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ʼWhy did you kill my girlfriend?ʼ — UK nerve agent survivor meets Russia envoy Charlie Rowleyʼs partner Dawn Sturgess was killed after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent, which was used to attack ex-Russia spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on March 4, 2018. Charlie Rowley, 45, whose partner ,Dawn Sturgess, died last year after being exposure to the nerve agent Novichok, held a 90-minute meeting on Saturday with Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko at Russiaʼs embassy in London. The meeting was arranged by Britainʼs Sunday Mirror newspaper. Rowley and Sturgess, a 44-year-old mother of three, fell ill on June 30 last year. British authorities determined that the couple was exposed to Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union during the last phase of the Cold War. The same substance used in a failed attempt to kill ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury three months earlier.
Libya: US pulls forces amid fighting near capital The United States military said on Sunday it had pulled some of its forces out of Libya. The temporary withdrawal came amid anupsurge in fighting in the oil-rich country. "Due to increased unrest in Libya, a contingent of US forces supporting US Africa Command [AFRICOM] temporarily relocated from the country in response to security conditions on the ground," said astatement from the command, which is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. "The security realities on the ground in Libya are growing increasingly complex and unpredictable," said US Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser. The American troop withdrawal was followed by an announcement by Libyaʼs Tripoli-based interim government that it had launched a "counter offensive" to defend the capital, reported Franceʼs Agence France-Presse news agency.
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Israelʼs Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements The move could hinder peace talks with the Palestinians
Sudan: Thousands keep up protests at army headquarters for second day Sudanʼs President Omar al-Bashir is defying calls to resign as opposition marches continue, with protesters camping outside his Khartoum residence. Several people have been killed in the latest marches, activists say. Thousands of Sudanese protesters on Sundayrallied outside the armyʼs headquartersin the capital Khartoum for a second day, calling on the military to back their demand for President Omar al-Bashir to resign. The complex that also houses the Defense Ministry and the official residence of Bashir, whose nearly 30year-rule the protesters are determined to end. The crowds chanted "Sudan is rising, the army is rising," protesters chanted. Protesters lobbed stones at security forces who used tear gas, live rounds and batons in repeated attempts to drive the crowd from the area. Thousands are still continuing their protest.
Rwanda marks 25 years since genocide Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that if reelected to a fourth term, he will "ensure" that Israel has control of the area west of the Jordan River. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that if he secured another term in office, he would move to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The remark came ahead of nationwide elections in Israel that will take place next week. "I wonʼt clear a single settlement. And I will naturally ensure that we control the area west of the Jordan River," Netanyahu said during an interview with Israeli television. Netanyahu has promoted Jewish settlement expansion into the territory during his four terms as prime minister, but he had stopped short of saying he would annex settlements, until now. Turkeyʼs foreign minister on Sunday said the West Bank was Palestinian territory and Israelʼs occupation violated international law. "Prime Minister Netanyahu’s irresponsible statement to seek votes just before the Israeli general elections cannot and will not change this fact," Mevlut Cavusoglu said. Turkish government spokesman
Ibrahim Kalin tweeted: "Will Western democracies react or will they keep appeasing? Shame on them all!" The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War. Nearly 3 million Palestinians live in the territory, along with hundreds of thousands of Jewish Israelis who have settled there over the years. Palestinians hope to build a state out of the West Bank territory if a two-state solution is ever achieved in the conflict. Many countries around the world have sided with Palestinians in deeming Jewish settlements in the West Bank to be illegal under the Geneva Conventions, which have barred settling on land that was captured in war. The debate over settlements remains one of the most difficult issues in efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which have been frozen since 2014. Annexation of the West Bank would likely further hinder peace efforts and deal a blow to proponents of a two-state solution.
"What happened here will never happen again," said President Paul Kagame. The country will mark the deaths of 800,000 people with a candlelight vigil in a stadium that once sheltered victims. Thousands of Rwandans, as well as President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame, marked the 25th anniversary of the countryʼs 1994 genocide in a somber ceremony on Sunday. The Kagames laid wreaths at a mass burial ground where 250,000 victims have been laid to rest, and leaders from across Africa, the European Union, and Canada also came to take part.
