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Mexico Germany vow to promote tourism
Mexico and Germany pledged on Wednesday to promote bilateral tourism, air connectivity and the flow of visitors, Mexico's Ministry of Tourism said in a ...
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Aixtron to cut more than 20 pct of German staff
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chip equipment maker Aixtron is cutting more than 20 percent of its staff in Germany in response to weak demand for its products.The group, which last month reported a wider than expected operating loss for the first quarter, said in a statement ahead of its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday that the decision was "inevitable, albeit very painful."It ...
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Tax evasion ok for Joe Normal say Germans
Although Germans express outrage when wealthy or famous people evade taxes, many of them do the same themselves, albeit on a smaller scale, a new survey ...
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Soccer-Bayern Munich penpix for Champions League final
Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday. Goalkeepers: 1-Manuel Neuer, 27: Enjoyed a record-breaking season and his first Bundesliga title after conceding just 18 goals en route to the league win. The Germany number one, however, did not avoid some of his trademark blunders. Has not missed a game in ...
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Hollande Merkel to mark 150 years of German centre-left
Germany's opposition Social Democrats mark their 150th birthday Thursday, with French President Francois Hollande as the only foreign speaker and conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in the audience.The French Socialist president will give the keynote address at the anniversary celebrations of his centre-left allies, who are battling poor poll ratings as they try to unseat Merkel in ...
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Merkel protégé struggles with Germanys green revolution
Angela Merkel appointed him for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Peter Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed coolly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated ...
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Tradition Meets Modernism in German Wembley Showdown
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Soccer-Tradition meets modernism in German Wembley showdown
Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium (1845 GMT) with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy. Bayern, four-times European champions, are Germany's richest and most successful club, while rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund won the trophy in 1997 but came to the brink of financial ruin in 2005. The Ruhr valley club have recovered on a sporting level under ...
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Kim Dotcom mulls suing tech giants for copyright breach
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented.Dotcom, who is on bail in New Zealand as US authorities seek his extradition in the world's biggest copyright case, said he invented "two-factor authentication", which many major sites ...
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Germans gear up for autobahn speed limit debate
Some opposition politicians in Germany's Reichstag are pushing the idea of putting speed limits on all sections of Germany's autobahns -- the highways famed for having no speed limit at all. To the displeasure of certain auto lovers, the movement is gaining momentum. CBC ...
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Bayreuth pays homage to Wagner on 200th birthday
Bayreuth paid tribute to composer Richard Wagner on what would have been his 200th birthday here Wednesday with a rare concert in the town's legendary Festpielhaus theatre.While a small crowd of onlookers braved blustery showers and chilly winds outside the theatre that sits atop Bayreuth's fabled Green Hill, Wagnerians from all over the world rubbed shoulders inside with ...
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Loew regrets timing of German finale
Joachim Loew wishes the all-German UEFA Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund could have happened last year.Twelve months ago, Bayern left their Allianz Arena home having suffered defeat on penalties to Chelsea in the showpiece event and Loew believes that result had a detrimental impact on his side's Euro 2012 campaign.Ahead of Saturday's final at Wembley ...
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The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern
The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...
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German minister There is a chance for peace
The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.She said the new Israeli government was more disposed toward peace and that "US Secretary of State John Kerry is very much engaged [in the process]."She added that "my colleague, Justice Minister Livni, she gives me the impression that there is a chance at this moment, it is difficult, but there is a chance."Later, the German minister met ...
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Germany rolls out red carpet
/enpproperty--> Berlin is "making special arrangements" to welcome Premier Li Keqiang during his upcoming visit to show the European power's determination to deepen strategic relations with the world's second-biggest economy, Shi Mingde, the Chinese ambassador to Germany, told China Daily before Li's visit. Li, who is on his first tour to Europe since taking ...
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Germany tops BBC country image poll
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Pella stuns Tipsarevic in Dusseldorf
Top seed Janko Tipsarevic suffered a shock defeat to qualifier Guido Pella in the clay-court Power Horse Cup in Dusseldorf on Wednesday.The Serbian lost the first set in a tie-break and failed to recover as his Argentine opponent surrendered just one game in the second to take a place in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event, winning 7-6 (7-1) 6-1.Pella will meet Serbia's Viktor Troicki ...
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Israeli embassy slams Germany party over labeling
BERLIN - The Israeli embassy slammed the German Green Party on Wednesday for its Bundestag efforts to label products from the West Bank, calling those efforts "another try to negatively single out Israel while promoting an economic boycott of it."In a statement ...
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Germany at odds with Brussels over solar panel tariffs
/enpproperty--> No political party in the German Parliament supports Brussels' decision to levy punitive tariffs against China's exports of solar panels, a German politician said. Hans-Josef Fell, a senior member of the Bundestag, the German Parliament, admitted Germany and the European Commission hold conflicting positions on the issue. Speaking before Premier Li Keqiang's ...
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An irreverence for classics plays well in Berlin. Why not in Canada
Thomas Ostermeier, artistic director of Berlin's famed Schaubuhne theatre company, has made a name for himself internationally over the past decade with his productions of Henrik Ibsen's plays.But what does the German director really think of the 19th-century Norwegian playwright who penned such classics ...
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Germany and Britain Push to List Hezbollah as a Terror Group
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Legacy of Jupp Heynckes cemented at Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich's coach Jupp Heynckes waves to acknowledge well-deserved cheers. In his return to Bayern for a third stint he has led them to the domestic league title and Uefa Champions League ...
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Ich bin ein Belieber Stars pet monkey a German
BERLIN--Justin Bieber's pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property Tuesday after the Canadian pop sensation failed to claim the animal, officials ...
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Bayreuth celebrates Wagners 200th birthday
Braving blustery showers and unseasonally chilly temperatures, hundreds of people turned out in Bayreuth Wednesday to celebrate the 200th birthday of German composer Richard Wagner.Bavaria's political elite, headed by state premier Horst Seehofer, were among the invited guests for a rare concert in the legendary Festspielhaus theatre, which was built according to Wagner's own demands ...
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Hollande announces Franco-German economic initiative
France and Germany are working on a joint economic initiative to put to their European Union partners at a summit in June, French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday.It would be the first Franco-German initiative since the French Socialist leader took office a year ago.Hollande said at the close of an EU tax and energy summit that he and Chancellor Angela Merkel were planning talks ...
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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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