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Cobblestones honoring Nazi victims dug up and THROWN AWAY at construction dump in Germany Five bronze cubes in memory of a Jewish family murdered by Nazis were not only uprooted but also thrown away, as telecom workers laid an internet cable in a western German town. The loss was only noticed months later. Five of the cobblestones (known as Stolpersteine in German) were apparently dug up from outside a house in Plettenberg near Dortmund, where a Jewish family of five – including three kids – had lived until 1942, when they were sent to the notorious Treblinka concentration camp, local media reported on Sunday. Similar incidents have happened in Germany before, with police confirming a hate motive almost every time. However, the background to this mo...

‘Embarrassing baby’: Fans slate Mbappe as PSG star’s touchline bust-up with Tuchel will leave Real Madrid rubbing hands with glee Football fans have slammed Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe after the 21-year-old hotshot was involved in an ugly touchline spat with manager Thomas Tuchel after being substituted in the 5-0 win against Montpellier. Mbappe netted PSG’s fourth goal in their romp at the Parc des Princes, collecting a Neymar pass and rounding Montpellier goalkeeper Mathis Carvalho and slotting home. Layvin Kurzawa added a fifth for the hosts soon after, prompting German PSG boss Tuchel to bring Mbappe off with around 20 minutes to play and replace him with Mauro Icardi. But that decision didn’t go down well with the French World Cup wi...

Viral defense: US military in S. Korea to quarantine troops returning from epidemic-hit China Fearing that the novel coronavirus outbreak could harm military readiness, the US Forces Korea (USFK) has encouraged members who traveled to China to isolate themselves for a period of two weeks. "USFK has instituted a 14-day self-quarantine for US service members returning from mainland China to South Korea on or after January 19, effective Sunday, February 2 at noon," it said in a statement released on Sunday. The measure is also "highly encouraged" for family members, DoD civilians, and contractors. Meanwhile, the force said it's unaware of any American troops who traveled to the worst-affected provinces of China. But while "the overall risk to USFK pers...

Woke don't get a joke? Ecuador's Moreno backpedals after suggesting women only report harassment by 'UGLY people' Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has apologized after claiming that women only consider unwanted sexual advances harassment if they come from unattractive men. His theory was not well received on social media. Speaking at a conference in Ecuador's second-largest city, Guayaquil, Moreno told attendees that women have subjective criteria when it comes to reporting alleged harassment. "That is to say, it is 'harassment' when it comes from an ugly person," he said. "But if the person is good looking... they usually do not think it is harassment." He also suggested that men are constantly at risk of being falsely accused of harassment by wom...

China’s Huawei tops list of global 5G smartphone suppliers Demand for 5G smartphones has been growing with shipments of 19 million units last year, the latest report by research firm Strategy Analytics shows. “Fierce vendor competition in China and heavy carrier subsidies across South Korea have been the main drivers of 5G demand,” according to the report. Other regions, like the US and Europe, are lagging behind Asia, but “we expect them to close the gap later this year.” Chinese telecom giant Huawei topped the list of suppliers, shipping 6.9 million 5G smartphones worldwide in 2019. The company captured an impressive 37 percent market share. It was followed by South Korea’s Samsung with 6.7 million 5G smartphones shipped. Two other Chinese compani...

300+ Indians brought home on board another special-purpose Wuhan flight as New Delhi confirms 2nd coronavirus case An Air India flight carrying 323 Indians and seven Maldivians from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan touched down in New Delhi on Sunday morning. It's the second time Indian citizens were airlifted from China since the outbreak. “The second flight from #Wuhan has just landed in #Delhi. We wish all those on board good health in the days ahead,” tweeted Vikram Misri, Indian ambassador to China, extending gratitude to Beijing for greenlighting the evacuation. It was the second time an Air India Boeing 747 has flown to the Chinese city at the epicenter of the deadly outbreak to rescue stranded Indians, many of whom are medical students at a local ...

Time to juggle the groceries: Looming paper bag shortage shows you can't save the planet by banning plastic ones The plastic bag has become anathema to the effort of saving Mother Nature from humans’ toxic ways. But humans are now being blindsided by a shortage of paper bags – which have proven to be an even worse alternative. With the old-fashioned single-use plastic bags sent to an extinction rebellion fiery hell, we are being told that the only way forward is recycling, and using environmentally-friendly alternatives made of paper, cotton, polyester or other suitable materials. Seventy-four countries have banned single-use plastic bags made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic with varying degrees of enforcement, and 37 countries now impo...

India’s gold demand to recover from 3-year low, World Gold Council says India, the second-largest gold consumer globally, is expected to see growing demand for the precious metal this year in the range of 700-800 tons, up from 690 tons in 2019. According to a World Gold Council (WGC) report, growth could come as a result of the Indian government’s attempts to bolster consumer confidence and spending power in order to revive the economy. “We believe reforms that are going to be announced in the budget are likely to put more money in the hands of people. It will drive up consumption,” said Somasundaram PR, the managing director of WGC’s Indian operations. Also on rt.com World’s super-rich are hoarding physical gold ...