bbc--2020-09-11--'Maybe there's a miracle' - Daly has surgery for bladder cancer

Last updated on .From the section Golf Two-time major champion John Daly has revealed he has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with bladder cancer .
Daly - winner of the 1991 US PGA Championship and 1995 Open - had surgery to remove the cancer but said there was an 85 % chance it could return and require further treatment .
`` They will probably have to cut it out again , '' he told the Golf Channel .
`` It 's probably going to come back , and then another three months , that you do n't know , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Luckily for me they caught it early , but bladder cancer is something that I do n't know all the details about .
But it does n't look like it may go away .
We will just see what happens .
Maybe there 's a miracle .
`` I always tell people I 've lived one hell of a life .
No matter what happens , I 'm not scared to die or anything .
I 'm still working , I 'm still living life , I 'm still doing the things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept the challenge .
I 'm not scared of that .
`` I just want my kids to be OK and everyone else in my family . ''
Daly last played a PGA Tour event at last year 's Safeway Open , where he missed the cut .
His 1991 US PGA Championship win saw him claim a major despite only entering the tournament with days to spare when Nick Price withdrew from the field .
The shock win , along with long drives off the tee and a colourful wardrobe helped him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a popular winner of the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews , where he beat Constantino Rocca in a play-off .

Daly shot to prominence with a shock win at the US PGA Championship in 1991
Two-time major champion John Daly has revealed he has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with bladder cancer.
The 54-year-old American says the cancer was discovered during an appointment related to kidney stones.
Daly - winner of the 1991 US PGA Championship and 1995 Open - had surgery to remove the cancer but said there was an 85% chance it could return and require further treatment.
"They will probably have to cut it out again," he told the Golf Channel. external-link
"It's probably going to come back, and then another three months, that you don't know," the five-time PGA Tour winner added.
"Luckily for me they caught it early, but bladder cancer is something that I don't know all the details about. But it doesn't look like it may go away. We will just see what happens. Maybe there's a miracle.
"I always tell people I've lived one hell of a life. No matter what happens, I'm not scared to die or anything. I'm still working, I'm still living life, I'm still doing the things I need to do. I can accept the challenge. I'm not scared of that.
"I just want my kids to be OK and everyone else in my family."
Daly last played a PGA Tour event at last year's Safeway Open, where he missed the cut.
His 1991 US PGA Championship win saw him claim a major despite only entering the tournament with days to spare when Nick Price withdrew from the field.
The shock win, along with long drives off the tee and a colourful wardrobe helped him become a fans' favourite and he was a popular winner of the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he beat Constantino Rocca in a play-off.


bbc--2020-09-11--Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel

What have the two sides and Mr Trump said ?
`` This is a new era of peace .
Peace for peace .
Economy for economy .
We have invested in peace for many years and now peace will invest in us , '' he said .
White House bullet points suggest how Mr Trump will be framing his international dealmaker credentials for his election campaign : as a harbinger of Middle East peace and prosperity , with more Arab and Muslim countries likely coming on board to normalise relations with Israel .
This will allow Mr Trump to deflect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Century '' that he failed to achieve : Israeli-Palestinian peace .
That project was widely criticised as heavily slanted in Israel 's favour and rejected by the Palestinians .
What has the other reaction been ?
The UAE welcomed the latest move .
The ministry of foreign affairs said it was `` another significant and historic achievement which will contribute enormously to the stability and prosperity of the region '' .
However , there was an angry response from Palestinian officials .
The Palestinian foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to Bahrain for consultation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke of the `` great harm it causes to the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people and joint Arab action '' .
The decades-old feud between them is exacerbated by religious differences .
They each follow one of the two main branches of Islam - Iran is largely Shia Muslim , while Saudi Arabia sees itself as the leading Sunni Muslim power .

Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel Published 11 September 2020
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa
Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced.
"The second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days," he tweeted.
For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian dispute was settled.
But last month the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to normalise its relationship with Israel.
There had been much speculation that Bahrain might follow suit.
Mr Trump, who presented his Middle East peace plan in January aimed at resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, helped broker both accords.
Bahrain is only the fourth Arab country in the Middle East - after the UAE, Egypt and Jordan - to recognise Israel since its founding in 1948.
What have the two sides and Mr Trump said?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "excited" that "another peace agreement" had been reached with another Arab country on Friday.
"This is a new era of peace. Peace for peace. Economy for economy. We have invested in peace for many years and now peace will invest in us," he said.
This is a diplomatic achievement for President Trump and for his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who largely brokered the agreements with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
On returning from a recent trip to the Middle East, Mr Kushner told journalists the Trump administration had "unleashed an energy positivity" in the region that was "quite overwhelming."
White House bullet points suggest how Mr Trump will be framing his international dealmaker credentials for his election campaign: as a harbinger of Middle East peace and prosperity, with more Arab and Muslim countries likely coming on board to normalise relations with Israel.
This will allow Mr Trump to deflect attention from the "Deal of the Century" that he failed to achieve: Israeli-Palestinian peace. That project was widely criticised as heavily slanted in Israel's favour and rejected by the Palestinians.
Focusing outward is the Trump administration's way of telling the Palestinians they can no longer dictate the region's relations with Israel.
"Another historic breakthrough today!" Mr Trump wrote on Twitter, adding: "Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain agree to a Peace Deal."
The president also posted on Twitter a copy of a joint statement between the three leaders - Mr Trump, Mr Netanyahu and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa.
"This is a historic breakthrough to further peace in the Middle East" that will "increase stability, security, and prosperity in the region", the statement reads.
What has the other reaction been?
The UAE welcomed the latest move. The ministry of foreign affairs said it was "another significant and historic achievement which will contribute enormously to the stability and prosperity of the region".
However, there was an angry response from Palestinian officials. The Palestinian foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to Bahrain for consultation and a statement from the Palestinian leadership spoke of the "great harm it causes to the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people and joint Arab action".
The Palestinians have long relied on a unified Arab response on the issues of Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory and the acceptance of a Palestinian state.
Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls Gaza, said the move "represents a grave harm to the Palestinian cause".
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a special adviser on international affairs for the speaker of Iran's parliament, said it was a betrayal of the Palestinian cause, Reuters reports.
What's the background?
There is a backdrop of the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in these diplomatic moves.
The decades-old feud between them is exacerbated by religious differences. They each follow one of the two main branches of Islam - Iran is largely Shia Muslim, while Saudi Arabia sees itself as the leading Sunni Muslim power.
The UAE and Bahrain - both Saudi allies - have shared with Israel worries over Iran, leading to unofficial contacts.
Saudi Arabia's response will be watched closely. There is no indication yet it is ready to follow Bahrain and the UAE.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Jared Kushner: "A new script for a new Middle East"
Prior to the announcement of the UAE agreement in August - which included the suspension of Israel's controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank - Israel had had no diplomatic relations with Gulf Arab countries.
Last month saw the first official flight from Israel to the UAE, which was seen as a major step in normalising relations.
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, who was on the plane, described the UAE deal as having "the ability to change the whole course of the Middle East".
Bahrain last week said it would allow flights between Israel and the UAE to use its airspace.
Mr Trump is due to host a ceremony at the White House in Washington next Tuesday for the official signing of the Israel-UAE agreement.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, The earlier Israel-UAE agreement made it possible for young people from both nations to meet online


