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Thai soccer team rescued from cave speaks to media for first time The 12 young members of a Thai football team who were rescued after spending more than two weeksin a flooded Thailand cave complex spoke to the press about their ordeal for the first time on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference broadcast on the governmentʼs "Thailand Moves Forward" television program, the boys answered carefully vetted questions submitted by journalists in advance. Read more: Thai cave rescue: Hollywood hype wonʼt help the boys The team, smiling and wearing matching jerseys, described what happened and how they felt when rescue divers first found them.

German Cabinet approves 4-billion-euro plan to combat long-term unemployment Long-termunemployed people in Germanycould soon benefit from government-subsidized jobs for up to five years, after the German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a corresponding draft bill presented by Labor Minister Hubertus Heil. Four billion euros ($4.65 billion) are to be set aside over the next few years for the project, entitled "social labor market." It was initiated by the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the junior coalition partner to Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs conservatives. The Labor Ministry calculates that each subsidized job will cost €24,000 ($27,895) annually. Employers are to receive subsidies at the level of Germanyʼs minimum wage (€1,498 per month) for two years, which are then to be reduced by 10 percent annually for the next three years.

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Hungary joins US in refusing UNʼs safe global migration compact Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taken a tough stance on migration

US evangelical Pastor Andrew Brunson denied release from Turkish prison A Turkish court on Wednesday again denied a request to release US Pastor Andrew Brunson from prison where he is being held on charges of terrorism and espionage. He is to be kept in jail pending trial. The case of the American evangelical Christian pastor from North Carolina has added further strain to US-Turkish relations, with some members of US Congress calling for sanctions against Turkey Critics of Turkey have described Brunson as a "hostage."

German Cabinet declares Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria ʼsafeʼ Hungary will not sign the UNʼs first compact on global migration, after all UN member nations except the US approved the draft to be signed in December. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Wednesday described the newly agreed UN global migration compact a "threat to the world" which went against his countryʼs interests. The draft for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, took 18 months to draw up and was approved last Friday by 191 UN member nations except the United States, which pulled out last year saying it was "inconsistent with US immigration and refugee policies." The compact aims to create a global framework for managing migration: a "non-legally binding, cooperative framework" to encourage "international cooperation among all relevant actors on migration, acknowledging that no state can address migration alone, and upholds the sovereignty of states and their obligations under international law." "This document is entirely against Hungaryʼs security interests," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after a cabinet meeting in Budapest. This pact poses a threat to the world from the aspect that it could inspire

millions [of migrants]," he added. Szijjarto described the compact as a measure which was "extreme, biased and facilitates migration." "Its main premise is that migration is a good and inevitable phenomenon," the minister said. "We consider migration a bad process, which has extremely serious security implications." Hungary will no longer attend the signing of the final UN document which is due to take place at a ceremony in Morocco in December. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has taken a tough position on migration, whichhas caused tension with the European Union but resonated with Hungarian voters as he argues that irregular immigration threatens European stability. Read more: How costly would inner-European border controls be? Orban disagrees with the quota-based distribution of refugees within the EU. In 2015 he ordered fences to be built along Hungaryʼs borders with Serbia and Croatia to keep out migrants traveling along the Balkan route into northern Europe.

The German government will put forward legislation declaring Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Georgia "safe countries of origin." The decision was reached after the weekly meeting of Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs cabinet on Wednesday in Berlin. If enacted, the change in the law would make it easier for Germany to turn back people from and deport them back to the countries in question, which have been frequently accused of humanrights violations. "This means that people from these safe countries cannot call upon a right to asylum (in Germany)," German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told reporters, adding that the proposed legislation was "an important contribution" to Germanyʼs attempts to balance humanitarian concerns with a desire for "order."

