remains Canada 's most-capped footballer , aims to compete in this year 's Olympic Games in Tokyo .
What other records does she have ?
Only 12 players @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's World Cup than Sinclair despite the Canadian only going beyond the quarter-finals on one occasion .
She has also captained her country at more finals than any female footballer ( four ) and only Mexico 's Rafael Marquez ( five ) has done so more times in the men 's competition .
However , Sinclair 's goals-per-game ratio at the Women 's World Cup is lower than some of her rivals - of players to have scored 10 or more goals in the tournament , Sinclair ranks 10th .
The Canadian scored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 , the ninth occasion she has scored double figures in a calendar year .
And not only does she have more caps and goals than any other Canadian , she tops the charts on assists too - picking up 56 .

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Canada striker Christine Sinclair has beaten the goalscoring record in men's and women's international football.
She goes ahead of retired American Abby Wambach on 185 goals after scoring twice in the first 23 minutes as Canada beat St Kitts & Nevis 11-0 in a 2020 Olympics qualifier.
The highest goalscorer in men's international football remains Iran's Ali Daei on 109 goals.
Sinclair, 36, was making her 290th international appearance.
"I remember starting my career and thinking, 'I have so many goals to get to' but sort of having my eye on the record as a 16-year-old," Sinclair told BBC Sport last year as she played at her fifth World Cup.
All-time top goalscorers in international football (*still playing) 1) Christine Sinclair* (Canada) - 185 6) Carli Lloyd* (USA) - 122 2) Abby Wambach (USA) - 184 7) Julie Fleeting (Scotland) - 116 3) Mia Hamm - (USA) - 158 8) Marta* (Brazil) - 112 4) Kristine Lilly (USA) - 130 9) Patrizia Panico (Italy) - 110 5) Birgit Prinz (Germany) - 128 10) Ali Daei (Iran) -109
A 20-year international career
Sinclair began her club career in Vancouver but has spent the past decade in the United States playing for Gold Pride, Western New York Flash and Portland Thorns.
She made her international debut at 16 and three years later helped Canada to a fourth-place finish at the 2003 Women's World Cup - their best-ever finish.
The Canadian went on to break the record of most goals scored by woman at a single Olympics with six in 2012, hitting a hat-trick in the 4-3 semi-final defeat by the USA, before picking up a bronze medal.
She finished the tournament as Canada's flag bearer and four years later led them to another third-place finish.
And her 10th World Cup goal, against the Netherlands in France in 2019, meant she had scored in five tournaments - an achievement only matched by Brazilian legend Marta.
Sinclair, who remains Canada's most-capped footballer, aims to compete in this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Where Christine Sinclair's international goals have been scored Competition Goals scored Women's World Cup 10 International friendlies 40 CONCACAF Women's Championship 27 Olympic Games 29 Invitational Tournaments 79
What other records does she have?
Only 12 players have scored more goals at the Women's World Cup than Sinclair despite the Canadian only going beyond the quarter-finals on one occasion.
She has also captained her country at more finals than any female footballer (four) and only Mexico's Rafael Marquez (five) has done so more times in the men's competition.
However, Sinclair's goals-per-game ratio at the Women's World Cup is lower than some of her rivals - of players to have scored 10 or more goals in the tournament, Sinclair ranks 10th.
The Canadian scored 23 goals in 22 international matches in 2012, the ninth occasion she has scored double figures in a calendar year.
And not only does she have more caps and goals than any other Canadian, she tops the charts on assists too - picking up 56.


bbc--2020-01-30--This is how you party with the Super Bowl champions

Sergio Aguero , Ronaldinho , Neymar and Usain Bolt have all partied with Purple .
Now Miami 's celebrity host @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday for the winners of the Super Bowl .
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Sergio Aguero, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Usain Bolt have all partied with Purple. Now Miami's celebrity host is throwing a once-in-a-lifetime party for the winners of Super Bowl 54.
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bbc--2020-01-30--Sun's surface seen in remarkable new detail

