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• Egypt: IMF deal not endangered by political unrest

  Egypt's foreign minister says the political unrest roiling his country after President Mohammed Morsi seized more power should not affect Egypt's ... 

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  Merkel's election schedule weighs on Greek bailout

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming re-election battle is shaping Europe's response to bailing out debt-ridden Greece. Her strategy: Do just ... 

• Siemens buys UK rail tech firm for $2.8 billion

  German industrial conglomerate Siemens is buying a railway business division from Britain's Invensys PLC for 1.74 billion pounds ($2.8 billion). 

• Germany: won't back Palestinian state at UN

  Germany says it won't back a Palestinian drive for statehood in a U.N. vote this week — putting it at odds with France and other European countries. 

• Germany moves to ban bestiality

  A German lawmaker says Parliament is close to passing a law explicitly banning bestiality after animal rights groups and tabloid newspapers pushed for ... 

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  Greek bankruptcy averted - for now

  European and global financial leaders have agreed to release €44 billion ($57 billion) in critical loans to Greece and provide billions in additional ... 

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  Fire at German workshop for disabled kills 14

  Fourteen people were killed and eight injured Monday when a fire broke out at a workshop for disabled people in Germany's Black Forest region, ... 

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  Europe mulls banning 'boxes' for abandoned babies

  German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got ... 

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  Greek PM presses for deal on loan

  Greece reacted with dismay Wednesday after European finance ministers failed to agree to release vital rescue loans, with the prime minister warning ...