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Iraq braces for more unrest as Basra protests gather pace An estimated 200 protesters gathered on Monday morning at the main gate leading to three of Iraqʼs major oil fields in the southern oil-exporting city of Basra. Protests in Basra, Iraqʼs second-largest city, started last Tuesdaywhen security forces opened fire, killing one person and wounding five. They soon spread to other provinces. Read more: Iraq hangs 13 ʼISʼ prisoners as PM Haidar al-Abadi calls for ʼjust retributionʼ The oil hub of Basra and other parts of the Shiʼite south have long been neglected, first by Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein and then by Shiʼite-led governments. But an ongoing political crisis and the recent rhetoric of Grand Ayatollah alSistani, the top Shiʼite cleric in the country have also clearly aggravated the situation.

Mexicoʼs presidentelect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, slashes his own salary Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has vowed to slim down Mexicoʼs bloated government budget by taking a massive pay cut when he takes over as president in December. "What we want is for the budget to reach everybody," he told reporters on Sunday. He said he would take home 108,000 pesos per month (around $5,700, €4,900) – around 40 percent of current President Enrique Pena Nietoʼs salary of 270,000 pesos per month. Left-wing Lopez Obrador, who is also known as AMLO, says he wanted to reduce his salary even further, but decided against it so as not breed resentment among future Cabinet members who often leave high-paying jobs to serve as ministers.

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Barack Obama retraces his African-American roots Can he live up to the expectations of him as a private citizen?

Hundreds of crocodiles killed for ʼrevengeʼ in Indonesia Nearly 300 crocodiles were killed by angry townspeople in Indonesiaʼs West Papua province, officials confirmed on Monday. The incident in Sorong district occurred on Friday after a local man was killed by one of the animals. The 48-year-old farmer was reportedly killed on Friday when he entered a crocodile sanctuary in the Klamalu neighborhood as he was cutting grass for his cattle. Following his funeral on Saturday, the incensed villagers took machetes, hammers, shovels and other weapons to the breeding pond to exact revenge on the reptiles. About 40 police officers showed up to the scene but were overwhelmed by the mob and forced to retreat.

Brexit: Senior Conservative calls for second referendum Africa had high hopes for Obama’s presidency, many of which he did not fulfill. Now he’s in Kenya and South Africa for the first time since leaving office. "Iʼm looking forward to life after being president. I wonʼt have such a big security detail all the time," announced Barack Obama, still president of the USA at the time,during his speech to the African Union in 2015.He sounded euphoric: "It means I can go take a walk. I can spend time with my family. […] I can visit Africa more often." It has taken him a year and a half to get round to it, though. His diary for this trip is no less full than in the days when he was considered the most powerful man in the world. On Sunday he arrived in Kenya, his fatherʼs homeland, for a two-day visit. Shortly after his arrival he held brief meetings with the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and opposition leader Raila Odinga. He will also be spending time with his family: On Monday he paid a visit to the home of his step-grandmother and then opened a sports and vocational center founded by his sister, Auma Obama, who studied in Germany. "I think that Obama is now at a good place where he can visit the country and do what he believes he is able to

do as an ordinary citizen, Martin Oloo, a Kenyan political analyst, told DW, "perhaps as an ordinary person who can mobilize resources or can mobilize supporters and make a contribution without is making look political and it appearing like a partisan thing." Whatʼs left of Obamamania? When Barack Obama was sworn in in 2009 as the first African-American US president, a wave of "Obama-mania" swept across the African continent. His face was printed on African fabrics and every African artist had portraits of the American statesman in their repertoire. Expectations were high: Africans believed their continent would be given a higher status with regard to US foreign policy, investment and development aid. After Obamaʼs eight years in office, many Africans still feel disillusioned. Read more: Opinion: No reason for ʼObama-Maniaʼ in Africa "I give him six out of 10 for his Africa policies," said Oloo. "Obama knows Africa and its problems; for sure he would have done more in a more favorable political environment."

