David Luiz has taken the blame for Arsenal's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, but insists he wants to extend his contract at the club.

Luiz produced a catalogue of errors in a torrid 25-minute cameo appearance as 10-man Arsenal suffered a heavy loss at City on the Premier League's return.

Brought on as a substitute in the 24th minute following an injury to Pablo Mari, the Brazilian's error led to Raheem Sterling's opener before he was sent off for hauling down Riyad Mahrez inside the penalty area four minutes into the second half.

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The 33-year-old's contract at Arsenal is also set to expire in the coming weeks, but he insists he wants to extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium.

"It's not the team's fault, it was my fault," he said. "Today I think the team did well, especially with 10 men, the coach is amazing, the players did amazing, it's just my fault.

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Manchester City’s impressive victory ensures Liverpool cannot break their 30-year title drought by beating Everton on Sunday and the sole sour note for the hosts was a nasty late injury to Eric García, who was clattered by Ederson, the keeper rushing out to head a through ball.

David Luiz has taken the blame for Arsenal's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, but insists he wants to extend his contract at the club. Luiz produced a catalogue of errors in a torrid 25-minute cameo appearance as 10-man Arsenal suffered a heavy loss at City on the Premier League's return.

David Luiz has taken the blame for Arsenal's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, but insists he wants to extend his contract at the club. Luiz produced a catalogue of errors in a torrid 25-minute cameo appearance as 10-man Arsenal suffered a heavy loss at City on the Premier League's return. Brought on as a substitute in the 24th minute following an injury to Pablo Mari, the Brazilian's error led to Raheem Sterling's opener before he was sent off for hauling down Riyad Mahrez inside the penalty area four minutes into the second half. Also read: Premier League: English derby ends in draw, David Luiz sees red The 33-year-old's contract at Arsenal is also set to expire in the coming weeks, but he insists he wants to extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium. "It's not the team's fault, it was my fault," he said. "Today I think the team did well, especially with 10 men, the coach is amazing, the players did amazing, it's just my fault. "I took the decision to play, I should have taken another decision in the last two months, but I didn't. It was all about my contract, whether I stay or not. I have 14 days to be here, and that's it. Today was my fault. Manchester City’s impressive victory ensures Liverpool cannot break their 30-year title drought by beating Everton on Sunday and the sole sour note for the hosts was a nasty late injury to Eric García, who was clattered by Ederson, the keeper rushing out to head a through ball.

David Luiz takes blame after Manchester City defeats Arsenal

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the East Foothills neighborhood of San Jose Wednesday morning, according to the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Geological Survey.

The quake hit at 10:35 a.m. and was centered 3.8 miles northeast of East Foothills, 4.9 miles northeast of Alum Rock, 8 miles east of Milpitas and 8.9 miles northeast of San Jose, the USGS said.

People reported feeling shaking in cities such as San Jose, San Mateo, San Francisco, Fremont and Hayward.

It struck along the Calaveras Fault and had a depth of 4.6 miles, according to the USGS.

<iframe frameborder="0" height="1" width="1"></iframe>There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the East Foothills neighborhood of San Jose Wednesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake hit at 10:35 a.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the East Foothills neighborhood of San Jose Wednesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake hit at 10:35 a.m. and was centered 3.8 miles northeast of East Foothills, 4.9 miles northeast of Alum Rock, 8 miles east of Milpitas and 8.9 miles northeast of San Jose, the USGS said. People reported feeling shaking in cities such as San Jose, San Mateo, San Francisco, Fremont and Hayward. It struck along the Calaveras Fault and had a depth of 4.6 miles, according to the USGS. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.

US: Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hits San Jose, Milpitas

The Indian government has prohibited state owned telecommunication company BSNL from sourcing upgradation gear from Chinese companies including Huawei, marking India's first economic sanction on China after the Glawan valley skirmish.

The telecom department will soon also cancel a 4G telecom equipment tender floated by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) and rework it to keep out Chinese vendors, the official said.

Once signed off, the order will deal a body blow to the Indian operations of Huawei and ZTE who will thus be barred from the country’s commercial 5G deployments.

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Currently, industry estimates peg the annual market for Indian telecom equipment to be around Rs12,000 crore, of which Chinese players account for roughly a fourth. The rest of the market comprises mainly of Sweden’s Ericsson, Finland’s Nokia and Korea’s Samsung. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea work with both Huawei and ZTE,&nbsp;besides the European vendors, while Reliance Jio works with Samsung.

