Category: English
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General Electric and the Whistleblower
The story seems bizarre: A private investigator attacked an American industrial icon. The share price falls rapidly. And the investigators deserve it, because he has teamed up with a hedge Fund. Harry Marko Polo had once uncovered the multi-billion fraud of the Fund Manager Bernard Madoff. Now the revelations of specialized private investigator pulls against…
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Argentina: the economy’s afraid of the left pivot
After the unexpected victory of the Peronist most in the presidential pre-election, the government of Mauricio Macri has announced an immediate package of measures. However, the Argentine economy is already in the descent. The Argentine economy after the pre-election rout of President Mauricio Macri last Sunday, in a deep abyss: the national currency, The Peso…
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First woman in the history of film: cinema pioneer Alice Guy
The French Director is considered a pioneer of the cinema. Now you can discover them in Germany after a long time again. For decades it was forgotten, also because men wrote the history of cinema. This is also a result of the discussion of #MeToo and gender equity in Film: Alice Guy (1873 – 1968)…
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Place of study Germany becoming more and more popular
Germany will win for foreign students. In terms of the number of foreign visitors, it has left all the other English-speaking countries behind. There are reasons for this. Germany is in demand as a location of science and education. In the meantime, the Federal Republic of draws among all the non-English-speaking countries, the majority of…
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Colors of Revolution: From the orange Revolution to the “Green Wave” in Iran
Black-clad protesters in Hong Kong, the orange revolution flags in the Ukraine, Green as a Symbol for the political protests in Iran, the colors of protest movements stand for the aspirations of their time. Revolutionary upheavals in many countries around the Globe have begun as a protest movement on the street: crowds of protesting citizens…
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Women League is struggling to find the connection
Once again in the shadow of the men’s League, the women can start in your 30. Season. The League needs to be set up after the world Cup disappointment of the national team of new. World Cup Boom? Vision? Master plan? Wrong! While in other Nations women to thrive in football, and the millions flow,…
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Why the Silicon Valley is not in Germany
The future is invented in California, not in Germany. An entrepreneur and a venture capitalist with two regions familiar to you, call several hard-to-cross reasons. There are several reasons why the venture capital funded business in Germany is still much smaller than its counterpart in California, and why so many talented Germans to emigrate to…
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Stroke: When it loses its native language
After a stroke, many things can happen. There are people who speak with a foreign accent, or even not your mother tongue but a foreign language. How can that be? What can happen to our center after a stroke? The Chinese girl Liu Jiayu speak after a stroke, suddenly, only English. The woman from the…
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“Evolution instead of Revolution” – Fritz Keller to combine the DFB again
Fritz Keller, President of the SC Freiburg, is to become the new DFB President. As a personality, the 62-Year-old is suitable at first glance and could be the face of the hoped-for culture change at the DFB. “As a human friend who likes to enjoy and always a joy to meet people, especially new people,”…
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Sneakers high sneakers as an investment
The Jordan-Index instead of Dax or Dow Jones? Bizarre sounds, but coveted sport shoes have evolved from lovers to system objects. In Online exchanges they are traded like securities. Recently, Nikes coming out in a strictly limited edition basketball shoes “Air Jordan 1 High OG TS” – to have 175 dollars just cheap. However, the…
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Jeremy Corbyns Plan: Four points to Brexit
The leader of the Labour party has held the Brexit for a long time. Now, he has not presented a Four-point Plan, which excludes even the whereabouts of Britain in the EU. Rob Mudge about the background. It took you long enough. But now, within sight of a chaotic Brexit, without a previous agreement with…
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AfD’s action in the Federal constitutional court
A refusal of “mutton jump”, a special voting procedure in the Bundestag, is political. So at least it want most of the German right wing. The dispute is not in the thing, quite simply – but typical. The incident in question, is already a few days busy, but now the Federal constitutional court, the highest…
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Ursula von der Leyen: Playlist of the Secretary of defense
Your taste in music is today, command: The curfew three favorite songs played by the former defence Minister. A musical Statement during an otherwise very rigid military ceremony. March 2019: Ursula von der Leyen at the “Girls’Day” in Berlin “Great tattoo, stop!” In Rank and file, the staff music corps comes up behind the Escort…
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Liverpool FC triumphed in the Super Cup
The summit meeting in European club football device for nail-biter: Of FC Chelsea and FC Liverpool pay nothing, play up in the extension at eye level. At the end of the Coolness that decides the game. A thrilling, tight game, in which Liverpool had the better end for themselves Jürgen Klopp began to Sprint. Practically…
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Successful Ebola drug trials – a reason to Breathe a sigh of relief?
