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German of the Week
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'At his final heartbeat I knew I had to act'

The trial of a group of young men suspected of beating to death 20-year-old Jonny K. began in Berlin this week. His older sister's tireless campaigning for a safer capital in the wake of his death makes her our German of the Week. READ () »

The View from Germany
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'It's time Germany got over its speed fetish'

Suggesting speed limits for the autobahn is as politically toxic in Germany as gun control is in America. But it's time to hit the brakes on the country's reckless driving culture, comments The Local's Ben Knight. READ () »

My German Career
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'Germans are nice thanks to my Ami accent'

For this instalment of My German Career, The Local spoke with former US military man turned armed guard Keith Alban about leaving your home country in search of a better quality of life, and the perks of being an American abroad. READ () »

German of the Week
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Beate Zschäpe: neo-Nazi of mystery

One person has been the focus of attention in Germany this week - when perhaps ten others should have been. The trial of Beate Zschäpe in connection with a neo-Nazi killing spree opened on Monday, making her our German of the Week. READ () »

The Local's media round-up
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'The NSU trial is an aim in itself'

Global attention was trained on a Munich courtroom on Monday as Beate Zschäpe and four neo-Nazis faced charges relating to a series of racially motivated killings. The Local's media round-up presents some of the reaction. READ () »

Neo-Nazi terror trial
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'Racism is in society's wallpaper'

As the start of Beate Zschäpe's trial made her the globally famous face of Germany's neo-Nazis, Der Tagesspiegel's Andrea Dernbach says the problem is so much bigger than one person, and even ten murders. READ () »

JobTalk Germany
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'You can get pension payments back'

Foreigners often get a nasty shock along with their first German payslip - hundreds of euros deducted from their take-home wage. Don't panic - the latest in The Local's JobTalk series looks at German social security payments. READ () »

German of the Week
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Boy - the world's smallest film star

You might say he is just a collection of atoms, but then, really, aren't we all? The Local's German of the Week is Boy, from the world's smallest stop-motion film, made with individual atoms moved by a German-led research team. READ () »

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'Women give the Catholic church a future'

Catholic women are determined to achieve equality in the lay section of the church - and told The Local the move made by Germany's top bishop this week when he said the idea of women deacons was no longer taboo, was not enough. READ () »

German of the Week
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'Messi? I want to be Germany's Ronaldo'

Dubbed "The German Messi," Mario Götze is one of Germany's most promising football talents. He has shocked Dortmund fans by announcing he would play for rivals Bayern Munich, making him The Local's German of the Week. READ () »

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'Hoeneß can't preach water and drink wine'

Uli Hoeneß is thought to have hidden millions of euros in Switzerland, safely out of sight of the German tax man. If guilty, the football legend will no longer be able to lead FC Bayern Munich, comments ZEIT ONLINE's Oliver Fritsch. READ () »

German of the Week
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'Today I am happy to live with a beard'

Women with facial hair used to be relegated to carnival sideshows, but one bearded lady is fighting for her right to remain unshaven. Mariam is The Local's German of the Week. READ () »

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Provincial judges hurt Germany's image abroad

A Munich court's provincial pedantry has damaged Germany's image abroad just as the country seeks justice for an unprecedented series of racist murders by neo-Nazis, writes The Local's Marc Young. READ () »

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