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Germany: 14,000 illegal immigrants crossed border by bus and train German federal police caught more than 14,000 people entering the country illegally on buses and trains in 2018, regional newspaper Rheinis‐ che Post reported on Monday. An internal federal police document seen by the newspaper showed just under 8,000 migrants entered Germany on buses and slightly more than 6,000 on trains. Most of the migrants were from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Some 6,000 entered on buses and trains from Austria, the border with the highest number of illegal crossings. The next highest number of illegal crossings was on the border with France and Switzerland. Passport checks on buses are set to become more difficult after the European Court of Justice ruled that Germanyʼs membership of the Schengen area prohibits bus companies from checking passenger identity papers.
German government rules out autobahn speed limit Germany confirmed on Monday the country will not beintroducing a speed limit on its autobahnroad network anytime soon. "There are more intelligent control mechanisms than a general speed limit," Government spokesman Steffen Seifert told reporters in Berlin. Proposals by agovernment-appointed committee on the future of mobilityto impose a 130 kph (80 mph) limit were recently leaked to the media. Seibert pointed out that the panel had not finished yet. Its proposals are to be finalized by the end of March.
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Israel has ʼrightʼ to defend itself against Iran in Syria Angela Merkel:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed support for Israelʼs policy of targeting Iranian forces in Syria. She told Israeli radio that Germany was working to keep Iranian military units away from the Israeli border.
Global trust in ʼmy employerʼ hits new high Thereʼs no doubt the level of trust that people have in institutions and firms has a direct impact on how successful the latter are. A fresh survey reveals a lot about the sensitivities of people across the globe. Peopleʼs trust in governments, institutions and companies seems hard to gauge, but itʼs exactly what US-based marketing consultancy Edelman has been doing for almost two decades. Over the past 19 years, the communications firmhas studied and documented some vital opinion shifts in its annual Trust Barometer. The 2019 edition of the global survey emphasizes once more that trust is a critical asset for any organization. And it has
a strong message for the business world. "Weʼre observing fascinating parallels between the level of trust a company enjoys and its long-term performance in the marketplace and on the stock market." Here are some major takeaways from the 2019 poll. Perhaps the most astonishing result of the survey is that people hold more trust in their own employers than in any single institution around them. A staggering 75 percent of respondents globally have expressed confidence in their respective employers — thatʼs 19 points more than trust in business in general and a whopping 27 points more than trust in governments compared with last yearʼs results.
Book shows Hitlerʼs Holocaust plans for Canada, US A Canadian archive has acquired a book previously owned by Adolf Hitlerwhich contains detailed Jewish population data, as well as information on key organizations and media for Canadian and American Jewish communities. Library and Archives Canada said the 137-page Germanlanguage book, Statistics, Media, and Or‐
Germany aims to revamp crisis-hit care industry amid worker shortage Three German cabinet ministers appeared in Berlin on Monday to offer an update on the governmentʼs effort to improve working conditions for Germanyʼs chronically underpaid care workers. Health Minister Jens Spahn, Family Minister Franziska Giffey, and Labor and Social Affairs Minister Hubertus Heil launched their "Konzertierte Aktion Pflege" ("Concerted Action Care," or KAP) last summer, in an attempt to recruit more people to a deeply unattractive industry that for years has been dogged by reports of mistreatment by overworked care workers. The German government is pushing hard to make care work an attractive career prospect. As Spahn put it: "Today itʼs clear if a young person goes to their parents and says: ʼfather, mother, I want to become a care worker,ʼ then a lot of them would say, ʼoh God, how do we talk them out of it.ʼ Because the image out there is of work conditions that really are difficult."
US: Russiaʼs INF rhetoric a ʼlaughableʼ fraud The United States has warned that unless Russia abides by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) by February 2, Washington will withdraw from the agreement. The INF treaty forbids Russia and the U.S. from possessing any medium-range nuclear weapons. US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Andrea L. Thompson talked to DWʼs Zhanna Nemtsova about the U.S. position and the possibility of the new arms race.
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Holocaust was not purely a European event, but rather an operation that was stopped before it reached North America. The bookplate bears a stylized eagle, swastika and the words "Ex Libris Adolf Hitler" indicating it came from Hitlerʼs personal library.