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Hundreds of migrants scale Spanish enclave fence One man died and several were injured as hundreds tried to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. Despite the Spanish governmentʼs promise to remove barbed wire on top of the fence, it has not yet done so. Some 300 people rushed a border fence between Morocco andSpainʼs North African enclave Melilla, Spanish authorities said on Sunday. Out of those who attempted to scale the two fences topped in barbed wire, 200 sub-Saharan Africans entered Spanish territory, a representative of Spainʼs government in Melilla said in a statement. One man who climbed over the fences died of an apparent heart attack despite efforts to revive him. Nineteen other people were being treated for fractures or cuts sustained while scaling the fences, authorities said. Another six Civil Guards sustained non-serious injuries during the rush at the border fence.
Disaster-prone nations threatened by huge insurance gap New research from Lloydʼs and CEBR has shown that vast assets are underinsured, posing a huge threat to livelihoods particularly in poorer nations. Those most at risk are also those with the lowest insurance levels. Disaster-prone developing nations are exposed to crippling losses when storms, floods or earthquakes strike, because they suffer from a dangerous lack of insurance, industry experts said Monday. Globally, assets worth about $163 billion (€141 billion) are not insured against catastrophes, posing a significant threat to livelihoods and prosperity,Londonbased insurance market Lloydʼs said in a fresh report. The value of underinsured assets had shrunk by only 3 percent since 2012, it noted. Many nations with the lowest levels of insurance were also among those most exposed to risks, including from climate change impacts, and were least able to fund recovery efforts, the study stressed. "If insurance is not available,catastrophes can have a much greater impact on economies and lives, Lloydʼs Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown said in a statement. Emerging and low-income nations accounted for almost the entire global insurance gap, the report noted. 2
Germany to inject extra €50 billion into Deutsche Bahn rail network The German government is to fund a massive 10-year modernization program
Man arrested over suspicious parcels sent to embassies The 48-year-old suspect was arrested at his home in Shepparton, in the southern state of Victoria, federal and state police said in a joint statement on Thursday. Numerous diplomatic missions in the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Canberrareceived suspicious packages this week, with several consulates and embassies temporarily evacuated or put on lock-down on Wednesday. Some consulate workers reported seeing packages labeled "asbestos." Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral commonly used in building materials in Australia and elsewhere until the mid-1980s, but it was banned after it was found that exposure to its fibers could cause deadly illnesses.
The German government is to fund a massive 10-year modernization program, a newspaper has reported. The proposals could offer relief for commuters who have long complained about the tardiness of Deutsche Bahn trains. Germanyʼs ailing rail infrastructure could get a €50 billion ($55.6 billion) boost over the next decade, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday without revealing its sources.Bild said the finance ministry wants to introduce a 10-year program of investment, adding more than a €1 billion per year to the rail networkʼs maintenance funds between 2020 and 2025, and a further €2 billion an-
German police want to put cameras in Dortmundʼs ʼNazi hoodʼ Dortmund police are determined to have "German law and order in every corner" of the west German city, local police chief Gregor Lange said on Wednesday, announcing plans to install surveillance cameras in an area that is heavily populated byfar-right extremists. For more than 10 years, an area within the western Dortmund neighborhood of Dorstfeld has been housing "far-right extremists in several households in a concentrated way," Lange added. The area became known as a "Nazi hood." Police
nually between 2025 and 2030. Deutsche Bahnʼs debt harming prospects The newspaper didnʼt say how the remaining funds would be spent, but the national rail operator, Deutsche Bahn (DB), is currently struggling under a €20 billion mountain of debt. The German government currently reviews its rail plan every five years and spends €3.5 billion per year on rail maintenance. have boosted their presence there and formed a specially designated teamto combat far-right incidents, which led to a large drop in such offenses, according to the police chief. However, Lange said this was not enough. "As long as people who have noticeably different views see this stretch of street as something to be feared because of this housing situation and the labeling of buildings with ʼNazi neighborhood,ʼ there is still more to be done," he said.
