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"He started out when there was barely a film industry in this country to speak of. For more than fifty years he took New Zealand stories to the world and his talents helped make our film industry into what it is today – one of our greatest cultural exports," Luxon said. "His work will be watched and loved long after all of us. Our thoughts are with his family and friends tonight. Rest in Peace."— Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, said this in tribute to Sam Neill; he highlighted Neill's role in bringing New Zealand stories to the world and shaping the national film industry.

If you make it to the Wimbledon final, I'll come.

— Friedrich Merz; before the Wimbledon final on Prime Video

There is nothing left burning. The main blaze has already been extinguished.

— Police spokesperson Michael Petzold, commenting on the situation on Saturday morning around 01:00

There is a lack of even the simplest measures, such as exterior shading. Heat protection plans end where patient protection costs money, and their implementation takes time.

— Eugen Brysch, Chairman of the German Foundation for Patient Protection, on the impact of extreme heat on care homes and hospitals; called for a 30-billion-euro investment program from federal funds.

We are replacing paternalism with freedom of choice.

— Sepp Müller, Deputy Leader of the Union parliamentary group, said in the Bundestag that this concerns the heating law reform.