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WSJ
Tourists Also Tell Greece No
Greek-vacation bookings from Germany and the rest of Europe are down sharply, as would-be tourists take fright at the prospect of strikes and street protests.
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Daily Mail
Schoolboy 'genius' solves puzzles posed by Sir Isaac Newton that have baffled mathematicians for 350 years
Shouryya Ray, from Dresden, Germany, solved two fundamental particle dynamics theories which physicists have previously been able to calculate only by using powerful computers.
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New York Times
German Reunification Pains Inform Stance on Greece
The German reluctance to underwrite struggling economies like Greece’s is based on its own experience of pouring $2 trillion into the former East Germany, to little immediate effect.
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Irish Times
All eyes turn to Jezierski as heat is on in Duisburg
CANOEING:There will be strong Irish interest in the performance of Andrzej Jezierski at the second Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg in Germany this weekend. The Cork-based competitor, who amassed five World Championship medals with his native Poland, qualified Ireland for the C1 200 metres two weeks ago in Poznan. A tired Jezierski competed in the World Cup which followed and finished 14th. H...
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Irish Times
Majority of people polled believe Germany is dominating direction of European Union
ANALYSIS:Barring some dramatic event, Yes side should maintain its advantage come polling day
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Irish Times
Plan for low-tax euro zone areas with German-style privatisation
GERMANY IS to propose special low-tax economic zones in crisis-hit euro zone countries to promote growth.
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Foreign Policy
The Name Is Bond. Eurobond. - By Heather A. Conley and Uttara Dukkipati
Europe's debt crisis gets a new potential hero, with Germany once again cast in the role of villain.
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Huffington Post
UN Climate Conference In Bonn Reaches Agreement After Week-Long Deadlock
* Agenda for work on new global climate deal is adopted * Agreement breaks week-long deadlock over procedure * Mistrust between countries remains * Urgent climate action needed to limit global warming (Adds further context, quotes) By Nina Chestney BONN, May 25 (Reuters) - More than 180 countries agreed on an agenda...
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AP
Is China poor? Key question at climate talks
BONN, Germany (AP) -- The latest round of U.N. climate talks has failed to resolve how to share the burden of curbing man-made global warming, mainly because countries don't agree on who is rich and who is poor....
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Goal.com
Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal can beat Germany
The 27-year-old forward is confident that his side will have enough time to prepare for the opening Euro match against Joachim Low's men on June 9 in Lviv
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Telegraph
Greece faces German future as euro exit looms
Germany has reportedly drawn up a six-point plan to rescue Greece and the eurozone's other failed economies in the same way East Germany was rebuilt after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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China Daily
Traditional Chinese medicine makes Bad Koetzting more attractive
A general view shows the beautiful scenery of Bad Koetzting in Bavaria, Germany, July 22, 2011. There located the first German Clinic for Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM-clinic Bad Koetzting.[Photo / Asianewsphoto]
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Daily Mail
Melissa Reid's mother killed in car crash in Germany while following her daughter's golf tour
Melissa Reid's (pictured) parents, Brian and Joy, were involved in a head-on collision in Dachau, near Munich as they travelled back to their hotel.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
With challengers aplenty, Spain still the team to beat
Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France and Portugal all bringing strong sides to the European Championship
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Daily Mail
Roy Hodgson meets Fabio Capello: Image of the week by Kevin Quigley
It appeared to be one of those awkward moments: the old England manager Fabio Capello greeting his successor Roy Hodgson at last weekend's Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich in Germany.
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BBC
Earliest music instruments found
Researchers excavating a cave in Germany identify what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world.
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Fortune
Stocks to rise on new hopes for Europe
U.S. stocks could get a lift Friday on a statement from Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti that he believes Germany can be persuaded to back so-called eurobonds, which could be a solution to the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe.
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AP
ECB official calls for urgent financial overhaul
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- A top European Central Bank officials says the 17 countries that use the euro need an "urgent overhaul" of their banking and financial system to deal with the debt crisis....
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Pravda
G5 +1, divided on the Iranian nuclear issue
There are discrepancies between the U.S., the UK, France, Germany, Russia and China, members of the Group 5 +1 (G5 +1) - to respond to the proposal made by Iran in talks that have started Wednesday morning in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital
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Reuters
Europe slowdown adds more tension to Greek drama
(Reuters) - Europe's economic slowdown has hit the engine-room of the euro zone, including Germany, gloomy new indicators have revealed, adding urgency to the region's struggle to keep Greece's debt crisis from tearing the single currency apart.
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UN
Secretary-General welcomes further talks on Irans nuclear capabilities
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the recently concluded talks between Iran and the E3+3 grouping - made up of the United Kingdom, the United States, US, China, France, Germany and Russia - his spokesperson said today.
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physorg
Oldest art even older
New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave in Southwest Germany document the early arrival of modern humans and early appearance of art and music.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Eurozone woes deepen on new data
THE eurozone's business sector is shrinking at the steepest rate in three years, as even Germany buckles under the strain of the crisis.
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Los Angeles Times
Arson suspect's mother ordered extradited to Germany
The mother of suspected serial arsonist Harry Burkhart, whose arrest on German fraud charges allegedly triggered her son’s arson rampage, has been ordered extradited to her home country.
Magistrate Charles F. Eick ordered the extradition of Dorothee Burkhart over an objection from her son’s defense attorney, who told the court the mother was a vital witness to his client’s criminal case.
Harry...
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The Nation
Breakdown or breakthrough? Iran N-talks hit a snag
Tony Karon
Nobody was expecting a breakthrough at Wednesday’s nuclear talks in Baghdad, but most weren’t expecting a breakdown, either. Indeed, predictions were that Iran and the P5+1 (the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China) would engage on more detailed proposals for concrete, reciprocal confidence building measures, and then adjourn by day’s end having scheduled a ...
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AllThingsDigital
With Motorola Deal Closed, Microsoft Scores Its First Direct Patent Hit on Google
A court in Germany ruled that Motorola's Android products are infringing on a Microsoft patent related to text messaging, but said that the Google unit is not infringing on another of Redmond's patents.
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BBC
Police raid German Hells Angels
Police raid dozens of properties across northern Germany as part of a major investigation into Hells Angels bikers, reports say.
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Daily Mail
Fernando Torres and David Luiz celebrate against Bayern Munich - by Graham Chadwick
Chelsea duo Fernando Torres and David Luiz celebrate victory against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Saturday in Germany.
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sueddeutsche
Euro-Krise trifft heimische Wirtschaft: Nervöse Zone Deutschland
"Made in Germany" schien immun gegen Probleme zu sein. Damit wird es wohl vorbei sein: Die Euro-Krise bremst auch die deutsche Wirtschaft. Der Einzelhandel spürt es, die Autobauer ebenso. Nun breitet sich Angst aus, Angst vor dem Abschwung.
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Reuters
Euro zone citizens want to keep common currency: poll
LONDON (Reuters) - Voters from Germany to Greece would vote to keep the euro if their countries held a referendum tomorrow, according to a poll centered on the key national players in the euro zone debt crisis.
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New York Times
European Economic Outlook Dims Amid Impasse
The long process of finding a solution to the euro zone debt crisis appeared to be sapping strength even from Germany, where manufacturing was down and confidence slipped.
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Foreign Policy
Progress slowed in second day of Baghdad talks with Iran
Progress
has slowed during talks in Baghdad between six world powers and Iran over the
country's nuclear development program. On Thursday, Iran's lead negotiator, Saeed Jalili,
met with Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign affairs chief, but Iran rejected the offer. Iranian media stated that Ashton did not
have anything new to offer in her proposals. The package was
criticized by Ir...
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Reuters
Deutsche Telekom has no intention to sell units
COLOGNE, Germany, May 24 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom
has no intention to sell any units or participations,
the company's finance chief told shareholders on Thursday.
