Die Welt
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Die Welt is a German naitional diurnal wittins blad furthset bi the Axel Springer company. Hit wis foondit in Hamburg in 1946 bi the Breetish occupeein militar, an taeks a middlin-richt poleetical stance (in hits nain wirds, "liberal cosmopolitan").
The average circulation o Die Welt is aboot 209,000 praisently, an the blad can be obteenit in mair nor 130 kintras. Daily regional edeetions appear in Berlin an Hamburg, an in 2002 the blad prattickit wi a Bavarian edeetion. A diurnal reegional supplement forbye appears in Bremen. The main editorial office is in Berlin, in conjunction wi the Berliner Morgenpost.
The wittins blad praisentlin furthsets a compact edeetion enteetlit Welt Kompakt a 48-page cut-doun version o the main broadsheet.
Die Welt is the flagship publication, inouth the sae-cawed quality wittins blad mercat, o the Axel Springer empire. Hits leadin competitors are the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Süddeutsche Zeitung an the Frankfurter Rundschau. Financially, hit haes been a lossmakker for monie years.
Die Welt wis foonder member o the European Dailies Alliance (EDA), inouth whilk hit haes a langstaundin co-operation wi comparable daily wittins blad fae ither kintras, includin the Daily Telegraph (UK), Le Figaro (France) an ABC (Spain).
The blad disna prent on Sundays, but the Airtit publication Welt am Sonntag taeks hits poseetion.