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• Court throws out Holocaust-denial case A German court on Wednesday quashed a British bishop's high-profile conviction for Holocaust denial for procedural reasons but said he may face a new trial on the same allegations.
• Young German men wary of being hairy Half of young German men are shaving more than just their facial hair, according to a survey published this week.
• Germany's biggest political scandals Following the resignation of President Christian Wulff resignation amid accusations of impropriety, The Local List decided to look at post-war Germany's biggest political scandals.
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• Expanding drone fleet raises privacy concerns Germany's armed forces and police currently operate 331 high-tech drones inside and outside the country, and the government intends to swell the fleet, according to a media report that has alarmed civil rights advocates.
• Milder weather on the way for the weekend Spring is coming ever closer in Germany, as mild temperatures and light rain are forecasted for the next few days. But nights will remain frosty in the south, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported.
• Berlin sees 'no need' to boost EU firewall fund Germany reiterated on Wednesday there was no need to pour more money into the eurozone's crisis-fighting war chest, a week ahead of a crunch EU summit likely to be dominated by the issue.
• Obama praises Merkel's euro crisis leadership Despite plenty of transatlantic tensions over the eurozone debt crisis, US President Barack Obama phoned German Chancellor Angela Merkel to congratulate her on concluding a new Greek bailout deal.
• Frankfurt Airport workers halt strike for talks Frankfurt Airport's tarmac traffic controllers have called off their five-day strike after the company that runs Germany's largest air hub offered to negotiate over their wage demands.
• Defrocked, defrauded: man cons abusive bishop A 29-year-old German man has been charged with conning Walter Mixa, a former Catholic bishop who resigned following child abuse allegations, out of nearly €5,000.
• Germany told to stop sex offender castration The Council of Europe's anti-torture committee on Wednesday urged Germany to abolish the surgical castration of sex offenders, warning that the operation could amount to "degrading treatment."
• Hundreds of thousands have no electricity Hundreds of thousands of Germans are likely going without power simply because they can't afford the bills, according to a North Rhine-Westphalian consumer organisation studying the problem.
• Can Gauck be president 'while living in sin?' Germans generally agree that Joachim Gauck is a good choice for president. But can the ex-pastor be the nation's moral authority while staying married to one woman yet living with another set to become First Lady? Have your say.
• Internet 'scammer' freed in surprise move Megaupload.com boss Kim Dotcom was freed on bail in a surprise move Wednesday, after a New Zealand judge dismissed fears he would flee the country to escape US online piracy charges.
• Cops outfoxed by wily horn thieves A gang of four has carried out an "unbelievably audacious" theft of rhino horns worth €50,000, German police said Tuesday, the latest in what appears to be a spate of similar robberies.