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Brexit: Migrants give UK a wide berth as other options abound Several countries, including the United States, Germany and Japan are currently experiencing the tightest labor market in a decade. In Britain, however, a shortage of candidates to fill positions to fuel the countryʼs buoyant economy is being exacerbated by Brexit, as workers from other European Union countries leave in droves or stay away altogether. Nearly half of all UK employers say they are struggling to fill vacancies, the Recruitment and Employment Confederationʼs (REC) said in its latest "JobsOutlook" report, published on Wednesday. The recruitment industryʼs trade body says 53 percent of companies intending to hire temporary staff are also grappling with a lack of agency workers. The number of EU nationals working in Britain fell by 132,000 to 2.25 million in the three months to September compared with the same period last year, according to the UKʼs Office for National Statistics.
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EU calls on Hungary to explain asylum for former Macedonian prime minister The European Union commissioner in charge of membership policy says he wants answers
Interpol members elected South Koreaʼs Kim Jong Yang as the organizationʼs new president on Wednesday, voting against a Russia-backed frontrunner in the race. Kim was the organizationʼs acting president, a role he took on in September after Interpolʼs previous chief, Meng Hongwei, went missing in China. Chinese authorities saidMeng had been detained on corruption charges.He supposedly resigned from his role in absentia. Kim was elected in Dubai during Interpolʼs annual general assembly. He will preside over the organization until the end of Mengʼs term in 2020. According to a tweet on Interpolʼs account, Kim told the general assembly in Dubai: "Our world is now facing unprecedented changes which present huge challenges to public security and safety." "To overcome them, we need a clear vision: we need to build a bridge to the future," he said.
Parents spend state child payments wisely, concludes study
EU shoots down Italyʼs budget plans, again The EU Commission has again rejected Italyʼs proposed budget on Wednesday, paving the way for financial sanctions to be applied in the next few months. The Commission confirmed its assessment that "Italyʼs draft budget plan is in particularly serious noncompliance" with EU debt rules, Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said in Brussels. Dombrovskis said with the Italian governmentʼs current plan "we see a risk of the country sleepwalking into instability." "We conclude that the opening of a debt-based excessive deficit procedure is warranted," he added, referring to the EUʼs disciplinary process against member states for over-spending. The Commissionʼs step is required for countries whose debt levels are above the Eurozone threshold and who are not doing enough to reduce borrowing.
South Korean to head Interpol, beating out Russian candidate
A former Macedonian prime minister wanted for corruption in his home country says he was granted asylum in Hungary. Hungary should explain why it granted asylum toa fugitive former Macedonian prime ministerif reports about the incident were true, a senior European Union official said on Wednesday. Gruevskifled to Hungary on November 9after a court in Macedonia sentenced him to two years in prison for abuse of power. Gruevski said on Tuesday that Hungary had granted asylum because he faced "political persecution" and death threats in Macedonia. The 48-year-old is a close friend of right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. But EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, who heads the blocʼs membership policy, wrote on Twitter that it was "surprising" Hungary may have granted asylum on those grounds when it also supported Macedo-
niaʼs bid to join the European Union. EU officials have criticized Hungary in recent years for failing to uphold an independent judiciary and refusing to accept refugees from active war zones. "The #RuleofLaw remains a fundamental principle for Member States and accession candidates alike," Hahn said. Macedoniaʼs government has denied Gruevskiʼs allegations. It has also issued an international arrest warrant for the former prime minister after he failed to show up at court for a prison hearing. Gruevski was elected prime minister in 2006. He resigned in 2016 after a wire-tapping scandal. A Macedonian court convicted him in May of using state money to buy a €600,000 ($684,000) armored Mercedes for personal travel.
A study published Wednesday by the Bertelsmann Foundation debunked widespread misconceptions that grants doled out directly to parents end up being spent on alcohol, tobacco and glitzy electronics rather than on the children intended to benefit from them. The studycoincides with a push for more equitable direct grants by Social Democrat ministers in Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs coalition Cabinet and alarm expressed by welfare organizations over the 3 million — or one-in-five — children in Germanyclassified as at risk of living in poverty.
