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German prosecutors push jail time for Heckler & Kochʼs ex-staff over Mexico gun deal Prosecutors in the German city of Stuttgart recommended prison sentences on Thursday for three out of the five former Heckler & Koch employees standing trialfor unapproved weapons exports to Mexico. Heckler & Koch, Germanyʼs top gun-maker, should also pay a fine of €4.1 million ($4.6 million), prosecutors recommended. The amount is the approximate price of the weapons that were sold to Mexico in the deal between 2006 and 2009. What prosecutors are demanding: A former sales director, identified as Ingo S., should face a term of two years and nine months for being a member of an organized crime operation.Marianne B., a former clerical employee with the company who was said to be integral to carrying out the crime, should receive two years and six months in prison for acting as an accessory.

Berlin police raid illegal arms dealers Some 300 police officers, including several specialist SEK units, were acting on 20 search warrants and four arrest warrants, according to a statement released Thursday.

Among those arrested were a 57year-old Russian suspected of importing weapons and a 56-year-old Turkish man suspected of trading in weapons. Four handguns were impounded during the raids, which were part of a long-term investigation into the illegal international weapons trade. In particular, police were tracing the practice of refitting prop guns and small-caliber weapons used for shooting practice to take larger caliber bullets. Police said they had reason to believe that at least 10 Glock handguns had been imported to Germany from Slovakia since 2017, refitted, and sold into the Berlin crime scene.

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Ukranian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych gets 13 years in absentia for treason Kyiv has sentenced the former president of Ukraine to more than a decade

A court in Kyiv has sentenced the former president of Ukraine to more than a decade for high treason. Yanukovych, thought to be living in exile in Russia, was tried in absentia in what his lawyers called a PR stunt.

A court in Kyiv has sentenced the former president of Ukraine to more than a decade for high treason.

Yanukovych, thought to be living in exile in Russia, was tried in absentia in what his lawyers called a PR stunt.

A Ukrainian court on Thursday sentenced ex-President Viktor Yanukovych in absentia to 13 years in prison for treason. He had been on trial for high treason since 2017. The public prosecutor had requested up to 15 years. It is the first time there have been legal proceedings against a former Ukrainian head of state, thoughnot the first time that senior government officials have been triedand charged.

"Yanukovych committed a crime against the foundation of Ukraineʼs national security," Vladyslav Devyatko, the judge in the Kyiv district court, said. The judge added that Yanukovychʼs time in office had paved the way forRussia to annex Crimeaand fed the fighting in eastern Ukraine between fac-

tions loyal to Kyiv and Moscow.

Yanukovych is currently thought to be living in exile in Russia.

His prison term would begin "the moment he is detained," judge Devyatko said. In late 2013, Yanukovych was confronted with street protests,dubbed "Euromaidan," after he refused to sign an agreement between Ukraine and the European Union that would have led to closer ties between the two entities. Following violent clashes between proWestern protesters and Ukrainian police special forces, Yanukovych was stripped of his position by the Ukrainian parliament. He then fled first to Crimea and later to Russia.

The charges of high treason stemmed from the ex-presidentʼs request made while in exile to have Russia send troops to Ukraine. In addition to the high treason charges, Yanukovych also faces criminal investigations over the use of force against demonstrators and usurpation of power.

Mafia brothers arrested over alleged plot to kidnap Bushidoʼs kids The younger brother of one of Berlinʼs most notorious mafia bosses has been arrested in Denmark on suspicion of plotting to kidnap the children of German-Tunisian rapper andformer business partner Bushido. A spokesman for the Berlin state prosecutor has confirmed earlier press reports that Yasser Abou-Chaker was taken into custody on Monday night, and that German authorities were seeking his extradition. His elder brother and clan boss Arafat AbouChaker is already in custody in the German capital, having been arrested last week at the end of an unrelated trial for assault, at which he received a 10-month suspended sentence for breaking a janitorʼs nose — it was Arafat Abou-Chakerʼs first-ever conviction in 33 court cases.

Venezuelaʼs Juan Guaido: Who is the interim president?

One the most daring acts of the Venezuelan opposition in recent years has been led by Juan Guaido, a relatively unknown figure who on Wednesdaydeclared himself interim president of Venezuelain a move that represents a serious challenge to President Nicolas Maduro. People close to Guaido have described him as a political "centrist." The 35-yearold has been a member of the Voluntad Popular (VP), Popular Will, political opposition party since shortly after the organization was formed in 2009.

