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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:21:43 -0500 Electronic drug information system reduces risk for ICU patients
A new German study has demonstrated that doctors can lower the risk for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the help of the electronic drug information system "AiDKlinik", which reduces the number of adverse drug interactions and adverse events.
Westerwelle Under Fire For Family Business Ties
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Thursday faced new allegations that he had helped promote the business interests of his friends and family during official trips abroad.
Lufthansa Expects 'slight' Recovery
Europe's biggest airline, Lufthansa, has set modest 2010 targets after reporting a 2009 net loss of €112m due to a slump in traffic. Lufthansa said it expected a 'slight recovery of revenues' ...
Verizon Business Achieves Advanced Data Center Network Infrastructure Specialization From Cisco For Germany, The Netherlands And The U.k.
READING, England, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Business announced Thursday (March 11) that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Networking Infrastructure (DCNI) Specialization from Cisco for G...
German Exports Drop 6.3% In January
(MENAFN) A report issued by Germany's Federal Statistical Office, or Destatis, showed that the country's exports unexpectedly declined in January compared to the previous month, AP reported. Exports, ...
Schalke Hoping To Put Pressure On Bayern Munich
Berlin - Not long ago, the German Bundesliga title was going to be decided between two teams: Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. That was three weeks ago and the two clubs were four points ahead of t...
Lufthansa Targets Earnings Growth On Traffic Increase
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-biggest airline, forecast operating profit will rise this year as the company reduces spending and travel increases.
Pope's Aides Fret About German Scandals
VATICAN CITY | Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself. While there has been no suggestion of wrongd...
'free' City Tours Exposed For Dodgy Employment Practices
The popular city tour company Sandemans New Europe has been exposed for forcing their guides to pay to lead groups through Berlin, a practice that German legal experts say is illegal.
Hannover Re Posts Very Pleasing Result For The 2009 Financial Year
HANNOVER, GERMANY--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Hannover RE / Hannover Re posts very pleasing result for the 2009 financial year processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely respo...
German School Marks Anniversary Of Gun Rampage
Winnenden, Germany - One year on from a school gun rampage in which 16 people died, pupils, teachers and bereaved family members gathered on Thursday for silent remembrance in the German town of Winne...
Germans Plan Wireless Broadband With Led Lights
Light coming from lamps in your home could eventually be used to encode a wireless broadband signal, according to German researchers. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications at...
300 Ryanair Jobs To Go To Spain Or Germany
The 300 jobs that Ryanair claimed it would create at Hangar Six at Dublin Airport are now going to either Spain or Germany.Opposition politicians had rounded on Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and Transport M...
Baqaie Urges Expansion Of German-iranian Cultural Ties
Weimar, March 11, IRNA - Iranian Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization Hamid Baqaie here Wednesday called for the expansion of cultural relations between...
Samaya Hotels And Resorts Participates In Itb Berlin Show
Samaya Hotels & Resorts announced its participation in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), the leading think tank of the travel industry, to be held in Berlin, Germany from March 10 to 14.
Politicians Bicker Over Gun Law Reforms On Winnenden Anniversary
Winnenden school shooting on Thursday, politicians and law enforcement authorities bickered over whether changes to weapon laws have been successful.
Germany Clashes With Brazil On Iran Sanctions
Brazil and Germany differed sharply Wednesday on whether to threaten Iran with fresh United Nations sanctions in a bid to rein in its disputed nuclear program.
German Minister Says Banks Should Provide More Credit
BERLIN, March 11 (Reuters) - There is no broad credit crunch in Germany but banks should provide more credit, German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said on Thursday. Bruederle told ZDF televisio...
Laterooms.com - Enjoy The Latest Exhibition At The Deutsche Guggenheim In Berlin
accommodation in Berlin later this year who wants to see some unusual artworks while staying in the city should spend some time at the Deutsche Guggenheim museum. Located on Unter den Linden, near ...
Laterooms.com - Celebrate The Arrival Of Spring At Fruhlingsfest In Munich
accommodation in Munich for mid-April. This is because the Fruhlingsfest will be in full swing from April 16th until May 2nd, with a host of attractions and activities to keep any visitors to the c...
Antofagasta Lifted To Hold At Deutsche Bank
) was upgraded to hold from sell on Thursday at Deutsche Bank, which said given prudent balance sheet management, visible near-term growth and the greater likelihood of a dividend windfall, shares d...
