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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, April 27, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

Die Welt

According to a report, the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) has overlooked 400,000 employees subjected to social insurance, after a statistical breakdown at the BA in 2016. The German government and the Lander (federal states) can expect higher revenues.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

President of the German Medical Association Professor Frank Montgomery on Thursday called for a better international monitoring of drug production and a medication reserve for important drugs in Germany. The call came after an imminent shortage of narcotic drugs in some operating centres.

Handelsblatt

The largest German chemical group BASF significantly expanded its profit in the first quarter of 2017. The chemical company is benefiting from the lower pressure on the oil and gas business.

"BASF has started well in 2017" said Kurt Bock, chief executive officer on Thursday.

Der Tagesspiegel

According to the German Robert Koch Institute, more than 450 people have been infected with measles in Germany since the beginning of this year.

At the vaccination week 2017 in Europe, paediatricians rejected alleged side effects in the vaccine against measle