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119/2019 • 25 MAY, 2019 WEEKEND ISSUE

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces departure date of June 7 In an emotional address, Theresa May has announced she would resign as prime minister on June 7

The race to succeed her will likely start after a state visit by US President Donald Trump.

Theresa May said on Friday that she will step down as leader of the Conservative party, and therefore prime minister, on June 7. May spoke of her "deep regret" at being unable to deliver Brexit despite her best efforts.

The announcement came after she met with Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs. The Brexit referendum was a call for profound change in our country," she stressed. "I did my best to implement the will of the people." Fighting back tears, she said she was "the second female prime minister, but not the last," and that it had been "the honor of my life to serve the country I love." She will remain in charge on a caretaker basis until a successor is found. The frontrunner to replace May, Boris Johnson, thanked her for "stoical service to our country and the Conservative Party. It is now time to follow her urgings: to come together and deliver Brexit." Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd responded with a call for unity. "As a party we must come together to make a success of the next phase of our party’s great story. Brexit is a process and compromise is needed to pass a deal that works for everyone." Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Scotlandʼs First Minister Nicola Sturgeon both called for a General Election. "The Prime Minister is right to have resigned.

She cannot govern, and nor can her

divided and disintegrating party. The last thing the country needs is weeks of more Conservative infighting followed by yet another unelected Prime Minister," Corbyn said. Sturgeon said that Mayʼs departure "will not solve the Brexit mess that the Tories have created. The prospect of an even more hardline Brexiteer now becoming PM and threatening a no deal exit is deeply concerning." May had faced increasing pressure to resign in recent months following three unsuccessful attempts to push her Brexit deal through parliament. A last-ditch tenpoint-plan revealed this week was immediately met with derision from friends and foes alike. Jeremy Corbyn called it a "rehash of her old bad deal." Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom left her position on Wednesdayas she no longer believed in the governmentʼs approach to exiting the European Union. May had initially planned to publish her Withdrawal Agreement on Friday, but said that would be postponed until June 3. She had described her plan as "one last chance" for Brexit to happen. The leadership contest will likely start on June 10, following a state visit by US President Donald Trump. "Theresa May will be prime minister to welcome him and rightly so," said Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is the current favorite.

Social media hampers dialogue, independent thought

Kenyan high court upholds ban on samesex relations

Germany withholds aid money from Uganda

Wolfgang Schäuble, president of the Bundestag, Germanyʼs lower house of parliament, who served as finance minister during theeurozoneʼs debt crisis, has lamented the impact social media is having on communication and decision-making. In an interview with newspaper group Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND), the conservative CDU politician said "the triumphant march of the internet, of the social media networks, change the tone of the conversation and hamper the exchange of opinions," he said.

Indonesia blocking social media to ʼmaintain democracyʼ Indonesian authorities have been criticized for blocking social media during violent post-election riots in Jakarta.

DW asked Indonesian Communications Minister Rudiantara why he thinks the ban is necessary. We are trying to manage the use of social media and instant messaging. During situations like the Jakarta riots, there is a lot of fake news, with videos and pictures circulating on social media and instant messaging. We have not totally blocked the means or tools for people to communicate, but we are trying to limit features that have affected the riots happening in the country.

In a unanimous ruling, the Kenyan High Court uphelda colonial-era ban on same-sex relations on Friday.

"We find the impugned sections [of the penal code] are not unconstitutional," said presiding judge Roselyne Aburili.

"We hereby decline the relief sought and dismiss the consolidated petition." Activists and members of the LGBTQ community criticized the ruling, saying it marked a major blow in the fight for equal rights in Kenya.

In 2018, the United Nations found that millions of dollars of aid money had been stolen in Uganda. Now Germany has partially stopped its funding in a bid to force Uganda to speed up investigations. The German government has decided to withhold 400 billion Uganda shillings ( €100 million, $106 million) of funds it had pledged to the East African country for refugee resettlement annually. Germany follows the United Kingdom in suspending funding after a UN investigation of Ugandaʼs refugee program in 2018 found evidence of corruption costing millions of dollars and misconduct.

