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Germanyʼs VW to leave Iran, says US official Volkswagen will exit the Iranian market, according to a US media report.

It suggests the Trump administration convinced VW of the move as part of US efforts to undo the Iran nuclear deal. VW has not confirmed the report. Just over one year since it reentered the Iranian market, Volkswagen agreed to cease nearly all of its business operations in Iran, US news agency Bloomberg reports. VW would maintain some business with Iran "under a humanitarian exception," according to the report. Although VWʼs Iran operations are small and contribute little to its turnover, the move would be a significant victory for the US administration as it is trying to convince companies to cease business with Iran, which it sees as a destabilizing force in the Middle East that needs to be reined in.

Germany approves Saudi arms sale despite Yemen war ban promise Germany has approved the delivery of weapons to Saudi Arabia despite a commitment not to export arms to countries fighting in the war in Yemen. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier greenlighted the shipment of four artillery positioning systems for armored vehicles, according to a letter he provided to a parliamentary committee. The mounted radars can locate the origin of enemy fire and enable precise counterstrikes.

Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed in their coalition deal early this year not to sell weapons to any side fighting in Yemenʼs civil war. The agreement excluded already approved exports, so long as they stay in the recipient country. The Federal Security Council, which includes several ministers alongside Merkel, also authorized the export of 48 warheads and 91 homing heads for ship-based air defense systems to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Theresa May urges EU to compromise Brexit deadlock:

The EU and the UK look no closer to a deal, as UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a second referendum and has urged the EU to "evolve its position." A Brexit summit will be held in November, leaders announced.

Farmers face pigsʼ dinner as US-China trade spat thickens No group of US farmers has more to lose from a trade war with China than soybean growers. But as Beijing adjusts to new trade realities, Chinese farmers also have a lot on their plates.

Chinaʼs 25-percent tariff, slapped on US soybean imports this week in retaliation against tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese imports, has accelerated Beijingʼs push to cut soymeal costs. But the impact of the tariffs on a key sector for both of the worldʼs two largest economies goes deeper. In 2017, China imported 95.5 million tons of

soybeans, 32.9 million of which came from the US, in trade worth $41 billion (€36 billion). Almost two-thirds of US soybean exports go to China, where they are used in animal feed and cooking oil. So, who gains and who loses? US farmers "On the US side, farmers will suffer the most from the imposition of Chinese tariffs on US soybeans," Loren Puette, director of Taiwan-based research firm ChinaAg, told DW. Read more: Soybeans power third-quarter growth in the US "To have the Chinese market shut down for these farmers would be a major financial blow," Puette says.

Socalled: A rapper sings Yiddish folk songs "Iʼm the Mahatma Gandhi of hip hop because Iʼm really skinny," said Socalled in The ʼSocalledʼ Movie, a film about about his art. The 41-year-old artist, whose real name is Joshua Dolgin, is known for his absurd humor.

Dolgin was born into a Jewish family in Ottawa, but he developed his passion for traditional Yiddish songs rather accidentally. Searching for good samples for his hip-hop tracks in the mid-90s, he went through the old

records in his parentsʼ collection, at flea markets and in second-hand stores. He then discovered an album

by Yiddish singer Aaron Lebedeff, whose flamboyant appearance fascinated him. "It was a music full of funkiness, riffs and very sample-able material that cried out for a reboot, so I really started looking for it and using it in my productions." Over years his interest in the genre developed into an exceptional collection and expertise.

Attacks on journalists in Germany on the rise The European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) published a report on Thursday that found an increase in violence against journalists in Germany. In particular, the report showed a sharp rise in attacks on the press in 2018, when some 28 journalists suffered a total of 22 verified physical assaults so far. By contrast, there were only five registered attacks against the press in 2017. The year with the most violence against journalists was 2015, with a total of 43 verified attacks. The center acknowledged that its figures differed from those of the German Federal Criminal Police Office, especially in the eastern German state of Saxony, but the authors attributed the discrepancy to data collection methods.

German society not as polarized as youʼd think, study shows Much of the media — social media in particular — paint a black-andwhite picture of Germany. On the one hand, there are the supporters of Chancellor Angela Merkel. On the other hand, her opponents, including many voters and sympathizers of right-wing populists. Recent debates in the Bundestag, Germanyʼs parliament, have reinforced this impression. Thatʼs why astudypresented in Berlin at the beginning of the week initially seemed confusing. It stated that the climate between migrants and nonmigrants had not deteriorated significantly in the wake of the 2015/16 refugee crisis and was still positive. At first, critical-minded journalists shook their heads in doubt.

