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Singapore deports two South Korean media members Security has been ramped-up on the island nation ahead of Tuesdayʼs historic meeting. Parts of the country are in virtual lockdown as US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim prepare to meet on Tuesday. Two members of South Koreaʼs national broadcaster have been deported from Singapore after they were arrested for trespassing at the residence of North Koreaʼs ambassador, police said on Sunday. About 3,000 journalists have descended on the island country for the highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday. "The visit passes of the two South Korean men have been cancelled, and they have been repatriated to the Republic of Korea on 9 June 2018," police said in a statement issued Sunday afternoon, local time, shortly after Kimʼs arrival.
Swiss referenda approve betting regulation Swiss voters have blocked foreign betting sites in a reform of gambling law, and overwhelmingly opposed the #Vollgeld Sovereign Money Initiative. The Canton of Valais also decided against hosting the Olympics. Swiss voters overwhelmingly backed a new online gambling law aimed at preventing addiction, and requiring gaming companies to be certified by the Swiss government in order to operate in the country and online. The Gambling Act, which has already been passed by both houses of parliament, received the support of 73 percent of voters who cast ballots. It is set to take effect next year. The result is a crushing defeat for the people who collected 50,000 signatures to put the measure to a public vote. They claim the new law amounts to censorship of the internet.
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Turkeyʼs Erdogan slams Austriaʼs move to shut down foreign-funded mosques Vienna said the move was part of an effort to tackle political Islam
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned against a war between "cross" and "crescent" after Austria said it would shut down foreign-funded mosques.
Argentina agrees to $50 billion IMF loan nflation has hit 25 percent, the Argentine peso has lost about 20 percent of its value against the US dollar, and the federal budget is in deficit. The government hopes the IMF loan will get the country back on track. Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday agreed on a $50 billion (€42 billion) stand-by loan in a bid to bolster the countryʼs public finances and aid its struggling economy. South Americaʼs thirdlargest economy intends to use the loan, which still requires the IMF executive boardʼs approval, to try to balance the budget by 2020 and re-
duce inflation to single-digits by 2021. Argentine President Mauricio Macri said in May that he would seek the loan, warning of a recession if the government were not able to get the IMFʼs help. The economy has been languishing amid rapidly rising consumer prices — annual inflation has hit an estimated 25 percent — and after the national currency, the peso,lost around 20 percent of its value against the US dollar. IMF Director Christine Lagarde welcomed the deal and said both sides would work together to make sure the loan and the associated economic reforms "benefit of all Argentines."
Germanyʼs waste problem: Recycling isnʼt enough The EU wants to outlaw single-use plastic items. But Germanyʼs Environmental Minister Svenja Schulze thinks recycling efforts need improving. So what will actually help keep the environment clean? On Monday, the European Commission presented its proposal toban disposable plastic items like single-use straws, plates and coffee cups. The plan, drawn up by European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Günther Oettinger, is an ambitious one. Oettinger told Funke Mediengruppe newspaper and magazine publisher: "We suggest that member states pay a certain fine into the EU
budget for every kilogram of plastic that is not recycled." Currently, the plan is to charge €0.80 ($1.00) per kilogram of plastic waste. At the same time, the Commission wants to compel countries to recycle up to 90 percent of plastic bottles. EU member states are expected to individually implement the ban on single-use items. Although Germanyʼs Environmental Minister Svenja Schulze told German national broadcaster ARD she would prefer a single Europewide regulation. Provided the "onus is on recycling plastic" – something that is already is one of Germanyʼs main environmental policies.
Spainʼs Basques form 200km human chain calling for independence vote Tens of thousands of people from Spainʼs autonomous Basque Country have joined hands to form a 202kilometer human chain. The gesture comes as locals push for the right to hold an independence referendum. More than 175,000 people inSpainʼs Basque Countryjoined to form a 202 kilometer-long human chain on Sunday, as they called for the right to host a referendum on independence form Madrid. The chain extended from the city ofSan Sebastianall the way to the Basque parliament in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the autonomous region. The protest was organized by the Basque group Gure Esku Dago (In Our Own Hands). The Basque Country enjoys higher levels of selfdetermination than any of Spainʼs other sixteen regions, with its own police force, education system, language and special financial arrangement with Madrid.
Vietnamese protest amid fear of Chinese investment Vietnamese authorities have detained more than a dozen people protesting against the governmentʼs plans to create new urban economic zones. Many fear that Chinese companies and investors will get the lionʼs share. Hundreds of Vietnamese have taken to the streets in different parts of the country to demonstrate against a government proposal to grant companies lengthy land leases.