Behold the Sun 's convulsing surface at a level of detail never seen before !
The Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope on Hawaii has released pictures that show features as small as 30km across .
This is remarkable when set against the scale of our star , which has a diameter of about 1.4 million km ( 870,000 miles ) and is 149 million km from Earth .
The cell-like structures are roughly the size of the US state of Texas .
They are convecting masses of hot , excited gas , or plasma .
The bright centres are where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounding dark lanes are where plasma is cooling and sinking .
• Solar Orbiter ready to take on audacious mission DKIST is a brand new facility positioned atop Haleakalā , a 3,000m-high volcano on the Hawaiian island of Maui .
Its 4m ( 13.1ft ) primary mirror is the world 's largest for a solar telescope .
The observatory will be used to study the workings of the Sun .
Scientists want fresh insights on its dynamic behaviour in the hope that they can forecast better its energetic outbursts - what is often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Colossal emissions of charged particles and entrained magnetic fields have been known to damage satellites at Earth , to harm astronauts , degrade radio communications , and even to knock power grids offline .
`` On Earth , we can predict if it is going to rain pretty much anywhere in the world very accurately , and space weather just is n't there yet , '' said Matt Mountain , president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy , which manages the DKIST .
`` Our predictions lag behind terrestrial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more .
What we need is to grasp the underlying physics behind space weather , and this starts at the Sun , which is what the Inouye Solar Telescope will study over the next decades . ''
DKIST is a superb complement to the Solar Orbiter ( SolO ) space observatory which is being launched next week from Cape Canaveral in Florida .
This joint European-US probe will take pictures of the Sun from the closest ever vantage point - from just 42 million km from the surface .
This is nearer to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
SolO will see features as small as 70km across , but will sense a much broader swathe of wavelengths than DKIST and sample more levels through the Sun 's atmosphere .
The probe will also fly a path that gives it an unprecedented view of the polar regions .
`` We have joint observing plans already made between DKIST and Solar Orbiter which will be amazing , '' Prof Louise Harra from the Physical Meteorological Observatory in Davos , Switzerland , told BBC News .
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"On Earth, we can predict if it is going to rain pretty much anywhere in the world very accurately, and space weather just isn't there yet," said Matt Mountain, president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which manages the DKIST.


bbc--2020-01-30--The music photographer trusted by the stars

When photographer Jim Marshall died , in 2010 , he left behind more than a million pictures that captured the true face of music in the 1960s and 70s .
From Hendrix burning his guitar at Monterey to Johnny Cash playing Folsom Prison to The Beatles last concert , Marshall was on hand to not only record the moment but to capture it in such a way as to help define its place in history .
A new film , Show Me the Picture : The Story of Jim Marshall , captures the stories behind the images and the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immersed himself into the culture of the time .
His pictures can be found on more than 500 album covers .
`` I like to shoot something that is emotionally exciting and people that are visually exciting , '' Marshall told radio journalist David Gans in 1978 .
`` When the music is right , when the access is right and the light is good , I really get off on it .
I 'll only photograph people I like .
You could n't pay me enough to photograph someone I did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to go to . ''
Marshall 's archive is now managed by Amelia Davis , who worked with him for many years curating his huge body of work .
Here are just a few pictures from his archive .
Before rock and roll , Marshall snapped the streets around him in San Francisco , recording everyday scenes in bars and coffee shops , but by the early 60s , he was photographing in jazz clubs , capturing John Coltrane and others .
Marshall called this 1963 shot of Bob Dylan in Greenwich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was taken on Sunday morning as Dylan , his girlfriend Suze , fellow folk singer Dave van Ronk , and his wife , Terri , were heading to breakfast .
In 1997 , Marshall said : `` Contrary to popular belief , this shot did not inspire the song Like a Rolling Stone .
`` No-one really knows where he was coming from but he 's one of the most brilliant songwriters of our time . ''
In 1967 , Marshall shot the three-day Monterey International Pop Music Festival , in California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the organisers .
`` Jim was really curious , he was inquisitive , and more than wanting to just shoot it , you could tell he wanted to be in it , '' says fellow rock photographer Michael Zagaris .
`` He wanted to jump in it and experience it .
And he 'd capture it too but he wanted to have the whole feel .
And I think you get that in his pictures . ''
It was in Monterey that Marshall came face to face with Jimi Hendrix .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his guitar became a symbol for the changes sweeping music and society but he also shot Hendrix during the sound check .
`` All by himself , Marshall wandered around the stage that morning , taking pictures of Hendrix face-to-face , catching him sitting behind the drum kit or soaring into some sustained note on his Stratocaster , wearing that Sergeant Pepper military coat , '' writes music critic and author Joel Selvin .
`` These photos snapped in the foggy morning before the gates were even open would be among the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' By now , Marshall was shooting for Life magazine , with commissions to photograph bands such as the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane .
He photographed Janis Joplin on many occasions , both on and off stage .
His pictures of her with Grace Slick , of Jefferson Airplane , were taken for Teen Set magazine in 1967 .
`` Janis was n't in the mood to do any pictures that day but I begged her and she came along , '' Marshall wrote in his book Not Fade Away .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rivalry between Janis and Grace but they were dear friends .
`` This is the only time they were photographed together and by the end of the session , we were all getting pretty silly and clowning around . ''
Marshall met Johnny Cash in 1962 and , having stayed in touch , was asked to shoot a concert Cash was giving in Folsom Prison and subsequently another to the inmates of San Quentin , California Taken during the sound check , this shot captures Cash 's reaction when Marshall suggested they shoot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picture of Miles Davis in the ring came about after he saw Marshall had taken some beautiful pictures of John Coltrane .
Davis asked Marshall why he did n't take pictures of him like the ones of Coltrane , to which Marshall replied : `` Why do n't you let me ? ''
Marshall also recalled Davis telling his sparring partners not to hit him in the mouth as he was playing that night .
Life magazine contracted Marshall to photograph the Rolling Stones US tour of 1972 .
Once again , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to get close with a wide-angle lens gave the work an intimacy rarely seen .
By the mid-1970s Marshall , who had been taking drugs for some years , began to fade from the music scene , though he still shot stills on the set of the TV show Streets of San Francisco in 1975 .
Amelia Davis worked with Marshall on his archive for the last 13 years of his life .
`` I think I got Jim when he was much mellower , for sure , because I 've heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger , '' she wrote .
`` He 'd had a lot of time to reflect on his life and regret some of his choices .
`` I do n't think he regretted his life , because he 'd lived it the way he wanted to live it .
`` But there were things along the way that he wished he had n't done . ''
Graham Nash , of Crosby , Stills and Nash , noted Marshall 's ability to get the shots .
`` He was pushy but in a really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Every artist that he shot knew that Jim wanted the best shot of them , he always wanted that .
`` Artists trusted him .
They knew he was n't going to ask questions like , you know , who you slept with last night , and what colour socks have you got .
`` People trusted Jim Marshall and I think it shows in his work . ''
Show Me the Picture : The Story of Jim Marshall is released across the UK from 31 January and an exhibition of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Albert Hall in February .
Jim Marshall : Show Me the Picture is published by Chronicle Books .

