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Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari wins presidential election Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has secured a second term as the leader of Africaʼs most populous country, the electoral commission said Wednesday, after a delayed electionand opposition claims the vote was rigged. The former military dictator won by more than 4 million votes, beating his main rival Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president. Buhari secured 15.1 million votes, while Abubakar of the Peopleʼs Democratic Party (PDP) received 11.2 million. Voter turnout was a meagre 35.6 percent. To win, a candidate needed a simple majority of votes nationwide and at least 25 percent support in two-thirds of Nigeriaʼs 36 states and the capital territory. Supporters of Buhariʼs All Progressives Congress (APC) celebrated the victory in the capital, Abuja.
Pakistan military shoots down two Indian aircraft Pakistan on Wednesday said its military had carried out airstrikes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, shooting down two Indian jets in its own airspace and capturing one of the pilots. "Today, Pakistan Air Force undertook strikes across Line of Control from within Pakistani airspace," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal said. Read more: Kashmiris face uncertain future as violence escalates Pakistanʼs airstrikes come after India launched an airstrike on what it said was a militant training base. Major General Asif Ghafoor wrote on Twitter that Pakistani troops on the ground had captured an Indian pilot and that one of the planes crashed in Pakistanʼs part of Kashmir and the other went down in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Are Benjamin Netanyahuʼs days numbered as Israeli PM? Levy, a staunch Netanyahu supporter, sees no reason to vote for anyone else
Israeli politics, and Benjamin Netanyahuʼs tenure in particular, could be heading for a sea change at the upcoming election.
Turkey: The big business of academic ghostwriting n Turkey, many students are using ghostwriting services to write final papers and dissertations. DW takes a look at what has become a booming business. Turkish universities are facing a new, not very academic challenge: ghostwriting. From bachelorʼs and masterʼs theses to doctorʼs dissertations — almost any form of written academic paper can now be ordered, for a price, from specialized companies. Particularly at private universities, there is a veritable boom in such ghostwriting. Turkey has 63 private universities, most of them established within the
past five years. A short search on online academic forums found that some 50 companies are operating on this ghostwriter market. They ask for the equivalent of between €500 and €3,000 ($567 and $3,400) per paper. That tots up to revenue of more than €25 million per year. Private universities to blame? According to Gorkem Dogan, the chairman of Egitim Sen, a union for those working in education and academia, this significant rise in the number of ghostwritten dissertations has been caused solely by the uncontrolled increase in the number of private universities.
Plovdiv 2019: Historic moment for a historic city The ancient city of Plovdiv put on a party on Saturday nightcomplete with fireworks, light shows, concerts and speeches from dignitaries as it took up its mantle as European Capital of Culture. Having been an architectural hot spot during Roman rule, Bulgariaʼs second city has again taken center stage in the region. "This is a unique and historic moment for our city," said Plovdiv Mayor Ivan Totev before the opening ceremony. The artist collective Phase7 staged an impressive light show in front
of tens of thousands of visitors as performances by local musicians and dancers gave a foretaste of the European Capital of Culture 2019 motto: "Together." As Plovdiv residents combine to showcase their distinctive city, a number of headline events are planned throughout the year, including the Ayliak Art Parade in May on Europeʼs longest boulevard. The focus will be on slow, sustainable and harmonious living via green, creative products and innovations.
Australian court revokes Cardinal George Pellʼs bail Australian Cardinal George Pell will spend his first night in prison after a judge revoked his bail on Wednesday. Victorian state County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd revoked Pellʼs bail at the end of a sentencing hearing before corrections officers took him into custody. Kidd said he would deliver Pellʼs sentence on March 13. Read more: Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church In December, a juryunanimously found Pell guiltyof molesting two 13-year-olds in a rear room of St. Patrickʼs Cathedral in 1996, just weeks after he became archbishop of Australiaʼs second-largest city Melbourne. He is the most senior Catholic cleric to ever be convicted of child sexual abuse and faces a potential 50-year prison sentence for five convictions of sexual penetration and indecent acts involving the two boys.
US House votes to block Donald Trumpʼs border emergency The US House of Representatives has approved a resolution blocking President Donald Trump from obtaining funding to build a border wall with Mexico by declaring a national emergency. The Democrat-controlled House voted 245-182 in favor of the legislation, in a move designed to prevent Trump from diverting several billion dollars in federal funds to build a wall along the southern border. Read more: Trumpʼs national emergency at the border: What you need to know Thirteen Republicans backed the resolution introduced by Democrats last week. The bill will now go the Republican-controlled Senate, where its prospects of passing are uncertain.
