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Berlin drag racers sentenced to life in prison for murder A regional court in Berlin on Tuesday handed down life-terms at the retrial of two men involved in a deadly race in 2016. The firstmurder verdicts in a German illegal car-racing trialwere overturned last year by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), whichruled there had been insufficient evidenceof an intention to kill. The renewed ruling The presiding judge found there was sufficient evidence to suggest the suspects had shown "willful intent," saying: "What happened had nothing to do with negligence.""The accused had trivially played with the lives of others."The racers were "reckless" and had "revered their vehicles." The verdict met with state prosecutorsʼ demands.
Japanese scientists make breakthrough in cloning a woolly mammoth A team of scientists from Japan and Russia announced a significant step forward in an effort to bring the woolly mammoth back to life – although they cautioned that tabloid reports saying they are a decade away from a Jurassic Park-style attraction populated by mammoths and saber-tooth tigers are wide of the mark. Instead, the scientists say, they hope the technology they are developing can be used to prevent species that are today on the verge of extinction from disappearing forever. In a study published in the journal Sci‐ entific Reports, researchers announced that they have managed to recover cells from the left hind leg of a juvenile mammoth that was discovered in the Siberian permafrost in 2011. Cell nuclei from the mammoth, believed to have been roaming what is today northern Russia around 28,000 years ago, were successfully implanted in mouse cells.
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UK Parliament defies Theresa May, backs vote on Brexit alternatives MPs are now expected to vote on a range of Brexit options
In a bid to break the Brexit deadlock, lawmakers in the UK Parliament have handed Theresa May another defeat. MPs are now expected to vote on a range of Brexit options, including "no deal" and a second referendum.
Deutsche-Commerzbank merger is nonstarter from the beginning Thereʼs once again talk in Germany of a possible merger between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. But DWʼs Henrik Böhme is not convinced it will solve the banksʼ structural problems. One only has to look back two decades. At the time, Dresdner Bank was the focus of attention. First Deutsche Bank tried to take over the number two bank in Germany, followed by an equally unsuccessful attempt by Commerzbank. In the summer of 2001, the bank was finally sold to the insurance
giant Allianz for around €30 billion ($33.7 billion). But seven years later, Allianz had lost interest and sold the Dresdner to Commerzbank, which had to put a mere €9 billion on the table to acquire it. The only remarkable thing during the time Allianz and Dresdner Bank spent together was a drastic reduction in jobs. And the timing was extremely unfavorable: shortly after the takeover, the world financial crisis broke out — and Commerzbank had to seek government support worth billions of euros.
Beethoven House closes ahead of composerʼs anniversary year Strolling down the Bonngasse, the street where the Beethoven House is located, one could easily overlook the humble facade were it not for the tourist groups that cluster outside. For many, treading the squeaky wooden floors that were once walked upon by Ludwig van Beethoven himself is an emotional moment, particularly when they gaze into the cordoned-off "birth room,"
empty save for a bust of Beethoven on a pedestal. From February 28, the room where the infant Beethoven is said to have entered the world — probably with a loud cry — and the house his family lived in wonʼt ever be the same. The Beethoven House is closing for several months, the permanent exhibition being given a thorough workover and the facilities expanded.
EU job application process ʼdiscriminatoryʼ: ECJ The EUʼs top court ruled on Tuesday that unequal treatment on the basis of language is not permitted when hiring workers for EU institutions. Spain had challenged a requirement to complete an application form in English, French or German for a job with the European Parliament. The ECJ ruling annulled a call for expressions of interest for the driver job, and voided a database of candidates. Applications had been submitted through the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) jobs portal. The Parliament had justified the language restriction because, it argued, newly hired workers would need to communicate effectively in their daily work, and English, German and French are the institutionʼs most widely-spoken languages.
EU Parliament approves controversial copyright reform Lawmakers have backed a preliminary deal on a controversial new EU copyright law, which will force the likes of Google and YouTube to pay publishers for using their work. Critics fear for the freedom of the internet. The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to approve acontroversial new copyright lawthat hands more power to news publishers and record companies. The deal brings measures that would make platforms such asYouTube and Facebook liable for copyrighted materialon their sites one step closer to conclusion.
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