france24--2020-10-29--'No drama' - Nagelsmann demands Leipzig learn from Man Utd rout

Julian Nagelsmann says his RB Leipzig side must learn from their 5-0 drubbing at Manchester United on Wednesday in the Champions League Julian Nagelsmann says Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig must learn from their humbling at Manchester United as a Marcus Rushford hat-trick poured cold water on the German side 's Champions League aspirations .
Rushford scored three second-half goals at Old Trafford on Wednesday to seal a 5-0 rout of Nagelsmann 's Leipzig in Group H. The German league leaders host Paris Saint Germain next Wednesday in a repeat of last season 's Champions League semi-final , which the Germans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demands they heed their Old Trafford lesson .
`` We were sent packing , but it 's not a drama - it 's happened to other teams before , '' Nagelsmann insisted after the match .
`` We 've learnt a bit of a lesson and can play much better .
`` We only have ourselves to blame for the size of the defeat , which could have been avoided . ''
Nagelsmann says his players were found wanting physically against a robust United team .
`` The physicality of Man U is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make up , '' he admitted .
`` Just the sheer size of the opponents , who were superior to us in the air , but also on the ground .
`` The Premier League is obviously tougher than the Bundesliga when it comes to challenges - we had to get used to that . ''
Leipzig were only 1-0 down at half time due to a goal by United 's 19-year-old striker Mason Greenwood .
However , England forward Rushford came off the bench in the second-half and ripped through the German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 minutes while Anthony Martial also scored .
`` We could have defended the first goal .
After that , we did n't do so badly , were still in the game and won a lot of ball , '' said Nagelsmann .
`` Then we went 2-0 behind and the way we played in the 15 minutes after that were the worst in a long time . ''
Nagelsmann , 33 , is one of the rising star coaches of German football , but is notorious for having a bad mood after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coach , not a model , '' he tersely replied when a reporter ask about the eye-catching chequered jacket he wore on the sidelines .
He has been tipped as a potential future coach of both United and arch rivals Manchester City .
`` Today is completely the wrong time to comment - it 's relatively normal that names are circulated and traded in football , '' he said .
`` What counts in the coming weeks is the success of my team , the work with my players , the success of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am focused on . ''

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Julian Nagelsmann says Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig must learn from their humbling at Manchester United as a Marcus Rushford hat-trick poured cold water on the German side's Champions League aspirations.
Rushford scored three second-half goals at Old Trafford on Wednesday to seal a 5-0 rout of Nagelsmann's Leipzig in Group H.
The German league leaders host Paris Saint Germain next Wednesday in a repeat of last season's Champions League semi-final, which the Germans lost 3-0 in Lisbon, and Nagelsmann demands they heed their Old Trafford lesson.
"We were sent packing, but it's not a drama - it's happened to other teams before," Nagelsmann insisted after the match.
"We've learnt a bit of a lesson and can play much better.
"We only have ourselves to blame for the size of the defeat, which could have been avoided."
Nagelsmann says his players were found wanting physically against a robust United team.
"The physicality of Man U is quite impressive, we have ground to make up," he admitted.
"Just the sheer size of the opponents, who were superior to us in the air, but also on the ground.
"The Premier League is obviously tougher than the Bundesliga when it comes to challenges - we had to get used to that."
Leipzig were only 1-0 down at half time due to a goal by United's 19-year-old striker Mason Greenwood.
However, England forward Rushford came off the bench in the second-half and ripped through the German defence with three goals in just under 20 minutes while Anthony Martial also scored.
"We could have defended the first goal. After that, we didn't do so badly, were still in the game and won a lot of ball," said Nagelsmann.
"Then we went 2-0 behind and the way we played in the 15 minutes after that were the worst in a long time."
Nagelsmann, 33, is one of the rising star coaches of German football, but is notorious for having a bad mood after defeat.
"I'm a football coach, not a model," he tersely replied when a reporter ask about the eye-catching chequered jacket he wore on the sidelines.
He has been tipped as a potential future coach of both United and arch rivals Manchester City.
"Today is completely the wrong time to comment - it's relatively normal that names are circulated and traded in football," he said.
"What counts in the coming weeks is the success of my team, the work with my players, the success of RB Leipzig.
"That is what I am focused on."
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Saudi wounds French consulate guard in Jeddah knife attack

A Saudi citizen has wounded a guard in a knife attack at the French consulate in Jeddah , according to officials A Saudi citizen wounded a guard in a knife attack at the French consulate in Jeddah Thursday , officials said , as France faces growing anger over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed .
The assault follows another knife attack at a church in the French city of Nice that left three people dead and several others wounded , in what authorities are treating as the latest jihadist attack to rock the country .
`` The assailant was apprehended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack .
The guard was taken to hospital and his life is not in danger , '' the French embassy said in a statement .
Police in Mecca province , where Jeddah is situated , said the attacker was a Saudi , but it did not give the nationality of the guard , who they said had sustained minor injuries .
The French embassy in Riyadh strongly condemned the attack and urged its nationals in Saudi Arabia to exercise `` extreme vigilance '' .
Neither the Saudi authorities nor the French embassy gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack .
But it comes after French President Emmanuel Macron vigorously defended the publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on free speech grounds .
Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia -- home to Islam 's holiest sites -- has criticised the cartoons , saying it rejected `` any attempt to link Islam and terrorism '' but it stopped short of condemning the French leadership .
Macron 's defence of Charlie Hebdo 's right to publish drawings of the Prophet , which is forbidden under Islam , came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a French school teacher who had shown cartoons to pupils during a class discussion about freedom of speech .
The history teacher , Samuel Paty , was killed by an 18-year-old Chechen man , Abdullakh Anzorov , who committed the gruesome crime outside Paty 's school in a Paris suburb after the teacher was denounced by angry parents on social media .
His murder prompted Macron to promise a crackdown in Islamic extremism , including shutting down mosques and organisations accused of fomenting radicalism and violence .
Charlie Hebdo was targeted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 people , including some of its most famous cartoonists .
France has been on high alert for terror attacks since the massacre .
The trial of suspected accomplices in that attack is under way in Paris .
On Thursday Muslims across the region are celebrating the anniversary of the Prophet 's birthday .
The Jeddah attack puts a spotlight on Saudi Arabia , long criticised for promoting an ultra-conservative brand of Islam .
The kingdom , however , is now in the midst of a once unimaginable liberalisation drive as it pushes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religion .
As part of the contentious drive , the kingdom has introduced glitzy mixed-gender concerts , magic shows and sporting extravaganzas with thumping after parties .
Last November , a Yemeni national wounded four Spanish nationals when he went on a stabbing spree during a live theatre performance in Riyadh .
Saudi state media pinned the blame on Al-Qaeda , but so far there has been no claim of responsibility from the group and observers point at simmering resentment among arch-conservatives in the kingdom over the entertainment push .

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A Saudi citizen wounded a guard in a knife attack at the French consulate in Jeddah Thursday, officials said, as France faces growing anger over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
The assault follows another knife attack at a church in the French city of Nice that left three people dead and several others wounded, in what authorities are treating as the latest jihadist attack to rock the country.
"The assailant was apprehended by Saudi security forces immediately after the attack. The guard was taken to hospital and his life is not in danger," the French embassy said in a statement.
Police in Mecca province, where Jeddah is situated, said the attacker was a Saudi, but it did not give the nationality of the guard, who they said had sustained minor injuries.
The French embassy in Riyadh strongly condemned the attack and urged its nationals in Saudi Arabia to exercise "extreme vigilance".
Neither the Saudi authorities nor the French embassy gave any indication of the motivation for the attack.
But it comes after French President Emmanuel Macron vigorously defended the publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on free speech grounds.
Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia -- home to Islam's holiest sites -- has criticised the cartoons, saying it rejected "any attempt to link Islam and terrorism" but it stopped short of condemning the French leadership.
Macron's defence of Charlie Hebdo's right to publish drawings of the Prophet, which is forbidden under Islam, came after the brutal murder on October 16 of a French school teacher who had shown cartoons to pupils during a class discussion about freedom of speech.
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The history teacher, Samuel Paty, was killed by an 18-year-old Chechen man, Abdullakh Anzorov, who committed the gruesome crime outside Paty's school in a Paris suburb after the teacher was denounced by angry parents on social media.
His murder prompted Macron to promise a crackdown in Islamic extremism, including shutting down mosques and organisations accused of fomenting radicalism and violence.
Charlie Hebdo was targeted by jihadists in a 2015 massacre that killed 12 people, including some of its most famous cartoonists.
France has been on high alert for terror attacks since the massacre. The trial of suspected accomplices in that attack is under way in Paris.
On Thursday Muslims across the region are celebrating the anniversary of the Prophet's birthday.
The Jeddah attack puts a spotlight on Saudi Arabia, long criticised for promoting an ultra-conservative brand of Islam.
The kingdom, however, is now in the midst of a once unimaginable liberalisation drive as it pushes a new era of openness while de-emphasising religion.
As part of the contentious drive, the kingdom has introduced glitzy mixed-gender concerts, magic shows and sporting extravaganzas with thumping after parties.
Last November, a Yemeni national wounded four Spanish nationals when he went on a stabbing spree during a live theatre performance in Riyadh.
Saudi state media pinned the blame on Al-Qaeda, but so far there has been no claim of responsibility from the group and observers point at simmering resentment among arch-conservatives in the kingdom over the entertainment push.
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france24--2020-10-29--Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French consulate in Jeddah

