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by Helmut K. Anheier-Mareeg.com-BERLIN – Few people outside Germany are familiar with the caricature of themselves that many Germans hold in their minds. Far from the aggressive bully of twentieth-century war propaganda, the perfectionist…
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BERLIN, Germany, January 9, 2018--Since September 2016, Germany has helped to destroy the last stockpiles of chemicals from Libya’s former chemical weapons programme. Some 500 tonnes of dangerous dual-use chemicals were successfully…
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, November 30, 2017-The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has contributed EUR 2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in order to maintain food assistance for almost half a million…
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By Stephanie Nebehay BERN (Reuters) - Some 150 art works from a massive trove amassed by a German collector during the Nazi era went on public display for the first time on Wednesday in the Swiss capital, amid lingering questions about…
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By Thorsten Severin and Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Germany's Greens said on Wednesday that any coalition government they join would have to agree to make carmakers introduce mechanical changes to engine and exhaust systems…
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PARIS (Reuters) - An appeals court in Paris on Monday released the younger brother of former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore, a day after he was taken into custody in connection with the murder of a journalist, his lawyer said.…
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Shallow waters off a North Sea island complicated efforts on Monday to dislodge a large freighter that ran aground as Germany began cleaning up after a storm that killed at least six people there and in Poland and Czech…
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irefighters are pictured next to a car damaged by a tree during stormy weather caused by a storm called "Herwart" in Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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POTSDAM, Germany, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A display of artworks created during 40 years of East German history could help Germans from east and west bridge the divide that still separates them 27 years after unification. German President…
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros (£12.38 billion) in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc as it tries to forge a new…
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BERLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Germany could post a budget surplus of 14 billion euros in 2017, a magazine reported Saturday, providing more negotiating room for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc as it tries to forge a new coalition…
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A euphoric mood among German constructors and manufacturers drove business confidence to an all-time high in October. As Sonia Legg reports, the new survey reflected optimism that an upswing in Europe's largest economy has further to…
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