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Attacks on Muslims drop in Germany in first half of 2018 In the first six months of 2018, there were 320 offenses committed against Muslims, mosques and other institutions associated with Islam in Germany, according to information from the Interior Ministry. Thatʼs significantly lower thanthe nearly 500 cases reportedduring the same period in 2017. The attacks range from assaults and verbal slurs to threatening letters and property damage. The government figures were released as part of a response to a parliamentary question by the Left party and reported by the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung newspaper on Wednesday. The bulk of attacks could be attributed to right-wing extremists, the newspaper said.

German farmers to receive millions in federal aid Itʼs been a long, hot summer in Germany, but for the countryʼs farmers at least, there is some relief at the end of it: the German federal government has agreed to provide up to €170 million ($197 million) to make up for business lossesbrought about by the unusually dry weather. Julia Klöckner, the CDU politician who serves as the German minister for food and agriculture, announced the news at a press conference on Wednesday, following discussions with the German cabinet. The German government has designated the drought crisis as one of "national dimensions", opening up the legal pathway to federal aid, rather than just aid provided at state level. Combined with financial assistance provided at state level, the most severely affected German farmers will receive around €340 million in emergency government aid.

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Harvey Weinstein sued

by German actress for asserted rape She says he threatened to torpedo her career if she spoke out against him

A German actress has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, accusing the disgraced movie mogul of raping her in 2006.

Only Erdogan can help Turkey "Itʼs the economy, stupid!" More than a quarter of a century ago Bill Clinton became US president, using that phrase. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan also knows that you can win elections with a booming economy.

After all, it was him who led the domestic economy out of a deep crisis in the early years of this century with a shot in the arm from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and brave reforms. That went fairly well, turning Turkey into a veritable desti-

nation for investments. And as Turks had more money in their pockets,the country also became a much sought-after export market. Longstanding business ties German companies are among those that have invested in the country on a large scale — to be precise, about 7,000 of them, employing some 120,000 people.

Among the German investors are Bosch, Volkswagen, MAN, Allianz and BASF (the latter having been active in Turkey since 1880).

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle quits new Bond movie Beyond the brief statement on the official 007 website and Twitter account, the production did not reveal who would replace the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspot‐ ting director. Before Boyle was hired, producers were said to have demonstrated interest in Scottish director David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner

Hungary using starvation tactics against asylumseekers Hungaryʼs denial of food to some rejected asylum-seekers in transit camps is an attempt to force them to Serbia without appealing their case, according to human rights groups.

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday became the latest group to accuse Hungarian authorities of violating basic international asylum standards and human decency by using hunger as an anti-immigration tactic.

Read more: Germany, France call for ʼEuropean solutionʼ to migration "The government has stooped to a new inhumane low by refusing food to people in their custody, apparently reveling in breaching human rights law, including its obligations as a European Union member," said Lydia Gall, Eastern EU and Balkans researcher at Human Rights Watch. "This disregard for peopleʼs well-being smacks of a cynical move to force people to give up their asylum claims and leave Hungary."

Germany detains man suspected of planning terror attack Russian national Magomed-Ali C. was arrested at an apartment in Berlin on suspicion of planning a "serious act of violence against the state," Germanyʼs Federal Prosecutorʼs Office said Wednesday. The 31year-old is an alleged accomplice of Clement B., who was detained on terror charges in the French city of Marseille last year.

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2049). Boyleʼs exit follows specula-

tion over who will replace lead actor Daniel Craig. The upcoming movie, which is set for release in the autumn of next year, is expected to be Craigʼs last stint as the legendary British spy created by author Ian Fleming in 1953. The actor previously embodied agent 007 in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.

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German minister pushes for free trade deal ahead of Africa trip Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a "customs-free trade deal in Africa" ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being ignored.

When it comes to the economic relationship between Germany and Africa, the issue of customs exemption is no longer an important topic.

At least thatʼs what renowned development economist Robert Kappel from the University of Leipzig thinks.