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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.

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Australia: Man arrested over suspicious parcels sent to embassies The 48-year-old suspect was arrested at his home in Shepparton, in the southern state of Victoria, federal and state police said in a joint statement on Thursday. Numerous diplomatic missions in the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberrareceived suspicious packages this week, with several consulates and embassies temporarily evacuated or put on lock-down on Wednesday.

Some consulate workers reported seeing packages labeled "asbestos." Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral commonly used in building materials in Australia and elsewhere until the mid-1980s, but it was banned after it was found that exposure to its fibers could cause deadly illnesses.

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has warned that weaker growth in the global economy will continue to be felt in Europe. The ECB, which kept key interest rates on hold, is unlikely to raise them until the summer.

The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, on Thursday said the bank was ready to "adjust all of its instruments" if the economy runs into serious trouble and warned that risks "have moved to the downside." Draghi blamed "the persistence of uncertainties related to geopolitical factors and the threat of protectionism, vulnerabilities in

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

emerging markets and financial market volatility," hinting atcontinuing worries of the US-China trade conflictand Brexit, among other issues. "The near-term growth momentum is likely to be weaker than previously expected," he said, before insisting that the ECB was "not out of instruments" to face any economic headwinds.

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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Venezuelaʼs Nicolas Maduro has lost all legitimacy Up to now, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has at least ruled as an elected leader. As he begins his second term, it seems the last vestiges of democracy in the country are gone, writes DWʼs Uta Thofern.

Venezuelaʼs last genuinely free elections were held in 2015. The opposition won that vote by a landslide, which international observers interpreted as a glimmer of hope for the country and its run-down economy.

But, alas, this optimism did not last long. President Nicolas Maduro and his Chavistas soon began hollowing out the countryʼs democratic institutions — abolishing the rule of law and the separation of power. First, the Chavistas took control of the Supreme Court. Then, they contested

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.

the legality of the oppositionʼs parliamentary majority and gradually started curtailing the legislatureʼs powers. Ultimately, they declared the body superfluous and replaced it with a newly created Constituent Assembly comprised only of hand-picked Maduro loyalists. Venezuelaʼs real parliament, made up of freely elected delegates who can legitimately claim to represent the Venezuelan people, is still permitted to convene, but has been marginalized and stripped of its political power.

France, Italy ratchet up rhetoric amid migration dispute

"The dealings between French and Italian leadership havenʼt been this bad since the war," columnist Aldo Cazzullo argued in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. His opinion was not a reaction to the latest verbal attack on French President Emmanuel Macron from Italyʼs far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini. In fact, Cazzullo wrote that line back in June

2018. Migration the final straw Last summer, the anti-immigration Salvini, who heads the far-right League party,closed Italyʼs portsto ships carrying refugees. When Macron referred to right-wing populism and xenophobia in Europe as a "lesion," Salvini cried hypocrisy because France, too, was denying refugees entry.

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.

KiK: German court rejects Pakistani lawsuit over deadly fire A German regional court in Dortmund on Thursday ruled against four Pakistanis who had sued the German discount clothing retailer KiK for €30,000 ($34,500) each.

The plaintiffs said the company should have provided them compensation for the pain they suffered and the death of their family members in a 2012 fire at a clothing factory in Karachi that killed more than 250 people. Saeeda Khatoon, a Pakistani mother, along with Muhammad Jabir and Abdul Aziz Khan, all lost their sons to the fire. Another plaintiff, Muhammad Hanif, is himself a survivor. "I am very sad that our voice was not heard by the court.

We lost our children in the 2012 factory fire. It seems that nobody cares for the poor workers. It was a decision in favor of the companies.

But I will not stop my fight for our rights," Khatoon told DW. 4

Airbus threatens UK flight over Brexit ʼmadnessʼ Airbus could move investments out of the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit. Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders called the UKʼs position a "disgrace" as more firms pull the plug on a UK still stuck in political quagmire.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders said on Thursday the European planemaker could move future investments out of the UK if there is ano-deal Brexit. "If there is a no-deal Brexit, we at Airbus will have to make potentially very harmful decisions for the UK," Enders said. "Please donʼt listen to the Brexiteersʼ madness which asserts that, because we have huge plants here, we will not move and we will always be here. They are wrong." "Make no mistake, there are plenty of countries out

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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China: Multiple deaths in chemical plant blast Authorities in southwestern Sichuan province have opened an investigation into a blast at an industrial complex that left 19 people dead, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday.

