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New in German cinemas Fast Furious 6
New in theaters this week, the latest installment of the action-packed The Fast and the Furious series. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and The Rock are all back in this high-octane adventure, full of thrilling set pieces and surprisingly well-executed humor. Fast & Furious 6 follows the gang of criminals led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) as they go into retirement following ...
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Bernanke testimony follows charge he withheld information
Ben Bernanke 's Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday follows lawmakers charging he purposely withheld strategic information from them. Bernanke is to appear before the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee at 10 a.m. This will be followed 4 hours later by the release of the minutes of the central bank's most recent policy meeting. The testimony and the minutes release could alter the ...
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Germany celebrates composer Wagners 200th
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of ...
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Social Democrats seek revival on 150th b-day
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), 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. AFP's Celine Le Prioux ...
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Germans bathe easy in clear waters
Scientists gave the water quality the top "excellent" rating at 78 percent of the 20,000 beaches, rives and lakes tested across 27 EU countries locations in 2012. Ninety four percent met the minimum sanitation ...
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Justin Biebers monkey becomes German
Justin Bieber's pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property this week after the Canadian pop star failed to claim the animal, officials ...
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US imam to tour Auschwitz
The US envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the US diplomatic envoy to combat anti-Semitism this week will join imams for a visit to Auschwitz, the State Department said Tuesday.Special Envoy to the OIC Rashad Hussain will make the trip with "newly appointed Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Ira Forman, Ambassador Mike Kozak, and imams from ...
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Taekwondo team get visas leave for Germany
The Nigeria taekwondo team will depart for Germany of Wednesday for a training tour of the country after obtaining visas to travel from the German ...
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Justin Bieber’s Mally becomes German state property
Justin Bieber has become German national property after the singer failed to provide authorities with the documents needed to reclaim the pet seized by customs ...
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Podcast Jonathan Manthorpe on the gentrification of Berlin
The gentrification of rundown city neighbourhoods in a matter of anxiety and outrage worldwide as well as in Vancouver. But in Berlin what started as a joke about yuppie newcomers has developed into a bitter campaign with neo-Nazi ...
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Germany stalling on speed limit
Cars driving along a highway in Berlin, Germany. The German Social Democrats (SPD) are proposing a nationwide limit of 120 km/h on all highways. Germany, in contrast to the rest of Europe, still has no speed limit on many portions of its large highways. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty ...
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New England Kit Looks Like Old German Strip
The new England football kit has been revealed and was instantly compared to West Germany's outfit in the 1960s and 70s by some fans. New sponsor Nike have opted for a simple design, with a rounded collar and navy badge. But fans have taken to social media sites to vent their displeasure at the kit's likeness to England's great rivals. One user wrote: "The New England kit ...
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Dow Jones industrial average posts 22nd high of the year
Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ...
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Research and Markets ICT Market Report 201213 Germany
"ICT Market Report 2012/13 Germany" report to their offering. This report provides the reader with an intimate understanding of the development and trends of the German ICT market. The bi-annual European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) market reports have built a strong reputation as indispensible source of information for marketing, consulting, policy analysis. ...
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Business indicators all looking strong as IMEX opens in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, Germany - IMEX in Frankfurt opened in Hall 8 of Messe Frankfurt by announcing a rise in new exhibitor numbers together with some significant stand size increases, plus a marked upswing in the number of pre-show appointments made between exhibitors and buyers. Over 30 new and returning stands are taking part in IMEX this year, including: Chile, Gibraltar, Memphis, Montenegro, and ...
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German mountaineer dies of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaskas Mount McKinley
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley. National Park Service officials say Klaus Bielstein of Muenster, Germany, was climbing North America's tallest peak with an 11-member expedition team Sunday evening when he suddenly collapsed at the 13,500-foot (4,000-meter) level of the roughly ...
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Scientists use DNA to finger culprit in historic Irish potato famine
A potato leaf specimen from the Kew Garden herbarium, collected in 1847, during the height of the Irish famine. Credit: Marco Thines/Senckenberg Gesellschaft fr ...
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Germany and Spain launch joint youth jobs project
Germany and Spain have signed a deal seeking to put 5,000 young Spaniards into German apprenticeships and other junior jobs each year. More than half of Spain's jobseekers aged 25 or younger have no ...
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Vatican Pope did not perform exorcism after Pentecost mass
Pope Francis did not perform an exorcism on a young man in a wheelchair who attended mass at the Vatican on Pentecost, a spokesman said Tuesday. The ...
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Bedene advances on ATP upset in Germany
Aljaz Bedene, a late entry into the main draw, collected an upset win Tuesday in the first round of the ATP's Power Horse Cup tennis tournament in Germany. Bedene was given a slot in the tournament ...
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Justin Bieber’s pet monkey becomes ‘German’
In this April 2, 2013 file picture, Capuchin monkey ';Mally'; sits on the head of an employee in an animal shelter in Munich, Germany. Justin Bieber’s pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich. He said the ...
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Biebers monkey becomes property of Germany
Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Justin Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in ...
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Germany takes ownership of Justin Biebers neglected monkey
The capuchin monkey named Mally was seized by German customs on March 28 when the 19-year-old Canadian pop star failed to produce the required vaccination and import papers after landing in Munich for ...
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Wagner anniversary revives German debate over controversial composer
Richard Wagner , often described as one of the most controversial Germans of all time, will be commemorated - warts and all - on the 200th anniversary of his birth on Wednesday with an exuberant lineup of events including new productions, statues, stamps, coins and books.Across the musical world and especially in his native land, a deluge of tributes are being paid to the man who still divides ...
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German defence minister should go over drone fiasco
16/05/2013 14:44 CET After Germany’s scrapping of an expensive project involving the purchase of US-made drones, the opposition are now demanding the defence minister’s resignation. They claim Thomas de Maizire knew well in advance that the ';Euro Hawk'; would not get flight permission for European airspace, but held back information. The minister will make a statement ...
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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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