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DAILY NEWS IN ENGLISH

Facebook security breach affects 50 million users How has Facebook resolved the issue?

Facebook says attackers have exploited vulnerability in its code to steal "access tokens" which could have affected millions of profiles.

Facebook disclosed a security flaw on Friday affecting nearly 50 million Facebook accounts. The social media company said hackers exploited its "View As" feature which allows users see what their profiles look like to other individuals using its platform. Facebook said in ablog postthat it "fixed the vulnerability and informed law enforcement." It has reset "access tokens" of the 50 million accounts affected by the breach, as well as a further 40 million accounts as a precaution. Those 90 million users will need to log back into the platform as a result. Facebook said it is not necessary for users to change their passwords. The "View As" feature has been turned off as a precaution while a security review is conducted. Cybersecurity reporter Brendan Bordelon said on Twitter that Facebook "discovered the vulnerability Tuesday, notified the FBI and Irish DPA on Wednesday, fixed it on Thursday and notified us on Friday." "We face constant attacks from people who want to take over accounts or steal information around the world," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page. "While Iʼm glad we found this, fixed the vulnerability, and secured the accounts that may be at risk, the reality is we need to continue developing new tools to prevent this from happening in the first place." Five months ago, Zuckerberg admitted Facebook failed to protect user data and prevent manipulation of its platform after some 87 million users had theirpersonal information harvestedby political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook disclosed a security flaw on Friday affecting nearly 50 million Facebook accounts. The social media company said hackers exploited its "View As" feature which allows users see what their profiles look like to other individuals using its platform. Facebook said in ablog postthat it "fixed the vulnerability and informed law enforcement." It has reset "access tokens" of the 50 million accounts affected by the breach, as well as a further 40 million accounts as a precaution. Those 90 million users will need to log back into the platform as a result. Facebook said it is not necessary for users to change their passwords. The "View As" feature has been turned off as a precaution while a security review is conducted. Cybersecurity reporter Brendan Bordelon said on Twitter that Facebook "discovered the vulnerability Tuesday, notified the FBI and Irish DPA on Wednesday, fixed it on Thursday and notified us on Friday." "We face constant attacks from people who want to take over accounts or steal information around the world," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page. "While Iʼm glad we found this, fixed the vulnerability, and secured the accounts that may be at risk, the reality is we need to continue developing new tools to prevent this from happening in the first place." Five months ago, Zuckerberg admitted Facebook failed to protect user data and prevent manipulation of its platform after some 87 million users had theirpersonal information harvestedby political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Macedonia name change could be a game changer

Belgium to sue Google for not blurring military sites

Dutch police find bombmaking materials after ʼterrorʼ arrests

Risto Mijakovski sits in a tent in the small park opposite the Macedonian parliament building in the capital Skopje. A painter by trade, Mijakovski is a member of the #Bojkotiram (Boycott) movement which wants to preserve the Republic of Macedonia. "By changing our name they want to completely erase the Macedonian nation. We are losing our identity, our language, everything," he tells DW. The debate over what to call the country has been simmering since independence in 1991. Now, it has reached boiling point.

Belgium has said it will take legal action against Google for not complying with its requests to blur satellite images of sensitive defense sites. The Belgian Defense Ministry said it had asked the technology giant to blur sites such as air bases and nuclear power stations, citing national security concerns. "The Ministry of Defense will sue Google," a ministry spokeswoman said, without giving further details. Google has previously complied with similar requests from other countries including France and the Netherlands.

Dutch investigators revealed on Friday they found a substantial quantity of raw materials for explosives at the homes of seven suspects arrested a day earlier on terror-related charges. Officers also found "100 kilograms [220 pounds] of fertilizer, possibly for use in a car bomb," prosecutors said. The men were reportedly planning to carry out a large-scale attack on an event with the aim of causing multiple casualties. The arrests followed a monthslong investigation into a terror network.

