bbc--2020-01-28--Federer saves seven match points in Australian Open quarter-final win

Roger Federer defied age and logic once again to save seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final .
The out-of-sorts Swiss fought off form and fitness concerns before winning 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6 ( 10-8 ) 6-3 .
World number 100 Sandgren looked set to be the lowest ranked player to reach the Melbourne semi-finals since 1991 .
But third seed Federer battled to win in three hours and 28 minutes .
The 20-time Grand Slam champion , who had a medical timeout in the third set for a groin problem , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last four after the defending champion beat Canadian 32nd seed Milos Raonic .
Federer calmly raised his racquet in the air , taking the acclaim of a buzzing crowd on Rod Laver Arena , after Sandgren dumped a forehand into the net on the Swiss ' first match point .
The fatigued pair shook hands at the net , Sandgren wishing his rival luck before trudging off to a standing ovation from the 15,000 fans barely able to believe what they had seen .
`` You 've got to get lucky sometimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` Sometimes you 're not under control .
`` I just hoped he would n't smash a winner , just keep the ball in play and if he does miss one of two then see what is going through his mind .
`` As the match went on I felt better and the pressure went away .
`` I did n't deserve this one but I 'm standing here and I 'm obviously very happy . ''
With 38-year-old Federer well into the twilight of his career , he has to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the things which matter most : the Grand Slams .
And that appears to have worked in his favour as he came through another gruelling match at Melbourne Park after being on the brink of defeat .
Federer had not played since the ATP Finals in November , save for a few exhibitions in Central and South America , and has been helped by a favourable draw at Melbourne Park .
All four of his matches have been against unseeded players , although they did not all prove to be as straightforward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fightback from 8-4 in the 10-point match tie-break against Australian John Millman stopped him falling in the third round .
In the next round he was pushed by Hungary 's Marton Fucsovics before winning in four .
Again he was a shadow of himself for most of the contest against Sandgren before rediscovering his best form when it mattered most .
After a fairly routine opening set , Federer 's level dipped considerably as his unforced error count more than doubled in the second and mistakes continued to fly off his racquet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a groin injury when trailing 3-0 .
His serve speeds slowed considerably and he walked gingerly to his chair at the changeovers .
The six-time champion - and the pro-Federer crowd - became increasingly edgy .
Sandgren grew in confidence .
But once Federer overcame his injury , he improved considerably in the fourth and dominated in the fifth to earn another memorable victory .
`` My groin and leg started to tighten and I struggled in defence , '' said Federer who has never retired during a career which has seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't like to call the trainer because it is a sign of weakness .
The best thing with the groin is you go off court and people do n't know what it is .
`` I believe in miracles , there could be rain , there could be other stuff .
It was n't bad enough where thought it would get worse , just sore .
While Federer was off-colour for long spells , Sandgren looked to capitalise with big serving and booming groundstrokes .
The American thumped down 27 aces and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still not enough to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final .
The magnitude of what he was on the verge of achieving suddenly dawned on him when his first three match points arrived at 5-4 in the fourth set on Federer 's serve .
All three disappeared as a result of unforced errors from the American 's racquet , with Federer keeping himself in the rallies , putting balls back into the court to see if his opponent would crack .
Another four match points came Sandgren 's way in the tie-break , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rallies , either side of a missed backhand and then a wonderful volley from Federer .
From that point Sandgren was , seemingly , overcome by mental doubt and physical strain .
He never recovered .
`` I thought l would let him finish me off in style and he did n't do that .
I was incredibly lucky , '' said Federer , who is the oldest man to reach the Australian Open semi-finals since Ken Rosewall in 1977 .
A rare Federer outburst & Sandgren clattered by ball girl - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how flustered Federer had become came in the third game of the third set when the Swiss was given a rare code violation for an audible obscenity .
He had just failed to take a third break point at 2-0 down .
The line judge behind the baseline reported Federer , who was outraged by the warning as he lost the game .
`` What did I say , '' he asked chair umpire Marijana Veljovic .
She replied : `` I ca n't repeat it . ''
That was not the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of entertainment .
Later on Sandgren - whose knee has been strapped for his matches here - was accidentally clattered by a ball girl running past him at a changeover in the fourth .
`` That was not a distraction .
That was physically painful , '' said a sombre Sandgren , who recovered from the incident to win the next three points .
He was , however , distracted by somebody commentating behind him when he served and a crackling public address system , and a phone rang twice while Federer prepared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly was a match that had everything .

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2020 Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 20 January to 2 February Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and online; Live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app; Watch highlights on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
Roger Federer defied age and logic once again to save seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final.
The out-of-sorts Swiss fought off form and fitness concerns before winning 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-3.
World number 100 Sandgren looked set to be the lowest ranked player to reach the Melbourne semi-finals since 1991.
But third seed Federer battled to win in three hours and 28 minutes.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who had a medical timeout in the third set for a groin problem, will play Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the last four after the defending champion beat Canadian 32nd seed Milos Raonic.
Federer calmly raised his racquet in the air, taking the acclaim of a buzzing crowd on Rod Laver Arena, after Sandgren dumped a forehand into the net on the Swiss' first match point.
The fatigued pair shook hands at the net, Sandgren wishing his rival luck before trudging off to a standing ovation from the 15,000 fans barely able to believe what they had seen.
"You've got to get lucky sometimes I tell you that," Federer said. "Sometimes you're not under control.
"I just hoped he wouldn't smash a winner, just keep the ball in play and if he does miss one of two then see what is going through his mind.
"As the match went on I felt better and the pressure went away.
"I didn't deserve this one but I'm standing here and I'm obviously very happy."
Federer hangs tough again
With 38-year-old Federer well into the twilight of his career, he has to carefully manage his workload to preserve himself for the things which matter most: the Grand Slams.
And that appears to have worked in his favour as he came through another gruelling match at Melbourne Park after being on the brink of defeat.
Federer had not played since the ATP Finals in November, save for a few exhibitions in Central and South America, and has been helped by a favourable draw at Melbourne Park.
All four of his matches have been against unseeded players, although they did not all prove to be as straightforward as he would have hoped.
Only a fightback from 8-4 in the 10-point match tie-break against Australian John Millman stopped him falling in the third round.
In the next round he was pushed by Hungary's Marton Fucsovics before winning in four.
Again he was a shadow of himself for most of the contest against Sandgren before rediscovering his best form when it mattered most.
After a fairly routine opening set, Federer's level dipped considerably as his unforced error count more than doubled in the second and mistakes continued to fly off his racquet in the third where he had treatment for a groin injury when trailing 3-0.
His serve speeds slowed considerably and he walked gingerly to his chair at the changeovers.
The six-time champion - and the pro-Federer crowd - became increasingly edgy. Sandgren grew in confidence.
But once Federer overcame his injury, he improved considerably in the fourth and dominated in the fifth to earn another memorable victory.
"My groin and leg started to tighten and I struggled in defence," said Federer who has never retired during a career which has seen him play 1,512 matches.
"I don't like to call the trainer because it is a sign of weakness. The best thing with the groin is you go off court and people don't know what it is.
"I believe in miracles, there could be rain, there could be other stuff. It wasn't bad enough where thought it would get worse, just sore.
Sandgren made to pay for missed chances
Sandgren had strapping on his leg - even before he was clattered by a ball girl
While Federer was off-colour for long spells, Sandgren looked to capitalise with big serving and booming groundstrokes.
The American thumped down 27 aces and cracked 73 winners, but it was still not enough to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final.
The magnitude of what he was on the verge of achieving suddenly dawned on him when his first three match points arrived at 5-4 in the fourth set on Federer's serve.
All three disappeared as a result of unforced errors from the American's racquet, with Federer keeping himself in the rallies, putting balls back into the court to see if his opponent would crack.
Another four match points came Sandgren's way in the tie-break, but two more unforced errors ended energy-sapping rallies, either side of a missed backhand and then a wonderful volley from Federer.
From that point Sandgren was, seemingly, overcome by mental doubt and physical strain. He never recovered.
"I thought l would let him finish me off in style and he didn't do that. I was incredibly lucky," said Federer, who is the oldest man to reach the Australian Open semi-finals since Ken Rosewall in 1977.
A rare Federer outburst & Sandgren clattered by ball girl - the match that had everything
Roger Federer challenged the decision to give him a code violation
A sign of how flustered Federer had become came in the third game of the third set when the Swiss was given a rare code violation for an audible obscenity.
He had just failed to take a third break point at 2-0 down.
The line judge behind the baseline reported Federer, who was outraged by the warning as he lost the game.
"What did I say," he asked chair umpire Marijana Veljovic. She replied: "I can't repeat it."
That was not the only unusual incident in a match packed full of entertainment.
Later on Sandgren - whose knee has been strapped for his matches here - was accidentally clattered by a ball girl running past him at a changeover in the fourth.
"That was not a distraction. That was physically painful," said a sombre Sandgren, who recovered from the incident to win the next three points.
He was, however, distracted by somebody commentating behind him when he served and a crackling public address system, and a phone rang twice while Federer prepared to deliver from the baseline.
It truly was a match that had everything.


