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Dutch police arrest new suspect in Utrecht tram shooting Dutch police on Wednesday said they had arrested a new suspect in ashooting that killed three people and injured seven otherson a tram in the city of Utrecht, as they investigated whether there was a terrorist motive behind the attack. Officers from a specialized arrest team detained the 40-year-old man in Utrecht on Tuesday and released two other men that had been detained earlier, said police spokesman Joost Lanshage. A spokesman for public proseuctors, Ties Kortmann, said that the investigation was continuing into the motive of the suspects and into the possible involvement of the man arrested on Tuesday. "We are looking at the role of the new suspect," he added. The suspectʼs identity has not been released. Read more: 8 facts about gun control in the US The alleged shooter, 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, remains in custody and prosecutors have until Friday to question the Turkey-born suspect. Tanis then has to appear before an investigating judge who could extend his detention.
Doping probe of German doctor leads to 21 athletes from 8 countries Investigators have uncovered a German doctorʼs client list of 21 athletes from Europe, Korea and the US suspected of blood-doping across five sports, Munich prosecutor Kai Gräber said Wednesday. The doctor, Mark S. from the German city of Erfurt, was arrested in a raid last month.Five athletes were taken into custody as they competed at the Nordic world ski championships in Seefeld, Austria,on February 27 as part of the busts.
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Donald Tusk welcomes push for Brexit extension, with a key condition Brexit chaos increases just 10 days before exit date
The European Council president says the UK Parliament would need to approve the withdrawal agreement reached by Brussels and Westminster to secure a short extension to the Brexit process.
Mobility services for the elderly: Looking beyond the private car Owning a car still means a lot to Germans, especially older people in rural areas. But what if the elderly are no longer able to drive? A village near Berlin is pondering alternatives, as Hardy Graupner reports. The village ofPetershagen-Eggersdorf in the largely rural Eastern German state of Brandenburghas experienced a massive population boom for many years now. It now has more than 15,000 inhabitants, up from just 8,000 in the early 1990s. A logical side effect of the increased influx has been more traffic, with a higher number of privately owned cars per family, according to the mayor of the twin village, Marco Rut-
ter. Thatʼs causing a bit of a problem, especially for the growing number of elderly people living here. "Despite some younger folks moving here, the number of senior citizens has been rising disproportionately," Rutter tells DW,noting that the trend will become even more pronounced in the years ahead. "Up to 4,000 inhabitants are now between 55 and 65 years old, meaning that over the next decade weʼll have a lot more people past the age of 65, plus a lot of people who statistically live a lot longer." More traffic, more problems Rutter points out that increased traffic flows in the village have created a sense of insecurity among the elderly driving their own cars.
Brazilian artist Helio Fervenza on censorship and responsibility Visual artist Helio Fervenza teaches at the art institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Art in Porto Alegre. His works have been presented at the Venice Biennale art shows, in Sao Paulo and Amsterdam. Like so many artists in Brazil, Fervenza is worried about political developments in his native country. He told DW about the significance of art, widening censorship and artʼs responsibility in society. He and his political cronies are not interested in art. But even before that there was little support from the min-
istry. For me, art equals access to knowledge about the world, because through the eyes of art you see the world from new perspectives. You become more aware and you see things differently. This kind of art has not been recognized in society, it was a process that took time. Not every type of art gets an immediate reaction, but in the long run, it triggers a new way of thinking in society. So whatʼs happening in Brazil at the moment — the governmentʼs inconsiderate way of dealing with art — is very bad.
US verdict on Roundup cancer case batters Bayer share price A US jury concluded on Tuesday that the Roundup weed killer was a "substantial factor" in causing cancer in a 70-year-old California man. The ruling is a blow to Bayer, whose subsidiary Monsanto makes the herbicide. The trial could pave the way for more cases linkingglyphosatein Roundup to the development of cancer. Read more: Germany sets new restrictions on glyphosate Details of the case: California resident Edwin Hardeman was diagnosed with non-Hodgkinʼs lymphoma after using Roundup for 25 years.The San Francisco jury came to a unanimous verdict that the weed killer had contributed greatly.
Is Germany reassessing its role in Afghanistan? Germany has been deeply involved in Afghanistan since the US-led international forces invaded the country in 2001 and toppled the Taliban regime there. The first international conference for Afghanistanʼs reconstruction was held in the same year in the German city of Bonn, where the foundations for the current Afghan government were laid. A decade later, in 2011, Germany hosted a second Bonn conference. Representatives of the Taliban were absent on both occasions. As the US-Taliban peace talks progress, Germany sees an opportunity to play a key role in the Afghan reconciliation process by hosting yet another conference. This time, Berlin wants to make sure that the Taliban are represented.
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