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Germany pledges support to Afghanistan after combat troops leave

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BERLIN - Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Friday to support Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his new unity government after NATO combat troops withdraw from the country at the end of more than a decade of fighting Islamist insurgents.

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Germans resist ECB money-printing move, but Draghi gets key support 05 Dec 2014

FRANKFURT/VIENNA - European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny on Friday backed ECB President Mario Draghi on steps to revive the euro zone economy with new stimulus, while Germany firmly maintained its opposition to buying sovereign bonds.

Antitrust pressure could push Liberty out of Germany - sources 05 Dec 2014

FRANKFURT - Pressure from competition regulators could prompt Liberty Global to abandon Germany if it can no longer pursue its growth ambitions in Europe's biggest cable market, sources have told Reuters.

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German man jailed for almost four years for joining IS 05 Dec 2014

FRANKFURT - A 20-year-old German man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted joining Islamic State militants in Syria, in the first trial in Germany of a home-grown jihadi accused of membership of the insurgent group.

Communist comeback fears hang over German state vote 05 Dec 2014

BERLIN - The Cold War has flared up again in Germany ahead of a tight and unpredictable state assembly vote on Friday in the eastern state of Thuringia, where the reform communist Left party is yearning to take control of a regional government for the first time.

German accused of fighting for Islamic State to be sentenced 05 Dec 2014

FRANKFURT - Judges will give their verdict on Friday and sentence a 20-year-old German accused of fighting for Islamic State in Syria in the first case of its kind in Germany, where dozens of suspected home-grown jihadis are awaiting trial.

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BMW expects further sales growth in 2015 04 Dec 2014

MUNICH - Germany's BMW expects its luxury car sales to increase in 2015, building on this year's solid expansion, even as economic growth in core European markets stalls and geopolitical risks persist.

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UK lifts Western Europe cars sales in November as France, Germany falter 04 Dec 2014

LONDON - Western Europe car sales rose 1 percent in November compared with a year earlier as strong demand in Britain and Spain helped offset falls in Germany, France and the Netherlands, according to industry data compiled by LMC Automotive.

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Lufthansa pilots to strike again on long-haul on Thursday 02 Dec 2014

FRANKFURT - Pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa AG said they would strike again on Thursday on long-haul and cargo flights, after a two-day stoppage on Monday and Tuesday stranded thousands of travellers. | Video

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Germany wants NATO-Russia channel to avoid accidental escalation 02 Dec 2014

BRUSSELS - Germany urged NATO on Tuesday to set up an early warning system with Russia to prevent any military accident from spiralling out of control.

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Protests against police violence flare for third night in New York

NEW YORK - Protesters in New York and other U.S. cities rallied for a third straight night on Friday denouncing the use of deadly force by police against minorities, as prosecutors said they would consider charges against an officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in November. | Video

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