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UK defense minister Gavin Williamson sacked over Huawei leak Defense Secretary Gavin Williamsonwas fired by British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, following a probe into a leak of information about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. The information, which was shared during an April 23 meeting of the National Security Council, concerned Huaweiʼs possible involvementin developing the UKʼs 5G network. In a letter to Williamson, May said that the probe "provides compelling evidence suggesting your responsibility for the unauthorized disclosure." "No other, credible version of events to explain this leak has been identified," she added.

Yellow vest protesters join unionists, environmentalists for May Day march in Paris Parisian police fired tear gas and made arrests as protesters threw stones and set fires on the fringes of Wednesdayʼs May Day rally.

Yellow vest (gilet jaune) protesters joined the ranks of the traditional march, organized by trade unions in Paris and other French cities on Wednesday. There were clashes in the Montparnasse district where hundreds of anticapitalist "black bloc" activists pushed to the front of the crowd.

Bottles and other projectiles were reported to have been hurled at police with a parked police van set alight in the street. The demonstration came days after the anti-government movement rejected a package of tax cuts by French President Emmanuel Macron. The presidentʼs policies are widely seen as favoring big business while reducing quality of living for ordinary people.

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Naruhito pledges to ʼalways think of the peopleʼ while taking Japanʼs throne Naruhito pledged to think of the people

Japan celebrated their new emperor as symbols of power officially passed to Naruhito after his fatherʼs three-decade rule. In his speech, Naruhito pledged to "think of the people" and serve as a symbol of their unity.

Japanese people cheered new Emperor Naruhito as he drove through the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday, heading to the countryʼs royal palace to formally claim the symbols of royal power. Naruhito then accepted the royal regalia, including a sacred sword and a jewel, at a brief and simple ceremony. His father officially gave up the objects a day before. The sword and the jewel, alongside an ancient mirror, make up the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan with links to Japanese mythology. While modern Japanese emperors wield little actual power, previous generations of Japanese worshiped them as living gods.

On Wednesday,the Oxford-educated Naruhitosaid he would "reflect deeply" on the path taken by his father and other emperors. "I pledge that I will always think of the people, and while drawing close to them, fulfil my duties as a symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people in accordance with the constitution," the 59-year-old said in a

speech after the ceremony. "I sincerely hope for the happiness of the people and further progress of the country, and for world peace," he added. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulated Naruhito and pledged to create a "bright future" during his reign. No (royal) women allowed Female members of the royal family did not attend the handover in accordance to tradition. However, the custom only applies to women of royal blood, which allowed a female cabinet minister to witness Wednesdayʼs ritual.

Naruhitoʼs wife, Empress Masako, and their 17-year-old daughter Aiko joined the new monarch after the ceremony was done. The 55-year-old empress is a former diplomat who has struggled with stress since entering the spotlight as a member of the royal family. Masako also faced public pressure for the lack of male children that could inherit the throne after Naruhito. Japanʼs Imperial Law does not allow for female heirs, leaving Aiko out of the running.

German Foreign Minister pledges support for Venezuelan opposition while in Colombia On the second leg of his four-day Latin America tour Wednesday, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made a number of commitments to Colombian PresidentIvan Duque.

These involved financial and political assistance in dealing with humanitarian issues. Foremost among those issues was the pressing problem of hostinggrowing numbers of Venezuelan refugees fleeingtheir crisisstricken land. Colombia currently hosts some 1.5 million Venezuelan refugees, and Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Trujillo says another 1.8 million could arrive if the political standoff in Caracas does not end soon. Maas said that Germany would be giving Colombia another €4 million ($4.5 million) on top of the €10 million it has already committed in order to aid Bogota in the task of housing and caring for the refugees.

German May Day protests draw tens of thousands to the streets Tens of thousands of marchers answered calls from Germanyʼs main trade unions — the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Verdi, and IG Metal — to take to the streets onMay 1to demonstrate forincreased workersʼ rights. Theunions are demanding the implementation of a Europe-wide minimum wage as well as improved collective bargaining rights.

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German teachers fined for treating wasp sting with heated fork Two teachers at a school in the western German state of Hesse were fined for causing bodily harm with their questionable home remedy for a studentʼs wasp sting.

