The European song contest, Eurovision, is down to its semifinals. Nine countries were eliminated in the first round. The first nine countries that were disqualified on Tuesday night in Dusseldorf are: Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino and Turkey. The second round of semi-finals will take place on Thursday, when 25 other [...]
May 11 2011 | Posted in
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The larger, sophisticated Passat offers best-in-class rear legroom, remarkable fuel efficiency estimated at 43 mpg with a driving experience only Volkswagen can deliver. Volkswagen of America announced the world debut of the all-new Passat, a transformational car in Volkswagen’s ambitious growth plan for the U.S. market. Designed in Germany and made in America, the Passat [...]
Jan 10 2011 | Posted in
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Veteran player Miroslav Klose scored a double (42’, 87’) and guided Germany to a 3-0 win over Turkey in their Euro 2012 qualifier. The 32-year-old striker scored his fifth goal of the campaign, and his 57th overall for Germany. Incredible! Klose become his country’s second highest goal scorer of all time! Klose scored five goals [...]
Oct 9 2010 | Posted in
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The first tablet to run Intel’s open-source MeeGo operating system will hit the stores in Germany next week. The tablet was first presented on the Intel Developer Forum this week in San Francisco. The new tablet called WeTab is powered by a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, has 1Gb RAM, an 11.6″ multi-touch screen [...]
Sep 15 2010 | Posted in
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Love Parade 2010: The festival has proved to be more of a tragedy than a celebration, with 19 people trampled to death in a mass stampede. The festival took place in the Ruhr region German city of Duisburg. It has started in 1989 in Berlin, but had to move due to clashes with the authorities. [...]
Jul 26 2010 | Posted in
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Germany vs. Uruguay is the little final, or the game that decides the 3rd place winner. Germany seems like the favorite for this one, especially since many people count on their will to avenge the defeat against Spain that kept them put of the final tomorrow. Uruguay had good performances at the World Cup, but [...]
Jul 10 2010 | Posted in
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Germany meets Uruguay in what will be the small final, deciding the 3rd place winner. This duel for the 3rd place actually happened once before, in 1970, when the Germans won 1-0. Many people would say it will be the same this time around. Uruguay had good performances at the World Cup, but Germany was [...]
Jul 10 2010 | Posted in
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Paul Octopus final of the World Cup 2010: this is what the already famous octopus from Germany has predicted concerning the final. The big final of World Cup 2010 is on Sunday. Octopus Paul’s final prediction is a very clear one: he says that Spain will win. Still, Spain is playing the Netherlands and, even [...]
Jul 9 2010 | Posted in
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Paul the Octopus has predicted Germany’s elimination by Spain. He has also predicted almost perfectly the outcome of important matches for the German national team. Now everybody in Germany hates him for yesterday’s prediction, that came true. Here are 10 essential facts about the German people’s most wanted dinner: 1. He has hatched in 2006. [...]
Jul 8 2010 | Posted in
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Spain and Germany meet in an amazing semifinal, a game that could just as well have been the final. These are two excellent teams, and the Germans will want to avenge the European title they lost in the final against Spain. That was 2 years ago, though, and Spain, a very good team then (as [...]
Jul 7 2010 | Posted in
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