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Reform Germanyʼs welfare state, urges communal association A simplification of Germanyʼs welfare state is wanted by its Association of Towns and Municipalities (BStGB). Only then, it says, will communities be able to cope with demographic aging and future economic strains. Germanyʼs11,054 communal authoritieswere overburdened with complicated welfare delivery and needed "de-bureaucratization" to stay within budget in the future, asserted association chief executive Gerd Landsberg on Tuesday. "Every problem is met with the promise that there is more money and naturally more personnel," he said, adding that, longterm, Germanyʼs highly legislated welfare state would not function, given finite taxation revenues, populations withmore elderly, and regions facing loss of industry and jobs. Landsberg told newspapers run by the Funke MedienGruppe (media group) – which is based in Essen in the once coal and steel-dominated Ruhr region – that the reform should start with the reexamination of welfare grants and tax relief for families.
Mixed messages on Bayern Munichʼs Bundesliga title credentials
Eurozone banks stop issuing €500 notes, but cash-loving Germany delays Germans love their cash and many were not happy when the European Central Bank decided to stop issuing the €500 note. As the rest of the eurozone says goodbye, Germany is delaying its final farewell until April. Central banks in 17 of the eurozoneʼs 19 economies stopped issuing €500 ($570) notes on Sunday, butcashloving Germany and Austriaare delaying the move until later this year. The German Bundesbank and Austriaʼs Österreichische Nationalbank said they needed more time to "ensure a smooth transition" toward a system in which €200 will be the largest denomination note. The European Cen-
tral Bankstopped producing the large, violet-colored €500 note in 2016, citing its use in "illicit activities" such as money laundering, tax evasion and terrorism financing. The note is known as the "bin Laden," in reference to the former head of the jihadi terrorist group al-Qaida, because of how easily it enables criminals to transport large amounts of money in a compact space.
African swine fever: What you need to know Itʼs a virus that kills pigs and stays contagious in the ground for years. Those are two of the most important facts about African swine fever. By the end of 2019, there will bea new fence along the German-Danish border— 70 kilometers from one end to the other and one-and-a-half meters high — just to stop wild boar. Itʼs said the fence will prevent the spread ofAfrican swine fever virus (ASFV)in
Denmark. Thatʼs the plan, anyway. The Danish government says it wants to protect the pig farming industry, which is extremely important for the country. But environmentalists say the border fence is costly, ineffective and will merely serve as a symbol. They also say it will have negative effects on other animals living near the border — even if the fence has holes, measuring 20 x 20 centimeters, every hundred meters, to allow small animals to get through.
"Weʼre not in a position to talk about the title at the moment. We simply arenʼt good enough." In a world of bland, non-commital statements from footballers, Arjen Robbenʼs words to German public broadcaster ARD rang out louder than most. The veteran has won seven Bundesliga titles in his nine full seasons with the Bavarian club and Bayern have won each of the last six. In several of those seasons, Bayern have overcome points deficits to emerge victorious, including last season where they trailed Borussia Dortmund by five points early on.
Record traffic and new terminal at Budapest Airport Budapest Airport has just announced a double-digit rise in passenger numbers for 2018. Hungary’s major international transport hub registered 14.8 million travellers last year, a 13% jump when compared to the numbers logged in 2017.
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Bangladesh — a small tiger economy with big plans Bangladesh has been making progress and the country is so successful in many areas that it is a "role model for South Asia." These are not the words of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but the British business magazine Economist. Bangladesh is going to the polls on December 30 to elect a new government and PM Hasinaʼs Awami League (AL) party is pulling out all the stops to secure victory and retain power. During the election campaign, ruling party members have repeatedly pointed to Bangladeshʼs robust economic development under the incumbent government and promised that, should they win, this trend will continue in the coming years. The economy of the Muslimmajority nation, with a population of over 165 million inhabitants, has grown by an average of over six percent per year since 2008.
Ceasefire on Israel-Gaza border largely holds as UN warns sides are on ʼbrink of warʼ A ceasefire announced by Hamas largely held along the Israel-Gaza border on Sunday, a day after the most intense exchange of fire between Israel and the Palestinian group since the 2014 Gaza war. Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes in the densely populated Gaza Strip on Saturday on what it said were Hamas military, training and supply targets, while Hamas and Islamic Jihad fired nearly 200 rockets and mortars at Israel. Read more: Israel and Gazaʼs militant groups agree to ceasefire The Israeli airstrikes wounded more than 20 people and killed two teenage boys, Palestinian health officials said, while a Hamas rocket injured four Israelis. Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, and Islamic Jihad announced the Egyptian and UN-brokered ceasefire late Saturday. The Israeli military said its response would depend on the situation on the ground. After the ceasefire announcement, four mortars were fired into Israel early Sunday. In response, Israeli planes destroy at least one launch site.