The incident occurred during a school trip to a youth hostel in the neighboring state of RhinelandPalatinate in May 2017, when a 14-year-old student was stung by a wasp. In response, a 39-year-old male teacher heated the handle of a fork with a lighter and pressed it on the boyʼs hand where heʼd been stung. After a blister formed, another 40-year-old female teacher cut it open and treated the wound with cream. The studentʼs lawyer said that as a result of the sting, the boy had to wear a protective glove for a considerable period of time. The German daily Bild newspaper reported that the boyʼs hand became infected and that he wasnʼt able to attend an internship as a result. A district court in Cochem fined the male teacher €2,700 ($3,160) for causing bodily harm.

The female teacher was also fined €2,500 ($2,900) for both assisting and causing bodily harm to the student.

Dutch shipbuilder in dock over North Koreanʼs Polish slave claims The first case in the Netherlands of worker exploitation involving a Dutch company for alleged crimes committed outside the country could be nearing an end in the coming weeks, lawyers said, and if successful may open the door to more such cases. Barbara van Straaten, the lawyer representing a North Korean worker, said Dutch law criminalizes the act of profiting from exploitation. The name of the Dutch shipping company sued by the worker couldnʼt be disclosed for safety reasons, she added. Under the countryʼs anti-trafficking law, offenders can be jailed for up to 18 years and face fines of €83,000 ($95,000). The plaintiff claims he was sent to Poland by the Pyongyang regime and forced to work12-hour days for low wages in awful conditions. The lawyer did not say when this happened. Van Straatenʼs Amsterdam-based law firm, Prakken dʼOliveira, said the North Korean worked for the Polish company Crist. Crist received financial assistance from the European Regional Development Fund, a loan of €37 million in 2009.

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Julian Assange faces extradition hearing as Berlin stays quiet This has raised alarm, but doesnʼt seem to concern the German government

The WikiLeaks founder is appearing in court for jumping his UK bail and in relation to possible extradition to the US. Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching conditions of bail in London on Wednesday, but the WikiLeaks founderʼs focus is liable to be on his next date in court. This Thursday, Assange will appear before a British judge in an initial hearing on his possible, and controversial, extradition to the US. Following the WikiLeaks founderʼs expulsion from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on April 11 andsubsequent arrest, Ecuadorʼs ambassador to the United Kingdom, Jaime Marchan, revealed to DW how the

Syria blames Israel for ʼattack on Damascus airportʼ Israel launched missiles at a target near the Syrian capital of Damascus, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on Sunday. "Our air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack on Damascus international airport and shot down a number of hostile missiles," said a military source cited by Syriaʼs SANA news agency. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an independent war monitor that relies on a network of on-the-ground sources, said the missiles had targeted an arms depot near the airport,likely used by Iranian forces or the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

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United States Department of Justice (DOJ) had petitioned embassy officials for information on Assange and his activities. In January, several Ecuadorian diplomats testified in London, Marchan said, "but not here in the Embassy because we donʼt have enough security here, and the questions would have been heard by our then neighbor (Assange)." The ambassador told DW that the interviews took place at Pro Ecuador, a commercial office managed by the Ecuadorian government to promote trade with the UK. Forces (IDF) spokeswoman said Israel does not comment on reports by foreign media. However,it would not be the first time Israel has targeted assets on Syrian soil. Earlier this month, an Israeli official said the IDF has hit more than 200 Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria.

World Bank offers financial assistance to disaster-hit Indonesia The World Bank announced Sunday it would provide up to $1 billion (€860 million) in loans to the Indonesian government to help relief and reconstruction efforts in areas hit

Germany ready to ʼhelp Iraq back on its feetʼ German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Iraq on Saturday to discuss her countryʼs intention to develop its military assistance program in the country. Von der Leyen said that followingthe "Islamic State" militant groupʼs military defeat in Iraq, it is time to move forward with other endeavors, includingstabilization and reconstruction. "Now it is important to shape and protect the reconstruction of the country under a new mandate," said von der Leyen.

