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Thousands protest in Berlin against industrialised agriculture

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Thousands of protesters, backed by a procession of farm tractors, marched in Berlin Saturday for environmental protection and against the industrial agriculture lobby. Police put the number of demonstrators at over 12,000, while organizers said 35,000 turned out. While the “Grune Woche” international agricultural fair was taking place in the German capital, the protesters took aim at government policy which prioritized large-scale farming, deemed damaging to health and the environment, to […]

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DFA statement on the Munich shooting

MANILA, Philippines (PIA) July 25 —  The Department of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the Munich shooting. The statement was posted at the DFA website on July 24. “The Philippines offers its sincerest condolences and prayers to a grieving nation and to the family and friends of the victims of the shooting in Munich. The Philippine Government, through the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, is coordinating with German authorities and monitoring the situation closely. The […]

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Blast at German bar ‘deliberate’: local authorities

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — An explosion which killed at least one person at a bar in the southern German city of Ansbach on Sunday night was set off on purpose, local authorities told AFP. “The explosion was set off deliberately,” said Michael Siefener, a spokesman for the regional interior ministry, adding that authorities were trying to establish the exact cause. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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