Canadian court revokes manʼs citizenship over Nazi SS ties, again Canadaʼs Federal Court on Thursday declined to review a decision to revoke the citizenship of a Ukrainian immigrant accused of having links to a Nazi SS killing squad during World War II. In a statement, the court said the Canadian governmentʼs finding that Helmut Oberlander, now aged 94, had lied about his wartime activities when he arrived in Canada with his wife in 1954 was "justifiable," paving the way to his deportation.

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Amnesty accuses Turkey of ʼturning blind eyeʼ to abuses in Afrin Human rights organization Amnesty International accused Turkey on Thursday of allowing Syrian armed groups to commit a wide range of violations against civilians in Afrin. Turkish forces aided by allied rebelscaptured the northern Syrian townin March from the US-backed Kurdish Peopleʼs Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a terrorist group.According to Amnestyʼs research, scores of displaced residents have since returned to their homes, only to be subjected to rights abuses. Read more:Turkeyʼs military offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin: What you need to know Amnesty interviewed 32 people, both current and former Afrin residents, between May and July 2018, who said: Residents in Afrin are enduring "arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, confiscation of property and looting."Most of the abuses were "at the hands of Syrian groups that have been equipped and armed by Turkey."Some of the rebel groups and Turkish armed forces had "taken over schools, disrupting the education for thousands of children."

Outcry in Uganda over compulsory HIV test 19-year-old Methia Nalukwago, a student at Makerere University in the capital Kampala, is excited by the proposal to have all students undergo compulsory HIV/AIDS testing. Some students, she says, have been living in denial.

"Our friends, we study with them but you look at someone and you are like, ʼare you sure you are not sick or something like that?ʼ Of course you never come out to tell them but you feel it deep down inside you, this person must be sick because of the symptoms that show," Nalukwago told DW. "Compulsory testing for HIV will help us know our HIV status and where we stand."

Studies conducted by the Ugandan AIDS Commission show lack of sufficient information among the youth is contributing to an increase of HIV. Jane Were, the head teacher of Forest Hill College in Mukono district located 21 kilometers (13 miles) east of Kampala, said they are grappling with HIV in schools. She said the situation has been made worse by parents who mislead their children on what they are actually suffering from. "We have situations where parents lie to students about these [anti-retroviral] drugs. There are parents who tell children they have other ailments other than HIV," 2

Free-press conflict overshadows Merkel meeting Turkeyʼs Erdogan The Turkish presidentʼs visit to Berlin was met with protests from public and press alike

Angela Merkel says she raised human-rights issues with Recep Tayyip Erdogan — an issue where they can only agree to disagree.

The elephant in the room when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday was the fundmantal disagreement between their countries on human rights. Germany has been very critical of Ankara on this score, while Erdogan has insisted that Berlin do more on German soil to go after detractors he claims are terrorists. At their post-meeting press conference, Merkel argued that the important thing was that the two sides were talking. "I consider the visit very im-

German politician targeted by haters over climate refugees A member of the Green Youths has received an onslaught of online hate, including rape and death threats, after she publicly put her support behind extending citizenship to asylum seekers fleeing disasters of climate change. Earlier this month, comments made by 24-year-old Ricarda Lang (above), a spokeswoman for the political organization, were published in a number of German regional newspapers and online outlets, including ZDF, and Die Welt. "The EU should offer the citizens of island states that are threatened by climate change European citizenship and enable them to migrate with dignity," Lang told German media. In the 24 hours that followed, Lang

portant because when there are differences, a personal meeting is vital to resolve them," Merkel said. Ties with Germany deterioratedfollowing a failed coup attempt in Turkey two years ago that prompted Ankara to react with draconian measures, including jailing journalists,soldiersand public servants, among them several German citizens. Relations reached a low point last year when Erdogan comparing the current government to the Nazi regime. Fridayʼs meeting was seen as a chance to put that level of hostility to rest. saidhate messagesflooded her Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Email.

"People threatened my life and commented on my body, and said how they wanted to kill or rape me," she told DW. "The first day was really hard because I kind of felt like I was alone, standing in front of this huge wall of hate."

