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Christian Democrats set up political donation ATM
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) have installed a automated teller machine for political donations up ...
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Germany cool to Frances EU economy plan
Germany said Friday that French President Francois Hollande's proposal for a eurozone economic government was "interesting" but reacted coolly to his call for strengthened European budgetary ...
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Bieber To Lose Monkey To Germany At Midnight
Pop star Justin Bieber has until midnight to claim his pet monkey - or lose it to the Federal Republic of Germany. The singer's 17-week-old capuchin, called Mally, was seized by customs staff at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss Airport after he failed to produce the correct papers for the animal. The Canadian star was detained "for some time" while customs officials took ...
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Research and Markets Germany Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers Challenges Infrastructure ...
Research and Markets: Germany Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive ...
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Treveria and Hatfield clash over defaulted German loan
By Owen Sanderson Fri May 17, 2013 9:04am EDT LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - Special servicer Hatfield Philips has sought to reassure investors in the Talisman-6 CMBS worried about the future of the EUR360.4m Orange Loan, which has been in default since July 2012. The defaulted borrower, UK-listed property investor Treveria, published a notice on Tuesday stating that the Orange Loan claims could rank ...
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UPDATE 1-ECBs Asmussen Germany must reform or be sick man again
Fri May 17, 2013 9:03am EDT * ECB member says German growth to pick up in Q2 * Sees monetary policy staying expansive as long as needed * Asmussen wants all elements of banking union by mid-2014 By Annika Breidthardt BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - German ECB board member Joerg Asmussen German expects growth in his country to pick up in the second quarter but warned on Friday that Europe's ...
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Wax and mirrors Anish Kapoor opens show in Berlin
General view inside the main hall of the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum with the art work ' Symphony For A Beloved Sun' by Indian Artist Anish Kapoor in Berlin , Friday, May 17, 2013. The exhibition 'Kapoor In Berlin' will run from May 18, until Nov. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus ...
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Battle of the bulge on before-breakfast Berlin-bound jet
Not with each other, you understand, but with the excess hand luggage that we passengers have brought aboard. Two positive phenomena have combined on board the plane to produce a negative.First, budget airlines such as easyJet achieve "load factors" that conventional aviation thinking used to regard as unfeasibly high: through last winter, only 18 seats on the average 156-seat easyJet ...
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Who is EU rainbow warrior
"The UK provides the best legal environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in the EU while Bulgaria offers the least protection for sexual ...
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A painful defeat for Google
"In this case, the search terms added by Google are moderate and amusing," notes the daily. But from now on Google will be obliged to remove them if someone believes his or her rights are being infringed.The court ruled in favour of a businessman who sued Google for automatically associating "scientology" and "fraud" with his ...
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Israel justice minister slams Russia arms to Syria
Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Friday slammed Russian arms deals with Syria, after US media reported further weapons shipments to the Damascus regime.Livni's comments also come in the wake of a surprise visit by CIA chief John Brennan to Israel to discuss the situation in Israel's war-torn neighbour."The transfer of arms to Syria is clearly not positive and does not ...
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Conundrum of Czech and German GDP
The Czech and German GDP delivered weaker-than-expected results in the first quarter. Should we blame improved terms-of-trade? The Q1 Czech and German GDP releases disappointed many observers, who had expected a better number. Germany grew by only 0.1% q/q (consensus: +0.5%) while the Czech economy even fell by 0.8% (consensus -0.2%). However, in both the Czech and the German economy, the ...
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PM Netanyahu Meets with German FM Westerwelle
PM Netanyahu Meets with German Foreign Minister Westerwelle (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 17 May 2013), in Jerusalem, met with German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westrwelle. Prime Minister Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting: "It is always a pleasure to host you here in Jerusalem. You are a friend of ...
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Au pairs rules relax for non-German families
Foreign families will soon be able to officially engage au pairs from outside the European Union, as long as they speak German at home, as the government prepares to change the ...
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Two accused in neo-Nazi trial will talk
As the trial of a German woman accused of being part of a murderous neo-Nazi terror cell adjourned until next month, when two of her alleged accomplices will speak, excruciating details emerged of how the security services failed to stop ...
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Emerging Markets to Lead in Insurance Growth Munich Re
Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world’s biggest reinsurer, Munich Re. In a study published on Thursday, Munich Re forecast growth in property/casualty insurance premiums of about 6 percent in Eastern Europe and Latin America in 2013-2014. ';In many parts of Asia, such as China ...
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Bieber must pay for monkeys stay in Germany
German officials say Justin Bieber will have to pay the bill for his monkey's two-month stay at a Munich animal shelter. A spokesman for Munich's customs office says the cost of care, food and vet visits for capuchin monkey Mally is several thousand dollars. Customs spokesman Thomas Meister says Bieber has until midnight Friday to claim the monkey seized by authorities March 28 when ...
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ECBS Asmussen says Germany to grow more strongly in Q2 than Q1
BERLIN | Fri May 17, 2013 6:51am EDT BERLIN May 17 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen said on Friday German growth would pick up in the second quarter of this year but warned Europe's largest economy risked becoming the "sick man of Europe" again if it did not reform. Data earlier this week showed the German economy grew by 0.1 percent in ...
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Germany gives Justin Bieber until midnight to claim his monkey
Justin Bieber's Capuchin monkey 'Mally' sits on the head of an employee in an animal shelter in Munich, in this April 2, 2013 file picture. (Matthias ...
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Neo-Nazi Trial Excrement Smeared on Lawyers Office Door
DPA A group of demonstrators outside the Munich court where the NSU trial is being held. Activists and now a lawyer have reportedly been the targets of ...
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Merkel opens up privately ahead of election
With national elections just months away, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun to reveal more about her personal life, from her Polish roots to her weakness for men with "nice ...
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Update-Moodys has assigned provisional ratings to German auto loan ABS of BAVARIAN SKY S.A. Compartment German Auto Loans 1
Fri May 17, 2013 4:39am EDT BAVARIAN SKY S.A., Compartment German Auto Loans 1 For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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Fresenius eyes more hospital deals in Germany
FRANKFURT | Fri May 17, 2013 4:35am EDT FRANKFURT May 17 (Reuters) - German diversified healthcare group Fresenius will look for further takeovers to underpin its position as Germany's largest private-sector hospitals operator, its chief executive said. "We will strengthen our leading position in the German hospitals market with further acquisitions," CEO Ulf Schneider told ...
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UPDATE 1-SES earnings slip after German analogue switch-off
Fri May 17, 2013 3:17am EDT * Q1 core profit 321.2 mln euros vs Rtrs poll 329 mln euros * Keeps 2013 outlook * Revenue growth more in H2 with satellite launches planned BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - SES , one of the world's largest commercial satellite operators, suffered a decline in earnings in the first quarter after last year's switch-off of analogue transmissions to Germany. However ...
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Look-alike prisoner gets cell-mates release
German authorities have launched an investigation after a prisoner swapped identities with a cell-mate who was due to be released, and simply walked out of ...
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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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