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Hundreds of migrants scale Spanish enclave fence One man died and several were injured as hundreds tried to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Despite the Spanish governmentʼs promise to remove barbed wire on top of the fence, it has not yet done so. Some 300 people rushed a border fence between Morocco andSpainʼs North African enclave Melilla, Spanish authorities said on Sunday. Out of those who attempted to scale the two fences topped in barbed wire, 200 sub-Saharan Africans entered Spanish territory, a representative of Spainʼs government in Melilla said in a statement. One man who climbed over the fences died of an apparent heart attack despite efforts to revive him. Nineteen other people were being treated for fractures or cuts sustained while scaling the fences, authorities said. Another six Civil Guards sustained non-serious injuries during the rush at the border fence.
Disaster-prone nations threatened by huge insurance gap New research from Lloydʼs and CEBR has shown that vast assets are underinsured, posing a huge threat to livelihoods particularly in poorer nations. Those most at risk are also those with the lowest insurance levels. Disaster-prone developing nations are exposed to crippling losses when storms, floods or earthquakes strike, because they suffer from a dangerous lack of insurance, industry experts said Monday. Globally, assets worth about $163 billion (€141 billion) are not insured against catastrophes, posing a significant threat to livelihoods and prosperity,Londonbased insurance market Lloydʼs said in a fresh report. The value of underinsured assets had shrunk by only 3 percent since 2012, it noted. Many nations with the lowest levels of insurance were also among those most exposed to risks, including from climate change impacts, and were least able to fund recovery efforts, the study stressed. "If insurance is not available,catastrophes can have a much greater impact on economies and lives, Lloydʼs Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown said in a statement. Emerging and low-income nations accounted for almost the entire global insurance gap, the report noted. 2
Kylie Minogue Cologne concert hit by security scare The threat was reportedly linked to a mentally disturbed Belgian man
German police armed with submachine guns were deployed to a Kylie Minogue concert in Cologne to quell a potential attack. All male visitors to a Kylie Minogue concert were frisked before entering the venue in Cologne on Tuesday, as police armed with submachine guns monitored proceedings. Authorities reinforced security due to a possible attacker from Belgium, according to the police. "The organizers contacted us due to a possible threat scenario based on evaluating social media platforms," a police spokesman told the German news agency DPA. "When it comes to things like that, we cannot simply stand by," he added. At the same time, authorities emphasized that the concert passed
Siemens CEO pulls out of Saudi investment conference over Khashoggi case After receiving "hundreds, if not thousands" of e-mails and posts urging him not to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII), Joe Kaeser on Monday announced his withdrawal from the Saudi conference. The chief executive of Siemens is now one of many high-profile senior executives and financiers pulling out of the three-day event in Riyadh this week, afterSaudi Arabia has admitted it murdered Saudi government critic Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul two weeks ago. In a post on social network
Australia apologizes to child sex abuse victims Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered an apology to survivors and victims of institutional child sex abuse. "Today, Australia confronts a trauma, an abomination, hiding in plain sight for far too long," Morrison told parliament in an emotional televised speech on Monday. "Today, as a nation, we confront our failure to listen, to believe and to provide justice. Again, today, we say sorry. To the children we failed, sorry. To the parents whose trust was betrayed and who have struggled to pick up the pieces, sorry. "As a nation, we failed them, we forsook them, and that will always be our shame." Hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Canberra and at special receptions around the country to witness the apology.