Saudi coastal city of Jeddah in a photo taken on April 21 , 2020 .
A Saudi citizen wounded a guard in a knife attack at the French consulate in the port city of Jeddah on Thursday , said the French embassy in Saudi Arabia .
The attacker was arrested immediately after the attack .
The French embassy in Saudi Arabia said the consulate in Jeddah was subject to a `` knife attack which targeted a guard '' , adding that the guard was taken to hospital and his life was not in danger .
The statement , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embassy “ strongly condemns ” the attack against a diplomatic outpost .
Police in Mecca province , where Jeddah is situated , said the attacker was a Saudi , but it did not give the nationality of the guard , who they said had sustained minor injuries .
Neither the Saudi authorities nor the French embassy gave any indication of the motivation for the attack .
The attack happened shortly after a knife-wielding man shouting `` Allahu Akbar '' beheaded a woman and killed two other people in the southern French city of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mayor described the attack as terrorism .
The French Council for the Muslim Faith on Thursday strongly condemned the knife attack in Nice .
`` As a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims and their loved ones , I call on all Muslims in France to cancel all the celebrations of the holiday of Mawlid , '' said a council representative .
The holiday marks the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed , which is being celebrated Thursday .
France is still reeling from the beheading earlier this month of Samuel Paty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed by a teenager of Chechen origin who said he wanted to punish the teacher for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a class on freedom of expression .
French officials have defended the right to display the cartoons , sparking anger and calls for a boycott of French products in parts of the Muslim world .
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned cartoons offending the Prophet Mohammed , but held back from echoing calls by other Muslim states for action against images being displayed in France of the Prophet .

A Saudi citizen wounded a guard in a knife attack at the French consulate in the port city of Jeddah on Thursday, said the French embassy in Saudi Arabia. The attacker was arrested immediately after the attack.
Saudi coastal city of Jeddah in a photo taken on April 21, 2020.
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The French embassy in Saudi Arabia said the consulate in Jeddah was subject to a "knife attack which targeted a guard", adding that the guard was taken to hospital and his life was not in danger.
The statement, which was posted on Twitter, said the French embassy “strongly condemns” the attack against a diplomatic outpost.
Police in Mecca province, where Jeddah is situated, said the attacker was a Saudi, but it did not give the nationality of the guard, who they said had sustained minor injuries.
Neither the Saudi authorities nor the French embassy gave any indication of the motivation for the attack.
The attack happened shortly after a knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu Akbar" beheaded a woman and killed two other people in the southern French city of Nice earlier on Thursday. Nice's mayor described the attack as terrorism.
The French Council for the Muslim Faith on Thursday strongly condemned the knife attack in Nice. "As a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims and their loved ones, I call on all Muslims in France to cancel all the celebrations of the holiday of Mawlid," said a council representative.
The holiday marks the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, which is being celebrated Thursday.
Saudi Arabia condemns cartoons
France is still reeling from the beheading earlier this month of Samuel Paty, a school teacher. Paty was killed by a teenager of Chechen origin who said he wanted to punish the teacher for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed during a class on freedom of expression.
French officials have defended the right to display the cartoons, sparking anger and calls for a boycott of French products in parts of the Muslim world.
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned cartoons offending the Prophet Mohammed, but held back from echoing calls by other Muslim states for action against images being displayed in France of the Prophet.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and REUTERS)
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france24--2020-10-29--Welsh skipper Jones to break McCaw Test record against Scots

Alun Wyn Jones will set a new Test record of 149 caps when he leads Wales out for their Six Nations match with Scotland Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones will set a new record for Test caps of 149 when he leads out his team in Llanelli for the Six Nations match with Scotland on Saturday .
The 35-year-old lock -- who will win his 140th Wales cap to add to the nine Lions Tests he has played -- breaks the record he held with retired New Zealand legend Richie McCaw .
Wales coach Wayne Pivac , who has endured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge of the 2019 Grand Slam champions with just one win in the four Six Nations games thusfar , gives a Test debut to Shane Lewis-Hughes .
The Dragons flanker joins the experienced duo of Taulupe Faletau and Justin Tipuric in the back row while there is a first start for the once-capped Will Rowlands who partners Jones in the second row .
Rowlands came off second best with Wasps in the English Premiership final last Saturday against Exeter -- the champions ' prop Tomas Francis also starts against the Scots .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their Six Nations , which was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic , on a winning note and deny the Scots their first win in Wales since 2002 .

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Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones will set a new record for Test caps of 149 when he leads out his team in Llanelli for the Six Nations match with Scotland on Saturday.
The 35-year-old lock -- who will win his 140th Wales cap to add to the nine Lions Tests he has played -- breaks the record he held with retired New Zealand legend Richie McCaw.
Wales coach Wayne Pivac, who has endured a tough start to his spell in charge of the 2019 Grand Slam champions with just one win in the four Six Nations games thusfar, gives a Test debut to Shane Lewis-Hughes.
The Dragons flanker joins the experienced duo of Taulupe Faletau and Justin Tipuric in the back row while there is a first start for the once-capped Will Rowlands who partners Jones in the second row.
Rowlands came off second best with Wasps in the English Premiership final last Saturday against Exeter -- the champions' prop Tomas Francis also starts against the Scots.
The Welsh will be bidding to round off their Six Nations, which was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, on a winning note and deny the Scots their first win in Wales since 2002.
Team (15-1)
Leigh Halfpenny; Liam Williams, Jonathan Davies, Owen Watkin, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Taulupe Faletau, Justin Tipuric, Shane Lewis-Hughes; Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Will Rowlands; Tomas Francis, Ryan Elias, Rhys Carre
Replacements: Sam Parry, Wyn Jones, Dillon Lewis, Cory Hill, James Davies, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Patchell, Nick Tompkins
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Indonesian activists slam 'Jurassic Park' plan for Komodo dragon habitat

Nearly 3,000 of the world 's biggest lizard species live on a cluster of islands east of Bali , where they grow to around three metres in length Indonesian conservationists have slammed plans to turn the home of endangered Komodo dragons into a Jurassic Park-style attraction , after a viral photo showing one of the giant reptiles sparked an online backlash over the development .
Nearly 3,000 of the world 's biggest lizard species live on a cluster of islands east of Bali , where they grow to around three metres ( 10 feet ) in length and weigh up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Authorities last month unveiled a proposal to build a tourist development on one of the islands , dubbed `` Jurassic Park '' after architects published a promotional video of the project set to music from the film franchise .
But environmentalists warned then that it would threaten the already at-risk species .
This week a picture of a Komodo dragon in the path of a truck carrying construction supplies renewed debate over the project , after it was shared widely online .
`` The idea to build a Jurassic Park is honestly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an activist at local social justice NGO Sunspirit .
`` People come here to see komodos in their natural habitat ... these people are selling a concept where ( visitors ) can walk around indoors to see komodo dragons , which to me is no different than a zoo , '' he added .
Rima Melani Bilaut of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment , added that the development would further threaten the dragons by reducing the size of their habitat .
The government said the truck in the now-viral photo was n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been put on ice until mid-2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` If we control it well and minimise contact with wildlife , the current tourism development will not endanger the komodo population , '' said an environment ministry official in a statement this week .
Conservationists have long feared that mass tourism , trafficking and a lack of natural prey threaten the survival of Komodo dragons .
Last year , Indonesia scrapped plans to ban tourists from the conservation area and said it would instead limit visitor numbers and raise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destination '' .

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Indonesian conservationists have slammed plans to turn the home of endangered Komodo dragons into a Jurassic Park-style attraction, after a viral photo showing one of the giant reptiles sparked an online backlash over the development.
Nearly 3,000 of the world's biggest lizard species live on a cluster of islands east of Bali, where they grow to around three metres (10 feet) in length and weigh up to 90 kilograms (200 pounds).
Authorities last month unveiled a proposal to build a tourist development on one of the islands, dubbed "Jurassic Park" after architects published a promotional video of the project set to music from the film franchise.
But environmentalists warned then that it would threaten the already at-risk species.
This week a picture of a Komodo dragon in the path of a truck carrying construction supplies renewed debate over the project, after it was shared widely online.
"The idea to build a Jurassic Park is honestly embarrassing," said Gregorius Afioma, an activist at local social justice NGO Sunspirit.
"People come here to see komodos in their natural habitat... these people are selling a concept where (visitors) can walk around indoors to see komodo dragons, which to me is no different than a zoo," he added.
Rima Melani Bilaut of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment, added that the development would further threaten the dragons by reducing the size of their habitat.
The government said the truck in the now-viral photo wasn't linked to the controversial development, which has been put on ice until mid-2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"If we control it well and minimise contact with wildlife, the current tourism development will not endanger the komodo population," said an environment ministry official in a statement this week.
Conservationists have long feared that mass tourism, trafficking and a lack of natural prey threaten the survival of Komodo dragons.
Last year, Indonesia scrapped plans to ban tourists from the conservation area and said it would instead limit visitor numbers and raise entry prices to create a "premium destination".
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Analysis: Nice attack hardens French resolve on freedom of expression

A knife attack in a Nice church has left three dead , including an elderly lady reportedly beheaded .
The @ @ @ @ @ Emmanuel Macron pledged , during a funeral speech for murdered teacher Samuel Paty , the @ @ @ @ @ in ’ to Islamic terrorists .
France 24 ’ s international affairs editor Philip Turle @ @ @ @ @ rallying behind France ’ s approach to freedom of expression , and its spat with @ @ @ @ @

