Tag: German

Sep32017 by adminNo Comments

Merkel vs. Schulz: An American duel for German chancellor

If pollsters are to be believed, half of all Germans eligible to vote will be glued to their television sets on Sunday evening for the only debate between Chancellor Angela Merkel and her challenger, Martin Schulz. In a campaign that otherwise feels soporific to outsiders, and even to Germans, this "showdown" will pass as a climax. Can Schulz, trailing badly in the polls, land a punch? Will Merkel, comfortably ahead, seem robotic or defensive in parrying his blows?These questions are fun, and we will soon have answers. But they distract from a bigger point: Germany should not have such debates at all, for they are, like so many things in Germany, an American import that does not fit into Germany's culture of democracy, which is very different from America's.More from Handelsblatt Global: ...

Jul282017 by adminNo Comments

Police: Man kills 1, injures 4 in German supermarket attack

World

July 28 (UPI) -- A knife-wielding man killed one person and injured four others at a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday, local police said.The man entered the grocery store, attacked five people with a knife and then left shortly thereafter, police for the northern German city said in a series of updates posted to Facebook on Friday. One victim died at the store.In a news release later Friday, police said the suspect is 26 years old and was born in the United Arab Emirates, but they could not confirm his current citizenship. Police have not yet identified him or the stabbing victims, although they said the person who died was 50 years old.CNN reported that police spokesman Timo Zill told German reporters the suspect also attacked people with his kitchen knife after he fled the supe...

Jul162017 by adminNo Comments

Butterkist goes German with sale to KP Snacks

Business

The Butterkist popcorn brand, whose adverts are familiar to generations of cinema-goers, will this week be added to the same stable of snack brands as Hula Hoops and McCoy's.Sky News has learnt that Butterkist is being sold by privately owned Tangerine Confectionery to KP Snacks, Britain's second-biggest owner of bagged snacks.Image:The Butterkist brand is familiar to generations of cinema-goersKP, which is part of the German food producer Intersnack Group, is expected to announce the deal on Monday.The value of the transaction is unlikely to be disclosed but is expected to be in the tens of millions of pounds.Insiders said that KP, which saw off rival interest from other multinational food companies, had been keen to buy Butterkist to gain exposure to the fast-growing popcorn category.As ...