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Mexicans battling fuel shortage afraid to ʼend up like Venezuelaʼ It is already two oʼclock in the morning, and Mexico City commuter Athena Silva still canʼt refuel. For over an hour she has been standing with her car in a long line of vehicles formed at a gas station in Mexico City. Other waiting drivers suspect that it will take another hour until itʼs their turn to fill up. "I set the alarm for midnight to find out where there in the city there will be gas, and at what time to avoid endless queues during the day," Silva tells DW. Since the government ofnew President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradordeclared war on organized gasoline theft and closed the power lines of the stateowned petroleum company PEMEX, the countryʼs capital has been suffering from an acute shortage of gasoline. The government has estimated that PEMEX has lost $3 billion (€2.6 billion) annually from fuel theft.

In the first 10 months of 2018, thieves drilled 12,581 illegal taps.

Outrage as teens mock Native American at Washington rally A US diocese on Sunday promised to take action after boys from a Catholic private school mocked an elderly Native American man at a Washington rally held by indigenous communities. The footage, which spread on social media over the weekend, shows a student from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky smirking as he stands unusually close to Nathan Phillips, a Native American Vietnam War veteran, who is beating a traditional drum while chanting. Other teens, many also wearing clothing bearing President Donald Trumpʼs political slogan ʼMake America Great Againʼ jeered, jumped and appeared to mock the man.

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Trump hasnʼt been all bad for the EU Trumpʼs tenure has also done Europe some good, writes DWʼs Max Hofmann

For the EU, Donald Trumpʼs election proved a steep learning curve, and the damage caused by the US president will be difficult to repair.

Will Germany use autobahn speed limits to cut carbon emissions?

A national commission has laid out a number of steps to help Germany meet EU emissions targets. Though desperately needed, they will face resistance from citizens and the countryʼs influential auto industry.

The German government tasked a commission known as the National Platform on the Future of Mobility with finding ways to lower the countryʼscarbon emissionsin order to meet EU targets. Although a final report is not due to be published until late March, draft proposals seen by news agencies on Friday are likely to face fierce resistance from citizens,industryand politi-

cians fearful of angering any of them.

Among the proposals featured in the paper were a fuel tax hike from 2023 onward, an end to tax breaks for diesel cars, electric and hybrid vehicle quotas, and a 130 kmh (80 mph) speed limit on freeways — which is the norm in other EU countries. Speaking of the concept of limiting how fast Germans can drive on their famously speedyautobahns would seem a non-starter, and that point was made by Ulrich Lange, deputy chairman of Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs CDU/CSU parliamentary group, "I donʼt think the suggestion of a speed limit is expedient."

Hollywood vs. Trump: Politics, scandals and American cinema Even as the candidates left the starting blocks in the campaign for the 2016 presidential election, Hollywood was positioning itself against Donald Trump. Many prominent actors came out in support of the Democrats, and the majority actively expressed their opposition to the reality TV star and self-proclaimed billionaire. Clint Eastwood was one of the few who

sided with the bombastic Republican candidate. At almost every major awards ceremony since his electoral win, Oscar and Golden Globe winners have spoken out about being against the president. Even actor Meryl Streep, appearing at the 2017 Golden Globes, put in yet another unforgettable performance as she fired salvos in Trumpʼs direction.

Neo-Nazi attack survivor: ʼI wonʼt stay silentʼ Fear should never have the last word.

"I feel the vibrations of the explosion and relive the moment when talking about it," says Arif Sagdic, apologizing for his nervousness with a slightly lowered gaze. But Sagdic nevertheless still finds the strength to talk about the attack he survived, which was perpetrated by the National Socialist Underground (NSU), a neoNazi terrorist group. The audience at the commemorative event in Cologne is on the edge of their seats listening to Sagdic speak. "When I heard the explosion, I threw myself on the ground," recalls the Turkish-born Sagdic, the owner of a hardware store on Keupstrasse in Cologne.

"The shop window was shattered, just like those at the hairdresserʼs opposite — it was as if there had been an earthquake. People were lying in their own blood. People were screaming. I could pick that up even though I could barely hear from my left ear."

Facebook funds AI ethics center in Munich Facebook announced on Sunday that it will help createan independent ethics research center for artificial intelligence(AI) with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The technology giant said it will provide $7.5 million over five years as "an initial funding grant." With the AI industry growing at unprecedented levels,its use and impact have come under increased scrutiny, with some experts warning of the potential for unexpected consequences from its application.

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US President Donald Trump offers immigration concessions to get wall funds US President Donald Trump said he was putting forth a plan to solve what he called a "humanitarian crisis" on the Mexican border and immediately reopen the government. Trump has been seeking $5.7 billion (€5 billion) to build a border wall and hasvowed to keep the government shutuntil Congress approves the funds.

