Tag: germany

More than 1,000 German poultry farms shut in tainted egg scandal

Berlin – Germany is reeling from a scandal in which large numbers of eggs may have been tainted with poisonous industrial residue, leading to the closure of more than 1,000 farms. A company in northern Germany sold about 3,000 tons... 
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No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’

DARMSTADT, Germany — From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the stylish new gray and orange row houses in the Kranichstein District, with wreaths on the doors and Christmas lights twinkling through a freezing drizzle. But these... 
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Red Army Faction Member Released From German Prison

BERLIN — Christian Klar, one of the last members of the terrorist Red Army Faction to remain in prison, was released Friday after serving 26 years of a life sentence, according to the Justice Ministry in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The... 
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