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Donetsk attack: Is peace in Eastern Ukraine doomed? Dmitry Peskov made it clear on Monday that Moscow will not withdraw from the Minsk peace agreement, even if it is "very difficult" to hold talks with Ukraine after the attack on Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the Donetsk pro-Russian separatists. Earlier, the Russian presidentʼs press spokesman had said the attack would have "inevitable" consequences and that it wasnʼt helpingthe Minsk peace process. His remarks gave rise to speculation about the consequences for the peace plan for parts of eastern Ukraine, not yet implemented but agreed in 2015 in the Belarusian capital under German and French mediation. Kyiv considers the region an area occupied by Russia
Taliban: Haqqani network leader dead The founder and head of theHaqqani network insurgent group, Jalaluddin Haqqani, has passed away after a long illness, according to a Taliban statement. "Just as he endured great hardships for the religion of Allah during his youth and health, he also endured long illness during his later years," thenetworkʼs allies in the Talibanannounced. The statement did not disclose Haqqaniʼs time or date of death. Media reports had reported Haqqaniʼs death back in 2015, but the Taliban and family members denied those claims. The Afghan militant group has in the past covered up the deaths of previous leaders, such as that of Taliban supreme commander Mohammed Omar, which was kept under wraps for two years.
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Typhoon Jebi hits Japan Strongest in 25 years
More than 600 flights have been cancelled as Tokyo urged people in the path of the storm to evacuate. Authorities are preparing for the worst. Japanese authorities on Tuesday urged nearly 300,000 people to evacuate as typhoon Jebi made landfall. At least 600 flights, along with dozens of ferries and trains, were cancelled as Jebi — Korean for "swallow" — continued on course for the western part of Honshu, Japanʼs largest main island. Japanese weather bureau chief forecaster Ryuta Kurora issued a warning, saying Jebi could trigger landslides, flooding and tornadoes. Other meteorologists gave similar predictions. Read more:Will extreme weather become even deadlier? ʼWinds and floodingʼ Damaging winds and coastal flooding may be the most significant impacts with this storm," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Adam Douty. He added that high winds "will have the potential to cause significant damage." Authorities recorded winds gusts of up to 216 kilometers per hour (135 miles per hour) as Jebi plowed into Japanʼs Honshu island. Far from the eye of the storm, the capital of Tokyo was set to receive heavy rains in the afternoon.
Deadly yearThis year, Japan has been hit by several deadly weatherrelated disasters: an unprecedentedly severe heat wave in July, followed by torrential rains that triggeredlandslides and flooding later in the same month, leaving more than 220 people dead. The floods were the deadliest of their kind in more than 30 years. Widespread flooding At least 100 people have died or are presumed dead, with dozens still missing, after torrential rains pummeled wide areas of western Japan. "Weʼve never experienced this kind of rain before," an official at the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) told media. Search for survivors Rescue workers have spent the past few days digging through mud and debris, searching for signs of life in flood-damaged homes. More than 70,000 emergency workers, including soldiers and police, have been deployed to assist in the mission. "It has been three days... Itʼs possible that survivors will be found, but as the days pass the likelihood becomes slimmer," a soldier at the scene told AFP.
Argentinaʼs Macri imposes new austerity measures Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Monday announced his government would implement new austerity measures aimed atstabilizing the countryʼs economy. "We must confront a fundamental problem: to not spend more than we have, to make efforts to balance the stateʼs accounts," Macri said. The measures include taxes, massive spending cuts and an export tax on primary exports, including agricultural goods. "We know itʼs a bad, terrible tax that goes against what we want to foster: more exports to create more quality jobs," Macrci said. "Itʼs an emergency." The centerright president came to power in 2015 on promises to cut taxes. On his first day in office,he announced sweeping cuts to agricultural taxes. But economic woes have pushed down Argentinaʼs currency, withthe peso losing roughly 50 percent of its value to the US dollarsince January.
