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Dusseldorf go down as Augsburg escape danger
Fortuna Dusseldorf were relegated from the Bundesliga this afternoon as Hoffenheim and Augsburg staged final-day escape acts. Dusseldorf went down 3-0 at Hanover to finish the season second bottom of the table, with their two relegation rivals both ending their campaigns with ...
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Germany Bayern rallies in final game
Frank Augstein/AP BERLIN (Reuters) -- Champions Bayern Munich needed some Franck Ribery magic to end the Bundesliga season with a dramatic 4-3 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach as they prepare to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final next week. Fielding a full-strength team, Bayern, who set more league records with 91 points and 18 goals conceded in 34 league games, ...
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Bundesliga Borussia Monchengladbach 3 Bayern Munich 4
Ribery equalised in the second half with a stunning volley before Arjen Robben tapped a winner in to complete a memorable turnaround for the Bundesliga ...
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Germanys approach proves a winning formula in the beautiful game
Borussia Dortmund's players celebrate at the end of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Dortmund reached the final after winning 4-3 on aggregate. Pierre-Philippe Marcou / ...
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Merkel meets pope for private audience
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis for private talks at the Vatican Saturday which addressed the state of Europe and its role in the world, the Vatican said in a statement.Merkel flew in especially to meet the new pontiff, an encounter that lasted 45 minutes -- unusually long for a private papal audience."These discussions covered the long relationship between the Vatican and ...
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U.S. craft brewers tap an unlikely market — Germany
German beer enthusiasts try Firestone Pale 31 at a recent tasting in Berlin. The California craft brew is shipped to Germany via airfreight in special ...
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Investigation launched over German Green partys support for paedophiles in the 1980s
Germany's Greens, Europe's most influential environmentalist party, have been obliged to open a detailed investigation into past policy and practice amid revelations that in the 1980s, its members actively supported paedophile groups which campaigned to legalise sex with ...
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Germanys Merkel visits Pope urges tougher market controls
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial ...
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Most Germans optimistic about the future
Although less than 50 percent of Germans are optimistic about their current situation, more than half think their future will be better and the number of pessimists in the country dropped, a survey released on Saturday ...
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Organic food stores expand rapidly
Organic food and health stores are undergoing a hefty expansion in Germany, with the Vitalia chain taking over several locations from the bankrupt Schlecker drugstore chain in Munich ...
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Friedrich wants hate preachers expelled
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has called for the expulsion of Islamic religious leaders who preach hate and said ...
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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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