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Germany
Does Well in International Bribery Ranking
German companies operating abroad are among the least corrupt
in the world, according to the anti-corruption organization Transparency
International. |
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A
Decline in Corporate Bankruptcies and a Big Jump in Indo-German
Trade
Trade between Germany and India soared to €3.3 billion ($4.1
billion) in the first seven months of 2006. At the same time, the
Federal Statistics Office announced on Thursday that the number
of German businesses filing for bankruptcy declined by a quarter
in July. |
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Environmental
Minister Sigmar Gabriel Gives Green Light to the German Wind Energy
Testing Field in the North Sea
Several energy companies and a wind turbine producer will work
with the Federal Government to erect a dozen 5-megawatt wind farms
in the North Sea by 2008. |
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VW
Acquires New Stake in MAN
Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG has acquired a 15.06 percent
stake in German truckmaker MAN AG. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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Renowned
DEFA Director Frank Beyer Dies at Age 74
The only East German filmmaker to have received an Oscar nomination
for best foreign film died this week in Berlin. |
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German
Sense of Humor on Display in Cologne
The Cologne International Comedy Festival, now in its 15th year,
is at the vanguard of a growing stand-up comedy scene in Germany.
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European
Dream Festival in Full Swing in the Big Apple
For six weeks this fall, the first ever European Dream Festival
is presenting leading creative voices and artistic visions in the
performing arts, literature and film from a newly enlarged Europe
at prime New York venues. |
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DNA
Tests Ordered to Clear up Mystery of Schiller’s Skull
The Weimar Classics Foundation in Eastern Germany announced that
DNA testing has been ordered to resolve a nearly 125-year-old mystery
about the skull of the German Poet Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805). |
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Berlin
Opera to Go Ahead with Controversial Idomeneo Performances
The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that it will reinstate the
opera, but has not set a date for the performances. |
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| Sports |
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Results
of the Sixth Round of National Soccer League (Bundesliga) Play (September
29 - October 1, 2006)
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