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Daily Bulletin 19.12.2017 | 19:30 UTC
Germany
Berlin Christmas market attack: 'We weren't prepared'
One year after the Berlin Christmas market attack, German politicians have said more must be done to offer assistance to victims following a terrorist incident. What should that support look like?
World
Hezbollah's young adherents emboldened after US announcement on Jerusalem
Though barely able to read, these tiny protesters robotically rattle off their enemies' names and call for their deaths. Their mothers insist that early childhood is "the right age to learn" the ideology of hate.
News
Germany: selection process for medical students deemed partly unconstitutional
Germany's top court has ruled that the current method universities use to allocate places for medical studies violates equal opportunity laws. The federal government is to regulate the criteria used for offering places.
Germany
Germany's 'most famous smoker' dies at 79
Friedhelm Adolfs became the unlikely face of renters' rights for his protracted legal battle with his landlady. Adolfs refused to leave the apartment he had live (and smoked) in for four decades.
Russia arrests Norwegian national on allegations of espionage
Russia's FSB security services have detained a Norwegian citizen for allegedly obtaining confidential military documents. Norway's Foreign Ministry has confirmed it is providing "consular services" to the accused.
Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missile at Saudi Arabia's royal palace
Saudi Arabia intercepted the missile south of its capital Riyadh in a move likely to affect Yemen's conflict. The Houthis had previously claimed similar attacks targeting an international airport and a province.
Business
US tax reform breaks global rules, EU says
European finance ministers are worried. They say the US's big tax reform bill contains measures that would unfairly disadvantage European business and contravene global fair-taxation rules. Are they right?
Sports
Bayern Munich host Borussia Dortmund in German Cup Klassiker
It's usually a semifinal or a final but, this year, either Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund will be out of the German Cup before the last eight. Both clubs are looking to end turbulent years on a high.
Opinion: VAR is here to stay — despite a rough Bundesliga start
The introduction of VAR to the Bundesliga has been so badly mismanaged, that some have called for it to be banned. Yet this is not the solution and, like it or not, VAR is here to stay, writes DW's Chuck Penfold.
Justin Gatlin claims to be clean, fires coach over doping allegations
Justin Gatlin, who has twice been suspended for doping, could face another probe following an undercover investigation by a British newspaper. The American sprinter has denied taking performance-enhancing drugs.

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