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Merkel: Ukraine peace bid 'uncertain'

Western leaders challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday to prove he wants peace in Ukraine, warning both sides a new Franco German peace drive may be a "last chance" to stop all-out war. READ

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Dortmund down Freiburg to climb off bottom

Borussia Dortmund climbed off the bottom of the Bundesliga on Saturday with their first win in seven matches as Pierre Emerick Aubemayang scored twice in a 3-0 win at Freiburg. READ

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Bond star Seydoux joins Berlin female 'revolution'

The latest Bond girl, Lea Seydoux, plays a turn-of-the-century servant using her wit and wiles to forge her own path, joining an all-star parade of trailblazing women at the Berlin film festival Saturday. READ

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Nazi war debt strains Greece-Germany ties

As Berlin and Athens lock horns over debt relief, Greece's claim that Germany has never compensated it for all the damage wrought by the Nazis during World War II is again straining ties. READ

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Man loses driving license over passive pot

Judges in Gelsenkirchen have decided that police were right to confiscate a man's driving license when he was found driving under the influence of cannabis, even though he claimed he hadn't been smoking himself. READ 2 comments

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Health insurer wrongly claims woman dead

A pensioner got a shock when he found out from his health insurance that his wife was dead, even though she was very much alive when he received the letter. READ

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Berlin welcomes baby orang-utan Rieke

Rieke, Berlin's baby orang-utan with three dads met the press on Friday, as her keepers announced she has a new home in England. READ

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Merkel makes Moscow trip 'to defend peace'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she and French President Francois Hollande's initiative for conflict-wracked Ukraine was aimed at defending European peace". READ 54 comments

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Pope's 'smack' approval draws ire in Germany

The German Children Protection Society (DKSB) has condemned remarks by Pope Francis after the Catholic leader said it was okay to hit children as long as their dignity remained intact. READ 23 comments

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States fear drug drones flying into jails

Twice authorities have intercepted drones being used to deliver contraband into prisons, leaving German states are planning new ways of keeping criminal activity away from criminals. But is the law behind the curve on this new technology? READ

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The German who built planes out of metal

His name is most associated outside Germany with the Nazi air force that laid waste to European cities. But Hugo Junkers, scion of a wealthy landed family turned socialist pacifist, was one of the great engineers of his day who lost everything to Hitler's dictatorship. READ 3 comments