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July 2005
- Germany heads for early elections
- 1st other top story (1/7/2005, 12:50 – 12:55)
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- Germany set for early elections
- 2nd other top story (1/7/2005, 12:55 – 15:40)
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- 4th other top story (1/7/2005, 17:50 – 2/7/2005, 00:35)
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- German admits creating Sasser
- Right subheadline (5/7/2005, 14:53 – 6/7/2005, 03:35)
- 1st other top story (6/7/2005, 03:35 – 07:04)
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August 2005
- Dead babies find shocks Germany
- 5th other top story (2/8/2005, 15:10 – 17:05)
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- Germany attacks US on Iran threat
- Right subheadline (13/8/2005, 17:25 – 17:46)
- 1st other top story (13/8/2005, 17:46 – 17:58)
- Main headline (13/8/2005, 17:58 – 14/8/2005, 01:31)
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- Germany attacks US Iran threat
- 1st other top story (14/8/2005, 02:16 – 02:48)
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- Pope Benedict arrives in Germany
- 2nd other top story (18/8/2005, 11:40 – 12:10)
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- Rapturous German welcome for Pope
- 3rd other top story (18/8/2005, 17:50 – 17:55)
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- German crowds cheer Pope
- 3rd other top story (18/8/2005, 17:55 – 18:25)
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- Pope to meet German Muslims
- 2nd other top story (20/8/2005, 02:30 – 05:30)
- 1st other top story (20/8/2005, 05:30 – 11:40)
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- Pope meets German Muslims
- 2nd other top story (20/8/2005, 18:10 – 21/8/2005, 00:10)
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- Pope holds huge Mass in Germany
- Right subheadline (21/8/2005, 11:05 – 11:15)
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- Pope holds Mass in Germany
- 1st other top story (21/8/2005, 11:15 – 12:05)
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- 'Piano Man' flies back to Germany
- Right subheadline (22/8/2005, 18:30 – 23/8/2005, 00:50)
- 1st other top story (23/8/2005, 00:50 – 01:50)
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September 2005
- German candidates in TV duel
- 2nd other top story (5/9/2005, 00:35 – 00:50)
- 3rd other top story (5/9/2005, 00:50 – 03:05)
- 5th other top story (5/9/2005, 03:05 – 03:25)
- 6th other top story (5/9/2005, 03:25 – 04:00)
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- German rivals battle to the end
- 1st other top story (17/9/2005, 00:10 – 03:45)
- Left subheadline (17/9/2005, 03:45 – 04:15)
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- German rivals make one last push
- Right subheadline (17/9/2005, 05:00 – 13:25)
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- German rivals in one last push
- 1st other top story (17/9/2005, 13:25 – 14:10)
- 2nd other top story (17/9/2005, 14:10 – 16:35)
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- 4th other top story (17/9/2005, 17:40 – 18/9/2005, 02:40)
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- Germans set to vote in close race
- Right subheadline (18/9/2005, 02:40 – 05:10)
- 2nd other top story (18/9/2005, 05:10 – 06:05)
- 1st other top story (18/9/2005, 06:05 – 07:05)
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- Germany votes in close election
- 1st other top story (18/9/2005, 07:05 – 08:00)
- Left subheadline (18/9/2005, 08:00 – 11:50)
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- 'Slim victory' for German right
- Main headline (18/9/2005, 17:10 – 18:40)
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- Hung parliament looms in Germany
- Main headline (18/9/2005, 18:40 – 21:35)
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- No clear winner after German vote
- Main headline (18/9/2005, 21:35 – 19/9/2005, 00:25)
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- Merkel ahead in tight German vote
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 00:25 – 04:40)
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- German election ends in stalemate
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 04:40 – 06:40)
- Right subheadline (19/9/2005, 06:40 – 08:00)
- Left subheadline (19/9/2005, 08:00 – 09:05)
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 09:05 – 11:15)
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- German coalition struggle begins
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 11:15 – 15:50)
- Right subheadline (19/9/2005, 15:50 – 17:30)
- 1st other top story (19/9/2005, 17:30 – 23:30)
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- 3rd other top story (20/9/2005, 03:30 – 04:30)
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October 2005
- Merkel 'to be German chancellor'
- 1st other top story (10/10/2005, 10:15 – 12:35)
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- Merkel to take German chancellory
- 1st other top story (10/10/2005, 12:35 – 12:40)
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- Merkel named German chancellor
- 1st other top story (10/10/2005, 12:40 – 12:55)
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- 4th other top story (10/10/2005, 22:40 – 11/10/2005, 01:50)
- 5th other top story (11/10/2005, 01:50 – 06:20)
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November 2005
- German coalition poised for power
- Left subheadline (11/11/2005, 21:00 – 12/11/2005, 03:35)
- 1st other top story (12/11/2005, 03:35 – 03:55)
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- German coalition set for power
- 1st other top story (12/11/2005, 03:55 – 05:15)
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- Germany marks Nuremberg trials
