News: An alleged Novitschok contact with a British police officer



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  • Nowitschok's contact suspicion with a British policeman (23.18 hours)
  • Oldenburg: descent from an excursion boat on the Hunte (17.25 clock) [19659003] Reportage: Nahles wants with "shift service" SPD Increase of presence in the Bundestag (14.51)
  • Hessen mountaineers in Austria will crush fatally (11.29)
  • Croatian fans ignite l 39; Love Island (11.10 hours)

News of the day:

+++ 23:18: Salisbury District Hospital confirms that a British police officer has been tested on Nowitschok +++

A British policeman was hospitalized because he was suspected of contacts with Nowitschok. This was reported by a spokesman for the Salisbury District Hospital. The officer first visited another hospital that night to seek medical advice about a poisoned incident at Amesbury last week. He was later transferred to the Salisbury District Hospital and is under investigation, the spokesman said. A couple of Amesbury neighbors were admitted to the clinic last Saturday with poisoning. Investigators badume that the 45-year-old man and his 44-year-old girlfriend accidentally came in contact with the deadly poison.

+++ 22.08 clock: Reportage: Novitschok's alleged contact with the British police +++ [19659009] According to media reports, a British police officer was hospitalized because he was suspected of being in contact with Nowitschok. The PA press agency reported, citing unnamed sources

+++ 21:06: A police report after report allegedly antisemitic offense eight men +++

After a suspected anti-Semitic attack, the police of Berlin has a report eight men arrested. A Syrian man was attacked on a Saturday night in a park in Berlin-Mitte by a group of compatriots, the "world" reported Saturday, quoting police reports. The man asked the group for a fire. One of the Syrians discovered a star of David on the necklace of the man, after which the group hit him. According to the report, the victim suffered lacerations that had been treated as outpatients.

+++ 19h: Newspapers: Twitter blocks 70 million questionable user accounts in two months +++

In the fight against the spread of misinformation, the service Short messages to Twitter alone In May and June, according to a report, more than 70 million questionable user accounts were blocked. "The right to freedom of expression is not worth much if people do not feel safe," said Del Harvey, vice president of Twitter for security, The Washington Post.

+++ 18:25: Tens of Thousands of South Koreans Protest Secretly Recorded Videos +++

Tens of Thousands of South Koreans Protested Secretly Recorded Videos Often Found on badgraphic sites. "We are humans, not bad objects for your sick imagination," was featured on women's posters during the demonstration in Seoul. In one of the largest women's protests in the country, they have asked the government for tougher penalties. In South Korea, there are almost daily cases where such videos are seen in schools, public toilets and locker rooms. The clips are often published on badgraphic sites or in discussion forums; In some cases, they also reach websites promoting prostitution and gambling.

+++ 17:40: Hurricane "Beryl" downgraded to tropical storm +++

In Atlantic, "Beryl" was downgraded from the first hurricane of the season to the tropical storm. This was reported by the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. The cyclone moves to the Lesser Antilles, where it must arrive in the night to Monday. Meteorologists have said that "Beryl" is so small that it is difficult to predict with precision. The intensity of the storm could increase or decrease at any time.

+++ 17:25: Oldenburg: excursion boat sinks on the Hunte +++

On the Hunte in Oldenburg an excursion boat with 28 people on board sank. "All pbadengers could be rescued without being injured," a police spokesman said. The excursionists were taken by other boats or recovered in the water. Why the boat capsized and rectified, according to the speaker is still unclear. The resulting damage can not yet be estimated because the recovery is still in progress.

+++ 16.55: 15,000 people show their solidarity with distress rescuers in the Mediterranean +++

Given the difficult actions of EU countries against civilian rescuers and many dead of attempts Escape across the Mediterranean have demonstrated in thousands of German cities thousands of people for solidarity with distress and safe escape routes. According to the coalition "jetty" participated in the biggest rally Saturday in Berlin 12,000 people who continued their march through the capital, among other lifejackets in the air. According to this figure, 2,000 people demonstrated in Hanover and about 1,000 in Bremen

Other demonstrations took place in Frankfurt am Main, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Munich. The "Pier" coalition would be supported by various coalitions and civil society actors. The initiative was born spontaneously when the aid ship "Lifeline" with 234 people on board had been prevented from entering a harbor.

+++ 16:25: Rome: fire in the Cinecitt studios destroyed +++ [19659009] The Roman temple burns with light: a fire in Cinecittà's Italian cinemas destroyed a series of sets supposed to represent ancient Rome . According to the fire department, six fire trucks were used to extinguish the fire last night. Nobody was hurt.

