270/2017 • 18, NOVEMBER 2017 WEEKEND ISSUE
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Malta: Paradise Papers leave locals polarized In the wake of the Paradise Papers leaks, many locals in Malta feel frustrated and are calling on the European Union to come to the rescue. Daiva Repeckaite reports from the island. "A term my friend came up with — we are political orphans. We have no leader, no direction, no ambition because of that," Alexander Hili, a student of European Studies, fluctuates between strong motivation and growing frustration. He has joined numerous protests for the rule of law in Malta, but, as another leak on offshore dealings of the rich hits the archipelago, most ordinary people, prefer to go with the flow.
Germany recovers from deadly Storm Herwart The second major storm to hit Germany in a month has flooded city streets and caused havoc for transport. Four people were killed when the brutal winds brought down trees in Poland and the Czech Republic. Germany was still reeling from the aftermath ofStorm Herwarton Tuesday after days of train standstills, flooding and traffic chaos that destroyed historic buildings and caused Berlin to declare a state of emergency. In the Czech Republic and Poland, Herwart claimed the lives of four people who were struck by falling trees. On the North Sea island of Langeoog, a freight ship remained stranded on the beach after flood waters receded. The town has called in top salvage experts, who remained stumped two days after the worst of the storm. Over the weekend, the storm wrecked havoc on the nationʼs transport system. The trains in much of northern Germany, including Hannover and Hamburg, came to a complete stop – forcing rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) to send thousands of passengers in cramped taxis, sometimes for hours, to destinations as far away as Berlin.
Kevin Spacey: London theater reveals 20 testimonies of harassment Netflixʼs House of Cards cancelled
Londonʼs Old Vic theater has received 20 testimonies alleging sexual harassment by Hollywood star Kevin Spacey. The theater has apologized for staff not being able to talk openly before, but the allegations may continue.
German police detain Syrian for ʼpreparingʼ explosives attack A 19-year-old Syrian has been detained on suspicion of planning to carry out a terror attack in Germany. The man was ready to carry out the attack using highly explosive materials, according to prosecutors. A Syrian man suspected of planning a terror attack was detained in the northern German city of Schwerin, the Federal Prosecutorʼs Office said on Tuesday in a statement. The suspect, identified as 19-year-old Yamen A., was taken into police custody. Prosecutors said in a statement that the teen is "strongly suspected of having planned an Islamist-motivated attack" that involved "highly explosive" materials.
Authorities added that Yamen A. had already "concretely prepared" the attack. In July this year, the suspect made the decision to detonate an explosive device in Germany "in order to kill and injure as many people as possible," the statement read. Yamen A. then began to procure components to make an explosive device, including chemicals. It was not initially clear whether the suspect had selected a location to carry out the attack, prosecutors said. They added that there are no signs that Yamen A. was connected toany terrorist organizations. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the suspectʼs arrest prevented a "serious terror attack in Germany."
Italy sack Gian Piero Ventura after World Cup failure, Carlo Ancelotti linked Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura has paid the price for overseeing the countryʼs first failure to reach a World Cup since 1958. Carlo Ancelotti, recently sacked by Bayern Munich, is among the favorites for the job. The Italian football federation (FIGC) confirmed the inevitable on Wednesday after Italyʼs aggregate loss to Sweden ended their World Cup 2018 hopes. "As of today Gian Piero Ventura is no longer the coach of the national team," the FIGC said in a statement after Ventura, 69, refused to re-
sign. Ventura defended his leadership as having "one of the best records in 40 years" despitefailing to lead the fourtime winners to their 19th World Cup. "I lost only two games in two years," he had told Italian television show Le Iene. In fact, Ventura had lost three. He took charge of Italy after Euro 2016, when Antonio Conte - now at Chelsea took the Azzurri to the quarterfinals, where they lost on penalties to Germany. But the former Torino, Bari and Napoli boss couldnʼt inspire his players as questions continued to swirl about formations and tactics.
Hariri accepts Macronʼs invitation to France After his shock resignation and trip to Saudi Arabia, Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri will travel to France with his family, French officials have said. President Macron had invited him for to stay for a few days. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will travel to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. "He will come to France and the prince has been informed," Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday in Riyadh, referring to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
Da Vinci painting smashes auction record at $450 million The Italian painterʼs recently discovered portrait of Christ "Salvator Mundi" has sold for a record-breaking $450.3 million (€382 million). The artwork, which went missing for several years, was once traded for just $60. Christieʼs auction house on Wednesday described frenzied bidding for a 500-year-old painting believed to be by Leonardo de Vinci, which went under the hammer for $450.3 million, smashing a previous record for a piece of artwork sold privately or at auction.