bbc--2020-01-28--Barty beats Kvitova to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the semi-finals at her home Grand Slam for 36 years with victory over Petra Kvitova in an absorbing encounter in Melbourne .
The top seed made 2019 runner-up Kvitova pay for a host of missed chances in a 7-6 ( 8-6 ) 6-2 victory at the Australian Open .
Kenin reached her first major semi after a 6-4 6-4 win over Ons Jabeur .
The last Australian woman to reach the semi-finals in the singles at Melbourne Park was Wendy Turnbull in 1984 , who was the most recent finalist from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Follow live coverage of day nine at the Australian Open • Alerts : Get tennis news sent to your phone Eight squandered break points , one missed set point and a lost tie-break lead tell the story of what went wrong for Kvitova against Barty in the first set .
The Czech held five break points at 3-3 in a gripping game that lasted more than 10 minutes - having carved a 0-40 lead with two blistering forehand returns - but eventually allowed the Australian to hold when she netted a forehand return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tie-break but again enabled Barty to get herself back in it when she netted after a fantastic rally where the Australian was at her defensive best and getting on the end of everything the Czech threw at her .
Another netted forehand gave Barty a mini-break and Kvitova handed her the set when she went long with a backhand .
Kvitova , who was beaten in last year 's final by Naomi Osaka , swiftly left the court at the end of the set but when she returned she could not find a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raced to a 4-0 lead .
Where the gripping first set lasted one hour and nine minutes , Barty needed just 35 minutes in the second .
She was halted only by a dropped serve in the sixth game but went on to seal victory with an ace .
`` It 's been absolutely incredible , '' said Barty , who is seeking to become the first Australian women 's singles winner since Chris O'Neil in 1978 .
`` I knew I had to bring my best against Petra .
That first set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get a quick start in the second . ''
Sofia Kenin , who ended American teenager Coco Gauff 's run in the previous round , put in an accomplished performance against big-hitting Tunisian Ons Jabeur .
World number 78 Jabeur , the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final , showed plenty of fighting spirit and saved five set points in the opening set before pushing Kenin hard in the second , but ultimately paid the price of 36 unforced errors .
Kenin saved three break points at 2-3 in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she said this had been key to the victory .
`` After that I got my momentum and started playing better , '' the 21-year-old said .

2020 Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 20 January to 2 February Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and online; Live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app; Watch highlights on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the semi-finals at her home Grand Slam for 36 years with victory over Petra Kvitova in an absorbing encounter in Melbourne.
The top seed made 2019 runner-up Kvitova pay for a host of missed chances in a 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 victory at the Australian Open.
French Open champion Barty will face American 14th seed Sofia Kenin next.
Kenin reached her first major semi after a 6-4 6-4 win over Ons Jabeur.
The last Australian woman to reach the semi-finals in the singles at Melbourne Park was Wendy Turnbull in 1984, who was the most recent finalist from the home nation in 1980.
Barty capitalises on Kvitova's misses
Eight squandered break points, one missed set point and a lost tie-break lead tell the story of what went wrong for Kvitova against Barty in the first set.
The Czech held five break points at 3-3 in a gripping game that lasted more than 10 minutes - having carved a 0-40 lead with two blistering forehand returns - but eventually allowed the Australian to hold when she netted a forehand return.
She had a mini-break in the tie-break but again enabled Barty to get herself back in it when she netted after a fantastic rally where the Australian was at her defensive best and getting on the end of everything the Czech threw at her.
Another netted forehand gave Barty a mini-break and Kvitova handed her the set when she went long with a backhand.
Kvitova, who was beaten in last year's final by Naomi Osaka, swiftly left the court at the end of the set but when she returned she could not find a way back into the match as Barty raced to a 4-0 lead.
Where the gripping first set lasted one hour and nine minutes, Barty needed just 35 minutes in the second. She was halted only by a dropped serve in the sixth game but went on to seal victory with an ace.
"It's been absolutely incredible," said Barty, who is seeking to become the first Australian women's singles winner since Chris O'Neil in 1978.
"I knew I had to bring my best against Petra. That first set was crucial and it was good to get a quick start in the second."
Kenin wins battle of the first-time quarter-finalists
Sofia Kenin has won three WTA titles
Sofia Kenin, who ended American teenager Coco Gauff's run in the previous round, put in an accomplished performance against big-hitting Tunisian Ons Jabeur.
World number 78 Jabeur, the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final, showed plenty of fighting spirit and saved five set points in the opening set before pushing Kenin hard in the second, but ultimately paid the price of 36 unforced errors.
Kenin saved three break points at 2-3 in the second set in a near 10-minute game and she said this had been key to the victory.
"After that I got my momentum and started playing better," the 21-year-old said.
"I'm super excited. It was a tough match."


bbc--2020-01-28--'Heartbroken' James promises to continue Bryant legacy

LeBron James says he is `` heartbroken '' over the death of Kobe Bryant and has promised to continue his fellow basketball great 's legacy .
Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday .
LA Lakers star James surpassed Bryant to become the NBA 's third-highest scorer of all time on Saturday .
James also played alongside Bryant at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics , helping the United States win two gold medals .
`` Man , I sitting here trying to write something for this post but every time I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking about you , niece Gigi and the friendship/bond/brotherhood we had ! ''
he posted on social media .
`` I literally just heard your voice Sunday morning before I left Philly to head back to LA .
Did n't think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we 'd have .
`` I promise you I 'll continue your legacy man !
You mean so much to us all here .
Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me !
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much more I want to say but just ca n't right now because I ca n't get through it !
Until we meet again my brother !
! ''
• 'One of the most extraordinary players in history' Bryant 's final post on Twitter before his death was a message to James , saying : `` Continuing to move the game forward KingJames .
Much respect my brother . ''
The pair never played together in the NBA but James , who joined the Lakers two years after Bryant 's retirement , spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his iconic long-time rival and friend .
The NBA has called off the Los Angeles Lakers ' match against the LA Clippers on Tuesday .
Bryant finished his playing career as the Lakers ' all-time leading points scorer , and is fourth on the NBA 's all-time list with 33,643 points .
In his 1,566th and final game for the Lakers in April 2016 he scored 60 points for the sixth time .
More than one million people have backed a petition to use his image as a new official NBA logo .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ defeat by the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday , which was the day before Bryant 's death , James said : `` I 'm happy just to be in any conversation with Kobe Bryant .
`` One of the all-time greatest basketball players to ever play , one of the all-time greatest Lakers . ''
Players and coaches paid tribute to Bryant at the Super Bowl 's opening night in the build-up to Sunday 's match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers .
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes : `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the impact he made in my life was huge .
`` The work ethic , that intensity that he had to be great every single day .
`` Even to this day , I still watch videos on YouTube the day before games , just listening to him talk , how he puts everything into perspective being great on and off the court . ''
49ers cornerback Richard Sherman : `` I know how he would want me to take care of business in this game .
`` I was sad this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I know he would tell me to quit being a baby .
He was a tremendous idol .
There 's not enough praise I can give him . ''
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce : `` You ca n't say enough about who he was and his impact .
`` I just feel bad for the Bryant family , everybody involved .
My heart 's with you and everyone here in America . ''
Chiefs coach Andy Reid : `` It 's sad .
I knew Kobe from Philly , and he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his family , sick for his family .
`` They 'll rebound .
They 're strong .
They 'll live up to his strength . ''

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LeBron James came up against LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant while playing for Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James says he is "heartbroken" over the death of Kobe Bryant and has promised to continue his fellow basketball great's legacy.
Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
LA Lakers star James surpassed Bryant to become the NBA's third-highest scorer of all time on Saturday.
James also played alongside Bryant at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, helping the United States win two gold medals.
"Man, I sitting here trying to write something for this post but every time I try, I begin crying again just thinking about you, niece Gigi and the friendship/bond/brotherhood we had!" he posted on social media external-link .
"I literally just heard your voice Sunday morning before I left Philly to head back to LA. Didn't think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we'd have.
"I'm heartbroken and devastated my brother.
"I promise you I'll continue your legacy man! You mean so much to us all here. Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me! I got US here! There's so much more I want to say but just can't right now because I can't get through it! Until we meet again my brother!!"
Bryant's final post on Twitter before his death was a message to James, saying: "Continuing to move the game forward KingJames. Much respect my brother."
The pair never played together in the NBA but James, who joined the Lakers two years after Bryant's retirement, spoke about how much he looked up to his iconic long-time rival and friend.
The NBA has called off the Los Angeles Lakers' match against the LA Clippers on Tuesday.
Bryant finished his playing career as the Lakers' all-time leading points scorer, and is fourth on the NBA's all-time list with 33,643 points.
In his 1,566th and final game for the Lakers in April 2016 he scored 60 points for the sixth time.
More than one million people have backed a petition to use his image as a new official NBA logo.
Speaking after the LA Lakers' 108-91 defeat by the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, which was the day before Bryant's death, James said: "I'm happy just to be in any conversation with Kobe Bryant.
"One of the all-time greatest basketball players to ever play, one of the all-time greatest Lakers."
Super Bowl stars mourn Bryant
Players and coaches paid tribute to Bryant at the Super Bowl's opening night in the build-up to Sunday's match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: "I wasn't lucky enough to meet Kobe but the impact he made in my life was huge.
"The work ethic, that intensity that he had to be great every single day.
"Even to this day, I still watch videos on YouTube the day before games, just listening to him talk, how he puts everything into perspective being great on and off the court."
49ers cornerback Richard Sherman: "I know how he would want me to take care of business in this game.
"I was sad this morning, down in the dumps. I know he would tell me to quit being a baby. He was a tremendous idol. There's not enough praise I can give him."
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce: "You can't say enough about who he was and his impact.
"I just feel bad for the Bryant family, everybody involved. My heart's with you and everyone here in America."
Chiefs coach Andy Reid: "It's sad. I knew Kobe from Philly, and he was a great person. I feel bad for his family, sick for his family.
"They'll rebound. They're strong. They'll live up to his strength."


