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German neoNazis launch hate campaign after Syrian boy dies The small town of Schönberg in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has become the scene of an ugly neo-Nazi hate campaign after a young boy was hit by a tractor on June 20. Two men have since been identified in connection with the crime. In the weeks after the accident, swastikas were twice daubed at the site, and twice removed by local authorities. Local police reported that the 9-year-old boy had lost his balance while riding his bike on the sidewalk and had strayed onto the road, where he was hit by the tractor. He died a few days later in hospital. Two weeks later, on July 8, a local resident reported that a large swastika had been painted at the spot on the sidewalk with white paint. It was removed, but a new swastika, also in white paint, was found at the same spot on July 28, this time with "1:0" written next to it.
Staufen child sex abuse case: Spanish national sentenced to 10 years in prison
A court in southwestern Germany on Monday sentenced a Spanish national to 10 years in prison for rape, sexual abuse, forced prostitution and producing child pornography. The 33-year-old defendant had previously admitted paying to rape the 9-year-old boy for money on multiple occasions in the town of Staufen, near Freiburg and filming his crimes against the boy. He is one of eight peopleimplicated in the case, which police described as one of the worst child sex abuse cases theyʼve ever investigated.
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IMF blames German trade surplus for trade tensions Now, even the IMF sees them as a reason for current trade tensions
Germanyʼs huge surpluses in global trade are not only part of US President Donald Trumpʼs sharp rhetoric in his campaign against this countryʼs exports.
When al-Qaida brought terror to East Africa Itʼs August 7, 1998, 10:30 a.m.Two assassins detonate a tanker truckfilled with explosives in front of the US embassy in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Only nine minutes later, another bomb explodes, this time in neighboring Tanzania in front of the US embassy in Dar es Salaam. A total of 242 people were killed in these attacks, most of them in Nairobi, where the impact of the explosion destroyed the embassy’s facade and caused a neighboring house to collapse. "The attacks on the embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam on August 7th came as a real shock to many people," recalls Murithi Mutiga, a security expert at the International Crisis Group in Nairobi. "Most Kenyans and Tanzanians could hardly comprehend what could motivate people to unleash carnage on such a scale."
New demands by US regulator threaten Linde-Praxair deal
Chicago suffers deadly wave of gun violence
Lindeʼs share price tanked 9.1 percent in morning trading at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Monday, following an announcement by the German industrial gases maker that new measures demanded by US regulators could exceed a "threshold" agreed with Praxair — potentially scuppering the deal. The United Statesʼ Federal Trade Commission has indicated it wants the companies to sell more assets before it approves their deal. Linde said in a statement over the weekend that efforts to win approval for the merger
Police in Chicago said that a spate of deadly shootings over the weekend left at least 10 people dead and at least 59 wounded. The violence peaked early Sunday with several shootings, including one in a courtyard on the cityʼs South Side that injured eight people. Police attributed the shootings to gangs. Patrol Chief Fred Waller said that gang members are using large summer crowds as cover in some cases. "They take advantage of that opportunity and they shoot into a crowd, no matter who they hit," he said.
could be subject to requirements "more onerous than previously expected." Demands by US regulators for further divestitures "are likely to exceed a threshold for merger clearances previously agreed between Linde and Praxair," it added. Antitrust authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are closely scrutinizing the deal, which would create the worldʼs largest industrial gases firm with annual revenues of more than $30 billion (€25.9 billion), overtaking Lindeʼs longtime French rival Air Liquide.
Artur Brauner: 100 years old with 250 film productions under his belt His life story reads like a novel. Born on August 1, 1918 to a Polish Jewish family in Lodz, Poland, Artur Brauner fled the Nazis to the Soviet Union in 1940. In 1946, after the warʼs end and despite Germanyʼs horrific crimes, he decided to found his Central Cinema Company (CCC) in Berlin, establishing his studios on the grounds of the
onetime Spandau gunpowder factory in Berlin-Haselhorst. ʼTra la laʼ to prizewinning dramas Always taking a two-track approach to filmmaking, Brauner produced both the kind of light entertainment films he himself described as "tra la la" and prizewinning dramas and films dealing with the Nazi dictatorship.
