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Asia Bibiʼs husband Ashiq Masih appeals to US President Donald Trump for asylum Despiteher acquittal by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy appeal caseon Wednesday, Asia Bibi is still in detention. Her husband, Ashiq Masih, has now appealed to US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help the family exit the country. Following Bibiʼs acquittal, the hardline Tehreeke-Labaik (TLP) party took to the streets and forced the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan tostrike a deal to end the protest. According to the deal, the government will not block a review petition for the acquittal and will take measures to ban Bibi from travelling abroad. "I am requesting the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to help us exit from Pakistan," Masih said in a video recorded by the British Pakistani Christian Association.
Bahrain opposition leader gets life sentence in Qatar spy case A Bahrain appeals court sentenced the leader of the now-shuttered Shiite opposition to life in prison on Sunday for spying for regional rival Qatar. Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of thedissolved AlWefaqmovement, had been acquitted by Bahrainʼs High Criminal Court in June alongside two other prominent aides, Sheikh Hassan Ali Juma Sultan and Ali Mahdi Ali alAswad, who were tried in absentia. The court on Sunday overruled the previous acquittal and jailed all three to life in prison for transferring confidential information and receiving financial support from Qatar. Human rights group Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) condemned the appeals court decision. "This is a political persecution and it canʼt happen without authorization by the highest authority" of the ruling Al Khalifa family, said BIRDʼs Director of Advocacy, Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei.
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Angela Merkel touts Germanyʼs ʼwell-positionedʼ economy Angela Merkel was speaking in her first video message after announcing standing down
The German chancellor has lauded the countryʼs sustained economic growth and low unemployment. Angela Merkel was speaking in her first video message after announcing she would stand down as political party leader.
Will Brits say ʼau revoirʼ to French dream post-Brexit? British entrepreneurs who have settled down in France have been a blessing for the countryʼs rural areas, but will this remain so after the UKʼs exit from the EU? Lisa Louis looks for answers in Verteillac. Verteillac is a typical French village in the southwest of the country. It has a church, two barbershops, a meat market and a bakery. The central market square is flanked by white limestone houses and boasts a mind-soothing fountain. But a second glance reveals the village may not be so typical after all: 40 percent of the 650 inhabitants are British citizens. They contribute a lot to communuity life and the local economy. Itʼs completely uncer-
tain, though,how many of them will stay here after the United Kingdomʼs exit from the European Union in March 2019. The EU and UK are still negotiating a deal that would guarantee an orderly departure from the bloc. But no matter what the outcome will be, Brexit could deal a severe blow to Verteillacʼs economy. "Come on in, I show you where the bar is," says Rebecca Walters, or Bex as sheʼs known here. She heads a restaurant that offers both French wine and British chips. The 41-year-old bought Le Calice last November, invested €10,000 ($11,600) in maintenance work and has since welcomed customers from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Air pollution linked to half million premature deaths in Europe Air quality across Europe has improved but remains an "invisible killer" that causes nearly a half million premature deaths each year, the European Environment Agency said in anannual reportreleased Monday. Air pollution continues to remain above EU and World Health Organization (WHO) limits in large parts of Europe, the data collected in 2016 from 2,500 measuring stations showed. About 422,000 premature deaths in 41 European countries were
caused by tiny particulate matter known as PM2.5 in 2015, of which 391,000 were in the 28-member EU, the report said. "Air pollution is an invisible killer and we need to step up our efforts to address the causes. In terms of air pollution, road transport emissions are often more harmful than those from other sources, as these happen at ground level and tend to occur in cities, close to people," said EEA chief Hans Bruyninckx.
Bodies retrieved from flooded Sicily house as fierce storms wreak havoc in Italy Italian authorities said Sunday the bodies of the family, including those of three children aged one, three and 15, were found in their house in Casteldaccia next to a small river which had burst its banks. Three other members of the same family managed to escape, according to local rescue officials. Giovanni Di Giacinto, mayor of Casteldaccia, said the discovery of the bodies was an "immense tragedy," Italian news agency ANSA reported. In a separate incident, a man was found dead in his car. At least two other people around the Sicilian capital Palermo are reportedly missing.
