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University Handing Out Grants for Doing Nothing

German school to dole out 3 'idleness grants' of $1.9K each

(Newser) - Getting a university grant sometimes requires an extraordinary amount of work. In this case, not so much. The University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany, is handing out three "idleness grants" of $1,900 each, reports UPI . The name is accurate: The university will pay four people to do...

German, Israeli Militaries Mark a Historic First

Nations conduct joint combat exercises

(Newser) - Germany has welcomed military aircraft from Israel to its airspace for their first joint combat exercises in German territory, a milestone that both air forces praised Thursday as a sign of the cooperation between the two countries. "It was very emotional for us when, one after the other, the...

New German Law Makes It Mandatory to Walk Your Dog

It also bans leaving dogs alone all day

(Newser) - Germany is bringing in a new law that aims to make unwalked dogs and lonely puppies a thing of the past. Under the "Hundeverordnung"—Dogs Act—owners will be required to walk or otherwise exercise their dogs at least twice a day, for a total time of one...

'If a Car Targets Motorcycles, They Don't Have a Chance'

One person is in life-threatening condition after what's being called a terror attack in Berlin

(Newser) - An Iraqi-born man deliberately drove his car into motorcycles along a stretch of Berlin highway, leaving at least one person in life-threatening condition in what German officials said Wednesday was a terror attack. "According to the current state of our investigation we assume this was an Islamist-motivated attack,”...

Berlin's Reopened Brothels May Disappoint

Erotic massages are allowed, but sex isn't permitted until September

(Newser) - Berlin's brothels are back open for the first time in five months, but there's a caveat: No sex allowed. While prostitution is legal in Germany, sex acts remain banned until September under coronavirus restrictions, reports AFP . At this point, clients—required to wear a mask and provide contact...

German Company Changing Racist Name of Popular Sauce
Racist Sauce Gets a Rebrand
Aug 16, 2020 8:44 AM CDT

Racist Sauce Gets a Rebrand

Critics had long said that German company Knorr's 'Gypsy sauce' was racist

(Newser) - One of Germany's best-known food companies said it will rename a popular spicy dressing because of the racist connotations of its name. Knorr will change the name of its “Zigeuersauce,” or "gypsy sauce" to "Paprika Sauce Hungarian Style," the German weekly Bild am Sonntag...

Germany to Public: Help Us Find This Guy

Jan Marsalek is accused of massive fraud with former company Wirecard

(Newser) - He was once seen as a top exec at a wildly successful tech firm in Germany. Now, though, Jan Marsalek is on Interpol's most wanted list, reports Bloomberg . Authorities in Germany also are appealing to the public for help in tracking down the 40-year-old Austrian, who may or may...

Nudist Has Last Laugh After Boar Steals Laptop

'We all clapped and congratulated him for his success'

(Newser) - A German nudist had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that had run off with a bag containing his laptop, the AP reports. Pictures posted on social media show the naked man running after a sow and her two piglets to the mirth of fellow bathers...

Thousands of Germans Protest 'Masks That Make Us Slaves'

Police wear masks, but demonstrators don't

(Newser) - Thousands of demonstrators gathered at Berlin's Brandenberg Gate on Saturday to protest Germany's pandemic restrictions—as police pleaded with them to wear masks and socially distance. When the warnings were ignored, police eventually ordered the crowd at the sit-in to leave, the BBC reports. Organizers had billed the...

The Final Count: 12K Troops Will Leave Germany
Trump on Germany:
We're Done Being 'Suckers'
the rundown
Jul 29, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Trump on Germany: We're Done Being 'Suckers'

Mark Esper announces 11.9K troops will withdraw from Germany

(Newser) - The US will be pulling almost 12,000 troops from Germany, with a bit more than half of them—6,400—set to return stateside. The announcement came Wednesday from Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who said the remaining 5,600 troops withdrawing from Germany will be spread elsewhere throughout Europe,...

Cops Dig Up Garden in Search for Madeleine McCann

German suspect lived around 40 miles away

(Newser) - An allotment garden near Hanover, Germany is being dug up in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, authorities have confirmed. Investigators could be seen at the site Tuesday guiding a sniffer dog around the garden and putting possible evidence into plastic bags, the AP reports. A man already serving...

Owl Is Well After Dramatic Rescue
Owl Is Well After
Dramatic Rescue
Jul 27, 2020 1:20 PM CDT

Owl Is Well After Dramatic Rescue

Hooting was heard from bottom of well at old castle

(Newser) - All's well that ends well—and a young owl is well after the end of its ordeal in a well in a ruined 12th-century castle in Germany. Authorities in Bad Segeberg say a 3.5-hour rescue operation involving around 20 people was launched Saturday after hoots of distress were...

Cruise Ship Sails Amid Pandemic
What Virus? This
Cruise Ship Sails
Jul 25, 2020 4:00 PM CDT

What Virus? This Cruise Ship Sails

'My Ship 2' sets sail from Germany

(Newser) - A German cruise ship is gingerly testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago and using strict precautions to keep passengers and crew as safe as possible, the AP reports. The TUI cruise ship "Mein Schiff...

Looking to Raise a Family? These 10 Nations Are Tops

The US doesn't make the cut—in fact, it's got a dismal ranking

(Newser) - No one's able to go much of anywhere at the moment , but one day, when the pandemic is over, you may be on the hunt for the best place to settle down and have kids. Travel and family journalism website Asher & Lyric did the legwork for us, sifting...

He Was a Teen SS Guard. Now, Consequences

Bruno Dey, 93, receives 2-year suspended sentence for WWII atrocities at Stutthof

(Newser) - An ex-SS guard who served at a Nazi death camp when he was a teen was found guilty Thursday of being an accessory to 5,232 murders. CBS News reports Bruno Dey, 93, had faced up to 10 years in prison, with prosecutors seeking three. He instead received a two-year...

Nation Makes 'Upskirt' Photos Illegal

Germany cracks down

(Newser) - Taking a photo under a woman's skirt until now has brought only a small fine in Germany, which hasn't been much of a deterrent. "That is why we are closing a major criminal liability gap," said a spokesman for the ruling legislative coalition. The offense will...

Trump: Troops to Be Moved From Germany to Poland

Others now in Germany will be going home, he says

(Newser) - President Trump said Wednesday that some of the 10,000 American troops he’s pulling out of Germany will be moved to Poland on NATO's eastern flank against Russian aggression, the AP reports. "We’re going to be reducing our forces in Germany," Trump said in the...

Bayer: We'll Settle Suit With $10.9B Payment

The German company faces a lawsuit that involves subsidiary Monsanto

(Newser) - German pharmaceutical company Bayer says it's paying up to $10.9 billion to settle a lawsuit over subsidiary Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, which has faced numerous lawsuits over claims it causes cancer, the AP reports. In a statement Wednesday, Bayer said it was also paying up $1.22 billion...

First a Missing $2.1B. Now the Former CEO Is Arrested

Markus Braun, who had led Wirecard since 2002, turned himself in

(Newser) - Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun was arrested in Germany after turning himself in late Monday, the same day the company he had led since 2002 said it was likely that a missing $2.1 billion never existed. Braun had resigned on Friday, and CNN reports that when resigning, he indicated...

Fallen German Tech Star Has a $2B Problem

Wirecard says the missing money likely doesn't exist

(Newser) - German payment service provider Wirecard said Monday it has concluded that $2.1 billion that was supposed to be held in two accounts probably doesn't exist, deepening troubles that prompted the resignation of its chief executive. The company was once considered a star of Germany’s tech sector; its...

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