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Adolf Merckle: German Billionaire Commits Suicide Over Economic Crisis

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“German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire, which included interests ranging from pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday. The 74-year-old’s body was found Monday night near railway tracks at Blaubeuren in southwestern Germany, prosecutors in nearby Ulm said in a statement. ” [Link]