Iran And Germany Must Expand Cultural Cooperation
Vimar, Germany, March 11, IRNA – Emphasis was made here Wednesday on need for expansion of cultural cooperation in a meeting between Iran’s CHHTO head and deputies and Vimar city officials.
Germany Condemns Israeli Housing Plans In East Jerusalem
Berlin, March 10, IRNA -- Germany strongly condemned Israel for approving 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, branding it "not acceptable."
Muslim Groups Mull Boycott Of Talks With German Government
Berlin, Mar 10, IRNA -- Germany's main Islamic organizations have threatened to boycott government talks after the Council of Islam was barred from such regular consultations with Berlin about the sta...
German Envoy Hears Iranian Protest Over Freedom Of Pjak Ringleader
Tehran, March 10, IRNA -- Following freedom of PJAK ringleader Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi from prison, German ambassador to Tehran was summoned to Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday to hear Iranian ...
Qatar Participates In Itb Berlin
Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) participates in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) Berlin, the biggest European travel trade show, held from March 10 to March 14.
German Salt, Fertilizer Company Kali+salz's Q4 Net Income Falls 93 Pct To $22 Million
FRANKFURT - German salt and fertilizer company Kali+Salz AG said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income plunged 93 percent to euro16 million ($22 million) as the downturn significantly affected ...
Deutsche Lufthansa Sees '10 Slight Sales Recovery
Labour of love British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the U.K.'s economic recovery remains fragile as his Labour Party prepares for elections
Al Qasba To Showcase Latest Touristic Attractions At Itb Berlin 2010
Al Qasba, the premiere tourist, cultural and entertainment destination in the emirate of Sharjah has announced its participation in ITB Berlin 2010, the largest global tourism and travel exhibition, f...
Naked Tobogganing In A German Village
Berlin - The winter months are usually a very quiet time of year in the small town of Braunlage in central Germany. Beginner skiers can be seen timidly practicing curves while parents and their young ...
Advantech Buys German Computing Rival
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's Advantech, a leading industrial computer provider, said Tuesday that it had acquired a German company, to consolidate its lead in in-vehicle computing.
Germany Criticizes Israeli Plans For New Settlements In East Jerusalem
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Wednesday criticized the Israeli approval of plans for the building of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, saying that it is "the wrong signal ...
Germany In Hunt For Hat-trick
NEW DELHI: World and Olympic champions Germany are aiming to make the World Cup final by avenging a loss to England in the title encounter of last year's European Cup, while Australia face three-time ...
Germany Pledges $77 Million For Needy Holocaust Survivors
BERLIN - Germany will pay $77 million in subsidies this year to aid needy Holocaust survivors worldwide. The decision is the end result of annual negotiations held in Berlin between the German governm...
Nomura Taps David Puritz Of Deutsche Bank As Convertibles Head
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerage, hired David Puritz, head of U.S. convertible bond trading at Deutsche Bank AG, to run the business in New York, two peopl...
Germans To Examine What Pope Knew Of Abuse
In this Sept. 13, 2006, file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. German church officials said Wednesday they will examine w...
Iran Summons German Ambassador Over Separatist Leader Row
Iranian Foreign Ministry Wednesday summoned German ambassador in Tehran Bernd Erbel to express Iran's protest over the leader of separatist Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), the official IRNA ne...
German Minister Says Partner Does Not Profit From His Office
DEREK SCALLY in BerlinTHE GERMAN foreign minister has dismissed claims from political opponents that his partner is deriving private profit by accompanying him on state visits.Guido Westerwelle, Germa...
German Catholic Church Pledges To Investigate All 170 Allegations Of Abuse
END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The Roman Catholic Church in Germany ordered two separate investigations yesterday into allegation...
German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
BERLIN (AP) - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday - one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look int...
Uruguay demands concrete help from Germany to salvage sunken ship
Montevideo - Uruguay on Wednesday demanded concrete assistance from Berlin for efforts to salvage the German battleship Graf Spee, which sank off the coast of Montevideo in December 1939. Hours after ...
Euro zone debt crisis nightmare for Berlin
Ever since the federal republic was founded, Germany has had two overriding strategic objectives: sound money and European integration. These were the twin imperatives learned from the calamities of ...
German bishops to investigate all abuse charges, including at choir once led by pope's brother
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2008 file picture the spires of the Regensburg cathedral is seen while pedestrians cross the Gothic bridge over the Danube river in Regensburg, southern Germany. The Regensburg...
Archbishop Robert Zollitsch is to brief Pope Benedict about abuse in German Catholic schools.