The explosion ripped through the Yibin Hengda Technology complex in the city of Yibin at 6:30 p.m.

(1030 UTC) Thursday, sparking a fire that burned late into the night, Xinhua said.

County officials said that 12 people wounded in the blast had been taken to hospital and were in a stable condition.Read more: China convicts dozens for last yearʼs giant explosions in Tianjin Reports in the Sichuan 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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there who would love to build the wings for Airbus aircraft," he went on.

Enders said the global aviation market was growing 5 percent a year, but that Airbus was not dependent on the UK for its future. "It is a disgrace that more than two years after the result of the 2016 referendum, businesses are still unable to plan properly for the future," Enders said. "If you are really sure that Brexit is best for Britain, come together and deliver a pragmatic withdrawal agreement."

Brexit: British pound optimism a bit premature?

Brexit has been a humbling affair for many Brits; so too their beloved currency, the pound. Having fallen 15 percent against the euro since the June 2016 referendum, is it too soon for sterling to stage a comeback?

The frenetic world of currency trading has little in common with the tranquil lifestyle savored by many British expatriate pensioners, seeing out their last years in the warm Spanish winter.

The silver sun worshippers and dealers of the worldʼs most-swapped currencies do, however, share a common distraction; they both remain gripped by the ongoing parliamentary tussle over Brexit. The British pound — the worldʼs fourth most traded currency — has been in the doldrums since Britain voted in June 2016 to renounce its membership of the European Union. Sterling, as it is also known, plummeted between 15 and 20 percent against the worldʼs other G10 currencies in the wake of the referendum result, causing living standards for many Britons to fall as a result of rising inflation from the higher price of imports. The pain was felt at a time when wages were still stagnant in the wake of the 2007/8 financial crisis.

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Bye bye lignite: Understanding Germanyʼs coal phaseout Here are the most important facts you need to know

Tintin and Snowy turn 90 — havenʼt aged a day He has fought organized crime, solved mysteries and even helped to bring down despotic regimes. The famous Belgian cub-reporter Tintin, with his trademark shock of strawberry-blonde hair, blue sweater and plus-four trousers, has taken his fans with him on world adventures that have been translated into more than 100 languages and dialects.

Tintin made his first appearance 90 years ago, in the Catholic conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècleʼs youth supplement, Le Petit Vingtième. Tintin and Snowy headed deep into Soviet territory, with Stalinʼs secret police watching them from around every corner. The story first appeared on January 10, 1929, running as a serial until May 1930; it was essentially anti-communist propaganda, neatly packaged for children.

In 1930, the series was published in book form as Tintin in the Land of the So‐ viets.

Sting to return to Budapest for summer 2019 Germanyʼs coal commission could make an announcement this week as to when Germany should give up coal for good. Here are the most important facts you need to know about Germanyʼs exit from brown coal.

Since the beginning of industrialization, the Earthʼs temperature has increased by 1 degree Celsius. One of the main causes is carbon dioxide (CO2) which is produced by burning coal, oil and gas. It accumulates in the Earthʼs atmosphere, causing the greenhouse effect, leading to global warming. If we continue to burn these fossil fuels, the Earthʼs temper-

ature is projected to rise by around 4 degrees Celsius by the end of this century and by more than 7 degrees by the year 2200. Our civilization as we know it would probably not survive such a dramatic increase in temperature. The famous Paris Agreement aims to prevent this, stating that temperatures should not rise above 2 degrees — or better still, 1.5 degrees.

A little peace: ʼRussian Seasonsʼ festival kicks off in Berlin Alexandra Dovgan is just 11 years old and very sweet to watch. On January 7, Russiaʼs Christmas Day, the upand-coming pianist floated onto the stage of the Berlin Philharmonic. Like a Christmas angel all in white, she heralded in the "Russian Seasons" in Germany with Bachʼs heavenly sounds. Dovgan herself is a beneficiary of Russiaʼs still excellent early education for the musically gifted.

