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The topic of the day: World Cup Weeks - in Doha and Stuttgart
After 1500 meters, when he had just completed the last discipline of the decathlon, Niklas Kaul looked a little disbelieving. He took another few steps, then sank to the floor. Later he kept hiding his face in his hands, shaking his head. The German is the youngest decathlon world champion in history. My colleague Jan Göbel reports from Doha about the historic victory of the King of Qatar.
International media is also full of appreciation for Kaul. So the Italian "Gazzetta dello Sport" spoke of a "titanic" challenge. Read more press comments here. With Christina Schwanitz there was another German success: She got bronze in shot put - despite previous maternity break and injury problems. Jan Göbel on the German face of this sport.
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Christina Schwanitz: 19.17 meters in the final of Doha
In the evening, it continues in Doha, the extremely controversial venue, with the next competitions. All decisions can be followed in our live ticker. In addition, another big event has started today: the Turn World Cup in Stuttgart. Art gymnast Andreas Bretschneider has missed the participation. The heaviest element in stretching gymnastics bears his name - that's what he shows and explains in the video. Here you will find timetable, results and records of the Turn World Cup.
The US gymnastics team is still working on the sport in addition to the sport - two years after the discovery of the abuse scandal to the team doctor Larry Nassar. My colleague Sabrina Knoll summarizes how the federation has left its athletes in the lurch.
The quote of the day:
"Afghanistan will never again be a place where women are locked up in cages."
Ashraf Ghani has been Afghan President since 2014. In an interview with SPIEGEL he talks about the negotiations with the Taliban and his sympathy for German soldiers. Ghani clarifies: A deal with the Taliban must include, among other things, that the rights of women are preserved.
News: What you need to know today
- Federal Government approves weapon deal for the Emirates: According to SPIEGEL information, the supply stop for German arms to participating countries in the Yemen war is further softened. It's about generators for an air defense system.
- Kramp-Karrenbauer crashes in SPIEGEL survey continues: The Office of Defense has brought the CDU boss so far little sympathy points. Kramp-Karrenbauer falls in the favor of the citizens for months.
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Angela Merkel (l.), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
- EU Parliament President rejects British Brexit proposals: The advance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson was "not even a rudimentary basis for an agreement," said David Sassoli the SPIEGEL. Doubts about a last minute agreement are growing.
- ARD wants to invest 20 million euros in series: turn of the ARD. In the future, formats should be produced primarily for the media library. The channel group wants to be measured only by their online success.
- Ter Stegen plays against Argentina: The goalkeeping question caused last in the German national football team for discussions. Now Joachim Löw gives the keeper of FC Barcelona a chance - but stresses that there is a clear hierarchy.
Opinion: The most discussed comments, interviews, essays
The reunification went really well, right? Because of "blossoming landscapes" - German unity has become a disaster, writes Thomas Fricke in his column. The receipt comes now, in the elections.
Netflix and Amazon, watch out! The ARD now wants to shoot series for younger. Harald Schmidt fears that this will be like "in all friendliness" with more digital jokes.
THE MIRROR
Harald Schmidt
Ironically, the Berlin CDU: 2015 was the majority of the Berlin CDU against marriage for all, now she is particularly progressive. Party leader Kai Wegner explains in an interview why he wants to upgrade lesbians and gays in the CDU - and what he still plans.
Stories: The most read texts at SPIEGEL +
The sponsors from the Ministry of Defense: New findings on the consultant affair. The minutes of a confidential meeting reveal the extent of nepotism in armaments policy under ex-minister Ursula von der Leyen.
The unfulfilled desire for children: Many people would like to have offspring, but it does not work. How to deal with it? Five people tell what they want from their circle of acquaintances.
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"It beats my self-esteem when I see pregnant women on the street"
Is Donald Trump scared? Most recently, the US President used a press conference with the Finnish president to fire a hate speech on the Democrats. His tantrums reach a new level before the impeachment process.
My evening: the recommendations for your end of workday
What you can read: The new feature film with Will Smith, "Gemini Man" by Ang Lee, you can save yourself. Read a book. One that consists of a single sentence that spans more than 250 pages. "An unusual novel about an unusual man" by Mike McCormack sounds formally at first skewed. In fact, the book is a "funny-entertaining linguistic art piece, which has the translator Bernhard Robben admirably casually translated into German," writes my colleague Wolfgang Höbel.
I wish you a nice weekend.
warmly
Andreas Evelt from the Daily Team
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