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Nurse weeps as tells German court of her blood doping role

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:19:17 +0200

A nurse, one of the co-defendants in the trial of a German sports doctor accused of masterminding an international blood-doping network, described on Friday how she helped athletes dope with illicit blood transfusions.

Berlin refuses legal ban on shredding chicks

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:07:14 +0100

The German government has decided it prefers a voluntary agreement with chicken farmers to binding legal rules to stop the practice of shredding male chicks.

Hamburg bids farewell to its most famous son

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:07:12 +0100

Thousands of people lined the streets of Hamburg on Monday to pay their respects to former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, as the great and the good of Germany, Europe and the world gathered in church to bid him farewell.

Ex-Chancellor Schmidt rushed to intensive care

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:17:44 +0200

Helmut Schmidt, German Chancellor in the 1970s and early 1980s, has been taken into intensive care at a Hamburg hospital after suffering from a vascular obstruction in his right leg.

Schmidt: Putin should be at G7 summit

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:50:53 +0200

Ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has criticized the western powers for not inviting Vladimir Putin to the G7 summit taking place in Elmau, Bavaria later this week.

Was Helmut Schmidt an 'impeccable Nazi'?

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:22:00 +0100

It's a perennial question about the Nazi period: When does going with the flow for survival become willingly paddling the canoe? The debate resumed this month with publication of a new book citing above-average assessments of the ex-chancellor's military service under Adolf Hitler.

Ex-chancellor Schmidt slams EU over Ukraine

Fri, 16 May 2014 17:11:00 +0200

Former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt said on Friday the Ukraine standoff recalls the lead-up to World War I and blamed the "megalomania" of EU bureaucrats for sparking the crisis.

Leaked cables show US fears over RAF terror

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:46:00 +0200

American fears that the German government had lost control in 1977 under a wave of far-left terrorist attacks were revealed in US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks on Thursday.

Helmut Schmidt voted 'best role model'

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:58:00 +0100

Former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is Germany’s favourite role model, with nearly 80 percent of those asked in a survey choosing him over other candidates such as TV personality Thomas Gottschalk and football coach Joachim Löw.

Schmidt suggests official car rules be changed for politicians

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:00 +0200

German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt has defended her use of an official car on vacations, saying rules for politicians need to be changed if appropriate behaviour can cause such a scandal.

Politicians call for SPD to remove Schmidt

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:00:00 +0200

New information on how Health Minister Ulla Schmidt used her official car in the past has politicians on Tuesday calling for Social Democratic chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier to re-examine her position on his election campaign team.

Sixt targets Schmidt car debacle in new ads

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:29:00 +0200

German rental car giant Sixt, famous for using unflattering photos of politicians and spiky phrases in its advertising, is using Health Minister Ulla Schmidt in its latest posters.

Schmidt's stolen car found in Spain

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:30:00 +0200

Health Minister Ulla Schmidt’s official vehicle has turned up in Spain after being stolen over the weekend. A government official said Wednesday her driver had been drugged by thieves as controversy over the case continued.

SPD meets as Schmidt storm rumbles

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:45:00 +0200

With weak poll numbers and an awkward scandal filling the airwaves, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) met Tuesday in Hannover hoping for a reboot nine weeks before national elections.

Former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt turns 90

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:55:00 +0100

Helmut Schmidt, the chain-smoking former German chancellor who is enjoying a revival of popularity after being kicked out of office more than 25 years ago, turns 90 on Tuesday. But while he's being lionized by the media, Schmidt would rather just be left alone.

Former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to release Bach CD

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:38:00 +0100

Germany’s oldest living chancellor is also a talented musician. Next week he will release a CD of Johann Sebastian Bach recordings, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday.

Leftists outraged by Schmidt’s comparison of Lafontaine to Hitler

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:55:00 +0200

Members of Germany’s hard-line socialist Left party on Monday attacked former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt for comparing their populist leader Oskar Lafontaine with Adolf Hitler and French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen.