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Daily Bulletin 05.04.2018 | 17:30 UTC Skripal poisoning: Russian ambassador demands transparency in OPCW probe Alexander Yakovenko says Moscow would accept the results of the OPCW investigation but only if the process was transparent. Meanwhile, Yulia Skripal released a statement saying that she was growing stronger. Brazil's Supreme Court rules ex-President Lula can be jailed as he appeals corruption conviction Justices had been weighing whether former President Lula should be allowed to put off beginning a 12-year sentence while he appeals a corruption conviction. The ruling against Lula will likely end his political career. Scientists harvest first Antarctic greenhouse vegetables German scientists have harvested the first vegetables to be grown without earth or daylight in Antarctica. The greenhouse is a test run for growing plants in space and combating vegetable shortages in harsh climates. Bollywood star Salman Khan handed jail term for poaching The Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been given a five-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of poaching two blackbuck antelopes. The case has gripped movie-obsessed India for the past two decades. North, South Korean officials meet to hash out logistics ahead of rare summit Officials from North and South Korea have met to plan a landmark meeting between the two countries' leaders. One of the key issues is whether Kim Jong Un will cross the border by car or in a symbolic walk. Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai among six given jail terms The six members of the Brotherhood for Democracy accused of trying to overthrow the communist government have been given prison sentences by a Hanoi court. Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was singled out for special treatment. Scientists find new black holes in Milky Way Astrophysicists have discovered signs of a dozen black holes in the inner circle of the Milky Way and believe there could be 10,000 of them. The find is a breakthrough in understanding how black holes form. Europe's top rights court rejects Nazi swastika blog post case A German man took his case to the court after being convicted for posting a picture of Heinrich Himmler. But the court argued that German authorities had not undermined freedom of expression given the country's history. China leads in global shift to renewable energy Investment in renewable energy continues to grow at a record pace as countries look to move away from fossil fuel-based power production to eco-friendly generation. Over half of world's new solar capacity is in China. UK gender pay gap obvious across most sectors Almost eight out of 10 companies and public sector institutions operating in Britain pay men more than women, a government report has shown. The figures confirmed earlier surveys on widespread workplace pay inequality. New report details Germany's role in Armenian genocide The German Reich provided the Ottoman Empire with the weapons to carry out the Armenian genocide, a new report claims. Prussian officers also laid the "ideological foundations" for the massacre, according to the author. Boris Becker: 'Germany is in a tennis boom' Since August 2017, Boris Becker has been head of men's tennis in Germany. With the Davis Cup quarterfinal battle with Spain on the horizon, Becker spoke to DW about the sport's rise.   © Deutsche Welle 2018