bbc--2020-09-11--Oregon wildfires: Dozens of people missing in deadly blazes

Dozens of people are missing in Oregon as wildfires continue to rage across the western US , state Governor Kate Brown has said .
Tens of thousands of people in Oregon alone have been displaced by the deadly infernos .
Wildfires have killed at least four in Oregon and 11 elsewhere .
One hundred blazes , fanned by hot , dry winds , are currently scorching 12 states .
Federal emergency aid has been approved for Oregon to help battle the fires .
`` Many Oregonians are suffering right now , whether displaced themselves or worried about their families and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Gov Brown told reporters on Friday .
`` As of now , there are early reports from our state police that there are dozens of missing persons related to the fires specifically in Jackson , Lane and Marion counties . ''
She did not offer further details on the missing persons .
The governor also clarified that fewer than 100,000 Oregonians had been told to leave their homes .
State officials said a day earlier that half a million people were under evacuation orders .
But Ms Brown said on Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home but had been advised to be ready to evacuate .
Ms Brown also implored residents who have evacuated to keep out of fire zones despite rumours of thieves and damage .
`` I know that rumours of looting are extremely alarming and that it 's unsettling not to know whether your home is still standing .
`` Let me assure you that we have the Oregon National Guard and Oregon State Police monitoring the situation and preventing looting . ''
She added that people who tried to return to their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as those of firefighters and first responders , at risk .
The governor noted that federal aid had been approved , which will help provide additional support in fighting the fires and caring for those displaced .
Oregon 's forestry department fire protection chief Doug Grafe said on Friday firefighters are still battling 16 large blazes , but cooling temperatures and additional moisture in the air are helping efforts .
Along with Oregon , California and Washington state are the worst affected states .
Entire towns have been destroyed in this region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slightly smaller than Wales - have been burned , according to the National Interagency Fire Center .
At least one blaze in Oregon is being treated as suspected arson .
While natural factors such as strong winds have helped the spread of these massive fires , the underlying heating of the climate from human activities is making these conflagrations bigger and more explosive .
Nine of the world 's 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2005 , and the UN warned this week that the five years from 2016 until this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such period yet recorded .
Both Oregon and California have warmed by more than 1C since 1900 .
The sustained warmth has seen six of the 20 largest fires on record in California all occur this year .
In Oregon , the spate of fires has burned nearly twice the average annual losses in just the past week .
In California , a prolonged drought over the past decade has killed millions of trees , turning them into potent fuel for the fires .
Mountain regions that are normally cooler and wetter have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding to the potential fuel load .
Climate scientists had forecast that western wildfires would grow in size , scale and impact - but their predictions are coming to fruition faster than expected .
Among the victims in Oregon are a young boy and his grandmother .
The pair were killed in a wildfire near Lyons , 70 miles ( 110km ) south of Portland .
Twelve-year-old Wyatt Tofte , his dog , and his grandmother Peggy Mosso died in the family car trying to escape the blaze .
His mother was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Mosso 's son and Wyatt 's uncle , confirmed the deaths in a Facebook post .
`` Do n't take anything in life for granted and make the best of everyday , '' he wrote .
Mr Bertalotto told the Oregonian newspaper what exactly happened remains unclear , but the family believes Wyatt tried to get his grandmother out of the car , but she had a broken knee and was unable to move .
The Almeda fire has been one of the most destructive in the state .
Beginning near the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to at least two deaths and has burned through hundreds of homes in the towns of Phoenix and Talent .
Officials are treating it as suspicious .
A spokesman for the Oregon State Fire Marshal 's office told Reuters news agency all fires are investigated for the possibility of arson .
In Oregon 's largest city , Portland , encroaching fires have prompted mass evacuations in the suburbs .
What is the situation elsewhere ?
In neighbouring Washington , the state 's largest wildfire in Okanogan county caused the death of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ escape the blaze .
His parents remain in critical condition .
Most homes in the town of Malden , in the eastern part of the state , have also been destroyed .
In California , the death toll continues to rise .
Authorities in Butte County , north of the capital Sacramento , said 10 bodies have been found in the last two days .
A 16-year-old boy is among those reported killed in the fire .
Another 16 people are still reported as missing .
The North Complex Fire , which has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the deadliest in history , the California Department of Forestry and Fire protection reports .
The nation 's most populous state has seen at least 20 deaths from fires since 15 Aug , when the first series of blazes began , according to Cal Fire , the agency handling the wildfires .
Over 3m acres have burned in the last month , the most in a single year according to the Los Angeles Times .
Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders in the Golden State as 14,800 firefighters continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you been affected by the US wildfires ?
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bbc--2020-09-11--US commemorates 19th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

Rivals for the White House have displayed a moment of unity as the US marks the 19th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden greeted Vice-President Mike Pence at the Ground Zero memorial in New York , where each attended ceremonies .
Mr Biden then travelled to Shanksville , Pennsylvania - the site of the Flight 93 memorial - to pay respects .
However Mr Biden and Mr Trump did not cross paths because their schedules did not overlap .
Nearly 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentagon and - after passengers fought back - the field in Shanksville , on what is the worst terrorist attack in US history .
How is President Trump marking the anniversary ?
Joined by First Lady Melania Trump , Mr Trump attended a morning service at the Shanksville memorial , where Flight 93 crashed after its 40 passengers and crew prevented al-Qaeda hijackers from reaching the US Capitol building .
`` To the family members of Flight 93 : today every heartbeat in America is wedded to yours , '' Mr Trump said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shared grief of our whole nation . ''
`` The memory of your treasured loved ones will inspire America for all time to come .
The heroes of Flight 93 are an everlasting reminder that no matter the danger , no matter the threat , no matter the odds , America will always rise up , stand tall and fight back . ''
• Where the group behind 9/11 is still a threat Although both Mr Trump and Mr Biden will refrain from overt campaigning , their separate visits to Pennsylvania are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is seen as a key battleground in the 3 November election .
Before his Shanksville visit , Mr Trump made a brief stop in Johnstown , Pennsylvania , to greet members of the state Army National Guard .
The iron-and-steel town is in Cambria County - the heart of what has been known as 'Trump country ' - in the southwest of the state .
Mr Trump spoke with three officers about local military and thanked them for their service , local media reported .
Mr Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than eight weeks away , the president is fighting hard to keep towns like Johnstown on his side , says BBC 's Tara McKelvey .
Mr Biden and his wife , Jill , attended a memorial service and commemoration ceremony at the 9/11 museum in New York City .
They travelled to Shanksville in the afternoon to visit the same memorial as Mr Trump .
Mr Biden was seen greeting family members of those killed in the attack .
He and his wife laid a wreath on the memorial as well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would not talk about anything other than 9/11 and that his campaign had withdrawn political adverts from airing on television .
`` We took all our advertising down , it 's a solemn day , and that 's how we 're going to keep it , '' he said .
Mr Biden greeted Mr Pence at the World Trade Center site in New York earlier in the day , and the pair touched elbows in lieu of a handshake to observe protocols aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus .
Mr Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweets later in the day , saying : `` This year , we mark the anniversary of 9/11 in the midst of another crisis that compels us to summon the best of the American people in the face of unconscionable , inconceivable loss . ''
Mr Pence delivered short remarks in New York City and read passages from the Bible , saying : `` I pray these ancient words will comfort your hearts and ours . ''
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , a Democrat , also joined Mr Pence and Mr Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter , hashtags relating to 9/11 are trending , with people remembering the day and sharing stories of loved ones lost in the attacks .
Some on social media have also drawn attention to the anti-Muslim sentiment that spread across the country in the wake of 9/11 , noting how they were bullied , stereotyped , or policed .
• Islamophobia : New name , old fear • Will the 'War on Terror ' ever end ?
Hate crimes rose against Muslims after the 2001 attacks , FBI data found .
The 9/11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks on the US by the Islamist terror group al-Qaeda .
• The US airline pilots trained to shoot hijackers • 9/11 timeline : The story of the day As well as the 3,000 people killed on 11 September 2001 , some 400,000 people were injured or exposed to other contaminants in the aftermath of the attacks , according to the US Centers for Disease Control .
Hundreds of first responders and survivors have died in the years since due to related illnesses , like cancer .
Weeks after the attack , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al-Qaeda .
The so-called 'War on Terror ' has stretched decades and American intervention in the Middle East continues to be a quagmire of US foreign policy .

Mr Biden referenced the pandemic in a series of tweets later in the day, saying: "This year, we mark the anniversary of 9/11 in the midst of another crisis that compels us to summon the best of the American people in the face of unconscionable, inconceivable loss."


bbc--2020-09-11--George Floyd murder suspect Derek Chauvin appears in court

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd has appeared in court for the first time .
Derek @ @ @ @ @ knee on Mr Floyd 's neck for almost eight minutes before he died in May @ @ @ @ @ are charged with abetting and aiding murder .

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd has appeared in court for the first time.
Derek Chauvin was filmed pressing his knee on Mr Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes before he died in May.
Three other former officers are charged with abetting and aiding murder.
Mr Floyd's death sparked mass protests around the world.


bbc--2020-09-11--Moria migrants and Greek islanders protest over new camp

`` We do n't want another camp , and we will oppose any construction work , '' local leader Vangelis Violatzis was quoted as saying .
`` We 've faced this situation for five years , it 's time for others to bear this burden . ''
Italy and Greece have accused wealthier northern countries of failing to do more , while a number of central and eastern nations are openly resistant to the idea of taking in a quota of migrants .
He has also said that the Commission 's proposals for a new pact on migration and asylum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ September , will `` put an end to this unacceptable situation '' .
What else is happening ?
The fire at Moria was `` a sharp reminder to all of us for what we need to change in Europe '' , the interior minister said .
But a group of charities and NGOs have written to the German government saying more has to be done for all of the migrants , not just those minors .
All 400 children have now been flown to the Greek mainland .
EU home affairs commissioner Ylva @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had agreed to finance the transfer of the minors to the mainland and their accommodation .
What caused the fire at the camp ?
The fires started hours after reports that 35 people had tested positive for Covid-19 at the camp .
Authorities placed the facility under quarantine last week after a Somali migrant was confirmed to have contracted coronavirus .
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said the fires `` began with the asylum seekers because of the quarantine imposed '' .
Some of those infected with the virus had reportedly refused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is being done for the migrants ?
On a car park outside a supermarket on Thursday , hundreds of migrants , including families with small children , waited for bottled water and food to be distributed .
`` There is no food , no milk for the baby , '' Congolese migrant Natzy Malala , who had a newborn infant and an eight-year-old girl , told Reuters news agency .

