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'Tis the season to spend free lolly

Stuttgart :: Germany | about 13 hours ago | Business News

Source: The Guardian

Now members of Germany 's ruling coalition are discussing the seasonally fitting idea of doling out gift vouchers. Members of the Social Democratic party (SPD) have proposed handing out €500 (£430) cheques to the over-18s that would have to be...

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Bailout Oversight Lacking, GAO Report Says

Tarp :: Germany | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Washington Post

The new report by the Government Accountability Office , the nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, said the Treasury Department has yet to impose necessary safeguards or decide how to determine whether the program is achieving its goals. The auditors said...

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Hoffenheim faces Bayern test

Munich :: Germany | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: The Local

Bankrolled by local businessman Dietmar Hopp, Hoffenheim have risen from the depths of Germany's amateur leagues and currently top the table by three points from Bayern after 15 games. Key to their impressive start to life in their first season...

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Der Spiegel: 'Consumer Doping'

Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Androscoggin News

Consumer Doping' Some German politicians want to copy Washington's formula for spurring consumer spending: cut taxpayers a check for $500. But media commentators argue this is a dangerous prescription for the ailing economy that could backfire. In addition to a...

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Football365.com: RIBERY UNHAPPY WITH AWARD RANKING

Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago | Sports News

Source: Androscoggin News

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery admits he was "disappointed" to finish way down the list in the polling for the 2008 Ballon d'Or award. Cristiano Ronaldo picked up the accolade in the early hours of Tuesday morning after winning 446...

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Infineon posts another large loss

Neubiberg :: Germany | 2 days ago | Business News

Source: BBC

The firm reported a net loss of 763m euros ($970m, £652m) in the quarter to the end of September, more than analysts had expected. Infineon has been hit hard by falling demand from troubled carmakers, its key customer group...Job cuts...

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'Da Vinci Code' publisher leaves Random House

Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago | Entertainment News

Source: The Examiner

Spokeswoman Carol Schneider would not say whether Applebaum, 54, was leaving voluntarily; Applebaum and Rubin, 67, have more than 40 years of combined experience in publishing. She said that layoffs are possible as the company's many imprints and divisions are...

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New Star unveils debt-for-equity swap

Berlin :: Germany | 2 days ago | Business News

Source: Times Online

New Star Asset Management has agreed “radical” plans to wipe out £240 million of its debts in a bid to safeguard its future...New Star said the arrangement would see £240 million of its £260 million debts converted to equity in...

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MPs seek debt payment to Germany dropped

Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: The Jakarta Post

Indonesia had in 1996 repaid a debt of some US$560 million (Rp 7 trillion) in connection to the purchase of 39 used warships from Germany in 1992-1994. Lawmaker Djoko Susilo on Wednesday said at least 15 members of House Commission...

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Teens arrested on State Street after Metro bus scuffle

Lünen :: Germany | 1 day ago | No category

Source: The Daily Cardinal

According to a police report, the bus driver stopped the vehicle in the 400 block of State Street around 1 p.m. because of a fight happening in the back of the bus. A 53 -year-old woman told police the scuffle...

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