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68/2019 • 23 MARCH, 2019 WEEKEND ISSUE

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Deutsche Bank 12 top managersʼ pay nearly doubles to €55.7 million Deutsche Bank AG (DB) investment banker Garth Ritchie rose to the top of the remuneration tree in 2018 as his total rose to €8.6 million ($9.7 million), up from €3.2 million in 2017. He is being paid €250,000 per month for his work leading the bankʼs Brexit preparations as the UK leaves the EU. The 50-year-old South African former, adept rugby player has been with Germanyʼs biggest lender for 22 years and became head of the corporate and investment banking unit last year, amid a management shake-up.

France cools Iran spat with new ambassador The French government has appointed an ambassador to Iran after the role was left vacant for months following a diplomatic dispute with the Islamic republic, according to a decree published in Franceʼs Official Gazette. The government named veteran diplomat Philippe Thiebaud (pictured), who once represented France at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, as its permanent representative in Iran.

Franceʼs AFP news agency reported that Iran had tapped Bahram Ghasemi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, as its ambassador to France, another post left empty since the summer. Iranʼs choice is a controversial one. Ghasemi, who previously served as ambassador to Italy and Spain, had earlier this week credited Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with preventing terrorist groups from reaching Europe. Hezbollahʼs military wing is considered a terrorist group by the EU.

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardernʼs fight against terror, guns Praise from a partner and rival

Thrust further into the spotlight after Christchurchʼs attack, Jacinda Ardern became New Zealandʼs prime minister by defying stigmas: walking barefoot, becoming a mother in office and pushing for mental health care.

Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia Germany announced Wednesday it would extend a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month. The ban, which Germany instituted followed the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and applies to countries involved in the Yemen war, has led to both domestic and international tension, with Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs government facing pressure from theGerman arms industryand some EU neighbors angered over the export freeze. The ban was originally set to last until March 9. "We decided this [extension] with a view to developments in Yemen," Foreign Minister

Heiko Maas said following a meeting of Merkelʼs cabinet. "We believe that the Yemen war must end as soon as possible." "Not only will there not be any permits issued until the end of this month, but products with permits already granted will also not be delivered," Maas added. The minister said that the German government would evaluate the arms export situation with respect to developments in Yemen over the course of the month.

Around 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the war in Yemen since 2015, when Saudi Arabia launched a military intervention in the country.

Andy Murray: Former Wimbledon champion ʼpain freeʼ after hip injury Andy Murray says he is "pain free" after hip surgery but that his chances of playing singles at Wimbledon this year are "less than 50%".

Murray had hip resurfacing surgery in January, which he said meant it was possible he would not be able to play professionally again. But the threetime Grand Slam champion said it was the only option if he wanted to return to competitive action. "The rehab is slow but going well," the 31year-old Briton said. "I want to continue playing, I said that in Australia.

The issue is I donʼt know whether itʼs possible." In an interview with BBC sports editor Dan Roan at Queenʼs Club, the former world number one added: "The operation went well. Iʼm feeling good and walking around pain free - which hasnʼt been the case for pretty much 18 months, two years.

"The reason for having the surgery was to improve all the day-to-day things and my quality of life. "I wasnʼt enjoying tennis, I wasnʼt enjoying going out for walks and doing basic things - it was painful tying my laces.

I wanted to get rid of that."

Frankfurt Airport halts flights after drone sighted Air traffic was halted at Frankfurt Airport for around 30 minutes after a drone was spotted nearby, a spokesperson said. "Our priority is safety first," the airport said, albeit downplaying reports of "chaos."

Flights in and out ofFrankfurt Airportwere briefly halted on Friday after at least one drone was sighted flying in the southern area of the airport, a spokesman said. "Our priority is safety first. Flight operations were suspended for 30 min. until the police cleared the situation," the airport wrote on Twitter, emphasizing that there was "no chaos." "Our priority is safety first. Flight operations were suspended for 30 min. until the police cleared the situation," the airport wrote on Twitter, emphasizing that there was "no chaos."

Migrants fail German tests in increasing numbers Around 45 percent of migrants taking part in language and integration courses in Germany do not pass, according to media reports citing the response to a request for information by the far-right AfD party. Of the roughly 202,000 people taking a course in 2018, 93,500 failed, according to government data cited in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung daily. One in four failed even after doing additional classes. In 2017, thepercentage of those who failed was 40 percent.

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Carnival season Ronnie OʼSullivan still ʼfighting and punchingʼ as he closes in on world in Budapest number one spot and beyond Costume parades and carnival masks denote Budapest’s farewell to winter.

With the onset of ‘farsang’, or carnival season, Hungary’s capital sees colourful crowds flooding to masquerade galas and themed events.

This colourful festive period stretches until Ash Wednesday, this year falling on 6 March, when Lent begins the run-up to Easter. However, in stark contrast to fasting, farsang celebrations see a diet rich in meat and sweets. A staple for the season is the carnival doughnut, a treat of powdered sugar and jam.

