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Universal Channel to Launch in Germany
COLOGNE, Germany – If doubters required any further evidence that Germany's pay-TV market is on the up, they got it with this week's announcement that NBCUniversal International Television will launch its flagship pay-TV brand, Universal Channel, on German pay networks Sky Deutschland and Deutsche ...
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Russian boy stabbed during family vacation in Greece given treatment at German hospital
BERLIN - A Russian boy who suffered extensive injuries when he was stabbed during a vacation on the Greek island of Crete is being treated at a hospital in Germany. Berlin's Charite hospital said Thursday that the 12-year-old arrived overnight and is being treated in its children's clinic. It said it could give no further information because of patient confidentiality rules. The ...
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Champions League Germany v. Germany
As predicted in this column, the Champions League final in 2013 will see two German teams facing each other, a prelude towards Germany winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Make no mistake: the plan has been in place, it is bearing fruits and Bayern and Dortmund bear ...
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German intelligence sees Assad forces gaining report
Germany's foreign intelligence service believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have gained strength, revising its prediction from last year of a quick regime collapse, a media report said.Assad's forces are now able to keep the rebels in check, although victory remains elusive, according to a report by the service chief Gerhard Schindler, news site Spiegel Online ...
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Germanys main opposition party turns 150 amid sputtering election campaign Hollande visit
BERLIN - Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his lustre -- French President Francois Hollande. The Social Democratic Party is marking Thursday's anniversary with festivities in Leipzig, the eastern city where it was ...
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Cameroon German Investors at Star Building
The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang and the German Chancellor's Personal Representative for Africa, in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gunter Nooke yesterday, May 21, 2013 in Yaounde discussed the project to establish a factory to process natural gas into fertilizer in Cameroon. This was one of the main topics discussed at the Star Building ...
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EU regulators accept Lufthansa United antitrust offer
BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 5:47am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators accepted on Thursday concessions from Lufthansa, United Airlines, Air Canada and Continental to ease competition concerns about their transatlantic revenue-sharing pact. The European Commission said the airlines would give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York, and also allow rivals to sell ...
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Hipster Berlin dogs get meaty frozen yoghurt
Healthy dogs have wet noses, but cold and creamy canine noses may be a sign that they've been treated to a doggy frozen yoghurt made in Berlin. Rather than chocolate or pistachio, flavours include salmon and ...
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Germany tops world popularity poll
Germany is the most popular country in the world, according to a poll released on Tuesday asking people to rate the positive and negative influence of 16 major ...
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German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th
BERLIN -; Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois ...
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Cameroon Appoint German Finke as Head Coach
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German Stocks Drop on U.S. Stimulus Concerns China Data
German stocks fell the most in more than a month amid investor concern that the Federal Reserve will reduce its stimulus measures if the U.S. economy improves and as data showed Chinese manufacturing is contracting. Volkswagen AG and Continental AG lost more than 3 percent as a gauge of automakers posted the biggest drop on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index. Aixtron SE declined 3.5 percent after ...
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EU decision on Lufthansa United tie-up on Thursday -source
BRUSSELS | Thu May 23, 2013 5:02am EDT BRUSSELS May 23 (Reuters) - EU regulators will announce on Thursday their acceptance of proposals by Lufthansa, United Airlines, Continental and Air Canada to free up airport slots to end an antitrust case, a source familiar with the matter said. The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by the ...
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German Government Bonds Advance Before Euro-Area PMI Output Data
government bonds rose before a report economists said will show output in the euro area's manufacturing and services industries contracted for a 16th month in May. The 10-year bund yield was about five basis points from ...
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German SPD Seen by Merkel Party Leader Turning to Left
Chancellor Angela Merkel 's party said the opposition Social Democrats, who are slumping in the polls, may break their word and team up with the former East German communists in a bid to regain power. "If it comes to a crunch, there are strong forces in the SPD that would want to go this way," Saarland state Prime Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a member of the executive ...
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Berlin Buzz Is Returning Travel Facts Travel Anthony Looch Takes A Short Break To German 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 ...
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Grey seals return to German Baltic shores
The small population of grey seals on the Baltic Sea has increased significantly, with hopes rising that they may start breeding soon, conservationists reported on ...
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Mexico Germany vow to promote tourism
Mexico and Germany pledged on Wednesday to promote bilateral tourism, air connectivity and the flow of visitors, Mexico's Ministry of Tourism said in a ...
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Aixtron to cut more than 20 pct of German staff
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chip equipment maker Aixtron is cutting more than 20 percent of its staff in Germany in response to weak demand for its products.The group, which last month reported a wider than expected operating loss for the first quarter, said in a statement ahead of its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday that the decision was "inevitable, albeit very painful."It ...
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Berlin receives unexpected $158K in funds from state
By JOHNNY J. BURNHAMSTAFF WRITER BERLIN - Unexpectedly, the town’s wallet just got a bit thicker.The state Department of Education recently wire-transferred more than $158,000 to the town, Finance Director James Wren reports."This is money we weren’t expecting," Mayor Adam Salina said. "We never knew this would be coming to us."The unexpected windfall came as a ...
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Berlin hoops ready to host youth clinic
STAFF REPORT The Berlin girls basketball team, which won the 2013 CCC South title, will host a youth basketball clinic for girls who will be entering second through ninth grade in the fall. The clinic will be run by Berlin girls basketball coach Sheila King and her coaching staff as well as some players from the girls basketball team at Berlin, which reached the Class L quarterfinals this ...
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Merkel protégé struggles with Germanys green revolution
Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed coolly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated ...
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Tradition Meets Modernism in German Wembley Showdown
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Soccer-Tradition meets modernism in German Wembley showdown
Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium (1845 GMT) with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy. Bayern, four-times European champions, are Germany's richest and most successful club, while rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund won the trophy in 1997 but came to the brink of financial ruin in 2005. The Ruhr valley club have recovered on a sporting level under ...
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Loew regrets timing of German finale
Joachim Loew wishes the all-German UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund could have happened last year.Twelve months ago, Bayern left their Allianz Arena home having suffered defeat on penalties to Chelsea in the showpiece event and Loew believes that result had a detrimental impact on his side's Euro 2012 campaign.Ahead of Saturday's final at Wembley ...
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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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