At least 66 people have been injured in a mass pile-up involving 259 cars on a motorway in Germany. Ten people are said to be fighting for their lives in hospital after the huge crash near Hanover. Source: BBC.
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A technical malfunction shut Frankfurt international airport for nearly an hour on Thursday, causing the cancellation of 75 flights as well as the re-routing of 25 inbound flights to other airports, authorities said.The airport, one of Europe’s busiest with about 500,000 traffic movements per year, was out of service from 6.35 am to 7.25 am […]
Germany will not participate in EU proposals for airports to use full-body scanner security checks, which have raised privacy issues, its interior ministry said Friday.“I can tell you in all clarity that we will not take part in this nonsense,” a spokeswoman for the interior ministry told a regular news conference.The executive European Commission proposed […]
NEW YORK : I must confess that I never cared much for oompah music. But I love Oktoberfest. Look around you, pork everywhere! I see juicy loins, smoky chops and all manner of hocks, snouts, sausages and feet, all demonstrating the unmatched culinary superiority of the pig. I see scads of savory roasted chickens, […]
CHEW on this: Contrary to the popular belief that German food revolves around thick sausages, potatoes and enormous mugs of beer, the 2007 Michelin Red Guide awarded nine restaurants in Germany its three stars.Spain, which has been considered Europe's gastronomic trailblazer in recent years, lagged behind with just six top-rated restaurants. In fact, Germany beat out […]