off "without any disturbance." The mentally disturbed man reportedly made threats against the 50-year-old singer, according to Germanyʼs mass circulation Bild newspaper. Pictures of the suspect were posted at the venue. German police also contacted colleagues in Belgium. Minogue is currently performing in Germany as part of a wider tour across Australia and Europe. The Tuesday concert, held before some 2,500 people in Cologne, followed a performance in Berlin. The singer is set to perform in Hamburg on Saturday before continuing on to Copenhagen and Amsterdam. LinkedIn, Kaeser described his move as "the cleanest decision but not the most courageous one." He also wrote that the decision was not one "against the Kingdom or its people," and noted that Siemens had been "a reliable partner to Saudi Arabia for decades." "But for now, the truth must be found and justice must be served," he added in the post. Pressure had been mounting for the Siemens CEO to withdraw from the FII conference, which is intended to showcase the reform efforts undertaken by the new Saudi strongman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
China unveils plans to launch man-made moon into space
China is set to launch into orbit a huge space mirror,which has been specifically designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth, the stateowned China Daily online portal reported. In Chengdu, a city in southwestern Sichuan province, the "illumination satellites" are being rigously tested. If all goes to plan, the construction will shine simultaneously with the real moon, but will be almost eight times brighter, the online portal wrote. The mirrors will launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province before the end of the year. "By then, the three huge mirrors will divide the 360-degree orbital plane, continuously illuminating an area for 24 hours," Wu Chunfeng, head of Tian Fu New Area Science Society and the company responsible for the project, told newspaper in an interview. Three more moons will launch in 2022 if the initial test goes off without a hitch, he added.
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Has Duterte ʼsurrenderedʼ to Beijing on the South China Sea? President Xi Jinping has signed 29 bilateral deals with the Philippines on his landmark visit to Manila. But experts say his main agenda was to forge cooperation on the disputed South China Sea. Ana P. Santos reports. Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a two-day visit to the Philippines on Wednesday after signing 29 bilateral agreements, including a memorandum of understanding with Manila on oil and gas development in the South China Sea (SCS). Xi and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte also discussed matters related to defense, security, maritime cooperation, law enforcement, and transnational crime. Xiʼs Philippines visit was the first by a Chinese president in 13 years and is seen as an effort to cement
Invisible and dangerous: The Salafist scene in North RhineWestphalia There are more Salafists in North Rhine-Westphalia than in any other German state. The scene has all but vanished from the public eye in its stronghold. But it is still very active, as DW is told by numerous sources. "Speak after me," the red-bearded German convert and Salafist preacher Pierre Vogel says as he publicly summons the young woman. Cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd in the pedestrian zone of the western city of Offenbach, she does exactly that, and repeats the words of the Islamic profession of faith. That was in 2010. The conversion was filmed and uploaded to YouTube — just one example of the many videos shared online from the heydays ofSalafist missionary work in Germany. Until 2016, the scene had a self-confident and sometimes aggressive public appearance. Bearded men in baggy pants and flowing white robes such as Pierre Vogel regularly distributed free German-language editions of the Koran in market squares and pedestrian zones.
newly improved relations between the two countries that have been locked in bitter dispute over maritime claims in the SCS. Alfonso Cusi, the Philippinesʼ energy secretary, hailed the bilateral deals as a "solution" to how the two countries could benefit from resources in the contested waters. However, this new détente between China and the Philippines also has consequences on land. Indigenous Filipinos are protesting one of the deals, which allows Chinato build a dam on land occupied by indigenous people.
Angela Merkel defends policy in Bundestag debate
Chancellor Angela Merkel vehemently defended her economic record and her current policies in her first parliamentary speech since announcing that this would be her last government. Enduring a hail of mocking laughter and scorn from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Merkel led the Bundestagʼs budget debate on Wednesday by defending theUnited Nations migration and refugee pacts. "We want reasonable
conditions everywhere in the world, because otherwise, of course, people will say you only have a few countries you can go to, and try it and risk their lives," she said, during a debate that is traditionally used as a raucous free-for-all by the opposition, which is allowed to speak first. "Thatʼs why itʼs in our national interest that the conditions for fleeing on the one side, and for work migration on the other, improve."