Refugees in Italy get their hands dirty with own farm Every morning Dembo Cisse, a sturdily-built 21-year old from Guinea, waits for the car to pick him up. He and two others, who live in the same apartment that belongs to Italyʼs privatized migrant reception system, get in the vehicle. The old family car then heads from Oleggio, a small

Germanyʼs family reunification policy can leave young adults in limbo It sounds desperate, but Riham abo Staiti says she would rather die than turn 18. The 17-year-old only leaves her darkened accommodations when absolutely necessary. She lives here in a 30-square-meter (323-square-foot) portable housing unit with her father and three siblings in the Nahr alBared Refugee Camp in northern Lebanon. Yet, one important person is missing: "I just want to be with my mother," Riham says. She only speaks with her mother, who lives in a suburb of Karlsruhe, Germany, on her mobile phone. Her fear is constant when the two talk each day: "I am terrified of being left here on my own," says Riham. She has been waiting for the day she can join her mother for more than three years now. She is in a race against time, for she will likely be barred from family reunification as soon as she turns 18.

town in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, to an agricultural field nearby. But Dembo and his companions are not off to work in the food supply chain, dominated by largescale distributors who require ever lower prices and therefore cheap labor — which many of their fellow Africans provide for lack of better options. Read more: Italy tells refugees: Donʼt risk the journey The carʼs driver is Raffaele DʼAcunto, known as Lello, the areaʼs first organic farmer, now retired, who decided to set up a small-scale agricultural company to make organic produce and sell it on the local market. Lello, Dembo and four others from Mali, Senegal and Nigeria — the youngest of whom is just 19 — are to become equal partners in the budding business they have aptly named Zappa Ar‐ cobaleno, Italian for Rainbow Hoe. The company is currently caught up in the bureaucratic process awaiting official registration.

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Dark, intense shades meet casual feminine style: Högl Collection A/W 2018/2019 The Högl autumn/winter 2018/19 collection confidently showcases the new on-trend colours dark plum, violet, rust brown and different shades of grey.

The new season’s styles are impressively strong, but still feminine.

They come in a range of new colours and materials, in slim, elegant styles with block heels and profiled soles – guaranteed to turn heads. Nightwalker Mysterious and as dark as the night, the styles in this part of the collection won’t fail to impress.

The focus is on new interpretations of classics: boots and ankle boots with stylish details such as laces, eyelets and buckles. The colour palette ranges from black to dark grey to the new addition of dark plum.

Swarovski® crystal detailing empha-

sises the feminine look and adds a hint of opulence. Winter styles are enhanced by a Gore-Tex® membrane, and are available in both casual suede and metallic leather.

Sense Maker Delicate greys bring a ray of light in the winter darkness, complemented by clean, simple lines.

The urban focus of the collection uses a palette of flattering dark grey, stone, nude and mauve tones. Trendy block heels and new queenie heels feature strongly. From sneakers to heels (in round, V-neck and highfronted cuts) to bootees and overknee boots, the high-quality leather

and soft neutral colours of these new designs complement next season’s relaxed, feminine look perfectly. Experiencer The third theme of the collection is expressed in earthy tones, from espresso to rust brown and camel. Sneakers, bootees and heels in burnt colours and retro-chic style invite to experiment with all sorts of different combinations. The multi-tone effect of the new materials used for ankle boots – such as crushed Naplak – adds a surprising twist to their look. Singer Adrien Szek‐ eres is now 3rd year brand ambassador of Högl Shoes in Hungary!

Air guitarists compete for world title (and world peace) in Finland The elite among the international air guitar scene donʼt just gather each year in the Finnish city of Oulu to shake their long hair and jump around on stage, but also to strive for loftier humanitarian goals. According to the ideology of the Air Guitar World Championships, as stated on the official website, "wars would end, climate change stop and all bad things disappear, if all the people in the world played the air guitar." Contestants from six countries are gearing up for the final of the air guitar world championships on Friday, organizers said. Contestants are judged on their ability to pretend to strum rock or heavy metal electric guitar solos — minus the instrument.