Remain-supporting Justine Greening wrote in The Times newspaper on Monday that a second Brexit referendum was "the only way" to resolve the ongoing parliamentary stalemate over how the UK plans to extricate itself from the 28-member bloc. The former education minister said Mayʼs recent proposals would satisfiy neither those wanting a decisive break between London and Brussels in a so-called "hard" Brexit nor those wanting to maintain close trading links between the UK and EU. Speaking later on BBC Radio 4ʼs Today program, Greening said she expected other senior Tories to support the idea and outlined a system using first- and second-preference votes to ensure the preferred model achieved more then 50 percent of the final vote.

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Pakistan election: ʼMilitary does not want Sharifʼs party to win another termʼ DW: How do you see the role of Pak‐ istanʼs military establishment ahead of the July 25 general elections?

Michael Kugelman: The military is not at all comfortable with the prospect of the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League of former PM Nawaz Sharif) winning another term. It clashed repeatedly with the PML-N over the last five years, so the military will have a strong motivation to use its influence behind the scenes to undercut the PML-Nʼs electoral prospects. This narrative is not as clear-cut as it may seem, however. Sharifʼs party has already benefited, in a way, from perceptions of military meddling. Top PML-N leaders have indirectly blamed the military for the partyʼs legal travails. In other words, the PML-N has used a victimization narrative to garner sympathy.

Ceasefire on IsraelGaza 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 UNbrokered 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. Israel also carried out three airstrikes later in the day on what it said were Hamas squads launching incendiary balloons and kites across the border. 2

Pakistanʼs ex-PM Nawaz Sharif challenges jail sentence Lawyers for Pakistanʼs jailed former premier say he is appealing his 10-year jail term on corruption

Nawaz Sharif was locked upon returning to the country last week ahead of hotly contested general elections. Asia Pakistanʼs ex-PM Nawaz Sharif challenges jail sentence Lawyers for Pakistanʼs jailed former premier say he is appealing his 10year jail term on corruption charges. Nawaz Sharif was locked upon returning to the country last week ahead of hotly contested general elections. The legal team representing ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lodged an appeal with the Islamabad High Court on Monday. "The conviction and sentence are based on no evidence," Sharifʼs lawyer, Khawaja Haris Ahmad, said. Pakistani authoritiesdetained

Trade tensions hit Chinese growth Chinese growth slowed slightly in the second quarter as the worldʼs number two economy faced a snowballing trade fight with the United States, after Washington and Beijing slapped new tariffs on $34 billion (€29 billion) of each othersʼ goods earlier this month, with threats of further tariffs on goodsworth an additional $200 billion. Despite this escalation, the Chinese economy expanded by 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year ago. This is down from 6.8 percent in the first quarter, according to official figures released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Nonetheless, the growth was still higher than the governmentʼs annual target of around 6.5 percent. China

the disgraced premierand his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, Friday on corruption charges, minutes after they returned to Pakistan from London. An anti-graft court ruled on July 6 that the family bought luxury apartments in the UK with funds from Pakistan in the 1990s. Sharif wassentenced in absentia to 10 years in prisonand fined 8 million ($10.5 million pounds; €8.9 million), his daughter was handed an 8-year term and ordered to pay 2 million pounds, while his son-inlaw, Muhammad Safdar, was given a one-year prison sentence. faced an "extremely complex environment both at home and abroad," said Mao Shengyong, a spokesperson for the national statistics bureau, noting that growth nonetheless remained strong.

UK reveals fighter jet ʼTempestʼ for post-Brexit era Williamson said the "world-beating" jet can be used unmanned, as a drone, or with pilots. It is scheduled to be operational by 2035. The UK is to invest 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion, €2.3 billion) to 2025 in the stealth warplane, which will involve British companies BAE Systems and Rolls-

Royce as well as Anglo-Italian Leonardo and pan-European MBDA. Aiming to ensure UK leadership in defense Williamson said the program was designed to ensure Britainʼs continued leadership in fighter technology and control of airspace in future conflicts. Last year,France and Germany signed an agreementto develop Europeʼs next-generation fighter jet to replace the aging Rafale and Eurofighter jet by 2040, involving Europeʼs Airbus and Franceʼs Dassault Aviation. Following the 2016 Brexit referendum, Airbus moved to partner with Dassault at the expense of Britainʼs BAE Systems. There are concerns in Britain that its defense industry may be shut out from EU plans for next-generation fighter jets, although, officially, both projects have invited other companies to join.

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EU, China seek closer ties as US turns against trade At a time of heightened uncertainty in the global economic environment, leaders of Europe and China are meeting to ponder ways to counter the fallout from US President Trumpʼs "America First" policies. US President Donald Trumpʼs attacks on the international trading system, by imposing tariffs and engaging in virulent anti-trade rhetoric, have left Americaʼs commercial partners worldwide scrambling for an appropriate response. Leaders of the European Union and China, the USʼs most significant trading partners, were meeting in Beijing on Monday for their annual EU-China summit, with global and bilateral trade and investment relations topping the agenda. Read more: China warns of

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte dismisses Roma census proposal as ʼunconstitutionalʼ Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday criticizedInterior Minister Matteo Salviniʼs plans to create a Roma "register." "No one is planning to create files or conduct a census on the basis of ethnicity, which would be unconstitutional because it is clearly discriminatory," Conte said in a statement Tuesday. Read more: Forgotten victims of Hungaryʼs Roma murders Conte also called for checks to ensure Roma children had access to school services, as "they are often kept out of compulsory education courses." Salvini, who also serves as deputy prime minister, announced his intentions of carrying out a Roma census during a television question-andanswer session on regional television channel TeleLombardia on Monday. The far-right League party leader said the census would mean Roma who were in the country illegally could be deported, but "as for the Italian Roma, unfortunately, one has to keep them at home."

ʼbiggest trade war in history,ʼ vows ʼcounterattackʼ against US tariffs "It is a common duty of Europe and China, America and Russia, not to destroy this (world) order, but to improve it. Not to start trade wars...but to bravely and responsibly reform the rules-based international order," European Council President Donald Tusk said in Beijing. He spoke after a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that was also attended by European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker.

Tourists charged with stealing bricks from Auschwitz

Two Hungarian tourists have been handed suspended jail terms after they were caught trying to pinch bricks from the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. The pair said they wanted to bring home a "souvenir," according to police. The Hungarian nationals were detained after other visitors at theAuschwitz-Birkenau concentration campspotted the pair loading bricks from the ruins of a crematorium into a bag, Polish police said Monday. Security officers were alerted and police were called to the scene. "The man

and woman were charged with theft of a cultural asset. They both admitted to wrongdoing," regional police press officer Mateusz Drwal told Polish news agency PAP. Read more: 4 out of 10 German students donʼt know what Auschwitz was The 30year-old woman and 36-year-old man were each fined €346 ($405) and handed a one-year prison sentence on probation. "They explained that they had wanted to bring back a souvenir and didnʼt realize the consequences of their actions," Drwal said.

German arms sales drop almost 10 percent Arms sales totaled some €6.24 billion in 2017, roughly 9 percent less than in 2016. However, it still marks the thirdhighest annual total,following two record yearsin 2015 and 2016. The upcoming Military Equipment Export Report is set to confirm preliminary figures already provided by the German government back in January.

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EU subsidy fraud in Slovakia: The dirty fight for arable land

Frantisek Oravec (pictured) always wanted to be a farmer, just like his father and grandfather. The 47-yearold owns an impressive farm in Gynov, a small village in southeastern Slovakia. This farm is practically his lifetime achievement, built up over two and a half decades. Oravec cultivates almost 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of land, partially owned by himself, partially leased. During the last three years, however, he hardly found time to cultivate his land or take care of his livestock. Instead, he was studying documents, reading lawyersʼ correspondence, or appearing in courts of law. Or seeking treatment at a hospital. Recounting the incident, Oravec holds up a photo that shows himself, face bleeding, nose broken, having been beaten up on his own arable land. "They are trying to steal my land," Oravec bursts out, both helplessly and resentfully. "I thought we were living under the rule of law and in the European Union?!"

ʼYeah, nahʼ: Kiwi startup defies German giantʼs order to stop saying ʼhelloʼ New Zealand startup My Food Bag, which delivers fresh ready-to-cook ingredients, issued a tongue-in-cheek response to a cease-and-desist notice from Berlin-based Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh had taken issue with its Kiwi competitor using the phrase "Hello Fresh." The letter, published in the New Zealand Herald and other domestic media, is replete with Kiwi colloquialisms and phrases in the countryʼs indigenous Maori language. The response, from Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, begins with a Maori greeting, to HelloFresh executives Thomas Griesel and Dr. Christian Ries. "Kia ora" is translated as "hello." "Kia ora Herr Griesel

and Herr Ries, Greetings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multi‐ national corporations taking the time to write to us Kiwis." The letter, published in the New Zealand Herald and other domestic media, is replete with Kiwi colloquialisms and phrases in the countryʼs indigenous Maori language. The response, from Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, begins with a Maori greeting, to HelloFresh executives Thomas Griesel and Dr. Christian Ries. "Kia ora" is translated as "hello." "Kia ora Herr Griesel and Herr Ries, Greetings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multi‐ national corporations taking the time to write to us Kiwis."

US rejects EU request for Iran sanctions relief The US said it would impose "unprecedented financial pressure on Iran." The refusal to grant EU businesses an exemption for Iran sanctions pushes Europe and the US further down a collision course over ties to Tehran. The United States has rejected a European request for some of its key businesses to be exempt from US sanctions on Iran. Ministers from Germany, France, the UK and European Union last month requested broad carve-outs from Washingtonʼs Iran sanctions for sectors including health care, finance, automotive and energy doing business with Iran. Read more:In Brussels, Mike Pompeo gives EU a Twitter lecture on Iran In a letter to European nations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin rejected

EU subsidy fraud in Slovakia: The dirty fight for arable land Frantisek Oravec (pictured) always wanted to be a farmer, just like his father and grandfather. The 47-yearold owns an impressive farm in Gynov, a small village in southeastern Slovakia. This farm is practically his lifetime achievement, built up over two and a half decades. Oravec cultivates almost 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of land, partially owned by himself, partially leased. During the last three years, however, he hardly found time to cultivate his land or take care of his livestock. Instead, he was studying documents, reading lawyersʼ correspondence, or appearing in courts of law. Or seeking treatment at a hospital. Recounting the incident, Oravec holds up a photo that shows himself, face bleeding, nose broken, having been beaten up on his own arable land. "They are trying to steal my land," Oravec bursts out, both helplessly and resentfully. "I thought we were living under the rule of law and in the European Union?!"

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Malaysia says seized items in ex-premier probe valued at €234 million A treasure trove of cash, jewelry, handbags and watches seized in raids last month on properties linked to Malaysiaʼs scandal-plagued former prime minister are worth up to 1.1 billion ringgit ($273.3 million/€234.3 million), anticorruption police said on Wednesday. It took more than 150 officers and experts nearly a month to assess the value of the items seized in the mid-May raids on premises linked to former premier Najib Razak because the "numbers were too huge," said Amar Singh, the head of the police commercial crime division. Cash in 26 currencies worth around €25 million.12,000 items of jewelry with an estimated retail value of €140-187 million.Jewelry items included 1,400 necklaces, 2,200 rings, 2,100 bangles, 2,800 pairs of earrings, 1,600 brooches and 14 tiaras.567 luxury handbags from 37 different brands.

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the appeal, NBC News reported, citing US and European officials. "We will seek to provide unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime," the letter stated. It also said the United States would only make exemptions if it served its own national security interests. Washingtonʼs refusal, while widely expected, adds to already strained trans-Atlantic relations after President Donald Trump launched repeated verbal broadsides against long-time US allies and threatened to escalate a brewing trade war.