Two Ebola drugs show good effect. This is one of the “best news of the last few years,” says epidemiologist Maximilian Gertler. At the outbreak in the Congo, it lacked but especially on the trust of the population. Deutsche Welle: Mr. Gertler, in the midst of the Ebola epidemic in the Congo, researchers report promising…
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Once through the Australia – fueled only by the sun
Students who want to turf with their solar car for the World Solar Challenge through Australia. Two years, you would have fiddled to her car. Now it’s equipped with a space-solar-cells. The solar car rolled on the test track, it can travel over 100 kilometers per hour Jennifer Machura accelerates your car at over 100…
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AfD’s action in the Federal verfasssung court
A refusal of “mutton jump”, a special voting procedure in the Bundestag, is political. So at least it want most of the German right wing. The dispute is not in the thing, quite simply – but typical. The incident in question, is already a few days busy, but now the Federal constitutional court, the highest…
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The German economy running out of steam
The gross domestic product declined between April and June by 0.1 percent compared to the previous quarter, the Federal Statistical office. In the first quarter, the German economy still grew by 0.4 percent. Watch the Video 01:34 Share Weakness of the German economy Send Facebook Twitter google+ Tumblr VZ Xing Newsvine Digg Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3NsU4 A…
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Title Yes, privileges, no – 100 years Ago the German nobility lost its special position
With the entry into force of the Weimar Constitution 100 years ago, the German nobility lost its privileges. Nevertheless, the speech in Germany today by the aristocracy and the nobles, thanks to the gossip press and lobby work. The nobility in Germany The Emperor and his court Who can hold the various titles and ranks…
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Image-editing-Apps put to the Test: “PIP Camera”
Who wants to be photographed with your Smartphone and quickly share beautiful results to share, you need effective Tools for image editing. DW Digital life tests the most popular Apps. This week: “PIP Camera”. “PIP Camera” is available as a free Download available for Android. Via In-App purchases can buy the User individual Features. “PIP…
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Greta Thunberg – persistently, consistently
She was the bosses spoke to the Pope, in front of parliaments and Economic, has been named to Sweden’s woman of the year. Credible climate activist, especially her consistency. Now you crossed the emissions of the Atlantic ocean. Greta Thunberg for the presentation of the Freedom Award in 2019 in Caen On the Morning of…
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Comment: A slump in the economy as a warning signal
It is what it is: The German economy is still in the crawling speed on the road. Activism doesn’t help now, but just a clever Act. From politics and business, says Henrik Böhme. You can talk to the state of an economy is also bad. Therefore, all afraid to take the bad word out of…
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Enemy lists: targeted by the extreme Right
Thousands of people are on so-called enemy lists of the extreme Right. The Ministry of the interior sees no specific threat, many victims feel left in the lurch. How great is the danger really is? Seized weapons and a shield for the criminal neo-Nazi group “Combat 18” To threats of murder Ruben Neugebauer has used…
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In the web of data: high-tech in the League
A couple of clicks instead of hours of video analysis, camera drones in Training and a radar system instead of an elaborate stadium controls for the new season upgrading the League of technologically more. In the air, a constant buzz is. At the bottom of the square in the Austrian Bad Häring, the professionals of…