China unveils plans to launch man-made moon into space China is set to launch into orbit a huge
space mirror,which has been specifically designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth, the state-owned China Daily online portal reported. In Chengdu, a city in southwestern Sichuan province, the "illumination satellites" are being rigously tested. If all goes to plan, the construction will shine simultaneously with the real moon, but will be almost eight times brighter, the online portal wrote. The mirrors will launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province before the end of the year. "By then, the three huge mirrors will divide the 360-degree orbital plane, continuously illuminating an area for 24 hours," Wu Chunfeng, head of Tian Fu New Area Science Society and the company responsible for the project, told newspaper in an interview. Three more moons will launch in 2022 if the initial test goes off without a hitch, he added.
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UKʼs Prince William spends three weeks with British security services A security services employee known only as "David" said the future king of England and father of three worked "exceptionally hard." Prince William said he found the experience "truly humbling." Britainʼs Prince William has finished a three-week attachment with the countryʼs security services, Kensington Palace said Sunday. The Duke of Cambridge spent time at the domestic intelligence service MI5, foreign intelligence MI6 and the cybersecurity agency GCHQ. "Spending time inside our security and intelligence agencies, understanding more about the vital contribution they make to our national security, was a truly humbling experience," William said. "These
Chinese investments in EU in a downward spin Chinese investments in the European Union fell sharply for the second consecutive year in 2018, a report by the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) and US consulting firm Rhodium Group showed. Chinese companies completed FDI deals worth €17.3 billion ($19.6 billion) last year, down 40 percent from 2017 levels and way below the record €37.2 billion investment seen in 2016. The decline is part of a trend that has seen Chinese investments fall in most regions of the world over the past two years as Beijing continues to maintain a tight grip on outward investment by its residents amid slowing economic growth and atrade war with the United States.Chinese investors have also been forced to back away by "growing political and regulatory backlash against Chinese capital around the globe,"the authors of the report,Thilo Hanemann, Agatha Kratz and Mikko Huotari, wrote. "This shift in attitudes has been remarkably rapid in Europe," they said.
agencies are full of people from everyday backgrounds doing the most extraordinary work to keep us safe." David, the only name given for GCHQʼs head of counterterrorism operations, said William had worked "exceptionally hard to embed himself in the team." William spent more than seven years in the British military after graduating from university in 2005. The 36-year-old is second-inline to the throne, after his father, Prince Charles.
Erdoganʼs AKP party demands full vote recount in Istanbul
With the rule of Turkeyʼs biggest city at stake, the ruling AKP party called on the countryʼs top electoral board Sunday to recount all votes cast in Istanbul. The current tally of the March 31 vote putsopposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu ahead of the AKPʼs Binali Yildirimin the race for the mayoral position. The race, however, remains very close: Imamoglu claimed 48.79 percent support to Yildrimʼs 48.51 percent. The AKP has already triggered recounts in sev-
eral of Istanbulʼs 39 districts, but the main opposition Republican Peopleʼs Party (CHP) said that their candidate, Imamoglu, was keeping his lead as the challenges went on. On Sunday, AKP deputy chairman Ail Ihsan Yavuz said his party was trying to "eliminate numerical mistakes." "But itʼs not over," he told reporters. The AKP also called for partial recounts in the capital Ankara, despite apparently losing to CHP with a bigger margin than in Istanbul.
Italy launches €7 billion ʼcitizensʼ incomeʼ plan to combat poverty Italians on Wednesday started to apply for new government welfare subsidies designed to jump-start the countryʼs stagnant economy. The "citizensʼ income" programwas a key campaign promisefrom the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, whichentered into a governing coalitionwith the anti-immigrant League party last year. The program, essentially a new system of welfare and unemployment benefits, provides those eligible with €780 ($882) credited to monthly, prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries, pharmaceuticals, utility bills, rent and other essentials. In exchange, able-bodied participants enroll in a job-finding and job-training program.