Airbnb on collision course with EU

Airbnb has been handed an ultimatum by the European Union, who have instructed them to abide by their rules or risk financial penalties. According to the EU Commission, Airbnbʼs pricing is not sufficiently transparent. Airbnb, the popular property rental website, has been warned by the European Commission to comply with its consumer standards or face financial penalties. According to the Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, Airbnbʼs pricing is not sufficiently transparent, and its terms do not fully guarantee the rights of European consumers. "Airbnb has now until the end of August to propose detailed solutions on how to bring its conduct in compliance with EU consumer legislation," the Commission said.Read more: Court sides with Berlin over Airbnb ban The EU said the platform needs to align itself with EU consumer rights laws by ensuring prices shown on the platform are inclusive of all fees, and should empower consumers to take legal action against their hosts, should they have reason to do so.

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No help for the infertile in Africa Access to assisted reproductive services remains their biggest challenge

Infertility comes with devastating social, cultural, emotional and economic consequences for young couples in Africa. 33-year-old Goana Dintwe from Botswana has endured the stigma in a country where infertility isalways blamed on women. "There are so many harsh names that people like me are called because we cannot conceive," she said. "We are called less than a woman. We are called barren." Apart from her painful longing for a child, Dintweʼs infertility has also strained her marriage. Infertility is on the

The Bern Museum of Fine Art in Switzerland will retain ownership of a Paul Cezanne painting found ina Nazi-era trovein 2014, the artistʼs heirs confirmed on Tuesday. They also said that the museum had agreed to regularly exhibit the work in Cezanneʼs hometown of Aix-enProvence, France. "This solution in the spirit of the Swiss-French friendship and partnership allows two great museums, Bern Museum of Fine Art and the Musee Granet in Aix-enProvence, to show a masterpiece by our grandfather Paul Cezanne for the benefit and enjoyment of a great audience," said Philippe Cezanne (pictured above), great-grandson of the master painter. The painting was found in the now-infamous Gurlitt collection, originally amassed by German art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt under direction from the Nazis to sell or get rid of "degenerate" art seized from museums.

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rise in Africa. It is almost twice as high on the continent as in affluent industrial countries. In addition to the personal grief and suffering it causes, infertility can create broader problems, particularly for the woman, in terms of stigma, economic hardship and social isolation. But not many couples can afford expensive assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Terezia Mora wins 2018 Georg Büchner Prize for German literature The German Academy for Language and Literature announced Tuesday that Hungarian-born author Terezia Morahad won the 2018 Georg Büchner prize, which is considered to be the most important prize in the German literary world. Mora, who writes in German, will receive the €50,000 ($58,000) award on October 27 in a ceremony in the southwest German city of Darmstadt. The Georg Büchner Prize is given to a Germanlanguage author "who has made a sig-

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nificant contribution to contemporary German cultural life." The academy highlighted Moraʼs focus on current issues: "In her novels and stories, Terezia Mora focuses on outsiders and people who have lost their homelands, precarious existences and people searching for something. With these topics she directly hits the nerve of our era." The jury described her work as "powerful" and "intensively visual," also praising it for its "iconic accents" and "analytical sharpness."

With extreme weather causing unimaginable disasters, and extreme weather events on the rise, some experts believe many more could die if nothing is done. Heavy rains and widespread flooding killed nearly 200 people in western Japan; meanwhile, an unprecedented heat wave in eastern Canada killed around 70 people last week. Against this background, climate researchers are warning that casualties related to extreme weather events could increase if greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked.

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Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies DN2 Nancy Sinatraʼs daughter, Nancy Jr., tweeted that her mother had died peacefully on Friday evening, although further details were not initially available. "She was a blessing and the light of my life. God speed, Momma," wrote the younger Sinatra. "Thank you for everything." The Sinatra family website featured a dedication to Nancy Sr. of the Frank Sinatra song "She’s Funny that Way." Nancy Sinatra, born Nancy Barbato, was married for 12 years to one of the 20th Centuryʼs greatest music and movie icons, who starred in such blockbuster movies as "From Here to Eternity," and "Guys and Dolls" and who is perhaps best known for his signature jazz song, "New York, New York." The couple both hailed from New Jersey and had three children. Nancy worked as a secretary, while Frank was employed as a singing waiter. They divorced in 1951 following Frankʼs string of extramarital affairs — most notably with his future wife and actress Ava Gardner — were made public in Hollywood gossip columns. After the divorce, Nancy Sr. never remarried but devoted herself to family life and charity work from her home in Beverly Hills, California. Despite their split, the couple remained close until Frankʼs death from a heart attack in 1998.