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EU gives Facebook, Twitter ultimatum on consumer protection laws The European Commission said it "cannot negotiate forever" and plans fine social media companies that do not comply with stricter consumer laws. Facebook and Twitter have until the end of 2018 before sanctions kick in.

The EU demanded on Thursday that social networks Facebook and Twitter update their "misleading" consumer terms in accordance with the blocʼs rules by the end of the year. Failure to do so would result in financial penalties for the social media giant, EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said. "My patience has reached its limit," Jourova added. "While Facebook assured me that they would finally adapt any remaining misleading terms of services by December, this has been ongoing for too long." She said the EU "cannot negotiate forever, we need to see the results." "It is now time for action and no more promises," Jourova said.

Renato Sanches returns home to take first step on road to redemption Last time Renato Sanches took to the field at the Stadium of Light, he was a teenager on the verge of signing with Bayern Munich and about to announce himself on the global stage as Portugal won Euro 2016. Just over two years later, a Champions League group stage match that had a touch of the mundane for most of Bayernʼs squad looked critically important to Sanches.

UK retailer Tesco launches offensive in discount war with Lidl, Aldi British supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled the first of its new Jackʼs discount food stores, saying they would be the cheapest in town. The stores are intended to stop the advance of German-owned Lidl and Aldi.

Britainʼs biggest retailer Tesco inaugurated its first Jackʼs store in Chatteris — a small town 80 miles (128 kilometers) north of London — on Wednesday. A second Jackʼs store was opened in Immingham, to be followed by another 13 over the next six months. Tesco said it was investing between £20 million and £30 million

($26 million to $39 million or €22.3 million to €33.8 million) in the first openings, with the stores offering 2,600 products, including 1,800 Jackʼs-branded items. The discount brand is named after Jack Cohen, who founded Tesco in 1919, and the launch will coincide with the companyʼs centenary celebrations.

Can Instagram fashionistas help save the planet?

Fast fashion churns environmental destruction as fast as seasonal trends. So how does sustainability become trendy?

Itʼs a precarious walk down the glossy fashion runway. But the balancing act becomes truly perilous when one glimpses the mounds of landfill upon which the mainstream fashion industry is so delicately perched. Driven by the cultural phenomenon of fast fashion, big brands churn out seasonal trends at low prices and a speed that makes it one of the most environmentally unsound industries in the world.

The flipside of glamour A recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundationestimates that more than half of fast fashion is disposed of in under a

year, while the average lifespan of a garment — meaning the number of times it is worn before being tossed aside to make way for new pieces — has dropped by 36 percent compared to 15 years ago. Landfill represents just one corner of the industryʼs environmental footprint, which also includes exorbitant greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and resource waste. The gravity of the problem calls brands and consumers alike to radically change their ways. But while reform has been in the works for years, keeping short attention spans focused on ethical consumption hasnʼt proved easy. So how does environmentalism become trendy? As anything does in 2018: on Instagram.

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Argentinaʼs President Mauricio Macri accused of ʼabuse of powerʼ over IMF loan Argentinaʼs attorney general, Jorge Di Lello, announced on Wednesday that his office planned to investigate President Mauricio Macri for "abuse of power," stemming from a $50 billion (€42 billion) loan his administration secured from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move underscores the repercussions that this yearʼs economic turmoil is having in Argentine politics. A formal complaint against Macriʼs government was made by former lawmaker Claudio Lozano and Jonatan Baldiviezo, of the NGO City Rights Observatory.

They accuse members of the executive branch of being in "violation of public duties in bypassing congress" when they signed the accord with the IMF. "Our constitution has established that it is Congress who has the sole authority to collect public debt and to enter into agreements with international agencies," Baldiviezo told the EFE news agency. In particular, the plaintiffs highlighted that Argentinaʼs 2018 Budget Law also does not authorize the president to sign agreements with the IMF.

Chinese gangs fuel illegal South Africa abalone trade Demand for abalone in Asia is increasingly being met through illegal harvesting run by criminal gangs threatening the survival of the marine mollusk in South Africa, a report has said. TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network, said Wednesday that 96 million individual abalone worth nearly $900 million (€769 million) have been illegally poached off South Africaʼs shores in the past 17 years.Read more:Secondhand clothes, smuggling and the US-China trade war in Africa Nearly all of the large sea snails were sent to China and Hong Kong, where they are considered a delicacy. Only around a third of abalone harvested off South Africaʼs coast was fished legally in line with quotas and other regulations, the report said. Chinese crime syndicates working with South African gangs have taken advantage of poverty and joblessness in Western Cape Province, in many cases combining the illegal abalone trade with other high-value wildlife products and drugs, the report said.