Category: English
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Sierens China: progress “Made in China”
The West is astonished by China’s rapid rise and its power of innovation. Chinese consider, however, the last 200 years than the exception. It is time to throw old clichés overboard, says Frank Sieren. Thanks to electronic facial recognition of the supermarket needs in Yantai no cash will be paid automatically When I came 25…
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Japan’s opening victory against Turkmenistan
Favorites Japan successfully launched in the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Against outsiders Turkmenistan is the record title holder is thanks to two goals from Werder-Profi Yuya Osako. Japan has decided his first game of the Asia Cup against minnows Turkmenistan. The Team of coach Hajime Moriyasu won on Wednesday in Abu-Dhabi in…
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Brexit-diary of a 51: The battle of the Brexit goes on
After Christmas, everything is as before Christmas, the Potemkin traffic jam into Dover, no ferry for the hard exit and Benedict Cumberbatch attracts on film in the civil war. The turkeys are eaten, the punch is drunk, and the family dispute. Where a subject is likely to have been the British largely taboo. Because discussions…
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Sofa, coffee, sugar – English words from Arabic
Some words, you can’t see their Arab origin directly, others not. What is it with sugar, a Sofa and a mattress. From alcohol to sugar – everyday German terms derived from Arabic Alcohol “Alco(h)ol vini” – the “Finest of wines”, the physician Paracelsus in 1527, describing the distillation product of the wine. Originally, however, the…
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Image-editing-Apps put to the Test: “PhotoDirector”
Who wants to be photographed with your Smartphone and quickly share beautiful results to share, you need effective Tools for image editing. DW Digital life tests the most popular Apps. This Week: “Photo Director”. “Photo Director” is available for Android and iOS. The functionality of the free Version, however, is relatively limited. Useful tools such…
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World Bank: “The sky darkened”
With the world economy goes downhill. Slowly, but unmistakably. As a result, the world Bank lowers its growth forecasts – and focus-Provide a lyrical title. “Darkening Skies” is the name of the analysis, the world Bank corrected its Outlook for the world economy downwards. Global growth is expected not to three percent, as in the…
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China helps Mercedes to the Top
Despite the lull in the summer, the German car maker got the curve. For 2018, the core brand Mercedes-Benz was able to capture the eighth sales record in a row. But it didn’t go in all the markets around. A Mercedes-Maybach in April at the auto show in Beijing 2.31 million vehicles with a star…
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British Parliament May be denied the followers of
A week before the decisive vote on EU-exit, that the British Parliament after Theresa May. The Prime Minister suffered a further setback. The MPs in the British house of Commons have been set by the government explicitly needs the approval of Parliament for a withdrawal from the EU without the agreement (“No-Deal Brexit”), before you…
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Germany and Ireland – together against walls
Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the Irish-German solidarity in times of Brexit – even in the contentious border issue on the island of Ireland. Fabian von der Mark, Dublin. It is a visit to a special point in time: a week before the British Parliament votes on the Brexit agreement, the German foreign Minister…
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To visit in Berlin’s African bookstore
Since December there is the first bookstore for African literature in Berlin. A visit to the small African microcosm, the German readers, a world not to open up, you often know yet. Karla Kutzner (left) and Stefanie Hirsbrunner founded the bookstore The classics stand up to the right. Nelson Mandela’s “letters from prison”, in addition,…
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Ex-Finance Minister to the United States court of
Illegal loans in the billions rushed Mozambique in 2016 in a financial crisis. In December, the Ex was arrested-the Minister of Finance of the country. Now he should stand trial in New York. For almost three years, a financial scandal in Mozambique for excitement: the beginning of 2016, it came to light that the government…
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China wants to bring Muslims in line
China open, do so, as it would hide in the Islamic Region of Xinjiang. At the same time, the estimated 23 million Muslims in China as obedient party to be Chinese. China will not move away from his own words: “the very successful program of De-radicalisation” in Xinjiang. However, would go through “in the course…
