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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, August 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

Die Welt:

-- German Foreign Minister Steinmeier has urged the implementation of the 48-hour ceasefire deal in the Syrian city of Aleppo and expected "decisive contributions" from Russia.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- German automotive manufacturing company Volkswagen Group will completely stop producing the model Golf in Wolfsburg and Zwickau for at least one week because its dispute with the suppliers.

Der Tagesspiegl:

-- Erik Solheim, the new chief of the United Nations Environment Programme, told Der Tagesspiegel that "we must mobilize people for the environment, otherwise we will fail." Endit