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Police raid suspected leftist extremists
Police on Wednesday carried out raids across several German states at more than 20 properties, which they believe are connected to a network of leftist extremists responsible for carrying out attacks over more than a ...
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Germany Backs Blacklisting of Hezbollahs Military Wing
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has expressed his support for blacklisting Hezbollah's military wing in the EU, officials have said. "In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in the EU," German ...
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Germany celebrates bicentennial of Richard Wagner
Germany today celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral anti-Semitic views, which later found favour with the ...
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Tacky or just plain weird Gallery in Hamburg holds exhibition dedicated to bad taste
From jewel encrusted mobile phones to USB sticks shaped like human fingers, a new exhibition at a gallery in Hamburg is exposing crimes against ...
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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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German KfW bank to help set up Portuguese financial body-finmins
BERLIN | Wed May 22, 2013 8:21am EDT BERLIN May 22 (Reuters) - German state development bank KfW will help establish a Portuguese financial institution to help economic growth and boost job creation in the crisis-stricken country, the finance ministers of Germany and Portugal said in a joint statement. They said a fall in Portugal's sovereign borrowing costs had not yet completely ...
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NSU known as neo-Nazi terror cell before killings
German intelligence services had identified neo-Nazi gang the National Socialist Underground (NSU) as ...
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Untapped Talent Autistic Workers a Worthwhile Challenge for SAP
German software development giant SAP is planning to hire hundreds of people with autism by 2020. The company hopes to benefit from their unusual skillset and says it's ready for any practical ...
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What Women Want Merkel Scoring Points With Female Voters
The German left used to have a corner on the market when it came to progressive social issues. But Chancellor Merkel has transformed the conservatives, attracting huge quantities of women voters along the way. They've become a hot political commodity in this year's upcoming election, with the opposition struggling to catch ...
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Evaders turn themselves in 6 million euros more for Berlin
The number of people admitting to tax evasion has shot up in the first five months of 2013 to reach some 6 million Euros in previously unclaimed ...
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New Issue - Deutsche Pfandbriefbank prices 500 mln euro 2028 bond
Wed May 22, 2013 6:58am EDT May 22(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Wednesday. Borrower Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG Issue Amount 500 million ...
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I hate Wagner but I hate him on my knees
Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary or the birth of Richard Wagner on Wednesday. Probably the country's most revered and reviled composer, the man considered both a musical genius and an anti-Semite is The ...
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Merkel the Red footsoldier German chancellor under fire over Communist links as image of her in uniform is released
All children had to take part if they wanted to go to university, but Mrs Merkel is also alleged to have been a propaganda secretary for the youth movement, the ...
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UEFA Champions League Final 2013Is London ready to German invasion UK News
Thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all UEFA German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in theEnglishcapital are anxiously ...
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Bayern Munichs Holger Badstuber ruled out for 10 months
Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber faces up to 10 months on the sidelines but should play again after undergoing surgery on a serious knee injury for the second time in six months, ...
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Hannover tell Liverpool Zieler not for sale
Zieler’s agent Gunter Neuhaus confirmed Liverpool’s interest in the former Manchester United reserve shot stopper. But Hannover officials have unanimously refuted those rumours and said Zieler, contracted to Hannover until 2015, is not for sale. Hannover chief Martin Kind said "Zieler stays", with general manager Dirk Dufner and coach Mirko Slomka echoing his words ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar German bond yields ease before Bernanke
* Dollar index dips 0.1 pct, German bond yields ease * Markets bets on 'no-change' signal from Fed chief * European shares ease off multi-year highs * Gold, copper gain on hopes of Fed support By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The dollar and benchmark German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day ...
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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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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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