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ʼIRAʼ claims bombing in Northern Irelandʼs Derry A group calling itself the "IRA" claimed credit for placing thecar bombwhich detonated in front of a courthouse in Northern Irelandʼs Derry (Londonderry) earlier this month. In a statementsent to the Derry Journal on Tuesday, the group said it would "continue to strike at crown forces and personnel and their imperial establishment." The town of Derry was once a flashpoint in fighting between Irish nationalists, who want to unite Ireland, and Unionists, who want to keep Northern Ireland within the UK. The nationalist fight was spearheaded by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which ended its armed campaign against Britain in the 1998 Good Friday peace accord. Small splinter paramilitary groups are still active. Northern Irish police said following the January 19 explosion that the focus of their investigation centered on a militant group known as the New IRA.
Poland: Miner missing after copper mine earthquake The seven hospitalized miners do not have life-threatening injuries, Polandʼs PAP news agency reported. Eight miners were rescued after they were reported missing. A total of thirty-two miners had been at the Rudna site when the quake occurred at a depth of 770 meters (2,520 feet) shortly before 2 p.m. local time (1300 UTC). The Helmholtz Center in the German city of Potsdam said it recorded a 4.6-magnitude earthquake in the vicinity. Rudna began operations in 1974 and is one of the largest copper mines in Europe, extracting an average of 12 million tonnes of cooper ore a year. A 4.4-magnitude quake in 2016 killed eight Rudna miners.
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Manfred Weber: EU response to Venezuela ʼa tragedyʼ Manfred Weber is the favorite to become the next president of the European Commission
The German conservative told DW about his disappointment with the blocʼs response to the Venezuelan political crisis.
Facebook unveils new tools to fight EU election interference With European Union elections months away, Facebook has announced new measures to stop election meddling across the bloc. The measures include bolstering ad transparency and establishing regional defense centers. Facebook on Monday unveiled tools aimed atclamping down on political interferenceahead of key 2019 elections, including the European Parliament vote slated for May. TheUS technology giant has come under immense pressuretotighten ad rules and
counter disinformation campaignson its platform, most notably after Russian actors were linked to a successful campaign to sway the 2016 US presidential election in favor of Donald Trump. Starting in late March, political ads will have a "paid for by" disclaimer, which will link to a public searchable database that shows who paid for the ad, how was much paid and who viewed the ad according to age, gender and location. The information will be stored for seven years.
As Game of Thrones teaser drops, ʼUnseen Westerosʼ revealed in Berlin Another dark, somewhat foreboding teaser trailer for the delayed final‐ Game of Thrones installment wowed expectant fans early Monday. But some will be able to get their fix a few months early at the "Unseen Westeros" show in Berlin. Showcasing never-before-seen places from the world of ice and fire originally conceived by George R.R. Martin in his
best-selling book series, the exhibition of artwork is a rare collaboration between Game of Thrones artists, and others not directly associated with the series. Running January 23-27 at the Umspannwerk, a vast former factory in Reinickendorf, Berlin, the exhibition and book of the same name was created with the permission and cooperation of Martin and his publisher.
German military lacks equipment and recruits, says damning report German soldiers sometimes have to rely on civilian helicopters to transport them around in Afghanistan, while vital equipment such as body armor has to be borrowed, according to the parliamentʼs new Bundeswehr report presented to the government on Tuesday. The annual study also detailed a rise in reports of sexual harassment and some instances of farright extremism among soldiers. "Iʼd like to report: Itʼs spring, everything will be new. But the truth is: Itʼs still winter," the reportʼs author, Bundestag military commissioner HansPeter Bartels, said as he presented the document at a press conference in Berlin. The biggest problem that Bundeswehr soldiers complained about was the lack of equipment, despite repeated government promises, dating back to a 2014 NATO summit, of a change in direction.
Germany: 38,000 illegal immigrants caught by Federal Police More than 38,000 people were caught entering Germany illegally between January and November 2018, German Federal Police have told DW. Over 28,000 people entered Germany by land, with most — some 10,300 — entering from Austria. By comparison, some 9,270 people arrived illegally at airports and more than 1,120 people at sea ports. Read more: How do refugees in Germany view Seehoferʼs tougher migration plan?
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