Saturday, May 11, 2019

“We need a rigorous programme of analyses with a detailed map and regular follow-ups.”
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Those who battled cathedral blaze could have been exposed to toxic substances, say experts

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The great strength of art is that it’s able to explore meanings that are ambiguous and complex, that leave you with questions rather than answers.”

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Ralph Rugoff’s exhibition also explores rightwing politics, migration and surveillance

In the era of "fake news" and social media echo chambers, Venice's Biennale art fair is challenging preconceived biases by suggesting other ways of contextualising modern society's biggest issues.
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📷'Discordo Ergo Sum' by Austrian artist Renate Bertlmann, "Flight" by Polish artist Roman Stanczak, "Musk Ox" by American sculptor Jimmie Durham
One of the world's biggest AIDS charity events, Vienna's Life Ball, will be held for the last time in June, the organiser said.
Launched by former make-up artist Keszler, among others, and hosted in the prestigious surroundings of Vienna's Town Hall, the ball has raised around 30 million euros ($34 million) for anti-AIDS causes within Austria and abroad.

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One of the world's biggest AIDS charity events, Vienna's Life Ball, will be held for the last time in June, the organiser said Friday. Gery Keszler said the progress achieved in fighting AIDS over the 26 years since the ball's inception meant it had become harder to raise funds to hold the
The latest: Protesters in Sudan have threatened acts of civil disobedience after the army partially rejected proposals for civilian rule. Demonstrators believe the army is delaying the transition to a civilian government. For more ðŸ‘‰https://p.dw.com/p/3ICDa
Sudan protesters call for civil disobedience campaign | DW | 08.05.2019
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German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel spoke for the first time about this imprisonment in Turkey. He described being threatened, intimidated and beaten by guards, who called him a "traitor to the fatherland" and a "German agent."
Yücel was accused of "engaging in terrorist propaganda" and "inciting the public to enmity and hatred" in 2017, due to his critical reporting of sensitive topics, such as the Kurdish issue and the Syrian war. 

He was released in 2018, but still faces charges in Turkey. More info here: https://p.dw.com/p/30bNy

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German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel says that he was tortured during his near year-long detention in Turkey. In court testimony seen by DW, he holds Turkish President Erdogan personally responsible for the abuse.

UNICEF said that some of the kids had been "abducted, maimed, raped and killed," while caught in the struggle between pro-government militias and Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
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A regional militia in Nigeria has freed 900 children involved in the fight against Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, the UN says. UNICEF says children have been among the worst-hit by the decade-long conflict.

Brazilians strike against social security reforms. Teachers, students and researchers held the 'Scientific March Against Budget Cuts and Education Dismantling" across the nation.
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Students, teachers and researchers demonstrated against President Jair Bolsonaro's policies in Sao Paulo, Niteroi, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife and Natal.


Democratic Socialist Congresswoman anounced her paid paternal leave office policy permitting her staff members to take up to three months of paid leave.
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"If you give dads less paid parental leave than moms. ... if you see pregnancy, family as a workplace obstacle you’re contributing to the pay gap," AOC tweeted Friday.

"Waste is becoming a global survival issue like climate change," Development Minister Gerd Müller said.
Step inside the Living Machine, an unassuming greenhouse that is turning sewage into fresh, clean water.