German exports start the year strongly
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German exports began the year strongly with a 1.4 percent rise in January over the previous month. See the original article here: German exports start the year...
View ArticleLast survivor of plot to kill Hitler dies at 90
BERLIN (AP) — As a 22-year-old German army lieutenant, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist volunteered to wear a suicide vest to a meeting with Adolf Hitler and to blow himself up along with the Nazi dictator....
View ArticleGerman gov’t approves plan for 0-borrowing budget
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has approved a draft budget plan that foresees the government getting by without new borrowing in 2015. Continue Reading: German gov’t approves...
View ArticleGermany bans 2 ultraconservative Islamic groups
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities banned three ultraconservative Islamic groups Wednesday, including one whose Internet propaganda videos helped inspire the extremist who killed two American airmen at...
View ArticleGermany to legalize anonymous hospital births
BERLIN (AP) — The German government wants to allow women to use false names when giving birth in hospitals while still ensuring that children born this way can learn the mother’s name after turning 16....
View ArticleGerman authorities move against Islamic extremists
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities banned three ultraconservative Islamic groups Wednesday and separately announced they had foiled a suspected assassination attempt by Islamic extremists against a...
View ArticleLufthansa to order 102 new Airbus planes
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German airline Lufthansa AG says it plans to buy 102 new aircraft from European planemaker Airbus to improve fuel efficiency and meet future demand. Continue reading here:...
View ArticleBMW profits rise in ‘most successful year’ ever
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker BMW AG says net profit increased 4.4 percent last year to €5.1 billion ($6.6 billion), helped by big sales jump in Asia and a better market in the United...
View ArticleDoctors: Bolshoi acid attack victim may work again
AACHEN, Germany (AP) — German doctors treating the Bolshoi ballet chief’s wounds from an acid attack say they are hopeful he will eventually recover enough of his eyesight to work again. Read More:...
View ArticleU.S. official to visit Moscow, Berlin, no plans to meet North Koreans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The lead U.S. official on North Korea will travel to Russia and Germany next week for talks with Russian and German diplomats about the reclusive state but has no plans to meet...
View ArticleGerman opposition wants big savers hit harder in Cyprus deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Leading German opposition figures criticized on Monday a deal struck by European governments to bail out Cyprus, saying smaller savers in the Mediterranean island’s banks should be...
View ArticleGermany open to changing Cyprus deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government said on Monday it was open to changing a bailout deal for Cyprus that foresees small savers in the Mediterranean island’s banks taking a hit. “In order to...
View ArticleLevy on smaller Cyprus depositors not German idea: Schaeuble
BERLIN (Reuters) – Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble deflected blame on Monday for a European bailout deal for Cyprus that foresees hitting small savers in the Mediterranean island’s banks, saying...
View ArticleVW announces China recall for gearbox problem
BEIJING (AP) — Volkswagen AG announced a recall Wednesday of more than 384,000 vehicles in China to fix gearboxes following a report last week by state TV that criticized the quality of the German...
View ArticleGerman Greens see risks in Cyprus seeking Russian aid
BERLIN (Reuters) – A leader of Germany’s opposition Greens said on Wednesday Cyprus should not turn to Russia for financial aid because this could give Moscow “a foot in the door” of the European Union...
View ArticleGermany’s Merkel says awaits new Cypriot proposals
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she regretted that the Cypriot parliament had rejected the terms of a European bailout and said the island’s partners were now...
View ArticleOpel employees reject redevelopment plan
BERLIN (AP) — Employees at General Motor Co.’s Opel troubled German plant in Bochum have rejected a redevelopment plan, which means production there could end by late 2014. Read More: Opel employees...
View ArticleGerman Finimn says unsure if euro zone finmins to meet on Cyprus at weekend
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble said on Friday he did not know whether euro zone finance ministers would meet at the weekend over Cyprus, adding this would depend on...
View ArticleGerman business optimism dips unexpectedly
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — An important German index of business optimism fell unexpectedly in March but the institute that conducts the survey said the economy remained on course for growth. See more...
View ArticleBosch to abandon solar energy business
BERLIN (AP) — German engineering company Bosch said Friday that it is abandoning its solar energy business, because there is no way to make it economically viable amid overcapacity and huge price...
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