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German reputation at risk
By Andy Eckardt and Carlo Angerer, NBC News BERLIN – Germans are world-famous for their efficiency, a stereotype both mocked and admired by their economically ailing European neighbors.But this hard-won reputation is now under threat after a catalog of calamities affecting major construction projects.Perhaps worst of all is what should already be the main airport for the capital, Berlin, ...
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France must tackle deficit Bundesbank chief
BERLIN -- France has a special responsibility as a eurozone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on ...
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German Government Bonds Decline Before Italian Industrial Report
government bonds declined as Asian stocks advanced and before a report that economists said will show Italian industrial orders increased in March for the first time since October. Benchmark 10-year yields approached the highest level in seven weeks. ...
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German neo-Nazi trial told of kill squad
German prosecutors have charged a woman at the centre of a landmark trial over a neo-Nazi group's murder spree saying she was an integral part of a 'unified killing squad' that shot dead 10 people, most of them Turkish migrants.Beate Zschaepe, 38, sat silent and motionless as prosecutors accused her of helping plan the hate crimes of the self-styled National Socialist Underground ...
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German Greens tackle pedophile links
Germany's opposition Greens party has decided to designate an independent researcher to shed light on the influence a pro-pedophilia group had within the party in the 1980s, a leading party member says.The advocates of legalising sex with children were part of a group also pushing for gay, lesbian and transsexual rights in the early days of the party that grew out of the 1970s peace, ...
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The Left Party A party of German imperialism
The class character of political parties and tendencies finds sharpest expression in foreignpolicy. Based on this criterion, there can be no doubt that the Left Party is a pro-imperialistparty. Along with all other bourgeois parties it supports German imperialism in itsincreasingly aggressive pursuit of its geo-strategic interests. This is made abundantly clear in a foreign policy statement ...
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Inside ‘Nazi town’ How far-Right activists in East Germany are building an enclave of extremism
Policemen stand in front of right extremists taking part in a neo-Nazi demonstration on May 1 in Berlin. The echoes of the Third Reich are quite deliberate in Jamel, Germany — a tiny collection of red brick farmhouses fringed by forest, dozens of villagers describe themselves as Nazis and a majority turns out to vote for the far Right. Jamel is for some the tip of the iceberg; an ...
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A Facebook message led Augsburg student to key role in a Reese...
Recent Augsburg College graduate Kuoth Wiel has a key role in "The Good Lie," which is already being positioned as an Oscar contender for next year. The role was her first attempt at acting. (Photo by Angela Livieri, courtesy of Kuoth Wiel) Kuoth Wiel had a very busy spring. While most of her fellow Minnesotans were busy grousing about the weather, Wiel, 24, spent April and May: ...
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Bicyclist 15 dies from New Berlin accident
A 15-year-old bicyclist struck Saturday afternoon by a vehicle in New Berlin has died, police said. The Greenfield girl was crossing Sunny Slope Road from the New Berlin Recreation Trail when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle heading south around 4:30 p.m. She was taken to Froedtert Hospital, where she died Sunday. The girl's name was not released. Speed and alcohol are not ...
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Carnival of Cultures parade kicks off in Berlin
More than 4,000 revelers representing the ethnic communities from some 80 countries and regions in Berlin took part in the annual parade on Sunday, showcasing the cultural diversity and affluence of the German ...
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German foreign minister pushes Serbia on Kosovo deal
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has arrived in Belgrade for talks with Serbia's leadership. Westerwelle called on Serbia to implement a deal normalizing relations with its former province ...
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Revisiting the 20s in decadent Berlin
As Gatsby fever takes the world by storm, it's time to revisit the real roaring Twenties in Germany's risque capital. A chorus line of 32 stunning girls, high-kicking with military precision on a vast Berlin stage, prove to me that the city's 1920s theatrical traditions are still alive and blooming. I'm watching the multi-million dollar revue Show Me, which opened last year ...
