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Germany

United under a wildly popular chancellor, can Germany march into the 21st century freed from the horrors of its past?

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March 2008
- Merkel Holds Cabinet Meeting in Jerusalem
  
  Times (UK) | Mar 17, 08 6:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When Angela Merkel holds her weekly cabinet meeting today, it will meet not in Berlin but in Jerusalem—a special gesture to mark the 60th anniversary of Israeli statehood. Only a few decades ago Israelis marched in protest when the country welcomed its first German ambassador, but now the chancellor will become the first foreign head of government ever to address the Knesset. The Times of London reports on the remarkable evolution of relations between the two nations. More »
- German Flick Quietly Reclaims the Red Baron as War Hero
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 16, 08 3:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Films extolling German war heroes aren’t exactly abundant, but upcoming movie The Red Baron shines the spotlight on the noble, softer side of Germany’s most famous fighter pilot. “There are strong voices in Germany still saying we're not allowed to do this,” says the writer/director. “But the film makes a very clear statement against war.” More »
- Germany Torn Over Reviving Iron Cross
  
  Independent (UK) | Mar 7, 08 3:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - German officials are debating whether to bring back the Iron Cross, a military insignia closely associated with the Nazi era, the Independent reports. Some 5,000 Germans signed a petition last year calling for the reintroduction of the decoration for "outstanding bravery," which was eliminated in 1945. Others say it’s too mired in bad memories to be appropriate. More »
- Blood Thinner Woes Hit Germany
  
  New York Times | Mar 7, 08 8:32 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Heparin blood thinners may have sickened as many as 100 people in Germany, health officials report. The FDA is currently investigating the drug after it was linked to 19 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions in the US, possibly due to contaminants from China. The agency is now recommending that all American heparin manufacturers test supplies for contaminants and counterfeit ingredients. More »
- German Soldiers Too Fat: Study
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 6, 08 12:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The German army is fat. It’s also unfit, smokes too much, and eats badly, according to a recent parliamentary update, the Guardian reports. About 40% of German soldiers are overweight—8.5% seriously so—and 70% smoke. “This has much to do with poor equipment and lack of training,” the report concluded, adding that soldiers spent too much time on bureaucratic tasks. More »
- Strike Cripples German Airports
  
  Associated Press | Mar 5, 08 7:23 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Thousands of German airport workers have walked off the job on the first day of a strike, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations across Europe's largest country. Frankfurt International Airport, a key European hub, was picketed by more than 2,000 employees from baggage handlers to check-in counter workers and even firefighters, reports AP. In a coordinated action, Berlin's subway, tram, and bus workers began their own 10-day strike. More »
- Brits Used Astrologer Against Hitler
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 4, 08 9:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Some British strategists saw the outcome of World War II written in the stars, according to newly declassified documents that reveal the role of an astrologer in predicting Adolf Hilter's moves. An intelligence agency employed a colorful character who claimed to be able to use astrological readings to, as one supporter put it, tell "when his aspects are bad," the Guardian reports. More »
- Scots Build Replica of Bach's Head
  
  BBC | Mar 1, 08 8:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Forensic artists have re-created Johann Sebastian Bach’s head based on a cast of his skull and documents from the composer’s time, the BBC reports. The model, built at Scotland’s Dundee University, is “the most complete face that can be built from the available reliable information,” including the cast, a single portrait, and papers describing his appearance, said one expert. More »
February 2008
- Anne Frank's Lost Love Revealed
  
  ABC News | Feb 27, 08 4:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Anne Frank's sweetheart now has a face to go along with his pet name. A photo of 12-year-old Lutz Peter Schiff, or Petel, as she sometimes called him, has been donated to the Anne Frank House by a childhood friend, reports ABC News . Frank wrote that she loved so strongly she didn't need a photo to remember him. But "for the readers, it is nice to finally put a face to the story," says a museum official. More »
- Hedgehog Lobby Sways McD's
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 27, 08 2:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Under fire from environmental groups in Germany, McDonald's plans to replace lids on its McFlurry dessert so as not to threaten hedgehogs—which were getting their heads trapped in the lids and starving to death, Der Spiegel reports. "We needed to find an opening that was big enough for a spoon but small enough that a hedgehog could not get inside," a spokesman said. More »
- Paris-Berlin Relations Turn Sour
  
