Daily Bulletin | 18.05.2012, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 18.05.2012 | 18:30 UTC News G8 Summit Chancellor Merkel on 4-day US trip for G8 and NATO meetings Chancellor Angela Merkel flew into the US for a weekend of summit meetings, as the eurozone debt crisis threatens to escalate due to political instability in Greece and market uncertainty in Spain. G8 summit faces ample issues to tackle Arab World Thousands protest student deaths in Syria's second city Syria's uprising appears to have intensified in the city of Aleppo after the killing of university students there. Protests are reportedly being staged across the nation in solidarity with the demonstrators in Aleppo. Africa First ECOWAS troops arrive in Guinea-Bissau The first security personnel tasked by ECOWAS with safeguarding the transition back to civilian rule in Guinea-Bissau have arrived. China Chinese smuggler gets life in prison The man accused of running China's largest smuggling ring in the 1990s has been sentenced to life in prison following his long battle to avoid extradition from Canada. Business European Union EU commissioner: Greek eurozone exit 'manageable' The European Union stands ready to face the aftershocks if Greece were to leave the eurozone, the EU's Trade Commissioner maintains. He says officials are already working on an emergency blueprint on how to survive. Auto Industry Unions are unwilling to accept Opel plant closures Germany's union of metalworkers has announced it will put up a fight against any closures of Opel plants. General Motors may be envisaging such a move as its European division keeps posting huge losses. Newsletters More DW Online special: Equal opportunity for education Education for all! That's UNESCO's goal for education. We have brought together five bloggers from Iran, Germany, Russia, Kenya and Argentina to start an intriguing discussion on education and learning. More DW Public online voting for DW's 2012 KLICK! photo competition Online voting for DW's photo competition "KLICK! Your view of culture and education" is underway! Check out a selection of photos submitted by contestants from more than 30 countries and pick your favorite now!   Unsubscribe   Personal Data   Feedback   Imprint © Deutsche Welle 2012