Germany

German public slow to donate to Myanmar relief effort

MyanmarFrankfurt  - Germans are reluctant to donate money to the Myanmar relief operation because the

Audi expands TT line with new entry-level engine

Ingolstadt, Germany  - Audi is expanding the TT coupe and roadster range with a new lightweight entry level engine with an output of 118 kW/160 hp.

VW Passat parks by remote control

Hanover, Germany  - Volkswagen has developed a new park assist system that can park a vehicle by remote control without a driver behind the wheel.

German grant for Sichuan aid relief is "first step"

germany & China FlagBerlin  - The German government announced a grant Tuesday

Expert calms German alarm over Italy-based insects

StuttgartStuttgart  - Fears of dangerous mosquitoes from Italy spreading across the Alps and fanning out to spread fatal disease are overstated, a leading academic entomologist said Tuesday.

The Asian tiger mosquito, scientific name Aedes albopictus, has become widespread in the Tuscany region and other parts of Italy since the 1990s and has been sighted in Germany. Striking in daytime, it bites rapidly before it can be swatted.

Claus Zebitz, entomologist at Hohenheim University in Stuttgart, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa, "Even if it can spread dengue fever, which is dangerous and common in Africa, the risk in this country is very limited.

Major nations urged to help combat youth unemployment in Africa

AfricaBerlin - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on industrial natio

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