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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas calls for China transparency over Uighur Muslims German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas began his visit to China on Monday by calling for more transparency from the Chinese government regarding the human rights conflict surrounding reports about the mass detention of a million Uighur Muslims. UN experts have saidthere are credible reportsthat as many as a million Uighurs, ethnically Turkic Muslims which reside in western China, have been interned in camps in the last year. "We cannot accept re-education camps," Maas said after meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing, adding that more information was needed to assess the situation. On Monday, Maas said his talks with Vice Premier Liu were "free of controversy" and that all sides had an interest in matters being ransparent. When asked if human rights organizations should enter the camps, the German minister said: "At first, it is of secondary importance who ensures transparency."
Israeli raid in Gaza leaves several dead, including IDF soldier and Hamas commander Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Sunday in an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, leaving six Hamas militants and one Israeli soldier dead. The burst of violence threatensto further escalate conflict between Israel and Hamasamid recent efforts by both sides to try to tone down weeks of tensions. Hamas said that an Israeli commando unit entered three kilometers (2 miles) into the strip near Khan Yunis in a civilian vehicle and shot dead Nour Baraka, the deputy commander of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigade.
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CSU chief Horst Seehofer to step down as party leader However, he intends to remain Germanyʼs interior minister for now
After Angela Merkel pledged to retire as the head of her CDU party, Horst Seehofer has confirmed he will also step down as leader of Bavariaʼs CSU.
German carmakers to fund diesel retrofits, says transport minister Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer has announced that German car manufacturers have agreed to retrofit older diesel vehicles at their own cost. BMW, however, has refused to go along with the plan. German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer met with managers from automobile manufacturers Daimler, Volkswagen (VW) and BMW in Berlin on Thursday. The meeting was held to discuss government plans for manufacturers to pay for retrofitting hardware for older diesel vehicles. Scheuer announced thatDaimler and-
Volkswagen were prepared to pay up to €3,000 ($3,429) per vehicle.BMWhas refused to take part in the program. Scheuer also announced that he would meet with foreign manufacturers in an effort to ensure they abide by the same emissions standards as domestic manufacturers. Daimler and VW also intend to pursuetrade-in incentivesto entice buyers to purchase new, more fuelefficient cars. BMW has insisted that the retrofit plan is the wrong path forward, saying a better plan would be for customers to buy new cars rather than trying to change the past.
AI art: A game-changer in fighting climate change? The effects of climate change are all too real. Theworld is warming,sea levels are rising, species are on theverge of extinctionand millions of people are suffering — bothphysically and mentally. Although these effects can be seen and felt all around us, the data measuring these impacts can be complex and confusing if not presented properly. Thatʼs where visual data scientists come in. Their job is to collect and convey statistics showing the impacts of climate change so that
governments and policymakers can make informed decisions based on the best available evidence. If that evidence is too complex or too broad to understand, then policymakers could have a hard time deciding on how best to handle certain problems. Thatʼs according to visual data scientist Thomas Nocke from Germanyʼs Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who says visuals are vital when conveying large amounts of data.
Afghan diplomat seeks asylum in Germany An Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman told DW on Monday that Azimullah Sahaag, who had recently applied for asylum in Germany, worked as "the acting consul for a period of time" at the Afghan consulate in Munich but was originally employed as the "first secretary" at the Afghan diplomatic mission. According to the spokesman "diplomats who apply for asylum in foreign countries after the end of their mission are not allowed to work for the government in any capacity." German authorities said last week that Sahaag had not returned to Afghanistan after his period of service at the consulate in Munich ended, citing security concerns. Instead, he walked into a police station to apply for asylum. His application was forwarded to Germanyʼs refugee agency, BAMF, which will now set a date for a hearing.
Separatist leaders voted back in disputed east Ukraine election The interim leaders of the selfproclaimed "Peopleʼs Republics" of Luhansk and Donetsk in Ukraineʼs eastern Donbass region were confirmed in office as expected in a poll on Sundaythat has been condemned by Kyiv and the West. The two leaders, Denis Pushilin (top photo) in Donetsk and Leonid Pasechnik in Luhansk, won the votes with 61 and 68 percent respectively, local election officials said on Monday..
