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Germanys $835 million blunder
Germany's Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere has come under fire over scrapping of a prestigious drone project after investing around $835 million to build a prototype of the unmanned reconnaissance ...
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Germany and Hungary at odds over Orban tanks comment
07/02/2013 11:01 CET The smiles may be slightly forced when Germany’s Angela Merkel and Hungary’s Viktor Orban meet at Wednesday’s EU summit following a spat between their governments over comments littered with military – and Nazi – analogies. In response to criticism of his government, Hungary’s prime minister said on Friday he hoped Germany would not ...
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Miki Nozawa Japanese chef killed in Germany after dispute over fried noodles dish
JAPANESE star chef Miki Nozawa was killed on the German holiday island of Sylt following an alleged dispute with two disgruntled guests about a dish of fried noodles. The 57-year-old died on Monday as a result of his injuries in the intensive care unit of a local hospital, said Ulrike Stahlmann-Liebelt, the senior public prosecutor from the nearby town of Flensburg. The results of the ...
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My friends call me travelling x-ray salesman
My German Career , The Local spoke with New Zealander physicist Graham Appleby about Hamburg's high intensity x-ray beams and life in Germany's scientific ...
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Germany Parliamentary inquiry into neo-Nazi murders concludes
The parliamentary committee of enquiry into the National Socialist Underground (NSU) terrorist gang has accused Germany's security authorities of a "total failure". At the same time, it excluded the possibility that government agencies covered up the operations of the far-right terror cell or enabled them to commit their murders. These were the two main conclusions drawn following ...
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German SPD seeks to relaunch itself on 150th birthday
Germany's Social Democrats, trailing behind the conservatives in the polls just months ahead of the elections, are looking to relaunch themselves as they celebrate their 150th anniversary later this week.SPD party chief Sigmar Gabriel is hopeful that European allies such as French President Francois Hollande will give Germany's Social Democrats the electoral boost they desperately ...
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Irish politics and German filmmaking Crystals new boutique access in Northern Europe
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Crystal Cruises is expanding its uber-exclusive collection of intimate "Boutique Adventures" during summer Northern Europe cruises with two new experiences in Belfast and Berlin. The shoreside outings - none of which are available on any other cruise line - offer intimate access to Northern Ireland's political leadership and Germany's Soho -- Soho House, ...
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Founding Keyboardist of ‘The Doors’ Ray Manzarek Dies At 74
ROSENHEIM, GERMANY (CBS SF/CBS LA) – Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday morning of bile duct cancer in Germany, according to a post on the group's official Facebook page. Manzarek was ...
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Nieminen Kamke win in Dusseldorf
Jarkko Nieminen and Tobias Kamke were comfortable winners on the first day of the Power Horse Cup in Dusseldorf on Monday.Nieminen, seeded sixth at the ATP 250 event, cruised past the challenge of Slovakian Lukas Lacko in just 76 minutes, winning 6-3 6-1 on the clay.The world number 42 made the most of some poor serving from Lacko throughout the match, as he claimed nine break-point ...
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PH-Germany social security accord eyed
Berlin -- The Philippines and Germany are eyeing a bilateral social security agreement next year that seeks to benefit at least 60,000 Filipinos working in the European Union-member country. Philippine Ambassador to Germany Maria Cleofe Natividad said both parties have expressed interest to work towards the signing of bilateral social security agreement. Natividad said that the agreement is ...
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Girl struck killed on bicycle in New Berlin is identified
A Greenfield girl struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in New Berlin was identified by police Monday as Brittany Barnstable, 15. Barnstable was struck shortly after 4:30 p.m., Saturday in the 1900 block of Sunnyslope Road. Alcohol and speed are not believed to be factors in the crash, but the Waukesha County district attorney's office is reviewing the case to determine ...
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Dream return for Hanley in Germany
Cameron Hanley returned to the Grand Prix winner's podium in Germany after a near two-year absence caused by a freak accident to his knee that resulted in a total of 17 operations. Competing at the five-star Riders' Tour Grand Prix in Wiesbaden, the Mayo-born rider and the 10-year-old gelding Antello Z collected €19,000 after seeing off a strong international challenge in the ...
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As Europe struggles the Franco-German alliance turns testy
The relationship between France and Germany undergirds postwar Europe - and some worry the countries' increased sniping over economic woes is threatening the EU's ...
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Bundesbank Chief Says France Must Take Deficit Cuts Seriously
Germany's federal reserve Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann stands beside the door of a giant safe as he poses for a photograph at the money museum next to the Bundesbank headquarters, in Frankfurt, Germany, May 17, ...
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Badminton Taiwan thrash Germany to make quarters
Underdogs Taiwan thrashed European champions Germany 5-0 to top Group C of the Sudirman Cup on Monday and sail into the quarter-finals. Former champions Indonesia also reached the quarter-finals with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over India in Group A. Defending champions China, Denmark, Japan, South Korea and Thailand make up the other five quarter-final contenders with just one last space left ...
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Armani DG struck off Milan fashion week roster
Top Italian designers Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana can no longer be on the official programme of Milan Fashion Week because they are not due-paying members of the national fashion chamber, the head of the association said Monday."If they want to organise fashion shows they can do so on their own," Mario Boselli, head of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, told ...
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German state to buy more bank data in tax clampdown
Reuters © Norbert-Walter Borjans, Finance Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia gestures during a Reuters interview at the NRW federal state parliament in Duesseldorf May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Ina ...
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Cowboys on the Rhine US Firms Flout German Labor Practices
Last week workers walked out in protest at Amazon's two largest distribution centers in Germany. The online retail giant is one of several US companies to butt heads with employees in the country over corporate practices that chafe against German labor ...
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Bach IOC Presidency campaign receives full backing of German Football Association
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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US Court Denies German Home-Schoolers Asylum
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obama administration's refusal to grant asylum to the Romeike family. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder filed against the family, arguing that asylum should not be granted because home schooling isn't a fundamental right protected under religious freedom. The Romeikes fled Germany in 2008 facing criminal prosecution for home schooling. In ...
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Nieminen advances in Dusseldorf
Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen waited out a two-hour rain delay before putting a quick end to a run of two first-round clay losses with a 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Lukas Lacko at the PowerHorse ...
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Francis Meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
According to a communique released by the Holy See, Pope Francis and Chancellor Merkel discussed several topics of mutual interest, especially the current socio-political, economic, and religious situation in Europe and the world. ';In particular,'; the communique stated, ';the protection of human rights, the persecution of Christians, religious freedom, and international ...
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Cannes Sci-Fi Horror Tale Human Race Sells for Germany Australia Japan
, KSM took German-speaking Europe, Anchor Bay picked up the film for Australia and New Zealand and IPA bought Japanese rights. "We are receiving offers every day" said ...
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Fitch Teleconf German Multifamily Housing Strong Fundamentals Aid Refinancing 15.00 GMT 21 May
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Germany grapples with nuclear energy phaseout
Germany's energy transition project - in which nuclear power will be phased out and replaced with energy from renewable sources - is facing the challenges of cheap coal, unresolved energy storage and an out-of-date electricity ...
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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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