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Aircraft makers are optimistic about Farnborough despite Brexit The Farnborough Airshow is a major trade venue for the aeronautical industry. As manufactures set up their displays their thoughts hover between anticipation of the next big order and fears of Brexit says Andreas Spaeth. The global aviation industry will come together on Monday at the Farnborough airfield southwest of London for its biennial industry fair — the second largest in the world after the Paris Air Show. The UK has traditionally been one of the worldʼs leading aviation countries and the Farnborough trade fairʼs roots date all the way back to 1920. It moved to its current location in 1948. Read more: Air India sale grounded after privatization flops However, this year is likely to be full of uncertainty as to the future role of the British aviation industry is called into question due to the UKʼs impending departure from the EU in 2019. Airlines and manufacturers have both recently denounced the prevailing uncertainties and demanded clear post-Brexit rules.Read more: Air India sale grounded after privatization flops However, this year is likely to be full of uncertainty as to the future role of the British aviation industry is called into question due to the UKʼs impending departure from the EU in 2019. Airlines and manufacturers have both recently denounced the prevailing uncertainties and demanded clear post-Brexit rules.
ITB Berlin tourism partner Malaysia claims it has ʼno gaysʼ Malaysia faces a potential backlash from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights groups after claiming that the Muslimmajority country doesnʼt have gays. On Tuesday, Tourism Minister Datuk Mohammaddin bin Ketapi was asked by reporters ahead of the opening of the ITB Berlin tourism fair whether the country was safe for gay and Jewish visitors. After initially sidestepping the question, the minister was asked again whether gays were welcome and he replied: "I donʼt think we have anything like that in our country." Denial could hurt bookings Despite efforts by Malaysian officials to downplay the incident, Ketapiʼs comments could derail attempts to entice more tourists to visit Malaysia. The remarks came after he spoke for several minutes about the countryʼs natural beauty and welcoming culture. The country has set itself a target of receiving 30 million visitors in 2019. 4
Coca-Cola, wine harvest cause bottleneck in Germany Coca-Cola and a good wine harvest are no doubt two completely different things. But in Germany, they merge when it comes to explaining an unparalleled shortage of glass for wine bottles.
Foreign investment in the United States of America down sharply Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States plunged by a staggering 32 percent in 2017 year on year, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported. Investment totaled $259.6 billion (€221.2 billion),with the figure representing the second year of declineafter a peak in 2015 when foreign investorsʼ expenditure in the US hit $439.5 billion. Last year, most foreign investments in the United States came from neighboring Canada which contributed $66.2 billion. European Union member states accounted for 40 percent of the 2017 FDI total. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the drop in foreign investment in the United States is part of a global trend. Not just a US problem OECD researchers noted that FDI levels were down 18 percent worldwide in 2017.
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Oliver Schell owns a family winery in Germanyʼs Ahr region. He was ready to fill his first bottles with 2018 vintage wine as early as last week. Sadly, he found out that schlegelflaschen — the elegant long bottles made of white glass that he normally uses for his wine — are not available anymore. He had to settle for alternative, shorter bottles. But there isnʼt an alternative for everything. Bottling at the Schell Winery has to be postponed. "We have the wine ready in the cellar, but we canʼt get it to our clients," says Schell. In the
10 years that he has been in the wine business, heʼs never faced that problem before. For many winemakers in Germany, now is the time to finally put the wine in bottles. But the glassmakers cannot produce enough bottles, says Andreas Köhl, spokesman of the Farmers and Winegrowersʼ Association in Rhineland-Palatinate. "Especially the green 1-liter bottles are in short supply as well as bottles for white wine and rose." In Rhineland-Palatinate alone there are 4,900 wineries that bottle wine.
