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Now playing Next Travel News Lufthansa ground staff at major German airports to strike on Wednesday Passengers will be informed of cancellations from 4pm today. 05/02/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Salman Rushdie honoured with Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Rushdie was honoured "for his resolve, his positive attitude to life and for the fact that he enriches the world with his pleasure in narrating.” 23/10/2023
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