Daily Bulletin | 23.02.2018, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 23.02.2018 | 18:30 UTC Sergey Lavrov: Russia to vote for Syria truce at UN Russia's foreign minister indicated Moscow would support a 30-day ceasefire in Syria at the UN Security Council. The international community has accused Moscow and Damascus of indiscriminate shelling of civilians. Army shelling in Eastern Ghouta is 'a massacre' - Merkel US launches new sanctions against North Korea targeting dozens of shipping companies President Donald Trump has called the new set of sanctions the "largest-ever" targeting North Korea. The move comes as Trump's daughter Ivanka is in South Korea for the end of the Winter Olympics. North Korea invites South Korean president to Pyongyang North Korea using Berlin to flout nuclear sanctions EU leaders meet to discuss post-Brexit budget gap and new EC president election EU leaders meet informally in Brussels to discuss how to deal with the loss of funds from the UK when it leaves the bloc. The group of 27 is also discussing how to chose the next President of the European Commission. How to plug the funding gap left by Brexit The EU is still waiting for Germany 5 facts about cannabis laws in Germany Cannabis is illegal in Germany, but there are exceptions to the rule. DW looks at what's legal and what isn't when it comes to the private consumption of pot — plus, who says it's high time to legalize marijuana? No longer just a drug, cannabis is becoming a major market Neanderthals – the oldest masters of cave art Neanderthals created decorative objects and cave paintings thousands of years before our Homo sapiens ancestors, according to landmark finds. The two human species apparently had the same cognitive abilities. The face of evolution Winter Olympics: German ice hockey pull off 'Wunder von Pyeongchang' Germany have delivered the biggest win in the country's ice hockey history, beating defending champions Canada to advance to the Olympic gold medal game. Neither the team nor the country can quite believe it. Winter Olympics: Second Russian tests positive for banned substance A second Olympic athlete from Russia has tested positive for a banned substance at the Winter Olympics. Nadezha Sergeeva, who finished 12th in the two-woman bobsleigh, tested positive for a heart medication. Scandal-hit VW doubles profits in 2017 German automaker Volkswagen posted a doubled net profit in 2017, selling more cars than ever before. Its bottom line held up despite an emissions scandal, but fallout from a recent testing scandal lies ahead. German carmakers accused of poison gas tests on humans New French immigration bill provokes backlash France is working on a new immigration law designed to streamline the asylum process. But aid workers fear the legislation could turn the country into a proper "expulsion machine," reports Lisa Louis from Paris. France to step up expulsions with new asylum laws Dengue vaccine controversy sparks panic in Philippines Health experts fear that a drop in immunization rates amid an ongoing dengue vaccine controversy could jeopardize other government vaccination programs and trigger epidemics in the Philippines. Ana P. Santos reports. Singapore's mosquito police Chikungunya outbreak hits Delhi economy Opinion: EAC leaders should mediate in Kenya's political impasse East African leaders are meeting in Uganda to discuss a range of issues including trade disputes. DW columnist Jenerali Ulimwengu says they must also discuss the deteriorating political crisis in Kenya. Brits roll up their sleeves to tackle plastic pollution Concern over plastic pollution is gathering momentum at a startling pace in the UK. But behind headline-grabbing gestures from government, citizens are taking the problem into their own hands. © Deutsche Welle 2018