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Cabinet agrees road toll for foreigners from 2016
After months of bickering among the coalition parties, the cabinet finally agreed to put a road toll for foreigners before parliament, but open questions about its financial viability and legality remain. READ
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American guilty of killing Hamburg student
A US court has found a man who shot and killed 17-year old German exchange student Diren Dede guilty of deliberate homicide. READ
Ordinary people might soon be copying this contestant in last January's Christmas tree-throwing contest in Swabia. Photo: DPA
Over half of Christmas trees carry pesticides
Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) said that it found poisonous chemicals in more than half of German Christmas trees it had tested.READ
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'Breakthrough' in train strike: union
The head of the train drivers union GDL claimed a "breakthrough" late Wednesday in talks with Deutsche Bahn, which may herald the end of a spate of train strikes which have caused travelling misery and cost the rail operator around 100 million euros. READ
Opinion
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What does Dresden have against Muslims?
The Pegida movement (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West) was unknown three months ago. Now it's making Dresden famous - for all the wrong reasons. READ 3 comments
Workers at the Amazon distribution centre in Leipzig. Photo: DPA
Amazon strike extended to Saturday
Union Verdi announced on Wednesday that its members at two Amazon distribution centres would extend a planned three-day strike through the rest of the week, while four more sites saw new walkouts. READ
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Russia in clear over death of German MP
A post-mortem on a prominent German MP and critic of Vladimir Putin showed no signs of foul play, prosecutors said Wednesday. READ 3 comments
Former East German leader and "comrade" Erich Honecker Photo: DPA
'Tear Down This Plaque' row over GDR sign
A historic Berlin museum is facing calls to pull down a plaque commemorating the former East German communist leader Erich Honecker. READ 2 comments
Presiding judge Ferdinand Kirchhof announcing the decision on Wednesday. Photo: DPA
'Reform business inheritance tax' court tells MPs
Judges at the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe said on Wednesday that the government must change rules reducing tax on inherited family-owned businesses within 18 months. READ 3 comments
A German soldier training a Kurdish fighter with the German-made G3 rifle. Photo: DPA
Cabinet agrees to send 100 army trainers to Iraq
MPs in the Bundestag will vote in January on a controversial plan to send 100 soldiers to Iraq to train Kurdish fighters battling terrorist group Isis. READ
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