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Referee attacked during football game

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

The football club FC Iliria is under supervision after an attack on an opposing team's referee by the club's players. The police and the Football Association are both actively involved in the incident. Concern is mounting as to the welfare of Thomas K, the referee who was brutally attacked by the players of FC Illiria. The referee, from Feldkirchen-Westerham, was refereeing in stoppage time during a high stakes game in Rosenheim between FC Iliria and ESV Rosenheim when he was set upon by members...

Teen criminal strikes again

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

A Munich teenager attacked several party-goers on Friday 29th of September during their visit to Oktoberfest. The teen was already criminally known to the police, and received a banning order after the incident, prohibiting his return to the Wies'n. This however, did not seem to deter the teenager, as he returned to the festival grounds and early on Saturday morning took part in an attack on an American festival visitor on the 1st October. According to police, at approximately 0.15 on Saturday...

Munich Eye reporter completes the Great North Run

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Almost 50,000 participants took part in Newcastle's annual Great North Run in England last Sunday. Included in that number was Munich Eye's journalist, Laura Ritchie-Roberts, who completed the 13.1 mile course in 1 hour 56 minutes. Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah was selected as an official starter for the race alongside fellow Olympian long jumper Greg Rutherford, boxer Nicola Adams, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds and rower Kat Copeland. Double Olympic champion Farah was due to run the race...

German Reunification Day and a Munich Eye Exclusive

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Each year, the celebrations to commemorate the Reunification of Germany move to a different federal state, and this year the honour was Munich's. Twenty-three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and twenty-two after the formal merging of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Democratic Republic of Germany (West Germany), the country has gotten in the habit of putting aside its differences and celebrating one of the most important political events of the twentieth century. Because this...

Merkel accused of betrayal as Germany "reinterprets" euro deal

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

A joint statement issued by the finance ministers of Germany, Holland and Finland on 26th September has been met with dismay in European capitals because it appears to call into question an EU deal agreed to only in June.  The June agreement empowered the eurozone's new rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), to recapitalise troubled banks directly rather than loading bank debt onto national governments. This was considered a key development because the euro crisis has been caused...

Bavaria as a Free State?

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

As the Eurozone is increasingly called into question by conservative forces in many European nations, voices of dissent and separatism also have been increasing in volume. While many have mulled over Greece leaving the EU, or Germany making an exit from the monetary union, this would also have devastating economic consequences: not only for the indebted nations in the south, but also for the loaning countries, such as Germany, which have greatly profited from the economic freedoms the Union...

German student dies in Soapbox Derby

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Oslo - A twenty-two year old German student from Schleswig-Holstein died in a soapbox derby when he missed a left curve on a slope and plunged straight down 15 metres unto rocks near Vestrumsbygda, 120 kilometres from Oslo. He suffered severe head and chest injuries and attempts of resuscitation were futile. Police are now examining the soapbox for probable technical faults. The man was studying in Hønefoss.

Athens to miss further deadlines

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Greece needs further time to meet its obligations and avoid bankruptcy. European diplomats confirmed on Monday in Brussels that it was unlikely that Greece would be able to balance its budget before the deadline of 2015. The deadline to be debt-free by 2020 is also unlikely to be met. Athens will not be able to refinance itself on the open market until at least two years after the deadline, assuming all goes according to plan. Both European central banks and diplomats in Brussels agree that 30...

Fewer table reservations at next year's Wies'n

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

The city wants to change the rule regarding Oktoberfest table reservations. The Wies'n boss and OB candidate, Dieter Reiter (SPD) plans to lessen the number of table reservations in 2013. This proposal was not to the liking of the Wies'n hosts; however, the decision was taken by the city authorities. The argument for less table reservations centres on the shortage of space in the tents. After lunchtime, sitting space becomes rare inside these tents, and this problem is only exacerbated by the...

Oktoberfest's Black Economy-Flat Rental

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

Oktoberfest is here. Munich's hotels and hostels are all booked solid. They have been for weeks if not longer. Local businesses are waiting with bated breath, in hope of realizing the year's best revenue. Everyone from taxi drivers to room service attendants stands to gain from the festivities. But a small, yet ever increasing segment of the population will gain from the fest-and their windfalls are mostly undocumented. The hotels, hostels and any other possible sleeping places are full. The...

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Canadians crush Germans in World Baseball Classic Final

January 1, 1970 • 01:00 AM

In a display of power hitting and strong pitching, Canada comfortably defeated Germany 11-1 Monday night in the World Baseball Classic Qualifier tournament in Regensburg to earn a berth in the 2013 World Baseball Classic in the US next March.It was the second victory by Canada over Germany in the tournament after an earlier 16-7 win, with both victories clearly illustrating the gap which German baseball still must close in order to reach the upper levels of world baseball. Germany underscored...

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