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Germany increasingly popular for highly skilled migrants Germanyʼs Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on Tuesday announced a jump in the number ofskilled non-EU migrantsrelocating to the country. BAMF said Germany awarded 27,000 EU Blue Cards in 2018, a 25.4% jump over 2017, and more than any previous year. In 2017, almost 85% of EU Blue Cards were awarded by Germany, which has distributed a total of 104,000 Blue Cards since they were introduced by the bloc in 2012. Some 42.3% of thosemigrants who received the cards in 2018 had never been to Germany, whereas the other 57.8% extended their existing status.
Germany increasingly popular for highly skilled migrants Germanyʼs Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on Tuesday announced a jump in the number ofskilled non-EU migrantsrelocating to the country. BAMF said Germany awarded 27,000 EU Blue Cards in 2018, a 25.4% jump over 2017, and more than any previous year. In 2017, almost 85% of EU Blue Cards were awarded by Germany, which has distributed a total of 104,000 Blue Cards since they were introduced by the bloc in 2012. Some 42.3% of thosemigrants who received the cards in 2018 had never been to Germany, whereas the other 57.8% extended their existing status. In 2017, almost 85% of EU Blue Cards were awarded by Germany, which has distributed a total of 104,000 Blue Cards since they were introduced by the bloc in 2012. Some 42.3% of thosemigrants who received the cards in 2018 had never been to Germany, whereas the other 57.8% extended their existing status.
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Ukraineʼs new president commits to EU, NATO membership He also said he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy intends to keep Ukraine "on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration."
Jay-Z becomes hip-hopʼs first billionaire Forbes has estimated musician and businessman Jay-Zʼs net worth at more than $1 billion (€890 million). His wife, Beyonce, has an estimated net worth of $355 million. Jay-Z is the first hip-hop artist to reach billionaire status, Forbes reported on Tuesday. The musician-turnedbusinessman is one of "only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire — and the first hip-hop artist to do so," the US magazine wrote. Forbes estimated Jay-Zʼs fortune "conserva-
tively totals $1 billion." Forbes wrote that the key to Jay-Zʼs success is that he has built brands instead of promoting other businesses. Born Shawn Carter, Jay-Z grew up in a New York City housing project and sold drugs before launching a music career. His 1996 debut album, Reasonable Doubt, was followed by 14 top albums. Forbes calculated Jay-Zʼs net worth by adding his stakes in companies and income, then subtracted "a healthy amount to account for a superstar lifestyle."
A world breaks apart: When parents split up Developmental psychologistHarald Werneckvividly remembers the 12year-old who wouldnʼt eat the school lunch his dad had packed for him. The childʼs father, as a result, got so furious at the boy that he then divorced the boyʼs mother and moved out — or at least, thatʼs how the boy had worked it all out in his head. Children have their own perspective on their parentsʼ separation. They draw conclusions that may
seem absurd to an adult mind, and yet they make perfect sense in the childʼs eyes. And these misinterpretations stick. So what can parents do to make separation easier for their kids? And what are the things they should not do, no matter how angry, sad or hurt they may be, if their relationship implodes? To try to answer those questions I spoke to children as well as psychologists.
Hong Kong activists hold Tiananmen Square vigil on 30th anniversary Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents attended a candlelight vigil on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of a government crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijingʼs Tiananmen Square. Demonstrators gathered in Victoria Park near the bustling Causeway Bay shopping district, holding up candles and placards. Others rallied next to a replica of the Goddess of Democracy statue, a plaster sculpture of a female figure holding a torch that was displayed in Tiananmen Square in the days leading up to the crackdown. "That statue was crushed by tanks at the June 4 crackdown, the June 4 massacre. So we are rebuilding this here ... to symbolize that we are still continuing to fight for democracy, and continue on the spirit of the ʼ89 democratic protests," said Chow Hang Tung, the vice chair of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, which organizes the annual event.
Germany pushes climate change as security risk German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas led a mantra among delegations from nations large and small at Tuesdayʼs Berlin Climate and Security Conference: Timeʼs up in ignoring the security threats presented by climate change. "Climate change acts as a catalyst: It makes conflicts more likely," he said. "We donʼt have any time to waste."
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