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UAE Minister of Public Works meets German Federal Minister of Transport Building and Urban Development
WAM BERLIN, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM)-- Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Public Works, has met with the German Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Dr. Peter Ramsauer. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UAE's participation in the International Transport Forum, currently taking place in Leipzig, Germany. The two parties ...
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Ten German body parts
The German language has some rather colourful terms for describing parts of the human body. Turn to The Local List this week for a few anatomical ...
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Berlin to stage 2015 showpiece
UEFA has revealed that Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015.The match at Berlin's Olympic Stadium will be the first European final in the German capital which hosted the Olympic Games in 1936 and the 2006 World Cup final. The announcement has been made ahead of the all-German Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on ...
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German Leading Index Rises Further CB
Germany's leading index continued to climb in March led by the yield spread, stock price index and new orders in investment goods industries components, survey data released by the Conference Board showed on Thursday. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Germany rose 0.3 percent in March to 103.9. The pace of increase was unchanged from February. In the six months to March, the ...
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German Werder Bremen signs striker Petersen from Bayern
Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Werder Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with Werder on Thursday.Petersen, who spent the past season on loan to Werder, scored 11 goals in the German Bundesliga last season.Werder barely escaped relegation and is rebuilding after parting company with long-term coach Thomas Schaaf. The club wants to sign Robin Dutt, the ...
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German tech giant SAP recruits autistic engineers
German business-management software maker SAP plans to recruit hundreds of people with autism to work as software testers, programmers, and in data management. SAP is forming an alliance with Specialisterne, a foundation to promote employment for autistic people in technology industries. A pilot program included six software testers in India, and SAP is now hiring five autistic people in ...
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Lufthansa United Air Canada win EU nod for revenue-sharing pact
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, United Airlines, Continental and Air Canada won approval from EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for their transatlantic tie-up after agreeing to give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York.The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by European Commission regulators four years ago, over concerns that these may result ...
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German football team score after shot rebounds off nearby American football bar – video
An amateur football game between German teams Altona 93 and Vier-und-Marschlande takes a farcical turn when a long-range effort from Altona striker Patrick Westermann is spectacularly tipped over by opposition keeper Marcel Kindler. The ball flies over the goal but rebounds off the crossbar of an American football goal just above and behind it, and back on to the pitch. The referee bizarrely ...
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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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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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