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Danish immigration minister Stoejberg calls fasting ʼdangerousʼ Inger Stoejberg received backlash after suggesting Muslims spend the month of Ramadan away from work. Experts and businesses fired back that there was no evidence of fasting affecting work safety. Denmarkʼs Immigration and Integration Minister Inger Stoejberg has stirred controversy after claiming late on Monday that the celebration of Ramadan was incompatible with the modern labor market. The minister, who has a reputation for hardline immigration policies, wrote a blog post for the Danish tabloid BT that the month-long Muslim celebration, which includes fasting during daylight hours, was "dangerous for us all." Questioned the idea of "commanding observance to a 1,400-yearold pillar of Islam."Suggested that, if Muslims were going to fast, they should take a month off from work "to avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish society."
Hundreds of Reichsbürger, extremists lose weapons permits As sympathisers reach out across social media and messaging services, the number of Reichsbürger supporters appears to have grown to 18,000. A number of them hold weapons but 450 have lost their permits. The German Interior Ministry on Tuesday said that approximately 1,200 Reichsbürger and 750 right-wing extremists currently have a permit for one or more weapons. The revelation came as part of its response to a parliamentary question from the Green party on the dangers of right-wing terrorist structures and right-wing militancy in Germany, as the Greens had expressed concern over an increase in the number of acts of violence perpetrated by rightwing extremists.
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Donald Trump pulls out of June summit with North Koreaʼs Kim Jong Un The summit had been hailed a historic chance to disarm Pyongyang
US President Donald Trump has announced he will not meet North Koreaʼs leader Kim Jong Un next month, due to "open hostility" recently expressed by Kim.
How supermodel Heidi Klum built a multi-million business empire As this season of Germanyʼs Next Topmodel comes to a close, we look at how Heidi Klumʼs impressive career has allowed the German-born supermodel to become a global star and powerful businesswoman. Working both in her home country and in the US, Heidi Klum is one of the worldʼs most successful celebrities. Her impressive career as a model has allowed her to venture into lucrative business and entertainment projects, and she shows no signs of slowing down at age 44. "There arenʼt many world stars
coming from Germany with that level of fame. Itʼs Angela Merkel and Heidi," Thomas Hayo, a fashion photographer and one of Klumʼs judges on Germanyʼs Next Topmodel (GNTM), told Forbes magazine last year. Since 2006, millions of mainly young female viewers have been watching Heidi Klum host Germanyʼs Next Topmodel on commercial TV channel ProSieben. The reality TV show is based on the original Ameri‐ caʼs Next Top Model, which her friend and fellow model, Tyra Banks, started in New York City in 2004.
German university hospital defends auto firmsʼ nitrogen dioxide test ethics No experiments on animals or humans can take place in Germany without a go from an authorized ethics committee. Dr. Thomas Kraus from Aachen University Hospital says this was the case in the most recent NO2 scandal. The European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT) "did not impinge in any way on the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) research it commissioned Aachen University Hospital to do," Professor Thomas Kraus from the
hospital told the German press agency DPA on Monday. The EUGT is a now defunct organization that was funded by German carmakers Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW plus partsmaker Bosch, thus raising questions of possible conflicts of interest. In 2013, 25 healthy volunteers were exposed to NO2 pollution for three hours, Kraus said. "None of them had any negative health effects," he went on, adding that the tests were meant to measure the impact of pollutants in the workplace.
Former Taiwan president gets jail time for information leak Taiwanʼs High Court has overturned a previous not-guilty verdict and charged former Taiwanese President Ma Yingjeou. Ma plans to appeal his sentence but can also avoid prison by paying a fine of €3,370. Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday for leaking classified information. Taiwanʼs High Court found that "Ma Ying-jeou violated the Communication and Surveillance Act," when he leaked information relating to national security and opposition lawmaker Ker Chien-ming, which should have been confidential. Ma told local media he planned to appeal the High Court sentence, but he could also skip prison if he pays a fine of T$120,000 ($4,020, €3,370), the court said. A former stalwart of major opposition party Kuomintang of China, Ma was Taiwanʼs president from 2008 to 2016 and encouraged closer ties with China. He also served as the justice minister and mayor of Taipei.
Five dead in samurai sword attack on Indonesian police Police have shot four men dead during an attack on a police headquarters in Pekanbaru on Sumatra island. The third Islamist militant assault in Indonesia in the past week also left an officer dead and two wounded. Four samurai sword-wielding men were shot dead by Indonesian police on Wednesday after they attacked a police headquarters on the island of Sumatra. National police spokesman Setyo Wasisto said the men attacked officers after driving a minivan into the police compound in Pekanbaru.