Pakistan honor killings haunting young women Khanzadi Mehboob lives in constant fear for her life after she married against the wishes of her family. Although honor killings are illegal, tribal customs in Pakistan often trump the rule of law. In 2008, when she was only 15 years old, Khanzadi Mehboob started teaching children in her village located near Jacobabad in Pakistanʼs southern province of Sindh. Her dedication impressed an NGO, which provided her "school" with a building in 2011.
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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
Organic farmers protecting Italyʼs rich food tradition Limoncella, Etna, Gravenstein — these are just some of the heirloom apples and other crop varieties that Italian organic farmers are growing in a bid to save the countryʼs vibrant food heritage.
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 United States 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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Cristiano del Toro walks amid olive and apple trees, tomato plants and beanstalks planted in a crisscross pattern. The grass between the crops on the small plot grows high. It hasnʼt been mowed for some time, shrugged the Italian apologetically. "It shows I havenʼt been here for a while," he explained, as he strolled down the hill to his property in Castiglione Messer Raimondo, a small village in the shadow of the Apenninesʼ highest peak, Gran Sasso. As he walks, he
points out another farm on the other side of the valley. "That is oldfashioned agriculture, just like mine, there are some olive trees left and right, but not neat in a row like on the field next to it," said del Toro. Del Toro grows everything on his 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of land organically and using traditional methods, which is why his olive and grapevines donʼt stretch out in the straight lines that have come to typify the vineyards of Italy and elsewhere.
China: Multiple deaths in chemical plant blast
Europe looking to find its platform for the digital age
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 Dailysaid 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 high-profile accidentsin recent years.
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What binds the most successful companies in the world together? According to some, itʼs so-called "platform" business models. And if European firms want to compete in the digital age, they need to catch up. "While we are talking, a revolution is happening!" declared German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier as he opened the Platform Economy Summit in Berlin on Tuesday. The threeday conference in the German capital is focused on the concept of "platform" business models as a tremendously powerful driver of commerce and innovation in the digital age. A platform business model is described by the organizers as "a business with a focus on facilitating interactions and transactions between multiple producers and consumers over a shared technical platform." Although the concept itself is not as well-known as its most spectacularly successful exponents — think Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Tencent or Alibaba — being a major player in the "platform economy" has increasingly become a common denominator among the most valuable companies in the world.
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How mysterious smell memories overpower us Smell is one of our most powerful senses, and itʼs powerfully underresearched
Out of nowhere, a random odor can send you hurtling back to a childhood memory, and you wonʼt know why. Our sense of smell is as important as all the other senses — seeing, hearing, taste, and touch. To some, it may even be one of the more important ones, as it relies on the subconscious. It taps into things we cannot understand. Odors can bring pleasure and ring warning bells. They are emotional. Some researchers say that kissing may have originated from a desire to first smell a partner — before our lips ever connected. Thatʼs deep. And, yet apparently, we are unable to evoke smells in the same way we visualize — in our mindsʼ eye — paint-
ings, photos, people, or other things weʼve seen, done and experienced. Just think back to the first time you met a friend or the first partner you ever kissed. You may remember exactly what they wore and what you talked about. You may even be able to hear the conversation in your head. But you would have a hard time evoking how they smelled or what other smells you picked up around you. Indeed, you may remember the smells by name — like "they smelled of apple pie" — but could you actually smell that in your mind?
Author Martin Walser on why he finds Angela Merkel beautiful The 91-year-old writer Martin Walser has just published a new book. At the launch, he shared his views on Germanyʼs chancellor and the burden of memory — a topic on which he emitted controversial statements in the past. Now aged 91, Martin Walser still sees writing as his "food." "Writing replaced talking early on in my life. Writing is the only thing that I do without having to do it," the author said at the launch of his latest book, Spätdienst (Late Night Service) at the Literaturhaus in Stuttgart. Walser described it as a book "without a plot
and without genre" that offered "a literary account of his life." In his recent essay in the news weekly Der Spiegel, Walser wrote about the beauty of Chancellor Angela Merkel, with the headline of his article claiming that "he was seduced by her." He explained at the discussion that he found her "beautiful" because she does not talk like other politicians who simply learn their sentences by heart and always know what they will answer ahead of a question. "That makes their faces so miserable," said Walser, while Merkel, in contrast, "keeps things exciting for the audience."
