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Berlin wants no part in potential 9/11 execution

A legal team is going to New York to prevent the use of evidence provided by Germany in seeking a death penalty. Berlin wants to ensure that promises made by the US are kept if the suspects are found guilty. »

 
 
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Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernization

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has backed a call by President Dmitry Medvedev to modernize Russia's economy during a speech in St. Petersburg. In opening remarks, Medvedev also went after political corruption. »

 
 
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Grisly murders

Authorities in Peru have broken up a gang which allegedly sold human fat to cosmetic companies.»

 
 

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Taxpayer outrage

German parliamentarians have spent 68,800 euros of public money on pens, and outraged many.»

 
 

Eastern Europe

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End of communism

DW correspondent Zack Baddorf talks with Romanians about their lives under communism.»

 
 
 
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Albania's opposition takes to the street in row over unopened ballot boxes

Demonstrators in Tirana are camping in a city square to demand a probe into election fraud and a recount. This will never happen, says the country's conservative prime minister. »

 
 
German and UEFA authorities give a press conference on the widening scandal in Bochum

Soccer match-fixing scandal thought to be Europe's biggest ever

German prosecutors and European soccer body UEFA have revealed the magnitude of a continent-wide match-fixing scandal, which they said involved as many as 200 matches in competitions including the Champions League. »

 
 
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Pharma group probes launch of female sex drive drug

Flibanserin started as an anti-depressant, but after women in clinical trials reported an increased libido, the German pharma group Boehringer Ingelheim began preparing the launch of the "female Viagra." »

 
 

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Slovakia in 1989

Bratislava remembers 1989 as the "Gentle Revolution", leading to an independent Slovakia.»

 
 

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Herman who?

Was the world hoping for stronger appointments, or will it be happy to see the status quo preserved?»

 
 

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The God particle

A year after its debut was cut short, CERN's collider is again ready to simulate the big bang.»

 
 
 
 

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