Pug fashion leads to longer noses and legs
July 16th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At the pug fashion event in Berlin last Saturday, one observation that was clear was the fact that the competitors are having longer noses and legs. At ... Read more...
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German prosecutor shot dead by defendant
January 12th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by BNO News
MUNICH (BNO NEWS) -- A state prosecutor was killed in southern Germany on Wednesday when the defendant opened fire in the courtroom, police said on Thursday.The shooting happened at a courtroom in ... Read more...
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Germany plans to attract more foreign skilled workers
December 2nd, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 2 (IANS) Germany plans to lower its threshold for attracting more skilled workers and professionals from other countries, a report said Thursday.A joint action plan, which was drafted ... Read more...
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Neighbors complain that a deaf couple is too loud
November 30th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A deaf couple in Germany decided to move away from their neighborhood after their neighbors complained that they were too loud. The two have lived in a ... Read more...
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Dusseldorf is Etihad’s 71st destination
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 23 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways will launch flights to the German city of Dusseldorf from Dec 16, making it its 71st destination, the airline ... Read more...
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Germany mulls banning wild Facebook parties
July 5th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Authorities in Germany are suggesting to ban Facebook parties in advance if the police believe such events could lead to a law and order problem, ... Read more...
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German Foreign Minister Westerwelle steps down as German Vice Chancellor
April 5th, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by BNO News
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle announced his decision to step down as Vice Chancellor as well as leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), DPA news agency ... Read more...
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Germany Court Ruling States Women Must Wear Bras
January 15th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judged in Germany ruled on Wednesday that bosses not only have the right to insist that women trim their fingernails, but can also force women to wear ... Read more...
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Court: German bosses can order women to wear bras to work
January 13th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Jan 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Female workers in Germany could be ordered by their bosses to wear bras to work.A labour court in North Rhine-Westphalia ruled that unless the female worker is ... Read more...
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German court rules bosses can order women to wear bras to work
January 13th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 13 (ANI): A court in Germany has ruled that bosses have the right to order their female employees to wear bras while at the workplace.Along with that their immediate superiors ... Read more...
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Poisonous dioxin found in 3,000 tons of an animal feed additive in Germany
January 6th, 2011 - 3:15 am ICT by BNO News
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- The German Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday revealed that up to 3,000 tons of an animal feed additive was found containing a poisonous dioxin that aids the development ... Read more...
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Cocaine worth $13 mn found in banana consignment
March 25th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kleve (Germany), March 25 (DPA) Workers splitting a consignment of South American bananas found boxes of cocaine with a street value of 10 million euros ($13 million), German police said Thursday.
The drug ... Read more...
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Synagogue opens in German town after 70 years
March 15th, 2010 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Herford, March 15 (DPA) A new synagogue was opened Sunday in the north-western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the old synagogue was destroyed under Nazi rule.
"I wish you ... Read more...
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German police arrest six Tamil separatists
March 5th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Karlsruhe (Germany), March 5 (DPA) German police have arrested six leading Tamil separatists, the federal prosecution agency said Friday.
The men - three German and three Sri Lankan nationals - are suspected of ... Read more...
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Germany may buy data on tax evaders with Swiss accounts
January 31st, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 31 (DPA) Germany's government is considering buying purloined files on about 1,500 German taxpayers alleged to be using secret Swiss bank accounts to evade taxes, Berlin officials confirmed Saturday.
Two German ... Read more...
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Heavy snow shuts roads and railways in Germany
January 31st, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Jan 30 (DPA) Heavy fresh snow temporarily shut main roads and railways in the north of Germany Saturday, prompting rail company Deutsche Bahn to deploy every available snow-plough to clear the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Germany wants Indian exports free of child labour
January 12th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Germany, concerned over reports that products made using child labour in countries like India were entering its territory, has proposed a certification scheme that will satisfy customers ... Read more...
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Germany commemorates tsunami victims
December 27th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Dusseldorf, Dec 26 (DPA) German survivors and relatives of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami gathered for a memorial service in Dusseldorf Saturday, five years after the catastrophe which claimed ... Read more...
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Chinese eateries smuggled 1,000 chefs into Germany, raids show
August 18th, 2009 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Hanover (Germany), Aug 17 (DPA) A Chinese people-trafficking gang is thought to have smuggled more than 1,000 compatriots into Germany over the years to work as chefs, criminal investigators here reported Monday.
Hanover, ... Read more...
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Space and robotics technology used to improve forest planning and harvesting
June 30th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): Space and robotics technology have been combined to develop an advanced Precision Forestry Positioning System, which allows more efficient forest planning and harvesting.Invented by researchers at the Institute ... Read more...
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German couple abandon three children in Italian pizzeria
April 23rd, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Rome/Berlin, April 23 (DPA) Fearing a possible suicide, police in Germany and Italy were searching Wednesday for a German couple who abandoned three children at a pizza restaurant in northern Italy.
Two boys, ... Read more...
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NRI owned firm takes over German clothing chain store
January 5th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dusseldorf, Jan 5 (IANS) German business circles were startled when a small NRI-owned textile importing company took over the financially troubled German clothing chain store Wehmeyer that is a household name for ... Read more...
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German group stirs global Muslim anger with ”anti-Islamisation” conference
September 19th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.19 (ANI): A German far right group has stirred Muslim anger worldwide by holding a three-day "Anti-Islamisation Conference" to protest against the construction of mosques and Muslim immigration. Prominent members ... Read more...
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German investigators seek old men behind Nazi atrocity
July 14th, 2008 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
By Helge Toben
Dortmund (Germany), July 14 (DPA) Little Hubert Menanteau was just three months old when he was killed by callow Nazi troops in one of the worst German atrocities during the ... Read more...
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Turkish institute head sacked for Holocaust comparison
June 26th, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Berlin, June 26 (DPA) A German institute of Turkish studies sacked its Turkish-born director Thursday after he said Turks in Germany and other European countries suffered discrimination similar to that suffered by ... Read more...
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Germany fights dreaded Chinese beetle
June 20th, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Braunschweig (Germany), June 20 (DPA) A Germany-wide infestation of the citrus longhorned beetle, a major tree pest, has been blamed on a shipment of bargain-price maple trees from China to the Netherlands. ... Read more...
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Sports cars remain popular despite eco-debate
April 9th, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by admin
By Heiko Haupt
Hamburg, April 9 (DPA) Despite rising prices at the pump and car manufacturers actively working on clean-drive technology and more economical vehicles, sports cars remain popular with several new ... Read more...
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