Budapest Weekend Guide for September Our regular round-up for the upcoming weekend offers plenty of suggestions for where to go, what to do and who should not be missed during the next three days. There are always so many happenings to choose from in Budapest – exhibitions, parties, live music, festivals and more – but here is our pick of the bunch. Kazinczy Promenade on Kazinczy utca On Saturday, Budapest’s chaotic Kazinczy utca hosts a colourful car-free carnival. Almost all the street’s restaurants, cafés, bars and clubs join forces to host events for adults and kids alike. Bicycles and four-legged friends are welcome, but nothing with four wheels, please! Szimplant at Szimpla Kert Szimplant is a day for all those with green fingers. The event features a quiz, plant adoption, exhibitions, talks, performances and great music. Polish Jazz 1918 – 2018 |Młynarski-Masecki Jazz band at the Budapest Music Center

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Hungarian company wins exclusive rights to AC/DC brand

ʼYou are a woman, a mother, a sister and a daughter; dare to be yourself with Celeniʼ

A line born in Budapest embracing the female body through precised tailoring to achieve effortless sophistication together with timeless classics.

Celeni is a lifestyle brand designed

for educated and powerful, yet feminine women, who love art and culture. It focuses on everyday luxury, creating classic, but modern pieces season after season highlighting womenʼs natural beauty.

Visit us: Tipton Budapest, 1056 Budapest, Irányi u. 20 More information: www.tipton.hu

A local eyewear manufacturer is the exlcusive producer of eyewear for hard rock gods AC/DC. Vinylize, created by local designer Zachary Tipton, recycles vinyl records into uber-premium glasses and sunglasses. Now their new collection is made out of one of the most successful albums ever: Back in Black. Be prepared to pay premium

for their products which are all handmade in their downtown workshop.

Prices start at 90,000 HUF(300 euros). A visit will grant you access to their production facilites where you can even have your purchase customized.

ʼFahrenheit 11/9ʼ: Michael Mooreʼs latest film is a call to action

Reasons why you should be happy the holidays are over

In his new documentary, Oscar winner Michael Moore takes on Donald Trump, the US electoral system and growing social inequality. "Fahrenheit 11/9" opens this week in cinemas across North America.

So reads the provocative slogan on posters for Michael Mooreʼs latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9. The poster shows a golfer from behind, a man wearing a red baseball cap, his swing aiming for the White House. Itʼs clear who the image is meant to represent. This movie is about Donald Trump — but not only him. Fahrenheit 11/9 deals with Trumpʼs election to the US presidency in 2016 and raises the question of how it could happen despite all polls suggesting otherwise. In his documentary, Moore also takes aim at the entire US political system. Known for his controversial documentaries, Moore received an Oscar for Bowling for Columbine in 2003, a film about school shootings and the US arms industry.

Best time of the year? No way! Nearly 20 percent of people aged between 30 and 44 cannot relax while on holiday.

This is the conclusion of a Forsa survey. Some people canʼt completely forget work because their boss wants them to be available at all times. Others have stress with their family. The holidays apparently also lead to a few extra pounds. More than 50 percent of all Germans gain weight during their vacation, usually one or two kilos, according to a representative survey by the travel site start.de. All that good food and drink has to go somewhere!

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Everyday use and extreme fashion accessories by young Hungarian brand DELACIER

Timeless stability meets sophisticated elegance in the collection.

DELACIER is an extravagant jewelry and accessory brand which was born by the fusion of steel and string art technique. The philosophy of the brand is based on innovation, experimentation and astonishing combining with minimal elements. In addition to the jewelry pieces DELACIER also provides extreme fashion accessories not meant for everyday use, which belong to the futurist line of the brand. The products depend on the

style, not the age. It means the DELACIER woman is having a strong, fierce character, unique style with confidence. She is choosing the perfect DELACIER jewelry no matter if it is a strong necklace or a refined earrings. The brand was created by Dora Domokos after graduating the ModʼART International Institute of Fashion Design in Hungary. "While designing my diploma collection I realized that I would like to work with steel in the future. Working with this metal was natural for me, because our family business is processing and working with steel more than 20 years. As I child, I spent so much time in the workroom, where I discovered many industrial materials and technologies. These childhood memories gave me the inspiration of creating the brand, the mood as well as the spectacle of DELACIER. Showroom (By appointment only!) : Clique De‐ sign studio 1082 Budapest, Hungary, Baross u. 47. Mobile: +36 30 4692494 Shops (just drop by): ColourMyStyle // 1066 Budapest Zichy Jenő u. 32 ONE Fash‐ ion Budapest // 1092 Budapest Ráday u. 9.