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Protests as far-right AfD wrangles over Europe candidates Five hundred Alternative for Germany (AfD) delegates wrangled via procedural run-offs Saturday over who should fill its tail-end candidacy slots as more than a 1,000 opponents headed for the conference venue, overseen by police. Protesters, organized by local civic groups, had set out from the railway station of the 30,000population Elbe River city of Riesa — once a key metal industry hub in communist former East Germany — bound for the convention center. Read more:EU in 2019, challenges and crisis Placards and banners carried by AfD detractors included the slogan "Racism is no alternative," playing off the partyʼs name. Police said they intervened when a roadside bystander made a Hitler salute.

The anti-migrant, euroskeptic AfD, launched in 2013 and now holding opposition seats in all of Germanyʼs 16 regional assemblies as well as the federal Bundestag, had begun its four-day convention on Friday in Riesa to complete its list of party members who could serve in the European Parliament following this yearʼs European elections.

Syrian girls attacked in Berlin, racism suspected A man spouting racist insults allegedly confronted two Syrian teenagers in northeastern Berlin and punched them in the face, authorities said Saturday.

He hit the girls, aged 15 and 16, "with his fist several times ... before fleeing into a shopping arcade," police alleged in a statement. Both girls were taken to hospital for treatment.

Read more: Racist or Islamist — lone-wolf attackers show similar patterns Hours later, a woman reportedly attacked a 12year-old girl in the southeastern district of Neukölln. Officers alleged the suspect tried to tear off the girlʼs headscarf, pulled her hair and threatened her with pepper spray. The woman also allegedly attempted to stab the child with a syringe filled with what appeared to be blood, police said. Officers from the state security police are investigating the incidents, which took place late Friday. The suspected hate crimes highlight tensions over migration in Germany. Last month, a 50-year-old German man was charged with attempted murder after he deliberately drove his car into foreigners in the western cities of Bottrop and Essen. Eight people were injured in the New Yearʼs Day attack, including a 4-year-old Afghan boy and a 10-year-old Syrian girl.

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What does Indian PM Narendra Modiʼs reelection mean for regional rivals?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been reelected with an even bigger mandate than in 2014

Should China and Pakistan be worried about the future of relations with India under an emboldened Modi?

Many people in Pakistan were hoping that the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would not return to power after the mammoth general elections that concluded on Thursday. There was a sense in Muslim-majority Pakistan that Modiʼs return would not augur well for ties between the two neighboring countries, as Modi in his first term had taken an aggressive stance against Islamabad. So the disappointment overModiʼs re-

China says Interpol chief Meng Hongwei under investigation for bribery Interpol President Meng Hongwei, who had gone missing in late September, is under investigation for bribery and other crimes, the Chinese Security Ministry announced on Monday.

Meng is accused of "accepting bribes and is suspected of violating the law," the ministry said in a statement. It also hinted at a political dimension by stating Meng was being probed because of his own "willfulness and for bringing trouble upon himself."

Meng, a senior security official in China as well as the first Chinese head of Interpol, has beenmissing since September 25 while on a trip to his native country. On Sunday, Chinaʼs anti-graft body had said that "Public Security Ministry Vice Minister Meng Hongwei is currently under

sounding election victory was quite natural. "Modi and his party believe in a Hindu nationalist philosophy, which is essentially anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan," Bakare Najimdeen from the Islamabad-based Center for International Peace and Stability, told DW. "He managed to secure another term by raising national security slogans and he promised to continue with his tough line against Pakistan. So I do not think that he will change his policy toward Pakistan." investigation by the National Supervisory Commission for suspected violations of law," without specifying its allegations. China has been cracking down on corruption under President Xi Jinping.

Interpol later said Meng had resigned as president of the international police organization with immediate effect. It named South Korean national Kim Jong Yang, who was Senior Vice-President, as acting president.

Attack on Iranian military parade may harden domestic and regional policies A deadly attack on an Iranian military parade may strengthen hardliners in the country and send al-

Egypt President Abdel-Fattah elSissi takes over chair of African Union Egyptʼs President Abdel-Fattah elSissi took up his chairmanship of the 55-member African Union (AU) at its 32nd ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday. During his tenure, el-Sissi is expected to concentrate on security and financial reform, but with no great plans to strengthen the AUʼs multilateral powers. Instead, the focus is expected to be on combating illegal immigration while Egypt presents itself as a model for hosting refugees. The summit has been titled: "Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons" presented within a security context.

