bbc--2020-03-25--Boko Haram kills troops in 'deadliest' Chad raid

Boko Haram Islamist militants have killed 92 Chadian soldiers in attack on an island in Lake Chad .
President Idriss Déby said on a visit to the area that Monday 's raid was the jihadists ' deadliest yet in Chad .
Lake Chad is the region where forces from Chad , Nigeria and Niger have been fighting the insurgents in a joint campaign for the last five years .
Nigeria also experienced a deadly attack on Monday , when 47 soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram ambush .
The Boko Haram insurgency began in north-eastern Nigeria a decade ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbouring countries , killing more than 30,000 people and forcing two million from their homes , according to the UN .
Images on state TV in Chad showed Mr Déby walking among burnt-out armoured vehicles .
`` I have taken part in many operations ... but never in our history have we lost so many men at one time , '' the Reuters news agency quoted him as saying .
According to military sources quoted by the AFP news agency , the attack was on an army base on the island of Boma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were captured by the insurgents , who escaped with them in speedboats , they said .
The attack in Nigeria was on a convoy that had left the north-eastern city of Maiduguri carrying ammunition .
Despite regional efforts to end Boko Haram 's campaign of violence , the group has stepped up its attacks in recent months .

"I have taken part in many operations... but never in our history have we lost so many men at one time," the Reuters news agency quoted him as saying.


bbc--2020-03-25--Coronavirus: Cruise passengers quarantined with quokkas

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers are to be placed in coronavirus quarantine on an island home to one of Australia 's cutest marsupials - the fluffy quokka .
Some 800 Australians on board the Vasco de Gama will spend 14 days on Rottnest Island off the west coast .
They were due to arrive in Perth on Friday , but officials have effectively banned cruise ships from docking there .
This follows the Ruby Princess unloading 2,700 passengers in Sydney , more than 130 of whom have coronavirus .
The cheerful-looking quokka is a small marsupial native to a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They are chiefly found on Rottnest Island where they have no predators , and regularly feature in selfies with sightseers - so much so there have been warnings too much attention could be a bad thing.. Rottnest is a holiday hotspot , also famous for its sandy beaches and clear blue water .
Australian nationals will be ferried in groups to the island from the Vasco de Gama , ABC reports .
But foreign passengers and crew would have to stay on board until they can be flown out directly , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
• STRESS : How to protect your mental health • MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak The state has also blocked two other cruise ships from docking .
The Magnifica and Artana have both reported unwell passengers on board .
There are no Australians on board those vessels , ABC says .
All visitors have been ordered off the island to prepare it as a quarantine site .
The Ruby Princess is the biggest single source of infections in Australia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died in hospital on Tuesday .
Australia has confirmed more than 2,400 coronavirus cases and and on Wednesday said a ninth person had died in the outbreak .
The 68-year-old man from Queensland had been on another cruise ship - Royal Caribbean 's Voyager of the Seas - which docked in Sydney on 18 March .

They are chiefly found on Rottnest Island where they have no predators, and regularly feature in selfies with sightseers - so much so there have been warnings too much attention could be a bad thing..


bbc--2020-03-25--Wimbledon 2020: All England Club to make decision on event next week

The All England Club says a decision regarding this year 's Wimbledon will be made next week .
In a statement on Wednesday , the club said postponement and cancellation of the event , scheduled between 29 June-12 July , because of the impact of coronavirus were possible outcomes .
Playing behind closed doors has been formally ruled out .
Earlier this month , the French Open , due to have begun in May , was rescheduled to 20 September-4 October .
The ATP and WTA Tours were already off until 27 April and 2 May respectively and last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The club 's sites at the All England Club , Wimbledon Park Golf Club and Raynes Park are currently closed with physical operations reduced to a minimum to maintain the grass courts and the security of the sites .
Postponing the only Grand Slam grass court event until later in the year `` is not without significant risk and difficulty '' the statement added .
Chief executive Richard Lewis said : `` The unprecedented challenge presented by the Covid-19 crisis continues to affect our way of life in ways that we could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are with all those affected in the UK and around the world .
`` The single most important consideration is one of public health , and we are determined to act responsibly through the decisions we make .
`` We are working hard to bring certainty to our plans for 2020 and have convened an emergency meeting of the main board for next week , at which a decision will be made . ''
When the All England Club board meets next week , they will almost certainly conclude it is just not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now playing behind closed doors has been formally ruled out , there seems little prospect of Wimbledon being able , or allowed , to welcome 40,000 people on site every day .
An event of this nature also puts inevitable further strain on the health system and the police .
Work to build up the site in readiness for the fortnight is due to begin at the end of next month , and you can not do that without significant numbers of people on site .
A gap has opened up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tokyo Olympics , but a three-week delay is unlikely to make much of a difference .
And because of the surface , it is just not practical to follow the French Open 's lead and try and stage The Championships in September .

The Wimbledon Championships are due to begin on 29 June
The All England Club says a decision regarding this year's Wimbledon will be made next week.
In a statement on Wednesday, the club said postponement and cancellation of the event, scheduled between 29 June-12 July, because of the impact of coronavirus were possible outcomes.
Playing behind closed doors has been formally ruled out.
Earlier this month, the French Open, due to have begun in May, was rescheduled to 20 September-4 October.
The ATP and WTA Tours were already off until 27 April and 2 May respectively and last week that suspension was extended until 7 June.
The club's sites at the All England Club, Wimbledon Park Golf Club and Raynes Park are currently closed with physical operations reduced to a minimum to maintain the grass courts and the security of the sites.
Postponing the only Grand Slam grass court event until later in the year "is not without significant risk and difficulty" the statement added.
Chief executive Richard Lewis said: "The unprecedented challenge presented by the Covid-19 crisis continues to affect our way of life in ways that we could not have imagined, and our thoughts are with all those affected in the UK and around the world.
"The single most important consideration is one of public health, and we are determined to act responsibly through the decisions we make.
"We are working hard to bring certainty to our plans for 2020 and have convened an emergency meeting of the main board for next week, at which a decision will be made."
Analysis
Russell Fuller, BBC Sport tennis correspondent
When the All England Club board meets next week, they will almost certainly conclude it is just not feasible to stage The Championships in 2020.
Now playing behind closed doors has been formally ruled out, there seems little prospect of Wimbledon being able, or allowed, to welcome 40,000 people on site every day. An event of this nature also puts inevitable further strain on the health system and the police.
Work to build up the site in readiness for the fortnight is due to begin at the end of next month, and you cannot do that without significant numbers of people on site.
A gap has opened up in the schedule with the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, but a three-week delay is unlikely to make much of a difference.
And because of the surface, it is just not practical to follow the French Open's lead and try and stage The Championships in September.


bbc--2020-03-25--The Village People's YMCA is preserved for posterity

YMCA by The Village People has inspired partygoers to wave their arms around on countless dancefloors since 1978 .
It 's feelgood .
It 's camp .
It 's cheesy .
The US Library of Congress has also now decided it is historically important .
The library has added the disco anthem to its National Recording Registry , which preserves for posterity audio that is `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' .
Material by Whitney Houston and Dr Dre has also just been admitted .
The registry was established in 2000 and is tasked with identifying 25 titles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the US .
The Village People 's disco anthem reached number one in more than a dozen countries , including the UK , although it stalled at number two in the US .
It has become a gay anthem , but co-writer Victor Willis told the BBC the semi-autobiographical song was meant to have a universal message .
`` It was about the urban lifestyle of when I grew up going to the Y and playing basketball and hanging out , '' he told BBC 6 Music 's Matt Everitt last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
I did n't know anything about the lifestyle of other people that go there . ''
This year 's other inductees include Dr Dre 's debut studio album The Chronic ; Whitney Houston 's version of I Will Always Love You ; the original Broadway cast recording of Fiddler on the Roof ; Dusty Springfield 's landmark album Dusty in Memphis ; and Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell , who died in 2017 .
`` I 'm humbled and , at the same time for Glen , I am extremely proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jimmy Webb .
`` I wish there was some way I could say , 'Glen , you know they 're doing this .
They are putting this thing in a mountain . '
'' One of the more dramatic recordings to be preserved is a live radio broadcast made by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the day of US President John F Kennedy 's assassination in 1963 .
Conductor Erich Leinsdorf broke the news of the of JFK 's death midway through the concert , to audible gasps from the audience .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Funeral March from Beethoven 's Symphony No 3 to the orchestra , who played the piece unrehearsed .
More soothing pieces include the theme song to children 's TV show Mister Rogers - recently immortalised on film by Tom Hanks - and Puccini 's Tosca , performed by the opera great Maria Callas .
Although the vast majority of recordings in the registry are musical , spoken word recordings are eligible , and this year 's selection includes a play-by-play commentary on a 1951 baseball showdown between the New York Giants and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bobby Thomson 's dramatic , game-winning home run , known as `` the shot heard around the world '' .
There is also a 1939 episode of Arch Oboler 's Plays , which was described by the Library of Congress as `` one of the earliest American old-time horror radio programs '' .
The show was said to be an important influence on Rod Serling , who went on to create The Twilight Zone .
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf broke the news of the of JFK's death midway through the concert, to audible gasps from the audience. He then distributed the sheet music for the Funeral March from Beethoven's Symphony No 3 to the orchestra, who played the piece unrehearsed.


