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Is new Pakistani PM Khan backtracking on Chinaʼs economic corridor?

Pakistanʼs army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Beijing on a three-day official visit on Sunday, days after a Pakistani minister raised concerns aboutChinaʼs $57-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Abdul Razak Dawood, Pakistanʼs minister for commerce, industry and investment in Prime Minister Imran Khanʼs government, last week suggested that all CPEC projects could be suspended until a review is completed. "I think we should put everything on hold for a year, so we can get our act together," Dawood told the Financial Times in an interview. "Perhaps we can stretch CPEC out over another five years or so." Dawood also criticized the previous government headed by Nawaz Sharif, who is now incarcerated on corruption allegations, for granting China "too favorable" terms on many projects.

Germany: Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing released An Iraqi man detained over a fatal stabbing of a German man in the eastern German city of Chemnitz has been released after a court hearing. The 22-year-old was detained along with another immigrant on suspicion of stabbing to death the 35-year-old German man in Chemnitz last month. The killing of Daniel H. triggered large anti-immigrant protests and counter-protests in the eastern German city. The lawyer for the suspect, Ulrich Dost-Roxin, said the prosecutors could not find any evidence linking his client to the stabbing and that witnesses had not been able to identify him.

Dost-Roxin said he was considering taking legal action against those responsible for the unjustified arrest. His client spent three weeks in detention as the potential case against him was investigated.

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Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbanʼs special relationship But the ties between the two are both deeper and more complicated

Russiaʼs Vladimir Putin and Hungaryʼs Viktor Orban are to meet on Tuesday. They both are nationalistic strongmen with a dislike for western liberalism.

Argentina: Ex-President Cristina Fernandez indicted for corruption Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is facing new corruption charges, with a judge asking for her arrest. She is alleged to have headed an illegal group that collected bribes in exchange for public contracts.

Argentinaʼs former President Cristina Fernandez has been indicted on corruption charges and a federal judge has requested that her immunity be lifted.

On Monday, Judge Claudio Bonadio accused Fernandez of "being the boss of an illegal association" and running a corruption network between 2003 and 2015. The period covers her two terms

as president as well as that of her late husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner. Fernandez is a senator and has immunity from arrest but not prosecution. It is unlikely Congress would lift her immunity. The corruption scandal emerged in August when the newspaper La Nacion published detailed notebooks from the chauffeur of Fernandezʼs former planning minister detailing a multimillion dollar kickback scheme between officials and businesses for public works contracts. The so-called "notebooks case" has implicated dozens of former government officials and business leaders.

Anti-Nazi hashtag campaign tries to correct eastern Germanyʼs far-right image A new social media campaign is aiming to redress the perception that eastern Germany is in the grip of far-right populists and neo-Nazis. The blogger Stefan Krabbes has started "the other East" hashtag, which has been taken up enthusiastically. Eastern Germany is divided these days, but if thereʼs one thing that unites people who join farright demos and those who march against them, itʼs the conviction that

the region has been misrepresented in the media. Reporters who travelled to Chemnitz orKöthento coverthe countless demosthat took place after the deaths of Daniel H. and Markus B. – allegedly at the hands of asylum-seekers – would regularly be told by locals not to simply dismiss the entire region as a "Nazi swamp" and point out that many of the neo-Nazis that took part in the demos had travelled from the West.

New hope for millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan?

On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a plan to offer citizenship to Afghan and Bangladeshi refugees who were born in Pakistan. Khan told local media that Pakistan would will give passports and IDs to Afghans whose children have been raised in Pakistan and who were born there. "We will also give them citizenship," said Khan. If Khanʼs statement is translated to policy, around 1.5 million Afghans living in Pakistan would be granted Pakistani citizenship, Afghan minister of Refugees and Repatriations, Sayed Balkhi, told DW. According government estimates, around 2.7 million Afghans live in Pakistan. Most of these refugees fled their country after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Since then, they have opened businesses, raised families and bought property in their new home, Pakistan.

EU launches probe into alleged emissions collusion

by German automakers The European Commission said on Tuesday that a probe will look into whether the German automakersBMW,Daimler, Volkswagen and VW units Audi and Porsche agreed not to compete with each otherin developing and introducing technology to lower pollution from gasoline and diesel passenger cars. The Commission, which acts as the EUʼs antitrust watchdog, said it had received information that the five German automakers — the so-called "Circle of Five" — had held meetings to discuss limiting car exhaust emissions at the testing stages.

