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Pay to pray: No tax, no blessing, for German church insisting on levy
BERLIN (AP) — The road to heaven is paved with more than good intentions for Germany's24 million Catholics. If they don't pay their religious taxes, they will be denied sacraments, including weddings, baptisms and funerals. A decree issued last...
Tags: Germany, Protestantism, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Personal Income
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Widow sold dead hubby's 1958 Mercedes 180D
Back in the late 1980s, an American university teacher was working in West Germany. While teaching in Munich, Barbara Frank learned from one of her students of a widow who was unable to drive her deceased husband's Mercedes-Benz. The student encouraged...Tags: Germany, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Gustavo Dudamel, Kent Nagano in leadership change at Gothenburg
Conducting titles at the world's top orchestras are often convoluted and mystifying. In the case of Sweden's Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, a newly announced leadership change is baffling even by classical standards. For five years, Gustavo Dudamel has...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Culture
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Pretzels, polkas and more to enjoy during Augustoberfest at Hagerstown's City Center
alnotarianni@aol.comJulius Light was not born when German immigrant Jonathan Hager arrived in Hagerstown in 1739. But he was a young man when the U.S. military bombed Wesel, Germany, in 1945, destroying 97 percent of the town’s structures. Light, now 85, of...Tags: Germany, Wars and Interventions, Music, Dance, The Happiest News!
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Fewer Natural Disasters This Year Likely Means Strong Quarter For Insurers
The Hartford CourantColorado wildfires, an early tornado season and major thunderstorms with hail marked some of the natural disasters in the U.S. during the first half of this year, and even those are a small fraction of the catastrophes that occurred in the first half of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Stamford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Weather, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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London Welcomes World for Olympic Opening Ceremony
CNNLONDON -- Few shows can claim such an audience. As the dramatic spectacle of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in London unfolded Friday night, organizers estimated a billion people around the world would be glued to their television sets to see it,...Tags: Elizabeth II, Services and Shopping, Justice System, U.S. House of Representatives, Liberty Bell
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Bonnie Branch Middle students examine Munich Massacre for winning History Day project
Bonnie Branch Middle School eighth-graders Nick Kundrat and Matt Yagel point to a bar graph made for their school project examining security at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, which ended with 11 athletes killed.
The graph illustrates...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Teaching and Learning, University of Maryland, College Park, Students
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Adult elephants say goodbye to baby elephant felled by heart illness
The DailyThe elephants at the Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany, said their goodbyes this week to Lola, a baby elephant who died from a pulmonary embolism. The herd gathered around and nuzzled her with their trunks before walking away. Lola, who was three...Tags: Germany, Elephant (animal)
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Iran Raid Likely To Drag In U.S. And Hurt Global Economy
ReutersMUNICH (Reuters) - An Israeli raid on Iran's nuclear facilities would deliver a painful shock to the global economy, revive flagging Islamist militancy and possibly drag the United States into a regional war whether it backed its ally's attack or not. As...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Defense Equipment, Environmental Issues, Elections, National Security
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Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia might not rank among the world's brewery or beer garden capitals, but change is coming.
Kingdom Breweries, Phnom Penh's newest boutique producer, is gearing up on the banks of the Tonle Sap river to give local brands...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Cambodia, Recipes
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Russia, China Veto U.N. Draft Backing Arab Plan For Syria
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported...Tags: Paris (France), Activism, Russia, Elections, Religion and Belief
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