Then followed Iolanta — Pyotr Tchaikovskyʼs final opera, performed by the predominantly young soloists

of the orchestra of St. Petersburgʼs famous Mariinsky Theater under the baton of Valery Gergiev. In the enchanting fairy tale, the blind princess Iolanta is given the gift of sight through love... One could consider the eveningʼs program to be a symbolic attempt to banish the evil spirits of politics through the unifying and reconciling power of culture — music to forget about the annexation of Crimea, the war in Donbass or the propaganda trial against Russian theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.

Sting is head over heels for Budapest. After a successful free show with Shaggy a month ago on Heroes’ Square, the former Police frontman has just announced another Budapest concert for next summer. On 2 July, the Grammy-winning singer brings his My Songs tour to the Papp László Aréna, where he will be taking the stage with his own band. From “Englishman In New York” to “Every Breath You Take”, the set should include Sting’s biggest hits. Tickets are on sale now.

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New tourist info point pops up in central Budapest nearVárosháza park The main tourist information office Budapest Info Point in the city centre has temporarily relocated to a new site at nearby Városháza Park.

Housed in a neat kiosk of wood and glass, the new outlet will be serving tourists while the Sütő utca office is being renovated.

This pop-up shop is conveniently located, a few steps from the terminus of airport bus 100E. Until the end of February, visitors to Hungary’s capital can pick up maps, browse Budapest guides and book city tours at a new tourist info site, set up near the Deák tér transport hub.

Overseen by the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center, this temporary setting is stationed here while the main Budapest Info Pointon nearby Sütő utca is being revamped. The pop-up store serves as a sales outlet for the Budapest Card, offering free and discounted services for 24, 48 and 72 hours, as well as for four or five days. This new office also stocks copies of our free We Love Buda‐ pest pocket guides, seasonal booklets covering attractions aroundBudapest,Balaton andHungary in English and Hungarian.

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Paris SaintGermain fined €100,000 for racial profiling

French champions Paris SaintGermain (PSG) have been fined €100,000 ($113,557 million) by the French Football League (LFP) after scouts were found to have racially profiled potential young recruits between 2013 and 2018. According to research by the French investigative website Mediapart, part of the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) network processing documents from the so-called "Football Leaks" revelations, the clubʼs scouting department used forms which included a drop-down menu featuring the options: French, North African, black African and West Indian.

Spanish police arrest professional tennis players for match fixing

Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica

Rafael Nadal eases past Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach final

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.

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Rafael Nadal dominated Tsitsipas to reach Australian Open menʼs final. Japanʼs Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic are to face each other in womenʼs final, which will also determine No. 1 ranking.

Rafa Nadal beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday to end the 20-year-old Greekʼs surprising run at the Australian Open and reach his fifth final at Melbourne Park. The Spanish second seed tamed Tsitsipasʼ serve and racked up 28 sparkling winners against the man who had knocked out double defending champion Roger Federer in the

fourth round. After roaring out to a 5-0 lead in the final set, Nadal closed out the match with a big serve after one hour and 46 minutes. The 32year-old Nadal, whose only Australian Open title came in 2009, now moves on to face either top seed Novak Djokovic or Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the final as he bids for an 18th Grand Slam crown.

Bundesliga: Franck Ribery out indefinitely after training camp injury

Spanish police 15 people, including some professional tennis players and the suspected leaders of the criminal organization, involved in "manipulation of professional tennis competitions," Europol said in a statement on Thursday. An additional 68 people are under investigation. Professional tennisʼ anti-corruption body last year complained aboutirregular activities at games, including prearranged matches, at the lower-tier ITF Futures and Challenger tournaments.

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Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has been injured in a training match and will be out of action indefinitely. This comes just days after club fined the Frenchman for an obscene outburst on social media.

What had already been a rough start to 2019 for Franck Ribery got worse on Wednesday evening after the winger suffered a muscle tear in his right thigh during an internal training match at Bayern Munichʼs winter training camp in Doha. The club announced the news in a statement on Thursday morning, but did not say how long the 35-yearold Frenchman was expected to be out

of action. Bayern resume play on January 18, when they travel to Hoffenheim.

Sports Bundesliga: Franck Ribery out indefinitely after training camp injury Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has been injured in a training match and will be out of action indefinitely. This comes just days after club fined the Frenchman for an obscene outburst on social media. What had already been a rough start to 2019 for Franck Ribery got worse on Wednesday evening after the winger suffered a muscle tear in his right thigh during an internal training match at Bayern Munichʼs winter training camp in Doha.