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Times of India
Eurozone tunnel darkens, crisis deepens
Eurozone tensions rose again on Thursday with grim signals from business, and a rush for German bonds on the risk of chaos over Greece despite efforts by France and Germany to calm the crisis.
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AP
Rich-poor divide reopens at UN climate talks
BONN, Germany (AP) -- The advances made in U.N. climate talks last year appeared at risk Thursday as a rift between rich and poor countries reopened in negotiations aimed at crafting a global pact to stop the planet from overheating....
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Al Jazhera
EU summit ends with warning for Greece
Athens urged to stick to bailout terms, but leaders fail to resolve dispute between France and Germany over eurobonds.
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Reuters
Germany puts deeper carbon cut back on EU agenda
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany has asked for discussion on deeper EU carbon emissions cuts to be put on the agenda at a meeting of environment ministers in June, EU sources said.
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perez hilton
Rachel McAdams Scores Most Wanted Man!
After Rachel McAdams films About Time, she'll head on over to Hamburger, Germany to shoot A Most Wanted Man with Phillip Seymour Hoffman!!
It's a twisted spy movie based on a modern, mysterious man seeking help in Hamburg's Islamic community. He desperately needs to find his late daddy's money, but a German spy unit is [...]
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The Guardian
Iran nuclear talks continue into second day
Western officials optimistic of progress despite 'fair amount of disagreement' over deal to defuse tensions in Middle EastNegotiations over Iran's nuclear programme in Baghdad have gone into a second day, amid wide differences over a compromise deal aimed at defusing tensions in the Middle East.A member of the Iranian delegation has accused negotiators from the so-called P5+1 group – the US, Ru...
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National Post
What the #!%*? Nuclear-charged meetings on Iran
After a 15-month diplomatic freeze that saw tensions soar, is the meeting likely to produce anything?
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Irish Times
Germany and France at odds as leaders end EU summit
EU leaders wrapped up six hours of talks on the debt crisis early this morning with the German and French leaders acknowledging a deepening schism over the contentious question of jointly issued euro bonds.
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Mail & Guardian
Germany and France butt heads over eurobonds at summit
France's President Francois Hollande has marked his Brussels debut by challenging Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel over the eurozone bailout.
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Washington Post
E.U. summit leaders aim to keep Greece in euro zone, agree growth pact
BRUSSELS — European leaders expressed determination to keep Greece in the euro zone early Thursday and said that, despite a deep divide between France and Germany, they would seek a new European Union “growth pact” designed to stimulate their sagging economies.
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BBC
Calcium pills pose 'heart risk'
People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.
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Irish Times
€4.56bn in zero-rate German bonds sold
GERMANY SOLD €4.56 billion of bonds carrying a 0 per cent coupon yesterday, its first sale of debt offering investors no regular return and underscoring its safe-haven appeal at a time of turmoil in the euro currency zone.
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BBC
VIDEO: Merkel challenged over EU growth
EU leaders have started summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the eurozone crisis.
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National Post
Hollande, Merkel set for showdown of competing visions at EU summit
For the first time in more than two years of debt-crisis meetings, the leaders of France and Germany have not held their own mini-summit beforehand to set positions
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Barrons
Futures Tumble; Dell, Zale, PetSmart, Big Lots Swing Early
Investors are clearly fleeing to safety this morning. Germany just sold billions of Euros worth of zero-coupon notes — forget about interest, investors simply want their money back. Stocks are falling in Europe as fears that Greece will exit the euro zone have intensified after a Dow Jones interview revealed that Greece is preparing for [...]
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siliconindia
Home Market Important for Deutsche Bank: Anshu Jain
India-born Anshu Jain, designated co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, has underlined the importance of the home market for growing business and said the lender will continue expansion in Germany, in the emerging markets and in the United States.
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Irish Times
Germany sells debt at 0% coupon
Germany sold €4.56 billion of bonds carrying a zero per cent coupon today, its first-ever sale of debt offering investors no regular return and underscoring its safe-haven appeal at a time of turmoil in the euro currency zone.
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Irish Times
Germany sells debt at zero per cent coupon
Germany sold €4.56 billion of bonds carrying a zero per cent coupon today, its first-ever sale of debt offering investors no regular return and underscoring its safe-haven appeal at a time of turmoil in the euro currency zone.
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APA-OTS
Bereit für Jubiläums-Schocker: Die Jury des 13. Shocking Shorts Award von 13TH STREET Universal steht fest
München (ots) - Diese Promis wählen 2012 den Sieger des etablierten
Kurzfilmpreises vom Sender für Thrill & Crime: Dr. Dieter Wedel,
Esther Schweins, Max Riemelt, Dominique Horwitz, Mirjam
Weichselbraun, Marcus Ammon (Sky),Jonathan Bennett (Universal
Networks Int. Germany) sowie …
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Telegraph
France led merry dance as 1982 World Cup epic with Germany recreated on stage
There are not many events that come branded as being part of a "dance meets sport" strand.
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New York Times
Pressure Grows on Germany Over Euro Bonds
A renewed call for bonds backed by the bloc is growing, but Germany said Tuesday that there was no way they would bend on collective debt.
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New York Times
Room for Debate: Can Euro Bonds Save the Union?
Would the issuance of euro bonds help to solve the Continent’s debt crisis, or simply spread the pain to the stronger nations like Germany?
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New York Times
Quarterly Sales Rise at Vodafone
The improved results in emerging markets, as well as in Germany and Britain, helped offset declines in Italy and Spain.
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The Nation
Germany, France draw battle lines over euro zone bonds
BERLIN/PARIS - Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone nations to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union leaders’ summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc’s debt crisis.After a torrid week, stock markets rallied on optimism that the Wednesday summit would produce measures to foster growth and ward off the threat of ...
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The Nation
Germany, France draw battle lines over euro zone bonds
BERLIN/PARIS - Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone nations to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union leaders’ summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc’s debt crisis.After a torrid week, stock markets rallied on optimism that the Wednesday summit would produce measures to foster growth and ward off the threat of ...
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The Nation
Germany, France draw battle lines over euro zone bonds
BERLIN/PARIS - Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone nations to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union leaders’ summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc’s debt crisis.After a torrid week, stock markets rallied on optimism that the Wednesday summit would produce measures to foster growth and ward off the threat of ...
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FT
Germany rules out common euro bonds
Jitters over how Europe’s banks would be affected by a Greek exit from eurozone have lent urgency to latest discussions on sovereign debt crisis
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Washington Post
Germany holds out against euro bonds on eve of E.U. summit on region’s debt crisis
BERLIN — European leaders are set to descend on Brussels on Wednesday for a showdown over suggested drastic remedies for the region’s debt crisis, even as fresh signs emerge that Europe’s escalating woes could plunge the region into a recession capable of undercutting the global economic recovery.
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Reuters
"Elite" asparagus conquers Germany's former East
BEELITZ, Germany (Reuters) - Present a spear of finger-thick white asparagus to a German and watch their eyes light up.
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WSJ
Germany to Sell Interest-Free Bonds
Germany will for the first time sell two-year bonds that won't make scheduled interest rate payments, a ringing endorsement of the safe appeal of German debt and a reflection of increased market nervousness over the composition and direction of the euro zone.
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MarketWatch
Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Greek leader defies France, Germany on their turf
Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the Greek opposition, takes the fight directly to Paris and Berlin, where he warns of a larger calamity if Greece is cut off, Darrell Delamaide reports.
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Reuters
Germany, France draw battle lines over eurozone bonds
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany dismissed a French-led call for euro zone nations to issue common bonds, a day before a European Union leaders' summit which investors are looking to for new measures to counter the bloc's debt crisis.
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Mail & Guardian
Mount Everest claims eight lives as climbers risk all for the summit
Climbers from China, Germany, Canada and South Korea have been killed as hundreds made a bid to summit Mount Everest at the weekend.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
France to push harder for euro bonds
As Greece wobbles and Germany digs in its heels, new President Hollande urges for euro zone backstop
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Mashable
Spotify Launches in Australia and New Zealand
Music-streaming site Spotify announced on Monday that it is headed down under.