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Berlin to demolish pair of buildings near train station
By Johnny J. BurnhamStaff Writer BERLIN - In a continuing effort to spruce up the area surrounding the train station and to accommodate the eventual construction of a new police station, the town is inching closer toward tearing down two industrial buildings on Farmington Avenue that have stood vacant for years.The buildings, previously occupied by Pioneer Precision Products, are located at 889 ...
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Wolfsburg win maiden German Womens Cup
VfL Wolfsburg remain in the hunt for a historic treble after defeating 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 3-2 to clinch the German Women's Cup for the first time in their ...
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Peter Berlin Familiar table positions Manager of the Year more EPL thoughts
1. The usual suspects. A year after the Manchester heavyweight contest was decided by a knockout blow at the bell, the Premier League was unable to squeeze any late suspense from the only truly meaningful battle left on the final day: a middleweight scrap between the two North London clubs for the fourth and final Champions League place. When Laurent Koscielny scored a surprisingly ...
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German Valleys Got Talent to be held June 7
GERMAN VALLEY — German Valley's Got Talent will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 7 in Ben Miller Park on Church Street, as part of the German Valley Days Festival. The competition is a version of "America's Got Talent." Individuals or groups of all ages can sing, dance, play an instrument, lip sync, tumble or perform any other talent. Cash prizes will be awarded in the ...
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Germany urges implementation of historic agreement normalizing Serbia-Kosovo relations
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, center, waves at Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Germany’s foreign minister says Serbia should start with the implementation of an agreement normalizing ties with Kosovo to advance in its bid to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Darko ...
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Germany struggles to defend its reputation
By Andy Eckardt and Carlo Angerer, NBC News BERLIN – Germans are world-famous for their efficiency, a stereotype both mocked and admired by their economically ailing European neighbors.But this hard-won reputation is now under threat after a catalog of calamities affecting major construction projects.Perhaps worst of all is what should already be the main airport for the capital, Berlin, ...
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German-Americans in Ohio joined Union effort
By DANIEL KOCH Special to the Register Excerpt:By the time war broke out in 1861, multiple waves of German immigrants had arrived in the Great Lakes region. Unfortunately, the U.S. was not always welcoming to new immigrants. Germans were easy targets because, unlike British immigrants, they spoke a different language. Another point of contention for those from the southern German states was ...
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Cannes Alexandra Maria Lara Joins All-Star Cast for German Kids Book Adaptation
) will direct the movie for Fox International Productions, the studio's German production unit. The book from Andreas Steinhofel tells the story ...
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Godolphin eye third German Guineas
Godolphin's Tawhid heads a strong British contingent in the German 2000 Guineas at Cologne on Monday. Saeed bin Suroor's charge won the Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury as a juvenile and while he only finished fourth in the Craven on his return, that form was boosted by Dundonnell's win at Newmarket on Saturday. Mickael Barzalona takes the mount but Bin Suroor, who saddled Farhh to ...
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Iran hangs two spy suspects
Two Iranian nationals accused of spying for Israel and the United States were executed in Tehran at dawn Sunday, the prosecutor's office in Iran said. Mohammad Heidari was accused of collecting classified information and providing intelligence to Israel's Mossad agency, Iran's Press TV reported. The network said he allegedly received large sums of money from the Israeli spy ...
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Germany has leading role to play in climate change talks
Germany and Mexico co-hosted a global summit on climate change and some significant headway was made, but as the German Environment Minister pointed out, the most important issues remain unresolved. Germany is the regional power in Europe and just as it has played a leading role in dealing with the EU’s financial crisis, it will play a leading role in resolving climate change issues as well.
Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen, commenting on the outcome of the 40-nation summit, told Germany news media that it had been “a contribution to making success possible again”, adding that the importance of the summit’s outcomes were significant because it laid the groundwork or foundation for further agreements on the most important issues. Read more
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