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Germany returns human remains from Namibia genocide The German government on Wednesday handed over human remains of the Herero and Nama indigenous groups from present-day Namibia. Between 1904 and 1908,German imperial soldiers massacred thousands from both indigenous groupsin what has been called the "first genocide of the 20th century." While the German government has recognized the slaughter of the Herero and Nama groups as a genocide, parliament hasnot yet followed suit. No ʼlegal obligationʼ to pay Berlin has also refused to pay reparations. "The German government considers that the use of the term ʼgenocideʼ does not entail any legal obligation to reparations, but rather political and moral obligations to heal the wounds. Weʼre sticking to that position," Ruprecht Polenz, the German negotiator in the Namibia talks, told DW two years ago. Germany argues that hundreds of millions of euros in development aid since it gained in independence in 1990 was "for the benefit of all Namibians."
Germany creates DARPA-like cybersecurity agency The German government on Wednesday agreed to create a new cybersecurity agency tasked with innovating technology for defense purposes. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said the agency allows Germany to invest in new technologies and theprotection of critical digital infrastructure. She added that the agency would also partner with other EU countries on agency projects.The federal agency will be managed by the defense and interior ministries, according to officials. Its main task will be to develop new technologies to defend Germanyʼs digital infrastructure from cyberattacks. The agency is expected to resemble a defense body akin to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is credited with developing the early internet and GPS, von der Leyen said.
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Franceʼs Macron says he is ʼmain opponentʼ of Orban, Salvini Macron has placed himself squarely against Hungaryʼs Viktor Orban
French President Emmanuel Macron has placed himself squarely against Hungaryʼs Viktor Orban and Italyʼs Matteo Salvini on migration. "I will yield nothing to nationalists and those who advocate hate speech," Macron said.
Trains vs. planes: Whatʼs the real cost of travel? Flights often seem to be the fastest and cheapest travel options. Thatʼs not so, as DWʼs data visualizations show. Factoring in transit time and environmental damage, hereʼs how to assess the true costs of travel. How much is a plane ticket from London to Paris? The answer is only a web search away, and more and more Europeans are being enticed by cheap prices to take short flights for holidays, family visits or business. Itʼs fast enough for a weekend trip and can cost much less than the train. Many of us make these journeys knowing that there are hidden costs. Aviation, after
all, emits greenhouse gases that accelerate climate change. In order to calculate the real costs of travel, DW has collected thousands of ticket prices, journey times and CO2 emissions figures for trains and planes on six direct routes between European cities: Berlin-Warsaw, Munich-Budapest, London-Amsterdam, LondonMarseilles, Paris-Barcelona and Zurich-Milan. Our analysis shows on which routes the train is giving the plane a run for its money — and reveals how the numbers would change if we were made to pay for the environmental consequences of travel.
What to expect at the 75th Venice Film Festival While Cannes has decided to stop showing Netflix productions, the Venice International Film Festival is going in the opposite direction, featuring three films from the streaming giant in its race for the Golden Lion: the new works by brothersEthan and Joel Coen (USA),Paul Greengrass(UK) and Alfonso Cuarón (Mexico). The festival, which takes place from August 29 to September 8, will also premiere The Other Side of the Wind, Orson Wellesʼ unfinished final
film. Netflix acquired the rights to the material a few years ago and is set to release the completed movie in November 2018. The decision to turn Netflix into a major festival player is bound to be a hot topic of discussion this year. Heavy-weight directors Altogether, 21 films are contending for the Golden Lion this year. The jury is headed by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro; German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz is also among the jurors.
German state official: Fake news fueled Chemnitz riots German officials have blamed "fake news" on social media for helpingfuel right-wing violence in the eastern German city of Chemnitzover the past two days. "We have to acknowledge that mobilization on the internet was stronger than in the past," said Michael Kretschmer, state premier of Saxony, where the violence took place. The death of a 35-year-old German man in the early hours of Sunday — allegedly at the hands of two asylum-seekers from Iraq and Syria — has sparked two days of proteststhat were partially fueled by the false claim the victim had intervened to protect a woman. Also, internet users were exposed to fake reports that another man had been killed. The claim had been disseminated mainly by right-wing groups and the organizer of the rally Pro Chemnitz on social media but was later declared by police to be false.
