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German police free hostage at Cologne train station A woman was held hostage by a man for two hours at a pharmacy in Cologneʼs central railway station on Monday. Police stormed the pharmacy and ended the situation around two hours later, shooting the individual several times.Klaus Rüschenschmidt, who led the police operation, said the perpetrator had initially thrown a Molotov cocktail inside a fast-food restaurant in the station, injuring a 14-year-old. An eyewitness told DWʼs David Martin at the scene that the young woman fled the restaurant with her legs on fire. She was taken to hospital. The assailant then "fled to the pharmacy, where he took a hostage," Rüschenschmidt said. When special forces intervened, the man "attempted to set light to the hostage."
Malta battles over memorial to murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia Tourist routes, the justice system and Maltese history intersect where activists set up a memorial to push for answers in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. One year on, authorities have tried to remove it from sight. Walking across the center of Valletta, Raymond and his partner stop to look at the latest additions to a makeshift memorial for the immensely popular blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered in a car bomb on October 16 last year. "We are lucky to have had someone like her," the man remarks. "People like her … OK, they are not perfect, but not everybody can investigate [like] that." Nearby, a city employee is sweeping the square after thick crowds of tourists have dispersed and artisans, competing for their attention, have packed their goods and left. Valletta carries on in its usual rhythm even as, for the past month, this memorial has been different from day to day.
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Hungaryʼs homeless ban: When poverty becomes a crime Critics, meanwhile, call it barbarous and a criminalization of poverty
A new law banning homelessness has taken effect in Hungary. The government argues the measure will save lives.
Climate change could cause ʼsevereʼ global beer shortage Increasing droughts around the world may reduce barley yields, resulting in shortages of beer, a fall in global consumption and a rise in prices for the beloved beverage around the world, a new study finds. Bad news, beer lovers: Climate change doesnʼt just cause rising sea levels,stronger hurricanesandmore intense wildfires — it could also disrupt the global beer supply, causing severe shortages. Thatʼs because increasingly severe and widespread droughts and heat could trigger a worldwide decline in yields of barley, beerʼs main ingredient. This
could result in a rise in beer prices and a corresponding drop in beer consumption, suggests a new international study conducted by the University of California, Irvine, and the United Kingdomʼs University of East Anglia (UEA), among others. For the study, researchers from the UK, China, Mexico and the United States identified extreme climate events and modeled the impacts of these climate events on barley yields in 34 world regions. They then examined the effects of the resulting barley supply shock on the supply and price of beer in each region under a range of future climate scenarios.
Euromaxx puts European creative stars in the production seat They cleared a date in their concert calendar, washed up their kitchen utensils, or put down their pencils in their design studios to come work with DW: For one week famous figures in Europeʼs creative scene produced their own individual episode for Euromaxx, DWʼs culture and lifestyle TV show. Whether chef or musician, designer or photographer, each person stepped into the role of lead director for a day, presenting a program of choice alongside Euromaxx presenters Meggin Leigh, Meike Krüger and Linda
Bethke. The six guest producers are Dutch star violinist Andre Rieu, British architect Sir David Chipperfield, German star chef Tim Raue, Dutch interior designer Marcel Wanders, Italian fashion designer and businesswoman Lavinia Biagiotti, and British photographer and director Rankin. The guests also got to choose the filming locations, which ranged from ateliers to galleries, apartments to palaces, all of them providing rare glimpses backstage into the professional and personal worlds of the stars.
US, Saudi Arabia on economic collision course The United States and Saudi Arabia are currently discussing the measures that can be taken if it turns out journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents while visiting the countryʼs consulate in Istanbul earlier this month. Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump vowed "severe punishment" if it were proven that Saudi Arabia killed Khashoggi, and sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the kingdom on Monday to discuss the incident. Riyadhhas struck back at the allegations, calling them "lies" and threatening retaliation over any possible economic sanctions by US or other western countries. "The Kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose economic sanctions, using political pressures, or repeating false accusations," the staterun Saudi Press Agency said.
Top accolade for woman who broke up anti-Semitic attack Janina Levy intervened in an antiSemitic attack on two men wearing kippas that caused outrage across Germany. Levyʼs bravery has been recognized with a coveted award for civil courage. Janina Levy will be the recipient of the 2018 Berlin "Prize for Civil Courage Against Right-wing Radicalism, Anti-Semitism and Racism," the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe organization announced Monday. Levy, the managing director of a Hamburg creative agency, intervened when a Syrian man in Berlin used a leather belt toattack two young men wearing kippas, the traditional Jewish head covering.
