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VW scandal won’t derail industry

What is the automobile of the future? A personal transportation device, a battery pack on wheels, a rolling smartphone, or a self-driving virtual-reality cockpit with 3D entertainment on offer 24/7 – or all of the...

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Apple loses patent for swipe unlock function in Germany

Judges in the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe said Apple’s European patent, which was applied for in 2006 and awarded in 2010, is not new and that a mobile phone from a Swedish company...

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Germany, Balkan puzzle & Ghosts of Yugoslavia

The influx of the Balkan refugees is the price Germany is paying for its covert geopolitical adventures in the Balkans.So around 40% of refugees infiltrating into Germany are from the Balkans! For the reader’s convenience...

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Leaving the US for a German degree

Edgar Martinez knew that he wanted to study in Germany ever since he was in high school. The German language has inspired the 20-year-old American so much that he left Chicago, his home town, to...

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Another Tussle: Sanskrit vs German

When I first joined college I had a desire to study Sanskrit as second language. But in my college Sanskrit was not taught to beginners. It was being taught at a slightly advanced level to...

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Germany: A sharp decline in solar energy demand

Germany has undoubtedly been the biggest solar success story in the world, thanks to its far sighted EEG law. However China and Japan have far eclipsed Germany in the last one year, as German market...

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Winners & Losers of Iran nuclear deal

A nuclear deal has been struck just months after Iran elected President Hassan Rowhani, seen as a relative moderate, replaced the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. After four days of negotiations in Geneva, representatives of the P5+1...

Exporting nations more lenient to foreign corporate bribery

Transparency International has said governments in many OECD nations have become less inclined to fight companies that use bribery to get contracts abroad. It cited budgetary reasons to be behind the backsliding. The anti-corruption watchdog...

Hacker cracks Vodafone Germany, steals customers data

The German subsidiary of British mobile operator Vodafone has been attacked by a hacker, who has reportedly stolen a huge amount of customer data. Police suspect that a contracted IT specialist carried out the attack....

Verizon and Vodafone strike record deal

Verizon Communications has agreed to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone out of its US wireless business. The deal marks the third biggest corporate takeover in history. US telecom giant Verizon and Vodafone announced Monday...

Deutsche Post to launch online groceries service

Germans may no longer have to lug home their groceries because the national postal service will deliver everything in time for supper. Deutsche Post has announced nationwide services for 2015. A nationwide groceries delivery service...

Measles rise sparks vaccine debate in Germany

Measles have has been stamped out in some countries – but not in Germany. A new wave of infection has rolled through Germany, prompting renewed discussion about compulsory vaccinations. A brownish-pink rash is the typical...