"When the music is right, when the access is right and the light is good, I really get off on it. I'll only photograph people I like. You couldn't pay me enough to photograph someone I didn't like or an event I didn't want to go to."


bbc--2020-01-30--Transgender flag and women in tuxedos among new emojis

A new batch of emojis to be released in 2020 includes men in wedding dresses , and a gender-neutral Santa .
The list , released by Unicode Consortium , contains 117 new symbols , expanding what can be said through pictures and symbols .
In 2019 it released emojis of same-sex couples , but received some criticism for not including the transgender flag , which is now being added .
The new release was met with a mostly positive response on social media .
Anna Lytical , a self-described drag queen , said the new emojis were representative of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a voice to marginalised people .
`` Getting to see yourself ... is validation that you are being heard and that your voice matters . ''
Unicode Consortium , a non-profit organisation based in California , is responsible for choosing the emojis for Apple and Android devices .
As well as more gender-inclusive symbols , the Emoji 13.0 additions include : But there were complaints on social media that the new emojis were still not inclusive enough of racial diversity .
Some on Twitter said they should have included symbols of mixed-race families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A video of the new additions was posted on Emojipedia on Wednesday .
No specific date was given for when the emojis would be released .
Apple typically adds new emojis when it releases an updated operating system in the autumn .

But there were complaints on social media that the new emojis were still not inclusive enough of racial diversity. Some on Twitter said they should have included symbols of mixed-race families and a wider range of hairstyles.


bbc--2020-01-30--Я/МЫ: Why are Russians using this symbol?

It ’ s a symbol that is uniting groups of people in Russia on an unprecedented level .
The phrase @ @ @ @ @ `` it 's all of us '' is being used by students and celebrities to @ @ @ @ @ or support other causes like the fight against domestic abuse and climate change .
And @ @ @ @ @ to have helped release some people from police custody .
Russia 's President Vladimir Putin @ @ @ @ @ some think the use of the symbol has posed challenges for him , since Russians @ @ @ @ @ willing to rally behind issues they care about .
If you want more stories like @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Instagram page .

It’s a symbol that is uniting groups of people in Russia on an unprecedented level. It’s even thought to have helped release some people from police custody and some say that the use of the symbol has posed challenges for Vladimir Putin.
But what is it, what does it mean, and why are Russians using it more and more?
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bbc--2020-01-30--Brexit: Tears and Auld Lang Syne as MEPs back terms

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK 's exit from the EU , amid @ @ @ @ @ MEPs ' final debate in Brussels .
The Brexit Party 's Nigel Farage and his @ @ @ @ @ waving Union Jack flags , while the Green Party 's Molly Scott Cato wept as @ @ @ @ @ the chamber one day .
After the vote , MEPs marked the UK 's exit @ @ @ @ @ .

