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Tourists injured in Venice cruise ship crash An amateur video posted on Twitter showed tourists running away and some falling into the water as the 65,591-ton MSC Opera cruise ship rammed into a parked tourist boat on the Giudecca canal in Venice on Sunday. The 274-meter (899foot) cruise ship crashed into the smaller Michelangelo tourist boat as it lost control before docking in San Basilio-Zattere terminal in the ancient lagoon city in Italy. Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro confirmed on Twitter that a ship had rammed into the wharf. Local media reported that at least four of the smaller boatʼs passengers sustained minor injuries. The female tourists, aged between 67 and 72, were from Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

UK intercepts 74 migrants crossing English Channel British authorities intercepted eight vessels carrying some 74 migrants, including minors, across the English Channel on Saturday. French authorities reportedly caught two additional boats. Coastguard officials said the boats were found along Britainʼs southeast coast, stretching from the port of Dover to Winchelsea Beach near Hastings, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) away.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the situation was "alarming."

He added that he would work with French authorities to stop human trafficking across the channel. A criminal investigation is now underway. "Those who choose to make this dangerous journey across one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world are putting their lives in grave danger — and I will continue to do all I can to stop them," Javid said Saturday night.

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US President Donald Trump to visit Britain in stasis Trump will be met with wide-scale protests and a febrile political climate

In London, US President Donald Trump will be met with wide-scale protests and a febrile political climate. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May issued the invitation before her time in office was genuinely numbered.

When Donald Trump visited the UK in July 2018, the trip was marked by demonstrations: Tens of thousands of people gathered in central London to protest against him, and a sixmeter (20 foot)"Trump baby" blimp, depicting the president as a baby in a diaper, was inflated outside Parliament. As Trump played golf at the resort he owns in Scotland, a protester paraglided over the hotel. Undeterred by this inventive range of protests, Trump will return to the UK in on June 3, this time accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump, for a full three-day long state visit.

These formal trips to the UK are arranged by invitation from the queen, who acts on advice from the government. They are grand occasions defined by ceremony — such as a carriage ride through London and a banquet at Buckingham Palace. But they are also used by the government to further Britainʼs national interests.

When she announced the visit in April, Theresa May said it was an

"opportunity to strengthen our already close relationship in areas such as trade, investment, security and defense, and to discuss how we can build on these ties in the years ahead." But the political situation in Britain is highly changeable; in the weeks since the state visit was announced, May has set a date for her departure, and will bestepping down as prime ministeron June 7, two days after Trumpʼs visit. "The meaning of the visit has changed since it was first mooted and when the date was first set," says Matthew Cole, lecturer in history at Birmingham University. "The purpose may originally have been to indicate support for the UK from the biggest economy in the world, in the aftermath of Britain officially leaving the EU. None of this has come true. In this vacuum of meaning, Trumpʼs own unpredictable behavior might become very important — for instance, who will he meet privately? Will he meetNigel FarageorBoris Johnson?"

Trade war ʼhasnʼt made America great again,ʼ says China The Chinese government on Sunday issued a white paper claiming the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing was hurting the US economy. "The [US] tariff measures have not boosted American economic growth. Instead, they have done serious harm to the US economy," the Chinese report said, pointing to what it described as a rise in production costs and consumer prices in the US. "The trade war has not ʼmade America great again,ʼ" it said, referring to US President Donald Trumpʼs 2016 election slogan. The Chinese white paper came just daysafter Beijing imposed retaliatory tariffs on US goods.

Beijing on Friday said it would create a blacklist of "unreliable" foreign firms and individuals, marking a new escalation in the increasingly acrimonious trade dispute between the US and China.

China says Tiananmen crackdown was ʼcorrectʼ Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe on Sunday defended the bloodycrackdown on protesters Tiananmen Squarealmost three decades after it took place. The response was a rare acknowledgment of the killings, which had followed seven weeks of protests in 1989 by students and workers calling for democracy and an end to corruption.

Hundreds, possibly more than 1,000 people were killed when soldiers and tanks chased protesters and onlookers in the streets around the square. One secret British diplomatic cable put the possible number of dead at up to 10,000.

