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Ethiopia and Eritrea withdraw troops and open borders Armed forces of both Ethiopia and Eritrea that are stationed along the countriesʼ shared border will be shifted back to camps to ease tensions. A Twitter post from the Ethiopian governmentʼs chief of staff Fitsum Arega, said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and longtime Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki "marked the radical transformation of the Ethio-Eritrea border into a frontier of peace & friendship." "We heralded the new year by demolishing the trenches along our border," Abiy told reporters upon return to Addis Ababa. It is the first time in 20 years that the border points have been opened. Both leaders visited the Bure Front with members of their armed forces to mark the Ethiopian new year. Later, they did the same at the SerhaZalambesa crossing, Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Meskel said on Twitter.
Vostok 2018: Russia lets the war games with China begin Multiple Russian divisions, including the Pacific and northern fleets, are participating in theVostok 2018 war gamesfrom September 11 to 17. The military training operation is set to eclipse the Soviet Unionʼs largest-ever exercise, held in 1981. About 300,000 troops, 1,000 aircraft, 36,000 combat vehicles and as many as 80 ships will be involved, according to Russiaʼs Defense Ministry. The drills will take place across five training areas, as well as the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. German observers such as European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Senior Policy Fellow Gustav Gressel, are hardly surprised. TheRussian military trains "in another strategic direction"every year, he told DW, whether south, west or east. "It is Vostokʼs (Russian for east) turn again. It is part of the regular maneuver plan," he said.
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Hungaryʼs Viktor Orban accuses EU of ʼabuse of powerʼ Viktor Orban is facing pressure
The Hungarian premier has told EU lawmakers that Brusselsʼ actions against Budapest "violates the EU treaty." Viktor Orban is facing pressure to correct measures that have undermined "fundamental values" of the EU.
Germanyʼs farmers feel the heat of climate change German farmers are no strangers to the elements, but this summer has brought home the realities of climate change, and the need to start adapting. How can farmers adapt to the changing conditions? Carved into a block of wood and given pride of place in the parlor of an old farmhouse 100 or so kilometers (around 62 miles) northwest of Berlin, is a quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Was du ererbt von deinen Vätern
hast, erwirb es, um es zu besitzen. From
his place at the head of a solid wooden table, farmer Hans-Heinrich Grünhagen recites the words that were also a feature of his western German childhood home. Loosely translated, they mean: To own your inheritance, you have to use it well. He interprets them as a reminder of his "duty" to tend the land in his custody with such care, that when it passes to his children, it is in better condition than when he took it on.
Israel music scene struggles with international boycott Organizers of Israelʼs Meteor Festival this weekend said it was supposed to be a "cutting edge musical journey that surpasses borders and distorts time and space." But that endeavor was dashed as some 20 acts, including headliner Lana Del Rey, withdrew at the last minute in response to apparent pressure from a Palestinian-led international boycott campaign. Itʼs just the latest event in the struggle between Israel andthe boycott movement that says it wants to end Israeli rule over Palestini-
ans. Read more: Israel and BDS: A controversial boycott divides the West Campaign organizers have claimed success, saying the cancellations demonstrate increasing opposition to Israeli government policies among young people around the world. "The fact that these artists are canceling is showing just how different the younger generation is viewing Israel," said Diana Buttu, a Palestinian analyst who supports the movement known as BDS, speaking with The Associated Press.
Migrant adults less likely to be employed in Germany — OECD The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published itsextensive annual education studyon Tuesday. "Education at a Glance" covers the state of education around the world, including the 36 OECD countries, as well as a number of partner countries such as China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The report reveals that in most OECD countries, foreign-born adults are more likely to be neither employed nor in education or training (NEET).
German cows die after being freed from organic farm At least four cows have died and many more are injured after unknown assailants trespassed on an organic farm and released the cattle from their pens in the German state of Brandenburg, the Berliner Zeitung reported on Tuesday. The culprits released scores of dairy cows and young cattle between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The cows proceeded to concentrate feed area, where they ate up to 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of the substance. Normally, cows only receive a maximum of two kilograms of concentrate per day, the report said. Read more: Opinion: The German farmers who moan until the cows come home Four cows died from overdose while 40 others are in critical condition and require veterinarian treatment, according to the report.