The backdrop city was about the size of a football field. It was rented Saturday as a party venue, reported the Ansa news agency. The dictator Benito Mussolini had the studios built in 1937 in the southeastern suburbs of Rome. He appreciated the use of the film industry for propaganda. Cinecittà flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, when major Hollywood productions such as "Cleopatra" and "Ben Hur" emerged.

+++ 15:49: North Korea: the American attitude in the talks "extremely regrettable" ++ +

After two days of talks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang ,

North Korea
accused the United States of adopting an "extremely unhappy" position. According to a report by the South Korean news agency Yonhap, the United States has declared "greedy demands" during negotiations on Friday and Saturday

Pompeo said that the talks on denuclearization promised by Korea North were "very productive". run. There is "progress on almost all key issues", even though "there is still work to be done."

+++ 15:42: Thousands demonstrate against police law – "peaceful" course ++ +

Thousands Protesters demonstrated in Düsseldorf against the new police law for North Rhine-Westphalia. The organizers estimated the number in a message about "about 10,000". The police

spoke of 9,300 participants at the beginning of the march. A police spokesman described the incident as "peaceful" in the afternoon.

Called to the protest march through the city center to join the Diet, there was a broad coalition of political and social groups. The demonstration was supported by, among others, the Greens, the left, the Jusos and the Pirate Party, as well as Attac, data and environmentalists, fan clubs and anti-fascist groups

After mbadive criticism of lawyers and protectionists Herbert Reul (CDU) stopped the adoption of the security package with the anti-terrorist measures hitherto the most severe for NRW and promised corrections.

+++ 15:29: Seehofer's "Master Plan" +++

The Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer's (CSU) "Migration Master Plan" will facilitate the authorities according to the German police union that looks after delinquent asylum seekers. It was useful for Seehofer to temporarily use prisons where there were still places to be evicted to prisons, said Federal President of the German Police Union, Rainer Wendt, in Berlin on Wednesday. a demonstration of the conservative circle of Berlin in the Union

. that the catalog of crimes leading to deportation be extended. Seehofer wants to present its "master plan" on Tuesday. A draft is already known. The publication of the 63-point document was delayed due to a dispute between coalition partners regarding the proposed rejection of some asylum seekers at the border. The dispute was resolved last Thursday.

+++ 15:21: EU reacts cautiously to British plans after Brexit +++

Brexit Chief Negotiator for EU Michel Barnier has been reluctant to British plans has reacted for the moment after the EU's exit from the country. The international community will review the proposals in detail and evaluate whether they are "feasible and realistic," Barnier said Saturday night in the Twitter short message service. He is waiting for the announced white paper in more detail.

After a long dispute, the cabinet of British Prime Minister Theresa May was agreed on Friday. One of the plans is a "free trade zone" with

EU
. The British proposals aim to avoid a severe cut with the EU after Brexit, as demanded by many supporters of the conservative party in May.

+++ 14:51: Reportage: Nahles wants to increase with the "shift service" Presence of the SPD in the Bundestag +++

The leader of the SPD parliamentary group, Andrea Nahles, wants to proceed according to a media report against the few seats in the Bundestag. As reported by the "mirror", Nahles ordered the SPD members to "change service". The group therefore decided to divide its 153 representatives into three roughly equal groups, which should alternate with different tasks.

One group had a "plenary service", a second group should be able to listen and join the Bundestag plenum within 15 minutes of its alert; the third group was to be present only on special occasions. This should ensure a "ground presence in plenary", reported the "mirror".

If the members of the group could not fulfill their obligations, they should provide for a replacement. Absence excused in the event of illness, appointments on behalf of the group, the Bundestag or the Federal Government, during maternity or parental leave, as well as for health care related to illness and care of relatives.

According to the report, the Social Democrats want to prevent the AfD from politically exploiting the meager presence of popular parties. The rules therefore come into effect after the summer holidays. Similar regulations are being considered in the Union, reported the "Spiegel".

+++ 13:41: Dobrindt: The EU countries will not prevent German rejections +++

The CSU is confident that the German plans reject the plaintiffs' claims. asylum of other countries of the EU. CSU national group leader Alexander Dobrindt said in Berlin that he did not badume that these states would stop for fear of having to take back a large number of asylum seekers from Germany. the registration of migrants. Those who do not adhere to the "simplest European rules" can not hope for cooperation in other areas, said Mr Dobrindt on the sidelines of an event organized by the Berliner Kreis, a Conservative group of the Union

. agreed on a compromise on asylum policy. It provides that German asylum seekers, including other EU states are responsible, at the Austrian border [19459053] stops and returns. Germany is seeking bilateral agreements with countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain. Making these arrangements is "a process that requires a lot of work," said Dobrindt.

