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Germany: Anticoal protests go ahead in Hambach Forest amid restrictions Thousands of anti-coal protesters on Sunday gathered in cold, rainy conditions in Hambach Forest, near the western German city of Aachen, to demonstrate against the expansion of an open-cut lignite mine in the area of woodland. Organizers said some 7,000 attended the protest — 2,000 more than expected — but police have not verified the figure. A court on Saturday confirmed a ban on the original "woodland walk" planned by organizers, saying it was likely that a number of walkers would break off from the stroll to join activists, leading to a large-scale demonstration that could not be properly secured. Authorities thus allowed only a fixed demonstration at one location.
US warns of Sudan protests against DW show ʼShabab Talkʼ The US embassy in Sudan on Sunday sent out a security alert to its citizens in the country warning of possible protests near local broadcaster Sudania 24, which collaborated with DW to produce a "Shabab Talk" episode on womenʼs rights. An embassy public affairs officer told DW that the notification had been sent as a "routine" alert to US citizens to inform them of the situation and the potential for the protests to turn violent. However, it is unclear whether the protests manifested on Sunday. Earlier this week, DWʼs Arabic-language show "Shabab Talk" hosted by Jaafar Abdul Karim sparked controversy in Sudan after a woman gave a passionate speech decrying sexual harassment in the country. Addressing an Islamic scholar on the show, 28year-old Weam Shawky criticized societal norms targeting women in the northeast African country.
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German coalition meet to reevaluate Maassen compromise In the fallout, some 67 percent of Germans have lost faith in the chancellorʼs coalition
The outrage that followed the apparent promotion of Hans-Georg Maassen has forced Angela Merkelʼs government into renewed talks.
Japanese companies plan to build moon colonies In collaboration with NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced plans for the construction of the first human colony on the moon, a little more than a decade in the future. In December, President Donald Trump signed an executive orderto send astronauts back to the moonas an initial step towards further exploration of the solar system. The intention is to have Earthʼs nearest neighbor serve as a stopping-off point for missions further into outer space, al-
though there are also plans to mine resources that are to be found on the surface of the moon. In 2009, the Japanese space probe Kaguya landed on the moon and detected uranium, thorium, potassium, magnesium, silicon, calcium, titanium and iron in samples. That discovery opened up the possibility of commercial mining operations. The hurdle has always been the creation of colonies on the inhospitable surface of the moon and providing any settlers there with the large quantities of energy required to sustain life.
Hans Scholl: Fighting for freedom until death He fought Hitler with slogans and leaflets; that cost him his life. On September 22, the founder of the White Rose movement Hans Scholl would have turned 100. A look back at the famous resistance group against Hitler. "Freedom!" Hans Scholl painted this word in large letters with black tar paint on the walls of the University of Munich — four times. He was a member of the White Rose movement, aiming to overthrow the Nazi regime. The small group of students became one of the
most famous resistance groups against Adolf Hitlerʼs regime. In the night of February 3, 1943, Scholl and another medical student, Alexander Schmorell, were walking through the dark streets. They wanted to post as many leaflets as they could throughout Munich. They also had tin template for their graffiti stating "Down with Hitler" with a crossed-out swastika. But the Gestapo was already on their tail. Nearly three weeks later, Hans Scholl was dead, executed by the Nazis.
Iran summons Western diplomats after deadly military parade attack Iran summoned Sunday Danish and Dutch ambassadors and the British charge dʼaffaires over Saturdayʼsattack on a military paradein Ahvaz. The al-Ahvazieh militant group, a hardline Sunni outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 60 others. The Iranian government accused Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain of harboring members of the militant group. They have further made allusions that the attackers were trained in the United Arab Emirates. Iranʼs foreign ministry said the fact that the European Union did not blacklist al-Ahvazieh was unacceptable. The UAE took exception to being implicated in the attack, saying on Sunday that the "formal incitement against the UAE from within Iran is unfortunate, and has escalated after the Ahvaz attack."
Idlib buffer zone: ProTurkey Syrian rebels refuse to disarm Pro-Turkey rebels have cautiously accepted a Moscow-Ankara deal to prevent a regime attack on Syriaʼs last major opposition rebel bastion of Idlib in the north west of the country. The National Liberation Front (NLF) confirmed its "full cooperation with our Turkish ally" on plans for a demilitarized zone to help avoid a humanitarian crisis. Close to 3 million people live in Idlib — around half of them are Syrians, including rebel fighters and their families, displaced by war from other parts of the country.