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK's exit from the EU, amid high emotions during the UK MEPs' final debate in Brussels.
The Brexit Party's Nigel Farage and his colleagues were told off for waving Union Jack flags, while the Green Party's Molly Scott Cato wept as she spoke about returning to the chamber one day.
After the vote, MEPs marked the UK's exit by singing Auld Lang Syne.


bbc--2020-01-30--Trachoma: A race to save James's eyesight

Twelve-year-old James has already lost sight in his left eye from a bacterial eye infection call Trachoma .
The sight @ @ @ @ @ deteriorating fast so the doctors are heading deep into areas poor north-western Kenyan county of @ @ @ @ @ and others free eye operations .

Twelve-year-old James has already lost sight in his left eye from a bacterial eye infection call Trachoma.
The sight in his right eye is deteriorating fast so the doctors are heading deep into areas poor north-western Kenyan county of Turkana, to offer James and others free eye operations.
Filmed and edited by: Anthony Irungu
Producers: Anne Okumu & Susan Gachuhi
Graphics: George Wafula


bbc--2020-01-30--Coronavirus Wuhan diary: Living alone in a city gone quiet

Guo Jing lives in Wuhan , the Chinese city at the heart of the outbreak of a new virus which has got the world worried .
Wuhan has been under lockdown since 23 January , to try to contain the infection .
Transport is shut down , most shops and businesses closed , and people are being advised to stay at home .
Jing is a 29-year-old social worker and rights activist who lives on her own .
For the past week , she has kept a diary , which she shares here with the BBC .
Thursday 23 January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't know what to do when I woke up and learned about the lockdown .
I do n't know what it means , how long it will last and what kind of preparations I should make .
There are a lot of infuriating comments [ on social media ] : that many patients can not be hospitalised after diagnosis [ because of a lack of places ] , that patients with fever are not properly treated .
Many more people are wearing masks .
Friends have told me to stock up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sold out .
A man was buying lots of salt , and someone asked him why he was buying so much .
He replied : `` What if the lockdown lasted for a whole year ? ''
I went to a pharmacy and it was already limiting the number of shoppers .
It had already sold out of masks and alcohol disinfectant .
After stocking up on food , I am still in shock .
Cars and pedestrians are dwindling , and the city has come to a stop all out of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again ?
The world is quiet , and the silence is horrifying .
I live alone , so I can only tell there are other human beings around from the occasional noises in the corridor .
I have a lot of time to think about how to survive .
I do n't have any resources or connections .
One of my goals is not to fall sick , so I have to make myself exercise .
Food is crucial to survival too , so I have to know whether there is enough supply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long the lockdown will last , nor how we can carry on functioning .
People are saying it might last until May .
The pharmacy and the convenience store downstairs were closed today , but it was comforting to see that couriers are still out delivering food .
Noodles are all sold out in the supermarkets , but there is some rice .
I also went to the market today .
I bought celery , garlic shoots and eggs .
After going home , I washed all my clothes and took a shower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think I am washing my hands 20 to 30 times a day .
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Going out makes me feel that I am still connected to the world .
It 's very difficult to imagine how elderly citizens living alone and people with disabilities will get through this .
I did n't want to cook less than usual , because it was the last night of the year of the pig - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of celebration .
Over dinner , I was on a video call with my friends .
There was no escaping talk of the virus .
Some people are in towns near Wuhan , some chose not to go home because of the disease , some still insist on gathering despite the outbreak .
A friend coughed during the call .
Someone jokingly told her to hang up !
We chatted for three hours and I thought I could then fall asleep with happy thoughts .
But when I closed my eyes , memories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flashbacks .
Tears fell .
I felt helpless , angry and sad .
I thought about death , too .
I do n't have many regrets , because my job is meaningful .
But I do n't want my life to end .
Today is Chinese New Year .
I never have much interest in celebrating festivals , but now new year feels even more irrelevant .
