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• Opel boss unveils plan to slash 8,300 jobs Opel boss Nick Reilly presented on Tuesday a plan for the future of the ailing General Motors unit, with a forecast loss of 8,300 jobs from a total of around 50,000, as expected.
• Hartz IV welfare benefits ruled unconstitution Millions of German families on welfare could receive more government assistance after the nation's highest court ruled Tuesday the controversial Hartz IV system of payments was unconstitutional.
• Hamburg politician puts the 'I' in street de-icing The president of Hamburg's city parliament is reportedly in hot water for ordering authorities to clear the footpaths of ice outside his own home while leaving the rest of the city to slip and slide their way home.
• Construction worker confesses in Cologne archive collapse case Eleven months after the deadly collapse of Cologne's city archive, a construction worker has given investigators their first confession in the case, media reports said on Tuesday.
• Berlinale highlights shift to 3-D films Buyers at the Berlin film festival will be seeing triple this year, as 3-D productions such as "Avatar" transform the global cinema industry.
• Munich and Nuremberg airport workers strike One day ahead of wage talks with state and municipal employers, public workers' union Verdi called for further temporary strikes on Tuesday - this time at airports in Munich and Nuremberg.
• Doctors outraged by infant vaccine shortage Medical experts warned of grave health danger to children on Monday following weekend reports that many important infant vaccinations have not been delivered to German hospitals since late January.
• The Local's guide to Karneval Allow The Local to explain why Karneval's boozy zaniness isn't just for Catholics or people from the Rhineland. Who needs naked Samba dancers in Rio when you have drunk Germans in clown suits in Cologne, right?
• Karneval - the schedule The Local's Karneval guide makes sure you're in time to get sloshed.
• Germany facing another blast of winter weather The harsh winter weather continued to batter Germany on Monday, with more snow in the forecast. Hospitals reported a spike in ice-related injuries and an ice breaker delivered provisions to the Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee.
• Karneval - the history The Local's Karneval guide delves into the traditions of Teutonic debauchery.
• Karneval - the societies The Local's Karneval guide separates Germany's jesters from its fools.
• Karneval - the glossary You might know Alaaf and Helau, but The Local's Karneval guide will clue you in on Quetschenbüggel and S'goht degege.
• SAP shares slump amid leadership shake-up Shares in German-based SAP, the world's largest professional software group, slumped Monday after the company said Leo Apotheker would step down as chief executive officer to be replaced by two company insiders.
• Smallest Karneval parade faces curtain call The party could soon be over for Germany's smallest Karneval parade unless the town of Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia can find a replacement for its retiring merry jester.