On Frankfurt Airport's website, a note said the security checkpoints were not in operation until 8:00 p.m.. "Passengers traveling from Frankfurt will not be able to reach their flights", the message read. In Frankfurt and elsewhere, airports looked rather empty. Within Germany and Europe, thousands of travelers took trains instead.
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‘Berlinale’ Film Festival to Mesmerize Visitors
But the 'Competition' is the main section of the festival. It separates the men from the boys and the women from the girls, but hopefully not the dentures from…
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Germany: ‘Green Week’ Fair to Feature Finland
One thing is certain: Finland has a lot to present, including arctic agriculture products, cereal species which grow under subpolar conditions and reindeer…
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Bavaria: Snow Disaster Leads to Chaos
In cases like these, the administrative district office coordinate the deployment of fire brigades, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief and volunteers. The German army is active as well. In several parts of Berchtesgaden, soldiers had to rescue patients of an asthma in track vehicles. They also transported food to municipalities cut off from…
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Europe: Ford to Lay Off Thousands
Ford will lay off many employees in Europe. Plant closures were an option too, the company announced on Thursday. It is unclear how many people exactly will be!-->…
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Snow Disaster: Austria to Induce Avalanches
Today the central Austrian municipality Hochkar became an official disaster zone. Here and in other regions, roads were closed. The famous Hochkar Alpine Road…
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Berlin’s Housing Shortage: No Improvement in Sight
Hussein from Yemen will probably not find an affordable apartment in the next months. Neither will the young doctor or the African lady who actually seemed more like a Berliner, or most of the 200 prospects from Pankow, or those from Marzahn.
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Data Theft: German Authorities Release Suspected Hacker
Authorities in Germany believe a 20-year-old man from the Hesse province is responsible for the latest hacking attacks against high-ranking politicians and!-->…
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Berlin: Senate Wants to Decriminalize Fare-Dodging
But of course not everyone shares Müller's or the Berlin Senate's opinion. For instance the Berlin Transport Authority is not enthusiastic at all. "People would…
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Bavaria and Austria: Snowfall Leads to First Disaster Alert
In some Bavarian regions schools remained closed today, on the first official school day after the Christmas vacation. In Miesbach they will not reopen until next week.
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