The Sweden-based popular service — which came to the U.S.…
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Telegraph
German efficiency - you are having a laugh!
After chaos at Heathrow in recent weeks and the ongoing debate about High Speed rail, the Daily Telegraph's Transport Editor David Millward was looking forward to the travel ease of a weekend in Germany for the Champions League final. But he was shocked by what he found.
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ElPais
Spain asks independent consultants to evaluate banks’ loan quality
Roland Berger of Germany and US firm Oliver Wyman get the nod to assess balance sheets and perform stress tests
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science blogs
Blogging From An Aeroplane [Aardvarchaeology]
Blogging from a plane over Germany! Whee! A Boeing 737-800 Berlin-Stockholm operated by Norwegian. My 1st experience with internet on a plane. Read the comments on this post...
Also check out the featured ScienceBlog of the week: Inside the Outbreaks on the ScienceBlogs Book Club
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Daily Mail
ROWAN PELLING'S SEX ADVICE: Held to ransom over my affair
Three years ago, I had a stupid fling with a builder. My feeble excuse is that my husband was working in Germany, my children had left home and I felt neglected and past my prime.
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The Sun
Gym’ll fix it
PAIR worked out while working out how to push stubborn Germany into urgent action
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Telegraph
Greece's growing rows with Germany over austerity and euro-referendum boosts support for anti-bailout party
The growing row with Germany over the EU's austerity plans has boosted Greek support for the anti-bailout party Syriza, ahead of new elections.
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USA Today
Maria Sharapova to face Li Na in Rome final
Defending champ Maria Sharapova beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final at the Italian Open in Rome.
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SI
Sharapova, Li in Rome final
ROME (AP) Maria Sharapova beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final at the Italian Open.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Obama touts 'emerging consensus' on reviving Europe's economy
U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and two high-ranking European Union officials at whats been dubbed the Camp David summit
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USA Today
G-8 leaders focus on European financial crisis
Leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity with stimulus spending.
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AP
G-8 leaders put focus on European financial crisis
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) -- Drawn together in this serene mountain outpost, leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity with doses of stimulus spending to avoid an economic calamity that could reverberate worldwide....
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Telegraph
London 2012 Olympics: torch relay began life as propaganda for Nazi Germany
The relay might symbolise Olympian ideals, but it began as Nazi propaganda, writes Brendan Gallagher.
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politico
Dignitaries' dinner time at Camp David
White House photo
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- French President Francois Hollande had a place of honor at President Barack Obama's right hand during the opening dinner at the G8 Summit at Camp David.
From the official White House official photo caption: Seated clockwise from the President are: Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Chancellor Angela...
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Times of India
Greece crisis: Germany chancellor Angela Merkel suggests euro referendum
Germany's chancellor apparently waded into Greece's choppy political waters on Friday, when Athens said Angela Merkel suggested that the country should hold a referendum on the euro together with next month's national elections.
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Wired
The Geek's Guide to 24H N?rburgring Coverage
Can't afford a round-trip expedition to Germany to experience the 24 Hours of N?rburgring race this weekend? We've got you covered, with live video, GPS car tracking and audio streams from all the major teams and press outlets on the ground at the Green Hell.
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omg
Iranian singer in hiding in Germany after threats
An Iranian-born singer who went into hiding after receiving death threats for allegedly insulting a Shiite Muslim saint said Friday he didn't intend to provoke the wrath of religious extremists.
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CNN
UEFA chief Platini throws down gauntlet to German Chancellor Merkel
UEFA president Michel Platini is confident German Chancellor Angela Merkel would attend the final of Euro 2012 in Ukraine -- if Germany reach the final.
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Huffington Post
Tim Profeta: The Climate Post: Stakes High as Negotiators Begin Climate Talks in Germany
The meeting in Bonn, Germany this week was the first since the 2011 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban where leaders initially agreed to put together a plan that would limit Earth-warming emissions.
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Times LIVE
Greece set to dissolve parliament, Germany keeps up pressure
Greece's parliament is set to be dissolved within the next 48 hours, officials in parliament said on Friday, while Germany made it clear it expects Greece to keep to its austerity programme.
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Daily Mail
Germany must shoulder burden of saving Greece, insists Cameron
David Cameron and George Osborne are piling pressure on Germany to foot the bill for supporting debt-stricken Greece as it emerged the Government is making emergency preparations for a collapse of the euro.
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Daily Mail
PM piles pressure on Germany to help Greece as Osborne makes 'contingency plans' for euro collapse
David Cameron suggested eurozone needed to raise money by issuing ‘eurobonds’ if it wanted to save the single currency, while the Chancellor insisted Germany and other rich countries needed to ‘share the burden’.
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Gizmodo
Scientists Invent Grow-in-the-Dark Plants [Science]
The Sun's rays power virtually all vegetative growth on the face of the Earth, or at least they used to. A new discovery by a team at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany will coerce plants into growing in total darkness. More »
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BoingBoing
Germany: Riot police clear Occupy Frankfurt (photo)
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach German riot police carry a demonstrator fully covered in paint as police clears the camp of occupy protestors in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, May 16, 2012.
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Daily Mail
Budget travel: How one man travelled from Germany to Antarctica - without a penny in his pocket
Michael Wigge has just published a book on his thrifty odyssey which saw him travel for some five months through 11 countries, arriving in Antarctica in November 2010 hitchhiking, bartering and doing quirky jobs.
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New York Times
Greek Stimulus Is an Option, Merkel Says
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she was committed to keeping Greece in the euro zone, signaling a softer approach toward the struggling country.
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Times of India
Renouncing nuclear power will hurt nation: Manmohan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday rejected suggestions that India should follow Germany and Japan in renouncing nuclear power, saying do so will be harmful to India’s interests.
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DomainIncite
Domainmonster joins 123-reg stable
Mesh Digital, owner of the Domainmonster and Domainbox registrars, has been acquired by rival/partner Hosting Europe Group for an undisclosed sum. Operating mainly in the UK and Germany, the buyer says it is the largest privately owned hosting company in Europe, already the owner of large registrars including 123-reg/Webfusion, a Mesh reseller. “They’ve been a [...]
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Irish Times
Greeks vote with their wallets as crisis deepens
Greeks are voting with their wallets and pulling euros out of the banks in fear that their country may leave the European single currency despite the declared determination of EU powers Germany and France to keep Athens in the monetary union.
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APA-OTS
Cerberus Acquires Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Assets out of Receivership
Frankfurt, Germany And London (ots/PRNewswire) -
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An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. ("Cerberus") has
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of
distressed company, Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company plc, from
the Receivers. As a key part of this …
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Times of India
France's new prime minister takes office
France's new prime minister, a moderate Socialist with an affinity for Germany, took office on Wednesday.
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Hindustan Times
France, Germany together for debt-stricken Greece
As Greece headed for a fresh election after the last attempt to form a government failed in Athens, new French President Francois Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel have voiced their support for the debt-stricken nation to remain in the euro zone.
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Nature
Turning point: Mark Lawrence
After launching a career in Germany, sustainability institute director aims to help society by reducing pollution.
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: Europe needs Germany to lighten up
IT MAY ALREADY be too late to prevent Greece from defaulting on its debts and leaving the euro, Europe’s common currency. But there still may be time to prevent Greece’s woes from dragging down the rest of Europe, and the world. For that to happen, though, Europe’s leaders must think clearly about the issues before them, especially the great “austerity vs. growth” debate.
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FT
Germany: model citizens
The economic juggernaut has helped the eurozone to avoid a technical recession
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CNN Money
Europe dodges recession
Stronger-than-expected growth in Germany was enough to help the European Union and the 17-nation eurozone avoid falling into recession for the second time since 2009 in the first three months of this year.