Miami Open: Naomi Osaka & Bianca Andreescu through to third round World number one Naomi Osaka came through a three-set tussle with 141-ranked Yanina Wickmayer to reach the Miami Open third round.

Japanese top seed Osaka, who had a first-round bye, beat the Belgian qualifier 6-0 6-7 (3-7) 6-1. Osaka, 21, hit 14 aces and saved five of six break points to set up a meeting with Taiwanʼs Hsieh Su-wei. "In the second set I got really emotional, so in the third I just tried to shut off my feelings," Osaka said. "I had to work hard out there." Osaka failed to defend her title in Indian Wells earlier this month after she wasbeaten in the fourth roundby Belinda Bencic.

Five-time world champion Ronnie OʼSullivan says he is "still fighting and punching" after reaching the final of the Tour Championship in Llandudno.

The 43-year-oldbeat Judd Trump 10-9in the semi-final and will become the oldest world number one since Ray Reardon in 1983 if he takes the title. Trump, who defeated OʼSullivan in the Masters, said he was "gutted" after missing a match ball yellow. OʼSullivan last led the world rankings nine years ago - in May 2010.

"Youʼve got to enjoy the moment sometimes," OʼSullivan told BBC Sport. The current world number two - who will meet Neil Robertson or

Mark Allen in the final which starts on Saturday - would replace Mark Selby as number one if he wins. "Iʼm 43, 44, knocking on and Iʼm not sure thereʼs going to be too many of them.

Thereʼs very few people that have been the best in the world and the greatest at what theyʼve done, so I feel like Iʼm in that bracket," he said.

"Maybe thereʼs eight billion people on this planet. How many can say they are the greatest at what theyʼve done?

Amador: 8 Jahre lang 3 Michelin Sterne, seit 2016 in Wien Juan Amador, deutscher Sternekoch mit spanischen Wurzeln, blickt auf mehr als 20 Jahre internationale Kocherfahrung in den besten Küchen der Welt zurück.

Seine kulinarischen Geschicke brachten ihm unter anderem drei Hauben von Gault&Millau und acht Jahre in Folge drei Sterne des Guide Michelin ein. Um seine Kochphilosophie verwirklichen zu können, ist Amador stets auf der Suche nach den besten Produkten, aus denen er kreative, authentische Gerichte auf höchstem Niveau auf die Teller zaubert.

Seit 2016 ist er mit dem Restaurant

Amador in Wien Döbling vertreten, für das ihm zwei Sterne sowie 18 Punkte von Gault&Millau verliehen wurden.

Es handelt sich um ein Gemeinschaftswerk von Juan Amador, dem Tourismusprofi Gebhard Schachermayer sowie dem bekannten Wiener Winzer Fritz Wieninger. Das umgebaute Kellergewölbe von Wieninger mit 45 Sitzplätzen und einem Weinkeller, in dem mehr als 1200 edle Tropfen aus der ganzen Welt lagern, vereint das Traditionelle mit einer eleganten Note. Diese spiegelt sich nicht zuletzt auch in den Gerichten von Amador wider. Mehr Infos über Amador und seine Küche: www.restaurant-amador.com

Múzeum+ February at Museum of Fine Arts of Budapest, Hungary The February edition of monthly event series Múzeum+ is being held on the 14th at the Museum of Fine Arts. For each of these events, besides interactive workshops and concerts, an English-language guided tour also features. This time the theme is German Renaissance Art, starting at 7pm. For the complete schedule, check the museum website.

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How to celebrate Beethoven? The festival named after him shows the way Another stone has been laid in the mosaic of the coming Beethoven anniversary year. At the International Trade Show (ITB) in Berlin, the Beethovenfest Bonn is giving a sneak preview of its special lineup.

Germanyʼs president, government and parliament have all declared honoring the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethovenʼs birth a "national assignment." Public subsidies have been flowing to the Beethoven Anniversary Company under the project name BTHVN2020, so the composer will be celebrated nationwide next year — but nowhere more than in Bonn, the city of his birth. TheBeethoven House recently announcedits yearlong series of special events. Now the Beethovenfest is also offering a glimpse of its own anniversary program at the International Trade Show (ITB) in Berlin on Friday. Usually lasting three weeks in September, the festival will this time have spring and fall editions.

Swedish royal heist jewelry found, reports say The trial of a young man accused of stealing royal jewelry from a Swedish cathedral was halted on Tuesday when officials announced that the jewelry had been found in a rubbish bin in a Stockholm suburb. Thieves made off with an orb and two crownsworth approximately 65 million Swedish crowns ($7.1 million) from a hilltop cathedral west of Stockholm in July, before fleeing via a nearby lake system. Police said they had recovered what they believed to be King Karl IXʼs funeral regalia in an area around Stockholm and that they were working "intensely" to confirm the items were the royal jewelry. A 22year-old Swedish man is standing trialaccused of stealing the objects from an alarmed display after the glass was smashed. The defendant, who was arrested Sept. 12, has not been publicly identified. A second man has been detained but not charged.