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Anti-Semitism in German schools to be tackled with anti-bullying commissioners Family Minister Franziska Giffey plans to fund 170 bullying prevention experts, who are to be sent to selected Germans schools, she told Thursdayʼs edition of German daily Rheinische Post. Asked if anti-Semitism is a growing problem in schools now that Germany has more pupils from countries that are hostile to Israel, she replied that "anti-Semitism in schools is a big problem." "We need to take religious bullying in classrooms and school playgrounds very seriously, regardless of who the bullies are," she told the paper. She pointed out that teachers need assistance in fighting bullies of any kind. "In school, children must learn respect and how to live together peacefully, that is the foundation of a peaceful society."
EU lawmakers reject controversial copyright law Meeting in Strasbourg on Thursday, members of the European Parliament voted 318 to 278 with 31 abstentions against the proposed copyright law. Critics of the bill had focused on two articles. Article 13 would have required automated copyright checking — put in place by each company such as Wikipedia and YouTube. While the bill had included an exemption for not-forprofit online encyclopedias, it had not allayed the fears of the largest such site, Wikipedia. Italyʼs edition of Wikipedia as well as several others had shut downfor two days in protest of the proposed law, saying it put the freedom of the internet at risk. The other controversial article, number 11, had proposed online platforms pay publishers a fee if they linked to news content.
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Mother Teresa charity accused of selling babies in India Investigators say they are looking into several more complaints of child trafficking
Indian authorities have arrested a nun and an employee at a home run by Mother Teresaʼs charity after they allegedly sold a baby.
New Zealand court rejects Kim Dotcomʼs appeal over US extradition Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is eligible to be extradited to the US, a New Zealand court has ruled, bringing the German-born millionaire closer to facing charges of racketeering and copyright violation on American soil. New Zealandʼs Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed an antiextradition claim placed by internet mogul Kim Dotcom, and upheldan earlier verdict that stated the 44-yearold could be deported to the US. In the case relating to criminal charges against Dotcom and his associates,
the US delivered evidence suggesting that "the appellants conspired to, and did, breach copyright willfully and on a large scale, for their commercial gain," the court said. Read more:Kim Dotcomʼs assets can be seized by US government Dotcomʼs lawyers said they would appeal the Thursday decision before New Zealandʼs highest judicial body. "We look forward to seeking review with the New Zealand Supreme Court. We think that ultimately Kim Dotcom will prevail," Ira Rothken told the Reuters news agency.
Sacha Baron Cohen teases a new project on Trump Thereʼs a single tweet posted on the account of Sacha Baron Cohen, the provocative British comedian and producer famous for his Borat (top picture), Ali G and Brüno characters. "A message from your President @realDonaldTrump on Independence Day," his post from Wednesday reads. The message comes in the
form of a short video showing Donald Trump declaring, "This third-rate character named Sacha Baron Cohen, I only wish that he would have been punched in the face so many times right now he would be in the hospital." Solemn music of the Battle Hymn of the Republic accompanies the US presidentʼs address.
Jump in German flight delays stokes fears of travel chaos "Even the sky reaches its limits sometimes" — in late June, the German Aviation Association (BDL) apologized to passengers in full-page newspaper ads for "long waiting periods, numerous flight cancellations and irregularities" in Germanyʼs air traffic that have plagued the country since the beginning of the year. Although the BDL said itʼs "working hard to improve punctuality and reliability," the ad included a confession that is not likely to calm down unnerved travelers: It admitted that "short-term irregularities" will continue over the summer. According to passenger rights portal EUclaim, 15,571 flights were cancelled across Germany between January and June of this year. A further 3,778 took off more than three hours late. For the same period last year, the same figures were 8,826 and 2,268, respectively.
UK and Russia at odds over latest Novichok nerve agent poisoning British and Russian ministers traded tense statements on Thursday, after it was revealed thattwo British citizens fell sickafter beingexposed to the Novichok nerveagent this week. Although British officials do not believe the latest case was a deliberate attack, theyʼve called on Moscow to explain the use of the nerve agent that was also used to poisonformer Russian double agent Sergei Skripaland hisdaughter Yuliain March in the city of Salisbury.