Ahead of the summit, el-Sissi set out his priorities for the year: Building bridges in support of African cultural events.Cooperating with partners regionally and internationally.Peace and security, with a focus on post-conflict reconstruction.Institutional and financial reform of the AU.Expediting the CFTA free trade agreement and infrastructure projects.Providing employment opportunities, increasing the return of African youth, developing manufacturing, agriculture and fishing.

ready heightened tensions across the Middle East soaring, asTehran points its finger at the United States and its Gulf Arab allies.

The rare attack claimed by Arab separatists killed 12Revolutionary Guard (IRGC)members and 13 others in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, which is home to Shiite Iranʼs Sunni Arab minority. It was the deadliest attack in the country in nearly a decade. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed "mercenary terrorists" who carried out a crime in "continuation of the conspiracies by the US-backed regimes in the region," while the IRGC under his command vowed "deadly and unforgiving revenge," if need be abroad.

Iran did not name a particular Arab country, but the accusations appeared to be aimed at regional rivals Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

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Post Malone, Franz Ferdinand, Son Lux and many more confirmed for Sziget 2019 After Ed Sheeran, the Foo Fighters and Twenty One Pilots, more major stars have been confirmed for the Sziget Festival 2019. Post Malone, Franz Ferdinand, Son Lux, Years&Years and other attractive acts have just been announced to appear at Budapest’s biggest summer extravaganza, taking place between 7-13 August.

Stars named for Balaton Sound 2019 Hungary’s biggest music festival outside Budapest, Balaton Sound, has just announced a second round of headliners for its 2019 event. Artists include Brit-nominated UK singer Jess Glynne, rap star G-Eazy and big-name trance DJ Armin van Buuren. The Chainsmokers return to Balaton Sound after last year’s successful set, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart having just released Sick Boy, an album of singles issued throughout 2018. A set by legendary Dutch DJ Tiësto will crown opening night, while London drum ‘n’ bass band Rudimental close the whole shebang. Balaton Sound, Zamárdi, 3-7 July

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Japan ʼpet cafeʼ boom raises concerns about animal welfare Part-time pets

Fertility: Sperm also has an expiration date Itʼs 8 a.m. on your 35th birthday and your mother has already called you three times. You want to sleep longer, but she persists. You call her back; she answers after the first ring. "Sweetie," she says, out of breath. "I was just in the kitchen making breakfast and — you wonʼt believe this — I cracked open an egg with two yolks inside. Do you know what that means?" Of course you know what it means. According to modern fertility folklore, pregnancy might be on the way. But

why doesnʼt your mother ever call your 40-year-old brother with these brilliant fertility revelations? Older male fertility: should we be worried? Most couples trying to conceive (and enthusiastic mothers-inlaw) know that decades of research point to a womanʼs age of 35 as the point in which women may begin to experience age-related pregnancy complications. The scientific interest in women is intuitive — they play the most obvious role in the pregnancy.

A love of "cute" creatures, a need to release stress and a shortage of space for pets at home mean that Japanʼs pet cafes are doing a roaring trade – although animal rights activists continue to oppose the industry.

The latest addition to the already crowded pet cafe scene in Tokyo is Mipig, a ground-floor space in the cityʼs Meguro district, where patrons can kick back with a coffee and pet a pot-bellied pig for half an hour.

Mipig opened on March 1 after a farm in Yamanashi Prefecture carried out a crowdfunding campaign to raise Y4.7 million (€38,109, $42,533) to open the cafe, with the pigs imported from Britain – where the concept of miniature swine as pets is more accepted. Spending 30

minutes with the pigs costs Y800 (€6.49), with every extra 30 minutes an additional Y500 (€4.05). Visitors are also expected to buy at least one drink, which start at Y600 (€4.87).

The operator of the cafe says the aim is to make Japanese people more familiar with pigs, which are considered to be purely farm animals in Japan, and to encourage Japanese people to have pigs as pets.

Through the cafe, anyone can take home one of these animals for Y300,000 (€2,432).

Find vegan beers, Baileys and brandy at new Budapest pub

Donʼt expose babies to

Szabad Bistro is a welcome venture for vegans in Budapest looking to eat and drink in a casual environment. Besides focusing on food free from meat and dairy products, here beer and even Baileys are prepared according to vegan guidelines.

