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11/2018 • 13, JANUARY 2018 WEEKEND ISSUE

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Car drives into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia At least 19 people have been injured after a man intentionally drove into pedestrians.

Police have said there is no connection with terrorism "at this time." A car intentionally plowed into pedestrians at one of Melbourneʼs busiest intersections on Thursday, injuring at least 19 people.

The white four-wheel drive hit the pedestrians at the intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth Street around 4:45 p.m. local time (0645 UTC/GMT), Victoria Police said in a statement. The intersection is next to Flinders Street Station.

Westjet, Sunwing planes collide on the ground at Toronto airport A Westjet plane arriving from Cancun was hit by a Sunwing aircraft at Toronto airport, prompting the Westjet passengers to evacuate via emergency slides.

The other plane was reportedly empty.

Two planes collided after landing at Toronto Pearson Airport, starting a small fire and forcing all 168 passengers on one of the planes to leave via the emergency slides.

No passengers or crew members were injured, but one member of the emergency services was treated in hospital, officials said late on Friday.

The Boeing 737, operated

by Westjet, had landed from Cancun, Mexico, and was waiting to approach the gate, when it was "struck" by a Sunwing plane, Westjet said.

No crew or passengers were aboard the Sunwing aircraft, as it was hauled away from the terminal by ground crew.

Czech Republic starts voting for president Pollsters say he wonʼt win the votes needed to secure a second term outright, so a run-off may occur

Czechs have started voting in the 2018 presidential election, with incumbent Milos Zeman leading pre-election polls.

Ousted Venezuelan opposition leader escapes house arrest, flees to Spain Ousted Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma has likened his escape to a film. He plans to take the fight against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro abroad.

The ousted opposition mayor of Caracas arrived in Spain on Saturday after orchestrating a daring escape from house arrest in Venezuela. Antonio Ledezma landed in Madrid from Bogota, Colombia, where he arrived a day earlier after slipping across the border. He was greeted by his wife and two daughters who live in Spain.

Ledezma said he planned to organize resistance from abroad to President Nicolas Maduro, under whose rule

millions of Venezuelans have suffered from shortages of food and other basic supplies. "I am going to travel the world to spread the hope of all Venezuelans to escape this regime, this dictatorship," Ledezma said. The 62-year-old opposition figure was removed as mayor of Caracas and arrested in 2015 on allegations he sought to topple Maduro. He was later put under house arrest due to health issues. Ledezma was one of the opposition leaders who led protests against the government in 2014, which also resulted in the arrest of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

He remains under house arrest.

Philippe Coutinhoʼs Barcelona move poses familiar questions for Jürgen Klopp Liverpool may have received an enormous fee, but Philippe Coutinhoʼs exit leaves a huge hole in their squad. Jürgen Kloppʼs time at Borussia Dortmund offers a few hints at how he might cope without the Brazilian.

Jürgen Klopp has been here before. In the moments followingPhilippe Coutinhoʼs protracted €160-million ($192 million) move to Barcelona, he admitted that even a club as storied as Liverpool could not compete with the

lure of one of world footballʼs biggest beasts. "It is his [Coutinhoʼs] dream and I am now convinced there is nothing left at our disposal to change his mind," the German coach said in a statement posted on Liverpoolʼs website. Many in England have been startled by such a frank acceptance of the situation. But Kloppʼs time in charge of Borussia Dortmund has prepared him well for the realities of running a club who sit on the level just below the very top of the food chain.

Philippine ferry capsizes with 251 people aboard A Philippine ferry carrying over 250 passengers has capsized off an island south of Manila. Reports suggest at least four people have died as rescue efforts remain ongoing. The Philippine ferry sank off the countryʼs eastern coast on Thursday after being caught in a heavy storm and choppy waters, coast guards said.

Officials said that at least four passengers had died in the accident, while between 40 and 88 remained unaccounted for, according to varying media reports. The remaining passengers had been rescued.

UNICEF: 220,000 children threatened by mines in Ukraineʼs east In Ukraineʼs war-torn east, 220,000 children are at risk of injury or death by explosives littering the territory. They have caused scores of deaths, and left many children with "lifelong disabilities," says UNICEF. According to areport by the UN childrenʼs agency, UNICEF, published on Thursday, 220,000 children living ineastern Ukraineare at severe risk of serious injury by landmines and other deadly explosives littering the territory. These landmines and other explosives have caused scores of deaths and have left many children with "lifelong disabilities."

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White rhino killed Angelique Kerber handed all German by suspected opener Kerber is the hot poachers at French Angelique favourite to progress after being zoo handed a straightforward tie The break-in at the Thoiry wildlife park near Paris is suspected as poaching. Rhino horns fetch thousands on the black market.

