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| Compiled on August 01, 2013, 07:18 PM CET |
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Secret Thatcher Notes
Kohl Wanted Half of Turks Out of Germany Unsealed confidential British documents reveal that in 1982, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl tried to carry out a radical plan. He wanted to reduce the number of Turks living in Germany by 50 percent within four years. |
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Snapping Tina's Wedding
Paparazzi Turn to Drones When Tina Turner got married at her estate in Switzerland over the weekend, she wanted to keep paparazzi away. But photographers used drones and other aircraft to get the exclusives they needed. The battle for pictures is increasingly moving into the airspace. |
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Russian Avant-Garde Art
Police Break Up Suspected Forgery Ring The collapse of the Soviet Union flooded the art market with works of often uncertain provenance. German and Israeli police now believe they have broken up a "cartel" suspected of selling hundreds of Russian avant-garde forgeries worth tens of millions. |
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'Real Time'
New Leaks Show Near Total NSA Surveillance New reporting by the Guardian reveals an NSA program called XKeyscore gives the agency near limitless access to e-mails, Web browser history, social media activity and more. The program contains few checks to ensure the surveillance complies with US law. |
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Free in Russia
Whistleblower Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport Edward Snowden left a Moscow airport on Thursday after being granted temporary asylum in Russia. His attorney is declining to state his whereabouts, but the whistleblower has permission to stay for a year. |
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The Phantom of Straelen
A Town's Hunt for Its Missing Mayor For nine months now, the western German town of Straelen near the Dutch border has been missing its mayor. Locals are increasingly concerned, as no one is able to inform them of his whereabouts, his well-being or when he is likely to return. |
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Immigration Hurdle
EU Questions Germany's Language Tests Germany may be violating EU law with language tests for certain immigrants, and the European Commission is looking into the matter. German politicians say the test isn't that hard. |
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Macaque Blocked
Escaped Monkeys Castrated After Capture The past week has been harrowing for two Barbary macaques in Germany. They fled their enclosure to escape abuse at the hands of a jealous alpha male, only to be caught and promptly castrated. |
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Picture This
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