Analysis: Nice attack hardens French resolve on freedom of expression
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A knife attack in a Nice church has left three dead, including an elderly lady reportedly beheaded. The attack comes days after President Emmanuel Macron pledged, during a funeral speech for murdered teacher Samuel Paty, the country would ‘never give in’ to Islamic terrorists. France 24’s international affairs editor Philip Turle, says the EU is rallying behind France’s approach to freedom of expression, and its spat with President Erdogan of Turkey.


france24--2020-10-29--12 bodies found in new Libya mass graves: committee

An aerial view shows Libyan experts exhuming human remains from mass graves in Tarhuna , southeast of the capital Tripoli A dozen bodies have been unearthed in newly found mass graves in the Tarhuna region of western Libya from which eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar 's forces launched an aborted assault on Tripoli last year .
`` Four new sites have been discovered , two of them mass graves and two individual graves , in Tarhuna ... and unidentified bodies have been exhumed , '' the committee tasked by the UN-recognised Government of National Accord ( GNA ) to search for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday .
A committee official , Tawfiq , told AFP journalists a total of 98 bodies had now been found since searches of mass graves were launched after the withdrawal of Haftar 's forces from western Libya in June .
At least 16 more mass graves have yet to be unearthed , according to Abdel Hakim Abu Naama , who heads a non-governmental association of Tarhuna victims .
In June , after footage posted on social media appeared to show summary executions and desecration of corpses , Human Rights Watch called on Haftar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighters .
Tarhuna served as the main staging point for Haftar 's failed 14-month offensive against Tripoli .
The warring factions in Libya signed a `` permanent ceasefire '' accord on Friday after UN-sponsored talks in Geneva .
Libya descended into a complex civil war after the 2011 overthrow of longtime strongman Moamer Kadhafi in 2011 , eventually splitting between the GNA and a rival Haftar-backed eastern administration .

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A dozen bodies have been unearthed in newly found mass graves in the Tarhuna region of western Libya from which eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces launched an aborted assault on Tripoli last year.
"Four new sites have been discovered, two of them mass graves and two individual graves, in Tarhuna... and unidentified bodies have been exhumed," the committee tasked by the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) to search for missing persons said on its Facebook page Wednesday.
A committee official, Tawfiq, told AFP journalists a total of 98 bodies had now been found since searches of mass graves were launched after the withdrawal of Haftar's forces from western Libya in June.
At least 16 more mass graves have yet to be unearthed, according to Abdel Hakim Abu Naama, who heads a non-governmental association of Tarhuna victims.
In June, after footage posted on social media appeared to show summary executions and desecration of corpses, Human Rights Watch called on Haftar to investigate alleged war crimes by his fighters.
Tarhuna served as the main staging point for Haftar's failed 14-month offensive against Tripoli.
The warring factions in Libya signed a "permanent ceasefire" accord on Friday after UN-sponsored talks in Geneva.
Libya descended into a complex civil war after the 2011 overthrow of longtime strongman Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, eventually splitting between the GNA and a rival Haftar-backed eastern administration.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--‘A matter of life and death’: Native Americans speak out about the US elections

' A matter of life and death ' : Native American voices on the US presidential election In the second of our special reports looking at the forgotten voters of the US election , we travel to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota , home to the Oglala Lakota tribe , beset by unemployment , poverty and alcohol addiction .
For many here , voting is low on the list of priorities , though some are trying to change that .
The vast reservation , deep in the South Dakota Badlands , is currently on lockdown amid a surge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed in .
The health crisis is just the latest problem facing the reservation , where unemployment is around 80 percent and poverty and alcohol addiction are rife .
A number of its current and former residents can be found in nearby Rapid City , including at the Hope Center , which helps the homeless and poor , and where around 85 percent of those using its services are Native American .
`` I 'm homeless out here .
I walk around all day looking where they have meals here for homeless people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Hope Center , told FRANCE 24 .
`` So I walk around and try to make it to that place where they have a meal . ''
`` I do n't think I will ever vote .
I never have and I don't… And maybe I wo n't ever vote , '' she said .
Click on the video player above to watch the full report .

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In the second of our special reports looking at the forgotten voters of the US election, we travel to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Lakota tribe, beset by unemployment, poverty and alcohol addiction. For many here, voting is low on the list of priorities, though some are trying to change that.
'A matter of life and death': Native American voices on the US presidential election
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The vast reservation, deep in the South Dakota Badlands, is currently on lockdown amid a surge of Covid-19 cases and no outsiders are allowed in.
The health crisis is just the latest problem facing the reservation, where unemployment is around 80 percent and poverty and alcohol addiction are rife.
A number of its current and former residents can be found in nearby Rapid City, including at the Hope Center, which helps the homeless and poor, and where around 85 percent of those using its services are Native American.
"I'm homeless out here. I walk around all day looking where they have meals here for homeless people," Edna, a Native American at the Hope Center, told FRANCE 24. "So I walk around and try to make it to that place where they have a meal."
"I don't think I will ever vote. I never have and I don't… And maybe I won't ever vote," she said.
Click on the video player above to watch the full report.
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france24--2020-10-29--Analysis: lockdown could last beyond Christmas

Analysis : lockdown could last beyond Christmas France ’ s opposition parties have criticised President Emmanuel Macron ’ s handling @ @ @ @ @ which has led the country to re-impose a nationwide lockdown from Friday .
FRANCE 24 @ @ @ @ @ Philip Turle says the president is reticent to concede the lockdown might last beyond Christmas @

Analysis: lockdown could last beyond Christmas
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France’s opposition parties have criticised President Emmanuel Macron’s handling of the coronavirus response, which has led the country to re-impose a nationwide lockdown from Friday. FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Philip Turle says the president is reticent to concede the lockdown might last beyond Christmas.


france24--2020-10-29--Afghan prisoners die after swallowing pills in riot

About 2,500 prisoners are being held in Herat jail Seven prisoners died in western Afghanistan after they swallowed `` poisonous '' pills stolen from the jail 's clinic during a riot , officials said on Thursday .
Clashes broke out on Wednesday night when prison officers launched a search operation to confiscate drugs and knives from cells at the prison in Herat , Jailani Farhad , spokesman to Herat provincial governor told AFP .
`` The prisoners resisted the search operation after which riots erupted , '' Farhad said .
`` One of the prisoners was killed in direct police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confiscated from inside the jail 's clinic and they died . ''
Thirteen others were wounded during the clashes that ended in the early hours of Thursday , he said .
Several large Afghan jails have clinics for regular treatment of prisoners and often stock sedatives , especially for treating prisoners who are drug addicts .
About 2,500 prisoners are being held in Herat jail , Farhad said .
Rafiq Shirzai , spokesman to Herat provincial health directorate confirmed the incident and death toll .
Clashes between prisoners and security forces are frequent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of prisoners were killed and hundreds managed to escape when Islamic State gunmen attacked a prison in the eastern city of Jalalabad .

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Seven prisoners died in western Afghanistan after they swallowed "poisonous" pills stolen from the jail's clinic during a riot, officials said on Thursday.
Clashes broke out on Wednesday night when prison officers launched a search operation to confiscate drugs and knives from cells at the prison in Herat, Jailani Farhad, spokesman to Herat provincial governor told AFP.
"The prisoners resisted the search operation after which riots erupted," Farhad said.
"One of the prisoners was killed in direct police fire while seven others swallowed poisonous pills confiscated from inside the jail's clinic and they died."
Thirteen others were wounded during the clashes that ended in the early hours of Thursday, he said.
Several large Afghan jails have clinics for regular treatment of prisoners and often stock sedatives, especially for treating prisoners who are drug addicts.
About 2,500 prisoners are being held in Herat jail, Farhad said.
Rafiq Shirzai, spokesman to Herat provincial health directorate confirmed the incident and death toll.
Clashes between prisoners and security forces are frequent in Afghanistan.
In August, dozens of prisoners were killed and hundreds managed to escape when Islamic State gunmen attacked a prison in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Karabakh city hit by heaviest shelling in month of fighting: official

Karabakh 's main city Stepanakert has been hit by increased artillery fire in recent days Azerbaijan on Thursday launched its heaviest missile strikes in a month of fighting on the largest city in its Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh , separatist officials said .
`` Azerbaijan struck Stepanakert for several hours , tens of missiles hit the city , '' Karabakh 's rights ombudsman Artak Beglaryan told AFP .
`` Civilians were injured as a result of the strike , the heaviest during the recent fighting , '' he said .
More than 130 civilians have been killed and thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over their decades-long conflict for control of the disputed territory .
Azerbaijan has said 26 civilians , including children and women , were killed earlier this week in Armenian missile strikes on the cities of Ganja and Barda .
Armenia has denied carrying out the attacks .
The Azerbaijani presidency said Thursday that `` under the initiative of ( President ) Ilham Aliyev , the Azerbaijani side handed to Armenia the bodies of 30 troops '' killed in fighting .
`` Armenia has failed to show good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks to Russian mediation has `` agreed to open a humanitarian corridor '' for the evacuation of Azerbaijani soldiers ' bodies from battlefields , '' Aliyev 's foreign policy adviser Hikmet Hajiyev told journalists .
Armenian Defence Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan confirmed the handover mediated by Russia and the Red Cross and added that the Armenian side was ready to return bodies of slain Azerbaijani soldiers .
Both sides have accused each other of failing to respect three separate ceasefire agreements mediated this month by Russia , France and the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Minsk Group of mediators that has failed to bring about a lasting breakthrough since a 1994 ceasefire .
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers , Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov were due to meet Thursday with the Minsk Group co-chairs in Geneva .
The Azerbaijani foreign ministry said Bayramov postponed the meeting until Friday and that he would not meet directly with his Armenian counterpart .
Nagorno-Karabakh seceded from Baku in a war in the 1990s that left 30,000 people dead .
Karabakh and Azerbaijan 's seven districts surrounding the mountainous province have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ separatists , but is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan 's sovereign territory .
At least 1,252 people from both sides have been reported dead in the recent flare-up that began last month -- the deadliest since the 1994 ceasefire .
The death toll is believed to be substantially higher , with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying last week that close to 5,000 people had been killed .