Zookeepers at the Thoiry zoo and wildlife park made the grisly discovery on Tuesday after an overnight attack. "Staff left the rhino enclosure on Monday. When they returned on Tuesday, an animal had been killed and its two horns had been sawn off," a police spokeswoman told news agency AFP. The 4-year-old white male rhinoceros named Vince had been shot three times in the head. His main horn was stolen, the policewoman said. The second horn was partially cut, leading the zoo to believe the poacher or poachers may have been disturbed or suffered equipment failure.

Dakar Rally: Toyotaʼs AlAttiyah takes first stage Qatarʼs Nasser Al-Attiyah has won the first stage of the Dakar Rally in the Peruvian town of Pisco. Nine-time rally world champion Sebastian Loeb of France endured a torrid opening day, finishing in 29th place. The opening round of the Dakar Rally saw defending champions Peugeot left stunned, as two-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah of Toyota swept across the short 31kilometer (19-mile) stretch of desert between Lima and Pisco in just 21 minutes and 51 seconds. The Qatari finished 25 seconds more quickly than his Toyota teammate, Bernhard ten Brinke of the Netherlands, and with 34 seconds in hand over Peruʼs Nicolas Fuchs, driving for Borgward.

against a compatriot at the Australian Open. The draw itself was controversial, after Maria Sharapova was chosen to host.

Angelique Kerber will face fellow German player Anna-Lena Friedsam in the first round of the Australian Open. The former world number one, andwinner of the 2016 tournament,will fancy her chances of victory when the pair meet on Monday. World number 45 Friedsam reached the fourth round of the competition two years ago. The highest-seeded German in the menʼs draw Alexander Zverev (4) takes on

Italyʼs Thomas Fabbiano in his opening tie. The twenty-year old could meet his brother, Mischa, in the third round.

The siblings have never squared-off before. Menʼs number one Rafael Nadal was handed a comfortable opener against thirty-seven year old Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos. It would be a huge upset if the world number 81 were to defeat Nadal, who lost in thefinal last year.

No, we wonʼt run out of chocolate by 2050 News of a global chocolate doomsday has gone viral, with chocoholics fearing an end to their fix. But donʼt panic: Chocolate is not on the brink of extinction — yet.

The new year has just begun, and chocolate lovers have already been hit with scary news: We could run out of chocolate in 40 years, as climate change makes it too hot for cacao plants to survive. The news spread quickly on social media, with chocoholics fearing for their future fix. T-shirts and mugs with the slogan, "Save our planet. Itʼs the only one with chocolate," took on new

poignancy. But are we really facing a future without it? No, say scientists.

The story originated with an article on Business Insider, warning that cacao plants — the source of chocolate — "are slated to disappear as early as 2050 thanks to warmer temperatures and dryer weather conditions." It went on to explain that scientists at the University of California, UC Berkley, are teaming up with candy producer Mars to "try to save the crop before itʼs too late." DW talked to the researchers at UC Berkley who, to our great relief, said cacao plants are not on their way out.

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Mourning geckos donʼt need males Some animal species can do very well without male partners. Mourning geckos are just one of many examples. Their reproduction method — known as parthenogenesis — is our natural phenomenon of the week.

More or less once every two to four weeks over her five-year lifespan, the female mourning gecko goes through the same ritual: The reptile begins the search for a well-protected place to hide one or two of her eggs. Fifty to 75 days later, new geckos hatch from these eggs. Not very spectacular, right? But the nocturnal climbers look exactly like their mother. And if they lay egg, once they reach maturity after eight months, their offspring will look exactly like them. Thatʼs because mourning geckos clone themselves — and all of them are female.

No males are required to reproduce.

That reptiles do not need males is not totally unusual in nature and various other species do the same. Some crabs, snails, and plants as well as komodo dragons and single-celled organisms — all of them come into the world alive and well without a male.

The process behind this is called parthenogenesis which means something like "virgin birth."

Cambodia charges 2 journalists with espionage The arrests are the latest in a widening crackdown on media and the opposition in Cambodia ahead of elections next year. The move further strains ties between the United States and Cambodia.

Two Cambodian journalists who worked for a US-funded radio station were charged with espionage on Saturday, the latest move in a widening crackdown on critics of authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Uon Chhin and Yeang Socheameta, former journalists of the Washingtonbased Radio Free Asia, were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly providing information to a foreign power. The offense carries up to 15-years in prison. Radio Free Asiaʼs Phnom Penh bureau closed its office in September, citing "intimidation" and threats that it was violating tax and registration regulations. The Cambodia Daily newspaper reported the two journalists were accused of setting up broadcasting equipment in the capital and sending news reports to Radio Free Asiaʼs Washington bureau.