China: Multiple deaths in chemical plant blast
Kaliningrad gets Moscow energy
Authorities in southwestern Sichuan province have opened an investigation into a blast at an industrial complex that left 19 people dead, state news agency Xinhua reported Friday. The explosion ripped through the Yibin Hengda Technology complex in the city of Yibin at 6:30 p.m. (1030 UTC) Thursday, sparking a fire that burned late into the night, Xinhua said. County officials said that 12 people wounded in the blast had been taken to hospital and were in a stable condition.Read more: China convicts dozens for last yearʼs giant explosions in Tianjin Reports in the Sichuan Dailysaid the force of the explosion reduced three buildings to their steel frames and shattered the windows of nearby properties. China, the worldʼs largest producer of chemicals, has sought to improve industrial safety standards following aseries of highprofile accidentsin recent years.
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boost as Baltic states pull plug
Russia has launched a power plant to make its Kaliningrad exclave selfreliant when its EU neighbors unplug the power grid. Home to Russiaʼs Baltic Fleet, old East Prussia is still a prime piece of real estate. The Russian state energy holding InterRAO recently announced the launch of the Pregolsky gas-powered station with a capacity of 455.2 megawatts (MW), the largest of four stations Moscow hopes will make Kaliningradʼs energy self-sufficient. The stations will have a combined capacity of about 1 gigawatt. In itself it is nothing terribly special. But, in the growing war of words between Russia and NATO, Kaliningrad is becoming a strategic and symbolic hot spot. Once the capital of Prussia and home to philosopherImmanuel Kant, the area is still of great strategic importance to Moscow, home to the Russian Baltic Fleet at the port of Baltiysk, the countryʼs only ice-free European port. Russia recently deployed another regimental set of the S-400 Triumph air defense missiles in the exclave. The Mayakovskaya and Talakhovskaya plants, which are also gas-powered, have a combined capacity of 312 megawatts (MW).
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#MeToo Mexico stirs the cultural industry How does that impact the newly created movement in the country?
Tintin and Snowy turn 90 — havenʼt aged a day He has fought organized crime, solved mysteries and even helped to bring down despotic regimes. The famous Belgian cub-reporter Tintin, with his trademark shock of strawberry-blonde hair, blue sweater and plus-four trousers, has taken his fans with him on world adventures that have been translated into more than 100 languages and dialects. Tintin made his first appearance 90 years ago, in the Catholic conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècleʼs youth supplement, Le Petit Vingtième. Tintin and Snowy headed deep into Soviet territory, with Stalinʼs secret police watching them from around every corner. The story first appeared on January 10, 1929, running as a serial until May 1930; it was essentially anti-communist propaganda, neatly packaged for children. In 1930, the series was published in book form as Tintin in the Land of the So‐ viets.
After being accused of sexual harassment as part of a wave of #MeToo allegations, the Mexican musician Armando Vega Gil killed himself. Armando Vega Gil, bass player from the Mexican band Botellita de Jerez, said he did not want to make anyone responsible for his suicide. Yet in his final post on Twitter, he wrote, "My death is not a confession of guilt. To the contrary, it is a radical declaration of my innocence." Prior to his death, he had been accused by an anony-
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mous woman of sexual abuse when she was 13 years old. The woman posted the accusation on Twitter with the hashtag #MeTooMusicosMexicanos (#MeTooMexicanMusicians), a social media campaign encouraging women to bring their experiences with harassment in the music industry to light.
A little peace: ʼRussian Seasonsʼ festival kicks off in Berlin Alexandra Dovgan is just 11 years old and very sweet to watch. On January 7, Russiaʼs Christmas Day, the upand-coming pianist floated onto the stage of the Berlin Philharmonic. Like a Christmas angel all in white, she heralded in the "Russian Seasons" in Germany with Bachʼs heavenly sounds. Dovgan herself is a beneficiary of Russiaʼs still excellent early education for the musically gifted. Then followed Iolanta — Pyotr Tchaikovskyʼs final opera, performed by the predominantly young soloists
of the orchestra of St. Petersburgʼs famous Mariinsky Theater under the baton of Valery Gergiev. In the enchanting fairy tale, the blind princess Iolanta is given the gift of sight through love... One could consider the eveningʼs program to be a symbolic attempt to banish the evil spirits of politics through the unifying and reconciling power of culture — music to forget about the annexation of Crimea, the war in Donbass or the propaganda trial against Russian theater director Kirill Serebrennikov.
rom 3 to 5 May, food trucks roll into the area adjacent to Kincsem Park racecourse. Offering many culinary treats and drinks, this event is ideal for the whole family. While munching on your pulledpork sandwiches, you can also bet on horses and cheer from the grandstands.
