Tropical Island Sprouts Up in German Countryside
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Bathers lounging on the beach flanked by exotic plants in the middle of a harsh German winter -- that is the vision of Malaysian businessman Colin Au.
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Decades-old clunkers with rotted body panels, noisy mufflers, dubious brakes and windows fashioned from plastic sheets have been part of island life for as long as anyone can remember. But late-model Lexuses, Volvos and BMWs are cropping up on Peaks Island, and some fear the trend shows how the tranquil, slow-paced lifestyle is being traded in for a speedier, wealthier way of life.
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BERLIN, Dec 29  (IPS/IFEJ) - Until a few months ago, the production of  crop-based fuels was the best energy business imaginable in  Germany, thanks to growing demand supported by the government.  That's no longer the case.
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WOLFSBURG, Germany -- On the surface, globalization is about as popular in Germany as cheap imported beer.
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World cup visitors help German hotels and caterers see a rise in sales over the summer.
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CLUJ, Romania  - The tiny village of Jucu in  northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making  Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from  farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.
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HAMBURG, Germany  - Turning ocean winds into gold while cutting greenhouse emissions in the process might sound like some sort of alchemy for the 21st century.
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Once upon a time, but not so long ago, on a tropical island midway between Asia and Australia, there lived a race of little people, whose adults stood just three and a half feet high.
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The tiny village of Jucu in  northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making  Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from  farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.
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By The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 7--Back when this region was dubbed the "chemical capital of the world," local chemists and plants made far-reaching breakthroughs in several important fields.
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The earth shakes briefly in Berlin's Mittelheide city park, and a cloud of rain-soaked dirt rises over the ferns in the woods. Police have just detonated a football-sized anti-tank grenade from World War II.
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German Finance Minister Hans Eichelsaid Thursday that the country's economy could grow more than 1.5 percent this year.
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An epidemic caused by a little-known virus has broken out on a group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean, as warmer weather and heavy rain fuel the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in many parts of the world.
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GENEVA -- Spring blossoms are popping up all over the Austrian Alps. Geneva's official chestnut tree has already sprouted leaves and flowers. Swedes are still picking mushrooms.
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BRAND, Germany  - Bathers lounging on the beach  flanked by exotic plants in the middle of a harsh German winter  -- that is the vision of Malaysian businessman Colin Au.
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PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 25  /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to familiarize German trade officials with economic development opportunities for local jobs and investment in Palm Beach county, the World Trade Center Palm Beach plans to host a visit by the Consulate of Germany, October 17, 2006.
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SIDIKALANG, Indonesia  - For Nusamba Wurintara, the most prized arabica coffee beans on his plantation are not those growing on bushes but the ones he finds among the undergrowth, wedged in the excrement of wild palm civets.