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Martin Kaymerʼs struggles are just the tip of the iceberg for German golf Despite being a two-time major winner, a former world number one and the man to sink the putt to retain a historic comeback in the 2012 Ryder Cup, Martin Kaymer has struggled to carry the flag for German golf in recent years. After finishing the first round of the 147th Open Championship with the same even-par score (71) as Tiger Woods, Kaymer endured more than he enjoyed on day two. Teeing off at Carnoustie just as the rain and wind arrived, Kaymer delivered a solid front nine. As conditions improved though, Kaymer couldnʼt. The Düsseldorf man traded pars with bogeys on his way back towards the clubhouse, before bogeying two of the last three holes, meaning he missed the cut and wouldnʼt continue at the weekend. Kaymer finished +4, finding just 40 percent of the fairways. Many struggle on the course nicknamed "The Beast," and Kaymerʼs failure to make the cut leaves German golf with only 60year-old Bernhard Langer in the field for the final two rounds.
Bundesliga clubs chase the American dream orussia Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic is undeniably the face of football in the United States. The 19-year-old is a symbol of the new generation of players expected to turn things around for the US national teamand Dortmund are naturally looking to capitalize on that hype during their US tour. “It’s about being there and giving people a sense of being closer to us. It’s also about being present digitally to spark more interest, ” said Dormtundʼs marketing director Carsten Cramer in an interview with German sports magazine kicker. But this isn’t entirely new territory for the German club.
Top Michelin star chef Joel Robuchon dies aged 75
French chef Joel Robuchon, who accumulated more than 30 Michelin stars during his career, died on Monday in his home in Geneva aged 73. "Joel Robuchon, visionary leader and the most starred chef in the world, leaves us today," French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux wrote in a Tweet. French daily newspaper Le Figaro reported that Robuchon died of cancer. Read more: A record 28 French restaurants get Michelin three-star ratings Robuchon was a pioneer of modern French cuisine and named one of four "chefs of the century" by the
Gault et Millau cooking guide in 1990. Critics lauded his ability to perfect even simple dishes such as mashed potatoes and developing the "Atelier" (workshop in French) restaurant model, where diners observed chefs while they cooked their dishes. Robuchon was born to a bricklaying father in Poitiers in western France in 1945 and began training as a chef at age 15. He was named head chef at the Parisian Hotel Concorde La Fayette at the age of 29 and went on to open acclaimed restaurants in more than three continents during the 1980s and 90s.
What can defend against off-the-shelf drone weapons? Repelling such threats is not that easy, but jammers, shotguns, shootable nets or birds of prey may help. A failedassassination attempt on Venezuelaʼs President Nicolás Maduroon August 4, 2018, reminded us once again how easy it seems to be to turn off-the-shelf drones into potentially lethal weapons. In this case,
the perpetrators had loaded two drones with 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of explosives each. Then they apparently tried to fly them as close as possible to the president while he was speaking to soldiers. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said that the military had "electronically" diverted one drone from its course. The second one crashed against the wall of a building blocks away from the actual target.
Help the planet with a straw-free August in Budapest It’s the last straw for bars and cafés in Budapest. A planet-friendly campaign is launching this weekend, requesting guests to skip the plastic straws when ordering drinks. The event kicks off at 3pm on Sunday, August 5th with a straw-free toast on Liberty Bridge, closed to traffic for one of its weekend summer picnics.
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Sierenʼs China: Pendulum politics between China and the EU Well, at least the stars were all nicely lined up on the red China flags and the blue EU flags draped behind the negotiating table at the EU-China summit, which took place in Beijingʼs Great Hall of the People earlier this week. The EU and China were keen to demonstrate their solidarity as US President Donald Trump continues to go it alone. "We are all aware of the fact that the architecture of the world is changing before our very eyes," said European Council President Donald Tusk, backed up by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. Chinaʼs ambassador to the EU had said in an editorial recently that "China and the EU were two major forces of stability" that supported inclusive globalization.
EUʼs Barnier lukewarm over Brexit White Paper, warns on red tape The British governmentʼs blueprint for its trading relations with the EU after it has left the bloc contains "useful" elements but many questions remain, EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday. "From our point of view there are ... several elements that open the way for a constructive discussion," he said, including plans for a free trade deal, a commitment to common standards and guarantees on fundamental rights. But Barnier hinted that some of the proposalscontained in a White Paper published last week may be unworkable and questioned whether they were compatible with the EUʼs basic principles, or in the blocʼs interest. "There are some points that are in contradiction with the guidelines" of the remaining 27 EU leaders, Barnier told reporters, citing the integrity of the EUʼs single market and the indivisibility of its four freedoms – free movement of goods, services, capital and persons. Britain has indicated that will seek single market privileges for industrial and agricultural goods alone, while aiming for a much looser arrangement for the trade in services.