153/2018 • 07 JULY, 2018 WEEKEND ISSUE
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EU consults citizens on abandoning daylight saving time While the overall health effects are inconclusive, human biorhythms may be more severely impacted than previously thought, the European Commission (EC) announced as itopened the issue of clock changesto the continentʼs citizenry. The EC is assessing two main policy alternatives: keep the current summertime arrangement or discontinue the changes and ban periodic switches, leaving each state to choose between permanent summer, winter or a different time.
Cancer drug scandal: German pharmacist sentenced to 12 years for diluting meds A pharmacist from Bottrop, in the German state of North RhineWestphalia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a court in Essen on Friday. He was also prohibited from practicing his occupation for life and ordered to forfeit €17 million ($20 million) in property to the state as recompense for damages. The court found Peter S. guilty of 14,500 counts of violating German medicinal product law and 59 counts of fraud. He was accused of having systematically mixed tens of thousands of doses ofcancer drugs with insufficient active ingredientsbetween 2012 and 2016. The court found that at least 3,700 patients were affected. The accused did not testifyduring the duration of the trial, which began in November 2017, nor did he provide his defense attorneys with information during that time. Nevertheless, presiding judge Johannes Hidding concluded, "We are convinced that at least 14,500 underdosed pharmaceutical products were prepared between 2012 and 2016."
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in prison A court in Pakistan has handed a jail term to former PM Nawaz Sharif in a Panama Papers corruption c
Some analysts say the verdict will give Pakistanʼs powerful military more behind-the-scenes influence on politics.
German hospitals to blame for low number of organ donations The authors of a report published Friday in the German medical journal Ärzteblatt claim that although more German citizens are willing to donate their organs upon death, fewer organs are actually being transplanted. The authors, Kevin Schulte and Thorsten Feldkamp of the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, place blame for the situation on hospitals. The report claims the problem is not a lack ofwilling donorsbut rather hospitals not notifying the German Organ
Transplantation Foundation (DSO), which coordinates organ donation and transplants nationwide, to donors in their institutions . Although 84 percent of Germans have a positive attitude toward organ donation and the number of those carrying donor cards has risen from 17 percent in 2008 to 35 percent in 2018, the number of actual donors in 2017 was historically low, namely 797. According to the DSO,only 2,594 organs were transplanted in 2017.
Gianluigi Buffon: Paris St-Germain complete signing of Juventus legend Paris St-Germain have signed former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon on a free transfer. Buffon, 40, left Juventus at the end of last season, ending a 17-year stay at a club where he played 656 times. The nine-time Serie A winner was rumoured to be offered an off-field role at Juve but has signed a one-year deal with the French champions with the option for a further 12 months. "I know what dreams PSG and its fans
have in their hearts," he said. "I am going to bring all my energy, all my experience and all of my thirst to win to help my new club achieve all the great objectives it has set out for the future. "For the first time in my career, I am leaving my country and only a project this ambitious could have encouraged me to make such a decision." Buffon closed out his Juventus career with a seventh consecutive league title.
Ex-Thailand navy SEAL dies while working to save boys from cave The long-running effort to save children in Thailandʼs Tham Luang Nang Non cave claimed its first victim on Friday, when a former Thai Navy SEALs member died of lack of oxygen. The rescuer, identified as a 37-yearold Samarn Poonan, was working as a volunteer, SEAL commander Arpakorn Yookongkaew told a news conference on Friday morning. Samarn died while diving to place oxygen canisters along a potential route forthe upcoming extraction attempt. However, he ran out of oxygen himself and lost consciousness while trying to return.
No more BMWs or Mercs on Fifth Avenue? New York Cityʼs Fifth Avenue is known the world over for luxury brands for the rich and the famous, among them the latest high-end vehicles of BMW and Mercedes.But if President Trump has his way, the popular German cars soon wonʼt be driving down the famous avenue anymore. It all started during Trumpʼs election campaign in 2015 and 2016. Back then, he promised to strengthen the domestic economy by creating jobs and boosting local production.
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Jewish Art Festival 2018 The Jewish Art Festival aims to introduce Jewish culture to audiences through art performances at diverse venues – including classical, jazz and pop music, theater, literature, and photography. In addition to the wellknown cultural and concert venues and movie theaters, cafés, restaurants, streetfood eateries and ruin bars will also take part in the event series. The Jewish Art Festival aims to introduce Jewish culture to audiences through art performances at diverse venues – including classical, jazz and pop music, theater, literature, and photography. In addition to the well-known cultural and concert venues and movie theaters, cafés, restaurants, streetfood eateries and ruin bars will also take part in the event series.