The newly opened Szabad Bistro breaks away from this trend by featuring a strong line of drinks that haven’t been in contact with animal products, such as gelatine, during the manufacturing process. You can ask for different types of craft beers, pálinka and Baileys made with almond milk.

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Sweet talk and laughter — German sayings involving forests and trees

electronic screens, says WHO

Children under 12 months old should not be exposed to electronic screens at all, according to the World Health Organization. Parents were urged to ensure kids get enough exercise to encourage good habits later in life.

They also have a host of wonderful sayings and phrases revolving around forests and trees, with one that involves shouting into the woods.

Evergreens are part and parcel of German forests — and their language.

Wald, the German term for forest, or Baum (tree), are words that crop up in many everyday German sayings and phrases. Some expressions are selfexplanatory, like not seeing the forest for the trees. Others, like "einen Ast lachen" (literally, laugh a branch), which means to be convulsed with laughter, and "Süssholz raspeln" (literally, grating licorice root), which means sweet-talking someone, may sound a bit odd to non-native ears.

Click on the above picture gallery for more German phrases that utilize the terminology — and imagery — of the forest. And when youʼre done, check out more articles in theMeet The Germans seriesto find more about German culture, language and lifestyle.

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Harvey Weinstein ʼpays millions to settle sexual misconduct civil lawsuitsʼ Why timeʼs up for Harvey Weinstein

Costa Rica has a proud international reputation as an eco-paradise. Home to more than 500,000 species of plants and animals, it offers tourists the chance to spot tapirs — large piglike herbivores with stumpy trunks — lethargic three-toed sloths, and vibrant red-eyed tree frogs. It would be easy to spend weeks touring the countryʼs 28 national parks, which cover around a quarter of the countryʼs territory. Costa Rica is also a pioneer in renewables, getting 98% of its electricity from hydropower, biomass, geothermal, wind, and solar energy.

And yet, the country has the secondhighest CO2 footprint in Central America. Thatʼs because it is home to so many cars — 231 per 1,000 people.

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, accused of sexual misconduct, has reportedly reached a multimillion-dollar provisional deal with alleged victims that covers all civil proceedings.

A tentative deal has been reached to settle multiple lawsuits brought against the television and film company co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by scores of women.

Thatʼs according to reports in US media Friday. The amount of the deal wasnʼt revealed in court, but a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP news agency on condition of anonymity that it was worth $44 million (€39.3 million).

"We now have an economic agreement in principal that is supported by the plaintiffs, the (New York attorney generalʼs) office, the defendants and all of the insurers that, if approved, would provide significant compensation to victims, creditors and the estate and allow the parties to avoid years of costly, time consuming and uncertain litigation on all sides," Adam Harris, a lawyer for studio co-founder Bob Weinstein, told the judge.

What Hollywood movies do to perpetuate racial stereotypes In recent years, there has been increased attention onracismandsexismin Hollywood films, which can be reflected in who acts in front of the camera, who directs behind it and how people are represented on-screen — and often all three. To illustrate how stereotypes have developed in Hollywood, DW analyzed tropes used in more than 6,000 Oscar-eligible movies since 1928. Hollywood history provides many examples of racist caricatures. Black and Asian people have been repeated targets. Take the 1961 Audrey Hepburn movie Break‐ fast at Tiffanyʼs and the bucktoothed Mr. Yunioshi, whosestereotypical "Engrish" accent was intended to mock Japanese people. He is notori-

Can green pioneer Costa Rica get citizens on their bikes?

ous, and there are so many more examples. "Racism, in the form of job exclusion and racially stereotyped roles, has defined the Hollywood film industry since its birth in the early 1900s," the sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen writes in her book, Reel Inequal‐ ity: Hollywood Actors and Racism. Indeed, Asian characters in the early days of Hollywood mostly appeared in the form of racist cliches — either as mysterious, menacing villains or as laughable caricatures such as Mr. Yunioshi. In addition to everything else, that character is played by the entirely white American actor Mickey Rooney, thus making it an example of yellowface: a non-Asian person impersonating an Asian person.

