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117/2018 • 26 MAY, 2018 WEEKEND ISSUE

DAILY NEWS IN ENGLISH

How new EU data protection regulations affect the world The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect across Europe on May 25

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect across Europe on May 25. But giving users greater control of personal data might have undue consequences for artists and cultural organizations.

Growing calls for elections in Thailand

Dresden World War II bomb disposal partially explodes

After four years in power, the military junta that initially promised a general election in 2015 but postponed it several times, is keeping Thais guessing as to when or whether theyʼll be able to elect a new government. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit wants to change Thai politics for good. The 39-year-old tycoon recently ended his business career and started a new one in politics.

"For many years, Thai politics has been conducted on the basis of ʼrule of the few.ʼ Itʼs in each of our interests to make it the ʼrule of the people,ʼ" the co-founder of the Future Forward Party told .

An aerial World War II bomb partially exploded during an attempt to defuse it in the eastern city of Dresden.

Bomb disposals are routine in Germany and rarely involve accidents.

Demolition experts in the eastern city of Dresden successfully defused a WWII bomb on Thursday after initial efforts triggered a small explosion and a subsequent blaze. An inconclusive defusing operation Wednesday set ablaze shock absorbent materials and left the 250-kilogram device obscured by rubble. To extinguish the blaze, experts used a special robot, supervised by helicopters and drones.

Artists and musicians who rely on email marketing to publicize their latest happenings and creations have been feverishly informing subscribers that they are abiding by new EU data protection laws set to come into effect on May 25. All member states must conform to theGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)— including the UK, which despite Brexit must also implement the EU directive. The new data protection regime essentially forces corporations, government agencies, charities, but also artists and arts organisations, to get consent for any personal information they use, and to be transparent about the private data they hold. Those who continue to use this data without consent after May 25 could be subject to significant fines amounting up to 4 percent of global turnover or €20 million ($23.5 million), whichever is higher. While such dizzying fines are reserved for serious infringements, such as a corporationʼs breaching of a data subjectʼs rights and freedoms, smaller cultural organizations are also facing changes.

Sam Wareing is a Berlin-based musician and organizer of the monthly Sofa Salon house concerts in living rooms across the German capital. Running since 2010, the concert series that hosts up to 50 people per show and provides a platform for touring musicians from around the world is almost wholly attended by guests who respond to regular email newsletters about the event. To satisfy one of the

GDPRʼs key data privacy upgrades, Wareing has asked subscribers to her email to "opt in" by confirming that they are happy to consider receiving the newsletter and share their personal data — including names and email addresses but in some cases phone numbers and physical addresses. But due to "human oversight," Wareing is now worried that she may lose up to half of her subscribers — and hence customers. At worst, the changes could potentially threaten the viability of Sofa Salon. While much of this process has been automated by email marketing services such as Mailchimp, thereʼs a widespread fear that the transition will be a difficult one. "Can we carry on selectively emailing and mailing our people or do we have to get their formal consent first?" Peter Osborne, the director of London-based gallery Osborne Samuel, asked in The Arts Newspaper in February. Osborne fears that if his gallery has to contact everyone on its existing lists to get them to opt in, only a small percentage will respond and "the people we most want to contact (VIPs and top clients) are just the kind of time-poor people who may not reply." An email sent out by artist duo Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke (of band Einstürzende Neubauten) merely asked email newsletter recipients to unsubscribe if they no longer wanted to receive it, but also stressed the importance of the newsletter for marketing.

US may recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

North Korea blows up tunnels at nuclear test site

The US could soon recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said in interviews. The move would follow the US recognizing Jerusalem as capital and exiting the Iran nuclear deal. Yisrael Katz told the Reuters news agency that the endorsement of Israelʼs 51-year occupation of the Golan Heights is "topping the agenda" in current talks with the US and that Washington could make a decision within a few months.

Pyongyang has dismantled its nuclear testing site deep in the mountains of the countryʼs northeast.

While foreign journalists were on hand, international inspectors were not invited to witness the event.

North Korea closed and rendered unusable its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where the country conducted all six of its nuclear weapons tests, according to international journalists who witnessed the event. Explosions at the complex on Thursday were carried out over several hours and centered on three tunnels into the underground testing site.

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Sweden and North Korea end talks ahead of possible Trump-Kim summit The Swedish and North Korean foreign ministers have wrapped up three days of talks on the security situation on the Korean peninsula.

