Germany News
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Germany's Jewish community on Monday condemned an "explosion of evil and violent hatred of Jews" at a recent string of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the country.
In the Media
by AFP
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Berlin -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed for an international investigation into the downing of a Malaysian Airlines plane over Ukraine, Berlin said on Saturday.
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Dresden -
Nine people are confirmed dead and scores more are injured after three buses plow into each other on the German autobahn.
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Kyiv -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine to permit a probe into the apparent downing of a passenger plane in the rebel-held east of the country.
In the Media
by AFP
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The whole world’s attention was on the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The television ratings scored huge points during the games as a significant portion of world population turned their television on for the games.
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Washington -
President Barack Obama spoke to Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time since a row over US spying prompted Germany to turf out the CIA station chief in Berlin.
In the Media
by AFP
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After the latest information on the extent to which the German government is being spied on, reports say that a few politicians want to go back to using typewriters since there are a few notable advantages to them.
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Berlin -
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany.
In the Media
by Deborah Cole (AFP)
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Buenos Aires -
All day on Sunday, excitement had been building up to a fever pitch in Buenos Aires. It seemed that every fan who had not made the journey north into Brazil and onto Rio had gathered on the Plaza San Martin in the heart of the Argentine capital.
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Moments after winning the 2014 World Cup, German forward Lukas Podolski snapped one of the most memorable selfies in sports history. Podolski posted on his Twitter account a photo of fellow German player Bastian Schweinsteiger kissing his cheek.
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Germany defeated Argentina to claim their fourth World Cup, in what was expected to be a tight affair between two sides that adopt contrasting styles of football.
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Berlin -
German Member of Parliament (MP), Michael Hartmann, has admitted to using crystal meth. The police were notified by a drug dealer.
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Over the past 30 years, Germany and Argentina have developed into familiar foes at the World Cup. The international powerhouses split triumphs in 1986 and 1990, but the Germans have proved their superiority over the Argentines in the last two World Cups.
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Berlin -
Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented on Saturday the breakdown in trust between Germany and the United States amid a spying row that saw the CIA chief in Berlin expelled from the country.
In the Media
by Céline Le Prioux (AFP) - 1 comment
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Berlin -
Germany's largest tour and travel group, TUI, said Thursday that it has canceled all tours through Israel, at least up and until the end of the month, due to the continuing eruption of violence in the area.
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Berlin -
Germany's foreign minister said Friday he would urge a revived U.S. partnership based on "trust and mutual respect" in talks with his American counterpart after Berlin's expulsion of a CIA station chief in a spying row.
In the Media
by Kate Millar (AFP)
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Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI may play for the same team as Catholics, but they certainly don't cheer for the same team as football fans.
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Berlin -
Germany expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin over alleged spying by the United States which has refused to break its silence over the escalating row between the Western allies.
In the Media
by Frank Zeller (AFP)
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Berlin -
Germany on Thursday expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin in an escalating row over alleged spying by the U.S. that has opened the worst diplomatic rift in years between the Western allies.
In the Media
by Frank Zeller (AFP)
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Kuala Lumpur -
A Malaysian lawmaker apologised Thursday for a tweet praising Adolf Hitler following Germany's World Cup win over Brazil, after Prime Minister Najib Razak rebuked him for his "unacceptable" statement.
In the Media
by AFP
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Toronto -
The calamitous end to Brazil's uninspiring World Cup campaign was a disaster waiting to happen as the Seleção struggled against all the teams they faced, save for Cameroon, a crisis-riven team more concerned with unpaid bonuses than playing football.
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Berlin -
The second case within days of alleged US spying in Germany on Wednesday threatened to further strain transatlantic ties already frayed by the NSA surveillance scandal.
In the Media
by AFP
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Berlin -
German authorities said Wednesday they were investigating an alleged foreign spy as reports said the suspect was the second within days believed to be working for US intelligence.
In the Media
by AFP
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Germany’s victory over Brazil will be remembered for years to come in what proved to be a straightforward tactical battle.
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Berlin -
Germany debated retaliatory measures against the United States on Tuesday after the discovery of an alleged double agent stoked still smouldering public anger over the NSA scandal.
In the Media
by Deborah Cole (AFP)
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Ramstein -
One cabbie decided he was tired of just being a regular driver. Therefore Marcel Klingbiel wrapped himself in the colors of the German flag and also placed those same colors on his car. Should we call him Captain Germany?
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Jerusalem -
A US Jewish woman has presented the Yad Vashem memorial to the Holocaust with a magazine cover of her as a baby that the Nazis had used as an Aryan poster child.
In the Media
by AFP
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Beijing -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised human rights issues publicly in China on Tuesday -- unlike many Western visitors -- invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall and telling students their country needs "free dialogue".
In the Media
by Kelly OLSEN (AFP)
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The last time Brazil and Germany met in the World Cup, Luiz Felipe Scolari guided the hosts to their fifth triumph in Japan.
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Beijing -
China and Germany signed a series of trade and investment deals on Monday during a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel, including agreements on two new Volkswagen factories and the sale of 123 Airbus helicopters.
In the Media
by AFP
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A mass grave at Katyn, 1943
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South Afrika Vs. Mexico in Berlin with Corona beer and Die Fraktion
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Schnute and Maxi, the official Berliner bears.
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YouTube, Marcel Klingbiel
An image of cabbie Marcel Klingbiel driving a customer around in his unusual cab.
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Scans of magazine covers
The German FOCUS cover says "Crooks in the Euro-family", to which the Greek MY COUNTRY replied with the words "Our debt, you may take it."
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Flickr user ptwo
Flooding on the Neckar river
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YouTube
A plane landing on Dune Island nearly wiped out a sunbather on the beach.
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Mountain rescue workers take a rest on the rocks of mount Untersberg near the mouth of the Riesending cave complex near Marktschellenberg, southern Germany on June 19, 2014
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via Flickr user U2005.com
Bono performing at the "Deine Stimme Gegen Armut" (Your Voice Against Poverty) concert in Rostock, Germany on June 7th, 2007.
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Two young girls found a log with live ammunition inserted into it in a wood pile for an Easter bonfire.
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Schnute and Maxi, the official Berliner bears.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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The six-story archive building of the City of Cologne, collapsed on 3 March 2009, comes to life again at the Berlin's Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum.
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A 13-year-old girl and her Shetland pony had to be rescued from a swamp in Cloppenburg, Germany.
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International Tourism Bourse 2010 in Berlin
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Blockupy Frankfurt
Banner for the Blockupy Frankfurt movement - May 31, 2013.
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Mike Herbst
Demonstration against PRISM in Berlin, during US president Barack Obama's visit, organised by the Pirate Party - June 19, 2013.
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A flag mounted on a wall is displayed at Oktoberfest event
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