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Daily Mail
Men In Black 3 premiere: Nicole Scherzinger steals the spotlight from Will Smith and Josh Brolin
She may not have the largest of roles in Men In Black 3, but Nicole Scherzinger certainly was the star attraction at the film's premiere in Germany tonight.
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Daily Telegraph
Germany helps eurozone avoid recession
FIGURES show the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro confounded expectations and avoided falling back into recession.
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news.com.au
Dollar gets a boost from German growth data
THE Australian dollar rose back above parity with the US dollar after it got a boost in late afternoon trade on official data showing Germany avoided a recession.
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China Daily
Difficult balancing act
Hollande's victory, as well as election defeats for incumbent governments in Spain and Greece, reveals deep popular hostility and frustration in Europe with the austerity policy promoted by Germany.
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TMZ
'Men in Black 3' -- Topless Invader in Germany
The chick featured in this photo is NOT in "Men In Black 3" ... but she showed up to the premiere in Germany anyway ... and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY complained. Sporting a necklace ... and some garbage bag strips attached to other garbage bag strips…
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DerSpiegel
Kunstschau "Made in Germany Zwei": Und wo geht's um die heiße Ware?
Wie füllt man ein erfolgreiches Label? Diese Frage stellten sich die Macher der Ausstellung "Made in Germany", die nun in Hannover erneut in Deutschland lebende Künstler präsentiert. Herausgekommen ist eine Mischung mit Schönem und Schlauem - und einer Lücke.
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Irish Times
Who's your daddy? Germany, apparently
‘ONE WAY of putting the referendum that I like is that Brussels and Germany are the mother and father of the EU and the rest of the countries are kids. And some kids spend the money wisely but some, like Ireland, spend it on crazy things.
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APA-OTS
EANS-News: aleo solar AG / aleo solar AG benefits from a surge in demand in the first quarter of 2012 in Germany and lowers revenue guidance
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson arrested in Germany
Conservation group says Canadian leader to be extradited to Costa Rica on an outstanding arrest warrant
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Times of India
Economic crisis in Europe, is now a full-blown political crisis
Hollandaise is the new flavour in Germany, and I've lost count of how many governments in Europe have been decimated.
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The Jerusalem Post
Radicals attack ‘I Like Israel’ event in Germany
Head of pro-Israel group "neveragain" says he is "not surprised but nonetheless shocked."
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NEWS.au.com
Sea Shepherd leader arrested in Germany
THE leader of controversial environment group Sea Shepherd has been arrested on an attempted murder charge.
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FT
Eurostar eyes expansion across Europe
Cross-channel train operator to challenge airlines with services from its London base to the Netherlands, Germany, southern France and Geneva
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China Daily
Deutsche in China
Germany and China celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations in 2012, and the German envoy chats with Mike Peters about both countries' leaders and those sexy German cars.
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Slashdot
Ask Slashdot: Best Degree For a Late Career Boost?
Qbertino writes "I'm in my early 40s, and after a little more than 10 years of web, scripting and software development as a freelancer and some gigs as a regular, full-time employee, I'm seriously considering giving my IT career a boost by getting a degree. I'm your regular 1980s computer kid and made a career switch to IT during the dot-bomb days. I have quite a bit of programming and project ...
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Irish Times
Rheinisch books a spot in London
Olympics – canoeing:Ireland’s Eoin Rheinisch followed Hannah Craig into the Olympic Games today, when the canoeist booked his berth in London at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Germany.
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Science Daily
NASA's Juno spacecraft images Big Dipper
In England it is known as the "Plough," in Germany the "Great Cart," and in Malaysia the "Seven Ploughs." Since humanity first turned its eyes skyward, the seven northern hemisphere stars that compose the "Big Dipper" have been a welcome and familiar introduction to the heavens.
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Barrons
Greece Hurtles Toward Euro-Zone Exit
Greek vote, in which austerity was overwhelmingly rejected, puts nation on collision course with EU, ECB, International Monetary Fund…and Germany.
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Washington Post
Brazil announces roster for friendly vs. U.S. national soccer team May 30 at FedEx Field
Brazil has unveiled a young roster for four friendlies, including a visit to FedEx Field in Landover, Md., for the May 30 match against the U.S. national team. Other matches: May 26 vs. Denmark in Hamburg, Germany; June 3 vs. Mexico in Arlington, Tex.; and June 9 vs. Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J.
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DomainGang
Sedo adds several new options to seller’s response menu
Sedo, the online marketplace for selling, reselling and hopefully buying domain names, has added several new options to its menu of responses available to the seller. “A lot of sellers are frustrated by the mild and rather ****-whipped responses we offered,” said Klaudia Fersterhefner from Sedo Germany, where all back-end programming decisions are made. “And [...]
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Heise
Für Telefónica Germany fängt das Jahr mit vielen Neukunden gut an
Das erste Quartal 2012 schließt der deutsche Netzbetreiber (O2, Alice) mit einem Plus von 294.000 bei den Vertragsneukunden. Die spanische Konzernmutter muss hingegen Abstriche beim Gewinn machen.
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Scientific American
'Sustainable' Seafood Labels Come Under Fire
By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazineAbout one-quarter of seafood sold as `sustainable' is not meeting that goal, according to an analysis taking aim at the two leading bodies that grant this valuable label to fisheries.In an online paper in Marine Policy and at a conference this week in Edinburgh, UK, fisheries biologist Rainer Froese of the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, ...
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TechCrunch
No Tablet News Yet From Nokia, But It Is Launching Its E-Reader Reading App
There are still some big question marks over what Nokia plans to do in tablets -- a market where it is now possibly the only major smartphone maker yet to make a device -- but at least Nokia is moving ahead with the launch of tablet-friendly services. Today, it said it would begin the global roll-out of Nokia Reading, a Windows Phone app originally announced back in February for reading e-books...
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Telegraph
Keep cutting or EU aid stops, Greeks told
Germany threatens to suspend payments to Greece unless it surrenders to EU's austerity measure demands.
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The Sun
Podolski is Per-fect for the Prem
ARSENAL have signed a big-match player says Germany team-mate Per Mertesacker
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The Sun
Podolski is Per-fect for the Prem
ARSENAL have signed a big-match player says Germany team-mate Per Mertesacker
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AP
German town names street after Roger Federer
HALLE, Germany (AP) -- Roger Federer has had his name on the trophy. Now he has it on the street sign as well....
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BBC
Judge delays decision on Xbox ban
Motorola Mobility must wait longer to find out if it will be allowed to enforce a ban on Microsoft's Xbox and other products in Germany.
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FOCUS
Knigge für die arabische Welt - Ohne Fauxpas zum Geschäft mit Herrn Ahmed
Made in Germany ist gefragt in der arabischen Welt. Auf dem Weg zur Kooperation lauern allerdings Fettnäpfchen: Fragen nach der Gattin, deutsche Direktheit und verwirrende arabischen Namen. Die zehn wichtigsten Knigge-Regeln. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Susanne KlaiberMehr zum ThemaVerzweiflungsaktion der insolventen Drogeriekette - Schlecker will Preise massiv senkenVerzweiflungsaktion der in...
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circleID
Public Private Cooperation: The Zeus Take Down Example
Microsoft took down a Zeus botnet recently. Within days it was publicly accosted by Fox-IT's director Ronald Prins for obstructing ongoing investigations and having used Fox-IT's data. This was followed by the accusation that Microsoft obstructs criminal proceedings by divulging online aliases of digital, undercover investigators after a served court order into these e-mail addresses and sharin...
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manager magazin
Starker Jahresauftakt: Rekordquartal für Porsche
Die weltweit ungebrochene Nachfrage nach schnellen Nobelkarossen "Made in Germany" treibt auch Porsches Geschäfte an. Zum Auftaktquartal 2012 werden alte Bestmarken erneut übertroffen. Wichtigster Markt sind erstmals nicht die USA.