Have they cleared the way for a historic meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un? Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom and her North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho discussed the "opportunities and challenges for continued diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict," Swedenʼs Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The ministry did not comment on whether thethree days of talksin Stockholm hadlaid any groundwork for a possible meetingbetween US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "The main focus for the talks was the security situation on the Korean Peninsula," Wallstrom told reporters, adding that UN sanctions, nuclear weapons, and humanitarian concerns in North Korea were also on the agenda. Ri did not address the media during his visit.

Brexit causes record number of Britons to be granted German citizenship Britons are rushing to become German citizens before their country leaves the European Union. More than 10 times as many Britons became German citizens in 2017 than in 2015.

A record number of Britons became German citizens for the second year running, the German Federal Statistical Office reported on Wednesday.

The consecutive record has been linked to Britainʼs upcoming departure from the European Union. "A link with the upcoming Brexit is obvious,” Germanyʼs statistics office Destatis said.

About 7,500 Britons were granted German citizenship in 2017 —more than double the record set in the previous year. The 2017 figure eclipses the 2015 number, when 622 pre-referendum Britons gained German citizenship. A total of 112,200 foreigners were granted German citizenship in 2017, the most since 2013 and a 1.7-percent increase on the previous year. The largest contingent of foreign naturalizations came from Turkey (14,984), followed by Britain, Poland (6,613), Italy (4,256) and Romania (4,238).

The new citizens from Britain are on average almost 53 years old, significantly older than other naturalized persons (34.8 years).

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MH17 was downed by Russian military missile: international investigators Russia has always denied involvement in the incident

Canada to deploy troops, helicopters to Mali Canada will send troops and helicopters to Mali to join a UN peacekeeping mission there, Canadian media have reported. The helicopters are expected to replace a German contingent. Canada will soon take part in its first peacekeeping mission to Africa since Rwanda in 1994, sending peacekeepers, backed by helicopters, to join UN Blue Helmets in Mali before autumn, Canadian media reported late on Friday. The commitment comes amid pressure on Canada from Germany and the Netherlands to send peacekeepers, with the Canadian helicopters expected to replace a German contingent, CBC News said, citing a senior government official.

The deployment would be for a planned 12 months, according to the report.

International investigators have said detailed analysis of video images showed the missile used to down the Malaysian flight came from a Russian military unit.

International investigators probing the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 made their interim findings public on Thursday in the Dutch town of Bunnik. A surfaceto-air missile shot down MH17 on July 17, 2014, over Ukrainian territory, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. The majority of the passengers were Dutch nationals.

The Boeing 777 was on a routine flight between Amsterdam and

Donald Trump signs Taiwan Travel Act, drawing Chinaʼs ire US President Donald Trump has signed a law promoting official exchanges between the US and Taiwan. The move could further strain US-China ties. US President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation promoting contacts between Washington officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, angering China, which considers Taiwan as part of its territory. The Taiwan Travel Act will allow unrestricted two-way travel for officials from the United States and Taiwan, thus restoring direct official US contacts with the self-ruled is-

Kuala Lumpur. The findings of the investigation: The Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was transported from a Russian military brigade.The missile was fired from the Russian militaryʼs 53rd antiaircraft missile brigade based in the Russian city of Kursk.All the vehicles in a convoy carrying the missile were part of the Russian armed forces. land, which were cut in 1979 when Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing.

The White House said the bill, which was passed unanimously by Congress, would go into effect on Saturday morning even without the presidentʼs signature.

The United States still does not have formal ties with Taiwan, but is required by lawto help it with selfdefense.

Syria: Al-Qaida and IS increasingly lose territory to Assad With the exception of Idlib, Syriaʼs government has recovered control of most major cities from rebels and ter-

ror organizations. Are the "Islamic State" and al-Qaida being beaten out of Syria? With Syriaʼs civil war now in its eighth year, the "Islamic State" (IS) and al-Qaida — two of the most prominent terror organizations active in the fighting — are on the decline.

DW takes a closer look at their roles in the conflict. IS drew international attention when it swept across Iraq and Syria in 2014, making Raqqa, Syria, its capital and taking control of Iraqʼs second-largest city, Mosul. In Syria, IS now only really controls some area near Iraqʼs border, as well as some parts of the countryside. The organization does not currently have a central headquarters. In October, the US military estimated that the group still had about 6,500 members. AlQaida operates most prominently as Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a Salafist group that is concentrated near and in the major Syrian city of Idlib.

