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How Germany went from bust to boom on the talent production line
Nation that suffered an embarrassing Euro 2000 now boasts both Champions League finalists thanks to a system that values coaches and nurtures indigenous ...
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Hezbollah should be labeled a terrorist group say France Britain Germany
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Hezbollah should be labeled a terrorist group by the European Union, France, Britain and Germany said Wednesday. The Lebanese militant group ...
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Germany and Wembley - a football love story
Gareth Southgate's tame penalty is easily saved. Andreas Moller's thunderous strike hits the net as Germany see off England to reach the final of Euro 96. A final they go on to win. Naturally. It may seem like five minutes ago but it has been 17 years since a German team last won a truly significant match at Wembley ...
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Pella beats Troicki in Dusseldorf
DUESSELDORF, Germany – Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina mastered cold and damp conditions to reach his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on ...
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Netherlands reaffirms deficit target of 3.0 for 2014
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Thursday that his government is sticking to its target of bringing its deficit back within EU limits by next year and will not ask the EU for a delay. "We are endeavouring to bring the budget deficit down to 3.0 percent (of output) in 2014. We're not going to ask for extra time," Rutte told a news conference following a meeting here with his ...
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Berlin hopes efforts on youth jobs will help its image in Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) - German alarm that their country is blamed for austerity measures compounding the problems in the euro zone helps explain Berlin's bilateral efforts to tackle youth unemployment in some of the countries worst ...
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Chris Durban I sank a German U-boat in 1943 I was just 20-years-old and terrified
The last time Able Seaman Chris Durban saw a U-boat he was ramming the HMS destroyer into it in the middle of the Atlantic on Christmas Day ...
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Berlin Warsaw to stage European finals in 2015
Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final, UEFA said Thursday."Two beautiful venues for our finals for 2015," UEFA Secretary-General Gianni Infantino told a news conference.The timing could not have been better as far as Germany is concerned with an all-German Champions League final between Bayern ...
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German football Tor Tor Tor
Champion Merkel A GERMAN club will win this year's Champions League. Whether it is Bayern Munich from the wealthy south or Borussia Dortmund from blue-collar Westphalia, other Europeans may have a queasy feeling. Is not this all-German final (a first) at London's Wembley Stadium another sign of German dominance? Perhaps fittingly, to get there they dispatched rivals (Barcelona and ...
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Hollande vows to help Niger destroy militants
French President Francois Hollande on Thursday vowed to help Niger "destroy" the militants who launched deadly attacks against a military base and a French-run uranium mine in the west African country.Hollande, speaking to AFP in Germany, said France would support "all the efforts of Niger to stop the hostage situation" in the town of Agadez, where the military base is.He ...
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Keep your socks on - autumn is in the air
Much of Germany is heading for an autumnal weekend, with chilly temperatures an at times significant ...
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German Star Host Thomas Gottschalk Signs with RTL
, arguably Germany's most famous television host, has signed an exclusive contract with the country's leading commercial network, RTL Television, that will see him co-develop and host a number of high-profile entertainment ...
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German football giants to do battle on English soil
Bayern Munich is considered Germany most successful football club. The numbers speak for themselves: the club holds the record for most German Championships (23) and Cups (15) won by any of the country's clubs. In European competitions, Bayern has accomplished a great achievement by winning three consecutive European Cups - the competition later named Champions League - from 1974 to 1976 ...
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Deutsche Bank says confident for 2013
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, expressed confidence on Thursday for business this year but warned of uncertainties connected with the regulatory environment and the increasingly cloudy economic outlook. Speaking to shareholders at the annual meeting, the two co-chief ...
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Asian European Stocks Plunge on Weak Chinese Factory Data
Japan's Nikkei stock index tumbled 7.3 percent after release of the report showing Chinese factory production dropped in May for the first time in seven months. It was the biggest one-day loss since Japan's March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster. Stocks in London, Paris and Frankfurt followed suit, dropping about 2 percent. U.S. future indexes fell ahead of the opening of ...
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Midfielder Odebrecht to miss out for Germany
Viola Odebrecht will miss Germany's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign as she undergoes a knee operation, with 22-year-old Isabelle Linden being slated in as her ...
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Brewers No fracking with our German beer
A group of brewers has raised alarm that so-called 'fracking' for natural gas could jeopardize the legendary purity of German beer by contaminating the country's water ...
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Purity Concerns German Beer Brewers Foaming over Fracking
Forget environmental concerns: When it comes to fracking, Germans are worried about how it might affect beer quality. In a letter to several ministries in ...
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German football clubs setting example on and off pitch
A Champions League trophy of German Bundesliga first division football club Bayern Munich is seen in a museum 'Erlebniswelt' in Munich May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Michaela ...
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Berlin to host 2015 UEFA Champions League Final
May 23 - European football governing body UEFA have announced today that the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final will take place at the Olympic Stadium in the German capital Berlin, with the 2015 UEFA Europa League final set to be hosted at Poland's National Stadium in Warsaw. The decisions were made by UEFA's Executive Committee prior to their showpiece UEFA Champions League Final at ...
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Germany is Most Popular Country in the World
Europe's largest economy Germany, which has been criticized for not doing enough to help struggling euro zone countries, has topped a poll as the world's most popular country. The survey carried out for the BBC, polled 26,000 people in 25 countries, and asked them to rate 16 countries and the European Union, as a whole, on whether their influence on the world was mainly positive or ...
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Hollande praises courage of tough reforms in Germany
French President Francois Hollande, under pressure to reform his recession-hit economy, on Thursday praised German social and labour reforms implemented by former centre-left chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.The French Socialist leader was speaking at the German opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s 150th anniversary in the eastern city of Leipzig, where conservative Chancellor Angela ...
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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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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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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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