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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty Robert Bowers, the man charged withopening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue and killing 11 worshiperspleaded not guilty on Thursday in federal court to all 44 counts against him. The counts include hate crimes as well as firearms offenses. Bowers, an avowed anti-Semite, appeared defiant in court. He spoke little, and only said that he understood the charges against him, and that some of them could result in the death penalty. He followed by entering a plea of "not guilty." The grand jury voted to indict Bowers on 44 counts, according to a filing in federal court in Pittsburgh. They include 11 counts of "obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death" (a federal charge akin to murder that can carry the death penalty), and various charges related to his use of a gun in an act of anti-religious violence.
VW car owners to vent their anger in German class-action suit New German legislation taking effect on November 1 is enabling duped VW car owners to fight for compensation in the countryʼs first-ever class-action suit. But angry consumers will have to hurry up. German carmaker Volkswagen on Thursday got a taste of the anger felt by German diesel drivers as consumer groups filed the countryʼs first class-action suit over VWʼs large-scale emissions cheating scandal. Their legal action had been made possible by new legislation that was hurried throughto beat a year-end statute of limitations for claims against the auto manufacturer. "Volkswagen will remember the day as the moment the kid gloves of the politicians were replaced by the boxing gloves of consumer advocates", said Klaus Müller of Germanyʼs VZBV consumer federation.
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Franceʼs Emmanuel Macron warns Europe of a return to 1920s populism His party is looking ahead to European elections
As he prepares for a series of events to mark the centenary of the end of World War I, President Emmanuel Macron has warned against a surge in populism in Europe.
Warsaw and Budapest go nuts for gold When Hungary and Poland upped their gold reserves recently, some asked what it might indicate about confidence — or lack thereof — in the global economy. But with gold prices low, was it just a simple market calculation? Poland increased its gold reserves for the first time in over two decades this summer, with Hungaryʼs central bank, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), following suit in October, raising its gold reserves 1,000 percent, from 3.1 tons to 31.5 tons. So, were Poland and Hungary signaling worries about their own or wider economic conditions? Were they cutting
exposure to the dollar? Or maybe hedging against potential EU sanctions? Or is this about wannabe autocratsʼ design choices?Authoritarian leaderstend to love gold, after all. Those are not large amounts, "but normally, European central banks sell gold, not buy it," strategists at Macquarie bank wrote in September. Gyorgy Matolcsy, head of Hungaryʼs central bank, said the move was "a way to improve the security of the nationʼs wealth." He also said, one hopes lightheartedly, that it was a tribute to Hungaryʼs heritage as one of the largest gold producers in the Middle Ages.
German artist welcomes attention after man breaks her ceramic penis artwork The German artist who created a spinning ceramic penis admitted on Wednesday that the man who had broken the artwork at an exhibition had inadvertently helped to raise awareness about her work. "Of course this incident was an advertisement for me," Anna Maria Bieniek told the dpa news agency, adding: "I wonʼt make a big drama out of it." The ceramic sculpture was one of
three 40- to 60-centimeter (15 to 23inch) colorful penises on display at the Kunstpalais Erlangen exhibit in southern Germany on October 21. Shortly after the exhibit opened, a fellow artist inadvertently toppled the penis while he was trying to read an explanatory note about the piece. The sculpture, which had not been sold yet, was spinning on a round base at the time.
Google employees stage global walkout for womensʼ rights At least 1,000 Google workers walked out of offices across the world on Thursday in protest of how the company handles sexual harassment. Employees in the Tokyo, Singapore, Berlin, London, Dublin and New York offices have already taken part, with California expected to follow suit. News Google employees stage global walkout for womensʼ rights More than 1,000 workers around the world walked away from their desks to protest the companyʼs handling of sexual misconduct and equality issues. They also called for equal pay and an end to forced arbitration. At least 1,000 Google workers walked out of offices across the world on Thursday in protest of how the company handles sexual harassment. Employees in the Tokyo, Singapore, Berlin, London, Dublin and New York offices have already taken part, with California expected to follow suit.
Indonesian divers locate crashed Lion Air black box Teams of divers in Indonesia found one of two flight recordersfrom Lion Air flight JT610, which went down with 189 people on board earlier this week, an official confirmed on Thursday. Authorities said the flight data recorder was recovered and that teams are still searching for the cockpit voice recorder. Both could contain key information that will help determine why the nearly brand-new plane crashed into the Java Sea just 13 minutes after takeoff.
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German minister pushes for free
Berlin campus takes German engineering giant Siemens back to its roots
trade deal ahead of Africa trip
The German engineering giant has unveiled plans to build a huge innovation campus in Berlin, harking back to its early days in the German capital and aiming to rival Silicon Valley in the United States.
Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a "customs-free trade deal in Africa" ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being ignored. When it comes to the economic relationship between Germany and Africa, the issue of customs exemption is no longer an important topic. At least thatʼs what renowned development economist Robert Kappel from the University of Leipzig thinks. Instead, agricultural subsidies and trade barriers should be the main topic of discussion. However, Kappel blames Europe for pursuing neocolonialism in its monetary policy. Yet, Müller avoided these issues before his trip to Africa this week. According to Kappel, he has failed to recognize that a trade imbalance has only increased in recent years — despite a customs exemption. "The minister is not well informed, therefore itʼs right to criticize him," Kappel told DW.
Formula 1ʼs owners sign sponsorship rights deal for in-play betting Formula 1ʼs owners have signed a deal to sell sponsorship rights to betting companies. The deal with Interregional Sports Group, reportedly worth more than $100m (£76m), will allow F1 to develop in-play betting markets during grands prix. F1 will also work with Sportradar to monitor bettingrelated fraud. Managing director Sean Bratches said the deal would give fans "new ways to engage with the sport". Liberty Mediacompleted an $8bn (£6.4bn) takeoverof F1 from Bernie Ecclestone in January 2017.
nvestment in a new campus to be called Siemensstadt 2.0 (Siemens City 2.0) will come in at €600 million ($680 million) on offices and residential accommodation, as well as laboratories and production plants, according to an agreement signed by Berlin Mayor Michael Müller and Siemens executive member Cedrik Neike on Wednesday. The plan is to transform the historic Siemens site in BerlinSpandau into a location for research and startup centers by 2030. Siemens chief executive Joe Kaeser described the campus as a "networked ecosystem
with flexible working conditions, social integration and affordable accommodation." Kaeser pointed to the founding of the original Siemens City in 1897, saying the concept then was "to combine work, research and living and thus to create an intact symbiosis for a successful future." "Megatrends, such as industrial digitization and urbanization, will bring about fundamental changes: work, life and living will become more integrated and new ecosystems will emerge as people and things become more interconnected," he added.
Science Pumpkins: fun facts about a fall staple Fall, autumn, sweater weather — whatever you want to call the cold, gray season leading up to Christmas, thereʼs one thing we can all agree on: Itʼs pumpkin time, and never more so than on todayʼs Pumpkin Day! Ah, fall. The leaves change color, the first chill is in the air and your favorite coffee shop offers up pumpkin spice lattes. In North America, itʼs hard to imagine this season without pumpkin flavors and decorations, which is why the squash even has its own holiday in the US: October 26 is Pumpkin Day.
And if you need some pumpkin-pertinent knowledge to show off, weʼve got you covered! The term derives from the Greek word pepon, which means "large melon" — makes sense when you think of the shape. The French turned this name into pompon, the British used pumpion. The first settlers in the American colonies called the squash pumpkin and thus coined the name that we still use today! The German term kürbis, on the other hand, is more reminiscent of the Latin cucurbita. Theheaviest pumpkin ever recorded tipped the scales in 2016 at a whopping 1,190 kilograms, or 2,625 pounds.
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Can Europe defeat a palm oil ʼmonsterʼ of its own making? Alongside record heat waves, trade wars have also been grabbing global headlines recently, whether itʼs the United States versus Turkey, the US versus China — or the European Union versus Indonesia and Malaysia. Rumblings of the latter followed the European Parliamentʼs January 2018 vote to ban the use of palm oil as a biofuel by 2020. Malaysia and Indonesia — both major producers — threatened retaliation, but backed down after the EU opted for a slower phase-out of palm oil as biofuel. Now, under the EUʼs updated Renewable Energy Directive (finalized in June), palm oil imports should peak around 2019, then begin to drop in 2023 before being phased out entirely by 2030. The EUʼs move came amidst growing recognition that the consumption of palm oil in Europecontributes to deforestation, destruction of wildlife habitat and — when industrial palm oil growers clear rainforests — greenhouse gas emissions.
Whatʼs behind Chinaʼs ʼnon-interferenceʼ in Africa? President Xi Jinping told African leaders on Monday that Chinaʼs investments on the continent have "no political strings attached," pledging $60 billion (€51.6 billion) in new development financing, even as Beijing is increasingly criticized over its debt-heavy projects abroad. Xi offered the funding at the start of a two-day China-Africa summit that focused on his cherished Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The money — to be spent over the next three years — comes on top of $60 billion Beijing offered in 2015. Read more: Second-hand clothes, smuggling and the USChina trade war in Africa The massive BRI scheme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and resources, and boosting Beijingʼs influence abroad. China has poured billions in loans for roads, railways, ports and other major infrastructure projects in Asia and Africa. But critics warn that the Chinese leaderʼs pet project is burying some countries under massive debt. In a DW interview, Professor Helmut Asche says Chinaʼs development cooperation is overshadowing Western cooperation in terms of the speed of delivery, coverage and scope of infrastructure funding.