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News Spain unveils assets of top ministers amid corruption claims The Spanish government on Saturday unveiled the assets of more than a thousand high-level officials, including 38 current and former ministers, as part of a drive to increase transparency in the government. The list, published in the official gazette, included three millionaire ministers in the Spanish cabinet. Topping the list was the foreign minister Josep Borrell, who declared wealth of €2.77 million ($3.22 million). He was followed by the education minister and government spokeswoman Isabel Celaa, with a reported wealth of €1.62 million. "This government is really moving forward on the path of transparency, which it believes is the only way to advance in democracy," Celaa had said on Friday when publication of the list was announced. Another millionaire on the list was former astronaut and science minister Pedro Duque, with about €1.5 million in assets. Duque is accused of not paying some taxes on his two homes. He has denied any wrongdoing.

Tsunami kills hundreds in Indonesiaʼs Sulawesi after earthquake A tsunami triggered by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday evening crashed into at least two cities, including the popular tourist resort of Palu, killing almost 400 people and injuring some 540 others.

The tsunami, with waves reaching up to six meters (20 feet) in some areas, swept away houses in Palu, the capital of central Sulawesi province. It also struck a smaller city, Donggala, closer to the epicenter of the quake 80 kilometers (50 miles) away.

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Turkeyʼs President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opens mosque in Cologne Hundreds of people, including many from the Kurdish community, came out on to the streets

The visit to Cologne, home to a significant number of Turks, was the final stop in the Turkish leaderʼs three-day trip.

Italy to hike spending, cut taxes, defying Europe Italy has upped its budget-deficit target to 2.4 percent in line with election promises of a basic income and tax cuts. EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici slammed the plans, pointing to Italyʼs "explosive" debt burden.

After a Cabinet meeting which went on late into Thursday night, head of the Five Star Movement (M5S) and co-Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio announced from a balcony of the Palazzo Chigi to his supporters gathered on the street below that it had been a "historic day." "Today we have changed Italy!" Di Maio said.

"For the first time, thestate is on the

side of the citizens." The plans appear to breach EU budget rules, EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told French media on Friday. "It is a budget which appears to be beyond the limits of our shared rules," Moscovici, who runs the Commissionʼs economic and finance portfolio, said. Moscovici added that nothing would be gained from a clash with Italy. But he also said, "We donʼt have any interest either that Italy does not respect the rules and does not reduce its debt, which remains explosive." The Commission said on Friday it will start assessing Italyʼs budget plans in the week beginning October 15.

Fat traces show strange fossils made by earliest animals Scientists believe they have confirmed that some strange looking fossils were made by an animal, according to a paper released Thursday by the journal Science. First discovered in 1947, the fossils date back more than 500 million years. They are oval in shape with internal lines, and look somewhat like a leaf imprint densely packed with veins. Read more: Rethinking evolution: Butterflies came first, flowers came second Such fossils have been found in Russia and

Australia and vary in size, with some as small as a fingernail and others measuring 1.22 meters long. They have been a source of debate among scientists for decades but, after analyzing the contents of a fossil found off cliffs near the White Sea in northwestern Russia, researchers discovered molecules of cholesterol, a type of fat. The discovery of the fat confirms that the creature, dubbed "Dickinsonia," is the Earthʼs earliest known animal, according to the paper.

Rival protesters clash in Barcelona days ahead of Catalan referendum anniversary Police in the Spanish region of Catalonia arrested six people on Saturday after violent scuffles between rival demonstrators in Barcelona left 14 people injured. A rally of about 6,000 separatists obliged a rally of about 3,000 supporters of the national police to take another route through the city. The police march was organized by the JUSAPOL police association, which wants Spainʼs national police and Civil Guard to be paid as much as Cataloniaʼs regional police. Tensions were running high ahead of the first anniversary of the independence referendum that had prompteda crackdown by Madrid. Local Catalan police tried to keep the rival groups apart. Separatists threw colored powder which covered anti-riot police and their shields and vehicles. When protesters approached the police lines they were kept back with batons.

