News: Germany

We have started to collect the most important news related to Germany in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Germany: news

VIDEO: Underwater opera makes waves

Friday, August 10th 2012, 18:09
related places: Dresden

An underwater opera is to have its world premiere on - and below - the River Elbe in Dresden in Germany.
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Dung piles adorn Berlin gallery

Monday, August 6th 2012, 9:13
related places: Berlin

An art installation made up of artificial dung, intended to pay tribute to a seminal work seized by the Nazis in 1937, goes on display in Berlin.
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Murray & Robson through to final

Saturday, August 4th 2012, 17:36

Andy Murray and Laura Robson are through to the Olympic mixed doubles final after beating Germany's Christopher Kas and Sabine Lisicki.
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Germany win quad sculls, GB fifth

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 10:50
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's quadruple sculls team of Stephen Rowbotham, Tom Solesbury, Charles Cousins and Matt Wells finish fifth as Germany win gold.
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Haribo fined by antitrust body

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 16:48

Gummi bear-maker Haribo is fined 2.4m euros ($2.9m; £1.9m) by Germany's antitrust body for improperly swapping information with rivals.
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BMW profits hit by higher costs

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 8:02

German luxury carmaker BMW reports a sharp fall in second quarter profits despite record sales and revenues.
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Deutsche admits Libor failures

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 14:53

Deutsche Bank confirms that a "limited number" of staff were involved in the Libor rate-rigging scandal, as it cuts 1,900 jobs in a cost-cutting drive.
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Britain win team eventing silver

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 14:32
related countries: New Zealand

Tina Cook's clear round hands Great Britain team eventing silver, narrowly ahead of New Zealand, as Germany retain gold.
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Euro remarks fuel bond rumours

Sunday, July 29th 2012, 15:55
related countries: Italy, Spain

Germany and Italy saying they will do everything possible to protect the eurozone fuel rumours that purchases of Spanish bonds are to resume.
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Record sales boost Volkswagen

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 10:42

German car giant Volkswagen reports record vehicle sales for the first half of the year, helped by its geographical spread.
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Sea Shepherd boss 'flees Germany'

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 10:04
related countries: Canada, Costa Rica

A Canadian marine conservationist wanted by Costa Rica over a clash at sea jumps bail in Germany and disappears.
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Leading German actress dies at 51

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 9:59

Susanne Lothar, one of Germany's best-known film actresses with roles in such international hits as The Reader and The White Ribbon, dies aged 51.
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Faster Spanish bank rescue backed

Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 18:49

France and Spain call for EU leaders to accelerate a rescue plan for Spanish banks to calm fears of a full international bailout.
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VIDEO: Barcelona cuts back to save finances

Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 9:23
related countries: Spain

Spain and Germany try to play down speculation of a bail-out not just for ailing banks but for the whole country.
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Spain debt fuels German angst

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 11:08
related countries: Spain

Are German pockets deep enough to rescue Spain?
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Stuxnet thwarted by code update

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 11:01

German engineering giant Siemens has issued a fix for the software loopholes used by the notorious Stuxnet worm.
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Germany's AAA rating under threat

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 10:09

Germany's economic outlook is worse due to the likelihood that Greece will leave the euro and Spain will need more help, a credit ratings agency says.
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Vettel penalised for Button pass

Sunday, July 22nd 2012, 16:26

Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel is relegated to fifth after the German GP for passing Jenson Button while off track.
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Alonso wins tense race in Germany

Sunday, July 22nd 2012, 13:50
related places: Hockenheim

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso wins the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim from start to finish ahead of Jenson Button.
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Red Bull cleared in 'mapping' row

Sunday, July 22nd 2012, 11:17

Red Bull have been cleared of illegal engine mapping after German GP stewards said they did not contravene rules.
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Swastika Russian quits Bayreuth

Saturday, July 21st 2012, 23:51
related countries: Russia
related places: Bayreuth

A Russian opera singer starring in Germany's Bayreuth Festival of Wagner music pulls out over a row about his swastika tattoo.
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McLaren target German GP victory

Saturday, July 21st 2012, 15:25
related places: Hockenheim

McLaren believe they can win the German Grand Prix despite a disappointing performance in wet qualifying at Hockenheim.
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Alonso takes pole at Hockenheim

Saturday, July 21st 2012, 14:18
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Hamilton, Hockenheim

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso takes pole position at the German Grand Prix in torrential rain at Hockenheim.
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Maldonado fastest at Hockenheim

Friday, July 20th 2012, 13:53
related places: Hockenheim

Williams's Pastor Maldonado is fastest during a rain-hit second practice for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.
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Germany MPs defend circumcision

Thursday, July 19th 2012, 19:56

German lawmakers pass a motion to protect religious circumcision, after a court ruled it amounted to bodily harm.
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German MPs back Spanish bailout

