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Germany to tighten development aid conditions for Africa
Germany is out to tighten up its aid conditions for developing countries, in an attempt to combat corruption, safeguard human rights, and stimulate the creation of democratic structures. In a new strategy paper released ahead of theG20ʼs Compact with Africasummit in Berlin next week, the German Development Ministry outlined plans to reduce the number of partner countries and better control how aid money is spent. These socalled "reform partnerships," which Germany already has with Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Tunisia, would involve the target countries also increasing their own development contributions. According to the strategy paper, entitled "Entwicklungspolitik 2030" ("development policy 2030"), "an important element of this is the creation of domestic finance and tax administrations, accounting offices, and institutions to combat corruption."
Thousands protest German coal phase-out IG BCE President Michael Vassiliadis has been a member of the coal commission since the summer. He called for a more respectful approach toward mine workers, akin to the attitude shown environmentalists campaigningto save the ancient Hambach forest. "The actions of forest conservationists are given maximum understanding," Vassiliadis told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "But employeesʼ concerns are often ignored." "In Germany there are about 100,000 jobs dependent on coal-fired power generation," Vassiliadis said. About 20,000 people are directly employed in the brown coal industry in Germany, according to Germanyʼs Federal Association for Brown Coal.
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Suspected explosives sent to Obama and Clinton homes in mail Officials are investigating items sent to the homes of former Presidents
Khashoggi: Saudi crown prince calls murder ʼheinous crime,ʼ pledges justice Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Wednesday to work with Turkey to bring those responsiblefor the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggito "justice." "Those behind this crime will be held accountable," he said during a speechto business leaders at the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh. Khashoggiʼs death, he added, was a "heinous crime." Prevarication, Saudi style He said Riyadhʼs adversaries have been exploiting the incident to "drive a wedge between Saudi Arabia and Turkey." The journalist, who had repeatedly criticized the crown prince before his death, went missing at the beginning of October after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkey accused the Saudi government of murdering and dismembering Khashoggi in the consulate. Riyadh said the journalist had died during a fight after initially claiming he had left the consulate building alive.
EU Parliament votes for ban on single-use plastic Officials are investigating items sent to the homes of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. The US Secret Service described both items, intercepted in the mail, as "suspicious packages." Potential explosive devices have been found in mail that was sent to the homes of Hillary and Bill Clinton and the Obama family. "The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such," the US Secret Service said in a statment. "Both packages were intercepted prior to being delivered to their intended location. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them." The package sent to the Clintons — addressed to Hillary — was intercepted late on Tuesday local time, while the one addressed to Obama was found early on
Wednesday morning by security personnel in Washington. The Secret Service said that it had initiated a "full scope criminal investigation." The Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed US official, that the device sent to the Clinton residence was similar to one that was sent to billionaire philanthropist George Soros on Monday. According to officials, the device was discovered early Wednesday morning at the Clintonʼs home in Chappaqua, New York.Police in New Castle, New York - who cover Chappaqua - say they assisted the FBI, Secret Service and Westchester County authorities in "the investigation of a suspicious package."
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved measures which could lead to a ban on single-use plastic items, including straws, cotton swabs and disposable plastic plates and cutlery, by 2021. The parliament backed the proposals with a 571-53 majority. In May, the EU Commission proposed EU-wide rulesto target the top 10 single-use plastic items that litter Europeʼs beaches or are found in its seas, as well as lost and abandoned fishing gear.
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Two ships collide in Mediterranean near Corsica The collision between the Tunisian and Cypriot ships spilled a trail of pollution stretching 4 kilometers across the water. Italy and France have sent ships to assist with cleanup efforts. Two cargo ships collided in the Mediterranean Sea near the island of Corsica on Sunday, causing an oil spill, coastal authorities said. The Ulysse, operated by the Tunisian operator CTN, ran into the Cyprus-based CLS Virgina while it was anchored about 30 kilometres (20 miles) off the northern tip of the island at around 7:30 a.m. local time, the regional naval authority said in a statement. Read more: Time to clean up the ocean garbage dump No one was injured but "the collision caused considerable damage, with an opening several meters long in the CLS Virginiaʼs hull," the statement said. The spill created a trail of pollution 4 kilometers long and several hundred meters wide, heading away from Corsica to the northwest, toward the French and Italian mainland, the statement continued.
