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Protocol
Amends German-American Double Taxation Convention
Aiming at strengthening competitiveness and investment, it eliminates
taxation at source of dividends paid by subsidiaries to their parent
companies, establishes mutual recognition of pension institutions,
and mandatory dispute resolution by arbitration. |
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Afghans
Aware of Reconstruction Progress and Germany’s Role
Afghans recognize the progress in reconstruction in their country,
according to national opinion polls, and are especially aware of
Germany’s contribution. Germany has played a leading role
in police reconstruction since 2002, among other efforts".
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Germany
Gives 350,000 Euros to Darfur Fund
Germany became the first country on Monday to donate funds to the
Darfur Community Peace and Stability Fund, which supports programs
to develop local jobs alongside efforts to achieve for peace and
security.
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| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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Drop
in Energy Use Coincides with Economic Growth in 2007
Germany’s energy use fell in 2007 to its lowest level since
1990, according to the Economics Ministry and based on a report by
an energy industry consortium. This is especially gratifying as it
coincides with robust economic growth, Economics Minister Glos said. |
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Murdoch
Buys Stake in Main German Pay-TV Company
A vehicle of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. bought just under one-sixth
of the German world's principal pay-TV company for cash on Monday,
boosting shares in the company, Premiere, by 26 percent. |
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German
Scientists Discover New Planet Outside Solar System
The Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Heidelberg said that
scientists had discovered a massive gas giant that is believed to
be the youngest planet outside the solar system. |
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Professor
Awarded Prize for Work with Recycled Plastics
Retired German professor Heinz Breuer was awarded the Plastics Recycling
Prize 2007 for his pioneering work with sustainable plastics in helping
to reduce the impact of our usage. |
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and Zeitgeist |
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Turntable:
Bernhard Schlink’s Homecoming: an Intellectual Odyssey
now in English
The newest novel by the author of the international smash and Oprah
favorite, The Reader, has hit the shelves at American bookstores.
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Germany
Remembers Wilhelm Busch, Great-Grandfather of Modern Comics
The inventor of Germany's most famous fictional delinquents,
Max and Moritz, Busch's picture books prefigured modern cartoons
from Tom and Jerry to Itchy and Scratchy but did not pull any punches
when it came to gruesome violence or sly social criticism.
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'Knutomania'
Redux: Suggestions 'paw' in for Name for Polar Bear Cub as She Enters
the Super-Cute Spotlight in Nuremberg
Suggestions have been pouring in for a name for a month-old polar
bear cub being raised by hand after being taken away from her mother
at a German zoo. |
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German
Expert Reveals True Identity of Mona Lisa
A German expert has confirmed the real identity of Mona Lisa after
centuries of speculation about the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's famous
portrait. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All, but We can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, find out what director Fatih Akin is doing in New York
and accompany journalist Robert Strauss as he retraces his Jewish
roots in Germany.
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