Led Zeppelin to return to court over ʼStairway to Heavenʼ A San Francisco appeals court has ordered a new trial in the plagiarism case involving Led Zeppelin and their song "Stairway to Heaven." The band faces accusations of stealing its riff from a 1966 song called "Taurus." Rock band Led Zeppelin is set to face another court battle over its 1971 hit "Stairway to Heaven" after a US appeals court threw outa previous verdict in favor of the bandand ordered a retrial.

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Man returns cash after robbing gas station near Frankfurt It is unclear why the masked man robbed a Griesheim gas station and hours later came back to return the cash. But the robber was faster than police on both occasions. Police in Griesheim, a town south of Frankfurt, said Saturday a masked robber walked into the gas station, put a plastic bag on the counter and demanded money from the cashier late Friday night. The 34-year-old cashier said the threatening appearance of the man made him carry out the instruction and he put several hundred euros into the bag. The man took it and walked off into the night.

Valverde sprints to road race world title Valverde sprinted to his first world title after a tough, mountainous race of 6 hours, 46 minutes through the Austrian Alps, including a final climb with a maximum gradient of 28 per cent. The 38-year-old led a group of four in the final kilometer, and he just remained ahead in the sprint, with Romain Bardet of France taking the silver. Michael Woods, the first Canadian in the top three since Steve Bauer in 1984, won the bronze, while Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands placed fourth. Read more: Geraint Thomas itʼs really good to have made it to the top. "This is the greatest day of my

Trade frictions could cause ʼmajor recession in Germanyʼ Any escalation of trade friction involving the United Statescould cause a major recession in Germany and the whole of the European Union, Germanyʼs leading economic institutes warned Thursday while presenting their latest outlook.

Any escalation of trade friction involving the United Statescould cause a major recession in Germany and the whole of the European Union, Germanyʼs leading economic institutes warned Thursday while presenting their latest outlook. The think tanks said US President Donald Trumpʼs threat to impose higher tariffs on car imports from the European Union would, if enacted, cost a lot of jobs and harm productivity and prosperity particularly in Germany.In Germany,

one in three jobs depends on exports, making the nation particularly vulnerableif hit by additional US tariffs on car imports, given the large size of the automotive sector. Tensions rose last month after the US president rejected an offer from Brussels to eliminate auto tariffs altogether. Several dangers building The institutes also cited currency crises in Turkey and Argentina and the possibility of Britain leaving the EU without a deal as economic threats to Germany.

Will Germany blow its CO2 budget?

Thereʼs only so much greenhouse gas we can emit before global temperature rise exceeds 2 degrees — the so-called carbon budget. And Germany will blow its share of the budget if it doesnʼt quit coal soon, experts warn.

Global warming is pure physics. Climate gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that would normally escape into space. Acting like a greenhouse, they trap the heat, and global

temperatures rise. In order to limit global warming and its dangerous and unpredictable effects on life on Earth, itʼs crucial to slow down the rate at which weʼre emitting these gases, and CO2 — the one humans are emitting most — in particular. Under the UN Paris Climate Agreement, the international community has committed to limiting global warming to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) — and ideally no more than 1.5 degrees — above pre-industrial levels. And that means some very hefty cuts in our carbon emissions.

career. It means everything to me to take this victory," Valverde said after becoming the first Spanish world champion since Oscar Freire won the title in 2004.

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

The current Sri Lankan government came to power in 2015, when it replaced former President Mahinda Rajapaksaʼs administration. His government had been unabashedly eager to seek Chinese money, regardless of the costs, and it left the incoming government with a major web of deals — and debt — to untangle.

Cocaine worth €30 million seized in northern France French customs officials discovered the massive haul in a container which arrived from South America to the port of Le Havre. Police say that cocaine trafficking to France reached record levels last year.

Some €30 million ($35 million) worth of cocaine has been confiscated from a container in the northern French port city of Le Havre.

Customs impounded 752 kilograms of the narcotic on Friday, which had arrived on a ship from South America. France 3 TV Normandy cited a customs source as saying the discovery was made during a routine check of containers from abroad.

The Agence France-Presse news agency said no arrests have been made yet. French Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin praised customs officials for their "exceptional" haul. Customs at Le Havre seized 3.5 tons (3,175 kilograms) of cocaine last year, according to an annual police report on trafficking.

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