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Germany has thousands of uni spots open
New research published by Spiegel on Friday shows that there are thousands of university placesa unoccupied across the country, while certain hot spots cope with too much demand. READ
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Borussia coach admits to 'downward spiral'
Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp admits feeling the pressure as his side resume their fight to stay in Germany's top flight on Saturday at fellow Champions League side Bayer Leverkusen. READ
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Sudden dose of winter causes traffic chaos
A blast of winter has taken German drivers by surprise as snow and ice accounted for several traffic accidents across the country on Friday morning. READ
This Week in History
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Theodor Heuss: modern Germany's first president
The first President of the post-war Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss – born on January 31, 1884 – was one of the leading liberal politicians of the Weimar Republic and later helped rehabilitate his nation on the international scene. READ
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Lower energy costs tank inflation rate
Plummeting energy costs and oil prices have driven Germany's rate of inflation into the red, the federal statistics agency reported on Thursday, though economists aren't ready to start talking deflation just yet. READ 3 comments
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Poland bridles at German minimum wage
Germany's newly-introduced €8.50 minimum wage is raising hackles at Polish trucking companies, who say they shouldn't have to pay their drivers at that rate for the hours they spend on their western neighbour's roads. READ 9 comments
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Life sentences handed out in murder-for-hire
A Berlin judge on Thursday sentenced four people to life sentences in a sordid conspiracy murder case in which a pizza delivery driver was paid €500 to kill a young woman for her life insurance. READ
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Jobless numbers rise to top 3 million
German jobless numbers rose this month, bringing unemployment up to seven percent, the Federal Labour Agency (BA) reported on Thursday.READ 5 comments
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Frankfurt man loses airport job over Isis links
In a decision announced on Wednesday, a Frankfurt court upheld the dismissal of a man from his job at Frankfurt airport over his close friendship with a foreign citizen with ties to terrorist group Isis. READ
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Cologne Karneval scraps Charlie Hebdo float
Cologne's planned Charlie Hebdo float in its Rosenmontag parade was a false start, after the organising committee scrapped its construction over security concerns. READ
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