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Qatar set to buy stake in Germanys SolarWorld
Qatar is poised to invest into Germany's Solarworld, a loss-making company that could provide valuable technology and sales infrastructure. Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec), a subsidiary of the Qatar Foundation, could reportedly spend close to US$50 million on a 30 per cent stake in the ailing producer of photovoltaic (PV) panels. It is also said to be ready to buy a EUR200m (Dh983.9m) ...
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Obama speaks in Berlin urges Russia to cut nuclear arms cache
President Barack Obama is in Berlin for the first time in his presidency. The audience he addressed was much smaller than the 200,000 crowd he spoke to as a senator in ...
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In Berlin Obama Warns of Famine Floods Refugees Vanishing Coastlines
President Barack Obama waves to the crowd after the conclusion of his speech in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama told a cheering crowd in Berlin Wednesday that nations must unite to fight the "grim" future of climate change, which will produce "severe storms, more famine and floods, ...
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Obama Berlin Speech Touts ‘Gay and Lesbian Brothers and Sisters’ ‘Respect for Faith’
President Barack Obama waves to spectators before he delivers a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday June 19, 2013. At right stands German chancellor Angela Merkel.( AP Photo/Michael ...
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Germany agrees financing of 8 billion euro flood aid fund
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has agreed the financing of an 8-billion euro (6.8 billion pounds) fund to help repair damage caused by the worst flooding in a decade, with both the federal government and states footing the bill, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The federal government at the outset will itself raise the full amount for the so-called "reconstruction aid" fund because ...
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President Obama Speaks in Germany
President Obama, speaking in Berlin, proposes deep cuts to America's nuclear weapons and addressed the NSA surveillance program. He also discussed Ben Bernanke, reports CNBC's John ...
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Obama delivers address at Berlins Brandenburg Gate
President Barack Obama talks about reducing nuclear weapons, fighting terrorism and the fall of the Berlin Wall while addressing a crowd at the Brandenburg ...
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Michelle Obama lays roses at bloodiest site along Berlin Wall
1 of 4. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (L) and her daughter Sasha place flowers as they visit the Berlin Wall memorial in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin June 19, ...
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Barack Obamas Berlin speech – full text
Hello, Berlin! Thank you, Chancellor Merkel, for your leadership, your friendship, and the example of your life - from a child of the East to the leader of a free and ...
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Security is tight as Berlin prepares for Obama
06/02/2013 19:16 CET What a difference 5 years makes. US President Barack Obama has returned to a more sober welcome in Berlin than in 2008, when as a candidate, he drew a crowd of 200,000. The German capital rolled out the red carpet once again, but it seems it was the barriers built around it that are bothering Berliners. One resident explained the extent to which the security is impacted ...
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Scuppered barges plug dyke to hold back German flood
Similar "blocking events" have been responsible for many other extreme weather events in the northern hemisphere in recent years - including the European heatwave in 2003, the Russian heatwave and the Indus river flood in Pakistan in 2010, and the 2011 US heatwave. Some climate scientists think the surge of blocking events is linked to the rapid warming in the Arctic. In March, for ...
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In return to Berlin Obama finds a cooler Germany
While still highly popular, Obama has come under criticism from the German public and government alike over the NSA's online surveillance program and US use of ...
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Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China
Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil ...
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Opinion 50 years after Ich bin ein Berliner
>Editor's note: Nicolaus Mills is professor of American studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower. "(CNN) -- The White House has announced that on Wednesday, at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Obama will speak in Berlin at the city's landmark Brandenburg Gate. The president's ...
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In Berlin Obama renews call for reductions to nuclear stockpiles
From behind a bullet-proof glass, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany June 19, 2013. (KEVIN ...
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Obama in Berlin Our work is not yet done
From left, President Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit arrive at the stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate ...
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In Berlin Obama pays tribute to Berliners and Western values
Sumi Somaskanda, Special for USA TODAY BERLIN - President Obama told Berliners in a speech Wednesday at the iconic Brandenburg Gate that he was proud to pay tribute to a city that was divided for decades after World War II by a wall erected by the former totalitarian Soviet Union. "It is citizens who choose whether to be defined by a wall or whether to tear it down," Obama said. ...
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DreamWorks Animation signs TV deal with Germanys Super RTL
June 18--In the latest push to expand its television production business, DreamWorks Animation has signed a five-year deal to produce animated television shows for German broadcaster Super RTL. Under the deal, the creator of the "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" franchises will supply up to 1,100 hours of animated programming for Super RTL, the leading ...
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First Thoughts Obamas repeat performance in Berlin
Obama’s repeat performance in Berlin… President talks Afghanistan, NSA surveillance, and Syria in press conference with Germany’s Merkel… House passes abortion-ban measure… CBO says "Gang of Eight" immigration bill will lower deficit by nearly $1 trillion over 20 years… Boehner: "I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to ...
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Live video US President Barack Obama gives speech at Brandenburg Gate Berlin
BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 19: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to speak to the media following bilateral talks at the Chancellery on June 19, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Obama is visiting Berlin for the first time during his presidency and his speech at the Brandenburg Gate is to be the highlight. Obama will be speaking close to the 50th anniversary of the ...
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50 years after JFKs Berlin speech
President Obama is to give a speech in Berlin on transatlantic alliance It comes on the eve of anniversary of JFK's famous Berlin speech Kennedy used the occasion to signal his solidarity with people of West Berlin Nicolaus Mills says JFK's overriding point was: When one is enslaved, all of us are not ...
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US internet snooping ends Germanys love for Obama
25/02/2013 17:04 CET Barack Obama has returned to Berlin for the first time as president of the United States, but the euphoria that greeted him as a presidential candidate in 2008 has long gone. The recent revelations about the US National Security Agency’s global electronic surveillance, where German citizens were monitored has caused fury across the country. Chancellor Merkel ...
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In Berlin speech Obama says todays challenges require same fighting spirit as Cold War-era
BERLIN - President Barack Obama is challenging Americans and Europeans not to become complacent even though the Cold War is over. Obama is speaking at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate nearly 50 years after John F. Kennedy's famous speech in the once-divided city. Obama says there's a temptation to turn inward now that barbed wire and concrete walls no longer separate East and ...
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German reps sowing partnerships
Two representatives from Germany's Agritechnica, the world's largest farming technology show, are hoping to fertilize business partnerships between farmers here and overseas."We've got a growing world population and by 2050 there is going to be nine billion people in the world, so how are these people going to be fed?," said Marlene Conlong, international media and ...
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Obama begins diplomatic visit to Berlin
Workers make last-minute preparations at the Brandenburg Gate on the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Berlin on June 18, 2013. Obama is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and will later speak at the historic site where fifty years earlier, U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner)" address . UPI/David ...
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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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