Mexicoʼs Enrique Pena Nieto blames police for crime surge Outgoing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday blamed surging violence across the country on state and local policeʼs inability to deal withsmaller criminal networksthat emerged aftermajor cartel leaders were captured. The federal government "had success in significantly reducing the capacity and size" of drug cartels, Nieto said in his final state of the union address.
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IMF bailouts — roads to stability or recipes for disaster? Following the ravages caused by World War II, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was originally established to allow countries with payment deficits to borrow money temporarily and repay their debt to others. The hope was that this would create financial stability, foster global cooperation, facilitate trade and growth, as well as reduce poverty. Now, more than 74 years later, the debate about the methods used by the IMF to achieve its goals continues to thrive. Proponents of IMF bailout programs claim that the liquidity provided and the reforms demanded are preventing more extreme financial hardship. But the opponents argue that their ingredients make troubled countries more dependent on IMF aid and their populations poorer. Allan Meltzer, a renowned economist at Carnegie Mellon University, who died last year, once said: "IMFʼs programs drive a large wedge between the social risk — the risk borne by the troubled country — and the private risk borne by bankers."
Munitions depot blast kills several in South Africa At least eight people were killed during an explosion at a munitions plant near Cape Town in South Africa on Monday, authorities said. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blast at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) depot at around 1300GMT. RDM said in a statement that an explosion occurred at one of its buildings, but it could not confirm whether there were any injuries or fatalities. However, Cape Town fire official Theo Layne said eight people died, as reported by the African News Agency. "I can confirm that eight people are dead," said Layne, adding that the cause of the blast was not known. The agency, which is based in South Africa, said a number of people were missing and firefighters were at the scene working to extinguish the blaze. Rheinmetall Denel Munition is a munitions manufacturer jointly owned by Germanyʼs Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, a subsidiary of the larger Rheinmetall weapons manufacturer, and South Africaʼs state-owned arms maker Denel. RDM, which has its headquarters in Munich, manufactures and supplies selected munitions and explosive-related products for armed and police forces in South Africa, as well as countries in Asia, the Middle East, South America 2
Merkel has underestimated the challenges of migration Italyʼs Salvini:
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says the German government has been underestimating the risk of social conflict over migration for years. DW spoke with him as his government marks 100 days in office. Matteo Salvini: I am very happy with the 100 days. Under my remit, which is security, immigration, and public security, we have achieved extraordinary results. Regarding employment, taxes and pensions, in the autumn the new government will make its mark, with a new path, change, growth, so Iʼm not worried about data for this period. We are already working on growth, which should finally rebound. There are
Turkish central bank to act on record inflation Official data from Turkey showed Monday that the countryʼs year-onyear inflation rate stood at 17.9 percent in August. Inflation is now at its highest level since September 2003, the year Recep Tayyip Erdogan first took power as prime minister. Ratings agencies and analystshad long called on the central bank to raise interest rates, but in July the lender kept them at 17.75 percent despite all warnings. While central banks typically try to dampen sharply rising consumer prices with interest rate hikes, Erdogan — now Turkeyʼs president — has opposed higher rates claiming they could cause even higher inflation. Decision in two weeks But the central bank said Monday that "recent developments regarding the inflation outlookindicated significant risks to price
Bavarian SPD ʼstealsʼ CSU campaign slogan website The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria was scrambling to contain the damage on Wednesday after the partyʼs main slogan was set up online by the opposition Social Democrats (SPD). Bavarian Premier Markus Söder of the CSU is campaigning with the message "Söder machtʼs" or "Söder gets it done." The slogan is printed in bold capital letters on billboards showing Söder smiling in traditional dress. But the website with that same name — soeder-machts.de — isnʼt from the CSU at all. Söder and his campaign team apparently failed to secure the domain name — an oversight that didnʼt go unnoticed by the center-left SPD. They not only bought the website, they also beat the CSU to creating Söder machtʼs Facebook and Twitter accounts.
people who are speculating. There are also people who are against us. Our government is free and independent from the multinationals, from big finance, from banking powers — both international and European. We have no fears. The Italian economy is sound. Italian business is sound. So the economic reforms will provide all the answers that the so-called markets and the lords of the "spread" are waiting for. stability, pledging it would take action. "Our monetary stance will be adjusted at the September Monetary Policy Committee Meeting in view of the latest developments," the lender said of its forthcoming meeting on September 13. Also on Monday, Erdogan denounced the dollar as an obstacle to global trade. "Weʼreproposing to trade in our own currency rather than the US dollar," he told a summit in Kyrgyzstan.