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Torrent of airstrikes pound southern Syria, displacing over 300,000

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More than 600 airstrikes in 15 hours since Wednesday evening have been reported in Daraa province in southern Syria near the border with Jordan. "The Russians have not stopped the bombardment," Bashar al-Zoubi, a prominent rebel leader in southern Syria, told Reuters. The strikes were stepped up after rebels and Russian officials failed to agree terms for a ceasefire. The UN refugee agency hascalled on Jordan to open its borders to people fleeingthe fighting, saying 320,000 are displaced and 60,000 have gathered at the border. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on "all parties to redouble efforts to cease hostilities, to allow humanitarian actors to deliver lifesaving assistance, shelter and evacuate the wounded." Syrian state media said government forces had captured Saida, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Daraa. This brings them to within 6 kilometers of the rebelcontrolled crossing at Nassib on the border with Jordan. Rami Abdel-Rahman of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said: "If the regime keeps advancing towards the crossing, I fear for the safety of more than 300,000 people displaced and stranded close to the crossing."

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EU fears divisions as China woos Eastern European nations

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is meeting with leaders of Central and Eastern European countries in the Bulgarian capital Sofia as part of the seventh "16+1" summit, which brings together China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC), including 11 European Union (EU) member states. Besides China, the 16 countries that participate in the summit include EU members Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as non-EU states Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Ever since its launch in 2012, the format has been viewed by Western critics as an instrument for Beijing to divide and undermine the EU by dangling the CEE states closer trade and investment opportunities with China. Policymakers and analysts from China and some CEE countries, however, reject such assessment. They say that the purpose of the platform is to cultivate good relations and foster economic cooperation. 2

Nelson Mandela would have been 100 years old today. South Africaʼs famous statesman and reconciliatory hero continues to inspire Africaʼs young generation. DW asked them what Mandela means to them. To talk about Mandela is to talk about struggle, about a cause," says 22-yearold André Cardoso, a rapper and stu‐ dent activist from Mozambique. "Itʼs to stand against oppression and fear." Cardoso is one in a number of Africans who have been asked by DW corre‐ spondents how Mandela inspired them.

Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. His father Gadla named him "Rolihlahla," meaning "troublemaker” in the Xhosa language perhaps an early inkling of his ability to foment change. In 1944, Nelson Mandela, then in his mid-

Sierenʼs China: Time for a pragmatic EU partnership? Ever since Donald Trump became US president, the trans-Atlantic alliancehas begun to crumble. Trump has has continually criticized the European Union over global trade, saying the bloc behaves as "badly as China." He has said that it is harder for US companies to sell their goods in the EU than vice versa and that this is why Washington has a trade deficit of $151 billion (€129 billion) with Brussels. Trump seems to be more interested in criticizing than listening to counterarguments and statistics regarding the

US tariffs on Chinese goods to come into effect US tariffs on a range of Chinese goods will come into effect at midnight on Thursday in what could turn out to be the first fusilladein a trade war between the worldʼs two largest export nations. From July 6, the US government will levy tariffs of 25 percent on 818 different Chinese product lines, valued at around $34 billion (€29 billion) worth of imports. The tariffs target "industrially significant technologies" according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, many of those related to Chinaʼs ʼMade in China 2025ʼ industrial policy. Everything from passenger vehicles to aircraft parts, computer hard drives to knitting needlesare included in the wide-ranging list. The imposition of tariffsis expected to prompt an immediate response from China, with the Chinese government expected to target US imports valued at roughly the same amount as those aimed at by the Trump administration.

twenties, joined the African National Congress (ANC), four years before the National Party, which institutionalized racial segregation, came to power. Racial segregation triggered mass protests and civil disobedience campaigns, in which Mandela played a central role. After the ANC was banned in 1961, Mandela founded its military wing "Umkhonto we Sizwe" (The Spear of the Nation). As its commanderin-chief, he led underground guerrilla attacks against state institutions. profits of US corporations in the EU. Brussels has reacted to Trumpʼs decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum by threatening to impose 25 percent tariffs on US products such as Leviʼs jeans,motorbikes, peanut butter and bourbon, which amount to €2.8 billion, less than half of the steel and aluminum exports, which come to about €6.4 billion. The European Commission has now made a show of solidarity with China by saying that other WTO members have a right to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods.

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Nigerian women into sex work A Liberian-born British woman was sentenced to 14 years under UKʼs modern slavery law on Wednesday, after a jury found her guilty of running a sex trafficking operation and perverting the course of justice. The ruling in Birmingham is the first such conviction involving victims outside Great Britain. The 51-year-old Josephine Iyamu, also known as Madame Sandra, recruited women from rural Nigeria. In Nigeriaʼs Benin City, she set up an organization campaigning for better lives for women and families, allowing her to get in contact with vulnerable women. After selecting candidates for trafficking, she would promise them a better life in Europe.

