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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, August 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

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

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The German parliament approved on Wednesday by a large majority the third bailout program for Greece.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- The eurozone finance ministers have approved a first tranche of 26 billion euros (29 billion U.S. dollars) in financial assistance to Greece, said European Union diplomats in Brussels on Wednesday.

Die Welt:

-- The German government estimates that Germany would receive up to 800,000 refugees by the end of 2015, according to a new forecast released Wednesday by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. Enditem