bbc--2020-01-28--Navratilova & McEnroe 'breached protocols' with anti-Court banner at Australia Open

Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe have incurred the wrath of Tennis Australia by parading a banner at the Australian Open calling for the Margaret Court Arena to be renamed .
The banner , painted in aboriginal style by Navratilova , bore the words 'Evonne Goolagong Arena ' in recognition of the four-time Australian Open champion .
Tennis Australia said `` two high-profile guests '' had breached their protocols .
The 18-time Grand Slam champion - three times a winner of the singles in Australia - has long been an outspoken critic of Court 's views on the gay , lesbian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in an open letter to Court , published in the Sydney Morning Herald , she suggested Goolagong - an indigenous Australian who won seven Grand Slam singles titles - would be more worthy of the title .
Navratilova took to the umpire 's chair after a legends ' match , and in front of a small crowd , invited McEnroe - winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles - on to the court where they displayed the banner .
The previous day on Eurosport , McEnroe had criticised Court 's `` offensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview with BBC Sport , Navratilova said she was moved to act as she `` just felt the conversation had stopped '' .
`` I thought we got it going a couple of years ago , '' she said .
`` I thought Tennis Australia would do something - or the government of Victoria , as apparently they are the ones that make the decision - but nothing has happened .
And Margaret keeps doubling down in basically attacking the gay and lesbian community .
`` My wife Julia said you 're complaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to do ?
`` And I 'm like , I 've done everything I can do .
I 've written a letter , I 've been very vocal , and then when I landed here , and I came to the courts , I had this idea .
`` I stopped in an art shop and got a canvas and some coloured pens and started colouring 'Evonne Goolagong Arena ' in the aboriginal version - a very amateur version of aboriginal art - as an honour to Evonne Goolagong and where she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ran into him , and on the spur of the moment I asked him because he also talked about renaming the arena .
He 's been very supportive of social change in tennis , so it was perfect .
`` I wanted to be respectful , but most of all I just wanted to push the conversation forward again .
I have no doubt it 's the right thing to do . ''
The Margaret Court Arena was named after the record 24 time Grand Slam singles champion in 2003 .
British player @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her hair when she played on the court in 2012 , and years of controversy were re-ignited in 2017 when Court criticised the airline Qantas for becoming an `` active promoter for same-sex marriage '' .
Court , who is now a Christian pastor , then did an interview for a Christian radio station in which she said tennis is `` full of lesbians '' and transgender children are the work of `` the devil . ''
On Monday , Tennis Australia held a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Grand Slam titles .
`` You do n't want to diminish in any way Margaret Court 's achievements , '' Navratilova continued .
`` She was celebrated yesterday for winning the Grand Slam 50 years ago - absolutely .
But when buildings are named after you , or airports , or streets , it 's the body of work , it 's not just one part of your life and then ignore the rest .
`` I did not watch it , I did not partake .
I did not go .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the correct thing to do , I think , is to honour her win . ''
Tennis Australia have consistently stated they do not agree with Court 's personal views as they do not align with their values of `` equality , diversity and inclusion '' .
But in Tuesday 's statement they made clear their displeasure with both Navratilova and McEnroe .
`` We embrace diversity , inclusion and the right for people to have a view , as well as their right to voice that view , '' the statement read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulations and protocols with respect to how any fan , player or guest can use our facility , the event and the global stage it provides .
This is to ensure the integrity of our event .
`` Two high-profile guests have breached these protocols and we are working through this with them . ''

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Navratilova produced the banner in her hotel room using canvas and pens from a local art shop, in an aboriginal style, to honour to Goolagong's heritage
Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe have incurred the wrath of Tennis Australia by parading a banner at the Australian Open calling for the Margaret Court Arena to be renamed.
The banner, painted in aboriginal style by Navratilova, bore the words 'Evonne Goolagong Arena' in recognition of the four-time Australian Open champion.
Tennis Australia said "two high-profile guests" had breached their protocols.
Navratilova told BBC Sport: "I wanted to push the conversation forward."
The 18-time Grand Slam champion - three times a winner of the singles in Australia - has long been an outspoken critic of Court's views on the gay, lesbian and transgender community.
Three years ago, in an open letter to Court, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, she suggested Goolagong - an indigenous Australian who won seven Grand Slam singles titles - would be more worthy of the title.
Navratilova took to the umpire's chair after a legends' match, and in front of a small crowd, invited McEnroe - winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles - on to the court where they displayed the banner.
Rod Laver presented Margaret Court with a replica of the Australian Open trophy to commemorate 50 years since she won all four major titles in a calendar year
The previous day on Eurosport, McEnroe had criticised Court's "offensive and homophobic" views.
In an interview with BBC Sport, Navratilova said she was moved to act as she "just felt the conversation had stopped".
"I thought we got it going a couple of years ago," she said.
"I thought Tennis Australia would do something - or the government of Victoria, as apparently they are the ones that make the decision - but nothing has happened. And Margaret keeps doubling down in basically attacking the gay and lesbian community.
"My wife Julia said you're complaining about it, but what are you going to do?
"And I'm like, I've done everything I can do. I've written a letter, I've been very vocal, and then when I landed here, and I came to the courts, I had this idea.
"I stopped in an art shop and got a canvas and some coloured pens and started colouring 'Evonne Goolagong Arena' in the aboriginal version - a very amateur version of aboriginal art - as an honour to Evonne Goolagong and where she came from.
"John, I ran into him, and on the spur of the moment I asked him because he also talked about renaming the arena. He's been very supportive of social change in tennis, so it was perfect.
"I wanted to be respectful, but most of all I just wanted to push the conversation forward again. I have no doubt it's the right thing to do."
Navratilova and McEnroe have been friends for many years, pictured here dancing together at a party following the French Open in 1985
The Margaret Court Arena was named after the record 24 time Grand Slam singles champion in 2003.
British player Laura Robson wore a rainbow band in her hair when she played on the court in 2012, and years of controversy were re-ignited in 2017 when Court criticised the airline Qantas for becoming an "active promoter for same-sex marriage".
Court, who is now a Christian pastor, then did an interview for a Christian radio station in which she said tennis is "full of lesbians" and transgender children are the work of "the devil."
On Monday, Tennis Australia held a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the year Court won all four of the sport's Grand Slam titles.
"You don't want to diminish in any way Margaret Court's achievements," Navratilova continued.
"She was celebrated yesterday for winning the Grand Slam 50 years ago - absolutely. But when buildings are named after you, or airports, or streets, it's the body of work, it's not just one part of your life and then ignore the rest.
"I did not watch it, I did not partake. I did not go. I'm protesting by absence. But the correct thing to do, I think, is to honour her win."
Tennis Australia have consistently stated they do not agree with Court's personal views as they do not align with their values of "equality, diversity and inclusion".
But in Tuesday's statement they made clear their displeasure with both Navratilova and McEnroe.
"We embrace diversity, inclusion and the right for people to have a view, as well as their right to voice that view," the statement read.
"But the Australian Open has regulations and protocols with respect to how any fan, player or guest can use our facility, the event and the global stage it provides. This is to ensure the integrity of our event.
"Two high-profile guests have breached these protocols and we are working through this with them."


bbc--2020-01-28--Sanchez will come back and 'prove you all wrong' - Solskjaer

Alexis Sanchez will return from a loan spell in Italy and make a success of his Manchester United career , says the club 's manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
Chile forward Sanchez , 31 , is set to return to United in the summer after a season with Inter Milan .
He left Old Trafford having scored five times in 45 games following a move from Arsenal in January 2018 .
`` Alexis will come back in the summer and prove you all wrong , '' said Solskjaer .
Sanchez , United 's highest earner on about £400,000 a week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regret going there '' despite struggling to make an impact .
Injuries have hampered his appearances at Inter , meaning he has played just seven times for the Serie A side this season and scoring one goal .
Meanwhile , with United 's attempt to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes this month stalling over the fee , Solskjaer has said doing deals in January is difficult .
`` We 've got players here we 're working hard to get back as well and if there is something out there , then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , '' he said .
`` Of course it is a difficult window .
It always has been .
The clubs do n't want to lose their best players .
`` I ca n't remember how many good ones we 've brought in in January .
Henrik ( Larsson ) was good , Nemanja ( Vidic ) and Patrice ( Evra ) were two good ones . ''
United play at Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday as they bid to overturn a 3-1 deficit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect performance to win with two goals against such a good team away from home , '' said Solskjaer .
`` For us it 's not about away goals , we just need to score two more than them .
`` When they happen and how it happens , if we concede two we need to score four so it would be good not to concede first because that makes it less difficult . ''

