Topic: Spiegel Inc.
Ransom demand for Yemen hostages: report
AFP Global Edition
Yemeni hostage-takers holding a family of five Germans and a Briton since June are demanding a ransom of two million dollars for their release, German magazine Spiegel reported on Wednesday. The report on Spiegel's website came a day after Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi said the hostages had ...
German businesses abuse scheme to save jobs
AFP Global Edition
German courts are investigating 132 businesses over suspected fraud in the short-time working programme put in place by the government to protect jobs, the weekly Spiegel will report Monday. The "Kurzarbeit" scheme allows firms hit by recession to cut costs by keeping staff at home or shortening their hours but ...
EU criticises financial pledges to GM Europe
AFP Global Edition
EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen has criticised informal financial pledges to General Motors by countries vying to save jobs at factories belonging to the automaker's European unit. "I understand that some countries have already made informal promises. I find that alarming," he told German magazine Spiegel in comments to ...
Works of Herta Mueller
AP News
Works of Nobel literature laureate Herta MuellerA partial list of books by Herta Mueller, winner Thursday of the 2009 Nobel Prize for literature: ___ Works in English, translated from German: "The Passport" (1989) "The Land of Green Plums" (1996) "Traveling on One Leg" (1998) "The Appointment" (2001) ___ Works in ...
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