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Hamburg ‘avoids radiation disaster’ as ship loaded with fissile material explosives burns
Vessels The German city of Hamburg likely avoided a major technological disaster on May 1, when a freighter ship caught fire. It had several tons of radioactive material and explosives among its cargo, it was revealed. It took 200 firefighters working for several hours to douse the fires on the Atlantic Cartier. The ship's most visible cargo was some 70 cars, 30 of which were damaged in ...
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Russians top asylum seekers to Germany
The number of asylum seekers in Germany rose once again in April and was nearly three times higher than last year, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees said on Friday, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ...
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Survey Half of gays harassed in Germany
Nearly 50 percent of German lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents reported being harassed and/or discriminated against last year, a study on the European ...
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Economists warn against German euro exit
While a third of Germans would rather pay with the old Deutsche mark than the euro, economists warn that a German exit from the currency union would result in a ...
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Over 100 cockroaches 500 spiders from Germany seized by Beijing customs
Beijing intercepted more than 100 cockroaches and 500 spiders hidden in parcels mailed from Germany, local authorities said on Friday. The five parcels intercepted by the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau were a record high for insect interceptions in the Beijing region. "According to the criminal law, the maximum sentence would see whoever sent this being put in ...
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German unions agree on engineering industry contract
On Tuesday night, the IG Metall (IGM) and the employers' association in the state of Bavaria signed a contract for workers in the engineering industry. It serves as a model agreement for 3.7 million workers employed in the sector throughout Germany.Engineering workers will receive an extra 3.4 percent pay from July and another 2.2 percent wage increase commencing May 1, 2014. The contract ...
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The NSU neo-Nazi gang and the German intelligence service
Following a one-week break due to procedural issues, the trial of the neo-Nazi terror gang, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), has recommenced at the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Munich.On Tuesday, the 35-page indictment was read. The principal defendant, Beate Zschpe, is accused of complicity in all the crimes committed by the NSU. Together with Uwe Bhnhardt and Uwe Mundlos, who ...
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Fascination With German Leaders More Private Side
Angela Merkel 's rise to power and tenure as German chancellor, she has kept a tight lid on her personal life to an extent hard to conjure in the modern social media age. But every four years, the election cycle cracks the door open, and one finds Ms. Merkel regaling small groups -- and, by extension, millions of German voters -- with tales of tending bar or hunting for goods in the ...
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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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