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Germany Not As Enthusiastic About Obama Five Years After Historic Speech
President Barack Obama, then candidate for President, waves after a speech at the Victory Column in Tiergarten Park in Berlin, July 24, 2008. (Photo: REUTERS/Jim ...
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Obama arrives in Berlin for talks
Barack Obama has arrived for his first visit as US president to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a major open-air speech at the city's Brandenburg Gate.Obama arrived at Berlin's Tegel Airport on Tuesday from Northern Ireland where he and Merkel took part in a G8 summit dominated by the bloodshed in Syria and a bid by the European Union and the United States to ...
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Germans are traveling more often
Germans are as keen on travel as ever - almost 50 percent plan a second trip besides their main annual holiday - according to the latest ADAC Reisemonitor survey Italy and Austria have become increasingly popular for extra breaks Almost 50 percent of Germans have already made up their minds to take an extra break in addition to their main annual holiday. According to the findings of a ...
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Pesticides in global rivers and streams said reducing biodiversity
Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany, France and the state of Victoria in ...
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Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce
BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused a stir three years ago when she declared the country's integration policies a failure. Since that time, though, several new programs have sprung up with the aim of giving immigrants a fair shot at a career in Europe's largest economy. One such program is called "Berlin Needs You," and it has been successful placing minority ...
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Can Obamas Berlin Speech Match John F. Kennedys and Ronald Reagans
President Obama has been called one of the most eloquent of the modern presidents – and not without reason. That reputation will be put to the test tomorrow when he speaks in Berlin, a city which has served as the stage for two of the best-known modern presidential speeches: John F. Kennedy's "ich bin ein Berliner" address, which will see its 50th anniversary next week, and ...
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The Obamas Are Here Air Force One Lands in Berlin
Barack Obama and his family arrived on Tuesday night for the US president's first visit to the German capital since taking office. Air Force One has landed and the American leader will stay for 25 ...
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Nation to showcase books and comics at Frankfurt Book Fair
TAIPEI -- The Taiwan Pavilion at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, to be held from Oct. 9-13, will showcase an array of books, comics and e-readers from Taiwan, the Taipei Book Fair Foundation said on ...
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Paramount srtikes deal to distribute Swiss-made films in Germany
Paramount Pictures, one of the California movie industry's biggest studios, will distribute movies made by a Swiss independent film company in Germany, it was learned this week. The ...
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Map The Obamas Itinerary in Berlin
Barack Obama will be in Berlin for a total of 25 hours during his first visit to the German capital as US president. The following map shows the sites on the itinerary for the president and First Lady Michelle ...
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Germanys Peter sidelined for Womens EURO
"I'm unbelievably disappointed," said Germany defender Babett Peter after she became the sixth player ruled out of her side's UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign through ...
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25-billion-euro roads project among Merkel election pledges draft
BERLIN (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives plan to woo voters with family-friendly promises and infrastructure spending worth tens of billions of euros in elections three months from now, said a draft policy manifesto seen Tuesday.Aside from pledges not to raise taxes, to boost the economy and to slash public debt, the party would also extend tax breaks for families with ...
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The government of Germany continues to pay the price for the crimes committed during the times of Nazism. Germany still proves it to everyone that history is not just a word. Its been nearly 70 years since the end of the war three generations have
The government of Germany continues to pay the price for the crimes committed during the times of Nazism. Before 2017, Germany undertakes to pay compensations worth 1 billion dollars. This amount of money will be paid to the Jewish people for all the tortures and sufferings that they had to experience during the years of the Holocaust, when nearly 6 million Jews were ...
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Obama in Berlin Tearing Down Trade Walls with the US President
The shine has come off Obama's image since he was last in Berlin in 2008. This ...
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Election Anxiety SPD in Self-Destruct Mode
One could almost pity him. It's last Friday, and the Social Democratic candidate for the chancellorship is standing in front of the party's headquarters in Berlin, where he is expected to kick-start the election campaign. The September vote is only 100 days ...
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Dreamworks strikes TV show deal in Germany
Dreamworks Animation, the studio that is home to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, is making its way to Germany television under a deal with a children's television ...
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Germany Has Become the Cut-Rate Prostitution Capital of the World
Prostitution became legal in Germany in 2002, and the open sex trade has taken off in the years since. There are reportedly around 3,000 red-light establishments in the country, and 500 brothels in Berlin alone. It’s been estimated that more than one million men pay for sex in Germany every day. One of the classic arguments for legalizing prostitution is that recognizing and regulating ...
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Qatar comes to rescue of Germanys Solarworld
German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition.Solarworld said in a stock exchange statement that it had agreed several measures with its biggest creditors, including the injection by Qatar Solar in return for a 29-percent stake in the troubled ...
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Merkels party has no plans to privatise Deutsche Bahn
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives have no plans to privatise Deutsche Bahn DBN.UL during Germany's next legislative period, according to their election programme, preferring to keep the national rail operator's units integrated and ...
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Deutsche Securities buys Mahindra Forgings shares
Mahindra Forgings for Rs 4.11 crore through open market transactions. A total of 5,96,784 shares of Mahindra Forgings were purchased by Deutsche Securities, as per the bulk deal information available with the stock exchanges. The shares were bought at an average price of Rs 68.88 apiece, valuing the transaction at Rs 4.11 crore. Mahindra Forgings, which is part of leading business ...
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USGermany End Mass Surveillance
On Tuesday (18 June), the German chancellor and the US president will embrace each other. Eyes will be shining as both sides praise the German-American friendship. After all, this visit from Washington is an election campaign present for Angela Merkel, and the president can hope for symbolic pictures to build his own legend. At the same time, the two of them have an enormous quandary: Obama is ...
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Qatar bails out Germanys Solarworld
BERLIN (AFP) - German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition.Solarworld said in a stock exchange statement that it had agreed several measures with its biggest creditors, including the injection by Qatar Solar in return for a 29-percent stake in ...
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German investor confidence on the up
German investor sentiment rose slightly in June, on firming hopes for a gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said on ...
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Deutsche Bahn to Suspend Operations in Corruption-Ridden Countries
German railway company Deutsche Bahn, DB, is suspending operations in a number of countries with high levels of corruption. Suddeutsche Zeitung reported on Tuesday that DB was withdrawing from Greece, Algeria, Libya, Rwanda and Thailand due to the corruption risk. The decision of the German railway giant was explained with findings of the prosecuting authority in Frankfurt that that DB ...
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German investor sentiment up on expectation of timid recovery ZEW
German investor sentiment rose slightly in June on firming hopes for a gradual recovery in Europe's biggest economy in the second half of the year, the ZEW economic institute said on Tuesday.Its closely watched index rose 2.1 points from May to 38.5. This was better than expected by analysts questioned by Dow Jones Newswires, who had forecast an index of 38.1."The financial market ...
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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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