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    Berlin -- A divorced woman once described as "a cross between Mother Teresa and Demi Moore" was Wednesday elected head of Germany's Protestant church, the first woman to hold the post. Full Article at Expatica
    a cross between Mother Teresa and Demi Moore
    SOURCE: Expatica 1 month ago
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    SOURCE: Expatica 1 month ago

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