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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, January 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are major news items in leading German newspapers on Friday.

Die Welt:

-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has opted for reintroduction of a data retention law in Germany. The controversial law allows government and intelligence agencies to track phone and internet use of citizens by forcing telecom operators to set up separate databases specifically for police investigation.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- The German economy has grown more strongly than expected. Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.5 percent last year, following meager growth of 0.4 percent in 2012 and 0.1 percent in 2013, German federal statistical office Destatis said on Thursday.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has surprisingly removed its minimum exchange rate of Swiss franc 1.20 per euro on Thursday, triggering turmoil in financial markets. Endit