  AFP | Feb 27, 08 10:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Only a week after Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel called off a scheduled meeting, France and Germany's finance ministers canceled their own summit yesterday, reports AFP. While nobody wants to say that the leaders of Europe's two largest countries are getting testy with each other, disagreements over economic policy and the EU's role have led to markedly tense relations. More »
- German Tax Case Reads Like Spy Thriller
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 26, 08 5:34 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Code names, kidnappings, secrets sold to international intelligence agencies: these staples of a thriller movie come from the real life of Heinrich Kieber, the whistleblower who for $7.4 million sold German authorities the information that exposed a huge tax-evasion ring. Kieber has been given a new identity and is living in hiding, but an exposé by Der Spiegel has uncovered past convictions, international adventures, and one very worried mother. More »
- Siemens to Slash 4,000 Jobs
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 25, 08 6:31 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Siemens is cutting nearly 4,000 jobs and moving 3,000 workers away from its troubled telecom equipment unit, sparking fears of union outcry in Germany, the Wall Street Journal reports. Once a $30 billion annual revenue giant, the business has been trailing competitors in cheap-labor countries like China and struggling with a $1.9 billion bribery scandal. More »
- Germans Find Hidden Nazi Gold
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 20, 08 7:44 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Treasure hunters in Germany have announced they've found a secret stash of Nazi gold in an underground cavern and they believe it could be from the looted Amber Room of the Russian czars, Der Speigel reports. Instruments have detected what could be 2 tons of gold in the cavern near a town on the Czech border. The site was pinpointed using coordinates found among the belongings of a former Luftwaffe staffer who died recently. More »
- Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 20, 08 3:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Stiff opposition is mounting against the possibility of former British prime minister Tony Blair being named the first president of Europe. A "Stop Blair" website has been launched, and a cross-party caucus in the European parliament is forming to campaign against him. A new treaty about to be ratified creates the new position, although precisely what the job would entail remains unclear. Opposition to a Blair presidency is particularly fierce in Germany, reports the Guardian . More »
- Homes Raided Nationwide in German Tax Fraud Probe
  
  Times (UK) | Feb 19, 08 8:23 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The fallout from Germany's enormous tax evasion scandal continued yesterday as police began a nationwide raid of the homes and offices of over a hundred people. More than 1,000 rich Germans are suspected of cheating the German treasury out of $5 billion by transferring huge sums to banks and dummy foundations in the tax haven of Liechtenstein. So far the biggest casualty of the affair has been the CEO of Deutsche Post, Europe's largest mail service and the owner of shipping company DHL. More »
- Giant Bunnies Hit Silver Screen
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 18, 08 12:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Giant bunnies overran the 2008 Berlin Film Festival, reports Der Spiegel —in the form of a 5-minute documentary on the international intrigue that ensued when a German rabbit breeder sent a dozen of his 20-pounders to North Korea to be bred to help alleviate hunger. Instead, they met a tragic end as part of a birthday feast for playboy-dictator Kim Jong Il. More »
- Turkish PM Tries to Quell Anger Over Fire
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 7, 08 8:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Turkish PM Recep Erdogan today visited the site of a questionable Sunday fire in Germany that killed nine ethnic Turks and inflamed tensions between the country, Der Spiegel reports. Charges that the fire was arson, and that rescue workers were slow to respond, have captured headlines in Turkey; Erdogan mourned the loss but tried to quell the anger. More »
- 1958 Soccer Crash Remembered
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 6, 08 2:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Fans in England and Germany remembered 23 people—including eight members of Manchester United's powerhouse soccer team—killed 50 years ago today in a plane crash in Munich, the Guardian reports. In Manchester, thousands gathered outside the club's Old Trafford stadium to mourn the "Busby Babes." Inside, club captain Gray Neville lit a candle for each of the victims during a memorial service. More »
- Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet'
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Feb 4, 08 2:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Three World War II U-boats, known as "Hitler's lost fleet," have been discovered off the Turkish coast, the Telegraph reports. A Turkish team combined archival research with sailor interviews and sonar technology to find the wreckage, part of the six-boat fleet that dogged Russian ships in the Black Sea under notorious commander "Silent Otto" Kretschmer. More »

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