Germany
December 20, 2011By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- If you have ever imagined how it would look a castle of a fairy-tale, then one of your imagination looks exactly as Neuschwanstein Castle, from Bavaria, in Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle is a 16th century...
Do You Want to Sleep Hanging at 2000 Meters? It Is Possible! (VIDEO)
December 13, 2011By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau/ Moldova.ORG/ -- In Pfronten in Bavaria, Germany, there is a mountain resort Waldseilgarten that offers for guests the opportunity to sleep "at height". And when we say "at height", it does not mean in...
German tests link bean sprouts to deadly E. coli
June 10, 2011New data released in Germany strongly suggests that locally produced bean sprouts were, as suspected, the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak. "It's the bean sprouts," said Reinhard Burger, head of Germany's centre for disease control. Officials...
E. coli: Germany says worst of illness is over
June 08, 2011Germany's health minister says new E. coli infections from a deadly outbreak are dropping significantly and the worst of the illness is over. Daniel Bahr said he was cautiously optimistic the outbreak had peaked, but warned that more deaths were expected...
German cucumber E.coli outbreak 'may last months'
June 02, 2011The head of the German public health body tackling a deadly E.coli outbreak says it may be months before it stops. Reinhard Burger, president of the Robert Koch Institute, told the BBC "we may never know" the infections' source. He expressed...
E. coli cucumber scare: Spain angry at German claims
May 31, 2011Spain has expressed anger at links being made between Spanish cucumbers and a deadly E. coli outbreak. The country's agriculture minister said Germany pointed to Spanish cucumbers "without having reliable data". Meanwhile, German officials...
German wins world best beard title at Norway contest
May 16, 2011A German hairdresser has won the title of world's best beard at the World Beard and Moustache Championship in Trondheim, Norway. Elmar Weisser, 47, beat 160 contestants to the prize with his elaborate facial hair sculpture of a moose. It is the third...
Nuclear power plants shut down in Germany
March 15, 2011Germany has temporarily shut down seven of its nuclear power plants while it reconsiders its nuclear strategy. Chancellor Angela Merkel said all reactors that went into operation before 1980 would be taken offline, while safety checks would be carried...
Germany acid tanker capsizes on Rhine: two missing
January 13, 2011A tanker carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has sunk on the Rhine river in Germany and police say two crew members are missing. The tanker's other two crew were rescued, according to the authorities. The barge capsized near St Goarshausen, south...
Moldovan companies offer over 3 thousand vacancies for fellow citizens working in Germany
November 23, 2010Moldovan companies together with the National Employment Agency (NEM) and the Center for International Migration in Germany (CIM) will conduct an informational campaign for Moldovan citizens who temporarily live or work in the country, but who want...