UN: Half the world’s refugee children can’t go to school With more and more children forced to leave their homes, the number of refugees out of education has topped four million, the UNʼs Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The figure represents more than half of allschool-age refugees around the world, according to the report named "Turn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis." Key takeaways from the report There are now 7.4 million school-age refugees in the world, without taking into account displaced Palestinians
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Germany greenlights controversial migrant transfer centers Speeding up asylum proceedings and bringing them all under one roof — simply put, thatʼs the idea behindGermanyʼs migrant transfer centers, also known as "Anker" centers. The name derives from the German words for arrival, decision and repatriation. Up to 1,500 refugees and migrants can be housed in each center. Arrivals, asylum applications and the decisions on those applications — everything is to take place at the centers,including deportations. In each of the seven locations in Bavaria, which officially began operations as "Anker centers" on August 1, every agency involved in the asylum process will be present on site, the state interior minister for Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, recently told reporters. The pilot phase for the centers will last around six months, after which initial evaluations are planned.
Joachim Löw unveils first postWorld Cup squad Joachim Löw has unveiled a familiarlooking squad for the upcoming international break. However, the national team head coach has given three young players their first international call-ups. Joachim Löwʼs first squad since the World Cup in Russia includes 17 members of the team that was eliminated at the group stage. However, three youngsters, Thilo Kehrer of Paris Saint-Germain, Hoffenheimʼs Nico Schulz and Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen are set to be given their first taste of international football.
Donald Trump accuses Google of bias in search
In a pair of early morning tweets on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump accused Googleʼs search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding "fair media" coverage of him. He vowed to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. Trump expanded his warnings to other big internet firms in comments to reporters at the White House. "I think Google is really taking advantage of a lot of people and I think that is a very serious thing and it is a very serious charge," Trump said. Trumpʼs attack against theAlphabet Inc. unit comes
after a string of grievances against technology companies, including social media giants Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. He has accused the tech companies of silencing conservative voices. He has accused Amazon.com Inc., of hurting small businesses and benefiting from a favorable deal with the US Postal Services. He often takes news outlets to task for what he perceives as unfair coverage. Google denied any political bias, and said in a statement that its search engine is "not used to set a political agenda and we donʼt bias our results toward any political ideology."
Why does music make us dance? Did you know that the bass makes us move? That some people smell things that arenʼt there? Or that hostile relationships can make us sick? DW brings you this weekʼs health news, all in one handy guide! Music can be found in pretty much all cultures worldwide and a lot of the time it makes us dance. But what is the driving force in music that makes us want to bob our heads, wave our arms and shuffle our feet? Scientists in Australia have looked into this question and discovered that the answer lies in the bass. The re-
searchersstudiedhow our brains process low-frequency sounds, which usually form the rhythmic basis of music. They played high- and lowfrequency sounds to people and watched their brainsʼ reaction using electroencephalography (EEG). The results: Peopleʼs brain activity seemed to be in sync with the frequency of the beat. The more bassheavy a song, the more inclined people were to dance to it. The researchers hope that their findings can also be used for treating a range of medical conditions, especially cognitive or motor function disorders.
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Trump to propose 25 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods US President Donald Trump is now considering a 25 percent tariff on up to $200 billion (€171 billion) worth of Chinese imports, according to media reports in the US. Sources close to the internal US deliberations told both Bloomberg and the Washington Post that the Trump administration is consideringwhat would be a significant escalation of the current tariff regime against China, which currently stands at 25 percent on $34 billion worth of primarily industrial goods, in place since early July. In June, Trump directed the US Trade Representative to prepare fresh tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, with a rate of 10 percent touted.This wave of tariffs would include a wide range of products, from dog food to furniture, bicycles to beauty products.
Italy threatens to scupper EUCanada free trade deal The new government in Rome is walking in the footsteps of Donald Trumpʼs trade protectionism, as it has threatened to torpedo the CETA trade agreement because it doesnʼt protect Italyʼs farmers and their products. Italyʼs new agriculture minister Gian Marco Centinaio said on Thursday that the government wouldnʼt ratify theComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada— the EUʼs first major free trade deal since 2011. In an interview with Italyʼs daily La Stampa, Centinaio said CETA didnʼt ensure sufficient protection for the countryʼs speciality foods. "We will not ratify the free trade treaty with Canada because it protects only a small part of our PDO [Protected Designation of Origin] and PGI [Protected Geographical Indication] products," Centinaio told the newspaper. "Doubts over this agreement are shared by many of my European colleagues," he added. The treaty did enter in force on a provisional basis in September 2017, doing away with tariffs on a large number of goods and widening access to Canadian beef in Europe and EU cheese and wine in Canada.