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said France and Germany would each accept between 100 and 150 of the children. The Netherlands has already pledged to accept 50 and Finland will take 11. Talks are ongoing with other states to take part, Mr Seehofer said.


bbc--2020-09-11--I read all those Trump tell-alls. Here's what I learned

Hardly a day goes by without another book about the Trump White House - by a devoted former aide or a disgruntled ex-employee .
Together , what do they tell us about the man ?
`` Has there ever been a presidency like this ? ''
the author of one of the many , many books about President Donald Trump is asked .
`` I assured him there had not , '' was the reply .
Trump , the high-profile businessman and reality star who upset the odds to become president , was always going to be a popular literary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming .
This week alone saw headline-making additions to an already creaking bookcase from veteran journalist Bob Woodward and Trump 's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen .
There have been blockbuster works from reporters , family tell-alls and there is a whole industry of pro-Trump books from conservative authors .
But this round-up focuses on works by those who worked with Trump either during the campaign or in the White House .
• John Bolton , Trump 's former national security adviser , who was either fired or quit , depending on what version of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` one of the dumbest people I 've met in government '' • James Comey , the former FBI director controversially fired by Trump .
He is not a fan of Trump , who in return calls Comey a `` sleazebag '' .
His work has the unusual index entry `` Trump , Donald J .
Attempted hug by '' .
• Andrew McCabe , a former FBI deputy director who was fired by the Trump administration soon after Comey .
Trump called him a `` major sleazebag '' • Anthony Scaramucci , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director in 2017 .
His book is supportive of Trump but `` The Mooch '' has since become a critic ( Trump : `` A loser who begged to come back '' ) • Sean Spicer , who resigned as Trump 's press secretary when Scaramucci was appointed .
He does n't bear a grudge against the president in his book • Sarah Sanders , Spicer 's successor until July last year .
She remains loyal and Trump has called her a `` warrior '' • Chris Christie , the first governor to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his transition team but was removed , reportedly on the orders of Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner .
He is said to be helping Trump prepare for the debates in this year 's election • Omarosa Manigault Newman , a contestant on The Apprentice when it was hosted by Trump before later joining him on the campaign and at the White House .
Trump says she was `` despised by everyone '' • Anonymous , an author who calls themselves a `` senior Trump administration official '' .
Their identity remains unknown but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
Trump says he already knows who they are , and has called them a `` fraud '' • Corey Lewandowski , Trump 's first campaign manager during his presidential run , and deputy campaign manager David Bossie , who together give a positive account of the bid • Cliff Sims , a conservative journalist who served as a communications aide .
Of all the titles his books can neither be dismissed as a hatchet job or a hagiography .
Trump called him a `` mess '' and a `` low level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dispute between the two but he 's reportedly back onside .
The books are by their very nature partial , and given the accounts often depend on reports of private conversations , we only have the author 's word to go on that they took place .
Those writing sympathetically have been painted as apologists looking for a way back in , while the critical writers have been accused of holding a grudge .
• Trump is a racist mobster , says ex-lawyer in book But taken together , what do you get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump is , there is a major recurring theme .
`` Donald Trump has a fierce code of loyalty , '' writes Spicer .
`` Nothing hurts him deeper than when someone he trusts is disloyal , '' says Lewandowski and Bossie .
`` Loyalty was the key factor '' in appointments , Bolton says .
Cohen , in Disloyal , and Comey , in A Higher Loyalty , build their titles around this concept .
Comey 's book - part memoir , part leadership study , part expose - hints at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I need loyalty .
I expect loyalty , '' when Comey was FBI director .
Comey says he refused .
He did not last much longer in his job .
In Trump 's world loyalty is the currency that decides who survives and who has the ear of the president .
Sometimes , it spills into policy .
In his account of the Trump administration 's dealings with Venezuela , Bolton quotes Trump as saying of opposition leader Juan Guaidó : `` I want him to say he will be extremely loyal to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
But for most loyalty in Trump 's world is a one-way street .
As Sims notes in the final chapter of his book : `` I had let my personal relationship to the president blind me to the one unfailing truth that applied to anyone with whom he did n't share a last name : we were all disposable . ''
A demand for loyalty is partly why several authors compare Trump to a mob boss .
At least when Comey and McCabe do it they have some authority , having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He got off lightly with that particular comparison .
To Anonymous , Trump is like a `` 12-year-old in an air traffic control tower '' .
Comey says his leadership is a `` forest fire '' .
Omarosa , whose book even by Trump memoir standards takes few prisoners , calls him `` a racist , a bigot and a misogynist '' .
In his corner Trump can count on Christie , who says he was `` everything I was - but on jet fuel '' .
Most memorably of all , Spicer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ riding a unicorn over a rainbow '' .
Life with the president .
The good ...
There is a very little common ground in the books between what Trump 's supporters and his detractors say about his character .
To the admiring voices he is a man of charisma , sharp instinct and political skill .
To them his unique speaking style - while occasionally exasperating - is a gift .
Trump `` knew how to speak to the people '' , says Lewandowski and Bossie .
Spicer quotes his father as saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ' I will fight for policies that will create a better economy , ' while Trump says ' I 'm going to get your job back . ''
Elsewhere , `` of all the character traits that Trump most liked to tout about himself , the boasts about his 'energy ' and 'stamina ' were the most undeniably true , '' Sims says , a point others make too and one which goes some way to explain why lethargy is a favourite angle of attack for Trump against his opponents .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different side to Trump when the cameras are switched off - Sims says `` there is n't really a private version '' of him .
But there are stories of him letting his guard down , such as , for once , going quiet on election night as news of his win came in ( Christie ) .
Others talk about phone calls offering condolences after the deaths of loved ones , his affection for his family or warmth for US military members .
In Sanders ' telling , Trump meets a soldier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` A member of the US Army told him he re-joined the military because of him , and the president said : 'And I am here because of you . '
'' Put it this way - it is only Spicer who talks about unicorns .
Omarosa says Trump has a `` total lack of empathy , which is itself a function of extreme narcissism '' .
McCabe calls him the `` most prolific liar I have ever encountered '' .
Anonymous describes Trump as ignorant , intellectually lazy and with such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to brief .
One adviser in the book says the president 's demands fall into three categories - the `` flat-out stupid '' , the `` impossible to implement '' and the `` flat-out illegal '' .
Until we know who the author is , though , there will always be question marks over the book 's contents .
Less easy to dismiss is Bolton 's book , who is the most senior figure yet from the Trump administration to write their memoirs .
His role as national security adviser gave him a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in some of the most important events in the Trump presidency .
In his book Bolton says Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election , by urging China to buy agricultural products from farmers in key states .
Later in the book Bolton says Trump `` could n't tell the difference between his personal interests and the country 's interests '' .
There are several examples of Trump cosying up to authoritarians : Bolton says he had a habit of giving `` personal favours to dictators he liked '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He describes a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as like it had `` been written by Pavlovians who knew exactly how to touch the nerves enhancing Trump 's self-esteem '' and at one summit `` not looking forward '' to leaving him alone with Russia 's Vladimir Putin .
To Sims `` everything was personal to Trump - everything .
In international affairs , he believed his personal relationship with foreign leaders was more important than shared interests or geopolitics . ''
Sims sees Trump as a man of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With apologies to the authors , who use their books to also tell of motherhood , their professional achievements , or to quote the founding fathers , it is hard to resist not reducing each to one stand-out anecdote .
In Omarosa it is the moment Trump asks if he can swear-in to office using a copy of the Art of the Deal .
She says `` he wanted me to believe he was kidding '' .
Sanders describes the moment the US president tried to help out North Korea 's Kim improve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lunch was starting the president offered Kim a breath mint .
'Tic Tac ? '
Kim , confused , and probably concerned it was an attempt to poison him , was n't sure how to respond .
The president dramatically blew into the air to reassure Kim it was just a breath mint . ''
But the capo di tutti capi , the one-anecdote-to-rule-them-all , goes to Sims , who says that a small wooden box with a red button inside can often be found on the president 's desk in the Oval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glancing at the box ... he would pick it up and move it further away from himself .
'Do n't worry about that , ' he 'd say .
'No one wants me to push that button . '
'' `` Guests would laugh nervously and the conversation would continue , until several minutes later Trump would suddenly move it closer to him without actually saying anything about it .
Then , later in the conversation , out of nowhere , he 'd suddenly press the button .
Not sure what to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with raised eyebrows .
Moments later , a steward would enter the room carrying a glass filled with Diet Coke on a silver platter , and Trump would burst out laughing . ''
Trump is often photographed wearing his tie unusually long , with the tip dipping below his waist line .
The reason , according to Christie , is that he believes it makes him looks thinner .
As for that famous shock of hair , Sims says he always carried a can of hairspray in his pocket should the presidential coiffure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tanning bed in the White House for the president 's use , Omarosa says , who also alleges that an usher was fired as Trump did n't approve of her `` handling '' of it .
Elsewhere we read that Trump thinks that November Rain by Guns N ' Roses is the `` greatest music video of all time '' ( Sanders ) and was obsessed with sending a CD of Elton John 's Rocket Man to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ( Bolton ) .
Beyond briefing documents and newspapers , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book reader .
Scaramucci , though , names All Quiet on the Western Front as Trump 's favourite , while Lewandowski / Bossie say Swiss psychologist Carl Jung 's autobiography is another one liked by the president .
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For Omarosa it was a matter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as she felt that as a black woman working in an administration low on diversity she offered political cover .
For others there is a sense the loyalty was towards the Republican party , and an agenda , rather than the president himself .
Partisanship should n't be underestimated .
As Sanders puts it , about joining the campaign : `` It was going to be Trump or Hillary - help save the country or let it go to hell . ''
Bolton says he knew of the `` risks in store @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
The two were something of an odd couple - Trump vowed to stop `` endless wars '' yet appointed a man of whom he reportedly said has `` never seen a war he does n't like '' .
Bolton 's time in the administration saw aggressive policies against Iran , Venezuela and others .
His regret is that they were n't aggressive enough .
Mistakes were made ( but not by me ) In the grand tradition of memoirs , errors are acknowledged then the responsibility dodged .
The Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fratricidal .
Most of the books , particularly from Trump staffers , include lengthy attacks on other Trump staffers .
Some argue the wrong people in the wrong job explains some of the missteps , rather than the buck stopping with the president .
On arriving at the White House , Bolton is warned by then chief of staff John Kelly `` this is a bad place to work , as you will find out '' .
Spicer and Sanders attack the press .
Trump has `` never received anywhere near the appropriate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successes '' , as Spicer says .
There 's also a sense of Trump 's officials holding back at key moments .
Bolton at several points says he considered resigning but in his telling it took a dressing down over collapsed talks with the Taliban that was the final straw .
Both Comey and McCabe describe and regret times they did not stand up to him .
Recounting a `` bizarre '' meeting , in which the president asked him who he voted for , McCabe asks himself : `` Should I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it 's Donald Trump it is still President Trump .
So the reflex , the automatic response I felt from the deepest part of myself , was to be respectful and responsive . ''
These books are n't the obvious place to find predictions of how November will pan out .
Notably lots of them begin with the author being fired or resigning , so they ca n't claim to have the ear of the White House .
You do get a hint or two though .
Rallies have a central place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source of energy and an instant focus group for him to sharpen his message .
That stunning win in 2016 is one he wants to repeat - and one he wants to savour .
`` I 'd sense the tension I believe nags Trump the most , at least subconsciously : nothing about being president has ever reached the high of becoming president , '' says Sims .
The title and theme of Lewandowski / Bossie 's book , Let Trump Be Trump , allude to their portrait of a man who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should he , they say , given his success last time .
With Joe Biden still enjoying a lead in the polls , perhaps the best lesson comes from Christie , who Trump defeated on the way to victory in 2020 .
`` As someone who ran against him , I know this much : underestimate him at your peril . ''

