Thursday, 18 August 2011

From the Heart of Europe | 18.08.2011, 14:00 UTC

DEUTSCHE WELLE
FROM THE HEART OF EUROPE | 18.08.2011 | 14:00 UTC
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BUSINESS
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Aviation
Air Berlin boss bows out as airline grapples with cuts

Joachim Hunold, the head and founder of Air Berlin, has announced he is
leaving his post. The news comes amid plans that Germany's second biggest
airline will drastically slash its routes to cut costs.

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Auto Industry
German carmakers trail Japanese in eco-friendliness

German cars struggle to compete with Japanese models in terms of
eco-friendliness, according to a new study by the Verkehrsclub Deutschland.
Carmakers are paying the price for their late entry into the hybrid market.

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Media
Wall Street Journal prepares to go online in German

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch plans to launch an online, German-language
version of the Wall Street Journal to compete with Handelsblatt and the
Financial Times Deutschland.

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EUROPE
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Balkans
Former PM's renewed war crimes trial saddens Kosovo Albanians

Former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj is about to face the UN war crimes
tribunal in the Hague again for his role as leader of the Kosovo Liberation
Army. But many people in Kosovo have lost faith in the court.

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Religion
Pope urges Spain to preserve Christian roots during controversial World
Youth Day visit

The pope arrived in the Spanish capital Thursday, after thousands turned
out in Madrid to protest the tax-payer funded visit, which is estimated to
cost taxpayers millions of euros.

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Housing
Spanish movement rises up against home repossessions

With unemployment in Spain at 21 percent, house repossessions have become
increasingly common. Victim support centers have sprung up across the
country to prevent evictions as people struggle to pay their mortgages.

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Justice
Tough jail terms over English riots draw criticism

Two men have been jailed over attempts to incite unrest through the
Internet as riots swept through English cities last week. The sentences,
the longest so far in connection with the trouble, have attracted
criticism.

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War crimes
UN prosecutor may fast-track war crimes trial for Mladic

Prosecutors at the UN's war crimes tribunal have proposed splitting the
case against former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic in two. They argue
this would speed up the often lengthy trial process and ensure a verdict.

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Europe
Germany and France push for closer economic coordination in eurozone

France and Germany have called for closer coordination on economic policy
in the eurozone, saying they want balanced budgets enshrined in all
eurozone constitutions. But markets had hoped for more decisive action.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Justice
German court suspends EU-wide injunction against Samsung

After halting sales of Galaxy Tabs, a Düsseldorf court has now put its own
decision on hold. Apple alleges that Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 10.1
infringes on the "community design" of the iPad 2.

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