Vietnamʼs dog meat culture clashes with modern tastes Hoang has been eating dog meat since he was young. He canʼt imagine there will be a time that he wonʼt be eating it at least twice a month. However, Vietnamese officials announced in September that dog and cat meat should no longer be served in the inner districts of the capital city Hanoi because itʼs offensive to tourists and can spread diseases like rabies. Read more: Illegal dog meat trade raises moral questions Dog meat lovers and restaurant owners fear that the government will try to expand the ban and decide to officially forbid eating dog and cat meat entirely. "I donʼt see how they can ban it. The demand is just too high," Hoang said at a restaurant in Vietnamʼs largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City. In a small alley in Ho Chi Minh City, at least four restaurants serve dog meat, or Thịt chó. People gather around small tables to dine on the canine meat, complementing it with rice wine or beer. Hoang, who declined to give his full name, is sitting at a table with three good friends. "For us itʼs a tradition to eat dog meat. Itʼs just as normal as eating seafood or chicken," he told DW. 2
Africaʼs new debt crisis Africa is groaning under its worst debt burden since 2001
On the continent where many countries faced bankruptcy in the 1990s, once again the outlook is grim. This time around, help is harder to find. Ghana is usually seen in a positive light abroad. Itʼs associated with a peaceful change of government, functioning democracy and a government that wants to move away from development aid. Yet Ghana is still relatively dependent on foreign countries because the seemingly model country is in big trouble. At the end of 2017, national debt was equivalent to 70 percent of the West African countryʼs gross domestic product. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) considers 40 percent feasible for developing countries. The IMF and the World Bank are particularly
China says Interpol chief Meng Hongwei under investigation for bribery Interpol President Meng Hongwei, who had gone missing in late September, is under investigation for bribery and other crimes, the Chinese Security Ministry announced on Monday. Meng is accused of "accepting bribes and is suspected of violating the law," the ministry said in a statement. It also hinted at a political dimension by stating Meng was being probed because of his own "willfulness and for bringing trouble upon himself." Meng, a senior security official in China as well as the first Chinese head of Interpol, has beenmissing since September 25 while on a trip to his native country. On Sunday, Chinaʼs anti-graft body had said that "Public Security Ministry Vice Minister Meng Hongwei is currently under
concerned that Ghana represents a dangerous trend in Africa. "Itʼs not looking so good at the moment," Jürgen Zattler, Executive Director for Germany at the World Bank, told DW. "After the debt relief and rather positive economic developments over the last 15 years, debt has been rising again." Last year, Africaʼs foreign debt reached the highest level since 2001, according to the British lobby group Jubilee Debt Campaign. Eighteen countries are experiencing an acute debt crisis or are on the brink thereof, according to the World Bank. investigation by the National Supervisory Commission for suspected violations of law," without specifying its allegations. China has been cracking down on corruption under President Xi Jinping. Interpol later said Meng had resigned as president of the international police organization with immediate effect. It named South Korean national Kim Jong Yang, who was Senior Vice-President, as acting president.
Attack on Iranian military parade may harden domestic and regional policies A deadly attack on an Iranian military parade may strengthen hardliners in the country and send al-
Asia Bibi: Pakistan top court hears blasphemy appeal amid Islamist threats On Monday, Pakistanʼs Supreme Court began the hearing of Asia Bibiʼsfinal appeal against her 2010 death penalty. The three-judge bench said it has reserved the verdict on the appeal, however the judges did not say when they will announce it. If the top court upholds her death sentence, the only recourse for the 53-year-old would be toappeal to the countryʼs president for clemency. In 2014, her death sentence was upheld by the Lahore High Court. Rights group Amnesty International dubbed the verdict a "grave injustice." Religious extremists in Pakistan, particularly the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) group, have warned the authorities against reversing the blasphemy verdict."If there is any attempt to hand her [Bibi] over to a foreign country, there will be terrible consequences," TLP said in a statement.
