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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, May 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

-- According to the German Statistical Office, Germany's companies traded as much abroad as never before. Exports rose by 0.4 percent compared with February, the third month in a row. In March, German exports totalled 118.2 billon euros.

Die Welt

-- On Tuesday, the German Ministry of the Interior confirmed that several former Turkish soldiers received political asylum in Germany. It is the first time that state servant have been receiving asylum in Germany since the coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Erdogan.

Bild Zeitung

-- According to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the number of 93 attacks on refugee shelters is approximately the same as in the first quarter of 2015 (106 attacks). The attacks include the number of accidents, explosives, fire fighting and personal injury, stated the BKA on Tuesday.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

-- On Tuesday, Martin Zielke, Chief Financial Officer of German Commerzbank AG said, "Commerzbank started well into the new year." The bottom line was a profit of 217 million euros. Endit