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US jails former CIA agent for ʼbetraying colleaguesʼ to China A US court on Friday sentenced a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer to 20 years in prison for spying on behalf of China. The 62-year-old man was found guilty of selling "top secret" defense information to Chinese intelligence contacts when he visited Shanghai in 2017. The defendant was a former US army soldier and later went on to hold several jobs at government agencies and defense contractors in which he had access to sensitive information.

"This case is one in an alarming trend of former US intelligence officers being targeted by China and betraying their country and colleagues," said Assistant Attorney General John Demers. At least two other former US intelligence officers and a diplomat have pleaded guilty this year to spying for China. Earlier this month,another ex-CIA officer pleaded guilty to conspiring with Chinese intelligence. His lawyer said there was no evidence that he had handed over classified information to Chinese agents. Officials said the latest conviction formed part of the USʼ response to a worrying trend in the intelligence community.

Airbnb cuts listings in Israeli West Bank settlements Home-rental platform Airbnb announced Monday it would no longer offer its service in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, drawing an angry response from Israel. Israel seized the West Bank in the 1967 Six-Day War, but most countries consider the Jewish settlements there to be illegal. The company said in a statement the decision would affect about 200 properties "in the occupied West Bank that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians." "Our hope is that someday sooner rather than later, a framework is put in place where the entire global community is aligned so there will be a resolution to this historic conflict and a clear path forward for everybody to follow," it added. Palestinian and human rights groups had long called on Airbnb to remove the settlement listings from its site. Waleed Assraf, head of a Palestinian anti-settlement group welcomed the development, saying if more companies followed it would "contribute to achieving peace." Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin condemned the move as "the most wretched of wretched capitulations to the boycott efforts."

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US ready to talk with Iran ʼwith no preconditionsʼ: Mike Pompeo US-Iran tensions have escalated significantly over the past several weeks

The US secretary of stateʼs statement came a day after Iranian President Rouhani suggested that Tehran was not opposed to talks with Washington.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Washington was willing to hold talks with Iran to lower tensions in the Persian Gulf "with no preconditions." "We are prepared to engage in a conversation with no preconditions. We are ready to sit down with them," Pompeo told a joint news conference in Switzerland with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, adding however that "the American effort to fundamentally reverse the malign activity of this Islamic Republic, this revolutionary force, is going to continue."

Council of Europe slams Greece over refugee camp conditions The Council of Europeʼs Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) raised concerns Tuesday over the "inhuman and degrading" conditions in Greeceʼs refugee camps. The committeeʼs report said the situation was particularly alarming at the Fylakio camp near the Turkish border — one of the "hot spots" set up with backing from the EU to speed up refugee processing. There was a lack of doctors, medicines, food and drinking water in several camps along Turkeyʼs land border, in Athens, and on the Aegean islands.In the northeastern town of Fylakio, up to 95 migrants were being housed in a single room.People were detained for extended periods

Envoy says US convinced Germany to ban Iranʼs Mahan Air US Ambassador Richard Grenell is claiming a diplomatic victory after German officials decided to ban the Iranian airline Mahan Air from operating within the country. Grenell, who has ruffled a few feathers since President Donald Trump picked him for the post last May, told The Wall Street Journal that the move had come after "months of pressing" from the United States. "I think itʼs a great step by the German government," Grenell told the DPA news agency. "It shows great leadership." He added: "No country where Mahan Air flies should feel safe." The German Foreign Ministry took a different stance on Monday, when it announced that Mahan Airʼs landing rights had been withdrawn because the carrier had transported equipment and troops into war zones in the Middle East, particularly in Syria.

Tensions between Washington and Tehranhave escalated significantly over the past month, with the US accusing Iran of continued malign activity and unspecified threats against the United States and its allies. Washington has also increased its military presence in the region. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturdaysuggested that Tehran would be open to negotiations with the USif Washington showed respect and abided by international rules. But he said Tehran would not allow Washington to force it to the table. of time in inadequate and "dirty" conditions at border patrol stations such as Isaacio and Tychero.Many migrants were suffering from scabies because of the poor state of washing facilities, clogged toilets and dirty mattresses and blankets.Refugees at several camps, including Moria on the island of Lesbos, reported suffering abuse and beatings at the hands of police.Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were being housed with single men and at risk of sexual violence.