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BBC
VIDEO: Clean lines of Bauhaus on show
The clean lines and modernist aesthetic first created by the Bauhaus school in Germany has influenced everyone from Steve Jobs of Apple to brands like Ikea and Muji.
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DailyTech
Windows, Xbox 360 Could be Banned in Germany as Patent War Continues
The ban-happy EU giant is making no friends in the electronics industry
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Barrons
Nokia Files Patent Suits Against RIMM, HTC
Nokia (NOK) has filed suit against rivals Research In Motion (RIMM), HTC (2498TW) and visual technology company Viewsonic Corp., alleging that products they produce infringe on its patents. The company said Wednesday that the claims were filed in the U.S. and Germany, where a judge today ruled against Microsoft (MSFT) in its patent dispute with [...]
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Daily Telegraph
Built with allen keys and chains
IKEA used political prisoners arrested by the dreaded Stasi secret police in former East Germany to make its products, it is alleged.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Microsoft products banned in Germany on patent ruling
Court says Microsoft breached agreement with Motorola on video-compression software in Windows 7 and Xbox 360 console
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Reuters
German court rules against Microsoft in Motorola patent fight
MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - A court in Mannheim ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents and ordered Microsoft to remove its popular Xbox 360 gaming consoles and Windows 7 operating system software from the German market.
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Times of India
India slips, Brazil and Germany rise in 2012 Geopolitical Power Index
India has dropped two places to sixth position with an aggregate score of 61 in the latest Geopolitical Power Index (GPI) TM 2012 (H1). The United States, though down by one point, retains the top slot with a score of 79 (on a maximum of 110). China moves up from 72 to 74 points to stay in second place in the overall rankings (see chart) .
GPI 2012 is a copyrighted biannual index cre...
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FTD
Qmilch: "Holy Cow" aus Germany
Anke Domaske wird auf der Sustainatopia-Konferenz in Miami für Qmilch geehrt. In New York trifft die Gründerin einen Interessenten aus der Heimtextilbranche. Der ordert 100 Kilogramm Milchfasern für Testzwecke.
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Reuters
Sharapova beats top seed Azarenka for first 2012 title
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Russia's Maria Sharapova beat world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-4 in the Stuttgart clay court final on Sunday to claim her first WTA tour title of the year and end a two-match losing streak against the Belarussian.
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China Daily
Li Na stunned by Radwanska
Fourth-seeded Radwanska rallied past No. 8 Li Na of China 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 during day five of the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche Arena on April 27, 2012 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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The Lancet
[World Report] German doctors call for new child examination guidelines
A new study into child and adolescent health in Germany has sparked calls for guidelines to help prevent mental health problems developing in young people. Rob Hyde reports from Hamburg.
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New York Times
Photo Replay: April 26
A view of the day in sports, with tennis in Germany, auto racing in Argentina and soccer in Spain.
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science blogs
Kommentar von ncl bei "Iron Sky: Die Mondnazis kommen!" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 25.04.2012
hm... estimated UK release May 2012. Was soll man jetzt davon halten? Typisch Inselvolk. Dauert halt alles länger bis es hier ankommt. Naja: "Country of Origin: Finland , Germany , Austria". Daran wirds liegen... Da muss man ja noch froh sein, dass es hier überhaupt gespielt werden soll. Danke für den review. Ohne den hätte ich den Film wahrscheinlich gar nicht ansehen wollen. Aber ich warte da...
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webwire
German Students Toy With Slaughter in the Name of Art
Two students in Germany have provoked outrage by threatening to slaughter a sheep in the name of art. "Ein Experiment der Künstler Iman Rezai und Rouven Materne" ('an experiment of the artists Iman Rezai and Rouven Materne') asks the question "should...
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The Nation
Innovation & MSME
With quite a few large developed global economies faltering inclding USA, nearly the entire Euro-zone with perhaps the only exception of Germany, Japan and UK to only name a few, the recipes being proposed by economic gurus around the world for the revival of such ailing economies tend to focus more and more on reengineering economic activity through mainly two things: a) innovation and b) ...
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Times of India
Doctors going to US for studies will have to sign bond for return
India has only one doctor for every 1,700 people in comparison to doctor-population ratio globally -- Japan 1:606, the UK 1:469, the US 1:350 and Germany 1:296.
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BBC
China media: Wen in Germany
Morning newspaper round-up: Premier Wen Jiabao begins the last leg of his European tour as he visits the Hannover Messe.
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Bild
„Verstehen Sie Spass?“ - Sind das Ihre Nacktfotos, Miss Germany?
Die amtierende Miss Germany ist den Tränen nah. Wegen Nacktfotos soll Isabel Gülck ihren Titel zurückgeben. Was hat Box-Champion Arthur Abraham damit zu tun?Foto: Bild.deMehr zum ThemaPopocatépetl bricht aus - Mexiko-Stadt in Angst vor Asche-Wolke33 Jahre vermisst! - Neue Spur! Junge (6) 1979 in Keller verscharrt?Horror-Unfall in Florida - Toyota rast in Supermarkt1. Befreiungsschlag - Rösler ...
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Los Angeles Times
Andrew Bynum says he'll skip Olympics
Lakers center plans to undergo the same innovative knee procedure this summer in Germany that Kobe Bryant had last offseason.SAN ANTONIO -- Lakers center Andrew Bynum is not interested in playing in the Olympics because he wants extra rest and also plans to undergo the same innovative knee procedure that Kobe Bryant had in Germany last summer.
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Wired
Has Our Galaxy’s Dark Matter Gone Missing?
Our little corner of the Milky Way contains no observable concentration of dark matter, the mysterious stuff whose gravity binds galaxies together -- or at least one team of astronomers claims. Other researchers doubt the reliability of the team's method for measuring the elusive substance.
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The Jerusalem Post
Merkel ally: Islam does not belong in Germany
Comments by Volker Kauder, head of Chancellor's conservatives in parliament, draw ire of country's 40 million Muslims.
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Nikkei
JX Nippon To Sell Residential Fuel Cells In Germany |
Technology Review
Tinted Windows that Generate Electricity
A Germany company borrows the materials and manufacturing process of OLED displays to make a new kind of solar panel.
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Technology Review
Real Electricity Flows from Virtual Power Plants
To reach a goal of getting 80 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2050, Germany plows subsidies into the smart grid.
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Times LIVE
German court rules in Motorola's favour in Apple patent row
Motorola scored a victory in a patent war with rival Apple on Friday when a German court upheld a decision banning it from offering services for synchronising e-mails on its devices in Germany.
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Reuters
German court upholds ban on Apple "push" email
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court on Friday upheld a ban on "push" emails in Apple's iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, ruling in favor of rival Motorola Mobility.
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Russian Government
First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov co-chairs a meeting of the Petersburg Dialogue Coordinating Committees during his working visit to Germany |
Art Review
Flauberto Künstle Berlin Germany shared their album on Facebook
Flauberto Künstle Berlin Germany shared their album on FacebookBerlin Gallery Saloon de coucou Vernissage Beautyfarm Heute 12-04-2012 Künstler- Artists Ogar Grafe, Chris Dreier, Reinhard Willhelmi
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APA-OTS
Miss EM Finale 2012 am 25. Mai im Europa-Park / Pearl.tv Miss EM Hauptsponsor / Miss Germany Isabel Gülck am 21. April in der ARD-Sendung Verstehen Sie Spaß? / MGC-Onlinewahlen im Kommen
Oldenburg (ots) - Das Miss EM® Finale 2012 im Europa-Park
Das Finale der Miss EM® 2012 findet am 25. Mai 2012, unter freiem
Himmel, statt. Der Auftritt um 20:00 Uhr auf der Piazza Roma im Hotel
Colosseo im Europa-Park erfolgt in den jeweiligen Nationaltrikots.
