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LABOR DISPUTESlongest strike of railway history has begun

Information strike at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof

The strike by train drivers should last until Sunday. Union leader threatens Weselsky already with new walkouts.Union leaders call for compulsory arbitration.

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NSA AFFAIRFederal Government confirms NSA spying until at least 2013.

The federal government has taken a position on the activities of the NSA in Europe in a secret paper.The document confirms spy actions to least-2013.
BNDUnion politicians are upset about Gabriel

SPD leader Gabriel set in the BND affair Merkel under pressure. This divided the coalition partners.The Union raises the SPD of instrumentalizing the scandal. 44 comments
ASYLUM SEEKERSSchulz urges reform of EU refugee policy

The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, called for a new refugee policy in the EU. It must also be quotas for certain immigrant groups.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALSyria is still running barrel bombs

According to a report by Amnesty International, the Syrian government continues a barrel bombs against the population. In Geneva, start new peace talks.
ISRAELNetanyahu agrees with ultra-Orthodox Shas party

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the Shas party found another coalition partner. But still it is not enough to form a government.
PHOTOS OF ROMEThe great dome show

Rome is the capital of the vault and dome ceilings. A picture book shows the most beautiful, of course, the Pantheon, and so illustrates the eternal search for symmetry. 5 Comments
FAST FOODMcDonald's wants to shrink healthy

The new CEO responds with a savings plan to the declining revenues. Just under half of its own stores to be delivered to franchisees. 26 comments
WARZero Hour with rage, horror and irrepressible joie de vivre

Triumph and defeat, hatred and helpfulness: The war ended in 1945 was not only a global epochal break - it was also the time of great, contradictory feelings OF NORBERT FREI. 15 comments
E-SPORTThe boss is sleeping

They make their money with video games and celebrated it by millions of fans as Stars. But how much work is really in professional e-sports? BENEDICT PLASS-FLESSENKÄMPER 52 comments

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FRANCE'SNational Front sets membership of Jean-Marie Le Pen from

The founder of the National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen has lost his membership status for the time being. He reacted angrily and demanded that Marine Le Pen stores its name. 18 comments
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The daughter of Prince William and Kate got a name that pays homage to their ancestors. The birth of the princess was celebrated with salutes.

"APE CULTURE"Monkeys do not need mistresses

Symbols of the theory of evolution: the excellent Berlin exhibition "Ape Culture / Culture of the Apes" deals with the border between ape and man OF HANNA ENGEL MEIER. 5 Comments
KREUZBERGBerlin, you are my ruin

Clowns and hipsters on the demo, Tocotronic in SO 36, drunkards and lovers who do not like each other to solve. A report from May 1st in Kreuzberg BY JAN BRANDT

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PANAMA DISEASEA world without bananas

Ever destroyed an aggressive fungal worldwide bananas, now he again threatened the crops. With a final squad researchers still stop him could command.

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If sweet drinks contain a lot of fructose, which promotes the appetite for high calorie, now a study shows. Sugar apparently prevents satiety.

QUOTA FOR WOMENequality is not a zero-sum game

If more women are rising, more men go away empty-handed?That's not true. Of equal benefit especially the men, new studies show. KERSTIN BUND 130 comments

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TheRAIL STRIKEtravelers should know now

What is at stake in the conflict? Which trains from falling? At what delay you will be compensated as a traveler? We answer the most important questions about the train drivers' strike. 5 Comments

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GDLThe track is playing for time

The train drivers' strike and all are acidic - to GDL chief Claus Weselsky. The train carries the responsibility for seeing that it does not go forward in the labor dispute. A COMMENTARY BY MATTHIAS BREITINGER 176 comments

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NAZI CRIMES,the great-grandson dare

What Uropa made in the Nazi era? 70 years after the war ended, also descendants of perpetrators of this question. You can find help in the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. BY ANKE SCHWARZER 113 comments

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