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White rhino killed Mario Götze: The return of the king? When he scored the winner in the by suspected 2014 World Cup final, Mario Götze poachers at French looked set to be one of the worldʼs best players. But with Russia 2018 zoo looming, Tuesdayʼs game may be 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. The zoo said the intruders broke through a gate and forced through two doors to reach the animal, without disturbing the five staff members who live on site. The wildlife park is also equipped with security cameras.
US soccer star Hope Solo accuses Sepp Blatter of sexual harassment Former US goalkeeper Hope Solo has said ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter groped her backside during the 2013 Ballon dʼOr ceremony. Sexual harassment wasnʼt just a problem in Hollywood but in womenʼs football as well, she said. Hope Solo, a star goalkeeper and former member of the US football team, accusedformer FIFA President Sepp Blatterof sexually harassing her, in an interview published on Friday.
one of his last chances to re-establish himself.
After almost a year of absence, Mario Götze has finally made his comeback to the German national squad. However, the Dortmund midfielder had to watch from the bench asGermany played out a goalless draw against England at Wembleyon Friday night. His much-anticipated return to “Die Mannschaft” is likely to happen in Tuesday’s friendly against a highcaliber French team. “I feel very, very
good. I believe I’m at 100 percent,” Götze assured reporters during a press conference last week. The 25-yearold’smetabolic illness sidelined him for large parts of last seasonbut he has already featured in eight Bundesliga matches this year with Dortmund. Nevertheless, Götze is yet to fully recapture his old form - heʼs failed to score in 12 appearances for his club this term.
When cold viruses take over the office! tʼs a familiar sight, co-workers with noses running and tissues piled high on their desks. But theyʼre just drawing it out for themselves and exposing others to the risk of infection. Ideally, the thing to do with a cold is to stay home a few days and get plenty of rest. But nowadays, many sufferers bring their runny noses and coughs into work with them to prove they really are sick. Then, when the bug makes the rounds, everyone else does the same. Not only are they exposing their co-workers to infection but causing the company even bigger headaches when more and more employees call in sick. And the risk of infection is higher than many people think. Germs collect on door handles, keyboards, telephones and everything else people touch with their hands. Itʼs
hard to say exactly how long germs can live outside the body. The best strategy is to wash your hands persistently and regularly with soap and water for at least 25 seconds each time. And when somebody sneezes? They spray germs much farther than the two meters previously thought, so it wonʼt help much to duck and cover. Thatʼs the finding from research conducted by John Bush and his fellow scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They used high-speed cameras to show how a sneeze unleashes a fine shower of particles throughout the area. But entirely invisible is the spreading gaslike cloud of viruses carried in microscopic droplets. This path of infection is highly effective and very difficult to defend against. Keeping humidity in a room high can slightly lower the risk from flu viruses, as these remain infectious longer in dry air.
Netflix to release Hungary’s Oscar Entry ‘On Body and Soul’ On Body and Soul’ by eminent Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi receives its U.S. premier on November 12th at the prestigious American Film Institute Fest in Los Angeles, before being made available from February on streaming service Netflix. Hungary’s Oscar entry for Best ForeignLanguage Film in 2018 will be the first Hungarian feature to be released on Netflix. Budapest-born Enyedi has already been awarded the Berlinale, the FIPRESCI Prize and, a first for a Hungarian and a woman, the Sydney Film Prize.
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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."
German job agency seeks minimum wage worker to trawl child porn photos from home A Bavarian job ad sounded enticing until potential employees were told what it actually involved. Investigators have questioned the practise of unskilled, minimum wage workers sifting child porn collections from home. A German business that posted job ads seeking workers to sift through troves of child pornography images came under scrutiny this week for its questionable handling of child abuse images. A data analysis business in the Bavarian city of Augsburg offered potential employees the chance to work from home in exchange for €450 ($525) a month, as part of a so-calledtax-free Minijob. The job advertisement called for a "forensic image analyzer," according to local news outlets. Applicants needed their own computer and some computer experience. They would be given four to five days of training after which they could work from home.