"Germany is ready to continue helping Iraq get back on its feet. That is why I am here." ʼOther forms of engagementʼ In February, von der Leyen saidthe role of the Bundeswehr — Germanyʼs armed forces — needed to evolveto meet the "needs of Iraq." At the time, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Baghdad wanted a "commitment from Germany" for "other forms of engagement," including training and logistics. Since 2014, Germany has provided Iraq withmore than €1 billion ($1.16 billion) in humanitarian and development aid, making the Middle Eastern country one of the largest recipients of German foreign assistance.

by recent earthquakes and a tsunami.

Kristalina Georgieva, the bankʼs CEO, unveiled the funds in Bali during its annual meeting. "Disasters will continue to hit, and with climate change there will be more," said Georgieva, who earlier visited Palu City, which was hit by a 7.5magnitude quake and a resulting tsunami last month. "The best memorial we can build for the victims of disaster is to build better, so next time when a disaster hits, fewer people are affected, fewer lives are lost, and there is less damage," she added. Indonesia sits on one of the most tectonically active parts of the world, and is prone to earthquakes as well as occasional tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. On Saturday, torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra, killing 27 people, including a dozen school children.

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Spanish legend Iker Casillas ʼstableʼ after heart attack Real Madrid and Spain legend Iker Casillas has suffered a heart attack. The 37-year-old is one of Spainʼs most celebrated players, playing over 700 times for Real Madrid and captaining his country to its only World Cup. Spainʼs World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas suffered a heart attack while training with his team Porto on Wednesday. The 37-year-old was taken to hospital, the Portuguese club said in a statement, adding that the goalkeeperʼs life was not in danger. "Iker Casillas suffered an acute heart attack during this Wednesdayʼs training session," Porto said in a statement on their official website.

Merkel kicks off West Africa tour pledging support in fight against terrorism German Chancellor Angela Merkel started her tour of West Africa on Wednesday, a trip that will see her visit Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger for key talks over the next three days. The bulk of Merkelʼs visit will focus on security andsupporting counter-terrorism efforts in the restive Sahel region. "In the last few years, this region has become the main focus of Germanyʼs Africa policy," Merkelʼs spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a video prior to departure. "The number of terror attacks, the number of Islamist terror attacks, is increasing," he added.

Burkina Fasoʼs President Roch Marc Christian Kabore will greet the chancellor when she arrives in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Wednesday evening. She will then attend a regional meeting with the leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel countries — which include Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Chad.

"The session was quickly halted so medical assistance could be provided to the Porto goalkeeper, who is currently in the CUF Porto Hospital.

Casillas is OK, stable, and the heart problem has been resolved." The clubʼs official Twitter account added: "Always together. Stay strong, Iker" and the clubʼs players and staff recorded a message of support for their veteran goalkeeper.

Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue to feature burkini model

The US magazine will show a model wearing a hijab and burkini it its popular swimsuit issue. The model, Halima Aden, said her spread in the magazine sends the message that women "can stand together and be celebrated." Halima Aden, a SomaliAmerican swimsuit model, will be the first woman wearing a hijab and

burkini to appear in the popular swimsuit issue put out by Sports Il‐ lustrated, the US sports magazine has announced. Aden, 21, was photographed at Watamu Beach in Kenya donning a turquoise hijab and a deep blue burkini, a full-length swimsuit favored by some Muslim women.

Italy probes death of Silvio Berlusconi ʼbunga bungaʼ sex trial witness Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of Imane Fadil, a Moroccan-born model who testified in one of the inquiries linked to former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconiʼs "bunga bunga" parties. Fadil, 34, died in Milanʼs Humanitas hospital on March 1. She had been undergoing treatment since January 29 for symptoms of poisoning, Milan prosecutor Francesco Greco said, according to the ANSA news agency.

