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Blast hits Zimbabwe presidential rally, President Mnangagwa unhurt A campaign rally by Zimbabweʼs President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday was disrupted by a blast that occurred after he had addressed the crowd, his spokesman said. "There has been an incident at Bulawayo (White City Stadium) where the president was addressing a rally. This is now a police issue but the president is safe at Bulawayo State House," spokesman George Charamba told Reuters news agency. He added that some people had been reported injured, and footage posted online showed medical staff rushing to the scene. State-run broadcaster ZBC later said that Vice President Kembo Mohadi was among those hurt and had been taken to a local hospital for treatment of a leg injury. Charamba told the state-owned Zimbabwe Her‐ ald, which described the blast as an assassination attempt, that there had been "multiple attempts" on Mnangagwaʼs life over the years.

Austrian EU minister Gernot Blümel calls for migrant reception centers Blümel wants reception centers outside of the EU, and Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Sache said the country is set to "protect its borders." Their statements came one day before EU leaders meet over migration. The centers proposed by Austriaʼs EU minister Gernot Blümel would be used to determine whether individual migrants have a right to asylum in the EU, Blümel said during an interview on Saturday with German public radio, Deutschlandfunk. Blümel, a member of Austriaʼs conservative Peopleʼs Party (ÖVP), told the broadcaster it should not be that "if you climb on board a boat in North Africa, it is automatically a ticket to Europe."

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Franceʼs President Emmanuel Macron backs sanctions on EU states refusing migrants His comments come on the eve of an EU summit on migration policy

French President Macron has said he favors imposing financial penalties on EU states that refuse to accept migrants.

EU Customs Union, Single Market, Brexit — What you need to know Prime Minister Theresa May is against it, level-headed business leaders say itʼs essential: Britainʼs membership of the EU Customs Union and Single Market is a divisive issue. DW looks at what it all means.

The EU Customs Union - What is the EU Customs Union? It is atrade agreement between member states to abolish tariffs on the goods they trade with each other and create a common tariff on products that enter from nonEU countries that arenʼt in the customs union. - Who is a member of the EU Customs Union? All 28 EU member states are in the Customs Union. Turkey, Andorra and San Marino are partial members. They have separate agreements with the EU

that do not cover trade in certain areas such as agriculture or services. When was the Customs Union created? The six founding members of the EU — Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands — agreed to form a customs union in the 1957 Treaty of Rome. They completed it in 1968. What makes the Customs Union different from a standard free trade agreement? Free trade deals do not include an agreement on a common tariff on third-country goods. - Do customs unions in other regions exist? Yes. Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya formed an East African customs union in 2005. Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan formed a Eurasian customs union in 2010.

German foods that are tastier than they sound Dogs donʼt usually land on plates in Germany – except for dessert. At least figuratively speaking. Known as "Kalter Hund," or cold dog, this simple no-bake dessert is made by layering butter cookies and chocolate frosting.

When it cools in the fridge, the surface is said to "sweat" like a dogʼs nose. But the form also resembles a mine trolley, which, in old minersʼ speak, was also called a dog. Would you eat a cold dog

or spaghetti ice cream? And "Muckefuck" canʼt possibly be edible, can it?

Actually, these are all names of German food items that are arguably more delicious than they sound – whether or not theyʼre your cup of tea. Click through the gallery above for more German food with funny names. In the gallery below, youʼll find a German classic that has a standard name, but can be eaten countless ways.

Blast at rally for new Ethiopian prime minister sparks panic An explosion disrupted a huge rally for Ethiopiaʼs reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 132 others, officials said. Abiy had just finished addressing tens of thousands of supporters at Meskel Square, in the capital Addis Ababa, when a grenade detonated, one rally organizer said. The noise and explosion forced droves of supporters towards the stage, and the prime minister was hurriedly taken away. The stateaffiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported that more than 100 people had been injured, 15 of them "severely."

Vatican court jails ex-diplomat Italian priest Carlo Alberto Capella A Vatican court sentenced Carlo Alberto Capella to five years in prison for the possession and distribution of child pornography on Saturday. The 51-year-old priest admitted to viewing images of under-aged teenagers engaging in sexual acts during a period of "fragility" and internal crisis while serving as a diplomat for the Holy See in the United States and in Canada. He apologized to his family and the Vatican. He described the episode as little more than a "bump in the road" on his priestly vocation and appealed for leniency, explaining that he loved the priesthood and wanted to continue.

