Tag: Germany
Malaysian exhibitors at world’s largest home-textile fair in Frankfurt
By Manik Mehta
FRANKFURT -- Three Malaysian companies are making a strong pitch at Frankfurt’s four-day home-textile trade fair – Heimtextil 2019 – which ends Saturday,...
Bergmann, barred as a Jew from 1936 Olympic Games, dies at...
New York/Frankfurt - Former German high jumper Gretel Bergmann, who as a Jew was denied by the Nazi regime to compete at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,...
India’s Modi arrives in Germany ahead of bilateral talks
Berlin - Indian Premier Narendra Modi was welcomed to the German government's Meseberg Castle state guest house near Berlin by Chancellor Angela Merkel on...
World’s shortest international flight cancelled
Stuttgart - An 8-minute flight between Germany and Switzerland that was said to be the world's shortest regularly scheduled international route has been discontinued,...
Report: another dubious payment in German World Cup affair
Frankfurt - Another dubious payment has emerged in the affair around Germany's hosting of the 2006 World Cup, Der Spiegel news magazine said Friday.
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Trump demands “vast sums of money” for defending Germany
Washington - Berlin owes "vast sums of money" to NATO and the United States for the defence of Germany, US President Donald Trump said Saturday...
Real Madrid face Bayern Munich; Barcelona meet Juventus in CL
Berlin - Holders Real Madrid meet German champions Bayern Munich, while Spanish rivals Barcelona are up against Italy's Juventus in the quarter finals of football's...
Package containing explosives found at German Finance Ministry
Athens - An explosive-filled envelope discovered in the German Finance Ministry mailroom on Wednesday was sent from Athens, according to a spokeswoman for the Greek...
Philippine troops recover body of beheaded German hostage
Manila – Philippine troops have recovered the body of a 70-year-old German man beheaded by Islamist militants last week, a military commander said Sunday.
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Berlin confirms murder of German hostage in the Philippines
Berlin/Manila– Berlin confirmed on Monday the murder of a German hostage by the militant Islamist group Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines with Chancellor...