Children in Germany worry about poverty and want to be heard Having enough quality time with parents and being able to participate in

school decisions are key concerns of children, initial results of a German study published Tuesday have found.

The study "Childrenʼs Worlds+" comes as recent student movements around the world haveraised debate about the political participation and impact of childrenand young adults, and also as Germany worries about rising child poverty. Key survey takeaways 99 percent of all participants were existentially secure, meaning they had enough to eat.More than half of all children worried occasionally, frequently or constantly about their familiesʼ financial situations.German children were overall well provided for materially, and the more material possessions a child had, the less they worried about their familiesʼ finances. More young children felt that their teachers took care of them and helped them with problems, while that was less the case with older children.

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Google to open new Berlin office The US tech giant has planned several hundred new jobs for the new office. Locals have rejected Googleʼs previous plans for a start-up campus over concerns for their rent and livelihoods.

Google confirmed on Sunday it has bought new premises in Berlinʼs central Mitte district close to its existing city headquarters. The Johannishof building is expected to be renovated before workers move in. "For us, this is a clear commitment to the Berlin location," Google spokesman Ralf Bremer told Germanyʼs dpa news agency. "Berlin has a booming startup scene, excellent universities and is one of the most attractive locations in Europe along with Hamburg and Munich."

Brermer told local daily Berliner Zeitungthat people working at the new building will focus on

Muslim fashion for women exhibition stirs controversy in Germany Muslim head coverings have always been a controversial topic, as they embody so many issues, whether womenʼs rights worldwide or Western prejudice and discrimination against Muslims.

Now that the first exhibition dedicated to fashion consciousness of women in Islam is opening at Frankfurtʼs Museum Angwandte Kunst, the debate surrounding headscarves has been rekindled in Germany. Titled "Contemporary Muslim Fashions" and first shown at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco, the exhibition, however, does not aim to answer the numerous political and social questions related to hijabs or burkinis. "The focus of the exhibition is really fashionable modest dress and what weʼre trying to show in the exhibition is that there is a lot of choice for the mass of Muslim women," said Jill DʼAlessandro, curator of the "Contemporary Muslim Fashions" exhibition in San Francisco.

existing tasks. "At the moment, different teams from the Cloud, Google for Startups, Google Play, Marketing, Politics, Software Engineering, Sales and YouTube departments are working in the Berlin office," he said.

Berlin reaches for the sky The "Fernsehturm" (television tower) with its height of 368 meters (1,207 ft) is Germanyʼs tallest structure. On a clear day, the viewing platform offers visibility of up to 40 kilometers (24 miles). The floor above the visitor platform is where a revolving restaurant is located, which rotates once every 30 minutes.

Elton John biopic ʼRocketmanʼ previews in Russia with cuts to gay scenes

Rocketman,

a biopic about renownedgay British musician Elton John, is to open this week in Russia, but media are warning that the version to be shown has lost several scenes from the original that involved men kissing, gay sex or drug-taking. Elton John himself has reacted with dismay to the reports, calling the decision by the filmʼs distributor to edit the film an indictment of Russiaʼs official attitude toward gay rights. "We reject in the strongest possi-

ble terms the decision to pander to local laws and censor ʼRocketmanʼ for the Russian market," John said in a joint statement on Friday with the makers of the film. "That the local distributor has edited out certain scenes, denying the audience the opportunity to see the film as it was intended, is a sad reflection of the divided world we still live in and how it can still be so cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people," the statement said.

France and Italy to celebrate Leonardo da Vinciʼs anniversary together French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a joint French-Italian celebration marking 500 years since the death ofRenaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Macron told Italian broadcaster RAI he will host Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the French town of Amboise, where da Vinci died, "in the spirit of reconciliation." Both countries have traditionally claimed the artist, who was born in 1452 in the Tuscan town of Vinci in modern Italy and spent most of his life there.

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Why is Italy still the sick man of Europe?