ready heightened tensions across the Middle East soaring, asTehran points its finger at the United States and its Gulf Arab allies. The rare attack claimed by Arab separatists killed 12Revolutionary Guard (IRGC)members and 13 others in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, which is home to Shiite Iranʼs Sunni Arab minority. It was the deadliest attack in the country in nearly a decade. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed "mercenary terrorists" who carried out a crime in "continuation of the conspiracies by the US-backed regimes in the region," while the IRGC under his command vowed "deadly and unforgiving revenge," if need be abroad. Iran did not name a particular Arab country, but the accusations appeared to be aimed at regional rivals Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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South Korean president falls short lobbying for Pyongyang in Europe South Korean President Moon was confident he could convince European leaders to relax international sanctions on North Korea, but Germany, France and Britain are standing firm on complete denuclearization. South Koreaʼs presidential Blue House is putting a brave face on President Moon Jae-inʼs meetings last week with European leaders, but there is little disguising the fact that Moon failed to any win support for hisproposals to relax international sanctions on North Korea. Instead, the leaders of Germany, France and Britain all reiterated that there can be no "rewards" for the Kim regime without the "complete, verified and irreversible dismantlement (CVID)" of Pyongyangʼs nuclear weapons capability. "It seems clear
Migrant caravan ʼcould not be larger giftʼ for Donald Trump
"Remember the midterms", US President Donald Trump reminded his 55 million followers on Twitter on Tuesday in a sequence of tweets focused on the so-called migrant caravan that is making its way through Mexico towards the US border. If there was ever any doubt that Trump would forego the attentiongrabbing visuals of thousands of Latin American migrants braving brutal conditions to trek tens of miles per day in hopes of reaching the US, a series of presidential tweets sent out in the past couple of days erased it. Using military jargon to describe the caravan and alleging — without offering evidence — that criminals and "unknown Middle Easterners" were part of the group, Trump faulted Democrats and US courts for standing in the way of a tougher immigration policy, and El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the home countries of most of the migrants, for not preventing them from making the journey.
that Moon had genuinely high hopes of convincing European leaders that relaxing sanctions was the best course of action to encourage North Korea to denuclearize, but he was disappointed," Ahn Yin-hay, a professor of international relations at Seoulʼs Korea University, told DW Ahn added the proposal was effectively a non-starter before Moon even got on the plane for his nine-day trip to Europe for thebiennial Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brusselsand a series of bilateral meetings across the continent.
Freddie Mercury biopic ʼBohemian Rhapsodyʼ premieres in London
On July 13, 1985, over 70,000 people flocked to Wembley Stadium in London to attend the Live Aid fundraising concert to raise money to help fight an ongoing famine in Ethiopia. Though rock band Queen was one of many musical acts there, the groupʼs performance — and particularly lead singer Freddie Mercuryʼs epic a capella performance — went down as one of the greatest ever in history of rock. Today, 33 years later, tens of
thousands of Queen fans are expected to flock to Wembley Stadium to watch the premiere of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, the largely focuses on the singerʼs life in the lead-up to the event. In the 80s Mercury, who had relationships with women and men, contracted AIDS, changing his personality and his relationship to Queen. He would eventually die from complications related to the disease in 1991.
Financial Times editor given one week to leave Hong Kong Outraged Hong Kong media and legal groups pushed the government on Monday to provide an explanation for why a Western journalist had his visa renewal denied. Financial Times Asia news editor Victor Mallet was denied a new work visa after hosting a talk by a pro-independence activist.
