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The German Fear of Unemployment Angst over the hovering specter of unemployment reached an all-time high last January as the number of unemployed climbed to over five million. Germany's neighbors have similar problems, but the fear seems less severe. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1668520,00.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DW-WORLD's "Click Back" monthly review quiz for August is waiting for you and will test your knowledge of stories we've written. If you answer all questions correctly, you can also win a great prize. To play, please go to: http://www.dw-world.de/english ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tunis Air: emergency sea landing A Tunis Air aircraft with 35 passengers on board made an emergency landing in the sea off Sicily. Italian emergency services said two passengers were seen on the wings of the plane, an ATR 42, after it had landed on the water. Police and fire brigade officials say that a rescue attempt is under way. The charter plane was flying from Bari, Italy, to Djerba, Tunisia. The French-made aircraft can carry up to 50 passengers. 1000's attend Garang funeral in Sudan In southern Sudan, tens of thousands of followers and numerous African dignitaries bid a final farewell to former rebel leader John Garang. He was killed last weekend in a helicopter crash just three weeks after becoming Sudan's vice-president under a peace deal. Local newspapers report that Garang's deputy within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement Salva Kiir will be sworn in as its new leader and the country's vice-president on Sunday. Garang's death has raised fears that Sudan's peace accord, which set up a power-sharing north-south government, might collapse. The country's 21-year war was formally ended in January after claiming more than two million lives. Iran - inauguration amid nuke row Iran's new President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has been sworn in at a parliamentary ceremony and warned that his government would not "submit" to other nations. Iran is in a wrangle over its nuclear programme with western powers and UN inspectors. Ahmadinejad, an ultra-conservative aged 49 and previously the mayor of Tehran, won a landslide election in June, replacing the reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami. On Friday three EU nations - France, Germany and Britain, backed by the United States - offered Iran trade incentives if it abandoned parts of its nuclear programme that could be used to develop bombs. Iran, which insists it has a right to generate nuclear electricity, has said the EU incentives are unacceptable. Sailors in submarine in 5 degrees Cel. The Russian navy has begun lowering cables in a second attempt to lift a mini-submarine trapped on the seabed, 190 meters below the surface off Russia's Pacific coast for the past three days. British and US teams carrying underwater robots and specialists have flown the site to help with rescue efforts. The seven crew on board the submarine have lowered temperatures on board to five degrees Celcius and are sitting mostly in darkness in an effort to save oxygen. Naval authorities say that the crew may only have enough oxygen until Sunday. The vessel is caught in an underwater surveillance antenna, not a fishing net as first suggested. Discovery undocks - home Monday The American spacecraft Discovery - the first shuttle to fly since the Columbia disaster two years ago - has begun its flight back to Earth. The Discovery has undocked from the International Space Station and will orbit alone until early Monday when it's due to land in Florida. Earlier in the week, its astronauts made minor repairs to Discovery's thermal insulation during spacewalks. In February of 2003 a heat shield crack led to the disintegration of the Columbia on re-entry and the loss of its seven crew members. London bombing: 3 more charged British police have remanded three more people in custody in connection with the attempts to bomb London's transport system on July 21. The three are accused of failing to disclose information they may help police prosecute others already in custody. Currently, nine people are being held, including three of the suspected bombers and a fourth suspect who is being held in Rome. 56 people were killed in a similar attack on London's transport system on July 7. On Friday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced a sweeping range of new powers, including a possible review of the Human Rights Act that would speed up the deportation of foreigners. Typhoon pounds eastern China A typhoon has pounded Taiwan and reached China's eastern coast where 1.2 million people have been evacuated. Six major cities, including the tourist location Hangzhou, south of Shanghai, lie in its path. Typhoon Matsa has brought widespread flooding, winds of 160 kilometres per hour and huge coastal waves. The China Daily newspaper said the country's second busiest harbour, Ningbo Port had been closed. Flights in the region have been grounded. On Friday, Matsa had forced Taiwan to close its financial markets and schools. Hiroshima remembers nuclear attack Countries around the world have marked the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bomb attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima at the close of World War II. On August 6, 1945 a US plane dropped the first atomic bomb, killing more than 140,000 people. In Hiroshima, a moment of silence was observed at 8:15 a.m. local time, the time of the atomic blast. Tens of thousands of people visited Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park for commemorations, including Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. He said that Japan remained committed to peace and opposed to nuclear weapons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The waiting is over for fans of German soccer as the Bundesliga starts again. Get it all on DW-WORLD.DE: We offer you results, tables and live tickers of the matches. Check out picture galleries of the best players and interactive features such as quizes and betting games where Chinese Bayern Munich fans get a chance to compete against Texan Schalke supporters. You'll find it all at www.dw-world.de/soccer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information please turn to our internet website at http://dw-world.de/english Here you'll find out what's happening in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. 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