RPT-Japanese, German submarine bidders step up lobbying for Australia tender

Edit Reuters 20 Apr 2016
SYDNEY/TOKYO April 19 (Reuters) - Japan's advanced attack Soryu submarine carried out drills with Australia's navy on Tuesday as a German company launched a campaign to advertise its expertise - as a race for a A$50 billion contract to build Australia's next submarine fleet neared a climax. ....

One man’s inspirational mission to get his U.S. hometown named an “American World War II City”

Edit World History Online 20 Apr 2016
government for its contribution efforts during WWII. Wilbur D ... The U.S.S ... Mr ... The tour starts at the Robert Strange Park, which is a former WWII prisoner-of-war camp for German prisoners ... According to Jones, this popular tourist spot is where German submarines made their only attack on the Eastern Seaboard. On an evening in July 1943, a German U-boat surfaced right in front of a couple who were relaxing on their front porch ... ....

Successful submarine bidder to be announced next week

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 Apr 2016
The Federal Government is preparing to announce the successful bidder for Australia's next fleet of submarines next week, with either France or Germany the frontrunner to build a new fleet to replace the Navy's ageing Collins Class boats ... ....

German investor confidence lifted by positive signs of China's economy

Edit China Daily 20 Apr 2016
BERLIN - German investor confidence rose for the second consecutive month in April as China's economy showed positive signs, a survey found on Tuesday ... Steffen at ZEW said, however, that the German export industry was still under pressure due to slow growth in emerging markets ... The German government was due to release its new forecast for economic growth on Wednesday....

UK magazine offers 1,000 pounds for most offensive Erdogan poem

Edit Press TV 20 Apr 2016
Earlier in the month, German television aired Jan Boehmermann's satirical poem that poked fun at Erdogan....

German team to work for Smart City

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
To ensure better road communication in Bhubaneswar, which has been adjudged the smartest city in the country, a delegation from German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIC) on Tuesday met city mayor Anant Narayan Jena ... Director, Indo German ......

Pegida founder on trial in Germany for incitement through Facebook posts

Edit Belfast Telegraph 20 Apr 2016
One of the founders of the German anti-immigration group Pegida has gone on trial charged with incitement over Facebook posts in which he allegedly called foreigners "cattle" and "trash" ... Bachmann is accused of trying to incite Germans against refugees with the social media posts in September 2014 ... PEGIDA, whose German acronym stands for Patriotic ......

Months after writing to PM on various issues, city girl gets reply

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
Madurai ... Hailing from Meenambalpuram, little did Chaithanya thought that she would receive a reply from him. The letter from Modi to Chaithanya read. "Thank you for sharing your thoughtful words filled with hope and positivity." ... She also raised a few issues. "We used to have German in the third language slot ... We loved learning German ... ....

VW emissions cheat software came from Audi – report

Edit The Guardian 20 Apr 2016
Audi reportedly created ‘defeat devices’ which cut emissions years before parent company Volkswagen used them. German carmaker Audi created so-called defeat devices which cut emissions in 1999, years before parent company Volkswagen used them to cheat diesel emissions tests, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday. Related ... ....

Analyst: Aldi will drive down Perth grocery costs saving shoppers $780 a year

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 20 Apr 2016
Marketing Focus principal Barry Urquhart said that level of saving - equal to $15 on a $250 weekly shop or $780 a year - had been proven time and time again during the Eastern states expansion of the giant German supermarket ... Mr Urquhart said the German giant could thank Woolworths and its competitor Coles for educating consumers toward the core of its offer, house brands....

From Rape Claim to Brexit, Putin Machine Tears at Europe's Seams

Edit Bloomberg 20 Apr 2016
Russia is starting to weaponize electoral processes in Europe,” said Joerg Forbrig, senior program director of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S ... “All it took was a spark for things to spill over,” said Heinrich Groth, the chairman of a lobby group for Russian Germans who helped organize the January protests that were attended by about 30,000 people....

Supreme Court Fines 3 Firms Rs 25 Lakhs Each For Loss Of 'Judicial Time'

Edit NDTV 20 Apr 2016
Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh each on three companies, including a German firm, which have been involved in legal battles emanating from their contracts, saying it was a classi... ....

I won't treat Sturridge like an orange

Edit Goal 20 Apr 2016
The German says his striker is in "brilliant shape" after returning to full fitness but has warned against pushing him too hard as he prepares his side to face Everton ... ....
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