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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, September 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- Manfred Schmidt, head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), resigned on Thursday, citing "personal reasons". He comes under criticism due to the slow pace of processing asylum applications.

Die Welt:

-- The German government plans to toughen asylum laws by reducing benefits, enforcing stricter repatriation rules and expanding the list of safe countries of origin.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that it decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Endit