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Google fined €4.3 billion by EU regulator The EU hits Google with a massive fine for freezing out rivals of its Android mobile phone system. The ruling could further enflame tensions between Brussels and Washington, which are already at a low point. After a three-year investigation, the European Union on Wednesday imposed a €4.3 billion ($5 billion) fine on Google for breaching the blocʼs competition rules with its Android operating system. The company stands accused of abusing its dominant position in the market by making tie-ups with phone makers like South Koreaʼs Samsung and Chinaʼs Huawei, therefore blocking rivals and hindering competition. The company

has been given 90 days to end this practice or face more fines. Read more: Google Pay hopes cash-loving Germans take to contactless payments The European Commission has long complained that Google requires manufacturers to pre-install its search engine and Google Chrome browser on phones and set Google Search as the default, as a condition of licensing some Google apps like Google Play.

Romania and Hungary clash over Black Sea gas distribution

Over the last few years, massive natural gas deposits have been discovered off Romaniaʼs Black Sea coast. Conservative estimates suggest they hold at least 40 billion cubic meters (142 billion cubic feet) of gas, others say they could hold as much as 200 billion cubic meters — enough to cover Romaniaʼs energy needs for decades and even turn the country into an energy exporter.

Planning for a pipeline project, dubbed BRUA (an acronym for Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria), began several years ago to facilitate gas transports through Europe. The BRUA pipeline is scheduled to begin operation in 2019. The project has received financial support from the European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Germany: Police investigate far-right NPD video showing ʼprotectionʼ patrol on trains Dramatic music plays as a handful of men stride confidently through a Berlin urban train (S-Bahn) station. A couple of them are wearing orange high-visibility vests with an S-shaped logo on the back, carrying walkie-talkies. They move along the carriages, chatting to passengers. In voiceovers and statements to the camera, the various functionaries of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) explain that they are patrolling the "hotspots of criminality" to protect Germans fromviolence and crime they say is perpetrated by migrants.

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EU ʼpositiveʼ on Russia-Ukraine gas talks

The EU sounded an optimistic note on Tuesday following talks in Berlin with envoys from Moscow and Kievover a dispute regarding future Russian gas shipments through Ukraine. According to European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic, the three-way talks were "futureoriented" and "positive" although the Russian representative, the countryʼs Energy Minister Alexander Novak said "the issues at stake are very complicated and need serious discussions to move forward." Large amounts of Russian gas are currently pumped to Europe via Ukraine, resulting in lucrative and critically important transit fees for the country. However, Ukraine holds deep concerns over the proposed Nord Stream 2 project, which will see a Baltic Sea pipeline opened from Russia to Germany, potentially ending the need for the transportation of gas through Ukraine.

Women entrepreneurs paying their dues

It all started in Lund, a Swedish university town near Malmo. About 90,000 people live in the town, almost 50,000 of them are students, among them Julia Beyer. The young woman from Munich is earning her masterʼs degree in entrepreneurship and innovation. She always knew that she wanted to start her own company but even she is stunned that at age 25, her first product is already available throughout Europe. "I do a lot of sports and spend a lot of time outside. I like to surf, which means I then have to protect my skin against the sun. But the available sunscreens usually contain very harmful substances." Read more: Germanyʼs corporate battle of the sexes This realization was the spark that led to the establishment of her company, Suntribe, which she founded with her fellow students, Karl Roos and Hampus Tarras-Wahlberg. Her goal was to develop a non-toxic sunscreen, thereby protect the environment and sell the lotion throughout the world. "Chemical UV-filters are allegedly responsible for damaging coral reefs. That was another reason why we wanted an environmentally friendly alternative," Beyer explains enthusiastically. 4

Thyssenkrupp in turmoil over future plans When it comes to venerable German business institutions, the industrial giant Thyssenkrupp is something of a poster boy. The Essen-based company is in turmoil though, as disagreements over job losses mount. Leadership chaos reigns at German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp, with two senior bosses quitting in the space of 10 days over disagreements as to how the company proceeds in the wake of a major merger with Indiaʼs Tata Steel. Two weeks ago, Thyssenkrupp confirmed a longexpected joint steel venture with the Indian company, creating Europeʼs second-largest steelmaker in the process. However, disagreements over the scale of restructuring to take