bbc--2020-03-25--Coronavirus: The Walking Dead to pause on penultimate episode

Fans of The Walking Dead must wait for the finale of the current series after producers revealed they had not been able to finish it because of Covid-19 .
That means season 10 will end with its penultimate episode next month - but they aim to air the planned finale as a special episode later in the year .
AMC , which makes the zombie drama , said the pandemic had made it `` impossible '' to finish the episode on time .
Season 10 started airing last October and will now wrap up on 5 April .
`` Current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complete post-production of The Walking Dead season 10 finale , so the current season will end with its 15th episode on April 5 , '' the network said .
When it does eventually arrive , the programme-makers have promised the finale will be `` an epic , action-packed thriller with plenty of surprises '' .
The show , which has been going for 10 years , has starred the likes of Andrew Lincoln , Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun , as well as Chandler Riggs , Melissa McBride , Lauren Cohan and Danai @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 'special baby I 've been handed' • 9 shows to help you through self-isolation The Walking Dead had already postponed pre-production on season 11 after the TV industry in the US and UK , like many other countries , ground to a halt earlier this month as coronavirus spread .
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bbc--2020-03-25--Coronavirus: At least 50 priests killed by coronavirus

The deadly coronavirus sweeping across the world has killed at least 50 priests , officials say .
They include Father Giuseppe Berardelli , 72 , who died early this month in Lovere , Bergamo - one of the worst-hit cities in Italy .
Reports on Tuesday that he had chosen to give his respirator to a younger coronavirus patient he did not know have been denied by close friends .
Italy is the world 's worst affected country with 6,820 deaths so far .
It has been under prolonged lockdown as it tries to stop the spread of infections from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus has been spreading rapidly across the globe , affecting more than 160 countries and claiming more than 16,000 lives .
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
• STRESS : How to protect your mental health • MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak There are more than 360,000 confirmed cases worldwide .
Europe is now at the epicentre of the crisis and the US is facing a surge in cases .
Giuseppe Berardelli , the main priest in the town of Casnigo , died last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Residents of Casnigo were reported to have applauded from their windows and balconies as the coffin was taken for burial .
There was no funeral .
Italian media reports quoted by the BBC on Tuesday referred to medical sources saying he had given his respirator to a younger patient .
However , friends of the late priest say they are not aware this was the case .
Giuseppe Foresti , who worked with him in the Casnigo diocese , said news that he had given the respirator away were `` fake '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been able to tolerate it because he had a pre-existing condition .
And the Catholic News Agency cites the secretary general of his diocese , Father Giulio Dellavite , as saying : `` There was not a donated respirator . ''
On Tuesday , Pope Francis led a prayer for the deceased doctors and priests , `` thanking God for their heroic example in serving those who were sick '' .
What is the situation in Italy ?
Italy shut down most businesses and banned public gatherings nationwide on 12 March as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
Bars , restaurants and most shops have closed , as have schools and universities .
The lockdown has been extended , and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said it has helped prevent `` the collapse of the system '' .
There has been a slight slowdown in the rate of infection for a third day in a row .
But at more than 600 deaths a day , it is far from bringing the pandemic under control .
Italy has 69,176 people with Covid-19 , the disease caused by the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far higher .
Angelo Borrelli , Italy 's civil protection chief , told newspaper La Repubblica on Tuesday it was `` credible '' to estimate the numbers are 10 times higher in reality .
`` In the next few hours… we will see if the growth curve is really flattening , '' he told the paper .
What is the situation worldwide ?
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is `` accelerating '' , with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed .
It took 67 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reach 100,000 cases , 11 days for the second 100,000 , and just four days for the third 100,000 .
But WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was still possible to `` change the trajectory '' .
He urged countries to adopt rigorous testing and contact-tracing strategies .
In the UK , Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday night that , with immediate effect , `` people will only be allowed to leave their home ... for very limited purposes '' .
The number of people who have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday .


bbc--2020-03-25--Match of the Day: Top 10 podcast - best Premier League goalscorer vote

The Premier League has showcased some legendary players but it 's the strikers who are the great entertainers and have provided the most memorable moments .
Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260 , while Ian Wright scored 113 - but who has been the greatest goalscorer of them all ?
Shearer , Wright and Gary Lineker discussed the topic on the latest episode of the new Match of The Day : Top 10 podcast and we want you to get involved by ranking your favourites from a shortlist drawn up by the Match of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the MOTD team 's final selections - recorded during a debate held in Lineker 's kitchen - make sure you listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds .
And at the bottom of the page have a go at ranking the 10 players yourself .
• Listen to the second episode of Match of the Day : Top 10 How to judge the Premier League 's greatest goalscorer ?
After leaving for Spain , the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez have gone on to produce even more eye-catching exploits so the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done in the Premier League .
`` Whether you like it or not , a forward 's job is to put the ball in the net , '' said Shearer .
`` So it 's goalscoring , winning stuff with his team and not necessarily longevity in the Premier League - when you put all that in , the list we have is a tough one . ''
Wright added : `` Michael Owen was scintillating in his early career and he did n't make the list .
But what we 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magnificence . ''
It 's all worth noting that Wright was one the initial list , but he gave up his spot for Andrew Cole .
What a gent .
Shearer : `` He 's coming up to his 32nd birthday and he 's still banging in the goals left , right and centre .
I know he 's playing in a magnificent team but look what he 's won also . ''
Lineker : `` I have to say that Ian Wright , being exceptionally modest , took himself out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be in . ''
Wright : `` Absolutely .
He could be aggrieved to hear where he is on my list but most of the others have a better ratio . ''
Wright : `` The kind of player he was and what he did for Chelsea - he scored some massive goals .
His ratio was n't as good as others but there was much more to his game .
That 's probably why he did n't score more , because he was out there helping the team . ''
Wright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a player .
He did n't just score goals , he assisted them too . ''
Shearer : `` Thierry was different , he was so elegant .
The role 's changed now .
There 's not so much of a centre-forward , it 's more a 'forward ' , but the one constant is you have to score goals and he did .
He and Aguero are n't just great goalscorers but scorers of great goals . ''
Wright : `` He 's an out-and-out goalscorer .
If he had a midfield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ca n't fathom what kind of ratio he 'd score at , given what he 's scored already . ''
Shearer : `` Would it bother me if he beat my record ?
We 've just been talking about how selfish goalscorers are and you ask me that !
`` It 'll be difficult for him , because there 's a lot of 'ifs ' .
If he stays fit , if he stays in the Premier League , if he has success where he 's at .
If he does n't win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think he 'll move on . ''
Wright : `` Most of his brilliance has been elsewhere but we started to see it .
Since coming inside from the wing , he 's been magnificent . ''
Shearer : `` He 's in because in his last two seasons in the Premier League he scored 49 league goals combined .
But if it was on his whole career he 'd be in his own stratosphere .
His stats and ability are ridiculous . ''
Shearer : `` When he started as that kid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was everything I liked about a footballer - giving everything , no-one could push him off the ball , skill-wise he was phenomenal and he scored goals .
`` He sacrificed himself [ at Manchester United ] in terms of playing in a different position for the team and he was n't as selfish as other names on the list , in a good way , so his ratio is lower . ''
Wright : `` The pressure was on him , from the age of 16 , to perform on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to be able to do it and become the top scorer in Manchester United and England 's history - I 'm not sure anyone else has had to do that , and to last as long as he has . ''
Shearer : `` All I 'm going to say is - 260 .
And I was injured for three years . ''
Wright : `` The amount of goals he scored , and where he did it .
I 've grown to love Al but I did used to hate him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Wright : `` He scored one of the best goals I 've seen in the Premier League .
People talk about Paolo di Canio 's but that Suarez one against Newcastle was unbelievable - [ controlling ] a 60-yard pass , on his shoulder .
He left a Liverpool side that should have won the league to go to Barcelona when they were amazing - and made them better .
He 's amazing . ''
Wright : `` He was like a monster .
His appetite and the way he scored goals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that he did n't go on to score over 100 . ''
Shearer : `` In terms of being a goalscorer , Van Nistelrooy was incredible .
His ratio is ridiculous . ''

