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Deutsche sees first annual loss

Feb 8, 2009
Deutsche Bank says it made an annual loss last year, its first since being restructured after World War II.
The global financial crisis meant Germany's biggest bank made a net loss of 3.9bn euros ($5bn; £3.5bn) in 2008 following a 6.5bn euros...

German economy faces gloomy 2009

Jan 21, 2009
Germany has predicted that its economy will shrink by 2.25% in 2009, which would be its worst performance in the post-World War II era. The downgraded forecast is much lower than the previous prediction of 0.2% growth, made in October. Germany's econ...

Merkel says Berlin to decide on help to carmaker Opel before Christmas

Nov 18, 2008
BERLIN, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that her government will make the decision on whether and how to help General Motors' German unit Opel through its financial problems before Christmas.Speaking after an emerge...

Five things the English Premier League can learn from the German Bundesliga

Nov 18, 2008
By Jeremy Wilson Winter breakGermany has a smaller league and one less cup competition, allowing the players a winter break of around six weeks. It means they are fresher and less likely to be injured for summer tournaments. The international team, w...

Fabio Capello not afraid to flex muscles over Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard

Nov 18, 2008
By Henry WinterBy insisting his medical staff checked whether Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard did indeed have “legitimate’’ injuries, Capello reminded club managers that he decides who can be excused international duty, not them.Li...

German economy now in recession

Nov 13, 2008
Germany has entered a recession after government figures showed that the country's economy contracted by 0.5% in the third quarter.This is the second consecutive quarter that the economy has shrunk after a 0.4% contraction in the second quarter.The f...

German refuse dump yields 1938 loot

Oct 28, 2008
By Rachel NolanKLANDORF, Germany: Almost 70 years ago, anti-Semitic rioters wreaked orchestrated nationwide havoc on their Jewish neighbors in Germany, wrecking and torching thousands of synagogues, private businesses and homes.Michael Blumenthal, a ...

Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

Oct 28, 2008
Twice as wide as standard 35-mm film, it is the adequate format for monumental works: screen epics, adventure and science fiction films, Westerns, musicals, as well as magnificent panoramas of nature and intimately beautiful close-ups. The high resol...