Die 16 Teilnehmerinnen werden …
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WirtschaftsWoche
Internetüberwachung: Spionagetechnik made in Germany
Siemens hat Überwachungstechnik nach Syrien geliefert. Auch andere deutsche Firmen verdienen mit Spionageprogrammen für autoritäre Regime.
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WSJ
Gentlemen Prefer Bunds
Germany is turning financial logic on its head. Government-bond yields hit record lows Tuesday—with two-year yields even falling below those of Japan. Yet in many ways, Germany is booming.
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Daily Mail
Ferrari dodges hedgehog and crashes in £30k smash in Germany
Joerg Daecher, 53, was driving home on a route in Lower Saxony, Germany, surrounded by woodland when he spotted the animal in his headlights.
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American Scientist
St. Thomas Boys Choir Copes With Voices Deepening at a Younger Age
LEIPZIG, Germany -- For 800
years, the St. Thomas Boys Choir has
been filling churches with pure,
young voices. Now it's confronting a
confounding phenomenon: Every year,
those voices are cracking with
teenage angst just a little earlier
than before.from the Washington Post
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The Jerusalem Post
'Suspects stole donations for Holocaust survivors'
Charity received funds from Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, 'sold food for profit,' police suspect.
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Scientific American
Grid Unlocked: How Street Networks Evolve as Cities Grow
The world's cities are absorbing one million additional people every week--and by 2030, they could consume an extra 1.5 million square kilometers of land, or roughly the area of France, Germany and Spain combined. What would be the best ways for those cities to grow? A new study examines how--before urban planners existed--a group of Italian villages evolved into suburbs outside Milan today. ...
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AP
In Germany, 10,000 Easter eggs grace tree
SAALFELD, Germany (AP) -- You thought Easter eggs don't grow on trees? Check out Volker Kraft's garden in eastern Germany, and think again....
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The New Yorker
Rivka Galchen: Why Karl May captivates Germany.
The northern German town of Bad Segeberg is renowned for two things: a vast cave visited each winter by twenty-two thousand bats, and an annual Karl May Festival visited each summer by three hundred thousand people. Karl May (pronounced “my”) is an adventure writer from the late . . . (Subscription required.)
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Canada remains undefeated at men's curling worlds
Glenn Howard beats Germany and United States to stay perfect
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BBC
Stolen art worth $1m is uncovered
Four paintings worth $1m (£625,000) stolen from a New York gallery are recovered in Germany 24 years after the crime.
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Mail & Guardian
Sarkozy's rival alarms Germany
The frontrunner in the French presidential election François Hollande wants to push the European Union to spend big money on growth and jobs.
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Reuters
Bombardier wins $208 million rail order in Germany
(Reuters) - Bombardier Inc's train unit has won orders worth $208 million to provide 16 TWINDEXX Vario multiple units to Deutsche Bahn AG.
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Reuters
Private equity in exit spree in Germany -sources
FRANKFURT, March 29 (Reuters) - Buyout firms are dusting
down their portfolios to put German assets on the block as
improved market sentiment brings attractive exit prices and bank
financing within...
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White House
Joint Statement on Nuclear Security Training and Support Centers
Release Time:
For Immediate Release
On the occasion of their participation in the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, Algeria, Australia, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Ukraine, United Ar...
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Daily Telegraph
Merkel gives ground on higher firewall
CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has indicated Germany is prepared to allow a boost in the eurozone's firewall against the debt crisis.
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Goal.com
Il commento del giorno (Clulu, Germany): Giornata perfetta, la Juventus è veramente tornata una grande squadra!
Per un nostro lettore la vittoria contro l'Inter nel 'Derby d'Italia' è la prova finale: la Juventus è tornata una grande squadra.
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dlisted
Two Of These Ghouls Might Be Doing It
And I wish I was about to tell you that Barry Manilow's got Marilyn Manson's zombie cream smeared all over his lips, but no. Before Marilyn Manson and Lana Del Rey, made everyone ask themselves "But where's the fourth horseman?" by posing for this picture with Barry Manilow at the Echo Awards in Germany yesterday, the two got close at a charity event in Berlin. An ONTDer po...
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BBC
Al-Qaeda 'German hostage threat'
Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate reportedly demands in a video that Germany free a woman jailed on terror charges in return for a hostage kidnapped in Nigeria.
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Daily Mail
Astronomers find rare rectangular galaxy
The astronomers - from Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Finland - discovered the galaxy within a group of 250 galaxies some 70 million light years away.
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Daily Mail
Could this device be a cure for tinnitus? iPod-style gadget 'cuts ringing in the ears by up to 50%'
Three out of four patients in Germany who tried out the device, which plays sounds tuned to the frequency of their tinnitus, experienced a reduction in their symptoms for several months.
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USA Today
Report: Convicted Nazi guard Demjanjuk wanted U.S. burial
Report: convicted Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk, who died Saturday in Germany, wanted to be buried in the U.S.
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Reuters
Rare bunny crushed to death by cameraman at German zoo
BERLIN (Reuters) - A fawn-colored baby rabbit tipped for fame in Germany as he was born without ears was accidentally trampled and killed by a cameraman who had come to a zoo to film him, German media reported this week.
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SI
Chris Mannix: Matthew Macklin set to make most of second chance at middleweight title
NEW YORK -- It was Matthew Macklin's moment, the one that was supposed to make all the rough ones worthwhile. All the small venues and minimal paydays, the obscure fights and battered bodies had all led to this, a shot at the middleweight title against the man, Felix Sturm, who had owned a piece of the crown the longest. Macklin put it all on the line that night in Cologne, Germany, hacking awa...
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La Voix du Nord
Les Chinois, premiers investisseurs étrangers en Allemagne en 2011
Les Chinois ont été en 2011 les premiers investisseurs étrangers en Allemagne, devant les Américains, les Suisses et les Français, a annoncé jeudi l'agence gouvernementale "Germany Trade and Invest" (GTAI), chargée de promouvoir le pays auprès des investisseurs étrangers.histoires liéesL´Inde aura besoin de plus de 1.040 avions en 20 ans, estime AirbusGroupama: lourde perte de 1,76 md EUR en 20...
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China Daily
Europe Music Awards back to Frankfurt
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) will be held on November 11 in Frankfurt, returning to the Germany city which also hosted the annual ceremony in 2001.
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Goal.com
Ldc, Bayern - Gomez "Un match incroyable"
Auteur d'un quadruplé dans l'écrasante victoire du Bayern contre Bâle (7-0), Mario Gomez s'est exprimé au micro de Sky Germany.
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BBC
VIDEO: Iranian wins top art award
Parastou Forouhar, an Iranian artist residing in Germany, is the winner of this year's prestigious Sophie von La Roche award.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Who knew prewar Germany could offer such lighthearted fun?
With dry wit and fine musicality, crooner Max Raabe and his band nail the period and the sound
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New York Times
U.S. Troops Complain of Pay Phone Gouging in Germany
A lawsuit has drawn attention to American service members’ allegations that they are being gouged at pay phones in Germany’s Leipzig-Halle Airport.
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siliconindia
Is it fair to use the term "Reverse Innovation" for the Technology From India & China
by Shyamsunder Panchavati Is it fair to use the term “Reverse Innovation” for the technology emanating from India & China, especially when these countries are emerging as technology super powers????
There was a time when the Innovation was considered to emanate from the rich countries like USA, Germany, & Britain and spread to the rest of the developed world and then when it became o...
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AP
Apple Germany disables push email service
BERLIN (AP) -- Apple says it has disabled the push email function for its mobile devices in Germany in an ongoing patent dispute with rival Motorola....
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Telegraph
Patent wars force Apple to restrict iPhone email software in Germany
Apple's German arm has been forced to stop automatically alerting iPhone users when they receive an email after it lost a patent battle to Motorola.