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Aircraft makers are optimistic about Farnborough despite Brexit The Farnborough Airshow is a major trade venue for the aeronautical industry. As manufactures set up their displays their thoughts hover between anticipation of the next big order and fears of Brexit says Andreas Spaeth. The global aviation industry will come together on Monday at the Farnborough airfield southwest of London for its biennial industry fair — the second largest in the world after the Paris Air Show. The UK has traditionally been one of the worldʼs leading aviation countries and the Farnborough trade fairʼs roots date all the way back to 1920. It moved to its current location in 1948. Read more: Air India sale grounded after privatization flops However, this year is likely to be full of uncertainty as to the future role of the British aviation industry is called into question due to the UKʼs impending departure from the EU in 2019. Airlines and manufacturers have both recently denounced the prevailing uncertainties and demanded clear post-Brexit rules.Read more: Air India sale grounded after privatization flops However, this year is likely to be full of uncertainty as to the future role of the British aviation industry is called into question due to the UKʼs impending departure from the EU in 2019. Airlines and manufacturers have both recently denounced the prevailing uncertainties and demanded clear post-Brexit rules.
Indiaʼs currency tumbles amid rising oil prices The rupee has dropped over 12 percent against the US dollar since the beginning of 2018, earning it the unfortunate distinction of Asiaʼs worst performing currency this year. Economists blame risingglobal crude prices for the slide. India imports 80 percent of its oil needs and soaring prices have blown a hole in the nationʼs finances. The country also imports huge quantities of items like gold and electronics, swelling its import bill further. Indiaʼs current account deficit (CAD) will also likely widen to 2.8 percent of GDP in financial year 2018 — up from 1.9 percent last year — according to consultancy Nomura Research Institute. CAD is a measure of the flow of goods, services and investments in and out of the country. Still, macroeconomic problems resulting from a higher CAD and depreciating rupee are not Prime Minister Narendra Modiʼs biggest concerns. His administration is more worried about growing public discontent due to the rise in petrol and diesel prices. 4
Deutsche Bank earnings down, but full-year profit in sight Germanyʼs largest lender has reported a hefty drop in net profit for the third quarter amid a continued restructuring drive. Deutsche said it was aiming to return to profitability this year for the first time since 2014. Net profit at Germanyʼs biggest lender tumbled 65 percent year on year between July and September, Deutsche Bank said in its thirdquarter earnings report Wednesday. Bottom-line income amounted to €229 million ($262.7 million), down from €649 million a year ago,but still beat expectations voiced by analysts in a Reuters poll. Revenues shrank by 9 percent to €6.2 billion. Mindful of past years when it was described as a threat to European and global finan-
Foreign investment in the United States of America down sharply
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States plunged by a staggering 32 percent in 2017 year on year, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported. Investment totaled $259.6 billion (€221.2 billion),with the figure representing the second year of declineafter a peak in 2015 when foreign investorsʼ expenditure in the US hit $439.5 billion. Last year, most foreign investments in the US came from neighboring Canada which contributed $66.2 billion. European Union member states accounted for 40 percent of the 2017 FDI total. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the drop in foreign investment in the United States is part of a global trend. Not just a US problem OECD researchers noted that FDI levels were down 18 percent worldwide in 2017.
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China: Multiple deaths in chemical plant blast Authorities in southwestern Sichuan province have opened an investigation into a blast at an industrial complex that left 19 people dead, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday. The explosion ripped through the Yibin Hengda Technology complex in the city of Yibin at 6:30 p.m. (1030 UTC) Thursday, sparking a fire that burned late into the night, Xinhua said. County officials said that 12 people wounded in the blast had been taken to hospital and were in a stable condition. Read more: China convicts dozens for last yearʼs giant explosions in Tianjin Reports in the Sichuan Dai‐ lysaid the force of the explosion reduced three buildings to their steel frames and shattered the windows of nearby properties. China, the worldʼs largest producer of chemicals, has sought to improve industrial safety standards following aseries of highprofile accidentsin recent years.
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cial stability, the lender highlighted a so-called CET1 capital ratio — measuring its buffer to absorb potential losses — of 14 percent, slightly higher than the previous quarter. Deutsche Bank is still reeling from the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the debt crisis that hit the 19-member eurozone. On top of that, the lenderhas been confronted with multibillion-dollar fines for its involvement in several financial scandals.
