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Germany ʼgreatly concernedʼ about Crimea crisis The German government has expressed concern about the military escalation in the Sea of Asov, after Russia seized three Ukrainian navy shipsoff the coast of the Crimean peninsula. "The developments around the Sea of Asov are extremely worrying," Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday morning during a visit to Spain. "It is not acceptable that there is a blockade by Russia there. All one can do is call for de-escalation from both sides and I hope that this call, which will surely not only come from Germany, will be followed. We must end this war happening in our neighborhood." "We have observed the events in Ukraine and Russia with great concern," German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a regular press conference. "We are in contact with both sides." Seibert also reaffirmed Germanyʼs support to Ukraineʼs "sovereignty and territorial integrity, which includes shipping rights in the Kerch Strait. Free access to the Sea of Asov must be guaranteed."
Worldʼs first gene-edited babies born, scientist claims A Chinese scientist on Monday said he has created the worldʼs firstgenetically-edited babiesin a controversial medical procedure that threatens to shake the foundation of bioethics. He Jiankui, a professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Shenzhen, said the twins — identified as "Lulu" and "Nana" — had their embryosʼ DNA changed using a method known asCRISPR. The genes were edited to prevent the embryos from being able to contractHIV, He said, noting that the twinsʼ father had the virus. "Their parents donʼt want adesigner baby. Just a child who wonʼt suffer from a disease which medicine can prevent," He said in a video published on YouTube.
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Staunch EU critic Yanis Varoufakis to run in European election — in Germany Announcing the run, Varoufakis said it was time for a European Spring
The ex-Greek finance minister, who opposed deep austerity imposed by Brussels and Berlin, is to stand in the European elections next year. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has announced he will stand in next Mayʼs European elections — representing Germany. At a press conference in Berlin on Sunday, Varoufakis accepted the nomination on behalf of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), which he launched in 2016 to "democratize" the continent. As the economist spoke, his colleagues unfurled a banner with the slogan "European Spring" — a reference to the democracy movements that swept the Arab world from 2010. Varoufakis insisted he meets the requirements for representing Germany, including that nationals of other European Union countries have a residence in Germany. Varoufakis was outspoken in his opposition to thedeep reforms and austerity measures imposed on Greeceby its creditors after the country veered per-
ilously towards bankruptcy and nearly crashed out of the euro currency. He frequently clashed with his hardline German counterpart at the time, Wolfgang Schaeuble, who backed the painful medicine for Greece in an attempt to push the country back from the brink of default. Following the recent rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Varoufakis said the political center in Germany was under threat because of austerity. "On paper, Germany is drowning in money ... but the German people have been victims of the same austerity as the rest of Europe. The result is low levels of investment," he said. This, he argued, boosted inequality, share prices, and real estate prices. He said his movement wanted to pour cash, raised if necessary via bond issuance, into green policies to tackle climate change.
Migrant surge forces US to shut CaliforniaMexico border crossing temporarily All border traffic was halted for several hours at the busy crossing between the US city of San Diego and the Mexican city of Tijuana on Sunday after migrants from Central Americaattempted to make their way over the border fence, the US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) agency said. Hundreds of migrants, mostly men, made a dash for the border fence and tried to climb over, officials said. Border security officers used tear gas to disperse the migrants. Local authorities said they arrested 39 people involved in the incident. In response, Mexico said it would bolster security at its border. By late Sunday, US authorities reopened the crossing in both directions, the CPBʼs San Diego branch said in a tweet.
German rightwing AfD party fears radicalization of youth wing The right-wingAlternative for Germany (AfD)party is so worried about its youth organization becoming radicalized that there are calls to disband it entirely, according to German media reports on Monday. The Junge Alternative(Young Alternative or JA) has become increasingly close to the radical Identitarian movement (IB) over the past several years, and several JA state chapters are being surveilled by intelligence services over concerns about extremism.
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Polio — Still a danger despite many victories Polio is nearly eradicated — but not quite. Some countries continue to battle the disease. DW reviews the situation on the birthday of Jonas Salk, the US virologist who developed one of the first successful vaccines. The only effective protection against poliomyelitis, or polio for short, is vaccination. It is also the only way to eradicate the virus. But itʼs not that simple. "The original goal was to eradicate poliomyelitis by the year 2000," says Sabine Diedrich of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin. "Then it shifted further and further away." Next, there was a five-year plan. The plan ran from 2013 to 2018, and according to the virologist, "During this period we were supposed to manage finally to eradicate polio." But, Diedrich says, even that is still a very last, small step in the future.
Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station
A man in his mid-30s has become somewhat of an attraction at Dusseldorfʼs central train station as he walked around with a boa constrictor on his shoulders. Police have confiscated the reptile. On Saturday, a 36-year-old man strolled through Dusseldorfʼs central train station with a 1.8-meter-long (5.9-foot-long) boa constrictor around his neck. The sight of the man with a large snake on his shoulders caused excitement among people at the station. Police later confiscated the reptile with the help of a fire department animal expert. News Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station Police said the man could not prove he was the owner of the snake. Also, carrying a snake in public is not considered appropriate. Authorities will hand the boa constrictor over to a zoo on Sunday. Until then, it will stay with the fire department. The boa constrictor, also known as the red-tailed boa or the common boa, is a large, nonvenomous snake that is usually kept and bred in captivity. It is often found in tropical North, Central and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean. 2
Germany may increase troop numbers to 203,000 by 2025 Whether officials can convince young Germans to sign up is another matter
The defense ministry is set to approve a plan to create 5,000 more Bundeswehr jobs than initially foreseen, according to a newspaper report. Germanyʼs military is planning to increase the number of active soldiers to 203,000 by 2025 — some 5,000 more than originally planned, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper has reported. The plan byGerman Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyenforesees creating a total of 20,000 active duty and reservist jobs to bolster Germanyʼs cyber defense capabilities
Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station A man in his mid-30s has become somewhat of an attraction at Dusseldorfʼs central train station as he walked around with a boa constrictor on his shoulders. Police have confiscated the reptile. On Saturday, a 36-year-old man strolled through Dusseldorfʼs central train station with a 1.8-meter-long (5.9foot-long) boa constrictor around his neck. The sight of the man with a large snake on his shoulders caused excitement among people at the station. Police later confiscated the reptile with the help of a fire department animal expert. News Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf
and meetthe countryʼs NATO and European commitments. The Bundeswehrʼs personnel board is set to approve the plan shortly. A Defense Ministry spokesman confirmed that the board would meet on Wednesday, but refused to comment on the reported plan or what the board would discuss during its meeting, according to the dpa news agency. train station Police said the man could not prove he was the owner of the snake. Also, carrying a snake in public is not considered appropriate. Authorities will hand the boa constrictor over to a zoo on Sunday. Until then, it will stay with the fire department. The boa constrictor, also known as the redtailed boa or the common boa, is a large, nonvenomous snake that is usually kept and bred in captivity. It is often found in tropical North, Central and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean.
How a ʼhardʼ Brexit might affect the arts and culture In Scotland, more precisely on the stage of the "Leith Theatre" in Edinburgh, the curtain rises on November 10 for The Last Days of Mankind (see
Brussels Airport baggage handlersʼ strike affects travel for thousands A strike by one of Zaventem International Airportʼs baggage handling partners has resulted in widespread flight disruptions. This weekend is traditionally busy for air travel because of several holidays in Europe. Thousands of airline passengers have been affected by an ongoing baggage handlersʼ strike at Brussels Airport. The strike, by workers employed by Aviapartner, began on Thursday and is expected to continue until 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning (0500 UTC). The strike comes during a popular weekend for air travel. It is the end of a school holiday in neighboring Netherlands and the start of the All Saintsʼ festival in Belgium. Some 70,000 travelers were expected at the airport on Saturday, and 74,000 on Sunday. Aviapartner workers downed tools — described as "spontaneous" action by the airport — over demands for higher staffing levels. Airlines affected include Aer Lingus, British Airways, El Al, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, FlyEgypt, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair and Turkish Airlines. Management was holding talks with union delegates in an effort to resolve the dispute on Saturday. A previous meeting ended without any agreement, according to the Belga news agency.
photo). The play by Karl Kraus has seldom been more topical. The Austrian wrote his drama between 1915 and 1922 as a "tragedy in five acts," in which he addressed the inhumanity and absurdity of war. The play shows where political conflict can lead. Conflicted is also an apt description for the state of affairs between the European Commission and the British government. Negotiations over a Brexit deal are stagnating. Will it be possible to reasonably sort out the EuropeanBritish relationship for the period after the official withdrawal date of March 29, 2019? Thereʼs reason to be skeptical. The German Cultural Council has called it a "mess," especially since cultural issues have not yet been negotiated at all. "We have grounds for being nervous," Olaf Zimmermann, the Councilʼs managing director, told Deutsche Welle. "The less regulated it is, the more difficult it becomes for everyone."