Cristiano Ronaldo (top left), Thierry Henry (top right), Sergio Aguero (centre), Alan Shearer (bottom left) and Harry Kane (bottom right)
The Premier League has showcased some legendary players but it's the strikers who are the great entertainers and have provided the most memorable moments.
Alan Shearer holds the record for most Premier League goals with 260, while Ian Wright scored 113 - but who has been the greatest goalscorer of them all?
Shearer, Wright and Gary Lineker discussed the topic on the latest episode of the new Match of The Day: Top 10 podcast from a shortlist drawn up by the Match of the Day commentary team.
The trio ranked our top 10 and we asked you to do the same.
To hear the MOTD team's final selections - recorded during a debate held in Lineker's kitchen - make sure you listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds or watch back Saturday night's Match of the Day.
Almost 90,000 of you ranked the shortlisted 10 and here is what you came up with.
Results correct as of 07:00 BST on Sunday, 29 March.
1. Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer scored 112 goals in 138 Premier League games for Blackburn, winning the 1994-95 title, before becoming Newcastle's record signing and record goalscorer
Premier League appearances: 441
Goals: 260
Goals per game ratio: 0.59
Shearer: "All I'm going to say is - 260. And I was injured for three years."
Wright: "The amount of goals he scored, and where he did it. I've grown to love Al but I did used to hate him - because I was so jealous!"
2. Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry became Arsenal's all-time leading goalscorer in 2005, breaking the record Ian Wright set just eight years earlier
Premier League appearances: 258
Goals: 175
Goals per game ratio: 0.68
Wright: "He was a hybrid of a player. He didn't just score goals, he assisted them too."
Shearer: "Thierry was different, he was so elegant. The role's changed now. There's not so much of a centre-forward, it's more a 'forward', but the one constant is you have to score goals and he did. He and Aguero aren't just great goalscorers but scorers of great goals."
3. Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero scored his 12th Premier League hat-trick in January - surpassing Alan Shearer's previous record of 11
Premier League appearances: 261
Goals: 180
Goals per game ratio: 0.69
Shearer: "He's coming up to his 32nd birthday and he's still banging in the goals left, right and centre. I know he's playing in a magnificent team but look what he's won also."
4. Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney won five Premier League titles but the only two seasons where he scored more than 20 league goals (2009-10, 2011-12), Manchester United did not win the title
Premier League appearances: 491
Goals: 208
Goals per game ratio: 0.42
Shearer: "When he started as that kid at Everton, he was raw. He was everything I liked about a footballer - giving everything, no-one could push him off the ball, skill-wise he was phenomenal and he scored goals.
"He sacrificed himself [at Manchester United] in terms of playing in a different position for the team and he wasn't as selfish as other names on the list, in a good way, so his ratio is lower."
Wright: "The pressure was on him, from the age of 16, to perform on a weekly basis, continuously. So for him to be able to do it and become the top scorer in Manchester United and England's history - I'm not sure anyone else has had to do that, and to last as long as he has."
5. Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in 10 consecutive Premier League games in 2003 - a record broken by Jamie Vardy in 2015 - and just one of his Manchester United goals came from outside the box
Premier League appearances: 149
Goals: 95
Goals per game ratio: 0.64
Wright: "He was like a monster. His appetite and the way he scored goals. The only thing that's missing is that he didn't go on to score over 100."
Shearer: "In terms of being a goalscorer, Van Nistelrooy was incredible. His ratio is ridiculous."
6. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo scored 18 goals in 95 games in his first three Premier League seasons - then 66 in 101 in his last three
Premier League appearances: 196
Goals: 84
Goals per game ratio: 0.43
Wright: "Most of his brilliance has been elsewhere but we started to see it. Since coming inside from the wing, he's been magnificent."
Shearer: "He's in because in his last two seasons in the Premier League he scored 49 league goals combined. But if it was on his whole career he'd be in his own stratosphere. His stats and ability are ridiculous."
7. Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba won 12 major honours with Chelsea, including four Premier League titles, and scored in all nine cup finals he played for the Blues
Premier League appearances: 254
Goals: 104
Goals per game ratio: 0.41
Wright: "The kind of player he was and what he did for Chelsea - he scored some massive goals. His ratio wasn't as good as others but there was much more to his game. That's probably why he didn't score more, because he was out there helping the team."
8. Harry Kane
Harry Kane scored 29 goals in 30 games in 2016-17 at a ratio of 0.97 - the best ever ratio in a single season by a Premier League Golden Boot winner
Premier League appearances: 201
Goals: 136
Goals per game ratio: 0.68
Wright: "He's an out-and-out goalscorer. If he had a midfield like Aguero has behind him, you can't fathom what kind of ratio he'd score at, given what he's scored already."
Shearer: "Would it bother me if he beat my record? We've just been talking about how selfish goalscorers are and you ask me that!
"It'll be difficult for him, because there's a lot of 'ifs'. If he stays fit, if he stays in the Premier League, if he has success where he's at. If he doesn't win anything in the next 12 months I think he'll move on."
9. Luis Suarez
Luis Suarez took just 15 games to reach 20 goals during the 2013-14 season - equalling Andy Cole's record from 1993-94
Premier League appearances: 110
Goals: 69
Goals per game ratio: 0.63
Wright: "He scored one of the best goals I've seen in the Premier League. People talk about Paolo di Canio's but that Suarez one against Newcastle was unbelievable - [controlling] a 60-yard pass, on his shoulder. He left a Liverpool side that should have won the league to go to Barcelona when they were amazing - and made them better. He's amazing."
10. Andrew Cole
Andy Cole has scored Premier League goals for six different clubs but his most prolific season was his first, when he scored 34 in 40 games for Newcastle in 1993-94
Premier League appearances: 414
Goals: 187
Goals per game ratio: 0.45
Lineker: "I have to say that Ian Wright, being exceptionally modest, took himself out of the top 10 because he felt Andy Cole should be in."
Wright: "Absolutely. He could be aggrieved to hear where he is on my list but most of the others have a better ratio."


bbc--2020-03-25--Bayern and Dortmund players to take pay cut

Players and directors at Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have agreed to take a temporary pay cuts .
Both German giants said the move was to help the other employees at the club financially during the coronavirus crisis .
Players at Union Berlin , 11th in the Bundesliga , announced they will go entirely without their wages .
Last week , Borussia Monchengladbach 's players were the first in the country to offer to forgo wages .
Bayern players will take a 20 % pay cut , while Dortmund players will `` waive part of their salaries '' .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March as the coronavirus outbreak hit sport across the world .
The entire first team squad at Union Berlin said they had made the decision to go without their wages due to an `` extraordinary and difficult situation '' .
There was no timescale on how long they would be without pay .
`` The first-team football department has agreed to waive their salaries , '' the club said in a statement on Wednesday .
`` The club 's managers and employees have also agreed to part-time working arrangements , which will also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same time , we are pulling together to prepare for a full-time resumption of Bundesliga operations at any time . ''
Last week , Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski and his wife Anna contributed 1m euros ( £920,000 ) to fight the disease .
Team-mates Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich also set up a fund called `` We Kick Corona '' to combat the pandemic and contributed 1m euros between them .
On Wednesday , German authorities announced there had been 31,554 cases of coronavirus in the country and 149 deaths .

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Bayern's players in training before the coronavirus lockdown
Players and directors at Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have agreed to take temporary pay cuts.
Both German giants said the move was to help the other employees at the club financially during the coronavirus crisis.
Players at Union Berlin, 11th in the Bundesliga, announced they will go entirely without their wages.
Last week, Borussia Monchengladbach's players were the first in the country to offer to forgo wages.
Bayern players will take a 20% pay cut, while Dortmund players will "waive part of their salaries".
There has been no Bundesliga action since 8 March as the coronavirus outbreak hit sport across the world.
The entire first team squad at Union Berlin said they had made the decision to go without their wages due to an "extraordinary and difficult situation".
There was no timescale on how long they would be without pay.
"The first-team football department has agreed to waive their salaries," the club said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The club's managers and employees have also agreed to part-time working arrangements, which will also result in salary cuts. At the same time, we are pulling together to prepare for a full-time resumption of Bundesliga operations at any time."
Last week, Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski and his wife Anna contributed 1m euros (£920,000) to fight the disease.
Team-mates Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich also set up a fund called "We Kick Corona" to combat the pandemic and contributed 1m euros between them.
On Wednesday, German authorities announced there had been 31,554 cases of coronavirus in the country and 149 deaths.


