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August 22, 2010
It’s almost become a ritual: when business is good, industry associations and politicians complain about the lack of skilled employees, and welcome those from foreign countries. Economics ...
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August 22, 2010
The welfare debate continues to rage in Germany. In coming months the government is set to recalculate welfare payments that will guarantee a dignified minimum income.But it will be a difficult ...
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August 22, 2010
When times are tough and banks pose higher hurdles for loans, local communities are forced to become creative in their search for extra funds. Some are too small to issue the municipal bonds ...
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August 22, 2010
The government had long been dragging its feet but has now finally accepted that the German military presence in Afghanistan is a question of war.German soldiers in the Hindu Kush are involved in ...
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August 22, 2010
Rammstein are one of Germany’s most successful cultural exports. The six band members grew up in communist East Germany, and have built a musical career on exploiting German cultural ...
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August 22, 2010
One in eight marriages in the EU today involve bi-national couples. When they end in divorce, things can get really messy. The European Union is planning to make things easier and fairer.Often ...
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August 22, 2010
Teacher training courses have traditionally focused on the subject matter, whether mathematics, Latin or religious studies. Often the issue of pedagogy — or how to convey this knowledge ...
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August 22, 2010
No former German President is as well known and well-remembered as Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker. On April 15th, he celebrates his 90th birthday. He still speaks out sometimes on current ...
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August 22, 2010
Participants in the International Four Day Marches Nijmegen, also known as the Vierdaagse, can expect to wind up with smelly socks and sore feet. Some 45,000 people take part in The ...
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August 22, 2010
Historically, the train link between Belgrade and Sarajevo was probably the most important one in the Balkans. Today the service lacks some of the comforts of yesteryear.The restaurant car is ...
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August 22, 2010
Ole von Beust, mayor of Hamburg, is now the sixth CDU state premier to resign within a year. Chancellor Merkel is now rapidly running out of staff. The opposition are rubbing their hands, while ...
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August 22, 2010
Hassen Chalghoumi is the only imam in France to publicly support the government’s plans to banning full facial veils. But he's paid a heavy price for that view.Chalghoumi has received ...
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August 22, 2010
France is taking a strong stance against Internet piracy. Offenders face high penalties, prison and even a comprehensive online ban.An owner of a peer-to-peer website for swapping music was ...
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August 22, 2010
There has been worldwide shock at the tragedy in Duisburg, where mass panic in a tunnel leading to the Love Parade left more than 20 dead and hundreds injured. The authorities are investigating ...
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August 22, 2010
Angela Merkel is not only Chancellor of Germany, but – as a Protestant from a religious family – she has also been the Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union for the last 10 years. As ...
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August 22, 2010
On Sunday, the decision will be taken. Hamburg will go to the polls to decide whether to leave the old primary school system in place, or completely revise it.The CDU/Greens senate are trying to ...
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August 22, 2010
The smallest Canary Island, El Hierro, is focusing on eco-tourism. Instead of high-rise hotels and shopping malls, visitors can enjoy unspoiled countryside and coastline.El Hierro can’t begin to ...
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August 22, 2010
A year ago, Hungary almost went bankrupt. Since then, the country has been following a strict austerity plan. Institutions for the mentally ill have been closed, and now many are ...
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August 22, 2010
Thinking ahead is particularly important when it comes to education. We look the deprived Hamburg suburb of Steilshoop, where the children who attend primary school here have very little chance ...
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August 22, 2010
For Germany’s soldiers in Afghanistan, April 2nd was one of the worst days of the whole mission. Three of them were killed in a firefight near Kunduz that lasted several hours. Now even Defense ...
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