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Alexander Zakharchenko: The latest Ukrainian rebel leader to face an abrupt death Rebels in Ukraine are still reeling from the assassination of the head of the self-proclaimed"Donetsk Peopleʼs Republic," Alexander Zakharchenko, who waskilled by a bomb blast on August 31while sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Donetsk. The entityʼs "finance minister" and a youth leader were injured in the attack. The rebels say they captured "Ukrainian operatives" after the bombing.

However, 42-year-old Zakharchenko is only the latest in a line of rebel commanders who have died in dramatic ways. Another Donetsk leader, Vladimir Makovich, briefly served as the "vice speaker" of the rebel assembly in 2014 before fading into the background of the rebel administration. He died in 2017, with the official cause of death being a brain tumor. He was 54 years old.

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 bettingrelated fraud. Managing director Sean Bratches said the deal would give fans "new ways to engage with the sport". Liberty Mediacompleted an $8bn (£6.4bn) takeoverof F1 from Bernie Ecclestone in January 2017.

European Central Bank unveils new €100 and €200 banknotes

The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled the new €100 and €200 notes to the public at its headquarters in Frankfurt on Monday. Like other bills in thesecond-generation "Europa" series, introduced in 2013, the new banknotes will include different holograms in a silver strip and an "emerald number" showing the denomination.

The new bills have also been updated to include thelatest anti-counterfeiting features, including an improved "satellite" hologram of small euro symbols, while also being reduced in size to match the height of the €50 bill.

That means notes will only be distinguishable by their length, with the longer ones bearing a higher value.

Can Uganda bring back rhinos poached to extinction?

In Uganda, there are no rhinos left in the wild. But one conservation organization is using a special breeding project to reintroduce the endangered animals to the country where they once roamed free.

Project goal: Breeding a population of rhinos to be introduced to the wild in 11 well-protected national parks. It could take 20-30 years to reach that goal. Project size: 70 square kilometers (27 square miles) in Ugandaʼs northeast in an area protected by NGO Rhino Fund Uganda. Seventy wildlife rangers work in the park. Project partner: The local community is being integrated into the project. Farmers may use the Rhino Fundʼs land to graze their cattle. The NGO also built a primary school on its land. Augsburg

Zoo in Germany supports the project.

Rhinos are a highly threatened species. Prized for their horn, which is made from keratin and is a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, theyʼre a prime target for poachers. In Uganda, they were once abundant, but the last of the animals fell victim to illegal hunters in the 1980s. Rhino Fund Uganda,a nongovernmental conservation organization, is trying to revive the species in the East African nation by breeding rhinos brought in from other countries. Day and night, the rangers watch over the animals, while the local community profits from the income generated by their presence. Rhinos attract a lot of visitors. Can the NGO help make the animal a common sight in Uganda again?

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Trafi app shows the fastest way from A to B Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network.

Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network.

Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen Mobility app Trafi could signal the end of city tailbacks and choking smog. It combines public transport, bike and car sharing into a network.

Trafi’s most important customers include Google Maps and Volkswagen

Munitions depot blast kills several in South Africa At least eight people were killed during an explosion at a munitions plant near Cape Town in South Africa on Monday, authorities said. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blast at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) depot at around 1300GMT. RDM said in a statement that an explosion occurred at one of its buildings, but it could not confirm whether there were any injuries or fatalities. However, Cape Town fire official Theo Layne said eight people died, as reported by the African News Agency. "I can confirm that eight people are dead," said Layne, adding that the cause of the blast was not known.

The agency, which is based in South Africa, said a number of people were missing and firefighters were at the scene working to extinguish the blaze.

Rheinmetall Denel Munition is a munitions manufacturer jointly owned by Germanyʼs Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, a subsidiary of the larger Rheinmetall weapons manufacturer, and South Africaʼs state-owned arms maker Denel. RDM, which has its headquarters in Munich, manufactures and supplies selected munitions and explosive-related products for armed and police forces in South Africa, as well as countries in Asia, the Middle East, South America