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The government's decision came amid a huge tension at Ladakh, where 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops on Monday evening. This was the first time in nearly five decades that fatalities were reported at the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border with China.

Earlier, the Telecom Ministry had directed all of the entities under its purview to restrict their purchases to 'Made in India' products.

As per the latest inputs, the Telecom Ministry has asked BSNL, MTNL and other subsidiaries to avoid Chinese equipment in upgradation. In addition, the Ministry has also directed all concerned departments to make the purchase of goods manufactured in India as their topmost priority as part of the Centre's push for "Aatmanirbhar Bharat".

Upgradation of 4G facilities is part of the BSNL's revival package and earlier this year, there was a tug of war between&nbsp; BSNL employees and the government over the latter's insistence on the use of homegrown firms to boost its Make in India policy. The BSNL employees had pointed out that all its competitors -- Bharati Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio -- were using equipment from multinationals.

The Indian government has prohibited state owned telecommunication company BSNL from sourcing upgradation gear from Chinese companies including Huawei, marking India's first economic sanction on China after the Glawan valley skirmish.

The Indian government has prohibited state owned telecommunication company BSNL from sourcing upgradation gear from Chinese companies including Huawei, marking India's first economic sanction on China after the Glawan valley skirmish. The telecom department will soon also cancel a 4G telecom equipment tender floated by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) and rework it to keep out Chinese vendors, the official said. Once signed off, the order will deal a body blow to the Indian operations of Huawei and ZTE who will thus be barred from the country’s commercial 5G deployments. Also read: China's claims over Galwan Valley 'exaggerated and untenable': India Currently, industry estimates peg the annual market for Indian telecom equipment to be around Rs12,000 crore, of which Chinese players account for roughly a fourth. The rest of the market comprises mainly of Sweden’s Ericsson, Finland’s Nokia and Korea’s Samsung. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea work with both Huawei and ZTE, besides the European vendors, while Reliance Jio works with Samsung. Also read:Five lies by China over border dispute with India busted and countered The government's decision came amid a huge tension at Ladakh, where 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops on Monday evening. This was the first time in nearly five decades that fatalities were reported at the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border with China. Earlier, the Telecom Ministry had directed all of the entities under its purview to restrict their purchases to 'Made in India' products. As per the latest inputs, the Telecom Ministry has asked BSNL, MTNL and other subsidiaries to avoid Chinese equipment in upgradation. In addition, the Ministry has also directed all concerned departments to make the purchase of goods manufactured in India as their topmost priority as part of the Centre's push for "Aatmanirbhar Bharat". Upgradation of 4G facilities is part of the BSNL's revival package and earlier this year, there was a tug of war between BSNL employees and the government over the latter's insistence on the use of homegrown firms to boost its Make in India policy. The BSNL employees had pointed out that all its competitors -- Bharati Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio -- were using equipment from multinationals.

Government to prohibit BSNL from sourcing gear from Huawei for upgradation

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President Donald Trump and China rocked Washington.

Pompeo and his deputy Stephen Biegun held closed-door talks with the Chinese Communist Party’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, according to a senior State Department official on the base.

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Discussions covered a wide range of contentious issues that have sent relations between the two countries plummeting, according to the two sides.

Pompeo “stressed the need for full transparency and information sharing to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and prevent future outbreaks,” the State Department said in a statement.

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Pompeo has joined President Donald Trump in criticizing China’s response to the outbreak, including giving credence to a theory that the virus may have emerged from a Chinese laboratory in the central city of Wuhan. Trump has said he will withdraw funding and cut ties with the World Health Organization over what he alleges is its overly close relationship with China.

Pompeo also “stressed important American interests and the need for fully-reciprocal dealings between the two nations across commercial, security, and diplomatic interactions,” the State Department said.

According to China’s foreign ministry, Yang expressed “strong dissatisfaciton” with Trump’s signing of legislation that would impose financial sanctions and visa bans on Chinese government officials deemed guilty of persecuting Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.

China is accused of incarcerating more than a million Muslims in prison-like reeducation camps that it says are needed to counter Islamic radicalism and separatism and teach job skills.