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New tourist info point pops up in central Budapest nearVárosháza park The main tourist information office Budapest Info Point in the city centre has temporarily relocated to a new site at nearby Városháza Park. Housed in a neat kiosk of wood and glass, the new outlet will be serving tourists while the Sütő utca office is being renovated. This pop-up shop is conveniently located, a few steps from the terminus of airport bus 100E. Until the end of February, visitors to Hungary’s capital can pick up maps, browse Budapest guides and book city tours at a new tourist info site, set up near the Deák tér transport hub. Overseen by the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center, this temporary setting is stationed here while the main Budapest Info Pointon nearby Sütő utca is being revamped. The pop-up store serves as a sales outlet for the Budapest Card, offering free and discounted services for 24, 48 and 72 hours, as well as for four or five days. This new office also stocks copies of our free We Love Buda‐ pest pocket guides, seasonal booklets covering attractions aroundBudapest,Balaton andHungary in English and Hungarian.
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Paris SaintGermain fined €100,000 for racial profiling
French champions Paris SaintGermain (PSG) have been fined €100,000 ($113,557 million) by the French Football League (LFP) after scouts were found to have racially profiled potential young recruits between 2013 and 2018. According to research by the French investigative website Mediapart, part of the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) network processing documents from the so-called "Football Leaks" revelations, the clubʼs scouting department used forms which included a drop-down menu featuring the options: French, North African, black African and West Indian.
Tour of Flanders: Outsider Alberto Bettiol claims victory
Italian cyclist Alberto Bettiol won the Tour of Flanders, producing one of the biggest surprises in the long history of the spring classic. The 25year-old outsider from the EF Education First-Drapac team won the 270.1 kilometer race between Antwerp and Oudenaarde on Sunday in 6:19:00 hours with 14 seconds ahead of the Danes Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step). "I can not believe what I did, I just closed my eyes and attacked," said Bettiol, who had attacked about 30 kilometers from the finish to win his first professional victory. 6
Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica
Renato Sanches should leave Bayern Munich, for everybody’s sake
A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.
The Portuguese youngster wants more game time
The Portuguese youngster wants more game time and has suggested it may be time to leave Bayern Munich. With the club planning a huge summer spending spree, it’s clear he needs to leave if he’s to realize his potential. Some playersʼ careers are defined by a single moment. No matter what Mario Götze does for the rest of his life, for example, it will allcome back to one volley poked home on the turn in Rio. Some players will be remembered for a single game,just ask Loris Karius. And some will be forever associated with a tournament; a golden summer when everything came together. The
news this week that Renato Sanches is considering leaving Bayern Munich in order to get his career back on track is good news for just about everyone. The Portugese youngster will forever be associated with displays at a single tournament, Euro 2016, where his pint-sized impression of a world class midfield enforcer drove Portugal to their first ever international silverware.
Bayern Munich: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to be replaced by Oliver Kahn in 2021 Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed he will leave the club in the end of the 2020/21 season. "I think itʼs a good time to stop,” Rummenigge told Sky Sports. "Iʼve been doing this for 20 years.” Rummenigge has also said that Bayern Munich are planning for former captain Oliver Kahn to be his successor. According to Rummenigge, whose contract at Bayern was renewed in December, Kahn will start working
closely with him "sometime, at a time which is not yet fixed or known to me,” in an attempt to prepare him for the "gigantic challenge.” Kahn himself told Germany public broadcaster ZDF that discussions are still "ongoing,” and that the talks are "good” so far. Oliver Kahn spent 14 years as Bayern Munichʼs top goalkeeper, in which he won the Bundesliga eight times, as well as six German cups and one Champions League title in 2000/01.