Hungary promises help for Notre-Dame reconstruction

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The grass is always greener – the National Museum garden reopens AFTER A MAJOR REVAMP, THE GARDENS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM HAVE REOPENED, PROVIDING THE PERFECT SPOT TO BASK IN THE FIRST RAYS OF SPRING SUNSHINE. NEW BENCHES AND WATER FEATURES SIT AMID URBAN GREENERY, FIVE MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC HUB ASTORIA.

Hungary is showing support and solidarity as Paris prepares to rebuild Notre-Dame following the horrific fire that swept through the iconic cathedral on Monday.

While the mayor of Budapest has promised funds for its reconstruction, the southern city of Szeged, devastated by floods in 1879, pledged €10,000 and set up a donation initiative. After the promise by French president Emmanuel Macron to rebuild NotreDame within five years, big names such as Apple, L’Oréal, Chanel and Dior have all chipped in to a fund so far totalling a billion dollars. Hungarians have also showed themselves more than willing to be involved.

After a major revamp, the gardens at the National Museum have reopened, providing the perfect spot to bask in the first rays of spring sunshine. New benches and water features sit amid urban greenery, five minutes from downtown traffic hub Astoria.In addition to its historical importance as the gathering place for Hungary’s 1848 Uprising against its Habsburg overlords, the garden at the National Museum is a popular hangout for lunch breaks, lazy afternoons and dates. By the summer, small fountains and water features will complete the picture, while two drinking fountains are already in place. Renovation is not yet officially over, as the side nearest Pollack Mihály tér is still being worked on, with a café due to open soon.

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Arsene Wenger: Ex-Arsenal boss ʼmight not return to managementʼ

Ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he is ready to take a new role in football - but has admitted for the first time he might not return to management.

Wenger ended his 22-year Gunners reign after the 2017-18 season and previously stated he intended to take charge of a new clubin early 2019.

But the 69-year-old Frenchman told the BBC: "I thought I will come back into management very quickly, but I enjoyed taking a little distance. "Now Iʼm at a crossroads." Wenger was speaking at the launch of a new partnership with a sports technology company, which he is joining as an investor and operating partner. The firm said Wenger would be taking an "active role in business and product development" of a device housed in a football boot that analyses playersʼ technical, tactical and physical performance.

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.

Nick Kyrgios pulls out with illness French Open:

Australian world number 36 Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the French Open with illness on Friday.

Kyrgios, who was due to play British number two Cameron Norrie in the first round, is said to have been "wiped out" by the bug. It comes just days after the 24-yearoldposted on social mediasaying the competition "absolutely sucks" compared to other Grand Slam events. World number 41 Norrie will now face French qualifier Elliot Benchetrit. Britainʼs Boulter out of Roland Garros but set to earn £20,000Secrets behind Norrieʼs rise up the rankings Benchetrit, 20,

ranked 273rd in the world, lost to compatriot Gael Monfils in the first round at Roland Garros last year his only main-draw match at a Grand Slam. Norrie, 23, said he was disappointed not to play Kyrgios, describing the former world number 13 as a "good mate". But he added: "Heʼs a hell of a player, with a ridiculous serve, so it is nice to play a qualifier - someone who is supposedly not as good in ranking. But I will go out and control what I can control."

Lance Armstrong: I wouldnʼt change a thing about doping

Antonio Conte: Ex-Chelsea manager set to take charge at Inter Milan Lance Armstrong says he "wouldnʼt change a thing" about the doping that helped him win and then subsequently saw him stripped of seven Tour de France titles between 1999-2005. The American was banned from cycling for life in 2012 before admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs. But the 47-year-oldtold NBC Sportshe had "learned a lot" from his "mistakes". "I donʼt learn all the lessons if I donʼt act that way," he added.

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Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is set to be appointed as the new Inter Milan manager.

Italian Conte, 49, has been out of the game since he wassacked by Chelsea last July, ending a controversial two years at the club. Inter are fourth in Serie A and will qualify for next seasonʼs Champions League if they beat Empoli on Sunday. However, it is understood that will not be enough to keep coach Luciano Spalletti in a job.

Chief executive Beppe Marotta, who

left Juventus in October, hired Conte while he was in Turin and remains close to him. Conte won the Premier League title in his first season at Stamford Bridge and the FA Cup in his second, but his time at the club was marred by a series of squabbles, which included texting striker Diego Costa to tell him he was no longer wanted. Prior to that he won three titles in as many season with Juventus before spending two years in charge of Italy.