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Columbian rebels free two Germans

Colombian rebels on Friday freed two Germans they had taken hostage in November, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

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Thuringians are best life-savers

A Thuringian Red Cross association won the honour of being Germany's best life-savers in an all-German Red Cross competition held on Saturday in their hometown of Sondershausen.

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German mobile hospital heads for Haiti

A German plane carrying a mobile hospital, three all-wheel-drive vehicles and 200 crates of medical supplies, as well as several volunteers and a doctor, left for Haiti on Saturday, according to the German Red Cross (DRK).

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Louis Vuitton sues Red Cross charity shop for selling fake purse

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton sued a second-hand clothing shop operated by the German Red Cross because it was selling a counterfeit purse.