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Statue of German rocker Udo Lindenberg stolen — and no one notices A statue of Germanyʼsrock legend Udo Lindenbergwas stolen in Gronau at some point over the weekend — but no one noticed that the work was missing until a couple of days later, even though it used to stand at a roundabout in the small town in western Germany. In the notice they posted on Facebook on Wednesday, police of the state of North RhineWestphalia quoted lyrics from different Lindenberg songs. Udo Lindenberg was born in Gronau, close to the Dutch border. The town is so proud of its famous son that not only did fans name a square after the rock idol — they even erected a larger-than-life bronze statue of the rock singer. The rock star himself unveiled the statue on his 69th birthday in May 2015, calling it "Gronauʼs statue of liberty." However, the statue had to be removed in April this year for repairs after a crack appeared around the figureʼs ankle. Tests are currently being conducted to determine if the statue is, in fact, really made of bronze.
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Where German politicians stand on Brexit as May and Merkel meet Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the British premier in Berlin later, as the UK government tries to formulate a plan for its future relations with the EU. Germany is waiting for precise proposals from London. The UK prime minister brings her concerns about future trading relations with the EU to Berlin on Thursday. Before leaving for Germany, May told the House of Commons that her government would push through an eventual Brexit deal, even if the Commons were to reject it. The German government andindustry are still asking for precise proposalsaround the customs arrangement the UK wants after it leaves the bloc in March next year, and insist they must fall within existing EU rules. Speaking in Dublin in March, Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "Ac-
cess to the single market can only be possible on the condition of respecting the four basic freedoms. Otherwise one has to talk about limits to access. These negotiations cannot be based on cherry-picking, because that would have disastrous consequences for the other 27 member states." The four basic freedoms set out in the internal market rules of the EUʼs Single European Act cover the free movement of goods, services, capital and people. Theresa Mayʼs government has made it clear it does not wish to retain the free movement of people.
ʼUniqueʼ cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice The discovery has huge potential for people with diseases like Alzheimerʼs — but doesnʼt mean you should light up. We treated old mice with a low dose of the active ingredient in cannabis. Learning and memory functions improved dramatically in these animals, and they performed as well as mice that were much, much younger. How did you react when you saw for the first
time that old mice had developed younger brains? Complete disbelief, basically. How was the experiment conducted? We
implanted so-called osmotic minipumps—tiny pumps that we put under the skin of these mice—and they constantly released the drug that we wanted to administer. And then, after four weeks, we stopped the delivery, waited for a week, and then afterwards, there were several tests on learning and memory.
Kedveskrém Balassi Bálint utca The delicious ice cream creations of Kedveskrém are now available in Pest, too, near Cirkó-Gejzír Cinema in Jászai Mari tér, so now you can enjoy their frosty delights in Olimpia Park nearby. They offer daily specials, but you should definitely try their caramel, raspberry and strawberry flavours.
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The unlit side of Indiaʼs rural electrification On April 28 this year, Leisang in the eastern Indian state of Manipur became the last of the 597,474 inhabited villages to switch from kerosenefueled lamps to lightbulbs. The government, which has allocated about $11 billion (€9.44 billion) towards electrification programs, hailed this milestone with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaiming on Twitter that "every single village of India now has access to electricity." Yet millions of Modiʼs countrymen are still living in darkness despite the ruling administrationʼs jubilation and its electoral promise in 2014 to ensure power for everyone. External experts treat the governmentʼs claims with caution as "village electrification" doesnʼt necessarily mean all households enjoy a power supply. A village is considered "electrified" even if 10 percent of its households and public facilities such as schools and health centers have the necessary infrastructure to access power. It does not even guarantee that there is a power supply; the mere setting up of poles and wires in a village is enough to fulfill the concept of electrification.
EU fears divisions as China woos Eastern European nations Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is meeting with leaders of Central and Eastern European countries in the Bulgarian capital Sofia as part of the seventh "16+1" summit, which brings together China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC), including 11 European Union (EU) member states. Besides China, the 16 countries that participate in the summit include EU members Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as non-EU states Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Ever since its launch in 2012, the format has been viewed by Western critics as an instrument for Beijing to divide and undermine the EU by dangling the CEE states closer trade and investment opportunities with China.