According to Nachrichten.de, German tourists are to be protected at Greek airports by German police. The contract includes only the advice. The officers will wear neither a uniform nor a weapon. Read Article
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As reported by Abc.net.au, the worst of the flooding seems to be over in the Czech capital of Prague, as floodwaters shift north to eastern Germany where 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. Read Article
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Yahoo news reports that crowds of anti-capitalist protesters on Friday blocked streets leading to the European Central Bank in Germany’s financial capital, Frankfurt, to protest its role in pushing for austerity cutbacks as a way to fight the continent’s debt crisis. Members of the Blockupy alliance linked arms for several hours in a steady rain […]
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As covered by dailymail.com, “A Frenchman visiting Berlin probably couldn’t have picked a more dangerous spot to pull a pretend pistol. Police say the heavily drunk tourist kneeled down in front of Germany’s biggest synagogue Thursday and pointed what appeared to be a gun at officers guarding the building. Luckily for him, a quick-witted policewoman […]
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As covered by startribune.com, “Berlin’s city government has decided to put a 5 percent tax on tourist hotel stays from this summer, part of efforts to shore up the German capital’s finances. The so-called “city tax” is to be charged on overnight stays in hotels and other accommodation such as youth hostels and camping sites […]
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Acording to maannews.net, “An 81-year-old German tourist died Tuesday of a heart attack at a restaurant in a Bethlehem, medics said. The tourist was declared dead upon arrival at Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, director of Bethlehem police public relations Loai Zrekat told Ma’an.” Read Article
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As reported by Montrealgazette.com Brazilian police say gunmen have attacked a tourist van and robbed nine German tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro. Police say in a brief statement the incident occurred Thursday. Gunmen forced the tourists’ van to stop as it was approaching a wooded area near Christ the Redeemer statue. The driver and guide […]
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According to thelocal.ch, “Emergency services were called to a high-speed train in central Germany on Monday when a group of Swiss students were struck by the norovirus which causes violent nausea and diarrhea…The students, aged between 16 and mid-20s, belonged to a group from Switzerland who had been on a trip to Hamburg on the […]
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