But there are stories of him letting his guard down, such as, for once, going quiet on election night as news of his win came in (Christie). Others talk about phone calls offering condolences after the deaths of loved ones, his affection for his family or warmth for US military members. In Sanders' telling, Trump meets a soldier while on a Christmas visit to Iraq. "A member of the US Army told him he re-joined the military because of him, and the president said: 'And I am here because of you.'"


bbc--2020-09-12--Afghanistan war: 'Historic' peace talks with Taliban set to begin

The first peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are due to begin in the Gulf state of Qatar on Saturday , after months of delay .
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the meeting `` historic '' as he flew to Doha for the opening ceremony .
The talks were due to start after a US-Taliban security deal in February .
But disagreements over a controversial prisoner swap stalled the next stage , as did violence in Afghanistan , where four decades of war are at a stalemate .
A delegation of leading Afghans left Kabul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the day 19 years ago of the deadly attacks on the US which led to the end of Taliban rule .
The head of the delegation , Abdullah Abdullah , said they were seeking `` a just and dignified peace '' .
On Thursday the Taliban confirmed they would attend , after a final group of six prisoners were released .
What to expect from the talks These are the first direct talks between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government .
The militants had until now refused to meet the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` puppets '' .
The two sides are aiming for political reconciliation and an end to decades of violence , which began with the 1979 Soviet invasion .
The talks were meant to begin in March but were repeatedly delayed by a dispute over the prisoner exchange agreed in the February US-Taliban deal , as well as violence in the country .
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The separate but linked US-Taliban agreement set out a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That agreement took over a year to finalise , and the government-Taliban talks are expected to be even more complicated .
Many worry that fragile progress made in women 's rights could be sacrificed in the process .
The talks also present a challenge to the Taliban , who will have to bring forward a tangible political vision for Afghanistan .
They have so far been vague , stating they wish to see an `` Islamic '' but also `` inclusive '' government .
The talks may provide more evidence of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1990s , when they ruled using a harsh interpretation of Sharia law .
You can feel the buzz in the glittering great halls of the Sheraton Grand Doha hotel : Afghan negotiators , officials , journalists rushing in from their chartered flight from Kabul ; foreign diplomats who 've spent years inching towards this moment now hurrying to and fro ; and a few Taliban slipping through the crowds on the eve of the big day .
It 's been a long time coming in a war which exacts such a heavy price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All that 's certain is after an opening ceremony with hours of speeches - the `` show '' as some call it - there will be `` Afghan talks . ''
How long they will talk this time , about what , and in which way , is still uncertain .
Everyone emphasises these are Afghan decisions .
And there 's no agreement yet , even within each side .
It 's the start of a protracted process with no certainty of success .
But even a start is something in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in February 's deal ?
The US and its Nato allies agreed to withdraw all troops within 14 months , while the Taliban committed not to allow al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to operate in the areas they control .
The US also agreed to lift sanctions against the Taliban and work with the UN to lift its separate sanctions against the group , as well as cutting its troop numbers in the country from about 12,000 to 8,600 and closing several bases .
US-led troops have been present in Afghanistan for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strikes to oust the Taliban in 2001 following the deadly 9/11 al-Qaeda attacks in New York .
The Taliban , who protected al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden , had refused to hand him over .
• Women in the crosshairs as Afghanistan eyes peace • The Afghan women determined not to lose out • 'They tried to kill my mother in front of me , twice' The Afghan government did not take part in the February accord , but had expected to begin peace talks with the Taliban in March .
The deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 5,000 Taliban prisoners and 1,000 detained Afghan security personnel to be finalised before the planned start of the March talks .
Government and Taliban negotiators disagreed over the numbers of prisoners to be freed and who they would be .
The continuing violence also held things up .
Some of the men the Taliban wanted freed were commanders believed to have been involved in major attacks .
`` We can not release the killers of our people , '' a government negotiator said at the time .
According to a report by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Afghans accused of involvement in the deaths of US troops were also a sticking point .
Progress was slow , but in August the Afghan government began to free the final 400 Taliban prisoners , after the move was approved by a grand assembly , or loya jirga of elders .
Not all of the group of 400 were released straight away , after both France and Australia objected to freeing six prisoners accused of fatal attacks against their nationals , including humanitarian workers .
Their release and transfer to Doha on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At 19 years , the conflict in Afghanistan - codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom and later Operation Freedom 's Sentinel - has been the longest in US history .
At the outset in 2001 , the US was joined in its fight by an international coalition , and the Taliban were quickly removed from power .
But the militant group morphed into an insurgent force that dug in and launched deadly attacks against US-led forces and the Afghan military , as well as Afghan government officials .
The international coalition ended its combat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death toll by that point was nearly 3,500 .
More than 2,400 US military personnel have been killed .
The UK lost more than 450 of its soldiers .
The Watson Institute at Brown University estimated in November 2019 that more than 43,000 civilians had been killed , with 64,000 Afghan security personnel and 42,000 anti-government fighters dead .
The true numbers will never be known .
The US continued its own , scaled-back combat operation after 2014 , including air strikes .
The Taliban meanwhile continued to gain momentum and now control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2001 .
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bbc--2020-09-11--US budget deficit soars to $3tn record

US budget deficit soars to $3tn record

The US budget deficit has hit a record high of more than $ 3tn ( £2.3tn ) , driven by the government 's massive spending on coronavirus relief .
The federal government spent more than $ 6tn in the first 11 months of its financial year , including $ 2tn on coronavirus programmes , the Treasury Department said .
The figure outpaces the $ 3tn it took in from taxes .
The shortfall is more than double the previous full-year record , set in 2009 .
At the time , Washington was grappling with the aftermath of the 2008 housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the US was on track to run a deficit of more than $ 1tn this year - large by historic standards .
But the spending approved to try to cushion the financial impact of the virus has exploded those projections .
The Congressional Budget Office this month predicted that the US was likely to run a full-year deficit of $ 3.3tn , more than triple the shortfall recorded last year .
The federal government 's financial year ends in September .
The agency said it expected total US debt to exceed $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in June , Jerome Powell , the head of the US central bank , told members of Congress that America 's spending path was `` unsustainable '' , but said reducing the shortfall should not be a priority given the state of the economy .
• US to borrow record $ 3tn in pandemic spending The economy shrank at an annual rate of more than 30 % in the April-June period , its worst quarterly contraction on record .
Data suggest job layoffs and business closures are continuing .
Roughly 30 million people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workforce - remain on some form of unemployment benefits , despite reopening underway , the Labour Department said this week .
Many conservatives in Washington , however , remain leery of further spending .
Republicans this week put forward a $ 300bn proposal for more aid .
The plan failed to advance , with Democrats saying it fell far short of the more than $ 3tn in relief they support .