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Germany: Torch-wielding neoNazis march in Nuremberg German prosecutors were considering filing criminal charges after a video emerged that showed members ofthe extreme-right NPD partyand Wodans Erben Germanien group marching through the northern Bavarian city of Nuremberg. The prosecutors were deciding if there was "evidence of incitement of the masses" at the event, which was held without permission, Nurembergʼs left-leaning mayor Ulrich Maly said on Tuesday. Police representatives reported that 18 rightwing extremists marched past a refugee center last Saturday, with police showing up to identify and record them. The participants declared themselves members of the NPD and Wodans Erben Germanien. Police ordered them to disperse and then left the scene. After the police withdrew, the demonstrators gathered again and marched with lit torches to the area used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his associates for annual rallies from 1923 to 1938.Torches were often used as a propby the supporters of the original Nazi party and its allies.
Mexican Open: Johanna Konta, Cameron Norrie & Rafael Nadal win Britainʼs Cameron Norrie and Johanna Konta both won to reach the second round of the Mexican Open. Norrie, 23, beat Japanʼs Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 2-6 6-2, while Konta, 27, overcame Germanyʼs Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-2 in Acapulco. Spainʼs Rafael Nadal beat Germanyʼs Mischa Zverev 6-3 6-2 in his first match since losing the Australian Open final in January. Nadal has reached the Mexico Open final in his three previous appearances. "Iʼm happy for the victory. Itʼs never easy against Mischa, especially without competing for a while," said 32-yearold Nadal, who will next face Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Trial of German gunmaker Sig Sauer ʼillegal weapons shipmentsʼ begins German gunmaker Sig Sauer has been accused of illegally exporting 36,000 pistols to Colombia in violation of export regulations. Prosecutors have demanded the weapons manufacturer pays a €12-million ($14.8 million) fine.
The trial of German arms producer Sig Sauer began at the Kiel District Court in northern Germany on Tuesday. Three former executives are accused of being involved with the delivery of guns worth €270 million ($306 million) to Colombia without the necessary authorizations. The accused face up to five years in prison if convicted and the prosecution is also demanding the company pay a €12-million fine. Prosecutors said
Sig Sauer manufactured at least 38,000 pistols in the companyʼs facility in the town of Eckernforde between 2009 and 2011. It then shipped the weapons to its US company in New Hampshire, which then completed the transaction with Colombia. The pistols ended up in the hands of Colombian police, a spokesman for the Kiel prosecutor said, after the men were charged in April.
Warning: Smoking kills you — and the planet Health warnings for smokers have never been clearer. But what about the health of the planet? Cigarette butts are the most common item of single-use plastic waste in the world — and thatʼs only one piece of the puzzle. We all know that smoking is bad for us. But how many of us know how bad it is for the planet? From the moment its seeds go into the ground to the moment its dried and shredded leaves are set alight by the worldʼs 1.1 billion smokers, tobacco leaves a trail of untold destruction. Researchersfrom Im-
perial College Londonfound that the industryʼs annual carbon footprint is almost twice that of Wales. "If we continue to grow tobacco crops to meet the demand, weʼll have huge environmental degradation,"Vinayak Prasad,head of the World Health Organization tobacco control program in Geneva told DW. Growing tobacco and drying the leaves — the so-called curing — accounts for more than 75 percent of tobaccoʼs carbon footprint. It requires plenty of land, water and energy, as well as pesticides and fertilizers, which pollute nearby rivers and groundwater, and degrade the soil.
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German online shoppers are serial returners German shoppers return roughly 12 percent of online purchases, a new poll by digital industry association Bitkom shows. Two years ago, the figure was 10 percent. One-third of shoppers said they send back every tenth item, 14 percent admitted to returning a quarter of all purchases. "The share of returns is extremely high and rising steadily, especially in certain sectors, like the fashion industry," says Julia Miosga, who heads Bitkomʼs trade and logistics department. The 14 to 29-year-olds are the worst offenders, with a hefty 18 percent of purchases being returned. Overall, women return 15 percent of items bought online, men only make up 9 percent of the total figure. Retailers are increasingly looking for ways to make it easier to buy the right product and size online by giving more detailed information – specifically about clothes – via chats, product descriptions, 360 degree pictures and videos. Some also reward honest feedback with vouchers and discounts.
Facebook, Instagram ban British far-right figure Tommy Robinson Facebook has taken harsh measures against British far-right personality Tommy Robinson, banning him from its platforms and closing his Facebook page and Instagram profile. Robinson is said to have violated Facebookʼs "community standards" by promoting "organized hate" and other prohibited behavior. Specifically, the company noted in a statement that Robinsonʼs pages had repeatedly broken its standards by "posting material that uses dehumanizing language and calls for violence targeted at Muslims." "This is not a decision we take lightly, but individuals and organizations that attack others on the basis of who they are have no place on Facebook or Instagram," the social media giant said. Anti-fascist and antiracist organization Hope Not Hate welcomed the decision, referring to Robinson as "a farright thug who uses his platform to bully, abuse and stir up division."