Instead, agricultural subsidies and trade barriers should be the main topic of discussion. However, Kappel blames Europe for pursuing neocolonialism in its monetary policy. Yet, Müller avoided these issues before his trip to Africa this week. According to Kappel, he has failed to recognize that a trade imbalance has only increased in recent years — despite a customs exemption. "The minister is not well informed, therefore itʼs right to criticize him," Kappel told DW.

David Beckham: Uefa to honour former England captain with Presidentʼs Award

Japanʼs biggest nuclear operators forging alliance

Japanese business daily Nikkei reported on Wednesday that the countryʼs four biggest nuclear companies —Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), Hitachi, Toshiba and Chubu Electric Power — have signed an agreement aimed at building an alliance that would initially focus on decommissioning old reactors. That could be extended to building and maintaining nuclear plants, with the

moves likely to spur a broad realignment in Japanʼs nuclear industry, Nikkei reported. Read more: Japanʼs nuclear mishap underlines industry malaise The news agency Reuters said on the same day that a source, who was not authorized to speak with the media, had confirmed the report, saying that the agreement was intended to provide a framework for the talks.

Existence of ice on the Moon confirmed A 2017 study had shown that the Moonʼs mantle could have water concentrations similar to those of the Earthʼs mantle. Now data from a NASA probe confirmed the assumption.

New NASA data proves: There is frozen ice on the moon. Data from the US space agencyʼs Moon research instrument M3 has revealed three chemical signatures that definitely prove the results of an earlier study based on data from the Indian spacecraft "Chandrayann-1." According to the original study, there is a similar concentration of water in the Moonʼs mantle as in the Earthʼs man-

tle, which is located below the Earthʼs crust and could contain as much water as all our oceans combined. For a long time the moon was considered a very dry celestial body. According to a study published by Ralph Milliken and Shuai Li in the journal "Nature Geoscience"on July 24 2017, the history of the formation of the Moon, which was previously considered probable, cannot be correct. According to this, the Moon had been separated from the young Earth by a collision with a celestial body about the size of Mars. Such a collision would have generated so much heat that anywater on the Moon would have had to evaporate.

Former England captain David Beckham will receive the Uefa Presidentʼs Award for his contribution to football and promoting the sport in "every corner of the planet". Beckham played for Manchester United, La Galaxy, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Paris St-Germain ina 20-year career.

His "tireless humanitarian efforts" were also praised by Uefa.

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Can Europe defeat a palm oil ʼmonsterʼ of its own making?

Alongside record heat waves, trade wars have also been grabbing global headlines recently, whether itʼs the United States versus Turkey, the US versus China — or the European Union versus Indonesia and Malaysia.

Rumblings of the latter followed the European Parliamentʼs January 2018 vote to ban the use of palm oil as a biofuel by 2020. Malaysia and Indonesia — both major producers — threatened retaliation, but backed down after the EU opted for a slower phase-out of palm oil as biofuel. Now, under the EUʼs updated Renewable Energy Directive (finalized in June), palm oil imports should peak around 2019, then begin to drop in 2023 before being phased out entirely by 2030. The EUʼs move came amidst growing recognition that the consumption of palm oil in Europecontributes to deforestation, destruction of wildlife habitat and — when industrial palm oil growers clear rainforests — greenhouse gas emissions.

Venezuela hit by magnitude 7.3 earthquake, buildings evacuated A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday, forcing people to evacuate their homes and offices as far away as the capital, Caracas.

The US Geological Survey reported that Tuesdayʼs quake had a depth of 76 miles (123 kilometers) and its epicenter was about 12 miles (20 kilometers) northwest of the Venezuelan city of Yaguaraparo. The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that the deep earthquake could lead to small tsunami waves along the countryʼs coastline. It remains unclear just how much damage was caused by the earthquake. A witness inCumana, one of the biggest cities near the quakeʼs epicenter, said several people were injured in a shopping center when an escalator collapsed, although there appeared to be no immediate signs of further damage in the vicinity. It is thought that the quake occurred deep enough below ground to have dampened most of the shaking. Nevertheless, reports suggest that the rumbles were also felt as far away as the Colombian capital, Bogota, in the east and the nearby islands of Trinidad and Tobago and St. Lucia to the northwest.