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Argentina navy loses contact with submarine with 44 crew on board

No one has heard from an Argentinian submarine for at least two days. While authorities initially insisted it wasnʼt missing, Argentinaʼs navy has stepped up its search efforts. Argentinaʼs navy lost contact with one of its submarines and its 44 crew members, it announced on Friday. Although the German-built ARA San Juan has been out of contact for two days, the navy initially did not consider it lost. "Itʼs not that itʼs lost, because to be lost, you have to look for it and not find it," the navy told a local broadcaster. However, after an initial search operation in the submarineʼs last known position, around 430 kilometers (267miles) off the southeastern Valdez peninsula, bore no results, Argentina said it was stepping up its search efforts and calling on allies for help. "We have not been able to find, or have visual or radar communication with the submarine," navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters at a news conference. "I donʼt want to dramatize the issue. Weʼre lacking communication and donʼt know what happened." The incident has formally been upgraded to a "search and rescue" operation, Balbi added.

Gardrób Community Market at Dürer Kert The next Gardrób community market will be on March 25 in Dürer Kert. Here you can get some cool stuff for a great price or you can sell those pieces of clothing that are not the right fit anymore, or the ones that you know that you will never going to wear again.

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Environmentalists skeptical of ʼbreakthroughʼ on bee-friendly pesticides Critics say we need to move away from a ʼchemical mindsetʼ altogether

NASA shoots human sperm into space With the new experiment, the US space agency wants to research how human sperm cells react to microgravity — and whether humans could procreate in space. Other mammals have had little success so far.

Space agencies and companies have sent many a strange object into space: pizza,lego mini figuresand even aconvertible. All have made their way into the seemingly endless world of microgravity that lies just beyond our planet. But a new experiment takes the cake: for research

project Micro-11, NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is now sending frozen samples of human sperm to space. "As we plan to travel beyond the space station with thoughts of colonization on the moon and Mars and other heavenly bodies, the question of whether or not multi-generational survival can occur — not only in animals but in humans — is a very fundamental question that needs to be addressed," Joseph Tash, a researcher at the University of Kansas Medical Center who will examine the sperm upon its return to Earth, said.

Researchers say a new discovery may help to create pesticides that donʼt kill bees. But critics say we need to move away from a ʼchemical mindsetʼ altogether.

Scientists say they have made a "breakthrough" that could lead to beefriendly pesticides — but environmentalists argue that the only solution is to switch to organic alternatives.

The development is the latest in theongoing debateover neonicotinoids, which are among the most toxic pesticides for bees and other insects. Researchers from the University of Exeterʼs non-profit Rotham-

sted Research center and pesticide producer Bayer AG, saytheir findings, published Thursday, are key to production of pesticides that protect crops without causing harm to bee populations. "This knowledge can help us avoid wasting time and money on pesticides that end up with use restrictions due to intrinsic bee toxicity," Chris Bass from the University of Exeter said.

Extreme weather a factor in 2015

Trump ʼhealthyʼ with perfect

mass death of saiga antelopes

cognitive score, says doctor

"Unusually" warm weather contributed to the sudden death of 200,000 saiga antelopes in 2015 — an event that had baffled scientists — according to a new study. It could happen again, putting the species at risk.

Unusually high temperatures helped contribute to the dramatic sudden death of more than 200,000 "critically endangered" saiga antelopes in Central Asiaʼs remote steppe grassland in 2015, according to a new study. Over the course of three weeks in May 2015, a bacterial disease caused blood poisoning and wiped out more than 80 percent of the saiga population in Kazakhstanʼs Betpak-Dala region. In some herds, not a single animal survived. Researchers already believed the disease was caused by the pathogen Pasteurella multocida, but they were baffled by the die-off because the bacteria had likely been living harmlessly in the saigasʼ tonsils up to that point.

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he White House doctor says Donald Trump is in excellent health following his first physical as president. The exam took place days after a controversial book raised questions about Trumpʼs mental fitness for office.

White House physician Ronny Jackson said Tuesday that Donald Trump had a very strong chance of remaining physically fit and healthy for the full term of his presidency. "In summary, the presidentʼs overall health is excellent," Jackson told reporters at a briefing in Washington.

Following UK, German politicians urge for measures to fight loneliness

German lawmakers have said more needs to be done to help those who suffer from loneliness and to remove the taboos around the issue.

They also praised the UKʼs recent decision to appoint a "Minister for Loneliness."