In the morning , I saw some blood after I sneezed , and I was scared .
My brain was filled with worries about sickness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out or not .
But I had no fever and a good appetite , so I went out .
I wore two masks even though people say it 's pointless and unnecessary .
I am worried about [ poor quality ] fakes , so a double mask makes me feel safer .
It was still very quiet .
• Chinese wish is for new year health , not fortune A flower shop was open , and the owner had placed some chrysanthemums [ often used as funeral flowers ] at the door .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant anything .
In the supermarket , the vegetable shelves were empty and almost all dumplings and noodles were sold out .
There were only a few people queuing .
I keep having this urge to buy lots during each visit to the shop .
I bought another 2.5 kg of rice , even though I have 7kg of rice at home .
I also could n't help buying some sweet potatoes , dumplings , sausages , red beans , green beans , millet and salted eggs .
I do n't even like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to friends , after the lockdown is lifted .
I have enough food for a month , and this compulsive buying seems crazy .
But under such circumstances , how could I blame myself ?
I went for a walk by the river .
Two snack shops were open and some people were out walking their dogs .
I saw some others were taking a stroll as well - I guess they also did n't want to be trapped .
I 'd never walked along that road before .
It felt like my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It not just the city that 's trapped .
It 's also the voices of the people .
On the first day of the lockdown , I could n't write [ anything about it ] on social media [ because of censorship ] .
I could n't even write on WeChat .
Internet censorship has existed for a long time in China , but now it feels even more cruel .
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses ?
When your life is turned upside down , it 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
I keep exercising in the mornings , using an app , but I ca n't focus because my brain is occupied .
I left home again today and tried to count how many people I met - I met eight during my walk to a noodle shop some 500m away from my home .
I did n't want to go home .
I wanted to explore more .
It 's only two months since I moved to Wuhan .
I do n't have many friends here , and I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guess I saw about 100 people today .
I have to keep making myself heard and break the shackles .
I hope everyone stays hopeful .
Friends , I hope that we will meet and talk in the future .
Around 8pm I heard the shouts of `` Go , Wuhan ! ''
from people 's windows .
The collective chanting is a form of self-empowerment .
In many cities , people are required to wear a face mask in public .
On the face of it , the measure is to control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could lead to abuse of power .
Some citizens without a mask have been thrown off public transport .
We do n't know why they did n't wear a mask .
Perhaps they could n't buy any , or they did n't know about the notice .
No matter what , their rights to go out should not be taken away .
In some videos circulating online , some people had sealed up the doors of people who 'd self-quarantined themselves .
People from Hubei province [ where Wuhan is ] were driven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go .
But at the same time , some people are offering accommodation to Hubei people .
There are a lot of ways the government could encourage people to stay home .
It has to ensure that every citizen has enough face masks , or even give cash rewards to citizens who stay home .
Today , there 's finally sunlight - just like my mood .
I saw more people in my complex and there were a few community workers .
They appeared to perform temperature checks on non-residents .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bonds under a lockdown .
The city is worn down by heaviness .
In the midst of all this , I ca n't help but becoming more on-guard .
My anxiety about survival has been slowly dissipating .
Walking further in the city will be meaningless if I do n't make any connections with people here .
Social participation is an important need .
Everyone has to find a role in society and makes one 's life meaningful .
In this lonely city , I have to find my role .
Guo Jing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WeChat .
She was talking to the BBC 's Grace Tsoi .
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Some citizens without a mask have been thrown off public transport. We don't know why they didn't wear a mask. Perhaps they couldn't buy any, or they didn't know about the notice. No matter what, their rights to go out should not be taken away.


