Posts Tagged ‘german’

Greeks reject EU ‘budget control’

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Greek officials reject German proposals for a eurozone budget commissioner to oversee spending, as agreement nears on a second bailout for Greece.

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Nazi site troubles German leader

Friday, January 20th, 2012

The German president speaks of his country’s “shame” on a visit to the villa where 70 years ago top Nazis planned the mass murder of Jews.

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German economy ‘probably shrank’

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

The German economy is likely to have shrunk by 0.25% in the last quarter, but a strong start to 2011 meant it grew by 3% over the year.

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German economy ‘probably shrank’

Hackers take on German far-right

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Hackers claiming to be part of Anonymous launch a Wikileaks-style site targeting the German far-right.

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24-year-old man under arrest in connection with LA arson spree that rattled residents

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

LOS ANGELES — It was another night of firefighters scrambling across the nation’s second largest city to snuff out a series of arson attacks when a tip came in about a German man who matched the description of someone with a shoulder-length ponytail captured on a surveillance video near where a car fire was reported. Read full article > >

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Merkel and Sarkozy in YouTube hit

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

A reworking of the cult German New Year sketch Dinner For One, featuring Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, is a hit on YouTube.

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Merkel and Sarkozy in YouTube hit

Europe leaders warn of grim 2012

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, warn of more hardship and sacrifices in 2012 as the eurozone wrestles with a debt crisis.

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Merkel opposed to speedy fixes; critics say Europe needs a breakthrough

Monday, December 5th, 2011

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on her way to Paris Monday morning to plan a critical week for the future of the euro currency with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Over lunch, the two leaders are expected to hammer out the details of the treaty changes that will push European countries to run their economies more like Germany does. Merkel has hinted that such changes are Germany’s condition for any stepped-up effort to save the euro. Read full article > >

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Sarkozy and Merkel meet on euro

Monday, December 5th, 2011

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to unveil proposals intended to stem the eurozone debt crisis.

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Merkel faces growing criticism for euro approach

Monday, December 5th, 2011

BERLIN — Every phrase that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy utter Monday as they unveil proposals to reform the euro zone will be dissected for hints of what many want to hear most: plans to intervene quickly, and on a massive scale, to stop Europe’s financial crisis. But few inside Germany expect them to come. Read full article > >

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In pictures: WWII bomb disposal operation

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Part of the German city of Koblenz is evacuated

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VIDEO: Experts ‘wrenched off’ bomb fuse

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Stephen Evans explains how bomb disposal experts successfully defused a 1.8 tonne World War ll bomb in the German city of Koblenz.

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Haunted by ’20s Hyperinflation, Germans Balk at Euro Aid

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

To German ears, bond purchases, or anything that smacks of printing money, sound like a recipe for skyrocketing prices.

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Haunted by ’20s Hyperinflation, Germans Balk at Euro Aid

Drugs giant challenges Facebook

Friday, November 25th, 2011

The social network is embroiled in a legal row after a German drugmaker claimed its page on the social network was given to a US rival.

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Drugs giant challenges Facebook

Friday, November 25th, 2011

The social network is embroiled in a legal row after a German drugmaker claimed its page on the social network was given to a US rival.

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