At a hearing in Washington in June, Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank, told members of Congress that America's spending path was "unsustainable", but said reducing the shortfall should not be a priority given the state of the economy.


bbc--2020-09-11--UK R number goes above 1 as coronavirus cases rise

Public health officials have warned of `` worrying signs '' of infection among the elderly , as an official measure indicated the UK 's epidemic is growing again .
The R number was raised to between 1 and 1.2 for the first time since March .
Any number above one indicates the number of infections is increasing .
The number of new daily confirmed UK cases of the virus rose to 3,539 on Friday - an increase of more than 600 on the previous day .
The virus is still at much lower levels across the UK than at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thousands of people in England found cases doubling every seven to eight days .
It found a marked rise in infections in the north and among young people .
Yvonne Doyle , medical director at Public Health England , said although younger people made up the greatest share of new cases , `` we 're now starting to see worrying signs of infections occurring in the elderly , who are at far higher risk of getting seriously ill '' .
A PHE report says there has been `` a particularly steep increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over-85s and , in the north-west of England , a rise in people from that age group being admitted to hospital .
However , though cases are rising , the number of patients in hospital remains largely flat at 863 .
Of those , 78 are on ventilators , according to the latest government figures .
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Ms Doyle warned people to follow social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and wear a face covering in enclosed spaces .
Meanwhile , Birmingham will become the latest area to bring in new restrictions after a spike in cases .
Tougher restrictions now cover more than 1.75m people in the west of Scotland and , from Monday , face masks must be worn in shops in Wales .
However , lockdown restrictions will be eased further in Leicester on Tuesday to bring rules for businesses in the city more in line with the majority of England , the Department of Health said .
The city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since 29 June after a rise in cases .
Across the UK , new laws on how many people can socialise are being introduced from Monday in an attempt to hold back the rise in infections .
The `` rule of six '' will restrict indoor and outdoor gatherings in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .
Police warned there was a `` real risk '' some people would treat this weekend as a `` party weekend '' before the new restrictions come in .
John Apter , national chairman of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said that would be `` incredibly irresponsible '' at a time of increasing cases and officers would `` make no apology '' for fining people where appropriate .
The rise in the R ( reproduction ) number - which describes how many others each infected person passes the virus on to - is one of several measures indicating the virus is spreading more widely in the UK .
If the R number is higher than one - as now - the numbers infected are growing , with higher numbers indicating that cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large studies have also indicated a widespread resurgence of coronavirus across the UK population .
The UK is entering a new stage of the coronavirus pandemic .
Since lockdown , we have been deciding how to react to falling cases .
But now the R number has gone above the crucial level of 1 for the first time since March and is backed up by reams of data showing cases are growing again .
This is not just contained to hotspots like Bolton - one government adviser told me the rise was widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a `` wake-up call '' for the nation .
There are already some signs that the number of people being admitted to hospital is starting to rise .
But this is not a repeat of the build-up to lockdown .
Cases are at a much lower level and they are growing more slowly .
Pre-lockdown , the R number was around three and cases were doubling every three to four days .
It is around half that now .
Coronavirus is going to be a major challenge until we have a vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head into a potentially difficult winter is how to balance keeping the virus in check with getting on with our lives .
The REACT study of more than 150,000 volunteers in England , one of the three new sources of data on community levels , found `` accelerating transmission '' at the end of August and start of September .
It said levels of infection were rising across England but particularly in the north east , north west and Yorkshire .
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Prof Paul Elliott , director of the study at Imperial College London , said the data clearly showed `` a concerning trend in coronavirus infections '' where cases are growing quickly across England and `` no longer concentrated in key workers '' .
He said there was evidence of `` an epidemic in the community '' which was not the result of more people being tested .
The second set of data , from the Office for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were 39,700 new cases of the virus in England during the first week in September - 11,000 more than the previous week .
The ONS bases its figures on thousands of swab tests carried out in households , whether people have symptoms or not .
It estimated no increase in cases for the same week in Wales , but First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced people must now wear face masks in shops in response to rising case numbers in recent days .
Katherine Kent , from the ONS infection survey , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 infections in England during recent weeks , with higher infection rates among 17-34 year olds '' .
Nicola Sturgeon has warned that the average number of cases in Scotland has been `` more than trebling every three weeks '' with some areas of particular concern , including Lanarkshire and Greater Glasgow and Clyde .
And the third set of figures , from the Covid symptom study app , which tracks the health of nearly four million people in the UK , also suggests a growth in new cases since the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there has been a significant rise in numbers .
Prof James Naismith , from the University of Oxford , said younger people would also have been affected to the same extent in January if testing had been available .
`` We know that medical treatment and scientific advances have improved significantly , thus even with infection rates as bad as March and April , there will be many fewer deaths .
`` The more people wash their hands and practise social distancing - especially by and around the vulnerable - the lower the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see , '' he said .
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Since lockdown, we have been deciding how to react to falling cases. But now the R number has gone above the crucial level of 1 for the first time since March and is backed up by reams of data showing cases are growing again.


bbc--2020-09-11--Lululemon lampooned for 'resist capitalism' post

Lululemon , known for its £128 yoga leggings , is facing mockery on social media for promoting an event about `` decolonising gender '' and how to `` resist capitalism '' .
The event was featured in an Instagram post in which Lululemon recommended other accounts to follow , including the host of the workshop , Rebby Kern .
The yoga instructor is a US-based brand ambassador for the firm .
Lululemon distanced itself after the irony of the message drew attention .
`` We recently shared on our social channels an upcoming event organised by one of our ambassadors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forum and it does not represent the company 's views , '' a spokeswoman told the BBC .
She said the firm was removing the post .
Lululemon shares have rallied more than 35 % this year after signs the pandemic has reignited demand for so-called athleisure-wear .
But the ridicule gained legs on social media after the conservative Woke Capital Twitter account , which frequently lampoons corporate marketing efforts , spotlighted the seemingly awkward pose from the company , which is worth more than $ 40bn .
Other conservative pundits and journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation think tank , noted : `` Lululemon IS capitalism .
It is literally a privately owned corporation that raked in half a billion dollars in pure profits last year , merely by selling overpriced yoga pants to women willing and able to pay for this luxury '' .
Twitter users from across the political spectrum criticised the stance .
Randi Max , who identifies as a liberal on her Twitter account , wrote : `` OMG .
I 'm tired of the hypocrisy .
Lululemon 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are telling me to resist capitalism ? ''
Lululemon , which turned skin-tight black leggings into a fashion statement , has weathered controversy before .
In 2019 the company investigated claims that workers at a factory in Bangladesh making its clothing had been beaten and abused , according to the Guardian .
Earlier this year , it also apologised after one of its employees posted a T-shirt design on social media that caused outrage in China .
The firm said the design , of a takeaway food carton with `` bat wings '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to coronavirus , was not one of its products and the employee had been dismissed .

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bbc--2020-09-11--Putin apology to Serbia over Russian spokeswoman Zakharova

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova posted a photo of Mr Vucic sitting opposite President Donald Trump in the White House and below it a photo of actress Sharon Stone 's legs .
The provocative screenshot of the crossed legs came from the film Basic Instinct , in a scene where Sharon Stone 's character briefly exposes herself .
Ms Zakharova 's post said Mr Vucic looked as if he was being interrogated by President Trump .
`` If you are invited to the White House but your chair stands like you are in an interrogation , you should sit like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you are .
Just trust me , '' Ms Zakharova wrote .
On Sunday she updated the post with an apology , saying her comments had been misunderstood .
She said she was taking aim at American `` arrogance '' , not the Serbian leader .
On Thursday Mr Vucic told Serbian TV : `` President Putin has never apologised to me for anything , and neither has [ Russian Foreign Minister ] Sergei Lavrov .
But both did . ''
Mr Vucic said he had spoken to Mr Putin by phone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have good relations and for me this was a passing , unimportant incident . ''
Ms Zakharova 's post came after Mr Vucic had signed a co-operation deal with Kosovo at the White House , and has been seen as a sign of Russian irritation with Serbian-US ties .
Serbia has long been a key ally of Russia 's in the Balkans , and neither country recognises Kosovo 's independence .
Mr Vucic was furious with Ms Zakharova 's post .
In televised comments he said `` Maria Zakharova speaks mostly about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she showed speaks of her , and by God , of those who placed her there '' .

