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German woman sues airport security for missing flight to Mallorca

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:22:14 +0200

An airline passenger is suing police after missing her flight to Mallorca in Spain due to having to wait in a lengthy cue at airport security, German media reports.

Merkel accepts UK's decision to delay triggering Brexit

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:47:30 +0200

Germany and Britain agreed Wednesday that Prime Minister Theresa May needed time to prepare for talks to leave the EU, after London took the first step towards Brexit by giving up its presidency of the European Council.

May to thrash out Brexit roadmap in Berlin, Paris talks

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:22:46 +0200

British Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to Berlin on Wednesday and Paris on Thursday to start thrashing out the roadmap for Britain's departure from the EU.

May to visit Berlin for first Brexit talks on Wednesday

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:18:18 +0200

Theresa May will arrive in Berlin on Wednesday in her first foreign visit as Britain's new prime minister, Downing Street said, for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on the UK's preparations to leave the EU.

Merkel slams 'mud-slinging' anti-Islam demo

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:45:00 +0100

UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel warned people against playing into the hands of xenophobes hours before an 'anti-Islamization' march in Dresden on Monday evening.

Can 'sorry' ever be enough for the Linke?

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:43:00 +0100

With roots going back to the Socialist Unity Party (SED) that ruled East Germany, can the Linke (Left) ever distance itself from the GDR regime's crimes?

Vodafone makes bid for Kabel Deutschland

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:07:00 +0200

British mobile phone giant Vodafone said on Wednesday it had made a preliminary approach to Kabel Deutschland over a possible offer for the firm, Germany's biggest cable operator.

Daimler unloads EADS stake for €2.2 billion

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:34:00 +0200

German car manufacturer Daimler said Wednesday it pocketed €2.2 billion ($2.9 billion) from the sale of its remaining 7.5-percent stake in the European aerospace and defence group EADS.

Bertelsmann to cut stake in broadcaster RTL

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:58:00 +0200

German media giant Bertelsmann said Thursday it will cut its stake in Luxembourg-based television and broadcasting giant RTL by selling shares on the stock exchange.

Daimler to take stake in China's BAIC Motor

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:14:00 +0100

German automaker Daimler said on Friday that it has agreed to acquire a 12-percent stake in BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of China's Beijing Automotive Group.

Murdoch owns majority of German Sky

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:54:00 +0100

Australian-American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has secured a majority stake in Sky Deutschland, the paid-for television broadcaster which has the rights to the Bundesliga's top-flight German football matches.

China eyes Daimler stake

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:02:00 +0100

China's sovereign wealth fund is considering buying a four to 10 percent stake in German car manufacturer Daimler, the website of the official People's Daily newspaper reported.

ThyssenKrupp completes stainless steel unit sale

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:25:00 +0100

German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp said Friday it has completed the sale of its stainless steel unit Inoxum to the Finnish group Outokumpu.

Intersnack gobbles up British KP Snacks

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:48:00 +0100

Favourite British snacks such as Hula Hoops, Nik Naks and McCoy's Crisps have been snapped up by German pretzel and salted stick maker Intersnack for around €600 million.

Retailer Metro sells eastern unit for €1.1 bln

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:25:00 +0100

German retailer Metro announced on Friday it is selling the eastern European operations of its Real supermarket division to French rival Auchan for €1.1 billion ($1.4 billion).

German rare violin dealer jailed for fraud

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:55:00 +0100

German-born Dietmar Machold from Bremen, one of the world's foremost dealers in rare and expensive violins until his firm went bankrupt in 2010, has been sentenced in Austria to six years in jail for fraud.

EU blocks Deutsche Börse merger with NYSE

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:20:00 +0100

Deutsche Börse, which runs the Frankfurt stock market, said Wednesday that the EU Commission in Brussels had told it that its planned merger with NYSE Euronext has been blocked.

ThyssenKrupp sells stainless steel business

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:14:00 +0100

German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its stainless steel unit Inoxum to Finnish group Outokumpu in a deal which valued the business at €2.7 billion ($3.6 billion).

China's Sany to buy Putzmeister

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0100

Putzmeister, a German family-owned engineering firm, is to being taken over by Chinese construction equipment giant Sany Heavy Industry, the German company said on Monday.

Hope dwindles for NYSE- Deutsche Börse merger

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:55:00 +0100

The proposed merger of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext, which would create the world's largest market operator worth over $17 billion (€13 billion) is in trouble, a senior executive was reported as saying on Thursday.