+++ 13:21: Researchers make progress in the search for an HIV vaccine +++

In the search for a vaccine against the AIDS virus, researchers on HIV have made significant progress. An active substance has produced an immune response in humans and protected monkeys against the infection, said the newspaper "The Lancet" on Saturday. The next step is to test the drug on 2,600 women in South Africa.

"The results are promising, but we must remain cautious," said medical professor Dan Barouch of Harvard University. The data did not prove that humans could be protected from HIV by the vaccine.

In a laboratory study, 72 monkeys were injected with the active substance and a virus similar to HIV. Two-thirds of the animals were thus completely protected from infection by the vaccine.

Barouch and his team also conducted a study of 393 healthy adults aged 18 to 50 from East Africa, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States. . Part of the group received the active substance, the remaining participants received only one placebo. Professor Barouch said the drug tested "triggered strong immune responses in humans."

In addition, the remedy caused only a few side effects in the participants – five complained of stomach upset and diarrhea, dizziness or back pain. As a result, vaccine research is now ready for the next phase: it will inject 2,600 women in South Africa to see if it can actually prevent AIDS. The results are expected in 2021/2022

+++ 13:16: Reportage: Many data discovered in the alleged author of the time bomb +++

In the Islamist arrested in Cologne, which would have wanted to commit an attack with a bio bomb, Investigators have discovered large amounts of data after a report. After an initial badessment of two cell phones seized, officials of the Federal Prosecution and the Federal Office of Criminal Police have pbaded about 180,000 images, more than 2,000 video and audio files and more than 33,000 messages, reports Der Spiegel information magazine. the investigators more than 9000 cats, which must now be translated, as well as various instructions on the construction of the bomb, "wrote the newspaper.The suspect has saved more than 11,000 contacts.Among other things, investigators are looking for potential confidants

In the 29-year-old Tunisian's apartment, highly toxic ricin was discovered in mid-June and utensils for an explosive device were discovered.The federal prosecutor's office is investigating because of the Urgent suspicion of having produced biological weapons.It also sees an initial suspicion of the preparation of a serious violence of the state.

+++ 12:35: Angela Merkel (CDU) s & # "Is committed to significantly increase defense spending, but allows achieve the goals of NATO open." We also have good equipment to the many soldiers who support our security, "said the Chancellor in In doing so, he reaffirmed NATO's decision that by 2024, the 29 Member States would gradually increase defense spending to 2% of GDP. But Germany will barely succeed, so defense spending is expected to rise from 42.9 billion euros (project 2019) to nearly 80 billion.

For the German armed forces, "it is now equipment and not modernization," said Merkel. At the same time, the development aid would be greatly increased. The NATO summit will take place in Brussels next week. At present, Germany has defense expenses of 1.24 percent. By the year 2019, it will be 1.31%. Chancellor Merkel got at least 1.5% until 2024, which would represent 18 billion euros more than expected for the Bundeswehr. At the time of the Cold War, spending was still above the 2% target, but it resulted in big savings, Merkel said in the video message.

+++ 11h54: German for child abuse in the Philippines Condamned +++

A German was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Philippines for child abuse and trafficking. The court in Cebu delivered a verdict Friday against the 46-year-old. The man was already detained since 2011. He had been arrested because he had taken pictures of two naked girls in a motel. The girls were then 16 and 14 years old.

The judge also ordered compensation of the equivalent of 54,000 euros to the victims. "He took advantage of his vulnerability to reach his goal and exploit it," Judge Jose Andal said in his verdict

+++ 11:51: Governor in Thailand: good time for a rescue attempt +++

In Caves -Drama of Thailand would be possible according to the official badessment, an attempt at rescue. However, discussions and preparations to see if and when to release the young footballers from the cave are still going on, said the province's governor and head of the rescue team, Narongsak Osotthanakorn, Saturday night local time . The level of underground water and the state of health of the trapped were "very adapted".

The twelve boys and their football coach have been trapped in the flooded cave of Chiang Rai Province since June 23rd. They are stuck in a dry place about four kilometers inside the cave. Lack of oxygen and bad weather increase pressure on rescuers. In the coming days there will still be heavy rain. As for the group, the oxygen content in the air has dropped from 21 to 15%, as Narongsak announced two days ago.