bbc--2020-03-25--Fury-Wilder 3 possible for October - Warren

British world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury could fight American Deontay Wilder for a third time in October , says promoter Frank Warren .
Last month , Fury , 31 , gained a seventh-round technical knockout win over Wilder at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to take the WBC title from him .
The pair had previously fought in Los Angeles in December 2018 , which ended in a controversial draw .
“ Tyson ’ s got Deontay ’ s number , even if they fought in 10 years , ” said Warren .
After the fight in February , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completed '' if he faced fellow Briton Anthony Joshua – the current holder of the WBA , IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles – a bout that would give heavyweight boxing its first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis held all the belts in 2000 .
However , Wilder triggered a clause in their second-fight contract , which gave him a 30-day window to accept a trilogy fight , with a date of 18 July in Las Vegas originally talked about , although that will not be possible now because of the global coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen , ” added Warren , who confirmed no Fury-Wilder bout would take place behind closed doors .
“ The commission in Nevada has said ‘ no boxing ’ for the foreseeable future and Las Vegas has closed down all the casinos – it ’ s like a ghost town there .
“ No-one knows what ’ s happening day to day , all we can do is hope for the best and push it back as far as possible so October looks like the date for the fight .
“ A fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t happen – these guys are too big names to be fighting behind closed doors.
” Meanwhile , Joshua is now scheduled to fight Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 20 June , although Joshua ’ s promoter , Eddie Hearn , has said it could be pushed back to July because of the knock-on effect of the Premier League season going past its scheduled May finish .
“ Tyson ’ s contractual obligation was to have a third match with Wilder so it ’ s very difficult to talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Tyson ’ s at home with his family , doing his best to keep fit , but it ’ s the same for all of us .
It is a terrible position everyone is in and we hope it passes soon.
” 'We have to pull together' Warren felt the government needed to protect athletes , while adding that many of those fighters who were hoping to compete at the 2020 Olympics would now turn professional and not compete in the rescheduled Games in 2021 .
“ The Olympics are now more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to stay in the unpaid ranks ?
I doubt it , ” added Warren .
“ We have to hope boxing is on track in the next three months .
At the moment , there are just no answers .
Every boxer or manager is asking ‘ when am I fighting ?
’ and I don ’ t know .
“ We ’ re all up in the air and in the hands of the scientists .
We have a lot to recover from and the financial situation in the world is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
“ They [ boxers ] are self-employed so they only get paid when they fight – a similar position to a waiter or waitress – it ’ s terrible .
All we can do is hope the Government gives some assistance to the sector .
“ There are going to be tough times for everybody and we have to pull together and move forwards .
”

British world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury could fight American Deontay Wilder for a third time in October, says promoter Frank Warren.
Last month, Fury, 31, gained a seventh-round technical knockout win over Wilder at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to take the WBC title from him.
The pair had previously fought in Los Angeles in December 2018, which ended in a controversial draw.
“Tyson’s got Deontay’s number, even if they fought in 10 years,” said Warren.
After the fight in February, Fury said his career would be "completed" if he faced fellow Briton Anthony Joshua – the current holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles – a bout that would give heavyweight boxing its first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis held all the belts in 2000.
However, Wilder triggered a clause in their second-fight contract, which gave him a 30-day window to accept a trilogy fight, with a date of 18 July in Las Vegas originally talked about, although that will not be possible now because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
“The 18th will not happen,” added Warren, who confirmed no Fury-Wilder bout would take place behind closed doors. “The commission in Nevada has said ‘no boxing’ for the foreseeable future and Las Vegas has closed down all the casinos – it’s like a ghost town there.
“No-one knows what’s happening day to day, all we can do is hope for the best and push it back as far as possible so October looks like the date for the fight.
“A fight between them behind closed doors just won’t happen – these guys are too big names to be fighting behind closed doors.”
Meanwhile, Joshua is now scheduled to fight Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 20 June, although Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said it could be pushed back to July because of the knock-on effect of the Premier League season going past its scheduled May finish.
“Tyson’s contractual obligation was to have a third match with Wilder so it’s very difficult to talk about Joshua,” added Warren.
“Tyson’s at home with his family, doing his best to keep fit, but it’s the same for all of us. It is a terrible position everyone is in and we hope it passes soon.”
'We have to pull together'
Warren felt the government needed to protect athletes, while adding that many of those fighters who were hoping to compete at the 2020 Olympics would now turn professional and not compete in the rescheduled Games in 2021.
“The Olympics are now more than a year away and are they going to stay in the unpaid ranks? I doubt it,” added Warren.
“We have to hope boxing is on track in the next three months. At the moment, there are just no answers. Every boxer or manager is asking ‘when am I fighting?’ and I don’t know.
“We’re all up in the air and in the hands of the scientists. We have a lot to recover from and the financial situation in the world is going to not be in a good place.
“They [boxers] are self-employed so they only get paid when they fight – a similar position to a waiter or waitress – it’s terrible. All we can do is hope the Government gives some assistance to the sector.
“There are going to be tough times for everybody and we have to pull together and move forwards.”


bbc--2020-03-25--Conor McGregor pledges 1m euros of protective equipment for Irish hospitals

Conor McGregor has pledged one million euros worth of personal protective equipment for hospitals in Ireland .
In a private twitter exchange with Irish Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe , published by McGregor , the UFC star said he planned to buy the equipment on Wednesday before distributing it around hospitals in Dublin .
It comes a day after the Dublin native , 31 , called for the government to fight back against the coronavirus by introducing an immediate lockdown .
McGregor also repeated his calls for all construction sites to be closed .
`` Today I am purchasing myself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protective equipment to be deployed to all the fighting hospitals in the region , '' he said in a lengthy response to Minister Donohue .
It appears that the minister initiated the conversation with McGregor after the fighter 's passionate video on Tuesday , and asked him to convey the importance of social distancing to his considerable social media following .
After Tuesday 's figures were reported , the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Republic of Ireland stood at 1,329 .
McGregor indicated that the equipment he purchased would be sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ province Leinster .

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McGregor defeated Donal Cerrone in his UFC comeback in January
Conor McGregor has pledged one million euros worth of personal protective equipment for hospitals in Ireland.
In a private twitter exchange with Irish Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, published by McGregor, the UFC star said he planned to buy the equipment on Wednesday before distributing it around hospitals in Dublin.
It comes a day after the Dublin native, 31, called for the government to fight back against the coronavirus by introducing an immediate lockdown.
McGregor also repeated his calls for all construction sites to be closed.
"Today I am purchasing myself, one million euros worth of personal protective equipment to be deployed to all the fighting hospitals in the region," he said in a lengthy response to Minister Donohue.
It appears that the minister initiated the conversation with McGregor after the fighter's passionate video on Tuesday, and asked him to convey the importance of social distancing to his considerable social media following.
After Tuesday's figures were reported, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Republic of Ireland stood at 1,329.
McGregor indicated that the equipment he purchased would be sent to hospitals in Ireland's most populous province Leinster.


bbc--2020-03-25--Stokes still preparing in case delayed IPL starts in mid-April

England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he is still preparing for a return to competitive cricket in the Indian Premier League next month .
India was put into a three-week `` total lockdown '' on Tuesday because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic .
The start of the IPL season has been delayed until 15 April at the earliest but it has not been cancelled .
`` At the moment my next competitive cricket is going to be in the IPL , '' Stokes told BBC Radio 5 Live .
`` I have to get my head round that I am playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind I know I am probably not .
I have to build up and get myself physically in a position that if it does happen I am good to go .
`` I can not take three weeks off and expect the body to be ready for 20 April because it does n't work like that .
It might happen and if it does I do n't want to be behind . ''
Stokes , 28 , is one of 13 English players due to feature in the lucrative tournament , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last week , the England and Wales Cricket Board announced that the county season would not start until at least the end of May .
Stokes is spending a sustained period at home after England 's winter tour of Sri Lanka was called off a two weeks ago .
The two-Test series had been due to begin in Galle on 19 March , but was cancelled following the outbreak of coronavirus .

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Ben Stokes was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December
England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he is still preparing for a return to competitive cricket in the Indian Premier League next month.
India was put into a three-week "total lockdown" on Tuesday because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
The start of the IPL season has been delayed until 15 April at the earliest but it has not been cancelled.
"At the moment my next competitive cricket is going to be in the IPL," Stokes told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"I have to get my head round that I am playing even though in the back of my mind I know I am probably not. I have to build up and get myself physically in a position that if it does happen I am good to go.
"I cannot take three weeks off and expect the body to be ready for 20 April because it doesn't work like that. It might happen and if it does I don't want to be behind."
Stokes, 28, is one of 13 English players due to feature in the lucrative tournament, which was due to start on 29 March.
Last week, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced that the county season would not start until at least the end of May.
Stokes is spending a sustained period at home after England's winter tour of Sri Lanka was called off a two weeks ago.
The two-Test series had been due to begin in Galle on 19 March, but was cancelled following the outbreak of coronavirus.


bbc--2020-03-25--Rugby Football Union estimates £45-50m lost revenue over next 18 months

The Rugby Football Union is braced for lost revenue of up to £50m over the next 18 months as a result of the coronavirus outbreak .
Chief executive Bill Sweeney says the closure of Twickenham during the pandemic will have a `` significant impact on revenues '' .
The RFU has also provided a relief package of £7m to help struggling community clubs , mainly through loans .
Sweeney and other executives will also be taking a pay cut of more than 25 % .
`` The RFU had budgeted for a loss-making year within a four-year cycle due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cup campaign and hosting only two home Six Nations games , '' Sweeney said in a statement .
`` The loss will now be considerably more as we face challenges similar to businesses across the country .
`` The RFU 's biggest asset is also a major cost and the closure of Twickenham Stadium has a significant impact on the revenues we can generate to reinvest back into the game .
`` In that sense we are like every other club in the Union , when we do not stage matches and events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on our planning assumption we estimate RFU revenue losses over the next 18 months to be approximately £45-50m and have a firm plan in place to mitigate this .
`` The RFU executive team will be taking a cut in remuneration in excess of 25 % .
In addition , combined board fees will be reduced by 75 % . ''
The pay cuts outlined do not apply to head coach Eddie Jones , who is believed to be the highest-paid individual at the organisation .
However , it is understood that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involve Jones and members of his coaching staff taking a reduction in salary .
Sweeney 's statement also said an update about completing the 2019-20 season would be made by mid-April .
`` We are managing in the unknown , '' he said .
`` We have modelled three potential scenarios and are working on an assumption based on a medium-term impact with a view to a return to rugby in the autumn .
`` We will continue to monitor against this assumption and review and revise planning where necessary . ''
Sweeney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with government and the NHS the role the RFU and Twickenham Stadium can play in providing volunteers as well as support for the NHS including accommodation , parking and meal provisioning '' .

