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123/2018 • 02 JUNE, 2018 WEEKEND ISSUE

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Growing calls for elections in Thailand After four years in power, the military junta that initially promised a general election in 2015 but postponed it several times, is keeping Thais guessing as to when or whether theyʼll be able to elect a new government.

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit wants to change Thai politics for good. The 39-year-old tycoon recently ended his business career and started a new one in politics. "For many years, Thai politics has been conducted on the basis of ʼrule of the few.ʼ Itʼs in each of our interests to make it the ʼrule of the people,ʼ" the co-founder of the Future Forward Party told .

Sweden and North Korea end talks ahead of possible TrumpKim summit The Swedish and North Korean foreign ministers have wrapped up three days of talks on the security situation on the Korean peninsula. Have they cleared the way for a historic meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un? Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and her North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho discussed the "opportunities and challenges for continued diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict," Swedenʼs Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The ministry did not comment on whether thethree days of talksin Stockholm hadlaid any groundwork for a possible meetingbetween US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "The main focus for the talks was the security situation on the Korean Peninsula," Wallstrom told reporters, adding that UN sanctions, nuclear weapons, and humanitarian concerns in North Korea were also on the agenda. Ri did not address the media during his visit.

How new EU data protection regulations affect the art world The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect across Europe on May 25

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect across Europe on May 25. But giving users greater control of personal data might have undue consequences for artists and cultural organizations.

Mystery of missing jet remains as four-year search ends A US company has ended its search of the Indian Ocean for the remains of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. It disappeared in March 2014, with 239 people on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Efforts to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 drew to a close in the remote Indian Ocean on Tuesday, after a private company, hired to extend the search, admitted it had found no trace of the aircraft. Texas-based Ocean Infinity said in a statement it had "searched and collected highquality data from over 112,000 square kilometers of ocean floor ... overcoming both challenging conditions and terrain," but without success. Oliver

Plunkett, Ocean Infinityʼs chief executive, said the failure to find any sign of the plane was "extremely disappointing." In January, the firm signed a 90-day "no find, no fee" deal with the Malaysian government to resume the hunt for the missing aircraft, a year after the official search was called off. The contract, whichguaranteed Ocean Infinity $70 million (€61 million) if it found the wreckage or the black boxes, was extended twice.

Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 during a routine flight between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. All 239 people on board are presumed dead. Four years on, very few details are known about what became of the plane or those on board.

Confident Draxler ready to play bigger role in Germany title defense Julian Draxler had higher hopes for his pre-World Cup domestic campaign in Paris. The 24-year-old, nevertheless, oozed confidence as he discussed making a mark in Russia at Germanyʼs base in Eppan.

The jury is still out on Julian Draxler.

After sending Bundesliga records tumbling having burst on the scene as Schalkeʼs youngest-ever debutant, he was hailed as one of Germanyʼs hottest prospects. At the age of 24, the Gelsenkirchen native has seven years of top-flight experience under his belt,

but the feeling is heʼs still yet to reach his true potential. Draxlerʼs track record suggests he has an impressive guile for making a pre-emptive departure to avoid a clubʼs decline. Comfortable with the foundation he had built as one of the Knappenschmiedeʼs greatest successes, a search for trophies and a grander stage saw him turn his back on his boyhood club. Swapping the Royal Blues for Wolfsburg was a rash move and he was fortunate to come away relatively unscathed from an 18-month tenure with a faltering side that were crying out for a leader.

Dresden World War II bomb disposal partially explodes An aerial World War II bomb partially exploded during an attempt to defuse it in the eastern city of Dresden.

Bomb disposals are routine in Germany and rarely involve accidents.

Demolition experts in the eastern city of Dresden successfully defused a WWII bomb on Thursday after initial efforts triggered a small explosion and a subsequent blaze. An inconclusive defusing operation Wednesday set ablaze shock absorbent materials and left the 250-kilogram device obscured by rubble. To extinguish the blaze, experts used a special robot, supervised by helicopters and drones.

US may recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights The US could soon recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said in interviews. The move would follow the US recognizing Jerusalem as capital and exiting the Iran nuclear deal.

Yisrael Katz told the Reuters news agency that the endorsement of Israelʼs 51-year occupation of the Golan Heights is "topping the agenda" in current talks with the US and that Washington could make a decision within a few months.

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Trump ʼhealthyʼ with perfect cognitive score, says doctor The White House doctor says Donald Trump is in excellent health following his first physical as president. The exam took place days after a controversial book raised questions about Trumpʼs mental fitness for office.

