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Bundeswehr

Bundeswehr advocate says armed forces are 'unprepared' for combat

The German parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Reinhold Robbe, has blasted the country's political and military leaders for their ongoing failure to prepare the German army for combat. »

 
 
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Religion

German bishops call for end to celibacy mandate

Catholic officials deny a direct connection between child sexual abuse by priests and the Church's strict celibacy policy. But the recent wave of abuse claims across Germany has revived the discussion. »

 
 
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Censorship

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi is reportedly under investigation for trying to axe a critical TV show.»

 
 

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Provocative comments

Is homosexuality a disease? A Turkish minister triggers protests by the gay community.»

 
 

Terrorism

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Murder plot

Irish prosecutors charge two people arrested in an alleged plot to murder a Swedish artist.»

 
 
 
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Economy

Government and economists defend Germany's roaring export machine

German politicians and industry leaders aren't buying into French criticism that Germany's powerful export machine has come at the expense of its neighbors in the eurozone.  »

 
 
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Digital divide

Critics are asking whether pervasive 'e-learning' methods are being used to their best advantage.»

 
 

Finance

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IKB trial

A German former chief bank executive is on trial for stock-market manipulation.»

 
 

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Mobsters and politicians

One of Germany's leading mafia experts talks about organized crime in Eastern Europe and the West.»

 
 
 

Ghana's first eco-university

The power comes from rooftop solar panels, the garbage lands in a biogas plant, and the first program in ecology is soon to start. Ghana's Valley View University is fully committed to sustainability.  »

 

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