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/ 21 November 2007

Germany seeks new Einsteins for new scientific age

It may have brought the world aspirin, rocket science, quantum physics and the diesel engine, but Germany’s days of scientific glory are long gone and it is now hunting for a new generation of Einsteins. Decades of underfunding and a distaste for the elitism nurtured by Nazis has means the world’s third-largest economy is trailing its global competitors, causing concern among business leaders and provoking warnings from economists.

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/ 8 January 2004

Rights group wants apology for ‘genocide’

A German human rights group on Wednesday demanded an official apology from Berlin for the ”genocide” of native people when Namibia was a German colony. The Society of Threatened Peoples (GfbV) said Berlin bore direct responsibility for 75 000 people who died in Namibia a century ago during the suppression of rebellions against German rule.