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Hopes for progress as new round of Mideast peace talks gets underway

Two weeks after the Middle East diplomatic quartet said peace talks in the region could be wrapped up within a year, parties in the conflict are in Washington for a new round of negotiations.

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Business

Deutsche Bahn on track to chug through Chunnel

Germany's rail operator plans to expans its high-speed services to Britain and France by the end of the year. Access to the Channel Tunnel could help it connect the financial centers of London and Frankfurt.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Cairo residents are 'kings of adaptation,' says author Belal Fadl

Megacity Cairo. For author Belal Fadl, it is the stage for the struggle between the rich and poor. At the same time, it's a continual source of inspiration. Deutsche Welle caught up with Fadl in his beloved city.

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Germany

German Central Bank wants board member removed over race comments

Germany's Central Bank has initiated proceedings to remove one of its board members, Thilo Sarrazin, for controversial remarks he made on race and immigration.

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Germany

Money laundering to finance crime, terrorism grows

German police and financial authorities have warned of an increase in money laundering. The numbers have more than tripled in recent years and the methods are becoming ever more sophisticated.

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Germany

Germany rethinks organ donation after Steinmeier gives kidney

Around 12,000 Germans are waiting for an organ donation. Some politicians think that a model where everyone is presumed to be a donor unless they have said otherwise could give a much-needed boost to organ donation.

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Germany

What's in a name? Coping with job rejections as a foreigner

German companies and ministries are testing new ways of screening job applications to prevent immigrants and other minorities from being being discriminated against.

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Germany

Peruvian priest, German anti-racist group receive Aachen Peace Prize

The Aachen Peace Prize and its 2,000-euro award have been given to a German anti-racist society as well as a Catholic priest and human rights advocate from Peru.

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Germany

US seizes German terrorist suspect in Afghanistan

US Forces in Afghanistan have detained a German man they suspect is a member of a Hamburg-based terror cell. The suspect attended the same mosque as 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta, according to a German daily.

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Germany

US stings German-Chinese honey-smuggling scam

In what officials say is the biggest food smuggling case in American history, US prosecutors have announced charges against 10 German executives for illegally importing tainted Chinese honey.

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Europe

Turkish-German political author held on charges of murder and robbery

Award-winning, Turkish-German political author Dogan Akhanli returned to native Turkey for the first time in two decades to see his ailing father. Instead, the former refugee got arrested on 20-year-old charges.

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Germany

Charges that unification was really an annexation stir up memories

Germany marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the treaty that sealed German unity, even as some eastern politicians were questioning the deal, which they say was more like annexation than unification.

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Europe

Netanayahu and Abbas agree to biweekly Israeli-Palestinian meetings

Israeli and Palestinian leaders have opened direct peace negotiations in Washington to the praise of numerous international leaders. Still, finding a solution to their decades-long conflict is an uphill battle.

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Europe

Blair memoirs blast Brown premiership as 'disaster'

Tony Blair has released his memoir, "A Journey," and with it a scathing review of Gordon Brown's leadership in the Labour Party and as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

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Europe

Greece cracks down on smokers

Greek smokers will be forced to curb their habit as Athens tries to enforce a blanket ban on smoking in public places as of September 1. Yet restaurant owners have vowed to resist.

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