Fire risks were known, says Brazil National Museum employee The flames finally went out at Brazilʼs National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, afterthe loss of most of its more than 20 million artifacts. As Brazilian police used tear gas and pepper spray to keep back angry crowds surrounding the ruins and
trying to force their way in, officials from the museum said that the dangers had been well known. Vice Director Luiz Fernando Dias Duarte told Brazilian TV that the risk of fire was so present in museum employeesʼ minds that they would unplug everything in their offices every day, and that they had recently been given training from firefighters on how to handle an emergency. Duarte said that the damage to the collection was extensive, saying highly heat-resistant meteorites were among the few items to survive. The blaze, the cause of which remains unknown, began on Sunday evening and destroyed the museumʼs collections of art and artifacts dating all the way back to ancient Egypt, including the oldest human skull ever found in the western hemisphere. The museum also housed a comprehensive collection on Brazilian history, from Portuguese colonization in the 1500s until independence in the 1800s.
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Google turns 20: In search of next multibillion-dollar company rom a humble beginning in Stanford dorm rooms, Google has emerged as one of the biggest internet successes. But growing competition, overreliance on ad revenues and privacy concerns pose new challenges for the company. It all started with a chance encounter. Larry Page, an engineering major from the University of Michigan, was visiting Stanford University to figure out if he would be taking admission in the prestigious institute. Taking him around the campus was a certain Sergey Brin, a student in the computer science department at the university. The two hardly clicked; debating and disagreeing about nearly everything. But a year later, working out of their dorm rooms, the two
Alexander Zakharchenko: The latest Ukrainian rebel leader to face an abrupt death Rebels in Ukraine are still reeling from the assassination of the head of the self-proclaimed"Donetsk Peopleʼs Republic," Alexander Zakharchenko, who waskilled by a bomb blast on August 31while sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Donetsk. The entityʼs "finance minister" and a youth leader were injured in the attack. The rebels say they captured "Ukrainian operatives" after the bombing. However, 42year-old Zakharchenko is only the latest in a line of rebel commanders who have died in dramatic ways. Another Donetsk leader, Vladimir Makovich, briefly served as the "vice speaker" of the rebel assembly in 2014 before fading into the background of the rebel administration. He died in 2017, with the official cause of death being a brain tumor. He was 54 years old.
came together to build a search engine, BackRub, that showed results by ranking the trove of documents on the World Wide Web based on relevance. The search engine was soon renamed Google, after googol, the term for the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google soon caught the attention of Silicon Valley investors, including German co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Andy Bechtolsheim, who invested $100,000 (€86,000) in the search engine in August 1998.
Chemnitz rocks against the far-right
Tens of thousands of mostly young people packed a square in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday evening, spilling across a major intersection and into the streets beyondto attend a rock concert in support of refugees. The slogan of the concert was "Wir sind mehr" ("there are more of us," or literally, "we are more"), reflecting organizersʼ ambition to attract greater
number than the thousands who turned out anti-refugee protests sponsored by the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and other right-wing groups last Saturday. The concert, which featured six well-known rock, punk and hip-hop acts from Chemnitz and beyond, had to be moved from its original location because the number of attendees exceeded expectations.
