Daily Bulletin | 11.02.2018, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 11.02.2018 | 18:30 UTC Winter Olympics Day 1 Roundup Gold medals for biathlete Laura Dahlmeier and ski jumper Andreas Wellinger bookended an impressive start for Germany in Pyeongchang. There was also joy for the hosts but the united ice hockey team didn't fare so well. Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP party to select new leadership duo Selahattin Demirtas, the incarcerated co-leader of the left-wing pro-Kurdish People's Democracy (HDP) party, will not stand for re-election. Now a successor must be found as the party seeks a fresh start. Turkey one year after the coup - HDP member Hisyar Ozsoy speaks with DW In no man's land Kurdish leader remains in custody pending hearing Turkey: Videos show detention of Kurdish MPs Welfare state: Who's bigger on benefits, Germany or the UK? The welfare states in Germany and the UK have been able to create a lot of legitimacy for governments. Politicians just had to promise to increase benefits and people would vote for them. But how do the systems compare? No future for the young in Britain Made in Germany - The Economics of healthcare Queen Muhumuza: Fighting colonialism in East Africa About a hundred years ago in Uganda, Queen Muhumuza stood against patriarchal, colonial and chauvinist forces. She was a spiritual leader, a military leader and a fighter for social justice. Queen Muhumuza: Fighting colonialism in East Africa Young Afghan refugees win prize for poems on their escape to Europe Six young Afghans have been awarded a poetry prize named after Else Lasker-Schüler. Words, feelings and their refugee fate — the teenage refugees have a lot in common with the famous German Jewish poet. Germany: Angela Merkel's CDU critics threaten to block coalition projects The business wing of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats has threatened to put a hold on important parts of any coalition deal. Some are disgruntled at the ceding of the finance ministry to the center-left. Germany won't dictate how other EU countries are run, says likely Finance Minister Olaf Scholz Olaf Scholz, tapped to be Germany's next finance minister, said Berlin will not lecture other EU states about their finances. His comments hint at an about-face in the eurozone's policy of strict fiscal discipline. Germany's coalition deal sparks support, criticism EU 'happy' about German coalition deal German defense minister envisions expanded Bundeswehr role in Iraq The German military's role must meet "the needs of Iraq," Ursula von der Leyen said after meeting with the Iraqi prime minister. As the fight against "Islamic State" winds down, Baghdad is searching for help rebuilding. Talanoa dialogue: Giving everyone a voice in the climate conversation Ahead of the COP24 climate conference set for Poland in November, the United Nations has started the Talanoa Dialogue — it's one of the key outcomes of the previous climate summit, COP23. But what is it actually about? Kids4Climate - Don't mess with my future! No more coal for climate Opinion: Western Balkans have a place in the European Union In June 2003 in Thessaloniki, the EU promised that all Western Balkan countries could one day become member states. It is important to be consistent and do the right thing by keeping this promise, Krsto Lazarevic writes.   © Deutsche Welle 2018