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Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria commits to euro, aims to cut debt Italy’s new Finance Minister Giovanni Tria has said the government aims to stick with the euro and also cut debts levels. His words should help assuage fears of an Italian spending splurge and exit from the EU currency. In his first interview since taking office, the Italian finance and economy minister Giovanni Tria sought to reassurejittery financial markets. Tria, a little-known professor of economics who has no party affiliation, said the coalition was committed to staying in the European single currency. He also told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that the government would not allow debt levels to go out of control. Italy is grappling with a €2.3 trillion ($2.7 trillion) debt, which is 132 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) — the second highest ratio in the eurozone after Greece. "The position of the government is clear and unanimous. There is no question of leaving the euro," Tria said, adding that the government would work actively to prevent the likelihood of such an event.
Spainʼs new government lifts financial controls on Catalonia Spainʼs new government has promised to lift Madrid’s financial controls on Catalonia in what it said it was a "gesture of normalization." An independence referendum for the region remains out of the question. Banks will be instructed to allow the government of Catalonia to make payments without the supervision of Spainʼs finance ministry, education minister and government spokeswoman, Isabel Celaa, said on Friday. The Catalan government will still have to provide a monthly spending report to the central government, Celaa told reporters after the first Cabinet meeting since Socialist Party (PSOE)Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez came to power last week. Madrid had
been supervising Catalan finances since 2015 to ensure no public money was funding illegal pro-independence activities, but controls were tightened by the conservative government of Mariano Rajoy in September 2017. Rajoy said this was to stop the separatist regional government of Catalonia from financing a banned independence referendum on October 1. The referendum was boycotted by the opposition and declared illegal by Spanish courts.
What Causes Morning Breath? Most of us get up in the morning with bad breath. Why? Most people wake up with some form of oral odor, and there’s nothing medically worrying about it. At night the salivary glands produce less saliva and the mouth can become dry. Cer-
tain bacteria proliferate under these conditions. It is their sulfurcontaining waste products that are responsible for the bad smell. Scraping the tongue and brushing thoroughly at bedtime can help to reduce the severity and duration of morning breath.
Alexander Zverev cruises to first-round victory
More economic indicators are pointing to a slowdown of the German economy. Fresh industrial output and exports data showed that Europeʼs powerhouse started the second quarter of 2018 on a weak footing. Data from the German Economy Ministry showed industrial output in Europeʼs largest economy fell by 1 percent in April. A separate report from the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) said German exports dropped by 0.3 percent in April. Fridayʼs news camejust a day after companies signaled an unexpected 2.5percent fall in industrial orders. "The German economy will only make timid headway in the second quarter," VP Bank Chief Economist Thomas Gitzel wrote in a note to clients. "Weak orders, weak exports and disappointing production are a bitter setback." The three indicators had fallen in three of the first four months of the year. Most analysts had linked the weak performance to more public holidays, cold weather and flu epidemics. But economists are starting to consider more deep-seated factors.
Neo-Nazi rock concert draws some 2,000, plus counter-demos in German town of Themar
Germanyʼs rising young star of menʼs tennis, Alexander Zverev, has had little trouble advancing past the first round of the French Open. However, last yearʼs surprise winner on the womenʼs side is already out. Alexander Zverevneeded just 69 minutes to cruise past Lithuaniaʼs Ricardas Berankis 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round atRoland Garroson Sunday. The world No. 3 didnʼt face a single break point in the match, and broke his 92nd-ranked opponentʼs serve seven times. "Itʼs always good to win in straight sets in the first round, that gives me confidence for the upcoming rounds" Zverev said in the on-court interview.
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Police registered dozens of criminal offenses and infractions at Germanyʼs largest neo-Nazi rock concert. Counterdemonstrators were disappointed that the courts did not stop the event going ahead. Nearly 2,000 neo-Nazis attended Germanyʼs largest right-wing rock festival on Saturday, which drew several hundred counterprotesters. Police said that up to Saturday night 55 criminal offenses and minor infractions had been registered at the event in the town of Themar, located in Thuringia in central Germany. In 33 cases criminal proceedings were opened for the use of anticonstitutional symbols, including the swastika and Hitler salute, which are illegal in Germany. On Friday one photojournalist was attacked. The two-day rock concert, which goes into Sunday night, is the largest right-wing extremist rock festival in Germany. Last year it drew nearly 6,000 people.