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German study sees job boom from Sahara solar project

BERLIN (Reuters) - A project linking solar power from the Sahara to energy users in Europe and North Africa could create 240,000 German jobs and generate 2 trillion euros ($2,822 billion) worth of power by 2050, a study published on Thursday found. The ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, EcoEarth News,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: CSP Inc.,  Munich Re,  Deutsche Bank

U better believe it, Germany are the kings

“U” is an interesting letter in German. One of the first things that springs to mind is “U-Boot” (submarine) and then there is the “U-Bahn” (underground train) as well as “U-Haft” (jail). But after Germany’s U21 team won the European championship, ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters Blogs,  30 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Theo Zwanziger,  Matthias Sammer (footballer),  Stuart Pearce

New ‘gold rush’ buzz hits Germany over Sahara solar

Question: How did this project to turn the sun in the Sahara into electricity for Europe and north African countries get started? Guenter Gloser: About 15 months ago Germany and France proposed including the solar plan into the list of projects for the ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters,  24 Jun 2009

Werder win ’scared rabbit’ final

Germans have a term for it: “Angsthasen Fussball” (scared rabbit football) — an appropriate description for a fear-filled struggle between two of Germany’s biggest underachievers this year, doing everything they could to avoid one last defeat before ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters Blogs,  2 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Klaus Allofs,  Tim Wiese

Fiat confirms GM Europe its target

Italy's Fiat SpA could seek a merger of its auto group with General Motors Corp.'s Europe unit, then spin off the combined company and list it, Fiat said yesterday. Sergio Marchionne, Fiat chief executive, fresh from a partnership with ailing U. S. ...

From IAN SIMPSON AND ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Canada.com,  4 May 2009
Related Topics: Fiat Group,  Magna International, Inc.,  Fiat,  General Motors,  Frank Stronach

Fiat could seek merger, listing with GM Europe

MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy's Fiat SpA could seek a merger of its auto group with General Motors Corp's Europe unit, then spin off the combined company and list it, Fiat said on Sunday. Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne, fresh ...

From IAN SIMPSON AND ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Boston Globe,  3 May 2009
Related Topics: Chrysler,  Fiat Group,  Magna International, Inc.,  General Motors,  Vauxhall

Police battle rioters in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Riot police battled 700 stone-throwing left-wing militants in Berlin for more than five hours in May Day clashes that stretched into the early pre-dawn hours on Saturday. The attackers also hurled petrol bombs and poured flammable ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Boston Globe,  2 May 2009

Global economic crisis hits German sex industry

IT did not take long for the financial crisis to affect the world's oldest profession in Germany. In one of the few countries where prostitution is legal, and unusually transparent, the industry has responded with an economic stimulus package of its ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Shanghai Daily,  25 Apr 2009

Skip the cab and hoof it!

It might not be a sin to be zealous. But I have to admit I have a sometimes-unfortunate habit of over-doing things. I offer this as a health warning to anyone planning to read beyond this point. Perhaps it’s nothing to be proud of and fear not: I am ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters,  23 Apr 2009

Grafite’s stunning goal hailed throughout Germany

He somehow managed to elude five Bayern players before scoring with a cheeky backheel. It may seem a bit early to be choosing the “Tor des Jahres” with nine months left in 2009 but even the normally reserved public TV broadcast “Das Aktuelle ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters Blogs,  5 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Grafite (footballer),  Felix Magath,  Andreas Ottl,  Christian Lell,  Michael Rensing

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