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German parliament passes law allowing religious circumcision
Germany’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday to allow religious circumcision, clarifying the legal situation after a court said the rite amounted to grievous bodily harm in a ruling that caused international uproar. Members of the Bundestag or lower house of parliament passed the cross-party motion by 434 votes to…
German cabinet approves law allowing circumcision
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet Wednesday passed a draft law to allow circumcision in Germany after a court said the rite amounted to grievous bodily harm, a ruling that caused international uproar. The new legislation, which must now be passed by the German parliament, “makes clear that circumcision is possible in…
Teacher escapes jail after dumbbell attack left pupil bloody and unconscious
‘Misbehaving’ 14-year-old boy was found unconscious in a pool of blood by paramedics And no one seems to be shouting, “Teacher, leave those kids alone.” A teacher who bludgeoned a troublesome pupil while shouting “die, die, die” was on Monday spared a prison sentence, as a judge called him a…
Germany’s star TV weatherman charged with raping woman at knifepoint
Berlin, May 19 (AFP) Germany’s best-known television weatherman was charged today with aggravated rape and grievous bodily harm for an alleged attack on his girlfriend, prosecutors said. Joerg Kachelmann, a Swiss presenter beloved throughout the German-speaking world for his rollicking weather reports on public broadcaster ARD, stands accused of sexually…
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