Berlin - German inflation dropped sharply in November to 1.5 per cent, the country's statistics office said Wednesday as falling oil prices and a slowdown in economic growth helped to ease inflationary pressures in Europe's biggest economy.
This month fall in annual inflation from 2.5 per cent in October is likely to help pave the way for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates at its meeting next week.
Berlin - Berlin's foreign ministry advised Germans on Wednesday to avoid Bangkok's international airport which is under siege by anti-government protesters.
A foreign ministry spokesman said it was difficult to predict how things would develop.
Two leading German travel agents, Meier's Weltreisen und Dertours, cancelled flights to or via Bangkok for Wednesday and Thursday, affecting about 200 passengers. Thailand is a popular holiday destination for Germans.
Berlin - The leaders of France and Germany called Wednesday for a relaxation of the European Union's stability and growth pact in order to cushion the effects of the global financial crisis.
Some countries might be forced to exceed the pact's tough fiscal rules which limit new borrowing to 3 per cent of GDP, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicholas Sarkozy said.
In a joint newspaper column for Germany' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the French daily Le Figaro, they said disputes over deficit criteria needed to be avoided in such "exceptional times."
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that 2009 would be a gloomy year for Europe's largest economy but predicted the situation would improve in 2010.
"Germany is very strong," she told parliament. It was in a position to overcome the current crisis, she said.
Merkel said an economic stimulus package announced by her government was intended to "build a bridge" for investment and employment "until an economic recovery happens."
Berlin, Nov 26 : The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of a pair of stars that are two of our galaxy’s most massive stars.
They have, until recently, been shrouded in mystery, but the new image shows them in greater detail than ever before.
The image shows a pair of colossal stars, WR 25 and Tr16-244, located within the open cluster Trumpler 16. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies approximately 7500 light-years from Earth.
The Carina Nebula contains several ultra-hot stars, including these two star systems and the famous blue star Eta Carinae, which has the highest luminosity yet confirmed.
Berlin - German inflation dropped sharply in November to 1.5 per cent, the country's statistics office said Wednesday as falling oil prices and a slowdown in economic growth helped to ease inflationary pressures in Europe's biggest economy.
Berlin - Police in Berlin smashed a human trafficking ring and detained 26 people suspe
Berlin - Berlin's foreign ministry advised Germans on Wednesday to avoid Bangkok's international airport which is under siege by anti-government protesters.
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that 2009 would be a gloomy year for Europe's largest economy but predicted the situation would improve in 2010.
