12/03/2008
Germany's largest paper seeks citizen photographers (International Herald Tribune)
Germany's largest newspaper is looking to expand — and not by hiring new reporters.
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12/03/2008
Male inmates in Germany win fight to buy cosmetics (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A male prisoner in Germany this week won the right to buy aftershave, moisturizer and other beauty products while behind bars after he appealed to Germany's Constitutional Court on grounds of sexual discrimination.
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12/03/2008
Germany Mulls ‘Consumption Vouchers’ to Boost Economy (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s Social Democrats, half of Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s coalition, are considering a plan to issue millions of vouchers this Christmas to encourage shopping and avert a deeper recession in Europe’s largest economy.
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12/03/2008
Germany's Bild seeks citizen photographers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Germany's largest newspaper is looking to expand -- and not by hiring new reporters. Bild has partnered with discount grocery chain Lidl to sell a basic-function digital camera in a bid to recruit a legion of citizen journalists to contribute images to its coverage.
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12/03/2008
EU Threatens to Sue Germany Over Mobile-Phone Data (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- European Union regulators threatened to sue Germany over the failure to turn over information about how much mobile-phone operators charge for taking calls outside their network.
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12/03/2008
Talanx of Germany Says 2008 Profit to Slump 93% on Investments (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Talanx AG, Germany’s third-biggest insurer, said losses on equity investments are expected to cause a 93 percent drop in profit this year.
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12/03/2008
Germany can retain export lead in 2008-Glos (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Germany has a good chance of remaining the world's biggest exporter of goods in 2008, German Economy Minister Michael Glos was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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12/03/2008
Germany's Merckle Family Says Talks With Banks Continue on VEM (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's Merckle family, stung by wrong-way bets on Volkswagen AG and other trades, is continuing talks with lenders in an effort to rescue the VEM Vermoegensverwaltung GmbH investment unit after a deadline expired at midnight.
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12/03/2008
Germany to help Lebanon secure border (Deutsche Welle)
Germany is to continue helping Lebanon improve security along its border with Syria, as part of efforts to stem weapons smuggling. Chancellor Angela Merkel made the announcement following a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, who is on his first official visit to Berlin.
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12/03/2008
Germany's Bild seeks citizen photographers (Boston Herald)
BERLIN - Germany's largest newspaper is looking to expand - and not by hiring new reporters. Bild has partnered with discount grocery chain Lidl to sell a basic-function...
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