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Gala
The BossHoss: "Ivy hat das Zeug zum Weltstar"
Ivy Quainoo ist die wohlverdiente Siegerin bei "The Voice of Germany". Mentor Alec Völkel erklärt im Interview mit "Gala.de", warum es die Sängerin ganz nach oben schaffen kann
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Fortune
Apple forced to shut off push e-mail service in Germany
Motorola Mobility (and Google) give Cupertino a taste of its own patent medicine
Following a loss three weeks ago in Germany's Mannheim Regional Court, Apple (AAPL) late Thursday informed German iPhone customers that e-mail would no longer be "pushed" to their phones -- BlackBerry style -- through their iCloud or MobileMe services.
Pending Apple's appeal, which could take months, iPhone users ...
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FOCUS
FSV Zwickau - Spieler hetzt gegen „Voice of Germany“-Siegerin
Mit ihrer ausdrucksstarken Stimme gewann Ivy Quainoo die Casting-Show "The Voice of Germany". Ein Sieg, der nicht jeden freute: Ein Spieler des Fußball-Oberligisten FSV Zwickau hat Quainoo als "Nicht-Deutsche" beschimpft - und wurde nun suspendiert.
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DieZeit
Fußball: Zwickau suspendiert Hölzel vier Wochen
Zwickau (SID) - Fußball-Oberligist FSV Zwickau hat seinen Spieler Robin Hölzel wegen abfälliger Äußerungen im Internet über die dunkelhäutige Siegerin der Casting-Sendung "Voice of Germany", Ivy Quai...
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chinatechnews
China's ZTE Signs Wireless Patent Settlement Agreement With Ericsson
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation has signed an official settlement agreement with Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson in which the two parties have reportedly withdrawn all patent infringement lawsuits against each other. According to the agreement, the two companies dropped all ongoing and pending patent infringement litigation against each other in Germany, the United Kingdom, [...]
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New York Times
Gerhard Richter Is Celebrated With German Art Shows
The German artist Gerhard Richter, who turned 80 this month, is being celebrated as a hero in Germany with high-profile exhibitions that are drawing crowds.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Solar enthusiasm exceeds practicality
GERMANY is only now finding out where its grand plans went wrong.
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The Jerusalem Post
Reporters face trial for ‘invading’ Nazi’s privacy
2 Dutch journalists to stand trial in Germany for allegedly invading privacy of Nazi war criminal they helped expose.
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Rolling Stone
Troggs Frontman Retires After Cancer Diagnosis
Reg Presley frontman for the British Invasion band the Troggs has announced that he will retire from show business after being diagnosed with lung cancer According to a message to fans on the band's official site the 70-year-old rocker was diagnosed after feeling ill at a concert in Germany in...
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Handelsblatt
Made in Germany: Nachfrage nach deutschen Maschinen flaut ab
Während die Geschäfte mit Maschinen „Made in Germany“ auf dem Heimatmarkt stagnieren, sanken die Bestellungen aus dem Ausland sogar um 14 Prozent. Seit Sommer 2011 ebbt die Auftragsflut bei den Maschinenbauern ab.
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BBC
Germany returns Afghan sculpture
Germany returns an ancient pre-Islamic sculpture looted during Afghanistan's civil war, officials say.
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Foreign Policy
Are we at a focal point for rejecting expansionary austerity?
The term "inflection point" has become one of those overused bits of meaningless jargon in political discourse. I'm rather more fond of the notion of a "focal point" -- that is to say, an event or cluster of events in which everyone that cares about a particular problem focuses on the same set of stylized facts -- after which, they conclude that, gee, maybe the status quo set of policies ain'...
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Irish Times
Berlin seeks enforcement powers over Greece on budget policy
GERMANY HAS confirmed it wants an EU-appointed “budget commissioner” sent to Greece with powers to override its government’s budget policy.
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FOCUS
Motorsport - Racing Team Germany mit Rossi und Finsterbusch
Das Racing Team Germany startet mit dem Franzosen Louis Rossi und Toni Finsterbusch (Krostitz) in die erste Saison der neuen Moto3-Klasse.
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Zeit
Sachbuch: Von der Jungfrau zur Miss Germany
Eine kulturwissenschaftliches Buch ertrinkt im im Faktenmeer: Thomas Macho bestaunt in "Vorbilder" unsere Schönsten im Land. Von Katharina Teutsch
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Los Angeles Times
Mother of arson suspect wants to meet with son, attorney says
An attorney representing the mother of suspected serial arsonist Harry Burkhart said Wednesday he is trying to arrange a meeting between his client and her son. Dorothee Burkhart, 53, remains in federal lockup pending a hearing for her extradition to...
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CNN
New nukes for America
The disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant last March set off a global reassessment of the technology. Germany and Switzerland plan to mothball their reactors, while China and India will push ahead. Meanwhile, the NRC just approved a new reactor design, a crucial step in Southern Co.'s bid to build the first reactor in the U.S. in 30 years. The new units at the Georgia plant will pow...
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taz
Al-Qaida-Prozess in Berlin : Dschihad made in Germany
Warum ziehen junge Männer aus Deutschland in den Krieg gegen Ungläubige? Ein Prozess soll Antworten geben. Angeklagt sind zwei mutmaßliche Al-Qaida-Terroristen. mehr...
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science blogs
FameLab Germany 2012 [Mathlog]
3 Minuten für die Forschung.Ich hatte vorhin eine e-Mail (von einer Mitarbeiterin des Helmholtz-Zentrums) bekommen, die mich bat, hier auf den scienceblogs ein wenig Werbung für die FameLabs zu machen. Dem komme ich natürlich gerne nach und weise hiermit auf die Veranstaltungen in Karlsruhe (20.01), Potsdam (20.01), Leipzig (24.01), Bielefeld (28.01), Hamburg (28.01) und schließlich München (14...
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science blogs
FameLabs Germany 2012 [Mathlog]
3 Minuten für die Forschung.Ich hatte vorhin eine e-Mail (von einer Mitarbeiterin des Helmholtz-Zentrums) bekommen, die mich bat, hier auf den scienceblogs ein wenig Werbung für die FameLabs zu machen. Dem komme ich natürlich gerne nach und weise hiermit auf die Veranstaltungen in Karlsruhe (20.01), Potsdam (20.01), Leipzig (24.01), Bielefeld (28.01), Hamburg (28.01) und schließlich München (14...
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USA Today
Stocks higher on hopes of IMF cash boost
Fears Germany could fall into recession weighed against reports IMF will raise cash to aid more debt-ridden nations.
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AP
German state questions Mein Kampf publication plan
BERLIN (AP) -- A state government in Germany is looking at legal measures to prevent a British publisher's plans to reproduce excerpts from Adolf Hitler's infamous memoir "Mein Kampf" in Germany....
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Les Echos
Berlin veille jalousement sur le label « Made in Germany »
Bruxelles envisagerait de durcir la possibilité d'apposer l'appellation d'origine sur les produits manufacturés. L'affaire révèle surtout la très grande sensibilité allemande à ce qui touche aux exportations, qui ont passé en 2011 la barre des 1.000 milliards d'euros.
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ARD
EU-Pläne: Verwirrung um die Zukunft von "Made in Germany"
Ist "Made in Germany" in Gefahr? Das meint jedenfalls DIHK-Chef Driftmann: Wenn die EU-Kommission ihre Pläne zur Änderung des Warenursprungsrechts umsetze, könne das Label am Ende sein. Die Bundesregierung schloss sich der Kritik an. Die EU-Kommission sprach hingegen von einem Missverständnis.
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AP
GOP needles on Europe, but US needs Europe rebound
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iowa and New Hampshire have had their say. Next up are South Carolina and Florida, with Germany and France lurking in the background....