New Hitler biography looks into dictatorʼs personality In recent months, right-wing extremists in Germany have shown no restraint in attacking the countryʼs culture of remembrance, aiming to end the way Germany recognizes and deals with its Nazi past. Far-right nationalists downplay the horrors of the Third Reich as just a short chapter in an otherwise glorious history, or as co-leader of the Alternative for Germany party Alexander Gauland put it, "Hitler and the Nazis are just bird s--- in more than 1,000 years of successful German history." Such statements are dangerous, believes historian and journalist Volker Ullrich: "Anyone who decides to patch together such a euphemistic account of history," he said, "is agitating the foundations of this republic." Ullrich has now completed his two-volume biography on Adolf Hitler. The author sees Hitlerʼs rise to power as a cautionary tale on how fast a democracy can unhinge, and on the fine line separating civilization and barbarism.
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Renovated Museum of Fine Arts to Open on 31 October AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF RENOVATION, THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST WILL OPEN ON 31 OCTOBER. NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC Thanks to the largest-scale and most comprehensive reconstruction project in the museum’s history, the museum building has been renewed, and, returning to the collection’s first concept, the museum’s permanent exhibitions will also be rearranged. Besides the new permanent exhibitions, the revamped museum will welcome visitors with a chamber exhibition titled Leonardo & the Budapest Horse and Rider. The museum reconstruction, implemented within the framework of the Liget Budapest Project, included the restoration of the Romanesque Hall, which sustained severe damage in World War II and since then had been only partially renovated and used as a storage area, along with the modernisation of the building’s obsolete heating system, the installation of air conditioning in some of the exhibition halls, the renewal of a large part of the roof structure, as well as the addition of new exhibition spaces, visitor areas and modern storage facilities.
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Jose Mourinho: Football Association to contest decision not to charge Man Utd boss
The Football Association will appeal against a decision not to charge Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho for comments he made after a match. The FA claimed that Mourinho swore in Portuguese to a television camera as he walked off the pitch following a 3-2 win over Newcastle on 6 October. However, Unitedsuccessfully contestedthe original charge. The FAʼs appeal comes after considering the written reasons of the Independent Regulatory Commission inquiry.
Sergio Garcia claims Valderrama Masters hat-trick
Sergio Garcia won his third Valderrama Masters in a row after the event was reduced to 54 holes and completed on the fifth day because of bad weather. The 2017 Masters champion, 38, was three clear on 10 under with 11 holes remaining going into day five and finished on 12 under after a 69. Irelandʼs Shane Lowry was second after a round of 66 left him on eight under. Lowry got to within a shot of Garcia with three consecutive birdies after the turn but the Spaniard held on. While Lowry ran up a double bogey at the 15th, Garcia added birdies at the 14th and 17th to give himself a cushion playing the last. Englandʼs Lee Westwood made four birdies on Sunday to move up to second but eventually finished in a share of fifth after shooting a 70. 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."
David Beckham MLS franchise wins vote on stadium plans David Beckhamʼs hopes of building a new stadium for his Inter Miami franchise in the MLS moved a step closer to being realised after a vote by residents. About 60% of the cityʼs voters opted to allow the club to negotiate to build on a 73-acre site that is currently a councilowned golf course. The complex would house a stadium, shopping mall, hotel and public park. Beckhamʼs group now has to get the backing of four of the cityʼs five commissioners.
"I need to say a big thanks to the fans who have stuck by us," said former England captain Beckham. "Today is an exciting day. We have had a dream of bringing a team to this great city. We want to create a legacy, something our children will aspire to. "But we also want to win. I am not coming here just to have a pretty team. Winning championships [is] important to me." Inter Miami are scheduled to make their MLS debut in 2020 after beingawarded an expansion contact in January.