BMW widens recall over coolant issue
German auto manufacturer BMW has announced itʼs recalling over a million more vehicles than originally planned over fears the affected cars can catch fire. Car owners shouldnʼt worry too much, though, BMW insisted. Due to problems with a glycol coolant, German carmaker BMW said it needed to recall a total of 1.6 million vehicles globally, making it one of the Munichbased companyʼs largest safety recalls ever. Back in August of this year, BMW issued a notesaying that it was recalling 100,000 cars in South Korea on fears the vehicles may catch fire. Only a few days later, another 300,000 cars in Europe were added to the tally. On Tuesday, BMW conceded that following further examination of engines with a similar technical setup, it would now have to inspect an additional million or so vehicles. The company hastened to say that thereʼs no reason to believe that the cars added this week had been posing any significant risk to customers. "Nonetheless,the BMW Group decided to further reduce even this minor riskby expanding the country-specific technical campaigns," it said in a statement.
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Winners and losers of the American wildfire pandemic But is this playing with fire?
Massive wildfires are taking a toll on communities throughout the American West, destroying homes and communities. Some people, however, have made a business model out of it. Itʼs just before 7 a.m. on a frigid morning in late September on an alpine steppe outside the ranching town of Kremmling, Colorado. Around 650 or so people, mostly men, are gathered here, their breath visible in the freezing air. Almost surreally, this meeting has been called because the nearby hillsides are being consumed by the flames of the Silver Creek fire. A bolt of lightning ignited the extremely dry
Germanyʼs ZDF Television has announced plans for a filming in English of the 2004 novel by the popular Cologne-based author. As the 61year-old author told Germanyʼs RND editorial network, the international cast will presumably include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian and British actors. With an eye on an international market, public television station ZDF plans to pick up on the success of the hit TV crime novel series "Babylon Berlin" produced by competitor ARD. "Itʼs the ZDFʼs answer to ʼBabylon Berlinʼ," Schätzing said. With filming to begin next year, Schätzing will have a hand in writing the scripts. Frank Doelger, executive producer of seasons two to five of the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones," has signed on as producer.
World Press Photo exhibition open in Budapest
graved with the name, date of birth and fate of an individual, and placed in front of their last voluntary place of residence. The 70,000th stone bore the name of Willy Zimmerer, a man with a disability who was murdered in 1944 in Hadamar, near Frankfurt. The western German town was home to a psychiatric hospital that was used to exterminate "undesirable" members of society under the Nazisʼ "euthanasia" program. Nearly 15,000 Germans were murdered there.
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Hungary’s Recirquel to stage Budapest premiere of hit Edinburgh show “My Land” THE SHOW RUNS AT MÜPA BUDAPEST EVERY DAY FROM 16 TO 19 OCTOBER AND ON 21 OCTOBER.
sagebrush and started the wildfire on July 19. This late in the year, fire season should be over. Yet it continues to burn. "The sheriff will sleep better when there is a [fire] seasonending snowfall," said Mitch Utterback, a liaison officer with the Rocky Mountain Area Incident Managementʼs Blue Team and a former US Army lieutenant colonel, with four deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan under his belt.
70,000th ʼStolpersteinʼ for Holocaust victims laid in Frankfurt A small crowd gathered in northern Frankfurt on Tuesday to watch Gunter Demnig lay the 70,000th brass stone in the ground. The "Stolperstein" memorial project was his brainchild. "Ultimately thereʼs no reason to celebrate, because 70,000 stones are 70,000 stones too many," he said.The small plaques, known as Stolpersteine (stumbling stones or stumbling blocks in English), have been installed in sidewalks in Germany and other countries to preserve the memory of the Nazisʼ victims. Each stone is en-
The Swarm: Ecothriller becomes English language series
A heartwarming hug, exploited sex workers and all of the chaos and calamity caused by an increasing terrorist attacks and conflict. The annual World Press Photo travelling exhibition once again portrays milestones from the past year through the best works of photojournalism. The exhibition is on view until October 23rd at the Hungarian National Museum. If you just visit one show in Budapest this autumn, it should be this one.
