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Stan Lee who cocreated SpiderMan Marvel Comics has died Stan Lee, the architect of the contemporary comic book and the co-creator of superheroes like Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and The Hulk has died. The Marvel Comics legend was 95 years old. He was a creative dynamo who revolutionized the comics by introducing human frailties in superheroes. "I thinkeverybody loves things that are bigger than life. ... I think of them as fairy tales for grown-ups," he told The Associated Press in a 2006 interview. "We all grew up with giants and ogres and witches. Well, you get a little bit older and youʼre too old to read fairy tales. But I donʼt think you ever outgrow your love for those kind of things, things that are bigger than life and magical and very imaginative." Lee was the top writer at Marvel Comics and later its publisher. He revived the industry in the 1960ʼs by insisting on sophisticated plots, college-level dialogue, science fiction, satire and even philosophy.
100 years of womenʼs suffrage in Germany: A long road ahead "Today, no one will laugh when a little girl says she wants to be a minister or the German chancellor," said Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday. "I even hear that some children wonder if a man can be chancellor," she added to laughter. Of course, itʼs true; an entire generation of Germans has never known any other chancellor except Merkel. In every corner of the courtyard at the German history museum, the images of some of Germanyʼs leading, and yet widely forgotten, suffragettes —Elisabeth Selbert, Marie Juchacz, Helene Lange and Helene Weber — watched over the centenary celebrations on Monday.
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Europe should keep its defense within NATO, says Stoltenberg Stoltenberg also criticized Russia over its SSC-8 missile program
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told DW that European defense efforts should remain within the alliance. Stoltenberg also criticized Russia over its SSC-8 missile program, saying it breached the INF treaty.
British carmaker Aston Martin misfires at market IPO Shares in the automaker, whose cars are famously driven by fictional British spy James Bond, fell more than 6 percent. Aston Martin is the first originally-British automaker to sell shares in years. Aston Martin failed to impress investors on its market debut in London on Wednesday with shares in the carmaker falling as much as 6.5 percent. The sports car specialists, whose cars have played a starring role in James Bond movies, had priced shares at 19 pounds each, giving it a market capitalization of 4.33 billion pounds ($5.63 billion, €4.88 billion). The
shares in the company opened flat before sliding lower as investors and analysts raised concerns over its ability to deliver on its plans to launch a new model every year from 2016 to 2022. "[It] has very aggressive growth plans. The execution of that growth needs to be flawless — nothing eats cash more than a car company when the cycle turns. There is concern that itʼs more cyclical than the commentary has been," said James Congdon, managing director of cashflow returns specialist Quest. "The banks have done a good job for their client – but thereʼs no bounce."
What the Nazis stole from synagogues during the November 1938 pogrom Wielding axes and torches, SA and SS forces stormed the "Little Synagogue" in Würzburg during the night from the 9th to the 10th of November, 1938, known as the Kristallnacht progrom. On their rampage they tore lighting fixtures from the walls and hacked away at the interior, splitting the door of the Torah ark. To this day, the crack
stretches across the door like a scar. During the November 1938 pogroms, Nazi troops tore down nearly 1,400 synagogues — about half the total Jewish places of worship in Germany and Austria. Thousands of Jewish business were destroyed. Over 30,000 Jews were arrested and taken to concentration camps. Many people died.
Why is India ʼHinduizingʼ citiesʼ Muslim names? Last week, the chief minister of Indiaʼs northern Uttar Pradesh state renamed the city of Allahabad to Praygraj and and Faizabad to Ayodhya. Yogi Adityanath and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the federal capital New Delhi, justified the move by saying they were merely reverting to the citiesʼ historical names, which, according to them, were changed by Muslim emperors that governed the Indian subcontinent prior to British rule that technically began after 1857. "Ayodhya is a symbol of our honor, pride and prestige," Adityanath said after announcing the new name for Faizabad. The name change drive is not just restricted to Uttar Pradesh; chief ministers of other BJP-led states are taking similar measures – renaming cities, airports and streets.
Bulgaria opposes UN pact for safe and orderly migration Bulgaria will not sign a UN pact to promote safe and orderly migration, a ruling party official said on Monday, placing the country in the ranks of several other EU states that do not back the deal. "The position of the Bulgarian government will be not to join the United Nationsʼ global pact on migration," said Tsvetan Tsvetanov, deputy leader of the main ruling center-right GERB party. Its coalition partner, the United Patriots, has also come out against the nonbinding pact, calling it a threat to national interests.
