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Daily Bulletin 27.04.2018 | 17:30 UTC
NATO and Washington worry about Russian subs in the High North
NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss increasingly bitter relations with Russia. Tensions have led the United States to move back into an Icelandic air base it left more than a decade ago.
North and South Korea: how different are they?
As Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in held their landmark meeting, the world's attention turns to the Korean Peninsula — a region with deep historical and cultural similarities but stark ideological differences.
Mummified body in Iran poses a political headache
The discovery of a mummified body near a shrine south of Tehran has sparked speculation that it may be the remains of the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, Reza Shah. The Iranian authorities are already in discredit mode.
NSU trial: Beate Zschäpe defense team requests maximum 10-year prison sentence
Federal prosecutors accuse Beate Zschäpe of helping carry out a string of neo-Nazi terror attacks in Germany between 2000 and 2007. The case has been one of the most high-profile neo-Nazi trials in recent years.
Geologists find North Korea's nuclear site unusable after collapse
Geologists said earthquakes triggered by a nuclear test last year inflicted heavy damage on North Korea's main test site. The North recently announced it would be freezing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Nationwide register for anti-Semitic offenses in Germany – commissioner
Germany's incoming anti-Semitism commissioner is to establish a central register for anti-Jewish crime. Meanwhile in the Bundestag, MPs condemned anti-Semitism and stressed Germany's friendship with Israel.
British-Iranian scientist Abbas Edalat detained in Iran
Abbas Edalat, a British-Iranian computer science professor, has been detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The computer science professor and peace campaigner was accused of involvement in an "infiltration network."
German police invited to erotic bondage session after responding to complaint
German police said they had walked into a Japanese Shibari bondage training session and participants were "in a good mood." After being invited to join in, the officers "politely" declined.
Scientists find evidence of prehistoric man-vs-giant sloth battle
Fossilized footprints in New Mexico tell a tale of pursuit, misdirection and evasion between ancient humans and the strong giant sloth. The rare find could shed light on how man hunted prey — possibly to extinction.
A German right-wing extremist soldier's double life
One year ago, a right-wing extremist German army officer was arrested on suspicion of terrorism, then it was discovered he was also leading a double life as a Syrian refugee. The case is anything but closed.
Germany expects US metals tariffs to come into force May 1
Berlin holds little hope that the EU will be granted a further exemption from US metals tariffs beyond a May 1 deadline. Washington has demanded concessions in the auto industry to drop the tariffs.
Bundesliga Preview: Hamburg in last chance saloon against Wolfsburg
The Bundesliga Dinosaurs face a do-or-die clash at Wolfsburg on Saturday. Win and the gap is just two points, lose and they will surely follow Cologne into the second tier.

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