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Uber Service Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court
The injunction will stand until the court holds a hearing later this year. Uber said it would continue to operate in Germany despite the threat of criminal charges and fines.
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Uber banned across Germany by court
Car pick-up service Uber has been banned across Germany. A court in Frankfurt ruled that the firm lacked the necessary legal permits to operate under German law. It has emerged that the firm was told last week that its "low-cost" UberPop service could no longer take passengers and faced a fine if it continued. But an Uber spokesman said it had decided not to suspend the service, adding that the ban was not enforceable while an appeal process was ongoing.
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Radioactive Boars Are Roaming Around Germany
The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl occurred nearly three decades ago, but the radioactive legacy it has left on the landscape still continues today. Those impacts are not just felt in Ukraine and nearby Belarus, however, but in several European countries hundreds of miles away. Wind and rain deposited the radiation-laden plume soon after the disaster took place, and researchers tracked it east to Moscow, west to Poland, as far north as Sweden and Finland, and southwest to Germany.
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Monument Seeks to End Silence on Killings of the Disabled by the Nazis
The first to be singled out for systematic murder by the Nazis were the mentally ill and intellectually disabled. By the end of World War II, an estimated 300,000 of them had been gassed or starved, their fates hidden by phony death certificates and then largely overlooked among the many atrocities that were to be perpetrated in Nazi Germany in the years to follow.
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Monet discovered in suitcase of 'Nazi art' hoarder
The reclusive son of a Nazi-era art dealer who amassed a giant secret collection snuck a Monet with him into the German hospital where he died in May, investigators said Friday. The executor of Cornelius Gurlitt's estate discovered the French Impressionist artwork in a suitcase handed over to him by the clinic this week.
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The Great Myth: World War I Was No Accident
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War 1, formerly called the Great War. Not surprisingly, this has brought all sorts of stories and op-eds discussing the disastrous events that killed some 16 million people and wounded an additional 21 million others.
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The Bizarre German Car That Was Ultra-Aerodynamic—And Totally Impractical
What makes the Prius so fuel efficient? The hybrid drivetrain is a big part of it, yes, but put that into a box on wheels like the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen or even a Kia Soul and it’s not nearly so helpful. The Prius can deliver 51 mpg in no small part because Toyota engineers toiled tirelessly at their computers and in the wind tunnel to ensure it slices through the air as effortlessly as possible.
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Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind
Of all the developed nations, few have pushed harder than Germany to find a solution to global warming. And towering symbols of that drive are appearing in the middle of the North Sea. They are wind turbines, standing as far as 60 miles from the mainland, stretching as high as 60-story buildings and costing up to $30 million apiece. On some of these giant machines, a single blade roughly equals the wingspan of the largest airliner in the sky, the Airbus A380.
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Former Auschwitz guard, 93, charged with accessory to 300,000 murders in Germany
German prosecutors say they've charged a 93-year-old man with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for serving as a guard at the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp.
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German man, 20, goes on trial for Islamic State membership
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 20-year-old German man charged with joining Islamic State militants in Syria last year went on trial in Frankfurt on Monday, the first such case in Germany.Kreshnik B...
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The Church Described as a 'Symbol of Evil'
Plans to rebuild a church in Germany that is linked to Hitler and the rise of the Nazi party have divided the country and sparked a row about how the nation deals with its past.
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Uber No Longer Banned In Germany
A nationwide injunction issued against on-demand ride-hailing service Uber in Germany has been lifted by a local court in Frankfurt during an appeal hearing.
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Germany can't crack 'CIA double agent' laptop
An alleged CIA double agent secured his laptop so well that German secret services have failed to crack it since he was arrested in July, according to reports.
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German Muslims unite against 'Islamic State'
All across Germany, Muslims have used their Friday prayers to protest against injustice and hate crimes. In Berlin, the organizers did their best to demonstrate a united front against the "Islamic State."
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Oktoberfest
Millions of beer drinkers from around the world gather in Germany for the annual Oktoberfest festivities.
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Opening Weekend of Oktoberfest!
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Germany to impose rent-rise caps on inner-city properties
Germany will bring in caps on rent rises in densely populated areas in the first half of next year, it was announced on Tuesday, in a government attempt to keep homes affordable for tenants on average incomes. Under the rule change, landlords will only be able to raise rents by up to 10% above the local average for similar properties when taking on new tenants.
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This city is aiming for 100% clean electricity
Beer, BMW, and one of the world's best soccer teams, Bayern Munich: Germany's third largest city has a lot going for it. Not content with sporting, culinary and automotive excellence, Munich is also leading the way when it comes to sustainability.
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German universities scrap all tuition fees
All German universities will be free of charge when term starts next week after fees were abandoned in Lower Saxony, the last of seven states to charge.
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Germany plans to make sending colleagues work emails after 6pm illegal
The advent of smartphones has allowed us to be plugged in and able to read work emails around the clock. But research suggests that this is adding an extra five hours to the average office worker’s day. That is why Germany is considering bringing in new laws that will make it illegal to email colleagues after 6pm.
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