Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts

Monday, July 18, 2016

Afghan refugee shot dead after slashing attack on German train

Germany: several people injured after man attacks train passengers with an axe Multiple people were injured after a teenage Afghan refugee went on a slashing spree armed with an axe and knife on a train in southern Germany on Monday night before he was shot to death by police, officials said. Wuerzburg...
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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Germany to Brits: "66 World Cup Goal Was Valid If You Stay in EU

EXPLORING GERMANY! For five decades, Germany and England have been at odds over the crucial goal in the 1966 soccer World Cup final; Germans say it never crossed the goal line, Brits say it did. Bild, Germanys top-selling newspaper, has an offer for Britain as the country votes on its membership in the European Union: Choose to remain, and Germany will accept that the goal was valid.Dear Brits, if you stay in the EU, well...
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Germany passes law to keep art of "national value" in the country

Armed police at scene of Germany cinema shooting Selling or moving a work out of Germany has just become a lot more difficult. The German parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday (23.06.2016) passed a new law that will closely regulate the international sale of art and artifacts deemed to be of significant cultural value."With the new cultural protection law, Germany finally recognizes - with decades of delay - the standards...
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Shooting at German cinema leaves 25 injured

Viernheim shooting: Man attacks Kinopolis cinema in Germany, takes hostages, perpetrator killed The rifle-wielding man entered the cinema in Viernheim, near Frankfurt in western Germany, shortly before 3 p.m. local time, Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said.Police received reports of four shots fired. German public TV initially said 25 people were injured, but it wasn"t clear if they were shot or hurt in other ways.After...
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