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Sanchez has played seven times for Inter Milan this season
Alexis Sanchez will return from a loan spell in Italy and make a success of his Manchester United career, says the club's manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Chile forward Sanchez, 31, is set to return to United in the summer after a season with Inter Milan.
He left Old Trafford having scored five times in 45 games following a move from Arsenal in January 2018.
"Alexis will come back in the summer and prove you all wrong," said Solskjaer.
Sanchez, United's highest earner on about £400,000 a week, has said he doesn't "regret going there" despite struggling to make an impact.
Injuries have hampered his appearances at Inter, meaning he has played just seven times for the Serie A side this season and scored one goal.
Meanwhile, with United's attempt to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes this month stalling over the fee, Solskjaer has said doing deals in January is difficult.
"We've got players here we're working hard to get back as well and if there is something out there, then the club are pursuing that and looking at it," he said.
"Of course it is a difficult window. It always has been. The clubs don't want to lose their best players.
"I can't remember how many good ones we've brought in in January. Henrik (Larsson) was good, Nemanja (Vidic) and Patrice (Evra) were two good ones."
Man Utd need perfection against Man City
United play at Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday as they bid to overturn a 3-1 deficit.
"It has to be a perfect performance to win with two goals against such a good team away from home," said Solskjaer.
"For us it's not about away goals, we just need to score two more than them.
"If we concede two we need to score four so it would be good not to concede first because that makes it less difficult."


bbc--2020-01-28--Trump releases long-awaited Middle-East peace plan

US President Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan , promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel 's undivided capital .
He proposed an independent Palestinian state and the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements .
Standing alongside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House , Mr Trump said his proposals `` could be the last opportunity '' for Palestinians .
`` I say to Trump and Netanyahu : Jerusalem is not for sale , all our rights are not for sale and are not for bargain .
And your deal , the conspiracy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a televised address from Ramallah in the West Bank .
The blueprint , which aims to solve one of the world 's longest-running conflicts , was drafted under the stewardship of President Trump 's son-in-law Jared Kushner .
Thousands of Palestinians protested in the Gaza Strip earlier on Tuesday , while the Israeli military deployed reinforcements in the occupied West Bank .
The joint announcement came as both Mr Trump and Mr Netanyahu faced political challenges at home .
Mr Trump is the subject of an impeachment trial in the US Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his bid for immunity on corruption charges .
Both men deny any wrongdoing .
David Friedman , the US ambassador to Israel , said that the timing of the announcement was not tied to any political development , adding it had been `` fully baked '' for some time .
Meanwhile , reports said Mr Netanyahu was planning to press ahead with annexing 30 % of the occupied West Bank , with a cabinet vote due on Sunday .
More than 400,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements .
Those settlements are considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disputes this .
Mr Friedman said Israel did `` not have to wait at all '' to move ahead with annexation .
`` Today , Israel takes a big step towards peace , '' Mr Trump told officials and reporters at the White House .
`` My vision presents a win-win opportunity for both sides , a realistic two-state solution that resolves the risk of Palestinian statehood to Israel 's security . ''
• The US will recognise Israeli sovereignty over territory that Mr Trump 's plan envisages being part of Israel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Trump says illustrates the territorial compromises that Israel is willing to make • The map will `` more than double the Palestinian territory and provide a Palestinian capital in eastern Jerusalem '' , where Mr Trump says the US would open an embassy .
The Palestine Liberation Organisation ( PLO ) said Mr Trump 's plan would give Palestinians control over 15 % of what it called `` historic Palestine '' .
• Jerusalem `` will remain Israel 's undivided capital '' .
Both Israel and the Palestinians hold competing claims to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that East Jerusalem , which Israel occupied in the 1967 Middle East war , be the capital of their future state .
• An opportunity for Palestinians to `` achieve an independent state of their very own '' - however , he gave few details .
• `` No Palestinians or Israelis will be uprooted from their homes '' - suggesting that existing Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank will remain .
• Israel will work with the king of Jordan to ensure that the status quo governing the key holy site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Temple Mount and al-Haram al-Sharif to Muslims is preserved .
Jordan runs the religious trust that administers the site .
• Territory allocated to Palestinians in Mr Trump 's map `` will remain open and undeveloped for a period of four years '' .
During that time , Palestinians can study the deal , negotiate with Israel , and `` achieve the criteria for statehood '' .
`` Palestinians are in poverty and violence , exploited by those seeking to use them as pawns to advance terrorism and extremism .
They deserve a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
• Can the Jewish settlement issue be resolved ?
• Are there alternatives to a two-state solution ?
He also indicated that the West Bank would not be cut in half under the plan .
`` We will also work to create a contiguous territory within the future Palestinian state , for when the conditions for statehood are met , including the firm rejection of terrorism , '' he said .
Israeli officials said Mr Netanyahu would fly to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss the proposals with Russian President Vladimir Putin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult aspects of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal - the so-called final status issues - like borders ; the future of Israeli settlements in the West Bank ; the long-term status of Jerusalem ; and the fate of Palestinian refugees , were to be left for face-to-face talks between the Israelis and Palestinians themselves .
Not any longer .
The deal proposed by President Trump and enthusiastically endorsed by Prime Minister Netanyahu essentially frames all of these issues in Israel 's favour .
The Palestinians were not just absent from this meeting - they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it unilaterally moved its embassy to Jerusalem .
But they have essentially been presented with an ultimatum - accept the Trump parameters or else , and they have been given some four years to come around .
While President Trump is offering the Palestinians a state it would be a much truncated one .
No Jewish settlers will be uprooted and Israeli sovereignty will apparently be extended to the settlement blocs and the Jordan Valley .
The Palestinians might have a capital in the East Jerusalem suburbs .
This `` take it or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-standing students of the region .
The question now is not so much what benefit this deal might bring but how much damage it may do by over-turning Palestinian aspirations .
What reaction has there been ?
In his address , President Abbas said it was `` impossible for any Palestinian , Arab , Muslim or Christian child to accept '' a Palestinian state without Jerusalem as its capital .
`` We say a thousand times , no , no , no , '' he said .
`` We rejected this deal from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The militant Palestinian Islamist group Hamas , which controls the Gaza Strip , also rejected the deal which it said aimed `` to liquidate the Palestinian national project '' .
The UN said it remained committed to a two-state solution based on the borders in place before the 1967 war , when Israel seized the West Bank and Gaza .
A spokesman for Secretary General António Guterres said the UN wanted a peace deal on the basis of UN resolutions , international law and bilateral agreements .
Israeli human rights group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of apartheid .
It said Palestinians would be relegated `` to small , enclosed , isolated enclaves , with no control over their lives '' .
Israel 's Peace Now organisation said the plan was `` as detached from reality as it is eye-catching '' .
`` The plan 's green light for Israel to annex the settlements in exchange for a perforated Palestinian state is unviable and would not bring stability , '' it said .
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urged the Palestinians to give the plans `` genuine and fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a first step on the road back to negotiations '' .
The Palestinians broke off contacts with the Trump administration in December 2017 , after Mr Trump decided to recognise Jerusalem as Israel 's capital and move the US embassy to the city from Tel Aviv .
Since then , the US has ended both bilateral aid for Palestinians and contributions for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ( UNRWA ) .
And in November , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US had abandoned its four-decades-old position that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inconsistent with international law .
The Arab League will convene an urgent meeting on Saturday .
What are the issues at stake ?
Of all the conflicts in the Middle East , that between Israel and the Palestinians has been the most intractable .
Although the two sides signed a breakthrough peace accord in 1993 , more than a quarter of a century on the two sides are arguably as far apart as ever .
Jerusalem : Both Israel and the Palestinians hold competing claims to the city .
Israel , which occupied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , regards the whole of Jerusalem as its capital .
The Palestinians insist on East Jerusalem - home to about 350,000 of their community - as the capital of a hoped-for independent state .
Palestinian statehood : The Palestinians want an independent state of their own , comprising the West Bank , Gaza and East Jerusalem .
Israeli prime ministers have publicly accepted the notion of a Palestinian state alongside Israel but not what form it should take .
Benjamin Netanyahu has said any Palestinian state should be demilitarised with the powers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Recognition : Israel insists that any peace deal must include Palestinian recognition of it as the `` nation-state of the Jewish people '' , arguing that without this Palestinians will continue to press their own national claims to the land , causing the conflict to endure .
The Palestinians says what Israel calls itself is its own business , but to recognise it as the Jewish state will discriminate against Israel 's Arab population of Palestinian origin , who are Muslims , Christians and Druze .
Borders : Both sides have fundamentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a potential Palestinian state should be .
The Palestinians insist on borders based on ceasefire lines which separated Israel and East Jerusalem , the West Bank and Gaza between 1949 and 1967 .
Israel says those lines are militarily indefensible and were never intended to be permanent .
It has not said where borders should be , other than making clear its own eastern border should be along the Jordan River .
Settlements : Since 1967 , Israel has built about 140 settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built without the government 's authorisation .
They have become home to some 600,000 Israeli Jews .
Settlements are considered illegal by most of the international community , though Israel disputes this .
Palestinians say all settlements must be removed for a Palestinian state to be viable .
Mr Netanyahu has vowed not only to never to uproot any settlements but to bring them under Israeli sovereignty .
Refugees : The UN says its agencies support about 5.5 million Palestinian refugees in the Middle East ( the Palestinian Authority says there are up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ descendants of people who fled or were expelled by Jewish forces from what became Israel in the 1948-49 war .
Palestinians insist on their right to return to their former homes , but Israel says they are not entitled to , noting that such a move would overwhelm it demographically and lead to its end as a Jewish state .
• Nov 2019 : Trump administration says it no longer considers Israeli settlements in occupied territory as inconsistent with international law , putting the US at odds with most of international community • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel 's capital - Palestinians cut off relations with Trump administration • Sept 1993 : Israel-Palestinians sign Oslo peace accords , agreeing framework for eventual peace deal ; 20 years of on-off peace talks - and violence - follow • June 1967 : Middle East war - Israel occupies East Jerusalem , West Bank and Gaza Strip ; years of hostility and bloodshed follow ; UN Security Council Resolution 242 calls on Israel to withdraw from `` territories occupied in recent conflict '' and recognises the right of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in peace within secure and recognised boundaries '' • May 1948 : British Mandate for Palestine terminates ; Israeli statehood declared , Arab countries invade , conflict creates 700,000 Palestinian refugees ; 800,000 Jews expelled or flee from Arab countries in wake • Nov 1947 : UN recommends partitioning Mandate Palestine into Jewish and Arab states - Jewish leadership in Palestine accept , Arab leadership reject ; violence between two sides escalates • July 1922 : League of Nations entrusts Britain as Mandatory power to put terms of Balfour Declaration into effect • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occupy Palestine ; in years that follow , violence between Jews and Arabs increases • Nov 1917 : Britain ( fighting Ottoman Empire in WWI ) issues `` Balfour Declaration '' expressing support for Jewish `` national home '' in Palestine on condition that the rights of non-Jewish communities there are not prejudiced • Pre-1917 : Turkish Ottoman Empire rules over Jewish and Arab communities in geographical area referred to as Palestine , the Holy Land or ( by Jews ) the Land of Israel