Find out more or buy online: https://shop.delacier.com/

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Can Africa develop on green power?

Power shortages are stalling African development

Private sector green power providers say renewables could close the energy gap – but better market conditions are essential.

Itʼs one thing when the power fails for an hour, but quite another when homes are regularly left in the dark for a day or more, and industry shuts down because of persistent power outages across a country. That was the case in Ghana in 2015, when severe electricity supply challenges cost the nation an average of $2.1 million per day in loss of production, according to the Center for Global Development. Ghana relies heavily on the Akosombo hydroelectric dam, which was built on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the early 1960s and has an installed capacity of

1020 megawatts (MW). But since 2014, water levels have been low, affecting power supply from the dam.

And the problem isnʼt specific to Ghana. Many sub-Saharan African countries rely on hydropower, which has become erratic due to drought and flooding. Most have suffered heavy economic losses as a result.

Meanwhile, Africaʼs energy demand is only set to grow. Itʼs estimated that more than 660 million people, or 63 percent of the population of subSaharan Africa, has no access to energy. And energy is key to industrialization.

Brandenburg Gate crowns itself with street art installation As everywhere in the world where JR is active with his photomontages, he works with the glances of others. People mostly look from walls and fences. This time they look down from the Brandenburg Gate. In front of it, huge figures, recognizable as GDR border soldiers, are positioned at a certain distance. It looks like a 3D effect. The French street art artist JR is designing this oversized installation for the three-day festival on the occasion of German Unity Day in Berlin. The artist used one of the legendary photos from the fall of the Berlin Wall night in November 1989 as a basis for his installation: celebrating Berliners sit and dance on the wall while border guards stand there looking at them. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 35-year-old artist already stuck oversized pairs of eyes on the Favela Morro da Providencia; he also installed huge portraits of Israelis and Palestinians on the border wall between Israel and Palestine.

World Press Photo exhibition now open in Budapest

Author Richard Ford on the power of literature A short story writer and novelist, Richard Fordʼs debut novel, A Piece of My Heart, was released in 1976.

He shot to fame with a trilogy following the sportswriter Frank Bascombe through his everyday life in New Jersey. Ford has published seven novels, five collections of short stories and most recently, a memoir covering his parentsʼ lives,

Between Them: Remembering My Par‐ ents, released in 2017. Only one this

week and thatʼs all I think about. I am fully concentrating on this because itʼs such an honor. I have read

Lenz, and to know his work and now to meet his family and to have this award bestowed by the city of Hamburg for whom he is a cherished writer, is remarkable. I come from Mississippi, a land of writers, and writers there are also cherished and honored. Itʼs miraculous to live where I live and to get to come to Hamburg. To come here to have my work that I did in this little fishermenʼs cottage on the Atlantic read and talked about is a miracle to me.

Itʼs something I couldnʼt have in my wildest dreams imagined.

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.

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Culture

What’s happening in Budapest – September 2018 Festivals, cool concerts, cultural events and amazing parties – Budapest is always buzzing. Every month, we bring together all of the important happenings taking place in and around Hungary’s capital, so you can plan ahead. In September, the Budapest Wine Festival, the National Gallop and cool concerts are all among the many exciting events you shouldn’t miss. Whether you would like to shake it to the coolest beats, immerse yourself in culture or give in to guilty pleasures, we present a bunch of suggestions for the upcoming weeks. Get out there and enjoy everything that Budapest has to offer! Budapest Urban Games A38 concerts Ricky Martin Budapest Wine Festival Food Truck Show Budapest 33rd Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon National Gallop Sweet Days Chocolate and Sweets Oktoberfest Dub FX In September, scores of cool concerts will be rocking the A38 Ship, a repurposed Ukrainian cargo vessel that is today one of the hottest hangouts in Budapest. Parties aboard are plenty, but here is our pick of the bunch: on September 24th ‘the occult Nick Cave’, King Dude, brings his new album to Budapest, performing with the Icelandic dark-wave trio, Kælan Mikla. On September 28th, another album launch will be presented, by Berlin-based downtempo-nu-jazz collective, Jazzanova, and on 30th, one of the most unique characters in contemporary European r’n’b-pop, Dena, brings a gentle mix of modern glitter and DIYBalkan aesthetics aboard.

