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Childrenʼs tolerance of immigrants declines with age An annual survey of 10,000German schoolchildrenbetween the ages of nine and 14, found that three-quarters of those questioned were strongly in favor of taking in immigrants andrefugees from countries that are struggling with poverty or violence, according to the LBS Kinderbarometer (childrenʼs barometer) poll published Thursday. The study found that although the majority of children were clearly in favor of immigration, 10 percent were strictly against it. The study showed that as children got older they becameless tolerantand also that place of residence was clearly a factor in attitudes. Children from the populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city states of Bremen, Hamburg and Berlin were much more open to immigration than children from the eastern German states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam granted bail Shahidul Alam, a 63-year-old, award-winning photographer and social activist, had beenarrested at his homein Dhaka in August shortly after giving an interview to television channel Al Jazeera. He had accused the government of extrajudicial killings and corruption. Not charged, Shahidul Alam has been investigated under a section of the law on information and communication technology on suspicion of spreading propaganda and false information. The charges carry a 14-year jail sentence if proven. Today the high court granted bail to Shahidul Alam after he was held in custody for 102 days. When the court granted him bail, it was noted that did Alam did not confess or admit to any of the allegations against him," Shahidul Alamʼs attorney Sara Hossain told .
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German prosecutors to investigate far-right AfDʼs Alice Weidel over donations The party received large sums of money from donors in Switzerland and Belgium
Prosecutors have begun a probe into AfD leader Alice Weidel over the alleged use of foreign donations to pay for internet campaigning.
Cars still rule the roost in Germany How do Germans like to get around? Thatʼs the question the Transport Ministry asked in a nationwide poll. That the car still dominates is perhaps unsurprising but that doesnʼt help the nationʼs green goals. Cars are still the favored mode of getting around for Germans, with the nationʼs private vehicle fleet growing to 43 million, despite efforts to promote greener forms of transport, according to a new government report. The German Transport Ministry polled more than 150,000 households nationwide to find out how often people leave their homes, what distances they covered on
an average day and their preferences for getting from A to B, including by foot, public transport, private vehicle and bicycle. According to the survey, which the goverment bills as the worldʼs largest ever on a nationʼs mobility, the growth in car use means that on average there is now more than one vehicle in every German household. The biggest increases in car ownership were registered in eastern Germany and rural areas across the country. The study also points out that of privatelyowned cars, the share of SUVs and cross-country vehicles reached 20 percent last year, up from just 10 percent in 2008.
ʼBecomingʼ Michelle Obama "Iʼve never been a fan of politics," writes Michelle Obama in her memoir, Becoming. "And my experience over the last 10 years has done little to change that." That may sound like an unusual statement from the former First Lady of the United States, whose husband spent 2,923 days in the White House fulfilling his two terms as president. Yet the lawyer from a working class background, raised in a predominantly Black neighborhood on Chicagoʼs south side, set aside her dislike for politics as she took on her role
in the public eye. Spearheading initiatives that supported veterans and combated childhood obesity, Michelle Obama used her position to draw awareness to the problems many Americans face: poverty, homelessness, lack of access to nutritious food, civil and LGBTQ rights. She likewise used her role to promote American designers — wearing gowns designed by Prabal Gurung, for example — and African-American artists like Amy Sherald, the first Black artist to make an official presidential portrait.
UK Brexit minister Dominic Raab and others resign over exit deal UK Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab became the second of Prime Minister Theresa Mayʼs Cabinet to resign on Thursday. He followed a minister in the Northern Ireland office and preceded the later resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey. "I regret to say that, following the Cabinet meeting yesterday on the Brexit deal, I must resign," Raab said via Twitter. "I cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU." The previous Brexit minister, David Davis, resigned in July. Current environment minister Michael Gove was rumored to have been offered the Brexit ministerʼs post but was later reported to have turned it down.
PEN addresses the plight of writers in prison In many countries, writers and authors are the first victims of dictatorial rulers. November 15 is Day of the Imprisoned Writer – a day when international writerʼs organization PEN draws attention to the plight of people around the world who have been imprisoned or persecuted for daring to exercise their right to the freedom of expression. This year PEN has selected five cases that exemplify the oppression to which authors all over the world are subjected on a daily basis. You can find out more about these cases in the picture gallery above.
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