European economic power house Germany is considering the pursuit of “fracking,” the drilling technique to extract natural gas from shale, because rising energy costs are causing energy-intensive industries to flinch from investing in Germany and threatening the economy. Although some
Official data Friday painted a far from encouraging picture for the European economy, with unemployment running at record highs in the eurozone while inflation fell sharply, highlighting the weakness of consumer demand. Separately, a closely followed manufacturing survey suggested the
(AP) Pistorius representatives name substance found By GERALD IMRAYAP Sports WriterJOHANNESBURG Oscar Pistorius’ representatives have named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum and said Wednesday it is an herbal remedy
On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry continued his bumpy first out-of-the-country tour with an homage to the ugly Americans he represents. Speaking in Germany, he told students, “In America, you have a right to be stupid, if you want
Secretary of State John Kerry thinks of himself as college basketball legend and eccentric broadcaster Bill Walton. Kerry has been reportedly “telling friends he likes to think of himself as Bill Walton,” who came to a star-studded Boston Celtics team with
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Germany: “In America, you have a right to be stupid, if you want to be, and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. And we
The German government is prepared to give the go-ahead to the revolutionary oil and gas technique of “fracking” in Germany, but under certain conditions, according to a ministry paper obtained by AFP on Tuesday. Under a draft proposal by the
On Feb. 19, the Supreme Court reinstated a case involving an international fight over a child between an American serviceman and his ex-wife. Jeffrey Lee Chafin was in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army. He married a British citizen,
BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UPI) — Tony Sheridan, a singer who collaborated with the Beatles during their formative years, has died in Hamburg, Germany, his family said on Facebook. He was 72. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr’s
Lars Hedegaard, 70, a Danish historian and journalist was attacked by a murderous assassin whom Hedegaard described as a “typical Muslim immigrant” in his mid-twenties. Hedegaard heads the Free Press Society, which fights for journalists’ and cartoonists’ rights to free
(AFP) – Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons but if it wanted to, the United States could not thwart it, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday. “We believe nuclear weapons must be abolished and we have
The euro zone slipped deeper into recession in the fourth quarter of 2012, much more severely than economists had predicted. Germany’s economy contracted 0.6%, while France’s fell 0.3%. Furthermore, France’s figures for the first and second quarters of last year
The chief UN atomic inspector said Thursday that talks with Iran had failed again to reach a deal on agreeing enhanced inspections of Tehran’s nuclear programme, and that no new meeting had been set. He declined to comment on whether
In response to A tired speech for a tired nation: A day after the successful North Korean Nuclear bomb test, Obama will call for massive reductions in our nuclear arsenal. Via the Telegraph: Barack Obama is expected to propose sweeping
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Quantitative easing in U.S., Japan raises concerns of ‘currency wars’ Strengthened euro currency raises tensions Hugo Chávez devalues Venezuela’s bolivar currency by 32% Quantitative easing in U.S., Japan raises concerns of ‘currency wars’ Venezuela’s
(AP) – Germany’s education minister resigned Saturday after a university decided to withdraw her doctorate, finding that she plagiarized parts of her thesis — an embarrassment for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government as it prepares for elections later this year. Merkel
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Hong Kong’s poor people live in metal cages Panetta: A cyber attack may be the next Pearl Harbor Comments and questions on the Libor-rigging scandal Generation-Xers versus Boomers Egypt’s PM warns women to clean
86 year-old Tony Bennett is in the news again, this time for uttering yet-another bit of left-wing lunacy. Yesterday, in a press conference loaded with anti-Second Amendment celebrities wearing their prescription-less “smart” glasses, Bennett claimed that gun ownership would turn
(AP) LOS ANGELES–The answer to the trivia question will be: “Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch.” That’s the 25-billionth song purchased on iTunes. Apple announced the sales milestone in a news release Wednesday. The company says Phillip Lupke
While there is debate over reports suggesting a sudden increase in homeschooling since the Newtown shooting, the number of homeschooling families is undeniably growing consistently every year. In an interview with Jeremiah Lorrig, spokesman for the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA),
Iran will attend fresh negotiations with world powers in Kazakhstan on February 26 over Tehran’s disputed nuclear activities, its top negotiator Saeed Jalili said in a statement released on Tuesday. The decision was made in a phone conversation earlier Tuesday
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Neo-Nazis in Greece and Germany establish mutual links Japan blanketed by suffocating smog from China Israel considers a 10-mile buffer zone within Syria Conspiracy theory alleges link between Jews and Muslim Brotherhood Neo-Nazis in
MUNICH (Reuters) – Germany and Italy have told the United States they expect it to fulfill its obligations after the U.S. Congress blocked funding for a missile defense program involving the three countries, Germany said on Saturday. A defense bill
(AP) Police: Suicide bombing at US Embassy, 2 deadBy SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeyA suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday and at least two people are dead,
As the world paused in reflection on Jan. 27–Holocaust Remembrance Day–Fathi Shihab Eddim, a key figure in Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s administration, said the Holocaust was “a hoax cooked up by U.S. intelligence operatives.” He also suggested that six million Jews
