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CDU wants German as official language
Published: 2 Dec 08 15:38 CET
Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s conservative Christian Democrats ( CDU ) have voted in favour of designating German the country’s official language in the constitution at their annual party congress on Tuesday.
Against the wishes of the party’s le...... [Show More]
Court rules prison inmates have right to silky smooth skin
Published: 2 Dec 08 15:15 CET
Online: Court rules prison inmates have right to silky smooth skin - The Local
Even hardened criminals have a right to aftershave and hand cream, Germany’s highest court said in Berlin on Tuesday, approving the appeal of a male inmate against gender discrimination.
The Federal Constitution...... [Show More]
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Germany named Europe’s top migrant destination
Published: 2 Dec 08 12:53 CET
Germany has been named Europe’s principal country of destination for migrants, according to the World Migration Report (WMR) 2008 released on Tuesday.
As host to 10.1 million migrants in 2005, Germany was well ahead of the other top countries in the stud...... [Show More]
monkey lamp Post Source: patiounit.net Posted: Dec 01 2008 00:14:58
...n they discovered an airmail parcel from South Africa that contained a rotten monkey head, the main customs office reported on Wednesday. The Local - Germany’s news in English - http://www .thelocal. de/ - References
DVICE: 11 fun things to do with obsolete tech
26 Nov 2008 The hardware may be weaker than a sixer of O'Doul's, but the lamp inside can still generate ample amperage. What better way is there to brighten up your cubicle (and dazzle your co-workers) but with a scanner not-so-darkly fluorescent … DVICE - http://dvice... [Show More]
Excerpt:Â A German plan to begin lab tests of ‘naked’ security scanners provoked howls of protest over privacy Saturday, as the government reversed its earlier rejection of the devices.
According to the government, it aims to “research and test technologies that will increase the level of security for civilian air traffic.” A spokesman for the German interior ministr...... [Show More]
unknown wrote an interesting post today onGermany denies secret agents involved in Kosovo bombing - The Local Here’s a quick excerpt The trees are decorated, the ferris wheels are rolling and the smell of mulled wine and roasted nuts are in the air - hard times are ahead for scrooges as the first batch of Christmas markets open across Germany on Monday. …
Read the rest of this gre...... [Show More]
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Germany donates €1 million for Palestinian aid
Published: 27 Nov 08 08:00 CET
Germany will give €1 million ($1.3 million) in aid to the Palestinian territories after a UN plea for extra cash, the country’s foreign minister has announced.
The funds will be transferred to the United Relief and Works Agency for Pale...... [Show More]
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US Army deserter seeks asylum in Germany
Published: 27 Nov 08 16:18 CET
US Army deserter André Lawrence Shepherd has applied for asylum in Germany, his lawyer told reporters on Thursday. Shepherd said he did not want to participate in a war that violates international law.
He said he had submitted his asylum request on Wednesday, although the Fe...... [Show More]
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Four more Brits catch barf boat bug
Published: 26 Nov 08 14:08 CET
Another four passengers from a cruise ship filled with British pensioners have been admitted to the hospital in Germany, suffering from a viral infecion that raged through the boat. German authorities have lifted the quarantine that had been placed on the craft.
The f...... [Show More]
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Berlin police bust Vietnamese human trafficking ring
Published: 26 Nov 08 10:00 CET
After months of investigation, Berlin police have conducted widespread raids to bust a Vietnamese human trafficking ring, authorities reported on Wednesday.
Some 24 apartments in Berlin, as well and four others in the outlying states of Brandenburg and Saxony...... [Show More]
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Ex-RAF terrorist Klar granted parole
Published: 24 Nov 08 13:56 CET
Christian Klar, a former leader of the Red Army Faction terrorist group who was convicted of multiple murders, will be released early next year after 26 years in prison, a Stuttgart state court has ruled.
Klar, 56, no longer poses a threat to society, the court ruled ...... [Show More]
A brief world news roundup for 24 November 2008.
United States & the Americas
CBS - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region would be a top priority during his administration, Karzai’s office said Sunday.
Xinhua - Leaders from APEC member economies on Sunday vowed to b...... [Show More]
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Islamic banking world waits for Germany to adapt laws
Published: 23 Nov 08 09:53 CET
Despite a huge potential client base, Germany has proven reluctant to adapt its legal and tax systems to attract Islamic finance, which has enjoyed stellar success in Britain.
However Islamic investment funds based abroad are beginning to make considerabl...... [Show More]
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Merkel warns next year will be full of bad economic news
Published: 22 Nov 08 13:17 CET
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned in an interview released Saturday that 2009 could be “a year of bad news” for the economy but that government action had stabilised the financial markets.
“We must expect that next will be a year of bad news, at...... [Show More]
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Widow asks grave robbers to return billionaire’s body
Published: 21 Nov 08 14:57 CET
The widow of German industrial billionaire Friedrich Karl Flick called on thieves to return her husband’s corpse, saying the Flick family is willing to pay an “appropriate” finder’s fee, according to daily Bild .
“We, the entire family, appeal t...... [Show More]
...mans still consider democracy as the best form of government, a stunning 74 percent stated that socialism was a great idea – though badly executed in the end.
http://www .thelocal. de/society /20081120- 15654.html ...... [Show More]
A stormy Arctic cold front is expected to sweep across Germany over the weekend, bringing snow, frost and below-freezing temperatures from north to south by Friday, the German Weather Service (DWD) said on Wednesday.
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Inmate escapes German prison in cardboard box
Published: 18 Nov 08 11:19 CET
Authorities in Willich have asked for clues in the escape of a 37-year-old inmate who managed to hide himself in a cardboard box picked up by a delivery truck last week.
Yasar Bayrack, who also goes by the alias of Ibrahim Yasin, is a Turkish national who was ser...... [Show More]
Turkish immigrants began to enter Germany 50 years ago under a guest worker program, and brought Islam with them. Today, the country is home to 2.6 million Turks, who face challenges integrating with German society.
This year, for example, a fire in the German town of Ludwig shafen ki lled nine Turkish people and led to accusations of racially motivated violence .
But Germany’s 3.2 mi...... [Show More]
I may not agree with what teenagers do, but I really have to admire their conviction in coming up with new and exciting ways to get unbelievably high. For example: smoking air fresheners.
Officials are worried about a new recreational drug trend among Berlin youths called “Spice” that could lead to permanent physical damage, daily Der Tagesspiegel reported on Monday.
Spic...... [Show More]
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One-third of German kids not read to at home
Published: 17 Nov 08 16:36 CET
Some 37 percent of German children are not read to in their homes, according to a Berlin study released Monday, contradicting reports from parents.
The study, initiated by reading foundation Stiftung Lesen , national railway operator Deutsche Bahn, and German wee...... [Show More]
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Doc claims southern Germans smarter than northerners
Published: 17 Nov 08 15:07 CET
A German military doctor said on Monday that data from a decade of giving intelligence tests to young enlisted men shows that southern-born Germans are smarter than their northerners.
With the latest European PISA (Programme for International Student A...... [Show More]
About 40 men have agreed to a Cologne brothel owner’s offer of lifelong free entry in exchange for getting tattoos of the establishment logo on their arms.
Armin Lobscheid, the manager at one of the city’s most famous brothels "Pascha," said he didn’t think anyone would take him up on the offer he put up in the hallway of the 11-story hotel and club that offers a money back guar...... [Show More]
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