According to a bill proposed by the Federal Ministry of Economics, the postal service is to be given more time to deliver letters. The majority of consignments are to arrive on the third working day after posting at the latest and not on the first, as is currently the case.
Source: www.dpa.com
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A security guard at a Berlin club is said to have sprayed irritant gas at the entrance.