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The closure of Twickenham has a "significant impact on revenues", according to RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney
The Rugby Football Union is braced for lost revenue of up to £50m over the next 18 months as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Chief executive Bill Sweeney says the closure of Twickenham during the pandemic will have a "significant impact on revenues".
The RFU has also provided a relief package of £7m to help struggling community clubs, mainly through loans.
Sweeney and other executives will also be taking a pay cut of more than 25%.
"The RFU had budgeted for a loss-making year within a four-year cycle due to the costs of the 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign and hosting only two home Six Nations games," Sweeney said in a statement. external-link
"The loss will now be considerably more as we face challenges similar to businesses across the country.
"The RFU's biggest asset is also a major cost and the closure of Twickenham Stadium has a significant impact on the revenues we can generate to reinvest back into the game.
"In that sense we are like every other club in the Union, when we do not stage matches and events we do not generate revenue. Based on our planning assumption we estimate RFU revenue losses over the next 18 months to be approximately £45-50m and have a firm plan in place to mitigate this.
"The RFU executive team will be taking a cut in remuneration in excess of 25%. In addition, combined board fees will be reduced by 75%."
The pay cuts outlined do not apply to head coach Eddie Jones, who is believed to be the highest-paid individual at the organisation.
However, it is understood that the RFU is looking into measures which could involve Jones and members of his coaching staff taking a reduction in salary.
Sweeney's statement also said an update about completing the 2019-20 season would be made by mid-April.
"We are managing in the unknown," he said. "We have modelled three potential scenarios and are working on an assumption based on a medium-term impact with a view to a return to rugby in the autumn.
"We will continue to monitor against this assumption and review and revise planning where necessary."
Sweeney added that the RFU are "discussing with government and the NHS the role the RFU and Twickenham Stadium can play in providing volunteers as well as support for the NHS including accommodation, parking and meal provisioning".


bbc--2020-03-25--Anthony Fauci: The face of America's fight against coronavirus

Dr Anthony Fauci has emerged as the face of America 's fight against coronavirus .
But he is also battling the dangerous spread of misinformation , sometimes from within his own government .
Over his five decades as a medical researcher , Anthony Fauci has seen his effigy burnt , heard the cries of protesters calling him a `` murderer '' , and had smoke bombs thrown outside his office window .
But he has also been praised as the most famous doctor in America , and the man whose compassion and calm helped the US make otherwise impossible strides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As head of immunology at the National Institutes of Health during the 1980s HIV/Aids epidemic , Dr Fauci , 79 , has seen conflict before .
Now , as President Trump has proclaimed that the US stands on a `` war footing '' to combat the Covid-19 pandemic , he has again become the man at the frontline .
Born on Christmas Eve , 1940 to a family of immigrant Italian pharmacists in Brooklyn , Anthony was `` delivering prescriptions from the time I was old enough to ride a bike , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magazine in 2002 .
In 1966 , he graduated first in his class at Cornell medical school , whose library he had helped build as an undergraduate working construction to earn money over the summers .
Following a medical residency , he joined the NIH in 1968 as part of the US war effort , instead of being drafted to fight in Vietnam .
`` Yellow Berets '' , the researchers were called - a play on military division Green Berets .
A turning point in his career came decades later , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his desk on June 5 , 1981 , describing the death of an otherwise healthy patient from a strange pneumonia normally seen in people with cancer .
Another report soon followed describing 26 deaths , all gay men .
`` I remember reading it very clearly , '' he later said .
`` It was the first time in my medical career I actually got goose pimples .
I no longer dismissed it as a curiosity .
There was something very wrong here .
This was really a new microbe of some sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
As a clinician , Dr Fauci 's work on the regulation of the human immune system was credited with helping to reveal how the HIV virus destroys the body 's defences .
He led clinical trials for zidovudine , the first antiretroviral drug to treat Aids .
As the epidemic swept through the US in the 1980s , however , he became the target of activists angry at the Reagan administration 's muted response and lack of access to novel drugs .
Protesters held signs outside government offices that said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us '' and he was denounced on television by activists .
The playwright and gay rights advocate Larry Kramer even modelled the antagonist of a play after him .
`` I remember looking out a window and people on the lawn of the NIH were throwing smoke bombs , '' Dr Fauci recalled in a 2011 interview .
`` Police were ready to arrest them and I said , 'Do n't .
Bring them up to my office so I can talk with them ' . ''
His compassion for Aids sufferers was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convincing regulators to loosen restrictions on clinical trials for patients to test new drugs .
• The first confirmed case of HIV in America The New York Times called him `` the government 's leading Aids celebrity '' - but noted that he still actually did all his research work himself , not like `` a lot of people you see quoted on TV [ who have ] assistants don white coats and do all that tedious work '' .
He was awarded the highest US civilian honour , the Presidential Medal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was appointed director of the NIH 's Allergy and Infectious Diseases division , a title he still holds .
The research division he leads has overseen studies on everything from Aids to Ebola to asthma .
He has advised six presidents , helping to found George W Bush 's US government Aids initiative in Africa and now , serving as explain-in-chief to the public amid the Covid-19 outbreak of the Trump era .
• Coronavirus spreading in New York like ' a bullet train' • What this crisis reveals about US - and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become a trusted presence behind the podium at White House Covid-19 briefings , where he has dispensed facts about the US response , explaining the science and sometimes correcting President Trump 's pronouncements .
A vaccine will take at least a year and a half , he has said , dampening Mr Trump 's optimistic claim one would be ready very soon .
The current US leader , who is known to dislike being challenged , has even begrudgingly given Dr Fauci a high compliment .
The researcher , Mr Trump has said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
However , observers say his contradictions of the president 's claims has laid bare the frictions of working with the White House .
In a widely shared interview , Dr Fauci told Science magazine that when it comes to giving the public correct information , `` I 'm trying my best .
I can not do the impossible '' .
`` I ca n't jump in front of the microphone and push him [ President Trump ] down .
OK , he said it .
Let 's try and get it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But he will try and stay the course , he said , adding : `` To my knowledge , I have n't been fired . ''

The New York Times called him "the government's leading Aids celebrity" - but noted that he still actually did all his research work himself, not like "a lot of people you see quoted on TV [who have] assistants don white coats and do all that tedious work". He was awarded the highest US civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 2008.