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Older German diesels face reckoning German government ministers met at Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs offices on Friday to discuss the vexatious diesel question. After years of wrangling, a solution is dearly sought, but what are the realistic options? Is Germanyʼs seemingly never-ending diesel debate edging towards its endgame? On Friday, German government ministers for transport, finance, the economy and the environment met at the offices of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to try and reach an agreement on the thorny subject of how to reduce pollution from diesel cars as quickly as possible. Read more: New analysis reveals deadly scale of diesel emissions Last weekend, German government figures and car manufacturers were in talks over potential hardware retrofits for older diesels, but no deal was reached. With diesel bans allowed in Germany since rulings earlier this year, the debate has entered a decisive phase.Hamburg began a partial ban in May, while Stuttgart,Frankfurtand Düsseldorf are among the other cities expected to follow. Car manufacturers are vehemently opposed to such bans, as they have added to uncertainty over dieselʼs future and hit sales. The debate in the Chancellery once more centered on a few key questions around whether older diesels should be banned outright, retrofitted with new hardware or gradually phased out through incentivized buyback schemes. On top of that is the fundamental issue of who pays to make things better.

Sri Lanka seeks investment, but China questions linger You donʼt need to be an expert on international trade routes to look at a map and understandthat Sri Lankaʼs location is one of potentially serious economic advantage. The island nation — population 22 million — sits at the southern tip of India, almost as close to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa as it is to South East Asia. The value of this location has not been lost on its northern neighbor China.Under Xi Jinpingʼs so-called ʼBelt and Road Initiative,ʼ the Chinese government has pumped billions into Sri Lanka in the form of both foreign investment and loans in recent years. This reliance on Chinese money is part of a longstanding Sri Lankan problem. With a major trade deficit, as well as crippling levels of debt, the country needs foreign money. China has rushed to fill the gap more enthusiastically than anyone else. The current Sri Lankan government came to power in 2015, when it replaced former President Mahinda Rajapaksaʼs administration.

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Jaguar Land Rover Defender assembly moved from UK to Slovakia Jaguar Land Rover is to assemble its new Defender model in Slovakia.

The announcement came as the UKʼs auto association warned of a 30% fall in output in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a subsidiary of Indian automotive company Tata Motors, announced on Tuesday that its latest Land Rover Defender is to be assembled in Slovakia. It is the second Land Rover model to be built in JLRʼs Slovakian plant. Production of the Land Rover Discovery model was recently moved to Nitra, Slovakia, which opened last October. While the Defender engines will be built in England, the changes are part of a restructuring which includes the loss of some 4,500, mostly UK jobs. It follows decisions by

Can the European Union control Chinaʼs connectivity in Europe?

Last week, the EU announced a proposal for a "new and comprehensive strategy to better connect Europe and Asia." As European countries and industry expand infrastructure and network connections with Asia, and China in particular, the EU is seeking to level the playing field and ensure that joint projects develop with Brussels setting the standard. DW spoke with Mathieu Duchâtel, senior policy fellow and deputy director of the Asia and China Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the EUʼs strategy on connecting Europe and Asia. Mathieu Duchâtel: This proposal is the EUʼs response mainly to Chinaʼs Belt and Road initiative, with the aim of making European values on connectivity clear. I think itʼs the result of a feeling in the EU that it wasnʼt in the driverʼs seat on the connectivity discussion in Eurasia. This, of course, includes infrastructure because thereʼs no connectivity without infrastructure.

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Knorr-Bremse set to become German IPO of the year Knorr-Bremse said on Friday that strong investor demand for its 35 million shares to be publicly listed on October 12 could value the stake at up to €4.21 billion ($4.77 billion). The German braking and technology group now hopes to sell its newly-floated shares at a price of between €72 and €87. Earnings from the 30-percent stake in the company could make the flotation the biggest in Germany this year, overtaking that of Siemens Healthineers — the worldʼs largest maker of medical imaging equipment — which sold for €4.2 billion. The companyʼs chief executive Klaus Deller, said Knorr-Bremse would welcome new investors as it was heading toward further growth. "We have received very positive feedback from investors and other stakeholders...confirming our strong belief that this IPO is the next logical step for us," he said in a statement.

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Japanese carmakers Nissan and Honda to curb investmentand stop some production in the UK. The UKʼs Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) expressed concern for the industryshould the UK leave the EU without a deal. "Should Britain crash out of the EU and fall back on WTO rules for a sustained period, (UK car) output is forecast to fall around 30% on recent levels to just 1.07 million units by 2021, a level consistent with the dark days of the mid-1980s," the SMMT said in a release on Tuesday.