New Caledonia rejects independence from France Voters on the Pacific islands of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining part of France on Sunday, according to partial results of an independence referendum. The local electoral authority said the "No" camp against independence had 59.5 percent of the vote, with 70 percent of ballots counted so far. French President Emmanuel Macron said he took pride in the votersʼ decision for New Caledonia to remain French.
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Police identify source of deadly Novichok nerve agent in UK deaths British police announced Friday that they found a bottle containing the Novichok nerve agent in the home of one of the victims of a nerve agent poisoning in Wiltshire last month. "On Wednesday, 11 July, a small bottle was recovered during searches of Charlie Rowleyʼs house in Amesbury," police said in a statement. The statement said scientists from Porton Down defense laboratory confirmed the bottle contained the Novichok nerve agent, the same poison used against Sergei Skripal and his daughter earlier this year. "Further scientific tests will be carried out to try and establish whether it is from the same batch that contaminated Sergei and Yulia Skripal in March," the force said, adding that a link to the Skripals remained "a main line of enquiry for police." Dawn Sturgess died in a hospitalon Sunday after exposure to the nerve agent. Her partner, Rowley, isstill in critical condition, but has regained consciousness. The Foreign Office said on Friday it had invited independent technical experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons early next week "to independently confirm the identity of the nerve agent."
Wayne Rooney: Englandʼs record goalscorer set for farewell appearance
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65 The US billionaire Paul Allen, the man who co-founded Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, has passed away because of cancer complications, his family said. The IT magnate and philanthropist was 65. The US philanthropist Paul Allen passed away in Seattle on Monday at the age of 65 following complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Allen cofoundedthe IT giant Microsoftalongside Bill Gates in 1975. He was also the owner of Vulcan Inc., a business and philanthropic enterprise headquartered in Seattle. Gates said he was "heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends." "Personal computing would not have ex-
isted without him," Gates said, adding that Allen "channeled his intellect and compassion" into "improving peopleʼs lives and strengthening communities in Seattle and around the world." Allenʼs sister, Jody Allen, said her brother was "a remarkable individual on every level." "While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend," she said in a statement.
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. 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 mu-
seum 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.
Wayne Rooney is set to come out of international retirement to make a farewell appearance for England against the United States later this month. The 33-year-old - Englandʼs record goalscorer with 53 - has not played for the Three Lions since a 3-0 victory over Scotland in November 2016. But Rooney, whoplays for DC United,is expected to earn his 120th cap in the friendly at Wembley on 15 November.
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T-Mobile reports cybersecurity incident T-Mobile US and its unit Metro PCS told customers that cybersecurity staff found and shut down unauthorized access to certain information on August 20 and immediately reported the matter to authorities. The company added that no financial data, social security numbers or passwords were compromised during the attackon its networks, admitting, though, that other personal information like names, email IDs, phone numbers as well as account numbers or account types (postpaid or prepaid) may have been exposed. T-Mobile said that about 3 percent of its 77 million customers could have been affected (roughly 2 million people potentially affected).
Geely the car industryʼs rising ʼprofitability starʼ Ferdinand Dudenhöffer from the CAR Center Automotive Research at Germanyʼs DuisburgEssen University called Chinese auto manufacturer Geely "the profitability star of the worldʼs car industry." A fresh study by the center points out that on average, a Geely car costs just €9,529 ($10,942), but the companysecures a 14.4 percent profit from revenues before tax and interest. Dudenhöffer says thatʼs a lot more than, say, the profit margins of foreign rivals BMW, Toyota or PSA-Opel. The worldʼs largest carmaker, Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen, logs a profit margin of only 8.2 percent, the survey says. Geely is part of the Zhejiang Geely Holding,which also owns Volvo Cars, London EV-Taxi and Lotus.The holding has also acquired a 10 percent stake in Daimler. According to the CAR researchers, Geelyʼs rapid rise is based on its successful compact car platform, which it developed together with Sweden-based Volvo. "What Ferdinand Piëch managed to implement at VW from 1993 with the help of his platform strategyis in a way being copied now by Geelyʼs main shareholder and founder, Li Shufu," said Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, adding that the Chinese were becoming major players in the global auto market.