Politicians in Germany are taking a harder look at loneliness and how it affects the countryʼs large — and growing — elderly population. For someone over the age of 60, loneliness "increases mortality as much as heavy smoking," Karl Lauterbach, a health expert and Social Democrat (SPD), told the German daily Bild newspaper on Friday."There has to be someone who is responsible for the topic of loneliness, preferably in the Health Ministry, who can coordinate the fight against loneliness," Lauterbach added. A discussion about loneliness in Germany was prompted by the United Kingdomʼs recent moveto name a "Minister for Loneliness."

Marcus Weinberg, a politician with German Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs Christian Democrats (CDU), said people should be able to talk the issue freely without fearing that they would be seen as weak, reported Bild.

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Conservationists honored with German Africa Award They are the recipients of this yearʼs annual German Africa Award

Tanzania’s Gerald Bigurube and Madagascar’s Clovis Razafimalala have dedicated their lives to saving their countries’ natural heritage.

Forty-four years. Thatʼs the amount of time environmentalist Gerald Bigurube has dedicated to saving Tanzaniaʼs wildlife and natural environment. As the long-time head of Tanzaniaʼs National Parks Authority (TANAPA), the 66-year-old has led the fight against illegal poaching and spearheaded efforts to reconcile wildlife management with human livelihoods and Tanzaniaʼs economic pillar, the tourism industry. While

46-year-old Malagasy activist Clovis Razafimalala entered the environmental arena at a much later date, his work has also revolved around protecting the virgin forests of his homeland. As the head of the organization Maroantsetra Lampogno, Razafimala took up the fight against the illegal logging and trafficking of rosewood and timber, specifically in the area of the UNESCO World heritage site, the Masoala National Park.

Russian accused of running spam network extradited to US Suspected Russian hacker Pyotr Levashov pleaded not guilty before a US judge after being extradited from Spain. Prosecutors claim he ran a massive computer network that sent out spam and installed malicious software.

Spanish authorities have extradited to the US a Russian man suspected of carrying out cybercrimes using bulk spam emails and malicious software, US officials announced Friday. Pyotr Levashov, a 37-year-old from St. Petersburg, pleaded not guilty to the charges of wire and email fraud, hacking, identity theft and conspiracy after appearing before a federal judge in the US state of Connecticut. He re-

mains in detention. Levashov was arrested in Aprilwhile vacationing with his family in Barcelona. In October, Spainʼs National Court granted the US extradition request, rejecting a counter-extradition request from Russia. US prosecutors say Levashov ran the sprawling Kelihos botnet — a network involving up to 100,000 infected computers that sent spam emails, harvested usersʼ logins and installed malicious software that intercepted bank account passwords. According to the indictment, the network generated and distributed more than 2,500 spam emails a day and allegedly victimized thousands of people in the US.

German university hospital defends auto firmsʼ nitrogen dioxide test ethics No experiments on animals or humans can take place in Germany without a go from an authorized ethics committee. Dr. Thomas Kraus from Aachen University Hospital says this was the case in the most recent NO2 scandal.

The European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT) "did not impinge in any way on the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) research it commissioned Aachen University Hospital to do," Professor Thomas Kraus from the hospital told the German press agency DPA on Monday. The EUGT is a now defunct organization that was funded by German carmakers Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW plus partsmaker Bosch, thus raising questions of possible conflicts of interest. In 2013, 25 healthy volunteers were exposed to NO2 pollution for three hours, Kraus said. "None of them had any negative health effects," he went on, adding that the tests were meant to measure the impact of pollutants in the workplace.

English-Language Daytime Science Camps Center of Scientific Wonders (Csopa)

6/12/2018 - 8/31/2018 The fascinating Center of Scientific Wonders in Budapest now awaits children aged between 8 and 12 with exciting Englishlanguage daytime science camps.

Kids who wish to dig deeper into the nature of sciences and art can get an insight into what it is like working in a laboratory, at an interactive exhibition, or at a scientific auditorium while they also get a chance to spread the wings of their creativity. The camps include plenty of playful events like workshops, experiments, physics shows in various themes, team-building games, arts-and-crafts activities, sports games, and several sweet surprises that will certainly sneak a smile on the faces of little ones.

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Culture

Gergő Szinyova: Comfortable/Comfortless The new exhibition at Kisterem, Comfortable/Comfortless, presents Gergő Szinyova’s latest series.

The paintings’ extremely thin, print-like painted surfaces are similar to silk screen printing, and echo aesthetic characteristics of risograph printing.