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Azerbaijan on Thursday launched its heaviest missile strikes in a month of fighting on the largest city in its Armenian-populated breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, separatist officials said.
"Azerbaijan struck Stepanakert for several hours, tens of missiles hit the city," Karabakh's rights ombudsman Artak Beglaryan told AFP.
"Civilians were injured as a result of the strike, the heaviest during the recent fighting," he said.
More than 130 civilians have been killed and thousands displaced in fresh clashes that erupted last month between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over their decades-long conflict for control of the disputed territory.
Azerbaijan has said 26 civilians, including children and women, were killed earlier this week in Armenian missile strikes on the cities of Ganja and Barda.
Armenia has denied carrying out the attacks.
The Azerbaijani presidency said Thursday that "under the initiative of (President) Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani side handed to Armenia the bodies of 30 troops" killed in fighting.
"Armenia has failed to show good will in that matter," but thanks to Russian mediation has "agreed to open a humanitarian corridor" for the evacuation of Azerbaijani soldiers' bodies from battlefields," Aliyev's foreign policy adviser Hikmet Hajiyev told journalists.
Armenian Defence Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan confirmed the handover mediated by Russia and the Red Cross and added that the Armenian side was ready to return bodies of slain Azerbaijani soldiers.
Both sides have accused each other of failing to respect three separate ceasefire agreements mediated this month by Russia, France and the United States.
Moscow, Paris, and Washington co-chair the Minsk Group of mediators that has failed to bring about a lasting breakthrough since a 1994 ceasefire.
Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov were due to meet Thursday with the Minsk Group co-chairs in Geneva.
The Azerbaijani foreign ministry said Bayramov postponed the meeting until Friday and that he would not meet directly with his Armenian counterpart.
Nagorno-Karabakh seceded from Baku in a war in the 1990s that left 30,000 people dead.
Karabakh and Azerbaijan's seven districts surrounding the mountainous province have since remained under the control of Armenian separatists, but is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan's sovereign territory.
At least 1,252 people from both sides have been reported dead in the recent flare-up that began last month -- the deadliest since the 1994 ceasefire.
The death toll is believed to be substantially higher, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying last week that close to 5,000 people had been killed.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Youngs to win 100th England cap as Hill makes debut against Italy

Ben Youngs is set to become the first back to win 100 England caps after the scrum-half was named Thursday @ @ @ @ @ this weekend 's Six Nations finale away to Italy .
Only retired prop Jason Leonard @ @ @ @ @ made more Test appearances for England than the 31-year-old Youngs , who has also played @ @ @ @ @ British and Irish Lions .
At the other end of the experience spectrum , lock @ @ @ @ @ a Test debut after helping Exeter complete an English Premiership and European Champions Cup double @ @ @ @ @ newcomer set to partner Maro Itoje in the second row in Rome .
England head @ @ @ @ @ this coronavirus-delayed Six Nations knowing a win over perennial strugglers Italy could see them crowned @ @ @ @ @ the France-Ireland match later Saturday also falls in their favour .
But they will go @ @ @ @ @ warm-up match after last week 's fixture against the Barbarians was cancelled after breaches of @ @ @ @ @ invitational club 's players .

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Ben Youngs is set to become the first back to win 100 England caps after the scrum-half was named Thursday in the starting side for this weekend's Six Nations finale away to Italy.
Only retired prop Jason Leonard (114 caps) has made more Test appearances for England than the 31-year-old Youngs, who has also played in two internationals for the British and Irish Lions.
At the other end of the experience spectrum, lock Jonny Hill is poised for a Test debut after helping Exeter complete an English Premiership and European Champions Cup double this season, with the newcomer set to partner Maro Itoje in the second row in Rome.
England head into the final round of this coronavirus-delayed Six Nations knowing a win over perennial strugglers Italy could see them crowned champions if the result of the France-Ireland match later Saturday also falls in their favour.
But they will go into the game without a warm-up match after last week's fixture against the Barbarians was cancelled after breaches of Covid-19 health protocols involving the invitational club's players.
England (15-1)
George Furbank; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Henry Slade, Jonny May; Owen Farrell (capt), Ben Youngs; Billy Vunipola, Sam Underhill, Tom Curry; Jonny Hill, Maro Itoje; Kyle Sinckler, Jamie George, Mako Vunipola
Replacements: Tom Dunn, Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Charlie Ewels, Ben Earl, Dan Robson, Ollie Lawrence, Ollie Thorley
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Pompeo says China 'gravest threat' to religious freedom

Pompeo has made attacks against China the focus of his Asia trip this week China is the `` gravest threat '' to the future of religious freedom , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday , in his latest verbal assault on Beijing during a whirlwind Asian tour .
Pompeo has made attacks against China the focus of his trip this week which kicked off in India and included visits to Sri Lanka , the Maldives , Indonesia and , later Friday , Vietnam .
In Indonesia -- which has the world 's biggest Muslim population -- Pompeo took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Uighur Muslim minority .
`` The gravest threat to the future of religious freedom is the Chinese Communist Party 's war against people of all faiths : Muslims , Buddhists , Christians , and Falun Gong practitioners alike , '' Pompeo said in a speech Thursday to major Muslim organisation the Nahdlatul Ulama .
`` The atheist Chinese communist party has tried to convince the world that its brutalisation of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang is necessary as counter-terrorism or poverty alleviation , '' he added .
Rights groups say that more than one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ northwest Xinjiang region as Beijing attempts to forcibly integrate the community and root out its Islamic heritage .
China has denied the numbers and describes the camps as vocational centres that teach skills to prevent the allure of Islamic radicalism following a series of attacks .
`` But we know that there is no counter-terrorism justification in forcing Uighur Muslims to eat pork during Ramadan , or destroying a Muslim cemetery , '' Pompeo said .
`` There is no poverty-alleviation justification for forced sterilisations , or taking children away from their parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Pompeo rejected what he called Beijing 's `` fantastic tales of happy Uighurs '' .
`` The Chinese Communist Party has tried to convince Indonesians to look away from the torments your fellow Muslims are suffering ... Search your hearts .
Look at the facts , '' he said .
`` Think about what you know of how an authoritarian government treats those who resist its rule . ''
China is Indonesia 's biggest trading partner and criticism in the Southeast Asian country of Beijing 's treatment of Uighurs has been @ @

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China is the "gravest threat" to the future of religious freedom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, in his latest verbal assault on Beijing during a whirlwind Asian tour.
Pompeo has made attacks against China the focus of his trip this week which kicked off in India and included visits to Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Indonesia and, later Friday, Vietnam.
In Indonesia -- which has the world's biggest Muslim population -- Pompeo took aim at China's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.
"The gravest threat to the future of religious freedom is the Chinese Communist Party's war against people of all faiths: Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, and Falun Gong practitioners alike," Pompeo said in a speech Thursday to major Muslim organisation the Nahdlatul Ulama.
"The atheist Chinese communist party has tried to convince the world that its brutalisation of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang is necessary as counter-terrorism or poverty alleviation," he added.
Rights groups say that more than one million Uighurs languish in camps in the northwest Xinjiang region as Beijing attempts to forcibly integrate the community and root out its Islamic heritage.
China has denied the numbers and describes the camps as vocational centres that teach skills to prevent the allure of Islamic radicalism following a series of attacks.
"But we know that there is no counter-terrorism justification in forcing Uighur Muslims to eat pork during Ramadan, or destroying a Muslim cemetery," Pompeo said.
"There is no poverty-alleviation justification for forced sterilisations, or taking children away from their parents to be re-educated in state-run boarding schools."
Pompeo rejected what he called Beijing's "fantastic tales of happy Uighurs".
"The Chinese Communist Party has tried to convince Indonesians to look away from the torments your fellow Muslims are suffering... Search your hearts. Look at the facts," he said.
"Think about what you know of how an authoritarian government treats those who resist its rule."
China is Indonesia's biggest trading partner and criticism in the Southeast Asian country of Beijing's treatment of Uighurs has been muted.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Nice attacks: Why do terrorists target France more than EU neighbours?

Nice attacks : Why do terrorists target France more than EU neighbours ?
An attacker with a knife killed at @ @ @ @ @ several others near a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ The suspected terror attack comes barely two weeks after teacher Samuel Paty was decapitated by @ @ @ @ @ Paris .
Bernard Louis , founder , Crisotech , discusses the possible reasons France suffers @ @ @ @ @ European countries .