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Luxembourg election presents tough challenge to PM Xavier Bettel The future of Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel hangs in the balance as some 256,000 voters head to the polls in the European landlocked Grand Duchy on Sunday. Any party or alliance needs to obtain 31 seats to form a government. Opinion polls suggest Bettel could lose the vote due to his unpopular economic policies and declining support within his Democratic Party and coalition partners. A high growth rate under the coalition has put pressure on housing and infrastructure. According to polls, a quarter of voters were undecided in who to vote for. Claude Wiseler, a former literature teacher and the prime minister candidate of the Christian Social Peopleʼs Party (CSV), is expected to pick up seats.
Pep Guardiola: The six songs that define my life, love, football and family Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola chooses the songs that help define the key moments of his life and career in an exclusive interview with Spanish journalist Guillem Balague for BBC Radio 5 live. Guardiola speaks at length about his upbringing, his family and his special relationship with the people of Manchester, while reflecting on what the future might hold.
Saudi Arabia considering breaking up OPEC Saudi Arabia is reportedly examining what could happen if it left the 15-country oil cartel OPEC and became a cartel all on its own. The news comes amid increased political pressure from the US, a rival oil producer. Saudi Arabiaʼs top governmentfunded think tank is researching, on behalf of the oil-rich kingdom,the possible effects an OPEC breakup would have on global oil markets. A report in The Wall Street Journal, which quotes an unnamed "senior Saudi adviser" at length, says that while the ongoing research does not reflect an active debate inside the government over whether the country should leave
OPEC or not, it is part of a wider rethinking about Saudi Arabiaʼs near 60-year membership of the cartel. Founded in 1960, OPEC currently has 15 members — six in the Middle East, seven in Africa and two in South America. Saudi Arabia has long been the dominant force within the group, accounting for around onethird of the organizationʼs total oil production.
California wildfires kill dozens Deadly wildfires continue to rage in northern and southern California as the death toll steadily climbed to 29. Authorities now say more than 228 people are missing. Fierce wildfires have killed at least 29 people in California, authorities said on Sunday, as firefighters continued to battle raging blazes at both ends of drought-stricken state. In northern California, rescue teams extended the search for bodies after an inferno swept across the town of Paradise and destroyed more than 6,700 homes and businesses, making it the stateʼs most destructive fire in at least a
century. The blaze, known as the Camp Fire, began on Thursday and grew rapidly, wiping out much of Paradise, home to some 30,000 residents. So far it has incinerated 111,000 acres (45,000 hectares) and is 25 percent contained, Cal Fire said. There are 228 people are still missing, Butte County Sheriff Cory Honea said on Sunday night, raising the number unaccounted for by more than a hundred from the previous day. People searched for missing family and friends at evacuation centers, police stations and hospitals in the hope that loved ones had lost cell phones or other ways to make contact.
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Sri Lanka seeks investment, but China questions linger You donʼt need to be an expert on international trade routes to look at a map and understandthat Sri Lankaʼs location is one of potentially serious economic advantage. The island nation — population 22 million — sits at the southern tip of India, almost as close to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa as it is to South East Asia. The value of this location has not been lost on its northern neighbor China.Under Xi Jinpingʼs so-called ʼBelt and Road Initiative,ʼ the Chinese government has pumped billions into Sri Lanka in the form of both foreign investment and loans in recent years. This reliance on Chinese money is part of a long-standing Sri Lankan problem. With a major trade deficit, as well as crippling levels of debt, the country needs foreign money. China has rushed to fill the gap more enthusiastically than anyone else. The current Sri Lankan government came to power in 2015, when it replaced former President Mahinda Rajapaksaʼs administration. His government had been unabashedly eager to seek Chinese money, regardless of the costs, and it left the incoming government with a major web of deals — and debt — to untangle.
Cocaine worth €30 million seized in northern France French customs officials discovered the massive haul in a container which arrived from South America to the port of Le Havre. Police say that cocaine trafficking to France reached record levels last year. Some €30 million ($35 million) worth of cocaine has been confiscated from a container in the northern French port city of Le Havre. Customs impounded 752 kilograms of the narcotic on Friday, which had arrived on a ship from South America. France 3 TV Normandy cited a customs source as saying the discovery was made during a routine check of containers from abroad. The Agence France-Presse news agency said no arrests have been made yet. French Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin praised customs officials for their "exceptional" haul. Customs at Le Havre seized 3.5 tons (3,175 kilograms) of cocaine last year, according to an annual police report on trafficking.