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Why it's a myth you need to know German to get a job

Many job ads in Germany list - not surprisingly - speaking German as a requirement for the job. But this shouldn't scare you away from applying, argues career coach Chris Pyak in the first career column in a new series.

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Gay top marksman 'must name female Queen'

A gay man is being blocked from collecting his title as King of the Marksmen in Düsseldorf because he plans on collecting the prize with his husband.

Food and Drink

Saxon wurst unwelcome at Nuremberg market

Nurembergers are fuming at a plan by the state of Saxony to give away free bratwurst at the world-famous Christ Child Christmas Market.

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Five dead in Christmas Day fire

At least five people died after a pre-dawn Christmas Day fire in a house in the German town of Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia, the police said on Friday.