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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, August 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine

-- "More must be done for the internal and external security of the EU, considering the Islamic terrors and the civil war in Syria," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said while meeting with French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

-- Munich has tightened its security plan for the coming Oktoberfest (also known as the beer festival) this year. Backpacks and large pieces of luggage will not be allowed for the first time.

Die Welt

-- Two thirds of 1,036 German participants of a latest survey conducted by the polling institute YouGov find the use of foreign words "quite common". Some 82 percent of the over 60-year-old group have expressed worries that the German language could be "watered down". Endit