Nice attacks: Why do terrorists target France more than EU neighbours?
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An attacker with a knife killed at least two people and wounded several others near a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday, according to police officials. The suspected terror attack comes barely two weeks after teacher Samuel Paty was decapitated by an Islamic terrorist outside of Paris. Bernard Louis, founder, Crisotech, discusses the possible reasons France suffers more terror attacks than other European countries.


france24--2020-10-29--Algeria to vote on a constitution dismissed by protest movement

Algerians are set to vote in a constitutional referendum on November 1 , with the `` Yes '' campaign promoting the slogan `` November 1954 : Liberation .
November 2020 : Change '' Algerians are set to vote Sunday in a constitutional referendum the government touts as heralding a `` new republic '' , but a long-running protest movement rejects the exercise as window-dressing .
Observers see the constitution as the centrepiece of now-hospitalised President Abdelmadjid Tebboune 's strategy to neutralise the Hirak movement , which staged vast demonstrations last year and forced his predecessor from office .
Despite Abdelaziz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hirak has failed to achieve its goal of a full overhaul of Algeria 's sclerotic political system , in place since independence from France in 1962 .
In a key setback for the protest movement , Tebboune , widely seen as the army 's preferred candidate , was elected in a December 2019 presidential poll , despite the Hirak urging root-and-branch reform ahead of any elections .
Then it was forced to suspend its protests in March as the coronavirus pandemic struck .
But Tebboune , who took power after a poll marred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legitimacy by ostensibly reaching out to the Hirak .
He has promised a new constitutional settlement he presents as meeting the movement 's demands .
But the lack of radical change in the document , which strengthens the president and the army , has left many sceptical .
`` The referendum will have no impact in terms of offering a political alternative or a change in how the country is governed , '' said Louisa Dris-Ait Hamadouche , a political science professor at the University of Algiers .
Algeria , with a population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe , has escaped the violence and severe repression triggered by most of the 2011 Arab uprisings .
But with its oil-reliant economy in crisis and its young people desperate for work , the government is under pressure , also exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic .
Tebboune himself was transferred from hospital in Algiers to Germany on Wednesday , officials said , days after the 74-year-old went into self-isolation following reports of suspected Covid-19 cases among his staff .
Politically , Tebboune was already `` in a delicate situation '' , said Algeria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ army 's resurgent political role since Bouteflika ’ s departure after two decades in power .
`` Even if ( Tebboune ) is tempted to gain more legitimacy via the ballot box , he is far from having full room to manoeuvre , '' Abidi said .
The proposed constitutional changes refer to a string of rights and freedoms , including guaranteeing the right to form parties and unions , while even praising the Hirak in a preamble .
But Zaid al-Ali , an expert on constitutions in the Arab world , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list of rights while at the same time making sure that most of those rights are devoid of meaning . ''
And counter to the Hirak movement 's goals , the constitution would further enshrine a presidential system and bolster the army 's powers .
Since taking power , Tebboune has vowed to push through a revision that would rein in his own powers .
But despite limiting the president to two five-year terms , the revised constitution would still mandate the head of state to appoint an array of key officials including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judges and security service chiefs .
A vaguely worded article extending the role of the military has also rung alarm bells .
`` It 's a genuine invitation for the army to get involved in politics , but also a poke in the eye for the Hirak , which has demanded a civilian rather than military state , '' said constitutional law expert Massensen Cherbi .
The document has been carefully marketed by the government , which has led a campaign to `` explain '' the constitutional reform and how it lays the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Few , if any , voices from the `` No '' camp have been heard in state media outlets .
The date of the vote is highly symbolic : November 1 was when Algeria 's eight-year war for independence from France began .
`` November 1954 : Liberation .
November 2020 : Change , '' runs the slogan of the official `` Yes '' campaign .
If it passes , the constitution will be another serious blow for the Hirak , which has faced a slew of arrests and trials in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handed heavy prison sentences , all in a context where the coronavirus pandemic has made it very difficult to maintain pressure against the authorities .
Amnesty International has welcomed the constitution 's inclusion of stronger language on women 's rights and economic and social rights .
But , the rights group warned in June : `` The Algerian authorities ' relentless campaign of mass arbitrary arrests and a crackdown on activists and protesters risk undermining the credibility of Algeria 's constitutional reform process . ''

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Algerians are set to vote Sunday in a constitutional referendum the government touts as heralding a "new republic", but a long-running protest movement rejects the exercise as window-dressing.
Observers see the constitution as the centrepiece of now-hospitalised President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's strategy to neutralise the Hirak movement, which staged vast demonstrations last year and forced his predecessor from office.
Despite Abdelaziz Bouteflika's fall from power, the Hirak has failed to achieve its goal of a full overhaul of Algeria's sclerotic political system, in place since independence from France in 1962.
In a key setback for the protest movement, Tebboune, widely seen as the army's preferred candidate, was elected in a December 2019 presidential poll, despite the Hirak urging root-and-branch reform ahead of any elections.
Then it was forced to suspend its protests in March as the coronavirus pandemic struck.
But Tebboune, who took power after a poll marred by record low turnout, has sought legitimacy by ostensibly reaching out to the Hirak.
He has promised a new constitutional settlement he presents as meeting the movement's demands.
But the lack of radical change in the document, which strengthens the president and the army, has left many sceptical.
"The referendum will have no impact in terms of offering a political alternative or a change in how the country is governed," said Louisa Dris-Ait Hamadouche, a political science professor at the University of Algiers.
Algeria, with a population of 44 million on the doorstep of Europe, has escaped the violence and severe repression triggered by most of the 2011 Arab uprisings.
But with its oil-reliant economy in crisis and its young people desperate for work, the government is under pressure, also exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tebboune himself was transferred from hospital in Algiers to Germany on Wednesday, officials said, days after the 74-year-old went into self-isolation following reports of suspected Covid-19 cases among his staff.
Politically, Tebboune was already "in a delicate situation", said Algeria expert Hasni Abidi, pointing to the army's resurgent political role since Bouteflika’s departure after two decades in power.
"Even if (Tebboune) is tempted to gain more legitimacy via the ballot box, he is far from having full room to manoeuvre," Abidi said.
- Stronger president, army -
The proposed constitutional changes refer to a string of rights and freedoms, including guaranteeing the right to form parties and unions, while even praising the Hirak in a preamble.
But Zaid al-Ali, an expert on constitutions in the Arab world, has warned that the document "lengthens the list of rights while at the same time making sure that most of those rights are devoid of meaning."
And counter to the Hirak movement's goals, the constitution would further enshrine a presidential system and bolster the army's powers.
Since taking power, Tebboune has vowed to push through a revision that would rein in his own powers.
But despite limiting the president to two five-year terms, the revised constitution would still mandate the head of state to appoint an array of key officials including the prime minister, regional governors, judges and security service chiefs.
A vaguely worded article extending the role of the military has also rung alarm bells.
"It's a genuine invitation for the army to get involved in politics, but also a poke in the eye for the Hirak, which has demanded a civilian rather than military state," said constitutional law expert Massensen Cherbi.
The document has been carefully marketed by the government, which has led a campaign to "explain" the constitutional reform and how it lays the foundations of a "new republic".
Few, if any, voices from the "No" camp have been heard in state media outlets.
The date of the vote is highly symbolic: November 1 was when Algeria's eight-year war for independence from France began.
"November 1954: Liberation. November 2020: Change," runs the slogan of the official "Yes" campaign.
If it passes, the constitution will be another serious blow for the Hirak, which has faced a slew of arrests and trials in recent months.
Activists and journalists have been handed heavy prison sentences, all in a context where the coronavirus pandemic has made it very difficult to maintain pressure against the authorities.
Amnesty International has welcomed the constitution's inclusion of stronger language on women's rights and economic and social rights.
But, the rights group warned in June: "The Algerian authorities' relentless campaign of mass arbitrary arrests and a crackdown on activists and protesters risk undermining the credibility of Algeria's constitutional reform process."
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-30--Trump, Biden hold duelling rallies in battleground Florida as Covid-19 resurges

US President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden both rallied in Tampa on Thursday , as polls put them neck and neck in the key battleground state .
President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden rallied supporters on Thursday in the closely fought state of Florida , highlighting their contrasting approaches to the resurgent coronavirus pandemic as the clock ticks down to Election Day .
Opinion polls show Biden with a significant edge nationally , but with a tighter lead in the battleground states that play a decisive role in the final result .
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a tie with Biden in Florida , with 49 % saying they would vote for Biden and 47 % for the president .
With its 29 electoral votes , the state is a major prize in Tuesday ’ s election .
Trump ’ s victory in Florida in 2016 was vital to his surprise election win .
Thousands of people , many of them without masks , crowded together at an outdoor event in Tampa on Thursday to hear Trump mock his opponent , the former vice president .
“ Could you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you imagine ?
” Trump said , adding he was confident of winning a second term .
Hours later , Biden arrived in the same city to hold a “ drive-in ” rally , where attendees remained in or near their cars to avoid the possible spread of the virus , his second such event of the day in Florida .
Supporters at the event wore masks , as required by Biden ’ s campaign , although they did not always maintain social distancing .
Biden criticized Trump for holding what he termed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s repeated assertion that the country had moved past the worst days of the pandemic , despite rising cases nationwide .
“ Donald Trump has waved the white flag , abandoned our families and surrendered to this virus , ” Biden said .
“ But the American people never give up ; we never give in.
” The pandemic that has upended life across the United States , killed more than 227,000 people and caused millions of job losses , is roaring back .
Trump has repeatedly dismissed the threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his opponents and the news media would stop paying attention to it right after the election , even as leaders in Europe scramble to contain a second wave and public health experts predict a grim winter in the United States .
Officials in Gastonia , North Carolina , warned people who attended an Oct. 21 Trump rally there that two people who took part tested positive for COVID-19 .
Trump ’ s own White House coronavirus task force is warning of a persistent and broad spread of COVID-19 in the western half of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of states that will play an important role in the election .
The Republican president hailed figures released on Thursday that showed the U.S. economy grew at an unrivaled annualized pace of 33 % in the third quarter because of a huge federal pandemic relief program .
“ So glad this great GDP number came out before November 3rd , ” Trump wrote in a tweet .
It is doubtful , however , whether economic data this close to Election Day can influence the outcome .
Biden can point out that U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fourth quarter of 2019 , before the pandemic hit .
Following his own bout with COVID-19 , the president has had a hectic campaign schedule , holding as many as three rallies a day in different states , while Biden has taken a more measured tack , spending two days this week close to his home base of Delaware .
A planned Trump rally in Fayetteville , North Carolina , for Thursday night was postponed because of a wind advisory stemming from Hurricane Zeta , Trump ’ s campaign said .
The president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday , campaigning in Michigan , Wisconsin and Minnesota .
In all , he plans to visit 10 states in the last days of the campaign and will host 11 rallies in the final 48 hours , a campaign official said .
> > ‘ We are in serious trouble ’ : A close presidential race puts Michigan on edge Biden ’ s own Tampa speech was cut short by a sudden downpour .
He is expected to travel to Wisconsin , Minnesota and Iowa on Friday .
More than 80 million Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S .
Elections Project at the University of Florida , setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century .
That surge includes more than 51 million ballots cast by mail , a long-standing practice of American elections that is surging in popularity because of the pandemic .
State officials and experts have warned that it may take days or even weeks to tally them as some states have rules that forbid counting early votes before Election Day .
Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Cuban Americans in the south of Florida traditionally tending to favor Republicans , while newer communities of Puerto Ricans in central Florida lean toward the Democrats .
Biden ’ s campaign tried on Thursday to dampen concerns among Democrats that Biden is not reaching Latino voters nationally as well as former President Barack Obama used to .
“ We are 100 % on track to match or exceed the Obama Latino vote numbers in 2012 , ” Matt Barreto , co-founder of the polling and research firm Latino Decisions , said on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden campaign .

