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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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Chinese investments in EU in a downward spin
Swedes switch to trains due to global warming
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.
Swedes seem to be following climate activist Greta Thunbergʼs example in shunning air travel. The percentage that opted to take a train rather than fly has doubled in a year and a half. Flight shame may be at work.
Toni Kroos: Real Madrid midfielder signs new fouryear deal Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has signed a four-year contract extension with the club. The new deal ties the Germany international to Madrid until 30 June, 2023. Kroos, 29, has made 233 appearances for Real Madrid, including 28 in La Liga and eight in the Champions League this season. The 2014 World Cup winner joined from Bayern Munich in 2014 and has won 11 trophies during a five-year spell. He is due to appear in front of supporters at the Bernabeu Stadium at 12:00 BST on Monday.
Swedes seem to be following climate activist Greta Thunbergʼs example in shunning air travel. The percentage that opted to take a train rather than fly has doubled in a year and a half. Flight shame may be at work. One flight between Swedenʼs two biggest cities, Stockholm and Gothenburg, generates as much carbon dioxide, the gas that contributes the most to global warming, as 40,000 train journeys, according to SJ, the countryʼs biggest train operator.
Awareness of air travelʼs impact on the planet has made 16-year-oldGreta Thunberg eschew planes as she travels the world to make the case for saving the planet from environmental disaster. Many of her compatriots, worried about the planetʼs future, are also opting to forgo air travel. Almost twice as many Swedes chose to travel by train instead of plane in the past year and a half — from 20% to 37%, an SJ study by pollsters Sifo has found.
German doctors want human egg donations to be legalized A group of doctors in Germany is calling for new reproductive health laws. They say the current legislation is outdated, as the science has moved on. Doctors and medical ethics experts from theGerman Academy of Sciences Leopoldinaand theUnion of German Academies of Sciences and Humanitiescalled for a new reproductive health law in Berlin on Tuesday (June 4, 2019). The medical experts say that every year thousands of couples who want to have children get treatment abroad because the options available to them there are currently banned in Germany. Germanyʼs Em-
bryo Protection Act from 1990 forbids human egg donations.It also forbids women to act as surrogate mothers. The same applies in 12 other European Union member states. "German legislation limits our options," said Ulrich Hilland, chair of theFederal Association of German Centers for Reproductive Medicine,to the dpa newsagency. Hilland says that German law is especially "repressive." He says it criminalizes things that are legal elsewhere, and that the science has shown it to be long out-of-date. "Itʼs inadequate," agrees Claudia Wiesemann, director of thedepartment of Medical Ethics and History of Medicineat the University of Göttingen.
Sandy Lupa Beach reopens for summer This weekend, for the third year running, Lupa Beach opens on the waterfront near Budakalász, just north of Budapest. And even if it isn’t quite swimsuit weather just yet, there are plenty of sports and other attractions to entertain the whole family. The sun might still be looking for his hat, but Lupa Beach is all ready for summer. This waterside leisure park and sports centre is one of the best features of Budapest from May to September.
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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 Muslim-majority 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.
Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia Germany announced Wednesday it would extend a temporary ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of the month. The ban, which Germany instituted followed the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and applies to countries involved in the Yemen war, has led to both domestic and international tension, with Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs government facing pressure from theGerman arms industryand some EU neighbors angered over the export freeze. The ban was originally set to last until March 9. "We decided this [extension] with a view to developments in Yemen," Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said following a meeting of Merkelʼs cabinet. "We believe that the Yemen war must end as soon as possible." "Not only will there not be any permits issued until the end of this month, but products with permits already granted will also not be delivered," Maas added. The minister said that the German government would evaluate the arms export situation with respect to developments in Yemen over the course of the month.