- 6th other top story (20/11/2005, 08:50 – 14:05)
- 5th other top story (20/11/2005, 14:05 – 14:40)
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- Germany to confirm new chancellor
- Right subheadline (22/11/2005, 05:45 – 08:35)
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- Germany to confirm chancellor
- 2nd other top story (22/11/2005, 08:35 – 09:05)
- 4th other top story (22/11/2005, 09:05 – 09:30)
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- German chancellor elected
- 3rd other top story (22/11/2005, 10:05 – 11:00)
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- 1st other top story (22/11/2005, 11:20 – 12:25)
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- Germany chancellor sworn in
- 7th other top story (22/11/2005, 14:45 – 16:00)
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- Merkel becomes German chancellor
- Left subheadline (22/11/2005, 22:20 – 23/11/2005, 00:00)
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- Merkel is new German chancellor
- 1st other top story (23/11/2005, 00:00 – 01:20)
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2005, 01:20 – 02:10)
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December 2005
- Fire sweeps German shelter
- 3rd other top story (2/12/2005, 10:15 – 12:20)
- 4th other top story (2/12/2005, 12:20 – 13:40)
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- CIA flights 'landed in Germany'
- Left subheadline (3/12/2005, 23:25 – 4/12/2005, 10:35)
- 1st other top story (4/12/2005, 10:35 – 13:35)
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January 2006
- Roof collapses on German skaters
- Right subheadline (2/1/2006, 16:25 – 17:50)
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- German rink collapse kills three
- Right subheadline (2/1/2006, 17:50 – 18:05)
- Left subheadline (2/1/2006, 18:05 – 18:20)
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- German rink collapse kills four
- Left subheadline (2/1/2006, 18:20 – 19:50)
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- German rink collapse kills five
- Right subheadline (2/1/2006, 20:55 – 3/1/2006, 00:10)
- 2nd other top story (3/1/2006, 00:10 – 01:05)
- 3rd other top story (3/1/2006, 01:05 – 01:30)
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- German ice rink collapse kills 11
- 3rd other top story (3/1/2006, 01:30 – 01:40)
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- Battle to rescue German skaters
- Right subheadline (3/1/2006, 04:20 – 05:30)
- Main headline (3/1/2006, 05:30 – 08:00)
- Left subheadline (3/1/2006, 08:00 – 11:30)
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- German rescuers race against time
- Left subheadline (3/1/2006, 11:30 – 15:35)
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- German rescuers halt rink search
- Right subheadline (3/1/2006, 15:55 – 17:05)
- 1st other top story (3/1/2006, 17:05 – 17:10)
- Main headline (3/1/2006, 17:10 – 23:40)
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- Race against time at German rink
- 1st other top story (3/1/2006, 23:40 – 4/1/2006, 02:45)
- 2nd other top story (4/1/2006, 02:45 – 05:25)
- 3rd other top story (4/1/2006, 05:25 – 07:50)
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- Hopes fading at German ice rink
- 3rd other top story (4/1/2006, 07:50 – 10:00)
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- 'Final body' found at German rink
- 2nd other top story (5/1/2006, 02:50 – 05:00)
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- German cannibal back for retrial
- 3rd other top story (12/1/2006, 11:25 – 12:15)
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- Germany's Merkel criticises Iran
- 3rd other top story (13/1/2006, 10:10 – 10:15)
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February 2006
- Roof caves in on store in Germany
- 1st other top story (7/2/2006, 10:55 – 11:25)
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- Roof caves in on German store
- 1st other top story (7/2/2006, 11:25 – 12:25)
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- Two Britons die in German crash
- Left subheadline (11/2/2006, 15:10 – 18:00)
- Main headline (11/2/2006, 18:00 – 22:05)
- Left subheadline (11/2/2006, 22:05 – 12/2/2006, 02:35)
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- Germany confirms bird flu cases
- 5th other top story (15/2/2006, 12:05 – 13:10)
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- Deadly bird flu kills German cat
- 2nd other top story (28/2/2006, 16:25 – 17:35)
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- German cat gets deadly bird flu
- 2nd other top story (28/2/2006, 17:35 – 18:40)
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- 5th other top story (28/2/2006, 23:10 – 1/3/2006, 00:35)
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March 2006
- German takeover deal for BOC
- 1st other top story (6/3/2006, 07:35 – 08:30)
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- Germany holds last football drill
- 3rd other top story (11/3/2006, 06:25 – 09:00)
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- 4th other top story (11/3/2006, 12:15 – 13:25)
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April 2006
- UK bird flu 'like German strain'
- Right subheadline (9/4/2006, 01:05 – 03:55)
- Main headline (9/4/2006, 03:55 – 06:15)
- 3rd other top story (9/4/2006, 06:15 – 08:00)
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- New video shows German hostages
- 2nd other top story (9/4/2006, 21:25 – 21:30)
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- Video shows German hostages
- 2nd other top story (9/4/2006, 21:30 – 22:55)
- 3rd other top story (9/4/2006, 22:55 – 10/4/2006, 00:55)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 00:55 – 01:25)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 01:25 – 01:40)
- Right subheadline (10/4/2006, 01:40 – 03:20)