New Zealand company switches to four-day working week A New Zealand trust company on Wednesday announced it was permanently changing to a four-day working week after a successful trial period earlier this year. "Productivity went marginally up, stress levels dropped," Andrew Barnes, the chief executive at Perpetual Guardian told New Zealandʼs AM Show on Wednesday. The eight-week trial started on March 5 this year and saw the companyʼs entire staff – some 240 people – offered a free day off every week with no changes to their remuneration or working conditions. Researchers from Auckland University monitored the trial to observe the impact on the workforce. They found that the reduced hours had no negative influence on staff fulfilling their weekly tasks. Before the trial, 54 percent of Perpetual Trust employees were happy with their work-life balance, and this increased to 78 percent with the four-day working week in place.

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Solomon confirmed as new Goldman Sachs CEO Goldman Sachs,the American multinational investment bank, has named David Solomon as its new chief executive, due to replace outgoing boss Lloyd Blankfein in October. Solomon, who replaces Blankfein after a 12-year tenure in the top job, is expected to drive and implement Goldman Sachsʼ plans to expand on its Wall Street roots and move towards the broader consumer market. The investment banking powerhouse intends to target ordinary consumersthrough online banking and other credit ventures. Part of the motivation for diversifying the business model is the tighter regulatory environment institutions such as Goldman Sachshave faced in the wake of the 2007/2008 financial crisis, necessary in order to curtail the kind of risky activity which led to the crisis.

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place at the company — one of the most iconic German industrial players — has led to some high-profile departures. Chief executive Heinrich Hiesinger quit just over a week agoand late on Monday, the head of the companyʼs supervisory board Ulrich Lehner announced he too was leaving. The leadership chaos sparked fears of significant job losses at the conglomerate, which produces a wide range of industrial products ranging from elevators to car components.

Can Ikea make it big in India?

Swedish furniture behemoth Ikea is taking longer than expected to open its first store in India, after the firm recently postponed its grand opening in Hyderabad. Furniture giant Ikea is all set to make its foray into the Indian market, some 12 years after it first tried to enter the South Asian nation. The companyʼs first facility in the southern city of Hyderabad was initially scheduled for opening on July 19, but the muchawaited launch has now been moved to August 9 due to quality issues. "Ikea Retail India decided to move the date as it needs some more time to live up to its expected quality commitments towards customers and coworkers," said Ikea in a statement. "Our main priority is to create an inspiring and safe experience for both customers and coworkers."

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Tips for summer festivals in Europe There is something for all tastes, from heavy metal, rock, pop and jazz, to classical music

Getting together and having fun — during the summer, thousands travel to music festivals across Europe. Glastonbury Festival, Great Britain, unfortunately takes a break in 2018 It was once a farm near the town of Glastonbury. That changed in 1970 when around 1,500 people came together and paid one pound entrance fee to watch the likes of Marc Bolan and Al Steward perform. In 2019 it is to take place again on the last weekend in June. It is one of the largest open-air music festivals in the world. The Proms, Great Britain

These summer concerts take place in London from July until September. It is the worldʼs biggest classical music festival. The last concert, the "Night of the Proms" which is held in the Royal Albert Hall is a cult event. Tickets are much sought after and quickly sell out. "Proms in the Park" is held simultaneously in Hyde Park, so that fans without tickets can watch the concert on large screens.

Dip in Chinaʼs CO2 emissions sparks cautious optimism China is the worldʼs top CO2emitting nation: its carbon dioxide emissions have grown enormously over recent previous decades, and now make up nearly one-third of the global total. Now, a study finds that the country may already have passed peak emissions:carbon emissions are decreasing. Chinaʼs CO2 emissions went down from 2014 to 2016, according to a research team from China, the United Kingdom and the United States. That amounts to a drop of 4.2 percent over those years, they reported Monday in Nature Geoscience. This emissions drop is coming much sooner than other scientists had predicted: British researchers, for example, had expected peak emissions not to occur before 2025.The decline might not seem too much: 9.2 gigatons of CO2 in 2016, compared to 9.53 gigatons in 2013. But this is a hopeful sign regardless, the researchers write.