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Red Star, Benfica, PSV win to qualify for Champions League draw

Benfica, PSV Eindhoven and Red Star Belgrade have secured the final spots in the draw for the group stage of the Champions League. Salzburg failed in their 11th attempt to qualify for the group stage. Red Bull Salzburg, who due to UEFA rules are referred to as "FC Salzburg" in European play, blew a 2-0 lead at home to Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday, playing to a 2-2 draw, which saw the 1991 European champions advance on the away-goals rule. This was the 11th time that the Austrians have failed to advance from qualifying for the Champions League — in five of those cases they tripped at the final hurdle.

Euro 2024 in Germany – a logical choice

A German journalist, working for German media, says that Germany is the logical, deserved winner of the right to host the 2024 European Championship– quelle surprise! Just like sport itself, sports journalism is also influenced by patriotic behavior. Thereʼs nothing wrong with a football commentator celebrating a goal scored by his countryʼs national team, and itʼs no different in Germany. The National‐ mannschaft is a national and cultural institution, arguably the last remaining camp fire around which a fragmenting society can still huddle. Nevertheless, when a German journalist states that Germany is the correct choice, itʼs more than just patriotic fervor and joy.

There are other reasons, too.

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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.

Cristiano Ronaldo accused of raping American woman in 2009 The magazine say Ronaldo paid her $375,000 for her silence

Kathryn Mayorga, 34, claims the Portuguese football player raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room, according to German media outlet Der Spiegel.

The five-time World Player of the Year denies the allegations, insisting the sex was consensual. Mayorgaʼs lawyer is now questioning the validity of an out-of-court settlement agreed in Nevada, in which Ronaldo reportedly paid $375,000 (€323,000) for her silence. Der Spiegel claim the lawyerʼs case is based on a document containing Ronaldoʼs account of what happened on 12th June 2009.

In it, the 33-year old is quoted as saying "she said ʼnoʼ and ʼstopʼ several times." Mayorga has now spoken publicly for the first time about her encounter withthe Juventus forward, who was under contract at Real

Madrid when the incident is supposed to have taken place, claiming to have been raped anally after spending an evening partying with Ronaldo while he was on holiday with his cousin and brother-in-law in Las Vegas. Mayorga also described events following the incident, describing how Ronaldo fell to his knees and told her he was "99 per cent" a "good guy" let down by the "one per cent". One of the most high-profile sports stars on the planet, the news is likely to achieve global media attention, with Ronaldo and his legal team yet to repsond publicly to the accusations.

Mick Schumacher tests DTM Mercedes at Nürburgring Michael Schumacherʼs son Mick took a time-out from his Formula 3 championship bid on Friday to test a German Touring Car (DTM) Mercedes. The 19-year-old is making steady progress through the junior ranks.

Michael Schumacher rose the ranks in Mercedesʼ young driver program in the late 1980s and early 90s, also finishing his Formula 1 career with three seasons driving the Silver Arrows in F1. Now, his son Mick is progressing up the junior series, competing this year for the Formula

3 championship. Schumacher the younger took time out from his typical F3 duties on Friday, however, to try out the Mercedes DTM (German Touring Car) around the Nürburgring.

"I had a lot of fun. That was a very worthwhile experience," Schumacher said after the test drive. The original plan was to allow Schumacher to drive demonstration laps in the same DTM Mercedes that Michael Schumacher raced in 1990 and 1991; but the car was ultimately not fit for use on the day.