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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:20:01 +0100
Virus lays low thousands of farm animals
Thousands of cows, sheep and goats have been infected with a flu-like virus across Germany, with the number of infected herds increasing sharply over the weekend.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100
Germans jailed in UK for owning terrorist material
Two German men were jailed in Britain on Monday after pleading guilty to possessing articles from an Al-Qaeda magazine.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:21:00 +0100
Wulff case 'a chance to open up German politics'
As President Christian Wulff remains mired in allegations of impropriety, anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) has called for politicians to use the case as a chance to open up German politics.
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:22:00 +0100
Robust Germany faces rising 'burnout' problem
Germany, holding up better than its eurozone partners in the current economic crisis, is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout" which is supposedly costing its economy billions of euros each year.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:00 +0100
Industrial orders rise amid eurozone gloom
Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, saw the release of further favourable economic data on Monday with industrial orders in December partly reversing steep falls seen the previous month.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0100
Snow to follow record deep freeze
Germany shivered through record low temperatures of -29 degrees Celsius overnight, but the German Weather Service has forecast an even deeper freeze ahead of snow showers midweek.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:57:00 +0100
Car thieves discover dead baby
Four young car thieves in the western German state of Saarland notified the police on Sunday night after they stumbled on the corpse of a small baby in the boot of a car they were breaking into.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0100
Children sit in front row at bloody sex opera
One of Germany's most famous opera houses, Dresden's Semperoper, gave teenagers front row seats to the premiere of its new production of Alban Berg's "Lulu" - which centres on a murderous prostitute.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:18:00 +0100
Former spy boss moves to Deutsche Bank
Ernst Uhrlau, former head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency the BND, has been on the payroll of Germany's biggest bank since the start of February, just two months after his retirement.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:48:00 +0100
Sarkozy looks to Merkel for re-election help
Increasingly citing Germany as a model for France, President Nicolas Sarkozy will look to give his re-election hopes a boost Monday in a joint TV interview with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:57:00 +0100
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