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Best-selling author Menasse admits errors
In his latest novel by the Austrian author Menasse has attributed to the European politician Walter hallstein invented quotes. In spite of this geschichtsk of suffered from the author awarded a prize. Regardless of the public criticism of his careless handling of historical quotations and facts in his Europe the novel “The capital” (2017), Robert…
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Cold coup in Guatemala
Guatemala’s government has terminated the cooperation with the international Commission to combat impunity, unilaterally, against the will of one’s own constitutional court. In Guatemala the rule of law is in danger. Guatemalans protest against the expulsion of the CICIG Commission from your country The dispute about the whereabouts of the International Commission against impunity in…
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Ferrari separates from team boss Arrivabene
The formula 1 tradition, the team Ferrari will start with a new team boss in the season 2019. Maurizio Arrivabene fails because he has not fulfilled the greatest desire of the “Ferraristi”. Sebastian Vettel gets on at Ferrari to a new team boss. Maurizio Arrivabene leave the Team, confirmed the formula 1 tradition team Monday…
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Social Entrepreneurs: Innovative and with a social vein
Entrepreneurs with a social vein are nothing New, but in Germany getting stronger and stronger in the Trend. Now, the state development Bank KfW has for the first time examined in a study how these Social ticking Entrepreneurs. Corporate social responsibility purpose – this is the mainspring of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (article image) was, in…
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The Bulgarian capital of Sofia
A visit to Sofia will be worth it. By the thousand year old history has to offer a lot of testimonies of antiquity to the monumental buildings from the time of communism. Watch the Video 04:27 Now live 04:27 Min. Share The Bulgarian capital of Sofia Send Facebook Twitter google+ Tumblr VZ Mr. Wong Xing…
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Blockbuster roles, thanks to the female main
No woman films, but good films Glenn Close invited at the Golden Globes. A study shows that Hollywood is on a good way: After that movies achieve with strong women images, the best results. Heroines of cinema cash registers ring Gal Gardot is Wonder Woman The comic book adaptation from the year 2017 is part…
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Stegner: “violence is wrong”
Politicians of all Stripes condemn the attack on the Bremen AfD-Chairman Frank Magnitz. SPD Vice Ralf Stegner responded in the DW-Interview to accusations from right-wing groups that he had called for violence. DW: Mr Stegner, what do you say to the attack on the Bremen AfD-Chairman Frank Magnitz? I’m generally of the opinion that violence…
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Data theft provides the media with a Dilemma
The illegal disclosure of personal data of leading German politicians, the media, dominated for days. But journalists must also ask yourself, what do you do with the data itself. For journalists, the data Theft has two aspects: The media reports about the investigation, but you also need to decide whether the data themselves have value…
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Prokop: “we Want to inspire the audience”
For the first Time a Handball is to be played world Cup in two countries – in Germany and in Denmark. The German team wants to rehabilitate himself in the tournament athletic. Finally, the Team disappointed twice. Germany’s handball team will on Thursday seriously. For the world Cup in Berlin, begins with the opening game…
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Tolerance and love – A story from Syria
The couple Othman has done it. The Jeside and the Muslim must endure in Syria, a lot of prejudice. Now they live in Germany as free and independent as you wanted it. The story of this love starts in Damascus and ends in Lübeck. It is the story of a love that transcends the limits…
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Data theft is true digital pioneers
In Germany, the data of 1,000 politicians and Celebrities were stolen. A view to the neighboring European countries proves that Against data abuse and Hacker attacks also have digital pioneer no prescription. In Estonia, the digital progress has get think a Knax, since 2017 it became clear that the electronic identity card can be the…
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Horror after the attack on the AfD-politician
It was a politically motivated act of violence, even murder? The attack on the Bremen AfD-Chef Frank Magnitz carries dynamite. Because the AfD also makes the political opponents in the Bundestag responsible. At the Theater am Goetheplatz in Bremen, the offender Magnitz hospital banged Mature It is not the first Time that the AfD is…