Refugees: The UN says its agencies support about 5.5 million Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (the Palestinian Authority says there are up to 6 million), including the descendants of people who fled or were expelled by Jewish forces from what became Israel in the 1948-49 war. Palestinians insist on their right to return to their former homes, but Israel says they are not entitled to, noting that such a move would overwhelm it demographically and lead to its end as a Jewish state.


bbc--2020-01-28--Trump's Middle East peace plan: Smiles and sorrow on the ground

`` When someone arrives to talk peace , prepare for war , '' an Israeli told me this week .
Palestinians and Israelis know from decades of history that past peace initiatives are strewn with turbulence , division and bloodshed .
But the Oslo Accords of the 1990s also left a structure in place , however fragile , that was meant to become the basis for a permanent peace - the so-called `` two-state solution '' .
It calls for an independent Palestinian state made up of the West Bank and Gaza with East Jerusalem as its capital , alongside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ territorial lines shown on the map before the 1967 Middle East war .
US President Donald Trump appeared to want to shake up the paradigm - claiming that it has failed for over two decades to achieve peace .
He chose instead to follow a different logic of deal-making - one that ultimately lends American support overwhelmingly in favour of Israel , the more powerful partner , and formalises changed facts on the ground : Israel 's building of Jewish settlements over four decades in the West Bank .
Even in the lead-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shift by the superpower sponsor of peace was causing consternation for many in the region .
I took a walk through Jerusalem 's Old City on the eve of the unveiling of the `` deal of the century '' .
Near Damascus Gate in the Muslim Quarter , the first mention of Mr Trump 's plan to a seller of fruits and dates leads to a warning of `` more violence , more trouble '' .
`` He 's not making the country for Palestine , '' said Tawfiq Halawani .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't get Jerusalem… it 's the holy place for us .
Trump , he can say anything , it 's not important .
We have our life here - we sit here . ''
• More on the Trump plan • Can the Jewish settlement issue be resolved ?
• Are there alternatives to a two-state solution ?
It is hard to overstate the significance of this small patch of Ottoman-walled territory that slopes down gently towards a rocky base in the Jerusalem hills .
It contains most of the city 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Rock , the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre .
It lies in East Jerusalem , effectively annexed by Israel in 1980 in a move not internationally recognised , which Palestinians want as their future capital .
President Trump 's plan envisages a Palestinian capital not here , but in suburbs of East Jerusalem located beyond Israel 's separation barrier .
The barrier 's route was determined by what Israel saw as its security needs , and cuts through the Jerusalem municipality , effectively dividing the city for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palestinians beyond the barrier live in under-served and deprived areas , including a major refugee camp , having to cross checkpoints daily to work or visit relatives .
I asked another resident , Nabil Ismine , about placing a capital in Jerusalem 's suburbs .
He explained the depth of the connections of people like him to the heart of the Old City .
`` My father , grandfather were born here , near the al-Aqsa [ mosque ] .
We lived here all the time… we believe this is our country delivered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said : `` It 's impossible to accept any Palestinian state without Jerusalem [ as its capital ] '' .
Here , the heavily armed , green-uniformed border police are a reminder to Israelis of their sense of security .
To Palestinians they are the everyday symbol of occupation .
The Trump plan prioritises Israel 's security needs when it comes to the allocation of territory .
It would recognise all the settlements in the West Bank as an official part of Israel .
I carried on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiest site where Jews can pray .
In the narrow alleys on the way , Israeli boys sing `` a redeemer came to Zion '' , words from a religious song .
An Israeli woman stopped and we mentioned the Trump plan .
`` It 's great , I love him , '' she said .
`` He knows what the Jewish people need in all the world . ''
The Trump document says applying Israeli sovereignty to the settlements would be compensated by land swaps to Palestinians .
It would also recognise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Valley , a key swathe of land in the West Bank important for agriculture running along the border with neighbouring Jordan .
This , said Israel 's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House , recognises that `` Israel must have sovereignty in places that enable Israel to defend itself by itself '' .
He described the proposals , including applying Israeli law to the settlements , as the `` opportunity of the century '' for Israel .
But Palestinians say the move will entrench apartheid .
Further into the Old City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Rabbi Eyal Avital .
On the wall of his shop selling religious jewellery is a copy of a front page of the New York Post which reads : `` Promised Land '' .
It shows a picture of him praising God by the Western Wall on the day President Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel 's capital in December 2017 .
Rabbi Avital reflects the beliefs of many nationalist religious Israelis , who provided the base to a key wing of Mr Netanyahu 's coalition governments .
`` We have come back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` Now Israel comes to the land and makes it paradise . ''
He believes the entire West Bank should be under Israeli control as he says the land is given by God .
And so , he says , any support for negotiations towards a future Palestinian state would stop him voting for Mr Netanyahu .
Meanwhile , many on the Israeli left will reject much of the American proposal , which they see as destroying the chances for a two-state solution as previously envisaged , and see the plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many here are now reflecting on a surprising spectacle in the White House - a US president celebrating the prospects of a deal in which only one side was present .
It is what led the Palestinians to say President Trump is `` clapping with one hand '' .

I asked another resident, Nabil Ismine, about placing a capital in Jerusalem's suburbs. He explained the depth of the connections of people like him to the heart of the Old City. "My father, grandfather were born here, near the al-Aqsa [mosque]. We lived here all the time… we believe this is our country delivered from the sky, from God."


bbc--2020-01-28--Impeachment trial: Trump defence wraps up amid Bolton bombshell

Donald Trump 's defence team concluded its oral arguments in the US Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday , setting the stage for two days of questioning .
The closing arguments came amid a bombshell report that former national security adviser John Bolton implicates President Trump in his new book .
Mr Bolton reportedly writes that Mr Trump directly withheld security aid to Ukraine for his own political benefit .
The report added weight to the Democratic Party 's call for witnesses .
The president 's Republican Party has tried to resist calls for witnesses to testify , largely out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Five Republicans would need to side with Democrats in a vote on whether new testimony will be heard .
US media outlets reported on Tuesday that Mitch McConnell , the most senior Republican , had told his senators during a closed-door meeting that following the Bolton reports the party did not have the votes to hold off witnesses .
But Mr McConnell and his leadership team were reportedly confident of pressuring enough Republican senators by the end of the week to win a vote .
The president 's defence wrapped up its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around half of its allotted 24 hours over three days .
Their approach was a contrast with that of the Democrats , who used all of their allotted time to present a detailed case against the president .
Jay Sekulow , the president 's personal lawyer , said : `` The bar for impeachment can not be set this low .
Danger , danger , danger .
These articles must be rejected .
The Constitution requires it .
Justice demands it . ''
White House counsel Pat Cipollone concluded by calling on senators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment for good '' .
President Trump was impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress .
He is accused of withholding $ 391m ( £300m ) in military aid , in an attempt to pressure Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelensky to announce a corruption investigation into Mr Trump 's Democratic political rival , Joe Biden .
Mr Trump denies the allegations against him , and Republicans have argued that no first-hand witnesses have so far connected the president to a scheme to withhold aid for political benefit .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolton , first reported by the New York Times , is that they would undermine that argument .
He reportedly says in his forthcoming book that he was instructed directly by the president to withhold the aid in order to pressure Ukraine .
Mr Trump told reporters last week that he did not want Mr Bolton to testify , citing national security issues .
What happens next ?
The Senate trial now moves into a two-day period of questioning , during which each party will alternate questioning for up to 16 hours throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not ask questions themselves but submit them for Chief Justice John Roberts , who is presiding , to read .
A vote on whether or not to call witnesses in the trial is expected on Friday .
• Could John Bolton be an impeachment game-changer ?
• What happened so far in Trump impeachment trial • Trump impeachment trial : All you need to know Five Republicans would be required to vote with the Democrats to reach the necessary majority to call witnesses .
Several more moderate senators appeared more prepared to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book reports .
`` I think it 's increasingly likely that other Republicans will join those of us who think we should hear from John Bolton , '' said Senator Mitt Romney of Utah on Monday .
Maine 's Susan Collins , a vulnerable Republican who is up for re-election this year , said the reports had prompted `` a number of conversations among my colleagues '' .
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said that Mr Bolton `` probably has some things that would be helpful '' , but she did not confirm whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday , Republican Senator James Lankford proposed that lawmakers receive a copy of the manuscript of Mr Bolton 's book `` to see what they 're actually saying '' .
He was endorsed by staunch Trump ally , Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina .
According to the latest non-partisan Quinnipiac University poll , 75 % of voters believe witnesses should be allowed in the trial .
A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required to remove Mr Trump from office .
With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the Senate , removal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third president in US history to be impeached and go on trial in the Senate .

