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High rate of error found in asylum applications in Germany

TheGermanFederalOfficeforMigrationandRefugees(BAMF)hasreviewedover1,000grantedasylumapplicationsandfoundupto15percenttobefaulty,GermanmediareportedThursdaybased

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Turkish minister: Germany free to withdraw troops from Turkey's Incirlik

Germany is free to withdraw its troops stationed at Turkey's Incirlik air base if it wants to, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, adding Berlin should change its attitude towards Ankara.

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Turkish minister: Germany free to withdraw troops from Turkey's Incirlik

GermanyisfreetowithdrawitstroopsstationedatTurkey'sIncirlikairbaseifitwantsto,TurkishForeignMinisterMevlutCavusoglusaidonThursday,addingBerlinshouldchangeitsatt

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Merkel and Macron agree to draw up roadmap to deeper EU integration

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Monday to draw up a roadmap to deeper European Union integration and opened the door to changing the bloc's treaties to facilitate ambitious reform.

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German lawmakers prevented from visiting Turkey's Incirlik air base

AgroupofGermanlawmakershasbeenblockedfromvisitingtroopsstationedatTurkey'sIncirlikairbase,officialssaidonMonday,amovethatcouldreignitearowbetweentheNATOalliesov

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Turkey jails reporter from Germany's Die Welt paper - court witness

Turkish authorities on Monday arrested a reporter for a prominent German newspaper on charges of propaganda in support of a terrorist organisation and inciting the public to violence, according to a court witness.

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Germany condemns Abu Sayyaf on beheading its citizen

The German government on Monday condemned the heinous act by the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf, which brutally killed a German citizen.

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More than 3,500 attacks on refugees in Germany in 2016: report

A new German report has shown that more than 3,500 attacks on refugees and refugee hostels were committed in 2016, local media Deutsche Welle reported on Sunday.

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Germany police hunt Tunisian asylum-seeker over Christmas market attack

German police are looking for an asylum-seeker from Tunisia after finding an identity document under the driver's seat of a truck that ploughed into a Berlin Christmas market and killed 12 people, officials and security sources said on Wednesday.

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Berlin on high alert as suspect in Christmas market attack still on the loose

The German capital is on high alert with one or more suspects still at large after a deadly truck assault on a Christmas market, even as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an act that struck at the heart of Europe’s Christian traditions.

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Total 16 mln Germans with monthly income 30 pct under poverty threshold last year

​16 million German lived last year with average monthly income of 719 euros(772 U.S.dollars), 30 percent below the country's official poverty threshold, local media reported Tuesday.

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EU Commission, Germany agree on planned German road toll

The European Commission and the German government agreed to settle differences over Germany's plan to introduce a highway toll for cars after months of dispute, EU officials said on Thursday.

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German couple accused of brutally raping and killing Chinese student stands trial

The trial of a German couple accused of brutally raping and killing a Chinese student has once again sparked public concern over the safety of overseas Chinese.

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Former German chancellor against defensive approach to Chinese investment

Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has cautioned against a defensive approach to Chinese investment in Germany, saying that the German economy is dependent not only on foreign investment but also on foreign knowledge and know-how.

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Merkel expected to say on Sunday if she'll run for office in 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to announce on Sunday whether she will run for a fourth term in next year's federal election, the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland media group said on Wednesday.

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Two digital "smart schools" launched in Germany

​First two "smart schools" have been launched in southwestern German state of Saarland, where the annual national IT Summit is underway, local media reported Wednesday.

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4 Afghans killed, 33 others injured in attack on German consulate: Afghan police

Up to four people, all Afghans, were killed and 33 others injured in a deadly attack on German Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday night, police here said Friday.