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South Korea urges for ʼbold decisionsʼ ahead of next TrumpKim summit South Korean President Moon Jaeincalled on both North Korea and the United States on Tuesday to make concrete steps in their stalled negotiations over Pyongyangʼs nuclear weapons program. Moon said the US and North Korea need to "make bold decisions" and that both must communicate more actively with one another. "North Korea must carry out its nuclear dismantling and the United States must take a corresponding step," Moon said, adding that he will continue to act as mediator between the two sides. Moonʼs comments come one week before he is due to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Unfor a summit in Pyongyangthat is due to run from September 18-20. It will be the third summit between the two leaders this year. Improving relations between North and South Korea is largely tied to progress in talks between Washington and Pyongyang. Moon said that his upcoming summit with Kim must include another "big step" towards denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe lift France to top of Nations League group
Who is Alibabaʼs next chairman Daniel Zhang?
Alibabaʼs charismatic founder-leader, Jack Ma,will officially pass the baton in exactly a year from now — on his 55th birthday. Although he intends to remain on Alibabaʼs board until 2020, he said he wanted to focus on philanthropy and education, as well as pursue unspecified "new dreams." Read more: Alibabaʼs Jack Ma to advise Cameron on business In a statement issued on Monday, he named Daniel Zhang as the new executive chairman — a finance veteran whoʼs presided
over an ambitious expansion and won over investors in the three years heʼs served as chief executive officer (CEO). Both in personality and skillset, Zhang is likely to herald a new era for the Chinese e-commerce giant as their differences could not be more drastic. Jack Ma — a former English teacher — has become a globally recognized figure through his constant travel and playful antics, such as impersonating Michael Jackson at a company event last year.
World-class designer Karl Lagerfeld at 85 (probably) Heʼs been designing collections for Chanel for 30 years, photographing fashion, devising advertising campaigns and collecting masses of books. So how old is Karl Lagerfeld? Is he 80, or perhaps 83 years old? Or maybe 85? Was he even born on September 10? He once told a reporter he hadnʼt a clue about his actual birth
date because his birth certificate was destroyed in the bombing of the Altona neighborhood of Hamburg in World War II. That aside, questions about his age annoy him. He simply couldnʼt care less. "I feel young anyway," he says. Currently, Lagerfeld says 1935 is his year of birth — for a long time, he declared it was 1938 — but a look at the Hamburg baptism register reveals the year 1933.
Giroudʼs sweetly-struck volley 15 minutes from time ended his scoring drought and the Netherlandsʼ hopes of a point in their first Nations League contest. France,who drew 0-0 with Germany in their opener, were playing at home for the first time since their World Cup win in Russia and the celebrations both before and after the game were long and rousing.
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ʼYeah, nahʼ: Kiwi startup defies German giantʼs order to stop saying ʼhelloʼ New Zealand startup My Food Bag, which delivers fresh ready-to-cook ingredients, issued a tongue-in-cheek response to a cease-and-desist notice from Berlin-based Hello Fresh. Hello Fresh had taken issue with its Kiwi competitor using the phrase "Hello Fresh." The letter, published in the New Zealand Herald and other domestic media, is replete with Kiwi colloquialisms and phrases in the countryʼs indigenous Maori language. The response, from Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand, begins with a Maori greeting, to HelloFresh executives Thomas Griesel and Dr. Christian Ries. "Kia ora" is translated as "hello." "Kia ora Herr Griesel and Herr Ries, Greetings from Aotearoa. We donʼt often get heavyweight German multina‐ tional corporations taking the time to write to us Kiwis."
Austrian journalist reportedly arrested in Turkey Max Zirngast, an Austrian journalist, was detained by "anti-terror" authorities in Ankara according to one of the magazines he worked for. The report said heʼd likely been detained for "political publications." Austrian journalist Max Zirngast was detained by security forces in Turkey on Tuesday morning, according to the magazine that he worked for. Re:voltmagazine reported on Twitter that Zirngast and "several others" were arrested in Ankara around 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning by "anti-terror" authorities. They posted a picture of Zirngast as well as a photo of security forces allegedly removing him from what appears to be an apartment building. The magazine initially said that he had been detained on "terror" charges, but later said that he was likely being held due to "political publications." According to re:volt, Zirngast has lived in Turkey for several years, where he works and is studying. Ismail Küpeli, a political scientist and journalist, wrote on Twitter that Zirngastʼs arrest was likely tied to his work, and not to any alleged "terrorist" activities.