The significance of the apparent revelations from Mr Bolton, first reported by the New York Times, is that they would undermine that argument. He reportedly says in his forthcoming book that he was instructed directly by the president to withhold the aid in order to pressure Ukraine.


bbc--2020-01-28--Caribbean earthquake of 7.7 prompts office evacuations in Miami

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean , prompting brief tsunami warnings and office evacuations as far away as Florida .
The quake hit between Jamaica , the Cayman Islands and Cuba at a depth of 10 km ( 6.2 miles ) , the US Geological Survey ( USGS ) said on Tuesday .
Buildings shook and tremors were felt across the Caribbean , but there were no immediate reports of casualties .
Some offices were temporarily evacuated in Miami and parts of Jamaica .
Warnings by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ( PTWC ) were later withdrawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tsunami waves '' were possible for coasts located within 300km ( 186 miles ) of the earthquake 's epicentre .
This included parts of Belize , Cuba , Honduras , Mexico , the Cayman Islands and Jamaica , it said .
But in an update at around 20:45 GMT , the PTWC said the `` tsunami threat had now largely passed '' .
Seismologist Dr Lucy Jones tweeted : `` The M7.7 Jamaican quake produced sideways motion on the fault , so the tsunami risk is low . ''
The epicentre of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being upgraded , was 125 km north-west of Lucea , Jamaica .
Shaking was reported in the Cuban capital , Havana , in Kingston , Jamaica and Miami - some some 708 km from the epicentre .
Pictures from Miami showed office workers gathered in car parks and thronging the streets after the quake struck at around 14:10 Miami time ( 19:10 GMT ) .
There were no injuries or road closures , Miami police said .
USGS geologist Ryan Gold told the Miami Herald it was `` completely reasonable '' for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Florida .
`` It 's a very large earthquake which can produce a lot of seismic energy , '' he said .
Videos on social media , apparently from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands , showed water sloshing out of pools during the quake .
`` I felt the house trembling and realised that it was a quake , '' Kingston resident Jawara Rawjers told AFP news agency .
Machel Emanuel , a doctor in the same city , added : `` I was on the second floor of a building and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ building .
I felt dizzy .
The door was slamming consistently for a while . ''
In the Cayman Islands , a warning to `` move away from coastal areas '' was issued by the government but stood down a few hours later .
On Twitter , Cayman authorities said there were `` only a few reports of structural damage to buildings '' and shelters were being opened as a precaution .
Mikhail Campbell , a police media relations officer in the Cayman Islands , told Reuters news agency he was not immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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bbc--2020-01-28--US charges three researchers with lying about links to China

The US has charged a Harvard professor and two Chinese researchers based in Boston with assisting the Chinese government .
Harvard department chair Charles Lieber is accused of lying about his connections , while the researchers were charged with being foreign agents .
Mr Lieber allegedly accepted more than $ 1m in grant money from the Chinese government .
Harvard University called the charges against him `` extremely serious '' .
In a statement , the university added : `` Professor Lieber has been placed on indefinite administrative leave . ''
Who else was charged ?
Prosecutors said Yanqing Ye @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concealed the fact that she was in the Chinese army .
Ms Ye is accused of falsely identifying herself as a student and also continuing to work for the People 's Liberation Army , while completing a number of assignments in the US .
Cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport with 21 vials of biological samples in his bag .
Prosecutors allege he was planning to return to China to continue his research there .
What were the alleged connections ?
Court documents allege Mr Lieber , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Lieber Research Group at Harvard University , received more than $ 15m ( £11.5m ) in grants from the US National Institute of Health and the US Department of Defence .
Recipients of these grants have to disclose any conflicts of interest , including financial support from foreign governments or organisations .
However in 2011 , allegedly without Harvard 's knowledge , Mr Lieber joined Wuhan University of Technology in China as a scientist .
According to the court papers , he also participated in the Thousand Talents Plan , a programme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The US has flagged the programme as a security concern in the past .
From his role at Wuhan University of Technology , Mr Lieber was given a monthly salary of $ 50,000 , in addition to living expenses of up to $ 158,000 .
The filings say he was also given more than $ 1.5m to establish a research lab at Wuhan University of Technology and , in return , was expected to work for the university , applying for patents and publishing articles in its name .
The court filings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information and during an interview with investigators , lied about his involvement in the Thousand Talents plan and his affiliation with the university in Wuhan .
Andrew Lelling , US attorney for the district of Massachusetts , said in a press conference : `` This is a very directed effort by the Chinese government to fill what it views as its own strategic gaps . ''
China says its Thousand Talents Plan is designed to keep `` high-end talent '' at home , in order to prevent a brain drain .
The country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US and the UK , where hundreds of thousands of Chinese attend top universities and subsequently settle down .
But the US view is that China is repeating a notorious tactic in its development playbook : intellectual property theft .
For decades , Washington has accused Beijing of stealing science and technology from the US in order to gain a competitive advantage .
The FBI warns that the Thousand Talents Plan could be used by Beijing as a channel to conduct `` non-traditional espionage '' , though many reported cases are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethics , such as not fully disclosing financial conflicts of interest .
Washington has increased its scrutiny on China 's Thousand Talents Plan since 2018 , when the two countries started to be locked in a trade battle , and Beijing has reportedly refrained from talking publicly about the program .
Since 2008 , more than 7,000 researchers and scientists based outside of China have participated in the Thousand Talents Plan , many of whom are of Chinese descent .
Many warn that Washington 's crackdown efforts must not give way to racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taiwanese-American HIV researcher , suggested in an earlier media interview : `` If you want to implement policies , you should implement for all , not just the Chinese scientists . ''

The filings say he was also given more than $1.5m to establish a research lab at Wuhan University of Technology and, in return, was expected to work for the university, applying for patents and publishing articles in its name.