The ministry also said Yang reiterated opposition to US&nbsp;intervention in the issues of Taiwan, the self-governing democratic island and US&nbsp;ally that China claims as its own territory and threatens to invade, and Hong Kong, where China intends to impose legislation that could have major effects on free speech and opposition political activity.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President Donald Trump and China rocked Washington.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President Donald Trump and China rocked Washington. Pompeo and his deputy Stephen Biegun held closed-door talks with the Chinese Communist Party’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, according to a senior State Department official on the base. Also read| Mike Pompeo plans to meet Chinese officials in Hawaii: Report Discussions covered a wide range of contentious issues that have sent relations between the two countries plummeting, according to the two sides. Pompeo “stressed the need for full transparency and information sharing to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and prevent future outbreaks,” the State Department said in a statement. Also read| Mike Pompeo criticises HSBC for 'corporate kowtow' to Beijing Pompeo has joined President Donald Trump in criticizing China’s response to the outbreak, including giving credence to a theory that the virus may have emerged from a Chinese laboratory in the central city of Wuhan. Trump has said he will withdraw funding and cut ties with the World Health Organization over what he alleges is its overly close relationship with China. Pompeo also “stressed important American interests and the need for fully-reciprocal dealings between the two nations across commercial, security, and diplomatic interactions,” the State Department said. According to China’s foreign ministry, Yang expressed “strong dissatisfaciton” with Trump’s signing of legislation that would impose financial sanctions and visa bans on Chinese government officials deemed guilty of persecuting Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. China is accused of incarcerating more than a million Muslims in prison-like reeducation camps that it says are needed to counter Islamic radicalism and separatism and teach job skills. The ministry also said Yang reiterated opposition to US intervention in the issues of Taiwan, the self-governing democratic island and US ally that China claims as its own territory and threatens to invade, and Hong Kong, where China intends to impose legislation that could have major effects on free speech and opposition political activity.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with top Chinese diplomat

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company’s election transparency measures.

The world’s biggest social network has attached a “paid for by” disclaimer to political ads since 2018, after facing a backlash for failing to stop Russia from using its platforms to influence the 2016 US&nbsp;presidential election.

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But the label disappeared once people shared the ads to their own feeds, which critics said undermined its utility and allowed misinformation to continue spreading unchecked.

<p content="The new feature will be implemented on both Facebook and Instagram and will be rolled out to everyone in the US over the next few weeks. FB aims to make it available in other countries where the company has enforcement on ads about social issues, elections and politics later this fall." data-reactid="13" type="text">The new feature will be implemented on both Facebook and Instagram and will be rolled out to everyone in the US over the next few weeks. FB aims to make it available in other countries where the company has enforcement on ads about social issues, elections and politics later this fall.

Ads can be turned off either on Facebook or Instagram directly from any political or social issue ad or through each platform’s ad settings.

“Previously the thinking here was that these were organic posts, and so these posts did not necessarily need to contain information about ads,” said Sarah Schiff, a Facebook product manager overseeing the change.

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After receiving feedback, Schiff said, the company now considers it important to disclose if a post “was at one point an ad.”

Facebook introduced a similar labeling approach for state news media earlier this month, but that label also sometimes drops off with sharing and does not appear when users post their own links to those outlets.

The company is facing demands to do more to combat false viral information before the November&nbsp;3 presidential election, including by presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who last week called on Zuckerberg to reverse his decision to exempt political ads from fact-checking.

Zuckerberg has touted transparency tools in response, arguing that voters should be able to examine statements from would-be political leaders unimpeded.

In a USA Today op-ed on Tuesday, he pledged to display a Voting Information Center at the top of US&nbsp;users’ news feeds. He also said the company would aim to help 4 million people register to vote, double its goal for 2016.

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company’s election transparency measures.

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole in the company’s election transparency measures. The world’s biggest social network has attached a “paid for by” disclaimer to political ads since 2018, after facing a backlash for failing to stop Russia from using its platforms to influence the 2016 US presidential election. Also read: Facebook removes hundreds more accounts as right-wing violence spreads But the label disappeared once people shared the ads to their own feeds, which critics said undermined its utility and allowed misinformation to continue spreading unchecked. The new feature will be implemented on both Facebook and Instagram and will be rolled out to everyone in the US over the next few weeks. FB aims to make it available in other countries where the company has enforcement on ads about social issues, elections and politics later this fall. Ads can be turned off either on Facebook or Instagram directly from any political or social issue ad or through each platform’s ad settings. “Previously the thinking here was that these were organic posts, and so these posts did not necessarily need to contain information about ads,” said Sarah Schiff, a Facebook product manager overseeing the change. Also read: Facebook will review its content policies, says Zuckerberg after backlash After receiving feedback, Schiff said, the company now considers it important to disclose if a post “was at one point an ad.” Facebook introduced a similar labeling approach for state news media earlier this month, but that label also sometimes drops off with sharing and does not appear when users post their own links to those outlets. The company is facing demands to do more to combat false viral information before the November 3 presidential election, including by presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who last week called on Zuckerberg to reverse his decision to exempt political ads from fact-checking. Zuckerberg has touted transparency tools in response, arguing that voters should be able to examine statements from would-be political leaders unimpeded. In a USA Today op-ed on Tuesday, he pledged to display a Voting Information Center at the top of US users’ news feeds. He also said the company would aim to help 4 million people register to vote, double its goal for 2016.