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden rallied supporters on Thursday in the closely fought state of Florida, highlighting their contrasting approaches to the resurgent coronavirus pandemic as the clock ticks down to Election Day.
US President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden both rallied in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, as polls put them neck and neck in the key battleground state.
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Opinion polls show Biden with a significant edge nationally, but with a tighter lead in the battleground states that play a decisive role in the final result.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday showed Trump had essentially moved into a tie with Biden in Florida, with 49 percent saying they would vote for Biden and 47 percent for the president.
With its 29 electoral votes, the state is a major prize in Tuesday’s election. Trump’s victory in Florida in 2016 was vital to his surprise election win.
Thousands of people, many of them without masks, crowded together at an outdoor event in Tampa on Thursday to hear Trump mock his opponent, the former vice-president.
“Could you imagine losing to this guy? Could you imagine?” Trump said, adding he was confident of winning a second term.
Video feed of a jam-packed Trump campaign rally in Tampa right now. Barely a mask in sight. This Florida county is seeing rising coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and test positivity rates. pic.twitter.com/VV0nDDbYKd — William Brangham (@WmBrangham) October 29, 2020
Hours later, Biden arrived in the same city to hold a “drive-in” rally, where attendees remained in or near their cars to avoid the possible spread of the coronavirus. It was Biden's second such event of the day in Florida. Supporters wore masks, as required by Biden’s campaign, although they did not always maintain social distancing.
Biden criticised Trump for holding what he termed a “super-spreader event” and attacked the president’s repeated assertion that the country had moved past the worst days of the pandemic, despite rising cases nationwide.
“Donald Trump has waved the white flag, abandoned our families and surrendered to this virus,” Biden said. “But the American people never give up; we never give in.”
Shadow of the pandemic
The pandemic that has upended life across the United States, killed more than 227,000 people and caused millions of job losses is roaring back.
On Thursday more than 91,000 new US infections were recorded, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally, the highest 24-hour total since the pandemic began.
Trump has repeatedly dismissed the threat of the pandemic, saying this week his opponents and the news media would stop paying attention to it right after the election, even as leaders in Europe scramble to contain a second wave and public health experts predict a grim winter in the United States.
>> Macron orders France back into Covid-19 lockdown amid surge in cases
Officials in Gastonia, North Carolina, warned people who attended an October 21 Trump rally there that two people who took part tested positive for Covid-19.
Trump’s own White House coronavirus task force is warning of a persistent and broad spread of Covid-19 in the western half of the United States, including in a number of states that will play an important role in the election.
The Republican president hailed figures released on Thursday that showed the US economy grew at an unrivaled annualized pace of 33 percent in the third quarter because of a huge federal pandemic relief program.
“So glad this great GDP number came out before November 3rd,” Trump wrote in a tweet. US output however remains below its level in the fourth quarter of 2019, before the pandemic hit.
Following his own bout with Covid-19, the president has had a hectic campaign schedule, holding as many as three rallies a day in different states, while Biden has taken a more measured tack, spending two days this week close to his home base of Delaware.
A planned Trump rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for Thursday night was postponed because of a wind advisory stemming from Hurricane Zeta, Trump’s campaign said. The president plans to return to the Midwest on Friday, campaigning in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. He plans to visit 10 states in the last days of the campaign and will host 11 rallies in the final 48 hours, a campaign official said.
>> ‘We are in serious trouble’: A close presidential race puts Michigan on edge
Biden’s own Tampa speech was cut short by a sudden downpour. He is expected to travel to Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa on Friday.
WATCH: Joe Biden wraps his drive-in rally on Thursday as rain pours down in Tampa Bay, FL pic.twitter.com/5OFcLUAZW5 — The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2020
More than 80 million Americans have already cast ballots in the presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the US Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.
That surge includes more than 51 million ballots cast by mail, a long-standing practice of American elections that is surging in popularity because of the pandemic. State officials and experts have warned that it may take days or even weeks to tally them as some states have rules that forbid counting early votes before Election Day.
Florida is home to large Latino populations, with Cuban Americans in the south of Florida traditionally tending to favor Republicans, while newer communities of Puerto Ricans in central Florida lean toward the Democrats.
Biden’s campaign tried on Thursday to dampen concerns among Democrats that Biden is not reaching Latino voters nationally as well as former President Barack Obama once did.
“We are 100 percent on track to match or exceed the Obama Latino vote numbers in 2012,” Matt Barreto, co-founder of the polling and research firm Latino Decisions, said on a media conference call organised by the Biden campaign.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS and AFP)
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france24--2020-10-29--US approves extradition to Japan over Ghosn escape

A view in May 2020 of the home in Harvard , Massachusetts of Michael and Peter Taylor , who are sought by Japan over the audacious escape of auto executive Carlos Ghosn The United States has given the green light to extradite a former special forces soldier and his son to Japan for assisting auto executive Carlos Ghosn 's daring escape , although a judge Thursday put their transfer on hold .
Former Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter were arrested in May in the Boston area on a warrant from Japan , but have appealed not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed that Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun agreed to Japan 's request , saying the State Department had `` carefully and thoroughly '' considered the case .
`` I confirm that the decision to surrender the Taylors to Japan complies with applicable international obligations as well as domestic statutes and regulations , '' said the letter from State Department legal advisor Karen Johnson .
But Indira Talwani , a federal judge in Massachusetts , stayed the extradition to give the court time to review the Taylors ' emergency petition .
The Taylors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 pm on Wednesday informing them they would be sent on a plane from Boston to Tokyo at 1 pm Thursday .
The duo , working with a Lebanese man , George-Antoine Zayek , are accused of posing as musicians and whisking Ghosn off on a private jet in a large black case of the kind used to transport audio equipment .
Ghosn had led Nissan for nearly two decades , earning celebrity status as a rare foreign executive to thrive in Japan , until he was arrested in 2018 on allegations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghosn , who holds French , Brazilian and Lebanese citizenship , made the audacious escape when he was out on bail and turned up in Lebanon , which has no extradition treaty with Japan .
The Taylors argued that they would not enjoy a fair trial in Japan and would face `` oppressive and punitive '' actions in violation of the UN Convention Against Torture .
Lawyers for the father and son called the State Department decision `` arbitrary and capricious '' and in violation of US laws as well as the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said had not presented sufficient evidence in the case .
A State Department spokesperson offered no further detail on the decision , saying that it does not discuss pending extradition requests .

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The United States has given the green light to extradite a former special forces soldier and his son to Japan for assisting auto executive Carlos Ghosn's daring escape, although a judge Thursday put their transfer on hold.
Former Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter were arrested in May in the Boston area on a warrant from Japan, but have appealed not to be handed over.
A court document showed that Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun agreed to Japan's request, saying the State Department had "carefully and thoroughly" considered the case.
"I confirm that the decision to surrender the Taylors to Japan complies with applicable international obligations as well as domestic statutes and regulations," said the letter from State Department legal advisor Karen Johnson.
But Indira Talwani, a federal judge in Massachusetts, stayed the extradition to give the court time to review the Taylors' emergency petition.
The Taylors said they had received an email after 10 pm on Wednesday informing them they would be sent on a plane from Boston to Tokyo at 1 pm Thursday.
The duo, working with a Lebanese man, George-Antoine Zayek, are accused of posing as musicians and whisking Ghosn off on a private jet in a large black case of the kind used to transport audio equipment.
Ghosn had led Nissan for nearly two decades, earning celebrity status as a rare foreign executive to thrive in Japan, until he was arrested in 2018 on allegations of financial crimes, which he denies.
Ghosn, who holds French, Brazilian and Lebanese citizenship, made the audacious escape when he was out on bail and turned up in Lebanon, which has no extradition treaty with Japan.
The Taylors argued that they would not enjoy a fair trial in Japan and would face "oppressive and punitive" actions in violation of the UN Convention Against Torture.
Lawyers for the father and son called the State Department decision "arbitrary and capricious" and in violation of US laws as well as the US extradition treaty with Japan, which they said had not presented sufficient evidence in the case.
A State Department spokesperson offered no further detail on the decision, saying that it does not discuss pending extradition requests.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--EU to fund transfer of Covid-19 patients between countries as strain on hospitals grows