bbc--2020-01-30--Brexit: What will change after Friday, 31 January?

The UK formally leaves the European Union ( EU ) at 23:00 on Friday , 31 January .
But it will immediately enter an 11-month transition period .
During the transition the UK will continue to obey EU rules and pay money to the EU .
Most things will stay the same but there will be some changes : Familiar faces such as Nigel Farage and Ann Widdecombe are among the UK 's 73 MEPs who will automatically lose their seats in the European Parliament .
That 's because , at the moment of Brexit , the UK will leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and agencies .
However , in addition to the UK following EU rules during the transition period , the European Court of Justice will continue to have the final say over legal disputes .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have to be specially invited if he wants to join other leaders at EU Council summits in the future .
British ministers will also no longer attend regular EU meetings that decide things such as fishing limits .
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We will be hearing a lot about trade The UK will be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world about setting new rules for buying and selling goods and services .
It has not been allowed to hold formal trade negotiations with countries like the US and Australia while it remained an EU member .
Brexit supporters argue that having the freedom to set its own trade policy will boost the UK 's economy .
There 's also a lot to be discussed with the EU .
Agreeing a UK-EU trade deal is a top priority , so extra charges on goods and other trade barriers are n't needed when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are reached , they wo n't be able to start until the transition period ends .
Blue passports will be making a return , more than 30 years after they were replaced by the current burgundy design .
Announcing the change in 2017 , then Immigration Minister , Brandon Lewis , praised the return to the `` iconic '' blue-and-gold design , first used in 1921 .
The new colour will be phased in over a number of months , with all new passports issued in blue by the middle of the year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be valid .
About three million commemorative 50p Brexit coins bearing the date `` 31 January '' and the inscription : `` Peace , prosperity and friendship with all nations '' , will enter circulation on Friday .
The coin has received a mixed reaction , with some Remain supporters saying they will refuse to accept it .
The government had planned to introduce a similar coin on 31 October , the date Brexit was previously meant to happen .
However , those coins had to be melted down and recycled after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handled the UK-EU negotiations and no-deal preparations will disband on Brexit day .
The Department for Exiting the European Union was set up by former Prime Minister Theresa May in 2016 .
For the upcoming talks , the UK 's negotiating team will be based in Downing Street .
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Germany wo n't extradite its citizens to the UK It wo n't be possible for some suspected criminals to be brought back to the UK if they flee to Germany .
Germany 's constitution does not allow its citizens to be extradited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
`` This exception can not apply anymore after the UK has left EU , '' a spokesman from the German Federal Ministry of Justice told BBC News .
It 's unclear if the same restrictions will apply to other countries .
Slovenia , for example , says the situation is complicated , while the European Commission was unable to provide comment .
The UK Home Office says the European Arrest Warrant will continue to apply during the transition period .
( That means Germany will be able to extradite non-German citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if a country 's laws prevent extradition to the UK it `` will be expected to take over the trial or sentence of the person concerned '' .
• What is the transition period ?
Seven things that will stay the same ... Because the transition period begins immediately after Brexit , the vast majority of other things remain the same - at least until 31 December 2020 including : Flights , boats and trains will operate as usual .
When it comes to passport control , during the transition period , UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the areas reserved for EU arrivals only .
As long as they are valid , these will continue to be accepted .
These are the cards that provide UK nationals with state-provided medical treatment in case of illness or accident .
They can be used in any EU country ( as well as Switzerland , Norway , Iceland and Liechtenstein ) and will continue to be valid during the transition period .
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Living and working in the EU Freedom of movement will continue to apply during the transition , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live and work in the EU as they currently do .
The same applies for EU nationals wanting to live and work in the UK .
UK nationals living in the EU will continue to receive their state pension and will also receive the annual increase .
The UK will continue to pay into the EU budget during the transition .
This means existing schemes , paid for by EU grants , will continue to be funded .
UK-EU trade will continue without any extra charges or checks being introduced .

It has not been allowed to hold formal trade negotiations with countries like the US and Australia while it remained an EU member. Brexit supporters argue that having the freedom to set its own trade policy will boost the UK's economy.


bbc--2020-01-30--Britons give Brexit boost to idyllic French village

Defiance does n't sit easily in the pretty Dordogne town of Eymet .
It 's a place of quiet countryside and gorgeous crumbling houses - a place , in other words , of many British dreams .
Karen Webb and her husband , Howard , came here to find a lifestyle they say Britain has lost .
But they 've become part of an unlikely pocket of defiance in this part of France , as the Brexit deadline approaches .
With the share of property held by British citizens across France falling , Eymet - where they make up 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiencing something of a Brexit boost , as Brits race to find a home in the EU before Britain leaves .
Karen and Howard moved here with their 12-year-old daughter Emma last April to run kennels .
They told me they felt British more than European , but were nevertheless determined to stay on this side of the Channel after Brexit , even if it means becoming French to do it .
`` England is my home , '' Karen explained .
`` Deep down , I 'm British .
But to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life for my daughter , I would become French , yes .
If I had a crystal ball , and [ knew that ] three years later we 'd be in France and Brexit 's going to happen . ''
For Howard there 's an added bonus : `` We 'd have a team that had won the World Cup recently . ''
Either way , it 's quite a change of heart for a couple who , back in 2016 , voted to leave the EU .
Howard says that , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he 'd vote to stay in the EU .
`` I still think leave could be beneficial to the UK , '' he explained .
`` But for ourselves , I want to be part of Europe . ''
The family were keen to move to France before the Brexit deadline , and they 're not alone .
• Mavericks to mainstream : The long campaign for Brexit It 's not yet clear what the residency rights , or healthcare arrangements , will be for Brits who arrive after the transition period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owns nine estate agents in the region .
She says there was an initial dip in interest from British buyers after the referendum , and more people do now seem to be opting for smaller properties in order to keep a foothold in the UK .
But , she says , no-one she knows has left the area because of Brexit , and that it has actually been good for business .
`` As time 's gone on , people have either got used to it , or frustrated with it , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she told me .
`` A lot of people have tried to work to the deadlines around Brexit .
So last year was the busiest year we 've ever had . ''
Frieda Parlett has just moved here from Scotland at the age of 80 to be close to her daughter , Joanne .
She has just bought a small house in Eymet .
She 's about to move in and planning where to hang her paintings - far easier than planning for her future healthcare and residency rights once the transition period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertainties , they were committed to staying in the EU .
`` There is no way that we would go home , '' she said .
`` If France did n't want us , we would look for another European country to go to .
I do n't blame the government for this .
I do n't blame anything that 's happened recently for the situation we 're in . ''
Frieda shows me her plans for the garden - perhaps some herbs , she thinks , and a garden table up near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet met the people next door .
President Emmanuel Macron is fond of saying that the British will always be neighbours .
Here in Eymet , Anglo-French relations do n't only take place across the Channel , but across a garden wall .