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Ukraineʼs Poroshenko calls for martial law as Russia tension flares Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill to impose martial law after Russia seized three Ukrainian ships and their crews. If approved by parliament, the emergency measures would hold for two months. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday issued a decree to impose martial law on the country after Russian forcesseized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crewsnear the disputed Crimea region. The bill needs parliamentary approval to go into force, with the Supreme Rada due to vote on the issue later on Monday. Martial law would mean, among other things, partial mobilization of
the countryʼs military and stepping up air defense — moves that raise fears of a military escalation in the region. The Ukrainian navy says six of its seamen were injured in the Russian action, during which Russian border guards opened fire on the vessels in the Kerch Strait, a waterway between Russian-annexed Crimea and mainland Russia that flows between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
over theme park bomb threat
President Steinmeier warns against extremism in German police
Police say a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a theme park in western Germany was a false alarm. A Halloween-themed event attended by thousands of people was disrupted. An amusement park near the German city of Bottrop was evacuated on Friday evening due to an alleged bomb threat. Some 11,000 people had to leave the Movie Park Germany premises, located in the western state of North RhineWestphalia, following what turned out to be a false alarm. Movie Park is a seasonal amusement park that centers on famous films. On Friday, the park was celebrating a multi-day Halloween special, which included horror movie screenings, haunted houses, musical entertainment, rides and a childrenʼs Halloween section. Read more: German police face off with environmentalists on way to Hambacher Forest protest At 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 UTC), the park received a call from an unknown individual warning about a bomb. Police arrived at the scene and after clearing several of the rides, eventually had to empty out the entire park. Authorities said visitors exited the premises calmly and without incident. Theyʼve now launched an investigation.
Germanyʼ President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned against the risk of extremism within the police force. Speaking at the opening of the 26th conference of the GdP police officersʼ trade union in Berlin, Steinmeier said police who display "mistrust in liberal democracy" or who set up networks that "argue against democratic institutions and their leaders" should never be accepted. "Extremism in the police ranks must not exist and must not be tolerated," Steinmeier said on Monday. The police force must instead
Germany: Thousands evacuated
"stand up for democracy," he told the audience. Germanyʼs president also criticized the job cuts that have affected the security agencies over the last few years, and welcomed the request coming from the police ranks for an improved level of staffing. Steinmeier told the audience it was a mistake to reduce the security forcesʼ personnel with the aim of achieving a more "slender state." This reduction in police presence had damaged the reputation of Germanyʼs police, Steinmeier said.
ʼRome Says Enough!ʼ: Thousands protest cityʼs decline Romans are counting on their mayor to resign as the city falls into a steep decline in both safety and public services. Besides its crumbling infrastructure, the city is also reeling from the brutal murder of a teenager. Some 8,000 Romans took to the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday to protest the "decline" of their city under Mayor Virginia Raggi. They were also protesting a rise in crime highlighted by the recent rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.
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You donʼt have to be a psycho to be CEO The American CEO is perhaps the most iconic creature of the modern business world. Thrusting, eccentric, disruptive captains of finance they may be, but these guys and gals are not always the easiest to get on with. A US-Finn joint national and technically no longer a CEO, Linus Torvalds, known as Linuxʼs "benevolent dictator for life," returned to oversee his Open Source project this week following a self-imposed break to "get some assistance on how to understand peopleʼs emotions and respond appropriately." Torvalds, who has a reputation for being rude to other members of the community, said at the time he wanted to address his "flippant" actions and proclivity for personal attacks. His story is one that most boardrooms in the US will have seen at some point in time. Enron, BP, Goldman Sachs, Philip Morris. Fraud, tax evasion, toxic dumping, safety violations, bid rigging and overbilling. About 3 percent of CEOs assessed in a management study scored in the psychopath range. In the general population its just above 1 percent. These are not primary psychopaths like Jeffrey Daumer, but powerful people whoʼve allowed their biologically inherited empathy traits to dry up.