"If you are invited to the White House but your chair stands like you are in an interrogation, you should sit like in the picture number 2. Whoever you are. Just trust me," Ms Zakharova wrote.


bbc--2020-09-11--Spain sentences El Salvador ex-colonel to 133 years in jail for priests' murder

A court in Spain has sentenced a former Salvadoran army colonel to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in his homeland in 1989 .
The killings happened during El Salvador 's civil war , when Catholic priests were often accused by the government of collaborating with left-wing rebels .
Spain 's top criminal court found him responsible for eight murders .
But it could not convict him for the killings of three Salvadorans - the priests ' housekeeper and her teenage daughter , and a sixth Jesuit priest - because his extradition to Spain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listened from a wheelchair as he was sentenced to 26 years , eight months and one day in prison for each of the five Spanish priests ' deaths , the Associated Press news agency reports .
`` The truth is what this sentence says today and it says it with absolute clarity , that the crimes were planned , plotted and decided from the Salvadoran military high command , '' he said .
What do we know about the case ?
The murders took place during El Salvador 's 1979 to 1992 civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) .
One of the murdered priests , Ignacio Ellacuria , was rector of the Central American University ( UCA ) in the capital San Salvador and a leading figure in the liberation theology movement , which reached out to the poor of Latin America .
The priests and the two women were dragged from their beds early on 16 November , 1989 , and murdered on the university campus .
Prosecutors said Montano , a former deputy defence minister , was part of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ atrocities and opposed to any peace deal with the FMLN .
How did he end up in Spain ?
Montano had moved to the US in 2002 and was in jail there for immigration fraud and perjury when the Spanish extradition request was made .
He was extradited from the US in November 2017 , having been charged , along with other Salvadoran officers , by a Spanish judge in 2011 .

Spain sentences El Salvador ex-colonel to 133 years in jail for priests' murder Published 11 September 2020
Image source, AFP Image caption, Inocente Orlando Montano was sentenced to 133 years in prison
A court in Spain has sentenced a former Salvadoran army colonel to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in his homeland in 1989.
Inocente Orlando Montano, 77, was found guilty of "terrorist murder".
The killings happened during El Salvador's civil war, when Catholic priests were often accused by the government of collaborating with left-wing rebels.
Montano - who was extradited from the US - had denied wrongdoing.
Spain's top criminal court found him responsible for eight murders. But it could not convict him for the killings of three Salvadorans - the priests' housekeeper and her teenage daughter, and a sixth Jesuit priest - because his extradition to Spain did not cover these cases.
Montano listened from a wheelchair as he was sentenced to 26 years, eight months and one day in prison for each of the five Spanish priests' deaths, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Outside the court, lawyer Manuel Olle told reporters the victims' relatives were "very satisfied" with the verdict.
"The truth is what this sentence says today and it says it with absolute clarity, that the crimes were planned, plotted and decided from the Salvadoran military high command," he said.
The verdict can be appealed against.
What do we know about the case?
The murders took place during El Salvador's 1979 to 1992 civil war between the military-led government and the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN).
One of the murdered priests, Ignacio Ellacuria, was rector of the Central American University (UCA) in the capital San Salvador and a leading figure in the liberation theology movement, which reached out to the poor of Latin America.
The priests and the two women were dragged from their beds early on 16 November, 1989, and murdered on the university campus.
Prosecutors said Montano, a former deputy defence minister, was part of a far-right group in the military responsible for atrocities and opposed to any peace deal with the FMLN.
They said Montano gave "the direct order to assassinate the Jesuits".
A man suspected of shooting the priests, ex-Lt René Yusshy Mendoza, was a witness for the prosecution.
How did he end up in Spain?
Montano had moved to the US in 2002 and was in jail there for immigration fraud and perjury when the Spanish extradition request was made.
He was extradited from the US in November 2017, having been charged, along with other Salvadoran officers, by a Spanish judge in 2011.


bbc--2020-09-11--Brexit: Back me over the bill, Johnson tells Tory MPs

Boris Johnson has urged Conservative MPs to back his plan to override part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement .
In a Zoom call with around 250 of them , he said the party must not return to `` miserable squabbling '' over Europe .
The EU has warned the UK it could face legal action if it does not ditch controversial elements of the Internal Market Bill by the end of the month .
And a Tory MP has proposed an amendment to the bill , which would affect trade between Britain and Northern Ireland .
Meanwhile , the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade deal if the bill becomes UK law .
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• UK at odds with EU over approval for food exports The two sides have less than five weeks to agree a deal before Mr Johnson 's 15 October deadline - after which he says he is prepared to `` walk away '' .
Informal talks are due to resume on Monday , with the next official round of talks - the ninth since March - starting in Brussels on 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will be formally debated in the House of Commons for the first time on Monday , addresses the Northern Ireland Protocol - the part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement designed to prevent a hard border returning to the island of Ireland .
If it became law it would give UK ministers powers to modify or `` disapply '' rules relating to the movement of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland that will come into force from 1 January , if the UK and EU are unable to strike a trade deal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be scrapped or they risk jeopardising the UK-EU trade talks .
But the government has rejected this demand , arguing the measures in the bill are needed to protect the integrity of the UK and the peace process in Northern Ireland .
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In his Zoom call with MPs on Friday , the prime minister did not take questions and a poor signal meant the video and audio connections were lost for several minutes .
He called for `` overwhelming support '' for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vital '' to `` prevent a foreign or international body from having the power to break up our country '' .
Mr Johnson added that he would not countenance `` the threat of a border down the Irish Sea '' .
But he said there was still a `` very good chance '' of the UK and EU striking a deal by mid-October similar to that previously agreed between the EU and Canada - which got rid of most , but not all , tariffs on goods .
BBC chief political correspondent Vicki @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a sign of compromise '' from Mr Johnson , as they `` simply ca n't believe the government is prepared to break international law '' , but the prime minister `` dug his heels in '' .
In a column in the Daily Telegraph , Mr Johnson accused the EU of reinterpreting the Withdrawal Agreement to `` destroy the economic and territorial integrity of the UK '' and `` endanger peace and stability in Northern Ireland '' .
`` I have to say that we never seriously believed that the EU would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negotiated in good faith , to blockade one part of the UK , to cut it off , '' he said .
Conservative backbencher Sir Bob Neill , who chairs the Commons Justice Committee , said he was not reassured by the prime minister 's Zoom call .
He is tabling an amendment to the bill to try to force a separate parliamentary vote on any changes to the Withdrawal Agreement .
`` I believe it is potentially a harmful act for this country , it would damage our reputation and I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade deals going forward , '' he said .
At around the same time as the prime minister was speaking , the European Parliament announced it would `` under no circumstances ratify '' any trade deal reached between the UK and EU if the `` UK authorities breach or threaten to breach '' the withdrawal agreement .
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has admitted parts of the bill , which would go against a treaty signed by the UK and EU , would `` break international law in a very specific and limited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this within the Conservative Party , with former leaders Theresa May , Lord Howard and Sir John Major urging Mr Johnson to think again .

But he said there was still a "very good chance" of the UK and EU striking a deal by mid-October similar to that previously agreed between the EU and Canada - which got rid of most, but not all, tariffs on goods.


bbc--2020-09-11--Italian police arrest four men over alleged rape of two British girls

Four men aged 19 to 23 have been arrested in southern Italy in connection with the rape of two British @ @ @ @ @ Police said the girls called officers at 03:30 on Tuesday to say they were attacked @ @ @ @ @ alleged incident happened in Marconia di Pisticci , in the Basilicata region , during a @ @ @ @ @ The girls were taken to hospital .
There was `` extreme brutality and cruelty '' @ @ @ @ @ said .
Four other men are also being investigated by officers in connection with the @ @ @ @ @ the girls say they were initially approached by two of the men under investigation , @ @ @ @ @ .
They were then approached by other men at the party who `` took advantage @ @ @ @ @ girls had been drinking , the statement said .

