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EXPLAINED: The ultimate A-Z guide of coronavirus terms in German

The coronavirus brought many new and existing words into the German vocabulary. Here's a look through the ABCs of the pandemic – from Autokinos to Zoom.

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Two feared dead as small plane crashes into Lake Constance

Two people are feared dead after a small airplane crashed into Lake Constance on Tuesday on its way from Zurich to Hamburg.

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Fifa officials clash over World Cup ethics report

The head of a corruption probe into the awarding of the World Cup to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022 says a report published on Thursday by the Zurich-based governing body for football Fifa is "materially incomplete and erroneous".

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Afghan policeman kills Swiss-based journalist

Geneva-based photographer Anja Niedringhaus was shot dead on Friday by a policeman in Eastern Afghanistan, the German DPA news agency reports.