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ECONOMY
Greek, German finance chiefs fail to reach deal on debt
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (pictured) and his German counterpart, Wolfgang Schaeuble, acknowledged after talks on Thursday that deep divisions remain over how to…
The Debate
Ukraine at War: Washington Considers Arming Kiev (part two)
Forget truce talks, peace deals, and an easing of sanctions. Eastern Ukraine's descended into full-blown civil war. Several hundred civilians have been killed in the past three…
The Debate
Ukraine at War: Washington Considers Arming Kiev (part one)
Forget truce talks, peace deals, and an easing of sanctions. Eastern Ukraine's descended into full-blown civil war. Several hundred civilians have been killed in the past three…
GERMANY - GREECE
The debt write-off behind Germany's 'economic miracle'
Six decades ago, an agreement to cancel half of postwar Germany's debt helped foster a prolonged period of prosperity in the war-torn continent. The new government in Athens says…
GERMANY
Pegida, the movement dividing Germany
Pegida, the broadly anti-immigration movement born in Germany's east, has gained a huge following in the space of just a few months and made headlines around the world. The…
IN THE WORLD PAPERS
'Irony is History's most beautiful weapon'
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS - Thurs. 22.01.15: The Independent interviews Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who says the "flood of jihadi volunteers" crossing into Syria to fight…
GERMANY
German anti-Islam PEGIDA leader quits over Hitler photo
The leader of the fast-growing German anti-Muslim movement PEGIDA resigned on Wednesday after reports that he called refugees “scumbags” and a photo of him posing as Hitler…
DOWN TO EARTH
Hydrogen, fuel of the future?
Is the universe's most abundant element the best alternative to petrol? As Toyota rolls out its first hydrogen fuel cell car, the Down to Earth team explores how this technology…
GERMANY
Germany's anti-Islam march cancelled over IS group threat
Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement said it has cancelled a planned march on Monday, citing a death threat against organisers from the Islamic State jihadist group.
GERMANY
Thousands rally against Islamophobia in Germany
Thousands of people joined a Muslim community rally against Islamophobia in Berlin Tuesday, where Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government would do everything in its power to…
GERMANY
Merkel to take part in German Muslim rally condemning Paris attacks
Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to join a Muslim community rally Tuesday to promote tolerance, condemn the jihadist attacks in Paris last week and send a rebuke to Germany's…
GERMANY
Paris attacks give boost to German anti-Islamist movement
Inflamed by last week’s terror attacks in France, a record 25,000 anti-Islamist protesters marched through the east German city of Dresden on Monday, many holding banners with…
GERMANY