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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, August 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged on Thursday all-out efforts to push forward rescue work following devastating explosions in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, which have killed at least 50 people.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The U.S. government considers it a probability that the Islamic State (IS) group has used chemical weapons against Kurdish fighters in a recent attack, according to media reports.

Die Welt:

-- The German government is increasingly concerned about the significantly rising number of criminal offences against refugee shelters in Germany. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has expressed concerns about threats to Germany's reputation through those attacks. Endit