Daily Bulletin | 28.02.2018, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 28.02.2018 | 18:30 UTC Germany admits Russian hackers infiltrated Foreign and Defense ministries German security services have admitted they uncovered a Russian cyberattack on the Foreign and Defense ministries in December. Sources say the malware had been planted up to a year earlier. Hacking Germany Survey shows fears of industrial cyber attacks increasing North Korea is supplying chemical weapons to Syria: UN experts A UN panel investigating reports of chemical weapons use by Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria has found a link to North Korea. Pyongyang may have been supplying the Assad regime for a decade, the panel found. Chlorine gas symptoms reported in Syria Assad denies he used chemical weapons Scotland, Wales defy London with laws to keep powers after Brexit The two countries have moved to prevent the UK government from launching a power grab when Britain leaves the European Union. New legislation will be introduced to enshrine EU laws on fishing and farming if required. Scotland: Fears of losing EU workers Boris Johnson says there will be no hard Irish border Last East German leader Hans Modrow demands access to West's intelligence files Germans who lived in the GDR have been able to view the files kept on them by East Germany's notorious Stasi secret police. Now, East Germany's last leader is demanding to see what the West knew about him. Stasi documents to remain open to public Murdered Slovak journalist's final report details links between Mafia, government The article journalist Jan Kuciak was investigating before his murder has been published by his news outlet. It alleges that men wanted on Mafia-related charges in Italy were making deals with some of Slovakia's elite. Slovak police suspect journalist killed for his work Pesticides harm bees — EU food safety watchdog confirms 2013 findings The EU banned three types of pesticides after a 2013 EU study found evidence they were dangerous to wild bee populations. The latest study has confirmed that finding and sets the stage for the ban to continue. EU confirms insecticide danger Bees dying off in Romania Dutch royal family: Court grants illegitimate son royal title A Dutch prince has long claimed that he had a deal with his former lover not to allow their son royal status. But a court has struck down his argument and granted the 21-year-old a royal title. The Netherlands celebrate King's Day Stealthy sleuths: Lithuania calls for 'cyber Schengen' zone Coming soon to a cyberattack near you: an EU rapid-response team led by Lithuania, able to leap national borders in a single bound. Criminals do it, so why not the good guys? Teri Schultz reports. Cyber warfare is on the rise Americans like Angela Merkel, while Germans loathe Donald Trump Donald Trump remains very unpopular in Germany, while people in the US are generally positive about Angela Merkel, a new study finds. And that's just a single aspect of a relationship that only one side sees as strained. Violence against refugees in Germany drops dramatically Refugees and refugee homes are still attacked nearly every day in Germany — but the figures dropped significantly last year. Left-wing politicians blame both the AfD and Angela Merkel's party for stirring up hatred. Number of asylum seekers in Germany drops drastically Opinion: Is this the end of mobility? The decision of a German court to allow municipalities to impose partial bans on diesel vehicles has stirred up more dust than the daily traffic in German cities. DW's Henrik Böhme asks: What now? Diesel ban approved for German cities Russia back in Olympic competition after IOC lifts suspension Just three days after the 2018 Winter Olympics ended, the IOC has confirmed that Russia has been welcomed back into the Olympic fold. This came after remaining tests from the Olympic Athletes from Russia tested negative. IOC lifts ban on Russia: DW's Jonathan Crane Zhukov: 'The Russian Olympic Committee is once again completely reinstated in its rights'   © Deutsche Welle 2018