British GP: Sebastian Vettel fastest in second practice Ferrariʼs Sebastian Vettel was a surprise pace-setter ahead of Lewis Hamiltonʼs Mercedes in second practice at the British Grand Prix. The German was 0.187 seconds clear of Hamilton, whose Mercedes team appeared to be unexpectedly struggling for pace on the sweeping Silverstone track. Mercedesʼ Valtteri Bottas was third, ahead of Ferrariʼs Kimi Raikkonen. Red Bullʼs Max Verstappen crashed early in the session, while team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was fifth. If Hamilton wins on Sunday it would be a record sixth British GP victory, and would take him ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the driversʼ championship, in which the German currently leads by one point.
Varane header and Muslera howler sends France into last four Raphael Varaneʼs majestic header and a goalkeeping error by Fernando Muslera ended Uruguayʼs World Cup campaign and sent France into the semi-finals of the World Cup. They will face the winner of Belgium versus Brazil. France have returned to a World Cup semifinal for the first time since 2006 after an efficient and intelligent display saw them beat a Uruguay team that struggled without the injured Edison Cavani. After a slow and scrappy start in which Kylian Mbappe missed a glorious chance, sending his free header well over the bar, France broke the deadlock. Antoine Griezmann whipped in a free kick and Raphael Varane timed his diagonal run perfectly to send his header in at the back post. Before halftime, Hugo Lloris made a superb reflex save to
deny Martin Caceres with Diego Godin somehow blazing the rebound over. With Uruguay pressing for an equalizer, Fernando Muslera made a game-changing error that all but ended the contest. Griezmannʼs hopeful shot from outside the area swerved a bit but should have been saved. Instead, Muslera flapped and the ball spun into the net. The goal saw tensions rise as Mbappe saw yellow for some theatrics, but Uruguayʼs frustration quickly faded into disappointment as their World Cup dream slipped away.
We cannot survive without insects Many people see insects as annoying pests. But British biologist Dave Goulson cautions: A world without insect is a dull place without coffee and chocolate — and with dead animals and cow patties piling up. Dave Goulson: Insects are the dominant lifeform on the planet. Weʼve named well over a million species of insects, and there could be 5 or 10 million. As for the number of individuals, itʼs safe to say that there are many more insects than anything else (excluding microorganisms like bacteria). Why are insects disappear‐ ing?Most people agree that itʼs a combination of factors, primarily associ-
ated with the way farming has changed in the last hundred years. Weʼve moved to this kind of industrial farming system with very big fields with monocultures of crops that are treated with lots of pesticides. Itʼs very difficult for most insects to survive in. People should be jumping up and down and be concerned over this, because we cannot survive without insects. Pollination is probably the best-known example of what insects do for people. Sometimes itʼs bees, sometimes itʼs flies, beetles or whatever. Most of the fruits and vegetables we like to eat, and also things like coffee and chocolate, we wouldnʼt have without insects.
Kedveskrém Balassi Bálint utca The delicious ice cream creations of Kedveskrém are now available in Pest, too, near Cirkó-Gejzír Cinema in Jászai Mari tér, so now you can enjoy their frosty delights in Olimpia Park nearby. They offer daily specials, but you should definitely try their caramel, raspberry and strawberry flavours. The delicious ice cream creations of Kedveskrém are now available in Pest, too, near Cirkó-Gejzír Cinema in Jászai Mari tér, so now you can enjoy their frosty delights in Olimpia Park nearby. They offer daily specials, but you should definitely try their caramel, raspberry and strawberry flavours.
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Metallica and an Afghan project win ʼNobel Prizeʼ for music As the winners of Swedenʼs prestigious Polar Music Prize, US heavy metal band Metallica and an Afghan music institute are set to be honored by the Swedish royal family on Thursday. It may be heavy metal, but the Swedish royals wonʼt shy away from the Polar Music Prize ceremony scheduled for June 14 in Stockholm. Swedish King Carl Gustaf and his royal family are slated to attend the televised gala honoring US band Metallica and Afghanistanʼs National Institute of Music.The Polar Music Prize is often called the "Nobel Prize" for music. In February, when this yearʼs laureates were announced, the jury cited Metallica for its "physical and furious" music. "Through virtuoso ensemble playing and its use of extremely accelerated tempos, Metallica has taken rock music to places it had never been before," the panelʼs statement read. The band has sold 110 million albums worldwide, with some of its hits including "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters."
Zimbabwe vote: Old guard vs new To have lived through a presidential poll that Robert Mugabe did not win, you would have to be over the age of 31. To remember a time he was not running the ruling party, you would have to be at least 43. The political temperature is rising as parties traverse Zimbabwe to canvas for votes, in the run-up to a general election on July 30. The poll promises to be a showdown between the young and the old guard. The main candidates for president are incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nelson Chamisa of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). At age 75, Mnangagwa is a stalwart of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANUPF). He was chosen to replace Mugabe, now 94, when the army stripped him of the party leadership and booted him out of office in November.