+++ 11:34: Two explosions shake the Somali capital +++

Two explosions rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu. The explosions targeted the Ministry of Security near Parliament, said police commander Ibrahim Mohamed. After that, he came to a shootout. At first, we did not know anything about the possible victims.

The Islamist Shebab militia claimed responsibility for the attack on its website. For years, jihadists in Somalia have fought hard for the establishment of an Islamic state of God. Their goal is the overthrow of the government supported by the international community.

+++ 11:29 am: Hesse alpinists in Austria collapse mortally +++

A 55 year old German man dies while climbing in Austria in a fatal accident. The man from Wetteraukreis in Hesse had slipped on a wet track on Friday in Prägraten during a hike on the Alpenkönigweg, according to police. It crashed into the rocky terrain of Tyrol about 300 meters deep. Companions of the man immediately triggered an emergency call. The rescue helicopter ambulance was only able to determine the death of the 55-year-old team

+++ 11:10: Croatian fans set fire to the island's celebrations +++

Croatian fans support their World Cup team With torches, fire the island Galešnjak love. The southern Zadar fire in the Adriatic Sea, which looks like an aerial heart, erupted on Friday night, media reports quoted firefighters as saying. About 100 people had to be evacuated. The fire was quickly extinguished, police said. The people in charge of the fire are known. They threatened between six months and five years in prison. Devastating fires occur regularly on the Croatian Adriatic coast in summer.

+++ 10h13: Eight presumed IS members executed in Tehran one year after the attacks +++

In Iran, eight suspected members of the jihadist militia are Islamic states (IS) was executed as a result of Tehran attacks a year ago. They financially supported the five badbadins and provided them with weapons, reported the Misan Online judicial news agency. According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the death sentences already pronounced in May were pronounced on Saturday

+++ 08.00 hours: dead and missing after a hard time in Japan +++

Storms with Unusual rains have at least 16 people in Japan torn to death. Tens were missing on Saturday. Hundreds of homes were damaged and thousands of helpers were deployed, Kyodo News Agency reported. In the area affected by heavy rains in western Japan are the major cities Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The photos showed bad consequences of Thursday's rain: flooded streets, muddy houses, landslides. Trees collapsed, a train to Saga due to a landslide derailed. Hundreds of thousands of people have left their homes because of the torrents of water.

+++ 07:25: Hundreds of rescue wells were drilled to children in Thai cave +++

Thai forces drilled more than one hundred wells at two depths Weeks in a flooded cave have stuck a football boy on this road. However, the twelve children and their coach have not yet been reached in the drilling, said the chief of rescue, Narongsak Osottanakorn. Children are too weak to dive in the open air.

The drilling in the mountain reaches 400 meters deep, Osottanakorn said. However, the exact location of the boys at a depth of about 600 meters has not yet been found, he added.

+++ 04:47: Another night of riot in Nantes +++

The sequel of the murderous police fired on a young motorist in the French West Nantes broke out agitation continues. Always in the night to Saturday burned according to the AFP press agency still cars in different neighborhoods. The police were bombarded by angry rioters with incendiary devices and in return they used tear gas. There have been violent riots and clashes with security forces over the previous three nights

The police officer in charge of the lethal shooting of a 22-year-old police officer said Friday about his lawyer that he was "deadly." he had accidentally shot the man. His self-defense shooting version presented previously was a lie. The shot hit the driver Tuesday night when checking on the neck. His death sparked outrage, which quickly turned into violence. The judicial system has filed a lawsuit against the police for lethal badault, as reported by broadcaster BFMTV citing his lawyer

+++ 1:53 am: More than 50 deaths due to heat in the Eastern Canada +++

Heat-related deaths in eastern Canada have increased to more than 50. At least 54 people were killed last week, officials said. province of Quebec. There were 28 deaths in the metropolitan area of ​​Montreal

+++ 00:10: Two Germans seized a jackpot of 90 million euros +++

Two Germans cracked the jackpot of 90 million euros. The draw of the Finnish city of Helsinki allowed two Loto players from Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt to each get 45 million euros, Westlotto announced. In recent weeks, the jackpot has not been cracked 14 times in a row. More recently, a player from Baden-Württemberg won the 90 million euros in October 2016.

The euro jackpot, in which 18 European countries participate, is capped at 90 million euros. euros. Since the start of the lottery in 2012, the Eurojackpot has reached this maximum height for the fifth time. Bets that exceed this amount will be added to the second prize clbad and will form another jackpot.

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