"As time's gone on, people have either got used to it, or frustrated with it, or have actually bought despite it," she told me. "A lot of people have tried to work to the deadlines around Brexit. So last year was the busiest year we've ever had."


bbc--2020-01-30--What ancient Rome may teach on post-Brexit tourism

UK Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has probably not previously been compared to ancient Roman writer Pliny the Younger .
But they have one major thing in common - they have both called for people to take more domestic holidays .
Ms Morgan , who since her recent elevation to the House of Lords is now formally known as Baroness Morgan of Cotes , remains the government minister ultimately responsible for promoting British tourism .
And even before she took up the job in 2017 she was urging more Britons to consider taking so-called `` staycations '' .
Back in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a steam train to promote English Tourism Week .
She said at the time : `` Tourism is n't just about people visiting our country from overseas , it is also about us visiting the wonderful attractions on our own doorstep . ''
This would have been music to the ears of Roman writer Pliny the Younger ( AD61-113 ) .
He once wrote : `` Though we often take long journeys , and cross the seas to examine curiosities , we neglect them when they lie beneath our very eye . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and imperial magistrate , added that Romans should examine the `` objects of interest in our city , and near to it , which we have not even heard of '' .
As the UK is about to exit the European Union , Brexit appears to already be having an impact on the UK tourism sector .
While more Britons are choosing to go on domestic holidays , at the same time visitor numbers from mainland Europe have fallen .
What can be done to regain travellers from Europe ?
Is the staycation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And are there any other parallels from ancient history ?
Patricia Yates , director of official tourism agency Visit Britain , says that visitor numbers from Europe are down 3 % over the past two years .
`` The fall has been due to the uncertainly [ over Brexit ] , '' she says .
`` People [ across Europe ] have been concerned about a lot of practicalities - will the flights still go ahead ?
Can I still use my health card ?
Will my ID still be accepted ?
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure we tell people in Europe , who are thinking of coming to Britain , that we are still open and we are still welcoming .
And we are building up to a big campaign launch in that regard , very much people focused , to get across that sense of welcoming . ''
Overall visitor numbers are still rising , however , thanks to travellers from the US and China .
In total , Visit Britain predicts that the number of overseas visits to the UK will rise in 2020 to 39.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up 2.9 % on 2019 .
However , these figures could take a hit if the coronavirus outbreak continues in China .
The number of domestic overnight holidays in Britain also rose 4 % to a record 48.9 million from January to September 2019 , compared with the same period a year earlier .
Chris Greenwood , a senior insights manager at Visit Scotland , says that Brexit concerns have definitely boosted domestic tourist numbers .
`` Scotland is seeing a resurgence in the staycationer , '' he says .
`` It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scots exploring what is right here on their doorstep .
`` Uncertainty around Brexit , and currency fluctuations , have undoubtedly been contributing factors for holidaymakers who decided to travel closer to home . ''
A survey last year from hotel chain Travelodge also found that Brexit was a big reason why more Britons were holidaying within the UK instead of going abroad .
Its poll of 1,500 people found that 12 % more were planning a domestic holiday than in 2018 .
And more than half said that Brexit was the reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rome they obviously did n't have Brexit , or budget airlines , or the chance to enjoy long delays while waiting for Eurostar trains at Gare du Nord in Paris .
But with the Romans building well-paved roads and way stations ( like ancient motorway service stations ) across their empire , organised long-distance travel became feasible for the curious and well-heeled .
And a travel industry built up .
Some Roman commentators were unhappy with this though , and wanted people to stay within the borders of today 's Italy to prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Others were not impressed with people from other parts of the empire travelling to the Italian peninsula .
In his Third Satire , the first Century AD poet Juvenal constructed a xenophobic narrator named Umbricius who complains about the number of Greeks in Rome , and Syrian influence .
Meanwhile in Tacitus 's Annals , the Roman historian said that politician Aulus Caecina Severus wanted to prohibit women from venturing beyond `` the boundaries of Italy '' for fear they would develop masculine traits .
Domestic tourism in Ancient Rome did in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer to their villas along the Bay of Naples .
The poor also trekked to the seaside , but holed up in less salubrious tenement blocks .
And the ancient city of Pompeii was a hotspot for travellers , unfortunate pun intended .
The Romans also helped to develop tourism in the UK , turning the healing springs at the town of Aquae Sulis ( today 's Bath ) into an attraction for travellers .
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• As the ice melts , Greenland considers its future Cath Poucher , a UK tourism marketer , says that while Brexit has fuelled a rise in UK staycations , many Britons have `` a genuine pride in their country , and a desire to explore it '' .
Mike Bugsgang , a veteran travel industry expert , adds that Visit Britain will have to work hard if the UK is to regain the trust of European holidaymakers .
`` Research has indicated that there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , notably Germany , that Britain is not as welcoming to overseas visitors as it was pre-Brexit , '' he says .
`` On the upside , Euro 2020 matches including the final in England this summer will certainly provide a welcome boost for inbound and domestic tourism . ''
Yet Mr Bugsgang adds that not every Briton wants a staycation whatever complications Brexit brings .
`` As always , domestic tourism will be under pressure from the outbound holidays sector , with a recent survey by Travelzoo showing that despite Brexit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to travel to new destinations overseas . ''