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Police identify source of deadly Novichok nerve agent in UK deaths British police announced Friday that they found a bottle containing the Novichok nerve agent in the home of one of the victims of a nerve agent poisoning in Wiltshire last month. "On Wednesday, 11 July, a small bottle was recovered during searches of Charlie Rowleyʼs house in Amesbury," police said in a statement. The statement said scientists from Porton Down defense laboratory confirmed the bottle contained the Novichok nerve agent, the same poison used against Sergei Skripal and his daughter earlier this year. "Further scientific tests will be carried out to try and establish whether it is from the same batch that contaminated Sergei and Yulia Skripal in March," the force said, adding that a link to the Skripals remained "a main line of enquiry for police." Dawn Sturgess died in a hospitalon Sunday after exposure to the nerve agent. Her partner, Rowley, isstill in critical condition, but has regained consciousness. The Foreign Office said on Friday it had invited independent technical experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons early next week "to independently confirm the identity of the nerve agent."
Naomi Osaka beaten by Karolina Pliskova in Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo Tearful US Open champion Naomi Osaka blamed tiredness after a surprise defeat in straight sets by Karolina Pliskova in the Pan Pacific Open final. Japanʼs Osaka was hoping to give home fans a victory to celebrate in Tokyo but went down 6-4 6-4 to the Czech.
No place to live: Germanyʼs daunting urban housing market Finding an apartment in a German city is hard work these days. That is especially true for those who have little money. Some critics say itʼs a dangerous development that could have dramatic political consequences. "Itʼs so frustrating," complains Michiko Park, who works at the Troisdorf womenʼs shelter to help single mothers find rental apartments in and around the western German cities of Cologne and Bonn. Indeed, these days finding affordable housing isa tremendous challenge, especially for single mothers. "Sometimes," Park
says, "these moms will get up to five rejections in a single day — that really takes its toll psychologically." Eight mothers and 12 children current live in the shelter. Most of them were victims of domestic violence. Once the women feel theyʼre ready to return to their normal lives, the nervewracking flat hunt begins.
Chemicals in our everyday life harm our health We are exposed to a variety of chemicals every day. Some of them can even make us sick. And they can be found where we least expect them. Chemicals that are widely used in cosmetics and personal care products can cause changes in womenʼs reproductive hormones, a newstudyhas found. The researchers at George Mason University in the US state of Virginia tested more than 500 urine samples from 143 women aged between 18 and 44. They analyzed these samples for chemicals found in beauty products, including benzophenones, which are ultraviolet filters; parabens, which are antimicrobial preservatives;
as well as bisphenol A and chlorophenols. They found that these chemicals had an effect on female reproductive hormones. Phenol and UV filters decreased levels of estradiol, folliclestimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), whereas parabens increased levels of estradiol. The researchers say that if these findings are confirmed by more studies the implications for estrogendependent diseases, such as breast cancer, could be severe. "What we should take away from this study is that we may need to be careful about the chemicals in the beauty and personal care products we use,"saysDr. Anna Pollack, lead author of the study.
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T-Mobile reports cybersecurity incident T-Mobile US and its unit Metro PCS told customers that cybersecurity staff found and shut down unauthorized access to certain information on August 20 and immediately reported the matter to authorities. The company added that no financial data, social security numbers or passwords were compromised during the attackon its networks, admitting, though, that other personal information like names, email IDs, phone numbers as well as account numbers or account types (postpaid or prepaid) may have been exposed. T-Mobile said that about 3 percent of its 77 million customers could have been affected (roughly 2 million people potentially affected).
Hong Kong rule new Haruki Murakamiʼs novel ʼindecentʼ A backlash was growing in Hong Kong after Obscene Articles Tribunal ruled "Killing Commendatore", the 2017 novel by noted Japanese author Haruki Murakami, to be "indecent." By Thursday, more than 2,100 people had signed an online petition backed by 21 activist groups for the censors to remove the categorization Classifying the novel as indecent would "bring shame to Hong Kong people," the petition says, stressing that no other novels by the 69-yearold author have ever been classified as indecent in Hong Kong, Taiwan, or mainland China. "If this is set to be a precedent case, Hong Kong would become the most conservative Chinese area," the South China Morning Post quoted the document as saying. Read more:Hong Kongʼs democracy movement ʼneeds new ideasʼ ʼExplicit sexual detailsʼ The latest Murakami book revolves around a portrait artist whose wife unexpectedly asks for a divorce. It features occasional sex scenes, similar to the authorʼs previous works. Earlier this month, the Office of Film, Newspaper and Article Administration in Hong Kong said they had received a public complaint about "explicit sexual details" in the novel, which they passed on to the censorship board.