The artist developed a technique that makes it possible for him to paint print-like surfaces that are unique, unrepeatable and not multipliable, however, the repetition of digitally pre-drawn motifs in the pictures is a reference to the possibilities of reproduction. Gergő Szinyova (born 1986), one of the most prominent talents of his generation, participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the past years in Budapest, Graz, New York and Los Angeles. The artist developed a technique that makes it possible for him to paint print-like surfaces that are unique, unrepeatable and not multipliable, however, the repetition of digitally pre-drawn motifs in the pictures is a reference to the possibilities of reproduction.

Gergő Szinyova (born 1986), one of the most prominent talents of his generation, participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the past years in Budapest, Graz, New York and Los Angeles. however, the repetition of digitally pre-drawn motifs in the pictures is a reference to the possibilities of reproduction.

Gergő Szinyova, one of the most prominent talents of his generation, participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the past years in Budapest, Graz, New York and LA.

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Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan criticized for Erdogan meeting

Germany players Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan have been criticized for meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both are of Turkish heritage, but chose to represent Germany in international football. The Premier League stars, who were joined by a third player, Everton striker Cenk Tosun, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Londonʼs Four Seasons hotel on Sunday. President Erdogan, who is up for re-election on June 24, is in the British capital for a three-day state visit, where he is to be received by Queen Elizabeth II and meet with Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday.

Löw unveils preliminary World Cup squad, signs new deal

Autopsy confirms Michael Goolaerts died of heart attack An autopsy carried out on the body of Michael Goolaerts has confirmed that the Belgian rider died of cardiac arrest. He suffered the heart attack and fell off his bike during a race on the weekend.

Remy Schwartz, the state prosecutor for the northern French commune of Cambrai said the autopsy following Michael Goolaertsʼ death on Sunday, confirmed that the Belgian had died of cardiac arrest, as had been widely speculated.

"The autopsy confirms the previous hypothesis that death was due to a heart attack and not a crash," Schwartz told the AFP news agency on Wednesday. "He suffered an attack while racing. His heart stopped, and thatʼs why he crashed."

The 23-yearoldGoolaerts crashed in the early stages of the Paris-Roubaix oneday classicand shortly afterwards he was found unconscious and not breathing along the side of the road.

He was rushed to a hospital in Lille, but the Verandaʼs Willems team rider was pronounced dead late on Sunday. Toxicology and other tests are now to be conducted on his body in an effort to determine an exact cause of the heart attack. The results of these may not be known for several weeks.

Manuel Neuer needs to be ʼ100 percent fitʼ to go to Russia Joachim Löw:

Germany coach Joachim Löw said on Thursday that he believes Manuel Neuer, his captain and first-choice goalkeeper, will be ready for the World Cup in Russia, but that he will only take him if heʼs "100 percent fit."

Neuer, 32, is still recovering from a foot fracture that caused the Bayern Munich keeper to miss most of the past Bundesliga season. "As of today there arenʼt any issues, not even at the highest intensity (of training)," Löw told a press conference at the German

training camp in nothern Italy. "He looks very good at the moment," he added. "He must prove that he has absolutely no problems. When we have the feeling that he is 100 percent, only then will he [be in the squad]. We will see from day to day."

Rafael Nadal mounts comeback to defeat Alexander Zverev in Italian Open Germany head coach Joachim Löw has named his preliminary squad for the World Cup, which kicks off in Russia next month. The DFB has extended the head coachʼs contract through to the World Cup in 2022.

Head coach Joachim Löw named a squad of 27 players, who will accompany him to the national teamʼs training camp in Austria next week. This means he will have to cut four players from the roster before departing for the tournament.

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A rain delay derailed Alexander Zverevʼs title charge in the Italian Open, as Rafael Nadal roared back to take the title for the eighth time with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win. Both men have enjoyed strong clay court seasons.

After struggling in the first set Zverev, who won this title last year andclaimed the Madrid Open earlier this month,put on a scintillating display in the second to put the Spanish "King of Clay" in real trouble. The German, 21, was a break up in the third set when the heavens opened, leading to a 50 minute de-

lay. With the benefit of his vast experience, Nadal used the time to regroup and broke back immediately before wrapping up his 78th ATP title and his 56th on clay. “You’re the greatest clay court player of all time and I think everybody saw that today,” Zverev told Nadal after the match. The Spaniard responded by saying he had a special affinity with the event in Rome. “My first victory here in 2005 was one of the most beautiful victories of my career,” he told the crowd. “To have this trophy again with me after so many years is really very special.”