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Big German protests pressure Merkel before CDU meet (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across Germany on Saturday to protest against government policies and social inequality, a day before a key meeting of Chancellor…

German exports regain pace in September (AFP)

November 8th, 2010

Container ships moor in the harbour in the northern German city of Hamburg on August 16. The German export machine was back in top gear in September, after two months of slowdown, official data showed, boosting further the German trade surplus which helps to underpin the euro.(AFP/Maurizio Gambarini)AFP - The German export machine was back in top gear in September, after two months of slowdown, official data showed on Monday boosting further the German trade surplus which…

German police try to free blocked nuclear waste train (AFP)

November 8th, 2010

Protestors against the transport of nuclear waste from France to Germany use a burning vehicle as part of a barricade in Metzingen on November 7, 2010.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - German police Monday began dispersing activists who succeeded in peacefully blocking a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany after earlier protests erupted in violence.


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German police clash with anti-nuclear activists (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Police tussles with demonstrators as they clear an area where anti-nuclear activists digged a hole beside the possible Castor transportation route in Splietau near Dannenberg November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Pawel KopczynskiReuters - German police used truncheons and teargas Sunday to clear rail lines as they clashed with anti-nuclear activists trying to disrupt a shipment of nuclear waste heading to a…

German foreign minister heads to Israel, Gaza (AFP)

November 7th, 2010

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle embarked on a two-day trip to Israel and the Gaza Strip Sunday aimed at promoting a new start to peace talks and monitoring development efforts.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle embarked on a two-day trip to Israel and the Gaza Strip Sunday aimed at promoting a new start to peace talks and monitoring…

German protesters mobilise against nuclear waste train (AFP)

November 7th, 2010

Anti-nuclear activists stand on the tracks during a protest in Berg near the Franco-German border against the arrival in Germany of a train carrying highly radioactive waste. German police scuffled with protesters as tens of thousands of people gathered in Dannenberg, northern Germany, vowing to block the nuclear waste convoy arriving from France.(AFP/Frederick Florin)AFP - German police scuffled with protesters as tens of thousands of people gathered in Dannenberg, northern Germany, vowing to block a nuclear waste convoy arriving from France.


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Mass German anti-nuclear rally against waste shipment (Reuters)

November 6th, 2010

Police tussles with demonstrators as they clear an area where anti-nuclear activists digged a hole beside the possible Castor transportation route in Splietau near Dannenberg November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Pawel KopczynskiReuters - Tens of thousands of protesters took part in one of the largest anti-nuclear rallies in years Saturday as the first shipment of waste in two years was slowed…

German workers want their share of a bigger pie (AFP)

October 31st, 2010

A construction worker is seen in the western German city of Essen. German workers who made sacrifices during the financial crisis say it is payback time now that the economy is thriving, company profits are climbing and unemployment has fallen below a key benchmark.(AFP/File/Patrik Stollarz)AFP - German workers who made sacrifices during the financial crisis say it is payback time now that the economy is thriving, company profits are climbing and unemployment has fallen…

Forces free seized German cargo ship off Africa (AP)

October 25th, 2010

In this undated photo released Sunday Oct. 24, 2010, by Interunity Management Corporation SA, (IMC) showing the MV York merchant vessel which was boarded by suspected Somali pirates approximately 90 nautical miles from Mombasa, Kenya, on Saturday Oct. 23, 2010.  A distress signal from the vessel was received Saturday as the York sailed between Mombasa and Mahe, Seychelles, with 17 crew aboard, and is now believed to be headed towards Somalia under the control of pirates. (AP Photo/IMC) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Rescue forces using a ship, a plane and a helicopter freed a German cargo vessel being held by Somali pirates off eastern Africa on Monday, but the hijackers…

German militants training in Pakistani border area (AP)

October 7th, 2010

AP - The video at first seems like many others filmed in Pakistan’s tribal areas: The bearded militant sits cross-legged on the floor, an AK-47 propped against the wall behind…