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Explosion devastates Wuppertal apartment building

OPEC to raise production as Saudis break Iranian resistance

An explosion at an apartment building in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has caused a number of injuries but all the residents escaped. The cause of the blast is not clear. An explosion in an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal injured a number of people, at least five of them seriously, according to local emergency services. Police say the blast rocked the multistory building shortly before midnight with a huge bang, scaring people in surrounding homes so much that they ran out into the street in a panic. Several small fires broke out inside the building, and firefighters struggled to put out the flames in the early hours of Sunday because parts of the building kept collapsing. Some residents managed to escape, but others became trapped and needed to be rescued by firefighters. A large number of rescuers worked to free people from the building . By Sunday afternoon, it was confirmed that all residents had escaped the building and no one was missing.

OPEC representatives and a Russian-led group of oil producers overcame Iranian and Venezuelan resistance and agreed to raise global oil output by 1 million barrels per day (mbd) from July at an OPEC meeting in Vienna on Friday.

Kevin Kuranyi: ʼJoachim Löw must find the right wordsʼ Onto planes, off planes, flights here, flights there — Iʼve traveled a lot aroung Russia over the last few days.

No matter where Iʼve been, be it Sochi, Moscow or St. Petersburg, Iʼve met locals who are proud of this World Cup. Everyone is happy that the games are finally taking place and that the Sbornaja (Russiaʼs national team) had such an excellent start with that 5-0 win against Saudi Arabia.

The 1-percent hike in production ends the oil cartelʼs 18-month agreement with Moscow to limit production and boost prices. The Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said the move was aimed at lowering prices, but will also provide needed backup in the event of supply deficit of 1.8 million bpd in the second half of 2018. The minister in the past warned OPEC about repeating the oil shortage of 2007-2008, when oil was close to $150 (€133) a barrel. The 14 OPEC and 10 non-OPEC countries

involved in the discussions have since been participating since January 2017 ina pact to cut output by 1.8 million bpd, though outages inVenezuela, Libya and Angola have brought supply cuts to around 2.8 million bpd in recent months. The cuts helped rebalance the market and after falling to under $30 a barrel in early 2016 for Brent, the global benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark,prices have risen to $76 and $67 a barrel, respectively.

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, dies aged 46 The western lowland gorilla appeared in many documentaries showing her mastery of 1,000 words of sign language.

Followers of Koko, the gorilla who captured the hearts of millions by mastering sign language, mourned her passing on Thursday at the Californiabased Gorilla Foundation where she lived. Born Hanabi-ko (Japanese for "Fireworks Child") at San Francisco

Zoo in 1973, Koko became one of the most famous research subjects into how apes use language. She reputedly learned more than 1,000 words in American Sign Language, and became the subject of many books and television shows. Icon for interspecies understanding "Koko touched the lives of millions as an ambassador for all gorillas and an icon for interspecies communication and empathy," the foundation said in a statement on its website.

Purple paradise: check out this lavender field just outside Budapest Forget Provence. A sweeping perfumed purple lavender field awaits just outside of Budapest. Hues of indigo and mauve mingle in the rolling rows, where an afternoon stroll is a special experience. This splendid place is by the foot of Nagy-Kevély Hill at Pilisborosjenő, half-an-hour from the capital. While Hungary’s number one lavender destination is Tihany by Lake Balaton, this fragrant field is a close second best to treat your senses to this year’s epic bloom.

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Does EU biofuel deal compromise the environment for trade with Southeast Asia?

Last week, the EU agreed on a package of legislation to increase the use of renewable energy in Europe, including the gradual elimination of palm oil in transport fuel by 2030.

The decision presents a delicate balance between the EUʼs environmental protection goalsand relations with palm oil exporters Malaysia and Indonesia. In January,the European Parliament voted to ban the use of palm oil in biofuel by 2020. The decision sparked outcry in Malaysia, one of the worldʼs largest palm oil exporters with €16.7 billion ($19.4 billion) worth of palm oil exported in 2017. In statement released in January, Malaysiaʼs Plantations Minister Mah Siew Keong said "the EU is practicing a form of crop apartheid. Januaryʼs statement also said the EU Parliamentʼs plan would "risk expanding bilateral trade and other strategic interests in Southeast Asia," adding that the Malaysian government would take any action necessary to protect the countryʼs palm oil sector, which has "lifted millions of Malaysians out of poverty."

Saudia Arabia: Women take the wheel as driving ban lifted Open roads as far as the eye can see, and not an obstacle in sight.

It would seem impossible to have an accident here. The vast stretch of desert outside Riyadh is the perfect place to learn how to drive. "It really is the safest place to practice," Baya tells DW reporter Fanny Facsar, who accompanied the young woman as she honed her skills in the area.

"Driving schools expect a lot from us, and there is much to learn." If she passes her driving test, Baya will become one of just a handful of women who will be licensed to drive in Saudi Arabia. It is a right that women have spent decades fighting for.

On June 24, the ban on female drivers will become a piece of Saudi history.