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German minister: EMF aid would come with a price Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:03AMGermany: help from a European monetary fund would come with tough conditions, ECB agreement
German minister: EMF aid would come with a price Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:00AMGermany's finance minister says a proposed European Monetary Fund could grant troubled countries emergency aid but only under strict conditions and with a "prohibitive price tag." Wolfgang Schaeuble wrote in Friday's edition of the Financial Times that aid... Germany - Financial Times - International Monetary Fund - Emergency management - Finance
Bechtle CEO Predicts Profit Rise This Year on Public Spending Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:59AMBechtle AG, the German computer and software retailer whose customers include the Federal Army, predicted 2010 revenue and earnings before tax will rise, helped by the economic recovery and public-sector spending.
Rabbits in Berlin's death zone Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:59AMAn Oscar-nominated documentary uses the Berlin Wall rabbit population as a metaphor for the city's shellshocked people, writes Geoffrey Macnab The cold war has been examined from many different perspectives. Only now, though, are we getting the rabbit's point of view on the division of Europe in the postwar years. Bartek Konopka's Oscar-nominated documentary Rabbit à la Berlin tells the largely ...
Saturn's largest moon Titan has surprisingly slushy insides Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:58AMA new picture of Titan has revealed that Saturn's largest moon has surprisingly slushy insides with no clear layers.
DGAP-Adhoc: DIC Asset AG to increase capital, to finance further corporate development Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:54AMDissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qassimi: "Sharjah tourism packages are brimming with heritage" Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:50AMThousands of visitors, officials and German media representatives have been flocking to the Sharjah suite at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) - which opened in Berlin, Germany, on 10 March 2010 - to witness the various activities reflecting the heritage and history of Sharjah, which is participating in the event for the 13 th time.
East German message in a bottle washed up 23 years later Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:50AMGoettingen, Germany - A message in a bottle, written by an 11-year old East German boy in 1987, has been fished out of the river 23 years later by a lad in western Germany, media reported Friday. Youri Maibohm, aged 9, found the bottle and its faded ...
German minister: EMF aid would come with a price Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:43AMGermany's finance ministersays a proposed European Monetary Fund could grant troubled countries emergency aid but only under strict conditions and with a "prohibitive price tag."
Berlin’s Wild Boar Population Cut in Half by Hunters, Coldness Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:40AMMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- The German capital’s wild boar population has been cut by more than half to about 3,000 because of hunting and cold winters, city officials said.
Opinion & Analysis Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:28PMDespite the nominal co-optation and ascendancy of an African-American, Barrack Obama, to the presidency of the leading Anglo-Saxon power on earth, the intensity of Anglo-Saxon fear of an African revolution in 2010 is at the same level if not worse than it was in 1961 during the Congo crisis.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 20:53 UPDATE 2-Merkel backs EMF, leaves open aid to Greece Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:28PMBy Madeline Chambers
EU to set up own crisis lender Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:24PMEU to set up own crisis lenderEU to set up own crisis lender
Europe plans its own crisis fund Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:16PMAs Europe struggles with a debt crisis, the idea of a European Monetary Fund is quickly taking hold.
Yen Drops as Signs Greece Winning Support Fuel Risk Appetite Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:15PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell against most of its major counterparts as investors’ appetite for higher-yielding assets was stoked by speculation that wealthier European nations will rescue Greece financially if needed.
Poker gang 'amateurs' say German police Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:15PMGerman police say the gang who raided a Berlin poker game are amateurs and will be caught soon.
German minister speaks out at Vatican Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:14PMGermany's justice minister has hit out at the Vatican over the country's child sex abuse scandal.
Harmon Leon: European Poker Tour Rocked By Goodfellas-Style Armed Robbery Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:12PMLike something straight out of a Scorsese movie, six men armed with assault rifles and machetes stormed the European Poker Tour in Berlin and made off with the $1.2 million prize money.
German minister critical of Vatican rule on abuse Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:10PMBy ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN -- Germany's justice minister said Monday that a Vatican secrecy rule has played a role in a "wall of silence" surrounding sexual abuse of children. The Vatican said it ...
EU Works on IMF-Style Lender, Clampdown on Greece Speculation Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:04AMEuropean leaders are in talks to establish a lender of last resort and limits on credit-default swaps to bolster the euro area and prevent a repeat of the Greek financial crisis.
German poker tournament robbers still on the run Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:03AMPolice stand in front of the Hyatt Hotel at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Police say a group of armed men stormed a poker tournament in a German luxury hotel in order to take the...
Schumacher relishing Formula One title 'fight' Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:02AMBerlin - Michael Schumacher says he expects a long and hard fight for the Formula One title and believes finishing the season well will be more important than getting off to a good start. The seven-time world champion, who is coming out of retirement...
Germany to help Vietnam protect endangered coastline Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:02AMBerlin - Germany is to help Vietnam protect its coastline against climate-change related flooding, the development ministry announced on Monday. Together with the Australian government, Germany is to support a project protecting mangrove forests alon...
Cold winter weather hits German industrial production - Summary Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:01AMBerlin - German industrial production posted a modest rise in January as cold winter weather hit output in Europe's biggest economy, the Ministry of Economics and Technology said Monday. Output edged up by 0.6 per cent in January, the ministry said, ...
Portugal follows Greece down austerity path Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:01AMLISBON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Portugal became the latest euro zone country to announce austerity measures to rein in a ballooning budget deficit as bond markets eased pressure on debt-stricken Greece on Monday after a French pledge of EU help.