Thursday, July 19th 2012, 17:14
related countries: Spain

German lawmakers approve by a large majority a eurozone bailout of up to 100bn euros (£78bn; $122bn) for Spanish banks.
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Germany faulted in suicide case

Thursday, July 19th 2012, 11:18

European Court judges rule against Germany in an assisted suicide case, saying a widower's rights were infringed.
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Q&A: German far right bucks trend

Wednesday, July 18th 2012, 17:10

Why do parties not reflect rise in German extremism?
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Germany must boost asylum benefit

Wednesday, July 18th 2012, 11:54

The German government is ordered by the country's highest court to pay a 50% rise in benefits to asylum seekers.
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Hurdler Liu leaves 'cold' London

Tuesday, July 17th 2012, 8:54
related countries: China, United Kingdom
related places: London

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will train for his Olympic event in Germany to avoid London's "wet and cold" weather, his coach says.
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Judges delay bailout fund ruling

Monday, July 16th 2012, 11:18

Germany's Constitutional Court will not rule until 12 September on the new eurozone bailout fund and fiscal treaty, resisting pressure for it to act swiftly.
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Circumcision a right, says Merkel

Friday, July 13th 2012, 14:10

Germany's leader backs Jewish and Muslim communities' rights to circumcision, after a court ruled it was illegal.
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Germany to help Spain with skills

Friday, July 13th 2012, 10:12
related countries: Spain

Germany plans to help Spain launch German-style youth apprenticeships, in an effort to tackle record unemployment.
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German circumcision ban: Is it a parent's right to choose?

Friday, July 13th 2012, 0:04

Is it a parent's right to choose circumcision for a baby?
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Anger over circumcision ruling

Thursday, July 12th 2012, 6:14

European Jewish and Muslim groups join forces to defend circumcision of young boys after a German court ruled it amounted to bodily harm.
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German judges assess bailout fund

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 16:55

Germany's Constitutional Court is hearing objections to the new EU permanent rescue fund, with petitioners hoping to block it.
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VIDEO: Solar-powered car on world tour

Monday, July 9th 2012, 16:35
related countries: Ukraine

The SolarWorld GT, a prototype solar-powered car designed and made by German students, stops off in Ukraine as part of its world tour.
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VIDEO: WWI graves ruined as peace marked

Sunday, July 8th 2012, 19:20
related countries: France

The graves of 40 German soldiers who died during World War I have been vandalised at a military cemetery in northern France, officials say.
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WWI graves ruined as peace marked

Sunday, July 8th 2012, 14:53
related countries: France
related places: Berlin, Paris

The gravestones of German soldiers who died in World War I are desecrated in France, as Paris and Berlin mark 50 years of post-war reconciliation.
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Pedrosa wins after Stoner crashes

Sunday, July 8th 2012, 12:05

Defending champion Casey Stoner crashes out on the last lap of the German MotoGP as team-mate Dani Pedrosa takes his first win of the season.
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VIDEO: Close-up: Berlin's bear-pit karaoke

Saturday, July 7th 2012, 23:02
related places: Berlin

The Berliners who perform outdoors every Sunday
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Stoner takes German MotoGP pole

Saturday, July 7th 2012, 13:24

World champion Casey Stoner takes pole position in wet conditions for Sunday's German MotoGP at Sachsenring, with Cal Crutchlow fourth.
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Red Army Faction militant jailed

Friday, July 6th 2012, 12:48

A former militant of the German far-left Red Army Faction gets four years in jail for the 1977 murder of a prosecutor.
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Williams & Radwanska reach final

Thursday, July 5th 2012, 16:35

Serena Williams will meet third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the women's singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday.
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Gunman kills four in German siege

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 19:02
related places: Karlsruhe

A man shot dead four people including his partner before killing himself in a siege in the German city of Karlsruhe, police say.
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VIDEO: Five killed in Germany gun siege

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 17:10
related places: Karlsruhe

A gunman and four hostages have died after a siege in the German city of Karlsruhe, according to police.
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Five Germans in fatal Swiss fall

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 15:04
related countries: Switzerland

Five climbers who died falling from a Swiss mountain were German, and two were teenagers, police confirm.
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Goal-line technology heads to vote

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 0:58
related countries: United Kingdom

It's England vs Germany as football chiefs prepare to vote
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Rare early America map discovered

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 0:04

Researchers in Germany discovered a previously unknown copy of a rare 16th century map credited with being the first to name America.
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Sharapova & Clijsters knocked out

Monday, July 2nd 2012, 14:28

Top seed Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters are both knocked out of Wimbledon in the fourth round.
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Scandal-hit German spy head quits

Monday, July 2nd 2012, 13:07

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, Heinz Fromm, resigns after a series of blunders in an investigation into a neo-Nazi cell.
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