Daily Bulletin | 08.10.2012, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 08.10.2012 | 18:30 UTC Business Eurozone crisis Eurozone finance ministers launch new bailout fund Eurozone finance ministers have launched a permanent bailout fund for the bloc's members. The European Stability Mechanism is designed to provide help to nations in financial distress, but there are strings attached. Trade German exports in August stun analysts German companies have posted a surprise increase in exports in August. Fresh statistical data show that sluggish trade with eurozone nations has been comfortably offset by stronger demand outside that bloc. News Armed Conflict Turkey continues to respond in 'worst-case scenario' Tensions continue to be high along Syria's border with Turkey, with the Turkish military again responding to cross-border shelling. Meanwhile, dozens more people were reported killed in the fighting inside Syria. Caucasus Ivanishvili fills key cabinet posts The head of the Georgian coalition that won the country's recent parliamentary elections has unveiled some his choices for cabinet ministers. They include a former soccer star and a former UN diplomat. Georgia's next prime minister is enigmatic figure Awards Stem cell pioneers win Nobel medicine honors The 2012 Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to stem cell researchers John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Britain and Japan. They take the first Nobel prize of the year, with a flurry to follow over the next week. Stem cell researchers win Nobel Prize Security German home intelligence boss eyes Salafists The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency has said in a newspaper interview that a recently-banned Salafist organization is seeking to set up a German language outpost in the Middle East instead. United States Huawei rejects US security threat claims Huawei has denied US Congress claims that it poses a security threat on American soil. Congress is due to call for top Chinese telecoms giants to be barred from the US amid espionage concerns. Culture German Book Prize goes to Ursula Krechel The 2012 German Book Prize has been awarded to the Berlin-based author Ursula Krechel for her novel 'Landgericht.' The German writer beat out five other authors whose works had made it onto this year's shortlist. Newsletters More DW Dive into the new Global Ideas webdoc Take an underwater journey with a 114-year-old coral! Our new webdoc takes you to Pele island in Vanuatu to highlight the effects of global warming and to let you experience life on the reef with Namati. More DW Discover more with the DW Media Center! An all-access pass to DW's audio, video and multimedia content that you can use anytime and anywhere. The DW Media Center ensures that you will never miss any of your favorite DW shows.   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012