World's Beer Fans Meet for Annual Munich Binge
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MUNICH, Germany  - International squads of beer  drinkers, leather-clad Bavarians and devotees of excess young  and old converged in Munich on Saturday for the start of the  planet's biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest.
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Hosts Germany will open the 2006 World Cup in Munich on June 9, it was confirmed on Wednesday following a FIFA meeting in Zurich. German national coach Jurgen Klinsmann initially
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Imports come standard at most Oktoberfests outside their native Germany. But this year, the beer isn't the only cargo crossing water for the occasion -- so is the music.
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The Culinary Olympics are set to get under way in Germany. Thirty-two nations have sent their best chefs to fight it out in the city of Erfurt - the biggest number since the competition began.
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Business & money: Brewery company opens talks with Carlsberg and Heineken over proposed takeover
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ST. LOUIS -- In an effort to revive flattening sales and attract new drinkers, Anheuser-Busch is unveiling a new concoction -- a fruity-smelling beer, spiked with caffeine, guarana and ginseng.
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World cup visitors help German hotels and caterers see a rise in sales over the summer.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Pope Benedict, continuing a   nostalgic visit to the German city where he served as   archbishop, on Sunday celebrates an outdoor mass expected to   draw hundreds of thousands of people.
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Beer-cellars, ale-houses, pubs, taverns and other watering-holes kicked off the 171st Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, where millions of visitors are expected to visit the annual booze-fest.
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Oktoberfest celebrations highlight German foods, drinks and culture. By Reed Hellman.
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THE world&#39;s biggest beer company was formed at the weekend after Belgium brewer Interbrew and Brazilian drinks group AmBev merged.
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German soccer fans will get to drink German beer at the 2006 World Cup, after all.
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Just as Germany has regained the ability  to celebrate itself during the World Cup, the country has  rediscovered a taste for the national drink, beer -- at least  for the duration of the sun-drenched tournament.
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Over the next two weeks, beer drinkers are expected to guzzle more than six million litres of beer -- enough to fill around six Olympic size swimming pools -- and chomp through vast quantities of food during ...
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Bayern Munich hopes of spending the six-week winter break as Bundesliga leaders hinge on their match against title rivals VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
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Global consolidation is creating challengers to Anheuser-Busch's global dominance.
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Travel: Evan Rail toasts the finest features of a country's love affair with lager.