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Tuesday, June 07, 2011

The Two-Way

Live-Blog: Obama Doesn't Think 'Double-Dip Recession' Is Ahead

President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel during the official arrival ceremony for the German leader at the White House this morning (June 7, 2011).

June 7, 2011 The president and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a news conference today at the White House. Later, Merkel will be awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom and will be honored at a State Dinner.

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Monday, June 06, 2011

Shots - Health News

E. Coli Not Found In Initial Testing Of German Sprouts

Greenhouses of the shuttered Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel organic farm in Bienenbuettel, Germany. Health authorities in the German state of Lower Saxony closed the farm over worries that the vegetable sprouts grown there could be a source of E. coli outbreak that has infected more than 2,300 people. But preliminary tests came back negative.

June 6, 2011 Preliminary tests of samples taken from a sprout farm located between Hannover and Hamburg failed to detect the outbreak strain of bacteria, officials said. The E. coli outbreak has so far killed 22 people and made 2,333 people sick.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Shots - Health News

Europe Grapples With Foodborne Illness Outbreak

A farmer holds cucumbers in a field in Malaga, Spain. Cucumbers from Spain have been eyed as the source of a disease outbreak in Germany.

May 31, 2011 Blame for the outbreak has been pinned on produce from Spain, a charge the country denies. Hundreds of people in Germany have fallen sick from a virulent strain of E. coli that can cause severe kidney damage.

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

The Two-Way

Paul The 'Psychic' Octopus Honored With Golden Memorial

The tentacled tipster was honoured with a "Paul Corner" at his former home.

January 20, 2011 World Cup prognosticators don't get more famous than Paul the psychic octopus. Now he has his own memorial at the aquarium in Germany where he lived.

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Monday, December 20, 2010

The Two-Way

Seventeen Puppies Survive The Odds

Survivors, and all cute!

December 20, 2010 A Rhodesian Ridgeback named Etana gave birth to 17 puppies back in September in a town near Berlin, Germany. The AP reports that, thanks to lots of attention from owner Ramona Wegemann, all of them have survived.

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

The Two-Way

German Minister Downplays Terror Threat; France Warns Of Strikes In UK

Thomas de Maiziere

October 6, 2010 German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is calling recent warnings of terror attacks in Europe "hypothetical." He says there are no signs of any imminent attack.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Two-Way

Germany Considers Ban On Employers' Facebook Use

Angela Merkel, Guido Westerwelle

August 25, 2010 German officials are considering a ban on employers' use of Facebook before hiring.

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Friday, August 13, 2010

The Two-Way

German 2nd Qtr GDP Grew 2.2%, Boosting Euro Zone

German worker

August 13, 2010 German 2nd Qtr GDP Grew 2.2%, Boosting Euro Zone

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Friday, March 05, 2010

Planet Money

Why Greece Is Stuck With The Euro

March 5, 2010 "I don't see how it's feasible to wriggle out," says Berkely economist Barry Eichengreen.

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

Danke Schoen, Obama

July 24, 2008 Presidential hopeful Barack Obama speaks to a sea of tens of thousands in Berlin today.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

Football Under Cover

June 17, 2008 When football and girl power meet in Tehran — even under the vigilance of Iran's Moral Guards — women soccer players whizz across the field, and legions of female fans speak about their rights to attend a game.

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

Detainee 053

Murat Kurnaz, after his release.

April 9, 2008 Murat Kurnaz's journey from Germany to Guantanamo Bay.

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