Over the last decade, Italy has often been pinpointed as the "sick man in Europe," a vulnerable economy that is a risk to the European Unionʼs financial stability. Still today, a series of disappointing numbers are alerting analysts to the fact that Italyʼs vulnerability might be increasing.The countryʼs government recently cut its growth forecast for the year from 1% to 0.2%. Eurostat recently confirmed that Italyʼs public debt has reversed its declining trend and has grown almost 1% in 2018, reaching 132.2% of gross domestic product (GDP).

In total numbers, Italyʼs public debt is the EUʼs highest, and with the meager growth forecasted for this year, it is expected to rise. Italy is also currently theonly EU member state in a recession.

But what brought the country to this point? According to Carlo Alberto Carnevale-Maffe, Professor at Bocconi University School of Management in Milan, the situation is actually worse than the government estimates.

He and other analysts expect zero or even negative growth, as internal demand remains low and both public and private investment have dropped.

"Our export is robust, but itʼs the only positive component of our GDP," he tells DW. "And it isnʼt able to bear the weight of the national economy on its own."

E-scooters can hit German streets after upper house approval The German Bundesrat has voted to allow electric scooters on the countryʼs roads and bike paths. The UK is now the only major European country yet to approve their use. Germanyʼs upper house of Parliament, the Bundesrat, on Friday voted to allow the use of electric scooterswith a top speed of 20 kilometers (12 miles) per hour on roads and bike paths.

The approval by the chamber enables e-scooter sharing firms to offer the vehicles for rent on city streets. Critics fear that this could lead to anoverburdening of cycle lanes and roadsand a high risk of injury both to riders and pedestrians. What was decided E-scooters may use cycle paths, but not sidewalks;The minimum age for using e-scooters is 14;The wearing of helmets is not obligatory;Users will not require a driving license;Scooters will be restricted to a maximum speed of 20 km/h (12 mph) 4

Uber reports $1B loss as revenue rises Car-sharing giant Uber has met its first quarter forecast, with a loss of $1 billion but increasing revenue and users. The losses were the result of big spending in the lead-up to its IPO earlier in May. Ride-share company Uber on Thursday reported a $1 billion (€898 million) loss in the first quarter of this year, despite rising revenue and monthly users. In its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, Uber said revenue climbed 20% to $3.1 billion from the same quarter last year, matching its forecast. The loss of $1.0 billion also fell within the companyʼs forecast range of $1.0 bil-

Are German businesses ready to swallow a CO2 tax?

Slowly but surely the German government is bowing to global pressure to introduce a system to price carbon emissions. It was only around two weeks ago that Chancellor Angela Merkel said the government would make some decisions regarding its CO2 policy by the end of the year. Then suddenly on Sunday, it was reported that the economy minister had finally gotten onboard with ideas first proposed by Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. Why the rush? In many parts of the world 2018 was one of the warmest years on record.

Germany was no exception to this and its dependence on heavy industry has led to discussions on eating less meat and even the threat of introducing a speed limit on the famous autobahn. Yet despite growing consensus about global warming, paying for carbon dioxide emissions has been opposed by businesses around the world. German businesses in particular fear extra costs for producing CO2 will hurt their global competitiveness, especially if only certain countries sign up.

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Indian leaders vow to fight poverty to win over poor voters India is in the middle of a rancorous general election season in which economic development has once again turned out to be a major issue. In the runup to the polls, political parties across the country have promised schemes to uplift the lot of the nationʼs poor. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to present a rosy economic picture, touting its efforts over the past five years to improve the well-being of the underprivileged sections of society, the main opposition Congress party has attempted to portray the BJP as a party for the rich. The BJPʼs manifesto has outlined plans for pulling people out of poverty by promising proper housing by 2022 for those living in mud huts or lacking shelter, and piped water connections to every village household by 2024. The ruling party has also pledged to upgrade rural roads and improve connectivity between Indiaʼs villages and cities.

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lion to $1.11 billion. "In the first quarter, engagement across our platform was higher than ever, with an average of 17 million trips per day and an annualized gross bookings run-rate of $59 billion," said Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi.

Gross bookings, a measure of the total value of rides before driver costs and other expenses, rose 34% from a year ago to $14.6 billion.