Facebook sharpens transparency rule to close political-ad loophole

Turkey said on Wednesday it had deployed special forces in northern Iraq in an operation against Kurdish rebels, backed by air and artillery support.

"Operation Claw-Tiger has begun. Our special forces heroes are in Haftanin," the defence ministry tweeted.

"Our commandos, who are supported by combat helicopters and drones, have been transported by our air force," it said.

The defence ministry justified launching the operation due to a "recent upsurge in attacks on our police stations and military bases" near the Iraqi border.

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It said the deployment was preceded by an intense artillery bombardment.

The move is likely to increase friction between Ankara and Baghdad, which on Tuesday summoned the Turkish ambassador to protest against Turkish air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq this week.

The Turkish military, which regularly carries out operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey and its rear bases across the border, on Sunday night launched raids against the northern Iraqi territories of Kandil, Sinjar and Hakurk.

The PKK, which has fought an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, is banned as a terrorist group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Turkey said on Wednesday it had deployed special forces in northern Iraq in an operation against Kurdish rebels, backed by air and artillery support. "Operation Claw-Tiger has begun.

Turkey said on Wednesday it had deployed special forces in northern Iraq in an operation against Kurdish rebels, backed by air and artillery support. "Operation Claw-Tiger has begun. Our special forces heroes are in Haftanin," the defence ministry tweeted. "Our commandos, who are supported by combat helicopters and drones, have been transported by our air force," it said. The defence ministry justified launching the operation due to a "recent upsurge in attacks on our police stations and military bases" near the Iraqi border. It said the deployment was preceded by an intense artillery bombardment. The move is likely to increase friction between Ankara and Baghdad, which on Tuesday summoned the Turkish ambassador to protest against Turkish air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq this week. The Turkish military, which regularly carries out operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey and its rear bases across the border, on Sunday night launched raids against the northern Iraqi territories of Kandil, Sinjar and Hakurk. The PKK, which has fought an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, is banned as a terrorist group by Ankara and its Western allies.

Turkey deploys special forces against Kurdish rebels in Iraq: Ankara

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, is receiving treatment and will work remotely and through his aides, he said late on Tuesday.

"As president of the nation and a responsible citizen, I want to communicate that during the weekend I started to feel some discomfort and today I was diagnosed as having been infected with COVID-19," Hernandez said in a televised speech.

"They have recommended rest but I will continue working remotely and through my aides."

Hernandez had mild symptoms, started receiving treatment and is feeling better, he added.

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He will stay in isolation under observation to decide where treatment will continue, as recommended by his doctors, the government said in a statement. He is taking a cocktail of drugs that includes microdacyn, azithromycin, ivermectin and zinc.

His wife and two aides, also diagnosed with the virus, are all being treated.

First lady Ana Garcia de Hernandez is asymptomatic and will self-quarantine at home, the government added.

Honduras has reported 9,656 virus infections and 330 deaths.

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, is receiving treatment and will work remotely and through his aides, he said late on Tuesday.

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, is receiving treatment and will work remotely and through his aides, he said late on Tuesday. "As president of the nation and a responsible citizen, I want to communicate that during the weekend I started to feel some discomfort and today I was diagnosed as having been infected with COVID-19," Hernandez said in a televised speech. "They have recommended rest but I will continue working remotely and through my aides." Hernandez had mild symptoms, started receiving treatment and is feeling better, he added. Also read: Initiatives taken by global icons to combat coronavirus pandemic He will stay in isolation under observation to decide where treatment will continue, as recommended by his doctors, the government said in a statement. He is taking a cocktail of drugs that includes microdacyn, azithromycin, ivermectin and zinc. His wife and two aides, also diagnosed with the virus, are all being treated. First lady Ana Garcia de Hernandez is asymptomatic and will self-quarantine at home, the government added. Honduras has reported 9,656 virus infections and 330 deaths.

Honduran president Hernandez diagnosed with coronavirus

It is uncommon for Covid-19 to spread from a mother to her newborn child during pregnancy, according to a study which says the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed, or allowed contact with the parent.