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: US Senate passes $2tn disaster aid bill

The US Senate has passed a $ 2 trillion ( £1.7tn ) coronavirus aid bill that is the largest economic stimulus in US history .
The vote was delayed by a last-minute row between Republican and Democratic senators over unemployment benefits .
The plan includes direct payments of $ 1,200 to most American adults and aid to help small businesses pay workers .
US coronavirus deaths are around the 1,000 mark and there have been nearly 70,000 confirmed infections .
More than 21,000 people with coronavirus have died across the world since it emerged in China 's Hubei province in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is racing towards half a million .
Southern Europe is now the centre of the pandemic , with Italy and Spain recording hundreds of new deaths every day .
• Coronavirus slowdown in US seen from space What was the snag in Congress ?
President Donald Trump , a Republican , said on Wednesday he would sign the fast-tracked bill as soon as it reached his desk .
But the plan hit a speed bump as Republican senators Tim Scott , Rick Scott , Ben Sasse and Lindsey Graham said its major expansion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work '' .
They said they would oppose the bill unless it was fixed to ensure workers could not have a higher income while unemployed than in a job .
Senator Bernie Sanders , who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination , said he would oppose the bill unless the Republicans dropped their objections .
He also demanded tougher conditions on the legislation 's `` corporate welfare '' .
In the end the Republican senators were allowed a vote on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does have cross-party support but it must still be passed in votes in the Senate and House of Representatives before the president signs it into law .
With revisions being made to the bill late into Wednesday , the Republican-majority Senate finally , and unanimously , approved it with a 96-0 vote .
It now moves on to the House which is expected to vote on Friday .
• The face of America 's fight against Covid-19 • Trump says US tested more than S Korea - is he right ?
Senate Majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proud '' that not a single senator voted against the bill .
The chamber 's senior Democrat , Senator Chuck Schumer , said : `` And so this is a good ending , twists and turns were enormous .
I always had faith we would [ pass this bill ] because America and the American people demanded it . ''
What do we know about the deal ?
The agreement reached by Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate includes tax rebates , loans , money for hospitals and rescue packages .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that amounts to roughly half the size of the US government 's annual budget , and includes : • Direct payments of $ 1,200 to millions of individuals who earn $ 75,000 or less , and an additional $ 500 per each child • An expansion of unemployment aid including payments , for the first time , to people who are self-employed or work in the gig economy • A $ 500bn fund to help companies , which includes loans to hard-hit sectors such as the airline industry • $ 100bn for hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the pandemic Mr McConnell described the package as a `` wartime level of investment '' in the US nation .
The Democratic speaker of the House , Nancy Pelosi , said she hoped the bill could be passed by voice vote .
That would allow members of Congress - several of whom have coronavirus or are self-isolating - to stay away from the chamber in order to cast their votes .
But if any member objected , lawmakers would be asked to return to Washington and vote over the course of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how many people are present on the House floor at one time .
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
• STRESS : How to protect your mental health What 's the latest from the virus hotspot of New York ?
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday it was likely half of America 's most populous city of more than eight million would catch coronavirus by the time the pandemic ran its course .
The city 's death toll reached 280 , officials said on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Tuesday , 13 patients died in a matter of hours at a hospital in the Queens borough of the city , with a young doctor there describing `` apocalyptic '' scenes , according to the New York Times .
But there were signs of hope .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke of tentative indications that the spread of the disease may be slowing .
On Sunday , hospital admissions were doubling every two days .
But by Monday that rate had fallen to every 3.4 days , and on Tuesday every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The whole of New York state has had 285 coronavirus deaths and more than 33,000 patients - about half the total US caseload .
What is the situation elsewhere in the US ?
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency said New York , North Carolina and Hawaii had requested special mortuary teams to be ready for mass casualties .
New Orleans , in Louisiana , where crowds celebrated Mardi Gras last month , has recorded the world 's highest growth rate in coronavirus cases .
California 's Governor Gavin Newsom said one million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month .
The US is more than midway through a 15-day attempt to slow the spread of the virus through social distancing .
Two more states - Minnesota and Idaho - issued state-wide `` stay at home '' orders on Wednesday , joining at least 17 others .
The president said on Tuesday that reopening the country by Easter would be a `` beautiful timeline '' .
But Dr Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease expert who is helping lead the US response to coronavirus , told CNN on Wednesday : `` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have you been affected by the issues relating to coronavirus ?
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Coronavirus: US Senate passes $2tn disaster aid bill Published 26 March 2020
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The US Senate has passed a $2 trillion (£1.7tn) coronavirus aid bill that is the largest economic stimulus in US history.
The vote was delayed by a last-minute row between Republican and Democratic senators over unemployment benefits.
The plan includes direct payments of $1,200 to most American adults and aid to help small businesses pay workers.
US coronavirus deaths are around the 1,000 mark and there have been nearly 70,000 confirmed infections.
More than 21,000 people with coronavirus have died across the world since it emerged in China's Hubei province in December, while the number of infections is racing towards half a million.
Southern Europe is now the centre of the pandemic, with Italy and Spain recording hundreds of new deaths every day.
What was the snag in Congress?
President Donald Trump, a Republican, said on Wednesday he would sign the fast-tracked bill as soon as it reached his desk.
But the plan hit a speed bump as Republican senators Tim Scott, Rick Scott, Ben Sasse and Lindsey Graham said its major expansion of unemployment benefits provided "a strong incentive for employees to be laid off instead of going to work".
They said they would oppose the bill unless it was fixed to ensure workers could not have a higher income while unemployed than in a job.
Senator Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, said he would oppose the bill unless the Republicans dropped their objections. He also demanded tougher conditions on the legislation's "corporate welfare".
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In the end the Republican senators were allowed a vote on their amendment, which failed.
The bill does have cross-party support but it must still be passed in votes in the Senate and House of Representatives before the president signs it into law.
With revisions being made to the bill late into Wednesday, the Republican-majority Senate finally, and unanimously, approved it with a 96-0 vote. It now moves on to the House which is expected to vote on Friday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was "proud" that not a single senator voted against the bill.
The chamber's senior Democrat, Senator Chuck Schumer, said: "And so this is a good ending, twists and turns were enormous. I always had faith we would [pass this bill] because America and the American people demanded it."
What do we know about the deal?
The agreement reached by Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate includes tax rebates, loans, money for hospitals and rescue packages.
The nearly 900-page bill has a price tag that amounts to roughly half the size of the US government's annual budget, and includes:
Direct payments of $1,200 to millions of individuals who earn $75,000 or less, and an additional $500 per each child
An expansion of unemployment aid including payments, for the first time, to people who are self-employed or work in the gig economy
A $500bn fund to help companies, which includes loans to hard-hit sectors such as the airline industry
$350bn in loans for small businesses
$100bn for hospitals and related health systems on the frontlines of the pandemic
Mr McConnell described the package as a "wartime level of investment" in the US nation.
The Democratic speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said she hoped the bill could be passed by voice vote.
That would allow members of Congress - several of whom have coronavirus or are self-isolating - to stay away from the chamber in order to cast their votes.
But if any member objected, lawmakers would be asked to return to Washington and vote over the course of an entire day, in order to limit how many people are present on the House floor at one time.
What's the latest from the virus hotspot of New York?
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday it was likely half of America's most populous city of more than eight million would catch coronavirus by the time the pandemic ran its course.
The city's death toll reached 280, officials said on Wednesday night, with 20,011 confirmed cases.
On Tuesday, 13 patients died in a matter of hours at a hospital in the Queens borough of the city, with a young doctor there describing "apocalyptic" scenes, according to the New York Times.
But there were signs of hope. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke of tentative indications that the spread of the disease may be slowing.
On Sunday, hospital admissions were doubling every two days. But by Monday that rate had fallen to every 3.4 days, and on Tuesday every 4.7 days, Mr Cuomo said.
The whole of New York state has had 285 coronavirus deaths and more than 33,000 patients - about half the total US caseload.
What is the situation elsewhere in the US?
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency said New York, North Carolina and Hawaii had requested special mortuary teams to be ready for mass casualties.
New Orleans, in Louisiana, where crowds celebrated Mardi Gras last month, has recorded the world's highest growth rate in coronavirus cases.
California's Governor Gavin Newsom said one million Californians had registered as unemployed just this month.
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The US is more than midway through a 15-day attempt to slow the spread of the virus through social distancing.
Two more states - Minnesota and Idaho - issued state-wide "stay at home" orders on Wednesday, joining at least 17 others.
The president said on Tuesday that reopening the country by Easter would be a "beautiful timeline".
But Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who is helping lead the US response to coronavirus, told CNN on Wednesday: "The virus makes the timeline."
How have you been affected by the issues relating to coronavirus? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: Inside a Covid-19 intensive care unit

Everything you need to know about the coronavirus – explained in just one minute .

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bbc--2020-03-26--Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass bleaching in five years

Australia 's Great Barrier Reef has suffered another mass bleaching event - the third in just five years .
Warmer sea temperatures - particularly in February - are feared to have caused huge coral loss across the world 's largest reef system .
Scientists say they have detected widespread bleaching , including extensive patches of severe damage .
But they have also found healthy pockets .
Two-thirds of the reef was damaged by similar events in 2016 and 2017 .
The reef system , which covers over 2,300km ( 1,400 miles ) , is a World Heritage site recognised for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
Last year , Australia was forced to downgrade its five-year reef outlook from poor to very poor due to the impact of human-induced climate change .
On Thursday , the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said its latest aerial surveys had shown that the severity of bleaching varied across the reef .
But it said more areas had been damaged than in previous events .
`` The reef had only just begun recovering from impacts in 2016 and 2017 and now we have a third event , '' chief scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate change is making the extreme events that drive those impacts both more severe and more frequent , so the damage in an event is worse . ''
The earlier events hit two-thirds of the reef system , wiping out coral populations and destroying habitats for other sea life .
But Dr Wachenfeld said some key reefs for tourism - in the northern and central regions - had been only `` moderately bleached '' this year .
This meant coral there would probably recover , he added .
`` The reef is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with every one of these successive events , the reef is more damaged than previously , '' he said .
`` We need to take these events as global calls for the strongest possible action in climate change , '' he said .
Global temperatures have already risen about 1C since pre-industrial times .
The UN has warned that if temperatures rise by 1.5C , 90 % of the world 's corals will be wiped out .