US vows tariffs on Mexico until it stops border crossings

Donald Trumpʼs new trade deal with Mexico and Canada awaits ratification and yet he has scheduled fresh tariffs on Mexican goods.

He warned he would steadily jack up tariffs unless Mexico stops border crossings.

The US on Thursday vowed to impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming in from Mexico in retaliation foruncontrolled migration over their shared border. US President Donald Trump said he would increase the tariff until Mexico was able to stop people illegally crossing into the US via the countriesʼ shared border.

Border control was one of Trumpʼs key election promises, and centers on constructing a physical barrier. Trump announced the policy in typical fashion, with a post on a Twitter. He later said in a statement: "If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico, to be determined in our sole discretion and judgment, the tariffs will be removed." "Mexicoʼs passive cooperation in allowing this mass incursion constitutes an emergency and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States." Officials said the tariffs would apply to all goods. The announcement came after he shared surveillance footage purporting to show a large group of illegal migrants crossing a border fence into El Paso.

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The curious early history of apples Forbidden fruit:

A strong wind ruffles Alban Bernardʼs short, gray hair as he strolls along what looks like an unspoiled path a couple of hundred meters from the town of Carrieres-sous-Poissy.

But itʼs not quite as bucolic as it seems at first glance. He is, in fact, walking toward what he has dubbed "the sea of waste." Less than a kilometer away from this Parisian suburb, an estimated 36 tons oftrash have been dumped illegally. In some place, the heaps of sofas, glass, shoes, trash bags and other debris in this otherwise empty field reach the height of two men. Bernard discovered the landfill site while walking his dog in January last year. A resident of Carrieres-sous-Poissy for the past 10 years, it was the first time heʼd noticed thewastehidden behind the foliage. "It was horrifying," he recalled.

"I thought I would faint. There was an ocean of waste in front of me, stretching as far as the eye could see."

As mundane as the apple may seem, its history involves enormous animals, the Ice Age, the Silk Road and a huge role in the stories we tell.

Within the first few days of Economics 101, one can expect to learn about the global supply chain. This is the first time many begin to understand that, for example, the apples in their fruit bowl didnʼt magically materialize on the shelves of their local grocery store but rather through a complex system of coordination. The apples in your grandmotherʼs pie could have

been harvested on a Chinese farm, for example. But what about the trees on that Chinese farm? They didnʼt magically materialize either.

While most can grasp the supply chain nature of our produce, few understand its evolutionary nature Researcher Robert Spengler has spent a decade and a half searching for apple seeds in an attempt to answer this question.

The Colombian teen fighting to protect her islandʼs coral reefs Yassandra Marcela Barrios Castro is talking to a small group of fishermen on the shore of Tierra Bomba, an island off the coast of Cartagena in northern Colombia. Sheʼs the only woman in the group, and the men, all around her fatherʼs age, are gesticulating wildly at her. But the 19-year-old remains calm and self-composed, as she explains how destructive their practice of blast fishing is to the reef and its inhabitants.

The fishermen of Tierra Bomba have been using dynamite to fish for decades and it isnʼt easy to be told theyʼre doing it all wrong — particu-

Fighting the spread of illegal landfills in France as trash piles up in ʼsea of wasteʼ

larly by a teenager. "It is very easy for men to dismiss me because I am a girl," says Yassandra. "And age is something thatʼs respected here, so for a young woman to stand up and say that an old tradition is wrong, and is damaging the ocean… well thatʼs not an easy task."

Yassandra lives in Boca Chica, on the south coast of Tierra Bomba. The island is surrounded by coral reefs and its 9,000 human inhabitants rely heavily on the ocean for food. But blast fishing and trawling are tearing apart the very ecosystems that provide the community with a living.

Budapest cafés welcome the reusable Aussie HuskeeCup

Every year, we use several billion coffee cups to go – before they go to the bin. To help java lovers reduce their ecological footprint, many Budapest cafés have introduced Aussie-created HuskeeCups: reusable, sustainable and easy to clean. The HuskeeCup is made of coffee husk, an organic waste material that’s produced at the milling stage of coffee production. Turning the hundreds of tons of discarded husks, usually dumped near factories and degrading the environment, into reusable coffee cups is a great way to keep Mother Nature just that little bit cleaner.