“ The spread of the virus will overwhelm our healthcare systems if we do not act urgently , ” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the press conference on Thursday .
The European Union will finance the transfer of patients across borders within the bloc to prevent hospitals from getting overwhelmed as Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations spike in the continent .
After a video conference of EU leaders to discuss the health crisis on Thursday , the head of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU executive had made available 220 million euros ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients across borders .
“ The spread of the virus will overwhelm our healthcare systems if we do not act urgently , ” she said .
At the meeting leaders agreed to better coordinate efforts to battle the virus as infections in Europe exceeded 10 million , making the continent again the epicenter of the pandemic .
EU countries want to avoid divisions which dogged the 27-nation bloc at the beginning of the pandemic , when nations vied with each other to buy scarce medical equipment .
To better trace infections , von @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the quick validation at EU level of rapid antigen tests , which allow quicker results than the standard PCR ( polymerase chain reaction ) molecular kits .
The Commission is also intensifying its efforts to get potential vaccines against the new coronavirus .
The EU was in talks with four companies , and had already sealed supply deals with another three , she said .
The EU has secured potential vaccines being developed by AstraZeneca , Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson .
It has also said it is in talks with Moderna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and BionTech .
Reuters reported in September that the EU was also in preliminary talks with Novavax .
The chair of the meeting , Charles Michel , said EU leaders committed to a fair distribution of vaccines once available .
That would be done in proportion to population , von der Leyen said .
Michel said vaccination plans at a national level were crucial to make sure the first limited doses of vaccines could be distributed quickly to those most in need .
Many countries however have not yet defined their inoculation plans @ @ @ @ @ @

The European Union will finance the transfer of patients across borders within the bloc to prevent hospitals from getting overwhelmed as Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations spike in the continent.
“The spread of the virus will overwhelm our healthcare systems if we do not act urgently,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference on October 29, 2020.
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After a video conference of EU leaders to discuss the health crisis on Thursday, the head of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU executive had made available €220 million ($260 million) to move Covid-19 patients across borders.
“The spread of the virus will overwhelm our healthcare systems if we do not act urgently,” she said.
At the meeting leaders agreed to better coordinate efforts to battle the virus as infections in Europe exceeded 10 million, making the continent again the epicentre of the pandemic.
EU countries want to avoid divisions which dogged the 27-nation bloc at the beginning of the pandemic, when nations vied with each other to buy scarce medical equipment.
To better trace infections, von der Leyen said the EU would work for the quick validation at EU level of rapid antigen tests, which allow quicker results than the standard PCR (polymerase chain reaction) molecular kits.
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The Commission is also intensifying its efforts to get potential vaccines against the new coronavirus.
The EU was in talks with four companies, and had already sealed supply deals with another three, von der Leyen said.
The bloc has secured potential vaccines being developed by AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson.
It has also said it is in talks with Moderna, CureVac and a partnership of Pfizer and BioNTech. Reuters reported in September that the EU was also in preliminary talks with Novavax.
The chair of the meeting, European Council President Charles Michel, said EU leaders committed to a fair distribution of vaccines once available. That would be done in proportion to population, von der Leyen said.
Michel said vaccination plans at a national level were crucial to make sure the first limited doses of vaccines could be distributed quickly to those most in need.
Many countries however have not yet defined their inoculation plans, and have different targets.
(FRANCE 24 and REUTERS)
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france24--2020-10-29--NZ slams Qatar as Kiwi woman revealed as victim of airport exams

Women on 10 flights out of Doha 's airport , pictured here , were subject to the examinations as authorities searched for the mother of an abandoned newborn baby New Zealand has revealed one of its citizens was among the women subjected to invasive pelvic examinations at Doha airport , labelling the action `` completely unacceptable '' .
`` We were extremely concerned to learn ... that a New Zealand national was involved in the appalling incident involving female passengers on several Qatar Airways flights , '' the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement late Thursday .
`` This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making our views known to Qatari authorities and are seeking a full report on what occurred . ''
Women on 10 flights out of Doha were subject to the examinations as authorities in the ultra-conservative Gulf state searched for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in an airport bathroom .
The foreign ministry statement provided no details about the New Zealand woman involved , citing privacy concerns .
Qatar said Wednesday it `` regrets any distress '' over the incident , which occurred in early October but only came to light @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
Australia has since said 13 of its citizens had to endure the `` appalling '' examinations , Britain said it is providing support for two women and AFP has learned a French woman was also affected .
In its first account of events , Qatar said the baby girl was wrapped in plastic and left to die in a bathroom rubbish bin , prompting what sources said was a lockdown of the airport .
Women were then led from aircraft to ambulances on the tarmac where they were subject to cervical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given birth .
Qatar has launched an investigation into the incident , which involved women on 10 flights , and sources say those involved could face criminal prosecution .

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New Zealand has revealed one of its citizens was among the women subjected to invasive pelvic examinations at Doha airport, labelling the action "completely unacceptable".
"We were extremely concerned to learn... that a New Zealand national was involved in the appalling incident involving female passengers on several Qatar Airways flights," the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement late Thursday.
"This action was completely unacceptable. We are making our views known to Qatari authorities and are seeking a full report on what occurred."
Women on 10 flights out of Doha were subject to the examinations as authorities in the ultra-conservative Gulf state searched for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned in an airport bathroom.
The foreign ministry statement provided no details about the New Zealand woman involved, citing privacy concerns.
Qatar said Wednesday it "regrets any distress" over the incident, which occurred in early October but only came to light this week after affected Australian passengers spoke out.
Australia has since said 13 of its citizens had to endure the "appalling" examinations, Britain said it is providing support for two women and AFP has learned a French woman was also affected.
In its first account of events, Qatar said the baby girl was wrapped in plastic and left to die in a bathroom rubbish bin, prompting what sources said was a lockdown of the airport.
Women were then led from aircraft to ambulances on the tarmac where they were subject to cervical examinations to see if they had recently given birth.
Qatar has launched an investigation into the incident, which involved women on 10 flights, and sources say those involved could face criminal prosecution.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Two Women's Six Nations matches fall victim to Covid-19

Postponed - France 's game against Ireland on Sunday has been delayed by the coronavirus Two Women 's Six Nations matches have been postponed following positive tests for the coronavirus , officials announced Thursday .
Fifth-round ties between Ireland and France and Wales and Scotland scheduled for Sunday will no longer take place as planned .
France 's trip to Dublin was called off after several players tested positive for Covid-19 .
The match had already been moved from France to help Irish players cope with national quarantine restrictions .
Meanwhile Scotland 's game away to Wales fell by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive .
Four others were earlier withdrawn , having been identified as close contacts of French players who tested positive following the 13-13 draw between the teams in Glasgow last weekend .
`` These developments have made it unviable for Scotland to field a competitive team against Wales and a decision was made to also postpone this fixture , '' said a Six Nations statement .
`` Six Nations Rugby will seek to reschedule both fixtures at a later date and further details will be announced in due course . ''
England , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still due to play Italy in Parma on Sunday as they seek to complete a Grand Slam .
Scotland also have an outstanding game in Italy .

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Two Women's Six Nations matches have been postponed following positive tests for the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday.
Fifth-round ties between Ireland and France and Wales and Scotland scheduled for Sunday will no longer take place as planned.
France's trip to Dublin was called off after several players tested positive for Covid-19.
The match had already been moved from France to help Irish players cope with national quarantine restrictions.
Meanwhile Scotland's game away to Wales fell by the wayside after one of their players tested positive .
Four others were earlier withdrawn, having been identified as close contacts of French players who tested positive following the 13-13 draw between the teams in Glasgow last weekend.
"These developments have made it unviable for Scotland to field a competitive team against Wales and a decision was made to also postpone this fixture," said a Six Nations statement.
"Six Nations Rugby will seek to reschedule both fixtures at a later date and further details will be announced in due course."
England, who have already won the title, are still due to play Italy in Parma on Sunday as they seek to complete a Grand Slam.
Scotland also have an outstanding game in Italy.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Rublev reaches Vienna quarter-finals - in just eight minutes

Winning feeling : Russia 's Andrey Rublev celebrates after winning the St. Petersburg title earlier this month Russia 's Andrey Rublev needed just eight minutes to reach the Vienna ATP quarter-finals on Thursday when Italian teenage opponent Jannik Sinner was forced to quit .
Fifth-seeded Rublev was ahead 2-1 in the first set when the 19-year-old world number 43 retired with a right foot injury .
Rublev , now in his ninth quarter-final of this truncated season , will face second seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem for a spot in the last-four .
Italian lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego defeated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , 7-6 ( 7/2 ) and next plays world number one Novak Djokovic .
Bulgaria 's Grigor Dimitrov knocked out third seed and reigning ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 ( 5/7 ) , 6-4 , 6-3 to record his first top 10 win of the year .
`` I was focused , but he went for it , '' said world number 20 Dimitrov .
`` In the tie-break a few close calls here and there went his way .
But I kept on believing and kept on doing the right @ @ @