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German minister German prosecutors raid Opel offices in pushes for free diesel probe day, another chapter in trade deal ahead of Another Germanyʼs never-ending Dieselgate Africa trip story. This time itʼs the French-
Can Europe defeat a palm oil ʼmonsterʼ of its own making?
Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a "customs-free trade deal in Africa" ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being ignored. When it comes to the economic relationship between Germany and Africa, the issue of customs exemption is no longer an important topic. At least thatʼs what renowned development economist Robert Kappel from the University of Leipzig thinks. Instead, agricultural subsidies and trade barriers should be the main topic of discussion. However, Kappel blames Europe for pursuing neocolonialism in its monetary policy. Yet, Müller avoided these issues before his trip to Africa this week. According to Kappel, he has failed to recognize that a trade imbalance has only increased in recent years — despite a customs exemption. "The minister is not well informed, therefore itʼs right to criticize him," Kappel told DW.
Alongside record heat waves, trade wars have also been grabbing global headlines recently, whether itʼs the United States versus Turkey, the US versus China — or the European Union versus Indonesia and Malaysia. Rumblings of the latter followed the European Parliamentʼs January 2018 vote to ban the use of palm oil as a biofuel by 2020. Malaysia and Indonesia — both major producers — threatened retaliation, but backed down after the EU opted for a slower phase-out of palm oil as biofuel. Now, under the EUʼs updated Renewable Energy Directive (finalized in June), palm oil imports should peak around 2019, then begin to drop in 2023 before being phased out entirely by 2030. The EUʼs move came amidst growing recognition that the consumption of palm oil in Europecontributes to deforestation, destruction of wildlife habitat and — when industrial palm oil growers clear rainforests — greenhouse gas emissions.
Formula 1ʼs owners sign sponsorship rights deal for in-play betting Formula 1ʼs owners have signed a deal to sell sponsorship rights to betting companies. The deal with Interregional Sports Group, reportedly worth more than $100m (£76m), will allow F1 to develop in-play betting markets during grands prix. F1 will also work with Sportradar to monitor betting-related fraud.
owned Opel feeling the heat, as German prosecutors raid their offices in the country as part of an ongoing investigation.
German prosecutors searched Opel sites in the country on Mondayas part of an ongoing probe into the possible manipulation of diesel exhaust emissions. German authorities raided facilities of the carmaker —formerly a German brand and now a division of the French PSA Group— in the towns of Rüsselsheim and Kaiserlautern. The Frankfurt prosecutorʼs office says it is currently probing around 95,000 vehicles, equipped with Euro 6 engines, with the investi-
gation centered on whether exhaust management software was used to manipulate emissions test results. The prosecutorʼs office confirmed that the vehicles being probed were Opel Insignia, Zafira and Cascada models. "Opel confirms that the public prosecutorʼs office of Frankfurt is conducting investigations in the course of preliminary proceedings on emissions at the sites in Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern," the carmaker said in a statement.
Donʼt forget to wash your hands! October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, an important day for all of us, but especially for those reading this on a desktop computer screen. Our hands travel all over the place: We use them to greet friends and to steady ourselves in trains and buses, to hold railings that thousands of others have touched before us, to eat and open doors. And in doing so, we collect thousands of germs. Not all germs are equally dangerous. A healthy person would need to ingest about 1,000 salmonellae bacteria before getting
sick. Salmonellae are common in spoiled eggs. Legionella are much more dangerous: Less than 100 of them are enough. Those bacteria love the cozy humid climate of warm-water tanks and showers. Even perfectly clean air contains thousands of mold spores and bacteria. One square inch of toilet seat contains less than 60 germs. That means the toilet is one of the cleanest areas of all. Even some windows contain more germs and fungus spores. This is largely because toilets are cleaned several times a week. A window may be only twice a year.
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Venezuela hit by magnitude 7.3 earthquake, buildings evacuated A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday, forcing people to evacuate their homes and offices as far away as the capital, Caracas. The US Geological Survey reported that Tuesdayʼs quake had a depth of 76 miles (123 kilometers) and its epicenter was about 12 miles (20 kilometers) northwest of the Venezuelan city of Yaguaraparo. The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that the deep earthquake could lead to small tsunami waves along the countryʼs coastline. It remains unclear just how much damage was caused by the earthquake. A witness inCumana, one of the biggest cities near the quakeʼs epicenter, said several people were injured in a shopping center when an escalator collapsed, although there appeared to be no immediate signs of further damage in the vicinity. It is thought that the quake occurred deep enough below ground to have dampened most of the shaking. Nevertheless, reports suggest that the rumbles were also felt as far away as the Colombian capital, Bogota, in the east and the nearby islands of Trinidad and Tobago and St. Lucia to the northwest.