Local Notices 3/8/10 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:58AMLocal Sports Notices
German Jan. Industrial Output Up 0.6% On Month Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:54AMFRANKFURT -- Germany's seasonally adjusted industrial production rose 0.6% in January from the previous month, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in Berlin reported on Monday. Most econ...
Merkel, Sarkozy, Juncker Seek Joint CDS Plan (Update2) Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:47AMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel , French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker are jointly working on proposals to limit the use of derivatives in light of the Greek fiscal crisis.
Poker heist video: Watch raiders hit £4m poker tour Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:42AMArmed raiders held up a poker contest in Berlin and make off with £250,000.
Caught in the Berlin poker heist Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:28PMThere were millions of euros at stake and some of the world's best poker players squeezed into a hotel ballroom, under the gaze of the massed gambling media and tens of thousands of enthusiasts online.
Armed robbers storm poker tournament and steal 200,000 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:20PMTHE hunt is on across Europe for the gangsters with machine guns and machetes who made off with nearly 200,000 after storming a poker tournament in Berlin this weekend.
Buyout firms see their future in the Asia-Pacific region Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:18PM“If I were 25, I would learn Mandarin and move to China.” That paean to the rising strength of Asia, expressed in January by Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, reflects the view of many in the private equity industry.
Al Nofi's CIC Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:17PMThis Issue... "Credit makes war, and makes peace, raises armies, fits our navies." Conscription regulations introduced in Sweden in 1682 remained substantially in force until 1901.
Yen Falls Against the Euro as Recovery Signs Boost Risk Demand Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:15PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell to a two-week low against the euro as signs the global economic recovery remains on track boosted demand for higher-yielding assets.
Leading article: Tweet symphony Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:14PM"What's happening?" asks Twitter. But did the inventors of the micro-blogging site ever expect someone to answer: "I am presently being held up by a gang of armed robbers"? Because that appears to have been the answer, more or less, from a number of people caught up in a raid on a poker tournament in Berlin at the weekend.
Revealed: Nazi spy duped by failed actor in ‘Monty’s Double’ hoax Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:13PMIn 1944 a washed-up, boozy Australian actor named Meyrick Clifton James experienced one of the oddest career revivals in history. James was not a great actor. He could neither sing nor dance, and he had lost a finger in the trenches.
Volcker Says Euro to Survive as Greek Budget Crisis Manageable Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:08PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said European officials are lucky that the euro region’s first major crisis was sparked by one of its smaller members and he’s confident the currency will survive.
Private equity funding squeeze boosts placement agents Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:04PMPlacement agents have had a tough year. The financial middlemen, who help fund managers win business from investors, have been barred from operating in New York amid an investigation into an alleged kickback scheme involving state pension funds.
Financial speculators are still causing havoc Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:04PMThe past fortnight has seen new outrage against fi nancial speculators, especially the hedge funds that are accused of undermining Greece and the euro. But will action ever be taken to curb them?
No promised land at the end of all this Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:20AM04 March 2010 Iraq, having beaten most of its insurgents, holds an election on March 7th. But its institutions may be too weak, and its politicians too greedy, to save democracy
Armed robbers attack Berlin poker tournament Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:20AMArmed robbers have struck at a million-euro poker tournament in Berlin, stealing money and injuring gamblers.
Vatican Backs German Efforts On Sex Scandal Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:19AMThe Vatican said Saturday it backed a German diocese's efforts to shed light on sexual abuse allegations connected to a renowned boy's choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother.
Ruth Kligman, abstract painter and muse, dies at 80 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:15AMRuth Kligman, an abstract painter who for decades seemed to know everyone in the art world and who was the lone survivor of the 1956 car crash that killed Jackson Pollock, her lover at the time, died Monday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. She was 80 and lived in Manhattan.
Mitsubishi, Peugeot capital tie-up may happen Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:15AMThe president of Mitsubishi Motors has not ruled out a future capital tie-up with France's Peugeot, reports said Sunday.
Weekend: 'The Melody Lingers On' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:02AMThe Lima Beane Chorus will present its 62nd Annual Barbershop Night of Harmony on Saturday, March 13 with two shows — 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lima Civic & Convention Center. Tickets may be ordered through the ticket office at 419-224-1552 or online at www.limaciviccenter.com
Sarkozy: Tighten euro zone economic coordination Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:59PMSarkozy: Tighten euro zone economic coordinationSarkozy: Tighten euro zone economic coordination
Schweinsteiger spares Bayern's blushes Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:54PMBastian Schweinsteiger rescued a point for Bayern Munich as the German Bundesliga leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Cologne on Saturday.
Fire ruins Pa. forge that made Hindenburg ashtrays Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:49PMA historic metal forge that made ashtrays for the ill-fated German airship the Hindenburg and did custom work for Walt Disney has been destroyed by a fire.
Dobbins, Cardinals hold off Little Green Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:37PMTYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. – His numbers said he was the best goaltender in Division I, and Bishop Guertin High School’s Josh Dobbins had only a split second to prove it on Saturday night. It all came down to this at Skate 3 Arena: Manchester Central’s Cam Geddes, a virtual scoring machine with two goals and an assist, has the puck on his stick with 22 seconds left in a one-goal game. He skates inside ...
News Wrap: Jobless Claims Boost Confidence on Wall Street Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:46PMIn other news Friday, positive unemployment numbers from Labor Department helped Wall Street rally, and General Motors announced it will reinstate 600 dealerships it had planned to close.