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Frankfurt, Jan 8 – Men who plead, or even whine, leave Heike Wingenfeld cold. A door supervisor at Sansibar City, a swank club, disco and bar in Frankfurt’s bank district, she is a merciless enforcer of her boss’s admission requirements, which could be summed up in the word “trendy”.

Berlin, Dec 30 – The Group of 20 (G20) is likely to face a test next year of its new-found role as the world’s top economic forum.Apart from its planned makeover of the world financial system, the G20 major industrial powers and the leading emerging economies will also begin rolling back the big fiscal stimulus [...]

Hamburg, Dec 30 – German tuner Brabus has come up with a superfast SUV which seems bound to draw ire from those keen to see climate change combated by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles.

Berlin, Dec 30 – Latin cultures have made physical proximity one of their trademarks: people regularly kiss each other hello and goodbye.

Hamburg, Dec 24 – Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is to come out of retirement to race for Mercedes GP, the Formula One team confirmed Wednesday.

Berlin, Dec 22 – German consumers are entering the new year in a sober mood, with a key survey released Tuesday expected to show a fall in confidence among households in Europe’s biggest economy.

Munich, Dec 21 – Google threw its hat into the browser ring back in 2008. Chrome is what they called their new product, now available in its third iteration. A beta version of the fourth generation is currently making the rounds as well.While Chrome itself is clearly rapidly changing, one thing seems constant: the developers [...]

Hamburg, Dec 20 – German doctors have implanted a special microchip in the retina of a blind Finnish man, enabling him to see, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday on its website.

Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Dec 19 – Schalke 04 climbed to the top of the Bundesliga standings with a 1-0 victory over Mainz 05.

Hamburg, Dec 12 – Usain Bolt sprinted his way into the history books again while Michael Phelps added another five swimming world titles and classy Barcelona became toast of the football world.