They were then approached by other men at the party who "took advantage" of the fact the girls had been drinking, the statement said.


bbc--2020-09-11--Elderly ball python lays eggs 'without male help'

A snake laying eggs might not seem to be the most unusual thing to happen .
But keepers at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri were surprised to discover that one of their ball pythons had produced seven eggs - despite having no contact with a male for over 15 years .
While some reptiles are known to reproduce asexually , keepers are also surprised by the mother 's age .
At an estimated 62 years old , the ball python is believed to be the oldest living snake .
Mark Wanner , the zoological manager of herpetology at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unique occurrence '' .
`` It 's amazing , in my opinion , that a snake of this age is able to reproduce a fertile clutch of eggs , '' he told the BBC .
The snake was given to the zoo by a private donor in 1961 and was estimated to be three years old at the time , according to Mr Wanner .
The oldest documented ball python to date was a male at Philadelphia Zoo who died at the age of 47 .
Mr Wanner added that the zoo planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age and asexual reproduction , if and when it is confirmed by testing .
Three eggs have survived and remain in an incubator .
They are expected to hatch within a month .
The zoo is using genetic testing to determine whether the eggs were produced asexually , which has previously been recorded in reptiles including ball pythons , rattle snakes and komodo dragons .
There have been previous cases of snakes storing sperm for delayed fertilisation .
Ball pythons , or royal pythons as they are also known , are native to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also be interested in :

But keepers at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri were surprised to discover that one of their ball pythons had produced seven eggs - despite having no contact with a male for over 15 years.


bbc--2020-09-11--Stevie Lee: Jackass star and wrestler dies aged 54

Jackass star and TNA wrestler Stevie Lee has died at the age of 54 .
Lee appeared in Johnny Knoxville 's 2010 reality comedy film Jackass 3D , and was known in the ring as Puppet .
He died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday , his family confirmed on a GoFundMe page set up to help cover his funeral costs .
`` Puppet has put smiles across the world with his hardcore attitude and lifestyle , '' a family statement read .
Stevie Lee Richardson appeared in the third big-screen outing for Knoxville 's hit TV show , which saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on each other .
In the film , Lee performed a stunt that involved pulling a gun on fellow TNA wrestler , Jeff Jarrett .
The movie topped the US box office 10 years ago , with opening weekend takings of $ 50m ( £31.4m ) .
Lee 's other on-screen credits included American Horror Story and Oz the Great and Powerful .
He was also a member of the wrestling group Half Pint Brawlers .
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bbc--2020-09-11--Homes razed to ground by Oregon wildfires

Drone footage shows streets of houses that have been completely wiped out by wildfires in the US state of Oregon @ @ @ @ @ allowed to return to where their houses once stood and are realising the extent of @ @ @ @ @ .

Drone footage shows streets of houses that have been completely wiped out by wildfires in the US state of Oregon.
Some residents have been allowed to return to where their houses once stood and are realising the extent of the damage to their communities.
Read more: Half a million flee 'unprecedented' Oregon fires


bbc--2020-09-11--Trump and Biden remember 9/11 terrorist attacks - separately

US President Donald Trump and his political rival Joe Biden have been marking the 19th anniversary of the 11 September @ @ @ @ @ 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center in @ @ @ @ @ and - after passengers fought back - the field in Shanksville , Pennsylvania .
Both @ @ @ @ @ visited the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville on Friday , but at different times .
@ @ @ @ @ 19th anniversary of 9/11

US President Donald Trump and his political rival Joe Biden have been marking the 19th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Almost 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and - after passengers fought back - the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Both Mr Trump and Mr Biden visited the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville on Friday, but at different times.
Read more: US commemorates 19th anniversary of 9/11


bbc--2020-09-11--Why black Americans are more likely to be vegan

Black Americans are almost three times as likely to be vegan and vegetarian than other Americans .
Why is giving up meat so popular ?
When Louis Hunter woke up on the morning of 31 May he did n't know what to do .
His hometown of Minneapolis was in disarray after a week of protests following the death of George Floyd , and many businesses - including his own restaurant , Trio Plant-Based - were shut down .
`` God just touched me and told me to go out and pass out all the food that I had prepared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BBC .
In total , Mr Hunter gave away 300 vegan meals and bottles of water to Black Lives Matter protesters .
The cause and his restaurant are inextricable in his heart .
In 2016 he was facing 20 years in jail on felony rioting charges after participating in a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of his cousin , Philando Castile .
• Philando Castile death : ' I lost my best friend in a police shooting' Mr Hunter has always maintained his innocence , and charges were eventually dismissed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and apartment while the sentence hung over his head for over a year .
Through his legal battle , he met white activist Sarah Woodcock , who introduced him to the concept of veganism .
He started reading about how reducing or eliminating animal products can help reduce the likelihood of developing chronic illnesses like diabetes and high blood pressure - illnesses that plague the black community in the US .
He says he also started to connect how racial injustice contributes to the poor diet that many African Americans eat .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , plant-based food at all , '' he said .
`` After that I started seeing the other ways we were being treated wrongly , as far as our eating habits . ''
Although he does not identify as a vegan , which the Vegan Society defines as an ethical lifestyle choice that eschews all animal products , he says he now eats largely a plant-based diet that consists mainly of vegetables , fruits and legumes .
• What if the whole world went vegan ?
• Why race matters when it comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business , and after a series of pop-ups , opened Trio in the autumn of 2018 .
Now he is the sole proprietor , making Trio the first black-owned vegan restaurant in the state .
The growth of Trio mirrors national trends , with everyone from athletes to pop stars jumping on board .
But nowhere has the vegan diet taken off more than in the African-American community .
According to Pew Research Center survey , 8 % of black Americans are strict vegans or vegetarians , compared to just 3 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ findings mirror a 2015 poll by the Vegetarian Resource Group , that found 8 % of black people were strictly vegetarian , compared to 3.4 % overall .
Recently , a January poll by Gallup found that 31 % of non-white Americans had reduced their meat consumption in the past year , compared to only 19 % of white Americans .
The trend is sparking a new generation of vegan influencers , like actress Tabitha Brown , who is getting her own cooking show after her vegan videos blew up on Tik Tok @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online petition to make Ms Brown the voice of Apple 's Siri ) .
Meanwhile , established celebrities like Beyonce , Lizzo and tennis star Venus Williams have all either gone vegan or tried veganism , with Beyonce even partnering in a `` plant-based '' meal delivery service .
The singer made headlines a few years ago when she promised to give free tickets to her and her husband Jay Z 's concerts for life to a fan who made the switch to veganism .
So why has veganism become so popular with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their journey begins with a quest for a healthier lifestyle .
African Americans have a higher rate of hypertension , type 2 diabetes , obesity and cancer than most other groups , in part because their diet is on average higher in salt and fat and lower in fruits and vegetables , research shows .
But socioeconomic factors like poverty , living far from a greengrocer and easy access to fast food have made it harder for African Americans to eat healthily , according to the Food Empowerment Project , a non-profit aimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have showed that plant-based diets are associated with a lower-risk of developing chronic conditions .
The NHS says that a balanced vegan or vegetarian diet can be `` very healthy '' , but notes that it is not the only path to health .
It cautioned that vegans need to be careful to plan their diet to get adequate protein and calcium through plant-based sources , and may need to take supplements to guard against B12 and iron deficiencies .
One recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that while vegans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they had a higher incidence of stroke .
Researchers were not sure why , but told the BBC that it could be because of B12 deficiencies .
Food quantity , aside from food quality , is also a key factor in maintaining a healthy body weight .
Those issues have inspired several black-owned charities , like Compton Vegan , to deliver vegan meals to predominantly black inner-city communities .
It 's also one of the reasons why Mr Hunter wanted the menu at Trio to focus on foods his community would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comfort foods like burgers and soul food like collard greens and mac-and-cheese .
But those foods do n't have to be laden with bacon grease and full-fat cream , Mr Hunter says .
The menu at his restaurant Trio veganises many soul food classics , using things like liquid smoke to give collard greens that bacon-y taste and cashews to make mac-and-cheese creamy without the cream .
At first , most of his customers were white , but now about half of his business is black .
`` To nurture my community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day to see if it 's real , '' he says .
'To see yourself represented' For Omowale Adewale , the founder of Black VegFest , a vegan festival created by and for the black community in New York City , connecting veganism to black culture is essential .
But when the festival first debuted , it drew puzzled looks from many white vegans .
`` The vegan community has been white for so long , and sometimes it feels like they want to keep it white , '' he says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ something exclusively for soy-latte swilling , upper-middle class white hipsters , there is a long history of black veganism in the US and abroad , he is quick to point out .
`` You love to see yourself represented .
That 's one of the main reasons why the black community has really galvanised around the vegan idea , '' he says .
While many vegan organisations lobby to improve animal welfare , and Black VegFest is no exception , Mr Adewale also makes sure its platform addresses wider issues in the black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brutality .
• Why I kept my plant-based diet secret from my family After battling high-blood pressure as a young man , Mr Adewale was introduced to vegetarianism by his brother , and then later adopted a vegan diet after being introduced to it by members of the Rastafari religion , which emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s .
A central tenet of Rastafarianism is eating `` ital '' foods - foods that are organic , locally grown and plant-based .
Rasta-owned vegan and vegetarian restaurants can be found in cities around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Traditional African cuisines , while not strictly vegan , are also largely plant-based and rich in dark leafy greens and legumes - staples in a healthy diet .
A recent study involving 48,000 people over 18 years compared the health of meat-eaters , pescatarians - who eat fish and dairy but not meat - and vegetarians , including some vegans .
They found that people who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease , but a higher risk of stroke , possibly partly due to a lack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deep roots with the American Civil Rights Movement .
Dick Gregory , a famed civil rights activist and comedian who marched alongside Martin Luther King , gave up meat in 1965 and later became a strict vegan .
`` Because I 'm a civil rights activist , I am also an animal rights activist .
Animals and humans suffer and die alike .
Violence causes the same pain , the same spilling of blood , the same stench of death , the same arrogant , cruel and vicious taking of life .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
It was Gregory who introduced Tracye McQuirter to veganism over 30 years ago , when he gave a speech at Amherst College 's black student union .
Now , Ms McQuirter is one of the many writers and influencers who are helping make veganism mainstream in the black community .
Her 2010 cookbook , By Any Greens Necessary , was specifically aimed at black women , and this year she is launching an online campaign to try and get 10,000 black women to go vegan .
Ms McQuirter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than ever before , as Covid-19 ravages many black communities , in part because of their higher rate of pre-existing chronic conditions .
Chronic disease and systemic racism are inextricable , she says .
• Why has the virus hit African Americans so hard ?
`` While the root cause is systemic white supremacy , one of the symptoms is we have access to the unhealthiest foods , '' she says .
As thousands march in Black Lives Matter protests , Ms McQuirter says it is `` urgent for us to take care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the energy to fight these battles '' .