The findings are published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study was conducted by experts from the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, who undertook a review of 49 studies looking into this topic.

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The studies reviewed included 666 neonates (newborn babies) and 655 women (as some women delivered twins). Of the women who delivered their babies vaginally, only eight out of 292, that is, 2.7 per cent&nbsp;had a baby which tested positive for Covid-19.

Of the 364 women who had a caesarean, 20, that is, 5.3&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;had a baby which tested positive for Covid-19.

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According to the scientists, including those from the University of Nottingham in the UK, early reports had suggested that in order to reduce the risk of mother-baby Covid-19 spread, it was safer to have a caesarean, and isolate the baby from the mother at birth, as well as to formula feed the newborn. However the researchers said there was very little evidence to support these guidelines.

The findings show that neonatal Covid-19 infection is uncommon, and also commonly asymptomatic in those babies who are affected.

It is uncommon for Covid-19 to spread from a mother to her newborn child during pregnancy, according to a study which says the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed, or allowed contact with the parent.

It is uncommon for Covid-19 to spread from a mother to her newborn child during pregnancy, according to a study which says the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed, or allowed contact with the parent. The findings are published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study was conducted by experts from the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, who undertook a review of 49 studies looking into this topic. Also read: Expectant moms in US, fearing coronavirus infection, are embracing home births The studies reviewed included 666 neonates (newborn babies) and 655 women (as some women delivered twins). Of the women who delivered their babies vaginally, only eight out of 292, that is, 2.7 per cent had a baby which tested positive for Covid-19. Of the 364 women who had a caesarean, 20, that is, 5.3 per cent had a baby which tested positive for Covid-19. Also read: How coronavirus fears affect pregnant women in China According to the scientists, including those from the University of Nottingham in the UK, early reports had suggested that in order to reduce the risk of mother-baby Covid-19 spread, it was safer to have a caesarean, and isolate the baby from the mother at birth, as well as to formula feed the newborn. However the researchers said there was very little evidence to support these guidelines. The findings show that neonatal Covid-19 infection is uncommon, and also commonly asymptomatic in those babies who are affected.

Uncommon for pregnant women to infect baby with COVID-19: Study

China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers amid fears they may be linked to a&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;outbreak at a&nbsp;Beijing market, although experts say the fish itself is unlikely to carry the disease.

State-run newspapers reported that the virus was discovered on chopping boards used for imported salmon at Beijing’s Xinfadi market, at the centre of a cluster of infections that has sparked fears of a second wave of the pandemic in China.

The reports prompted major supermarkets in Beijing to remove salmon from their shelves.

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“We can’t send any salmon to China now, the market is closed,” Regin Jacobsen, chief executive of Oslo-based salmon supplier Bakkafrost, told Reuters.

“We have stopped all sales to China and are waiting for the situation to be clarified,” said Stein Martinsen, head of sales and marketing at Norway Royal Salmon.

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Keith Neal, an emeritus professor of the epidemiology of infectious diseases at Britain’s University of Nottingham, said any link to salmon was probably the result of cross-contamination.

“Markets can be crowded places, so, like in Wuhan, [they] help fuel the spread,” he said. The central Chinese city of Wuhan was where the virus was first reported in late December.

Marion Koopmans, head of the viroscience department at the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, said that with limited data it was difficult to know whether the specific genetic sequence detected in cases from the Beijing market could indeed be linked to Europe.

“There’s mention of a European sequence, but it’s hard to say that with certainty unless there’s a lot of other data on virus diversity in China,” Koopmans said.

“It’s hard for me to understand what they mean by a European strain. What we have seen with the global spread of the virus is that it is diversifying because it gets introduced to different areas and continues to circulate, so you see a signature that looks like this is now a ‘European virus’, but that same signature may also be circulating in Asia – we don’t know.”

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organisation’s emergency programme, said he “fully expects” China to publish the genetic sequencing of the virus when it is ready.

“The finding that this may represent a strain more common in transmission in Europe is important and it may reflect human-to-human transmission more than any other hypotheses,” he was quoted by Reuters as saying.

Ryan also said the claim that the new infections in Beijing may have been caused by importing or packaging of salmon was just a “hypothesis”.

The possible link to salmon has already caused panic among consumers and prompted some restaurants to remove it from their menu.

The city’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department had on Monday taken samples of salmon imported from countries including Norway, Chile, Ireland, Iceland and Denmark for testing. All 16 samples tested negative for the coronavirus.

China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers amid fears they may be linked to a coronavirus outbreak at a Beijing market, although experts say the fish itself is unlikely to carry the disease.