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TheDomains
BerryHill Beats Back UDRP on BMA.com
John Berryhill has won yet another UDRP this time successfully defending the domain holder SearchMachine on the domain name BMA.com
Here are the relevant findings of facts:
“The Complainant Braunschweiger Maschinenanstalt AG of Braunschweig, Germany, is the owner of registered … Continue Reading
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Reuters
Mixed message from UK and Germany over PIP implants
BERLIN (Reuters) - German and British health officials issued conflicting messages on Friday about the health risk posed by breast implants made by a French company at the heart of a global health scare and whether they should be removed.
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The Sun
'In Germany, I get mobbed ... here no one knows me'
SINGER-songwriter Marlon Roudette talks success overseas and life as a solo artist
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The Sun
'In Germany, I get mobbed ... here no one knows me'
SINGER-songwriter Marlon Roudette talks success overseas and life as a solo artist
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Reuters
Mother of L.A. arson suspect held over German charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of a man accused in a wave of arson fires across Los Angeles was facing possible extradition to Germany on fraud charges, a case federal prosecutors said on Tuesday appeared to have angered her son.
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Telegraph
Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from Germany, Saatchi Gallery: review
There's a German invasion under way - and it's terrific
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AP
A-Rod fine after treatment on knee, shoulder
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees say star third baseman Alex Rodriguez is totally fine after having special treatment on his right knee and left shoulder in Germany earlier this month....
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Scientific American
Newfound Gas Cloud Points to Possible Planets Near the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Times are tough on planet Earth right now, but at least we don’t have a supermassive black hole lurking just over the horizon. A new study suggests that stars near the Milky Way’s central black hole may well form planets. The researchers based their analysis on a very recent discovery of a gas cloud making [...]
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USA Today
Report: Kobe made visits to Germany to get medically ready
Kobe Bryant has done some extra traveling and that might be good news for Lakers fans
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The Jerusalem Post
Russia offers new UN Syria draft, Germany unsatisfied
Russian UN Ambassador says arms embargo "not going to happen"; German envoy calls new resolution "insufficient," says council must support Arab League.
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People
Sandra Bullock's Family Holiday Tradition: Smuggling Sausages
The actress says her family smuggles sausage from Germany for Christmas
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Technology Review
The Chinese Solar Machine
Chinese manufacturers have dominated the international market for conventional solar panels by building bigger factories faster. Now they will need to innovate to maintain their lead.
Ten years ago, solar panels were made mostly in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Chinese manufacturers made almost none. But by 2006, the Chinese company Suntech Power had the capacity to make over a m...
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Zeit
Musik: Rammstein mit Best-of-Album auf Platz eins
Berlin (dpa) - Komplett neu sind die Lieder zwar nicht, aber das Best-of-Album von Rammstein hat trotzdem auf Anhieb die Bestenliste gestürmt.
Mit «Made In Germany 1995 - 2011» schafften es di...
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Human Rights Watch
Germany: Police Training Key to Curbing Hate Violence
German law enforcement authorities need better training to effectively identify, investigate, and prosecute racist, homophobic, and other hate violence.
(Berlin) – German law enforcement authorities need better training to effectively identify, investigate, and prosecute racist, homophobic, and other hate violence, Human Rights Watch sai...
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The Nation
Bonn conference on Afghanistan: Doomed to fail?
Ten years ago, an international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany, set out to plan the future of the recently invaded country. Goals were set for the transfer of power in Afghanistan, as well as for security and for the development of institutions to uphold human rights.A decade on, as yet another conference to plan the future of the country convenes in the same German city, Afghanista...
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Number10
Eurozone: "I will protect national interest" says PM
Ahead of this week’s European Council, David Cameron sets out his thoughts on Britain’s future relationship with the EU.
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Technology Review
Germany's Energy Mix Visualized
What kinds of energy Germany consumes, where it comes from, and what it will look like in 2030.
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Reuters
Geithner to add U.S. weight to euro zone talks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrived in Germany on Tuesday for a three-day blitz of euro zone officials to urge them to take decisive action to backstop their currency union and resolve a crushing debt crisis.
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The Nation
At least 58 killed, over 150 injured in Mazar Sharif and Kabul blasts
Twin blasts at Afghan shrines on the Shiite holy day of Ashura killed at least 58 people on Tuesday with one massive suicide attack in Kabul ripping through a crowd of worshippers including children.The blast in Kabul and another in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif came a day after an international meeting in Germany meant to further efforts to end the Afghan war, 10 years after US-led force...
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News.co.au
France, Germany push for new EU treaty
FRANCE and Germany push for a new European Union treaty to impose tough budgetary discipline on the debt-ravaged eurozone.
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USA Today
David Duke to fight arrest in Germany
Former Ku Klu Klan leader David Duke says he will fight his arrest in Germany en route to a white nationalist meeting.
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The Nation
US, Germany lead calls for Pakistan on Bonn boycott
KARACHI - German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and expressed her personal and countrys solidarity and friendship with the people and Government of Pakistan.The German Chancellor expressed her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives during Nato/Isaf strikes against the border posts in Pakistan. Prime Minister thanked the German Chan...
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National Geographic
Pictures: World's Largest Marine Reserve Announced
See the ocean wonders of the Coral Sea, where Australia plans to establish a marine park bigger than Germany and France combined.
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FOX
Pakistan Boycotts Summit Over Strike
Pakistani officials claim the country will boycott a meeting in Germany on the future of Afghanistan to protest a deadly attack by NATO forces that killed 24 of its troops. 40,000 Troops to Leave Afghanistan By End of 2012
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The Nation
Pakistan to boycott Bonn Conference
Pakistan has decided not to attend an international conference on Afghanistans future scheduled to be held next week in Bonn, Germany, in protest against the Nato raid on its military outposts that led to killing of over two dozen military men. The decision was taken during the meeting of federal cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Lahore on Tuesday. We want to ...
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FAZ
FAZ.NET-Frühkritik: The Voice of Germany: Revolutiönchen im roten Riesenflipper
Mit „The Voice of Germany“ wollen Pro Sieben und Sat.1 „Deutschland sucht den Superstar“ Konkurrenz machen. Doch die neue Show strengt sich so sehr an, groß und wichtig zu wirken, dass kaum Zeit blieb, eine eigene Linie zu entwickeln.
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FOCUS
„The Voice of Germany“ - Kontrastprogramm zu Sudel-Dieter
Die Stars in der Jury lauschen mit dem Rücken zu den Kandidaten der neuen Casting-Show "Voice of Germany". Das ist anders als bei Sudel-Dieter Bohlen und bringt auf jeden Fall Spaß. Von FOCUS-Redakteur G. Dolak
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Clarifying Europes choices
Germany says, More Europe. Britain says, Less Europe. Can they bridge the gap?
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Clarifying Europes choices
Germany says, More Europe. Britain says, Less Europe. Can they bridge the gap?
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Daily Telegraph
Wounded soldiers airlifted to Germany
THREE soldiers seriously wounded when a rogue Afghan soldier turned on members of Australia's mentoring taskforce with an automatic weapon and a grenade launcher have been airlifted to Germany.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
It took courage to tell my fathers story on Remembrance Day
I feared speaking about him as a victim of the Second World War. Born in southern Germany, he was drafted into the army
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DnJournal
Inside Domainerwiesn (Domainer Oktoberfest in Munich): Germany Shows Us How It's Done!
If I could have been two places at once I would have loved to have been in Munich, Germany last week for Domainerwiesn ("Domainer Oktoberfest"). That event, held right in the middle of the world famous Oktoberfest beer festival, was a crowd-pleasing affair filled with fun, networking and, of course, LOTS of beer!
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Foreign Policy
Lebanon, Britain, France call for U.N. no-fly zone, authorization of force, to protect Libyan civilians and foreign nationals
Lebanon, Britain and France on Tuesday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that
would grant sweeping authority to states to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya
and use "all necessary measures," including military force, to
protect civilians and grant access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, according to a confidential draft of the resolution obtained by Turtle Bay.
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