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Law to protect German kids' right to noise
BERLIN (AP) — Children of Germany take heart — it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. Germany is so desperate to encourage people to have more children that the government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under six to laugh,...Tags: Angela Merkel
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Married German being ordained Catholic priest
BERLIN (AP) — In a rare move that needed the pope's approval, a Lutheran convert is being ordained as a Catholic priest in Germany and is being allowed to remain married to his wife — who has already become a nun. The Cologne archdiocese...Tags: Benedict XVI, The Pope, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Vatican City
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It Is Serious Now
Now a brief check of news from overseas. In France this has been the driest March through May in 50 years. And the warmest in 110 years. Several European Nations are rapidly preparing emergency plans to conserve water, give farmers millions of dollars...Tags: Agriculture, Disasters, Europe, Weather, Natural Disasters
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German insurer says it organized orgy for salesmen
BERLIN (AP) — A German insurance company says it organized an orgy with prostitutes in a renowned Hungarian spa to reward its best salesmen. A spokesman for Ergo insurance said Thursday one of its subsidiaries had organized the party in Budapest'...Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Personal Service, Insurance, Companies and Corporations, Budapest (Hungary)
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WHO warns against hasty antibiotic use for E. coli
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has cautioned people against taking antibiotics if sickened by the E. coli outbreak that began in Germany last month. The U.N. health agency says anti-diarrhea medication also isn't recommended as it...Tags: E. coli Infection, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mining and luxury stocks hit as Europe shares fall
ReutersLONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday as confirmation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would wind down economic stimulus measures, together with weak Chinese data, hit investor sentiment. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which...Tags: Federal Reserve, Metal and Mineral, Ben Bernanke, China, Mining
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US-MUSIC Summary
ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Murder, John Fogerty, Trials, Nicki Minaj, Jack White
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Obama seeks further cuts to U.S., Russia nuclear arsenals
BERLIN — Despite an uphill battle both in Moscow and in Congress, President Obama vowed Wednesday to try to shrink the number of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons, making the case for what he called a "move beyond Cold War nuclear postures" to...Tags: Russia, Nuclear Policy, Moscow (Russia), Berlin (Germany), AIDS
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Rocket's Lazada gets $100 million in bid to be Southeast Asia's Amazon
Reuters(Reuters) - Lazada, the Southeast Asian online retail company founded by Germany's Rocket Internet Gmbh, has secured another $100 million from investors in its bid to lift the region from its status as an e-commerce backwater. While online shopping is...Tags: Indonesia, Emerging Market, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Dorothy Floyd: Teaching was her life, and a tradition in her family
Dorothy Floyd devoted her life to teaching, retiring after almost 33 years at various Orange County elementary schools. And whenever she needed a trustworthy sounding board for ideas and challenges, she didn't have to go far. Her husband of 61 years,...
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Britain, France face EU action over high Eurostar charges
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has given France and Britain two months to respond to a request to lower charges for passenger and freight trains to use the Channel Tunnel, or face possible court action, it said on Thursday. The Commission...Tags: Railway Transportation, International Organizations, Travel, Transportation, France
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European stock index futures signal sharp losses
ReutersPARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the Fed would begin winding down its stimulus measures later...Tags: DAX, Federal Reserve, Stock Market, Ben Bernanke, France
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