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THE THEME OF THE DAY
Germany's handball players want to reach the final
Last summer, coach Joachim Loew did not manage to become world football champion in Russia with the national team. Now all handball players keep their fingers crossed, at least Löw claimed: "All Germany is behind you," he assured the DHB team in a video message. Chancellor Angela Merkel also telephoned national coach Christian Prokop (read a portrait here) and wished her luck. Tonight from 20.30 clock (ARD, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) fight the German handball players in Hamburg against Norway for the entry into the World Cup final .
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The team around captain Gensheimer (here to his portrait), goalkeeper Wolff and the defensive dunes Wiencek has caused with their recent victories at this World Cup for an unexpected handball euphoria in the country. More than six million people sat in front of the TV every game, and on Monday it was even 10.2 million against Croatia. The handball players spent two weeks promoting their sport.
Most recently, a German team became world champion in 2007. To get the trophy again, however, first Norway (read here everything about the Scandinavians) must be defeated. In the second semi-final (starting at 17.30) defending champion France is the clear favorite against Denmark. The final will be on Sunday in Henning, Denmark.
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NEWS
What you need to know today
State million, without tender: "The potential is huge, that the Bundeswehr is a diamond customer": How Timo Noetzel gushed by the consulting company Accenture. Documents show how easy the consultants came to work.
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- Trump's confidant under arrest: It's about false testimony, influencing witnesses, obstructing investigations: Roger Stone, a confidant of US President Trump, was arrested in Florida.
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Roger Stone
- Why the US President Intervenes in Venezuela: Distraction, Oil, Voters - Donald Trump has three reasons to intervene in the state crisis in the South American country, writes my colleague Marc Pitzke.
- Meuthen benefited from dubious payments: the AfD donation scandal around Alice Weidel is expanding. According to information from SPIEGEL and "Report Mainz" party leader Meuthen was apparently supported by the same individual donors as the faction leader.
OPINION
Most talked about comments, interviews, essays
Two pages of allegations, not a single document: More than a hundred specialists have responded to the call of colleagues who consider pollutant levels a "joke". In their name, other researchers are discredited and substantiated findings - without any proof. Click here for the guest article by lung doctor Kai-Michael Beeh.
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Can Silbereisen captain? Florian Silbereisen inherits Sascha Hehn on the bridge of the "Traumschiff". Long texts, action scenes, 40-hour flights - what the bone job entails, reveals Harald Schmidt in his video column.
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STORIES
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How a US senator planned the change of power: Venezuela's self-proclaimed president Juan Guaidó has been carefully prepared, supported above all by a US Senator from Florida: Marco Rubio.
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Policemen in Caracas
This is how you bring your shabby laptop back to shine: Sitting on a clean computer is one of the little luxuries of office life. The cleaning is very fast - here are the tips of the SPIEGEL IT department.
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THE NUMBER OF THE DAY
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So few minutes only needed Novak Djokovic to defeat the Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the semi-finals of the Australian Open (6: 0, 6: 2, 6: 2). In the final, the world number one from Serbia meets on Sunday (9.30 CET, live ticker at SPIEGEL ONLINE) on Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard won against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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MY EVENING
The recommendations for your closing time
"The Favorite" in the cinema look: With ten nominations "The Favorite - intrigue and insanity" is a big favorite at the Oscars. A brilliant historical cast about a lesbian ménage-à-trois at the court of Queen Anne.
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Olivia Colman as Queen Anne
Snow, black ice, rain: The cold flies off, but it is exhausting on the road - even then, when the temperatures climb into the plus range. Click here for Kachelmann's weather column.
I wish you a nice finishing time.
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