Zimbabweans hope for economic recovery ahead of court ruling on election outcome As the Constitutional Court of Zimbabweprepares to rule on the oppositionʼs legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwaʼs election victory, Zimbabweans are hoping that whoever is given the mandate to govern will be able to turn the countryʼs ailing economy around. A decade after hyperinflation peaked in Zimbabwe at a rate of up to 500 billion percent, the economy still struggles to fund basic public services, while unemployment and emigration remains rife.
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Shark in a sweater: Sergio Marchionneʼs legacy at Fiat Chrysler It was an unusually macabre tribute to his importance at the helm of one of the worldʼs largest automakers: Shares of Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari dropped in Monday trading, after it was disclosed over the weekend that CEO Sergio Marchionne was stepping down immediatelyfor health reasons. Chrysler has had its share of impressive bosses over the years — among them its founder Walter P. Chrysler and the charismatic Lee Iacocca — as did Fiat with Gianni Agnelli, but few were as hard working as 66-year-old Marchionne, who joined the Italian company in 2004. He bet big and most of his gambles paid off. But Marchionne was not only head of this industrial behemoth, he also separately led spinoffs Ferrariand CNH Industrial, a maker of busses and industrial trucks and equipment — all three of which are controlled through the Agnelli familyʼs holding company, Exor. His sudden departure could expose a lack of younger talent within the company. At the very least, itʼs a lesson in not putting all of your companies in the hands of one — albeit very talented — manager. "He taught us to think differently and to have the courage to change, often in unconventional ways, always acting with a sense of responsibility for the companies and their people," said John Elkann, grandson of Gianni Agnelli and head of Exor, in a statement .
Trafi app shows the fastest way from A to B Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network. Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network. Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network. Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen 4
Dutch bank ING pays fine to settle criminal investigation Dutch banking firm ING Group announced Tuesday it had agreed to pay a fine of €675 million ($782 million) and €100 million for disgorgement, settling regulatory issues in its ING Netherlands business with Dutch authorities. The deal with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (DPPS) related to previously disclosedinvestigations regarding various requirements for client on-boarding and the prevention of money launderingand corrupt practices. ING acknowledged serious shortcomings in the execution of due diligence policies to prevent financial economic crime at ING
Berlin real estate sales reach record €18 billion in 2017 In 2017, buyers spent a recordbreaking sum on Berlin real estate, although fewer and smaller apartments were sold, according to a report published on Monday. The annual report from the appraisal board for real estate values in Berlin found that the growing population of the German capital as well as the rising number of singles seeking apartmentshas boosted demand in the real estate market. What the report found: All of the houses, apartments and plots of land that sold in Berlin last year totaled €18.2 billion ($21.2 billion), breaking the previous record set in 2015.Despite the high sum, the number of properties purchased was lower than in 2016, underscoring the rarity and high expense of Berlin real estate.Purchasing prices for apartments rose by 13 percent.More than 25,000 apartments were sold in the city last year for an average price of €3,626 per square meter. The most expensive apartment sold in 2017 cost €8.5 million and was located close to the popular shopping boulevard Kurfürstendamm (Kuʼdamm).
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Chinese retail titan JD.com muscles in on German market
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, an online retail giant with more than 300 million active users, intends on opening an office in Germany in 2018 with a view to establishing itself in Europe, according to its chief executive. In an interview with German business daily Handels‐ blatt, Richard Liu, who heads the Fortune 500 company, made it clear that JD.com has established a clear European plan, based initially around the German market. "I traveled to Berlin to achieve two goals," he told the newspaper during a business trip to the German capital. "I want to expand the business. Iʼm no longer just interested in selling products from Germany to China, I also want to sell products in Europe."
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Netherlands in the period under investigation— from 2010 to 2016. Restoring the bankʼs integrity ING said it sincerely regretted that the shortcomings in question that had enabled customers to misuse accounts. "We are taking a number of robust measures to strengthen our compliance risk management and support a strong risk culture and will be making further improvements to ensure we can play a full role in contributing to protecting the integrity of the financial system," Vincent van den Boogert, CEO of ING in the Netherlands, said in a statement.