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Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson to give one-man show in Budapest Singer of heavy metal legends Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson is coming to Budapest for a solo show presenting his bestselling book, ‘What Does This Button Do?’ The 60-year-old Englishman doesn’t just make fans scream – he’s a pilot, a craft brewer and an international fencer as well.

And, of course, a frontman and novelist. Tickets are now on sale for his show at the Budapest Congress Centre on 2 November. An Evening with Bruce Dickinson is a one-man performance of two hours plus, in which the Iron Maiden singer tells a few bizarre tales about his extraordinary life, before engaging the audience in a Q&A session. The show takes place in English but will promote the Hungarian-language edition of his bestselling autobiography, What Does This Button Do? Originally done in the form of a reading, the presentation has since developed into a solo extravaganza that has allowed Dickinson to fill major venues around the world.

The Budapest date, 2 November at the Congress Centre, is one of ten appearances across Europe this autumn, from Dublin to Finland, at national sports stadiums and prestigious concert halls.

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Brazilʼs Neymar accused of rape in Paris

An unidentified woman has accused Brazilian soccer star Neymar of raping her in Paris last month, according to a Brazilian police report seen by Reuters and The Associated Press. In a complaint filed with police in the Brazilian city of Sau Paulo on Friday, the woman reportedly said the incident took place in a hotel room on May 15 at 8:20 p.m. some twenty minutes after Neymar had arrived in an "apparently drunk" state. The woman told police that they "touched each other, but in a given moment Neymar became aggressive and, with violence, had sexual intercourse against the victimʼs will," according to The Associated Press.

Fernando Alonso faces missing a place on Indy 500 grid for race

Fernando Alonso is in danger of failing to make the grid for the Indianapolis 500 after setting the 31st fastest time on the first day of qualifying. The two-time Formula 1 world champion faces a shootout on Sunday with five other drivers for the final three places on the 33-car grid. If it rains as forecast, the shootout will be when weather allows next week.

Alonso had five attempts at locking in a place in the top 30 on the grid but the McLaren car was not fast enough.

"We didnʼt have the speed," said Alonso, who managed a fastest average over his four-lap run of 227.224mph.

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Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica 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.

Jürgen Klopp shows substance over style to break trophy drought Champions League:

Jürgen Kloppʼs reputation was forged by his relentless pursuit of an intense, committed and entertaining style of play. But in Madrid, DWʼs Matt Pearson saw the German boss break his trophy drought using other qualities.

After six finals, two clubs and eight years, it turned out that what Jürgen Klopp really needed was a performance lacking the signature style that helped the German become one of the best coaches in the world. And an obliging, overawed opponent. Liverpool deserved to win European club footballʼs greatest honor for the sixth time, but only by virtue of being the better of a bad pair ina 2-0 win.In contrast to the way both teams arrived at this

stage, this was a game that failed to really hold the attention for long stretches despite its importance.

Simple passes went astray, attacking moves floundered under little pressure and even those in the stands couldnʼt muster real enthusiasm until the closing stages. "Did you ever see a team like this? Fighting with no fuel in the tank any more," Klopp said after the game. "This may be the best night of my life, professional wise."

Joachim Löw to miss Germany qualifiers due to health concerns Germanyʼs head coach Joachim Löw has been taken to hospital and will miss the next two Germany games against Belarus and Estonia.

The German FA (DFB) said on Friday morning that head coach Joachim Löw has been taken into hospital to deal with the aftereffects of a sporting accident that led to a contused artery.

"I already feel better, but have to rest up for the next four weeks," Löw said in a DFB statement.

"Iʼm in constant communication with my coaching staff and we will stay in

contact over the phone for both games. Marcus Sorg, Andy Köpke, and Oliver Bierhoff have many years of experience between them and we will be able to get through this short break in a good manner."

Bild newspaper reported that Löw had checked into a clinic in Freiburg with circulatory problems after dropping a dumbbell on himself a few weeks ago.

Assistant head coach Marcus Sorg will take charge of the coming Germany internationals. " he said.