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German Islam Conference reconvenes search for German Islam This yearʼs German Islam Conference (DIK) will be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Berlin. It has been over a year and a half sincethe last DIK. For this latest iteration, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, of Bavariaʼs Christian Social Union (CSU), has invited some new faces to discuss a host of what he considers pressing issues. The overriding mission of the DIK remains unchanged: the "integration" of Germanyʼs 4.5 million Muslims into society, both in a religious and broader political sense. The twoday event will be inaugurated by Seehofer and then officially focus on efforts to promote integration and train imams in Germany. This latter issue will undoubtedly spark heated debates over the coming months and focus attention on what role Islamic theology should play in German universities, whether imams andmosquesshould receive funding from abroad, and what to make of Muslim congregations that make large financial contributions to certain causes.
Far-right populists and climate policy: an attempt to move the goalposts With the COP24 starting next week, right-wing populists are seeking to reframe the discussion about climate change even in ultra-ecological Germany. Environmentalists face a dilemma — to rebut or ignore the deniers. The environmental affairs spokesman for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Karsten Hilse, is someone who rarely raises his voice or breaks into the sneers of party heads Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland — to say nothing of the climate-changedenier-in-chief, US President Donald Trump. But Hilseʼs message is just as radical.
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Duterte plans anticommunist ʼdeath squadʼ in Philippines Rights groups fear this will escalate an already deadly environment in the country
The president of the Philippines has said he wants to counter communist rebels with their own weapon: armed death squads. But rights groups fear this will escalate an already deadly environment in the country.
EU consumer groups hit Google with location tracking complaints Consumer groups from across the bloc have signaled their plans to file formal complaints against the tech giant. Google has been accused of secretly tracking usersʼ movements even after they try to disable such features. European consumer agencies on Tuesday said they will file complaints against Google for allegedly breachingthe EUʼs data protection law GDPRby tracking the movements of users without their consent through
features such as "location history" and "web and app activity." Consumer groups from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and Sweden said they will file complaints with their countriesʼ respective data protection authorities, which is basic procedure under GDPR. Norwegian consumer group Forbrukerradet tweeted a video explaining Googleʼs practices, saying the tech giant "manipulates you to accept being followed step by step."
High Five: 5 artists whose works you will only recognize from on high By creating art that can only be seen from a birdʼs eye view, these artists demand that the viewer has a radically different perspective. This is not a recent trend. The view from above has been captivating humanity for a long time, with ancient artworks created to be viewed from the heavens long before there were planes or hot air balloons. To this day, these artworks that were seemingly intended for the gods are puzzling scientists. For example, how did Nazca Indians
in todayʼs Peru conjure animal geoglyphs hundreds of meters in length more than 1,500 years ago? While we can ascertain the methods behind contemporary large-scale artist works, they still manage to astonish us. Some employ the simplest mediums – for example, by leaving tracks in the deep snow or raking figures in the sand on the beach. They all have one thing in common: These works are huge and some are even recognizable from space.
Dutch trains to compensate descendants of Jews deported to Nazi camps The Netherlands state-owned train company, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), will compensate individuals whose Jewish relatives were deported on its trains to concentration and extermination camps when the country was under Nazi-German occupation during World War II. Announced Tuesday on the nightly public television news show, the decision marks the first time that the train company will pay damages to individual descendants of Holocaust victims. Previously the NS had donated money to various remembrance projects. "We have jointly decided … to found a committee," NS President Roger van Boxtel said. "This committee will find out how we can arrange financial aid to those affected." The number of individuals to receive compensation, as well as the total to be paid out, remains unknown.
New Zealand blocks Chinaʼs Huawei from planned 5G roll out New Zealandʼs intelligence agency on Wednesday blocked mobile operator Spark from using equipment from Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in its planned 5G roll out, citing "a significant network security risk." The move follows similar action by Australia earlier this year as Western powers are increasingly concerned about growing Chinese influence in the Pacific.
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Climate change reduces male fertility, could help drive extinction Researchers are honing in on a little-studied but significant consequence of climate change: male infertility. Could this potential cause of extinction and biodiversity loss also threaten the human species? Men have long understood the dangers of exposing their reproductive glands to excessive heat. More than a decade ago, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey publicly admitted that all that time near hot stoves ultimately caused him fertility loss and a low sperm count. "My balls were burning," he said, with typical bluntness. From sitting too long with a laptop, to boiling saunas and hot cellphones in tight jean pockets, burning issues around the midriff have become a pressing fertility enemy for modern men.