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Germany: Thousands evacuated over theme park bomb threat Police say a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a theme park in western Germany was a false alarm. A Halloween-themed event attended by thousands of people was disrupted. An amusement park near the German city of Bottrop was evacuated on Friday evening due to an alleged bomb threat. Some 11,000 people had to leave the Movie Park Germany premises, located in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, following what turned out to be a false alarm. Movie Park is a seasonal amusement park that centers on famous films. On Friday, the park was celebrating a multi-day Halloween special, which included horror movie screenings, haunted houses, musical entertainment, rides and a childrenʼs Halloween section. Read more: German police face off with environmentalists on way to Hambacher Forest protest At 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 UTC), the park received a call from an unknown individual warning about a bomb.
Santiago Solari: Real Madrid set to appoint Argentine as permanent manager Real Madrid are set to appoint Santiago Solari as the clubʼs permanent manager. The Spanish Football Association says it has received Solariʼs contract from the La Liga club, although there has not yet been an announcement from Real.
Italy says cutting deficit would be ʼeconomic suicideʼ Rome is determined to stick to fundamental aspects of its 2019 budget despite pressure from Brussels, according to Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria. The EU believes Italyʼs plans are "overly optimistic" and risky. Italy is ready to continue talks with Brussels over the countryʼs 2019 budget plan, but Rome will not give up "fundamental pillars and characteristics"of the disputed proposal, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Friday. Rome hopes to stimulate the Italian economy by raising the deficit to 2.4 percent of GDP. The populist Cabinet, made up of the anti-immigration League party and the anti-
establishment 5-Star Movement, has strongly rejected the 0.8 percent deficit pledge made by the previous government. Sticking to it would require a "very brutal fiscal contraction," Tria said on Friday. "For an economy that is slowing down sharply, this would actually be suicide," he said. "I do not think that the European Commission expects an action of this kind, even if it would formally comply with the rules."
#MeToo included in Power 100 ranking of influential figures in the arts Who tops British magazine ArtReviewʼs annual ranking of the most influential players in the art world? This year, itʼs an art dealer, followed by a painter and, for the first time, a movement. German gallery owner David Zwirner is at the top of the list of this yearʼs edition of the magazine ArtReviewʼs annual Power 100 ranking. Zwirner runs galleries in London, New York and Hong Kong and represents more than 60 artists and estates including James Marshall, Wolfgang Tillmans, Yayoi Kusama as well as the estates of Anni Albers and Joan Mitchell.
His suggestion earlier this year that art fairs tax major galleries to subsidize the participation of smaller galleries did not fall on deaf ears: Art Basel announced such measures a few months later. "When Zwirner speaks, the art world listens," ArtRe‐ view wrote. US artist Kerry James Marshall ranked second, a "painter whose work offers a radical rebuke to the whitewashing of art history," according to ArtReview. He is one of the most expensive living AfricanAmerican artists: Rapper P. Diddy bought one of his works at an auction for more than $21 million (€18.4 million).
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Supermarket price wars leave UK food suppliers close to bankruptcy If one of the worldʼs biggest suppliers of packaged food struggles to win a meaningful price increase from Britainʼs largest supermarket chain, what chance has the rest of the food industry? Two years ago, BritishDutch conglomerate Unilever, which counts numerous brands from Knorr soups to Walls ice-cream in its portfolio, told Tesco it was putting up its prices by 10 percent, partly as a result of the falling British pound following the June 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Despite a so-called Marmite war, which saw the worldʼs third-largest retailer withdraw new orders of a popular Unilever spread made of yeast extract, and a public backlash against the price increases, the two sides quickly settled their dispute. The agreed price hike was never made public; however, Unileverʼs 2016 financial results showed it had achieved just a 3.6 percent price hike from its UK suppliers that year, leading analysts to question whether it had achieved much of a meaningful increase from Tesco.
Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station A man in his mid-30s has become somewhat of an attraction at Dusseldorfʼs central train station as he walked around with a boa constrictor on his shoulders. Police have confiscated the reptile. On Saturday, a 36-year-old man strolled through Dusseldorfʼs central train station with a 1.8-meter-long (5.9foot-long) boa constrictor around his neck. The sight of the man with a large snake on his shoulders caused excitement among people at the station. Police later confiscated the reptile with the help of a fire department animal expert. News Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station Police said the man could not prove he was the owner of the snake. Also, carrying a snake in public is not considered appropriate. Authorities will hand the boa constrictor over to a zoo on Sunday. Until then, it will stay with the fire department.