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February 23, 2019

One dead, one missing after German avalanche

One person was killed and another went missing in an avalanche in the southern German state of Bavaria close to the Austrian border, police said Saturday. The avalanche hit on Saturday afternoon at an altitude of 1,300 metres (4,265 feet)…

February 23, 2019

One dead, one missing after German avalanche

One person was killed and another went missing in an avalanche in the southern German state of Bavaria close to the Austrian border, police said Saturday. The avalanche hit on Saturday afternoon at an altitude of 1,300 metres (4,265 feet)…

February 22, 2019

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld cremated: report

Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld was cremated in France Friday, fulfilling his last wishes following his death this week at the age of 85, the magazine Closer said. The German designer who had quipped “I’d rather die” than be buried was…

February 22, 2019

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld cremated: report

Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld was cremated in France Friday, fulfilling his last wishes following his death this week at the age of 85, the magazine Closer said. The German designer who had quipped “I’d rather die” than be buried was…

February 22, 2019

VW sees steady profits in 2018 results

German car giant Volkswagen on Friday reported steady operating profit and rising revenues in 2018, but said its “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal again inflicted one-off costs of 3.2 billion euros ($3.6 billion). Operating profit inched up 0.1 billion euros to…

February 22, 2019

VW sees steady profits in 2018 results

German car giant Volkswagen on Friday reported steady operating profit and rising revenues in 2018, but said its “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal again inflicted one-off costs of 3.2 billion euros ($3.6 billion). Operating profit inched up 0.1 billion euros to…

February 22, 2019

Germany making disputed Nazi war payments to over 2,000 people

Germany is still making payments to more than 2,000 people worldwide under a law that provides for “war victims”, including those who collaborated with the World War II Nazi regime. Official data from the Labour Ministry showed that 2,033 people…

February 22, 2019

Germany making disputed Nazi war payments to over 2,000 people

Germany is still making payments to more than 2,000 people worldwide under a law that provides for “war victims”, including those who collaborated with the World War II Nazi regime. Official data from the Labour Ministry showed that 2,033 people…

February 22, 2019

Star conductor Barenboim hits back after criticisms

World renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim has hit back at critics after coming under fire in several reports which quoted members of his Berlin orchestra complaining about his “temperamental” directing style. “Why did the accusations not emerge previously, but only now?”…