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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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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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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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