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Germany to Push for Deeper Emissions Cuts - MinisterBerlin, Germany - Germany's new government said on Monday it will push for an agreement setting out bigger reductions in emissions to take effect when the first period of the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. |
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Europe’s Venus Express is ready for launchBerlin, Germany - The European Space Agency is set to launch its Venus Express spacecraft in the first mission to the nearest planet to the Earth's in a decade. |
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Audi, VW, Porsche to Develop New Hybrid EngineFrankfurt, Germany - German automakers Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Porsche AG said Monday at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt that they will work in tandem to develop a new fuel-efficient hybrid engine for their automobiles. |
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Souped-up BCG vaccine destroys TBBerlin, Germany - A new, souped-up version of the BCG vaccine may offer new hope in the global fight against tuberculosis. |
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Europe’s Oldest Civilization “Found”Europe - Archaeologists have discovered Europe's oldest civilization, a network of dozens of temples, 2,000 years older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids, the Independent reported. |
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Vattenfall to invest 40 mln eur in ‘emissions-free’ power plant in GermanyBerlin, Germany - The Swedish electricity producer Vattenfall said it is to invest 40 mln eur in the world's first carbon dioxide 'emissions-free' power station. |
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Fledgling Carbon Market Starts To FlyCologne, Germany - The global trade in carbon dioxide (CO2) is starting to boom as the European Union's market in carbon emissions gets off the ground, the World Bank reported on May 11. |
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Germany opens first official Holocaust memorialBerlin, Germany - Sixty years after the end of World War II and after 17 years of opposition and debate, thousands of stark, gray slabs were commemorated Tuesday as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Germany's first official Holocaust memorial. |
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Light Aircraft to ‘Mother’ Endangered GeeseGermany - German scientists plan to help endangered geese find a safer passage for their winter migration south from Finland and Sweden by making them believe that a light aircraft, which will lead the way, is their mother, Swedish media reported on Saturday. |
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