From tonight, Budapest audiences can expect gravity-defying acts performed in their purest form, through physical feats of the body. Presented on the stage of the prestigious Müpa Palace of Arts are stunts by globally renowned company Recirquel, whose new ballet-like production “My Land” was top-rated by critics at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We talk to Recirquel founder and choreographer Bence Vági, who has taken acrobatics to new heights. Performers in skintight unitards rise up from a dirtcovered set to share personal stories, their bodies contorted and biceps straining. What unfolds in front of the viewers appear as illusionary images combining light, shadow and reflection – nature’s elements. Tradition, freedom and love all form part of My Land, a real physical feat enacted by a team of Ukrainian artists to traditional Tatar and Moldavian music.
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Usain Bolt: Australian FA helping Central Coast Mariners fund deal with Olympic champion
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt could still sign for Central Coast Mariners after the Australian football association said it was working with the club "in regards to funding". The Australian club said on Monday it was "unlikely" Jamaican trialist Bolt would sign a dealwithout a financial contributionfrom a "third party". A Football Federation Australia (FFS) spokesperson told BBC Sport it had now stepped in to try to help. Bolt, 32, joined the club inAugust. The 100m and 200m world record holderturned down a two-year dealwith Maltese champions Valletta FC this month.
WTA Finals: Angelique Kerber puts Naomi Osaka on brink of elimination
Angelique Kerber beat Naomi Osaka at the WTA Finals to leave the US Open champion on the brink of elimination at the group stage. Germanyʼs Kerber, 30, has one win from two in the group, while Osaka, 21, has lost both of her round-robin matches. Kiki Bertens and Sloane Stephens, who both won their opening matches in Singapore, play later on Wednesday. Kerber, the number one seed, beat the Japanese 6-4 5-7 6-4 in a match that included 11 breaks of serve. 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 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.
Hamiltonʼs title party postponed as Raikkonen wins in Austin Formula One:
The coronation has been postponed. Lewis Hamilton will have to wait a bit longer for his fifth world title after finishing third at the US Grand Prix in Austin, won by Kimi Raikkonen. Sebastian Vettel finished fourth. Lewis Hamilton will have to wait for a fifth world title after finishing third at the US Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday as Ferrariʼs Kimi Raikkonen won a first victory in over five years, ahead of Red Bullʼs Max Verstappen in second. Title rivalSebastian Vettel, in the other Ferrari, finished fourth after another disappointing race from the German, meaning the championship race will probably be decided in Mexico next weekend instead. Hamilton needs only to finish seventh or outscore Vettel by five points. Hamiltonʼs chances were
hindered by Mercedesʼ tire strategy, but even third place would have been enough had Vettel not recovered from an early crash to finish fourth. "It is how it is. Iʼm happy to have finished in the top three and now we just have to push even harder," said a relaxed Hamilton. "Kimi did a brilliant job today," he added, throwing in some praise for the race winner. But Vettel was less satisfied. "We could have taken advantage of Mercedesʼ problems today," he told broadcaster RTL. "Itʼs a feeling of overwhelming disappointment at the moment."
Danny Cipriani: Gloucester flyhalf gets three-week ban for high tackle Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has been suspended for three weeks after he was sent off for a high tackle in the Champions Cup defeat by Munster. Ciprianiʼs shoulder made contact with Rory Scannellʼs head in thefirst half on Saturday,resulting in a red card. The 30-year-old will miss three Premiership Rugby Cup games, but it is unlikely he would have been involved. The former Sale and Wasps
player is available again for the Premiership match against Leicester on 16 November. An independent disciplinary panel in Paris upheld the redcard decision of referee Alexandre Ruiz for the dangerous tackle. World Rugby sanctions carry a minimum six-week ban for this type of offence, but it was reduced to three weeks because of Ciprianiʼs "clear disciplinary record" and his "timely expression of remorse".