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Fairy-Tale Palaces That Inspired Disney's Castles Get World Heritage Status
Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, officials said on Saturday.
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1,350-Year-Old Burial Reveals ‘Ice Prince’ Toddler Laid to Rest With Sword and Silk Robes
A blue-eyed Bavarian toddler buried 1,350 years ago was found with silk robes, a sword, silver ornaments, and a piglet. Dubbed the “Ice Prince”, the child was interred in a Roman-era villa. The wealth of grave goods and preservation of the tomb reveal rare insights into aristocratic life and early Christian burial rites in early medieval Bavari...
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How An Entire 23 Member Sri Lankan Handball Team Vanished Without A Trace In Germany
In September 2004, a 23-member Sri Lankan handball team mysteriously vanished during a sports exchange program in Bavaria, Germany.
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10 Dead, 81 Injured In Germany's Bavaria Train Crash
Ten people were killed and at least 81 injured on Tuesday when two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in remote countryside in southern Germany.
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Bavarian Premier's Popularity Dented After Criticising Angela Merkel
The head of Bavaria's conservative party was re-elected Saturday with his weakest score to date, seen as punishment after he berated ally German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her welcoming refugee policy.
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Bodies of 'Probably' 7 Dead Babies Found in German Flat: Police
German police said today they had found the bodies of "probably seven" babies in an apartment after being alerted by a woman in the southern state of Bavaria.
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Train Crash in Northern Bavaria Kills 2
A passenger train collided with an articulated lorry at a railway crossing in northern Bavaria late on Thursday, killing two people and injuring several others, police said today.
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Bavaria Wants to Send Refugees Back to Austria, Angela Merkel Says No
The German state of Bavaria plans "emergency measures" to slow arrivals of asylum seekers, including sending some back to neighbouring Austria, state premier Horst Seehofer said, directly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel over the crisis.
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After G7, Pope and World Cup, Munich Takes on Refugee Crisis
Munich has cranked up a formidable administrative machine to meet a tidal wave of refugees, taking in 18,000 exhausted human souls at its central station and getting most of them to shelter this weekend while still keeping the trains running on time.
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Origins of Lager Beer Traced Back to 15th Century Bavaria
Using next-generation sequencing techniques, scientists have traced the origins of the yeast used in making lager beer all the way back to 15th Century Bavaria.
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US F-16 Jet Crashes in Germany, Pilot Survives
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed today in southern Germany but the pilot parachuted to safety with only minor injuries, police said.
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New Round of UN Talks Seeks a Shape to Climate Deal
UN climate talks were to resume in Bonn on Monday, tasked with sculpting a historic deal on greenhouse gases due to be sealed in Paris little more than six months from now.
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German Alps Hotel Fire Kills At Least 5
A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said.
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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI Pleased About World Cup: Secretary
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was particularly pleased with the World Cup final because there were players from his native Bavaria in the winning team but said he hoped Argentina would recover quickly, his secretary said on Monday.
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Honeymoon package at 'world's smallest hotel'
The owners say this is the world's smallest hotel.The Eh'haeusl (eh-HOY-zel) in the medieval town of Amberg in Bavaria is only two and a-half meters -- that's just over eight feet wide.Built in the 1700s, it's just been renovated, and has now re-opened to accept guests once again, even if it's only big enough to offer accommodation to one couple at...
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Fairy-Tale Palaces That Inspired Disney's Castles Get World Heritage Status
Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, officials said on Saturday.
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1,350-Year-Old Burial Reveals ‘Ice Prince’ Toddler Laid to Rest With Sword and Silk Robes
A blue-eyed Bavarian toddler buried 1,350 years ago was found with silk robes, a sword, silver ornaments, and a piglet. Dubbed the “Ice Prince”, the child was interred in a Roman-era villa. The wealth of grave goods and preservation of the tomb reveal rare insights into aristocratic life and early Christian burial rites in early medieval Bavari...
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How An Entire 23 Member Sri Lankan Handball Team Vanished Without A Trace In Germany
In September 2004, a 23-member Sri Lankan handball team mysteriously vanished during a sports exchange program in Bavaria, Germany.
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10 Dead, 81 Injured In Germany's Bavaria Train Crash
Ten people were killed and at least 81 injured on Tuesday when two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in remote countryside in southern Germany.
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Bavarian Premier's Popularity Dented After Criticising Angela Merkel
The head of Bavaria's conservative party was re-elected Saturday with his weakest score to date, seen as punishment after he berated ally German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her welcoming refugee policy.
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Bodies of 'Probably' 7 Dead Babies Found in German Flat: Police
German police said today they had found the bodies of "probably seven" babies in an apartment after being alerted by a woman in the southern state of Bavaria.
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Train Crash in Northern Bavaria Kills 2
A passenger train collided with an articulated lorry at a railway crossing in northern Bavaria late on Thursday, killing two people and injuring several others, police said today.
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Bavaria Wants to Send Refugees Back to Austria, Angela Merkel Says No
The German state of Bavaria plans "emergency measures" to slow arrivals of asylum seekers, including sending some back to neighbouring Austria, state premier Horst Seehofer said, directly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel over the crisis.
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After G7, Pope and World Cup, Munich Takes on Refugee Crisis
Munich has cranked up a formidable administrative machine to meet a tidal wave of refugees, taking in 18,000 exhausted human souls at its central station and getting most of them to shelter this weekend while still keeping the trains running on time.
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Origins of Lager Beer Traced Back to 15th Century Bavaria
Using next-generation sequencing techniques, scientists have traced the origins of the yeast used in making lager beer all the way back to 15th Century Bavaria.
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US F-16 Jet Crashes in Germany, Pilot Survives
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed today in southern Germany but the pilot parachuted to safety with only minor injuries, police said.
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New Round of UN Talks Seeks a Shape to Climate Deal
UN climate talks were to resume in Bonn on Monday, tasked with sculpting a historic deal on greenhouse gases due to be sealed in Paris little more than six months from now.
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German Alps Hotel Fire Kills At Least 5
A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said.
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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI Pleased About World Cup: Secretary
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was particularly pleased with the World Cup final because there were players from his native Bavaria in the winning team but said he hoped Argentina would recover quickly, his secretary said on Monday.
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Honeymoon package at 'world's smallest hotel'
The owners say this is the world's smallest hotel.The Eh'haeusl (eh-HOY-zel) in the medieval town of Amberg in Bavaria is only two and a-half meters -- that's just over eight feet wide.Built in the 1700s, it's just been renovated, and has now re-opened to accept guests once again, even if it's only big enough to offer accommodation to one couple at...
