Merkel Says Islam ‘belongs to Germany’ Ahead of Dresden Rally
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‘Multiculturalism utterly failed in Germany’ – Merkel
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German Chancellor Merkel: ‘Islam belongs to Germany’
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday rebuffed comments by her interior minister claiming Islam did not belong to Germany, saying the religion of four million of its citizens was part of the country just like Christianity and Judaism. Speaking at a joint news conference with Swedish Premier Stefan Lofven in Berlin, Merkel underlined the significance of…
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Earthquake hits Argentina and Chile – Pacific Ring of Fire on alert amid fear for big one
AN EARTHQUAKE in Argentina has rattled millions in the country as well as in neighbouring Chile, putting the Pacific Ring of Fire on alert. Argentina was hit by a 5.1 earthquake this afternoon. Chile was also rattled by the quake, which struck at 12.51pm GMT. It struck 50 miles from the Argentinian city of Mendoza,…
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Bushfires rage across parts of southeast Australia
Homes destroyed and thousands lose power as blazes tear across New South Wales and Victoria. Bushfires that razed dozens of homes in southeast Australia have now been mostly contained, but not before causing damage to or destroying several homes and other buildings. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner said the worst-hit town was Tathra on…
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Asylum: Germany processes more applications than other EU states combined
Just as it did the previous year, Germany handled more asylum applications in 2017 than all fellow EU members combined. The way Germany interprets the Dublin agreement suggests the discrepancy is set to continue. German authorities decided on 524,185 asylum applications last year, more than the 435,070 cases being handled in all other EU states combined in…
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Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat?
A dangerous virus, as yet unknown, has the potential to wipe out millions of us. Yet public health bodies are mired in complacency. Somewhere out there a dangerous virus is boiling up in the bloodstream of a bird, bat, monkey or pig, preparing to jump to a human being. It’s hard to comprehend the scope of…
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As fighting rages, can Russia forge a peace in Syria?
As regional powers fight separate battles divergent aims do not necessarily match Moscow’s objectives. Paris: Nearly two and a half years after the Russian military began an intensive bombing campaign in Syria in support of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, Russia is struggling to engineer a political solution in the war-ravaged country, analysts say. The…
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Germany, China to work on steel overcapacity via G20
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about steel overcapacity and the US threat of tariffs. They are to work on solutions through the G20 group of industrialized nations. During a phone call on Saturday German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to discuss solutions to global steel overcapacity. Merkel and…
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Trump’s opioid plan to take three-pronged approach, including death penalty for high-volume drug dealers
(CNN)President Donald Trump will roll out new plans to tackle the country’s opioid epidemic on Monday in New Hampshire, the White House said Sunday. The plan will include stiffer penalties for high-intensity drug traffickers, including the death penalty for some dealers, Andrew Bremberg, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, told reporters Sunday. Trump’s…