China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers amid fears they may be linked to a coronavirus outbreak at a Beijing market, although experts say the fish itself is unlikely to carry the disease. State-run newspapers reported that the virus was discovered on chopping boards used for imported salmon at Beijing’s Xinfadi market, at the centre of a cluster of infections that has sparked fears of a second wave of the pandemic in China. The reports prompted major supermarkets in Beijing to remove salmon from their shelves. Also read: Beijing shuts schools again after coronavirus flares in city “We can’t send any salmon to China now, the market is closed,” Regin Jacobsen, chief executive of Oslo-based salmon supplier Bakkafrost, told Reuters. “We have stopped all sales to China and are waiting for the situation to be clarified,” said Stein Martinsen, head of sales and marketing at Norway Royal Salmon. Also read: Beijing airports cancel 1,255 flights over coronavirus fears: Report Genetic traces of the virus from the Beijing market outbreak suggested it could have come from Europe. Keith Neal, an emeritus professor of the epidemiology of infectious diseases at Britain’s University of Nottingham, said any link to salmon was probably the result of cross-contamination. “Markets can be crowded places, so, like in Wuhan, [they] help fuel the spread,” he said. The central Chinese city of Wuhan was where the virus was first reported in late December. Marion Koopmans, head of the viroscience department at the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, said that with limited data it was difficult to know whether the specific genetic sequence detected in cases from the Beijing market could indeed be linked to Europe. “There’s mention of a European sequence, but it’s hard to say that with certainty unless there’s a lot of other data on virus diversity in China,” Koopmans said. “It’s hard for me to understand what they mean by a European strain. What we have seen with the global spread of the virus is that it is diversifying because it gets introduced to different areas and continues to circulate, so you see a signature that looks like this is now a ‘European virus’, but that same signature may also be circulating in Asia – we don’t know.” Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organisation’s emergency programme, said he “fully expects” China to publish the genetic sequencing of the virus when it is ready. “The finding that this may represent a strain more common in transmission in Europe is important and it may reflect human-to-human transmission more than any other hypotheses,” he was quoted by Reuters as saying. Ryan also said the claim that the new infections in Beijing may have been caused by importing or packaging of salmon was just a “hypothesis”. The possible link to salmon has already caused panic among consumers and prompted some restaurants to remove it from their menu. The city’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department had on Monday taken samples of salmon imported from countries including Norway, Chile, Ireland, Iceland and Denmark for testing. All 16 samples tested negative for the coronavirus.

Now, China halts salmon imports over possible link to Beijing outbreak

The 75-year-old peace activist who was filmed being pushed to the ground by Buffalo police during a&nbsp;Black Lives Matter&nbsp;protest has a skull fracture and can't walk, his lawyer has said.&nbsp;

Martin Gugino was filmed being shoved over by cops in Buffalo and lying on the ground in pain while blood streamed from his head earlier this month.&nbsp;

He had not aggravated the officers and was instead protesting peacefully.&nbsp;

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On Tuesday, his attorney said that he had a skull fracture and still had not recovered fully.&nbsp;

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Gugino was violently pushed by Buffalo cops earlier this month while peacefully protesting

'I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured.&nbsp;

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'While he is not able to walk yet, we were able to have a short conversation before he became too tired.

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The 75-year-old lay on the ground, bleeding from the head, but no cop stopped to help him

'He is appreciative of all of the concern about him but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself,' Gugino’s attorney Kelly Zarcone told said.

The video of him being hurt emerged at the height of nationwide protests over police brutality.&nbsp;

It was admonished by leaders but President Trump suggested Gugino had somehow hatched it up as a stunt. He claimed on Twitter, without evidence, that Gugino was an Antifa 'provocateur'.&nbsp;

The president was widely criticized for his remarks.&nbsp;

Among critics was New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who called it 'reprehensible' and said:&nbsp;'And from the president of the United States at this moment of anguish and anger. He pours gasoline on the fire.&nbsp;

'If there was ever, if he ever feels a moment of decency, he should apologize for that tweet.'&nbsp;

He called it 'wholly unacceptable' and said there was 'Not a piece of proof. Personally disparaging when the man is still in the hospital.&nbsp;'Show some decency, some humanity,' he continued.

Gugino's lawyer previously said he had no connection to Antifa.

The 75-year-old peace activist who was filmed being pushed to the ground by Buffalo police during a Black Lives Matter protest has a skull fracture and can't walk, his lawyer has said.