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its famous son that not only did fans name a square after the rock idol — they even erected a larger-than-life bronze statue of the rock singer. The rock star himself unveiled the statue on his 69th birthday in May 2015, calling it "Gronauʼs statue of liberty." However, the statue had to be removed in April this year for repairs after a crack appeared around the figureʼs ankle. Tests are currently being conducted to determine if the statue is, in fact, really made of bronze.

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Ötzi: Study sheds light on 5,000-yearold Alpine diet PREVIOUS STUDIES CHRONICLED THE ANCIENT HUMANʼS BATTLES AGAINST INFECTION, DENTAL CAVITIES, STRESS AND LYME DISEASE. A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND THAT THE MUMMIFIED MAN KNOWN AS ÖTZI ENJOYED FEASTING ON IBEX AND DEER MEAT

Statue of German rocker Udo Lindenberg stolen — and no one notices A statue of Germanyʼsrock legend Udo Lindenbergwas stolen in Gronau at some point over the weekend — but no one noticed that the work was missing until a couple of days later, even though it used to stand at a roundabout in the small town in western Germany. In the notice they posted on Facebook on Wednesday, police of the state of North RhineWestphalia quoted lyrics from different Lindenberg songs. Udo Lindenberg was born in Gronau, close to the Dutch border. The town is so proud of

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The delicious ice cream creations of Kedveskrém are now available in Pest, too, near Cirkó-Gejzír Cinema in Jászai Mari tér, so now you can enjoy their frosty delights in Olimpia Park nearby. They offer daily specials, but you should definitely try their caramel, raspberry and strawberry flavours.

Ötzi, the Alpine manwhose wellpreserved mummified body became a global sensation, had a fatty stomach full of Alpine ibex, deer and grains when he died some 5,300 years ago, according to a new study by the Italy-based Institute for Mummy Studies. Ötzi likely ate the meat raw or cooked, researcher Frank Maixner said, adding that ibex and deer were a regular delicacy for him and his ancient contemporaries. Fat also made up some 50 percent of Ötziʼs stomach contents at the time of his death. High amounts of fat, Maixner said, gave ancient Alpine wanderers the energy necessary to hike at high altitudes for extended periods of time. Maixner and his colleagues have published the findings in the scientific journal Current Biology.

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Usain Bolt may play football in Australia

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is in talks for a trial to play football in Australia, a club says. The Jamaican former sprinter, 31, is negotiating a six-week stint with the Central Coast Mariners, a team in the countryʼs A-League competition. Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp said the club had spent four months pursuing Bolt, and a season-long deal could follow.

The Open 2018: Tiger Woods with l

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

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 frontrunner, 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.

Spain wanted Newcastle boss at World Cup Rafael Benitez:

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez was approached by the Spanish Football Federation about taking temporary charge of Spain at the World Cup, BBC Sport understands. Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez was approached by the Spanish Football Federation about taking temporary charge of Spain at the World Cup, BBC Sport understands. The RFEF wanted the 58-year-old after Julen Lopeteguiwas sackedtwo days before Spainʼs opening match. Fernando Hierro took charge on an interim basis as they went on to lose

on penalties to Russia in the last-16. Ex-Barcelona coach Luis Enriquehas now been appointedon a twoyear contract. Speaking to theNewcastle Chronicle, Benitez said: "There was maybe a chance, but still I am here and I am happy to be here. There was a chance. There were rumours about that."

Rory McIlroy ready for American challenge at Carnoustie The Open Championship returns to Carnoustie for an eighth time this week with Rory McIlroy among the home players hoping to break an American stranglehold on the majors. All four of golfʼs biggest prizes are held by US players, with Jordan Spieth the returning champion for the 147th Open, which starts at 06:35

BST on Thursday. Northern Irelandʼs McIlroy won the Silver Medal as the leading amateur on his Open debut in 2007, the last time the championship was held at Carnousite. "Itʼs great to be back," said the 29-year-old, who won the Claret Jug in 2014. "Hopefully I can create more good memories this week.