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1,800-Year-Old Silver Amulet Found in Germany, Challenges Early Christian History
An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered in a German grave is the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. The amulet features a Latin inscription invoking Saint Titus and Jesus Christ, shedding light on the spread of Christianity beyond its early centres. Researchers believe this discovery may shift the timeline of Christianisa...
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Climber, Who Dug Herself Out Of Avalanche, "Broken" As Her 2 Guides Dead
A climber who dug herself out to safety after being buried by an avalanche in New Zealand said Wednesday she was "absolutely broken" by the deaths of two German guides in the accident.
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German Retail Billionaire Vanishes On Swiss Alps Skiing Trip
The billionaire chief of Germany's sprawling Tengelmann retail group has gone missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps, the company said Wednesday, although searchers have not given up hope of finding him.
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German Hiker Found In Alps 30 Years After Disappearance
The remains of a German hiker who disappeared while climbing in the Swiss Alps 30 years ago has been found embedded in a glacier, police said Wednesday.
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German Woman Falls To Death In French Alps
A 62-year-old German woman fell to her death during a climb in the French Alps on Sunday, the mountain rescue service said.
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Families of Germanwings Victims Hold Out for Higher Compensation
Families of Germans who died in the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps in March have turned down the airline's compensation offer, demanding a higher amount of at least 100,000 euros, their lawyer said Saturday.
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Bodies of Teens From Germanwings Crash Arrive in Hometown
The bodies of German schoolchildren killed in the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in the French Alps arrived in their grieving hometown today.
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German Alps Hotel Fire Kills At Least 5
A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said.
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Germanwings Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz Practiced Descent on Outbound Flight Before Crash: Report
The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps in March, killing all 150 people on board, practiced a descent on the previous flight, German newspaper Bild said on Tuesday.
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German Leaders Among Thousands to Join Memorial for Germanwings Crash Victims
Grieving relatives joined political and religious leaders on Friday at a sombre German memorial service for the victims of last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps, blamed on a depressed co-pilot.
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'Enormous Shock' of Germanwings Crash Endures: German President Joachim Gauck
German President Joachim Gauck said Friday that the nation was still in "enormous shock" over last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps, blamed on a depressed co-pilot.
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Lufthansa Doctors Recommended Continued Treatment for Germanwings Co-Pilot: Report
Doctors at Lufthansa had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps, be given psychological treatment after he suffered a bout of depression, a German newspaper reported.
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Doctors Urge More Medical Tests in Light of Germanwings Crash
German aviation industry doctors said today that pilots should undergo more extensive medical checks in the wake of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people.
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German Regulator Says Unaware of Co-Pilot's Depression
Germany's aviation regulator said today it had no previous knowledge of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's struggle with severe depression before the disaster in the French Alps.
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European Union 'Aware of German Air Safety Lapses' Before Deadly Alps Crash
The European Aviation Safety Agency had voiced concerns over Germany's "non-conformity" with air safety rules before the Germanwings air crash which killed 150 people, especially on air crew health monitoring, a spokesman told AFP Saturday.
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1,800-Year-Old Silver Amulet Found in Germany, Challenges Early Christian History
An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered in a German grave is the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. The amulet features a Latin inscription invoking Saint Titus and Jesus Christ, shedding light on the spread of Christianity beyond its early centres. Researchers believe this discovery may shift the timeline of Christianisa...
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Climber, Who Dug Herself Out Of Avalanche, "Broken" As Her 2 Guides Dead
A climber who dug herself out to safety after being buried by an avalanche in New Zealand said Wednesday she was "absolutely broken" by the deaths of two German guides in the accident.
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German Retail Billionaire Vanishes On Swiss Alps Skiing Trip
The billionaire chief of Germany's sprawling Tengelmann retail group has gone missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps, the company said Wednesday, although searchers have not given up hope of finding him.
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German Hiker Found In Alps 30 Years After Disappearance
The remains of a German hiker who disappeared while climbing in the Swiss Alps 30 years ago has been found embedded in a glacier, police said Wednesday.
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German Woman Falls To Death In French Alps
A 62-year-old German woman fell to her death during a climb in the French Alps on Sunday, the mountain rescue service said.
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Families of Germanwings Victims Hold Out for Higher Compensation
Families of Germans who died in the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps in March have turned down the airline's compensation offer, demanding a higher amount of at least 100,000 euros, their lawyer said Saturday.
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Bodies of Teens From Germanwings Crash Arrive in Hometown
The bodies of German schoolchildren killed in the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in the French Alps arrived in their grieving hometown today.
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German Alps Hotel Fire Kills At Least 5
A fire that ripped through a hotel in the German Alps on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded seven others, while another person was missing, police said.
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Germanwings Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz Practiced Descent on Outbound Flight Before Crash: Report
The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps in March, killing all 150 people on board, practiced a descent on the previous flight, German newspaper Bild said on Tuesday.
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German Leaders Among Thousands to Join Memorial for Germanwings Crash Victims
Grieving relatives joined political and religious leaders on Friday at a sombre German memorial service for the victims of last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps, blamed on a depressed co-pilot.
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'Enormous Shock' of Germanwings Crash Endures: German President Joachim Gauck
German President Joachim Gauck said Friday that the nation was still in "enormous shock" over last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps, blamed on a depressed co-pilot.
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Lufthansa Doctors Recommended Continued Treatment for Germanwings Co-Pilot: Report
Doctors at Lufthansa had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps, be given psychological treatment after he suffered a bout of depression, a German newspaper reported.
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Doctors Urge More Medical Tests in Light of Germanwings Crash
German aviation industry doctors said today that pilots should undergo more extensive medical checks in the wake of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people.
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German Regulator Says Unaware of Co-Pilot's Depression
Germany's aviation regulator said today it had no previous knowledge of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's struggle with severe depression before the disaster in the French Alps.
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European Union 'Aware of German Air Safety Lapses' Before Deadly Alps Crash
The European Aviation Safety Agency had voiced concerns over Germany's "non-conformity" with air safety rules before the Germanwings air crash which killed 150 people, especially on air crew health monitoring, a spokesman told AFP Saturday.