White House physician Ronny Jackson said Tuesday that Donald Trump had a very strong chance of remaining physically fit and healthy for the full term of his presidency. "In summary, the presidentʼs overall health is excellent," Jackson told reporters at a briefing in Washington.

French Open: Stan Wawrinka out after five-set marathon, rains halts Rafael Nadal Rain eventually dampened the mood at Roland Garros but there was still plenty of action on day two in Paris.

Last yearʼs beaten finalist Stan Wawrinka slumped to defeat, while there were no surprises on the womenʼs side. Stan Wawrinka was the biggame casualty in the first round in Paris as the Pole was dumped out of the French Open by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. The 33-year-old, who has been plagued by a knee injury and arrived at Roland Garros having won just one match on clay in Geneva last week, was beaten 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 by the Spaniard.

Red Bullʼs Daniel Ricciardo wins the Monaco Grand Prix Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has won the Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth race of the F1 season, for the first time in his career. Ferrariʼs Sebastian Vettel came in second and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished third.

Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo led from start to finish to win the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, despite having reported a loss of power in his car in the early laps. "We had a lot to deal with during the race," Ricciardo said afterwards. "I felt a loss of power and I thought the race was done, but we got home only us-

ing six gears. Iʼm stoked." The victory crowned a week of domination for the Australian, who had topped all three practices and all three qualifying sessions. Ferrariʼs German driver, Sebastian Vettel, followed Ricciardo around the track to finish in second place, while Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain came in third.

Environmentalists skeptical of ʼbreakthroughʼ on bee-friendly pesticides Researchers say a new discovery may help to create pesticides that donʼt kill bees. But critics say we need to move away from a ʼchemical mindsetʼ altogether.

Scientists say they have made a "breakthrough" that could lead to beefriendly pesticides — but environmentalists argue that the only solution is to switch to organic alternatives.

The development is the latest in theongoing debateover neonicotinoids, which are among the most

toxic pesticides for bees and other insects. Researchers from the University of Exeterʼs non-profit Rothamsted Research center and pesticide producer Bayer AG, saytheir findings, published Thursday, are key to production of pesticides that protect crops without causing harm to bee populations. "This knowledge can help us avoid wasting time and money on pesticides that end up with use restrictions due to intrinsic bee toxicity," Chris Bass from the University of Exeter said.

Cate Blanchett recites manifestos to Budapest audiences at National Gallery A piercingly provocative multichannel video installation should entice spectators to the Hungarian National Gallery this summer. Starring award-winning Cate Blanchett, the highly immersive Manifesto project

by German artist Julian Rosefeldt presents modern-day characters through 12 scenes, all played by the Australian actress and each projected on an individual screen. Appearing as a homeless man, a teacher, then as a stock broker, Blanchett in her varied roles recites a collage of declarations that had significant impact on arts and history, including manifestos of Communism, Dada and Futurism.

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NASA shoots human sperm into space With the new experiment, the US space agency wants to research how human sperm cells react to microgravity — and whether humans could procreate in space. Other mammals have had little success so far.

Space agencies and companies have sent many a strange object into space: pizza,lego mini figuresand even aconvertible. All have made their way into the seemingly endless world of microgravity that lies just beyond our planet. But a new experiment takes the cake: for research project Micro-11, NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is now sending frozen samples of human sperm to space. "As we plan to travel beyond the space station with thoughts of colonization on the moon and Mars and other heavenly bodies, the question of whether or not multigenerational survival can occur — not only in animals but in humans — is a very fundamental question that needs to be addressed," Joseph Tash, a researcher at the University of Kansas Medical Center who will examine the sperm upon its return to Earth, said.

Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad With the exception of Idlib, Syriaʼs government has recovered control of most major cities from rebels and terror organizations.

Are the "Islamic State" and alQaida being beaten out of Syria?

With Syriaʼs civil war now in its eighth year, the "Islamic State" (IS) and al-Qaida — two of the most prominent terror organizations active in the fighting — are on the decline. DW takes a closer look at their roles in the conflict.

IS drew international attention when it swept across Iraq and Syria in 2014, making Raqqa, Syria, its capital and taking control of Iraqʼs second-largest city, Mosul. In Syria, IS now only really controls some area near Iraqʼs border, as well as some parts of the countryside. The organization does not currently have a central headquarters. In October, the US military estimated that the group still had about 6,500 members.