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Apr 19, 2013

Poisoned Bread Eaten By 25 Workers in Germany

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Poisoned breads was reportedly send as a gift to a plastics company in Lower Saxony, Germany on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Reports say that several signed “Thank you” notes were found inside the box of the poisoned bread. As a precautionary measure, about 25 workers of Müller-Technik were taken to the hospital after eating the [...]


Mar 25, 2013

10,000 Easter eggs on tree in Germany draw attention (Photo)

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An apple tree with 10,000 Easter eggs on it is getting attention in Germany, which was designed by Volker Kraft, as shown in the photo below. Kraft, 76, of Saalfeld, Thuringia reportedly started decorating the five-meter high apple tree around 45 years ago, and has been a head-turner over the decades. The 10,000 Easter egg [...]


Feb 3, 2013

Man with $70M check: Former Central Bank Chief Tahmasb Mazaheri caught by customs

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Man with $70M check, Tahmasb Mazaheri Credit: TopNews.in A man with a $70M check was reportedly caught by customs officials in Germany last month, according to a report by Bild am Sonntag on Sunday, February 3, 2013. The German newspaper reported that the former central bank chief of Iran, Tahmasb Mazaheri, was in possession of [...]


Jan 13, 2013

New Island Appears: Bird Island emerges off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Photo)

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A new island appears off Germany‘s coast in Schleswig-Holstein, according to a Daily Mail report on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Location of the new island. Image Credit: Martin Stock The 34 acre sandbank is better known as Bird Island as it reportedly serves as sanctuary to hundreds of sea birds who rest, nest or feed [...]


Nov 8, 2012

J.Lo hotel maid story of being fired after asking for her autograph not true, singer says

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Jennifer Lopez, aka J.Lo, denied the accusations of a hotel maid in Germany who claimed that she was fired from her job because she asked an autograph from the former American Idol judge. The so-called ‘J.Lo hotel maid’ controversy reportedly happened during her Dance Again World Tour stop in Germany. Jennifer Lopez, aka J.Lo Image [...]


Aug 30, 2012

Dad Who Wears Skirts Does It To Support Son

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The dad who wears skirts Image Credit: EMMA German dad Nils Pickert wears skirts to support his son who likes to wear dresses, international news sites and blogs reported on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. According to reports, when Pickert‘s family moved to a more traditional village in southern Germany, his son expressed concerns that other [...]


Aug 25, 2012

Tiger escapes from zoo enclosure in Cologne, Germany

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A tiger reportedly escaped from its Cologne zoo enclosure in western Germany on Saturday, August 25, 2012. Police investigation say that the tiger was able to escape from one of the Cologne zoo gate that was not properly closed. Authorities immediately moved people out and temporarily closed down the zoo. Reports say that the male [...]


May 3, 2012

Oldest Human Blood Cells Found In Otzi The Iceman

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Scientists were able to extract what is believed to be the oldest human blood cells ever found, international news sites reported on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Otzi, the Iceman Image Credit: 12vn.net Reports said that the oldest human blood cells were found on the remains of Otzi, a prehistoric iceman from Italy who was believed [...]


Apr 24, 2012

New purple crab species found in Palawan, Philippines (Photo)

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Palawan, Philippines – A rare new species of purple crabs were recently found in Palawan, one of them shown in the photo below, which are now said to be being threatened by various mining activities in the said region. Insulamon palawanense Image Credit: Hendrik Freitag As noted at Live Science on Monday, April 23, 2012, [...]


Feb 17, 2012

German President Christian Wulff resigns over various accusations, Chancellor Angela Merkel accepts

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German President Christian Wulff resigned on Friday, February 17, 2012, after various accusations are being thrown to him recently, with Chancellor Angela Merkel accepting his resignation. German President Christian Wulff, announcing his resignation on February 17, 2012 Image Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images As noted at international news sites that day, President Wulff announced his resignation [...]