- 1st other top story (10/4/2006, 03:20 – 04:45)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 04:45 – 04:55)
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- Germany opens Holocaust archive
- 6th other top story (19/4/2006, 00:50 – 01:05)
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- 5th other top story (19/4/2006, 10:15 – 11:10)
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May 2006
- German hostages 'freed in Iraq'
- Left subheadline (2/5/2006, 18:40 – 21:20)
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- German hostages released in Iraq
- Left subheadline (2/5/2006, 21:20 – 3/5/2006, 00:10)
- 2nd other top story (3/5/2006, 00:10 – 02:05)
- 3rd other top story (3/5/2006, 02:05 – 02:35)
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- German cannibal verdict expected
- 5th other top story (9/5/2006, 08:10 – 08:30)
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- German cannibal gets life in jail
- Right subheadline (9/5/2006, 13:35 – 15:10)
- 1st other top story (9/5/2006, 15:10 – 15:55)
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- German cannibal guilty of murder
- 1st other top story (9/5/2006, 15:55 – 16:15)
- Right subheadline (9/5/2006, 16:15 – 17:35)
- 1st other top story (9/5/2006, 17:35 – 18:05)
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- German stab victims get HIV drug
- 3rd other top story (28/5/2006, 18:15 – 29/5/2006, 05:10)
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June 2006
- German jailed over baby deaths
- 6th other top story (1/6/2006, 14:45 – 15:35)
- 5th other top story (1/6/2006, 15:35 – 17:20)
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- Live: Germany 2-1 Costa Rica
- Main headline (9/6/2006, 17:40 – 17:45)
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- Iran minister starts German visit
- 4th other top story (24/6/2006, 03:30 – 03:40)
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- Ticket scam pupils go to Germany
- 6th other top story (24/6/2006, 12:20 – 12:25)
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- England fans arrested in Germany
- Right subheadline (24/6/2006, 12:35 – 12:45)
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- England fans held in Germany
- Right subheadline (24/6/2006, 12:45 – 17:10)
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- Ticket scam pupils go to Germany
- 6th other top story (24/6/2006, 17:05 – 17:40)
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- England fans held in Germany
- Right subheadline (24/6/2006, 17:10 – 17:15)
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July 2006
- England fans arrested in Germany
- Right subheadline (2/7/2006, 10:00 – 10:15)
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- Fans arrested in Germany
- Right subheadline (2/7/2006, 10:15 – 11:00)
- 4th other top story (2/7/2006, 11:00 – 12:00)
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- President Bush in Germany visit
- 5th other top story (13/7/2006, 08:15 – 10:20)
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August 2006
- Germany bomb suspect arrested
- 2nd other top story (19/8/2006, 15:45 – 18:05)
- 1st other top story (19/8/2006, 18:05 – 20/8/2006, 01:20)
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- Germany warns of terrorist threat
- 3rd other top story (20/8/2006, 04:45 – 05:45)
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September 2006
- 'Poll boost' for German far-right
- 2nd other top story (17/9/2006, 22:05 – 18/9/2006, 00:10)
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- 'Poll boost' for German far right
- 5th other top story (18/9/2006, 02:15 – 05:05)
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- German monorail accident kills 15
- 1st other top story (22/9/2006, 17:20 – 17:45)
- Left subheadline (22/9/2006, 17:45 – 19:15)
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- German monorail accident kills 23
- Left subheadline (22/9/2006, 19:15 – 19:35)
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- Deadly crash on German monorail
- Left subheadline (22/9/2006, 19:35 – 23/9/2006, 04:55)
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- Monorail disaster shakes Germany
- Left subheadline (23/9/2006, 04:55 – 05:40)
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- Monorail disaster stuns Germany
- 1st other top story (23/9/2006, 05:40 – 08:35)
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November 2006
- German troops 'had Nazi symbol'
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- 4th other top story (2/11/2006, 19:35 – 20:25)
- 5th other top story (2/11/2006, 20:25 – 21:55)
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- Gunman storms German school
- 4th other top story (20/11/2006, 10:55 – 11:45)
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December 2006
- German painter wins Turner Prize
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- Radiation 'trace' at German homes
- 2nd other top story (9/12/2006, 13:30 – 13:45)
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January 2007
- Germany issues CIA arrest orders
- 2nd other top story (31/1/2007, 17:25 – 17:45)
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- Germany orders CIA arrests
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April 2007
- German army in 'racist video' row
- 3rd other top story (14/4/2007, 23:10 – 23:30)
- Right subheadline (14/4/2007, 23:30 – 15/4/2007, 06:40)
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- Right subheadline (15/4/2007, 08:20 – 09:15)
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May 2007
- Sarkozy heads for Germany talks
- Right subheadline (16/5/2007, 16:45 – 17:55)
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- German troops die in Afghanistan
- 3rd other top story (19/5/2007, 08:30 – 09:30)
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