German inflation rises to 2.1% in April, above ECB target

Germanyʼs annual inflation rate has exceeded the 2% target set by the European Central Bank for the first time since November. An economic slowdown and higher travel and energy costs are part of the cause.

According to preliminary data released by Germanyʼs Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) on Tuesday, consumer prices rose by 2.1% yearon-year after an increase of 1.4% in the previous month. Market analysts had forecast a 1.7% increase. Eurozone stocks and German bond yields rose after the data was released. Inflation in the eurozone is expected to fall over the course of the year, due to a slowdown in global growth and a rise in energy prices. Economists expect annual eurozone inflation to rise to 1.6% when figures are announced on Friday.

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Polish protesters go bananas over art censorship People took to the streets with bananas to protest what they call censorship

Polandʼs national art gallery has removed a video installation featuring a human interaction with a banana on moral grounds.

Hundreds of people ate bananas outside Polandʼs national gallery in Warsaw on Monday to protest claims of censorship. The protest came after new gallery head, Jerzy Miziolek, last week ordered the removal of the 1973 video installation "Consumer Art," by Natalia LL, which shows a young woman sensually eating a banana. Miziolek told online news portal Onet.pl he was "opposed to show-

ing works that could irritatesensitive young people" and that visitors had complained about the piece. Also removed was a 2005 video byKatarzyna Kozyrathat showed a woman holding a leash attached to two men dressed as dogs on all fours.

"Certain topics related to gender shouldnʼt be explicitly shown," he was quoted as saying by Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.

We need men to talk about periods: Oscar winner Guneet Monga

attack by German colonial troops. In 1902, they were donated to the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, which actively participated in their return as part of its provenance research.

However, there were conflicts in the negotiations over the return as to whether the bible should not be handed over directly to the legitimate descendants. Namibian President Hage Geingob has promised to give the bible to the family at a later date. In an interview with DW, Sandra Ferracuti, Africa consultant at the Linden Museum, explained what makes this return so important.

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tary about the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation in the village of Hapur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. For generations, women here did not have access to sanitary pads, leading to health issues and girls dropping out from schools.

Directed by award-winning IranianAmerican filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi, the film is created by The Pad Project, an organization established by a group of students at the Oakwood School in Los Angeles and their teacher, Melissa Berton. The movie has been produced by 34-yearold Guneet Monga (pictured above), who was born in Delhi and heads the production company, Sikhya Entertainment. She has been involved in several critically acclaimed Indian movies, including Lunchbox, Gangs of Wasseypur and Masaan, which won the International Jury of Film Critics Prize at Cannes in 2015. Monga is brimming with ambition and confidence after her Oscar victory and hopes the movie will help change mindsets and hard-wired attitudes, especially among males, towards menstruation.

Spring festivals shake things up in Újbuda

Life in District XI, Újbuda, has been busy recently: new places have opened, festivals staged and literary brunches now await hungry bookworms. In May, Budapest100, B32 Gallery and the Association of Young Writers will be catering to aficionados of culture.

Then in June, the popular minifestival series Gárdonyi Picnics is taking place for another year.

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German museum returns stolen colonial era artifacts As "Kaptein," Hendrik Witbooi was one of the most important leaders of the Nama tribes in Namibia during the German colonial period and revolted against German power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He accepted the Christian faith by way of missionary influence in the then "South West Africa."

Witbooiʼs personal bible, together with a cattle whip, have been given back to the Namibian nation at arestitution ceremony on Thursday, held in the resistance heroʼs hometown of Gibeon. The objects were probably captured in 1893 during an

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Keleti station to close for two weeks in May FOR TWO WEEKS NEXT MONTH, BUDAPEST’S MAIN RAIL TERMINUS, KELETI STATION, WILL BE CLOSED FOR RENOVATION. BETWEEN 13 AND 26 MAY, ALL DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS WILL BE MOVED TO THE CITY’S OTHER MAIN STATIONS, NYUGATI AND DÉLI, ALSO WITH THEIR OWN METRO STATIONS ON THE PUBLIC-TRANSPORT NETWORK.