bbc--2020-01-28--UK to allow Huawei 'limited role' in 5G network

The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions , despite pressure from the US to block the firm .
The Chinese firm will be banned from supplying kit to `` sensitive parts '' of the network , known as the core .
In addition , it will only be allowed to account for 35 % of the kit in a network 's periphery , which includes radio masts .
And it will be excluded from areas near military bases and nuclear sites .
Downing Street said that Boris Johnson had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move .
`` The prime minister underlined the importance of like-minded countries working together to diversify the market and break the dominance of a small number of companies , '' it said .
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had previously suggested that use of Huawei 's equipment posed a spying risk , saying that `` we wo n't be able to share information '' with nations that put it into their `` critical information systems '' .
But the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the decision would not affect the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other close allies .
`` Nothing in this review affects this country 's ability to share highly-sensitive intelligence data over highly-secure networks both within the UK and our partners , including the Five Eyes , '' the minister told the House of Commons .
A document published by the National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) indicates that the UK 's networks will have three years to comply with the caps on the use of Huawei 's equipment .
`` Huawei is reassured by the UK government 's confirmation that we can continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5G rollout on track , '' the firm 's UK chief Victor Zhang said in a statement .
`` It gives the UK access to world-leading technology and ensures a competitive market . ''
The prime minister had faced pressure from the US and some Conservative MPs to block the Chinese tech giant on the grounds of national security .
A Trump administration official has said the US `` is disappointed '' with the decision .
Beijing had warned the UK there could be `` substantial '' repercussions to other trade and investment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The choice has been described as the biggest test of Boris Johnson 's post-Brexit strategy to date .
Senator Tom Cotton , a Republican member of the US Senate Intelligence Committee tweeted his dismay .
`` I fear London has freed itself from Brussels only to cede sovereignty to Beijing , '' he posted .
Democratic Senator Mark Warner , vice chair of the same committee , said he too was `` disappointed by the UK 's decision today , especially since the security risks are so well understood '' .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working with the UK .
Newt Gingrich , a former Speaker of the US House of Representatives , described it as a `` strategic defeat '' for his country .
• What is Huawei and what will be its role in UK 5G ?
• How UK 's decision affects the rest of the world Huawei has always denied that it would help the Chinese government attack one of its clients .
The firm 's founder has said he would `` shut the company down '' rather than aid `` any spying activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , tweeted that the government 's `` statement leaves many concerns and does not close the UK 's networks to a frequently malign international actor '' .
Three out of four of the UK 's mobile networks had already decided to use and deploy Huawei 's 5G products outside the core in the `` periphery '' .
Two of them - Vodafone and EE - now face having to reduce their reliance on the supplier , as more than 35 % of their existing radio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The cap also applies to the Shenzen-based firm 's involvement in the rollout of full-fibre broadband .
According to a government report published last June , Huawei currently has a 45 % share of that market .
`` We want world-class connectivity as soon as possible but this must not be at the expense of our national security , '' said Britain 's digital secretary Baroness Morgan .
`` High-risk vendors never have been and never will be in our most sensitive networks , '' she said referring to government and intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's equipment in the core of its EE network but is in the process of replacing it .
`` This is a good compromise between alleviating 'security ' concerns and making sure that the 5G UK market is not harmed , '' commented Dimitris Mavrakis , a telecoms analyst at ABI Research .
`` It means there will be minimal disruption to existing 5G rollout plans . ''
The government has also said the UK needs to `` improve the diversity in the supply of equipment '' to the country 's telecom networks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four main providers are : At present , the UK is mostly dependent on Huawei , Nokia and Ericsson - a situation that has caused the NCSC 's technical director to claim that the `` market is broken '' .
`` We need to diversify the market significantly in the UK so that we have a more robust supply base to enable the long-term security of the UK networks and to ensure we do not end up nationally dependent on any vendor . ''
In response , the Department for Digital , Culture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will now support `` the emergence of new , disruptive entrants to the supply chain '' and promote `` the adoption of open , interoperable standards '' .
The new rules still have to be debated and approved by MPs .
Tim Morrison , a former US National Security Council official , urged them to rebel .
`` There is still time for backbenchers in both parties to save the special relationship and the privacy rights of Britons if they vote to block this mistake by the government . ''
What is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of it ?
A mobile phone network 's core is sometimes likened to its heart or brain .
It is where voice and other data is routed across various sub-networks and computer servers to ensure it gets to its desired destination .
• authenticating subscribers so that specific users only get access to the services they have paid for and opted into • sending a call to the right radio tower to connect to another person 's mobile phone • managing facilities such as call-forwarding and voicemail • delivering SMS messages and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ routing data back and forth to third-party services such as apps and websites • keeping track of usage to calculate an individual 's bill While once , a lot of this involved physical equipment known as routers and switches , in the 5G world much of this kit has been `` virtualised '' .
That means software rather than specialised hardware now takes care of much of the job .
This opens the door to new capabilities .
But a perceived risk is that it could also open the system up to new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encryption means the information being handled can not be spied upon , the fear is that a rogue participant could still crash the network - or at least disrupt the data flow .
How does this differ from the rest of the network ?
The core is distinct from the Radio Access Network , which is sometimes referred to as the `` periphery '' .
The RAN includes the base stations and antennas used to provide a link between individual mobile devices and the core .
Insiders sometimes describe this as the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network .
That is because new traffic management software and other advances mean more traffic can be handled than before , but the equipment does not actually affect what happens to the data itself beyond transmitting it back and forth .
• Huawei 5G verdict is a decision 'with few good options' • What is 5G and what will it mean for you ?
Although it has commonly been reported that Huawei 's advantage here is cost , industry insiders say a bigger advantage is that it can currently do the same job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That means fewer planning permission requests need to be approved , and 5G can be rolled out more quickly as a result .
The theory is that by limiting Huawei to the RAN but banning it from the core , the authorities make the risk of its involvement more `` manageable '' .
So why are the Americans still worried ?
The Trump administration 's cyber-security chiefs , along with their Australian counterparts , contend that over time the `` edge '' - the name given to the boundary between the core and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more sensitive operations are carried out closer to users .
As a result , they claim it will no longer be possible to keep Huawei , and by extension the Chinese state , out of the network 's most sensitive areas .
UK network operators acknowledge that over time more functions will indeed move from centralised sites to individual exchanges and even base stations themselves .
But they are adamant that they can still design the architecture of their networks to keep the core distinct and protected .

Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks Published 28 January 2020
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The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions, despite pressure from the US to block the firm.
The Chinese firm will be banned from supplying kit to "sensitive parts" of the network, known as the core.
In addition, it will only be allowed to account for 35% of the kit in a network's periphery, which includes radio masts.
And it will be excluded from areas near military bases and nuclear sites.
Downing Street said that Boris Johnson had spoken to President Trump to explain the move.
"The prime minister underlined the importance of like-minded countries working together to diversify the market and break the dominance of a small number of companies," it said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had previously suggested that use of Huawei's equipment posed a spying risk, saying that "we won't be able to share information" with nations that put it into their "critical information systems".
But the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the decision would not affect the UK's intelligence-sharing relationship with the US and other close allies.
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"Nothing in this review affects this country's ability to share highly-sensitive intelligence data over highly-secure networks both within the UK and our partners, including the Five Eyes," the minister told the House of Commons.
A document published by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) indicates that the UK's networks will have three years to comply with the caps on the use of Huawei's equipment.
"Huawei is reassured by the UK government's confirmation that we can continue working with our customers to keep the 5G rollout on track," the firm's UK chief Victor Zhang said in a statement.
"It gives the UK access to world-leading technology and ensures a competitive market."
'Strategic defeat'
The prime minister had faced pressure from the US and some Conservative MPs to block the Chinese tech giant on the grounds of national security.
A Trump administration official has said the US "is disappointed" with the decision.
Beijing had warned the UK there could be "substantial" repercussions to other trade and investment plans had the company been banned outright.
The choice has been described as the biggest test of Boris Johnson's post-Brexit strategy to date.
Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican member of the US Senate Intelligence Committee tweeted his dismay.
"I fear London has freed itself from Brussels only to cede sovereignty to Beijing," he posted.
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Democratic Senator Mark Warner, vice chair of the same committee, said he too was "disappointed by the UK's decision today, especially since the security risks are so well understood".
But he added that he remained committed to working with the UK.
Newt Gingrich, a former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, described it as a "strategic defeat" for his country.
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Huawei has always denied that it would help the Chinese government attack one of its clients. The firm's founder has said he would "shut the company down" rather than aid "any spying activities".
Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, former chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, tweeted that the government's "statement leaves many concerns and does not close the UK's networks to a frequently malign international actor".
Over the limit
Three out of four of the UK's mobile networks had already decided to use and deploy Huawei's 5G products outside the core in the "periphery".
Two of them - Vodafone and EE - now face having to reduce their reliance on the supplier, as more than 35% of their existing radio access network equipment was made by it.
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The cap also applies to the Shenzen-based firm's involvement in the rollout of full-fibre broadband.
According to a government report published last June, Huawei currently has a 45% share of that market.
"We want world-class connectivity as soon as possible but this must not be at the expense of our national security," said Britain's digital secretary Baroness Morgan.
"High-risk vendors never have been and never will be in our most sensitive networks," she said referring to government and intelligence systems.
BT has some of Huawei's equipment in the core of its EE network but is in the process of replacing it.
"This is a good compromise between alleviating 'security' concerns and making sure that the 5G UK market is not harmed," commented Dimitris Mavrakis, a telecoms analyst at ABI Research.
"It means there will be minimal disruption to existing 5G rollout plans."
New 5G suppliers
The government has also said the UK needs to "improve the diversity in the supply of equipment" to the country's telecom networks.
Beyond Huawei, the world's four main providers are:
Nokia - a Finnish company
Ericsson - a Swedish company
Samsung - a South Korean company
ZTE - a Chinese company that the country's government part-owns
At present, the UK is mostly dependent on Huawei, Nokia and Ericsson - a situation that has caused the NCSC's technical director to claim that the "market is broken".
"We need to diversify the market significantly in the UK so that we have a more robust supply base to enable the long-term security of the UK networks and to ensure we do not end up nationally dependent on any vendor."
In response, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has said it will now support "the emergence of new, disruptive entrants to the supply chain" and promote "the adoption of open, interoperable standards".
The new rules still have to be debated and approved by MPs.
Tim Morrison, a former US National Security Council official, urged them to rebel.
"There is still time for backbenchers in both parties to save the special relationship and the privacy rights of Britons if they vote to block this mistake by the government."
What is the core and why is Huawei being kept out of it?
A mobile phone network's core is sometimes likened to its heart or brain.
It is where voice and other data is routed across various sub-networks and computer servers to ensure it gets to its desired destination.
This involves:
authenticating subscribers so that specific users only get access to the services they have paid for and opted into
sending a call to the right radio tower to connect to another person's mobile phone
managing facilities such as call-forwarding and voicemail
delivering SMS messages and multimedia from one handset to another
routing data back and forth to third-party services such as apps and websites
keeping track of usage to calculate an individual's bill
While once, a lot of this involved physical equipment known as routers and switches, in the 5G world much of this kit has been "virtualised". That means software rather than specialised hardware now takes care of much of the job.
This opens the door to new capabilities. But a perceived risk is that it could also open the system up to new kinds of attack.
And even if encryption means the information being handled cannot be spied upon, the fear is that a rogue participant could still crash the network - or at least disrupt the data flow.
How does this differ from the rest of the network?
The core is distinct from the Radio Access Network, which is sometimes referred to as the "periphery".
The RAN includes the base stations and antennas used to provide a link between individual mobile devices and the core.
Insiders sometimes describe this as the "innovative but dumb" part of the network. That is because new traffic management software and other advances mean more traffic can be handled than before, but the equipment does not actually affect what happens to the data itself beyond transmitting it back and forth.
Although it has commonly been reported that Huawei's advantage here is cost, industry insiders say a bigger advantage is that it can currently do the same job as its rivals using fewer antennas. That means fewer planning permission requests need to be approved, and 5G can be rolled out more quickly as a result.
The theory is that by limiting Huawei to the RAN but banning it from the core, the authorities make the risk of its involvement more "manageable".
So why are the Americans still worried?
The Trump administration's cyber-security chiefs, along with their Australian counterparts, contend that over time the "edge" - the name given to the boundary between the core and periphery - will disappear, as more and more sensitive operations are carried out closer to users.
As a result, they claim it will no longer be possible to keep Huawei, and by extension the Chinese state, out of the network's most sensitive areas.
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UK network operators acknowledge that over time more functions will indeed move from centralised sites to individual exchanges and even base stations themselves.