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Four years on from 2014, Mario Götze faces yet another decisive season

It has been four years since Mario Götze scored the goal that won the World Cup for Germany, but since then, itʼs mostly been downhill for him. Is this the season for Götze to return to his former greatness? very year itʼs hard to believe how young Mario Götze still is. Most players who scored the winner in a World Cup final four years ago wouldnʼt have just turned 26 this summer, but he isnʼt most players. And on the anniversary of that day (July 13, 2014) in the Maracana Stadium, itʼs clear that that goal has haunted Götze more than it has helped him.

The Open 2018: Tiger Woods with late tee time

Three-time champion Tiger Woods has a late start for Thursdayʼs first round of the Open Championship at Carnoustie. The 42-year-old world number 71, returning to the event for the first time since 2015, tees off at 15:21 BST. Englandʼs world number three, Justin Rose, tees off at 09:58, while Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy is off at 12:53. The first shot will be hit by 60-year-old two-time major championSandy Lyle, who will make his final Open appearanceunless he can finish in the top 10. Woods is in a group featuring Lyleʼs fellow Scot, Russell Knox, who won this monthʼs Irish Open. 6

Is eSports about to be recognized as a sport in Germany? Politicians in Germany are mulling recognizing eSports as a sport. Their decision would have wide-ranging repercussions in the gaming industry in the country and further legitimize the digital sport phenomenon. eSportsʼ continued growth has pushed competitive gaming ever-more into the public eye. This has sparked a debate about gaming’s role within German society, and whether eSports should be officially classified as a sport. And it is looking increasingly like it will. Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs grand coalition of her Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to recognize eSports as a sport as part of the coalition agreement they reached earlier this year. However, the legislation necessary to do so has not yet been passed. "eSports were long considered a niche topic, generally only discussed by experts. It has now reached a tipping point where it has become a meaningful topic to all of society and cannot be ignored," Konstantin von Notz, deputy chair of the opposition Green Party in the lower house Bundestag said.

Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon title The Serb has now won 13 Grand Slam tournaments in his career

Novak Djokovic made quick work of Kevin Anderson to win his fourth Wimbledon title, beating the South African in straight sets. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic won his fourth Wimbledon title on Sunday, defeating South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3). The win was his first at a Grand Slam tournament since having surgery on his elbow at the end of 2017 season. He has now won 13 Grand Slam titles in his career. "I had to really trust the process. I had to trust in myself," Djokovic, 31, told British broadcaster BBC on Centre Court after the match. "The

last couple years havenʼt been that easy. I had surgery and faced a serious injury for the first time. I didnʼt know if I could come back to a final and compete." Djokovic added this was the first title at Wimbledon which his five-year-old son, Stefan, had been able to watch first hand. "It feels amazing because for the first time in my life, I have someone screaming ʼDaddy! Daddy!" Djokovic said. "I am very emotional for him being here."

Germanyʼs Angelique Kerber defeats Serena Williams in Wimbledon final Angelique Kerber is the first German to win the title since Steffi Grafʼs victory in 1996. She previously won the 2016 Australian Open and 2016 US Open. After beating seven-time champion Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court on Saturday, Angelique Kerber became the first German to win Wimbledon since Steffi Graf in 1996. It was the third Grand Slam title for the German No. 1 from Kiel, following previ-

ous triumphs at the Australian and US Opens – and it crowned a stunning return to form after a disappointing 2017. Kerber, 30, last reached this stage of Wimbledon in 2016, when she was beaten by the same opponent — who has since given birth to a baby girl and suffered from illness. It would have been a dream return to the court for the American legend, but Kerber set the tone right from the start on Centre Court.