German archbishop Robert Zollitsch is set to meet Pope Benedict XVI for discussions on sexual abuse against children at church institutions. Meanwhile, the Pope faces questions on whether he knew anyt...
German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
BERLIN (AP) - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday - one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look int...
Hamburg out to silence young gun
While Hamburger SV coach Bruno Labbadia said he had "a lot of respect" for round of 16 opponents RSC Anderlecht, he reserved special mention for teenage sensation Romelu Lukaku ahead of the side's mee...
Germany's Gerdemann snatches Tirreno first stage
(Reuters) - Germany's Linus Gerdemann grabbed victory in the first stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday, the first big stage race of the Italian season.
Traveling to Germany 'breaks down prejudices', new stats reveal
Germany's central tourist board recorded 360 million overnight stays in Germany this year. While most tourists are still German, more and more foreigners are discovering the country.
German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
BERLIN (AP) - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday - one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, i...
Teens to go unpunished for torturing pensioner
Police on Wednesday said two teen boys will likely not face prosecution for torturing an elderly Munich woman this week because they are only aged 13.
Fake 'glaciers' grown to combat big melt
(4 Mar 10) A team led by Eduard Heindl, a professor in e-business at Furtwangen University and also a doctor of physics, has managed to make two sheets of ice about two metres thick and covering 1,0...
Hamburg authorities criticised after teen deportee's death
The city of Hamburg is facing heavy criticism following the suicide of a 17-year-old boy held in custody ahead of his planned deportation back to Georgia.
Bayern Munich star Mario Gomez out up to 3 weeks
Germany striker Mario Gomez will be out for two to three weeks with a calf injury. Bayern Munich says that Gomez ruptured a muscle in his right calf during Tuesday's Champions League match at Fiorent...
Tourism in Germany fares well despite crisis
As the world's biggest travel trade fair, the ITB, opened its doors in Berlin, Germany was upbeat. The country's tourism industry managed to sail through the financial crisis in 2009 relatively unscat...
German bishops to probe 'abuses'
The German Bishops Conference is to lead an investigation into allegations of the sexual and physical abuse of more than 170 students in Germany. The probe will include examining claims of sexual abu...
Child abuse scandal spreads to Catholic dorm
A Roman Catholic dormitory near Frankfurt closed in 1981 on Wednesday became the latest religious institution enmeshed in a child abuse scandal now involving over two-thirds of Germany's dioceses.
Riesch leaves Vonn behind in blistering Garmisch downhill run
Germany's Maria Riesch romped to victory in the women's World Cup finals downhill race in Garmisch on Wednesday, leaving Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States in her wake.
The worst of times for literary translators in Germany
In the wake of the worst recession since World War II, the German Foreign Ministry has decided to cut funding to international literary projects. Advocates say it imperils the already threadbare livel...
Building an empire one massage at a time
The Local's series "Making it in Germany" presents Dot Stein, the Berlin-based masseuse to the stars and saucy sex columnist better known as Dr. Dot.
Ghetto Laborers Still Waiting for German Pensions
Germany approved the requisite legislation back in 2002, but many of those who worked in Jewish ghettos during World War II are still waiting for their pensions. Indeed, up to 90 percent of applicants...
German Foreign Minister Under Fire for Bringing Partner and Donors on Government Trips
DPA Walking across the tarmac to the government jet: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle with his partner Michael Mronz, en route to South America..
'Europeans Shouldn't Be Pointing Their Fingers at Washington'
Politicians in Berlin and elsewhere in Europe are accusing Washington of protectionism over the collapse of a deal for the construction of 179 refueling tanker planes that pitted European aerospace gi...
Munich Re insurer expects solid profits despite natural disasters
Munich - Germany's Munich Re AG, one of the world's leading reinsurers, said Wednesday it expects to post a profit of more than 2 billion euros (2.7 billion dollars) this year, despite last month's ea...
German mine to be blown up
A German World War II mine found in Portland Harbour in Dorset is set to be blown up on Thursday in Weymouth bay.Coastguards said a survey vessel with sonar equipment located the "huge" devi...
Buffett stake backs our strategy
) sees star investor Warren Buffett's stake in the reinsurer as evidence that he backs its long-term strategy aimed at creating stability, Munich Re's chief executive said on Wednesday.
Coach slams German football officials over match-fix allegation
Munich - The coach of 1860 Munich has criticised the German football association (DFB) after the organization said that were investigating allegations of match-fixing of a game involving the club. Ewa...
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