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Russia's Andrey Rublev needed just eight minutes to reach the Vienna ATP quarter-finals on Thursday when Italian teenage opponent Jannik Sinner was forced to quit.
Fifth-seeded Rublev was ahead 2-1 in the first set when the 19-year-old world number 43 retired with a right foot injury.
Rublev, now in his ninth quarter-final of this truncated season, will face second seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem for a spot in the last-four.
US Open winner Thiem eased past Chile's Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-2.
Italian lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/2) and next plays world number one Novak Djokovic.
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov knocked out third seed and reigning ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 to record his first top 10 win of the year.
"I was focused, but he went for it," said world number 20 Dimitrov.
"In the tie-break a few close calls here and there went his way. But I kept on believing and kept on doing the right things."
Dimitrov faces Britain's Dan Evans for a semi-final place.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--At least 140 dead in migrant boat sinking off Senegal last week: IOM

The ill-fated vessel left Mbour , a coastal town in western Senegal before it capsized and sank , killing more than 140 people More than 140 people died last week when a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off Senegal , in the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020 so far , the International Office for Migration ( IOM ) said in a statement Thursday .
The Senegalese authorities had previously given a toll of at least 10 dead while 60 people had been rescued .
`` Local communities have told us that there were around 200 people on board , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least , an IOM spokeswoman in Dakar , Aissatou Sy , told AFP , explaining how the toll had been calculated .
The agency said it was `` deeply saddened '' by the tragedy , which followed four boat sinkings in the central Mediterranean last week , and another in the Channel .
`` We call for unity between governments , partners and the international community to dismantle trafficking and smuggling networks that take advantage of desperate youth , '' Bakary Doumbia , IOM 's chief in Senegal , said in the statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounded the alarm about a `` resurgence '' of migrants trying to reach Europe via a perilous route in the eastern Atlantic -- the crossing to Spain 's Canary Islands .
The archipelago lies more than 100 kilometres ( 60 miles ) from the coast of Africa at its closest point , and the passage is typically made in traditional wooden boats that are usually crammed and poorly maintained .
In the latest case , the vessel left Mbour , a coastal town in western Senegal , on Saturday before a fire broke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the IOM said .
It capsized near the coastal town of Saint-Louis , on the country 's northwestern coast , the agency said .
The Senegalese government on Monday said the fire had begun among fuel drums .
The Atlantic route has been used more and more as the authorities have clamped down on the other main migration route in West Africa , which goes up by road through the Sahara in Niger and Libya to the Mediterranean coast .
At least 414 people have died on the Atlantic route in 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project , which recorded 210 fatalities there in all of 2019 .
Around 11,000 migrants have arrived on the Canary Islands this year , compared to 2,557 during the same period in 2019 , although the total remains far below the peak of 2006 when there were over 32,000 arrivals , the IOM said .

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More than 140 people died last week when a vessel carrying around 200 migrants sank off Senegal, in the deadliest shipwreck recorded in 2020 so far, the International Office for Migration (IOM) said in a statement Thursday.
The Senegalese authorities had previously given a toll of at least 10 dead while 60 people had been rescued.
"Local communities have told us that there were around 200 people on board, which means that 140" died at least, an IOM spokeswoman in Dakar, Aissatou Sy, told AFP, explaining how the toll had been calculated.
The agency said it was "deeply saddened" by the tragedy, which followed four boat sinkings in the central Mediterranean last week, and another in the Channel.
"We call for unity between governments, partners and the international community to dismantle trafficking and smuggling networks that take advantage of desperate youth," Bakary Doumbia, IOM's chief in Senegal, said in the statement.
On Monday, the Senegalese government sounded the alarm about a "resurgence" of migrants trying to reach Europe via a perilous route in the eastern Atlantic -- the crossing to Spain's Canary Islands.
The archipelago lies more than 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the coast of Africa at its closest point, and the passage is typically made in traditional wooden boats that are usually crammed and poorly maintained.
In the latest case, the vessel left Mbour, a coastal town in western Senegal, on Saturday before a fire broke out onboard a few hours later, the IOM said.
It capsized near the coastal town of Saint-Louis, on the country's northwestern coast, the agency said. The Senegalese government on Monday said the fire had begun among fuel drums.
The Atlantic route has been used more and more as the authorities have clamped down on the other main migration route in West Africa, which goes up by road through the Sahara in Niger and Libya to the Mediterranean coast.
At least 414 people have died on the Atlantic route in 2020, according to the IOM's Missing Migrants Project, which recorded 210 fatalities there in all of 2019.
Around 11,000 migrants have arrived on the Canary Islands this year, compared to 2,557 during the same period in 2019, although the total remains far below the peak of 2006 when there were over 32,000 arrivals, the IOM said.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--Galaxy fire coach Barros Schelotto

Galaxy fire coach Barros Schelotto

The Los Angeles Galaxy fired head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto on Thursday in the wake of the MLS giant 's latest embarrassing defeat .
A statement said that the 47-year-old Argentine coach , who joined the Galaxy in 2019 after guiding Boca Juniors to back-to-back titles , had been relieved of his duties with immediate effect .
The Galaxy said Dominic Kinnear would serve as caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2020 campaign .
Barros Schelotto 's coaching staff -- assistant coaches Gustavo Barros Schelotto and Ariel Pereyra , goalkeeping coach Juan Jose Romero and performance coach Javier Valdecantos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duties .
`` Based on results , we have decided to go in a different direction , '' said Galaxy General Manager Dennis te Kloese said in a statement .
`` The LA Galaxy is a club that is built on winning on the field and being representative of the championship mentality and pedigree that you expect in Los Angeles .
As a club , we have a collective responsibility and we all must share the blame for the club 's current standing .
`` I take responsibility for the poor results and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way forward for this team and our club . ''
The Galaxy are bottom of the Western Conference standings with just five wins from 19 games in the MLS 's coronavirus-disrupted season , with little realistic chance of a playoff appearance .
On Wednesday , the team was thumped 5-2 by the Portland Timbers after a shambolic performance that saw the Galaxy leak three goals in the opening 30 minutes .
Barros Schelotto 's departure comes after a disjointed season marked by poor defending and an inability to draw consistent performances from star @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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The Los Angeles Galaxy fired head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto on Thursday in the wake of the MLS giant's latest embarrassing defeat.
A statement said that the 47-year-old Argentine coach, who joined the Galaxy in 2019 after guiding Boca Juniors to back-to-back titles, had been relieved of his duties with immediate effect.
The Galaxy said Dominic Kinnear would serve as caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2020 campaign.
Barros Schelotto's coaching staff -- assistant coaches Gustavo Barros Schelotto and Ariel Pereyra, goalkeeping coach Juan Jose Romero and performance coach Javier Valdecantos -- had also been relieved of their duties.
"Based on results, we have decided to go in a different direction," said Galaxy General Manager Dennis te Kloese said in a statement.
"The LA Galaxy is a club that is built on winning on the field and being representative of the championship mentality and pedigree that you expect in Los Angeles. As a club, we have a collective responsibility and we all must share the blame for the club's current standing.
"I take responsibility for the poor results and believe that we can find the right way forward for this team and our club."
The Galaxy are bottom of the Western Conference standings with just five wins from 19 games in the MLS's coronavirus-disrupted season, with little realistic chance of a playoff appearance.
On Wednesday, the team was thumped 5-2 by the Portland Timbers after a shambolic performance that saw the Galaxy leak three goals in the opening 30 minutes.
Barros Schelotto's departure comes after a disjointed season marked by poor defending and an inability to draw consistent performances from star signing Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez.
© 2020 AFP


france24--2020-10-29--France 'bruised' after 'cowardly' terror attack, says Lille coach Galtier

Lille coach Christophe Galtier was emotional after his team 's Europa League game against Celtic on Thursday , saying that France is `` bruised '' following a `` cowardly '' knife attack in Nice .
Three people were killed in a Nice church earlier on Thursday in what President Emmanuel Macron said was an `` Islamist terrorist attack '' .
`` France is bruised ... France is bruised , '' said Galtier .
`` Even if it is not much , I want to offer my condolences to the friends , to the families , to the relatives of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a church .
Two women , one man ... '' Believe me , it was a difficult day on a personal level .
If I could have avoided working , I would have done . ''
A 21-year-old Tunisian migrant , who had a copy of the Koran and three knives with him , shouted `` Allahu Akbar '' ( God is Greatest ) when approached by police who shot and seriously wounded him , France 's anti-terror prosecutor Jean-Francois Picard told a press conference .
`` Apart from the health crisis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , believe me that it is very difficult , '' added Galtier , with France to reenter lockdown on Friday in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus .
`` And once again , I reiterate all my support to the relatives of the cowardly murdered people and to the people of Nice .
It 's a city that is often the target of attacks . ''
Nice has been attacked by terrorists before , including in July 2016 when 86 people were killed .

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Lille coach Christophe Galtier was emotional after his team's Europa League game against Celtic on Thursday, saying that France is "bruised" following a "cowardly" knife attack in Nice.
Three people were killed in a Nice church earlier on Thursday in what President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terrorist attack".
"France is bruised... France is bruised," said Galtier.
"Even if it is not much, I want to offer my condolences to the friends, to the families, to the relatives of the people who were cowardly murdered today in a church. Two women, one man...
"Believe me, it was a difficult day on a personal level. If I could have avoided working, I would have done."
A 21-year-old Tunisian migrant, who had a copy of the Koran and three knives with him, shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) when approached by police who shot and seriously wounded him, France's anti-terror prosecutor Jean-Francois Picard told a press conference.
"Apart from the health crisis, to live such moments in our beautiful country, believe me that it is very difficult," added Galtier, with France to reenter lockdown on Friday in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus.
"And once again, I reiterate all my support to the relatives of the cowardly murdered people and to the people of Nice. It's a city that is often the target of attacks."
Nice has been attacked by terrorists before, including in July 2016 when 86 people were killed.
Lille drew their Europa League group game with Celtic 2-2.
© 2020 AFP