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• Germany passes bill to speed up asylum procedures
  The ruling coalition parties all voted in favor of the bill. But it did meet opposition in the Bundestag, with the CDU/CSU opposition conservative bloc particularly critical.
• For children, serious respiratory infections are on the rise
  Germany's public health agency reports more than 7 million cases of respiratory illnesses in a month. Babies and children have been infected by a virus that could threaten lives. Why are there so many cases this year?
• Germany: RSV infection wave overloads children's hospitals
  Emergency doctors in Germany say the pediatric intensive care system is close to collapse. With COVID-19 restrictions largely eased, rates of a common but potentially fatal childhood disease have soared.
• NATO needs Bundeswehr 'strong and ready,' Stoltenberg says
  Visiting Berlin, NATO's Jens Stoltenberg has praised defense spending increases he described as "historic" but also called on Germany to keep pushing to reform and upgrade its rather sclerotic military, the Bundeswehr.
• Self-portrait from artist who fled Nazis fetches record
  A self-portrait by expressionist artist Max Beckmann painted during World War II sold for €20 million. It set a record price for an art piece in Germany. The Nazis labeled Beckmann's work "degenerative art."
• Opinion: Germany no longer an elite team
  Germany is out of the 2022 World Cup at the same stage as in Russia four years ago. An inquest into German football will follow, but perhaps the simple truth is that Germany is not good enough anymore.
• Germany eliminated from second consecutive World Cup in group stages
  For the second World Cup in a row, Germany are heading home after the group stage. A 4-2 win against Costa Rica wasn't enough for Hansi Flick's side after Japan shocked Spain with a comeback win.