The 75-year-old peace activist who was filmed being pushed to the ground by Buffalo police during a Black Lives Matter protest has a skull fracture and can't walk, his lawyer has said. Martin Gugino was filmed being shoved over by cops in Buffalo and lying on the ground in pain while blood streamed from his head earlier this month. He had not aggravated the officers and was instead protesting peacefully. Also read: Video shows police in Buffalo, New York, shoving 75-year-old man to ground On Tuesday, his attorney said that he had a skull fracture and still had not recovered fully. Gugino was violently pushed by Buffalo cops earlier this month while peacefully protesting 'I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured. Also read: Two Buffalo police officers charged with assault in shoving 75-year old to ground 'While he is not able to walk yet, we were able to have a short conversation before he became too tired. The 75-year-old lay on the ground, bleeding from the head, but no cop stopped to help him 'He is appreciative of all of the concern about him but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself,' Gugino’s attorney Kelly Zarcone told said. The video of him being hurt emerged at the height of nationwide protests over police brutality. It was admonished by leaders but President Trump suggested Gugino had somehow hatched it up as a stunt. He claimed on Twitter, without evidence, that Gugino was an Antifa 'provocateur'. The president was widely criticized for his remarks. Among critics was New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who called it 'reprehensible' and said: 'And from the president of the United States at this moment of anguish and anger. He pours gasoline on the fire. 'If there was ever, if he ever feels a moment of decency, he should apologize for that tweet.' He called it 'wholly unacceptable' and said there was 'Not a piece of proof. Personally disparaging when the man is still in the hospital. 'Show some decency, some humanity,' he continued. Gugino's lawyer previously said he had no connection to Antifa.

75-year-old Buffalo protester pushed by police has fractured skull and cannot walk

Beijing shut all its schools again on Wednesday as the city reported 31 new coronavirus cases, with authorities in the Chinese capital rushing to curb an outbreak linked to a wholesale food market.

The new cases have raised fears of a second wave of infections as China had largely brought its domestic outbreak under control.

City authorities on Tuesday had also announced a travel ban for residents of "medium- or high-risk" areas of the city, while requiring other residents to take nucleic acid tests in order to leave the capital.

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Meanwhile, all schools, which had mostly reopened, were ordered to close again and return to online classes.

"The epidemic situation in the capital is extremely severe," Beijing city spokesman Xu Hejian warned at a press conference Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of people in the city linked to the virus cluster -- believed to have started in the capital's sprawling Xinfadi wholesale food market -- are being tested for the virus, with almost 30 residential compounds in the city now under lockdown.

Beijing has now reported 137 infections over the last six days, with six new asymptomatic cases and three suspected cases on Wednesday, according to the city's health commission.

An additional two domestic cases, one in neighbouring Hebei province and another in Zhejiang, were reported by national authorities on Wednesday, while there were 11 imported cases.

Beijing shut all its schools again on Wednesday as the city reported 31 new coronavirus cases, with authorities in the Chinese capital rushing to curb an outbreak linked to a wholesale food market.

Beijing shut all its schools again on Wednesday as the city reported 31 new coronavirus cases, with authorities in the Chinese capital rushing to curb an outbreak linked to a wholesale food market. The new cases have raised fears of a second wave of infections as China had largely brought its domestic outbreak under control. City authorities on Tuesday had also announced a travel ban for residents of "medium- or high-risk" areas of the city, while requiring other residents to take nucleic acid tests in order to leave the capital. Also read| Beijing's Xinfadi market in focus after virus reportedly detected on salmon chopping boards Meanwhile, all schools, which had mostly reopened, were ordered to close again and return to online classes. "The epidemic situation in the capital is extremely severe," Beijing city spokesman Xu Hejian warned at a press conference Tuesday. Tens of thousands of people in the city linked to the virus cluster -- believed to have started in the capital's sprawling Xinfadi wholesale food market -- are being tested for the virus, with almost 30 residential compounds in the city now under lockdown. Beijing has now reported 137 infections over the last six days, with six new asymptomatic cases and three suspected cases on Wednesday, according to the city's health commission. An additional two domestic cases, one in neighbouring Hebei province and another in Zhejiang, were reported by national authorities on Wednesday, while there were 11 imported cases.

Beijing shuts schools again after coronavirus flares in city

A Covid-19 vaccine that the Trump administration hopes will be available by January may not be equally effective for everyone, US officials said on Tuesday.

But, they added, they expect as many as 40 million Americans to have developed coronavirus antibodies by the end of this year, which would lower the population that would need the treatment that officials hope will end the pandemic.

