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Readers Approve of VP Pick Palin and Cologne Mosque Decision
04.09.2008 12:33
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Most readers supported US Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Others wrote in with their approval of the decision to allow the building of a large mosque in Cologne.
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Berlin Transport System Introduces Scentsational New Plan
04.09.2008 12:33
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Everything is coming up roses on Berlin's public transportation system thanks to a new fragrance to be specially created for the capital's commuter railway system.
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Berlin to Tighten Germany's Data Protection Laws
04.09.2008 12:33
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At an emergency summit in Berlin, German ministers have agreed to update data protection laws for the digital age in the wake of scandals that showed how easily personal details can be bought on the Internet.
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German Nuclear Storage Facility Hit by Safety Scandal
04.09.2008 10:29
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Germany's Asse nuclear storage facility is to get a new operator who will be responsible to the federal environment ministry following revelations this week of serious safety violations at the site.
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Germans Greatest Fears Include Inflation, Natural Catastrophes
04.09.2008 07:24
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More Germans are afraid of inflation than at any time in the past 20 years, a study showed. But on the positive side, fear of terrorism is lower than it was a year ago.
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Iran Pushes for German Anti-Islam Congress to be Banned
04.09.2008 07:24
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has held talks with the French embassy, urging France, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, to ban an anti-Islam conference scheduled in Cologne later this month.
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