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Thursday, November 9, 2017
Daily Bulletin | 09.11.2017, 19:30 UTC
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Daily Bulletin
09.11.2017 | 19:30 UTC
Environment
COP23: Rival US delegation opens pavilion to challenge Trump
US governors, mayors and business leaders have come to the UN climate summit in Germany to show they care about saving the planet. They say President Trump's climate inaction is a slap in the face to the American people.
Global Talk - Can Business Save the Climate?
Germany and California agree joint fight against climate change
COP23: US absence felt on first day of UN climate summit
US ridicules Syria's decision to join Paris climate deal
US states form Climate Alliance, vow to uphold Paris Agreement
Donald Trump withdraws US from Paris climate deal
Living Planet: 1.5 to stay alive
As the 23rd annual UN climate conference kicked off in Bonn this week, the message from small island states was loud and clear: 1.5 to stay alive. At COP23, Living Planet spoke with Pacific Islanders, climate activists and indigenous peoples campaigning for urgent climate action:
Living Planet: 1.5 to stay alive
News
ICC war crimes judges approve Burundi investigation
Judges in The Hague have approved a full investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in Burundi, the first country to leave the International Criminal Court. Hundreds of people have been killed since 2015.
Congolese police open fire on refugees from Burundi
Burundi becomes first country to leave International Criminal Court
Burundi rejects UN accusations of crimes against humanity
UN investigators 'struck by scale' of crimes in Burundi
Congolese troops shoot dozens of Burundian refugees in DRC
EU fails to agree on glyphosate license renewal
The European Commission has again hit a wall in renewing the approval for the weedkiller glyphosate. The vote comes after 18 months of agonizing over the controversial herbicide.
Glyphosate - will the EU plump for more of the controversial herbicide?
Is glyphosate safe for human consumption?
Farming without glyphosate — how would that work?
EU lawmakers vote to ban glyphosate weed killer by 2022
EU extends license for controversial weed killer glyphosate by 18 months
Glyphosate no carcinogen, says EU agency
Was Monsanto involved in EU glyphosate study?
Germans reminded to never forget at Kristallnacht events
Germans are commemorating the 79th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Nazi-inspired nationwide pogrom against Jews. Politicians in Berlin are hoping to rebuild a synagogue on the spot where Germans destroyed it in 1938.
Kristallnacht memorial leaves lessons to be learned for Germany's right-wing extremists
November 9: Kristallnacht and fall of the Berlin Wall
Germans Commemorate the Persecution of Jews
Remembering the Night of Broken Glass
AfD members distance themselves from Holocaust memorial critic
Police pin more murders on noxious German nurse Niels H.
A nurse already convicted of two murders is now suspected of more than 100 additional killings. Niels H. once testified that he acted "out of boredom" and hoped to bring patients back from a drug-induced brink.
Jailed German nurse Niels Högel may have killed further 84 patients
German nurse suspected in 24 more patient deaths
Court gives life sentence to German nurse guilty of killing patients
German nurse killed patients 'out of boredom'
"Death Nurse" Accused of 29 Murders
Germany
European Court of Justice tells German churches to respect EU discrimination law
The European Court of Justice has called on German churches to change policies requiring all employees of its charities to be Christian. It's a conflict not only between EU and national law, but within German law itself.
Germany: Church searches for lost souls
Court defers verdict on doctor sacked from Catholic clinic for remarrying
Workers' rights in Germany: Not everyone can go on strike
Court: Muslim boy must attend NRW school's Catholic service
Martin Luther's daring revolution: The Reformation 500 years on
The main differences between Catholics and Protestants
German court hands suspended sentence to Swiss spy for snooping on tax officials
Rarely has a spy case attracted as much attention in Germany as that of Daniel M. The bungling double agent passed on troves of bank data to German tax officials while allegedly gathering info on them for the Swiss.
Espionage case begins for Swiss bank spy accused of targeting tax fraud investigators in Frankfurt, Germany
New Swiss spy found in German tax office
Swiss spy arrested in Germany 'watched tax investigators': report
Credit Suisse offices searched in tax evasion probe
Belgium charges Switzerland's UBS with massive fraud
EU, Switzerland sign tax info exchange deal
Row ignites after Germany slams 'tax haven' Malta
Taxpayers demand end to 'Soli' tax to boost eastern German economy
As Germany negotiates a new government, pressure is growing to ax a tax for special economic aid to the formerly communist East. Are Germans tired of paying reunification costs, even as the eastern economy lags behind?
How much did reunification cost?
Struggling German town is stronghold for right-wing AfD
German unification: subsidizing the East
Mapping differences in two German economies
Eastern Germany is western Germany's trillion euro bet
Angela Merkel's coalition talks for next German government: what you need to know
Could Germany's FDP sink Angela Merkel's coalition talks?
Sports
Sandro Wagner hopes to continue Germany's tradition of late bloomers
Sandro Wagner, 29, is making a strong case for inclusion in Germany's 2018 World Cup squad. He can take inspiration from a pair of notable strikers who made an impact on the national team later in their careers.
Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose ends playing career
Darmstadt's survival 'the eighth wonder of the world'
Timo Werner, Emil Forsberg et al keep RB Leipzig's opponents guessing
Germany's Confederations Cup stars take step towards World Cup berth
Germany coach Joachim Löw to experiment against England
Joachim Löw said he is eager to experiment with his Germany team in its final two friendlies in 2017. The Germany head coach admitted he has some idea of what his squad will look like but expects some tough choices.
Germany coach Joachim Löw names squad for England, France friendlies
England face selection crisis ahead of Germany clash
England's future looks bright, but they should heed German lessons
World Cup qualifying: The teams chasing the final nine spots
Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer could now be out until March
Olympics: Australia names first indigenous Winter Olympian
Figure skater Harley Windsor has been named to Australia's figure skating team for the Pyeongchang Olympics. He will be the first Aboriginal athlete ever to represent Australia at a Winter Games.
Security, sales a concern 100 days before Pyeongchang Winter Games
Newsletters & Co.
Nico's Weg – German made easy
Using this innovative German E-learning course, beginners are sure to advance quickly. At a desktop or on a smartphone, Nico's Weg will help everyone learning German reach their destination.
World
World in Progress
World in Progress: Stories that matter from around the world
World in Progress is a 30-minute radio show that connects the dots in a globalized era.
World in Progress: Climate Migration and Human Rights
© Deutsche Welle 2017
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