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: Man planning to bomb Missouri hospital killed, FBI says

A man suspected of planning to attack a hospital treating coronavirus cases in the US state of Missouri died after a shootout with the FBI , officials say .
The confrontation happened as agents tried to arrest the 36-year-old in the city of Belton as part of a domestic terrorism investigation , the FBI said .
Officials said the man was motivated by racist and anti-government beliefs .
He had allegedly considered a range of targets before settling on the hospital because of the current outbreak .
The suspect , identified by authorities as Timothy R Wilson , had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to be a `` potentially violent extremist '' who had expressed racial and religious hatred , the FBI said in a statement .
Wilson had previously considered attacking a school with a large number of black students , a mosque and a synagogue , according to the FBI .
He reportedly decided to target the unidentified hospital after authorities in Belton , located in the Kansas City area , told residents to stay at home in an attempt to stem the coronavirus spread .
• What this crisis reveals about US - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targets and ultimately settled on an area hospital in an attempt to harm many people , targeting a facility that is providing critical medical care in today 's environment , '' the statement added , without identifying the facility .
The suspect had taken `` the necessary steps to acquire materials needed to build an explosive device , '' according to the FBI .
The shooting happened when agents were prepared to arrest Wilson , who was armed , and he tried to retrieve what they believed to be an explosive device , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead .
According to Missouri 's health department , the state had 356 confirmed cases of Covid-19 - the disease caused by coronavirus - as of Wednesday .
Eight people there have died of it .
Across the US , there have been more than 1,000 deaths caused by the virus and nearly 70,000 confirmed infections .

The suspect, identified by authorities as Timothy R Wilson, had been under surveillance for months, which revealed him to be a "potentially violent extremist" who had expressed racial and religious hatred, the FBI said in a statement.


bbc--2020-03-26--Christchurch shootings: Brenton Tarrant pleads guilty to 51 murders

A man accused of deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch a year ago has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder .
Brenton Tarrant , 29 , also admitted the attempted murder of another 40 people , and one terrorism charge .
He had previously denied the charges and was due to go on trial in June .
The gun attacks at two mosques sent shockwaves around the world .
In the wake of the killings , New Zealand brought in stricter gun laws .
New Zealand is in a state of lockdown due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made at a scaled-down court hearing in Christchurch High Court on Thursday .
No members of the public were allowed in to the hearing and Tarrant , from New South Wales , Australia , and his lawyers appeared via video link .
A representative of the two mosques that were attacked was allowed to attend the hearing to represent the victims and their families .
Judge Justice Cameron Mander said : `` It is regrettable that the Covid-19 restrictions that presently apply do not permit victims and their families to travel to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entered his pleas of guilty . ''
Sentencing on the 92 charges will take place at a date yet to be set .
Tarrant was remanded in custody until 1 May when the court hopes to be able to set a sentencing date .
Justice Mander added : `` There is no intention to sentence the defendant before the court returns to its normal operations and at a time when the victims and their families can attend court in person . ''
Farid Ahmed , who lost his wife Husna in the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , told TVNZ that many would be relieved they did not have to go through the trial , but others would feel very sad , still thinking about their loved ones .
Speaking of the gunman , he said : `` I have been praying for him and he has taken the right direction .
I am pleased he is feeling guilty , it is a good start . ''
Minutes after Brenton Tarrant changed his plea , families of mosque attack victims began finding out on the rumour mill .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a huge shock and surprise .
I was in Christchurch just a couple of weeks ago for the first anniversary of the attacks .
The trial looming in early June was something many told me they were dreading .
Witnesses being forced to revisit what happened ; graphic CCTV and the head-mounted camera of the attacker being played frame by frame .
But a few said they were - in a way - looking forward to it , to seeing justice being done .
It gave them a focus .
One father told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's actions in Al Noor Mosque had been heroic .
He had wanted to see and hear that in court for himself - and for the world to see and hear it .
People like him will no longer have the opportunity to get that level of detail to what happened to their loved ones .
And , because of the Covid-19 lockdown , they did not even get the chance to hear the guilty pleas in person .
But not having a trial takes away one real fear : that Tarrant would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push his right-wing agenda of hate , something the justice system , the media and most importantly the Muslim community were desperate to avoid .
How did the attacks unfold ?
The shootings on 15 March 2019 began when the gunman drove to the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch , entered the building and began shooting .
Less than 30 seconds later , he returned to his car , picked up another weapon , then re-entered the mosque and resumed his attack .
Footage from a headcam he was wearing showed him pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he went .
The shootings were broadcast on Facebook Live .
He then drove to the Linwood mosque where he shot two people outside and then shot at the windows .
A man from inside the mosque came outside , picked up one of the attacker 's shotguns , and chased him away .
Two police officers then chased and arrested the suspect .
More on the Christchurch attacks • The people killed as they prayed What was the aftermath of the attacks ?
Speaking on the first anniversary of the massacre , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had `` fundamentally changed '' because of the attacks .
She acknowledged that `` much more '' needed to be done to stop radicalisation in the country .
`` The challenge for us will be ensuring in our everyday actions , and every opportunity where we see bullying , harassment , racism , discrimination , calling it out as a nation , '' she said .
`` That is when we 'll show we each individually have a role to play in making sure that New Zealand has changed fundamentally for the better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Ardern said the government would bring in laws to make it harder for New Zealanders to access firearms .
In April , less than a month after the shootings , parliament voted by 119 to 1 to change the gun laws .
Military-style semi-automatic weapons were banned , as were parts that could be used to build prohibited firearms .
In June , a buy-back scheme began , where the government would compensate owners of newly-illegal weapons .

Farid Ahmed, who lost his wife Husna in the attack on Al Noor Mosque (Masjid An-Nur), told TVNZ that many would be relieved they did not have to go through the trial, but others would feel very sad, still thinking about their loved ones.


bbc--2020-03-26--Why orange juice prices are soaring on global markets

The future price of orange juice has spiked by more than 20 % this month as consumers look for healthy products during the coronavirus pandemic .
While demand has risen , supply has been hit as producers struggle to transport goods due to transport restrictions .
This has driven a rise in the so-called `` futures '' price of orange juice , which indicate its cost for delivery in the coming months .
Orange juice futures are the best performing asset so far this year .
`` The Covid 19 outbreaks are hitting both the supply and demand for orange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand side attraction while there are simply not enough tanker spaces with airlines not flying to bring the product to markets , '' said Stephen Innes , chief global market strategist at broker AxiCorp .
On the supply side , there are also issues with not having enough workers as plantations introduce restrictions such as social distancing .
`` Traders are wondering if workers are around to man the plants here in Florida and in Brazil , '' said Jack Scoville at trading firm Price Futures Group in the US .
Orange juice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since October 2015 , at a time when global stock markets are being battered .
In London , the FTSE 100 index is down more than 13 % in the last month , while on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen more than 16 % .
Talking about whether the spike in orange juice futures prices will mean higher prices for orange juice in shop , Mr Innes added : `` The pass-on effect will be quick as orange juice producers pass the price rises onto to supermarkets and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` future '' price , which can be traded on an exchange , such as the Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE ) .
Futures contracts help companies lock into a fixed price in the future to protect them from potential spikes in prices .
Futures contracts are common for soft commodities like oranges and wheat which are vulnerable to sudden price rises due to bad harvests and natural disasters .

On the supply side, there are also issues with not having enough workers as plantations introduce restrictions such as social distancing. "Traders are wondering if workers are around to man the plants here in Florida and in Brazil," said Jack Scoville at trading firm Price Futures Group in the US.


bbc--2020-03-26--UK orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson

UK orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson

The government has ordered 10,000 ventilators from Dyson to help deal with the coronavirus crisis .
The firm , headed by British inventor Sir James Dyson , said it had designed a new type of ventilator in response to a call on behalf of the NHS .
The order is still subject to the devices passing stringent medical tests but that is expected to happen quickly .
Dyson has had hundreds of engineers working round the clock to design the ventilators from scratch .
It hopes to build the ventilators at scale from its UK base in Wiltshire - using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parachutes in the World War Two .
However , the blitz spirit the company is keen to channel will not produce immediate results .
It is thought that even if regulatory approval is forthcoming , it could take a couple of weeks to move from prototype to the device being made in significant scale .
• A ventilator is a machine that helps a person breathe by getting oxygen into the lungs and removing carbon dioxide • Ventilators can be used to help a person breathe if they have lung disease or another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can also be used during and post-surgery • A tube , connected to a ventilator machine , is placed in a person 's mouth , nose or through a small cut in the throat ( called a tracheostomy ) Dyson - which is working with The Technology Partnership , a medical company based in Cambridge - is not the only game in town .
In the meantime , the government has told the BBC that is `` picking the low-hanging fruit '' by buying as many existing models as it can .
Currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ventilators , the government thinks it can procure a further 8,000 from existing domestic and international suppliers .
However , it estimates that the NHS will need at least 30,000 to deal with the potential flood of virus victims .
By way of comparison , the state of New York has targeted the same number of 30,000 required ventilators , even though it has a population one third the size of the UK 's .
The race has been on for weeks to produce tens of thousands of ventilators to keep people with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corner is vacuum and hairdryer maker , Dyson .
In another is a consortium of manufacturing companies including Airbus and GKN , which makes parts for cars and planes .
The approaches of these two groups are very different .
Dyson insiders have told the BBC they have a working prototype , designed and built from scratch , which has been tested on humans and is `` ready to go '' .
Meanwhile , the consortium of medical , military and civil engineering companies - which includes Airbus , Meggit , GKN and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the production of an existing design .
Usually , these processes would take months or even years .
It is a measure of the current emergency that the decision making process has been reduced to days .