bbc--2020-01-28--Holocaust: SS officer's photos reveal Sobibor death camp

Previously unseen photos from the Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland have been unveiled , including two purported to show notorious guard John Demjanjuk .
The Ukrainian was jailed in Munich in 2011 as a war criminal but died during the appeal process in 2012 , aged 91 .
Two photos , out of 361 from Sobibor and other camps , show Demjanjuk , a German Holocaust research centre says .
About 1.7 million Jews were murdered at Sobibor and two other camps in 1941-43 .
Gas chambers were used at Sobibor , Treblinka and Belzec to kill Jews from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi Germany called `` Operation Reinhard '' .
Hardly any photos of Sobibor existed previously , so the find provides a wealth of new details about Nazi atrocities .
The photos displayed by the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin belonged to former SS deputy commandant Johann Niemann , and were handed over by his grandson in 2015 .
Some photos show SS guards relaxing with alcohol and entertainment at Sobibor - not far from where Jews were being slaughtered .
The photos chart Niemann 's Nazi career , including places where disabled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ T4 `` euthanasia '' programme , and the Sachsenhausen and Belzec camps .
Niemann was killed by an axe-wielding Jewish inmate during a prisoner uprising in October 1943 .
The SS later destroyed Sobibor to wipe out evidence of their mass murder .
The photo presentation comes just a day after international commemorations for the 1.1 million people - mostly Jews - murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz .
Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp 75 years ago .
Read more about the Holocaust : • How Auschwitz became centre of Nazi Holocaust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involvement in the murders of 28,000 Jews at Sobibor .
He denied having served there , or having had any role in the Holocaust .
He had spent decades working as a car mechanic in the US before being extradited - first to Israel , then to Germany .
The SS trained auxiliaries from occupied Ukraine and other parts of the former Soviet Union to assist in the mass murder of Jews and other minorities .
These helpers , recruited from among captured Soviet soldiers , were called `` Trawniki men '' by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Demjanjuk to death in 1988 , but the verdict was overturned by Israel 's Supreme Court in 1993 because of doubts about his identity .
But investigators were not convinced by Demjanjuk 's claims , and in 2009 he was extradited from the US to Germany , where he was found guilty and jailed .
The sentencing of Demjanjuk broke new legal ground , as it allowed a conviction based on an individual 's service in a death camp , without direct proof that they had committed an atrocity .
The photo collection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ( USHMM ) in Washington .
Niemann was a painter who began serving in Nazi concentration camps in the 1930s .
German historian Martin Cüppers says the collection unveiled on Tuesday shows how lower-ranking SS were given significance as the Nazis developed the machinery of mass murder .
`` Nazi perpetrators eager to seize the initiative , such as Niemann in Belzec , were invested with an astonishing freedom of action , which they used to develop and try out new methods of killing , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Niemann posing on a horse in early 1943 at the Sobibor ramp - the place where deported Jews arrived in cattle trucks .
The Berlin researchers identify Niemann and two fellow Nazis - Karl Pötzinger and Siegfried Graetschus - posing outside a T4 killing centre in Brandenburg , west of Berlin , in 1940 .
Niemann had written `` Brandenburg '' on the back .
All three were responsible for burning the bodies of murdered `` euthanasia '' victims , the researchers say .
Part of Sobibor camp is seen in the photo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early 1943 , it shows woodpiles where slave labourers worked and , beyond that , SS accommodation and other buildings for the German guards .

The SS trained auxiliaries from occupied Ukraine and other parts of the former Soviet Union to assist in the mass murder of Jews and other minorities. These helpers, recruited from among captured Soviet soldiers, were called "Trawniki men" by the Germans.


bbc--2020-01-28--UK man found dead in ICE custody in Florida

A British man has died in Florida while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) , the agency confirmed to the BBC .
Ben James Owen , 39 , was found unresponsive in his cell on 25 January and is believed to have taken his own life .
Owen was arrested on 12 January on several charges including aggravated stalking and domestic assault .
ICE said the cause of death was still under investigation .
Owen entered the US lawfully but overstayed his visa , which was valid until 10 December 2019 .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his death , ICE told the BBC .
He was arrested in Port Orange , Florida and charged with felony aggravated stalking , false imprisonment , domestic assault and violating the conditions of his pre-trial release .
He was then transferred to ICE custody on 15 January .
Owen was also awaiting trial on a different domestic battery charge from November 2019 .
ICE said his next of kin had been notified of his death , as well as the Department of Homeland Security and the UK consulate .
The agency said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` comprehensive review '' of the incident .
`` ICE is firmly committed to the health and welfare of all those in its custody and is undertaking a comprehensive agency-wide review of this incident , as it does in all such cases , '' the agency said in a statement .
`` Fatalities in ICE custody , statistically , are exceedingly rare and occur at a fraction of the national average for the US detained population , '' it added .
• Are US child migrant detainees entitled to soap ?
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US border According to agency data , eight individuals died last year while in ICE custody .
Owen 's death was the third apparent detainee suicide since October - the beginning of the current fiscal year .
The agency has faced criticism and calls for investigations into conditions at its facilities .
A report last July from the Homeland Security Office of Inspector General warned of `` dangerous overcrowding '' at the US-Mexico border , noting that some adults were held for up to a week in facilities that were standing room only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a key part of his re-election bid , leading to a rise in ICE detentions .
At the southern border , US border patrol apprehended more than 850,000 migrants in 2019 - the highest annual number in the last decade .
Last year , more than 50,000 individuals were detained .
The average length of stay in ICE custody also rose from previous years , leading to serious overcrowding issues in ICE detention facilities .

The agency has faced criticism and calls for investigations into conditions at its facilities. A report last July from the Homeland Security Office of Inspector General warned of "dangerous overcrowding" at the US-Mexico border, noting that some adults were held for up to a week in facilities that were standing room only.


bbc--2020-01-28--Ring doorbell 'gives Facebook and Google user data'

Ring doorbells are providing customer data to companies such as Facebook and Google , an investigation suggests .
The Electronic Frontier Foundation found the Ring app was `` packed '' with third-party tracking , sending out customers ' personally identifiable information .
Five companies were receiving a range of information , including names , IP addresses and mobile networks , it said .
Ring said it limited the amount of data it shared .
The company told Gizmodo : `` Like many companies , Ring uses third-party service providers to evaluate the use of our mobile app , which helps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience and evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing . ''
But the EFF said Ring was failing to protect users ' privacy , noting only one of the trackers it had found was mentioned in the company 's privacy policy .
`` The danger in sending even small bits of information is that analytics and tracking companies are able to combine these bits together to form a unique picture of the user 's device , '' the EFF said .
`` This cohesive whole represents a fingerprint that follows the user as they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ device , in essence providing trackers the ability to spy on what a users is doing in their digital lives and when they re doing it . ''
The five companies identified as receiving information were : • Facebook , via its Graph API - each user 's time zone , device model and screen resolution and a unique identifier • Branch , which describes itself as a deep-linking platform - a number of unique identifiers , as well as each user 's IP address , device model and screen resolution • AppsFlyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of information , including sensor data related to the magnetometer , gyroscope and accelerometer on users ' phones • MixPanel - the most information , including users ' full names , email addresses , device information and app settings • Google-owned Crashalytics - an amount of customer data `` yet to be determined '' Out of these , only MixPanel is mentioned in Ring 's privacy notice , along with Google Analytics , HotJar and Optimizely .
The investigation by EFF tested Ring for Android , version 3.21.1 .
Amazon , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of home security cameras as well as doorbells , has been criticised for partnering with at least 200 law-enforcement agencies to carry out surveillance via its devices .
Digital rights campaign group Fight for the Future said at the time Amazon was encouraging neighbours to spy on each other .
And last year , there was a series of stories about Ring cameras being hacked .
One Alabama-based man , who claims a hacker spoke to his children via his Ring camera , is leading a group legal action against the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Writing on Medium this weekend , Max Eliaser , one of Amazon 's software development engineers , called for Ring to `` be shut down immediately and not brought back '' .
`` The deployment of connected home security cameras that allows footage to be queried centrally are simply not compatible with a free society , '' he wrote in an article seeking the views of Amazon employees on a range of issues .

"This cohesive whole represents a fingerprint that follows the user as they interact with other apps and use their device, in essence providing trackers the ability to spy on what a users is doing in their digital lives and when they re doing it."