Supermarket price wars leave UK food suppliers close to bankruptcy If one of the worldʼs biggest suppliers of packaged food struggles to win a meaningful price increase from Britainʼs largest supermarket chain, what chance has the rest of the food industry? Two years ago, BritishDutch conglomerate Unilever, which counts numerous brands from Knorr soups to Walls ice-cream in its portfolio, told Tesco it was putting up its prices by 10 percent, partly as a result of the falling British pound following the June 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Despite a so-called Marmite war, which saw the worldʼs third-largest retailer withdraw new orders of a popular Unilever spread made of yeast extract, and a public backlash against the price increases, the two sides quickly settled their dispute. The agreed price hike was never made public; however, Unileverʼs 2016 financial results showed it had achieved just a 3.6 percent price hike from its UK suppliers that year, leading analysts to question whether it had achieved much of a meaningful increase from Tesco. 4
France and Germany dream up ambitious EU reforms French President Emmanuel Macon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have ambitious plans for the future of the European Union. But are the two countries headed in the same direction? When French President Emmanuel Macronspoke in Germanyʼs parliamenton Sunday, he said the European Union had come to a crossroads, and that greater European sovereignty was needed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel concurred. "That is exactly how I perceive it," she said, adding that now was the time to deliver results. Indeed, concrete steps are planned for the upcoming EU summit in mid-December. But upon closer inspection, it is clear that Berlin and Parishave rather different ideasofwhat the future of the bloc should look like, and that some of these
Sudden drop in Chinese property prices leaves speculators reeling For the last two decades, property speculation in China has been a one-way bet. Take 57-year-old Shanghai businessman Tai Pei, for example. Having watched the Chinese real estate market grow for many years, he too was tempted to grab a slice of the incredible profits from the countryʼs massive construction boom. Tai bought three downtown apartments in Chinaʼs commercial capital and made almost 10 million yuan (€1.27 million, $1.44 million) profit when he sold two of them sometime later. At the beginning of this month, however, the developer of the apartment block where his third property is located suddenly dropped the price by a third, due to enquiries drying up. The abrupt change of fortune prompted many existing owners to protest outside the sales office, demanding compensation. Developer cheated people "Clearly the developer pushed up the price [of the flats] to cheat people when they already had plans to reduce them," Tai told.
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Carmaker Daimler logs shrinking sales and profits Daimler announced Thursday the groupʼs net earnings between July and September amounted to €1.76 billion ($2 billion), marking a 21percent fall in bottom-line profit year on year. The DAX-listed company said its operating profit (earnings before interest and tax, Ebit) would most likely drop by 10 percent for the whole year,following a 2017 operating profit of €14.3 billion. Daimler said the full-year decline would come "because of government proceedings and measures in various regions," in what was a statement amounting to the firmʼs second profit warning in four months. Thirdquarter revenues came in at €40.2 billion, just 1 percent below the level reached in the same period a year earlier. Mercedes car sales shrank by 6 percent to some 560,000 vehicles globally as the carmaker kept seeing itself in a challenging environment,as CEO Dieter Zetsche pointed out Thursday. The company mentioned current difficulties with regard to higher import tariffs in the wake of an escalated US-China trade conflict.
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ideas are still rather nebulous. In a number of speeches, Macron has suggested establishing a sizable eurozone budget, equivalent to several percent of the blocʼs overall economic output. The idea is that this money could help balance out differences between national economies and prevent future financial crises. A joint proposal published by the French and German finance minsters regarding the eurozone budget has shied away from giving exact figures, but it can be safely assumed that the budget, if it is agreed, will not be as large as envisioned by Macron.
German transport minister ready to welcome Uber by 2021
Germanyʼs transport minister has said he wants to ease rules on carpooling companies such as Uber. The US company has failed to take off in the country — its freelance driver-based model runs afoul of existing laws. German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants to open the German market to car-pooling services offered by Uber and other companies by 2021, Germanyʼs Focus magazine reported on Saturday. Services offered by Uber and other companies could help provide critical services in rural areas, Scheuer told the magazine. The transport minister said he wanted to change existing laws to allow such service providers to operate in Germany. "We can create new possibilities, especially in rural areas and for older people, with car services and pooling systems," said Scheuer, a member of the conservative Bavarian Christian Social Union. "That is a giant opportunity." Uber, valued at about $70 billion (€61 billion), has failed to take off in Germany, where its freelance driver-based model has struggled with existing laws. Currently, only taxi drivers licensed by local authorities are permitted to accept contracts from individuals.
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Our first InSight into the interior of Mars InSight will give us a better understanding of how rocky, terrestrial planets like our own formed
An American spacecraft, laden with European gear, will be the first to study the deep interior of Mars. Thereʼs talk among some space critics that weʼre way too focused on Mars. We should, they say, spend more time investigating the Moon — weʼve got unfinished business there. Why not point a few satellites at the Moon, they ask. Or why not send people back to build a Lunar base? Weʼve been there before, so weʼve a good chance at success … and once weʼve done that, then we can go in for all that "Mars Shot" bunkum. And they may be right — not least because the Moon is closer
than Mars. The Moon has long been a stepping stone to other celestial things. We know, for instance, that we can use it as a gravitational slingshot in a "gravity assist" maneuver to accelerate spacecraft and save on propellant. The Moon also represents a scientific precedent. People have been there and returned intact. However some people say that so far since the Moon landings in the late 1960s and early 70s, we have failed to build on that in any significant way.