The government has been shut down since December 22, making this the longest shutdown in US history. The political impasse has affected 800,000 federal employees, many of which have been obliged to work without pay. $5.7 billion for wall or steel barriers for critical areas of the border$800 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to the border$805 million for technology, border protection75 new immigration judge teams, to reduce immigration casework backlogMeasures to protect migrant children from exploitation, a new system for minors to apply for asylum from their home countriesThree years of legislative relief for young immigrants who arrived illegally with their parents, including access to work permits and protection from deportationA three-year extension to the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) refugee program

Australian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka & Elina Svitolina into quarter-finals

India, the EU and the hard realities of a post-Brexit world If Brexit is one day to be seen as a success for Britain, the country’s economic ties with India would need to flourish in the years ahead.

But the EU’s relations with both countries will overshadow everything.

At the core of many ardent Brexiteersʼ vision of a post-EU future is a glorious renaissance of its former colonial trade links,powered by a curiously nostalgic view of the British Empire. "Global Britain" is the buzz term that Brexit supporters, and indeed the UK government, have given to this reverie. The governing idea is that once the UK manages to finally cast off the EUʼs yoke, it will be able to strike its own trade deals with countries around the world. Such a vision inevitably places India high up the wish list. Its population is 1.3 billion and its rapidly growing economy

is, by IMF and UN estimates, the seventh-largest in the world. If "Global Britain" is to be realized, the future India-UK relationship, one would imagine, is critical. Thatʼs why it was the first country outside of Europe that Theresa May visited as UK prime minister, back in November 2016. In 2016, the UK was the fifthlargest export destination for Indian exports, behind the USA, the UAE, Hong Kong and China (see graph). It accounted for 3.3 percent of Indian exports, valued at $8.66 billion (€7.6 billion) — not insubstantial.

Total lunar eclipse: looking forward to Mo(o)nday!

We explain where the rare phenomenon can be seen, when, and why the Earth satellite becomes a blood moon.

In 2018 "Mondfinsternis," orlunar eclipse,was the top term among Google searches in German-speaking countries. According to Google trends, the Earth satellite was also at the top of the list. The question most people asked was: "Where is the moon?" The reason for this enormous

interest was probablythe "Super Blood Moon", which thousands could marvel at on a warm July 2018 evening in the southeastern sky. Half a year later, on January 21, to be exact, we can look forward to such a natural spectacle again. Youʼll have the best views in Europe, North and South America and West Africa. Central and East Africa as well as Asia will experience only a partial lunar eclipse. The total lunar eclipse is mostly for early birds in Europe.

US Open champion Naomi Osaka came from behind to beat Latviaʼs Anastasija Sevastova and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. The Japanese fourth seed won 4-6 6-3 6-4 to set up a meeting with sixth seed Elina Svitolina.

Sting to return to Budapest for summer 2019 Sting is head over heels for Budapest.

After a successful free show with Shaggy a month ago on Heroes’ Square, the former Police frontman has just announced another Budapest concert for next summer. On 2 July, the Grammy-winning singer brings his My Songs tour to the Papp László Aréna, where he will be taking the stage with his own band. From “Englishman In New York” to “Every Breath You Take”, the set should include Sting’s biggest hits. Tickets are on sale now.

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T-Mobile reports cybersecurity incident T-Mobile US and its unit Metro PCS told customers that cybersecurity staff found and shut down unauthorized access to certain information on August 20 and immediately reported the matter to authorities. The company added that no financial data, social security numbers or passwords were compromised during the attackon its networks, admitting, though, that other personal information like names, email IDs, phone numbers as well as account numbers or account types (postpaid or prepaid) may have been exposed. T-Mobile said that about 3 percent of its 77 million customers could have been affected (roughly 2 million people potentially affected).

Outcry in Uganda over compulsory HIV test 19-year-old Methia Nalukwago, a student at Makerere University in the capital Kampala, is excited by the proposal to have all students undergo compulsory HIV/AIDS testing. Some students, she says, have been living in denial. "Our friends, we study with them but you look at someone and you are like, ʼare you sure you are not sick or something like that?ʼ Of course you never come out to tell them but you feel it deep down inside you, this person must be sick because of the symptoms that show," Nalukwago told DW. "Compulsory testing for HIV will help us know our HIV status and where we stand." Studies conducted by the Ugandan AIDS Commission show lack of sufficient information among the youth is contributing to an increase of HIV. Jane Were, the head teacher of Forest Hill College in Mukono district located 21 kilometers (13 miles) east of Kampala, said they are grappling with HIV in schools. She said the situation has been made worse by parents who mislead their children on what they are actually suffering from. "We have situations where parents lie to students about these [antiretroviral] drugs. There are parents who tell children they have other ailments other than HIV," Were said.