Over the course of a fortnight, all railway tracks will be repaired and platforms reconcreted. Overhead cables, the security system, energy network and lights will all be revamped.

A new LED information board will be installed in the main hall while the old buffets and pavilions no longer in operation will be demolished.

Benches and pictogram signs will be replaced with new ones.

Damaged walls will be restored and green areas by the entrances will be planted with flowers. The renovation works will employ more than 100 people. Thanks to this renewal, trains will no longer be limited to lower speed limits, timetables will improve and there will be significantly fewer technical malfunctions causing delays. Hungarianonly details are available at www.mav.hu/keleti.

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Uli Hoeness: Four decades at the helm of Bayern Munich

Itʼs been forty years since Uli Hoeness was forced to end his playing career and became the Bundesligaʼs youngest general manager. He has been the driving force in making Bayern Munich the leagueʼs dominant club. As a player, Uli Hoeness was a forward who was part of the Bayern team that won both the Bundesliga and the European Cup three times.

Playing for West Germany, he won both the EuropeanChampionship and the World Cup. For a few years, Hoeness and Gerd Müller formed one of Europeʼs most potent strike forces.

However, his playing career was cut short by a knee injury.

F1: Lewis Hamilton capitalizes on Ferrari failure to win Bahrain Grand Prix

London Broncos have long-term ambition to win Super League title Promoted London Broncos must have the ambition to win Super League in the future, says head coach Danny Ward. The Broncos will be back in the top flight in 2019 afterbeating Toronto Wolfpack 4-2 in the Million Pound Gameon Sunday. "We need to make it work, have a five-year plan of where we want to be," Ward told BBC Radio London.

"Next year is going to be tough but we want a long-term vision to make London the best club in the country." He added: "We donʼt just want to compete in Super League, but win it. We are not there just to survive." Ward, who took charge following the departure of Andrew Henderson at the end of last season, described their victory over the Wolfpack in Canada as "one of the proudest moments" of his career. "What a performance, what a day and what an achievement - I am still on a massive high," he said on their return to England. "To lead the club into the Million Pound Game and win promotion is one of my biggest ever achievements."

Jürgen Klopp relishing Barcelona challenge Champions League:

The Liverpool coach has never faced Barcelona in a competitive game. The German is well aware of the threat posed by Lionel Messi and co but wants his team to have the courage to play their own football.

Jürgen Klopp has been in seven major finals as a head coach, four with Borussia Dortmund and three with Liverpool - but heʼs only won one. Itʼs a statistic frequently cited by the Germanʼs critics for whom the 51-yearold is the eternal runner-up, forever second best, never quite on top. A fair appraisal? Not at all. "If God needs someone to show that you can lose six

finals in a row and still try again for a seventh time, then Iʼm the perfect person,"Klopp told DW this weekahead of his Liverpool teamʼs Champions League semifinal first leg against Barcelona. "They were hardly the best days of my life, but they didnʼt make me a broken person. Itʼs all about experiences and how we use them and what we make of them."

Caster Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules In total contrast to the opening race of the 2019 season, the Grand Prix in Bahrain was wild from the start.

Charles Leclerc looked set to secure his first ever GP win just a day after securing his first ever pole, but with 11 laps to go the Ferrari driverʼs battery died, opening the door for Hamiltonʼs Mercedes. Leclerc held onto a podium spot but the race was a nightmare for Ferrari, who also saw Sebastian Vettel finish fifth.

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A Swiss-based panel ruled against South African athlete Caster Semenya on Wednesday, rejecting Semnmyaʼs appeal againstregulations to limit testosterone for female middle-distance runners.

Semenya isbelieved to be intersex. She has demanded arbitration after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced plans toimpose testosterone limits on female athleteswith differences in sexual development (DSD). According to the IAAF, unusually high testosterone lev-

els give the athletes a competitive advantage in events from 400 meters to one mile (1609 meters). Last month, the UN Human Rights Council publically slammed the IAAF rules as "unnecessary, humiliating, and harmful."

In Wednesdayʼs verdict, the Court of Arbitration for Sportʼs panel (CAS) said the IAAFʼs new rules were "discriminatory." At the same time "such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means" to preserve the integrity of female athletics, the court said.