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April 5, 2004

Berlin launches new commuting rules

5 April 2004 , BERLIN – Commuting on Berlin’s expensive public transport system has suddenly become more expensive and a little more complicated.
April 2, 2004

Convicted 9-11 plotterlikely to go free

2 April 2004, HAMBURG – A court in Hamburg is likely to ask prosecutors to drop their re-trial case against convicted 11 September plotter Mounir al-Motassadeq and allow him to go free, his lawyers said Friday.
April 2, 2004

No German troops to go to Iraq

2 April 2004, BRUSSELS – Germany will not send troops to Iraq, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer reaffirmed Friday, adding that NATO’s key task was to ensure peace and stability in Afghanistan.
April 2, 2004

Was it a Rover?

2 April 2004, KAISERSLAUTEN – A dog drove his master’s car into a ravine in Germany, police said Friday.
April 2, 2004

Schroeder, Putin talks focus on Mideast

2 April 2004, BERLIN – German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will have talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin late Friday in Moscow dominated by the Middle East and European Union issues, officials said.
April 2, 2004

Child removed from parentswho disagreed with doctor

2 April 2004, MUENSTER – In a landmark case, an appeals court in Germany is expected to rule in coming days on whether to return a terminally ill child to his parents – who have vowed not to continue his chemotherapy.
April 2, 2004

Germany to double electricity from wind

2 April 2004, BERLIN – The German parliament on Friday approved plans to almost double the amount of electricity generated by wind power and other renewable energy sources by the year 2010.
April 2, 2004

Audi posts 8.3 percent sales gain

2 April 2004, INGOLSTADT – Car maker Audi, the upmarket division of the Volkswagen group, reported Friday that it sold 191,000 cars in the first quarter of 2004, up 8.3 percent on the same period last year.
April 2, 2004

Unions, Siemens on collision course

2 April 2004, MUNICH – German electronics giant Siemens has found itself on a collision course with the nation’s powerful unions after the Munich-based company said that it had concrete plans to shift jobs out of the nation.

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