American investor Warren Buffett sets his eyes on Indiaʼs fintech market
US business magnate Warren Buffett has made a surprise entry into Indiaʼs digital payment market, with his Berkshire Hathaway reportedly injecting some $360 million into Paytm, Indiaʼs largest digital payments platform. Warren Buffettʼs investment would not only give Berkshire Hathaway a three to four percent stake in One97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, but also allow one of Buffettʼs close aides, Todd Combs, to join the board.Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha," is considered to be one of the most successful investors and the third-richest person in the world. Berkshireʼs investment means the Indian mobile payment company is now valued between $10 billion (€8.65 billion) and $12 billion. It has also allowed Paytm to join a coveted league of companies such as Apple, Coca-Cola, American Express, Walmart and Procter & Gamble — all backed by Berkshire.
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Summertime: What a joke! Now the EU Commission wants to abolish the clock change
Chemnitz concert: #WirSindMehr becomes a trending topic on Twitter Die Toten Hosen, Kraftklub, Trettmann: the list of bands who performed in Chemnitz Monday evening reads like a whoʼs who of German rock. The #WirSindMehr (We are more) concert was quickly organized by local band Kraftklub last week after several protest marches took over the East German city last week and demonstrations grew violent. Read more: Chemnitz rocks against the farright Their appeal to fans from around Germany to descend on the city as a sign of tolerance drew an audience of 65,000 to the streets of Chemnitz. "So many resilient people here on stage, backstage and out in the public," the band tweeted Tuesday with a birdʼs eye view of the impressive crowd.
It was only a a bit of fun that late riser Benjamin Franklin proposed daylight savings in 1784 and for more than two centuries it has been a topic of controversy. It all started with a joke: because the French got up so badly in the morning, Benjamin Franklin wrote a satirical discourse in 1784 about how many candles and money could be saved by changing the time and getting up earlier. In order to achieve this, Paris should tax shutters, ration candles and wake the population in the morning with cannon thunder. When the 78year-old wrote this satire, one of the USʼ founding fathers had already been living in Paris for eight years. As an American delegate he had been
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able to win the French over as allies in the fight against the British. Both sides acknowledged the inventorʼs alert spirit and negotiating skills, althogh Franklin by then was struggling with old age; gout and gallstones tied him to his house in the Parisian suburb of Passy. He was joined there often by good friends such as Antoine AlexisFrancois Cadet de Vaux, editor of the Journal de Paris, who encouraged Franklin, known for his humour, to write short texts on everyday problems.
Arundhati Roy: ʼWeʼre up against a fascist regime in Indiaʼ Last week, Indian police launched a nationwide crackdown, arresting a number of activists, including communist poet Varavara Rao, human rights lawyer Vernon Gonsalves, writer and lawyer Arun Ferreira, journalist and activist Gautam Navlakha, and trade unionist Sudha Bharadwaj. The authorities are investigating violence betweenlow-caste Dalitsand upper-caste Hindu groups following a political meeting in the western city of Pune on December 31 last year. The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said the five activists were detained in connection with that meet-
ing. "These persons have been arrested for their Maoist links," Shivaji Bodakhe, joint commissioner of Pune police, told AFP news agency. PTI also quoted security officials as saying that "two letters, purportedly exchanged by Maoist leaders indicated plans to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the president of the ruling BJP party Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, led to the police action." Local media reported that police also raided homes of other prominent anti-government activists on August 28. Five other people were detained in June.