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European Central Bank warns new Italian government over spending The ECB has warned the new Italian government to stick to EU budget rules, rather than launch into new spending projects given its €2.3 trillion debt. Eurozone finance ministers took a softer line. Italyʼs new populist government, headed by the anti-establishment5Star Movement and far-right League, has outlined plansfor tax cuts, a basic monthly income and continuity for pension payments. But Europeʼs third-largest economy has a debt burden representing 132 percent of its annual economic output, which is more than double the EU permitted limit of 60 percent. Only Greece has a similar ratio. In its biannual financial stability reviewpublished on Thursday, the European Central Bank warned: "A loosening of the fiscal stance in high-debt countries could impact the fiscal outlook and, by extension, market sentiment." Borrowing costs in Italy pulled back from Wednesdayʼs 14-month high on Thursday afternoon with benchmark yields on 10-year government debt at 2.32 percent — 180 basis points higher than for German 10-year bonds. But the Italian bond yields remained far below the 7 percent levels reached during the euro zone debt crisis in 2011 and 2012.
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Deutsche Bank confirms deeper staff cuts
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Germanyʼs biggest private lender has announced itʼs laying off more employees than originally planned as it looks to retreat from equities markets across the world in a sweeping overhaul launched by its new CEO.
The global trade body has found the EU is still ignoring requests to stop its illegal subsidies for Airbus, handing a victory to its US rival Boeing and paving the way for potentially billions in punitive tariffs. In its ruling on Tuesday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said the European Union had failed to remove support in the form of preferential government loans for AirbusʼsA380 superjumboand A350 twin-aisle jet programs, causing losses for Boeing and US aerospace workers. At the same time, however, the appellate division of WTOʼs Dispute Settlement Body dismissed a US claim that loans for Airbusʼs most popular models, the A320 and A330, were costing Boeing significant sales. The ruling was not subject to appeal, WTO said, potentially clearing the way for the US to seek billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs against European exports. But its decision on the A320 and A330 models is seen narrowing the scope of punitive tariffs in one of the worldʼs longest and costliest trade disputes.
Shortly before its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, Deutsche Bank announced it would cut an additional 7,000 jobs by 2019 in a bid to make the lender profitable again. "The number of full-time positions is expected to fall from just over 97,000 currently to well below 90,000; the associated personnel reductions are underway," Deutsche said in a statement. The bank said the job cuts would hit its equities
sales and trading division, which was expected to lose 25 percent of its workforce. "We remain committed to our Corporate and Investment Bank and our international presence — we are unwavering in that," CEO Christian Sewing said Thursday. "However, we must concentrate on what we truly do well." The bank added it would slash leverage exposure in the investment arm by 10 percent.
Conservationists honored with German Africa Award Tanzania’s Gerald Bigurube and Madagascar’s Clovis Razafimalala have dedicated their lives to saving their countries’ natural heritage. Forty-four years. Thatʼs the amount of time environmentalist Gerald Bigurube has dedicated to saving Tanzaniaʼs wildlife and natural environment. As the long-time head of Tanzaniaʼs National Parks Authority (TANAPA), the 66-year-old has led the fight against illegal poaching and spearheaded efforts to reconcile wildlife management
with human livelihoods and Tanzaniaʼs economic pillar, the tourism industry. While 46-year-old Malagasy activist Clovis Razafimalala entered the environmental arena at a much later date, his work has also revolved around protecting the virgin forests of his homeland. As the head of the organization Maroantsetra Lampogno, Razafimala took up the fight against the illegal logging and trafficking of rosewood and timber, specifically in the area of the UNESCO World heritage site, the Masoala National Park.
criticized for Erdogan meeting Germany players Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündogan have been criticized for meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both are of Turkish heritage, but chose to represent Germany in international football.
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Brexit causes record number of Britons to be granted German citizenship Britons are rushing to become
German citizens before their country leaves the European Union. More than 10 times as many Britons became German citizens in 2017 than in 2015. A record number of Britons became German citizens for the second year running, the German Federal Statistical Office reported on Wednesday. The consecutive record has been linked to Britainʼs upcoming departure from the European Union. "A link with the upcoming Brexit is obvious,” Germanyʼs statistics office Destatis said. About 7,500 Britons were granted German citizenship in 2017 —more than double the record set in the previous year. The 2017 figure eclipses the 2015 number, when 622 pre-referendum Britons gained German citizenship. A total of 112,200 foreigners were granted German citizenship in 2017, the most since 2013 and a 1.7-percent increase on the previous year. The largest contingent of foreign naturalizations came from Turkey (14,984), followed by Britain, Poland (6,613), Italy (4,256) and Romania (4,238). The new citizens from Britain are on average almost 53 years old, significantly older than other naturalized persons.