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Germany just released an unspeakably ugly coin commemorating currywurst
It’s a shiny piece of metal that combines two German favorites: cash and bratwurst with curry sauce. This seemingly priceless combination can be yours for just €13 ($14.90), thanks to the Staatliche Münze Berlin, a mint based in Berlin that produces 20% of all Germany’s euro coins. The mint just released a commemorative coin celebrating 70 years of currywurst, on sale for numismatists and sausage fans alike. (Sadly, it’s not legal tender.) Some 2,500 are available for purchase.
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Fat rat stuck in manhole rescued by firefighters in Germany
A multi-agency rescue operation has taken place in the town of Bensheim in Germany after a tubby rat became stuck in a manhole cover. The rat, still plump with winterspeck – which translates literally as winter bacon and refers to extra pounds piled on in the colder months – became stuck after it tried to squeeze through a small gap in the sewer cover.
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Germany fossil fuels: Nation to shut down all its coal-fired plants by 2038
Germany, one of the largest consumers of coal, has decided to shut down all its coal-fired plants by 2038. The country has made this announcement owing to its international commitments in the fight against climate change. To make this a reality will require an investment of around $45 billion to mitigate the dependence on coal-fired plants, which accounts for 40% of Germany’s electricity production.
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German defence minister: We will stay in Lithuania as long as WE want - The Baltic Word
On February, 16 in the Republic of Lithuania the celebrations on the occasion of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania were held. However, today this holiday has lost its relevance, due to the fact that Lithuania again loses its independence.
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Return of wolves to Germany pits farmers against environmentalists
EU regulations outlaw killing of wolves unless people are in danger or there is ‘no satisfactory alternative’
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Bruno Ganz, Who Played an Angel and Hitler, Is Dead at 77
“Wings of Desire” and “Downfall” were among the highlights of Mr. Ganz’s long film career, which he spent mostly in Europe.
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German Regulators Just Outlawed Facebook's Whole Ad Business
The country’s antitrust regulator told Facebook it couldn't demand so much data from users simply to have an account. Experts say it’s a big deal.
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Hitler Loved Speed Limits
Germany’s unregulated highways might be the most irrational aspect of its modern identity—but you can’t blame it on the Führer.
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At Checkpoint Charlie, Cold War History Confronts Crass Commercialism
Checkpoint Charlie, ground zero in the Cold War split between East and West, is a top attraction for Berlin tourists. It is now threatened with development that could overshadow the site.
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The Lake Laach volcano in Germany is 'recharging' with fresh magma
Above, a pristine blue lake filled with boaters and swimmers. Below, magma bubbles and swells. What sounds like a Hollywood plot is in fact based on new research by geophysicists in Germany.
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GameStop Germany is Offering Fallout 76 for Free When You Buy a Used PS4 Controller
GameStop in Germany obviously can't wait to get rid of their stock of Fallout 76 copies quick enough where they've taken to giving them away for free when customers buy a used PS4 controller. GameStop in Germany is giving away free copies of Fallout 76 with every purchase of a used PS4 controller, which is a real punch in the teeth for Bethesda, but a giant win for anyone not wanting to spend a dime of the title. According to a Reddit post, there is a sign that reads – “Get Fallout 76 for free if you buy a used PS4 controller” right next to a stack of Fallout 76 cases.
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The Creator of the Roomba Just Launched a Lawn Mower
Product to go on sale in Germany in 2019, globally in 2020.
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A 78-year-old German man was hiding a 44-ton Nazi tank in his basement
Some people are into trains, some people are into tanks, few people could hide something like this in a basement for long.
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Germany Lays Out a Path to Quit Coal by 2038
A committee of disparate interests envisages sending billions of euros and thousands of government jobs to coal country as mines and power plants shut down.
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A Speed Limit On German Highways: 'Like Talking Gun Control In The U.S.'
How fast are Germany's highways, famously without speed limits? Tom Hanks described driving a Volkswagen camper van on an autobahn: "No matter how fast you're driving in Germany, someone is driving faster than you," Hanks said on Late Show with David Letterman in 2012. "When another car passes you when you're driving as fast as physics allow ... a blur goes past you. Sometimes it's a red blur, sometimes it's white."
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Groundbreaking deal makes large number of German studies free to public
Three years ago, a group of German libraries, universities, and research institutes teamed up to force the three largest scientific publishers to offer an entirely new type of contract. In exchange for an annual lump sum, they wanted a nationwide agreement making papers by German authors free to read around the world, while giving researchers in Germany access to all of the publishers’ online content.
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In 1938, Nazis demanded to know if ‘The Hobbit’ author was Jewish. He responded with a high-class burn.
In 1933, Adolf Hitler handed the power of Jewish cultural life in Nazi Germany to his chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels established a team of of regulators that would oversee the works of Jewish artists in film, theater, music, fine arts, literature, broadcasting, and the press. Goebbels new regulations essentially eliminated Jewish people from participating in mainstream German cultural activities by requiring them to have a license to do so.
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Neo-Nazi given life for German race murders
After a five-year trial, a member of a neo-Nazi gang has been found guilty of 10 racially-motivated murders. Beate Zschäpe was the main defendant on trial over the murder of eight ethnic Turks, a Greek citizen and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007. The Munich state court's verdict carries an automatic life sentence.
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Germany shuts down its last black coal mine, ending almost 200 years of history
For almost two centuries, miners have been extracting coal from pits in Germany’s Ruhr valley, which the country used to power its once-burgeoning steel mills and produce electricity. It’s largely thanks to coal that Germany stepped out of the Industrial Revolution as an industrial powerhouse. Today, the country is the wealthiest in Europe, by a high margin, and the 4th largest economy in the world.
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Apple will stop selling some iPhone models in its stores in Germany following ruling in patent case
Qualcomm was granted a second injunction against Apple Thursday, banning it from selling some iPhone models in Germany that use chips from Intel and parts from another supplier, Qorvo. There was no clear reaction to the news in Apple's stock price. In a statement, Apple said it plans to appeal the ruling. Under this condition, judge Matthias Zigann told the court earlier Thursday, the ruling would not go into immediate effect.
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