Plagiarism case dropped against German ex-minister

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Prosecutors have dropped an investigation into alleged copyright violations by Germany's former defence minister. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned after being accused of plagiarism linked to his doctorate thesis. Lawyers said the damage was minimal. Guttenberg has paid 20,000 euros to a children's cancer charity. http://www.euronews.net/