Germany

Germany

• 5 crew kidnapped from ship off Nigeria released

  A German ship operator says five crew members kidnapped from one of its ships off the coast of Nigeria last month have been released. The five Polish ... 

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  Amazon workers in Germany stage strike

  A union representing workers at Amazon in Germany says members are striking in a push for higher wages from the online retailer. The ver.di union said ... 

• Economy hurts Deutsche Post DHL freight business

  Mail, express delivery and freight company Deutsche Post DHL saw its profits dip in the first quarter as the weak global economy saw companies ship ... 

• German ZEW confidence survey barely rises

  Germany's ZEW survey of investor optimism barely rose in May, reflecting the weak economy in the euro currency union. The ZEW research institute's ... 

• Higher prices for MS drug help drug firm Merck

  Higher prices for its multiple sclerosis drug Rebif helped German pharmaceutical and high-tech materials company Merck KGaA post a 54 percent rise in ... 

• Afghanistan: new Pakistan gov't offers opportunity

  A senior Afghan official says the prospect of a strong new government after last weekend's elections in Pakistan represents a good opportunity to ... 

• German inflation drops to near 3 year low

  Inflation in Germany, Europe's largest economy, has hit its lowest rate in nearly three years largely on the back of a fall in fuel costs. The Federal ... 

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  Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline

  Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France. 

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  Europe at odds over next steps to banking union

  European leaders are increasingly at odds over how to create a full-fledged banking union, the bloc's key project to stabilize its financial system ... 

• Hospital to probe East German medical trials

  Berlin's renowned Charite hospital said Monday it plans to investigate allegations that patients in communist East Germany were used as unwitting ... 

• Report: German journalist detained in Syria

  Berlin daily Tagesspiegel reports that a German journalist has been detained by Syrian government forces while trying to cover the conflict in the ... 

• Germany arrests alleged Somali pirate accountant

  German police arrested a man who allegedly acted as an accountant for Somali pirates blamed for the hijacking of an oil tanker in 2010, authorities ... 

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  Merkel shrugs aside new book on communist-era past

  Chancellor Angela Merkel has shrugged aside a new book that suggests she may have been closer to East Germany's communist system than previously ... 

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  Dortmund coach Klopp expects close Wembley final

  Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp says his team won't be swept away by Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final like Juventus and Barcelona ... 

• Liechtenstein ready to relax banking secrecy

  Liechtenstein's prime minister says the principality is prepared to discuss an automatic exchange of bank client information with the European Union. 

• Report: Iran FM says would attend Syria conference

  Iran's foreign minister says his country would be prepared to attend a planned international conference on Syria, and is suggesting Tehran could play ... 

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  Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict

  Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried ... 

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  Germany: Hope to advance Turkish EU talks soon

  Germany's foreign minister said Sunday he hopes that a new chapter in Turkey's stalled European Union membership talks can be opened in the coming ... 

• Kaiserslautern to play for place in Bundesliga

  Kaiserslautern won 3-1 in Regensburg on Sunday to clinch third place in Germany's second division, securing a slot in the playoff for a place in the ... 

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  Fans, players celebrate Bayern's Bundesliga title

  Tens of thousands of Bayern Munich fans lined the city streets on Saturday to celebrate their side's 23rd German championship. Bayern, which wrapped ... 

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  US, Finland, Sweden win at ice hockey worlds

  The United States beat France 4-2 for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship, while host teams Finland and Sweden also won on ... 

• Greuther Fuerth leaves Bundesliga without home win

  It started so well for Greuther Fuerth. Three minutes into the relegated club's last Bundesliga game at home on Saturday, Matthias Zimmermann scored, ... 

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  Bayern beats Augsburg, Bremen safe in Bundesliga

  Bayern Munich kicked off its Bundesliga title celebrations with a 3-0 win over Augsburg on Saturday, when the club finally received the trophy for its ...