Cemeteries join the digital app age Square QR codes typically featured in consumer advertising that take users to a relevant website via a smartphones reader have been appearing on tombstones in recent years. In Asian, and to a lesser degree Danish and Austrian cemeteries, QR codes feature on stone memorials as a way for mourners and visitors to access images and information about the deceased. While stonemasons armed with a hammer and chisel can usually only include a name and a short salutation on a gravestone, QR codes and related websites are a virtual space where relatives and friends
can exchange stories and share photos and memories — and can read the archived funeral oration. Germans are a little more reticent, however. "Weʼve been talking about QR codes for five years but they havenʼt really become accepted," said Michael C. Albrecht, who is responsible for media on the board of the Association of German Cemetery Administrators. Just having a code isnʼt enough, he cautions. "You have to create and maintain a website, which takes time and effort and skills." Older family members of deceased persons are rarely interested, he says.
Glitz - and gossip - at the German Press Ball Itʼs a celebrated social event: A cavalcade of over 2,000 guests, among them famous politicians, journalists and celebrities, mingled at the anual German Press Ball held at the storied Hotel Adlon by Berlinʼs Brandenburg Gate on Friday evening. Beyond the networking, the ball also provides an opportunity to gossip. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was among the guests along with his fifth wife, Korean business consultant So-yeon SchröderKim. He was returning to the event after a break of 20 years. The last time Schröder attended he was accompanied by fourth wife, Doris SchröderKöpf, who turned up this year with new partner, the SPD Minister of the Interior of Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius. There have been tensions between these most recent Schröder spouses. The two couples didnʼt request to be seated together.
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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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Santiago Solari: Real Madrid set to appoint Argentine as permanent manager
Real Madrid are set to appoint Santiago Solari as the clubʼs permanent manager. The Spanish Football Association says it has received Solariʼs contract from the La Liga club, although there has not yet been an announcement from Real. Solari took over on 29 October on an interim basis after thesacking of former Spain manager Julen Lopetgui.
Formula One: Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi as Alonso bows out
London Broncos have long-term ambition to win Super League title
Pep Guardiola asked to explain pre-derby referee comments
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."
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been asked by the Football Association to explain comments he made about the referee before Sundayʼs derby with Manchester United. Premier League bosses are not to speak about match officials before fixtures. But before his sideʼs 3-1 home win, Spaniard Guardiola responded to a question that suggested Anthony Taylor might be biased in Unitedʼs favour. He has until 18:00 GMT on Thursday to respond. Guardiola had said: "He is going to try to do the best job like we try to as
managers and football players. "Mr Taylor is going to try to have a good game. The important thing is to focus on our game and, of course, knowing which opponent we are going to face and that is all. "Hopefully he can make good decisions for both sides and it will a good game. All England and all Europe is going to watch us. That is the most important pleasure."
Silvio Berlusconi in Monza: Addiction, romance or calculated move? Lewis Hamilton claimed a personal record-tying 11th season victory and 73rd overall ahead of Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel in the day-to-night race which saw Nico Hülkenberg escape a big crash unhurt early on. Former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso completed his 311th and final Formula One race in a 17-year career just outside the points in 11th place for McLaren. Having already secured the title with two races to spare, Hamilton finished the season with a record 408 points from 21 races. Vettel had 320 and Kimi Raikkonen remained third on 251 although his last race for Ferrari ended early. 6
Silvio Berlusconi is back in football after taking over Italian third tier outfit SS Monza. The former Italian Prime Minister wants to reach Serie A using Italian players, without tattoos or extravagant hairstyles. So far there is no indication that promotion to Serie B will be coming anytime soon. The players walk off the pitch at the Brianteo Stadium to the jeers of around a thousand ultras. Theyʼve just lost 2-0 at home to Serie C rivals Pordenone. Despite the defeat, the hosts played the better football, with a few moments of skill reminiscent of some of the gifted players of the great AC Milan sides of the 1990s. But even
when their opponents went down to 10 men, Monza couldnʼt mount a comeback. Silvio Berlusconi, who bought the club back in September, was not in the stadium for this mid-November game, even though he does own a property in Arcore, just 10 kilometers (6 miles) away. When the 82-year-old peers out of the window of his country home, he can probably see the floodlights. That may have been more than close enough on this particular Saturday, as Berlusconi was able to avoid the frustration of the 2,353 spectators who did turn up, sweeping a grand total of €11,715.43 ($13,324) into the clubʼs coffers.