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What’s happening in Budapest – September 2018 Festivals, cool concerts, cultural events and amazing parties – Budapest is always buzzing. Every month, we bring together all of the important happenings taking place in and around Hungary’s capital, so you can plan ahead. In September, the Budapest Wine Festival, the National Gallop and cool concerts are all among the many exciting events you shouldn’t miss. Whether you would like to shake it to the coolest beats, immerse yourself in culture or give in to guilty pleasures, we present a bunch of suggestions for the upcoming weeks. Get out there and enjoy everything that Budapest has to offer! Budapest Urban Games A38 concerts Ricky Martin Budapest Wine Festival Food Truck Show Budapest 33rd Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon National Gallop Sweet Days Chocolate and Sweets Oktoberfest Dub FX In September, scores of cool concerts will be rocking the A38 Ship, a repurposed Ukrainian cargo vessel that is today one of the hottest hangouts in Budapest. Parties aboard are plenty, but here is our pick of the bunch: on September 24th ‘the occult Nick Cave’, King Dude, brings his new album to Budapest, performing with the Icelandic dark-wave trio, Kælan Mikla. On September 28th, another album launch will be presented, by Berlin-based downtempo-nu-jazz collective, Jazzanova, and on 30th, one of the most unique characters in contemporary European r’n’b-pop, Dena, brings a gentle mix of modern glitter and DIYBalkan aesthetics aboard.
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Werner back as RB Leipzig face Universitatea Craiovia
Timo Werner will be back in action for the Red Bulls as they face the first leg of the tournamentʼs final qualifying round. Leipzig coach Ralf Rangnick wants his team to strike early and give themselves a cushion. RB Leipzig heads into the last phase of qualification at the Europa League this Thursday in Romania before returning to Germany for the second leg on August 16. The meeting marks the first ever meeting of the sides. Leipzig is looking for a win, on the heels of their last Europa League match against Swedish club Häcken thatended in a 1-1 draw that helped them through after a comfortable first leg win. Leipzig is expected to have Timo Werner back in the starting lineup for the first time this season. The 22-year-old forward is back from a long break after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.
Roger Federer crashes out of US Open Millman now moves on to face Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals
Australiaʼs John Millman has upset Roger Federer, eliminating the five-time US Open champion in the round of 16. John Millman surprised everybody, including himself by battling past Roger Federer 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3) at Flushing Meadows on Monday evening, to send the world No. 2 crashing out of the US Open in the round of 16. The 55th-ranked Australian had never before beaten a top-10 player and never before had Federer lost to a player ranked below the top-50.It was also Federerʼs earliest US Open exit since he fell in straight sets to Tommy Robredo in the fourth round in
2013."Iʼm probably in a little bit of disbelief," Millman, 29, said in the on-court interview after three hours and 35 minutes in the cauldron of Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I have so much respect for Roger and everything heʼs done for the game. Heʼs been a hero of mine." The 37-yearold Swiss committed a shocking 77 unforced errors and 10 double faults, including two in the final tiebreak. After the match, he admitted that the heat had gotten to him on the night.
Thomas Müller hopes Germany can return to ʼpower footballʼ after World Cup debacle
Joachim Löw hoping to turn the page after World Cup debacle
After coachJoachim Löwʼs admissionthat Germanyʼs focus on possession football cost them in Russia, Thomas Müller hopes that the team can offer fans the "power football" that they want to see, especially against the French. "When it doesnʼt lead to goals, possession football can look laborious and slow," admitted the Bayern Munich forward in a press conference in Munich on Tuesday. 6
After the failure, the acceptance and the introspection comes an effort to move on. Joachim Löw and his Germany players now turn their attentions to the new UEFA Nations League and attempt to focus only on the future. As a smiling Joachim Löw emerged from a limousine on Monday afternoon in Munich, he stopped to sign each and every autograph requested by the fans lining the streets. His players duly followed suit. Interaction with their supporters was one of the many aspects of the Germany set up thatLöw admitted fell far short of expectations in Russiawhen he finally spoke about the tournament last week,
three months after Germanyʼs early exit. As his first post-Russia 2018 squad gathered in Bavaria, his players - many of whom were among the under-performers in the summer - offered the coach their backing and expressed their own desire to move on. Read more: Germany set up offers too lit‐ tle, too late and is too detached "Of
course the situation is different but it brings nothing to talk about the past months," forward Marco Reus said at the team hotel. "We have met here today and have two important games ahead of us. A signal can be made directly against the world champions that we are to be reckoned with again."