129/2018 • 09 JUNE, 2018 WEEKEND ISSUE
DAILY NEWS IN ENGLISH
US war photographer David Douglas Duncan dies, aged 102 The renowned photographer David Douglas, whose pictures of the plight of soldiers in Korea and Vietnam helped change the role of war photography, has died at the age of 102. Douglas also famously caught Picasso on film. The veteran photographer died in a French hospital on Thursday, suffering from complications after a lung infection. Duncan had lived in the French Riviera since the 1960s, with a home outside Cannes.
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier doubtful of UK backstop proposal for Irish border The EU’s chief negotiator is skeptical about a new proposal to resolve the Irish border issue, one of Brexitʼs key sticking points. He called on the UK to respect its own red lines as a crucial June 28 summit nears. A new proposal that would see a temporary economic arrangement that would avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland was "unclear," the European Unionʼs chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday. Britain proposed a compromise solution for the Irish border issue on Thursday— a so-called ʼbackstopʼ proposal — for a temporary customs arrangement that would keep Northern Ireland inside the EUʼs single market in goods for a temporary period. London said the backstop would only be a last resort and would end by December 2021. Britainʼs proposal to keep goods and services flowing betweenits territory of Northern Irelandand EU member Ireland "raises more questions than it provides answers," Barnier said.
Austria to expel clerics in crackdown on political Islam Several mosques are also in line to be closed
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said his country will force several foreign-funded imams to leave the country in a crackdown on political Islam.
Germany elected to UN Security Council The United Nations has voted to give Germany a two-year seat on the Security Council. Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia will take up the remaining non-permanent places. Germany was voted onto the United Nations Security Council for the sixth time on Friday, after it secured a twothirds majority in the General Assembly. Germanyʼs place was effectively guaranteed going into the vote. Along with Belgium, the two countries ran unopposed for the two spots in the Western European and others category.Israel was initially also in the running, but withdrew its bid last month. "Precisely in the current situation we need a strong
and empowered United Nations,"German Foreign Minister Heiko Maastold reporters in Berlin before setting off to attend the vote in New York. Germany and Belgium will be joined by South Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia as the new faces on the Security Council for 2019 and 2020. Sweden, the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan are set to leave the council at the end of this year after completing their two-year term. The Security Council is made up offive permanent members— the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France — and 10 temporary members elected by the General Assembly for two year terms. Every year, five countries are elected by secret ballot.
Issues Joachim Löw needs to resolve in final warm-up clash Germanyʼs clash with Saudi Arabia is Jogi Löwʼs final chance to tweak his team before the World Cup kicks off in Russia next week. While most international friendlies are generally regarded as pointless excursions, the same canʼt be said for this one. The World Cup opening ceremony is less than a week away and Friday nightʼsclash with Saudi Arabiaat the BayArena in Leverkusen is Jogi Löwʼs final chance to run the rule over his squad before heading to the check-
in desk at the airport. Ever the meticulous planner, the national team coach opted for Saudi Arabia for the final friendly, due to the Gulf stateʼs playing style, which is said to mirror that of Mexico and South Korea, two of Germanyʼs Group F foes. This isnʼt just an opportunity to prepare for exotic opponents, however. Löw will also be keen to fine-tune his team in their final pre-tournament friendly, and there are three things he will want to get right on the night.
Vietnam expels dissident lawyer to Germany Nguyen Van Dai, a longtime advocate for democracy, has been released from prison. He has flown to Germany, where he was awarded a human rights prize last year. Prominent Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was freed from jail and flown to Germany on Friday, just two months after he was given a15-year prison sentencefor plotting to overthrow the government. Dai was released alongside fellow dissident Le Thu Ha, who traveled to Frankfurt early on Friday. Prominent Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was freed from jail and flown to Germany on Friday, just two months after he was given a15-year prison sentencefor plotting to overthrow the government. Dai was released alongside fellow dissident Le Thu Ha, who traveled to Frankfurt early on Friday.
HIV self-testing kits to go on sale in Germany German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said he wants people to be able to buy a test they can use at home to check for the immune-deficiency virus HIV. The proposal has been welcomed by a major German AIDS charity. Germanyʼs Health Ministry said it intends to make HIV self-testing kits available for purchase so people can more quickly, easily and privately ascertain whether they are infected with the immune-deficiency virus and seek treatment if necessary.
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