"When it comes to miles eight to 10, those ventilators that are currently being procured and ordered from around the world will be very helpful, although the lack of ventilation available right now is a real issue."


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus row helps topple Kosovo government

The government of Kosovo has collapsed after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Albin Kurti was backed by a majority of MPs .
The vote was brought by a junior coalition partner angered by Mr Kurti 's approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak .
It comes only two months after the government was sworn in .
It is not clear how the political impasse will be resolved as elections can not be held because of the pandemic .
Doctors have warned that without clear direction , the disease could overwhelm Kosovo 's underfunded health system .
The Balkan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and one death from Covid-19 - the disease caused by the coronavirus .
Correspondents say the political crisis has angered citizens who want the country 's leaders to focus on measures combating the spread of the virus .
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
• STRESS : How to protect your mental health With street protests banned because of a lockdown , residents in the capital Pristina have been banging pots and pans from their balconies to vent their frustration at the squabbling .
One protester who managed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a banned at the entrance that read : `` The most dangerous pandemic in Kosovo is politics .
Shame ! ''
The vote of no confidence was initiated by the junior partner in Mr Kurti 's coalition , the centre-right LDK ( Democratic League ) party .
The LDK has been at loggerheads with Mr Kurti for several weeks but the final straw came when the prime minister sacked LDK minister Agim Veliu .
Mr Veliu had supported calls by President Hashim Thaci for a state of emergency to combat the coronavirus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not justified .
More than 80 MPs in the 120-member assembly backed the vote after nearly 12 hours of debate .
Analysts say it is unlikely that Mr Kurti 's party will try to form a new government .
Last October 's general election was the fourth since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 .
Serbia does not recognise the country and , with Russian support , has blocked it from becoming a member of the UN and other international bodies .

Such voters will see the demise of Mr Kurti's government as a stitch-up orchestrated by an old guard uniting to protect their mutual interests. They are unlikely to be forgiving when they get their next opportunity at the ballot box.


bbc--2020-03-26--Asian tiger sends virus economic impact signal

The world has been given an indication of the economic impact of coronavirus as Singapore released its initial growth figures for this quarter .
The trade-reliant city state now looks to be heading for its first full-year recession in about two decades .
The figures suggest that the global economy is also set for a sharp contraction .
This week the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) warned of a global recession worse than the one after the 2008 financial crisis .
Singapore said gross domestic product ( GDP ) shrank 2.2 % year-on-year while , compared with the previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It marks the biggest quarterly contraction for the southeast Asian nation since 2009 , in the midst of the global financial crisis .
• How Singapore stayed one step ahead of the virus • Should street food vendors be cleared off the streets ?
As one of first countries to release economic growth data for the period in which the outbreak has been spreading globally , the numbers from Singapore provide a glimpse of how the ongoing pandemic could affect economies around the world .
Singapore was also one of the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus .
Later on Thursday Singapore announced a package worth $ 33.7bn ( £28.3bn ) to help cushion its economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic .
It comes after the IMF this week forecast a global recession this year which would be at least as bad as the one seen in the wake of the financial crisis more than a decade ago .
Lockdowns and other measures imposed by governments around the world to slow the spread of the virus are battering the global economy , with many analysts now @ @ @ @ @ @ @

It comes after the IMF this week forecast a global recession this year which would be at least as bad as the one seen in the wake of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.


bbc--2020-03-26--India coronavirus: $22bn bailout announced for the poor

India has announced a $ 22bn ( £19bn ) bailout for the country ’ s poor to help counter the economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak .
“ We don ’ t want anyone to remain hungry , and we don ’ t want anyone to remain without money in their hands , ” finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said .
The package , which includes free food and cash transfers , was for “ those who need immediate help ” , she said .
She also said health workers would get medical insurance of up to $ 66,500 .
Correspondents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 % of India 's GDP - in stark contrast to the US and Singapore which are spending about 10 % of their GDP on similar packages .
• ' I fear hunger may kill us before coronavirus' However , this could be just stage one , with similar packages set to be announced later , they added .
India ’ s economy was already in the midst of a severe slowdown before the country went into lockdown , shutting workplaces , factories and affecting millions of daily-wage and informal workers .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which constitutes a large part of its workforce .
The lockdown and social distancing have left many of them with no viable means of getting any income , and many have expressed fears that they could starve .
Growth had slumped to 4.7 % last month - the slowest pace in years - as a steep drop in manufacturing affected overall economic health .
Barclays said the total shutdown cost to India would be around $ 120bn , or 4 % of the country 's GDP .
Ms Sitharaman , who is also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced by the prime minister , said that workers under an employment guarantee scheme would get a wage increment , and that recipients of other welfare schemes would also get benefits , like free gas cylinders instead of just subsidised ones .

Ms Sitharaman, who is also the head of an economic task force announced by the prime minister, said that workers under an employment guarantee scheme would get a wage increment, and that recipients of other welfare schemes would also get benefits, like free gas cylinders instead of just subsidised ones.


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: Dating, sex and relationships

A quarter of the world ’ s population is living under some sort of lockdown as a result of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ creative ways to date and keep the spark alive in their relationship , while staying @ @

A quarter of the world’s population is living under some sort of lockdown as a result of coronavirus.
Many people are finding creative ways to date and keep the spark alive in their relationship, while staying safe.
BBC Minute’s Olivia Le Poidevin reports.


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: 'We've done one hell of a job,' Trump says

Reopening the US by Easter ' a beautiful timeline' President Trump says he wants to open the US for business @ @ @ @ @ weekend of 12 April .

US President Donald Trump says his administration has done "one hell of a job" on coronavirus, and accuses a journalist of writing "fake news" about his handling of the pandemic.


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: Words at the window from those in isolation

As more and more people stay indoors to slow the spread of the coronavirus , Stephen Lovekin has started photographing families isolating in Brooklyn , New York .
Initially , Lovekin photographed families on their porches but it soon became clear picturing them behind a window was the way to go .
`` As the project began to evolve the idea of the window started to make more sense , '' he says , `` the window being something that we look out on the world from , something that literally frames how people can look in on us and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , something that we normally do not enter or exit from . ''
Lovekin asked each family to share a message with the world .
The project has been running for about a week only but has already had lots of positive reaction on social media .
Lovekin intends to continue as long as it is safe to do so .
`` I hope that in this time of chaos and uncertainty , this project will help people feel more connected to the outside world even though we are all literally separated from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , '' Lovekin says .
`` If we continue to communicate and connect with those around us in a direct , honest , and positive way , we can get through this together .
`` It will not be easy but nothing worthwhile ever really is .
`` And as my own children 's sign said , 'Soon we will be together . '
''

"As the project began to evolve the idea of the window started to make more sense," he says, "the window being something that we look out on the world from, something that literally frames how people can look in on us and how we look out at the world, something that we normally do not enter or exit from."


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: Why this self-isolating dad told his daughter he was in Africa

Conservationist Julian Bayliss is self-isolating in north Wales after possibly being exposed to coronavirus in Africa .
Dr Bayliss has @ @ @ @ @ chosen not to return to his home but instead to rough it - and spend @ @ @ @ @ field .
He spoke to the BBC 's Jonah Fisher .

Conservationist Julian Bayliss is self-isolating in north Wales after possibly being exposed to coronavirus in Africa.
Dr Bayliss has a small daughter and has chosen not to return to his home but instead to rough it - and spend the time in a nearby field.
He spoke to the BBC's Jonah Fisher.


bbc--2020-03-26--Coronavirus: Flight attendant gives emotional goodbye as routes cease

There are reports of `` busloads '' of grocery shoppers , but one store owner is among many who are @ @ @ @

Flight attendant Cassy Appleton has delivered an emotional speech to passengers on her final flight, as Virgin Australia prepares to suspend international journeys due to the coronavirus.