Wada to open new bullying probe after Ed Moses criticised response The 24-man German squad was announced on Friday ahead of a friendly against the 2018 World Cup hosts and a Nations League fixture against rivals the Netherlands. Notably absent from the group is Jerome Boateng, while a surging Marco Reus is back in the picture. Boateng has won 76 caps for Germany and was a key player in the 2014 World Cup triumph. Löw said he had discussed the decision with Boateng and told him that at the moment, they had other alternatives for his spot. "I am convinced that a break would also do him good at the moment", said Löw on Friday.
Indiaʼs camel nomads compete for a place in the modern world The humble camelʼs hump can easily overshadow the animalʼs other characteristics — such as the health benefits of its milk. Efforts are underway to change that, and keep an old tradition alive in the process. Project goal: Keeping camels in Rajasthan and the creation of rural sources of income Implementation: Establishment of a camel value chain by training camel shepherds in hygienic milk production, government advocacy for supporting framework conditions (pasture rights) and raising awareness about the health benefits of camel milk Project size: € 100,000 ($113,750) over three years Financial support: Misereor and private supporters, including the startup Oasis Project partner: League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous
Livestock Development (LPP) and Camel Charisma For centuries, the Raika community has lived in Indiaʼs desert state of Rajasthan with and from camels. But as traditional grazing land is given over to agriculture, the herdersʼ way of life has come under threat, and a growing number of young people are left with little choice but to move to urban areas in search of jobs. An NGO is working with the Raika to establish a system that enables them to market wool and milk products derived from their animals.
The secrets of the Luxor mummies revealed They just opened a 3,500-year-old sarcophagus — and cameras were there to capture what they found inside. History is at your fingertips in the Egyptian temple city of Luxor. That became even more true in November 2018, after French and Egyptian archaeologists discovered a new burial site in the necropolis of Al-Assasif near Luxor and revealed to the press what they discovered. On November 24, a solemn ceremony took place in front of the temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor: The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany proudly
told the press about the find and the burial chamberʼs "very beautiful paintings." The real sensation, however, was the 3,500-year-old sarcophagus and its contents. Scientists and the media were gathered in the burial chamber to witness the opening of the sarcophagus. They all wore protective masks to protect against toxic mold. The lid of the elaborately decorated sarcophagus was carefully lifted — and revealed the mummy of a woman who died about 3,500 years ago. She was from what is referred to as the 18th dynasty, a period that dates to between the 16th and 13th centuries B.C.
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German GDP drops for first time since 2015 Germanyʼs gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2018. It is the first time the German economy has seen a contraction in more than three years. The Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden announced the contraction on Wednesday. The drop was slightly bigger than the expectation of economists polled by Reuters, who had predicted a 0.1 percent drop. In the second quarter the GDP of Europeʼs biggest economy had grown 0.5 percent. "This is the first drop compared to the previous quarter to occur since the first trimester of 2015," said the Federal Statistics office. Just last week, Germanyʼs Council of Economic Experts lowered the growth forecast for 2018to 1.6 percent instead of the 2.3 percent predicted last March. However, economists believe these results are just a blip and they are not worried about the overall health of Germanyʼs economy.
Greek archaeologists locate lost ancient city of Tenea The ruins of a housing settlement and dozens of rare coins have confirmed the location of the ancient city of Tenea, Greeceʼs culture ministry announced on Tuesday. Excavations at a site in the southern Greek region of Peloponnese turned up "proof of the existence of the ancient city," the ministry said in a statement. The city of Tenea is believed to have been founded by Trojans who were taken prisoner during the Trojan War in the 12th or 13th century BCE. Until now, the city had only been mentioned in ancient texts and it was unknown whether it existed. Main excavations in the area started in 2013, the most recent excavations unearthed seven graves dating to the Roman era and Hellenistic period, as well as the remnants of a housing settlement. "It is significant that the remnants of the city, the paved roads, the architectural structure, came to light," lead archaeologist Eleni Korka told Reuters news agency. The dig revealed marble and stone floors of buildings as well as carefully constructed walls. Some 200 rare coins dating from the 4th century BCE were also unearthed as well, indicating that Tenea was very wealthy, Korka said.