"What we need to do is make sure we tell people in Europe, who are thinking of coming to Britain, that we are still open and we are still welcoming. And we are building up to a big campaign launch in that regard, very much people focused, to get across that sense of welcoming."


bbc--2020-01-30--Coronavirus: How are patients treated?

Coronavirus: How are patients treated?

People confirmed to have the new coronavirus are getting hospital treatment - but what kind of treatment are they getting and how effective is it ?
What is this virus ?
The virus , so far called 2019-nCoV , is known to have killed 170 people in China and infected more than 7,000 .
It has also spread to 16 other countries .
It 's a newly identified member of the coronavirus family - common infections which cause cold-like symptoms , a fever , coughing and respiratory problems .
Many people who get this new virus will only suffer mild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make a full recovery .
But like Sars ( also a coronavirus ) and influenza , this new one appears to pose a particular risk for elderly people and those with pre-existing illnesses .
There is no cure , in the same way that there is no cure for the common cold .
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What happens in hospital ?
Those who get admitted to hospital are given treatment for their symptoms while their immune systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospitalisation also serves to isolate patients and stop the virus spreading , says Prof Jonathan Ball , a virologist at the University of Nottingham .
In severe cases , the virus can cause pneumonia - an inflammation of the lungs .
In those cases breathing may need to be supported , Prof Ball says .
Patients are given oxygen and in the worst cases may be put on a ventilator .
About one in four cases are thought to be severe .
`` If a patient has respiratory symptoms they support breathing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ would try to support the body in alleviating that pressure , '' says Prof Ball .
In milder cases , patients struggling to maintain blood pressure can be given an intravenous drip .
Fluids can also be given in cases of diarrhoea , and ibuprofen is also available for pain relief .
Zhang Dingyu , head of the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital , told China 's state broadcaster CCTV that patients who 'd recovered there were `` in good condition '' .
Some may have some lingering lung issues , he said , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recover well '' .
Although there 's no vaccine against the new coronavirus , tests are under way in China to see whether two antiviral drugs used to treat HIV - lopinavir and ritonavir - could be an effective treatment .
These drugs were shown to help fight the Sars virus in 2003 , after evidence emerged that HIV patients who were using the drugs and who also had Sars had better outcomes .
The hope is that Sars and the new coronavirus are similar enough for the drugs to have an impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are early signs it might work , it might get used on a compassionate basis - in severe cases - because the drugs have n't been approved for that use . ''
`` Compassionate use '' is when unapproved medicine are made available , under strict conditions , to the very ill or most at-risk patients .
What about the search for a vaccine ?
The race is on to develop a vaccine but , realistically , it could be years away .
Despite research into Sars and Mers - which appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still no vaccines for them .
Any vaccine would first need to be proven effective and safe in animals and then again in humans before being licensed , Prof Ball says .
Before being given to anyone , it would need to be approved by the World Health Organization - unless it was used on a compassionate basis .
`` In theory there could be a vaccine in a year or two but definitely not in the next six months , '' Prof Ball says .
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Although there's no vaccine against the new coronavirus, tests are under way in China to see whether two antiviral drugs used to treat HIV - lopinavir and ritonavir - could be an effective treatment.