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'Cloud Atlas' director to head Berlin film fest jury

OrganizersoftheBerlinFilmFestivalannouncedThursdaythatTomTykwer,theGermandirectorbehind"CloudAtlas"and"Perfume"andtheculthit"RunLolaRun",willbejurypresidentatth

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At least five killed in storms across Central Europe

AtleastfivepeoplediedandseveralwereinjuredonSundayashighwindsknockeddowntrees,lefthomeswithoutelectricityandcausedwidespreadtravelchaosacrossmuchofCentralEurope

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German far-right movement marks third anniversary in show of strength

Theemergenceoftheanti-IslamPEGIDAmovementshockedmanyGermansthreeyearsago–uptoathousandsupportersofthegroupturnedoutinDresden,thecapitalcityoftheeasternGermansta

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Mueller injury causing new trouble for Bayern coach Heynckes

Atpresentconcerncouldn'tbemoresignificantforJuppHeynckesastheBayernMunichhead-coachistryingtogainconsistencyforhisstrugglingteam,butisfacingbadnewsinadvanceofcr

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Credibility crisis for Japan industry leaders

Longknownasabywordforindustrialqualityandfinecraftsmanship,MadeinJapanandMadeinGermanyarenowundergoingtroubledtimeswithdata-tamperingscandalserodingtheircredibi

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Landmark wooden tower burns down in central German city of Frankfurt

AwoodentowerthatwasalandmarkinthecentralGermancityofFrankfurthasburnedtotheground,withauthoritiessuspectingarson.TheGermannewsagencydpareportedthattheGoetheTowe

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Landmark wooden tower burns down in Frankfurt

AwoodentowerthatwasalandmarkinthecentralGermancityofFrankfurthasburnedtotheground,withauthoritiessuspectingarson.TheGermannewsagencydpareportedthattheGoetheTowe

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Oktoberfest is big business in China

Knownprimarilyforitsstrongbeer,theworld’sbiggestfolkfestival-Oktoberfest-wrapsupinMunichonTuesday.ButChinesefansofboozyBavarianbashesdon’tneedtoworrybecauseOkto

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Far-right victories in Germany: sign of disillusion, not disintegration

No,youdon’thavetoworry–therearenoswastikaflagshangingoffofGermanbuildingsandnooneiswalkingthroughthestreetsinbrownNaziuniforms.Germanyhasnotfundamentallychanged

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APD Review | Merkel 4.0: Durable politician at the age of troubles

ByAPDWriterWangPengAfterhergreattriumph,aneweracalled‘Merkel4.0’begins.AsAFPreports,ChancellorAngelaMerkelheadsintoafourthtermwithnoshortageofglobalchallengesin

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Far-right gains as Merkel's party wins biggest share in German election

AngelaMerkelissetforafourthtermasGermany'schancellor,accordingtoexitpolls.However,thepollsuggeststheanti-immigrationAlternativefürDeutschland(AfD)partywillenter

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Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests

GermanywillhavenochoicebuttorestrictitseconomictieswithTurkeytopressureitsNATOpartnerintoreleasingGermancitizensitimprisonedonpoliticalgrounds,ChancellorAngelaM

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Merkel says car industry must work hard to rebuild trust

ChancellorAngelaMerkelcalledonGermancarindustrytocleanupitsactforthesakeofitemployeesandthewidereconomyassheopenedtheFrankfurtmotorshowonThursday,pointingtothre

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Opinion: Can Germany fix the EU in next four years?

WeapproachthegrandfinaletotheEuropeanelectionseason.UnliketheDutchandFrenchelectionsearlierthisyear,theplebisciteforanewGermanleaderdoesnotinvolveapotentialEuro

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Turkey hits back after Merkel says EU should scrap accession talks

TheTurkishgovernmenthasaccusedAngelaMerkelandMartinSchulzofpractisingthepoliticsofpopulismandexclusionaftertheGermanelectionfrontrunnersagreedthattheEUshouldbre

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Why people think Germans are so efficient?

Insummer2011,IwasworkingatasmallBerlintravelagencyandfacingaconundrum:myclientsliterallyheldticketstonowhere.Theirplaneswouldbetakingoffshortly,buttheirdestinat

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Merkel says Turkey should not become EU member

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday night that Turkey should not become a number of the European Union (EU), but declined to close the door for Ankara.