Germany

Medion's notebook ideal for people on the move

Berlin - The new Akoya Mini E1210 notebook is unlikely to replace desktop PCs soon. However, reviewers say it is ideal to be used by people on the move. 

Inexpensive PCs sufficient for internet, office work

Hannover, Germany  - Inexpensive PCs sufficient for internet, office work

Windows Live Mail archiving notice can be switched off

Hamburg - Computer users can disable pop-ups in Microsoft Windows' Live Mail alerting them that they can compress their news archives. 

German, Polish foreign ministers hand out school certificates

Frank-Walter SteinmeierBerlin- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski handed out school-leaving certificates at the German town of Loecknitz on the border with Poland Saturday.

The school, which conducts classes in both languages, has existed since 1995 and currently has 421 pupils.

"The River Oder marking the German-Polish border no longer has a dividing function," Steinmeier said after talking to the pupils, as well as the residents from both communities.

German holiday traffic causes long tailback at Austrian tunnel

Germany says two engineers held hostage in Nigeria

Berlin - Two engineers employed by a German construction firm have been abducted and are being held in Nigeria, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Berlin Saturday.

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