The NHS says that a balanced vegan or vegetarian diet can be "very healthy", but notes that it is not the only path to health. It cautioned that vegans need to be careful to plan their diet to get adequate protein and calcium through plant-based sources, and may need to take supplements to guard against B12 and iron deficiencies.


bbc--2020-09-11--Living with IBD: Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

New research has revealed that over 500,000 people across the UK now have inflammatory bowel disease , which is a @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s a chronic autoimmune condition which can require lifelong treatment .
It @ @ @ @ @ Bryony Hopkins has lived with Crohn ’ s Disease since she was a child .
@ @ @ @ @ others living with IBD , including Anthony Andrews who is being admitted into hospital for @ @ @ @ @ TV star Louise Thompson .
Bryony meets scientists exploring the connect between the brain and @ @ @ @ @ this vital connection could lead to some ground-breaking treatment .
For more information , or @ @ @ @ @ impacted by this film , please visit BBC Action Line .

New research has revealed that over 500,000 people across the UK now have inflammatory bowel disease, which is a significant increase on previous studies.
It’s a chronic autoimmune condition which can require lifelong treatment. It’s also invisible.
Bryony Hopkins has lived with Crohn’s Disease since she was a child. In this film she meets others living with IBD, including Anthony Andrews who is being admitted into hospital for a life-changing operation and reality TV star Louise Thompson. Bryony meets scientists exploring the connect between the brain and the gut, and how this vital connection could lead to some ground-breaking treatment.
For more information, or if you’ve been impacted by this film, please visit BBC Action Line.
Presented and produced by: Bryony Hopkins
Filmed and edited by: Kathryn Parker
Additional filming: Jade Thompson
Editing and graphics: James Stewart
Commissioning Editor: Kimberley Rowell


bbc--2020-09-11--Week in pictures: 5-11 September 2020

Week in pictures: 5-11 September 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week .

Image caption,
A group resist police attempts to detain them, after they gathered to support Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, in the capital, Minsk. Ms Kolesnikova said she feared for her life when security officers threw a bag over her head during an attempt to deport her earlier this week


bbc--2020-09-11--Alarm over drug-related killings in Manila during Covid-19

There ’ s alarm in the Philippines over an escalation in shadowy killings during the pandemic in a suburb of @ @ @ @ @ Since the start of 2020 there have been 11 drug-related killings in Pinyahan - all @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
The killings come as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to wage his four-year-old @ @ @ @ @ under which thousands of drug users and dealers have been killed during police operations .
@ @ @ @ @ the UN Human Rights Council where alleged human rights abuses in the country will be @ @ @ @ @ Howard Johnson spoke to people living in the area .

There’s alarm in the Philippines over an escalation in shadowy killings during the pandemic in a suburb of the capital, Manila.
Since the start of 2020 there have been 11 drug-related killings in Pinyahan - all taking place during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The killings come as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to wage his four-year-old “war on drugs” under which thousands of drug users and dealers have been killed during police operations.
Ahead of a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council where alleged human rights abuses in the country will be discussed, the BBC's Howard Johnson spoke to people living in the area.
Video journalist: Virma Simonette


bbc--2020-09-10--Breonna Taylor family: Hold every officer accountable

The family of Breonna Taylor has said it is worried about a `` cover-up '' in the case of her @ @ @ @ @ 26-year-old emergency medical technician was fatally shot when officers stormed her apartment in Louisville , @ @ @ @ @ warrant for drugs .
`` There are questions [ that ] still are n't answered @ @ @ @ @ Bianca Austin .
`` We feel like we 're just being lied to . ''
@ @ @ @ @ to an interview request from the BBC .

The family of Breonna Taylor has said it is worried about a "cover-up" in the case of her killing in March.
The 26-year-old emergency medical technician was fatally shot when officers stormed her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, on a search warrant for drugs.
"There are questions [that] still aren't answered," says her aunt Bianca Austin. "We feel like we're just being lied to."
Louisville Police did not respond to an interview request from the BBC.


bbc--2020-09-11--Migrants on Lesbos: 'Europe does not exist. This is hell'

Scotti Kele was one of the lucky ones : he had managed to find a rusty old wheelchair in which his four-year-old daughter could rest from the boiling sun .
That , and a filthy babygrow they picked up on the street , are now their only belongings , beyond the clothes they 're wearing .
They lay beneath a makeshift shelter on the side of the road , beside some of 13,000 others who had streamed out of Moria as Europe 's largest migrant camp burned to the ground on Tuesday night .
`` When I was in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Europe , I thought of human rights .
But from what we see here , I do n't think Europe exists anymore .
Look at the conditions our children are in .
This is living hell . ''
The migrants and refugees who had populated Moria are now sleeping wherever they can in Lesbos : in shopping centre car parks , beneath the shade of petrol pumps , even beside graves in the local cemetery .
Some wander aimlessly barefoot and in soot-stained T-shirts .
Ringed by riot police , shields and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organised themselves into a protest , holding banners reading `` Moria kills '' and `` Get us out of here '' .
The collapse of Moria into a scorched mass of ash and mangled memories has prompted a fresh humanitarian crisis at the edge of Europe .
Not only are thousands of migrants and refugees without shelter - but when the fire hit , 35 of them had tested positive for coronavirus and most of those have n't been located .
The migrants refute that , insisting the it was the work of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that their island has been on the frontline of Europe 's migration crisis .
`` They burned our tent - they say we burned it , but it 's not true , '' said Nargis Amini from Afghanistan , as she dragged her few belongings behind her .
`` The Greek people do n't want refugees here .
We had to run into the mountains just to save our own lives .
And now we 're living like animals in the jungle - but we 're not animals .
Please help us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solace for asylum seekers stuck here and for a country known for its hospitality - but where many feel they have shouldered the burden of migration to Europe for too long .
`` Enough is enough : they must leave Greece , '' said Rafail Tsolakis , protesting outside the remains of Moria , as acrid smoke from a fresh fire billowed into the air .
`` We can not coexist with these people .
It 's us or them .
If a new camp will be built , it 's certain they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The warnings about Moria were sounded for years : four times over its capacity , riddled with crime and full of conflict between the different migrant groups .

The collapse of Moria into a scorched mass of ash and mangled memories has prompted a fresh humanitarian crisis at the edge of Europe. Not only are thousands of migrants and refugees without shelter - but when the fire hit, 35 of them had tested positive for coronavirus and most of those haven't been located.


bbc--2020-09-11--Nigeria's opportunity for return of Benin Bronzes

A debate which has been heating up for years has reached boiling point .
Many in Africa , and elsewhere , say the time has come for the return of cultural treasures looted during colonialism .
The British Museum , which has some 950 Benin Bronzes , has come under particular criticism for its refusal to give them back , but is only one of many museums struggling to justify the legitimacy of its collection .
But few in the West took seriously African demands for restitution .
Western curators argued that Africa lacked the resources to look after its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had no moral obligation to repair any damage inflicted during decades of colonialism .
Since 2017 , the Benin Dialogue Group , which brings together the current oba , the Edo state governor , the Nigerian government and museums in Germany , the Netherlands , Sweden and the UK ( including the British Museum ) - has been working on a compromise plan for some Benin Bronzes to return to Nigeria .
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And with Mr Obaseki and Mr Iheanacho gone , it 's hard to imagine Sir David hanging around .
Of course , none of the European museums would presume to know who would make the best governor of Edo state , let alone tell people there whom to vote for .
The director of one museum in the Benin Dialogue Group told me : `` It 's been an Obaseki project - he 's been a great partner .
If it 's somebody else , it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The Benin Bronzes were stolen .
It is offensive , they say , to make their return conditional on the construction of a museum , or the machinations of Nigerian politics , just as it is offensive to talk about loans , not permanent returns .
The opening of a museum in Benin City , full of magnificent Benin Bronzes returned from Europe , would be one of the most significant moments in African cultural history since independence .
Tantalisingly , it is within touching distance .
But it is the actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it happens .

The British Museum, which has some 950 Benin Bronzes, has come under particular criticism for its refusal to give them back, but is only one of many museums struggling to justify the legitimacy of its collection.