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Construction worker confesses in Cologne archive collapse case

Eleven months after the deadly collapse of Cologne’s city archive, a construction worker has given investigators their first confession in the case, media reports said on Tuesday. READ »

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Munich and Nuremberg airport workers strike

One day ahead of wage talks with state and municipal employers, public workers' union Verdi called for further temporary strikes on Tuesday – this time at airports in Munich and Nuremberg. READ »

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Doctors outraged by infant vaccine shortage

Medical experts warned of grave health danger to children on Monday following weekend reports that many important infant vaccinations have not been delivered to German hospitals since late January. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

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Germany facing another blast of winter weather

The harsh winter weather continued to batter Germany on Monday, with more snow in the forecast. Hospitals reported a spike in ice-related injuries and an ice breaker delivered provisions to the Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee. READ (2 COMMENTS) »

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Liechtenstein bank owes tax dodger damages, court rules

A German tax dodger has won millions in damages in a suit against his Liechtenstein bank for failing to reveal that his information was stolen along with hundreds of other account holders and sold to Berlin for a criminal investigation. READ (8 COMMENTS) »

Bus drivers near Hamburg stay warm on Monday morning during protests. Photo: DPA

Public worker strike drags on in wage dispute

Public workers’ union Verdi called for strikes in northern Germany on Monday as their wage dispute with state and municipal employers continued. READ (1 COMMENT) »

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Knobloch to step down as Jewish leader

The Central Council of Jews in Germany is set for a historic generational shift after Charlotte Knobloch announced Sunday she would retire as president, making her the last leader to come from the Holocaust-survivor generation. READ »

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Bundeswehr probes claims that teen girl was killed in shootout

Germany is investigating claims a 14-year-girl was killed during a firefight between its Bundeswehr soldiers and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. READ (7 COMMENTS) »

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Germany under ice Queen's spell

Germany’s roads and footpaths will remain treacherously slippery for some days to come, with freezing temperatures and some snow set to preserve a sheet of ice on the ground, the German Weather Service reported Sunday. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

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Merkel urged to lead integration debate

The leaders of Germany’s Turkish and Islamic communities called on Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday to get personally more involved in socially integrating disillusioned youngsters from immigrant backgrounds. READ (7 COMMENTS) »

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