“Operation Warp Speed”, an initiative under the auspices of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration, the Defence Department and other federal agencies, has committed nearly US$3 billion to speed development of promising vaccine candidates and build out manufacturing and distribution capacity.

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HHS estimates that as many as 12 per cent of the total US population of about 331 million people will not need the inoculation because of previous exposure to the coronavirus, senior Trump administration officials told reporters.

More than 115,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 and over 2 million have been infected.

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“We will not know what the performance, the safety and efficacy, of these vaccines is yet”, he said. “It may be much more applicable to certain demographic categories than others.”

The official did not specify which groups might not respond as well to the vaccine or why.

“Our aspiration is very clear that by the height of flu season next year we have enough vaccines, and we have vaccinated those who are vulnerable and desire a vaccine, to protect as much life as possible, and we're confident that we will hit that objective,” the official said.

While the officials expressed confidence, one cautioned that there was no way to guarantee the vaccine initiative’s success.

“There are no sure things in science,” he said. “We cannot promise a 100 per cent chance of success. What we can tell Americans is that we’ve taken every possible step to maximise the probability of success.”

The administration officials spoke on a briefing call on the condition they not be identified.

The initiative is winnowing the number of developing vaccines being supported to seven, “representing the most promising candidates from a range of technology options, which will go through further testing in early-stage clinical trials”, HHS said in a fact sheet.

The mRNA 1273 vaccine candidate by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna, for which the government has earmarked US$483 million, expects to enter third-phase clinical trials next month.

Other front-runners include vaccines under development by Johnson &amp; Johnson and AstraZeneca in conjunction with the University of Oxford.

Health experts have warned that social distancing measures will need to stay in place until an effective vaccine is available globally.

A Covid-19 vaccine that the Trump administration hopes will be available by January may not be equally effective for everyone, US officials said on Tuesday. But, they added, they expect as many as 40 million Americans to have developed coronavirus antibodies by the end of this year, which would lower the population that would need the treatment that officials hope will end the pandemic.

A Covid-19 vaccine that the Trump administration hopes will be available by January may not be equally effective for everyone, US officials said on Tuesday. But, they added, they expect as many as 40 million Americans to have developed coronavirus antibodies by the end of this year, which would lower the population that would need the treatment that officials hope will end the pandemic. “Operation Warp Speed”, an initiative under the auspices of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration, the Defence Department and other federal agencies, has committed nearly US$3 billion to speed development of promising vaccine candidates and build out manufacturing and distribution capacity. Also read: After breakthrough, UK to begin administering dexamethasone to COVID-19 patients HHS estimates that as many as 12 per cent of the total US population of about 331 million people will not need the inoculation because of previous exposure to the coronavirus, senior Trump administration officials told reporters. More than 115,000 Americans have died of Covid-19 and over 2 million have been infected. Also read: Coronavirus pandemic has killed more Americans than World War I “For many reasons we don't expect to have all Americans vaccinated,” an administration official said on Tuesday. “We fully expect there will be, name the number – 20, 30, 40 million Americans – that probably have strong antibodies to the coronavirus by the end of the year, so they would be a significantly lower priority.” Also read: Vaccine developed by AstraZeneca most likely to protect for a year: CEO “We will not know what the performance, the safety and efficacy, of these vaccines is yet”, he said. “It may be much more applicable to certain demographic categories than others.” The official did not specify which groups might not respond as well to the vaccine or why. “Our aspiration is very clear that by the height of flu season next year we have enough vaccines, and we have vaccinated those who are vulnerable and desire a vaccine, to protect as much life as possible, and we're confident that we will hit that objective,” the official said. While the officials expressed confidence, one cautioned that there was no way to guarantee the vaccine initiative’s success. “There are no sure things in science,” he said. “We cannot promise a 100 per cent chance of success. What we can tell Americans is that we’ve taken every possible step to maximise the probability of success.” The administration officials spoke on a briefing call on the condition they not be identified. The initiative is winnowing the number of developing vaccines being supported to seven, “representing the most promising candidates from a range of technology options, which will go through further testing in early-stage clinical trials”, HHS said in a fact sheet. The mRNA 1273 vaccine candidate by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna, for which the government has earmarked US$483 million, expects to enter third-phase clinical trials next month. Other front-runners include vaccines under development by Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca in conjunction with the University of Oxford. Health experts have warned that social distancing measures will need to stay in place until an effective vaccine is available globally.

12 per cent of Americans may not need coronavirus vaccine: US officials

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