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Belgian report lists hundreds of pedophilia cases in Catholic Church

A prest holds a rosary and a report in his hand

Hundreds of complaints of sexual abuse by clergy in Belgium have been made to a Catholic Church-backed commission. A report detailing cases involving children as young as two was released after a court ruling.  »

 
 
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Thilo Sarrazin in Potsdam

Immigration

Controversial central banker quits and opens new can of worms

Thilo Sarrazin, a member of Germany's central bank, has stepped down. He now presents a problem for his political party, the Social Democrats, after claiming in a new book that Muslims are undermining German society.  »

 
 
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Disasters

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Crisis response

The EU's aid commissioner on Pakistan and her bid to streamline Europe's crisis response.»

 
 

Climate

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Emissions trajectory

A new study says it's not too late to head off our most emissions-intensive investments.»

 
 

Nuclear Power

Germany's Grohnde nuclear power plant on the Weser river

Nuclear indemnity

Germany has promised nuclear energy utilities financial protection from future governments.»

 
 
 

Yugoslavia: 20 years later

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Arts

Aerial photographer compares landscapes in Venice and Las Vegas

At first glance, dry Las Vegas doesn't have much in common with water-rich Venice. But in a recent project now on display in Munich, aerial photographer Alex MacLean finds links between the high-maintenance landscapes.  »

 
 

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Politics

Angela Merkel, front, and Erika Steinbach

Rewriting history

Chancellor Angela Merkel rallies to defend her party colleague over Poland war comment.»

 
 

Labor Market

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German pay day

After years of wage restraint, German workers can expect a pay rise - but not a big one.»

 
 

Democracy

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev

Path to democracy?

Russian President Dimitry Medvedev says his country is making progress on a path to democracy.»

 
 
 
Man filling in sports betting slip

Demise of gambling monopoly likely to boost sports advertising

German sports clubs could be the big winners from the EU overturning Berlin's gambling monopoly. Private betting companies would be able to take advantage of a huge market, if they were allowed in. »

 
 

Classical music

Conductor Paavo Jarvi

Experience the Beethovenfest live from DW's digital concert hall

You are invited to a unique concert experience in DW's free digital concert hall. On September 11 at 21:30 pm (CET), the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Paavo Jarvi will perform works by Beethoven and Schumann.  »

 
 

Marina Paul, the shop assistant

Meet our 'Faces of Germany'

Get to know Germans from the Alps to the North Sea, learn about their lives and their dreams.  »

 

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Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian who was kept prisoner from age 10 to 18, publishes her autobigraphy.

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Plans are in the works for the first museum in the Czech Republic dedicated to the German minority.

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