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Germany: Leftist Group Warns of more Attacks on Berlin Rail Network

Date: October 17th, 2011 |

A leftist group calling themselves the “Hekla reception committee” has warned of attacks aimed at disrupting life in Berlin. An incendiary device knocked out signals along the rail route between Berlin and Hamburg Oct. 10, and another device was found on train tracks in southeastern Berlin the next day. Since Oct. 10, more than 300 [read more]

Germany: Train Strikes Planned throughout Country

Date: March 9th, 2011 |

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Germany’s largest union of train drivers, Union of Locomotive Drivers (GDL), has announced a new wave of strikes to demand better pay and working conditions. Though the strikes are mostly targeted at freight trains, passenger trains will also be disrupted. Each stoppage will be announced only 12 hours ahead of the planned strike, and it [read more]

Europe: U.S. State Department Travel Alert to Raise Awareness, Not Fear

Date: October 6th, 2010 |

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The U.S. State Department’s travel alert about terrorist threats in Europe should serve to raise travelers’ awareness about potential problems rather than suggest they abandon plans to visit. As the alert says, European governments have taken steps to prevent attacks and spoken publicly about the heightened threats. Travelers need to know that targets could be [read more]

Europe: Airline Strikes to Disrupt Travel, Again

Date: March 24th, 2010 |

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Airline strikes are likely to disrupt travel again in late March and April, with British Airways cabin crews striking for a second time in as many weeks March 27-30, TAP Portugal pilots walking out March 26-31, and Lufthansa pilots refusing to work April 13-16. All three strikes will cause havoc on their airlines’ respective [read more]

Germany: al-Qaeda Threats Prompt Tighter Security

Date: October 1st, 2009 |

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Threats from al-Qaeda caused German authorities to tighten security around the country and prompted the U.S. State Department to release a travel alert informing Americans of the potential risk of travel in Germany through Nov. 11. A German official objected to such warnings from the U.S. and U.K., saying that authorities had security under control. [read more]

Germany: E. Coli Virus still a Threat Despite Optimism

Date: June 15th, 2011 |

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Though the death toll from a deadly outbreak of the E. coli virus has left as many as 35 dead and thousands more ill, German Health Minister Daniel Bahr believes the worst is over. The warning against eating raw tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and various sprouts, however, persists. Since the start of the outbreak in May, [read more]

Germany: Reichstag Dome Closed to Tourists

Date: November 23rd, 2010 |

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A security alert prompted the German parliament to close to tourists the glass dome atop the Reichstag that offers a panoramic view of Berlin. The dome, a popular tourist attraction, was closed indefinitely as part of tightened security at airports and train stations in the face of credible intelligence that Islamist extremists were planning attacks [read more]

Germany: Tourists Disturbing the Local Harmony in Berlin’s Kreuzberg

Date: August 25th, 2010 |

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Young tourists who have found “authentic” Berlin are proving to be too much for local residents who are seeing their well being disturbed by visitors loving their neighborhood too much. The Admiralsbruecke in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, a 19th-century cobblestoned bridge over a canal, has become a nightly gathering place for young foreigners who have been [read more]

Germany: Government Takes al-Qaeda Threats Seriously

Date: November 19th, 2009 |

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The U.S. State Department reissued a travel alert for Germany warning of threats by al-Qaeda against German interests. The original threats mentioned the German elections in September, but German authorities feel the threats remain and are taking them seriously, continuing to actively investigate them. The travel alert encourages Americans to remain alert and aware, to [read more]

Germany: With Strike Over, Lufthansa to Restore Normal Schedule by Mid-August

Date: August 7th, 2008 |

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A five-day strike by Lufthansa ground and cabin staff ended Aug. 1 when the workers’ union and management agreed on a pay increase. The strike forced the cancellation of up to 10 percent of Lufthansa’s flights and the airline does not expect its schedule to return to normal until mid-August because it needs to catch [read more]

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