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Slave labour payouts cleared

The decision of a US appeals court that a lower court had overstepped its authority by setting conditions on the agreement to compensate Second World War slave labourers – negotiated between the US and Germany over a two-year period – should allow payments to start within weeks. The German parliament is satisfied and has voted to release the funds.

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